Outline : The Politics of the Periphery in Indonesia is a thought-provoking examination of local politics and the dynamics of power at Indonesia's geographic and social margins. After the fall of Suharto in 1998 and the introduction of a policy of decentralisation in 2001, local stakeholders secured an consolidated decision-making power, and set about negotiating
Outline : The Big Ten : Critical Questions Answered is a Christian apologetics series which aims to address ten commonly asked questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Each book, while easy to read, is challenging and thought-provoking, addressing subjects ranging from hell to science. Atheists often level charges at the God of the Bible as being angry and hateful. They claim that God …
Outline : Reason is subordinate to Scripture but never at odds with it. Natural Law is everywhere. It impacts every aspect of daily life, from moral choices, such as obeying road signs, to maintaining fidelity to one's spouse. In Faithful Reason, Andrew T. Walker argues that developing a Christian ethic is not only a matter of appealing to biblical authority but also of understanding how God h…
Outline : Gender issues are in the news almost every day. And they are a part of many people's lives every day, too. So at its heart, this debate isnt's about a debate - it's about people. And so is this book. Andrew Walker explores what, if anything, it means to be male or female; and suggests how each of us can think through the various views on gender. He looks at what Jesus said - the Jesus…
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 : Alvin Plantinga is the contemporary world’s most influential Christian philosopher. His work over the past six decades has paved the way for Christian thinkers in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics, and science. In this accessible overview and analysis of Plantinga's work, philosophy professor Greg Welty examines his approach to faith and reason, the problem of evil, theistic a…
The late Thomas F. Torrance has been called "the greatest Reformed theologian since Karl Barth" and "the greatest British theologian of the twentieth century" by prominent voices in the academy. His work has profoundly shaped contemporary theology in the English-speaking world.
This is Greg Bahnsen's response to criticisms of the theonomic position that have been published or circulated over the last ten years. Bahnsen deals not only with Westminster Theological Seminary's Theonomy: A Reformed Critique, but also with two other brief critical books against him, and with various published articles and typewritten, photocopied responses. One by one, Bahnsen takes his cri…
God's Law is Christianity's tool of dominion. This is where any discussion of God's law ultimately the issue of dominion. Ask Who is to rule on earth, Christ or Satan? Whose followers have the ethically acceptable tool of dominion, Christ's or Satan's? What is this tool of dominion, the bibically revealed law of God, or the law of self-proclaimed autonomous man? Whose word is sovereign, God's o…
In this volume, Bahnsen has gathered the primary passages on apologetics from the vast body of works by Cornelius Van Til, arranged them topically, and added incisive commentary and analysis. The result is a carefully organized digest of all that Van Til taught about apologetics with running exposition by Bahnsen.
Outline: This continuing series of studies in church history seeks to further the unity of the church. Contributors from many nations, races, and denominations offer fresch understanding of historical events in the light of the ecumenical movement.
Outline: Oxford Textual Perspectives is a series of informative and provocative studies focused upon literary texts (conceived of in the broadest sense of that term) and the technologies, cultures, and communities that produce, inform, and receive them. It provides fresh interpretations of fundamental works and of the vital and challenging issues emerging in English literary studies. By engagin…
Outline: Buku ini adalah kompilasi dari beberapa karya almarhum Penulis yang diterbitkan tentang apologetika Kristen, termasuk silabus Apologetikanya, artikel tentang masalah-masalah apologetik praktik (seperti masalah kejahatan, masalah mujizat, dll.), dan eksposisi atas Kisah Para Rasul 17.
Outline: Penulis, jawara definitif dari metode apologetik Reformed revolusioner ala Cornelius Van Til, menulis risalah sistematis dan mempertahankan apogetika Alkitab ini bertahun-tahun sebelum kematiannya di usia yang masih muda. Karena kecelakaan sejarah yang tidak menguntungkan, satu-satunya salinan karya ini hilang. Karya itu, akibatnya tidak pernah dipublikasikan. Namun dalam Penyeleng…
Outline: The late Thomas F. Torrance has been called "the greatest Reformed theologian since Karl Barth" and "the greatest British theologian of the twentieth century" by prominent voices in the church and academy. In this book, the author presents a full account of the meaning and significance of the life and person of Jesus Christ, demonstrating that his work of revelation and reconciliatio…
Outline: How did early Christians remember Jesus - and how did they develop their own Christian identities and communities? In this revelatory book, the author explores how transgression contributed to early Christian identity in the Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, and Revelation. Examining Jesus as a friend of sinners, challenger of purity laws, transgressor of conventional masculine values…
Outline: The most authoritative, accessible guide of its kind, this book can be used with any major English Bible translation. It will be welcomed by preachers of all denominations, teachers, lay readers, public speakers, and others who must properly pronounce biblical words and phrases. Divided into two sections: "Biblical Terms" (both proper and common names) and "Non-biblical Terms," this …
Outline: The author's believe there is a lot that evangelicals can agree on if only we employ the right categories and build our theology of mission from the same biblical building blocks. Explaining key concepts like kingdom, gospel, and social justice, the author's help us to get on the same page - united by a common cause - and launch us forward into the true misson of the church.
Overview: Eight distinguished theologians and historians, each a specialist in his field, have contributed to this sasil ymposium on the great Reformer. Professor Basil Hall writes on The Calvin Legend and on Calvin Against the Calvinists; Professor F. L. Battles on Calvin and Seneca; J.D. Benoit on Calvin the Letter-Writer and on The Growth of the Institutes; Professor Jean Cadier on Calvin an…