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This accessible overview shows how the Bible--with its 66 books,
dozens of authors, and multiple genres--comes together to provide
an overarching story about God the King and explains how the
Christian gospel and mission address the totality of human life.
Written by a biblical scholar and a theologian, The Gospel of Our
King shows how any account of gospel and mission can only be
understood in light of the whole biblical testimony. The authors
help us understand the Bible's overarching narrative as the story
that encompasses everything. This story, revealed by God and
centered on Jesus the King, enables us to know and love God and to
fulfill his purpose for our lives. It is the framework within which
we come to understand the Christian worldview, the Christian
gospel, and the Christian mission. When we understand how the whole
Bible fits together to shape the totality of a Christian's life, we
will be prepared to show the goodness of Christ and the gospel to
others in our personal, social, cultural, and global contexts.
Christianity Today Book Award ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award Apart
from the doctrine of God, no doctrine is as comprehensive as that
of creation. It is woven throughout the entire fabric of Christian
theology. It goes to the deepest roots of reality and leaves no
area of life untouched. Across the centuries, however, the doctrine
of creation has often been eclipsed or threatened by various forms
of gnosticism. Yet if Christians are to rise to current challenges
related to public theology and ethics, we must regain a robust,
biblical doctrine of creation. According to Bruce Ashford and Craig
Bartholomew, one of the best sources for outfitting this recovery
is Dutch neo-Calvinism. Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck, and their
successors set forth a substantial doctrine of creation's goodness,
but recent theological advances in this tradition have been
limited. Now in The Doctrine of Creation Ashford and Bartholomew
develop the Kuyperian tradition's rich resources on creation for
systematic theology and the life of the church today. In addition
to tracing historical treatments of the doctrine, the authors
explore intertwined theological themes such as the omnipotence of
God, human vocation, and providence. They draw from diverse streams
of Christian thought while remaining rooted in the Kuyperian
tradition, with a sustained focus on doing theology in deep
engagement with Scripture. Approaching the world as God's creation
changes everything. Thus The Doctrine of Creation concludes with
implications for current issues, including those related to
philosophy, science, the self, and human dignity. This exegetically
grounded constructive theology contributes to renewed appreciation
for and application of the doctrine of creation-which is ultimately
a doctrine of profound hope.
Jesus is Lord over everything. So his lordship should shape every
aspect of life. But what impact does faith really have on our
day-to-day existence? And how should we, as Christians, interact
with the culture? In Every Square Inch, Bruce Ashford skillfully
navigates such questions. Drawing on sources like Abraham Kuyper,
C. S. Lewis, and Francis Schaeffer, he shows how our faith is
relevant to all dimensions of culture. The gospel informs
everything we do. We cannot maintain the artificial distinction
between "sacred" and "secular." We must proclaim Jesus with our
lips and promote him with our lives, no matter what cultural
contexts we may find ourselves in.
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