Eusebius: The Church History

Often called the "Father of Church History," Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Christianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs. This paperback edition includes Paul L. Maier'…

The Legacy of William Carey: A Model for the Transformation of a Culture

He was an industrialist. An economist. A medical humanitarian. A media pioneer. An educator. A moral reformer. A botanist. And a Christian missionary. And he did more for the transformation of the Indian subcontinent in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries than any other individual before or since. Many know of William Carey. Some know about the specifics of his work and ministry. But few und…

Like a Mighty River

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780932260024

Collation

Hardcover; 220 hlm.; 14.3 x 21.4 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

F 270.82 M294 C1

The Cambridge Companion to Friedrich Schleiermacher (Cambridge Companions to …

Known as the 'Father of modern theology' Friedrich Schleiermacher is without a doubt one of the most important theologians in the history of Christianity. Not only relevant to theology, he also made significant contributions in areas of philosophy such as hermeneutics, ethics, philosophy of religion and the study of Plato, and he was ahead of his time in espousing a kind of proto-feminism. Divi…

The Many Faces of Herod the Great

An old, bloodthirsty tyrant hears from a group of Magi about the birth of the Messiah, king of the Jews. He vengefully sends his soldiers to Bethlehem with orders to kill all of the baby boys in the town in order to preserve his own throne. For most of the Western world, this is Herod the Great -- an icon of cruelty and evil, the epitome of a tyrant. Adam Kolman Marshak portrays Herod the Gr…

The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism

This clear and comprehensive anthology, culled from the vast corpus of Christian mystical literature by the renowned theologian and historian Bernard McGinn, presents nearly one hundred selections, from the writings of Origen of Alexandria in the third century to the work of twentieth-century mystics such as Thomas Merton. Uniquely organized by subject rather than by author, The Essential Writi…

The Intellectual Origins Of The European Reformation

It is widely recognized that the sixteenth-century Reformation remains are of the most fascinating and exiting areas of scholarship. A central and important question, raised by intensive modern research on the Renaissance and late medieval scholasticism, concerns the intellectual origins of the Reformation. This updated and expanded version of the original, highly acclaimed edition of 1987 expl…

I Believe: Exploring the Apostles' Creed

Alister McGrath unpacks the content of the Apostles' Creed and introduces us to the essential truths about God the Father, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.. An exploration of the Apostle's creed in six weekly sessions for church or home group use.

A Life of John Calvin

'A most welcome study filling a real need for a scholarly biography that is historically sensitive and theologically well-informed." --Religious Studies Review 'Not since Wendel's Calvin has one volume given as much breath and depth to the life and thought of Calvin as this one... A splendid resource for both novices and Calvin scholars. McGrath's work will endure as a balanced, sensitive, …

The Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther

This Companion provides an accessible introduction to Martin Luther for students of theology and history and everyone interested in the life, work and thought of the first great Protestant reformer. Historians and theologians present a complete picture of Luther's major writing themes and the ways in which his ideas spread and continue to be important. The Companion is oriented to those with li…