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paperbackPsychology and Christianity
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by David G. Myers, Stanton L. Jones, Robert C. Roberts, P. J. Watson, John H. Coe, Todd W. Hall, and David A. Powlison
Edited by Eric L JohnsonHow should Christians understand and undertake the discipline of psychology?
This question has been of keen interest—and sometimes concern—to Christians because of the importance we place on a correct understanding of humannature. Psychology can sometimes seem disconnected from, if not antithetical to, Christian perspectives on life. How are we to understand our Christian ...
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paperbackFrom Prisoner to Prince
The Joseph Story in Biblical Theology
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Samuel Emadi
Series edited by D. A. CarsonThe story of Joseph is prominent in the book of Genesis and yet is rarely mentioned in the rest of Scripture. How then do we understand Joseph's significance in redemptive history? When Christians have addressed this question, theconversation has frequently turned toward typology: Is Joseph a type of the Messiah?
Messianic interpretations of the Joseph narrative have often ...
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paperbackThe Nature of the Atonement
Four Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Gregory A. Boyd, Joel B. Green, Bruce Reichenbach, and Thomas R. Schreiner
Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. EddyA long history of biblical exegesis and theological reflection has shaped our understanding of the atonement today. The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, and governmental.
Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, ...
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paperbackCreation and Doxology
The Beginning and End of God's Good World
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Gerald L. Hiestand and Todd A Wilson
The doctrine of creation is crucial to the Christian faith, but it has often been maligned, misinterpreted, or ignored.
Some, such as pagan philosophers and Gnostics, have tended to denigrate the goodness of the material world. More recently, new questions have emerged regarding human origins in light of the Darwinian account of evolution. What does it mean today to both affirm ...
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paperbackMissions
God's Heart for the World
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Paul Borthwick
Beginning with Genesis, the Bible is the story of God pursuing his people. In this study guide, you'll explore how God reaches out--through Jesus and through human ambassodors like us. You'll discover that the call to "missions" is not for a select group but is a part of God's call to every Christian. And you'll begin to understand your own part in God's plan.
This nine session LifeGuide® ...
Number of Studies: 9
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paperbackTranscending Mission
The Eclipse of a Modern Tradition
by Michael W. Stroope
IVP Readers' Choice Award
Mission, missions, missional, and all its linguistic variations are part of the expanding vocabulary and rhetoric of the contemporary Christian missionary enterprise. Its language and assumptions are deeply ingrained in the thought and speech of the church today. Christianity is a missionary religion and faithful churches are mission-minded. What's ...
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paperbackRenewal Worship
A Theology of Pentecostal Doxology
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by Steven Félix-Jäger
At its best, all Christian worship is led by the Holy Spirit. But is there a distinctive theology of Pentecostal worship?
The Pentecostal church or the renewal movement is among the fastest-growing parts of the body of Christ around the world, which makes understanding its theology and practice critical for the future of the church.
In this volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics ...
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paperbackThe Hope of Life After Death
A Biblical Theology of Resurrection
Essential Studies in Biblical Theology
by Jeff Brannon
Series edited by Benjamin L. GladdIn a world full of suffering and death, humans long for abundant life. Christians understand that in Christ God saves us from sin. But salvation must also include much more: being rescued from death, physical resurrection, and newlife in the new creation.
In this ESBT volume, Jeff Brannon explores how the hope of life after death is woven throughout Scripture—even in unexpected ...
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paperbackThe Message of Ezekiel
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Ezekiel comes to us as a stranger from a distant time and land. Who is this man? He is a priest who, on his thirtieth birthday, has a dazzling vision of God on a wheeled throne; an odd prophet who engages in outlandish street theater and speaks for God on international affairs; and a seer who paints murals of apocalyptic doom and then of a restored temple bursting with emblems of ...
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paperbackLight of the Word
How Knowing the History of the Bible Illuminates Our Faith
by Susan Chongmi Lim
While Christians generally acknowledge that the Bible is God's Word, many of us lack robust confidence in the reality of its trustworthiness. We may not be sure if we really believe what we read. But the more we understand how Scripture came to be, the more we discover its power and truth.
Historian Susan Lim unpacks how the history of the Bible bolsters our faith and anchors ...
