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paperbackThe God Who Risks
A Theology of Divine Providence
by John Sanders
If God is all-knowing and all-powerful, can he in any way be vulnerable to his creation?Can God be in control of anything at all if he is not constantly in control of everything?John Sanders says yes to both of these questions. In The God WhoRisks defends his answer with a careful and challenging argument.He first builds his case on an in-depth reading of the Old and New Testaments. Then ...
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paperbackThe Shape of Practical Theology
Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis
by Ray S. Anderson
Too often in the life of the church, theological reflection and the practical matters of leading and serving have been considered independently. The result has been the impoverishment of both Christian faith and Christian practice. In this groundbreaking book Ray Anderson reflects theologically and practically on preaching, worship, ethics, social justice, therapy, family, homosexuality, ...
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paperbackGod and Time
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Paul Helm, William Lane Craig, Alan G Padgett, and Nicholas Wolterstorff
Edited by Gregory E. GanssleThe eternal God has created the universe. And that universe is time-bound. How can we best understand God's relationship with our time-bound universe? For example, does God experience each moment of time in succession or are all times present to God?
How we think of God and time has implications for our understanding of the nature of time, the creation of the universe, God's ...
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paperbackThe God Who Is Triune
Revisioning the Christian Doctrine of God
by Allan Coppedge
"We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity." (Athanasian Creed, 6th century A.D.The triunity of the Christian God is not just one isolated doctrine among others. Allan Coppedge unfolds the implications of the trinitarian being of God forour entire understanding of the nature, character and acts of God. Building on the theology of the church from the early church fathers, tracing it through ...
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paperbackWorship, Community and the Triune God of Grace
by James B. Torrance
Here is a book that sets our worship, sacraments, communion and language of God back on track. In a day when refinement of method and quality of experience are the guiding lights for many Christians, James Torrance points us to the indispensable who of worship, the triune God of grace. Worship is the gift of participating through the Spirit in the incarnate Son's communion with the Father, ...
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paperbackThe Trinity & Subordinationism
The Doctrine of God & the Contemporary Gender Debate
by Kevin Giles
Subordination has been and still is a controversial subject within the church.The concept has been vigorously debated in relation to the doctrine of the Trinity since the fourth century. Certain New Testament texts have made it part of discussionsof right relations between men and women. In recent years these two matters have been dramatically brought together. Indeed, today the doctrine of the ...
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paperbackThe Beauty of God
Theology and the Arts
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by Daniel J. Treier, Mark Husbands, and Roger Lundin
God. Beauty. Art. Theology.Editors Mark Husbands, Roger Lundin and Daniel J. Treier present ten essays from the 2006 Wheaton Theology Conference that explore a Christian approach to beauty and the arts. Theology has much to contribute in providinga place for the arts in the Christian life, and the arts have much to contribute to the quality of Christian life, worship and witness.The 2006 Wheaton ...
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paperbackHow Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith
Questioning Truth in Language, Philosophy and Art
by Crystal L. Downing
Thinking that postmodernism is a threat, many Christians take a duck-and-cover approach to dealing with it. But that will not make postmodernism go away. Can Christians learn from postmodern thinkers and their critique of modernism? Yes, says author Crystal L. Downing. Postmodernism should not be judged by some of the problematic practices carried out in its name.In a lively engagement with literature, ...
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paperbackBack To Jerusalem
Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission
by Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, and Enoch Wang
With Paul HattawayNapoleon once said "When China is moved it will change the face of the globe." Today those words are becoming a reality through the powerful spiritual vision of the Chinese church to send 100,000 missionaries across China's borders to complete theGreat Commission, even in this generation. Here Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, and Enoch Wang, three Chinese house church leaders who between them have ...
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paperbackPhilosophy & the Christian Faith
by Colin Brown
Colin Brown surveys the thought of over four hundred philosophers from the Middle Ages to the present day. This clear and concise guide shows how various thinkers and ideas have affected Christian belief and brings together the lessons Christianscan learn from philosophy.
