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Baker Publishing Group Anthropological Insights for Missionaries
Book SynopsisExpert anthropologist shows missionaries how to better understand the people they serve and their historical and cultural settings.
£21.24
Baker Publishing Group Gospel and Spirit Issues in New Testament
Book SynopsisOffers hermeneutical insights that effectively allow the New Testament to speak on its own terms to our situation today.
£16.19
Baker Publishing Group Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity
Book SynopsisA leading scholar of early Christian art and worship shows how images, language, architectural space, and symbolic actions convey the theological meaning of baptism.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Baptism as Cleansing from Sin and Sickness2. Incorporation into the Community3. Baptism as Sanctifying and Illuminative4. Baptism as Death and Regeneration5. Baptism as the Beginning of the New CreationIndexes
£17.99
Baker Publishing Group Acts An Exegetical Commentary 2412831
Book SynopsisThis commentary, the last of four volumes on Acts, utilizes an unparalleled range of ancient sources and offers a wealth of fresh insights.
£47.19
Baker Publishing Group A New Heaven and a New Earth Reclaiming Biblical
Book SynopsisDrawing on the full sweep of the biblical narrative, Middleton makes a case for the new earth as the appropriate Christian hope and suggests its ethical and ecclesial implications.Table of ContentsContentsPreface: How I Came to Write This Book1. Introduction: The Problem of Otherworldly HopePart 1: From Creation to Eschaton2. Why Are We Here? Being Human as Sacred Calling3. The Plot of the Biblical StoryPart 2: Holistic Salvation in the Old Testament4. The Exodus as Paradigm of Salvation5. Earthly Flourishing in Law, Wisdom, and Prophecy6. The Coming of God in Judgment and SalvationPart 3: The New Testament's Vision of Cosmic Renewal7. Resurrection and the Restoration of Rule8. The Redemption of All ThingsPart 4: Problem Texts for Holistic Eschatology9. Cosmic Destruction at Christ's Return?10. The Role of Heaven in Biblical EschatologyPart 5: The Ethics of the Kingdom11. The Good News at Nazareth12. The Challenge of the KingdomAppendix: Whatever Happened to the New Earth?Index
£20.69
Baker Publishing Group Calvin and the Reformed Tradition On the Work of
Book SynopsisA world-class scholar examines the relationship of Calvin's theology to the Reformed tradition and provides historical perspective on topics of current interest.Table of ContentsContents1. From Reformation to Orthodoxy: The Reformed Tradition in the Early Modern Era2. Was Calvin a Calvinist?3. Calvin on Christ's Satisfaction and Its Efficacy: The Issue of "Limited Atonement"4. A Tale of Two Wills? Calvin, Amyraut, and Du Moulin on Ezekiel 18:235. Davenant and Du Moulin: Variant Approaches to Hypothetical Universalism6. The "Golden Chain" and the Causality of Salvation: Beginnings of the Reformed Ordo Salutis7. Union with Christ and the Ordo Salutis: Reflections on Developments in Early Modern Reformed Thought8. Calvin, Beza, and the Later Reformed on Assurance of Salvation and the "Practical Syllogism"9. ConclusionsIndex
£26.34
Baker Publishing Group The Old Testament Is Dying
Book SynopsisThis timely book addresses the loss of the Old Testament as a resource for faith and life and shows how it can be recovered by the church.Table of ContentsContentsTestimoniaPart 1: The Old Testament as a Dying Language1. The Old Testament Is DyingA (Non)Telling VignetteThe Diagnosis, in Brief, with a CaveatThe Old Testament Is (Like) a LanguagePlan of the Book and Two Additional Caveats2. Initial TestingThe U.S. Religious Knowledge SurveyThe "Best"(?) SermonsThe Psalms in Mainline HymnodyThe Revised Common Lectionary (and the Psalms)Conclusion3. On Language Growth and Change, Contact and DeathLanguage Change and Language ContactPidgins and Creoles, Pidginization and CreolizationLanguage DeathConclusionPart 2: Signs of Morbidity4. The New AtheismDawkins and the New Atheists on the Old TestamentAnswering DawkinsPidgin versus Pidgin5. Marcionites Old and NewThe Old MarcionTertullian contra MarcionVon Harnack pro Marcion, or the New Marcion(ism)Contra von Harnack, or the Deadly Ramifications6. New Plastic Gospels: The "Happiologists"The Bible and Your Best Everything Right Now!Assessing Osteen "and Company"Conclusion to Part 2Part 3: Path to Recovery7. Recommended TreatmentOn Saving Dying LanguagesResurrecting HebrewLearning First, New, and Very Old LanguagesBilingualism and Code-SwitchingIt Could Happen to You (Us)8. Saving the Old TestamentEvidence of Further DeclineDeuteronomy as a Model of/for Second-Language Acquisition (SLA)9. Ways Forward and NotThe Most Basic (and Obvious) Recommendation: Regular UseThe Need for Adequate Linguistic TrainingIntentionality in Language Practice and Language LearningOn Creating BilingualsOn "Bothness"The Challenge of Future ChangeMusic, Memory, Poetry, . . . and Children (Again)ConclusionAppendix 1: Newton SeriesAppendix 2: Butler SeriesAppendix 3: Cox SeriesAppendix 4: Size of TestamentsAppendix 5: Sermon Data from Walter BrueggemannAppendix 6: Old Testament Texts Used by Walter BrueggemannIndexes
£20.69
Baker Publishing Group Christian Dogmatics Reformed Theology for the
Book SynopsisDrawing deeply on the catholic and Reformed heritage, leading theologians introduce the major doctrines of the Christian faith, displaying the power of theological retrieval for the church's renewal.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction Michael Allen and Scott R. Swain1. Knowledge of God Michael Allen2. Holy Scripture Kevin J. Vanhoozer3. Divine Attributes Michael Allen4. Divine Trinity Scott R. Swain5. Covenant of Redemption Scott R. Swain6. Creation out of Nothing John Webster7. Providence John Webster8. Anthropology Kelly M. Kapic9. Sin Oliver D. Crisp10. Incarnation Daniel J. Treier11. The Work of Christ Accomplished Donald Macleod12. The Work of Christ Applied Richard Gaffin13. The Law of God and Christian Ethics Paul T. Nimmo14. The Church Michael Horton15. Sacraments Todd Billings16. Kingdom of God Michael HortonIndexes
£27.19
Baker Publishing Group Gods Relational Presence The Cohesive Center of
Book SynopsisTwo leading biblical scholars explain that relational presence is central to the grand narrative of the Bible, showing that the thread running from Genesis to Revelation is God's desire to be with his people.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Relational Presence of God in the Pentateuch2. The Relational Presence of God in the Historical Books, Psalms, and the Wisdom Books3. The Relational Presence of God in the Prophets4. The Relational Presence of God in Matthew, Mark, and Luke-Acts5. The Relational Presence of God in Paul's Letters and in Hebrews and the General Letters6. The Relational Presence of God in John's Gospel, Epistles, and ApocalypseConclusionIndexes
£22.49
Baker Publishing Group Reformed Catholicity The Promise of Retrieval
Book SynopsisThis manifesto for a catholic and Reformed approach to dogmatics seeks theological renewal through the retrieval of the rich resources of the historic Christian tradition.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Renewal through Retrieval1. Learning Theology in the School of Christ: The Principles of Theology and the Promise of Retrieval2. Retrieving Sola Scriptura, Part One: The Catholic Context of Sola Scriptura3. Retrieving Sola Scriptura, Part Two: Biblical Traditioning4. A Ruled Reading Reformed: The Role of the Church's Confession in Biblical Interpretation5. In Defense of Proof TextingAfterword: Rediscovering the Catholic-Reformed Tradition for Today: A Biblical Christ-Centered Vision for Church Renewal by J. Todd BillingsIndex
£16.19
Baker Publishing Group Between Wittenberg and Geneva Lutheran and
Book SynopsisTwo highly regarded scholars compare and contrast the history and theological positions of the Lutheran and Reformed traditions.Table of ContentsContents1. Scripture and Its Interpretation2. Law and Gospel3. The Person and Work of Christ4. Election and the Bondage of the Will5. Justification and Sanctification6. Baptism7. The Lord's Supper8. WorshipConclusionIndexes
£17.99
Baker Publishing Group Using and Enjoying Biblical Greek
Book SynopsisA veteran instructor helps students advance their knowledge of Greek, equipping them to read the original texts with fluency and depth.Table of ContentsContents1. Introduction2. Building Vocabulary3. Essential Parsing4. Making Sense of Sentences5. Gaining Familiarity and Fluency6. Utilizing Greek in Meditation7. Practice PassagesAppendix 1: Sentence MappingAppendix 2: Labels for Sentence MapsAppendix 3: Reader's Notes for John 3:16-18Appendix 4: Core Patterns for Greek MorphologyAppendix 5: Greek Verbs--Two Current TopicsIndexes
£17.09
Baker Publishing Group Participation and Atonement An Analytic and
Book SynopsisA highly respected theologian sets out a new, comprehensive account of the nature of the atonement, exploring how this doctrine affects our participation in the life of God and in the shared life of the Christian community.Table of ContentsContentsIntroductionPart 1: Approaching the Atonement1. Methodological Issues2. The Value and Necessity of AtonementPart 2: Models of Atonement3. Moral Exemplarism and Transformation4. The Ransom Motif5. Satisfaction Guaranteed6. Problems with Penal SubstitutionPart 3: Atonement and Salvation7. Sin and Salvation8. Representation and Atonement9. The Mystical Body of Christ10. Soteriological SynthesisIndex
£19.54
Baker Publishing Group Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus New
Book SynopsisUsing the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic texts, and the New Testament, a scholar answers thirty-four common Jewish objections to Jesus relating to the New Testament.
£18.69
Baker Publishing Group Seeing Is Believing Experience Jesus through
Book SynopsisBreak out of spiritual performance into a liberating relationship with Christ. Experience the reality of Jesus through the imaginative power of prayer.
£11.69
Baker Publishing Group Christless Christianity
Book SynopsisThis inspired challenge to contemporary American Christianity calls the church to return to its biblical foundation.
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group Called to Create A Biblical Invitation to Create
Book SynopsisEntrepreneur and business consultant uses the Bible and powerful stories from successful Christian entrepreneurs to show readers they were created by God to be creative, inspiring them to continue his work of creating and to think differently about success.
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group Talking with Your Kids about Jesus
Book SynopsisPopular blogger, author, and speaker equips parents in this concise, easy-to-understand apologetics resource revealing specific conversations about Jesus that they need to have with their kids.
£11.69
Baker Publishing Group Planning Small Groups with Purpose
Book SynopsisSaddleback's small groups pastor draws on thirty years of experience to give churches a step-by-step process for building a strategic plan that accelerates their small group ministry.
£12.59
Baker Publishing Group Ministers Service Manual
Book SynopsisAn essential tool for pastors of any denomination on how to prepare for worship services, weddings, funerals, benedictions, dedications, baptisms, and more.
£13.49
Baker Publishing Group Jesuss Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation
Book SynopsisIn his popular explanation of Matthew 5-10, respected New Testament scholar and cofounder of The Gospel Coalition D. A. Carson examines the call of Jesus on the believer to live a pure and dedicated life, providing readers with rich insight and practical application.
£13.49
Baker Publishing Group From Nature to Creation A Christian Vision for
Book SynopsisA renowned theologian critiques the modern concept of nature, showing how understanding the world as creation can help heal our lands and communities.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. On Not Knowing Where or Who We Are2. Idolizing Nature3. Perceiving Creation4. The Human Art of Creaturely Life5. Giving ThanksIndex
£16.19
Baker Publishing Group Gospel of Glory
Book SynopsisA leading biblical scholar sheds light on several main theological themes of the Gospel of John.Table of ContentsContents1. "Individualism"2. Divine and Human Community3. Glory4. Cross, Resurrection, and Exaltation5. Sacraments?6. Dualisms7. Dimensions of Meaning in the Gospel's First Week8. The Johannine Jesus and the Synoptic JesusIndexes
£18.99
Baker Publishing Group Introducing the Apocrypha Message Context and
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the Old Testament apocryphal books summarizes their context, message, and significance. Now substantially revised and updated throughout.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by James H. CharlesworthPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1. Introduction: The Value of the Apocrypha2. Historical Context: "The Yoke of the Gentiles"3. Tobit: "Better Is Almsgiving with Justice"4. Judith: "Hear Me Also, a Widow"5. Greek Esther: "The Aid of the All-Seeing God and Savior"6. Wisdom of Solomon: "The Righteous Live Forever"7. Wisdom of Ben Sira: "In All Wisdom There Is the Doing of Torah"8. Baruch: "Return with Tenfold Zeal to Seek God"9. Letter of Jeremiah: "They Are Not Gods, So Do Not Fear Them"10. Additions to Daniel: "Let Them Know That You Alone Are God"11. 1 Maccabees: "The Family through Which Deliverance Was Given"12. 2 Maccabees: "There Is Some Power of God about the Place"13. 1 Esdras: "Leave to Us a Root and a Name"14. Prayer of Manasseh: "The God of Those Who Repent"15. Psalm 151: "He Made Me Shepherd of His Flock"16. 3 Maccabees: "Blessed Be the Deliverer of Israel!"17. 2 Esdras: "The Mighty One Has Not Forgotten"18. 4 Maccabees: "Noble Is the Contest"Indexes
£27.19
Baker Publishing Group Ecclesiastes
Book SynopsisA world-renowned Old Testament scholar provides a careful exegetical reading of Ecclesiastes with theological insights for serious students of the Bible.
£28.89
Baker Publishing Group Ministering CrossCulturally A Model for
Book SynopsisThis contemporary classic has been thoroughly updated to communicate with modern readers, helping them minister more effectively to people of different cultural and social backgrounds.Table of ContentsContents1. God's Metaphor for Ministry: Jesus, the Incarnate Son of God2. A Model of Basic Values3. Tensions about Time4. Tensions regarding Judgment5. Tensions Associated with Handling Crises6. Tensions over Goals7. Tensions about Self-Worth8. Tensions regarding Vulnerability9. Ministering Cross-CulturallyAppendix: Basic Values QuestionnaireReferencesIndex
£15.29
Baker Publishing Group Handbook on the Pentateuch Genesis Exodus
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the first five books of the Old Testament, dealing with major thematic units within each biblical book. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated.Table of ContentsContentsPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionPart 1: Genesis1. Creation and the Fall (1-3)2. The Sequence after Creation and the Fall (4-11)3. Abraham (11:26-25:11)4. Jacob (25:11-36:42)5. Joseph (37-50)Part 2: Exodus6. The Emergence of Moses (1-6)7. Plagues, Passover, and the Exodus (7:1-15:21)8. Testing in the Wilderness (15:22-18:27)9. Law and Covenant (19-24)10. Tabernacle, the Golden Calf, and Covenant Renewal (25-40)Part 3: Leviticus11. The Sacrificial System (1-7)12. Priestly Ordination (8-10)13. Clean and Unclean (11-15)14. The Day of Atonement (16)15. A Holiness Manifesto (17-27)Part 4: Numbers16. Preparations for Departure from Sinai (1:1-10:10)17. From Sinai to Kadesh (10:11-20:21)18. From Kadesh to Moab (20:22-36:13)Part 5: Deuteronomy19. Remember the Past (1:1-4:40)20. Be Careful in the Future (4:41-11:32)21. The Laws of Deuteronomy (12-26)22. Blessings and Curses (27-30)23. Moses' Farewell (31-34)Index
£27.19
Baker Publishing Group Kingdom Conspiracy Returning to the Radical
Book SynopsisAn Award-Winning Challenge to Popular Ideas of the KingdomAccording to Scot McKnight, 'kingdom' is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says and has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption. In Kingdom Conspiracy, McKnight offers a sizzling biblical corrective and a fiercely radical vision for the role of the local church in the kingdom of God. Now in paper.Praise for Kingdom Conspiracy2015 Outreach Resources of the Year Award WinnerOne of Leadership Journal''s Best Books for Church Leaders in 2014'This is a must-read for church leaders today.'--Publishers Weekly'A timely resource for the missional church to reexamine some basic assumptions that impact church practice in the everyday.'--OutreachTable of ContentsContents1. Skinny Jeans Kingdom2. Pleated Pants Kingdom3. Tell Me the Kingdom Story4. Kingdom Mission Is All about Context5. Kingdom Is People6. No Kingdom outside the Church7. Kingdom Mission as Church Mission8. The King of the Kingdom9. Kingdom Redemption Unleashed10. Kingdom Is a Moral Fellowship11. Kingdom Is Hope12. Kingdom ThesesAppendix 1: The Constantinian TemptationAppendix 2: Kingdom TodayAfter WordsIndexes
£16.14
Baker Publishing Group Ancient Christian Worship
Book SynopsisThis introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice.Table of ContentsContents1. Introduction: The Origins of Christian Worship2. Meal: Banquet and Eucharist3. Word: Reading and Preaching4. Music: Song and Dance5. Initiation: Baptism, Anointing, and Foot Washing6. Prayer: Hours, Ways, and Texts7. Time: Feasts and FastsEpilogue: The Making of Christian WorshipIndexes
£20.39
Baker Publishing Group Covenant The Framework of Gods Grand Plan of
Book SynopsisA leading scholar helps readers understand the big picture of the Bible through the lens of God's covenants with humanity as they play out in both the First and the New Testaments.Table of ContentsContentsIllustrationsIntroduction: Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in ScripturePart 1: The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants1. The Cosmic CovenantExcursus: Eden as a Temple?2. The Adamic CovenantPart 2: The Israelite CovenantStage 1 of the Israelite Covenant3. The Origins of the Abrahamic Covenant4. The Afterlife of the Abrahamic CovenantStage 2 of the Israelite Covenant5. The Establishment of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 1:1-31:186. The Renewal and Completion of the Israelite Covenant at Sinai: Exodus 32-Leviticus 26Excursus: The Levitical CovenantStage 3 of the Israelite Covenant7. Reaffirming the Covenant on the Plains of Moab8. The Nature of the Covenant Rituals and Laws on the Plains of MoabStage 4 of the Israelite Covenant9. The New Israelite CovenantPart 3: The Davidic Covenant10. The Historiographic Context, Nature, and Significance of the Davidic Covenant11. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in Israelite Prophecy12. The Afterlife of the Davidic Covenant in the PsalterPart 4: Covenant in the New Testament13. The Cosmic and Adamic Covenants in the New Testament14. Stage 1 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The Abrahamic Covenant15. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in New Testament Narratives: The Covenant Ratified at Sinai and Reaffirmed on the Plains of Moab16. Stages 2 and 3 of the Israelite Covenant in the Epistles17. Stage 4 of the Israelite Covenant in the New Testament: The New Israelite Covenant18. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Early Life and Ministry19. The Davidic Covenant in the Gospel Accounts of Jesus' Passion and Resurrection20. The Davidic Covenant in the Remainder of the New TestamentConclusion: Reflections on Covenance and God's Grand Plan of Redemption in ScriptureFor Further ReadingIndexes
£32.79
Baker Publishing Group Paul and Gender Reclaiming the Apostles Vision
Book SynopsisA respected New Testament scholar offers a coherent Pauline theology of gender, which includes fresh perspectives on the most controversial texts.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Culture1.1 Paul's Hellenism and Palestinian Judaism1.2 The Pauline Relationship with the Church and Greco-Roman Society1.3 Contrast between Rhetoric and Practice in the First Century1.4 Gender and Greco-Roman Values1.5 Gender and Public and Domestic Spheres1.6 First Corinthians 11 and the Head Covering2. Stereotypes2.1 Male Metaphors Applied to All Believers2.2 Feminine Metaphors Applied to All Believers2.3 Feminine Metaphors Applied to Men3. Creation3.1 Gender and the Image of God3.2 The Glory of God and the Glory of Man3.3 The Purposes and Destiny for Gender in Creation3.4 Gender and the Order of Creation3.5 Creation and Headship3.6 Woman Created for Man4. The Fall4.1 Gender and Deception4.2 Gender and the Origin of Sin and Death4.3 A Woman Is Saved through Childbirth5. Eschatology5.1 Pauline Eschatology and Transcendent Norms5.2 Eschatology and Creation5.3 Eschatology, Resurrection, and the Representation of Christ5.4 Eschatology and the Destiny of Humanity5.5 Eschatology and Life in the Christian Community5.6 Eschatology and the Household5.7 Eschatology and Galatians 3:285.8 Is There a Problem with Overrealized Eschatology?6. The Body6.1 Gender, the Flesh, and the Body in Paul6.2 The Body as Male/Female6.3 Sexuality6.4 Marriage and Singleness6.5 Sex and Children6.6 Separation, Divorce, and Remarriage6.7 Sexual Immorality (Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:12-19)7. Calling7.1 Gender, Call, Service, and the Priesthood of the Believer7.2 The Relationship between Marriage and Calling7.3 Women in Service or in Silence?8. Authority8.1 Gender, Authority, Power, and Status in the Greco-Roman Culture8.2 Paul's Theology of Authority, Power, and Status8.3 Men and Authority8.4 Women and Authority9. 1 Timothy 2:11-159.1 Broad Exegetical Choices9.2 The Purpose of the Letter9.3 Antidotes to False Teaching (2:1-15)ConclusionIndexes
£24.64
Baker Publishing Group Salvation by Allegiance Alone Rethinking Faith
Book SynopsisCorrects common misconceptions about faith and offers a fresh understanding of salvation as allegiance to Jesus the king.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by Scot McKnightIntroduction1. Faith Is Not2. Loyalty and the Full Gospel3. Jesus Proclaims the Gospel4. Faith as Allegiance5. Questions about Allegiance Alone6. Resurrection into New Creation7. Restoring the Idol of God8. Justification and Allegiance Alone9. Practicing AllegianceIndexes
£18.69
Baker Publishing Group Abrahams Silence The Binding of Isaac the
Book SynopsisA widely respected scholar suggests we have misread and misapplied the story of the binding of Isaac and shows that God desires more than silent obedience in difficult times.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Does Abraham's Silence Matter?Part 1: Models of Vigorous Prayer in the Bible1. Voices from the Ragged Edge2. God's Loyal OppositionPart 2: Making Sense of the Book of Job3. The Question of Appropriate Speech4. Does God Come to Bury Job or to Praise Him?Part 3: Unbinding the Aqedah from the Straitjacket of Tradition5. Is It Permissible to Criticize Abraham or God?6. Reading Rhetorical Signals in the Aqedah and Job7. Did Abraham Pass the Test?Conclusion: The Gritty Spirituality of LamentIndexes
£18.69
Baker Publishing Group The Pastor in a Secular Age
Book SynopsisThrough an abundance of examples, this book explores how pastors have both perpetuated and responded to our secular age, and provides a new vision for pastoral ministry today.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part 1: Welcome to the Pastoral Malaise 1. A Historical Map of the Pastor in Our Secular Age 2. The Lifting Fog of Enchantment: Thomas Becket and Pastoring in a Disenchanted Age 3. Keeping Enchantment from Flaring Up: Pastoring to Private People 4. The Force Field of the Buffer: Augustine and Pastoring to Selves 5. When Ordinary Life Becomes So Much More Than Ordinary: Jonathan Edwards and Pastoring to Those Who Don't Care 6. When a Pastor Was America's Greatest Celebrity: Henry Ward Beecher and Pastoring by Personality 7. The Pastor as Chaplain of a Secular Age: Harry Emerson Fosdick and Pastoring at the End of the Denomination 8. When Purpose Becomes Mine and Authenticity Becomes King: Rick Warren and Pastoring in a Post-Durkheimian Age Bridge: Winter Lectures in Paris 9. Foucault and the Rise of Pastoral Power Part 2: The God Who Is a Ministering Pastor 10. The Weird God of Israel Who Arrives 11. Encountering a Speaking God Who Identifies with Events 12. A Run into the Wild: Meeting the Ministering God Who Sees 13. Say My Name, Say My Name: The God of Exodus 14. When Dry Bones Live Again: The God of Resurrection 15. Invisible Gorillas and the Practice of Prayer Index
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group The Congregation in a Secular Age Keeping Sacred
Book SynopsisA leading practical theologian articulates why congregations feel pressured by the speed of change in modern life and encourages an approach that doesn't fall into the negative traps of our secular age.Table of ContentsContentsPart 1: Depressed Congregations1. The Church and the Depressing Speed of Change2. Speeding to the Good Life, Crashing into Guilt: Why 1.6 Billion Dollars Isn't as Good as You Think3. Fullness as Busyness: Why Busy Churches Attract and Then Lose Busy People4. The Strip Show: When Sacred Time Is No Longer the Time We KeepPart 2: Examining Congregational Despondency; Our Issue Is Time5. When Time Isn't What It Used to Be: What's Speeding Up Time?6. When Brains ExplodeDimension One: Technological Acceleration7. Minding the Time: Why the Church Feels Socially BehindDimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part One)8. Why The Office Can't Be Rebooted: The Decay Rate of Social ChangeDimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part Two)9. When Sex and Work Are in a Fast Present: The Church and the Decay Rate of Our Social StructuresDimension Two: Acceleration of Social Life (Part Three)10. Why Email Sucks, and Social Media Even More: Reach and AccelerationDimension Three: Acceleration of the Pace of Life (Part One)11. Reach and the SecularsDimension Three: Acceleration of the Pace of Life (Part Two)Part 3: Moving from Relevance to Resonance12. Time-Famine and Resource Obsession: Another Step into Alienation13. Why the Slow Church Can't Work: Stablization, Alienation, and Loss of the Congregational Will to Be14. Alienation's Other: Resonance15. When Bonhoeffer Time Travels: Resonance as Carrying the Child16. To Become a Child: Matthew 18 and Congregation That Is Carried17. Ending with a Little Erotic EcstasyIndex
£17.99
Baker Publishing Group Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition
Book SynopsisThis introduction to biblical interpretation evaluates the problems of post-Enlightenment hermeneutics and offers an alternative approach--exegesis in harmony with the Great Tradition.Table of ContentsContents1. Who is the Suffering Servant? The Crisis in Contemporary HermeneuticsPart 1: Theological Hermeneutics2. Toward a Theology of Scripture3. The Theological Metaphysics of the Great Tradition4. The History of Biblical Interpretation ReconsideredPart 2: Recovering Premodern Exegesis5. Reading the Bible as a Unity Centered on Jesus Christ6. Letting the Literal Sense Control All Meaning7. Seeing and Hearing Christ in the Old Testament8. The Identity of the Suffering Servant RevisitedAppendix 1: Criteria for Limiting the Spiritual SenseIndexes
£20.39
Baker Publishing Group Reforming Apologetics Retrieving the Classic
Book SynopsisChallenging the dominant Van Tillian approach, a leading expert in contemporary Reformed theology sets forth the principles that undergird a classic Reformed approach to apologetics.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Light of Nature2. Common Notions3. Calvin4. Thomas Aquinas5. Worldview6. Transcendental Arguments7. Dualisms8. The Book of Nature and ApologeticsIndexes
£17.09
Baker Publishing Group Religious Experience and the Knowledge of God
Book SynopsisA respected scholar offers an introduction to the intriguing topic of religious experience and its viability as support for Christian belief.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Religious Experience: Mapping the Conceptual Territory2. Religious Experience and Interpretation3. The Critical-Trust Approach4. Edwards and Wesley on Experiencing God5. Experiencing God, Basic Beliefs, and the Holy Spirit6. Mysticism7. Theistic Experiences and Religious DiversityConclusionIndex
£19.54
Baker Publishing Group A Peculiar Orthodoxy
Book SynopsisA world-renowned theologian demonstrates the power of classic trinitarian faith to bring illumination, surprise, and delight whenever it engages with the arts.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Created Beauty: The Witness of J. S. Bach 2. Beauty, Sentimentality, and the Arts 3. Faithful Feelings: Music and Emotion in Worship 4. Openness and Specificity: A Conversation with David Brown on Theology and Classical Music 5. Confidence and Anxiety in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius 6. The Holy Spirit at Work in the Arts: Learning from George Herbert 7. Natural Theology and Music 8. Room of One's Own? Music, Space, and Freedom 9. The Future of Theology amid the Arts: Some Reformed Reflections Index
£18.69
Baker Publishing Group The Music Architect
Book SynopsisA leading author and worship expert offers comprehensive guidance to Christian leaders seeking a deeper, richer way to employ worship music in engaging ways for 21st-century worshipers.Table of ContentsContentsPrelude1. Becoming a Pastoral Musician2. Pouring the Footing: God-Focused Song3. Laying the Foundations: Music's Role in Worship4. Selecting Songs for the Movements of Worship: Creating Logical Flow5. Evaluating Worship Music: Creating a Canon of SongInterlude: Introduction to Shorter and Longer Song Forms6. Maximizing Shorter Song Forms7. Maximizing Longer Song Forms8. Discovering the Congregation's Worship Voice: An Alternative Vision for Musical Style9. Leading Congregational Song: Practical Guidance from the Trenches10. Participating in Song as the Body of Christ: Helping Worshipers to Engage through Singing11. Forming Disciples through Song: Worship as Spiritual Formation12. Pursuing Spiritual Leadership through ExcellencePostludeAppendix A: Assessing Your Canon of SongAppendix B: Antiphon for Congregational UseIndex
£18.89
Baker Publishing Group The Bible in a Disenchanted Age
Book SynopsisA top Old Testament theologian explains why the Bible is unlike any other book and shows how faith in the God of the Bible is reasonable in the twenty-first century.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Posing the Problem 2. Approaching the Bible 3. Towards Privileged Perspectives 4. Towards Trust and Truth Epilogue: Towards Biblical Literacy Indexes
£15.19
Moody Publishers 2 Peter and Jude MacArthur New Testament
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£20.82
Moody Publishers Luke 1824 MacArthur New Testament Commentary
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£24.64
Moody Publishers Disappearing Church
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£11.92
Moody Publishers Jensens Survey of the Old Testament
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£24.40
Moody Publishers Philippians MacArthur New Testament Commentary
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£22.52
Moody Publishers Gods High Calling for Women
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£8.35
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Finding the Will of God
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£13.29
