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    Explorer's Guides Series

    Anyone who has ventured into new territory knows the importance and benefit of having an experienced guide. Discovering the classics of Christian theology is no different. The Explorer's Guide Series acts as a guide for those who are exploring some of the great Christian texts and theologians from the church's history. Written by scholars with years of expertise, these volumes will acquaint ...

  • A Little Book for New Theologians: Why and How to Study Theology, By Kelly M. Kapic
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    A Little Book for New Theologians

    Why and How to Study Theology

    Little Books

    by Kelly M. Kapic

    Whenever we read, think, hear or say anything about God, we are doing theology. Yet theology isn't just a matter of what we think. It affects who we are. In the tradition of Helmut Thielicke's A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Kelly Kapic offers a concise introduction to the study of theology for newcomers to the field. He highlights the value and importance of theological study ...

  • Churches, Cultures, and Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities, By Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martinez
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    Churches, Cultures, and Leadership

    A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities

    by Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martinez

    We live in a culturally diverse society. As the church continues to heed Christ's call to reflect the multiethnic character of his people, pastors and lay leaders need to gain skills and competencies to serve in multicultural contexts, both inside and beyond their congregations. With this book, Mark Lau Branson and Juan F. Martínez equip leaders to create environments that make ...

  • Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle, By Henri Blocher
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    Original Sin

    Illuminating the Riddle

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Henri Blocher
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

    We live in a world shot through with evil. The twentieth century has witnessed suffering and human cruelty on a scale never before imagined. Yet, paradoxically, in recent years the doctrine of original sin has suffered neglect and ridicule. In this philosophically sophisticated treatment of the biblical evidence for original sin, Henri Blocher offers a robust response. Interacting with the best ...

  • The God Who Makes Himself Known: The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus, By W. Ross Blackburn
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    The God Who Makes Himself Known

    The Missionary Heart of the Book of Exodus

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by W. Ross Blackburn
    Series edited by D.A. Carson

    The Lord's commitment to make himself known throughout the nations is the overarching missionary theme of the Bible and the central theological concern of Exodus. Countering scholarly tendencies to fragment the text over theological difficulties, Ross Blackburn contends that Exodus should be read as a unified whole, and that an appreciation of its missionary theme in its canonical context is of ...

  • Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God, By Brian S. Rosner
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    Paul and the Law

    Keeping the Commandments of God

    New Studies in Biblical Theology

    by Brian S. Rosner
    Series edited by D. A. Carson

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

    "For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God" (1 Cor 7:19).

    The apostle Paul's relationship to the Law of Moses is notoriously complex and much studied. Difficulties begin with questions of definition (of the extent of Paul's corpus and the meanings ...

  • The Image of God in an Image Driven Age: Explorations in Theological Anthropology, Edited by Beth Felker Jones and Jeffrey W. Barbeau
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    The Image of God in an Image Driven Age

    Explorations in Theological Anthropology

    Wheaton Theology Conference Series

    Edited by Beth Felker Jones and Jeffrey W. Barbeau

    Whether on the printed page, the television screen or the digital app, we live in a world saturated with images. Some images help shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us in positive ways, while others lead us astray and distort our relationships. Christians confess that human beings have been created in the image of God, yet we chose to rebel against that God and so became ...

  • The Doctrine of Creation: A Constructive Kuyperian Approach, By Bruce Riley Ashford and Craig G. Bartholomew
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    The Doctrine of Creation

    A Constructive Kuyperian Approach

    by Bruce Riley Ashford and Craig G. Bartholomew

    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 ...

  • The Art of New Creation: Trajectories in Theology and the Arts, Edited by Jeremy Begbie and Daniel Train and W. David O. Taylor
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    The Art of New Creation

    Trajectories in Theology and the Arts

    Studies in Theology and the Arts Series

    Edited by Jeremy Begbie, Daniel Train, and W. David O. Taylor

    The biblical themes of creation and new creation are inextricably bound to each other. For the God who created the world is the same God who recreates humanity in Jesus Christ and the same God who promises a new heaven and a new earth.

    How might the relationship between creation and new creation be informed by and reflected in the arts? This volume, based on the DITA10 conference ...