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paperbackSin, Pride & Self-Acceptance
The Problem of Identity in Theology Psychology
by Terry D. Cooper
What is at the root of the problem of humanity? Is it pride or lack of self-esteem? Do we love ourselves too much or too little? The debate about the human condition has often been framed this way in both theological and psychological circles. Convictions about preaching, teaching, marriage and child rearing, as well as politics, social welfare, business management and the helping professions, ...
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paperbackSpirit Outside the Gate
Decolonial Pneumatologies of the American Global South
Missiological Engagements
by Oscar García-Johnson
Throughout the history of the Christian church, two narratives have constantly clashed: the imperial logic of Babel that builds towers and borders to seize control, versus the logic of Pentecost that empowers "glocal" missionaries of the kingdom life. To what extent are Westernized Christians today ready for the church of the Pentecost narrative? Are they equipped to do ministry ...
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ebookArminian Theology
Myths and Realities
by Roger E. Olson
In this book, Roger Olson sets forth classical Arminian theology and addresses the myriad misunderstandings and misrepresentations of it through the ages. Irenic yet incisive, Olson argues that classical Arminian theology has a rightful place in the evangelical church because it maintains deep roots within Reformational theology, even though it maintains important differences from Calvinism. Myths ...
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ebook20th-Century Theology
God and the World in a Transitional Age
by Stanley J. Grenz and Roger E. Olson
- Recipient of a Christianity Today 1993 Critics' Choice Award
Now in paperback! Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson offer in this text a sympathetic introduction to twentieth-century theology and a critical survey of its significant thinkers and movements. Of particular interest is their attempt to show how twentieth-century theology has moved back and forth ...
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paperbackMissional God, Missional Church
Hope for Re-evangelizing the West
by Ross Hastings
"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21). With the reality of broad-scale secularization in the West and the attendant cloud of insignificance hanging over the church, is there any hope for the re-evangelization of the West? In this comprehensive theology of mission, Ross Hastings directs the fretful gaze of the church to the trinitarian commission of John 20. There we find ...
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paperbackThe Face of Forgiveness
A Pastoral Theology of Shame and Redemption
by Philip D. Jamieson
Jesus tells Peter to forgive "not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (Matt 18:22), and the atoning work of Christ is at the center of Christian thought. Yet many followers of Christ often struggle with offering or receiving forgiveness. The Face of Forgiveness seeks to address this dilemma and present a way forward. Utilizing contemporary distinctions between shame and guilt, Philip ...
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paperbackChristian Political Witness
Wheaton Theology Conference Series
Edited by George Kalantzis and Gregory W. Lee
"My kingdom is not of this world." Followers of Jesus have been struggling to understand these words ever since he first uttered them—often in sharply contradictory ways. Today the inescapably political nature of Christian witness is widely recognized. But what is the shape of this witness? What should Christian political engagement look like today? The twelve essays in this volume, originally ...
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hardcoverThe Mosaic of Christian Belief
Twenty Centuries of Unity and Diversity
by Roger E. Olson
In The Mosaic of Christian Belief Roger E. Olson thematically traces the contours of Christian belief down through the ages, revealing a pattern of both unity and diversity. He finds a consensus of teaching that is both unitive and able to incorporate a faithful diversity when not forced into the molds of false either-or alternatives. The mosaic that emerges from Olson's work, now updated ...
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paperbackThe Revelation of God
Contours of Christian Theology
by Peter Jensen
In modern times the Christian faith's claim to possess a unique revelation of God has faced numerous challenges.
A central issue has been the role of the Bible. While some have continued to defend the view that the Bible, inspired by God, is God's self-revelation in a direct way, others, have argued that God's self-revelation is to be found primarily in divine action or in the person of Jesus ...
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paperbackThe God Who Trusts
A Relational Theology of Divine Faith, Hope, and Love
by Wm. Curtis Holtzen
Foreword by John SandersThe Bible resounds with affirmations of the faithfulness and trustworthiness of God. But might God also exhibit faith and trust?
Standing in the tradition of theologians such as John Sanders, who argued that God is one who risks, Wm. Curtis Holtzen contends that God is not merely trustworthy or faithful, but that God is also one who trusts and has faith. According ...
