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For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant
and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with
at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the
barista, and arouse looks across the room. For a mid-morning latte,
we'd prefer Jesus over Paul. But Paul is actually the guy who-from
Ephesus to Athens-was the talk of the marketplace, the raconteur of
the Parthenon. He knew everyone, founded emerging churches, loved
the difficult people, and held his own against the intellectuals of
his day. If you're willing to give Paul a try, Rediscovering Paul
is your reliable guide. This is a book that reacquaints us with
Paul, as if for the first time. Drawing on the best of contemporary
scholarship, and with language shaped by teaching and conversing
with today's students, Rediscovering Paul is a textbook that has
passed the test. Now in a reworked edition, it's better than ever.
There are fresh discussions of Paul's letter writing and how those
letters were received in the churches, new considerations of
pseudonymity and the authenticity of Paul's letters, and updated
coverage of recent developments in interpreting Paul. from Paul's
conversion and call to his ongoing impact on church and culture,
this second edition of Rediscovering Paul comes enthusiastically
recommended.
Explains the laws of the Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopalian
Church and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland Solicitors and
counsel in Scotland receive little training in the information
systems of the Churches in Scotland. This makes it difficult for
them to advise on church law or appear in ecclesiastical courts,
tribunals or commissions. Following well-received seminars on the
Church of Scotland's legal system in 2007, and with additional
contributions from the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Roman
Catholic Church, this book was specially written to fill this gap.
It includes chapters on the various Churches' polity, processes and
judicial procedures, including the Church of Scotland's Judicial
Commission and disciplinary processes. Key Features A welcome
reference for those who work and hold positions of responsibility
within Churches, for those preparing for ministry or legal
practice, and for practitioners called upon to appear before Church
courts Contributions written by senior office-bearers of the
General Assembly explain the law and practice of the Church of
Scotland Includes a full description of the systems of the Scottish
Episcopal Church With a valuable note from the Roman Catholic
Church
This unique biography reveals how C. S. Lewis's adolescent years
shaped his later writing-tracing themes such as his delight in
literature, his key relationships, his suffering and struggles, and
his intense pursuit of joy. Volume 1 of a new trilogy.
J. M. Carroll's excellent history of the Baptist church and
movement illustrates events over the centuries, with references to
a chart appended at the beginning of the book. First released in
1931, Carroll's superb church history attracted great praise for
successfully summarizing all major events and turning points in the
history of Baptism. The author sets out his work chronologically,
from the time Jesus Christ lived and died upon the cross in 25 - 35
A.D., to the initial manifestations of organised Christianity, its
growth during the Dark Ages, the Reformation, and finally the 19th
and 20th centuries. Named ""The trail of blood,"" for the amount of
hatred and persecution Baptists had endured over the ages, this
book sets out to demonstrate how Baptism grew from a small niche of
believers into an accepted movement firmly in the mainstream of
Christian faith. Carroll identifies and explains a number of
violent persecutions by the Roman Catholic Church, which disagreed
broadly with Baptist doctrine.
Thomas Green examines the Scottish Reformation from a new
perspective - the legal system and lawyers. For the leading lawyers
of the day, the Scottish Reformation presented a constitutional and
jurisdictional crisis of the first order. In the face of such a
challenge moderate judges, lawyers and officers of state sought to
restore order in a time of revolution by retaining much of the
medieval legacy of Catholic law and order in Scotland. Green covers
the Wars of the Congregation, the Reformation Parliament, the
legitimacy of the Scottish government from 1558 to 1561, the courts
of the early Church of Scotland and the legal significance of Mary
Stewart's personal reign. He also considers neglected aspects of
the Reformation, including the roles of the Court of Session and of
the Court of the Commissaries of Edinburgh.
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African Contextual Realities
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Este libro, ademas de ser un excelente texto en el instituto
Biblico, con los ejercicios y trabajos senalados al final de cada
capitulo, estamos seguros de que se convertira en un auxiliar de
primer orden para todos los pastores y dirigentes de iglesias."
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