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paperbackRecapturing an Enchanted World
Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John D. Rempel
Foreword by Gordon T. SmithHow might our worship recapture and reflect the enchanted world of God's nearness in Jesus Christ?
In this first volume in IVP Academic's Dynamics of Christian Worship series, John D. Rempel offers a vision for this kind of transformative worship. A theologian and minister in the Mennonite Church, Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church ...
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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 Great Theologians
A Brief Guide
by Gerald R. McDermott
Who are the church's great theologians? What was special about their teaching? What can we learn from them today? Gerald McDermott has written this book for those who want a solid introduction that is challenging, but not overwhelming. Provocative but satisfying. And not too long. McDermott not only informs us about eleven pivotal theologians from Origen to von Balthasar, but helps us sort out ...
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paperbackNo Place for Sovereignty
What's Wrong with Freewill Theism
by R. K. McGregor Wright
In recent years an increasing number of evangelical thinkers have called for a reevaluation of our understanding of God, making a case for what has variously been called "freewill theism" or the "open view" of God. R. K. McGregor Wright sees their efforts not as something radically new, but a contemporary reaffirmation of Arminianism. Concerned that evangelicals may soon find no place for sovereignty ...
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paperbackWritten on the Heart
The Case for Natural Law
by J. Budziszewski
Voted one of Christianity Today's Books of the Year
With uninterrupted clarity, frequent eloquence and occasional humor, J. Budziszewski presents and defends the natural law tradition in what is at once a primer for students and a vigorous argument for scholars.
Written on the Heart expounds the work of the leading architects of theory on natural law, ...
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paperbackOut of the Saltshaker and Into the World
Evangelism as a Way of Life
The IVP Signature Collection
by Rebecca Manley Pippert
Foreword by Mark Mittelberg- In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title to be one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals
- Over 800,000 Sold
Jesus says his followers are the salt of the earth. But many Christians struggle with this call to be active in the world as witnesses to Christ. The word evangelism often carries negative connotations. ...
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paperbackContours of the Kuyperian Tradition
A Systematic Introduction
by Craig G. Bartholomew
Abraham Kuyper was, by any standard, one of the most extraordinary figures in modern Christian history. He was a Dutch Reformed minister, a gifted theologian, a prolific journalist, the leader of a political party, the cofounder of the Free University of Amsterdam (where he was professor of theology), a member of the Dutch Parliament, and eventually prime minister of the Netherlands.
Kuyper's ...
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paperbackChristianity and Literature
Philosophical Foundations and Critical Practice
Christian Worldview Integration Series
by David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet
"What has Jesus Christ to do with English literature?" ask David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet in this insightful survey.
First and foremost, they reply, many of the world's best authors of literature in English were formed--for better or worse--by the Christian tradition. Then too, many of the most recognized aesthetic literary forms derive from biblical exemplars. And finally, many great ...
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paperbackFrom Achilles to Christ
Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics
by Louis Markos
"The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact." --C. S. Lewis In From Achilles to Christ, Louis Markos introduces readers to the great narratives of classical mythology from a Christian perspective. From the battles of Achilles and the adventures of Odysseus to the feats of Hercules and the trials of Aeneas, Markos shows how the characters, themes and symbols within these ...
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paperbackBaptism
Three Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by David F. Wright
Contributions by Sinclair B. Ferguson, Bruce A. Ware, and Tony LaneThe Christian church confesses "one baptism." But the church's answers to how, whom and when to baptize, and even what it means or does, are famously varied.
This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a forum for thoughtful proponents of three principal evangelical views to state their case, respond to the others, and then provide a summary response and statement. Sinclair Ferguson ...
