Outline : Mental ill-health is far more common than many of us think. Statistics suggest that one in six people will have experienced a mental-health struggle in the past week. That means there are many in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings and even voices that distract them, drag them down and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, we often find ourselves u…
Outline : Most people believe that hell is the final state of the condemned following the final judgment. At the same time, many people cannot comprehend why God created hell for the unsaved. Respected church fathers held a variety of views dating back to the early centuries of the church. This book explains views on why hell exists: unending suffering, the annihilation of the unrepentant, and …
Outline: Along with a loss of faith in reason and science, the twentieth century witnessed a loss of faith in the human self and society as a whole. Two devastating world wars left scant reason for Enlightenment optimism. Commencing with Frege, Husserl and Bergson, Alan Padgett and Steve Wilkens chart the course of twentieth-century philosophy on its journey toward postmodernism. The voyage is …
Outline : Many people today don't understand who Christ is and what He has done for us. It is our job to make those glorious truths known. High King of Heaven is a detailed examination of the most important topic imaginable: Christology. Written by respected theologians, scholars, historians, and pastors, these essays explore the various facets of Christ's identity and encourage pastors and stu…
Outline : The Culmination of James D. G. Dunn's Three - Volume Magnum Opus on the development of early Christianity.
Outline : The Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS) is a premier book series that offers cutting-edge for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament studies, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-s…
Outline : Mental ill-health is far more common than many of us think. Statics suggest that one is six people will have experienced a mental-health struggle in the past week. That means there are many in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings, and even voices that distract, drag down, and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, we often find ourselves unsure of wh…
Outline: Libatkan, berdayakan, dan jadi berlipat ganda! Yesus mengatakan kepada para pengikutNya bahwa Dia akan membangun jemaatNya dan kemuliaan Dia memerintahkan mereka untuk pergi dan memuridkan. Sesederhana itu. Kita memuridkan dan Dia yang membangun jemaatNya. Namun, saat ini kita sering melakukan hal yang sebaliknya. Kita bekerja keras untuk membangun jemaat dengan berbagai program dan pr…
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Outline: The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they shaped Christian thinking from the beginning. As a missionary, theologian and pastor Paul's own wrestling with theological and ethical questions of his day is paradigmatic for Christian theol…
Outline: The Cambridge History of Christianity offers a comprehensive chronological account of the development of Christianity in all its aspects - theological, intellectual, social, political, regional, global - from its beginnings to the present day. Each volume makes a substantial contribution in its own right to the scholarship of its period and the complete History constitutes a major work…
Outline: Arab and Indian traders brought Islam to the coastal trading ports of the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Java between the 11th and 15th centuries, assimilating Hinduism and various animist sects that practices the supernatural. Over the centuries Southeast Asian Muslims became known for their tolerance of religious beliefs, including those of European colonists and laborers brought from…
This text is designed for students and academics studying the doctrine of the incarnation. James Dunn clarifies in detail the beginnings of the belief in Christ as the Son of God and discusses the historical context of such beliefs.
Does God play games with his kids? Of course, He does! I totally believe this and that is why the volume switch is on His end and not yours! Up and down the volume level goes. Real time experience goes something like this: real loud to deafening soft. And seemingly not much between! Zooming in and out with His telescopic lens, the Holy Spirit creates close encounters and yes, far away ones. He …
The task of collecting, arranging, and editing essays into the coherent sequence necessary for an effective book-long presentation brings with it many challenges. In this particular case the arrangement of Professor Masons papers into three parts is his own and will be subsequently explained in the author's introduction. The decision, however, to include a cumulative bibliography along with anc…
Science is an ongoing search for truth—a perpetual struggle to discover how the universe works that goes back to the earliest civilizations...
This book is the first accessible introduction in English to Tertullian's works, providing translations of Adversus Iudaeos (Against the Jews), Scorpiace (Antidote for the Scorpion's Sting) and De Verginibus Velandis (On the Veiling of Virgins). Tertullian (c. AD 160 - 225) was one of the first theologians of the Western Church and ranks among the most prominent of the early Latin fathers. H…
How many times have you felt God is trying to speak to you and yet you feel like you're hearing nothing? Who hasn't asked, "God, can't you talk louder? I just want to know what to do!" The reality is that all of God's sheep, in every denomination, already hear God's voice--every day! Steve Shultz uncovers the many Scriptures "hidden in plain sight," as he likes to say. These clear, yet often fo…
Using Paul's letter to the Romans as the foundation for constructing a fuller exposition of Paul's whole theology, Dunn's thematic treatment clearly describes Paul's teaching on such topics as God, humankind, sin, Christology, salvation, the church, and the nature of the Christian life. In the process Dunn engages, in a concise way, with what other important scholars have said regarding each ar…
This collection of essays highlights a dimension of Paul's theology of justification that has been neglected -- that his teaching emerged as an integral part of his understanding of his commission to preach the gospel to non-Jews and that his dismissal of justification "by works of the law" was directed not so much against Jewish legalism but rather against his fellow Jews' assumption that the …
The apostle Paul has been justifiably described as the first and greatest Christian theologian. His letters were among the earliest documents to be included in the New Testament and, as such, they influenced Christian thinking from its very beginning. This Companion provides an important assessment of the apostle as well as a new appreciation of his continuing contemporary significance. With ei…
"Church is not a meeting you attend or a place you enter," write pastors Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. "It's an identity that is ours in Christ. An identity that shapes the whole of life so that life and mission become 'total church.'" With that as their premise, they emphasize two overarching principles to govern the practice of church and being gospel-centered and being community-centered. Wh…
Outline: Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is comprehensive resource that will help you understand how to minister from God's truth to change lives. With the cumulative wisdom of 40 contributors with exceptional credentials, you'll discover a valuable model for counseling that explains ... The Why of Biblical Counseling - Why the Bible is sufficient and relevant for addressing every issue …
Outline : "Tolong!" "la tidak mengerti apa yang kukatakan "la tidak bilang apa maunya!" Setiap pernikahan menghadapi masalah komunikasi mengenai seks, panggilan hidup, karier, anak-anak, atau rebutan remote control. Kenapa kaum laki-laki sering merasa bingung, tak peduli seberapa keras usaha mereka? Kenapa kaum perempuan tidak sabaran untuk mau memberi tahu keinginan mereka, sampai-sampai merek…
Outline: Biblical Hermeneutics is designed for students and ministers who want to grow in their ability to interpret, teach, and preach God's Word. It requires no understanding of biblical languages or of the technical details of hermeneutics, the art and science of interpreting the Bible. You will learn: - A step-by-step approach to interpreting a passage - Hermeneutical principles that app…
Outline : Ilmuwan Kristen memiliki kesempatan memberikan dampak signifikan terhadap kehidupan orang lain di dalam amupun di luar komunitas Kristennya. Mereka yang bersedia terjun di wilayah sains akan mengakui bahwa ini bukan tentang mengatasi Tuhan, tetapi bertumbuh menuju pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang Dia (dan ciptaan-Nya). Berpikir dan Bertindak Sainsis membantu setiap Kristen yang m…
Outline: Buku ini merupakan salah satu judul dalam seri buku teks yang memaparkan tentang Perjanjian Baru, yang ditulis oleh pengarang-pengarang yang memiliki pengalaman luas dalam mengajar di bidang Teologi di peguruan tinggil internasional. Buku ini menerapkan pendekatan menjelajah yang akan mengundang pembaca ikut serta berkelana ke dalam teks yang alkitabiah, dan tidak sekedar menjadi pemba…
Outline : Seberapa kontekstualkah "teologi kontekstual" yang dikembangkan di Asia selama ini? Berdasarkan premis bahwa teologi dan misi tidaklah terpisah, penulis menerapkan empat kriteria misiologis terhadap tulisan-tulisan teolog Protestan Asia untuk menilai kekontekstualannya. Penulis bahwa teologi-teologi kontekstual selama ini telah dijinakkan oleh dualime Barat dan paham Pencerahan. O…
Outline: In recent years, traditional Sunday school and education programs have decline in influence and effectiveness. Education in the church is often sidelined by other competing priorities, and many Christians have not learned the fundamental doctrinal content of the faith. As a response, a growing number of church ministries have moved toward an emphasis on Christian spiritual formation.…
Outline: The author's latest book meets the need for an accessible introduction to the various ways in which Jesus used Scripture, both in teaching and in his understanding of his ministry. After analysing, the scriptural quotations and allusions in the four canonical Gospels, the author examines the work of a range of key scholars (Borg, Crossan, Dun, France, Kimball, Vermes and Wright), and…
Overview: Buku ini menguraikan kerangka yang alkitabiah terkait dengan penyebab-penyebab utama kemiskinan dan pengentasannya. Sebuah jalan maju telah ditemukan, bukan melalui menyediakan sumber daya kepada kaum miskin, tetapi dengan berjalan bersama mereka dalam hubungan-hubungan yang rendah hati. Apakah Anda terlibat dalam misi jangka pendek atau pemberdayaan jangka panjang bagi kaum misk…