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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology
We've all heard the rationale: "It doesn't matter what you believe
as long as you're sincere." Or "All religions are pretty much the
same." But are they the same? Does it matter which one you follow?
In this insightful and compelling book, Michael Green invites
readers into a relationship with Jesus Christ, the divine
revelation and only pathway to the one true God.
In a conversational style geared toward nonbelievers, Green
compares Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and other religions to help
spiritual seekers navigate the multi-faith maze. "But Don't All
Religions Lead to God?" is an ideal reference and evangelism tool
for churches and individual Christians as well. It offers
scriptural references, looks at how divergent religious traditions
view salvation and eternity, and answers difficult questions such
as "What about people who have never heard of Jesus?" and "How
should Christians regard other religions?"
In the midst of our pluralistic and tolerant culture, here is an
important and convincing argument for faith in Jesus-the only great
teacher whose death and resurrection provided grace, forgiveness,
and an eternity in the presence of God.
Jordan Senner captures the systematic shape, logic, and development
of his thought from the vantage point of the God-creature relation.
Webster's development is depicted in terms of three phases -
Christocentric, Trinitarian, and Theocentric - culminating in a
conceptual analysis of three key aspects of his mature theology:
his doctrine of divine perfection, theory of mixed relations, and
concept of dual causality. Senner illustrates this heuristic
framework for interpreting Webster's theology through an
exploration of different aspects of his account of the God-creature
relation: Christology (hypostatic relation), ecclesiology
(redemptive relation), bibliology (communicative relation), and
theological theology (rational relation). This volume not only
provides a dynamic introduction to Webster's theology as a whole,
but it also includes fascinating forays into the complexities of
Webster's engagement with Barth and Aquinas, raising interesting
questions for constructive theological dialogue that is neither
straightforwardly Protestant nor Catholic.
This volume presents new translations of five of Augustines works:
The Excellence of Marriage, Holy Virginity, The Excellence of
Widowhood, Adulterous Marriages, and Continence.... The volume is
to be commended on several points. The translation itself is in
eminently readable, clear English that should be accessible to
anyone interested in Augustine.... The general introduction does an
excellent job of placing these works in the context of Augustines
career, showing how Augustine reacts to controversies with the
Manichees, Jovinian, Jerome, and the Pelagians, while maintaining a
commitment to the threefold goods of marriage procreation,
fidelity, and sacrament. This is a wonderful collection that allows
readers to see the complexity of Augustines thought on a difficult
topic. Kim Paffenroth Journal of Early Christian Studies
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