Outline : In 1913, Dutch Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) completed his Guidebook for Instruction in the Christian Religion. Although he originally intended it for high school students, Bavinck's ultimate goal was to educate the average churchgoer in the rich, deeo thoughts of Scripture as universally expressed in the Christian faith. An introductory systematic theology for anyone…
Outline : What does one make of Christ? This is the vital question Herman Bavinck (1854-1921) posed over a hundred years ago and still presents to us today. This volume includes Bavinck's "Chrisitianity" (Het Christendom) from 1912, as well as his earlier essay "The Christian Faith" (Het Christelijk Geloof) from 1883, both of which are published here for the first time in English. In these writ…
Outline : Share the best talk your child has all day.
In 365 Talks with Jesus, you’ll find prayers to share with your preschooler at any time of day, with helpful sections for different needs and emotions, such as “When I Am AFRAID” and “When I Have to Do HARD THINGS.” Each short prayer can be read aloud by the parent and includes a final line for the child to repeat before saying…
Outline: The great Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck (1854 - 1921) is well-known for his theological study of many disciplines, including psychology. The pinnacle of his studies in theological psychology is Biblical and Religious Psychology. This book is divided into two parts which work in harmony to cultivate a theological anthropology that attends to who man is psychologically, in relation …
Codex Bezae is a manuscript that has generally managed to provoke strong emotions. Bentley, with the Cantabrigian fervour which has not escaped the notice of Ernst Bammel, called it 'our Beza's'. Its script has been called crude, its spelling and accuracy lamentable. The scribe has been seen as a person with too much ink in his well, the transmitter - indeed the creator - of a text which he has…
WE MAY DEFINE THE ENGLISH REFORMERS AS THOSE ENGLISH men who, in the half century that began about 1520, con
fessed that Jesus Christ is the complete and only mediator between God and men, and who therefore endeavored so to shape the doctrine and practice of the Church that her earthly existence should correspond to the truth of his existence. In this definition we place the Reformation within…
"The History Book is a fascinating journey through the most significant events in history and the big ideas behind each one, from the dawn of civilization to the lightning-paced culture of today. One hundred crystal-clear articles explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, World War II, and much, much more, bringing the events and people of history to life. As …
Outline: The book is going through its biggest revolution since Gutenberg. Thanks to computer tools and electronic publication, the concept and realization of critical editions are being rethought. As so often in the history of scholarship, editors of the New Testament are making a vital contribution to these changes. In this volume, David C. Parker explores textual scholarship, in particular t…
Outline: This continuing series of studies in church history seeks to further the unity of the church. Contributors from many nations, races, and denominations offer fresch understanding of historical events in the light of the ecumenical movement.
Outline: This enlarged and revised edition of a much-acclaimd, full-length study (1971) of Calvin's New Testament commentaries expounds upon Calvin's principles of interpretation. It considers early sixteenth-century hermeneutics and gives special emphasis to the reformers Melanchthon, Bucer, and Bullinger and to "rhetorical" interpretation. A chapter on Calvin's view of the New Testament ca…
Outline: "Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?" With this searching question, the author begins an insightful and moving meditation on finding one's true calling. This book is an openhearted gift to anyone who seeks to live authentically. The book's title is a time-honored Quaker admonition, usually taken to mean "Let the highest truths and values guide ever…
Overview: John Calvin was a man of manysided greatness and it is not surprising that when stress is laid on his work as a theologian and architect of Christian polity tht his homelier qualities as pastor and preacher are overlooked. The author has done good service, in recovering for the English reader, the picture of Calvin at work on sermon preparation and sermon delivery. Here, as in other a…
Outline: Calvin write in an age when traditional Christian thinking was being faced by a challene from lively and attractive alternatives. For many Renaissance thinkers wisdom no longer meant handed-down truth but an ultimate goal which might be reached by many paths, old and new. The way in which Calvin engaged in this struggle is the special interest of this new edition of a book first publis…
Overview: Eight distinguished theologians and historians, each a specialist in his field, have contributed to this sasil ymposium on the great Reformer. Professor Basil Hall writes on The Calvin Legend and on Calvin Against the Calvinists; Professor F. L. Battles on Calvin and Seneca; J.D. Benoit on Calvin the Letter-Writer and on The Growth of the Institutes; Professor Jean Cadier on Calvin an…