Outline : Dietrich Bonhoeffer is best known for his role in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and his subsequent execution at the hands of the Nazis. However, most of us are less familiar with his tireless work educating seminary students for a life of pastoral ministry―a role that occupied him for most of his adult life. Anchored in a variety of influential lectures, personal letters, and m…
Outline: It is appropriate that the first volume in this new series of interreligious documents is on relations between Christians and Muslims. Together they comprise the world's most populous religious traditions. The many occasions of their good relations have often been eclipsed by memories of rivalry, war and confrontation; and today in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America Christians and Musli…
Outline: Islam is now an American phenomenon. Once considered primarily an Arab lifestyle and an alien faith, it has moved into a position of such size and strength that, according to one estimate, it will be the second largest religious community in the United States by the twenty-first century. This groundbreaking sociological study presents the experiences and problems of today's immigrant M…
Outline : The doctrine of the Trinity is taught and believed by all evangelicals, but rarely is it fully understood or celebrated. In The Deep Things of God, systematic theologian Fred Sanders shows why we ought to embrace the doctrine of the Trinity wholeheartedly as a central concern of evangelical theology. Sanders demonstrates, engagingly and accessibly, that the doctrine of the Trinity is …
Outline: Times are changing. Withs iTunes and MP3s readily available online, our teens are encountering new musical influences every day. How can we help our kids make God-honoring decisions when it comes to their playlists? Don't get swept up in a playlist war. Let the auhtor teach you how to have conversations, not conflict, with your kids about music. Realizing that one-size-doesn't-fit-all…
Outline: The Psalms are undeniably beautiful. They are also difficult, and readers often come away convinced that tremendous riches remain just beyond their grasp. In this book, W. Robert Godfrey invites us to accompany him on a journey into a greater understanding and love for these sacred poems. The timeless beauty of the Psalms, their depth of expression, and testimony to the greatness of Go…
Outline: What was it like to be an ordinary Christian in the beginning decades of the Roman Empire? In this absorbing and authority book, Meeks analyzes the earliest extant documents of Christianity - the letters of Paul - to describe the tensions and the texture of life of the first urban Christians.
Outline: Forgiving is for giving. All of us have suffered painful emotional and relational hurts. God calls us to forgive those who have hurt us, but that's often easier said than done. We don't usually know how to forgive others, nor are we always sure if we have truly forgiven them. Psychologist and counselor Everett Worthington, the leading Christian researcher on forgiveness, says that forg…
Outline: Having discovered this sad state of affairs, Craig Blomberg, a committed Evangelical scholar, and Stephen Robinson, a committed Mormon scholar, set out to listen to one another and to ferret out the genuine agreements and disagreements between them. In the conversation that develops, you will read what each believes about key theological issues - (1) the nature and bounds of Scripture,…
Outline: Seperti apakah Gereja yang Hidup itu? John Stott menjelaskan, "Kita memerlukan gereja yang lebih konservatif radikal-'konservatif' dalam arti memelihara (conserve) apa yang dengan terang-terangan dituntut oleh Alkitab, tetapi 'radikal' dalam kaitan dengan kombinasi antara tradisi dan kesepakatan yang kita sebut 'budaya'. Alkitab bersifat tetap; budaya berubah." Buku ini merangkum sejum…
Outline: Rarely does a book amass the accolades given this one: "excellent," "profound," "masterful," "first-rate," "down-to-earth," "solid," "incisive," "illuminating," "both scholarly and devotional," "remarkable," "warm," "unprecedented," "fascinating," "crisp," "pastoral, lucid and biblical," "well-written," "a vigorous book," "a landmark." That is how reviewers have described John M. Frame…
Outline: Death is one of the certainties of life. But what happens beyond death? What inexpressible wonders - or unspeakable horrors - will we encounter beyond the pale of this life? The topic of life and judgment beyond death is one that has occupied the minds of Christians in former eras but today seems to be in partial eclipse. As Bruce Milne argues, we are poorer for it - without even recog…
Outline: Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament brings together commentary features gathered together in one volume. Written by notable evangelical scholars, such volume treats the literary context and structure of the passage in the original Greek, and each author provides an original translation based on the literary structure. The …
Outline: Designed for the pastor and Bible teacher, the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament brings together commentary features rarely gathered together in one volume. Written by notable evangelical scholars, each volume treats the literary context and structure of the passage in the original Greek, and each author provides an original translation based on the literary structur…
Outline: Bonhoeffer's theological brilliance, committed discipleship, ecumenical insight and courageous participation in the struggle against Nazism have profoundly shaped contemporary Christian understanding and action. Although his early death at the hands of the Gestapo prevented him from providing us with a full and systematic theology, his writings are remarkably extensive and have become …
Outline: Mengingat pentingnya pengajaran doktrin yang tepat kepada orang-orang muda di gereja, Louis Berkhof menulis pengantar yang komprehensif namun ringkas ini untuk doktrin-doktrin dasar iman Kristen dari perspektif Reformed. Berkhof merangkumkan berbagai doktrin gereja, dimulai dari doktrin Kitab Suci dan Allah dan dilanjutkan dengan pernyataan tentang antropologi, Kristologi, soteriologi,…
Outline: Tidak mudah menemukan tempat yang tenang akhir-akhir ini; bahkan mungkin sulit untuk menemukan tempat yang tenang di rumah kita sendiri. Sejujurnya, dalam banyak hal, kita merasa sulit untuk hidup tanpa kebisingan hidup kita sehari-hari. Salah satu kutukan zaman ini adalah bahwa kita tidak tahan untuk sendirian, diam, tenang. Salah satu penyebab kita menjadi kurus kering dalam kerohani…
Outline: The Critical Role of Christian Higher Education in equipping Ministers. We live in a precarious time when many are questioning the necessity of formal theological education for ministers. Theology, Church, and Ministry : A Handbook for Theological Education helps readers understand the critical role theological education plays in equipping God-called ministers for service in the church…
Outline: The distinguished political philosopher and author of the widely acclaimed Just and Unjust Wars analyzes how society distributes not just wealth and power but other social "goods" like honor, education, work, free time - even love.
Outline: This book sets out in short compass what seem to me to be the permanent essentials of Christianity, viewed as both a belief system and a way of life ... As I often tell my students, theology is for doxology and devotion - that is, the praise of God and the practice of godliness. It should therefore be presented in a way that brings awareness of the divine presence. Theology is at its h…
Outline: Whether on the printed page, the television screen or the digital app, we live in a world saturated with images. Some images help shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us in positive ways, while others lead us astray and distort our relationships. Christians confess that human beings have been created in the image of God, yet we chose to rebel against that God and s…
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: Haddon Robinson has influenced generations of students and preachers through his widely used classic text, Biblical Preaching, in which he contends that "a sermon should be a bullet and not buckshot." With the passing of years, does Robinson's "big-idea" approach to expository preaching still work in today's diverse cultures and fast-paced world? The Big Idea of Biblical Preaching pres…
Outline: Cerita dongeng tetaplah menarik bagi siapa saja; tidak hanya anak-anak! Dongeng dan cerita-cerita rakyat mempesonakan tetapi juga membuka pikiran serta menyadarkan diri betapa cerita-cerita memiliki kekuatan untuk membentuk diri seseorang, bahkan masyarakat yang mendengarnya. Dalam dongeng dan cerita-cerita rakyat terkandung nilai budaya dan spiritual yang mendalam. Di dalamnya tergamb…
Outline: In this installment of the Family Guidance series, Joel R. Beeke presents a heartfelt plea for the renewal of family worship in Christian homes. The family is modeled after the very being of God, providing a divine foundation for family worship from creation. This is not a mere idealistic suggestion for the godly family, but is presented in Scripture as a solemn duty. With great pastor…
Outline: Selama lebih dari 40 tahun Denmark selalu terpilih menjadi negara paling bahagia sedunia, menurut World Happiness Report oleh PBB. Tak terhitung banyaknya artikel dan kajian yang berusaha memecahkan misteri ini. Setelah riset bertahun-tahun , ternyata jawabannya sangat sederhana. Ini karena gaya pengasuhan mereka. Filosofi orang Denmark dalam membesarkan anak terbukti memberikan hasil …
Outline: Dikenal dengan pesan-pesannya tentang kebangunan rohani yang mencetuskan Kebangkitan Besar Kedua pada 1800-an, Charles G. Finney menyulut api yang membakar roh orang-orang Kristen satu-persatu. "Kebenaran digunakan untuk memengaruhi manusia, dan doa untuk menggerakkan Allah. Ketika saya berbicara tentang menggerakkan Allah, saya tidak bermaksud mengatakan bahwa doa mengubah pikiran All…
Outline: Sebuah Tabernakel yang besar dibangun untuk pengkhotbah yang besar. Inilah karunia berkhotbah yang dimiliki Charles Haddon Spurgeon di London's Metropolitan Tabernacle - sebuah bangunan yang mampu menampung 6,000 orang dan dibangun pada tahun 1861 untuk dia. Ahli pidato dan pengkhotbah yang besar ini terus membuat orang memenuhi bangku gerejanya sampai kembali ke pangkuan Bapa tiga pul…
Overview: Volume 1 of the Annotated Luther series contains many of the writings that defined the roots of reform set in motion by Marthin Luther, from the Ninety-Five Theses through The Freedom of a Christian. Included are a variety of compositions produced between 1517 and 1520 that reveal Luther's pastoral and theological commitments, his earliest confrontations with Rome, and his defense o…
Outline: The Question that Paul set before the ancient church in Corinth - Do you not recognize that Jesus Christ is in and among you? (2 Cor 13: 5) - remains a critical question for the church today. This commentary by Mark Seifrid offers a unified reading of 2 Corinthians, which has often been regarded as a composite of excerpts and fragments, as Seifrid seeks to hear Paul's message afreash a…
Outline: In keeping with the Pillar New Testament Commentary's distinctive character, this volume by James R. Edwards on Luke gives special attention to the Third Gospel's vocabulary and historical setting, its narrative purpose and unique themes, and its theological significance for the church and believers today. Though Luke is often thought to have a primarily Gentile focus, Edwards counterb…
Outline: Filling a notable fap in scholarship on 2 Peter and Jude, Peter Davids artfully unpacks these two neglected but fascinating epistles that deal with the confrontation between the Greco-Roman world and the burgeoning first-century Jesus communities. Davids firmly grasps the overall structure of these oft-maligned epistles and presents a strong case for 2 Peter and Jude as coherent, consi…
Outline: Denying the historicity of Adam has become increasingly present within evangelical circles. Was Adam the first historical man? Does the answer really matter? And does it affect any important doctrines in the Bible? Carefully examining key passages of Scripture, Versteeg proves that all human beings descended from Adam, the first man. He argues that if this is not true, the entire histo…
Outline: We have long been aware of the challenge of reaching the unreached peoples of the world. For many this seemed a daunting and almost impossible task.
Outline: Scripture testifies that in the work of Jesus Christ the power of Satan, sin, and death has been broken. Yet on and on the ages roll, and wars rage, humans destroy one another and themselves, and natural evils such as earthquakes and tsunamis occur. We seem to suffer what J. H. Bavinck calls "the great delay", still awaiting Christ's final victory. In this illuminating survey of the bo…
Outline: John Frame gives us an accessible introduction to "triperspectival" study - where theological issues are fruitfully viewed from multiple perspectives without compromise to their unity and truth.