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An introduction to the worlds major faiths.
Author : Derek Cooper
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2012-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596384460
An introduction to the worlds major faiths.
Author : Terrance L. Tiessen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2009-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830877706
Throughout history millions have lived and died without hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite vigorous missionary efforts, large populations of the world today have never been evangelized. And now religious pluralism has set up shop on Main Street. The question "Who can be saved?" forces itself on the minds of Christians like never before. Is there a wideness in God's mercy? Does God reveal himself in a way that invites all people to respond positively in saving faith? Does one have to be an Arminian to believe so? Or is there a way for Calvinists to see how God might reveal and save apart from the explicit "gospel" and yet exclusively through Jesus Christ? And if so, what does this say about the role of religions within the sovereign providence of God? These are big questions requiring thoughtful care. In this intriguing study, Terrance L. Tiessen reassesses the questions of salvation and the role of religions and offers a proposal that is biblically rooted, theologically articulated and missiologically sensitive. This is a book that will set new terms for the discussion of these important issues.
Author : James Norman Dalrymple Anderson
Publisher : IVP Academic
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 33,91 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Norman Anderson examines the works of well-known thinkers, the biblical evidence, and the beliefs of major non-Christian religions to show the uniqueness and relevance of Christianity in a world devoted to pluralism.
Author : Winfried Corduan
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 38,55 MB
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 172522626X
Christians find themselves in an increasingly diverse world. The new place of worship in our neighborhood might just as likely be a Hindu temple or a Muslim mosque as a church or a synagogue. How should we view other world religions, and more important, how should we engage our religiously oriented neighbors in conversation? Do all religions teach the same thing? Or are there significant differences? Do we try to minimize differences and just get along? Or do we hold out the Christian faith as the one true hope for all the world? Drawing on his wide experience and knowledge of other religions and how they are actually lived, Winfried Corduan helps us sort through the complex tapestry of faiths around the globe. He contends that there are common threads of understanding that can serve to link us in meaningful discussion. From these common threads we can go on to explore genuine differences. Through the course of the book, Corduan leads readers to explore the important issues of revelation and truth, morality and guilt, grace and redemption, eschatology and hope. Ultimately, Jesus Christ, he argues, stands unique among religious figures and Christianity unique among the world's religions. This is a book that strengthens Christians in their convictions while encouraging them to engage their neighbors with humility, loved, and discernment.
Author : Bodie Hodge
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 15,84 MB
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1614584605
Religions in today’s culture seem to be multiplying. Have you ever wondered why certain religions believe and practice what they do? Or how they view the Bible? This volume delves into these and other engaging questions, such as: How can a Christian witness to people in these religions? Do these other religions believe in creation and a Creator? How do we deal with these religions from a biblical authority perspective? Many religions and cults discussed in this first volume openly affirm that the Bible is true, but then something gets in their way. And there is a common factor every time—man’s fallible opinions. In one way or another the Bible gets demoted, reinterpreted, or completely ignored. Man’s ideas are used to throw the Bible’s clear teaching out the window while false teachings are promoted. This book is a must for laymen, church leaders, teachers, and students to understand the trends in our culture and around the world where certain religions dominate, helping you discern truth and guard your faith. When you understand a religion’s origins and teachings, you are in a better position to know how to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as you take the good news to those in false religions.
Author : Terry C. Muck
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2009-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801026601
In this major work, two world religion and mission experts present a new relational model for Christians interacting with people of other faiths.
Author : Irving Hexham
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310314488
Globalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but usually, valuable knowledge of these other traditions is limited at best. On the one hand, religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. On the other hand, the popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Author : Gerald R. McDermott
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,39 MB
Release : 2000-08-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830822747
More than ever before, Christians need to explain why they follow Jesus and not the Buddha or Confucius or Krishna or Muhammed. This evangelical theology of religions addresses the problem of truth and revelation, and takes seriously the normative claims of other traditions. McDermott shows readers what Christians can learn from world religions without sacrificing the finality of Christ.
Author : Donavon Riley
Publisher : New Reformation Publications
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1948969254
Jesus is the end of all religion. All the sacrifices of priests and people are rendered null and void by Jesus' one-time-for-all-time sacrifice for all people, everywhere, past, present, and future tense. Jesus' death and resurrection save us from our own religiosity.
Author : Clark H. Pinnock
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 0310535913
Offers "new possibilities of interpretation for religious pluralism." Covers topics like God's global reach in salvation, a Christology of Grace, and how Scripture views other religions.