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: There is little doubt that in recent years the nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians, Genesis : History, Fiction, or Neither? introduces three prominent interpretive genres and their implications for biblical understanding. Each contributor identifies his position on the genre of Genesis 1-11, addressing why it is appropriate to the text, and contribu…
Outline: A distinguished group of scholars here introduces and illustrates the array of strategies and methods used in New Testament study today. Standard approaches - text criticism, historical methods, etc. - appear side by side with newer approaches - narrative criticism, Latino-Latina hermeneutics, theological interpretation of the New Testament, and more. First published in 1995, Hearing t…
Outline : According to the Christian faith, Jesus Christ is the ultimate revelation not only of the nature of God the Creator but also of how God the Creator relates to the created order. The New Testament explicitly relates the act of creation to the person of Jesus Christ - who is also a participant within creation, and who is said, by his acts of participation, to have secured creation's ult…
Outline: Seneca sama seperti para pemimpin Romawi pada masanya, menemukan kerangka moral dalam Stoisisme, mazhab pemikiran Yunani yang dibawa ke Roma. Kaum Stoa mengajarkan kepada para pengikutnya untuk mencari kerajaan dalam diri sendiri, kerajaan akalbudi. Namun, sedikit berbeda dengan pemikir Stoa umumnya, Seneca memberikan penekanan baru pada doktrin tersebut, terutama yang berkaitan dengan…
Outline: Marcus Tullius Cicero, salah satu pembicara terbaik segala zaman, sejak kecil terlatih dalam seluk-beluk retorika. Cicero unggul bukan hanya sebagai pembicara publik yang efektif, yang berhasil memenangkan sebagian besar argumen di mana ia terlibat, melainkan juga sebagai teoretikus seni persuasi lisan yang menghasilkan risalah-risalah bertema retorika. Buku ini menyajikan antologi pen…
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…
Overview: The Engaging Culture series is designed to help Christians respond with theological discernment to our contemporary culture. Each volume explores particular cultural expressions, seeking to discover God's presence in the world and to involve readers in sympathetic dialogue and active discipleship. These books encourage neither an uninformed rejection nor an uncritical embrace of cul…
Outline: Kerajaan Asyur (Assyria) merupakan suatu kekuatan yang sempat merajai dunia Timur Tengah kuno. Kekuatan dan kedahsyatannya menggentarkan bangsa-bangsa sehingga jenderal dan tentara Asyur kala itu digambarkan seperti sungai yang buas. Kerajaan Israel Utara sudah merasakan kebuasannya; Kerajaan Yehuda pun ikut merasakan tekanan yang berat di bawah kekuasaan dan kekejaman Asyur. Maka Nabi…
Outline: In Typology - Understanding the Bible's Promise-Shaped Patterns, author James M. Hamilton Jr. shows that the similarities we find in the Bible are based on genuine historical correspondence and explains that the biblical authors draw attention to them by the repetition of words and phrases, the parallels between patterns of events, and key thematic equivalences. When read in light of G…
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Many Christians live a faith that is "nowhen." They are disconnected from the past or imagine they are somehow "above" the flux of history, immune to it, as if self-starters from clean states in every generation. They lack an awareness of time and the effects of history - both personal and collective - and thus are naive about current issues, prone to nostalgia, and fixated on the end …
Outline: Theological Perspectives on Church Growth is grounded in the conviction that the preaching and application of the doctrines of sovereign grace will bear fruit in a growing world church. The seven writers who share these convictions in these pages raise questions focusing on such concepts as winnable people, the place and importance of numerical growth, people movements, the nature of e…
Outline: Exploring the Personal and Social Effects - of this momentous upheaval - Perhaps no period in Christian history experienced such vast religious tumult and rapid social change as the European Reformation, when it quickly became apparent that social and political issues - finding deep resonance with the common people - were deeply entwined with religious ones raised by the Reformers. Led…
Outline: Having weitten a spate of best selling books in subjects of marriage and parenthood, Dr. James Dobson now turns his attention to the most serious and destructive causes of family breakup. Love Must Be Tough is addressed squarely to the phenomenon of disrespect in marital relationships, decribing its role in the gradual drift toward divorce for millions of couples. Specifically, Dr. Dob…
Outline: Theological interest in art is at a premium. However, theological engagement with art is often enacted without a clear sense of method. This text argues for a theological methodology in engaging the arts, and, specifically, the author puts forward a theological model for understanding human creativity in the light of Jesus' sacrificial redemption. In dialogue with theology, philosophy,…
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: - 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: Contemporary controversies over the inspiration and authority of the Bible have left many people confused. The host of specialized studies makes it difficult for a reader to be introduced to the nature of Scripture without consulting a number or sources. Now the author has brought together in one volume much of the best that has been thought and written on the subject. In each of 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: Seeking to bridge the existing gap between biblical studies and systematic theology, this distinctive series offers section-by-section exegesis of the Old Testament texts in close conversation with theological concerns. Written by respected scholars, the THOTC volumes aim to help pastors, teachers, and students engage in deliberately theological interpretation of Scripture. In this com…
Outline: Machine learning and data analytics are powering a wave of groundbreaking technologies. Is your company ready? If you read nothing else on how intelligent machines are revolutionizing business, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you understand how these technologies work together, how to…
Outline: In keeping with the Pillar New Testament Commentary's distinctive character, this volume by James R. Edwards on Luke gives special attention to the Third Gospel's vocabulary and historical setting, its narrative purpose and unique themes, and its theological significance for the church and believers today. Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily Gentile focus, Edwards counterb…
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: Demons, witches, and ghosts: drugs, divination, and the occult; shamans, priests, and prophets ... All these await you in Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion - an anthropological study of religious beliefs and practices both strange and familiar. This fascinating anthology of readings, now in its second edition, contains 16 new articles and provides a rich blend of modern and traditional t…
Outline: Nurture and strength from fifty-two Christian devotional classics for individual study and group use - from RENOVARE, a movement committed to spiritual renewal. These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers. The readings have been edited by James Smith, and each is accompanied by an introduction and me…
Outline : The Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity covers eight centuries of the Christian church and comprises 3,220 entries by a team of 266 scholars from 26 countries representing a variety of Christian traditions. It draws upon such fields as archaeology, art and architecture, biography, cultural studies, ecclesiology, geography, history, philosophy, and theology. This edition updates and e…
Outline : "Tuhan ingin saya berusaha lebih keras." "Tuhan memberkati saya ketika saya baik dan menghukum saya ketika saya jahat." "Tuhan marah dengan saya." Kita semua memiliki pemikiran dalam diri kita tentang Tuhan dan bagaimana Dia bekerja dalam hidup kita. Sebagian bisa benar—tetapi banyak yang tidak tepat. James Bryan Smith meyakini pemikiran-pemikiran tersebut menentukan tidak hanya sia…
Outline : Ketika ada orang Kristen yang memiliki ketertarikan pada sesama jenis, bagaimana gereja seharusnya meresponsnya? Pendeta Ed Shaw adalah seorang Kristen sejati, berpegang teguh pada Alkitab dan mempertahankan kesetiaan pada pengajaran tradisional gereja tentang etika seksualitas. Dalam buku yang jujur ini, dia membagikan pergumulannya sebagai seorang Kristen sejati yang memiliki ketert…