Outline : For more than thirty years, The Christological Controversy has been an essential text for courses in theology, church history, and early Christianity. The volume gives modern readers an ideal entry point into the issues by presenting clear, fresh translations of the most important primary sources, along with simple and informative introductions to explain the context of the writings. …
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 : Must we be free to truly love? When responding to objections that both evil and God can exist, many resort to a "free will defense," in which God is not the creator of evil but of human freedom, by which evil is possible. In God Reforms Hearts, Thaddeus J. Williams offers a friendly challenge to the central claim of the free will defense―that love is possible only with true (or libe…
Outline : Composed under different circumstances by giants of the Reformed tradition - Theodore Beza (1519 - 1605), Amandus Polanus (1561 - 1610), and Francis Turretin (1623 - 1687) - these texts represent three classical treatments of the same doctrine, each in its own genre. Beza's Defense of Justification by Faith Alone is polemical and in response to ecclesiastical controversy. Polanus's Fr…
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: This edited volume explores neglected aspects of the history, theology, and literary contribution of the Genevan reformer Theodore Beza (1519 - 1605). The contributors to this volume are an accomplished group of scholars who specialize in the religious and social history of 16th century reformed Protestantism. Theodore Beza at 500 celebrates the 500th anniversary of the reformer's birt…
Outline : What should the Christian life look like? What vision does Scripture cast for living as a follower of Christ? The New Testament scholar Jarvis Williams considers how Paul's letter to the Galatians can inform our understanding of the Christian life here and now as well as into eternity. What emerges from this careful study is a multifaceted vision of God's saving action in Jesus Christ…
Outline: God's Vision for an Ethnically Diverse Church. This book offers a comprehensive and theological survey of the diverse people of God from Genesis to Revelation, with a final chapter applying the survey to race, racism, and ethnicity.
Outline: This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to present key theological concepts related to worship.
Outline : If you're saved and you know it... Do you ever struggle with the insecure feeling of not knowing for sure if you will go to heaven? Is there any way to overcome that doubt? With pastoral love and concern, John MacArthur answers the second question with an authoritative yes! He carefully examines the classical biblical texts affirming the forever quality of salvation, but does not igno…
Outline : Foxes can run fast, rabbits can jump high ... but what talent do turtles like Tanner have? Little ones can interact with Tanner as he discovers his special, God-given fit, using the special pull tab to help the shy turtle show his amazing talent to the world.
Outline : The Integrated Life : Kehidupan Kristiani yang Seutuhnya merupakan sebuah Festschrift atau buku penghargaan bagi Dr. Yakub dan Esther Susabda. Dr. Yakub Susabda adalah rektor Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Reformed Injili Indonesia (STTRII) dan Dr. Esther Susabda adalah salah satu pionir dalam pengembangan konseling Kristen di Indonesia. Buku ini diterbitkan dalam rangka memperingati ulang ta…
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…
The Christian Church possesses in its literature an abundant and incomparable treasure. But it is an inheritance that must be reclaimed by each generation. THE LIBRARY OF CHRISTIAN CLASSICS is designed to present in the English language, and in twenty-six volumes of convenient size, a selection of the most indispensable Christian treatises written prior to the end of the sixteenth century.
Music has been an object of philosophical enquiry since the beginning of philosophy. Reading Plato’s Republic for the first time, students are often surprised to find that he devotes so much space to music’s influence on personal character and social harmony. For Plato and his contemporaries, an account of music was important to issues in metaphysics and epistemology, and philosophy of musi…
While probing the depths of the Black Sea last year, a team of scientists made a surprising discovery, one that they weren’t even looking for.
A collection of author's writings ranging from his early treatises, the "Monologion" (a work written to show his monks how to meditate on the divine essence) and the "Proslogion" (known for its advancement of the ontological argument for the existence of God), to his three philosophical dialogues on metaphysical topics.
Presents the fundamental concepts and traditions of Shinto and provides information on its history, worship of "Kami"--"way of the gods," its rituals and festivals that preach harmony and tolerance with nature and people, and its concern with achieving happiness in this life.
Outline: A book of first importance, timely, even urgent - and a distinguished work in its own right - on the puzzling island republic of Indonesia today ... Australasia has long been the professional "beat" of author-journalist Maslyn Williams, and Five Journeys from Jakarta is a direct product of that expert knowledge, reinforced by four months of travel in Indonesia in 1964. It is one of the…
Outline: "Lihatlah sekelilingmu dan pandanglah ladang-ladang yang sudah menguning dan matang untuk dituai' (Yohanes 4: 35). Perintah ini erat berkaitan dengan segala kebutuhan penginjilan, perintah yang harus diketahui oleh semua anggota jemaat. Perjanjian Lusanne menyatakan, "Penginjilan dunia menuntut segenap gereja menyebarkan Injil seutuhnya ke seluruh dunia'. Pemahaman kita atas pernyataan…
Outline: What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About is a fresh approach to understanding what is really important in the New Testament. This introductory survey concentrates on the most imporant themes of each book and letter in the New Testament. By asking what Matthew (or any other New Testament author) really cared about when he wrote, we discover what to pay attention to when we read…
Outline : Few issues in Christian theology have sparked as much controversy over the centuries as the question of election. In this book — the inaugural volume of the Kantzer Lectures in Revealed Theology series — Stephen Williams offers a rich and nuanced account of the doctrine of election, arguing that we should diminish the role of "system" in Christian theology. After expounding the Bi…
Outline: Theodore Beza's A Clear and Simple Treatise on the Lord's Supper (1559) advances a tireless defense of the Reformed perspective on the Lord's Supper, responding chapter by chapter to specific arguments raised against John Calvin by his Lutheran opponent Joachim Westphal. Beza makes great use of the concept of metonymy, or a figure of speech, in his interpretation of the words of instit…
Outline: Subjects discussed include: - The unique nature of the Christian sacramental experience in prayer and devotion. - What is 'sacrament'? - The traditional seven sacraments in the life of the Church and the individual.
Outline: "How can such a gentle people as we are be so murderous?" a prominent Indonesian asks. That question - and the mysteries of the archipelago's vast contradictions - haunt Theodore Friend's remarkable work, a narrative of Indonesia during the last half century, from the postwar revolution against Dutch imperialism to the unrest of today. Part history, part meditation on a place and a pas…
Outline: What does worship look like? Is there just one truly right way to worship? Are there any wrong ways? To what extent should our unity as believers manifest itself in unified public worship? Sadly, disagreement over how we should worship our loving God has sparked some most unloving attitudes among Christians. Exploring the Worship Spectrum seeks to correct this. It provides a forum for …
Outline: In this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human, this author addresses such questions with lucid meditations that draw on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and literature. He then probes the relation of faith to human flourishing ad shows how a traditional Christian practice - namely, science - can help us realize our fullest human potential.
Outline: Each volume in the Understanding the Bible Commentary Series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. They present a careful section-by-section exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Greek transliterated. Notes at the close of …
Calvin Theological Journal Volume 35, 2000 consists of: 1. Volume 35, Number 1, April 2000; 2. Volume 35, Number 2, November 2000.
Overview: Klass Schilder (1890 - 1952), the author of the triology about the suffering of Christ, is remembered both for his courageous stand in opposition to Nazism, which led to his imprisonment three months after the Nazis overran the Netherlands in 1940, and for his role in the church struggle in the Netherlands, which culminated in 1944 with the suspension of scores of office-bearers and t…
Overview: In this book, Christian philosophy is described in ters of its relation to such themes and notions as metaphysics, worldview, the limits of knowledge, common grace, Biblical revelation, hermeneutics, and criticism. In the process, the philosopher's relation to society - both the secular world and the Christian community - is discussed. A special effort is made to outline and distingui…