The Golden Door: The Life of Katharine Drexel

This is a biography of a member of the prominent Drexel family of Philadelphia who devoted her immense fortune and her life to the services of others, and in the black habit of a nun was content to walk “simple, silent and unknown.” Granddaughter of the first Francis Drexel, who built up one of the large financial empires of our country, Katharine Drexel grew up in ease, even in luxury.…

Christianity through the centuries

Edition

2

ISBN/ISSN

0-310-38360-9

Collation

Hard cover, 507 halaman

Series Title

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Call Number

R 270.00 C136 C1

Theologies of the American Revivalists: From Whitefield to Finney

For centuries, revivals?and the conversions they inspire?have played a significant role in American evangelicalism. Often unnoticed or unconsidered, however, are the particular theologies underlying these revivals and conversions to faith. With that in mind, church historian Robert Caldwell traces the fascinating story of American revival theologies from the First Great Awakening through the Se…

The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years After Jesus, Vol. 1

"~Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly ""lost years."" As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born. Writing in a very acc…

The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years

Edition

7

ISBN/ISSN

0-8028-2781-0

Collation

Soft Cover, 230 hlmn

Series Title

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Call Number

F 270.1 B2618 C1

Soul Searching: Chinese Intellectuals on Faith and Society (Horizon)

"~What appeared to be a failed revolution at Tian'anmen became the springboard for an unprecedented work of God in the hearts of Chinese intellectuals. Soul Searching represents the firstfruits of this spiritual revolution among former democracy activists who are finding, in the words of Wang Ce, ""the pearl inside the shell"".~"

Getting To Know The Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction

Augustine. Tertullian. Origen. For too many Christians such names are abstract, one-dimensional legends, innocuous voices from antiquity no longer relevant to modern needs and concerns. However, a closer look at these church fathers reveals writers whose reflections on the apostolic teachings edify all generations of believers. Bryan Liftin helps readers understand the fathers as individuals wh…

Lest We Build on Sand

A study of the natural basis for supernatural formation. As the sub-title indicates, this is a study of the natural basis for supernatural formation. It stresses the fact that today we live in a culture in transition, that supernatural living rests upon a natural basis, and that modern formation of religious must take into account the personality, attitudes, psychological needs and self-concept…

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'…

Like a Mighty River

Edition

1

ISBN/ISSN

9780932260024

Collation

Hardcover; 220 hlm.; 14.3 x 21.4 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

F 270.82 M294 C1