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paperbackDynamics of Muslim Worlds
Regional, Theological, and Missiological Perspectives
Missiological Engagements
Edited by Evelyne A. Reisacher
Christians in the West have many questions about the identity of Islam and Muslim societies. Due in part to misleading media reports and a lack of interreligious dialogue, a majority of Western Christians view Islam as more prone to violence. The perplexity is compounded by news of violent conflicts involving Muslim communities in various parts of the world. Discussions about Muslims in the media ...
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paperbackA Credible Witness
Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race
by Brenda Salter McNeil
Foreword by Tony CampoloMeet Jesus and Sam. Evangelist and teacher Brenda Salter McNeil thinks evangelism that only introduces people to Jesus is incomplete. The picture is much larger than that, she claims: Christ's death and resurrection reconcile us to God and to each other across gender, race and social lines. Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman, introduced here as Brenda's friend Sam, gives you the ...
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Throughout the course of Christian history, unique expressions of the church have emerged. These resources help us understand the doctrines, liturgical practices, and ecclesiological beliefs that are distinct (and unified) among Christian denominations. Learn more about Anglican, Calvinist & Reformed, charismatic & Pentecostal, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic traditions.
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paperbackBridges to Islam
A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam
by Phil Parshall
In the acclaimed book Muslim Evangelism, Phil Parshall devotes one chapter to "bridges" which can assist in facilitating understanding between Islam and Christianity. In Bridges to Islam he expands that key chapter into a book. The most promising bridges can be found not in orthodox Islam, contends the author, but in "folk Islam", which is less well known in the West but which ...
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IVP began right before World War II as a small service branch of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship campus ministry. Today, after years of development and growth, we have nearly one hundred staff based in our office in Westmont, Illinois. Times have changed in those seventy-five years, but nothing has changed about how IVP books have spoken timeless truth across many generations. Learn more about IVP's legacy and seventy-five-year history.
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Since 1947, InterVarsity Press (IVP) has been publishing thoughtful Christian books that shape both the lives of readers and the cultures they inhabit. Throughout these seventy-five years, our books and authors have established a legacy of speaking boldly into important cultural moments, providing timeless tools for spiritual growth, and equipping Christians for a vibrant life of faith.
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paperbackKnowing God
by J. I. Packer
Foreword by Kevin J. VanhoozerOver One Million Copies Sold
Experience J. I. Packer's Classic Resource for Deepening Your Christian Walk
For half a century, J. I. Packer's classic has helped Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory, and the joy of knowing God.
Stemming from Packer's profound theological knowledge, Knowing God brings together two key ...
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paperbackHow Much Does God Foreknow?
A Comprehensive Biblical Study
by Steven C. Roy
Does the Bible teach that God's foreknowledge is exhaustive and infallible? Does Scripture affirm that God foreknows the free decisions of human beings? Current debates over the extent of God's foreknowledge, argues Steven C. Roy, have not given sufficient consideration to the complete biblical revelation. Seeking to correct this imbalance, Roy provides in-depth studies of dozens of key passages ...
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product setMissiological Engagements
Series edited by Scott Sunquist, Amos Yong, and John Franke
Missiological Engagements: Church, Theology and Culture in Global Contexts charts interdisciplinary and innovative trajectories in the history, theology and practice of Christian mission at the beginning of the third millennium.
Books in the series, both monographs and edited collections, will feature contributions by leading thinkers representing evangelical, Protestant, Roman Catholic and ...
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paperbackBeyond the Modern Age
An Archaeology of Contemporary Culture
by Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew
The modern age has produced global crises that modernity itself seems incapable of resolving—deregulated capitalism, consumerism, economic inequality, militarization, overworked laborers, environmental destruction, insufficient health care, and many other problems. The future of our world depends on moving beyond the modern age. Bob Goudzwaard and Craig G. Bartholomew have spent decades listening ...
