The Recompense of a Great Reward That's Worth Dying for

The Recompense of a Great Reward That's Worth Dying for

Author: Ansley N. Mathis

Publisher: Xulon Press

Published: 2007-05-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781602661271

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Mathis provides believers with great biblical insights as to the privilege of suffering for Christ, and differentiates between the glorious rewards of living for Christ and the atrocious rewards of the ungodly. Through a series of short and insightful teachings, scriptures, quotes, and prayers readers will learn that suffering is not in vain if it is for the Lord. (Practical Life)


The Democratic Soul

The Democratic Soul

Author: Aaron L. Herold

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2021-08-06

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0812253000

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In The Democratic Soul, Aaron L. Herold argues that democracy's current crisis arises from dissatisfaction with the Enlightenment's emphasis on rights over duties. Using the work of Spinoza and Tocqueville, he articulates a revision of liberalism that recovers ideals of justice and political moderation for the contemporary moment.


Wyclif

Wyclif

Author: John Wyclif

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1139627562

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John Wyclif is known for translating the Vulgate Bible into English, and for arguing for the royal divestment of the church, the reduction of papal power and the elimination of the friars and against the doctrine of transubstantiation. His thought catalyzed the Lollard movement in England and provided an ideology for the Hussite revolution in Bohemia. Wyclif's Trialogus discusses divine power and knowledge, creation, virtues and vices, the Incarnation, redemption and the sacraments. It consists of a three-way conversation, which Wyclif wrote to familiarize priests and layfolk with the complex issues underlying Christian doctrine, and begins with formal philosophical theology, which moves into moral theology, concluding with a searing critique of the fourteenth-century ecclesiastical status quo. Stephen Lahey provides a complete English translation of all four books, and the 'Supplement to the Trialogue', which will be a valuable resource for scholars and students currently relying on selective translated extracts.


Wyclif

Wyclif

Author: John Wycliffe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0521869242

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"John Wyclif is known for translating the Vulgate Bible into English, and for arguing for the royal divestment of the church, the reduction of papal power and the elimination of the friars and against the doctrine of transubstantiation. His thought catalyzed the Lollard movement in England and provided an ideology for the Hussite revolution in Bohemia. Wyclif's Trialogus discusses divine power and knowledge, creation, virtues and vices, the Incarnation, redemption and the sacraments. It consists of a three-way conversation, which Wyclif wrote to familiarize priests and layfolk with the complex issues underlying Christian doctrine, and begins with formal philosophical theology, which moves into moral theology, concluding with a searing critique of the fourteenth-century ecclesiastical status quo. Stephen Lahey provides a complete English translation of all four books, and the 'Supplement to the Trialogue', which will be a valuable resource for scholars and students currently relying on selective translated extracts"--


Introducing Major Theologians

Introducing Major Theologians

Author: Michael Reeves

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press

Published: 2015-03-20

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1783593679

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Is 'newer' really 'better'? We often assume so, but if we do treat the past as inferior, we will ignore the legacy of history, and thus will find ourselves stranded on the tiny desert island of our own moment in time. In particular, this applies to Christian theology, which should be thought, and lived, corporately by the church down through the ages. The remedy to 'chronological snobbery' is, as C. S. Lewis put it, 'to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds'. Such is the motivation behind Michael Reeves' introduction to a selection of influential or significant Christian theologians. This accessible and informative volume covers the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Owen, Edwards, Schleiermacher, Barth and Packer. Each chapter begins with a brief biography and some background, and then surveys each theologian's major work or works, gives a timeline for historical context, and ends with guidance for further reading. This book was previously available as two separate volumes (The Breeze of the Centuries and On Giants' Shoulders), but now repackaged together with a new chapter on J I Packer.