Outline : The controversy rages ... The Bible Words of God? or Words of men? Is there enough evidence to support the BIble as the inspired Word of God? When Josh McDowell published his first powerful defense of the Bible, Evidence That Demands a Verdict, it became a national bestseller within a matter of months. Now John McDowell follows that impressive defense with Evidence That Demands a Verd…
Outline: Christians today face growing challenges to show that their faith is both relevant and credible. Josh McDowell's New Evidence That Demands a Verdict combines the two original best-selling volumes into one, maintaining their classic defense of the faith, yet answering new questions posed by today's culture. Special features include: - New research and documentation of archaeologica…
Outline: Focusing on the private and public use of space, this volume explores the religious life of the new Muslim communities in North America and Europe. Unlike most studies of immigrant groups, these essays concentrate on cultural practices and expressions of everyday life rather than on the political issues that dominate today's headlines. The authors emphasize the cultural strength and cr…
Outline: If God has called you to spiritual leadership, be advised - He never promised flowery beds of ease. But He has given us what we need to His flock to growth and glory. We live in a most challenging time in history, and leading has never been tougher. Joe Stowell charts the course biblically to enable shepherds to do the best of things in the worst of times. How do we lead effectively in…
Outline: After the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, religious fundamentalism has dominated public debate as never before. Policymakers, educators, and the general public all want to know: Why do fundamentalist movements turn violent? Are fundamentalisms a global threat to human rights, security, and democratic forms of government? What is the future of fundamentalism? T…
Outline: Ecclesiastes raises questions that haunt everyone to some degrees. We live in a busy world, but does our busyness have a purpose? Or will the tyranny of time render all our labor pointless? If our efforts are doomed by death, how are we supposed to live in the meantime? Douglas O'Donnell turns to Ecclesiastes to show us that lives of seeming futility "under the sun" become filled with …
Outline: In Divine Rule Maintained, Stephen J. Caselli provides us with a window into the exegetical and theological underpinnings of the Westminster Confession's chapter on the law by delivering a in-depth analysis of Anthony Burgess's Vindiciae Legis. After a brief introduction to Burgess and his historical context, Caselli details the logical course of Burgess's book considering the law as g…
Outline: The Gentle Answer is a scholarly to a claim that many Muslims have made in relation to non-Muslims for mote than 1200 years; that the text of the Bible is corrupt and/or falsified. Since critical writing on the Bible is more abundant and has a longer history, Muslim polemicists have selectively used Western biblical criticism in an attempt to support the traditional Muslim accusation o…
Outline: - Is there a God? - What is the evidence for belief in such a being? - What is God like? - Or, is God a figment of human inspiration? - How do we know that such a being might not exist? - Should belief or disbelief in God's existence make a difference in our opinions and moral choices, in the way we see ourselves and relate to those around us? These are fundamental questions, and…
Outline: This book sketches the development of the public discourse in Indonesia until just before the monetary crisis of 1997. At that time, the discussion in civil society clearly showed the cracks in the walls of the New Order and foreshadowed its imminent undoing. The blatant contempt of justice, the regime's mendacity, its idelogical bankruptcy, the poignancy of columnists, the exacerbatio…
Outline: With Protestant missions passing through a time of rapid change, there is a need for a reassessment of planting churches. This book is an appraisal of the methods used in planting and advancing churches in these changing times. It begins with an examination of the New Testament church and the Biblical basis of missions in the Book of Acts. After the Biblical characteristics are determi…
Outline: This resource book features 52 reproducible graphics and activities connected to lessons in The New City Catechism Curriculum.
Outline: 20 engaging, dynamic, and creative lessons for children ages 8-11 corresponding to questions 1-20 of The New City Catechism. Question 1: What is our only hope in life and death? Question 2: What is God? Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Question 4: How and why did God create us? Question 5: What else did God create? Question 6: How can we glorify God? Question 7: Wh…
Outline: 17 engaging, dynamic, and creative lessons for children ages 8-11 corresponding to questions 36-52 of The New City Catechism. Question 36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit? Question 37: How does the Holy Spirit help us? Question 38: What is prayer? Question 39: With what attitude should we pray? Question 40: What should we pray? Question 41: What is the Lord's Prayer? Qu…
Outline: "Mengapa orang baik bisa menderita?" Itulah pertanyaan sepanjang masa. Ada yang menduga bahwa penyebabnya adalah dosa tersembunyi dari orang itu. Ada yang mempersalahkan orang-orang dianggap sebagai lawan, yang cemburu kepadanya. Ada yang mengaitkan dengan perselisihan dewa-dewi. Ada yang yakin penyebabnya adalah tatanan masyarakat yang tidak adil. Ada orang yang berpendirian bahwa mu…
Outline: Apakah Perjanjian Lama itu? Apa inti pokoknya? Apa makna Perjanjian Lama bagi kita yang hidup pada awal milenium ketiga Masehi? Temukanlah jawabannya dalam buku ini! Selain membantu para mahasiswa, buku ini juga bermanfaat bagi pembaca awam yang ingin mengenal Perjanjian Lama.
Outline: As the boundaries between cultures and religions blur in an increasingly globalized world, the church finds itself in need of new approaches to understanding and embracing otherness - both inside and outside of its established communities. Southeast Asia has long been one of the world's most diverse regions, with over a hundred ethnicities represented and members of every major religio…
Outline : Sebuah pohon, baik jenis, kualitas, penyebaran, serta kecocokannya terhadap kondisi alam yang menyeputarinya, dapat menjadi lebih dari sekedar jenis dan menarik, bila kita mengetahui hal ihwalnya secara mendalam. Di situ kita bicara soal sejarah, pengalaman-pengalaman, kekuatan dan kelebihan, pendalaman dan pemekaran yang terjadi dsb. Imaji tadi perlu kita miliki bila membaca buku ini…
Outline: Buku ini sebagai kelanjutan dari buku sebelumnya, "Theologia Reformasi Gereja Abad XXI" (2017). Semestinya, sebagai agen tunggal Allah dalam dunia, gerejalah yang memengaruhi dunia sesuai sifat dan fungsinya "garam dan terang dunia", namun kenyataannya, gereja semakin lebih serupa dengan dunia ini daripada dunia serupa dengan gereja. Mengapa demikian? Karena gereja sedang kehilangan In…
Outline: Dalam tradisi Jerman Teori Kritis telah dirintis C. Gerlach dan A. Grunberg dalam bayang-bayang Revolusi Rusia 1917. Generasi Pertama pengembang Teori Kritis (1933 - 1970) dipimpin oleh M. Horkheimer dengan fokus pada kritik ideologi atas rasionalitas modern sebagai rasionalitas instrumental. Generasi kedua (1970 - 1980) dipimpin oleh Jurgen Habermas yang menggagas Teori Kritis sebagai…
Outline: What does it take a build a successful ministry partnership? David Rickett reflected on 20 years of experience and found the essential components to be a blend of vision, relationship, and results. In Making Your Partnership Work he shows how to build a partnership by focusing on nine imperatives: - Creating shared vision - Establishing compatibility - Applying ground rules - Keep…
Outline: This practical and biblical volume offers serious students and practitioners of mission a step-by-step approach to developing a master plan for entering a new community with a church-planting program. Each aspect of the master plan is developed theologically, scientifically, and practically. Cultural differences are analyzed, and missionaries are guided in how to transcend their own c…
Outline: Pengarang buku ini bertobat antara lain melalui literatur. Pelayanan pertamanya menggunakan literatur dan bahkan dimanapun dia berada tidak pernah terlepas dari literatur, baik sebagai bacan maupun untuk pelayanannya, sehingga dia sungguh-sungguh tahu dengan apa yang ditulisnya. 'Leader is reader' - bukan hanya para pemimpin, setiap orang Kristen yang ingin bertumbuh dalam iman dan pen…
Outline: This book is an exposition of the modes of thought and behavior of the largest single ethnic group in Southeast Asia, and an attempt to bridge the gap between intensive village ethnography and the characterization of the overall culture of a modern nation-state. Since Independence, mystical movements have expanded spectacularly in Indonesia. The author examines the reasons of this revi…
Outline: Subjects discussed include: - The unique nature of the Christian sacramental experience in prayer and devotion. - What is 'sacrament'? - The traditional seven sacraments in the life of the Church and the individual.
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Gereja : Persekutuan yang Unik mengundang gereja untuk mewujudkan misi-Nya - dipanggil kelu…
Outline: Buku "INJIL & KEBUDAYAAN" yang berisi 15 tema ini disunting dari khotbah "Christmas Series: Rally 15 Hari Khotbah Injil" yang disampaikan oleh Pdt. Jimmy Pardede pada tanggal 25 November sampai dengan 9 Desember 2020 di GRII Bandung.
Outline: In this accessible textbook, Henry Virkler and Karelynne Ayayo combine hermeneutical theory with practical steps for exegesis. The authors outline a five-step hermeneutical procedure that includes: (1) historical-cultural and contextual analysis, (2) lexical-syntactial analysis, (3) theological analysis, (4) genre identification and analysis, and (5) application. The key distinctive of…
Outline: Explaining The Trinity to Muslims. This book is a culturally relevant presentation of the truth of the Trinity to the Muslim mindset. Originally it was issued through a Turkish secular publishing house and had a countrywide repercussion, even in Islamic circles. It is a useful presentation for both Muslim and Christian readers, providing fundamental keys for understanding and explainin…
Outline: Do you: - dream about writing the Great American Novel? - regret not finishing your paintings, poems, or screenplays? - want to start a business or charity? - wish you could start dieting or exercising today? - hope to run a marathon someday? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you need ... The War of Art In this powerful, straight-from-the-hip examination of t…
Outline: Even if they want to, many Christians find it hard to talk to others about Jesus. Is it possible this difficulty is because we're trying to speak a language we haven't actually sent time practicising? Is it possible we have neglected to understand for ourselves how the good news of Jesus impacts every facet of our lives? To become fluent in a new language, you must immerse yourself in …
Outline: For Christians, the issues raised by the different views on creation and evolution are challenging. Can a "young earth" be reconciled with a universe that appears to be billions of years old? Does scientific evidence point to a God who designed the universe and life in all its complexity? Three Views on Creation and Evolution deals with these and similar concerns as it looks at three d…
Outline: Stan Telchin, a Messianic Jew and former pastor, explores in depth the heart and soul of Messianic Judaism. He exposes the motive behind its creation, its controversial doctrines and its ineffectiveness in Jewish evangelism. Messianic Judaism has grown significantly in fewer than four decades. While intended originally to appeal to Jewish people, unexpectedly it appeals also to Gentile…
Outline: Anthony Thiselton's lengthy New International Greek Testament Commentary volume The First Epistle to the Corithians (2000) has become a standard work on 1 Corinthians. In this "shorter" commentary Thiselton draws on his excellent exegesis from that volume but combines it afresh with keen practical and pastoral application for readers at all levels. Thiselton delves deeply into the cont…
Outline: Life 3.0 karya Max Tegmark, kosmolog Swedia-Amerika dari MIT membahas mengenai kecerdasan buatan (Artificial Intelligence atau AI) dan dampaknya terhadap masa depan kehidupan di Bumi dan alam semesta, termasuk berbagai implikasi kemasyarakatan, apa yang dapat dilakukan untuk memaksimalkan peluang hasil yang positif, dan potensi masa depan bagi umat manusia, teknologi, dan kombinasinya.…
Outline: Buku ini terdiri dari sepuluh bagian yang masing-masing bagian menguraikan tema Pancasila dalam bentuk diskursus tentang ideologi kebangsaan yang kemudian ditetapkan melalui sebuah keputusan politik menjadi dasar negara dalam Pembukaan Undang-Undang Dasar (UUD) Negara Republik Indonsia. Saat ini Pancasila berada dalam krisis akibat kelemahan pemahaman terhadap hakikatnya sebagai pandan…
Outline: Since Biblical times covenants have been a part of everyday life. Simply put, they are promises, agreements, or contracts. But how do they translate into faith and the reading of Scripture? Are covenants merely elements of a narrative? Or do they represent something more? And what are the eternal implications of "cutting" a covenant with God? In Introducing Covenant Theology, author Mi…
Outline: Kitab Mazmur adalah ungkapan perjalanan iman umat Israel yang dibentuk dalam suatu doa, nyanyian, ataupun kata-kata bijaksana yang mengajarkan hikmat. Walaupun kitab ini sudah ada sejak beberapa ribu tahun yang lalu, tetapi untaian karangan di dalamnya masih sesuai dengan berbagai konteks kehidupan. Bahkan, buku ini memperlihatkan Kitab Mazmur sebagai suatu ungkapan doa-doa yang bisa d…