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. Did Jesus ever have sex? . Was Jesus ever wrong? . Do people have
to choose to follow Jesus to go to heaven? Ever get the feeling
that you can't ask those kinds of questions at church? But if we
can't ask the tough, keep-you-awake-at-night questions within our
faith communities, then what good are those communities? Listen in
as more than a dozen contributors-whose ranks include a lawyer, a
recovering achiever/lapsed vegetarian, ministers (ordained and not
ordained), and more-discuss the questions your Sunday school
teachers were afraid to answer. Also look for Banned Questions
about the Bible, available at www.chalicepress.com, and e-mail your
own "banned" questions to [email protected] for future
books. Banned Questions series editor Christian Piatt is a managing
editor for PULP, an independent alt-monthly publication for
southern Colorado; a musician, spoken word artist, and cofounder of
Milagro Christian Church in Pueblo, Colorado; cocreator and
coeditor of the WTF? (Where's the Faith?) book series; contributor
to theooze.com and Red Letter Christians blog; and author of the
upcoming Pregmancy: A Dad, a Little Dude, and a Due Date.
C.S. Lewis's famous work on the nature of love divides love into
four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first
three are loves which come naturally to the human race. Charity,
however, the Gift-love of God, is divine in its source and
expression, and without the sweetening grace of this supernatural
love, the natural loves become distorted and even dangerous.
God's Word tells us we must "always be prepared to give an answer
to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you
have" (1 Peter 3:15). This updated classic from Josh McDowell and
Sean McDowell will give you the tools you need to do just that. The
modern apologetics classic that started it all is now completely
revised and updated-because the truth of the Bible doesn't change,
but its critics do. With the original Evidence That Demands a
Verdict, bestselling author Josh McDowell gave Christian readers
the answers they needed to defend their faith against the harshest
critics and sceptics. Since that time, Evidence has remained a
trusted resource for believers young and old. Bringing historical
documentation and the best modern scholarship to bear on the
trustworthiness of the Bible and its teachings, this extensive
volume has encouraged and strengthened millions. Now, with his son
Sean McDowell, Josh McDowell has updated and expanded this classic
resource for a new generation. This is a book that invites readers
to bring their doubts and doesn't shy away from the tough
questions.
This fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the
Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and
their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine
sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that
traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an
omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a
tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The
book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest
and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.
In this book on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, author Sabine Dramm examines
the twentieth century's best-known German pastor and theologian.
This is a book about Bonhoeffer's vibrant Christian faith and his
profound yet very practical theological thinking. Although Dietrich
Bonhoeffer's passionate life and dramatic death are familiar
territory, this book examines his life and the death he accepted in
resistance to Hitler in the context of his faith and thought, as
found in his own writings. Dramm explores Bonhoeffer's sermons,
letters, articles, and books. She offers her readers an outstanding
introduction to the breadth of his writing and the depth of his
theological thinking, and traces how Bonhoeffer's beliefs and
understandings led him to active resistance to the Nazi regime: to
the establishment of alternative church groups, to espionage, and
ultimately to conspiracy to overthrow the government by
assassinating Hitler.
More than twenty-five years have passed since the publication in
1979 of "Brothers and Sisters to Us," the U.S. Bishops' statement
against racism, and during this time white Catholic theologians
have remained relatively silent on this topic. In this hard-hitting
study, prominent Roman Catholic theologians address white
priviletge and the way it contributes to racism. They maintain that
systems of white privilege are a significant factor in maintaining
evil systems of racism in our country and that most white
theologians and ethicists remain ignorant of their negative impact.
Following the theology of mission developed by John Wesley,
thousands of men and women have engaged in domestic and
international missions. But why did they go? Why do they continue
to go today? In The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology
of Mission, Gordon Snider examines the Wesleyan understanding of
mission in the light of the Old Testament. What theology from God's
Old Covenant gave Wesleyans their drive to impact nations, and how
did it shape their missionary strategies? Drawing upon a range of
primary sources, he examines how a number of influential speakers
in the Wesleyan tradition, particularly the founders and
spokespeople of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century,
have used the Old Testament to inform their theology of mission.
Snider provides an insight into the works of the important
theologians Thomas Coke, Jabez Bunting, Adam Clarke, Richard
Watson, Daniel Whedon and Edmund Cook. Focusing on the movement of
Wesleyan Theology from Great Britain to North America, Snider
analyses how this affected Wesleyan ideas of holiness, eschatology
and divine healing. Readers of this volume will discover why
Wesleyan Christians go into the world and gain a deeper
understanding of missions.
The wellspring of Thomas Hardy and Religion is the recognition that
Thomas Hardys two late great novels, Tess of the dUrbervilles and
Jude the Obscure, are dominated, respectively, by two religious
traditions of nineteenth-century Anglicanism: Evangelicalism and
Anglo-Catholicism. Placing those movements in their historical
context alongside other Victorian religious traditions, the author
explores the development of Hardys religious beliefs and ideas up
till the 1880s. Evangelicalism in Tess is discussed through an
analysis of the principal characters, Angel Clare and his father,
Parson Clare, Alec dUrberville and Tess herself, leading to a
consideration of why this form of Christianity looms so large in
that novel. Not unexpectedly, the reasons for this are linked to
Hardys personal and intellectual biography, especially his
religious upbringing and experience of and involvement in these
religious traditions. This applies to both novels. The sources of
Jude the Obscure in Hardys life and thought, and their links to
Anglo-Catholicism, are revealed in the context of the influence of
that tradition on the narrative and characters, in particular Judes
sense of vocation, the importance of the university town of
Christminster and issues associated with marriage, divorce and
sexuality. Throughout his analysis of both novels the author
demonstrates how Hardy lambasts the way in which these religious
traditions and the conventional Victorian morality they bolstered
undermine human flourishing. Thomas Hardy and Religion concludes by
considering the place these two novels have in the continuing
trajectory of Hardys theological ideas, underlining the critical
importance of understanding his religious concerns and reflecting
on the way in which his critique of religion is important to people
of faith.
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Psalms 1-50
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Ellen T. Charry, William Brown, R. Reno, Robert Jenson, Ephraim Radner
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The biblical psalms are perhaps the most commented-upon texts in
human history. They are at once deeply alluring and deeply
troubling. In this addition to the acclaimed Brazos Theological
Commentary on the Bible, a highly respected scholar offers a
theological reading of Psalms 1-50, exploring the various voices in
the poems to discern the conversation they engage about God,
suffering, and hope as well as ways of community belonging. The
commentary examines the context of the psalms as worship--tending
to both their original setting and their subsequent Jewish and
Christian appropriation--and explores the psychological dynamics
facing the speaker. Foreword by William P. Brown.
What "don't" Christians believe? Is Jesus really divine? Is Jesus
really human? Can God suffer? Can people be saved by their own
efforts?
The early church puzzled over these questions, ruling in some
beliefs and ruling out others. "Heresies and How to Avoid Them"
explains the principal ancient heresies and shows why contemporary
Christians still need to know about them. These famous detours in
Christian believing seemed plausible and attractive to many people
in the past, and most can still be found in modern-day guises. By
learning what it is that Christians don't believe--and
why--believers today can gain a deeper, truer understanding of
their faith.
These three volumes that cover topics from A-Z are an inspiration
to Christians young and old giving them a mini Bible study on each
of the subjects. It is a must for the bookshelf to be used when
particular questions arise for discussion and learning. A wonderful
collection of Biblical teachings that all should have to hand.
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