Outline : C alvinisme memiliki perjalanan panjang dalam sejarah kekristenan, tidak hanya di Eropa, tetapi juga di berbagai belahan dunia lain, termasuk Indonesia. Buku bunga rampai berjudul Masihkah Benih Tersimpan?: Gereja-Gereja di Indonesia dan Calvinisme ini hadir untuk menelusuri, menganalisis, dan merefleksikan cara benih Calvinisme yang ditanam melalui berbagai jalur sejarah, institusi, …
Outline: This book investigates what the obligation to care for the poor meant in a Lutheran context, how this obligation was carried out in Nordic countries, and how the obligation transformed in the nineteenth century with the modernization and democratization which produced the Nordic welfare states.
Outline: The historical movement known as Pietism emphasized the response of faith and inward transformation as crucial aspects of conversion to Christ. Unfortunately, Pietism today is often equated with a "holier-than-thou" spiritual attitude, religious legalism, or withdrawal from involvement in society. In this book, Roger Olson and Christian Collins Winn argue that classical, historical Pie…
Outline : Die hier vorliegende Gesamtdarstellung der Theologie Calvins istder Versuch, auf dem Stand der gegenwärtigen, insbesondereauch der in Deutschland weniger bekannten angelsächsischenForschung ein Bild ihrer ausgebreiteten Wirkung und ihrerQuellen zu entwerfen. Sie bezieht sich deshalb nicht allein aufdie Institutio (1559), sondern zieht als gleichrangige Quellenseine exegetischen und …
Communication and Capitalism outlines foundations of a critical theory of communication. Going beyond Jurgen Habermas' theory of communicative action, Christian Fuchs outlines a communicative materialism that is a critical, dialectical, humanist approach to theorizing communication in society and in capitalism. The book renews Marxist Humanism as a critical theory perspective on communication a…
Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide was prepared to assist Christian leaders in their day-to-day counseling ministry. The first four chapters of Christian Counseling are designed to give an overview of counseling and may be read consecutively. The remaining twenty-seven chapters deal with specific problems, and since each chapter stands alone, they can be read in any order. Each chapter…
The American evolution/creation debate raged throughout the twentieth century and shows no sign of letting up in the twenty-first. American attitudes toward evolution typically show sharp divisions between, on the one hand, those who hold that a belief in the existence of God makes it impossible to accept evolution and, on the other hand, those who believe that the fact of evolution undermines …
Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. This book analyzes the term, and the behavior, in detail.
After first publishing this book in 1995, in subsequent reprintings I was able to correct a few errata, add a biblical index, and update the bibliography. For the present task of thoroughly revising the whole text, I need to take account of the numerous biblical, historical, and systematic studies of Jesus that have appeared in recent years. Many valuable, as well as some questionable, books an…
Outline: Pernikahan adalah persatuan 2 orang yang sewaktu dipersatukan di depan altar gereja, masing-masing membawa "bagasi" yang besar. Kadangkala "bagai" itu terbuka sewaktu masa bulan madu, kadangkala "bagasi" itu baru dibuka setelahnya. Firman Tuhan menyebut "bagasi" itu dosa dan pengertian akan pengaruh dosa itu akan membuat perbedaan bagi pria dan perempuan yang sedang membangun kehidupan…
Outline: An important ongoling debate focuses on the present health and well-being of familites in American society. Much of the debate, however, is either ill-informed or consists of rhetoric that attempts to further particular political and social causes. The Family, Religion, and Culture series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious p…
Outline: In this addition to the projected eighteen-volume Paideia commentary series, respected New Testament scholar Raymond Collins examines cultural context and theological meaning in Second Corinthians.
Outline: Beberapa tahun belakangan ini, kalangan gereja da jemaat Kristen makin menyadari akan pentingnya konseling Kristen yang efektif. Sebenarnya orang-orang Kristen punya kesempatan yang istimewa untuk menolong orang lain, karena setiap anggota jemaat apalagi pendeta, sering kali terlibat dalam percakapan konseling, baik dengan anggota keluarga sendiri atau saudara-saudara seiman yang lai…
Outline: Christians affirm that everything exists because of God - from subatomic quarks to black holes. Science often claims to explain nature without including God in the picture at all. In this book, the authors show how it is possible to embrace both views, explaining how God cares for and interacts with his creation, while science offers a reliable way to understand the world he made. T…