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  • Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life, By Bradley G. Green
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    Covenant and Commandment

    Works, Obedience and Faithfulness in the Christian Life

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Bradley G. Green
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    From a close study of key Old and New Testament texts and interaction with historical and contemporary theologians, Bradley Green shows how different aspects of the Christian life are each God-elicited, real and necessary. Reaffirming the best Reformed voices, this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume provides a biblical theology of the nature, role and place of works, obedience and faithfulness ...

  • What Is Jesus Doing?: God's Activity in the Life and Work of the Church, Edited by Edwin Chr. van Driel
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    What Is Jesus Doing?

    God's Activity in the Life and Work of the Church

    Edited by Edwin Chr. van Driel

    Jesus is present here and now, Christians have always affirmed. But how are we to understand his present activity in a challenging, post-Christian context? In what ways is he at work in our congregational worship, pastoral care, preaching—and even our board meetings?

    At a time when many feel uncertain about the future of the church, What Is Jesus Doing? brings together ...

  • The Feasts of Repentance: From Luke-Acts to Systematic and Pastoral Theology, By Michael J. Ovey
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    The Feasts of Repentance

    From Luke-Acts to Systematic and Pastoral Theology

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Michael J. Ovey
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    In gospel proclamation today, the critical New Testament element of repentance can be far too often ignored, minimalized, or dismissed. Yet John the Baptist, Jesus himself, and those he commissioned to spread his gospel all spoke of the urgent need to repent. Michael Ovey was convinced that a gospel without repentance quickly distorts our view of God, ourselves, and each other by undermining grace ...

  • Old Testament Theology, By Paul R. House
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    Old Testament Theology

    by Paul R. House

    The discipline of Old Testament theology continues to be in flux as diverse approaches vie for dominance. Paul House serves as our guide—without being partisan or uninformed—exploring each Old Testament book, summarizing its content and showing its theological significance within the whole of the Old Testament canon. Readers with little prior background will find House’s thematic surveys particularly ...

  • An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches, By Ray S. Anderson
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    An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches

    by Ray S. Anderson
    Foreword by Brian McLaren

    If the emerging church movement is looking for a theology, Ray Anderson offers clear and relevant theological guidance for it in this timely book. Reaching back through time, Anderson roots an emergent theology in what happened at Antioch, where Saul (Paul) and Barnabas were set apart for a mission to establish churches outside of Jerusalem--among Gentiles who had to be reached in their own cultures. ...

  • Life on the Vine: Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, By Philip D. Kenneson
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    Life on the Vine

    Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

    by Philip D. Kenneson

    Many books--many fine books--have been published on the fruits of the Spirit. But none are quite like Life on the Vine. Philip Kenneson combines in this book rich, theologically grounded reflection on Christian life and practice with stunning analysis of contemporary culture. After a probing introductory chapter on the necessity and complexity of cultural analysis, Kenneson takes ...

  • Theology's Epistemological Dilemma: How Karl Barth and Alvin Plantinga Provide a Unified Response, By Kevin Diller
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    Theology's Epistemological Dilemma

    How Karl Barth and Alvin Plantinga Provide a Unified Response

    Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology

    by Kevin Diller

    The problem of faith and reason is as old as Christianity itself. Today's philosophical, scientific and historical challenges make the epistemic problem inescapable for believers. Can faith justify its claims? Does faith give us confidence in the truth? Is believing with certainty a virtue or a vice? In Theology?s Epistemological Dilemma, Kevin Diller addresses this problem by ...

  • The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, By John Goldingay
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    The Theology of the Book of Isaiah

    by John Goldingay

    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference

    "Yahweh sits enthroned, high and lifted up
    A shoot grows from the stump of Jesse
    A Servant pours himself out to death
    Kings and nations stream to Zion"

    The book of Isaiah's imagery sparkles as it inspires. It draws us in to meditate and extends our vision toward the future. ...