Buku ini tidak hanya terdiri dari tujuh renungan tentang perumpaan anak yang hilang tetapi juga diawali dengan dua renungan tentang dua perumpamaan, yakni domba yang hilang dan dirham yang hilang, yang dicatat dalam Lukas 15:1-10.
This book gives Christians greater confidence in their beliefs and tools to defend their faith in dialogue with postmodern man. It exposes the uncertainty of non-Christian thought, analyzes some of the best arguments of Christian apologists, and suggests answers to the most difficult questions we face.
How usefully do distinctly Stoic ideas illuminate the meaning of first and second century texts? This book suggests that early Christians—the authors of New Testament and noncanonical writings, including some early apologies—were often more influenced by Stoicism than by Middle Platonism. This insight sheds an entirely new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at the bir…
This little collection of Christological meditations and reflections has two points of origin. The first was the Congress on the Sacred Heart of Jesus that was held at Toulouse in the summer of 1981 in connection with the Eucharistic Congress held earlier at Lourdes. In the quiet of the Dominican cloister in Toulouse I was able to work on my talk for the Congress, which became an impetus for me…
Even when we encounter the most traumatic setbacks in life such as death or divorce, God can use those events to propel us forward. Beloved author Evelyn Christenson shows how the hardest of times can make us spiritually richer in this treasured resource. Evelyn Christenson's book "Gaining Through Losing" can help you understand how God can turn your most traumatic setbacks into gains. Disco…
Buku "Asia Tenggara dalam Kurun Niaga 1450 - 1680 ; Tanah di Bawah Angin" ini merupakan jilid pertama dari dua jilid penyusunan kronik permulaan kebudayaan Asia Tenggara dari tahun 1450 hingga 1680. Anthony Reid bersemangat meneliti secara cermat kehidupan sehari-hari masyarakat dalam hal wilayah, makanan, perumahan, perniagaan, pola-pola kesejahteraan dan pertunjukkan populer. Kajiannya memung…
A Pew Study reports that only 2% of America's twelve million bloggers claim religion, spirituality or faith" as their main topic. This leaves a great mission field in cyberspace, say contributors to The New Media Frontier , because the latest forms of communication present so many opportunities to promote the cause of Christ in other topics and fields. Before blindly jumping in, however, Christ…
If you’ve read the Bible, you probably know some of the important battles, a good chunk of the life of Jesus, maybe a Psalm or two – but what do you know about the minor prophets and the epistles? Do you have some loose ends that need tying up? This is where a book like this helps. The Bible has one author – God – so we need to see the Bible as a whole, as God’s Word. Every book of th…
This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, and Justin Martyr. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theologi…