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5 | 1 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | The Story of God, the Story of Us: Getting Lost and Found in the Bible | Gladding, Sean | IVP | 2010 | 237 | 9780830836321 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356467706l/8891727._SX98_.jpg | Travel with Sean Gladding between the lines of the Scriptures to listen to the conversations of people wrestling with the Story of God for the first time. Whether by campfire in Babylon, at table in Asia Minor or by candlelight in Rome, you'll hear a tale that is at once familiar and surprising. | ||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Fit Bodies, Fat Minds: Why Evangelicals Don't Think and What to Do about It | Guinness, Os | Baker | 1994 | 160 | 9780801038709 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=M9YCAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Os Guinness traces the retreat of the evangelical mind and the dumbing down of evangelicalism through popular culture. But this book goes beyond mere analysis. It is a strong call for reformation of yet another place where evangelicalism in not evangelical enough. | ||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Unlost: Being Found by the One We Are Looking for | Hidalgo, Michael | IVP | 2014 | 169 | 9780830844159 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1420796089l/18500024._SX98_.jpg | This a journey of the mind as well as the heart as Michael Hidalgo uncovers the false views of God that caused him to wander. Many of us have a deep-seated belief we have to do all we can to please God, and how we live believing the spiritual journey is about us finding our way to him. But the good news is the Bible tells a different story. God is doing all he can to get to us. When we encounter him, we become Unlost and discover the joy of being found by the One we are looking for. | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Know Why You Believe: With Study Questions for Individuals or Groups | Little, Paul E. | IVP | 1989 | 173 | 9780830812189 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=mRHybGsExTUC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Paul Little tackles the difficult questions that confront Christian belief. The third edition, updated and expanded by Marie Little, includes a study guide for individuals or groups. | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God | Manning, Brennan | HarperOne | 2009 | 208 | 9780062517760 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=vBdaIQDGv2gC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | In his sequel to The Ragamuffin Gospel bestselling author Brennan Manning shows how true and radical trust in God can transform our lives. Manning, beloved author and spiritual teacher, shows us how trust in God can transform our lives and open us up to deeper experiences of grace and love. In Ruthless Trust, he turns his focus from furious love to radical trust, revealing the ways in which trust renews our faith and help us grow. | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Faith Is Like Skydiving: A Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics | Mattson, Rick | IVP | 2014 | 231 | 9780830844111 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392585980l/18500023._SX98_.jpg | It can be hard to explain why you believe in God. But images and analogies can provide concrete handles for making the Christian faith more plausible. If someone claims that Christians make a blind leap of faith, you can respond, No, it's not a blind leap. Faith is like skydiving. You check out your parachute beforehand and make sure it's secure. You follow the safety instructions. And then you jump. It's a leap, but it's not a blind leap. It's an informed leap. Experienced evangelist and apologist Rick Mattson has collected dozens of easy-to-use images for explaining Christianity. God's amazing design of the world? It's like getting dealt a royal flush over and over again. Why is there evil and suffering in the world? Because it's a broken world, and things are not how they're supposed to be. With practical tips on how to interact with your skeptical friends, this book provides a handy toolkit of memorable and instantly usable images for conversation. Find yourself better equipped to give an answer to anyone who asks you about your faith. | ||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Knowing God | Packer, J.I. | IVP | - | 256 | 0877847703 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1439999418l/9986900._SX98_.jpg | For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the world discover the wonder, the glory and the joy of knowing God. In 2006, Christianity Today voted this title one of the top 50 books that have shaped evangelicals. This edition is updated with Americanized language and spelling and a new preface by the author. Stemming from Packer's profound theological knowledge, Knowing God brings together two important facets of the Christian faith: 1. Knowing about God and 2. Knowing God through the context of a close relationship with the person of Jesus Christ. Written in an engaging and practical tone, this thought-provoking work seeks to transform and enrich the Christian understanding of God. Explaining both who God is and how we can relate to him, Packer divides his book into three sections: The first directs our attention to how and why we know God, the second to the attributes of God and the third to the benefits enjoyed by a those who know him intimately. This guide leads readers into a greater understanding of God while providing advice to gaining a closer relationship with him as a result. | ||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | One Faith: The Evangelical Consensus | Packer, J.I. | IVP | 2005 | 223 | 9780830832392 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=RustYh6trHAC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | J. I. Packer and Thomas C. Oden survey evangelical statements of faith produced since 1950, including the Lausanne Covenant (1974), the Manila Manifesto (1989), The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration (1999) and The Amsterdam Declaration (2000). They show that there is a significant consensus around the central tenets of the Christian faith. | ||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God | Piper, John | Multnomah | - | 396 | 1576736652 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1383068982l/18739716._SX98_.jpg | Isn’t it true--we really don’t know someone until we understand what makes that person happy? And so it is with God! What does bring delight to the happiest Being in the universe? John Piper writes, that it’s only when we know what makes God glad that we’ll know the greatness of His glory. Therefore, we must comprehend “the pleasures of God.” Unlike so much of what is written today, this is not a book about us. It is about the One we were made for—God Himself. In this theological masterpiece—chosen by World Magazine as one of the 20th Century’s top 100 books, John Piper reveals the biblical evidence to help us see and savor what the pleasures of God show us about Him. Then we will be able to drink deeply--and satisfyingly-- from the only well that offers living water. What followers of Jesus need now, more than anything else, is to know and love—behold and embrace—the great, glorious, sovereign, happy God of the Bible. | ||||||||||||||||
14 | 10 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Mark Of The Christian | Schaeffer, Francis A. | IVP | 1984 | 35 | 9780877844341 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=M7kNAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Francis A. Schaeffer challenges Christians to respond compassionately to a needy world. | ||||||||||||||||
15 | 11 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | The Holiness of God | Sproul, R.C. | Ligonier Ministries | - | 265 | 9781414326764 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385753674l/19048443._SX98_.jpg | In the fall of 2010, Ligonier Ministries celebrated 25 years since the publication of R.C. Sproul's foundational book, The Holiness of God. In honor of this occasion, this unique, hardcover 25th anniversary limited edition book was available exclusively through Ligonier Ministries. This classic can help you better understand the biblical picture of God’s awesome holiness and why it is so foundational to God-centered, God-honoring theology and Christian living. In The Holiness of God , R.C. Sproul demonstrates that encountering God’s holy presence is a terrifying experience. Dr. Sproul argues that this struggle is nonetheless necessary because it is the only way to cure our propensity to trust in ourselves and our own righteousness for salvation. "When people ask me to name the Ligonier teaching material they should use to help them grow; I tell them, 'You should start with The Holiness of God.'" --R.C. Sproul | ||||||||||||||||
16 | 12 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Basic Christianity | Stott, John R.W. | IVP | 2012 | 192 | 9780830834136 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=iO9YmwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Named a "Book of the Century" by Christianity Today "If Jesus was not God in human flesh, Christianity is exploded," writes John Stott. "We are left with just another religion with some beautiful ideas and noble ethics; its unique distinction has gone." Who is Jesus Christ? If he is not who he said he was, and if he did not do what he said he had come to do, the whole superstructure of Christianity crumbles in ruin. Is it plausible that Jesus was truly divine? And what would that mean for us? John Stott's clear, classic book examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. Here is a sound, sensible guide for all who seek an intellectually satisfying explanation of the Christian faith. | ||||||||||||||||
17 | 13 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | Understanding Christ | Stott, John R.W. | Zondervan | 1981 | 155 | 0310414415 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=nGyZYrUrWLEC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | "We learn that to be a Christian is to live our lives 'through, on, in, under, with, unto, for, and like Christ.' Each word indicates a different kind of relationship, but in each case Christ Himself is at the center"--Page 4 of cover. | ||||||||||||||||
18 | 14 | Thinking as a Christian: Faith | What's So Amazing About Grace? | Yancey, Philip | HC 360 Religious | 2002 | 304 | 9780310245650 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1537870700l/42045670._SX98_.jpg | Original Cover Edition can be found here In 1987, an IRA bomb buried Gordon Wilson and his twenty-year-old daughter beneath five feet of rubble. Gordon alone survived. And forgave. He said of the bombers, ' I have lost my daughter, but I bear no grudge . . . I shall pray, tonight and every night, that God will forgive them.' His words caught the media's ears -- and out of one man's grief, the world got a glimpse of grace. Grace is the church's great distinctive. It's the one thing the world cannot duplicate, and the one thing it craves above all else -- for only grace can bring hope and transformation to a jaded world. In What's So Amazing About Grace? award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God's love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more of cruelty and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? Yancey sets grace in the midst of life's stark images, tests its mettle against horrific 'ungrace.' Can grace survive in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust? Can it triumph over the brutality of the Ku Klux Klan? Should any grace at all be shown to the likes of Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed and cannibalized seventeen young men? Grace does not excuse sin, says Yancey, but it treasures the sinner. True grace is shocking, scandalous. It shakes our conventions with its insistence on getting close to sinners and touching them with mercy and hope. It forgives the unfaithful spouse, the racist, the child abuser. It loves today's AIDS-ridden addict as much as the tax collector of Jesus' day. In his most personal and provocative book ever, Yancey offers compelling, true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks, How can Christians contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear? And he challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, What's So Amazing About Grace? | ||||||||||||||||
19 | 15 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | This We Believe: The Good News of Jesus Christ for the World | Armstrong, John H. | Zondervan | 2000 | 252 | 9780310236351 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=mgNUuiRKPJAC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | What Every Believer Should Know As we Christians embark on the third millennium, we face more than ever the need to define our faith. In a world that resists truth and pays the price in escalating evil, Jesus says we are the salt of the earth--people of truth advancing the Gospel of peace. But how well do we understand what we preach? question. They drafted a clear, definitive statement of the essentials of the Gospel titled The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration. Leaders from across the denominational landscape have endorsed it, and the list of names, already impressive, continues to grow. This remarkable show of unity affirms the core beliefs about our salvation that evangelicals hold in common. In the face of our differences, these are what bind us together as the church of Jesus Christ and make the Gospel the Good News of Great Joy. to know exactly what the Gospel is, this book tells you. Sponsored by the statement's drafting committee, it includes contributions from such well-known communicators as J. I. Packer, Joseph Stowell, Lee Strobel, Joni Eareckson Tada, and Ravi Zacharias. With clarity and passion, they help you understand the Gospel's simple, profound, and priceless message. sign your name in affirmation. It is your invitation to celebrate the tremendous gift of God's grace to us through Jesus, and our unity as the body of Christ. | ||||||||||||||||
20 | 16 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Predestination & Free Will: Four Views | Basinger, David | IVP | - | 179 | 9780877845676 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=2kWgDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | David Basinger and Randall Basinger present four different answers to the question "If God is in control, are people really free?" Contributors include John Feinberg, Norman Geisler, Bruce Reichenbach and Clark Pinnock. | ||||||||||||||||
21 | 17 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The Difficult Doctrine Of The Love Of God | Carson, D.A. | IVP | 2000 | 111 | 9780851119755 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=bm16PwAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | |||||||||||||||||
22 | 18 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views | Hunt, Dave | Multnomah | 2004 | 432 | 9781590522738 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320541035l/661873._SX98_.jpg | A centuries-old belief system is put to the test as two prominent authors examine and debate the subject of Calvinism from opposing viewpoints. James White, author of The Potter's Freedom, takes the Calvinist position. Dave Hunt, author of What Love Is This, opposes him. The exchange is lively and at times intense as these two articulate men wrestle over what the Scriptures tell us about God's sovereignty and man's free will. This thought-provoking, challenging book provides potent responses to the most frequently asked questions about Calvinism. Is God free to love anyone He wants? Do you have any choice in your own salvation? It’s time to find out. Calvinism has been a topic of intense discussion for centuries. In this lively debate, two passionate thinkers take opposing sides, providing valuable responses to the most frequently asked questions about Calvinism. Only you can decide where you stand on questions that determine how you think about your salvation. Story Behind the Book The subject of Calvinism has been hotly debated for many years, and now two prominent authors and researchers will debate this controversial topic in a book debate. This project came about when Mr. Hunt wrote What Love is This- Calvinism’s Misrepresentation of God. Mr. Hunt was challenged by many on the Calvinist bench and he eventually agreed to do a debate in a book format. The books purpose is to get you to think and come to your own conclusions. | ||||||||||||||||
23 | 19 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Basic Christian Doctrine: A Summary of Christian Faith | Leith, John H. | Westminster John Knox Press | 1993 | 372 | 9780664251925 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=e913KYTEaDsC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Based on years of experience as a pastor and seminary professor, Leith provides a brief but comprehensive statement of Christian faith for contemporary Christians. He draws from the theologians of the ancient church and affirms the faith of ancient creeds: Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds and the Chalcedonian Definition. | ||||||||||||||||
24 | 20 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Creeds of the Churches: A Reader in Christian Doctrine | Leith, John H. | Westminster John Knox Press | 1982 | 746 | 0804205264 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=saFgJRjaPwcC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | "Creeds of the Churches" offers, in one comprehensive volume, the major Christian statements of faith from biblical times to the present. The third edition has been updated to include the Athanasian Creed, the London Confession, the Frankfurt Declaration, and the Lima Text, among others. A brief introduction to each creed explains its place in the developing theology of the Christian community. | ||||||||||||||||
25 | 21 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Introduction to the reformed tradition | Leith, John H. | Westminster John Knox Press | 1981 | 284 | 9780804204798 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=P8jXWS0LFDAC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | A concise and readable study for laypersons and clergy alike, this book is indispensable for all informed people in many different confessional communities. With the passion of one who not only observes but believes, John Leith touches on all aspects of Reformed history, theology, polity, liturgy, and Christian culture with a balance of enthusiasm and critical judgment that always rings true. | ||||||||||||||||
26 | 22 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Historical Theology | McGrath, Alister E. | Wiley-Blackwell | 1998 | 416 | 9780631208440 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=JPUOp2Vf1swC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | In this text, Alister McGrath utilises the successful historic chapters from Christian Theology: An Introduction, Second Edition and builds on them to provide all the material that students will need to understand the development of Christian theology from its beginnings. | ||||||||||||||||
27 | 23 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The Christian Theology Reader | McGrath, Alister E. | Wiley-Blackwell | 2001 | 707 | 9780631206378 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=yDls7tV0mRcC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | This Reader brings together 324 seminal texts of Christian theology, drawn from more than 200 different sources throughout the two thousand years of Christian history. Follows the same structure as its companion volume, Christian Theology: An Introduction, or it can easily be used as a freestanding resource. Contains more classical and multicultural readings to supplement the wide-ranging collection of the first edition. Features updated study panels, introductions to every reading, bibliographies, a substantially revised and expanded glossary and study questions, as well as full cross-referencing. Includes a new section on 'Theological Resources on the Internet'. Won a Christianity Today book award in its first edition. More details on the third edition of The Christian Theology Reader can be found on the following website: http: //www.blackwellpublishing.com/mcgrath | ||||||||||||||||
28 | 24 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Know the Truth: A Handbook of Christian Belief | Milne, Bruce | IVP | 1999 | 347 | 9780830817931 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=mqECAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Understanding and appreciating who God is and what he has done for us is at the center of the Christian faith. Right belief is the first step to getting everything else right--from home to work, from worship to witness, from self-understanding to service. In this concise handbook Bruce Milne summarizes in masterly fashion what the Bible teaches in the major areas of Christian doctrine (the Bible, God, humanity, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the church and the last things). He explains the historical understanding and development of these truths from the early church to the present. In doing so he impartially highlights denominational and theological differences where appropriate. Know the Truth offers comprehensive biblical material on all the essential doctrines. The revised edition, published in 1999, includes new and updated material drawing on the latest biblical and theological studies. Further, it considers doctrine in the face of recent changes in the world and the church--along with challenges from movements such as the New Age, postmodernism, feminism and pluralism. In addition, each section concludes with a thorough listing of Scripture passages, questions to stimulate further reflection and a completely updated bibliography to aid further study. Here is a helpful and thorough resource for all who want to understand the essential Christian faith. | ||||||||||||||||
29 | 25 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The Living God, Volume 1 Systematic Theology | Oden, Thomas C. | Hendrickson Publishers | - | 430 | 9781598560374 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373226892l/283668._SX98_.jpg | Emphasizing the beliefs common to all branches of Christendom rather than the issues that divide, Thomas Oden brings the full weight of two millennia of discussion to bear on the ever-contemporary questions of Christian faith. His magisterial study not only treats the traditional elements of systematic theology, referencing hundreds of theologians Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, charismatic but also highlights the foundational exegetes of history. Broadly ecumenical in the truest sense of the word, and written from the perspective of a theological liberal-turned-evangelical, Oden's direct, frank, and provocative approach articulates the concerns of a broad spectrum of Christians pastors, teachers, seminarians, and thoughtful laity. Though comprehensive in scope, the set is arranged in a Trinitarian fashion with each volume focusing on one person of the godhead. The first volume explores the Christian understanding of God, creation and providence. The second volume discusses Christ and the Incarnation. The third volume considers the presence of the Holy Spirit in history, and his power in the lives and communities of present day believers. Volume 1: "The Living God " ISBN 9781598560374] Volume 2: "The Word of Life" ISBN 9781598560381] Volume 3: "Life in the Spirit" ISBN 9781598560398] These volumes may be purchased separately. Demonstrates a commitment of faithfulness to the scriptural teachings concerning Jesus and a rich appreciation for the classical and conciliar traditions of Christology. "Preaching" Oden's project is anti-trendiness with a vengeance . . . refreshingly bold. "First Things" The most impressive systematic exercise in ecumenical consensual thinking in print. "Religious Studies Review" A welcome addition to the pastor's bookshelf and a needed voice in the contemporary theological conversation. "Interpretation"" | ||||||||||||||||
30 | 26 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The Word of Life: Systematic Theology, Volume Two | Oden, Thomas C. | Hendrickson Publishers | 2006 | 583 | 9781598560381 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373225751l/283654._SX98_.jpg | The Word of Life is the second volume of Thomas Oden's Systematic Theology. This volume discusses Christ and the Incarnation. | ||||||||||||||||
31 | 27 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Life in the Spirit: Systematic Theology, Vol. Three | Oden, Thomas C. | Hendrickson Publishers | 2006 | 548 | 9781598560398 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373230249l/283656._SX98_.jpg | Life in the Spirit is the third volume of Thomas Oden's Systematic Theology. It considers the presence of the Holy Spirit in history, and his power in the lives and communities of present day believers. | ||||||||||||||||
32 | 28 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Concise Theology | Packer, J.I. | Tyndale House Publishers | 2001 | 288 | 9780842339605 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406514146l/123077._SX98_.jpg | Theology matters! At last it can be understood easily, thanks to this "layman's language" approach to biblical belief. Authored by J. I. Packer, one of the premier theologians of Christianity, this summary of Christian teaching covers nearly 100 major Christian beliefs from a Reformed perspective. Brief, easy-to-understand chapters offer precise descriptions without sacrificing depth. Thoughtfully arranged and refreshingly readable, this is a book that belongs on the shelf of every Christian. | ||||||||||||||||
33 | 29 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity | Pearcey, Nancy R. | Crossway | 2008 | 511 | 9781433502200 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369824381l/2321694._SX98_.jpg | Does God belong in the public arena of politics, business, law, and education? Or is religion a private matter only-personally comforting but publicly irrelevant? In today's cultural etiquette, it is not considered polite to mix public and private, or sacred and secular. This division is the single most potent force keeping Christianity contained in the private sphere-stripping it of its power to challenge and redeem the whole of culture. In Total Truth, Nancy Pearcey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the public/private split, explaining how it hamstrings our efforts at both personal and cultural renewal. Ultimately it reflects a division in the concept of truth itself, which functions as a gatekeeper, ruling Christian principles out of bounds in the public arena. How can we unify our fragmented lives and recover spiritual power? With examples from the lives of real people, past and present, Pearcey teaches readers how to liberate Christianity from its cultural captivity. She walks readers through practical, hands-on steps for crafting a full-orbed Christian worldview. Finally, she makes a passionate case that Christianity is not just religious truth but truth about total reality. It is total truth. This new study guide edition is filled with fresh stories, examples, and illustrations. Based on questions and comments raised by readers of the book, it is ideal for individual or group study. | ||||||||||||||||
34 | 30 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Gateways To Dogmatics: Reasoning Theologically | Sauter, Gerhard | Eerdmans | 2003 | 310 | 9780802847003 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=BQPjwAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Today the work of theology, or "dogmatics," is widely thought to be of little practical importance for ordinary Christians. This challenging introduction to the tradition and practice of Christiandogmatics shows why reasoning theologically is still decisive for the life of the church. Gerhard Sauter introduces readers to the various approaches to dogmatics and points out what is essential in a complete and meaningful Christian theology. He also argues convincingly that dogmatics is properly understood as a movement of rational thought and not simply as an old-fashioned presentation of Christian doctrine, thereby firmly establishing the necessity of dogmatics for communicating the essentials of the faith. | ||||||||||||||||
35 | 31 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, and Documented | Steele, David N. | P & R Publishing | 2004 | 247 | 9780875528274 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=sexLPgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Updated edition of the classic introduction to the essential tenets of Calvinistic theology: its history and content, a biblical defense, and a guide to further study. | ||||||||||||||||
36 | 32 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Evangelical Truth: A Personal Plea for Unity, Integrity Faithfulness | Stott, John R.W. | IVP | 2005 | 135 | 9780830833030 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=tzzGgRKPNqwC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Evangelicalism has divided into various branches--conservative, progressive, Reformed, charismatic and more. Does any common ground remain that all can gladly affirm? From John Stott, one of evangelicalism's leading statesmen over the last fifty years, comes a statement that boldly places the trinitarian gospel at the center of faith. Here is an exquisite crystallization of essential beliefs about revelation, the cross and the work of the Spirit. In addition, recognizing that how we live this truth is as important as believing it, Stott calls all evangelicals to integrity, perseverance and humility. Always lucid, always engaging, John Stott directs readers of many persuasions away from their differences and toward the glorious work of the Father, Son and Spirit that God calls us to celebrate in common. | ||||||||||||||||
37 | 33 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | A Kierkegaard Anthology | Kierkegaard, Søren | - | 1905 | 494 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=nZDMvgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | ||||||||||||||||||
38 | 34 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | A Christian Manifesto | Schaeffer, Francis A. | Crossway | 1981 | 157 | 0891072330 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369825560l/978507._SX98_.jpg | It happened so subtly that few people noticed at first. Little by little, morality and freedom started to crumble. It came first in government, in education, in the media--and finally it began to shake our families and our own lives. Something fundamental has changed. Law and government no longer provide a foundation of justice and morality but have become the means of licensing moral perversions of all kinds. Education has become the enemy of religious truth and values. And the media have provided the means for propagating the change. In this explosive book, Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer shows why this has happened. First, he shows how we have failed to understand the problem--to see that the whole foundation for society has shifted radically from its original Judeo-Christian heritage. Second, Dr. Schaeffer calls for a massive movement--in government, law and all of life--to reestablish the Judeo-Christian foundation and turn the tide of moral decadence and loss of freedom. "A Christian Manifesto is literally a call for Christians to change the course of history--by returning to biblical Truth and by allowing Christ to be Lord in all of life. To do this, Schaeffer says, will involve a head-on confrontation with the false view that material or energy, shaped by chance, is the final reality. Schaeffer's provocative conclusion is that when the state directly defies the absolute law of God, its authority becomes illegitimate. In this case, the Christian is bound to resist the state by whatever means necessary--through direct legal and political action, and possibly through massive demonstrations of civil disobedience. | ||||||||||||||||
39 | 35 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | The God Who Is There | Schaeffer, Francis A. | IVP | 1998 | 226 | 9780830819478 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=5BAFAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | For over thirty years The God Who Is There has been the landmark book that changed the way the church sees the world. In Francis Schaeffer's remarkable analysis, we learn where the clashing ideas about God, science, history and art came from and where they are going. Now this completely retypeset edition includes a new introduction by James W. Sire that places Schaeffer's seminal work in the context of the intellectual turbulence of the early twenty-first century. More than ever, The God Who Is There demonstrates how historic Christianity can fearlessly confront the competing philosophies of the world. The God who has always been there continues to provide the anchor of truth and the power of love to meet the world's deepest problems. | ||||||||||||||||
40 | 36 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | He Is There and He Is Not Silent | Schaeffer, Francis A. | Tyndale House Publishers | 2001 | 88 | 084231413X | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406507395l/80119._SX98_.jpg | Tyndale celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of this twentieth-century spiritual classic with a special commemorative edition featuring new foreword by Chuck Colson and introduction by Dr. Jerram Barrs, director of the Schaeffer Institute. He Is There and He Is Not Silent discusses fundamental questions about God, such as who he is and why he matters. | ||||||||||||||||
41 | 37 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Discipleship of the Mind: Learning to Love God in the Ways We Think | Sire, James W. | IVP | 1990 | 249 | 9780877849858 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=Z3OkqFLDECUC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Christians who are serious about their faith want to love God with all that they are -- heart and mind and strength. Books abound on the devotional life, on commitment, on evangelism and practical Christian living, but few take up what it means to love God with our minds. How do we learn to honor God in the ways we think? James Sire blazes a trail for Christians concerned about the discipleship of our minds. After looking at the attitudes toward God and ourselves necessary for the journey, he introduces us to the basics of the Christian world view. Separate chapters discuss the foundations of knowledge and the relationship between knowing and doing. With an eye to the practical, Sire offers specific suggestions on getting to know what is good and getting to know the world. He also provides valuable insights on how Christians might approach various academic disciplines as disciples of Christ. Here is a book for all who desire to love God with their minds. | ||||||||||||||||
42 | 38 | Thinking as a Christian: Theology | Habits of the Mind: Intellectual life as a Christian calling | Sire, James W. | IVP | 2000 | 263 | 9780830822737 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=mL1og3ru8eMC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year! What is an intellectual? How can you learn to think well? What does it mean to love God with your mind? Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling? Is the intellectual life your calling? James Sire brings wit and wisdom to bear on these questions and their possible answers. And he offers an unusual "insider's view" of learning how to think well for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom. In Habits of the Mind Sire challenges you to avoid one of the greatest pitfalls of intellectual life--by resisting the temptation to separate being from knowing. He shows you how to cultivate intellectual virtues and disciplines--habits of mind--that will strengthen you in pursuit of your calling. And he offers assurance that intellectual life can be a true calling for Christians: because Jesus was the smartest man who ever lived, Sire argues, you can and should accept the challenge to think as well as you are able. | ||||||||||||||||
43 | 39 | Thinking as a Christian: Philosophy & Ethics | Philosophers Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers | Clark, Kelly James | IVP | 1997 | 284 | 9780830815432 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=SXmZCAMChfkC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Time magazine reports on a remarkable renaissance of religious belief among philosophers: "In a quiet revolution in thought and arguments that hardly anyone could have foreseen only two decades ago, God is making a comeback. Most intriguingly, this is happening . . . in the crisp, intellectual circles of academic philosophers. . . . Now it is more respectable among philosophers than it has been for a generation to talk about the possibility of God's existence." Relying on boldness and rigorous thought, the movers and shakers of this "quiet revolution" have developed their theories against the rising tide of strict empiricism. Who are these tough-minded intellectuals, and why have they embraced Christian belief? In Philosophers Who Believe several key thinkers answer this question with unusual candor, warmth and brilliance. | ||||||||||||||||
44 | 40 | Thinking as a Christian: Philosophy & Ethics | How Now Shall We Live? | Colson, Charles W. | Tyndale House Publishers | 1999 | 544 | 9780842318082 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406509779l/1156916._SX98_.jpg | 2000 Gold Medallion Award winner! Christianity is more than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a worldview that not only answers life's basic questions--Where did we come from, and who are we? What has gone wrong with the world? What can we do to fix it?--but also shows us how we should live as a result of those answers. How Now Shall We Live? gives Christians the understanding, the confidence, and the tools to confront the world's bankrupt worldviews and to restore and redeem every aspect of contemporary culture: family, education, ethics, work, law, politics, science, art, music. This book will change every Christian who reads it. It will change the church in the new millennium. | ||||||||||||||||
45 | 41 | Thinking as a Christian: Philosophy & Ethics | Old Testament Ethics for the People of God | Wright, Christopher J.H. | IVP | 2011 | 520 | 9780830839612 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=ewdhmwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Christopher Wright examines a theological, social and economic framework for Old Testament ethics. Then he explores a variety of themes in relation to contemporary issues including economics, the land, the poor, politics, law and justice, and community. | ||||||||||||||||
46 | 42 | Thinking as a Christian: Philosophy & Ethics | The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God | Nicholi, Armand M. | Free Press | 2003 | 295 | 9780743247856 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=i0_C1-fUGLgC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Throughout the ages, many of the world's greatest thinkers have wrestled with the concept of -- and belief in -- God. It may seem unlikely that any new arguments or insights could be raised, but the twentieth century managed to produce two brilliant men with two diametrically opposed views about the question of God: Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis. They never had an actual meeting, but in The Question of God, their arguments are placed side by side for the very first time. For more than twenty-five years, Armand Nicholi has taught a course at Harvard that compares the philosophical arguments of both men. In The Question of God, Dr. Nicholi presents the writings and letters of Lewis and Freud, allowing them to "speak" for themselves on the subject of belief and disbelief. Both men considered the problem of pain and suffering, the nature of love and sex, and the ultimate meaning of life and death -- and each of them thought carefully about the alternatives to their positions. The inspiration for the PBS series of the same name, The Question of God does not presuppose which man -- Freud the devout atheist or Lewis the atheist-turned-believer -- is correct in his views. Rather, readers are urged to join Nicholi and his students and decide for themselves which path to follow. | ||||||||||||||||
47 | 43 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies | Hart, David Bentley | Yale University Press | 2010 | 253 | 9780300164299 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328847938l/7462277._SX98_.jpg | Among all the great transitions that have marked Western history, only one—the triumph of Christianity—can be called in the fullest sense a “revolution” In this provocative book one of the most brilliant scholars of religion today dismantles distorted religious “histories” offered up by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and other contemporary critics of religion and advocates of atheism. David Bentley Hart provides a bold correction of the New Atheists’s misrepresentations of the Christian past, countering their polemics with a brilliant account of Christianity and its message of human charity as the most revolutionary movement in all of Western history. Hart outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues. He then argues that what we term the “Age of Reason” was in fact the beginning of the eclipse of reason’s authority as a cultural value. Hart closes the book in the present, delineating the ominous consequences of the decline of Christendom in a culture that is built upon its moral and spiritual values. | ||||||||||||||||
48 | 44 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | C. S. Lewis & Francis Schaeffer: Lessons for a New Century | Burson, Scott R. | IVP | 1998 | 308 | 9780830819355 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=pbyIngEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | For the first time, Scott Burson and Jerry Walls compare and contrast the thought of Lewis and Schaeffer. With great respect for the legacy of each man, but with critical insight as well, they suggest strengths and weaknesses of their apologetics. All the while they consider what Lewis and Schaeffer still have to offer in light of postmodernism and other cultural currents that, since their deaths, have changed the apologetic landscape. This incisive book stands as both an excellent introduction to the work of these two important figures and a fresh proposal for apologetics at the dawn of a new century. | ||||||||||||||||
49 | 45 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | 20 Hot Potatoes Christians Are Afraid To Touch | Campolo, Tony | Word Publishing Group | - | 235 | 9780849906558 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1439928382l/855426._SX98_.jpg | |||||||||||||||||
50 | 46 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Can I Really Trust the Bible? | Cooper, Barry | The Good Book Company | 2014 | 81 | 9781909559134 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403195088l/22515639._SX98_.jpg | The Bible makes big claims for itself. But do those claims stand up? Aren't the stories just legends? Hasn't the information been corrupted over time? Isn't the Bible full of mistakes? And isn't it culturally outdated? In this absorbing little book, Barry Cooper explores these questions - and many others - with warmth, wit and integrity. | ||||||||||||||||
51 | 47 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Darwin's Pious Idea | Cunningham, Conor | Eerdmans | 2010 | 543 | 9780802848383 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356319049l/8433428._SX98_.jpg | Cunningham is a smart young British scholar who is at once a Christian and a firm believer in the theory of evolution. In "Darwin's Pious Idea," Cunningham puts forth a compelling, cutting-edge case for both creation and evolution, drawing skillfully on an array of philosophical, theological, historical, and scientific sources to buttress his arguments. | ||||||||||||||||
52 | 48 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | What's So Great About Christianity | D'Souza, Dinesh | Salem Books | 2007 | 348 | 9781596985179 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=s8X6wAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | In a world of facts and figures, can an intellectual have faith? Is it possible to believe anything the Bible says? Yes, and one man will show you how. Amidst scientists’ attempts to debunk Christianity’s truths and atheists’ assuming the Bible is a how-to-be-virtuous self-help book, bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza resolves to both answer the tough questions and challenge believers as well as doubters to search for the ultimate truths about theories of origin. D’Souza tackles subjects and events such as the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition, the Big Bang theory and Darwinism—everything you always pondered but never scrutinized, now placed under the proverbial microscope and studied thoroughly. | ||||||||||||||||
53 | 49 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion | Guinness, Os | IVP | 2015 | 270 | 9780830836994 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427928384l/24043186._SX98_.jpg | In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular while private life infinitely more diverse. Yet many Christians still rely on cookie-cutter approaches to evangelism and apologetics. Most of these methods assume that people are open, interested and needy for spiritual insight when increasingly most people are not. Our urgent need, then, is the capacity to persuade to make a convincing case for the gospel to people who are not interested in it. In his magnum opus, Os Guinness offers a comprehensive presentation of the art and power of creative persuasion. Christians have often relied on proclaiming and preaching, protesting and picketing. But we are strikingly weak in persuasion--the ability to talk to people who are closed to what we are saying. Actual persuasion requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach. Guinness notes, "Jesus never spoke to two people the same way, and neither should we." Following the tradition of Erasmus, Pascal, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis and Malcolm Muggeridge, Guinness demonstrates how apologetic persuasion requires both the rational and the imaginative. Persuasion is subversive, turning the tables on hearers' assumptions to surprise them with signals of transcendence and the plausibility of the gospel. This book is the fruit of forty years of thinking, honed in countless talks and discussions at many of the leading universities and intellectual centers of the world. Discover afresh the persuasive power of Christian witness, from one of the leading apologists and thinkers of our era." | ||||||||||||||||
54 | 50 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Changing Faith: Questions, Doubts and Choices about an Unchanging God | Hidalgo, Michael | IVP | 2015 | 192 | 9780830836956 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1420793966l/23055115._SX98_.jpg | He continued, "I do not know what is ahead, but I do know I cannot and will not go back to the faith I have clung to for decades. I am done with it." This was not his declaration of being done with faith, but his recognition that faith had to change. He was going through a change of faith. Many of us are grappling with similar questions. How much can we actually know about God and our world? Who decides what is right and what is wrong? Are right and wrong even the best categories for our world anymore? Whose "truth" is really true? Do I need God to live a life that matters? We have questions not because we reject faith in God, but because we live in a rapidly changing world of new realities, new technology and new insights that demand new answers. And that changes how we believe. | ||||||||||||||||
55 | 51 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds | Johnson, Phillip E. | IVP | 1997 | 131 | 9780830813629 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=U5nuAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | -- A more accessible treatment of many issues covered in Darwin on Trial and Reason in the Balance. -- Teaches good thinking habits to help readers sort out arguments in the creation-evolution debate. -- Introduces basic issues in the evolution debate. -- Nontechnical and easy to understand without oversimplifying the issues. -- Advice for avoiding common mistakes and identifying deceptive arguments.With All of the Complicated Scientific Debate swirling around the topic of evolution, is there an easy way to understand the basic issues without oversimplifying? Phillip Johnson says there is: the key to defeating the false claims of Darwinism is to open our minds to good thinking habits. Here is first-rate advice on avoiding common mistakes in discussions about evolution, understanding the legacy of the Scopes trial, spotting deceptive arguments, and grasping the basic scientific issues without getting bogged down in unnecessary details. In the bestselling and critically acclaimed Darwin on Trial and Reason in the Balance, Phillip Johnson exposed the misleading claims of evolutionary naturalism. Defeating Darwinism provides a new and powerful treatment of these issues for high-school students, parents, teachers, pastors, youth advisors and ordinary readers. Johnson aims not just to defeat a bad theory, but to defeat it in the right way -- by opening minds to the truth. | ||||||||||||||||
56 | 52 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | The Reason for God: Conversations on Faith and Life | Keller, Timothy J. | Zondervan | 2010 | 96 | 9780310330479 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1366275970l/7799114._SX98_.jpg | Pastor and author Timothy Keller meets with a group of skeptics over six sessions to debate their doubts and questions about Christianity. Using literature, philosophy, real-life experiences and constant reference to the Bible, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is a sound and rational one. Filmed live and unscripted as Keller interacts with the group, this curriculum models the way in which Christians can address the six most common questions from skeptics. It also provides the resources for Christians to meet with their own group. Session Titles and Descriptions 1. How can there be only one true religion? 2. Why does God allow suffering? 3. How could a loving God sent people to Hell? 4. Hasn't science disproved Christianity? 5. How can you take the Bible literally? 6. What is Christianity all about? | ||||||||||||||||
57 | 53 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Handbook of Christian Apologetics | Kreeft, Peter | IVP | 1994 | 406 | 9780830817740 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=lth9rO2ePgUC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year Reasonable, concise, witty and wise, Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli have written an informative and valuable guidebook for anyone looking for answers to questions of faith and reason. Topics include: faith and reason the existence of God God's nature how we know God creation and evolution providence and free will miracles the problem of evil the Bible's historical reliability the divinity of Christ the resurrection life after death heaven and hell salvation Christianity and other religions objective truth Whether you are asking the questions yourself or want to respond to others who are, here is the resource you have been waiting for. | ||||||||||||||||
58 | 54 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Seven Days That Divide the World | Lennox, John C. | Zondervan | 2011 | 192 | 9780310492177 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=C6D_tgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | What did the writer of Genesis mean by 'the first day'? Is it a literal week or a series of time periods? If I believe that the earth is 4.5 billion years old, am I denying the authority of Scripture? In response to the continuing controversy over the interpretation of the creation narrative in Genesis, John Lennox proposes a succinct method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Genesis without discounting either science or Scripture. With examples from history, a brief but thorough exploration of the major interpretations, and a look into the particular significance of the creation of human beings, Lennox suggests that Christians can heed modern scientific knowledge while staying faithful to the biblical narrative. He moves beyond a simple response to the controversy, insisting that Genesis teaches us far more about the God of Jesus Christ and about God's intention for creation than it does about the age of the earth. With this book, Lennox offers a careful yet accessible introduction to a scientifically-savvy, theologically-astute, and Scripturally faithful interpretation of Genesis. | ||||||||||||||||
59 | 55 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Evidence That Demands a Verdict, 1 | McDowell, Josh | Thomas Nelson | 1992 | 408 | 9780840743787 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=8N2pex_xv58C&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Among important books in the defense of Christianity, this one has few equals. Evidence That Demands a Verdict is an easy-to-read, front-line defense for Christians facing the tough questions of critics and skeptics. Using secular evidences and other historical sources, Josh McDowell's faith-building book is a "must read" for every Christian. | ||||||||||||||||
60 | 56 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Evidence That Demands a Verdict, 2 | McDowell, Josh | Thomas Nelson | 1992 | 408 | 9780840743794 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=s9VzxWFf1H0C&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Among important books in the defense of Christianity, this one has few equals. Evidence That Demands a Verdict is an easy-to-read, front-line defense for Christians facing the tough questions of critics and skeptics. Using secular evidences and other historical sources, Josh McDowell's faith-building book is a "must read" for every Christian. | ||||||||||||||||
61 | 57 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | A Passion for Truth: The Intellectual Coherence of Evangelicalism | McGrath, Alister E. | IVP | 2000 | 287 | 0830818669 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=ACVQJwAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | A Passion For Truth seeks to show that the evangelical movement has in its heritage excellent resources to engage the scholarly debates of the day. McGrath's book is fresh and exciting evidence that evangelicalism is coming of age. | ||||||||||||||||
62 | 58 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions | McLaughlin, Rebecca | Crossway | 2019 | 239 | 9781433564239 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1540067572l/42248511._SX98_.jpg | Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues to be the world's most popular worldview. But even so, the Christian faith includes many controversial beliefs that non-Christians find hard to accept. This book explores 12 issues that might cause someone to dismiss orthodox Christianity--issues such as the existence of suffering, the Bible's teaching on gender and sexuality, the reality of heaven and hell, the authority of the Bible, and more. Showing how the best research from sociology, science, and psychology doesn't disagree with but actually aligns with claims found in the Bible, these chapters help skeptics understand why these issues are signposts, rather than roadblocks, to faith in Christ. | ||||||||||||||||
63 | 59 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Latest Scientific Discoveries Reveal God | Ross, Hugh | NavPress Publishing Group | 2005 | 272 | 9781576832882 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=S4sCAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Few of us can venture outside on a clear, dark night and not pause for a silent, reflective look at the stars. For countless centuries people have felt a sense of wonder about the heavens. How did our universe come into being? Has it always been here? Is our existence due to random chance or supernatural design? Is God "out there"? If so, what is He like?Traditionally, the church has answered such questions with Scripture, while science has contributed theories and formulas of its own. Torn between a deep respect for church doctrines and an intellectual need for answers that support what their senses are telling them, many Christians have avoided such discussions altogether. Actually, the two sides are no longer that far apart. In The Creator and the Cosmos, astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross explains how recent scientific measurements of the universe have clearly pointed to the existence of God. Whether you're looking for scientific support for your faith or new reasons to believe, The Creator and the Cosmos will enable you to see the Creator for yourself. | ||||||||||||||||
64 | 60 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | Issues Facing Christians Today | Stott, John R.W. | Zondervan | 2006 | 528 | 9780310252696 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=ELjF5Wv02PsC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Terrorism Same-Sex Marriage Debt Cancellation The AIDS Pandemic These are just some of the critical contemporary issues addressed in this book. Issues Facing Christians Today helps thinking Christians sift through and respond to a sweeping array of complex and pressing topics. Thoroughly revised and updated by Roy McCloughry and fully endorsed by John Stott, this fourth edition continues a two-decades-plus legacy of bringing important current issues under the lens of biblically informed thinking. Combining a keen global awareness with a gift for penetrating analysis, the authors examine such vital topics as Pluralism and Christian witness Cohabitation Environmentalism and ecological stewardship War and peace Abortion and euthanasia … and much more An entirely new chapter on bio-engineering has been contributed by Professor John Wyatt of University College London. Including a study guide, Issues Facing Christians Today is essential reading for Christians who wish to engage our culture with insight, passion, and faith, knowing that the gospel is as relevant and deeply needed today as at any time in history. As the culture wars continue, this book will remain a critical contribution, helping to define Christian social and ethical thinking in the years ahead. | ||||||||||||||||
65 | 61 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | The Authentic Jesus | Stott, John R.W. | IVP | - | 95 | 0877846197 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=ILFVv9qtC44C&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | |||||||||||||||||
66 | 62 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | The Faith of Christopher Hitchens | Taunton, Larry Alex | Thomas Nelson | 2016 | 224 | 9780718022174 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460248654l/21878556._SX98_.jpg | 2016 Winner of the Gospel Coalition Book Awards “If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do.” ~ Christopher Hitchens At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. “Nobody is not a divided self, of course,” he once told an interviewer, “but I think it’s rather strong in my case.” Hitchens was a man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military; a champion of the Left who was nonetheless pro-life, pro-war-on-terror, and after 9/11 something of a neocon; and while he railed against God on stage, he maintained meaningful—though largely hidden from public view—friendships with evangelical Christians like Francis Collins, Douglas Wilson, and the author Larry Alex Taunton. In The Faith of Christopher Hitchens, Taunton offers a very personal perspective of one of our most interesting and most misunderstood public figures. Writing with genuine compassion and without compromise, Taunton traces Hitchens’s spiritual and intellectual development from his decision as a teenager to reject belief in God to his rise to prominence as one of the so-called “Four Horsemen” of the New Atheism. While Hitchens was, in the minds of many Christians, Public Enemy Number One, away from the lights and the cameras a warm friendship flourished between Hitchens and the author; a friendship that culminated in not one, but two lengthy road trips where, after Hitchens’s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, they studied the Bible together. The Faith of Christopher Hitchens gives us a candid glimpse into the inner life of this intriguing, sometimes maddening, and unexpectedly vulnerable man. “This book should be read by every atheist and theist passionate about the truth.” --Michael Shermer, publisher, Skeptic magazine | ||||||||||||||||
67 | 63 | Thinking as a Christian: Apologetics | God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence | Wallace, J. Warner | David C Cook | 2015 | 320 | 9781434707840 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1412746676l/23013720._SX98_.jpg | There are four ways to die, and only one of them requires an intruder. Suicides, accidental, and natural deaths can occur without any evidence from outside the room. But murders typically involve suspects external to the crime scene. If there’s evidence of an outside intruder, homicide detectives have to prepare for a chase. Intruders turn death scenes into crime scenes. Join J. Warner Wallace, former atheist, seasoned cold-case detective, and popular national speaker as he tackles his most important case ... with you on the jury! With the expertise of a cold-case detective, J. Warner examines eight critical pieces of evidence in the “crime scene” of the universe to determine if they point to a Divine Intruder. If you have ever wondered if something (or someone) outside the natural realm created the universe and everything in it, this is the case for you. | ||||||||||||||||
68 | 64 | Thinking as a Christian: Great Saints | Works of Josephus | Josephus, Flavius | Hendrickson Publishers | 1987 | 926 | 9781565637801 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373227243l/168047._SX98_.jpg | Encounter the world and traditions that Jesus knew. Illuminate your understanding of the New Testament. In The Complete Works you will discover what the New Testament writers knew about Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon and examine an in-depth history of Herod and his infamous family. Josephus left us the earliest independent accounts of the lives of Jesus, John the Baptist, and James the brother of Jesus. Much of what we know about the beliefs of the Sadducees and Pharisees comes from Josephus. Without Josephus, we would know very little about the Essenes, the ancient Jewish group most frequently associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Features include: The War of the Jews—an account of the Jewish revolt against Rome up to the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem The Antiquities of the Jews—a history of the Jews from Creation to the Roman occupation of Palestine The Life of Flavius Josephus—the autobiography of Josephus, who fought against Rome and later served the empire Against Apion—a defense of the origin of Judaism in the face of Greco-Roman slanders Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades—a text Whiston attributed to Josephus Index of parallels between Josephus’s Antiquities and the Old Testament including the Apocrypha | ||||||||||||||||
69 | 65 | Thinking as a Christian: Great Saints | The City of God against the Pagans | Augustine of Hippo | Cambridge University Press | 1998 | 1243 | 9780521468435 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547350922l/43550765._SX98_.jpg | This is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilisation. When he began to write The City of God in 413, St. Augustine's intention was to defend the Christian Church against the charge of having brought about the Sack of Rome in 410. Outgrowing this initial purpose, the work evolved into a detailed critique of the political and moral tradition of Rome and a synthesis of Platonism and Christianity which must stand as one of the most significant achievements in Western intellectual history. Apart from its intrinsic interest the Christian account of social and political relations which Augustine gives was to furnish one of the most fertile sources of material for the controversial literature of the middle ages. R. W. Dyson has produced a complete, accurate, authoritative and fluent translation of The City of God, edited together with full biographical notes, a concise introduction, bibliographical note and chronology of Augustine's life. | ||||||||||||||||
70 | 66 | Thinking as a Christian: Great Saints | Confessions | Augustine of Hippo | Oxford University Press | 1998 | 341 | 9780192833723 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=BLgzMiIz_C0C&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting a life. Books I-IV are concerned with infancy and learning to talk, schooldays, sexual desire and adolescent rebellion, intense friendships and intellectual exploration. Augustine evolves and analyses his past with all the resources of the reading which shaped his mind: Virgil and Cicero, Neoplatonism and the Bible. This volume, which aims to be usable by students who are new to Augustine, alerts readers to the verbal echoes and allusions of Augustine's brilliant and varied Latin, and explains his theological and philosophical questioning of what God is and what it is to be human. The edition is intended for use by students and scholars of Latin literature, theology and Church history. | ||||||||||||||||
71 | 67 | Thinking as a Christian: Great Saints | The Essential Eusebius | Luibheid, Colm | Mentor-Omega Books | 1966 | 240 | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | 68 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Early Christian Thinkers: The Lives and Legacies of Twelve Key Figures | Foster, Paul | IVP | 2011 | 203 | 9780830839377 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=KyKh-FJbCXYC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Each chapter includes a biographical and historical overview of the thinker, a detailed survey of his or her major writings and ideas, an in-depth discussion of each thinker's influence on the formation of the tradition, and a consideration of lasting significance in today's context. The text requires no prior knowledge of the thinker under discussion, making the book especially useful for students and for all with an interest in Christian origins or patristics. | ||||||||||||||||
73 | 69 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Augustine and the Catechumenate | Harmless, William | Liturgical Press | 1995 | 424 | 9780814661321 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386199779l/785970._SX98_.jpg | St. Augustine is best known as a theologian whose views and controversies powerfully shaped the course of Christianity in the West. But he was also a struggling North African pastor who had a flair for teaching and who meditated deeply on the complexities of the human heart. This study examines a little-known side of Augustine: his work as a teacher of candidates for baptism. It reconstructs in vivid detail the experience of the ancient catechumenate for the better clarification and implementation of the present process. Beginning with a look at the present rite - what it says and does not say about catechesis and the catechumenate - Father Harmless uses Augustine as a case study." Augustine's treatises on the subject and his numerous sermons to candidates, catechumens, and neophytes form the basis of a portrait of the initiation process from a pastoral as well as a theological perspective. The portrait's structure parallels the four periods of the initiation process. This portrait will be of interest and relevance to al those involved with the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults: pastors, DREs, catechists, and liturgists. William Harmless, SJ, has focused his teaching on the history and theology of the early Church. He completed his doctorate at Boston College in 1990 and teaches at Spring Hill College in Mobile. | ||||||||||||||||
74 | 70 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Early Christian Fathers (Library of Christian Classics) | Richardson, Cyril Charles | Touchstone/Simon & Schuster (NY) | 1995 | 416 | 9780684829517 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=18RN2jquh7sC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | This selection of writings from early church leaders includes work by Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras and Justin Martyr. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries. | ||||||||||||||||
75 | 71 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Church History: A Crash Course for the Curious | Catherwood, Christopher | Crossway | 2007 | 226 | 158134841X | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1357754775l/6406649._SX98_.jpg | In this concise, accessible guide, author Christopher Catherwood takes his readers through the history of the faith, educating them about the uniqueness of Christianity from its birth to the diverse, global Evangelical Church we know today. Church History is the perfect place to start for anyone who wants to know where to begin this quest for knowledge. Enjoy discovering more about the lives of men and women from various times and places, not only to better understand the church, but also to know how to live wisely in this age. These are some of the many reasons why history is so important. From those who desire to learn more about their fellow followers of Jesus Christ throughout history to those who want to learn more about church for themselves, this book will test you to dig deeper in your faith. | ||||||||||||||||
76 | 72 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Christian History: An Introduction | McGrath, Alister E. | Wiley-Blackwell | 2013 | 392 | 9781118337806 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356467277l/15869028._SX98_.jpg | A major new introduction to the global history of Christianity, written by one of the world's leading theologians and author of numerous bestselling textbooks. Provides a truly global review by exploring the development of Christianity and related issues in Asia, Latin America and Africa, and not just focusing on Western concerns Spanning more than two millennia and combining elements of theology, history, and culture, it traces the development of all three branches of Christianity - Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox - providing context to Christianity's origins and its links to Judaism Looks beyond denominational history at Christianity's impact on individuals, society, politics, and intellectual thought, as well as on art, architecture, and the natural sciences Combines McGrath's acute historical sensibility with formidable organizational skill, breaking the material down into accessible, self-contained historical periods Offers an accessible and student-oriented text, assuming little or no advance theological or historical knowledge on the part of the reader | ||||||||||||||||
77 | 73 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Early Church | Chadwick, Henry | Penguin Books | 1993 | 320 | 9780140231991 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=cuny9zYbPVIC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centureis AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world. | ||||||||||||||||
78 | 74 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Cambridge History Of Medieval Political Thought C. 350 C. 1450 | Burns, J.H. | Cambridge University Press | 1988 | 818 | 0521243246 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1407109333l/2212805._SX98_.jpg | This volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history of a complex and varied body of ideas over a period of more than one thousand years. A work of both synthesis and assessment, The Cambridge History of Medieval Political Thought presents the results of several decades of critical scholarship in the field, and reflects in its breadth of enquiry precisely that diversity of focus that characterized the medieval sense of the political, preoccupied with universality at some levels, and with almost minute particularity at others. Among the vital questions explored by the distinguished team of contributors are the nature of authority, of justice, of property; the problem of legitimacy, of allegiance, of resistance to the powers that be; the character and functions of law, and the role of custom in maintaining a social structure. | ||||||||||||||||
79 | 75 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Age of Reform, 1250-1550: An Intellectual and Religious History | Ozment, Steven E. | Yale University Press | 1981 | 458 | 9780300027600 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=NQc1XNpeP0EC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | “A masterful . . . intellectual and religious history of late medieval and Reformation Europe.”—Christianity Today "A learned, humane, and expressive book."—Gerald Strauss, Renaissance Quarterly The seeds of the swift and sweeping religious movement that reshaped European thought in the 1500s were sown in the late Middle Ages. In this book, Steven Ozment traces the growth and dissemination of dissenting intellectual trends through three centuries to their explosive burgeoning in the Reformations—both Protestant and Catholic—of the sixteenth century. He elucidates with great clarity the complex philosophical and theological issues that inspired antagonistic schools, traditions, and movements from Aquinas to Calvin. This masterly synthesis of the intellectual and religious history of the period illuminates the impact of late medieval ideas on early modern society. | ||||||||||||||||
80 | 76 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Zwingli and Bullinger | Zwingli, Huldrych | Westminster John Knox Press | 1953 | 364 | 9780664241599 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=-ZSnoryMMEcC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Selections from the writings of Ulrich Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger, two lesser-known church reformers, are contained in this volume. Also included is an account of the life, work, and theology of each of these Swiss reformers of the sixteenth century. Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries. | ||||||||||||||||
81 | 77 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | For God and His People: Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation | d'Aubigné, Jean-Henri Merle | BJU Press | 2011 | 286 | 9781579243999 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387174784l/1171726._SX98_.jpg | For God and His People by Merle d Aubigne is a Christian biography about Ulrich Zwingli (1484 1531) from Switzerland who struggled to reform the church according to the pure precepts of the Word of God. Plots and counterplots, rioting mobs, and the threat of execution confronted Zwingli and his supporters, but through it all he sought to be a faithful shepherd to his flock, knowing that his loyalty must ultimately lie not with kings and princes but was for God and His people." | ||||||||||||||||
82 | 78 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Legacy of Sovereign Joy: the Lives of Augustine, Luther and Calvin | Piper, John | IVP | - | 160 | 9780851119793 | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | 79 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | A History of the Church in England | Moorman, John R.H. | Morehouse Publishing | 1980 | 485 | 9780819214065 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582412190l/725687._SX98_.jpg | This authoritative account of the Church in England covers its history from earliest times to the late twentieth century. Includes chapters on the Roman, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Medieval periods before a description of the Reformation and its effects, the Stuart period, and the Industrial Age, with a final chapter on the modern church through 1972. | ||||||||||||||||
84 | 80 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Reformation in Scotland | Knox, John | Banner of Truth Trust | 1991 | 392 | 9780851513584 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=lSnKzgEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | These pages breathe the spirit of excitement and expectation of an eyewitness and participant in the unfolding drama of the work of God in 16th century Scotland. | ||||||||||||||||
85 | 81 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Printing of the Westminster Confession | Warfield, Benjamin Breckinridge | - | 1905 | 0 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=Jl_5aqqrQUAC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | ||||||||||||||||||
86 | 82 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Practical Works of Richard Baxter: Selected Treatises | Baxter, Richard | Hendrickson Publishers | 2010 | 956 | 9781598565713 | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373223336l/14511807._SX98_.jpg | This edition, The Practical Works of Richard Baxter, is the most complete abridgment of Baxter's 23-volume work and is a treasury of carefully selected sermons and essays that combine the principles of communion with God and the specifics of obedience to God. --from publisher description. | ||||||||||||||||
87 | 83 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Pietists: Selected Writings | Collins | HarperOne | 2006 | 176 | 9780060754709 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=-6wS225cA5cC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | This HarperCollins Spiritual Classic collects the significant writings of the Pietists, whose influence continues to shape Christianity today. "Perfection is nothing other than faith in the Lord Jesus and is not in us or ours but in Christ or of Christ for whose sake we are considered perfect before God and thus his perfection is ours by ascription."––August Hermann Francke Although the movement was relatively brief, the longstanding influence of Pietism reaches many aspects of our intellectual, political and religious culture today. Originating in late sixteenth and early seventeenth–century, Pietism spread to influence Lutheran, Reformed and Wesleyan churches throughout Europe and North America, forever changing the face of Christianity. Preaching, which had previously been dense theological discourse, suddenly became directed toward the moral and religious life of the people in the pew. For the first time, congregants desired to grow their spiritual lives and devotional writing was born. The Pietists' emphasis on conversion through personal religious experience, heartfelt union with Christ, and the importance of Scripture as a guide in spiritual life, are still evident today in churches across the country. This classic collection of writings from the most prominent and important Pietists is essential to understanding our history as a religious people. Foreword by Phyllis Tickle Edited by Emilie Griffin and Peter C. Erb | ||||||||||||||||
88 | 84 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis - Box Set | Lewis, C.S. | HarperOne | 2005 | 2224 | 9780060882280 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=U77mtwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection of his personal letters reveals a unique intellectual journey. The first of a three-volume collection, this volume contains letters from Lewis's boyhood, his army days in World War I, and his early academic life at Oxford. Here we encounter the creative, imaginative seeds that gave birth to some of his most famous works. At age sixteen, Lewis begins writing to Arthur Greeves, a boy his age in Belfast who later becomes one of his most treasured friends. Their correspondence would continue over the next fifty years. In his letters to Arthur, Lewis admits that he has abandoned the Christian faith. "I believe in no religion," he says. "There is absolutely no proof for any of them." Shortly after arriving at Oxford, Lewis is called away to war. Quickly wounded, he returns to Oxford, writing home to describe his thoughts and feelings about the horrors of war as well as the early joys of publication and academic success. In 1929 Lewis writes to Arthur of a friend ship that was to greatly influence his life and writing. "I was up till 2:30 on Monday talking to the Anglo-Saxon professor Tolkien who came back with me to College ... and sat discoursing of the gods and giants & Asgard for three hours ..." Gradually, as Lewis spends time with Tolkien and other friends, he admits in his letters to a change of view on religion. In 1930 he writes, "Whereas once I would have said, 'Shall I adopt Christianity', I now wait to see whether it will adopt me ..." The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Volume I offers an inside perspective to Lewis's thinking during his formative years. Walter Hooper's insightful notes and biographical appendix of all the correspondents make this an irreplaceable reference for those curious about the life and work of one of the most creative minds of the modern era. C. S. Lewis was a prolific letter writer, and his personal correspondence reveals much of his private life, reflections, friendships, and the progress of his thought. This second of a three-volume collection contains the letters Lewis wrote after his conversion to Christianity, as he began a lifetime of serious writing. Lewis corresponded with many of the twentieth century's major literary figures, including J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy Sayers. Here we encounter a surge of letters in response to a new audience of laypeople who wrote to him after the great success of his BBC radio broadcasts during World War II -- talks that would ultimately become his masterwork, Mere Christianity. Volume II begins with C. S. Lewis writing his first major work of literary history, The Allegory of Love, which established him as a scholar with imaginative power. These letters trace his creative journey and recount his new circle of friends, "The Inklings," who meet regularly to share their writing. Tolkien reads aloud chapters of his unfinished The Lord of the Rings, while Lewis shares portions of his first novel, Out of the Silent Planet. Lewis's weekly letters to his brother, Warnie, away serving in the army during World War II, lead him to begin writing his first spiritual work, The Problem of Pain. After the serialization of The Screwtape Letters, the director of religious broadcasting at the BBC approached Lewis and the "Mere Christianity" talks were born. With his new broadcasting career, Lewis was inundated with letters from all over the world. His faithful, thoughtful responses to numerous questions reveal the clarity and wisdom of his theological and intellectual beliefs. Volume II includes Lewis's correspondence with great writers such as Owen Barfield, Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken, and Dom Bede Griffiths. The letters address many of Lewis's interests -- theology, literary criticism, poetry, fantasy, and children's stories -- as well as reveal his relation ships with close friends and family. But what is apparent throughout this volume is how this quiet bachelor professor in England touched the lives of many through an amazing discipline of personal correspondence. Walter Hooper's insightful notes and compre hensive biographical appendix of the correspon dents make this an irreplaceable reference for those curious about the life and work of one of the most creative minds of the modern era. | ||||||||||||||||
89 | 85 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | Henry Alline: Selected Writings | Rawlky, George A. | Paulist Press | 2005 | 343 | 0809103966 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=C1cmVjKK8lYC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Selections from the works of the 18th century Nova Scotian mystic, including the Anti-Traditionalist, Two Mites, Hymns and Spiritual Songs. | ||||||||||||||||
90 | 86 | Thinking as a Christian: Church History | The Making of the New Spirituality | Herrick, James A. | IVP | 2004 | 332 | 9780830832798 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=KzbobUhvpf4C&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | James A. Herrick offers an intellectual history of the New Religious Synthesis, examining the challenges it poses to Judeo-Christian tradition, demonstrating its sources and manifestations in contemporary culture, and questioning its acceptance in church and society. A massive shift in Western religious attitudes has taken place almost without our noticing it. The Judeo-Christian tradition of Western culture has slowly but steadily been eclipsed by a new way of viewing spirituality. This shift has been in the making for some three hundred years. James A. Herrick tells the story of how the old view has been dismantled and a new one created not primarily through academic or institutional channels but by means of popular religious media--books, speeches, magazines and pamphlets, as well as movies, plays, music, radio interviews, television programs and websites. Interest in spirituality increases while participation in institutional religion wanes. Many welcome this evolution of religion. However, few are familiar with its roots, and fewer still have critically examined its prospects. As we stand at a spiritual crossroad, Herrick questions whether we are wise to discard the Western religious tradition and adopt the new spirituality. | ||||||||||||||||
91 | 87 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | Christianity and World Religions: The Challenge of Pluralism | Anderson, Norman | IVP | - | 216 | 9780877849810 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=2PARAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | How does the Christian faith relate to other faiths? Do these other faiths have any place in God's plan of salvation? In what sense is Christianity unique? These questions have challenged many thinkers in recent years, including such writers as John Hick and Hans Kung. Norman Anderson examines their writings alongside the biblical evidence and the beliefs of the major non-Christian religions. He probes difficult questions and does not shrink from controversy. His book provides an important analysis of the uniqueness of the Christian revelation. | ||||||||||||||||
92 | 88 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | Professors Who Believe: The Spiritual Journeys of Christian Faculty | Anderson, Paul M. | IVP | 1999 | 238 | 9780830815999 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=87x3glTIwioC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Often the university is seen as a hothouse of anti-Christian bias. Every other belief system, no matter how exotic, seems to receive more respect and support than historic Christian belief. Yet even in this environment, steadily and certainly, men and women of faith have continued to hold and grow in their confidence in Christ. Here are the stories of twenty-two such Christian faculty, who tell in their own words the difference that Christ has made in their lives and their work. Respected and accomplished in a variety of academic disciplines, these believers have come to a strong understanding of their faith within their professions. They have wrestled with the issues of a complex world and found meaning and purpose through their spiritual journeys. These very personal stories offer thoughtful models of how faith can not only survive but thrive in the university world. | ||||||||||||||||
93 | 89 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | A Tapestry of Faiths | Corduan, Winfried | IVP | 2002 | 248 | 9780830826926 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=rjoRAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | Drawing on his wide experience and knowledge of other religions as they are actually lived, Winfried Corduan helps you sort through the complex tapestry of faiths around the world. | ||||||||||||||||
94 | 90 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in Around the World | Elmer, Duane | IVP | 2002 | 215 | 9780830823093 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=1i3CCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | With the new realities of global interconnectedness comes a greater awareness of cultural diversity from place to place. Besides differences in food and fashion, we face significant contrasts of cultural orientation and patterns of thinking. As we travel across cultures, what should we expect? How do we deal with culture shock? And can we truly connect with those we meet? Experienced cross-cultural specialist Duane Elmer provides a compass for navigating through different cultures. He shows us how to avoid pitfalls and cultural faux pas, as well as how to make the most of opportunities to build cross-cultural relationships. Filled with real-life illustrations and practical exercises, this guide offers the tools needed to reduce apprehension, communicate effectively, and establish genuine trust and acceptance. Above all, Elmer demonstrates how we can avoid being cultural imperialists and instead become authentic ambassadors for Christ. Whether you are embarking on a short-term mission trip or traveling for business or pleasure, this book is both an ideal preparation and a handy companion for your journey. | ||||||||||||||||
95 | 91 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | Handbook of Today's Religions | McDowell, Josh | Here's Life Publishers, Inc. | 1983 | 567 | 086605121X | https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1383265216l/2198076._SX98_.jpg | A clear concise work with insight into and analysis of today's cults, the occult, secular and non-Christian religions. | ||||||||||||||||
96 | 92 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | World Religions: Western Traditions | Oxtoby, Willard G. | Oxford University Press | 1996 | 608 | 9780195407518 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=ag_XAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | This volume is a major introduction the religious traditions of Middle Eastern origin. The substantial chapters on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will stand as definitive surveys for years to come. There are also chapters on Zoroastrianism, Greek and Roman religion, African traditional religion, North American Native traditions, religion in pre-Christian Europe, and New Age spirituality. | ||||||||||||||||
97 | 93 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog | Sire, James W. | IVP | 2004 | 259 | 9780830827800 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=58PsngEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism and the new consciousness.The second edition was updated and expanded to include sections on Marxism and secular humanism, as well as a completely reworked chapter on what is now widely known as New Age philosophy rather than new consciousness. And the third edition offered further updating and revisions, including a thoroughly revised chapter on New Age philosophy and, perhaps most importantly, a new chapter on postmodernism.Now the fourth edition refines the definition of worldview itself, incorporating Sire's thinking and teaching during the past decade. (His recent work is showcased in a new book, Naming the Elephant, also published by IVP.) The Universe Next Door has been translated into several languages and has been used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature. With the publication of the fourth edition, this book will continue to aid students, teachers and anyone who wants to understand the variety of worldviews that compete with Christianity for the allegiance of our minds and hearts. | ||||||||||||||||
98 | 94 | Thinking as a Christian: World Religions | The World's Religions | Smith, Huston | HarperOne | 1991 | 416 | 9780062508119 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=iGvmzNx8KDYC&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&edge=curl&source=gbs_api | Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith′s masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world′s predominant faiths, including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and the native traditions of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Oceania. Emphasising the inner -- rather than institutional -- dimensions of these religions, Smith devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination. | ||||||||||||||||
99 | 95 | Learning the Bible: Bibles | The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, RSV | Metzger, Bruce M. | Oxford University Press | 1977 | 1604 | 9780195283488 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=pKfYAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | For decades, the New Oxford Annotated Bible has been the most widely used study Bible in schools, colleges, seminaries, and universities across the nation, meeting the needs of students of all faiths. One of the most celebrated volumes in Oxford's renowned line of bibles, the RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible features an impressive array of supplementary materials to guide in readers' understanding of the scripture. Outstanding biblical scholarship, affordability, and thousands of satisfied readers have proven that the RSV NOAB is the best ecumenical resource available today. | ||||||||||||||||
100 | 96 | Learning the Bible: Bibles | Classic Thinline Bible-Esv | Bibles, Crossway | Crossway | - | 1120 | 9781581345032 | https://books.google.com/books/content?id=MBcLAAAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=1&source=gbs_api | The top-selling ESV Thinline Bible is ideal for use at home and on-the-go. At less than 1" thick and available in multiple designs, there is a perfect ESV Thinline Bible for everyone. Size: 5.375 x 8.375 8-point type 1,120 pages Less than 1" thick Presentation page Double-column, paragraph format Concordance with over 12,000 references New full-color maps | ||||||||||||||||