Essays
Showing 201–250 of 298 resultsSorted by latest
-
Inside The Small Church
$30.00Add to cartEven as so-called megachurches capture the attention of many church watchers, small congregations continue to dominate America’s religious landscape in both rural and urban settings. Although sometimes obscured by their larger siblings, these small churches play a prominent role and hold a unique place in both local and national cultures. How can leaders help to keep these often at-risk churches alive and to meet their potential for ministry?
Small-church expert Tony Pappas has gathered a cornucopia of essays into an indispensable book for anyone interested in the rich life of these small but significant congregations. Drawing on classic and updated articles by a variety of writers from his own small-church newsletter The Five Stones; from Alban journals Action Information and Congregations; and adding new pieces developed especially for this volume, Pappas provides timeless ideas on learning to value, pastor, develop, and lead the small church.
In addition to time-honored articles by the editor, other contributors to this volume include Sherry and Douglas Alan Walrath, Gary Farley, Lawrence W. Farris, Loren Mead, Caroline Westerhoff, Steven Burt, Carl Dudley, David Ray, James Lowery, and a host of others known for their work-and love-for the small church. Readers of Inside the Small Church will come away with a renewed love and appreciation for these vital congregations as well as with new skills for ministry.
-
Brother Of Jesus
$40.00Add to cartThough a pillar of the Jerusalem church after Jesus’ death, James is still a rather obscure figure. How did his views differ from Peter’s or Paul’s? This scholarly gathering summarizes the evidence we have and in which directions they most likely lead. Worthwhile reading.
-
Paul Beyond The Judaism Hellenism Divide
$60.00Add to cartThis volume does away with the traditional strategy of playing “Judaism” and “Hellenism” off against each other as a context to understand Paul. This aim is reached in two ways: (1) in essays that display the ideological underpinnings of a “Jewish” and “Hellenistic” Paul in historical and modern scholarly interpretations of him, and (2) in essays that use case studies from the Corinthian correspondence that draw freely on “Jewish” and Greco-Roman” contextual material to illuminate this Pauline phenomena.
-
Anti Judaism And The Fourth Gospel
$55.00Add to cartThe problem of anti-Judaism in the Fourth Gospel is a complex matter that has historical, sociological, and theological dimensions. It involves the study of the original texts, their reception and effects throughout history as well as their ethical and theological implications in the perspective of Christian-Jewish dialogue. This selection of essays from the 2000 Leuven Conference presents the views of Johannine scholars from around the world on this important topic. Contributors include C. Kingsley Barrett, James H. Charlesworth, Raymond F. Collins, R. Alan Culpepper, Martinus C. de Boer, Henk Jan de Jonge, James D.G. Dunn, Jan Lambrecht, Judith M. Lieu, Stephen Motyer, Adele Reinhartz, and Peter J. Tomson.
-
Last Letters Of Thomas More A Print On Demand Title
$25.99Add to cartWritten from the Tower of London, these letters of Thomas More still speak powerfully today.
In the spring of 1534, Thomas More was taken to the Tower of London, and after fourteen months in prison, the brilliant author of UTOPIA, friend of Erasmus and the humanities, and former Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded on Tower Hill. Yet More wrote some of his best works as a prisoner, including a set of historically and religiously important letters.
The Last Letters of Thomas More is a superb new edition of More’s prison correspondence, introduced and fully annotated for contemporary readers by Alvaro de Silva. Based on the critical edition of More’s correspondence, this volume begins with letters penned by More to Cromwell and Henry VIII in February 1534 and ends with More’s last words to his daughter, Margaret Roper, on the eve of his execution. More writes on a host of topics–prayer and penance, the right use of riches and power, the joys of heaven, psychological depression and suicidal temptations, the moral compromises of those who imprisoned him, and much more.
Valuable to a range of readers, this volume records the clarity of More’s conscience and his readiness to die for the integrity of his religious faith. It also throws light on the literary works that More wrote during the same period and on the religious and political conditions of Tudor England. Gripping reading awaits those who delve into these pages.
-
Jesus Then And Now
$74.95Add to cartAn extraordinarily diverse collection of articles on the cutting edge of historical Jesus research, feminist and process christology, and interfaith discussion of the significance of Jesus. Jesus then and now will be of great interest to scholars and layman from many theological and ideological perspectives
-
Mathematics In A Postmodern Age A Print On Demand Title
$38.99Add to cartThe discipline of mathematics has not been spared the sweeping critique of postmodernism. Is mathematical theory true for all time, or are mathematical constructs in fact fallible? This fascinating book examines the tensions that have arisen between modern and postmodern views of mathematics, explores alternative theories of mathematical truth, explains why the issues are important, and shows how a Christian perspective makes a difference.
-
Divine Conspiracy : Dallas Willards Study Guide To The Divine Conspiracy (Studen
$15.99Add to cartThis study guide expands the discussion begun in The Divine Conspiracy, focusing on and clarifying key issues and encouraging a fuller understanding of Christian discipleship. Here you will find:
Overviews and summaries of each chapter of The Divine Conspiracy
Scripture meditations to enhance your understanding of the text
Study questions to facilitate stimulating discussion and reflection -
Beyond Colonial Anglicanism
$39.95Add to cartProvocative writings by a cadre of international authors examine the nature and shape of the Communion today; the colonial legacy, economic tensions and international debt; sexuality and justice; the ecological crisis, violence and healing in South Africa; persecution and religious fundamentalism; and more.
-
Mimesis And Intertextuality In Antiquity And Christianity
$54.95Add to cartThis riveting and groundbreaking collection of essays, by a distinguished group of scholars, examines the ways in which early Christian writers practiced mimesis–the conscious imitation of literary models from the Greco-Roman world. While the study of intertextuality has deeply influenced the study of the Synoptic Gospels and other early Christian texts, few scholars of early Christian literature have enriched their observations with studies of mimesis. The apocryphal Acts of Andrew, for instance, contains extensive imitation of Homeric and Euripidean poetry, and both Luke-Acts and Mark contain extensive imitaion of the Homeric epics. These essays examine the phenomenon of mimesis and intertextuality through an in-depth examination of particular texts, ranging from the apocryphal book of Tobit to Luke-Acts and the Synoptic Gospel.
-
Finding The Church
$44.99Add to cartAmongst the churches, Anglicanism is distinctive by virtue of its attempt to participate in the life and purposes of God and to make them known through history and in the practicalities of particular situations. Yet the distinctiveness of this position, and what its implications are for the Church’s ongoing life, are not well appreciated. As a result, the churches of the Anglican Communion often find themselves caught in painful struggles about major issues concerning their own basis and practice, to such a degree that there are constant threats of division. The essays in this book begin from the struggles which have emerged in recent years, since the 1998 Lambeth conference, and show the deeper issues at stake. They respond with proposals for the future, focusing especially on the wisdom which manifests itself in the Church, and how this needs to be furthered in the worship, order and practice of the Church in the breadth of its mission in each place. They conclude with some considerations of the wider role of the Church.
-
Beyond Cloning : Religion And The Remaking Of Humanity
$42.95Add to cartThese essays explore the ethical question surrounding cloning and genetic engineering. The contributors to this volume-ethicists, theologians and scientists-technology, include cloning, germ line modifications, stem cell technology, and fetal gene therapy. Arguing from varied and sometimes conflicting viewpoints, each scholar urges careful reflection on the theological and moral convictions concerning the application of these advances.
-
Still Listening : New Horizons In Spiritual Direction
$32.95Add to cartInterest in the practice of spiritual direction has grown in recent years. With the increased number of people seeking direction have come a number of new issues confronting spiritual directors. This volume of essays by seasoned spiritual directors form a variety of faith traditions addresses issues of concern to directors today such as direction with: abused persons, the poor, church drop-outs, and gays and lesbians. Other essays look at spiritual direction in new contexts, such as the congregational setting, the corporate arena, spiritual direction and genera- tional issues, and direction at the turn of the century. The final section of the book addresses some specific circumstances: working with the addicted, with those who are dying, using art in spiritual direction, and direction and social justice.
-
Caring Well : Religion Narrative And Healthcare Ethics
$50.00Add to cart1. Religion, Ethics, And Clinical Immersion: An Appraisal Of Three Pioneers
2. The Bios Of Bioethics And The Bios Of Autobiography
3. Adequate Images And Evil Imaginations: Ethnography, Ethics And The End Of Life
4. “It’s What Pediatricians Are Supposed To Do”
5. Ethics, Faith, And Healing: Jewish Physicians Reflect On Medical Practice
6. Organ Transplants: Death, Dis-Organization And The Need For Religious Ritual
7. Giving In Grief: Perspectives Of Hospital Chaplains On Organ Donation
8. Boundary Crossings: The Ethical Terrain Of Professional Life In Hospice Care
9. Professional Commitment To Personal Care: Nurses’ Commitments In Care For The Dying
10. “Apart And Not A Part”: Death And DignityAdditional Info
Caring Well provides a fresh approach to problems in medical ethics. It shows how attending closely to the concerns and religious commitments of both patients and professionals enables ethicists to offer wiser critiques of moral issues in the field of health care. Beginning with chapters that work to recover an experience-near method of engaging moral problems from classic twentieth century writing on religion and medicine, the contributors next consider how the practice of care-giving is shaped by the particular commitments they serve, and patients themselves. Then, through on-the-ground accounts of issues attending the donation and transplant of organs, contributors consider how ethicists might help patients, their families, and professionals work through conflicts between commitments. The final chapters offer perspectives on the ways experience-near appraisals of care for the dying can help all parties concerned_health care professionals, patients, their families, and ethicists_to affirm the dignity of the dying and to connect the experience of mortality with what it means to be human. -
In Our Own Voices
$60.00Add to cart1. Catholic Women
2. Protestant Laywomen In Institutional Churches
3. Jewish Women
4. Black Women
5. Evangelical Women
6. Protestant Women And Social Reform
7. Women And Ordination
8. Utopian And Communal Societies
9. American Indian Women
10. Growing Pluralism New DialogueAdditional Info
In 1637 Anne Hutchinson spoke in her own voice declaring that she had received a revelation directly from God. This action led to her excommunication from the Massachesetts Bay Colony because the ordained clergy saw themselves as designated meditators of God’s word to laypeople. But Anne became her own person and a model of womanhood for us over four and one-half centuries later.
Sister Blandina Segale found her own voice when she stopped a lynch mob and kept the Billy the Kid gang from scalping doctors in Colorado in the 1870s.
At the turn of the century, Ida B Wells-Barnett claimed her own voice to expose the evil of lynching propagated against her African American brothers by white persons. Her forthrightness led to the burning of her office and to threats against her life, but she never allowed her voice to be silenced.
Sally Priesand gained her voice to preach and officiate at Jewish religious services when she became the first woman rabbi ordained in the Reform Movement of Judaism in 1972.
Pilulaw Khus, Native American elder of the Chumash tribe, found oil companies to prevent them from desecrating Chumash ceremonial areas in California in the 1980s.These are only a few of the stories told by women in their own voices in this book. Gender and multiculturalism intersect in every chapter as we share accounts of women trying to gain their full and equal stature as persons before God and their sisters and brothers. In Our Own Voices becomes a metaphor of women’s efforts to speak and act as persons with authority in their own right.
-
Paideia Of God
$10.00Add to cartYou can teach your students the Trivium, but if that is all you teach them, then you’re both in trouble. As these essays point out, education must remember the lessons of old without ignoring the demands of now.
In the ancient world, paideia was an all-encompassing education and involved nothing less than the enculturation of the future citizen. Scripture requires Christian fathers to raise their children in “the nurture and admonition (paideia) of the Lord.” However, the boundaries of paideia are much wider than the boundaries of what we understand as education. Wilson elaborates on this, as well as canvassing educational hot topics such as vouchers, uniforms, and college choices.
-
Voice Of Many Waters
$22.00Add to cartCreating and participating in art are essential ways of discovering and conveying truths by merging the senses with the imagination. Like lightning bolts across a dark sky, poetry, paintings, parables, and all of the arts can reveal whole new vistas. Like dreams, they can bring forth symbols and stories from the recesses of our psyches. Raising fundamental questions, art takes us deeper into an understanding of ourselves and others, and, just as important, art imprints truths upon our hearts forever through sensual joy.
Kay Snodgrass has brought together a delightful collection of poems and short inspirational essays illustrated with original art and photographs. These devotional readings are arranged thematically in broad categories – creation, growth and community, pain and death, and restoration. Represented here are such well-know writers as Frederick Buechner, John Purdy, Sara Covin Juengst, Kathleen Long Bostrom, and Bard Young. Voice of Many Waters offers helpful material for inspiration, reflection, and growth. -
Book Of Jesus
$50.95Add to cartDrawn from every era of history, this collection of stories, poems, essays, traditional hymns, and celebratory songs is an essential volume for all Christian libraries–and for readers of all religions interested in learning about Christ. “An impressive omnibus”.–“Baton Rouge State Times/Morning Advocate”. LG Alternate Print ads & publicity. .
-
Fabric Of Hope A Print On Demand Title
$27.99Add to cartThis superb new volume in the EUSLR series is addressed to everyone interested in hope, regardless of their religious or philosophical beliefs. Glenn Tinder, one of our most astute and creative thinkers, probes the failure of modern, secular hope and shows, with great sensitivity and openness, why the tenets of Christian faith offer a true and meaningful source for hope amid the widespread distress, confusion, and despondency of contemporary life.
-
Journal Of Christian Reconstruction 1974-1999 (Anniversary)
$19.00Add to cartTable Of Contents
*Introduction By Andrew Sandlin
*The Vision Of Chalcedon By Rousas John Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #9)
*The Doctrine Of Creation And Christian Apologetics By Cornelius Van Til (Reprinted From Issue #1.1)
*Basic Implications Of The Six-Day Creation By Gary North (Reprinted From Issue #1.1)
*Calvinism And “The Judicial Law Of Moses” By James B. Jordan (Reprinted From Issue #5.2)
*Translation And Subversion By Rousas John Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #12.2)
*A Presuppositional Approach To Ecclesiastical Tradition By Andrew Sandlin (Reprinted From Issue #14.2)
*The Atonement Analyzed And Applied By Rousas John Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #8.2)
*The Covenant And The Character Of A Nation By J.S. Wermser, Trans. Gilbert Zekveld (Reprinted From Issue #13.1)
*Power From Below By Rousas John Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #1.2)
*Covenant Salvation: Covenant Religion Vs. Legalism By Joseph P. Braswell (Reprinted From Issue #13.2
*Family Authority Vs. Protestant Sacerdotalism By Gary North (Reprinted From Issue #4.2)
*The Fraud Of Educational Reform By Samuel L. Blumenfeld (Reprinted From Issue #11.2)
*The Philosophy Of The Free Market By R.J. Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #10.2)
*The Artist As Propagandist By Otto J. Scott (Reprinted From Issue #10.1)
*The Failure Of Seminary Education By Rousas John Rushdoony (Reprinted From Issue #4.1)Additional Info
Selected articles from 25 years of the Journal by R. J. Rushdoony, Cornelius Van Til, Otto Scott, P. Andrew Sandlin, Samuel L. Blumenfeld, Gary North, Greg Bahnsen, and others -
Role Of The Bishop
$18.00Add to cartThe essays in this book describe, from several perspectives, the role of the bishop in leading the church. The writers, from their global perspective, bear witness to the fact that the role of the bishop is an ever-changing one as bishops work in the world as it is. Rather than focusing on what will be an anachronistic concept of leadership, the writers hold up the evangelical principle that leadership in the church must be subject to the gospel.
-
Protestant Scholasticism : Essays In Reassessment
$39.99Add to cartTraditionally Protestant theology, between Luther’s early reforming career and the dawn of the Enlightenment, has been seen in terms of decline and fall into the wastelands of rationalism and scholastic speculation. Editors Trueman and Clark challenge this perception in this transatlantic collection of eighteen essays covering: Luther and Calvin; Early Reformed Orthodoxy; the British Connection; From High Orthodoxy to Enlightenment; and the Rise of Lutheran Orthodoxy.
-
Let Go : To Get Peace And Real Joy
$9.99Add to cart87 Pagers
Additional Info
Do you often struggle through family problems, battle with the tensions of raising children, or find yourself over whelmed with pressures on the job? Are personal failures and disappointments on the increase as you face each day? What a fountain of life it would be to discover how to let go of those distresses and learn to embrace the joy and peace that God has promised! Fenelon-with amazing insight-speaks firmly, but lovingly, to those whose lives have been an uphill climb and reveals just how to “Let Go!” During the 17th century, Fenelon was the Archbishop of Cambrai, France. While in the office of the Archbishop, Fenelon became a spiritual advisor of a small number of people at the Court of Louis the Fourteenth, who sought, under Fenelon’s wise direction, to live a life of true spirituality. -
Literature Through The Eyes Of Faith
$15.99Add to cartThis comprehensive study, cosponsored by the Christian College Coalition, addresses questions faced by students in introductory literature courses. It examines literature as a form of human action and argues that the reading and writing of literary works provide vital ways for men and women to act as responsible agents in God’s world.
Building upon the doctrine of Creation, the authors show how the reading of literature helps us to be more effective interpreters of the stories and images we encounter daily. They demonstrate that great works of literature open up a realm of beauty and truth and help us gain an understanding of ourselves, God, and the world.
-
Act Of Bible Reading
$27.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
Many approaches to biblical interpretation have been put forth in recent years. This comprehensive resource by the distinguished faculty at Regent College (including Gordon Fee, J.I. Packer, and Eugene Peterson) combines the strengths of different approaches to take your understanding of God’s Word to a deeper level.
-
Lent With Evelyn Underhill
$16.95Add to cart103 Pages
Additional Info
Culled from the diverse sources of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated spiritual writers! Belshaw challenges us to take stock of our inner selves in order to reclaim our true center. Throughout the book, he delves into Underhill’s references to psychology, theology, history, and a wide range of devotional literature. -
Reading The Hebrew Bible For A New Millennium 1
$94.95Add to cartThis addition to the prestigious Studies in Antiquity and Christianity (SAC) series is the first of a two-volume set of essays on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. The essays focus on the exegetical methodology developed by Rolf P. Knierim at the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity in Claremont, California.
-
Searching For Sacred Space
$32.95Add to cartEvery Sunday we walk through those (probably red) doors and enter a sacred space. It is familiar . . . maybe comforting . . . maybe not . . . maybe downright uncomfortable and unwelcoming.
In twelve thoughtful and provocative essays, the writers ask important questions about the relationship between sacred spaces and the worship that takes place in them:
-How do our buildings convey a vision of God’s kingdom on earth?
-How are our places of worship reflecting our beliefs?
-In what visible, tangible forms are we proclaiming a faith in the living God?
-How are our church buildings helping this church bring the Gospel into a new century? -
Women Authority And The Bible
$35.99Add to cartIVP Print On Demand Title
Evangelical advocates of traditional roles for women say the heart of the matter is biblical authority. Supporters of more open roles say the crux is biblical interpretation and application. The 26 evangelical leaders represented here ask the hard questions about women’s roles and refuse to shirk the hard exegesis needed to get answers. Essential reading for all concerned with women’s roles in the church.
-
Let Me Be A Woman
$7.99Add to cart49 Chapters
Additional Info
We are called to be women. The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian does make me a different kind of woman. For I have accepted God’s idea of me, and my whole life is an offering back to Him of all that I am and all that He wants me to be.Elisabeth Elliot is one of Christendom’s most able and articulate writers. In this new book, Let Me Be a Woman, she couples her own observations and experiences of life with her careful, lifelong study of the Scripture. The book is subtitled “Thoughts on Womanhood for Valerie,” and is the gift of this talented mother to a daughter on the threshold of her own marriage.
-
Let Me Be A Woman
$15.99Add to cart49 Chapters
Additional Info
Who are you?Many Christian women rarely, if ever, ask themselves that question. But knowing who you are as woman-and as a Christian-can make a real difference in how you see yourself and others.
Elisabeth Elliot can help you find answers that make a difference. She suggests that the place to start is by asking not “Who am I?” but “Whose am I?” In Let Me Be a Woman, she writes candidly about what it means to be a Christian woman, and she unabashedly tackles tough issues, including subordination, the single life, self-discipline, masculinity vs. femininity, the right hand of pride, and what makes a marriage work.
Whether you are young or not so young, single, engaged, married, or widowed, you will better understand how you fit into God’s plan, and you will come away with a wonderful sense of peace about who you really are as a Christian woman.
-
Liberating Eschatology : Essays In Honor Of Letty M Russell
$50.00Add to cartThis volume addresses a theme long essential to feminist and liberationist theololgy: In what can we hope, and what role should hope play in our actions and our loves? An interdisciplinary approach, it provides a much-needed constructive set of proposals and fills a crucial gap in theological resources
-
Intimacy With Christ
$11.95Add to cartWithin the pages of this book you will find spiritual insight and Christian counseling from church history’s best-known woman. These letters contain her advice as shared with common people, famous people and clergy who sought her guidance.
You will receive from her, help in such areas as discouragement, failure, self-conciousness, poor self-esteem, emotional ups and downs, sorrow, embarrassment, and persecution.
She will counsel you concerning decision making, your search for God’s will in your life, and following Him and uncertainties.
You will come away from this book with more understanding of accepting others, even your opposites and responding to Christians who are at odds with you. You will gain a new perspective on peoples’ faults, as well as the church’s short-comings.
Guyon lights up the precious and powerful value of Christian fellowship. She offers advice and encouragement for Christian workers. Guyon will meet you where you are in your walk with Christ.
-
Betrayal : German Churches And The Holocaust
$29.00Add to cartHow did the churches respond to National Socialism? Were they victims of th regime, persecuted by a government that sought here also a final solution, the elimination of Christianity? Or did improtant elements within the churches seek accommodation? This book is a broad overview of the Protestant and Cathlolic churches, with attention to the institutional churches, the theological faculties, and individual theologians, such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Joseph Lortz. Included are assessments of the German Christian movement, the Confessing church, the Germen Catholic church, the Vatican, and the free churches. Various responses–villians, heroes, equivocators–are highlighted.
-
Romans And The People Of God A Print On Demand Title
$33.99Add to cartA great deal of scholarly energy of late has been dedicated to the interpretation of Romans.
The intense debate concerning Paul and the law has led some scholars to reevaluate long-held positions with regard to Paul’s great letter, while other scholars are seeking fresh formulations of deep -rooted convictions. In addition, there are ongoing investigations into Paul’s sophisticated use of Old Testament traditions, his mastery of subtle rhetorical devices, his use of Spirit language, and his formulation of missiological principles. Classical themes such as the fatherhood of God and the divine sonship of Jesus are in continual need of refinement, as are the practical implications of the Pauline perspectives for contemporary living and ministry.All of these topics and others are dealt with in this superb collection of essays on Romans presented to Gordon D. Fee on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The contributors, themselves all New Testament scholars of international standing, come from a wide circle of Gordon’s friends and associates. Their explorations into various exegetical, theological, and pastoral aspects of Romans not only serve as a fitting tribute to Gordon’s own work in New Testament scholarship but also represent the very best studies available in this critical area of biblical research.
That this is a lively collection of essays is entirely appropriate for a very “lively” scholar and lecturer. Formerly of Southern California College, Wheaton College, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Gordon has served for the last thirteen years as Professor of New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His worldwide teaching/preaching ministry has taken him from the Philippines to Croatia, from India to Sweden, and many places in between. His many publications, catalogued at the back of this book, speak for themselves.
Never ashamed of his Pentecostal background, Gordon has made a significant mark on biblical scholarship by calling for and demonstrating in his own life the integration of heart and mind, Word and Spirit. The essays included in this symposium are intended both to honor that contribution and to further the kind of scholarship that has motivated the life work of this much loved and respected colleague.
-
Make The Old Testament Live A Print On Demand Title
$26.99Add to cartThe Old Testament makes up three-quarters of the Bible and has had an incalculable influence on Western civilization and culture. Yet it is often neglected by the church, problematic for teachers, and inaccessible to students. Written by experienced scholars and educators from five continents, Make the Old Testament Live offers fresh perspectives on teaching the Old Testament today. Addressing problems of curriculum, context, and communication, these essays discuss such topics as which parts of the Old Testament should be taught, what approaches work best with each level of students, and what modern educational methods are best for teaching the Bible. Practical, insightful, and based on years of classroom experience in institutions ranging from seminaries to secular universities, this volume will enable all teachers of the Bible or theology to make the Old Testament more vital for their students.
-
Where Christology Began
$33.00Add to cartAn international array of scholars comment on the classic and current understanding of Philippians 2:5–11, searching for insights into the early expression of Christological belief. Contributors include Richard J. Bauckham, Colin Brown, James D.G. Dunn, Stephen Fowl, Gerald F. Hawthorne, L.D. Hurst, Larry J. Kreitzer, Robert Morgan, Brian J. Dodd, and Ralph P. Martin.
-
Salt And Light
$12.00Add to cartIn the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus puts aside his usual parables and speaks plainly in language anyone can understand.
Like Francis of Assisi and others, Arnold chose to live out Jesus teachings by embracing their self- sacrificing demands. In this collection of talks and essays, he calls us to live for the Sermon s ultimate goal: the overturning of the prevailing order of injustice. In its place, Arnold writes, we must build up a just, peaceable society motivated by love.”
-
Abraham Kuyper A Print On Demand Title
$43.99Add to cartAbraham Kuyper (1837-1920) is one of the most remarkable men in the history of Reformed Christianity. He was eminent in Dutch public life for half a century and left a deep imprint on Dutch immigrant communities in the United States, Canada, and South Africa. A theologian, politician, journalist, university founder, and seminal thinker in the history of modern Calvinism, Kuyper offered an engaging critique of the nineteenth century that still has much to say at the end of the twentieth.
This anthology, published in the centennial year of Kuyper’s famous Stone Lectures, gathers sixteen key writings by Kuyper never before available in English. Included in this volume are Kuyper’s definitive statements on politics, education, culture, and the religious currents and social problems of his time. Also included are Kuyper’s own conversion narrative, his critiques of Modernism and of Holiness theology, his proposals on common grace and Calvinist politics, his reflections on a culture in thrall to pantheism and evolution, and his classic address on “sphere sovereignty.”
Freshly translated and rendered in a clear, accessible style, these writings clearly display Kuyper’s wide-ranging and creative Christian mind. Editor James Bratt provides helpful explanatory notes and an introduction to each piece. Photographs, cartoons, and short excerpts from some of Kuyper’s better-known works also make this an attractive volume that will stand as the premier Kuyper reader for years to come.
-
Gospels For All Christians
$28.99Add to cartNot many books on the canonical Gospels are truly groundbreaking, but this one is. The author and his collegues convincingly challenge one of the most deeply rooted assumptions of contemporary scholarship, namely that the Gospels were written out of and for fairly restrictive early communities that enjoyed relatively little contact with the whole church. This book persuasively argues that both in intent and in reality the Gospels were written for “all Christians.”
-
Sewing Room : Uncommon Reflections On Life Love And Work
$26.95Add to cartIn these insightful essays, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects on a broad range of experiences ministering among merchant seafarers, the homeless, the bereaved, AIDS patients, and others in need of personal and spiritual help. She shares honestly her own emotions as she grapples with the harsh realities of the world, while delighting in the humor and joy found in everyday living.
Crafton compassionately recounts the unique stories of the men, women, and children she worked with during her service as a port chaplain in New York and New Jersey and as a minister at Trinity Church on Wall Street. In doing so, she weaves together threads of the mundane and the traumatic, the lovely and the ugly, and the down to earth and the holy, creating an original tapestry of the richness of life. -
Semitic Background Of The New Testament Volume 1 A Print On Demand Title
$48.99Add to cartThe Semitic Background of the New Testament is a combined edition of two books by Joseph Fitzmyer that have influenced and shaped New Testament studies during the past few decades. / This first volume, Essays on the Semitic Background of the New Testament
