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 : For the First Time in English, a Foundational Work of One of the Church's Most Important Theologians
As some point in life, we all wonder: Who am I? What is the world, and what is my place within it? Only Christianity offers answers to these questions in a way that meets our truest needs and satisfies our deepest longings. In this important book, translated into English for the first…
Outline : Discover the rich theology of neo-Calvinism. Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck sparked a theological tradition in the Netherlands that came to be known as neo-Calvinism. While studies in neo-Calvinism have focused primarily on its political and philosophical insights, its theology has received less attention. In Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction, Cory C. Brock and N. Gray Suta…
Outline : Originally presented by Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) as the Stone Lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary. Philosophy of Revelation is the supreme entry into the mind of this Dutch Reformed theologian at the brink of the twentieth century. This groundbreaking framework of Bavinck's "organic motif" offers renders both a philosophy of revelation and a philosophy of revelation. In the i…
Outline : Herman Bavinck's Classic Work on Christian Scholarship, Translated and Edited for the First Time in English.
After completing his well-known book Christian Worldview, Dutch Reformed theologian and scholar Herman Bavincks focused his attention on how the Christian faith benefits higher learning, particularly religious studies, natural sciences, and the humanities. This translated and…
Outline : Penjajahan di Indonesia meninggalkan jejak panjang dan penuh kekerasan. Masa antara kedatangan Marsekal Daendels dan akhir Perang Jawa, yaitu antara 1808 dan 1830, adalah masa yang penuh dengan darah. Peralihan kekuasaan yang singkat dari rezim Prancis-Belanda Daendels (1808-11) ke pemerintahan Inggris di bawah Raffles (1811-16) dan pasca-1816 ketika pemerintahan jajahan Belanda kemba…
Outline: Orang Kristen harus mengenal penafsiran Alkitab, yang merupakan dasar iman dan teologinya. Isi buku Hermeneutik : Prinsip dan Metode Penafsiran Alkitab mencakup berbagai hal yang perlu diketahui oleh seorang penafsir. Pembahasan mengenai prinsip dan metode penafsiran Alkitab dalam buku ini didukung bermacam topik, di antaranya persiapan penafsir, buku referensi yang dibutuhkan, pengena…
Outline : Buku yang ditulis Pdt. Hasan Sutanto, D. Th., ini menekankan pentingnya personalitas pengkhotbah. Pengkhotbah yang berbobot menyampaikan khotbah yang berkualitas. Khotbah tidak sama dengan pidato. Khotbah harus dibuat berdasarkan penafsiran yang bermutu. Tanpa menggali kekayaan Alkitab, isi khotbah akan menjadi dangkal. Itu sebabnya pengkhotbah perlu memperhatikan unsur penafsiran, pe…
Outline: Melalui suratnya, Yakobus, saudara Tuhan Yesus menyampaikan berita perdamaian yang sangat penting dan relevan. Berita ini ditujukan kepada komunitas orang Kristen Yahudi yang menghadapi masalah ketegangan di antara mereka yang kaya dan yang miskin. Dengan ingatan yang segar akan ajaran Tuhan Yesus, pemimpin gereja masa awal ini menunjukkan sejumlah akar masalah yang ada pada pembacany…
Outline: Neo-Calvinism critically advances Reformed orthodoxy for the sake of modern life. Birthed in the Netherlands at the turn to the 20th century, initiated by Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) and Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), it argued that a life before God entailed the leavening of faith over all human existence. While the movement originated in the Netherlands, the tradition now has a global re…
College students have some familiarity with interpreting written texts from high school English classes. But after years of watching TV, movies, and music videos, most college students are more comfortable with visual media than written texts. Before even opening a Bible, I introduce interpretation using a visual text, such as a political poster from a different country or historical era...
This resource enables biblical studies instructors to facilitate engaging classroom experiences by drawing on the arts and popular culture. It offers brief overviews of hundreds of easily accessible examples of art, film, literature, music, and other media and outlines strategies for incorporating them effectively and concisely in the classroom. Although designed primarily for college and semin…
Outline: TAMU portrays the life of a New Zealand medical couple and their young family from 1959-71. It is a tale of turmoil and tension interspersed with hilarious situations in the crowded quarter of Bandung, West Java. It highlights the reaction of people from many cultures who came to help the developing republic. Not only an excellent travel book, it is an authentic and sensitive journey i…