Outline : Is the universe more than just a cosmic accident? Is there more to life than the daily grind? Is it possible you have a divine purpose?
Yes, yes and yes. Everything around us is striking evidence that God exists, that he once appeared in human form, spoke to us directly and made us for a specific purpose. Wherever you are in life –whether you’re a person of faith, a skeptic or so…
Outline : The books of Ezra and Nehemiah have, for various reasons, suffered comparative neglect in Old Testament scholarship. As Dean Ulrich demonstrates, though, these texts form a literary unit that contributes to the Bible's progressively unfolding story of God's saving activity. Ezra–Nehemiah focuses not so much on effective leadership as on how to be a godly participant in God's story. …
Outline : The Integrated Life : Kehidupan Kristiani yang Seutuhnya merupakan sebuah Festschrift atau buku penghargaan bagi Dr. Yakub dan Esther Susabda. Dr. Yakub Susabda adalah rektor Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Reformed Injili Indonesia (STTRII) dan Dr. Esther Susabda adalah salah satu pionir dalam pengembangan konseling Kristen di Indonesia. Buku ini diterbitkan dalam rangka memperingati ulang ta…
Outline: In All Roads Lead to the Text Dean Deppe offers a user-friendly guide to biblical exegesis and interpretation. Far from a dry, theoretical handbook, this book's example-based approach enlivens the exegetical task and offers immediate payoff by constantly applying concepts to specific texts. Deppe focuses on eight different methods that biblical scholars use, from analyzing literary, gr…
In The End of Science , John Horgan makes the case that the era of truly profound scientific revelations about the universe and our place in it is over. Interviewing scientific luminaries such as Stephen Hawking, Francis Crick, and Richard Dawkins, he demonstrates that all the big questions that can be answered have been answered, as science bumps up against fundamental limits. The world cannot…
Outline: This one volume presents a comprehensive overview of Christian education in today's churches and provides a step-by-step plan for establishing and maintaining an effective teaching ministry:
- Build from a powerful foundation - Presenting God as the ultimate teacher of all mankind and Jesus as the master teacher, The Teaching Ministry of the Church explores the roles of the Holy Spiri…
Outline: Not since Roland Allen's book in 1912 has there appeared such a thoroughly study of the apostle Paul's mision theology and methodology. "The value of this comprehensive survey," writes Harry R. Boer in the foreword, lies in part in its grounding in "careful expository studies of Paul's ministry as revealed in Acts in and in the corpus of the Pauline epistles." Again and again the autho…
Outline: "Ecumenism" comes from the Greek oikos, "household," and in The Good News of the Kingdom members of God's household offer spirited assessments of how the family is doing in the business God gave them. In this path-breaking work, leading representatives of the major groups of conciliar and evangelical Protestants join with Catholics to reflect on basic issues in mission and evangelism. …
Outline: Is our gospel witness too small? Should the gospel be proclaimed in words only? Or should we preach the gospel in deeds ... and when necessary use words? In Recovering the Full Mission of God, Dean Flemming joins biblical scholarship with missionary experience in giving us a clear vision of the rich and multifaceted nature of gospelling the kingdom of God.
Outline: The heart of the Sermon - Through careful attention to the structure of Matthew's Gospel and the place of the Sermon within it, keen sensitivity to the patterns and themes of Israelite prophecy, and judicious comparisons with other Jewish and rabbinic lierature, Jack R. Lundbom elucidates the meaning of the Sermon and its continuity with Israel's prophetic heritage as well as the best …
Outline: How can we Christians make sure we are presenting the good news of Christ truly, and in a way that the Lord's claims are understood? How do we steer clear of ideas that Convery something other than God's truth? Culture clings to the message and the messenger; tradition and the "old way" don't go away; and our own innate short-comings work against us. The result: "a distorted message, …
Outline: Berabad-abad lamanya para teolog dan mahasiswa yang mendalami studi Alkitab telah bertatap muka dengan narasi (penceritaan) tanpa memahaminya betul-betul. Mereka sudah berulang kali membaca dan mempelajari Kitab-Kitab Injil, tetapi mereka tidak cukup menyadari bahwa kitab-kitab itu merupakan narasi. Para penulis seri buku ini mencoba menyadarkan pembaca dalam berhadapan dengan Kitab-K…
Outline: Hikmat duniawi berkata, Buatlah kelas Sekolah Minggu lebih menyenangkan! Atau, Buatlah menjadi lebih mudah! Tetapi Kenalkan Yesus pada Mereka menantang cara dunia mengajar dan mengudang para guru untuk mengajarkan dan menghargai kabar baik tentang Yesus dalam setiap pelajaran Sekolah Minggu. Pendekatan yang diajarkan penulis akan melengkapi dan memperkaya bahan Sekolah Minggu yang ters…
Outline: Contemporary controversies over the inspiration and authority of the Bible have left many people confused. The host of specialized studies makes it difficult for a reader to be introduced to the nature of Scripture without consulting a number or sources. Now the author has brought together in one volume much of the best that has been thought and written on the subject. In each of t…
Weak ontology: genealogy and critical issues / Stephen K. White --
White noise / William E. Connolly --
The 'weak ontology" thesis / Charles Taylor --
The ideas of individual infinitude / George Kateb --
The politics of avoidance: the limits of weak ontology / Jodi Dean --
Respect for persons / Charles Larmore --
Ontology and narrative / Leslie Paul Thiele --
Ontology: a useful category …