Outline: This Reader examines biblical patterns and principles of communication, and presents six case studies investigating aspects of communication in an Asian context. Intended to help promote the study of communication, the chapters have wide application as readings for courses in missiology, Christian anthropology, cross cultural communication, mass media, sociology, strategy evaluation an…
Outline: "I'm an unbeliever. So are you," Jeff Vanderstelt tells us in his book, Gospel Fluency. We slip in and out of believing God's word about us and trusting in his work on our behalf. We forget who he is, what he's done, and in light of that, who we are. Do these statements resonate with you? Then the Gospel Fluency Handbook was written for you. For those who've realized there are areas of…
Outline: Appropriate Christianity consists of 28 chapters by 18 authors approaching contextualization in three dimensions: truth, allegiance and spiritual power. Over the years, there have been quite a number of helpful discussions of the contextualization of theological truth. Though we have been helped greatly by them, it is high time we began to deal also with allegiance and spiritual power,…
Outline: A History of Christian Missions traces the expansion of Christianity from its origins in the Middle East to Rome, the rest of Europe and the Colonies, and assesses its position as a major religious force worldwide. Many of the world's religions have not actively sought converts, largely because they have been too regional in character. Buddhism, Islam and Christianity, however, are the…
Outline: James Livingston's widely acclaimed history of Christian thought - recently substantially revised and expanded - provides full, scholarly accounts of the major movements and thinkers, theologians and philosophers in the Christian tradition since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, together with solid historical background and critical assessments. Distinctive in format and focus, the…
Outline: Buku ini berfokus pada kitab nabi-nabi besar dan nabi-nabi kecil dalam Perjanjian Lama. Pengarang, C. Hassell Bullock memilih untuk mengikuti jenis penelitian sejarah melalui kitab para nabi daripada mengikuti urutan kanonik yang biasa. Dr. Bullock berkata, "Rupanya ada manfaatnya untuk melihat hubungan timbal balik budaya, teologi, dan sejarah yang ada di antara nabi-nabi kanonik ini.…
Outline: All religions and worldviews seek to answer the fundamental questions of human existence : Why am I here? What does it mean to be human? Why is there evil in the world, and how do we deal with it? But not every worldview places equal emphasis on each issue. The main worldviews each tend to stress a different central quesion. Secular humanism focuses on: What is the inherent value of …
Outline: Nearly sixteen centuries ago, the city of Rome was sacked by German barbarian Alaric and his Goths - a blow to the very heart of the glorious empire. Rome had dominated civilization for over a thousand years, yet now this symbol of culture, commerce, and order was brought to her knees, and her citizens stripped of their homes, their belongings, and often, their very lines. In the wake …
Outline: Saat masih kecil. Brother Andrew bermimpin menjadi mata-mata rahasia yang bekerja dengan cara menyusup di tengah-tengah musuh. Setelah dewasa ternyata ia mendapati dirinya bekerja sebagai agen rahasia bagi Allah. Misi yang ia emban dipenuhi dengan bahaya, dibiayai dengan iman, dan disokong dengan mukzijat demi mukzijat. Meski diberi tahu bahwa mustahil untuk melayani di balik Tirai Bes…
Outline : Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman …
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayanan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman …
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mendoakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman T…
Outline: Seri buklet Persekutuan Doa Momentum ini disusun dari seri khotbah Pdt. Stephen Tong dalam Persekutuan Doa yang khusus diadakan untuk mengadakan penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah yang dibukukan ini meliputi pembahasan seputar tema pelayanan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan modal perlengkapan rohani bagi orang Kristen agar mereka memiliki kekayaan dan pengertian dalam memahami firman …
Outline: Our technology shapes the way we live, interact, work, play, and even worship. Technology and its power are both old and new - as is the wisdom we need to envision, design, design, build, and use it well. For Christians passionate about developing technology, it's not always clear how their faith and work intersect. How can designing and using technology actually be a way of loving God…
Outline: The world recently learned as a result of the Persian Gulf War and other far-reaching developments in the Middle East that Islam is a force of tremendous importance. The West admittedly knows very little about the religion of Muhammed. It is the purpose of Dr. Ira Zepp's book to provide a popular, readable and comprehensive background for a better understanding of this wide-spread reli…
Outline: How we read the Bible has a profound impact on how we understand what mission is. This book encourages us to explore the Bible's grand narrative and to bring the whole counsel of God in Scripture to our understanding of who we are and what we must do as God's people.
Outline: Technology shapes us, But how do we shape a digital world? As an electrical engineer, Derek Schuurman wondered, what do bits and bytes have to do with Christian beliefs? Sitting in a cubicle farm in the high technology industry, he had difficulty understanding what his work had to do with the kingdom of God. In a concise and accessible style, Schuurman explores a wide range of topics f…
Outline: Dalam dunia yang penuh dengan pembicaraan santun, taplak linen dan jadwal padat, bagaimana seseorang dapat menunjukkan hospitalitas? Dalam dunia yang penuh dengan penembakan misterius dan lingkungan yang tidak bersahabat, bagaimana seseorang dapat mengasihi orang asing? Buku ini mengajak pembaca untuk memandang orang asing sebagai seseorang yang dapat membawa berkat bagi hospitalitas.
Outline: Apa yang Anda pikirkan ketika mendapat tugas untuk membuat naskah khotbah atau renungan dari kitab Pengkhotbah? Apakah Kitab Pengkhotbah hanya berisikan nasihat hikmat belaka? Jawaban itu tentu tidak salah. Kitab Pengkhotbah berisi tentang pengajaran, nasihat, dan hikmat bagi manusia menjalani kehidupan dalam penyertaan Tuhan. Namun, Kitab Pengkhotbah sebenarnya menyimpan kekayaan makn…
Outline: A key refrain in Reformed theology is that God's Spirit trumpets the message of salvation through Jesus Christ into every book and cranny of the universe - but now? And in what way does this cosmic truth touch and shape the mundane reality of our lives and our world? In this distillation of his Warfield Lectures, delivered at Princeton Theological Seminary in spring 2014, leading Refor…
Outline: John Calvin's Institutes has established itself as "one of the most important theological works even written," writes Tony Lane. This abridged edition of the Institutes provides a readable and inexpensive sampler of Calvin's greatest work. Lane has condensed the 1559 edition, retaining the heart of Calvin's teaching on all his major themes. Hilary Osborne has put Henry Beveridge's tran…
Outline: Peacemaker Ministries President Ken Sande gives practical Biblical guidance for conflict resolution that takes you beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family, cowokers, and fellow believers.
Outline: Suara apakah yang keluar dari mulut Yesus di atas kayu salib? Bukan caci maki, balas dendam, kutukan, tangisan atau pun jeritan kesakitan yang menyayat. Sejarah mencatat Tujuh Perkataan Salib yang keluar dari mulut Juruselamat adalah: Bapa, ampunilah mereka Engkau bersama Aku di Firdaus Lihatlah ibumu Mengapa meninggalkan Aku? Aku haus! Sudah genap! Kuserahkan nyawa-Ku! Hanya…
Outline: Are we facing a clash of civilisations? Tensions between the West and the Muslim world run high. Some Western media equate Muslims with fundamentalist - a serious error. Nevertheless, in Muslim countries, anger with the West is widely seen as justified, particularly for the West's tolerance of injustices in Palestine. While grievances persist, there will be no shortage of willing Musli…
Outline: John Calvin was born almost 500 years ago on 10 July 1509. Many Christians around the world will celebrate the occasion in various ways. But perhaps the best way to commemorate the birth of the Reformer is to remember the gospel he preached. According to J. H. Merle d'Aubigne, the great historian of the Reformation period, Calvin's teaching centred on Christ - his Word, Person, Grace, …
Outline: Few Christians can agree on how believers should interact with the culture at large. Should they embrace it wholeheartedly? Reject it altogether? Form a subculture? Or pursue a more excellent way? These are but a few positions or approaches that believers have taken toward the world. In fact, T. M. Moore catalogs a total of six responses to culture and advocates for Christian unity in …
Outline: The history of interaction between science and religion is fraught with tension, although, as philosopher Phil Dowe demonstrates, many thoughtful and religious people have also found harmony between these two crucial fields. This fascinating book insightfully surveys the relationship of science, reason, and religion, giving special attention to the most contentious topics - cosmology, …
Outline: Devotions on the journey to the first Easter - Journey to the Empty Tomb, from the best-selling author Paula Gooder, open up the best of biblical scholarship. It focuses on the events leading up to the first Easter - the Gospel accounts of the death and resurrection of Jesus that are at the very heart of the Christian faith. Beginning with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem and ending …
Outline: Pada abad-abad pertama pertama Masehi telah tercatat ratusan ribu martir Kristen, akibat penganiayaan kaisar-kaisar Romawi. Namun seberat apapun penganiayaan itu, tidak mungkin mampu menghapuskan kekristenan dari dunia ini. Sejauh sejarah merekam peristiwa dunia, khususnya setelah Reformasi, iman Kristen sejati telah menjadi motor pembaharuan dan kemajuan di segala bidang. Sekarang set…
Outline: Understanding the Bible isn't for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It's meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lof of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-century like. More than half a milli…
Outline: Bisakah merenungkan nama kemudian memahami pribadinya? Nama orang bisa tersohor, dan orang yang disebut namanya. Nama menjadi tidak begitu diperhatikan, karena pribadi yang bernama itu sudah dekat di hati. Buku ini, langkah demi langkah memberikan pengalaman yang mengasyikkan. Begitulah Yesus Kristus mempunyai macam-macam gelar sebagai nama-Nya. Merenungkan gelar-gelar itu, membawa kit…
Outline: Dibaca bersama-sama, kumpulan kitab DUA BELAS NABI menawarkan suatu panorama agama Israel sepanjang masa-masa kritis dalam sejarah umat; rasa percaya diri palsu di era monarki hingga keterpurukan pada masa Pembuangan, dan akhirnya periode pengharapan dan cita-cita baru setelah Pembuangan. Kitab-kitab ini memaparkan transisi bentuk agama lama nasional kepada nyeri bersalin lahirnya umat…
Outline: Kejahatan apakah yang harus anda lawan dan anda atasi seperti diperintahkan oleh Kristus? Dimana saja anda berperang, anda harus mengetahui dan mengerti tentang musuh anda. Kalau tidak, anda akan kalah. Kejahatan yang dibahas dalam buku ini bukanlah kejahatan yang umum, yang biasa terjadi di dunia ini seperti penodongan, pembunuhan, dan sebagainya. Tapi, kejahatan yang langsung dituju…
Outline: The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. Hailed by Jerome Frank as "the best book that exists on the subject, today and for the foreseeable future," Irvin D. Yalom's The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy has long been the standard text in its field. Indeed, in a survey reported in a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, it was cited as one of the ten most …
Outline: Grace. It's not just for beginners. Funny how the exceeding riches of God's grace seem to run out the moment we've saved. From them on, we tend to base our relationship with Him on our performance rather than on His grace. (Consider the 16 examples on the inside front flap.) Of course, God still deals with us on the basis of His grace, whether or not we understand it. It's just that, w…
Overview: Ibarat teks, Gus Dur adalah tokoh "yang tak pernah selesai". Ia tetap menjadi misteri bagi siapa pun, termasuk bagi analis politik yang berusaha "menaklukkannya" ke dalam skema analisis politik tertentu dan ke dalam ideologi tertentu, baik ideologi agama maupun ideologi politik. Buku ini adalah salah satu dari ragam pembacaan atas teks Gus Dur tersebut. Namun, berbeda dengan pembacaan…
Outline: Beneath the terms of official Islam lies a whole pattern of related yet different beliefs. The mysterious, colourful world of jinn and the evil eye, saints and festivals, is unfamiliar to more Westerners: a universe of flux, full of 'beings' and 'powers'. This book is about weary and burdened human beings, writes Dr Musk. 'The masses of Muslims live today at two levels. Beneath a venee…
Outline: Arabic thought in the liberal age is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middle East. Albert Hourani studies the way in which ideas about politics and society changed during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, in response to the expanding influence of Europe. His main attention is given to the move…