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PaperbackChristianity and Western Thought
From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment
Christianity and Western Thought Series
by Colin Brown
From Socrates and the Sophists to Kant, from Augustine to Aquinas and the Reformers, Colin Brown traces the turbulent, often tension-filled, always fascinating story of the thinkers, ideas and movements that have shaped our intellectual landscape. Is philosophy the "handmaiden of faith" or "the doctrine of demons"? Does it clarify the faith or undermine the very heart of Christian belief?Brown writes, ...
PaperbackThe Blessing of Africa
The Bible and African Christianity
by Keith A Burton
According to some estimates, Africa will soon have the highest concentration of Christians in the world. But African Christianity has had a long and conflicted history. Even today, modern misinterpretations of Scripture argue for God's curse uponthe dark-skinned peoples of Africa.In this comprehensive study, Keith Burton traces the story of biblical Africa and the place of the Bible in the land ...
PaperbackPicturing the Gospel
Tapping the Power of the Bible's Imagery
by Neil Livingstone
Foreword by Brian McLarenIn our image-based culture, people need to visualize something to understand it. This has never been more true about our communication of the gospel. But sometimes our understanding of the gospel gets stuck in a rut, and all we know is a particular outline or one-size-fits-all formula. While we hold to only one gospel, the New Testament uses a wealth of dynamic, compelling images for explaining ...
PaperbackBasic Christian Leadership
Biblical Models of Church, Gospel and Ministry
by John Stott
"God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." (1 Corinthians 1:27)Those in Christian leadership might suspect that this verse invalidates the day-to-day reality of their ministries. They often feel that they must project strength and certainty in order to preach and minister credibly. But does this run counter ...
PaperbackA Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible
Its History, Methods and Results
by Paul D. Wegner
The Bible has been on a long historical journey since its original composition. Its texts have been copied and recopied. And despite the most careful and painstaking efforts of scribes and publishers down through the centuries, errors of one sortor another have crept in and have been reproduced. Sorting out the errors and determining the original wording is the task of textual criticism.
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PaperbackEzra and Nehemiah
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Geert Lorein
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIThe checkered story of the kings, lasting nearly five centuries, ended disastrously in 587 BC with the sack of Jerusalem, the fall of the monarchy, and the removal to Babylonia of all that made Judah politically viable. It was a death to make way for a rebirth. The closely related books of Ezra and Nehemiah chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of that ...
PaperbackDaniel
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Paul R. House
Series edited by David G. Firth
Consulting Editor Tremper Longman IIIDaniel asserts that the meaning of history is that God's kingdom is coming. As it does, faithful people persevere in their work for God. Believers can rely on the certainties the book proclaims: God is sovereign over human affairs and is effectively bringing in his eternal kingdom, which will encompass all nations. In this Tyndale commentary, Paul House shows how Daniel rewards readers who embrace ...
PaperbackLuke: The Gospel of Amazement
The Biblical Imagination Series
by Michael Card
Luke is the story of how God came to earth in the form of a man, and how that arrival turned the world upside down. Filled with the lyric melodies and thoughtful text you've come to expect from Michael Card, this new album explores the mystery ofincarnation as it was revealed to a historian, doctor and slave named Luke.
PaperbackKeeping Place
Reflections on the Meaning of Home
by Jen Pollock Michel
Foreword by Scott SaulsTo be human is to long for home.Home is our most fundamental human longing. And for many of us homesickness is a nagging place of grief. This book connects that desire and disappointment with the story of the Bible, helping us tosee that there is a homemaking God with wide arms of welcome—and a church commissioned with this same work. "Many of us seem to be recovering the sacred, ...
PaperbackTransformed into the Same Image
Constructive Investigations into the Doctrine of Deification
Foreword by Michael J Gorman
Contributions by Shu-chen Hsu Hsiung, Carl Mosser, Brian Siu Kit Chiu, Benjamin C Blackwell, Alister McGrath, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Nathan Betz, Mark Gorman, Leslie Ann jervis, Kimbell Kornu, James Salladin, Jahdiel Nehemias Perez, Jacob Chengwei Feng, and Chao-Chun Liu
Edited by Paul Copan and Michael Martin Chester ReardonThe doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding ...
