Outline : Each volume of the Doctrines of Grace series illuminates one of the five points of Calvinism, presenting the context, content, and various implications of the doctrine. Featuring essays from several respected theologians, these works help readers understand key aspects of Reformed orthodoxy in all their historical, biblical, theological, and pastoral richness.
Outline: A comprehensive guide to practical evangelism : its biblical basis, theological backbone, and current practice. Michael Green draws from a lifetime's experience in this seminal work on the theory and practice of evangelism. Green shows how the good news of Christ is communicated most effectively through the local church. This comprehensive resource includes a primer on Christian apolog…
Outline : William Perkins (1558-1602) was a master preacher and teacher of Reformed, experiential theology. He left an indelible mark upon the English Puritan movement and his writings were translated into Dutch, German, French, Hungarian, and other European languages. In Faith Working Through Love, a group of twelve scholars mine the depths of Perkins’s works on the Trinity, the work of Chri…
Outline : What are progressive Christians progressing toward, and what are they leaving behind? In Against Liberal Theology, professor and theologian Roger E. Olson warns progressive and mainline Christians against passively accepting the ideas of liberal theology without thinking through the consequences. He examines the basic beliefs of the Christian faith, the main ideas of liberal theology,…
Outline : GOD IS SOVEREIGN OVER ALL. This truth has been especially precious to Christians in times past, and for good reason. When it comes to knowing and serving God, the significance of this doctrine is hard to overstate. Yet do we truly understand what God’s sovereignty means and how it ought to impact our lives? In this accessible little book, noted theologians discuss God’s sovereignt…
Outline : Satan is real—on that the Bible is certain—but so is his ultimate defeat. “Satan will be defeated and abolished. Eternity will not be disfigured by the self-seeking, deceit, hatred, and accusations of the Adversary, but God will be all in all and the redeemed will be for ever satisfied with their Lord, who has turned Paradise lost into Paradise regained.” High among the lis…
Outline: Here is a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul - his life, his letters, his thinking - and the life-transforming gospel he proclaimed. Readers will find this book academically stimulating, theologically rich, and personally challenging. It highlights the ways Paul's life and thinking differ from - and challenge - the lie a…
Outline: Probie means probationary. Although it is not a term normally used for missionaries, it fits the new tentmaker generation. The probie is the new guy in the block, the rookie. We have been there and stayed there a long time. When you are in a cross-cultural situation, it seems you are always a probie in some sense. The veterans are too busy to explain all the details to you, or they jus…
Outline: J. Hudson Taylor, pendiri OMF, memberikan hidupnya bagi pekabaran Injli di Tiongkok. Ia dengan gigih menaburkan benih Injil di tengah masyarakat yang kuat adat istiadatnya, dalam suasanan penuh kerusuhan, perang, dan penganiayaan. Nilai-nilai hidup yang dikembangkannya dalam tubuh lembaga misi OMF terangkum dalam ungkapan berikut: "Kegembiraan mengenal Tuhan yang Hidup! Bersandar kepa…
Outline: More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. If we take seriously the Spirit's movement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are invested in the ongoing work of theology. Majority World Theology offers an unprecedented opportunity to enter conversatio…
Outline: This volume deals with with the crucial subject in today's theological debate, the authority of Scripture. Editor Henry in the Preface speaks of this subject as "the watershed of theological conviction." Twenty-four international scholars, under the editorship of Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, Editor of Chritianity Today, give evangelical view on such phases of the subject a ..., inspiration, t…
Outline: A Diverse and dazzling look at the current state of Christian thought. In Christ across the Disciplines distinguished scholars covering the theological spectrum explore the dynamic relationship between the Christian faith and the life of the mind. Although the essays in this volume are rooted in a rich understanding of the past, they focus primarily on how Christian students, teachers,…
Outline: The historical movement known as Pietism emphasized the response of faith and inward transformation as crucial aspects of conversion to Christ. Unfortunately, Pietism today is often equated with a "holier-than-thou" spiritual attitude, religious legalism, or withdrawal from involvement in society. In this book, Roger Olson and Christian Collins Winn argue that classical, historical Pie…
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-aut…
Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgens…
This book explores some early works of Christian literature, those devoted to the New Testament in the 200 years or so after the rise of Constantine by Juvencus, Sedulius, and Arator. They have been somewhat neglected in the Anglophone world, at least, though there are notable exceptions among the small number of relevant monographs; it is important, especially in an increasingly interdisciplin…
Science is an ongoing search for truth—a perpetual struggle to discover how the universe works that goes back to the earliest civilizations...
In this book, Roger Olson sets forth classical Arminian theology and addresses the myriad misunderstandings and misrepresentations of it through the ages. Irenic yet incisive, Olson argues that classical Arminian theology has a rightful place in the evangelical church because it maintains deep roots within Reformational theology, even though it maintains important differences from Calvinism. My…
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, Jame…
This edition of the most significant political writings of the sixteenth-century Protestant reformer John Knox presents accurate but accessible versions of all of his writings on the theme of rebellion, including his notorious First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, and provides students and scholars alike with the means of tracing the evolution of his political radi…
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two respected senior scholars have brought together a team of distinguished specialists to introduce the Jewish, Hellenistic, and Roman backgrounds necessary for understanding the New Testament and the early church. Contributors include renowned scholars such as Lynn H. Cohick, David A. deSilva, Jame…
The abridged version of Westermann's classic three-volume work on Genesis. This work presents a magisterial commentary in a condensed and more polar form. Included are a fresh translation of Genesis, the philological reasoning behind the translation, an examination of the historical background of the original text, a survey of all that has been written about Genesis (together with full referenc…
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Outline: Climbing Higher reflects some of their experience and speaks to the nature of life among an unreached people group.
Outline: Ten American scholars sketch the contemporary relevance of evangelical Christianity in this sweeping survey of the present century of theological debate. Reaching into major spheres of life and thought - theology, philosophy, ethics, science, history, education, biblical studies, apologetics, evangelism and preaching - they discuss familiar fields with an eye on the theological turmoil…
Outline: Theological Perspectives on Church Growth is grounded in the conviction that the preaching and application of the doctrines of sovereign grace will bear fruit in a growing world church. The seven writers who share these convictions in these pages raise questions focusing on such concepts as winnable people, the place and importance of numerical growth, people movements, the nature of e…
Outline: A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches - text criticism, historical methods, etc. - appear side by side with newer approaches - narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing t…
Outline: His name has become a by-word for faith throughout the world. In the early 1830's he embarked upon an extraordinary adventure. Disturbed by the faithlessness of the Church in general, he longed to have someting to point to as 'visible proof that our God and Father is the same faithful creator as he ever was'. Praying in every penny of the costs, he supervised the building of five large…
Outline: The Cultural Exegesis series is designed to complement the Engaging Culture series by providing methodological and foundational studies that address the way to engage culture theologically. Each volume works within a specific cultural discipline, illustrating and embodying the theory behind cultural engagement. By providing the appropriate tools, these books equip the reader to enga…
Outline: In this book well-known author Michael Green provides readers with an essential guide that will help us find our way through the increasingly disorienting "religious" maze. In an easy-to-read manner he discusses views held by many and highlights important differences between Christianity and other faiths. The author claims that no other teacher than Christ ever claimed to bring God …
Overview: Buku ini sebagai suatu panggilan untuk menemukan kembali kekayaan iman Reformed dalam satu jilid memberikan penelaahan yang segar dan mencerahkan atas empat pokok alkitabiah yang krusial: Pertobatan - Douglas J. Wilson Kovenan - Douglas M. Jones III Gereja - Roger Wagner Kehidupan Kristen - David G. Hagopian
Outline: The more prominent highlights of this history have acquired familiar names for the household of faith: Christus Victor, penal substitutionary, subjective, governmental. Recently the penal substitutionary view, and particularly its misappropriations, has been critiqued, and a lively debate has taken hold within and evangelicalism. This book offers a panel discussions of four views of at…
Overview: In this major revision and expansion of the classic 20th-Century Theology (1992), coauthored with Stanly J. Grenz, the author guides us on the epic journey of modern theology. With an irenic and ecumenical spirit, the author uncovers the origins of modern theological movements, explores key ideas and texts, and reflects on their ongoing relevance for the church. Beginning with the l…