Outline: With succinct and probing analysis, this book reintroduces the Apostles' Creed to a new generation, proving that its message is much more than abstract concepts to be argued by theologians. In this book, the author addresses the great questions that the creed answers: - How can we know God? - Who needs the Church? - Can we still believe in the resurrection? - Is there really only…
Outline: In this captivating book - which been comparison with Frank Morison's classic Who Moved the Stone? - the author offers an enthusiastically detailed examination of the life and death of Jesus. Pairing modern and historical investigation with the of result of current archaeological and anthropological discoveries, this book presents a startling vision of the Christ of faith through the…
Outline: - For the first time since it originally appeared, this classic work has been newly typeset in an easy-to-read modern typeface, making reading, studying, consulting easier than ever before. - The most relevant citations of Scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of Philo and Josephus are supplied to complement the author's masterful assessment of the writings of Jesus' day. Th…
Outline: In this volume, the author has made a representative selection from Luther's extensive writings, and has also provided the reader with a lucid introduction to his thought.
Outline: In this book Wheaton New Testament professor Nicholas Perrin takes on Ehrman and others who claim that the words of Jesus have been corrupted beyond recovery. The author not only gives us a compelling layperson's guide to the story behind modern Jesus scholarship, but also tells his own story, a journey from secularism to Buddhism to orthodox Christianity. For the author, both storie…
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: In this book well-known author Michael Green provides readers with an essential guide that will help us find our way through the increasingly disorienting "religious" maze. In an easy-to-read manner he discusses views held by many and highlights important differences between Christianity and other faiths. The author claims that no other teacher than Christ ever claimed to bring God …
Outline: In this theological and textual guide to the book of Revelation, leading evangelical educators combine their efforts to examine the issues that most interest and sometimes trouble twenty-first century readers. With verse-by-verse explanations and background analysis, this handbook is a tremendous aid to understanding the scope of Revelation. Topics covered include a comparison of the…
Outline: In this book, now expanded with bonus content, the author describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, complete with friendships, investigations, and supernatural dreams along the way. Providing an intimate window into a loving Muslim home, the author shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from t…
Outline: In this book, the author provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. The author gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, and compares it to other scriptures and classics of the historic cultures of Eurasia.
Outline: Muslims have often heard that Christians worship three gods, or that the Injil, the Christian Scripture, has been corrupted. How can Christians explain their faith in a way that Muslims can understand? In his work with Muslims in central London, the author discovered that many are quite open to talking about matters of faith. In this thoughtful and respectful book, the author explo…
Outline: Providing both the Muslim and Western historical perspectives, the author explores Muhammad's role in both the medieval world and the world today.
Outline: Daily political events and the steady inevitability of globalism require that informed students and citizens learn something about religious traditions foreign to their own. These handy guidebooks are essential resources for those who want clear and concise explanations of common terms and unfamiliar concepts of major world religions.
Outline: This book gives an overview of the history, beliefs, and practices of Islam and explains some of the sources of tension between the Middle East and the West. In this lively and readable book, the author points out the common roots and shared values of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and assists Christians in identifying the connections between all three of the great monotheistic rel…
Outline: In this book, the author covers the rise and spread of Islam from the seventh to the twenty first century, charting the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents. The author analyzes the role that Islamic history plays in both religious and political contexts, looking at the controversies sur…
Outline: The author's book provides essential clarity and insights in to the big issues, including the major divisions between movements such as the Shi'is, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. IN this new edition, the author reflects on the concept of a globalized Islam, international events in the wake of the September 11th attack…
Outline: This comprehensive handbook answers questions Christians might raise about religions not their own by presenting a Christian perspective on religion and its many manifestations around the world. Written by top religion scholars from a broad spectrum of Christianity, the handbook introduces world religions, indigenous religion traditions, and new religious movements, providing a concis…
Outline: In this book, the author tells the controversial and at times breathtakingly violent story of the early Church's battles over 'right belief'. Over the past 2,000 years, Christians have repeatedly struggled to resolve the tension between two seemingly rival claims: Jesus was fully human and yet fully divine. This struggle caused conflict and divisions in the Church from its earliest …
Outline: What would happen if Christians and a Muslim at a university talked and disagreed, but really tried to understand each other? What would they learn? This is the intriguing question the author seeks to answer in these imaginative conversations on issues ranging from prayer and worship to evolution and abortion, from war and politics to the nature of spiritual struggle and spiritual s…
Outline: Yale University religion scholar the author - widely known for the much-publicized course on faith and globalization he coteaches with Tony Blair - places this question at the root of the twenty-first century's most sensitive, and critical, geopolitical concerns. The author reveals how the prevalent belief that these traditions worship different gods is directly linked to increased h…
Outline: Evangelical Theology is a systematic theology written from the perspective of a biblical scholar. The author contends that the center, unity, and boundary of the evangelical faith is the evangel (i.e. gospel). In his unique approach, the evangel is the epicenter and unifying thread in evangelical theology and the hermeneutical lens through which the various subfields of theology need…
Outline: Buku ini memuat hasil penelitian tentang pandangan pemuka agama terhadap kebijakan pemerintah dibidang agama, yang meliputi pelaksanaan sosialisasi, sikap pemuka agama dan implementasi peraturan tersebut oleh pemuka agama. Penelitian ini menginformasikan bahwa sosialisasi SKB belum maksimal, sedangkan PBM sudah tersosialisasikan cukup maksimal, hanya belum menjangkau masyarakat kalan…
Outline: Buku ini yang ada di tangan pembaca ini, sangat kaya dengan data kualitatif yang dieksplorasi di tujuh wilayah berbeda. Hasilnya, kekayaan data tersebut menjadi etalase yang lengkap sehingga buku ini mampu menjelaskan secara detail peran pemberdayaan dan model pengelolaan rumah ibadat dari berbagai agama di Indonesia. Kelebihan buku ini adalah jangkauan alat analisisnya yang tak laz…
Overview: Buku ini menghadirkan lima tulisan hasil penelitian: Skema Keagamaan dan Fundamentalisme Agama sebuah Tinjauan Psikologi yang ditulis oleh seorang dosen psikologi; Transformasi Pelayanan Administrasi Pernikahan - Kependudukan yand dilakukan di KUA Gondomanan Kota Yogyakarta, dalam tulisan ini digambarkan tentang perubahan-perubahan penting dalam pelayanan KUA; Masih Perlukah FKUB? T…
Overview: Buku ini ditulis berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilaksanakan Tim Peneliti Puslitbang Kehidupan Keagamaan. Sebagai sebuah penelitian dengan pendekatan kualitatif eksploratif, buku ini telah berhasil menyajikan informasi yang selama ini belum terungkap terkahit dengan keberadaan agama Bahai, Tao, dan Sikh. Penelitian ini secara sosiologis telah membuktikan bahwa Bahai merupakan aga…
Outline: Editor telah mengompilasi buku renungan harian ini dari penulis-penulis Puritan favorit karena pertolongan besar yang telah dia sendiri dapatkan dari karya-karya mereka. "Betapa menggetarkannya bagi saya untuk membaca tulisan tokoh-tokoh Puritan mengenai kemuliaan dan karakter Allah, providensi Allah, persekutuan dengan Allah, kekudusan hidup dan cara-cara mematikan dosa yang menetap,…
Overview: Buku ini menguraikan pemahaman theologis dari lima tokoh pada masa Reformasi: Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, Menno Simons, dan William Tyndale. Penulis memberikan konteks bagi karya mereka dengan mendeskripsikan iklim kerohanian pada masa mereka. Kemudian penulis memberi profil dari setiap Reformator, memberikan gambaran tentang theologi mereka yang mempertimbangkan d…
Outline : Analisis yang definitif tentang theologi Martin Luther ini menyurvei perkembangan theologi Luther selama krisis-krisis kehidupannya dan kemudian memberikan survei yang sistematik secara topikal. Kaya dengan kutipan dari tulisan-tulisan Luther yang tidak kurang dikenal dan ditulis dengan gaya yang menarik bagi para pakar maupun orang yang baru mempelajari Luther, mahakarya Penulis ini…
Overview: Buku ini menelusuri secara runtun perkembangan historis pemikiran barat melalui sepuluh era. Buku ini menyoroti ide-ide fundamental yang merevolus cara orang berpikir dan bertindak mulai dari masa filsuf Yunani kuno dan para penulis Alkitab, melintasi periode Abadi Pertengahan, Renaisans, Reformasi, Pencerahan, Modern sampai kepada periode Postmodern saat ini.
Outline: Melalui buku ini penulis sungguh berharap para pendidik Kristen boleh diperluas wawasannya mulai dari konsep theologis, filosofis, bahkan sampai kepada praktik belakar mengajar, baik di rumah, sekolah, dan tempat ibadah. Buku penulis ini membahas mengenai pengertian-pengertian yang paling mendasar di dalam pendidikan Kristen yang berdasarkan pada Alkitab dan diintegrasikan dengan kons…