Christianity 101
Christianity 101

Author: Gilbert Bilezikian

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2009-07-13

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0310829240

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You Mean to Say You Don’t Know the Meaning of * Monophysitism * Hypostatic Union * Infralapsarian * Traducianism * Chiliastic * Pneumatomachian Cheer up! You don’t have to have thousand-dollar vocabulary in order to grasp the priceless basics of Christianity. Christianity 101 bridges the gap between biblical scholarship and people who want to understand the Christian faith. This book presents eight basic doctrines of Christianity--The Bible, God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Human Beings, Redemption, The Church, and The Last Things--in clear, simple language that gives seasoned Christians a fresh understanding of the Bible and its teachings and puts new Christians on familiar terms with Christian doctrine. Gilbert Bilezikian does not shape his analysis of these doctrines in the worn-out, rationalistic categories of older systematic theologies, but in vibrant, dynamic language designed to communicate biblical truths to contemporary believers.

Galatians
Galatians

Author: Leon L. Morris

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2003-02-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0830829261

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Leon Morris explores both the complex arguments and bold affirmations of Galatians. With seasoned insight and inspiring elegance, he lays bare the text's essential structure, logic and meaning.

The Charter of Christian Liberty
The Charter of Christian Liberty

Author: Michael D. Chapman

Publisher: michael d chapman

Published: 2006-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1424143950

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From his beginning, mankind has always endeavored to achieve liberty, liberty from oppression, domination, and suppression for himself, his family and his loved ones, sometimes battling against overwhelming odds for a vague assurance of peace and security. But what effort has been spent in seeking spiritual liberty from the different types of oppression, domination and suppression brought about by sin? God has the perfect method of achieving that much-desired freedom, freely giving His divine plan to mankind in His Holy Word. This book, using the Holy Bible, defines the nature of sin and the nature of man and places the nature of the Savior, Jesus, against them, specifically using the Apostle Pauls letter to the church at Galatia as he attempts to show the members of his church how they, themselves, came to achieve their liberty. Mans path to spiritual liberty is definitively outlined and discussed in a methodical manner, offering clear understanding of Gods eternal plan for mans salvation and his becoming free from the enslavement of sin.

The Story of Christianity
The Story of Christianity

Author: David Bentley Hart

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1849169020

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In The Story of Christianity, acclaimed theologian David Bentley Hart provides a sweeping and informative portrait of a faith that has shaped the western world and beyond for over 2,000 years. From the persecutions of the early church to the papal-imperial conflicts of the Middle Ages, from the religious wars of 16th- and 17th-century Europe to the challenges of science and secularism in the modern era, and from the ancient Christian communities of Africa and Asia to the 'house churches' of contemporary China, The Story of Christianity triumphantly captures the complexity and diversity of Christian history.

Christianity and Social Systems
Christianity and Social Systems

Author: Rosemary Radford Ruether

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2008-09-26

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0742565548

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From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political systems for centuries. Renowned theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether analyzes the ways the Christian church has historically interacted with powerful systems such as patriarchy, racism, slavery, and environmentalism, while looking critically at how the church shapes these systems today. With a focus on the United States, Christianity and Social Systems provides an introductory analysis of the interactions between the churches and major systems that have shaped western Christian and post-Christian society. Ruether discusses ideologies, such as liberalism and socialism, and includes three country case studies-Nicaragua, South Africa, and North and South Korea-to further illustrate the profound influences Christianity and social systems have with each other. This book is neither an attack on the relationship between Christianity and these systems, nor an apology, but rather a nuanced examination of the interactions between them. By understanding how these interactions have shaped history, we can more fully understand how to make ethical decisions about the role of Christianity in some of today's most pressing social issues, from economic and class disparities to the environmental crisis.

Leaving God Behind
Leaving God Behind

Author: David Arthur Auten

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-18

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781725285248

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With warmth, wisdom, and compassion, David Arthur Auten invites us to reclaim the secretive, intuitive nature of authentic becoming. In a time when many are increasingly disenchanted with traditional demarcations between belief and unbelief, the sacred and secular, Auten offers a refreshing account of what faith can look like beyond the bounds of religion. Those thirsting for reacquaintance with true selfhood, and the ability to heed the gift of their own inner voice, will find consolation and inspiration in the author's story of leaving behind the church, ministry, and also God, not in exchange for an atheist or even humanist outlook, but as an act of faith itself. Transgressive, insightful, and candid, Leaving God Behind is a memoir of following God beyond God, to a place of self-compassion, surrender, and homecoming.

Sharpening the Focus of the Church
Sharpening the Focus of the Church

Author: Gene A. Getz

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0802473237

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A timeless classic for solid grounding and renewal. Is your church adrift? Many churches are struggling to stay focused—to stay on point and hold fast to gospel essentials. Competing voices threaten to divide rather than unite and grow the church. In Sharpening the Focus of the Church, Dr. Gene Getz has written a classic, insightful, biblical treatise on church renewal. Getz focuses on New Testament principles as applied to the unique needs of contemporary culture and roots readers in the perspective of the history of the church. Discover how to sharpen your church’s focus through the lenses of Scripture, church history, and present-day needs. As you embark on this in-depth study of New Testament teaching, you will experience the power of the Word and the power of the Spirit transforming your church from the inside out. You’ll find positive, biblical solutions to the problems facing the church today, with practical advice for finding solutions to contemporary questions.

The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education
The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education

Author: William Jeynes

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-07-26

Total Pages: 702

ISBN-13: 1119098378

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A comprehensive source that demonstrates how 21st century Christianity can interrelate with current educational trends and aspirations The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education provides a resource for students and scholars interested in the most important issues, trends, and developments in the relationship between Christianity and education. It offers a historical understanding of these two intertwined subjects with a view to creating a context for the myriad issues that characterize—and challenge—the relationship between Christianity and education today. Presented in three parts, the book starts with thought-provoking essays covering major issues in Christian education such as the movement away from God in American education; the Christian paradigm based on love and character vs. academic industrial models of American education; why religion is good for society, offenders, and prisons; the resurgence of vocational exploration and its integrative potential for higher education; and more. It then looks at Christianity and education around the globe—faith-based schooling in a pluralistic democracy; religious expectations in the Latino home; church-based and community-centered higher education; etc. The third part examines how humanity is determining the relationship between Christianity and education with chapters covering the use of Christian paradigm of living and learning; enrollment, student demographic, and capacity trends in Christian schools after the introduction of private schools; empirical studies on the perceptions of intellectual diversity at elite universities in the US; and more. Provides the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to gain a sophisticated and nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between Christianity and education and its place in contemporary society A long overdue assessment of the subject, one that takes into account the enormous changes in Christian education Presents a global consideration of the subject Examines Christian education across elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels The Wiley Handbook of Christianity and Education will be of great interest to Christian educators in the academic world, the teaching profession, the ministry, and the college and graduate level student body.