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The World Perspectives series presented short books written by some
of the most eminent thinkers of the 20th Century. Each volume
discusses the interrelation of the changing religious, scientific,
artistic, political, economic and social influences on the human
experience. This set reissues 9/10 of the volumes originally
published between 1957 and 1965 and presents the thought and belief
of its author and discuss: The role of architecture on social
well-being and democracy The problems of international cooperation
The impact of increased technology on global society The
philosophies of logical positivism and materialism The meaning and
function of language.
A fresh, introductory evangelical Christology which incorporates
stories, images, and practices of the New Testament to invite
theological reflection that connects believing with living.
The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable
reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the
study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan
theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive
scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and
garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed
to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically
thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new standard for
understanding and interpreting the Bible in the 21st century.Each
volume features: Completely New Scholarship from notable experts in
the Wesleyan traditionConvenient Introductory Material for each
book of the Bible including information on authorship, date,
history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary
features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and moreClear
Verse-by-Verse Explanations, which offer a contemporary,
Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the passage's original
languageComprehensive Annotation divided into three sections, which
cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse details
and meanings found in the text; and significance, relevance,
intertextuality, and application from the textHelpful Sidebars,
which provide deeper insight into theological issues, word
meanings, archeological connections, historical relevance, cultural
customs, and moreExpanded Bibliography for further study of
historical elements, additional interpretations, and theological
themesBased on Peter's prominent role, one would expect any letters
associated with Peter to play an equally significant role among the
NT canonical writings. But this not been the case. In the history
of the church there has been a 'diconcerting pattern of benign
neglect' of the Epistles of Peter.
The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable
reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the
study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan
theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive
scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and
garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed
to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically
thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new standard for
understanding and interpreting the Bible in the 21st century.Each
volume features: Completely New Scholarship from notable experts in
the Wesleyan traditionConvenient Introductory Material for each
book of the Bible including information on authorship, date,
history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary
features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and moreClear
Verse-by-Verse Explanations, which offer a contemporary,
Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the passage's original
languageComprehensive Annotation divided into three sections, which
cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse details
and meanings found in the text; and significance, relevance,
intertextuality, and application from the textHelpful Sidebars,
which provide deeper insight into theological issues, word
meanings, archeological connections, historical relevance, cultural
customs, and moreExpanded Bibliography for further study of
historical elements, additional interpretations, and theological
themesThese writings early came to be identified with John, the
disciple of the Lord. By the twentieth century, some scholars were
hesitant to identify the author as John the aspostle but could
accept the traditional attribution of these books and the Gospel of
John as the same author.
An accurate translation into English of a 5th-century Latin text
for which there is only an Italina translation currently in print.
The text is a lay source for the history of the Vandals, barbarian
people who adhered to Asian Christianity and occupied Roman Africa,
unleashing a persecution of Catholic Christians which has led to
them generally being seen as the most vicious of the barbarian
peoples who settled on roman territory. An introduction and
footnote commentary discusses issues raised by the text. As so
often, the History of Victor of vita casts light not just on its
topic but the attitudes of its author, and properly understood it
is revelatory of the attitudes of Catholic Africans. Their
traditions had been ones of combat from the time of the pagan Roman
Empire, and the book suggests that bad relations between the
Vandals and Catholics may have been caused by the unyielding
traditions of the latter as well as the nefarious nature of the
former.
Exodus tells how God brought Israel up out of slavery and allowed
them to become His servants. And through miraculous deliverance and
covenant law, the Redeemer is revealed.This 18 sessions of this
Bible study on the book of Exodus examine many valuable insights
for us today, including God's methods for dealing with rebellion,
His shaping of Moses into a servant leader, governing principles
for the just treatment of others, and guidelines for pure and
wholehearted worship. If using in a group, personal study is needed
between meetings. Includes study aids and discussion questions.
Despite the undeniable importance of anti-evolutionism in American
cultural history, and the plethora of publications since the 1980s,
few libraries have collected more than the occasional book or
pamphlet on creationism and early creationist periodicals are
almost impossible to find. This collection makes available works on
creationism by such stalwarts as Arthur I. Brown, William Bell
Riley, Harry Rimmer, Byron C. Nelson, George McCready Price, Harold
W. Clark and Frank Lewis Marsh. It also reprints three of the
earliest and rarest creationist journals in America: the
Creationist, the Bulletin of Deluge Geology and the Forum for the
Correlation of Science and the Bible. The collection as a whole
plays an important part in the continuing debate in America over
science and religion. There is a new preface to all volumes by the
series editor Ronald L. Numbers.
The search for effective ways to enable different religious systems
to co-exist peacefully in mutual complementarity has emerged as a
necessary condition for economic development, social progress,
human prosperity and even survival. The combination of diversity
and interdependence in the religious world calls for comparative
studies of religion. This book details the inherent problems of
such studies.;The underlying idea presented is that there are
similarities, as well as differences between Confucianism as
humanistic tradition and Christianity as a theocentric religion,
and that these similarities and differences are mutually involved
and delicately related with each other: while agape can be
translated in English as "love", it is in fact more than love, in
that it defines the relationship between Christians and their God,
and between Christians and their neighbours; while jen in Chinese
is not the translation of "love", it is in fact essentially love,
both ethical and religious, in that it defines the relationship
between Confucians and their transcendantal pursuit, between
Confucians and their ideal, and between Confucians and their fellow
human beings.
How do two brief letters to a church in first-century Macedonia
speak to us today? John Stott demonstrates that Paul's letters to
the Christians in Thessalonica offer three key messages to churches
at the beginning of the twenty-first century: - a model for
ministry, as Paul's self-giving, prayerful love for the church
challenges Christian leaders - a vision for the local church, as
the apostle touches on evangelism, pastoral care, ethical
standards, fellowship, worship, obedience and future hope; - an
affirmation of our faith, as he repeatedly returns to the
foundation facts that 'Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ
will come again.' Characterised by John Stott's customary clarity
and perception, this exposition illuminates aspects of Christian
life and service that are at the heart of God's purposes for this
people today.
A fascinating expose of the global revolution you've never heard
of: a deep-pocketed, tech-savvy Christian movement reshaping our
societies from within. How has a Christian movement, founded at the
turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become
the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Pentecostalism has 600
million followers; by 2050, they'll be one in ten people worldwide.
This is the religion of the Holy Spirit, with believers directly
experiencing God and His blessings: success for the mind, body,
spirit and wallet. Pentecostalism is a social movement. It serves
impoverished people in Africa and Latin America, and inspires
anti-establishment leaders from Trump to Bolsonaro. In Australia,
Europe and Korea, it throws itself into culture wars and social
media, offering meaning and community to the rootless and
marginalised in a fragmenting world. Reporting this revolution from
twelve countries and six US states, Elle Hardy weaves a timeless
tale of miracles, money and power, set in our volatile age of
extremes. By turns troubling and entertaining, Beyond Belief
exposes the Pentecostal agenda: not just saving souls, but
transforming societies and controlling politics. These modern
prophets, embedded in our institutions, have the cash and the
influence to wage their holy war.
Special 65th Anniversary Edition One of the most popular and
beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, 'Mere
Christianity' has sold millions of copies worldwide. The book
brings together C.S. Lewis's legendary radio broadcasts during the
war years, in which he set out simply to 'explain and defend the
belief that has been common to nearly all Christians at all times'.
Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity's many
denominations, Mere Christianity provides an unequalled opportunity
for believers and nonbelievers alike to absorb a powerful, rational
case for the Christian faith.
Ideal for Lent (or any time of year), comprising course booklet,
audio and transcript
This invaluable resource from David W. Shenk, an export in comparative religious studies, examines Islam and Christianity at their deepest spiritual, cultural, and communal levels. Shenk explores the similarities and differences found in Isaac and Ishmael, Jesus and Muhammad, the Bible and the Qur'an, Jerusalem and Medina, the Eucharist and the Hajj, and the Church and Ummah.
The rapid advancement of technology has led to an explosion of
speculative theories about what the future of humankind may look
like. These "technological futurisms" have arisen from significant
advances in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology and
information technology and are drawing growing scrutiny from the
philosophical and theological communities. This text seeks to
contextualize the growing literature on the cultural, philosophical
and religious implications of technological growth by considering
technological futurisms such as transhumanism in the context of the
long historical tradition of technological dreaming. Michael
Burdett traces the latent religious sources of our contemporary
technological imagination by looking at visionary approaches to
technology and the future in seminal technological utopias and
science fiction and draws on past theological responses to the
technological future with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Jacques
Ellul. Burdett's argument arrives at a contemporary Christian
response to transhumanism based around the themes of possibility
and promise by turning to the works of Richard Kearney, Eberhard
Jungel and Jurgen Moltmann. Throughout, the author highlights
points of correspondence and divergence between technological
futurisms and the Judeo-Christian understanding of the future.
For many Christians, personal experiences of God provide an
important ground or justification for accepting the truth of the
gospel. But we are sometimes mistaken about our experiences, and
followers of other religions also provide impressive testimonies to
support their religious beliefs. This book explores from a
philosophical and theological perspective the viability of divine
encounters as support for belief in God, arguing that some
religious experiences can be accepted as genuine experiences of God
and can provide evidence for Christian beliefs.
This Bible study shows how God uses his servants as a means of
grace to his people. In workbook format, this study provides
exercises for students, questions for discussion, memory verses,
and much more. Wisdom of the Word was founded in 1986 by Jeannie
McCullough in Bethany, Oklahoma. It began as a weekly Bible study
at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene. In the first year the
study grew to over 400 members, and people from other churches and
the community began joining. The local enrollment of Wisdom of the
Word eventually exceeded 1,000. Wisdom of the Word has been an
instrument in uniting the community of believers as well as
reaching the unchurched and the lost. It is now ministering to
thousands through videos and cassette tapes and other programs such
as Children of the Word, prison ministries, and missions.
The Sunday Times bestseller, with a new introduction by Nassim
Nicholas Taleb Dominion tells the epic story of how those in the
West came to be what they are, and why they think the way they do.
Ranging from Moses to Merkel, from Babylon to Beverley Hills, from
the emergence of secularism to the abolition of slavery, it
explores why, in a society that has become increasingly doubtful of
religion's claims, so many of its instincts remain irredeemably
Christian. Christianity's enduring impact is not confined to
churches. It can be seen everywhere in the West: in science, in
secularism, in gay rights, even in atheism. It is - to coin a
phrase - the greatest story ever told. 'If great books encourage
you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a
very great book indeed' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Terrific:
bold, ambitious and passionate' Peter Frankopan 'A masterpiece of
scholarship and storytelling' John Gray, New Statesman 'Filled with
vivid portraits, gruesome deaths and moral debates... Holland has
all the talents of an accomplished novelist' Terry Eagleton,
Guardian
Traditions of Christian Spirituality Series. Traces the spiritual
legacy of Saint Augustine and of his wide-ranging legacy in the
Augustinian order.
Since its publication in 2000, The Early Christian World has come
to be regarded by scholars, students and the general reader as one
of the most informative and accessible works in English on the
origins, development, character and major figures of early
Christianity. In this new edition, the strengths of the first
edition are retained. These include the book's attractive
architecture that initially takes a reader through the context and
historical development of early Christianity; the essays in
critical areas such as community formation, everyday experience,
the intellectual and artistic heritage, and external and internal
challenges; and the profiles on the most influential early
Christian figures. The book also preserves its strong stress on the
social reality of early Christianity and continues its distinctive
use of hundreds of illustrations and maps to bring that world to
life. Yet the years that have passed since the first edition was
published have seen great advances made in our understanding of
early Christianity in its world. This new edition fully reflects
these developments and provides the reader with authoritative,
lively and up-to-date access to the early Christian world. A
quarter of the text is entirely new and the remaining essays have
all been carefully revised and updated by their authors. Some of
the new material relates to Christian culture (including book
culture, canonical and non-canonical scriptures, saints and
hagiography, and translation across cultures). But there are also
new essays on: Jewish and Christian interaction in the early
centuries; ritual; the New Testament in Roman Britain; Manichaeism;
Pachomius the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. This new edition will
serve its readers for many years to come.
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