Outline : Each volume of the Doctrines of Grace series illuminates one of the five points of Calvinism, presenting the context, content, and various implications of the doctrine. Featuring essays from several respected theologians, these works help readers understand key aspects of Reformed orthodoxy in all their historical, biblical, theological, and pastoral richness.
Outline : Evangelicals have a complex relationship with environmentalism. Some lament the church’s apparent disinterest in humanity’s negative impact upon the earth. Others denounce environmentalism as a distraction from the church’s mission. In the face of polarization over the issue, how should evangelicals steward creation well? Stewards of the Earth collects five decades of articles f…
Outline : Leslie Schmucker's story is a testimony to the sufficiency of God in the gruelling day-to-day reality of raising a child with a mental health disorder. Writing to encourage parents who find themselves in a similar situation, she explores aspects of her and her family's experience with their daughter, Jackie. Life is not always neat, but Leslie shows us how the gospel is sufficient for…
Allen, an experienced scholar and hospital chaplain, is the first to use the Old Testament book of Lamentations to throw light on grief, and to use contemporary examples and discussions of grief to throw light on Lamentations.
How did an obscure Galilean preacher born 2,000 years ago in a tiny village in Palestine evolve from obscurity to become a figure whose appearance marked a major division in world history?
When it comes to parenting, who you are is more important than what you do. The Parent You Want to Be shows you how to select your top four or five intentional traits and pass them along to your children. Its a revolutionary approach that you wont find in any other parenting book.
Love Talk is like no other communication book you've ever read. The fruit of years of research by two foremost relationship experts (who also happen to be husband and wife), this book forges a new path to the heart of loving conversation. You'll begin by identifying your security need and determining your personal communication style. Then you'll put together everything you discover to learn ho…
Hergé’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.
The world’s most famous travelling reporter flies out to Khemed to investigate a case of arms smuggling and…
In case you are wondering why we don’t simply include the exercises for you to fill out right here in the book, allow us to give you three reasons. First, providing exercises where you were to write in the book would require that the book be given a different classification in the Library of Congress, thus limiting its accessibility. Second, we have also heard from thousands of grateful reade…
Outline: Working in tandem with the resources and videos found at churchcares.com, this handbook brings together top experts from various fields to help pastors and ministry leaders understand and implement the best practices for handling a variety of abuse scenarios in churches, schools, or ministries. Although the most comprehensive training is experienced by using this handbook and the video…
Outline: In this book the student meets the ideas of Plato, Christianity, Marx, Freud, Sartre, B.F. Skinner, and Konrad Lorenz in the context of what each has to say about human nature. Each of these seven theories of human nature is broken down into four essential components:
1. a background theory of the universe
2. a basic theory of human nature
3. a diagnosis of what is wrong with humank…
Outline: Over ten years have elapsed since the China Inland Mission withdrew from the Chinese mainland in 1951. Since then the Mission, now known as the Overseas Missionary Fellowship, has extended its activities to Formosa, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Malaya, Thailand, Hongkong and Vietnam. Recently, Mr. Leslie Lyall visited all these fields, and Urgent Harvest is the result of his ob…
Outline: Tuhan memanggil dan memilih kita untuk melaksanakan pekerjaan-Nya di dunia ini: tak peduli apa status sosial kita entah kaya atau miskin, pandai atau bodoh, bangsawan atau jelata. John Sung adalah salah satu dari banyak pekabar Injili di abad ke-20 yang Tuhan pilih. Sepintas karakter John Sung sesungguhnya jauh dari dugaan orang tentang kesopanan dan keramahan. Dia adalah orang yang ga…
Overview: Is it okay to call God mother? The author's book explores this intriguing question, offering an evenhanded critique of inclusive languag of God. The author closely examines how the Scriptures address God and points out the critical differences between the Bible's gendered language for God and inclusive language. In addition, the author encourages the church to follow the Bible's m…
Outline: Each volume in the Understanding the Bible Commentary Series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. They present a careful section-by-section exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Hebrew transliterated. Notes at the close of…
Overview: Outstanding translations by leading contemporary scholars - many commissioned especially for this volume - are presented here in the first single edition to include the entire surviving corpus of works attributed to Plato in antiquity. In his introductory essays, the editor gives an account of his presentation of these works, discusses questions surrounding the chronology of their co…
Weak ontology: genealogy and critical issues / Stephen K. White --
White noise / William E. Connolly --
The 'weak ontology" thesis / Charles Taylor --
The ideas of individual infinitude / George Kateb --
The politics of avoidance: the limits of weak ontology / Jodi Dean --
Respect for persons / Charles Larmore --
Ontology and narrative / Leslie Paul Thiele --
Ontology: a useful category …