Ajaran Dua Kerajaan (ADK) Luther berbicara tentang kekuasaan rohani dan kekuasaan duniawi yang sama-sama diciptakan oleh Allah demi ketenteraman dunia. Kedua kekuasaan itu harus terpisah, karena kekuasaan rohani dipimpin oleh Injil, sedangkan kekuasaan duniawi dipimpin oleh pedang. Pada akhirnya, ADK Luther berbicara lebih luas tentang hubungan gereja dengan negara. Setelah usai Perang Dunia (P…
Kesenjangan sosial dan bebagai penyakit masyarakat yang menyertainya menuntut peran aktif kekristenan untuk memberikan jawaban2 yang riil. Ceramah Kuyper yang tetap relevan untuk kondisi sosial zaman kita saat ini, menyerukan praktik nyata dari iman yang sejati di dalam tindakan kepedulian terhadap persoalan-persoalan kehidupan yang terjadi di sekitar orang percaya.
What does the Bible have to say about morality for today? When does life begin? What about stem cells, homosexuality, euthanasia, same sex marriage, and racism? Huge social questions abound in today s culture. Be ready with answers that are based on the authority of God s Word!
Can we really believe the biblical account of a global flood? Is there evidence in the earth that confirms the biblical account? How was Grand Canyon formed? How did fossils of sea shells get on the highest mountains? Filled with concise and powerful answers, this Pocket Guide to the Global Flood answers these and other questions. If the biblical account of a worldwide flood is accurate, the ev…
What is the truth about global warming? Are the ice caps melting? Is man the chief cause of climate change? How does solar activity affect the earth's climate? What should Christians do about global warming? These and other questions are answered in this Pocket Guide to Global Warming. Presenting a balanced approach to climate change, experts in climatology and atmospheric science show why m…
Did the universe start with a big bang? Does distant starlight prove the universe is old? What are black holes and how do they form? Can we see stars forming? Are ETs and UFOs real? Secular astronomers teach that the universe began to form more than 12 billion years ago by chance, through what has become known as the "big bang." However, there is strong evidence that points to a young age for t…
Is the earth billions of years old or just thousands? Are radiometric methods of dating rocks and fossils reliable? What evidences support a young age for the earth? Where did the idea of "millions of years" come from? How old is the earth? Most secular scientists believe the earth to be billions of years old. They most often use radiometric dating methods to support this assertion. But, do the…
How did Charles Darwin come to believe in evolution? Did his daughter's death turn him from Christianity? What is natural selection? Did humans really evolve from ape-like creatures? Has evolution been proven true? Couldn't God have used evolution? These and other questions are answered in this Pocket Guide to Charles Darwin. Looking at the course of his life, Darwin was influenced by many p…
In this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the Confessions--what motivated Augustine to dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills's biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleled introduction to one o…
Garry Wills examines this famed fourth-century bishop and seminal thinker whose grounding in classical philosophy informed his influential interpretation of the Christian doctrines of mind and body, wisdom and God. Saint Augustine explores both the great ruminator on the human condition and the everyday man who set pen to parchment. It challenges many misconceptions - among them the myth of Aug…