Outline: In this book, bestselling author Dr. Scott Hahn recovers and conveys the creed's revolutionary character. Tracing the development of the first formulations of faith in the early Church through later ecumenical councils, The Creed tells the story of how the very profession of our belief in Christ fashions us for heavenly life as we live out our earthly days.
Outline: In this illuminating and enlightening new book, theologian the author works line-by-line and phrase-by-phrase through each section of the creed, explaining in clear terms what it means and how it equips Christians to live faithfully in a post-Christian culture. From the nature of the Trinity and the miracle of the Incarnation to the world-shaking truth of the resurrection and the hop…
Outline: The Apostles' Creed has become so familiar to us that we don't think about what we're saying. Christians from different times, places, and traditions have been united by its eternal truths. We believe them, we recite them, but do we build our lives on them?
Outline: This accessible overview walks readers through centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions - not with a dry focus on dates and places but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our lives today. As a part of the KNOW series, this book is designed not only for personal study or classroom use but also for small groups and Sunda…
Outline: The author believes that for Christians, and for others seeking faith, some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles' Creed, a historic statement of foundational Christian faith. In this compelling study, the author explores not only what Christian believe, but why it matters. In this Youth Study Book, popular youth writer Mike Poteet takes the ideas presented in Hamilton's st…
Outline: The Apostles' Creed is the oldest, most beautiful succint summary of Christian beliefs. Though often recited in unison during worship services, the creed begins with the phrase "I believe," making it a deeply personal profession of faith. But when was the last time you examined it closely? In this book, an excerpt from Growing in Christ, noted Bible scholar and author J. I. Packer …
Outline: John Calvin was a transformative force from modern history, delivering thousands of sermons in Geneva's St. Pierre's Cathedral, where he pastored from 1536 until his death in 1564. What better way to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his birth than for many of today's preeminet Reformed pastors to preach in Calvin's home church? The sermons in this book show how Calvin's theology i…
Outline: This beautifully illustrated, compact volume traces the profile of 48 European cities in early Reformation times. It transports readers across Europe from Spain to Estonia, from Scotland to Romania, passing through many fascinating cities in the Reformation heartland of this continent. With finely drawn historical portraits and abundant pictorial material, the articles by different s…
Overview: The author has written this book because of the crucial theological and practical issues raised by the controversy, and the widespread publicity given to R. T. Kendall's recent book Calvin and English Calvinism to 1649. In being shown the weakness of Dr Kendall's case the reader is given a clear, well-reasoned account of the central themes of Puritan theology - the atonement of Christ…
Overview: This is the first full-length Life of Jonathan Edwards to appear for approaching fifty years. During the intervening period, the Paster of Northampton, Missionary to the Indians in Stockbridge, and President of the New Jersey College (later Princeton), has been widely recognized as the greatest intellectual figure in 18th-century America. Never before has so much material by Edwards, …
Outline: World-Renowned Christia Philosopher. Beloved professor. Author of the classic Lament for a Song. Nicholas Wolterstorff is all of these and more. His memoir, In This World of Wonders, opens a remarkable new window into the life and thought of this remakable man. Written not as complete life story but as a series of vignettes, Wolterstorff's memoir moves from his humble beginnings in…
Overview: Reformed theology today seems to be subject to contrary developments. In some parts of the world the influence of modernist theological currents is on the increase, at the cost of the position of classic Reformed theology. In other parts - especially in the 'younger churches' - the interest in Calvinistics, Reformed theology is growing noticeably. In this context, having an internatio…
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By keeping the discussion in each carefully selected preaching unit to six pages of focused commentary, the volumes allow pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each u…
Outline: The Teach the Text Commentary Series gives pastors the best of biblical scholarship and presents the information needed to move seamlessly from the meaning of the text to its effective communication. By providing focused commentary on each psalm, this volume allows pastors to quickly grasp the most important information. Each unit of the commentary includes the big idea and key theme…
Outline: Buku ini diakui sebagai karya modern yang setara dengan berbagai literatur klasik. Perspektifnya yang unik dan menginspirasi tentang pernikahan sebagai sebuah disiplin rohani telah memengaruhi banyak pemimpin gereja, guru-guru di berbagai bidang, dan ribuan pembaca di seluruh dunia. Buku karya penulis ini tidak memberitahu anda bagaimana caranya membangun pernikahan yang lebih baik,…
Outline: Setiap orang Kirsten dipanggil untuk berakar, bertumbuh (Kolose 2: 7), dan berbuah bagi Tuhan Yesus Kristus (Yohanes 15: 16). Demikian jugalah panggilan setiap keluarga Kristen (Mazmur 127). Keluarga Kristen merupakan institusi terkecil dari Gereja yang diciptakan Tuhan untuk merefleksikan kemuliaan Tuhan (Roma 11:36). Namun semua rancangan mula-mula Allah bagi keluarga ini gagal ka…
Outline: In a clear and concise way, the author explains the process of the development of the Bible. He describes how that which we now know as the Bible came to be written and collected into the authoritative scriptures of the Christian church. The author untangles the web of history and lets the reader appreciate the journey from spoken word to written word, and from written word to accept…
Outline: Dalam buku ini anda akan berjumpa dengan sepuluh tokoh dalam sejarah keselamatan yang kisah hidupnya menunjukkan kemurahan, keadilan, dan kemuliaan Tuhan bagi segenap ciptaan. Ini bukan kisah-kisah tentang orang-orang hebat dan baik, tetapi tentang Tuhan yang hebat dan baik yang menyertai orang-orang tersebut dalam perjalanan mereka di bumi. Kisah-kisah ini tidak selalu berakhir bai…
Outline: Tujuh belas meditasi dalam buku ini berkisar seputar usulan penulis untuk memahami doa, harga diri, takut dalam Tuhan, pengharapan, cinta, pengampunan dan hal-hal lainnya di dalam kehidupan kita yang urban dan Modern di dalam terang Injil Yesus Kristus. Semoga rangkaian meditasi ini dapat dipakai Tuhan untuk menerangi gelapnya relung-relung hati kita dan menjadi penunjuk ke arah Krist…
Outline: Buku ini berisi meditasi-meditasi pendek tentang hal-hal kecil dalam kehidupan yang di dalamnya kita berjumpa dengan Tuhan, Allahnya Elia yang dijumpainya dalam angin sepoi-sepoi dan di dalam lembah kemuraman hidupnya. Meditasi-meditasi ini mendiskusikan bagaimana memikirkan dan menghayati berita Injil tentang kebebasan, ketidakmenentuan masa depan, kesukaan kepada hal-hal yang sensa…
Outline: In this volume, the author examines the character and purpose of Luke and Acts and introduces Luke's social, historical, and literary context. He presents Luke's narrative as a "kingdom story" that both announces the arrival of God's reign in Jesus and describes the ministry of the early church, revealing the character of the kingdom as dramatically at odds with the Kingdom of Rome. …
Outline: A Series of books that examines major problems confronting the church today. Each book deals with a particular problem area in the light of Biblical revelation of God's purpose and human responsibility. The author shows how recent knowledge of the way the Scriptures were formed raises problems in regard to the traditional understanding of inspiration. In response, he presents possi…
Outline: The Pentecostal Manifestor series aims to speak for and to a rising, outward-looking generation of Pentecostal scholarship. Written by both established and newly emerging scholars, the various "manifestos" volumes will be creative staements, marked by rigorous theological scholarship, reflecting a distinctly Pentecostal engagement with wider themes and concerns in Christian thought to…