The Christian Union
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 1890
Category :
ISBN :
Union with Christ
Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2011-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801039347
Book Description
An accomplished theologian recovers the biblical theme of union with Christ, showing how it affects current theological and ministry issues.
Living in Union with Christ
Author : Grant Macaskill
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 32,81 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493419943
Book Description
Leading New Testament theologian Grant Macaskill introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the apostle's theology of union with Christ. The author shows that the exegetical foundations for a Christian moral theology emerge from the idea of union with Christ. Macaskill covers various aspects of Christian moral theology, exploring key implications for the Christian life of the New Testament idea of participatory union as they unfold in Paul's Letters.
One Nation Under God
Author : Kevin M. Kruse
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 13,39 MB
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0465040640
Book Description
The provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. The new president revolutionized the role of religion in American politics. He inaugurated new traditions like the National Prayer Breakfast, as Congress added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and made "In God We Trust" the country's first official motto. Church membership soon soared to an all-time high of 69 percent. Americans across the religious and political spectrum agreed that their country was "one nation under God." Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how an unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day.
Gospel Witness
Author : David M. Gustafson
Publisher : Eerdmans
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,43 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Church
ISBN : 9780802876805
Book Description
Verbally sharing the gospel is only part of evangelism, asserts author David Gustafson. We must also live out the good news, both as individuals and as communities. In this book Gustafson expertly lays out the foundations of and approaches to evangelism that are crucial for the church today. In light of our increasingly post-Christian Western contexts, Gustafson offers a mission-oriented ecclesiology that moves from missional theory to practices of missional engagement. Introduc-ing "God's human drama" as a way to explain the gospel within God's redemptive story, he outlines specific ways for pastors and church leaders to shape a "gospeling" culture within their congregations. Gustafson's biblical, theological, historical, cultural, and practical approach will make this book an ideal text for evangelical pastors, professors, students, and Christian leaders.
Christian Religion in the Soviet Union
Author : Christel Lane
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 37,95 MB
Release : 1978-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438410018
Book Description
Christel Lane has written the first sociological study of religion in a communist and militantly atheist society. Christian Religion in the Soviet Union is the result of a detailed examination of Soviet sociological sources and the legally and illegally published reports of religious bodies or individuals, backed up by the observations of the author and of other Western visitors to the USSR. Dr. Lane attempts to assess the impact of the intellectual and material culture of Soviet society on Christian religion. She analyses the religious life in the contemporary Christian churches and sects, describing the scope of their membership and its social composition, the religious commitment of believers and their social and political orientations. Christian Religion in the Soviet Union will be central reading for students of religion in modern industrial society who are working within the disciplines of sociology, comparative religion or theology. It will also appeal to those studying Soviet society from a more general sociological perspective and to a wide readership interested in the contest between Christian religion and Marxist-Leninist ideology.
True Paradox
Author : David Skeel
Publisher :
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 22,44 MB
Release : 2015-10-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781459699557
Book Description
The complexity of the contemporary world is sometimes seen as an embarrassment for Christianity. But law professor David Skeel makes a fresh case for how Christianity offers plausible explanations for the central puzzles of our existence and provides a comprehensive framework for understanding human life as we actually live it.
Carpe Diem Redeemed
Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 22,3 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830849882
Book Description
How do we make the most of the time we have? In our harried modern world, Os Guinness calls us to consequential living, restructuring our notion of history as linear and purposeful, not as cyclical or meaningless. We can seek to serve God's intentions for our generation and discern our call for this moment in history.
The End of the Christian Life
Author : J. Todd Billings
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493427547
Book Description
We're all going to die. Yet in our medically advanced, technological age, many of us see death as a distant reality--something that happens only at the end of a long life or to other people. In The End of the Christian Life, Todd Billings urges Christians to resist that view. Instead, he calls us to embrace our mortality in our daily life and faith. This is the journey of genuine discipleship, Billings says: following the crucified and resurrected Lord in a world of distraction and false hopes. Drawing on his experience as a professor and father living with incurable cancer, Billings offers a personal yet deeply theological account of the gospel's expansive hope for small, mortal creatures. Artfully weaving rich theology with powerful narrative, Billings writes for church leaders and laypeople alike. Whether we are young or old, reeling from loss or clinging to our own prosperity, this book challenges us to walk a strange but wondrous path: in the midst of joy and lament, to receive mortal limits as a gift, an opportunity to give ourselves over to the Lord of life.
Coronavirus and Christ
Author : John Piper
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 21,40 MB
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433573628
Book Description
“This is a time when the fragile form of this world is felt. The seemingly solid foundations are shaking. The question we should be asking is, Do we have a Rock under our feet? A Rock that cannot be shaken—ever?” —John Piper On January 11, 2020, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reportedly claimed its first victim in the Hubei province of China. By March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization had declared a global pandemic. In the midst of this fear and uncertainty, it is natural to wonder what God is doing. In Coronavirus and Christ, John Piper invites readers around the world to stand on the solid Rock, who is Jesus Christ, in whom our souls can be sustained by the sovereign God who ordains, governs, and reigns over all things to accomplish his wise and good purposes for those who trust in him. What is God doing through the coronavirus? Piper offers six biblical answers to that question, showing us that God is at work in this moment in history.
