The Definition of Christianity
The Definition of Christianity

Author: John C Lennox

Publisher: Myrtlefield House

Published: 2020-07-16

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781874584797

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Who gets to determine what Christianity means? Is it possible to understand its original message after centuries of tradition and conflicting ideas?Gooding and Lennox throw fresh light on these questions by tracing the Book of Acts' historical account of the message that proved so effective in the time of Christ's apostles. Luke's record of its confrontations with competing philosophical and religious systems reveals Christianity's own original and lasting definition.

The Meaning and End of Religion
The Meaning and End of Religion

Author: Wilfred Cantwell Smith

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9781451420142

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Wilfred Cantwell Smith, maintained in this vastly important work that Westerners have misperceived religious life by making "religion" into one thing. He shows the inadequacy of "religion" to capture the living, endlessly variable ways and traditions in which religious faith presents itself in the world.

Meaning of Christian Brotherhood
Meaning of Christian Brotherhood

Author: Joseph Ratzinger

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2013-04-04

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1681493349

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Written over three decades ago, Cardinal Ratzinger's profound treatise on the true meaning of Christian brotherhood is perhaps even more timely and important now as a clear statement on the biblical grounds for cooperation among believing Christians. In treating Christian brotherhood from the perspective of salvation history, Ratzinger opens up the meaning of both the Old and New Testament in this most essential area. After establishing the distinctively Christian sense of brotherhood (vis-À-vis Judaism, Hellenism, Stoicism, the Enlightenment, and Marxism), he shows how fraternal charity can only be perfected through God's fatherhood, Christ's divine sonship, and our brotherhood in Christ.

Being a Christian
Being a Christian

Author: Jason K. Allen

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 1462761941

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What does it mean to be a Christian? The gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news in history, but we often live as though it has minimal impact on our lives. Being a Christian isn’t just about Sunday mornings, small groups, and studying the Bible. The good news is that Jesus redeems everything. In the Bible, we read story after story of people meeting God and walking away completely changed. The same is true for Christians today. Being a Christian, by Dr. Jason Allen, shows how Jesus redeems all of life. Useful for new and mature believers, small group and personal study, Being a Christian walks readers through the gospel’s impact on all facets of life, from your relationships to your resources, from your work to your rest, from your past to your future.

Speaking Christian
Speaking Christian

Author: Marcus J. Borg

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-04-12

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0062078682

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In Speaking Christian, acclaimed Bible scholar Marcus Borg, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, argues that the very language Christians use has become dangerously distilled, distorted, and disconnected from the beliefs which once underpinned it. Stating a case that will resonate with readers of N. T. Wright’s Simply Christian, Borg calls for a radical change to the language we use to invoke our beliefs—the only remedy that will allow the Church's words to once again ring with truth, power, and hope.

Christianity Without Superstition
Christianity Without Superstition

Author: John McQuiston II

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 0819227404

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Is belief in the Nicene and Apostles Creeds required to be a Christian? Does science support or diminish belief in the divine? How does one live Jesus' way in the world? A careful study of Jesus shows that his intended legacy for us was not a set of propositional beliefs, but a way for being in the world, a way that opens us to the extraordinary opportunity of the present, a way that can convert our hurried, anxious lives into something luminous. Our obsession with "what to believe" misses the primary message of the Bible, says McQuiston, who illustrates that the paramount message of Jesus, and even the Hebrew Scriptures, is not about what stories to believe, but how to live.

Pondering the Meaning of Life
Pondering the Meaning of Life

Author: Ian D. H. Smith

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-12-13

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1532691580

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-Will your death be the end of you or is there something more? -Is it credible to have religious belief in the twenty-first century? -Can there be a deeper meaning to life? Pondering the Meaning of Life is a systematic review of the evidence that may allow us to answer these questions. There is no preaching and no saying what some God wants us to do. Written in a clear, accessible style, the only prerequisites are curiosity and a very basic understanding of religion. Whatever you may have thought to be true may be challenged, but there are other uplifting and exciting possibilities to be pondered. To seek for meaning in our lives is surely one of the most rewarding endeavors we can undertake.

Jesus the Savior
Jesus the Savior

Author: William Carl Placher

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780664223915

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Arguing that Jesus radically challenges the way most people understand the world and live their lives, an examination of Christ focuses on such secular topics as ministry and the resurrection, as well as contemporary issues including criminal justice, war, and homosexuality. Original.