Outline: Challenges to religious liberty are increasingly common today as historical Christianity comes into conflict with a new, secular orthodoxy. In this thoroughly revised second edition of First Freedom, leading evangelical scholars present the biblical and historical foundations for religious freedom in America, and address pressing topics such as: - Religious freedom and the exclusivity…
Outline: Adaptasi grafis salah satu buku sejarah populer paling berpengaruh di dunia, Sapiens. Sapiens Grafis Volume 1 membahas kemunculan Homo sapiens di Bumi dan bagaimana Sapiens berubah dari spesies biasa saja menjadi makhluk hidup dominan di dunia. Volume 2 ini membicarakan bagaimana cara pertanian, sebagai upaya Homo sapiens menopang populasinya yang makin membesar, malah memunculkan imp…
Outline: "I once was blind, but now I see" is the glad confession of the Christian's heart. However, what is it that a Christian now sees that so transforms his life? It is the Christian worldview. This is not an abstract philosophy so much as biblical doctrine for life. The Word of God establishes God-centered thinking, engages faithful living, and energizes ardent feeling for the kingdom of C…
Outline : How can we reconcile the ideal church described by theology with the broken church that we see in the world? In this book Joseph Small argues that the church’s true identity is known somewhere in the tension between the two. Small revisits familiar ecclesiological concepts—people of God, the body of Christ, the communion of the Holy Spirit—but rather than focusing on theological…
Outline: Few teachings of the Puritans have provoked such strong reactions and conflicting interpretations as their views on preparing for saving faith. Many twentieth-century scholars dismissed preparation as a prime example of regression from the Reformed doctrine og frace for a mancentered legalism. In Prepared by Grace, for Grace, Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley make careful analysis of the Pur…
Outline: This is a thorough, full-scale English commentary on the Greek text of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. While author George W. Knight gives careful attention to the comments of previous interpreters of the text, both ancient and modern, his emphasis is on exegesis of the Greek text itself and on the flow of the argument in each of these three epistles. Besides providing a detailed look at th…
Outline: Berbeda dengan karunia Roh, buah Roh merupakan hasil ketika seseorang hidup dituntun - dan menuruti kehendak - Roh Allah. Bila karunia didapatkan dengan cuma-cuma, berdasarkan anugerah Allah, buah Roh merupakan hasil hidup yang melekat kepada pokok anggur yang benar, yaitu Yesus (Yohanes 15: 1-17). Bila tinggal dan melekat kepada Yesus dan firmanNya, tanda yang didapatkan adalah hidup …
Outline: Muslims - they're unreachable, right? Wrong! Today's Christian is typically uninformed about the way Muslism think and may underestimate their receptivity to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Reaching Muslims for Christ is a treasury of facts, insights, analysis, and examples gleaned from men and women who are engaged in witness to Muslims in North America and abroad. William J. Saal and oth…
Outline: Aroma rempah yang wangi dan menguar dari bumi Nusantara menggoda para pelaut dari Portugal, Spanyol, Inggris, Belanda, dan lainnya berdatangan berabad-abad silam. Berbagai catatan sejarah menunjukkan bahwa negeri ini merupakan istana megah dari raja bumbu, yaitu rempah-rempah. Tidak hanya di masa lampau, hingga saat ini, potensi rempah Indonesia sangat tinggi. Berdasarkan penelusuran T…
Outline : Psalms 1 to 72 Psalms contain the praises of the people. It is the people of Israel's creed. But more than that, they display historical accounts which demonstrate how the people are to put their trust in God. They display the character of God who is majestic, compassionate and our Creator God. Mentor Commentaries retains a high view of Scripture whilst interacting with other research…
Outline: Evangelicals are no strangers to the creation versus evolution debate. Now the argument has spread beyond the contents of the creation account in Genesis 1 and into Genesis 2-3, with speculation about the historicity of Adam and Eve and the Fall. But does it matter which position one holds? Is anything really at stake? The faculty of The Master's College have come together to show that…
Outline: Before time began, war was declared in heaven. Throughout the ages it has raged relentlessly. And today, affecting your life and mine, warfare in two arenas - the inward battle and the battle for lost souls, continue out of control. To live in the victory that Christ won for us on Calvary, we must PREPARE FOR BATTLE! Thus, Neal and Yvonne Pirolo have teamed up to produce this practical…
Outline: John and Charles Wesley were the leaders of the Methodist revival that swept early eighteenth-century England and resulted in the founding of what was destined to become a major force in in the history of Christianity. In this volume, the works of the two men who shared a spiritual as well as a natural brotherhood are considered. From John's early period are taken his Forms of Prayer, …
Outline: Titik Temu lahir dari pergumulan mahasiswa-mahasiswi Kristen untuk mempertemukan iman Kristen dengan keilmuan yang mereka geluti. Buku ini merupakan buku seri berisi kumpulan tulisan-tulisan pendek mereka yang merupakan hasil refleksi keilmuan dan teologis terhadap Focus Group Discussion (FGD) yang mereka selenggarakan di bawah pembinaan Persekutuan Mahasiswa Kristen (PMK) Kota Surabay…
Outline: “Allah berbicara kepada saya.” “Roh Kudus berbicara dalam hati saya.” “Allah menyingkapkan ide itu kepada saya.” Dekat dengan Allah artinya berkomunikasi dengan Dia, berbicara kepada-Nya tentang apa yang ada di hati kita dalam doa, sekaligus mendengar dan memahami apa yang Ia katakan kepada kita. Bagian kedua dari perbincangan dengan Allah inilah yang sangat penting, sekali…
Outline: Calvin: Asal Usul dan Perkembangan Pemikiran Religiusnya hadir menandai peringatan 450 tahun penerbitan pertama mahakarya Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion. Bagian biografi menunjukkan dengan jelas bagaimana karier Calvin dibentuk oleh banyak pengaruh. Kehidupan dan pemikiran Calvin dengan teliti dikaitkan dengan arus-arus politik dan intelektual di masa Reformasi yang penuh ge…
Outline: Meski pada umumnya, kuliah di bidang Alkitab dan teologi membutuhkan makalah penelitian, terutama di tingkat pascasarjana, tetapi sangat sedikit STT yang menyertakan pelatihan penelitian. Para profesor memiliki dua pilihan: menggunakan waktu kelas yang berharga untuk mengajar mahasiswa atau menurunkan standar mereka. Dari Topik ke Tesis : Pedoman Karya Tulis Penelitian Teologis menawar…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline: The New American Commentary is for those who have been seeking a commentary that honors the Scriptures, represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship, and lends itself to the practical work of preaching and teaching. This series serves as a minister's friend and a student's guide. The New American Commentary assumes the inerrancy of Scripture, focuses on the intrinsic t…
Outline : "Men despite religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true," declared Pascal in his Pensees. "The cure for this," he explained, "is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is." Motivated by the seventeenth-century view of the supremacy of human rea…
Outline: Buku ini terdiri atas dua bagian: Bagian Teoretis dan Bagian Praktis. Berbagai teori pendidikan dibahas dan setiap masalah dijelaskan dengan contoh yang realistis. Sebagian diperoleh dari pengalaman praktis penulisnya sendiri. Buku yang ditujukan bagi para mahasiswa IKIP ini, juga akan sangat bermanfaat bagi para guru, dari tingkat TK sampai sekolah lanjutan. Sekurang-kurangnya sebagai…
Outline : Di zaman yang semakin sekuler banyak orang bertanya, "Apakah Allah itu ada?" atau "Apakah ada Allah?" Untuk menanggapi pertanyaan tersebut, kita juga harus mengemukakan pertanyaan: "Siapakah Allah itu?" Alkitab berkisah ditemukan momen-momen kunci tentang penyataan Allah yang bisa memberi definisi tentang siapakah Allah itu bagi kita atau momen-momen di mana Allah mendefinisikan Diri-…
Outline: Tidak peduli Anda jemaat awam, pengurus, atau elite gereja, kita mudah terbuai lifestyle keagamaan. Bagaimana menghadapi bencana atau musibah yang merenggut nyawa? Kadang ajal menjemput serta merta. Kita bahkan tak sempat berpamitan kepada siapa pun, apalagi merenung. Beruntung kalau kita masih punya waktu untuk mempersiapkan diri. Banyak yang tidak peduli kematiannya sendiri. G…
Outline: Inside the Community : Understanding Muslims through Their Traditions explores the Hadith, as collected by Abu' Abd Allah Muhammad Al-Bukhari. From the "ashes cure" for bleeding, to regulations on how to keep the fast, to an incredible scene of Moses chasing a boulder which had run away with his clothes, Parshall quotes and comments on the essence of this highly significant body of Mus…
Outline: Your life's greatest adventure is ahead of you, and it will last forever. The deepest longing of your heart is for one person and one place. Jesus is that person. Heaven is that place. A thousand counterfeits vie for your attention, trying to convince you that they are what you're looking for. But you'll never find true satisfaction with what the Shadowlands of this world have to offer…
Outline: Inti dari Kurikulum "Kenalkan Yesus Padaku" Allah kita yang berdaulat : Allah - Sang Raja, Penebus, dan Pencipta - kita yang berdaulat adalah fokus dari kurikulum ini. Tujuan hidup kita adalah untuk memuliakan dan menikmati Dia selamanya. Alkitab : Alkitab, dari Kejadian sampai Wahyu, secara keseluruhan merupakan pernyataan dari kisah keselamatan yang berfokus pada Yesus. Melalui kur…
Outline : Ilmuwan Kristen memiliki kesempatan memberikan dampak signifikan terhadap kehidupan orang lain di dalam amupun di luar komunitas Kristennya. Mereka yang bersedia terjun di wilayah sains akan mengakui bahwa ini bukan tentang mengatasi Tuhan, tetapi bertumbuh menuju pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang Dia (dan ciptaan-Nya). Berpikir dan Bertindak Sainsis membantu setiap Kristen yang m…
Outline: This book, one of the first full-length studies of the modalities to emerge from the debate to which Saul Kripke, David Lewis, Ruth Marcus and others have contributed, is an exploration and defence of the notion of modality de re, the idea that objects have both essential and accidental properties. The argument is developed by means of the notion of possible worlds and ranges over key …
Outline: When the book of Acts is mentioned, a cluster of issues inevitably springs to mind including speaking in tongues and baptism with the Holy Spirit, church government and practice, and missionary methods and strategies. At the popular level at least, Acts is still often used more for answers to debates that were not necessarily Luke's concern than listened to for his own emphases. Alan T…
Outline: While the age of the Holy Spirit began with Pentecost, the twentieth century has seen as explosion in the Spirit's work through the remarkable growth of Pentecostalism and the changing face of global Christianity. The essays gathered in Spirit of God: Christian Renewal in the Community of Faith provide an ecumenical exploration of the Holy Spirit's person and work in biblical, historic…
Outline: It is appropriate that the first volume in this new series of interreligious documents is on relations between Christians and Muslims. Together they comprise the world's most populous religious traditions. The many occasions of their good relations have often been eclipsed by memories of rivalry, war and confrontation; and today in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America Christians and Musli…
Outline: Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the Modern World, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery…
Outline: Randall C. Zachman places Calvin in conversation with theologians such as Pascal, KIerkegaard, Ezra the Scribe, Julian of Norwich, and Karl Barth, and attends to themes in Calvin's theology which are often overlooked. Zachman draws out Calvin's use of astronomy and his great concern to see ourselves in comparison to the immensity of the universe, acknowledging in wonder and awe our not…
Outline: For nearly a half century J. I. Packer has distinguished himself as a theologian for the church. While his erudition sets him apart in the academy, his calling and his heart's desire have been doing theology for the people of God. In honour of his seventieth birthday, friends, colleagues and students from around the world have contributed this notable group of essays, making their own …
Outline: Death is one of the certainties of life. But what happens beyond death? What inexpressible wonders - or unspeakable horrors - will we encounter beyond the pale of this life? The topic of life and judgment beyond death is one that has occupied the minds of Christians in former eras but today seems to be in partial eclipse. As Bruce Milne argues, we are poorer for it - without even recog…