Outline: Ketika kita cenderung melihat pekerjaan pencegahan bunuh diri sebagai tugas terapis dan dokter profesional, gereja juga dapat memainkan peran penting. Namun banyak gembala, pendeta dan konselor pastoral merasa kewalahan dan tidak punya persiapan untuk mencegah bunuh diri. Dalam buku pegangan praktis ini, penulis membekali pelayan profesional untuk bekerja dengan individu-individu ya…
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: 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: Ketika kita cenderung melihat pekerjaan pencegahan bunuh diri sebagai tugas terapis dan dokter profesional, gereja juga dapat memainkan peran penting. Namun banyak gembala, pendeta dan konselor pastoral merasa kewalahan dan tidak punya persiapan untuk mencegah bunuh diri. Dalam buku pegangan praktis ini, penulis membekali pelayan profesional untuk bekerja dengan individu-individu ya…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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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: 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: As in other volumes of the Cambridge Bible Commentary, there are introductions to the books dealt with, followed by the text of the New English Bible divided into sections. Each section of the text is followed by the commentary upon it. The preaching of the prophets Hagai and Zechariah gave a new impetus to the life of the 'remnant' of the Jewish people returned from the Babylonian …
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
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…