Outline: The relation between divine sovereignty and the human will is a topic of perennial theological dispute and one that is gaining increased attention among contemporary evangelicals. In Still Sovereign, thirteen scholars write to defend the classical view of God's sovereignty. According to the editors, "Ours is a culture in which the tendency is to exalt what is human and diminish what is…
Outline: Today many pastors are struggling to adapt to a post-Christian culture without abandoing orthodox theology. How do we communicate the concepts of grace and substitutionary atonement in our globalized culture and context? In Center Church, Timothy Keller offers challenging insights and provocative questions based on over twenty years of ministry in New York City. This book outlines a th…
Outline: After her first two weeks observing the problems at Decision Tech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After all, retirement had made her antsy, and nothing excited her more than a challenge. What she could not have known when she accepted t…
Outline: The modern canon of the short story is magnificently displayed in this new selection from the world's best offerings in the twentieth century. Probably the shrewdest and most experienced anthologist in America, Clifton Fadiman has been assembling distinguished writing since 1931. He brings to his work of selection a lifelong pleasure in the short story form and a literary critic's k…
Outline: Bertentangan dengan gagasan populer bahwa doktrin Trinitas menghalangi orang-orang Kristen terlibat dengan realitas keberagaman agama, buku ini justru berpendapat bahwa doktrin tersebut adalah cara terbaik untuk membangun teologi agama-agama yang kontemporer. Sebuah cerapan imajinatif menggeluti 3 teolog trinitarianis agama-agama yang tersohor (Raimundo Panikkar, Gavin D'Costa, dan S. …
Outline: In this illuminating festschrift, sixteen well-known evangelical scholars celebrate the work of a man who greatly contributed to Evangelical biblical scholarship as we know it today. G. K. Beale is renowned for his studies that explore how the writers of the New Testament used the Old Testament Scriptures in their letters, Gospels, narrative, and apocalypse. These collected essays, wri…
Outline: As a response to the unique challenges facing the tweinty-first-century American church, church planting has become a popular topic. But at a time when churches that spread the seed of the Word through preaching, the sacraments, when churches that spread the seed of the Word through preaching, the sacraments, and prayer are greatly needed, much of the focus has been on planting churche…
Outline: Hampir dapat dipastikan bahwa tidak ada seorang manusia pun di dunia ini yang tak pernah berbuat dosa. Hanya saja, ada yang menyadarinya, dan ada pula yang tidak. Di antara yang menyadari kesalahannya, ada yang tetap larut dalam dosanya, bahkan mungkin bangga dengan berbagai maksiat yang telah diperbuatnya. Namun, ada pula orang-orang yang berusaha memperbaiki diri dan membersihkannya.…
Outline : The first of two volumes, this study explores the two common grace covenants: the Adamic and Noahic. The second volume will examine the special grace covenants: the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and New covenants. The volumes present the covenant as an expression of the nature of God, and show a paradigm of activity by which God works in covenantal relations, first to create the world a…
Outline : Advances in the Study of Greek offers an introduction to issues of interest in the current world of Greek scholarship. Those within Greek scholarship will welcome this book as a tool that puts students, pastors, professors, and commentators firmly in touch with what is going on in Greek studies. Those outside Greek scholarship will warmly receive Advances in the Study of Greek as a re…
Outline: Calvin: Asal Usul dan Perkembangan Pemikiran Religiusnya hadir menandai peringatan 450 tahun penerbitan pertama mahakarya Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion. Bagian biografi menunjukkan dengan jelas bagaimana karier Calvin dibentuk oleh banyak pengaruh. Kehidupan dan pemikiran Calvin dengan teliti dikaitkan dengan arus-arus politik dan intelektual di masa Reformasi yang penuh ge…
Outline: Anak-anak punya banyak pertanyaan: Dari mana aku berasal? Seperti apakah Allah itu? Apakah hanya ada satu Allah? Mengenal Iman Kristen adalah sebuah panduan bagi keluarga untuk mempelajari iman Kristen yang sesungguhnya. Buku ini diperkaya dengan berbagai aktivitas, doa, dan rujukan Alkitab. Bahan panduan yang interaktif ini akan mengakrabkan anggota keluarga satu sama lain di saat mer…
Outline: A first-hand account of the struggle for power in today's middle east. God Has Ninety-nine Names is a gripping, authoritative account of the epic battle between modernity and militant Islam that is reshaping the Middle East. Judith Miller, a reporter who has covered the Middle East for twenty years, takes us inside the militant Islamic movements in ten countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, S…
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: 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: 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: In this addition to the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series, Tremper Longman combines a careful exegetical reading of the book of Job with keen theological insights. The series is tailored to the distinctives of poetry and Wisdom literature, featuring emphasis on the message of the biblical book; special attention to poetic structure and literary devices; inc…
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: 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: 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: 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: Waktu telah membuktikan Tafsiran Matthew Henry sebagai sarana yang sangat menolong untuk memperdalam pengertian dan pengenalan akan Firman Allah. Sudah lebih dari 300 tahun Tafsiran Matthew Henry tetap menjadi salah satu tafsiran favorit para guru, pengkhotbah, dan orang Kristen secara luas. Penyampaian eksposisi dan aplikasi kebenaran Alkitab yang begitu kaya dalam bahasa yang luwes d…
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: Despite its relative brevity, Paul's letter to the Galatians raises a number of foundational theological issues, and it has played a vital role in shaping Christian brought and practice over the centuries. In this placement NICNT volume on Galatians, David deSilva provides a coherent account of the letter as a piece of strategically crafted communication that addresses both the immedia…
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: 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: 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: 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: Covenant Theology. From Noah to David, successive covenants are seen in the Old Testament as expressions of divine purpose. The argument for and against the close relation of these "terms of agreement" between humankind and God have, for the past fifty years, been at the heart of biblical studies. Old Testament scholar W. J. Dumbrell reaffirms one facet of this study - the theory of co…
Outline : "Men despite religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true," declared Pascal in his Pensees. "The cure for this," he explained, "is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is." Motivated by the seventeenth-century view of the supremacy of human rea…
Outline: Embrace the Bible's hope for profound personal change. Is same-sex attraction sinful, even if it's not acted on? Bible-believing Christians have personal and pastoral reasons to answer this question well, since our answer will shape how we counsel and encourage our brothers and sisters. What does it mean for homosexuality to be transformed? Denny Burk and Heath Lambert challenge miscon…
Outline: Krisis lingkungan hidup yang dihadapi manusia modern merupakan akibat langsung dari pengelolaan lingkunan hidup 'nir-etik'. Artinya, manusia melakukan pengelolaan sumber-sumber alam hampir tanpa peduli pada peran sumber-sumber alam hampir tanpa peduli pada peran etika. Krisis ekologis yang dihadapi umat manusia itu berakar dalam krisis etika atau krisis moral. Umat manusia kurang pedul…
Outline : For many people, the word "theology" evokes something dry, academic, irrelevant and disconnected from the everyday concerns of life. We surely would not say that about God, so why is our talk about God any different? In this engaging and accessible introduction, Keith Johnson takes a fresh look at theology. He presents the discipline of theology as one of the ways we participate in th…
Outline: In an accessible Q & A format, biblical counselor and former financial consultant Jim Newheiser presents financial wisdom that is grounded in faithful biblical exegesis and rooted in sound theology. How can you create and balance a budget? How can you get out of debt? What insurance do you need? He answers these questions and more, providing a go-to resource for laypeople and those who…
Outline: You may have always expected your job as parent to be done once your children reached adulthood ... but you're quickly finding out that you never stop being a parent! Jim Newheiser and Elyse Fitzpatrick ground you in the guidance of God's Word, reminding you that your relationship with your adult children can only be as deep and meaningful as your relationship with him.
Outline: For years, William Gouge's Domestical Duties has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge's work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to…
Outline: The Eerdmans Classic Biblical Commentaries series collects the best and most trusted Eerdmans commentaries from years gone by in a format that will make them available to readers for years to come. Some of the ECBC volumes were originally published in major commentary series, others as freestanding books. Some were first published decades ago, others more recently. Though written over …
Outline: Jatidiri Allah jauh melampaui yang dapat diungkapkan oleh bahasa manusia. Tetapi Alkitab memakai yang dapat diungkapkan oleh bahasa manusia. Tetapi Alkitab memakai satu kata khusus untuk mengungkapkan kekhususan karakter Allah, yaitu dengan kata Ibrani HESED. Hesed sangat kaya arti, tidak dapat diterjemahkan penuh ke dalam satu kata atau frasa apa pun. Kata itu sering diterjemahkan seb…
Outline: Meski memimpin Inggris kurand dari dua minggu dan dieksekusi dengan tuduhan pengkhianatan di umur enam belas tahun, Lady Jane Grey terus dikagumi dari generasi ke generasi karena keberanian dan kesetiaannya kepada Injil. Dalam serial Biografi Tokoh Kristen kali ini, Simonetta Carr menceritakan intrik seputar Lady Jane Grey dan menjelaskan konteksnya: hiruk pikuk politik di masa Reforma…
Outline : As the leader of an evangelical theological seminary that trains men and women as leaders for the church and society, Mark Labberton writes: People ask many questions about how their lives relate to the world. What are our lives in this world about? What are we to make of being human? Why are we here? Is there a reason we are alive, and, if so, how do we know what that is? These quest…
Outline : Christian, meet your conscience. What do you do when you disagree with other Christians? How do you determine which convictions are negotiable and which are not? How do you get along with people who have different personal standards? All of these questions have to do with the conscience. Yet there is hardly a more neglected topic among Christians. In this much-needed book, a New Testa…
Outline : William Placher looks at "classical" Christian theology (Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Martin Luther) and contrasts it with the Christian discourse about God that evolved in the seventeenth century. In particular, he deals with the notion of transcendence that gained prominence in this era and its impact on modern theology and modern thinking today. He persuasively argues that useful l…
Outline: Inside the Community : Understanding Muslims through Their Traditions explores the Hadith, as collected by Abu' Abd Allah Muhammad Al-Bukhari. From the "ashes cure" for bleeding, to regulations on how to keep the fast, to an incredible scene of Moses chasing a boulder which had run away with his clothes, Parshall quotes and comments on the essence of this highly significant body of Mus…