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The Mathers - Three Generations of Puritan Intellectuals, 1596-1728 (Paperback, Revised Ed.): Robert Middlekauff The Mathers - Three Generations of Puritan Intellectuals, 1596-1728 (Paperback, Revised Ed.)
Robert Middlekauff
R1,214 Discovery Miles 12 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this classic work of American religious history, Robert Middlekauff traces the evolution of Puritan thought and theology in America from its origins in New England through the early eighteenth century. He focuses on three generations of intellectual ministers - Richard, Increase, and Cotton Mather - in order to challenge the traditional telling of the secularization of Puritanism, a story of faith transformed by reason, science, and business. Delving into the Mathers' private papers and unpublished writings as well as their sermons and published works, Middlekauff describes a Puritan theory of religious experience that is more creative, complex, and uncompromising than traditional accounts have allowed. At the same time, he portrays changing ideas and patterns of behavior that reveal much about the first hundred years of American life.

Karl Barth - Seine Theologie unter der Lupe (German, Paperback): Lothar Gassmann Karl Barth - Seine Theologie unter der Lupe (German, Paperback)
Lothar Gassmann
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Zwingli Lesen - Zentrale Texte Des Zurcher Reformators in Heutigem Deutsch. Unter Mitwirkung Von Judith Engeler (German,... Zwingli Lesen - Zentrale Texte Des Zurcher Reformators in Heutigem Deutsch. Unter Mitwirkung Von Judith Engeler (German, Paperback)
Peter Opitz, Ernst Saxer
R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Irrational David (Paperback): Ken Evers-Hood The Irrational David (Paperback)
Ken Evers-Hood; Foreword by Jenny Warner
R870 R753 Discovery Miles 7 530 Save R117 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
All That God Cares About (Hardcover): Richard J Mouw All That God Cares About (Hardcover)
Richard J Mouw
R968 Discovery Miles 9 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Shorter Catechism Made Simple (Paperback): Andrew Conway The Shorter Catechism Made Simple (Paperback)
Andrew Conway
R265 Discovery Miles 2 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Open Body - Essays in Anglican Ecclesiology (Hardcover, New edition): Charles M. Stang, Zachary Guiliano The Open Body - Essays in Anglican Ecclesiology (Hardcover, New edition)
Charles M. Stang, Zachary Guiliano
R2,025 R1,730 Discovery Miles 17 300 Save R295 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Open Body emerges from a conference held at Harvard Divinity School in April 2011. The essays in this book reflect on ecclesiology in the Anglican tradition, that is, they debate whether and how humans should gather as a "church" in the name of Christ. While the prompt for this collection of essays is the contemporary crisis in the Anglican Communion regarding homosexuality and church governance, this book provides a capacious re-interpretation and re-imagination of the central metaphor of Christian community, namely "the Body of Christ". By suggesting that the Body of Christ is "open", the authors are insisting that while the recent controversy within the Anglican Communion should prompt and even influence theological reflection on Christian community, it should not define or determine it. In other words, the controversy is regarded as an "opening" or an opportunity to imagine and to examine the past, present, and future of the Church, both of the Anglican Communion and of the entire Body of Christ. Some of the essays begin their reappraisal by looking backward and offering creative theological retrievals from the early Church; some essays offer fresh perspectives on the recent Anglican past and present; others examine the present ecclesiology from a comparative, interreligious perspective; and still others are keen to anticipate and influence the possible future(s) of the Body of Christ.

A Reforming People - Puritanism and the Transformation of Public Life in New England (Paperback, New edition): David D. Hall A Reforming People - Puritanism and the Transformation of Public Life in New England (Paperback, New edition)
David D. Hall
R1,085 Discovery Miles 10 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this revelatory account of the people who founded the New England colonies, historian David D. Hall compares the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on "consent" as a premise of all civil governance. Puritans also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts with the intention of establishing equity. In this political and social history of the five New England colonies, Hall provides a masterful re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England's history, revealing the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day.

Samuel Rutherford - A New biography of the Man and his ministry (Paperback, Revised ed.): Kingsley Rendell Samuel Rutherford - A New biography of the Man and his ministry (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Kingsley Rendell
R240 R150 Discovery Miles 1 500 Save R90 (38%) Ships in 3 - 5 working days

Rutherford played a major role as a reformer at the Westminster Assembly and was also a crucial figure in the establishment of Presbyterianism for Scotland in 1689. Rutherford's 'Lex Rex' heavily influenced John Locke and in turn, the framers of the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Thus Jefferson, Franklin, Madison and Hamilton discussed and formulated their work in the light of the work and opinions of Samuel Rutherford. Several biographies have been written to eulogise Samuel Rutherford but little has been done to consider the man and his work critically. Kingsley Rendell uses Rutherford's writings and contemporary material to present a comprehensive picture of him from his student days to his death in 1661. Usually described as a model preacher and pastor, Rendell shows he had an even greater ability as an apologist and propagandist.

Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt - A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, & Other Confused Presbyterians... Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt - A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, & Other Confused Presbyterians (Paperback, 1st ed)
Ted V. Foote Jr., P. Alex Thornburg
R427 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R33 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Addressing such questions as "Are You Saved, or Are You Presbyterian?" and "Is the Bible the Literal Word of God or Just a Long, Boring Book?" this is an easy-to-understand, slightly irreverent appraoch to theology and the kind of theological musings that many youth and others have today. "Bring Presbyterian in the Bible Belt Today" helps Presbyterian young people articulate their faith and respond to these questions from a mainline point of view.

The Puritan Tradition in America, 1620-1730 (Paperback, New Ed): Alden T. Vaughan The Puritan Tradition in America, 1620-1730 (Paperback, New Ed)
Alden T. Vaughan
R1,130 Discovery Miles 11 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Many students of our national character would agree that, for better or worse, the Puritan tradition had an enormous effect on the assumptions and aspirations of today's Americans. This book tells the story, largely through the participants' own words, of the emergence of that tradition. It provides a broad range of primary documents--religious, political, social, legal, familial, and economic--for an understanding of Puritanism in early New England. Originally published in 1972, it is reissued here with a new introduction and two new documents: extracts from Anne Hutchinson's trial and from John Winthrop's "Experiencia."

Let Us Reason Together - Christian and Jews in Conversation (Paperback): Gilbert S Rosenthal, Joseph D. Small Let Us Reason Together - Christian and Jews in Conversation (Paperback)
Gilbert S Rosenthal, Joseph D. Small
R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Out of stock

Let us Reason Together: Christians and Jews in Conversation addresses the theological understanding of the relationship that God intends between Christians and Jews. You will learn to welcome the differences between faiths and appreciate the how it affects the God we know and worship.

The Life and Thought of John Gill (1697-1771) - A Tercentennial Appreciation (Hardcover): Robert Oliver, Richard Muller,... The Life and Thought of John Gill (1697-1771) - A Tercentennial Appreciation (Hardcover)
Robert Oliver, Richard Muller, Stanley Fowler, Tom Nettles, Tom Ascol, …
R3,136 Discovery Miles 31 360 Out of stock

This volume of essays focuses on the thought of John Gill, the doyen of High Calvinism in the transatlantic Baptist community of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Among the topics covered are Gill's trinitarian theology, his soteriological views, his Baptist ecclesiology, and his use of Scripture. Other papers are more focused, examining, for instance, his clash with the Arminian Methodist leader John Wesley over the issues of predestination and election, a clash that decisively shaped Wesley's perspective on Calvinism.
The tercentennial of Gill's birth in 1997 is a fitting occasion to issue this study of a man whose systematic theology and exposition of the Old and New Testaments formed the mainstay of many eighteenth-century Baptist ministers' libraries and who has never been the subject of a major critical study.

Calvin - Ethics, Eschatology, and Education (Hardcover, Unabridged edition): James L Codling Calvin - Ethics, Eschatology, and Education (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
James L Codling
R1,623 Discovery Miles 16 230 Out of stock

This study examines the influence of John Calvin in ethics eschatology and education, as well as those influences that affected him. It examines his writings to determine if his vision made him an innovator. The research searched for reforms in the areas of ethics, curriculum, understanding of the teaching office, and universal education. It also looked at philosophy, economics, and labor. A belief in the after life and end times was an ethical motivation for Calvin and education was a means by which the people that he worked with and wrote to could understand how they should live and why they should live like that. Thus, there is an important connection among ethics, eschatology and education. All people were to work to their potential at their job because in doing their job they would honor God. Teachers were especially important. Those who taught would affect the quality of education. Calvin worked to provide teacher training and support. He believed that all occupations could be a special calling from God and education was a means to prepare the young person for his or her calling. Schools existed in Geneva before Calvin arrived in 1536; however, they did not function in the way that Calvin would have liked. Calvin provided the elementary students with a needed text when he prepared a catechism. The students had written material that they could read and study and a systematic presentation of the basic doctrines of the Christian faith. Calvin also wanted more appropriate facilities in which the students could learn. Although his organization of the schools improved the atmosphere for learning, the building of the Academy was his dream and became his major educational achievement in the city of Geneva. Because16th century students needed to be prepared for the new world, there was a need for curriculum change. The students were required to read many of the prominent Greek and Roman authors in the ancient languages but the student learned theology, Hebrew, poetry, dialectic and rhetoric, physics, and mathematics as well. Calvin wished to graduate a well rounded scholar who could take his or her place in society. In this way the citizens of Geneva and all those of the Reformed belief would be better prepared for life on earth and the after life.

Outside Verdict - An Old Kirk in a New Scotland (Paperback): Harry Reid Outside Verdict - An Old Kirk in a New Scotland (Paperback)
Harry Reid
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Out of stock

The book explores the lives of the church's foot soldiers, its ministers, and examines the pressures that reduce some of them almost to despair. The book offers insights into many of the "Kirk problems" that go unnoticed by Church members and examines the church as a living and breathing organization and brings to life the people who make it tick and those who induce its sclerosis.

Saving Sinners, even Moslems - The Arabian Mission (1889-1973) and its Intellectual Roots (Hardcover, Unabridged edition):... Saving Sinners, even Moslems - The Arabian Mission (1889-1973) and its Intellectual Roots (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
Jerzy Zdanowski
R2,278 Discovery Miles 22 780 Out of stock

This book investigates the Mission of the Reformed Church in America sent to Arabia in 1889 to preach the Gospel, and which operated in the Persian Gulf until 1973. It also explores the various cultural encounters between missionaries and Muslims, and discusses conversion and the place of Islam in the Protestant eschatology. It maintains that John G. Lansing from the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Jersey, who founded the Arabian Mission, deliberately dedicated the Mission to "direct Muslim evangelism". In terms of premillennialism, Lansing "moved" Islam into the very centre of the theological discourse, and presented the evangelization of Muslims as critical for Christ's Second Coming. This made the Arabian Mission unique among the American Protestant Missions, and placed the Church and missionaries between religious pluralism and the obligations of the Great Commission.

Wenn Frauen Kirchen Leiten - Neuer Trend in Den Reformierten Kirchen Der Schweiz (German, Paperback): Claudia Bandixen, Silvia... Wenn Frauen Kirchen Leiten - Neuer Trend in Den Reformierten Kirchen Der Schweiz (German, Paperback)
Claudia Bandixen, Silvia Pfeiffer, Frank Worbs
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Out of stock

Seit 1980 leiten Frauen reformierte Kirchen der Schweiz, selbstverstandlich und von der Basis unterstutzt. Der vorliegende Band enthalt Beitrage zur Fuhrungsrolle von Frauen aus einem neuen Blickwinkel: Esther Girsberger und Karin Ammann befragen die ersten Frauen in kirchlichen Spitzenpositionen: Was ist ihnen wichtig, warum haben sie Erfolg? Weiter wird gezeigt, dass fur die Fuhrungsrolle von Frauen neben der geschichtlichen Entwicklung der Schweizer Kirchen auch die typisch reformierte Spiritualitat wichtig ist, die ein anderes Verstandnis von religioser Fuhrung begrundet. Einer vergleichende Studie ist zu entnehmen, dass - anders als in den reformierten Kirchen der Schweiz - Frauen in kirchlichen Spitzenpositionen weltweit noch sehr selten anzutreffen sind. Mit Beitragen von Claudia Bandixen, Hella Hoppe, Doris Brodbeck, Ina Praetorius, Sabine Scheuter, Judith Stofer, Luzia Sutter Rehmann, Anne Waldner. Frank Worbs, Jahrgang 1957, ist Theologe und Leiter Kommunikation und Marketing der Evangelisch-reformierten Landeskirche Aargau. Claudia Bandixen ist Kirchenratsprasidentin der Reformierten Landeskirche Aargau und Initiantin der Tagung der Kirchenprasidentinnen 2005 auf dem Rugel.

Johannes Calvin - Reformator Und Reizfigur (German, Hardcover): Peter Allenbacher Johannes Calvin - Reformator Und Reizfigur (German, Hardcover)
Peter Allenbacher; Directed by Werner Kohne, Andre Schafer; Performed by Julian Mehne; Contributions by Bernd Meiners
R654 Discovery Miles 6 540 Out of stock
The Letters of Samuel Rutherford (MP3 format, CD): Samuel Rutherford The Letters of Samuel Rutherford (MP3 format, CD)
Samuel Rutherford; Read by Derek Perkins
R1,027 R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Save R250 (24%) Out of stock
Moody's Great Sermons - 20 Dwight Moody Sermons Dramatized (Standard format, CD): Dwight L. Moody Moody's Great Sermons - 20 Dwight Moody Sermons Dramatized (Standard format, CD)
Dwight L. Moody; Read by Jim Hodges
R1,705 R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Save R478 (28%) Out of stock
Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind (Paperback): Catherine Gunsalus Gonz alez Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind (Paperback)
Catherine Gunsalus Gonz alez
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Out of stock

Invites readers to explore the implications of proclaiming the gospel. Gonzalez maintains that 'to be a congregation ready and able to proclaim the gospel for the salvation of humankind is to be the church in its exciting fullness.

Aberdeen and the Highland Church (1785-1900) (Paperback): Ian R MacDonald Aberdeen and the Highland Church (1785-1900) (Paperback)
Ian R MacDonald
R584 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R77 (13%) Out of stock

A detailed account of social and religious life among urban Highlanders, based on records of Aberdeen's Gaelic Chapel.

Jonathan Edwards - A Life (Standard format, CD): George M. Marsden Jonathan Edwards - A Life (Standard format, CD)
George M. Marsden
R1,007 R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Save R250 (25%) Out of stock
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