Outline: Millions of Muslims and Christians are neighbors and worship the same God. Yet they seldom witness to each other. In this book a Muslim and a Christian attempt to witness and listen. The issues they deal with are profound. The authors open up the basic questions of the human situation and confront similarities and differences in the Muslim and Christian responses. In recent years Musli…
Outline: Berabad-abad lamanya para teolog dan mahasiswa yang mendalami studi Alkitab telah bertatap muka dengan narasi (penceritaan) tanpa memahaminya betul-betul. Mereka sudah berulang kali membaca dan mempelajari Kitab-Kitab Injil, tetapi mereka tidak cukup menyadari bahwa kitab-kitab itu merupakan narasi. Para penulis seri buku ini mencoba menyadarkan pembaca dalam berhadapan dengan Kitab-K…
Outline: Serious Bible readers all recognize that there are differences between accounts of the same events in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and no responsible reader can simply sweep these differences under the rug. But can each unique account still be reconciled with a belief in biblical inerrancy? Responding to the questions surrounding the Gospel narratives, New Testament scholar Vern Poyt…
Outline: Each time God appears to his people throughout the Bible - in the form of a thunderstorm, a man, a warrior, a chariot, etc. - he comes to a specific person for a specific purpose. And each of these temporary appearances - called theophanies - helps us to better understand who he is, anticipating his climatic, permanent self-revelation in the incarnation of Christ. Describing the variou…
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: Dibaca bersama-sama, kumpulan kitab DUA BELAS NABI menawarkan suatu panorama agama Israel sepanjang masa-masa kritis dalam sejarah umat; rasa percaya diri palsu di era monarki hingga keterpurukan pada masa Pembuangan, dan akhirnya periode pengharapan dan cita-cita baru setelah Pembuangan. Kitab-kitab ini memaparkan transisi bentuk agama lama nasional kepada nyeri bersalin lahirnya umat…
Outline: In the acclaimed book New Paths in Muslim Evangelism Phil Parshall devoted one chapter to "bridges which can assist in facilitating understanding between Islam and Christianity." In Bridges of Islam he expands that key chapter into a book. The most promising bridges can be found in "folk Islam," which influences about 70 percent of the world's Muslims. Popular Islam consists largely of…
Outline: Menjadi Kristen Abad XXI berarti hidup pada masa sekarang, dan bergerak seiring waktu tanpa terlalu mengkhawatirkan masa lalu maupun masa depan. Seri Kristen Abad XXI membentangkan pertanyaan-pertanyaan mengenai doktrin dan pemuridan di bawah lima judul: Injil, Murid, Alkitab, Gereja, dan Dunia. Alkitab: Hanya Satu Kitab mengundang kita untuk mempercayai bahwa Allah terus berbicara me…
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: Persekutuan Doa Momentum adalah Persekutuan Doa yang diadakan oleh Lembaga Reformed Injili Indonesia khusus untuk mendoakan Penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah dalam Persekutuan Doa ini seluruhnya bertemakan pelayanan dan ditujukan bagi mereka yang memang mau sungguh-sungguh melayani Tuhan, khususnya di dalam doa untuk penginjilan.
Outline: How do I know there's a God? Are miracles possible? Why is there pain and evil? In this book, considered a classic by many, Paul Little speaks to you as a thinking person. He can help you closely examine the claims of your Christian faith and enable you to know why you believe what you say you do. The Popular Effective Series brings you affordable books written by quality authors and p…
Outline: In a time of increased yet mainly critical interest in Islam this book which was written by one of the world's leading scholars of Islamic culture, addresses interested Western readers as well as Muslims who have received a Western education. While the book is an attempt to give contemporary answer to the critics of Islam, it is also firmly grounded in the Muslim tradition and it seeks…
Outline: Persekutuan Doa Momentum adalah Persekutuan Doa yang diadakan oleh Lembaga Reformed Injili Indonesia khusus untuk mendoakan Penginjilan sedunia. Khotbah-khotbah dalam Persekutuan Doa ini seluruhnya bertemakan pelayanan dan ditujukan bagi mereka yang memang mau sunguh-sungguh melayani Tuhan, khususnya di dalam doa untuk penginjilan.
Outline: The STUDY GUIDE will help you to grasp the evangelistic strategies of Jesus as interpreted in THE MASTER PLAN OF EVANGELISM - and to apply them in your own evangelistic work. Designed as an accompaniment to the material in the MASTER PLAN, the STUDY GUIDE contains thirteen chapters which include those valuable features: - A Brief Summary of the chapter in the MASTER PLAN which is to b…
Outline: Perspectives on Family Ministry makes the case that every church is called to some form of faamily ministry - but not just another program to add to an already packed schedule. According to Timothy Paul Jones, the most effective family ministries engage parents in the act of discipling their children, drawing family members together instead of pulling them apart. He writes here about t…
Outline: Birger A. Pearson surveys all the primary literary evidence for ancient Gnosticism, providing a clear and succint introduction to each individual writing (including the newly published Gospel of Judas from the Tchacos Codex), along with a judicious consideration of the historical origins of Gnosticism. The classic schools of Christian Gnosticism are discussed, along with Hermetic Gnosi…
Outline: "The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple" (Psalm 19: 7. In this age of uncertainty, we need to stand on the rock of God's revelation. You will find encouragement in his book to trust the Bible as God's inerrant, authoritative, clear, and sufficient word, as well as guideliness for how to use the Bible for personal joy and practical living. Contributors include Michael…
Outline: We live in the midst of a crisis of home. It is evident in the massive uprooting and migration of millions across the globe, in the anxious nationalism awaiting immigrants in their destinations, in the unhoused populations in wealthy cities, in the fractured households of families, and in the worldwide destruction of habitats and international struggles for dominance. It is evident, pe…
Outline: "Compels us to rethink what we thought we knew about the New Testament" David Moffitt challenges reductive views of the atonement and offers new perspectives on the saving significance of the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus in the New Testament.
Outline: In this collection of forty-six letters and writings of John Calvin, newly translated into English, the reformer gives advice to individuals and groups about theology, ethics, worship, politics, economics, and church practices. Topics discussed include dogmatics and polemics, changes (and the need for changes) in religion, the worship of images, ecclesiastical discipline, marriage, and…
Outline: 'I accept the resurrection of Jesus not as an invention of the community of disciples, but as a historical event.' When a leading orthodox Jew makes such a declaration, its significance can hardly be overstated. Pinchas Lapide is a rabbi and theologian who has specialized in the study of the New Testament, In this book he convincingly shows that an irreducible minimum of experience und…
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: Much attention has been paid to the words of the earlies Christian canonical and extracanonical texts, yet Larry Hurtado points out that an even more telling story is being overlooked - the story of the physical texts themselves. Widely recognized for his outstanding scholarship, Hurtado combines his comprehensive knowledge of Christian origins with an archivist's eye to make sense of …
Outline: This series is designed to address particular themes in the New Testament that are of concern to Christians today. Written in a style easily accessible to ministers, students, and laypeople by contributors who are proven experts in their fields of study, these volumes reflect the best of current biblical scholarship while also speaking directly to the pastoral needs of people in today'…
Outline: The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi texts, and new Targums has greatly increased scholarly interest in the relationship between the New Testament and first-century Judaism. This critically acclaimed study by Richard Longenecker sheds light on this relationship by exploring the methods the earliest Christians used to interpret the Old Testament. By comparing the first…
Outline: "The present book is an attempt to describe, not the personal religion of the author, but the glimpse of the Universe that his fellow-historians and he are able to catch from the point of view at which they arrive through following the historian's professional path.' Thus Arnold Toynbee defines his purpose in the opening chapter of this long-awaited book. With scholarly humanity he pre…
Outline: Kapan saja kita membaca, berpikir, mendengar atau bicara tentang apa pun mengenai hidup dan tentang Allah, kita sedang berteologi. Namun teologi bukan hanya menyangkut pemikiran kita. Teologi berdampak pada siapa kita. Kelly Kapic menyajikan sebuah introduksi ringkas, padat, dan segar menantang tentang pentingnya teologi untuk mahasiswa teologi baru atau lama juga awam. Ia memperlihatk…
Outline: Salton adalah garam yang ceria dan memiliki banyak teman. Namun, sejak diumumkan adanya Festival Garam Terbaik Sedunia semuanya berubah. Salton menjadi tidak percaya diri dan membandingkan diri dengan garam lain yang tampak lebih istimewa. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi? Apakah Salton dapat memenangkan festival tersebut?
Outline: Encountering the World of Islam guides you on a journey into the lives of Muslims around the world and in your neighborhood. Through this comprehensive collection, you will learn about Muhammad and the history of Islam, gain insight into today's conflicts, and dispel fears and myths. You will also discover the frustrations and desires of Muslims and learn how to pray for and befriend t…
Outline: If God is in control of everything, can Christians sit back and not bother to evangelize? Or does active evangelism imply that God is not really sovereign at all? J. I. Packer shows in this classic study how false both these attitudes are. In a careful review of the biblical evidence, he shows how a right understanding of God's sovereignty is not so much a barrier to evangelism as an i…
Outline: What does worship look like? Is there just one truly right way to worship? Are there any wrong ways? To what extent should our unity as believers manifest itself in unified public worship? Sadly, disagreement over how we should worship our loving God has sparked some most unloving attitudes among Christians. Exploring the Worship Spectrum seeks to correct this. It provides a forum for …
Outline: The cultural background of the Arab peoples, who are playing an ever larger and larger part in the modern world, has been formed as much by a great missionary religion, Muhammadanism, as has that of Europe and America by Christianity. The great awakening of the Muslim world which is now in progress, the emergence of new Muslim states such as Pakistan, Libya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and t…
Outline: In recent discussions, Karl Barth's Christology has been described as "Chalcedonian." These discussions are both challenging and stimulating to the church's understanding of Christology and afford an opportunity to sharpen its understanding of the Bible's teaching on Christ's person. However, the Barthian Christology of Bruce McCormack is not Chalcedonian because it rejects the eternal…
Outline: The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter Catechism are unrivalled as faithful and concise expressions of God's revelation in Scripture. For decades G.I. Williamson's study manuals on the Confession and Shorter Catechism have served as invaluable tolls for instruction in the system of doctrine summarized in the Westminster Standards. The Westminster Confession of Faith For …
Outline: Events in the Middle East alone make it imperative that those in the West learn more about the Muslim world, but ini addition many Christians in the United States have Muslim neighbors and business associates whom they need to get to know better. As this helpful book comments, "Instead of giving in to prejudice, which inevitably corrupts all human relationships, the time has come for C…
Outline: The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 turned a brand new page of Chinese history. For Wang Mingdao, this was an extraordinary time. Living under the harsh and cruel realities of Japanese occupation, he founght a fierce spiritual battle between life and death and won a glorious victory. The Long Road to Freedom follows his personal journey to become possibly the most in…
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 …