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PaperbackJustification
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Contributions by Michael S. Horton, Michael Bird, James D. G. Dunn, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Gerald O'Collins, and Oliver Rafferty
Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy
Associate Editor Steven E. Enderlein"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom 5:1). When Paul wrote these words he seemed confident he had made himself clear.
But for centuries the Pauline doctrine of justification has been a classic point of interpretation and debate in Christian exegesis and theology. And while in recent decades there have ...
PaperbackFaith and Reason
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by Steve Wilkens
Life confronts us with an endless stream of questions. Some are trivial. But some draw us into the deepest dimensions of human inquiry, a place where our decisions have profound implications for life and faith. Is there a God, andif so, how can I know anything about who or what God is? Is the quest for truth an elusive dream? How should I live and what should I value? What happens ...
HardbackThe Doctrine of Creation
A Constructive Kuyperian Approach
by Bruce Riley Ashford and Craig G. Bartholomew
Christianity Today Book Award
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover AwardApart 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 ...
PaperbackChanged into His Likeness
A Biblical Theology of Personal Transformation
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by J Gary Millar
Series edited by D. A. CarsonThe Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention
Biblical Foundations Book Awards Runner Up and Finalist
When it comes to the Christian life, what exactly can we expect with regard to personal transformation?
Gary Millar addresses this most basic question in this NSBT volume. After surveying some contemporary psychological approaches ...
PaperbackThe Art of Pastoring
Ministry Without All the Answers
by David Hansen
- Named one of the Top Ten Books of 1994 by the Academy of Parish Clergy
What should a pastor do?
What makes a pastor good or effective?
What is a pastor, after all?
Hundreds of books, tapes, workshops and seminars promise to answer these impossible questions. Some offer a set of practical guidelines; others suggest a system or pattern to follow. Some ...
PaperbackWhy Church?
A Basic Introduction
by Scott W. Sunquist
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw- 2020 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Church)
Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is it something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? This can be hard to believe when we look at what happens in any one congregation or denomination. Certainly not all churches act like ...
PaperbackTo Think Christianly
A History of L'Abri, Regent College, and the Christian Study Center Movement
by Charles E. Cotherman
Foreword by Kenneth G Elzinga2020 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
In the late 1960s and on into the next decade, the American pastor and bestselling author Francis Schaeffer regularly received requests from evangelicals across North America seeking his help to replicate his innovative learning community, L'Abri, within their own contexts.
At the same time, an innovative ...
PaperbackNew Testament Christological Hymns
Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance
by Matthew E. Gordley
We know that the earliest Christians sang hymns. Paul encourages believers to sing "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs." And at the dawn of the second century the Roman official Pliny names a feature of Christian worship as "singing alternately a hymn to Christ as to God." But are some of these early Christian hymns preserved for us in the New Testament? Are they right before our eyes?New Testament ...
PaperbackListening to Sexual Minorities
A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Mark A. Yarhouse, Janet B. Dean, Michael D Lastoria, and Stephen P. Stratton
Students arrive on campus with various boxes of belongings to unpack, some heavy, some tidy, some more valuable, some more private. For many students, two of these boxes could be labeled "My Faith" and "My Sexuality"—and these two can be among themost cumbersome to handle. How to balance the two without having to set one down? How to hold them both closely, both securely, but still move forward ...
PaperbackSustainable Youth Ministry
Why Most Youth Ministry Doesn't Last and What Your Church Can Do About It
by Mark DeVries
You're looking for a youth pastor. Again.What goes wrong? Why do youth ministries crumble? And what is the cost to students, parents, volunteers and church staff?Is a sustainable youth ministry possible, even after a youth pastor leaves?Youth ministry expert Mark DeVries knows the answer is yes, because he helps build sustainable youth ministries through his coaching service called Youth Ministry ...
