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Introduction To The Theology Of Religions
$35.99What is Christianity’s relation to other religions? It’s a question of significant importance in today’s world. Karkkainen seeks answers in diverse writings from Justin Martyr to contemporary religious thinkers, and examines church interaction through the ages. He then offers a comprehensive survey of major movements and theologians, including Barth, Kung, Tillich, Pannenburg, and others.
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Practicing Gospel
$38.00For seminarians and pastors too often tempted to equate pastoral care with popular psychology, good preaching with snappy public speaking, and Christian education with flashy curriculum, esteemed theologian Ed Farley offers a more faithful approach to the tasks of ministry in this collection of groundbreaking essays. By holding theology and practice in an inescapable partnership, Farley rightly refocuses the Church’s life on its proper object and subject: a mysterious, transforming God.
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Reformed Theology For The Third Christian Millennium
$25.001. Holy Beauty : A Reformed Perspective On Aesthetics Within A World Of Ugly Injustice
2. The Theology And Ethics Of Martin Luther King Jr : Contributions To Christian Thought And Practice
3. Reformed Theology And Modern Culture
4. The Living God : The Problem Of Divine Personality In Reformed Theology
5. Justice And JustificationAdditional Info
This book is comprised of the 2001 Sprunt Lectures at Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. The pieces address differing aspects of Reformed theology from a variety of views, each focusing on an important issue that engages Reformed thought at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. Perspectives and contexts for the essays are provided in the introduction by B.A. Gerrish, one of the most distinguished contemporary Reformed theologians. Essays are by John W. de Gruchy, Peter J. Paris, Jan Rohls, Dawn DeVries, and Nicholas Wolterstorff.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Harry Potter Y La Biblia – (Spanish)
$15.99The famous stories about Harry Potter and his training as a young wizard continue to amaze audiences. But, where is the positive message for today’s children? Are they illusionist tricks or occult practices? Richard Abanes answers these and many other questions using the Bible as his foundation and exposes the truth behind the popular stories.
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Life Changing Faith For Today
$10.95David Monge believes that many modern Christians no longer think carefully about scripture and tradition, because they don’t believe it is essential to their faith — and, he says, that’s strikingly similar to the prevailing situation which confronted Martin Luther 500 years ago. An excellent introduction for laypersons, Life-Changing Faith For Today examines Luther’s thought to discover how relevant it remains to Christians today — and why it is important to all people of faith, whatever their denominational background. Very simply said, the core of his message is that we do not choose God, but He chooses us. Despite our unworthiness, salvation is ours because God loves us beyond all human comprehension. And that’s why we need to rediscover Martin Luther — since his theology is solidly rooted in both the Bible and human reality, it points us back to a radically authentic Christian faith.
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Introduccion A La Etica Cristi – (Spanish)
$22.99El estudio de la etica no solamente nos lleva a entender mejor las complejas situaciones que hoy dia enfrentamos, tambien nos ayuda a discernir lo que subyace tras nuestras decisiones. La etica nos ayuda a descubrir, aclarar, afirmar, cambiar, reformar o trasformar valores y fines que motiva nuestra conducta.Este libro nos proveera con las herramientas teoricas necesarias para conocer, describir y analizar los retos etico/morales que hoy dia enfrentamos los cristianos.
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Mutilation Of Marks Gospel
$29.99In modern scholarship, Mark is usually viewed as the first of the Gospels; therefore, literary critics have carefully investigated its overall structure and interpretation. But Croy argues that the book has suffered physical damage at both its beginning and end, so this must temper all one’s conclusions.
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Marginalization
$35.99Can the urban church survive in Britain and Western Europe? The increasing irrelevance of churches and Christianity to people and public life drives this enquiry to look for answers by examining marginalization processes focused on divisions within and between nations, peoples and environment. John Atherton draws particularly on British, American and European political philosophy, economics, feminist ethics and theology to reconnect Christianity to people and public life. He also examines contemporary inter-faith issues and suggests a new Christian political economy engaging mainstream economics and interfaith economics.
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Church And State
$29.00In an age marked by controversy over public support of religious schools, federal encouragement of religious providers of social services, and sexuality education, the whole arena of church-state relations appears in flux.
In this volume, seven experts probe the meaning of religion in public life for Christians when the “Protestant establishment” has given way to pervasive religious pluralism and a growing secularism. Working specifically out of Lutheran traditions, the authors probe the deeper legal, moral, and religious questions at issue in the current debate. They not only rethink classical sources about law and gospel and two-kingdoms theory but also resurrect neglected resources for Christian civil resistance. They then look to contemporary developments and show how functional interaction of church and state is compatible with their strong institutional separation.
Finally, three chapters probe the most hotly contested First Amendment questions: religious liberty, education, and land use. Contributors include: Mary Jane Haemig, Gary M. Simpson, John R. Stumme, Susan Kosche Vallem, Mary C. Stenshoel, Marie Failinger, and Robert W. Tuttle.
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Understanding Old Testament Ethics
$42.001. Understanding Old Testament Ethics
2. Natural Law And Poetic Justice In The Old Testament
3. The Basis Of Ethics In The Hebrew Bible
4. Reading For Life: The Use Of The Bible In Ethics
5. Virtue In The Bible
6. Amos’s Oracles Against The Nations
7. Ethics In Isaiah Of Jerusalem
8. Ethics In The Isaianic Tradition
9. Theological Ethics In DanielAdditional Info
How can we best understand the different ways that ethical issues are addressed in the Hebrew Bible? And how might that understanding usefully inform ethical decision making in our own day?These are the two key questions explored by John Barton in part 1 of this study, in which he looks at how the Bible’s narratives, as well as its collections of laws, oracles, and wisdom writings, all contribute to our understanding of the whole. In part 2, he focuses on the moral vision of the Prophets-especially Amos, Isaiah, and Daniel-providing the reader with the fruits of his research in ethics in the prophetic literature over the last few decades.
The result is a book that enables students of the Bible, ethics, and other theological disciplines to grasp firmly the main issues at stake in current scholarly debate about the ethical legacy of the Old Testament. At the same time, the reader will gain a thorough appreciation of Professor Barton’s own groundbreaking research in this field and how his studies have advanced our understanding of the ways in which the prophets, sages, and storytellers of ancient Israel expressed their visions of God’s justice and goodness-both for their own time and for generations to come
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Preaching Mark In Two Voices
$33.00In this volume two authors reinterpret Mark through sermons preached out of the midst of very different socio-cultural contexts. While Blount draws parallels between Mark’s message and his own African American church heritage of slavery and oppression, Charles struggles with how to make this disturbing Gospel “good news” for well educated white suburbanites living on the outskirts of our nation’s capital. In a highly dialogical manner, these authors not only invite us to consider multiple possibilities for preaching Mark contextually; they also model for us-through their lively, eloquent, imaginative, and insightful sermons-how better to preach this Gospel ourselves.
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Show Them No Mercy
$17.99A discussion of various contemporary evangelical views of genocide in the Old Testament Christians are often shocked to read that Yahweh, the God of the Israelites, commanded the total destruction – all men, women, and children – of the ethnic group know as the Canaanites. This seems to contradict Jesus9 command in the New Testament to love your enemies and do good to all people. How can Yahweh be the same God as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ? What does genocide in the Bible have to do with the politics of the 21st century? This book explores, in typical Counterpoints format, the Old Testament command of God to exterminate the Canaanite population and what that implies about continuity between the Old and New Testaments. The four points of view presented on the continuity of the Testaments are:
* Strong Discontinuity – C . S. Cowles
* Moderate Discontinuity – Eugene H. Merrill
* Spiritual Continuity – Tremper Longman III
* Eschatological Continuity – Daniel L. GardAdd to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Theology Of The Heart
$29.00Bengt Hoffman elevates Christian spirituality and spiritual formation as proper subjects for serious theological study. This book reveals Luther’s mystical experience of God in a prayerful life to be essential in the development of his theology. It shows how the spiritual life is essential to Luther’s understanding of the gospel. Balanced by his emphasis on the “external Word” Luther’s experience of the divine was a critical influence on his understanding of faith and salvation.
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Lectures On Systematic Theology 2
$44.99Not only is this work a highly advanced moral philosophy text and logically tight systematic theology, but it is also a profoundly spiritual and devotional book. These continually interjected devotional elements make for a systematic theology as it was meant to be. Finney could not converse long on any important subject without his heart overflowing with the magnificent theme at hand in a way that vividly opens up the subject to make us see it from heaven’s perspective.
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Introduccion A La Teologia Cri – (Spanish)
$22.99Una clara, concisa y atrayente introduccion a un campo que esta regresando una vez mas, especialmente entre los laicos comprometidos con el renovado interes en el crecimiento espiritual dentro del contexto de una tradicion eclesiastica. Como historiadores del cristianismo, los autores de este libro ofrecen una introduccion a las doctrinas cristianas tradicionales. Escrito en un estilo claro directo, este libro presenta una resea de las raices, los contextos particulares, y los entendimientos doctrinales de temas como la teologia, Dios, el ser humano, Jesucristo, la iglesia, y la esperanza
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Does God Know The Future
$19.99Does God know what we will choose to do in the future? If God knows the future, do we have a free will? Does God live outside of time? Is this idea biblical? If God knows who will be saved or lost, does it do any good to preach the gospel? Does God Know the Future? offers answers to these important questions from a radically biblical perspective, with intellectually satisfying arguments and easyto- understand practical application. Divided into biblical, philosophical, and practical sections, Does God Know the Future? addresses all the major elements of the foreknowledge vs. free-will question. Does God Know the Future? is a valuable tool for anyone interested in the “open theism” discussion. ——————————————————————————– Gilbert Bilezikian, Professor Emeritus of Wheaton College, says: “Does God Know the Future? was a necessary book. Before the term ‘open theism’ was ever invented, Michael Saia had already conducted a lifetime of careful research relevant to the current discussion. The results of this pursuit have now been made graciously available in Does God Know the Future? This book constitutes the most thorough presentation available on the subject of the ‘openness of God’ theology. In it, the biblical basis for the openness teaching is clearly described, and the arguments propounded against this teaching are systematically examined and critically evaluated. Because the contents of the book have been targeted to include a general readership and because its tone is irenic, it will benefit a wide public who may be aware of the present debate without knowing where to turn to receive simple answers.”
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History And Theology In The Fourth Gospel (Revised)
$50.001. A Blind Beggar Receives His Sight
2. He Is Excluded From The Synagogue And Enters The Church
3. The Jewish-Christian Beguiler Must Be Identified
4. He Must Be Arrested And Tried By The Court
5. Yet The Conversation Continues
6. From The Expectation Of The Prophet-Messiah Like Moses
7. To The Presence Of The Son Of ManAdditional Info
In his comprehensive survey, Understanding The Fourth Gospel John Ashton divides the history of modern Johannine scholarship into three epochs: Before Bultmann, Bultmann, and After Bultmann. The reference is, of course, to the towering commentary on John by Rudolf Bultmann. In Ashton’s view, which many would share, J. Louis Martyn’s History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel “for all its brevity is probably the most important single work on the Gospel since Bultmann’s commentary”.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Beyond The Bounds
$28.00Isaiah tells us that knowing the future distinguishes God from idols. In denying exhaustive foreknowledge, “open theism” undermines the foundation of orthodox Christianity. Explaining why this new theology’s god is not the God of Scripture, 12 pastors and teachers provide a philosophical, historical, and linguistic understanding of the boundary lines at stake.
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Allegory And Event
$55.00In this classic work in patristic studies, Hanson elucidates the views of the third-century theologian Origen on the nature and interpretation of Scripture. The new introductory essay by a leading Origen scholar sets Hanson’s work in its context and explores its significance in Origen scholarship.
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Making Of American Liberal Theology
$65.001. Creating A New Mainstream’
2. Thy Kingdom Com
3. Post-Ritschlian Religion
4. In The Spirit Of William James
5. The Real Is The Personal
6. Practical Divinity
7. Revolt Of The Neoliberals
8. Modern GospelsAdditional Info
In this second of a three-volume, comprehensive, landmark history, Gary Dorrien mixes theological and philosophical analyses with historical and biographical detail in interpreting the liberal era of American theology. Exploring American theological liberalism in its heyday, Dorrien emphasizes the diversity of liberal theologians and schools of thought, as well as the central importance of liberal debates over idealism, realism, naturalistic empiricism, and “making Christianity modern.” Breaking with previous interpretations, he treats Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich as theorists of a “neoliberal” position within the liberal tradition.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Reforming Theological Anthropology
$39.99248 pages
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With the profound changes in today’s intellectual and scientific landscape, traditional ways of speaking about human nature, sin, and the image of God have lost their explanatory power. In this volume F.LeRon Shults explores the challenges to and opportunities for rethinking current religious views of humankind in contemporary Western culture.From philosophy to theology, from physics to psychology, we find a turn to the categories of “relationality.” Shults briefly traces this history from Aristotle to Levinas, showing its impact on the Christian doctrine of anthropology, and he argues that the biblical understanding of humanity has much to contribute to today’s dialogue on persons and on human becoming in relation to God and others. Shults’s work stands as a potent effort to reform theological anthropology in a way that restores its relevance to contemporary interpretations of the world and our place in it.
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Gods Unfaithful Wife
$25.99Series Preface
Preface
Abbreviations
1. In The Beginning: Human Marriage As “One Flesh”
2. Playing The Harlot
3. Committing Great Harlotry
4. Under Every Green Tree
5. In Every Public Square
6. The Ultimate Marriage As “One Spirit”
7. Concluding Reflections
Appendix: The Harlot Metaphor And Feminist Interpretation
Bibliography
Index Of Scripture References
Index Of AuthorsAdditional Info
The biblical theme of spiritual adultery stands in all its bluntness for a deeply offensive sin–the unfaithfulness of God’s covenant people in departing from Yahweh, their husband, and going after false gods.
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. begins by showing how the Genesis vision of human marriage provides the logic and coherent network of meanings for the story of Israel’s relationship with Yahweh. He traces the specific theme of marital unfaithfulness, first through the historical books of the Old Testament and then through the prophets, particularly Hosea, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Turning to the New Testament he also shows how the sad story of Israel’s adultery is transcended by the vision of ultimate reality in Christ and his church–the Bridegroom and the Bride.This beautifully written book, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, is marked by careful exegesis and deep sensitivity. It is that rare thing–a work of scholarship that calls readers to love God with an ardor that suffuses all of life.
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Friend Of The Bridegroom
$31.99“The Friend of the Bridegroom” offers a compelling theological interpretation of John the Baptist as seen through the eyes of Eastern Orthodoxy. Written by Sergius Bulgakov, the greatest Russian theologian of modern times, this book sheds new light on the mission and meaning of John the Baptist, commonly referred to in Orthodoxy as the Forerunner of the Lord. Bulgakov traces the Baptist’s life from beginning to end — his birth, his preaching of repentance, his baptism of the Lord, his agony, his death, and his veneration in the context of Eastern Orthodoxy. In addition to its use of the Gospel narratives, Bulgakov’s profound portrait of the Baptist is colored by sacred tradition as it is embodied in patristic literature, in liturgy, and in iconography. Yet this is not a work of arcane scholarship intended just for academic readers. Typical of all of Bulgakov’s books, “The Friend of the Bridegroom” is steeped in devotional language and holy awe. In the words of translator Boris Jakim, it is a work of prayer that will stir the souls of Christians everywhere.
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Stubborn Theological Questions
$35.99This text addresses three main questions: how we should think and speak about God in a changing and largely secularized world; the nature of the person and incarnation of Jesus Christ – is he fully man and fully God?; and how does a theologian know about God and the destiny of man? It addresses issues such as: the suffering of God; the Cosmic Christ; the pre-existence of Jesus Christ; and the development of the Christian doctrine, as well as presenting the history of those groups and individuals who advanced the discussion of such questions.
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Participating In Gods Life
$15.99This book is a very clear and relevant case study of the shaping impact of “secular” philosophies on Christian theology. The authors urge the recovery of a biblical spirituality rooted in the triune nature of God.
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Justice Mercy And Humility
$29.99Justice, Mercy and Humility explores the challenge of integral mission among the poor today. It locates the Christian response within a world of alternatives – alternatives at the macro-level of policies and advocacy and the micro-level of lifestyle and affirms the need to integrate ourselves within a total missional response to the poor. Combing case studies from around the world with Jesus’ own teaching and ministry, the book considers what it means for the church to be a countercultural ministry and in doing so raises new questions about what it means to be church.
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King Of Gods Kingdom
$42.99This book addresses the problems raised by biblical scholarship concerning Jesus and his mission. Much of Jesus’ ministry remains a mystery; many of the things he said and did do not fit neatly into traditional Christian interpretation. He spoke of the coming of the kingdom of God but what become of this new age which was meant to be tangible and near? The King of God’s Kingdom in part is an attempt to uncover and understand Jesus and His vision. At the same time, Seccombe inspires confidence in the historical Jesus, overcoming much of the confusion that has been created in the last two hundred years. With conviction of the urgency of these issues for the Christian faith today, he presents a solution to the puzzle in the form of an account of Jesus’ ministry years.
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Devilish Dialogues
$12.95In this intriguing set of “no holds barred” verbal exchanges, advocates for the Lord and the Devil discuss six of Jesus’ parables in a point/counterpoint framework. Clearly delineated opposing points of view shed new light on these familiar stories, and the fascinating format is guaranteed to keep you reading to see how the arguments will develop. The stark contrast of the Devil’s enticements with the Lord’s redeeming message provides a stimulating vehicle for seriously confronting basic issues of faith, while reaffirming the Good News of God’s ultimate victory. The Devilish Dialogues is not only an absorbing resource for personal spiritual growth; it’s also a model for captivating presentations in sanctuary, classroom, and retreat settings, and is especially well-suited for weekly Lenten programming.
Parables discussed are:
* The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
* The Great Feast (Luke 14:15-24)
* The Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
* The Unprofitable Servant (Matthew 25:14-30)
* The Parable Of The Sower (Mark 4:1-20)
* The Wicked Husbandsmen (Mark 12:1-12)Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Get Up Off Your Knees
$14.95Get Up Off Your Knees is a thoughtful and provocative collection of sermons by a group of preachers from across the international church spectrum who have been moved to theological reflection on the art and work of U2. This book will appeal to fans of U2, students of homiletics, and everyone interested in the intersection of art, popular culture, and religion.
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Honest To God (Anniversary)
$34.001. Reluctant Revolution
2. The End Of Theism?
3. The Ground Of Our Being
4. The Man For Others
5. Worldly Holiness
6. ‘The New Morality’
7. Recasting The MouldAdditional Info
The republication of John Robinson’s 1963 volume, Honest To God, invites us to reread this controversial work with fresh eyes in the light of the many trends of this forty-year period toward greater plurality, globalization, and inclusivity in cultural and religious thought. Such a rereading will allow Robinson’s volume to be seen as one that called, not for the discarding of Christian faith in God and Christ, but for a clarification of what is essential to that faith.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Reformation Pastors : Richard Baxter And The Ideal Of The Reformed Pastor
$49.99This work examines Richard Baxter’s understanding and practice of pastoral ministry from the perspective of his own stated concern for ‘reformation’ and in the broader context of Edwardian, Elizabethan and early Stuart pastoral ideals and practice. It investigates Baxter’s major treatise on pastoral ministry and explores the background of each aspect of his pastoral strategy.
Examines Richard Baxter’s practice of pastoral ministry in the broader historical context of Edwardian, Elizabethan and early Stuart pastoral ideals and practices.
Far from being novel, Baxter’s practice of pastoral ministry certainly reflects aspects of his puritan predecessor’s practice, if not their rhetoric. The book concludes by considering the impact of Baxter’s pastoral legacy, both on the lives of individual pastors and on the subsequent discussion of ‘puritan’ ministry.
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Ministry Anointing Of The Prophet Minstrel
$14.99The Ministry Anointing of the Prophet-Minstrel is a Scripture-based study on the office of Prophet coupled with a musical gifting. The author’s experience and study of Scripture will release the anointing that God has ordained for this office, which takes the Body of Christ into a deeper relationship and into the presence of God through worship. When God places the ministries of Prophet and Minstrel into one person, an explosive anointing can be released when properly cultivated. When this anointing is stirred or shaken, as with nitroglycerine, it will explode. Some tasks in the realm of the Spirit are difficult to exercise, but when the Prophet-Minstrel is released to flow, he or she can accomplish with great ease and spiritual ability what may seem difficult for others. Prophet-Minstrels have an anointing to speak words of release and deliverance over the people of God. In addition, they have the authority to activate your ministry destiny and declare victory for the saints. And also as important, the Prophet-Minstrels possess weapons that will cause great damage and defeat to the kingdom of darkness.
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Whispers Of Heaven And Heaven According To Matthew
$15.49What will heaven be like? It is hard to say in any detail. It will be more glorious than we can imagine. No previous experiences will do it justice. Still, some of our experiences seem to anticipate heaven in one connection or another. I call these whispers of heaven. They often occur when one least expects them. One should cherish them as if precious jewels. C. S. Lewis observes that God more often employs a carrot than a club. This book serves as a prime case in point. They invite us to take up the journey to the celestial city. Then, when the way becomes difficult, they encourage us to press on. When finally the time draws near, they incite us to finish confidently.
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Engaging Augustine On Romans
$59.95SKU (ISBN): 9781563384073ISBN10: 1563384078Editor: Daniel Patte | Editor: Eugene TeSelleBinding: Trade PaperPublished: January 2003Romans Through History And CulturesPublisher: Trinity Press International Print On Demand Product
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Reconciliation : Restoring Justice
$34.00Whether born in the Mideast, Africa, Asia, or brought home to the streets of America, violent hatreds often threaten to swamp the minimal cooperation needed to foster life and health. Does Christianity have anything besides warmed-over pieties to offer a world torn by estrangement, alienation, and violently opposed worldviews? In this signal contribution to public theology, John de Gruchy, an internationally esteemed political theologian, emphatically affirms the possibility and necessity of reconciliation. For Christians, he says, reconciliation is the center and perennial test of their faith. De Gruchy expands reconciliation’s relevance beyond personal piety and ecclesial harmony to encompass group relations, politics, and even the environment. In all cases, he argues, it involves the restoration of justice. Forged in the recent experience of South Africa, his work delineates the political and ecclesial significance of reconciliation and shows its importance for interreligious relations, addressing victimization, and international peace. Reconciliation will be welcomed by all whose faith leads them to help alleviate the world’s mounting agonies.
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Tears Of Lady Meng
$12.95Here is a superb example of the new way of doing theology. C. S. Song tells a charming story of long ago and then proceeds to draw some not-so-charming implications for what it means in our time. The ‘safe’ tale turns out to have devastating impact on what we thought was our own secure world. Scripture, tears, prophetic insight, social analysis, politics, hope — all of them are incorporated in this deceptively small package. –
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Light Of The Mind
$14.95St. Augustine is not only the bridge that links ancient philosophy and early Christian theology with the thought of the Middle Ages, but one who, in his philosophy and especially in his epistemology, anticipated some of the most important ideas of Descartes and Malbranche, Berkeley and Kant. In this study of the central aspect of St. Augustine’s thought, the author analyzes the various facets of his theory of knowledge and offers a new interpretation of his idea of divine illumination.
St. Augustine’s views on skepticism and truth, on faith and reason, and on sense perception and cogitation are first examined in order to show their relation to this theory of divine illumination as the ultimate source of truth for man. The proper understanding of the theory of illumination, of how man apprehends the divine ideas, is the most difficult problem in St. Augustine’s epistemology, for he did not formulate any systematic theory of knowledge. Any account of the Augustinian epistemology, Mr. Nash believes, must resolve three paradoxes: how the intellect is both passive and active; how the forms are distinct from – and not distinct from – the human mind; and how man’s mind is and is not the light that makes knowledge possible.
In explaining the nature of divine illumination, Nash discusses four interpretations that have been advanced; the Thomist (which he rejects as not faithful to St. Augustine’s general philosophy), the Franciscan, the Formalist, and the Ontologist. He argues here for a modified Ontologist view. In his synthesis of Christian theology and Neoplatonic philosophy, St. Augustine held that all creation partakes of truth in varying degrees, that man as the highest part of creation, created in God’s image and thus sharing to some degree the divine nature, is able to know truth through the divine light and the light of his own mind. In attempting to find an answer to the perennial problem of knowledge, St. Augustine, Nash suggests, was struggling to find a theory that would combine the benefits of conceptualism and realism, and his answer was more modern than many have given him credit for.
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Gregory Of Nazianzus
$16.00This study on the life and thought of St. Gregory of Nazianzus was written by feminist theologian and Patristic scholar, Rosemary Radford Ruether, as her doctoral dissertation and originally published by Oxford University Press in 1969. The focus of the study is the tension and conflict in the life of Gregory of Nazianzus and his contemporary Christian companions, such as Basil the Great and Gregory Nyssa, between rhetoric and philosophy.
This is a conflict that has deep roots in Greek culture, going back to the time of Isocrates and Plato. It reflects two major streams of Greek culture, the literary tradition of classical education and public argumentation, with its often specious use of language, and the philosophical search for truth which saw itself as culminating in spiritual communion with the Good, the True and the Beautiful. In the Christian context of the fourth century A.D. this conflict had been translated into a tension between classical literary education, which still shaped the socialization of Christian leaders such as Gregory and informed the patterns of their preaching, and their search for contemplative union with God. Gregory and others spoke of the ascetic life of emerging Christian monasticism as “the philosophical life,” thus incorporating this tension between rhetoric and philosophy into their own lives.
For Gregory and other Christian leader of his time, Christians should renounce worldly ambition and even Christian positions of power, such as episcopacy, to pursue the separated life of monastic discipline, yet even in this ascetic retirement they found it difficult not to continue to employ the much-loved literary culture of their youthful education. This book shows how this tension played out in Gregory’s own life, including his relation with his friend and school companion, Basil the Great, who shared the quest for the monastic life with Gregory, but later became a bishop and sought to secure his power against church rivals by forcing episcopacy upon both Gregory Nazianzus and his own brother, Gregory Nyssa.
The volume also studies the way in which Gregory of Nazianzus employs rhetorical conventions to shape his own literary style in his sermons and treatises. It then focuses on the anthropology and cosmology that underlay Gregory’s understanding of the “philosophical life” as a journey of communion with God. In the final chapter it reviews Gregory’s own struggles to find a modus vivendi between the two cultures of clas
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Christian Faith And History
$40.00Thomas Olgetree’s Christian Faith and History offers a critical analysis of the views of Ernst Troeltsch and Karl Barth regarding Christian faith and history. Troeltsch and Barth appraoched theology from seemingly antithetical vantage points, but Ogletree seeks to identify overlapping interests in the writing of these two authors, and to suggest a broader framework for understanding that constructively combines the insights of both.
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All Of Grace
$15.99In All of Grace, C.H. Spurgeon outlines the love of God in such clear, simple language that everyone can understand and be drawn to the Father. Any attempt to please God based upon our own works brings self-righteousness and coldness of heart. It is free grace and mercy of God that makes the heart glow with warmth and thankfulness for God’s love. The heartfelt goal of this dynamic classis is summed up in Spurgeon’s final cry to the reader, “Meet me in heaven!”
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Ways Of Our God
$88.99976 Pages
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At a time when Old Testament and New Testament studies are considered to be two very different tasks, this major new work by Charles Scobie offers an approach to biblical theology meant to take in the entire sweep of divine revelation.Comprehensive in scope, this book covers every aspect of biblical theology. Chapters are devoted first to the nature and task of biblical theology and then to major themes within the biblical message – God’s order, God’s servant, God’s people, and God’s way. Each section of the book also features an extensive system of helpful cross-references. Not only is Scobie’s attempt to bridge the biblical testaments admirable, but he also takes great care to present scholarship that is at the same time informed by, and relevant to, the daily life and work of the church. The result is a book that is relevant to readers everywhere.
Accessible to teachers, clergy, students, and general readers alike, this book will reinvigorate the study of the Bible as the unified word of God.
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Practical Theology For Black Churches
$30.00The rift between black theology, with its social and political concerns, and black churches, with their emphasis on pastoral care and piety, has been growing. Andrew’s offers a way to bridge this gap by redefining the paradigm of church as “refuge” in terms of faith identity that brings together a concern for liberation with a pastoral focus on spirituality. This faith identity emerges from the biblical themes of creation and imago dei, the Exodus narrative, the suffering of Jesus and conversion, and eschatology and the kingdom of God. Andrews’s insightful analysis of the gulf between black churches and black theology reveals the invasive influence of individualism in black religious life as well as the shared values for social change and care of the soul. Notably, it is this influence of individualism that has disrupted communal solidarity and brought about the neglect of liberation ethics within black church life. This practical theology will contribute greatly towards renewing the pastoral and prophetic ministry of black religious life.
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