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EbookLearning Theology with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. Hall
The early church fathers were great theologians--though they did not think of themselves as such. They were working pastors, involved in the daily life and leadership of their congregations. Yet they were wrestling with many of the great and formative questions of the Christian faith, such as the Trinity, the incarnation, the providence of God and the nature of the church. These beliefs were defined ...
EbookThe Story of Christian Theology
Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform
by Roger E. Olson
Christianity Today Book of the Year Award
ECPA Gold Medallion AwardHistory is made up of stories--narratives that recount the events, movements, ideas and lives that have shaped religions and nations. Theologian Roger Olson believes that the history of Christian theology should be told as such a story, one replete with thick plots, exciting twists, interesting ...
EbookTheology of Mission
A Believers Church Perspective
by John Howard Yoder
Edited by Gayle Gerber Koontz and Andy Alexis-Baker- 2014 Best Texts of Missiology, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore
John Howard Yoder, author of The Politics of Jesus (1972), was best known for his writing and teaching on Christian pacifism.The material in Theology of Mission shows he was a profound missiologist as well. Working from a believers or free church perspective, Yoder effortlessly ...
EbookThe Chosen People
Election, Paul and Second Temple Judaism
by A. Chadwick Thornhill
One of the central touchstones of Second Temple Judaism is election. The Jews considered themselves a people set apart for God's special purpose. So it is not surprising that this concept plays such an important role in Pauline theology. In this careful and provocative study, Chad Thornhill considers how Second Temple understandings of election influenced key Pauline texts.
Thornhill ...
PaperbackBeyond Bumper Sticker Ethics
An Introduction to Theories of Right and Wrong
by Steve Wilkens
With this introductory text, Steve Wilkens takes a fresh, friendly approach to understanding and evaluating various ethical systems. Beginning each chapter with a "bumper sticker" slogan ("If it feels good, do it"; "God said it, I believe it, that settles it;" "When in Rome..."), he then moves on to examine the complex questions, conclusions and assumptions that lie at its heart. Wilkens acquaints ...
EbookTalking Doctrine
Mormons and Evangelicals in Conversation
Edited by Richard J. Mouw and Robert L. Millet
Over the past two centuries relations between Mormons and evangelicals could at best be described as guarded and suspicious and at worst as antagonistic and hostile. In recent years, however, evangelicals and Mormons have frequently found themselves united against certain influences in society—militant atheism, growing secularism, ethical relativism and frontal attacks on marriage, the family and ...
EbookJohannine Theology
The Gospel, the Epistles and the Apocalypse
by Paul A. Rainbow
In this magisterial synthesis, Paul A. Rainbow presents the most complete account of the theology of the Johannine corpus available today. Both critical and comprehensive, this volume includes all the books of the New Testament ascribed to John: the Gospel, the three epistles and the book of Revelation.
While not proclaiming a definitive position on the question of authorship, ...
EbookDelivered from the Elements of the World
Atonement, Justification, Mission
by Peter J. Leithart
In Delivered from the Elements of the World Peter Leithart reframes Anselm's question, "Why the God Man?" Instead he asks, "How can the death and resurrection of a Jewish rabbi of the first century . . . be the decisive event in the history of humanity, the hinge and crux and crossroads for everything?" With the question reframed for the wide screen, Leithart pursues the ...
EbookThe Prophecy of Isaiah
An Introduction Commentary
by J. Alec Motyer
Among Old Testament prophetic books no other equals Isaiah's brilliance of style and metaphor, its arresting vision of the Holy One of Israel and its kaleidoscopic vision of God's future restoration of Israel and the world. Now, after over three decades of studying and teaching Isaiah, Alec Motyer presents a wealth of commentary and perspective on this book. His emphasis is on the grammatical, historical, ...
EbookGospel-Centered Hermeneutics
Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation
by Graeme Goldsworthy
While there are many books on hermeneutics, Graeme Goldsworthy's perception is that evangelical contributions often do not give sufficient attention to the vital relationship between hermeneutics and theology, both systematic and biblical.In Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics, Goldsworthy moves beyond a reiteration of the usual arguments to concentrate on the theological questions of presuppositions, ...
