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Author: Larry L. McSwain
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0881462055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn extraordinary Baptist, Jimmy Allen served as the last 'moderate' president of the Southern Baptist Convention concluding his second term in 1979, the first year of the emergence of a 'fundamentalist' leadership of the convention. This title presents an account of Allen's life.
Author: J. A. Medders
Publisher:
Published: 2019-03
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781784983727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnderstanding Calvinism in our hearts as well as in our heads
Author: Charles Williams
Publisher: Apocryphile Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780976402589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRomantic theology is where an ordinary relationship between two people can become one that is extraordinary, one that grants them glimpses, visions of perfection. In experiencing romantic love, we experience God, according Charles Williams, one of the finest and most unusual theologians of the 20th century.
Author: James K. A. Smith
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2016-03-29
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1493403664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the "imagination station" that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship. Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom, Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book's content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith's popular presentations on the ideas in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes new material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life.
Author: Alan Watts
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2022-10-11
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1608688240
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA radical reinterpretation of Christianity by one of the twentieth century’s leading philosophers Today, Alan Watts is remembered mainly as an eloquent interpreter of Eastern philosophies such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism. Not everyone knows that Watts was also a formidable scholar of Christianity who worked as an Episcopal chaplain early in his career. He eventually left the church to find his own spiritual path, but his time there fueled a burst of literary creativity that culminated in Beyond Theology, originally published in 1964 and now back in print. In this landmark work, Watts asks whether a “rigorous, imperious, and invincibly self-righteous” religion such as Christianity can stay relevant in our modern, multicultural world. To answer that question, he deconstructs Christianity by using concepts borrowed from psychology, linguistics, science, and Eastern philosophy. In the process, he solves difficult problems of theology, traces the impact of Christianity on Western culture, and points the way to a new form of nondualistic spirituality. Playing the role of a philosophical jester, Watts artfully deploys paradoxes, riddles, and gently subversive humor to overturn conventional wisdom. His intention is not to hold sacred things up to ridicule but rather to expand our definition of the sacred. The ultimate aim is to help us see beyond the external trappings of religion — beyond ritual, myth, doctrine, and theology itself — to experience the divine within ourselves.
Author: Bob Goff
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2018-10-23
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0718095235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChildren will laugh, dream, and be inspired to actively live out their faith with Love Does for Kids. In the same way that Love Does? has struck a deep chord with adults, kids will experience God in new and thrilling ways through the insightful and humorous stories of Bob Goff. Kids everywhere will become empowered by Bob and Lindsey’s stories about how love?does. Through taking action with faith and building a deeper connection to God, children will learn that they are loved by God no matter the mistakes or obstacles they face. As a little boy with a big personality and even bigger dreams, Bob Goff had lots of questions, and they didn't go away when he grew up. It wasn’t until he learned just how big and wild and wonderful God is that he began to find answers. Taking inspiration from Love Does for Kids, children ages 4–10 will take ownership of their mistakes and forgive others for their mistakes; never give up, no matter how scared or anxious they are; put their faith into action by spending time with—and acting more like—Jesus; and learn to live a life full of love for others. With childlike faith, enthusiasm, and great whimsy, young believers will feel instantly connected to a love that acts as much as it feels. With a sense of wonder at how great God is, children will feel empowered to do things that will make a tangible difference in the world and share His light with others.
Author: Anthony Bartlett
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2020-12-08
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 172526420X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA theory of human origins that is one-half Charles Darwin and one-half Cain and Abel is bound to entail a lot of rethinking of traditional themes. Rene Girard's thesis of original human violence and the Bible's power to reveal it has been around for more than a generation, but its consequences for Christian theology are still only slowly being unpacked. Anthony Bartlett's book makes a signal contribution, representing an astonishing leap forward in understanding what a biblical disclosure of founding violence means for Christian thought and life. If human language arose directly out of the primal experience of murder, then semiotics becomes a core area for theological examination. Tracing the discipline of semiotics through postmodern thinkers, then back through its birth in the Latin era, Bartlett shows how Girard's thought is itself a semiotic emergence, beyond standard Christian metaphysics. Above all, Girardian theory of human signs demands we see the generative impact of violence in our language and thought, and then, conversely, that the Word of God, crucified without retaliation and risen in the same identity, brings a totally new sign and relation into history, offering a thoroughgoing transformation of human life and meaning.
Author: Benedict M. Ashley
Publisher: Saint Pauls/Alba House
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780818907562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn exhaustive presentation of Roman Catholic moral teaching by an acknowledged expert.
Author: Nagesh Sudhakar
Publisher: Booksclinic Publishing
Published: 2021-02-03
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9390655463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHey hi, guys, this is Pankaj here. I have a girlfriend who has the cutest smile. Her name is Kirti. Beautiful as an angel But stubborn as I am. I fell for her smile. My story is ordinary like yours, But situations are so different. That makes it special, I belong to a small and poor family with a tag of scheduled caste and She was exactly opposite to my status. Rich, bold, courageous born in orthodoxy Brahmin family. if you see, it wasn't even a perfect match but love could happen to anyone. We met for the first time in catering college. Our story started there. We were so close But never had the opportunity to express our feelings. There were many situations in which We felt for each other. But circumstances never had their ways in . We faced a lot of hardship. Her love was true in all dimensions sometimes I had disbelief and sometimes she had. The situation kept digging and checking inside our heart whether it was or not. Through this wonderful journey, You will realize the true love can't be confined to a cage. It's beyond faith, It's beyond restrictions, It's beyond any cast and religion. In the later part of the story, you might feel I am being selfish but that's how human nature would be. My story will bring excitement to you.
Author: John J. Hughes
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 1118
ISBN-13: 9781596381643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpeaking the Truth in Love: The Theology of John M. Frame is a Festschrift honoring Prof. Frames career in seminary teaching - but this book does not merely collect essays on the subjects of Frames interests, it analyses Frames own work in the fields of theology, apologetics, ethics, worship, the church, and others. The authors include Wayne Grudem, Richard Pratt, Paul Helm, Vern Poythress, Bruce Waltke, William Davis, William Edgar, Peter Jones, Reggie Kidd, and others who are familiar with Frames work. Many are Frames former students and colleagues. This is the first large scale analysis of Frames distinctive approach.
