Outline : Popular teacher and New Testament scholar Jonathan Pennington helps us recover the lost biblical image of Jesus as the one true philosopher, Jesus teaches us what is good, right, and beautiful and offers answers to life's big questions.
Outline : "Previous few texts succeed where this one excels" Many introductions to the New Testament focus on critical issues such as authorship, background, and history. While this book addresses these important issues as well, its focus is on reading the text of the New Testament itself. The authors pay attention to how the New Testament documents fit together as a canonical whole that supple…
Outline : VR TECHNOLOGY ISN'T JUST COMING... IT'S ALREADY HERE ARE YOU READY TO USE IT FOR CHRIST? When the printing press came along, Christians harnessed its power for the gospel. Then came radio. Television. The internet. Smartphones. All of these technologies have been used for good... but at what cost? Now it's virtual reality's turn. You might think VR and its related technologies are a…
Outline : Biblical Eschatology provides what is not found in any other single volume on eschatology: it analyzes all the major eschatological passages (including the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation), issues (including the second coming of Christ, the millennium, the rapture, and Antichrist), and positions (including all the major views of the millennium) in a clear, but not superfic…
Outline: Presbyterianism has a rich, robust, resilient history. Since Presbyterianism began in Scotland in the early 1560s, its adherents have spread to Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. In some locales and ears, Presbyterians have flourished; in others, they have struggles. Today an estimated 35 million Presbyterians live in dozens of countries. Th…
Outline: Antara 1974 dan 1990 sistem politik lebih dari tiga puluh negara di Eropa Selatan, Amerika Latin, Asia Timur, dan Eropa Timur bergeser dari otoriter ke demokratis. Revolusi global yang disebut sebagai Gelombang Demokratisasi Ketiga ini mungkin merupakan kecenderungan politik terpenting pada akhir abad kedua puluh. Dalam buku ini Huntington menjelaskan mengapa dan bagaimana gelombang de…
Outline: Melalui pendekatan naratif, buku Atlas dan Sejarah Alkitab ini memaparkan banyak hal menarik, mulai dari sejarah terbentuknya Alkitab (Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru), cerita awal mula penciptaan, bapa-bapa leluhur, sampai kisah rasul-rasul Kristus (terutama Rasul Paulus), dan lahirnya Gereja Perdana. Dengan menggunakan temuan-temuan mutakhir dari sejarawan dan arkeolog sebagai su…
Outline: Sepuluh bahan pemahaman Alkitab ini dipersembahkan kepada seluruh umat Kristen di Indonesia yang akan menyambut Sidang Raya ke-16 Persekutuan Gereja-gereja di Indonesia di Nias. Ditulis oleh sepuluh teolog dan pendeta muda dari berbagai tradisi gerejawi, baik perempuan maupun laki-laki, bahan Pemahaman Alkitab ini diharapkan dapat menuntun para penggunanya untuk memahami tema Sidang Ra…
Outline: Bangsa Indonesia adalah bangsa yang plural. Masyarakatnya terdiri dari berbagai agama, suku, ras, budaya, bahasa, dan golongan yang berbeda. Dalam lingkup satu agama pun terdapat perbedaan tafsir dan dogma antara satu dengan yang lain. Kepelbagian ini pada satu pihak merupakan kekayaan yang patut kita terima. Sebab, dengan kepelbagian itu kita bisa saling melengkapi dan memperkaya. Nam…
Outline: Pertanyaan "Apakah Tuhan ada?" selalu mengusik para filsuf dari segala zaman. Sebagian menunjukkan berbagai macam argumen untuk mendukung jawaban afirmatif. Akan tetapi, sebagian lainnya secara skeptis menanggapi jawaban dan argumen tersebut. Graham Oppy adalah kelompok filsuf yang kedua. Di dalam buku ini, Oppy mengevaluasi argumen-argumen yang mendukung dan menentang keberadaan Tuhan…
Outline: Mengapa orang-orang baik terpecah belah karena politik dan agama? Mengapa masyarakat makin terpolarisasi dan saling curiga, bukannya berusaha bekerja sama? Mengapa ada pandangan moral yang berbeda-beda? Ahli psikologi Jonathan Haidt meneliti asal-usul keragaman pandangan moral di antara manusia. Peran emosi dan nalar dalam memandu moral, serta alasan moral yang mendasari berbagai kubu …
Outline: Allah, kelahiran, kematian, keluarga, sahabat, orang asing, pekerjaan, doa, penderitaan, ketabahan, keramahtamahan, alam semesta. Semua ini adalah bagian dari kehidupan manusia sehari-hari; dan tentu masih banyak lagi! Buku ini menggambarkan kehidupan manusia sehari-hari, dan pada saat yang sama upaya dari manusia dalam memaknai dan merespons kehadiran serta pemeliharaan Allah dalam ke…
Outline: From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals a God whose creative power and loving care embrace all that exists. Yet the significance of the Bible's extensive teaching about the natural world is easily overlooked by Christians accustomed to focusing only on what the Bible says about God's interaction with human beings. In Creation Care, father and son team Douglas and Jonathan Moo inv…
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: Tanpa disadari, sebenarnya Artificial Intelligence (kecerdasan buatan - disingkat AI) sudah masuk dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Artificial Intelligence adalah bagian dari bidang ilmu atau teknik komputer yang berfokus pada pembuatan mesin cerdas yang mampu melakukan tugas-tugas yang biasanya membutuhkan kecerdasan manusia seperti persepsi visual, pengenalan ucapan, pengambilan keputusan…
Outline: Many Christians share the assumption that the preaching of the word of God is at the heart of God's plans for the gospel in out age; that it is vital for the church's health: and that it is the central task of the pastor-teacher. Many helpful books on preaching are available, but the vast majority are concerned with 'how to'; relatively few focus primarily on the character and theology…
Outline: No greater contrast can be found in all of the Bible than that between the future prospects of the redeemed and the unrepentant. On one hand, the awe-inspiring promise of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal comfort in the presence of Jesus Christ; on the other hand, the terror and dread of eternal separation in that place …
Outline : In this classic exposition of -1 Corinthians 13:8-10, Jonathan Edwards exhorts Christians to -ponder the love of God-both herein the world and in expectation of heaven. The things of this world are temporary, but "love never ends" (1 Cor. 13:8). God's love isa foretaste of future glory, made available through communion with the Holy Spirit. Each page is rich with pastoral insights tha…
A certain established orthodoxy has settled over scholarly thinking concerning the relationship between the Christian church and political freedom. Consider the work of the political philosopher John Rawls, who has exerted a towering impact on a generation of political scientists, philosophers, legal scholars, practicing lawyers, public policy professionals, and judges. Rawls often begins his t…
"Wonderful grist for academicians and practitioners alike. This book of thoughtful essays by world-class authors advances the field of religion and foreign policy on a number of important fronts, "-Douglas M. Johnson, President, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
The Neoliberal Republic traces the corrosive effects that the revolving door between public service and private enrichment has on the French state and its ability to govern and regulate the private sector. Casting a piercing light on this circulation of influence among corporate lawyers and others in the French power elite, Antoine Vauchez and Pierre France analyze how this dynamic, a feature o…
The second edition of this fascinating book is the ideal introduction to the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran and their impact on our understanding of the rise of Christianity.:.; Introduces the Qumran Scrolls to the uninitiated general reader.; Explains how revolutionary the discovery of the Scrolls was and their enduring significance.; Sets the Scrolls within the wider context o…
Truth, etc. is a wide-ranging study of ancient logic based upon the John Locke lectures given by the eminent philosopher Jonathan Barnes in Oxford. The book presupposes no knowledge of logic and no skill in ancient languages: all ancient texts are cited in English translation; and logical symbols and logical jargon are avoided so far as possible. Anyone interested in ancient philosophy, or in l…
Outline: Pada saat mendiskusikan Alkitab, banyak orang Kristen menyatakan bahwa ada bagian-bagian di dalam Alkitab yang tidak mereka mengerti. "Kesukaran-kesukaran" itu dapat menghambat penyelidikan Alkitab seseorang. Buku ini membahas pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai kisah penciptaan, kapan manusia ada, istri Kain, matahati yang berhenti bergerak, "ikan paus" Yunus, cerita-cerita yang "tidak sop…
In this classic exposition of 1 Corinthians 13:8–10, Jonathan Edwards exhorts Christians to ponder the love of God—both here in the world and in expectation of heaven. The things of this world are temporary, but “love never ends” (1 Cor. 13:8). God’s love is a foretaste of future glory, made available through communion with the Holy Spirit. Each page is rich with pastoral insights tha…
J. I. Packer is widely recognized as a pillar of 20th-century evangelicalism and has had a profound impact on millions of Christians living today. Now in his late eighties, Packer still exerts an enormous influence on pastors and laypeople around the world through his many books, articles, and recorded lectures—works that overflow with spiritual wisdom related to the Christian life. In this s…
Outline : Westminster John Knox Press is proud to offer an exciting new phase in the renowned Interpretation commentary series. Instead of focusing on individual books of the Bible, these additions focus on the Bible's most enduring passages and most vital themes, bringing to these topics the insight and faithful wisdom that are longtime hallmarks of the Interpretation commentary series. This e…
Outline: Westminster John Knox Press is proud to offer an exciting new phase in the renowned Interpretation commentary series. Instead of focusing on individual books of the Bible, these additions focus on the Bible's most enduring passages and most vital themes, bringing to these topics the insight and faithful wisdom that are longtime hallmarks of the Interpretation commentary series. This ex…
Outline: Khotbah "Orang Berdosa di Tangan Allah yang Murka" (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God) ini merupakan khotbah monumental yang telah menggoncangkan Amerika Serikat dari kekebalan mereka. Beberapa saksi mengatakan bahwa Edwards mengkhotbahkan khotbahnya hanya dengan terus-menerus membaca teks khotbah di mimbar. Dengan suara yang tidak terlalu dinamis, bahkan cenderung monoton, dan sedi…
Outline: Teologi Kontekstual dan Kearifan Lokal Toraja mengajak kita untuk menelusuri ragam cipta dan nilai-nilai kebudayaan Toraja beserta relasinya dengan teologu. Hal yang menakjubkan di sini adalah ketika manusia sebagai makhluk yang kental dengan kebudayaan dapat menjalin relasi yang erat dengan Injil dan menemukan makna teologis dalam setiap lakunya. Buku ini akan mengungkapkan bagaimana …
Outline: Pasa tahun 8 Juli 1741 penulis menyampaikan khotbah paling terkenal yang pernah disampaikan di sepanjang sejaran Amerika. Tanggapan jemaat begitu menakjubkan. Sebelum penulis mengakhiri khotbahnya, orang-orang yang hadir telah menangisi keberadaan mereka dan berseru, " Apakah yang harus kami perbuat?" "Fokus dari khotbah ini," tulis E.H. Cady, "adalah keberadaan orang berdosa, baga…
Outline: Buku ini merupakan sebuah bahan kajian yang secara teologis dan filosofis berusaha untuk meninjau kedudukan dan peranan pendidikan Kristen, baik dalam konteks keluarga, sekolah maupun gereja di Indonesia. Tulisan-tulisan di dalamnya banyak membahas tentang perlunya kepekaan dan kepedulian terhadap konteks pelayanan pendidikan itu sendiri. Bahan-bahan pembentuk dari kajian ini adalah ma…