Author: Rex A. Koivisto
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1556359470
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 429
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One Lord, One Faith is a plea and plan to re-envision the Church as a broad, cross-denominational community with a shared faith in the Christ of the Gospel. It both affirms the place and inevitability of individual denominational traditions, and also provides a grid from which to distinguish those denominational traditions from the core of historical orthodoxy shared by the entire Christian community. The book seeks to distinguish denominationalism from sectarianism, and identifies sectarianism as the true enemy of historic catholicity.
Author: Larry W. Hurtado
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567089878
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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The classic and ground-breaking work in Christology, with extensive new introduction, evaluating the most recent developments in current scholarship.
Author: John A. Lynn, II
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983604228
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Indeed, the question of the identity of Jesus Christ is the most important theological issue of all human history. This volume carefully re-examines the biblical evidence in light of modern textual research and a thorough survey of scholarly opinion, arguing that the biblically accurate answer to the question of his identity is provided by Peter, John, Mary, Paul, and other first-century believers.
Author: John Anthony McGuckin
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897240
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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"Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that ultimately provoked the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. In this volume covering the first half of the article in the Nicene Creed on God the Son, John Anthony McGuckin shows how it countered these two errant poles by equally stressing Jesus' authentic humanity (that is, his fleshliness and real embodiment in space and time) and his spiritual glory or full divinity. One cottage industry among some historical theologians, he notes, has been to live in a fever of conspiracy theory where orthodox oppressors dealt heavy-handedly with poor heretics. Or the picture is painted of ancient grassroots inclusivists being suppressed by establishment elites. The reality was far from such romantic notions. It was in fact the reverse. The church who denounced these errors did so in the name of a greater inclusivity based on common sense and common education. The debate was conducted generations before Christian bishops could ever call on the assistance of secular power to enforce their views. Establishing the creeds was not a reactionary movement of censorship but rather one concerned with the deepest aspects of quality control. Ultimately, what was and is at stake is not fussy dogmatism but the central gospel message of God's stooping "down in mercy to enter the life of his creatures and share their sorrows with them. He has lifted up the weak and the broken to himself, and he healed their pain by abolishing their alienation."
Author: Robert Gee HUNT
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Author: George Washington Doane
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Author: Cortlandt Van Rensselaer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apostolic succession
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Author: U.S. Catholic Church
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 030795370X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 849
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Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.
Author: Ronald E. Richardson
Publisher: Hybrid Global Publishing
ISBN: 1957013699
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Attorney Ronald E. Richardson’s real passion is his faith in Jesus Christ aka Yeshua HaMashiach. His obsession with man’s inability to come to terms with the concept of being created to be God in the flesh has led him to publish his first book, Oneness With God: A Christian Attorney’s Analysis of What It Means to be Created in the Image and After the Likeness of God in 2006 with Beckham Publications Group, Inc. He was the first recipient of the Agape Gospel Academy literary award presented at the Apollo Theater in February, 2007. Since then, Richardson has embarked on a further theological exploration into the mysteries of God to be examined in his Revised Edition. Richardson, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has decided to revise his current publication by inserting additional material and insight. In the revised edition described here, he modifies some of the content in the 2006 edition; he expounds upon new interpretations of scripture that will amaze and excite even the most ardent Christians and prepares the reader for the expansion of theme he will explore in the new title. Ron Richardson is convinced that God is orchestrating the timeliness and uniqueness of his vision; the substantial readership audience that exists for his platform, and his ability to captivate that audience by pursuing various marketing platform strategies. To be sure, the Association of American Publishers showed a year-to-date increase in the religion category of 2.9% in 2010. That survey does not include book club sales, organization sales, and other non-traditional distribution efforts not generally counted. Richardson sees his typical reader as a combination of the average worshiper seeking a more intimate relationship with his God; the professional and student scholar who are committed to improving their understanding of the Holy scriptures and the unsaved among mankind who seek an introduction to their Creator God and His unconditional love.
Author: Andrew Kloes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190936878
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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Historians of modern German culture and church history refer to "the Awakening movement" (die Erweckungsbewegung) to describe a period in the history of German Protestantism between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the Revolution of 1848. "The Awakening" was the last major nationwide Protestant reform and revival movement to occur in Germany. This book analyzes numerous primary sources from the era of the Awakening and synthesizes the current state of German scholarship for an English-speaking audience. It examines the Awakening as a product of the larger social changes that were re-shaping German society during the early decades of the nineteenth century. Theologically, Awakened Protestants were traditionalists. They affirmed religious doctrines that orthodox Protestants had professed since the confessional statements of the Reformation-era. Awakened Protestants rejected the changes that Enlightenment thought had introduced into Protestant theology and preaching since the mid-eighteenth century. However, Awakened Protestants were also themselves distinctly modern. Their efforts to spread their religious beliefs were successful because of the new political freedoms and economic opportunities that the Enlightenment had introduced. These social conditions gave German Protestants new means and abilities to pursue their religious goals. Awakened Protestants were leaders in the German churches and in the universities. They used their influence to found many voluntary organizations for evangelism, in Germany and abroad. They also established many institutions to ameliorate the living conditions of those in poverty. Adapting Protestantism to modern society in these ways was the most original and innovative aspect of the Awakening movement.
