Written a century ago, Bavinck 's stately theology of the last things from death to the parousia offers sound exegetical guidance.
Recent discussions of creation have centered on the skirmishes between creationists and evolutionists. However, as the editor of this volume points out, there is much more to the Christian doctrine of creation than scientific battles about origins and the age of the earth. To Herman Bavinck, the doctrine of creation, affirming the distinction between the Creator and his creature, is the startin…
A century ago when this book was first published, marriage and the family were already weathering enormous changes, and that trend has not abated. Yet by God?s power the unchanging essence of marriage and the family remains proof, as Bavinck notes, that God?s ?purpose with the human race has not yet been achieved.? Neither a ten-step guide nor a one-sided approach, this book embodies a Christia…
The timeliness of this book, first published in 1901, is shown by the fact that a great number of academic texts quote from it. "The Certainty of Faith" is one of the small but powerful classics written by one of the greatest theologians Holland has ever produced. Bavinck examines the difference between the certainty of science and that of religion historically, biblically, and theologically.
There are many biographies of John Calvin, the theologian--some villifying him and others extolling his virtues--but few that reveal John Calvin, the man.Professor and renowned Reformation historian Herman Selderhuis has written this book to bringCalvin near to the reader, showing him as a man who had an impressive impact on the development of the Western world, but who was first of all a belie…
The New Children's Encyclopedia When? Where? What? Why? Open the pages of The New Children's Encyclopedia and find the answers to all the questions children love ask. From giant galaxies to microscopic bacteria, and from human cells to ancient civilizations, key school subjects are brought to life in fresh and exciting ways. Hundreds of photographs combined with innovative fact boxes allow ch…
A Survey of Christian Epistemology gives readers an excellent introduction to the basic elements of Van Til's Christian theory of knowledge that inform all of his later writings. It calls us to interpret ourselves, the knowing subjects, as sinful creatures who suppress our knowledge of God (particularly by means of various philosophical systems), rather than as neutral, autonomous knowers. The …
as attacks on Christianity become more numerous and pronounced, Cornelius Van Til classic treatment on apologetics endures as crucial reading for our time. Designed to stop securalists in their tracks, it is the kind of seminal work that serious defenders of fatih cannot afford to ignore. After laying a foundation in the Christian views of God, man, salvation, the world, and knowledge, Van Til…
Membaca dan merenungkan kehidupan Yohanes Pembaptis membawa kita, gereja Tuhan, kembali ke dalam kondisi yang sadar akan kerusakan kita sendiri. Kerusakan karena kita sudah begitu menghargai stabilitas dan rutinitas kehidupan pelayanan kita. Dengan sangat gentar kita mempelajari kehidupan Yohanes Pembaptis, dan dengan sangat gentar pula kita menantikan orang-orang seperti dia merombak keteratur…
For more than a half century Little Christian and Christiana have captivated children in their quest to reach the Celestial City. A journey fraught with danger, pitfalls and temptation, this retelling of John Bunyan's classic allegory, "Pilgrim's Progress", celebrates more than 60 years. This profound allegory will delight children ages 8 to 12, providing spiritually rich reading they will ador…