Outline: Usaha sepanjang hayat mengenal Allah seharusnya menjadi ciri kehidupan kekristenan. Namun, menurut pakar teologi terkemuka, J. I. Packer, orang-orang Kristen telah terhipnotis oleh skeptisisme modern dan ikut dalam "konspirasi penyesatan besar" karena mereka telah salah menempatkan prioritas. Knowing God ditulis untuk mengarahkan perhatian kita kembali pada kebenaran mendalam dan seder…
Outline: Kitab tiga serangkai dalam buku serial ini mengangkat kesaksian prinsip-prinsip alkitabiah tentang sejarah mula-mula Israel di tanah mereka. Menurut Graeme Auld, "kitab-kitab ini bercerita bagaimana di bawah Yosua tanah tersebut dikuasai oleh Israel dan kemudian dibagikan kepada suku-sukunya. Kitab-kitab ini berkisah bagaimana setelah Yosua, ada periode yang lama saat jatuh bangun, ada…
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 : Tantangan apakah yang Jemaat Tesalonika hadapi? Sebagai persekutuan yang menghidupi iman di dalam Yesus Kristus, mereka menghadapi penindasan karena keyakinan mereka. Fakta adanya sejumlah anggota jemaat yang telah wafat sebelum Tuhan Yesus datang kembali pun menimbulkan pertanyaan serius. Persoalan lain, sebagaimana tampak pada 2 Tesalonika, adalah tentang pemahaman yang keliru akan …
Outline: Kemajemukan Jemaat Kristen Korintus telah mendatangkan masalah tersendiri bagi mereka. Muncul persoalan-persoalan terkait hidup beriman tiap hari dari Jemaat Kristen Korintus. Persoalan-persoalan ini telah menimbulkan konflik di antara mereka sendiri. Beberapa persoalan, seperti rasa kesetiaan kepada para pemimpin tertentu, perilaku asusila, tuntutan di pengadilan, praktik Perjamuan Tu…
Outline: Umat Yahudi mengharapkan bahwa dengan pembebasan dari Babel pada tahun 438 sebelum Masehi itu Yerusalem akan segera diliputi oleh damai sejahtera di hadapan Allah; namun penduduknya mengalami berbagai-bagai kekurangan dan ketegangan, sehingga mereka pun "patah semangat". Dalam mengharapkan masyarakat adil dan makmur, baiklah kita juga di Indonesia ini memperhatikan firman yang Allah sa…
Outline: Yehuda, bangsa pilihan Allah itu, mengalami penistaan akibat serbuan bangsa Babel (Babilonia). Sang nabi prihatin akan umatnya. Ia bergumul bersama umat. Kapankah kondisi ini berakhir? Apakah Tuhan berdiam diri? Penghiburan apa yang dapat diberikan bagi umat yang terpuruk? Penghargaan seperti apa yang mampu menguatkan di tengah situasi yang buruk? Sang Nabi bergelut menemukan jawaban, …
Apakah pasal pertama Alkitab Kejadian memberikan gambaran yang akurat tentang bagaimana dunia tercipta, dan apakah itu benar? Jawaban yang lazim diberikan adalah dari sudut kewenangan Allah, yakni bahwa Allah memberitahu penulis Kejadian 1 bagaimana penciptaan terjadi, percaya atau tidak percaya! Apabila pertanyaan itu dijawab dari sudut apa makna kisah penciptaan, maka masalahnya menjadi berbe…
Outline: In recent years 'Abdolkarim Soroush has emerged as one of the leading revisionist thinkers of the Moslem world. Supporters and critics alike have called him the Martin Luther of Islam - a man whose ideas on religion and democracy could bridge the chasm between Moslem societies and the rest of the world. Soroush and his contemporaries in other Moslem countries are shaping what may becom…
Outline: To the people of Judah, distressed by changing political realities, it seemed that God had lost control of the situation. Zephaniah warned of imminent judgment and pointed to hope close at hand: God is both Judge and a Refuge from judgment. Haggai declared that God's struggling people needed to reorder their priorities and invest in building the Lord's house so that God's renewed prese…
Outline: Apakah Yesus dilahirkan di kandang? Pertanyaan ini menggelitik dan menarik untuk disimak, mengingat bahwa kisah kelahiran Yesus yang kita dengar sejak Sekolah Minggu, bahkan hingga kita dewasa memang demikian adanya. Namun, sepintas lalu kita membaca Alkitab, kita tidak akan menemukan kemunculan satu kali saja kata 'kandang', dalam catatan tentang peristiwa Natal pertama. Lalu, jika d…
Outline: 15 engaging, dynamic, and creative lessons for children ages 8-11 corresponding to questions 21-35 of The New City Catechism. Question 21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? Question 22: Why must the Redeemer by truly human? Question 23: Why must the Redeemer by truly God? Question 24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? Question 25: Does C…
Outline: Buku yang berisi tafsiran Amsal 22: 17 - 31: 31 ini merupakan lanjutan dari tafsiran Amsal 1: 1 - 9: 18 dan tafsiran Amsal 10: 1 - 22: 16 yang telah terbit sebelumnya. Pengajaran-pengajaran yang tersurat dalam Kitab Amsal menjadikan kitab ini sebagai kitab yang disukai dan dibaca oleh orang Kristen. Salah satu ciri khusus yang tampil pada pasal 22: 17 - 31: 31 ini adalah pengajarannya …
Outline: The authors of these essays examine the ways in which Muslims and Christians worldwide have encountered one another over 1,400 years and the ways in which they are engaged today, enlightening current interpolitical, intersocial, and intereconomic relationships. Covering geographical, historical, and methodological topics that range from medieval scripture to contemporary theological r…
Outline: Crescent and Dove delves into the intellectual heritage of Islam to discuss historical examples of addressing conflict of Islam and exploring the practical challenges of contemporary peacemaking in Arab countries, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Indonesia. These essays address both theory and practice, presenting possibilities for nonviolent interventions, peacemaking, the implementation o…
Outline: This book explores the many areas in which the worldview of Muslims differs from that of Westerners. It is only as we begin to understand how our Muslim neighbour thinks that we can present the Gospel in a way that will allow him or her to react to our message - and not just the messenger. Dr Musk investigates a number of key themes, such as male and female, family and individual, hono…
Outline : The first major study of the movement leaders of neo-evangelicalism, Awakening the Evangelical Mind draws upon untapped resources to tell the story of how evangelicalism developed as an intellectual movement in the middle of the twentieth century. In Awakening the Evangelical Mind, Owen Strachan provides an accessible historical survey of "neo-evangelicalism," tracing the rise of a mo…
Outline: With all of the different religions, sects, denominations, and belief systems out there, it can be difficult to separate fact from mere opinion, especially if we are relying solely on online sources that often have an ideological or political slant. How can we truly understand if we cannot even be sure we are getting the facts straight? In this comprehensive resource, more than seventy…
Outline: Those inside and outside of the biblical counseling movement recognize growing differences between the foundational work of Jay Adams and that of current thought leaders such as David Powlison. But, as any student or teacher of the discipline can attest, those differences have been ill-defined and largely anecdotal until now. Heath Lambert, the first scholar to analyze the movement's d…
Outline: Given the unique religious climate of the twenty-first century and the challenges to Christian mission it poses, Christianity Encountering World Religions proposes a new model for interacting with people of other faiths. The authors term this model "giftive mission," since it is based on the metaphor of free gift. They suggest that seeing mission activity as giving the greatest gift po…
Outline : The controversy rages ... The Bible Words of God? or Words of men? Is there enough evidence to support the BIble as the inspired Word of God? When Josh McDowell published his first powerful defense of the Bible, Evidence That Demands a Verdict, it became a national bestseller within a matter of months. Now John McDowell follows that impressive defense with Evidence That Demands a Verd…
Outline: Christians today face growing challenges to show that their faith is both relevant and credible. Josh McDowell's New Evidence That Demands a Verdict combines the two original best-selling volumes into one, maintaining their classic defense of the faith, yet answering new questions posed by today's culture. Special features include: - New research and documentation of archaeologica…
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: The 28th Indian Zen Patriarch, Bodhidharma, made a fateful trip to China in 527 AD. The Zen teaching he introduced flourished in a foreign country and reached its Golden Age in TangChina whereas Buddhism was to eventually die out in the land of its birth. Orthodox Buddhism was often under attach in imperial China as being an alien philosophy. However, Zen flowered because it remained d…
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: Though Karl Barth wrote his lectures on John Calvin more than seventy years ago, the wrestling of one theological giant with another can hardly fail to be exciting and instructive. Delivered at the University of Gottingen in 1922, Barth's lectures offer a brilliant analysis of the Reformation - of Calvin in particular - while at the same time providing vital insights into the developme…
Outline: It is commonly claimed that Western Christianity teaches salvation as deliverance from sin through Jesus's sacrifice on the cross, while Eastern Christianity teaches salvation as deliverance from death - and as deification - through Christ's incarnation. But is it really true that no normative, unified doctrine of salvation is to be found in Scripture and tradition? Theologian Khaled A…
Outline: If God has called you to spiritual leadership, be advised - He never promised flowery beds of ease. But He has given us what we need to His flock to growth and glory. We live in a most challenging time in history, and leading has never been tougher. Joe Stowell charts the course biblically to enable shepherds to do the best of things in the worst of times. How do we lead effectively in…
Outline: The Stranger had a message ... for the person who knows nothing about the world's bestseller - the Bible, ... and for those who want to know more. It's been called "the most misunderstood book in history." Wars have been fought in its name, scandals have been precipitated by it, politics shaped and reshaped at its word. Theologians have both defended and reviled it. Skeptics have done …
Outline: What every Christian should know about Islam's sacred text? Who does the Qur'an teach Jesus is? What does the Qur'an say about salvation? How does the Qur'an describe Christians? A Christian Guide to the Qur'an will prepare Christians to understand the central messages of the Qur'an in simple terms, and illustrates how knowledge of Islam's sacred text can provide bridges to religious u…
Outline: After the September 11 terrorist attacks against the United States, religious fundamentalism has dominated public debate as never before. Policymakers, educators, and the general public all want to know: Why do fundamentalist movements turn violent? Are fundamentalisms a global threat to human rights, security, and democratic forms of government? What is the future of fundamentalism? T…
Outline: In this book, Iqbal attempts to reconstruct the Muslim religious philosophy with due regard to the philosophical traditions of Islam and the more recent development in the various domains of human knowledge.
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: Ecclesiastes raises questions that haunt everyone to some degrees. We live in a busy world, but does our busyness have a purpose? Or will the tyranny of time render all our labor pointless? If our efforts are doomed by death, how are we supposed to live in the meantime? Douglas O'Donnell turns to Ecclesiastes to show us that lives of seeming futility "under the sun" become filled with …
Outline: In Divine Rule Maintained, Stephen J. Caselli provides us with a window into the exegetical and theological underpinnings of the Westminster Confession's chapter on the law by delivering a in-depth analysis of Anthony Burgess's Vindiciae Legis. After a brief introduction to Burgess and his historical context, Caselli details the logical course of Burgess's book considering the law as g…