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paperbackThe Divine Authenticity of Scripture
Retrieving an Evangelical Heritage
by A. T. B. McGowan
Evangelicals have taken extraordinary care in formulating and articulating a high view of Scripture. And yet the doctrine is not without its inadequacies and its internal critics--both past and present. Reviewing the evangelical discussion and formulations over the past century and more, particularly in the Reformed tradition in North America, Andrew McGowan is not content with the present state ...
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paperbackHow Postmodernism Serves (My) Faith
Questioning Truth in Language, Philosophy and Art
by Crystal L. Downing
Thinking that postmodernism is a threat, many Christians take a duck-and-cover approach to dealing with it. But that will not make postmodernism go away. Can Christians learn from postmodern thinkers and their critique of modernism? Yes, says author Crystal L. Downing. Postmodernism should not be judged by some of the problematic practices carried out in its name. In a lively engagement with ...
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paperbackBack To Jerusalem
Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission
by Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, and Enoch Wang
With Paul HattawayNapoleon once said "When China is moved it will change the face of the globe." Today those words are becoming a reality through the powerful spiritual vision of the Chinese church to send 100,000 missionaries across China's borders to complete the Great Commission, even in this generation. Here Brother Yun, Peter Xu Yongze, and Enoch Wang, three Chinese house church leaders who between them have ...
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paperbackPhilosophy & the Christian Faith
by Colin Brown
Colin Brown surveys the thought of over four hundred philosophers from the Middle Ages to the present day. This clear and concise guide shows how various thinkers and ideas have affected Christian belief and brings together the lessons Christians can learn from philosophy.
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paperbackWomen, Authority & the Bible
Edited by Alvera Mickelsen
Evangelicals have reached a critical impasse. Advocates of more traditional roles for women say the heart of the matter is biblical authority. Those supporting more open roles say the crux is not biblical authority but biblical interpretation and application.
- What are the real issues in this controversy?
- How can we make sense out of key passages in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, ...
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paperbackThe Question of Canon
Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate
by Michael J. Kruger
Preaching Survey of the Year's Best Books for Preachers
Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceDid the New Testament canon arise naturally from within the early Christian faith?
Were the books written as Scripture, or did they become Scripture by a decision of the second-century church?
Why ...
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paperbackShades of Sheol
Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament
by Philip S. Johnston
"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?" (Psalm 6:5)
- Death is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?
- The dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?
- The inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called "shades." What does this indicate?
- Many ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did ...
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paperbackTruth or Consequences
The Promise Perils of Postmodernism
by Millard J. Erickson
- A 2002 Christianity Today Book of the Year
Postmodernism. The term slowly filtered into our vocabularies about three decades ago and now permeates most discussions of the humanities. Those who tout the promises and perils of this twentieth-century intellectual movement have filled many a bookshelf. And in a previous book, Postmodernizing the Faith: ...
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paperbackJesus and the Restoration of Israel
A Critical Assessment of N. T. Wright's Jesus the Victory of God
Edited by Carey C. Newman
N. T. Wright's Jesus and the Victory of God is widely heralded as one of the most significant and brilliantly argued works in the current "third quest" of the historical Jesus. In this second volume of his multivolume investigation entitled Christian Origins and the Question of God, Wright uncovers a Jesus that most historians and believers have never met. Rooted and engaged in the soil ...
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paperbackBeing Human
The Nature of Spiritual Experience
by Ranald Macaulay and Jerram Barrs
Who is right about what it means to be human? The Greeks envisioned an ideal humanity. Their ethereal sculptures depict a transcendent, spiritual model. But today many scientists view human beings as mere machines. And some believe we will be able to make machines with human-like intelligence in the near future. The biblical view of humanity is different from both of these. For the writers of ...
