Outline: Perjalanan panjang doktrin Kristen telah membentuk "gereja" yang terus berkembang dalam sejarahny merangkul konteks doktrin melalui pendekatan diakronik maupun sinkronik, gereja telah melabuhkan jejak jep Injil di berbagai belahan bumi untuk menegaskan pengaruh kuasa, kasih, dan kedaulatan Kristus Yesus bagi manusia berdosa, membasuh luka-luka hidup karena cabikan-cabikan dosa, keterpu…
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 : We're all looking for somewhere to belong - but we won't find true belonging anywhere in this world outside God's church. Reformed traditions emphasize church membership because it provides practical, spiritual blessings for our flourishing, yet the extent of those blessing isn't always evident to us. Here Pastor Jonathan Landry Cruse explain the nature, necessity, benefits and respon…
Outline : Reformed, Exegetical & Doctrinal Studies. The R.E.D.S. series addressees a spectrum of doctrines and contemporary theological questions. While the emphasis is on refining dogmatic formulation through rigorous exegesis and exploration into each doctrine's historical background, this is done alongside warm earnest pastoral application - making these studies practically, as well as the…
Outline : Have you ever wondered what Reformed theology really is? Ask for a definition and you'll get many different answers. This brief book serves as a helpful primer for church leaders, study groups, and individuals who want a well-rounded and concise overview. Learn what makes Reformed theology distinctive and how its specific doctrines apply to everyday life. Written for the church, the B…
Outline: Rarely to theologians take up theme of God's beauty - even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of the Lord. In this book, the author restores aesthetics as not merely a valid lens for theological reflection, but an essential one. Jesus, our incarn…
Outline : "The go-to book on dating the collection of texts now known as the New Testament" This paradigm-shifting study is the first book-length investigation into the compositional dates of the New Testament to be published in over forty years. It argues that, with the notable exception of the undisputed Pauline Epistles, most New Testament texts were composed twenty to thirty years earlier t…
Outline : The ESV Church History Study Bible features notes from nearly 400 of church history's most prominent figures - including Athanasius of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Jonathan Edwards, and Charles Spurgeon - to help believers in all seasons of life understand Scripture. Edited by Stephen J. Nichols, Gerald Bray, and Keith A. Mathison, this study Bible highligh…
Outline: What is the chief end of man? In fifty-two simple devotions on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, three pastors teach us how Reformed theology affects our daily lives. Great for individual and family use for all who desire to "glorify and enjoy God forever."
Outline : The story of Joseph is prominent in the book of Genesis and yet is rarely mentioned in the rest of Scripture. How then do we understand Joseph's significance in redemptive history? When Christians have addressed this question, the conversation invariably turns toward typology : is Joseph a type of the Messiah? Messianic interpretations of the Joseph narrative have often lacked method…
Outline: Scripture reveals the nature of human violence in all its types, including interpersonal, structural, sexual, and political violence. To explore what the Bible says about human violence, Old Testament scholar Helen Paynter dives deeply into even the most problematic biblical narratives. Strating with the creation narratives in Genesis and moving to the conquest of Canaan, she investiga…
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…