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Author |
: Jonathan Cobb |
Publisher |
: Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 551 |
Release |
: 2021-09-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781788854733 |
ISBN-13 |
: 178885473X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Sword for Christ by : Jonathan Cobb
The fifteen-year period between 1645 and 1660 was one of the most dynamic in British history, during which the republican Commonwealth and Cromwellian Protectorate attempted to create a new type of 'Godly' state after the execution of Charles I. Drawing on the latest research and established sources, as well as the works and diaries of contemporaries such as John Evelyn, Lucy Hutchinson and Samuel Pepys, A Sword for Christ offers a new and stimulating perspective on these extraordinary years. Key personalities such as Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Marquis of Argyll, Charles II and, of course, Oliver Cromwell himself – one of the most contentious figures in history – are re-appraised and brought vividly to life. In addition to exploring the religious and political debates which shaped the era and the military culture which defined it, the book also considers how society was profoundly affected by the upheaval caused by the civil wars; the relations between what was essentially an English republic and its Irish and Scottish neighbours; and the ethos of the New Model Army and the navy.
Author |
: John Dear |
Publisher |
: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 2008-07-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780802863577 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802863574 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Put Down Your Sword by : John Dear
Few books on the market share not only a vision of Jesus' nonviolence but also ways of actuallyliving out that same vision today. Who better to write such a work than Father John Dear, an internationally known peacemaker? Put Down Your Sword invites us into Jesus' way of nonviolence as presented by the Gospels. Arguing that all Christians must follow Christ's example in the ways of peace, Dear outlines the many actions he himself has taken following the path of nonviolence, modeling his own vision of peace in this turbulent world. First sharing his convictions and insights about the nonviolence of Jesus, the Beatitudes, the nature of God, and the mystery of the resurrection, Dear goes on to relate stories from the various protests in which he has been involved. Journal entries from missions to India and Colombia offer a poignant backdrop for his impassioned argument. Dear also profiles the peacemakers he finds most inspiring, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Henri Nouwen to Joan Baez. Finally, he reflects on care for the earth, the teachings of Thomas Merton, and the vision of a new world without war, poverty, or violence.
Author |
: Preston M. Sprinkle |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1434704920 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781434704924 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fight by : Preston M. Sprinkle
In a world of violence, how can Christians live out Jesus' command to "love our enemies"? New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle challenges us to consider a biblical response to violence.
Author |
: Daniel Philpott |
Publisher |
: Law and Christianity |
Total Pages |
: 537 |
Release |
: 2018-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108425308 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108425305 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Under Caesar's Sword by : Daniel Philpott
The first systematic global study of how Christians respond to persecution, presenting new research by leading scholars of global Christianity.
Author |
: James Carroll |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 774 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0618219080 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780618219087 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Constantine's Sword by : James Carroll
A rare book that combines searing passion with a subject that has affected all of our lives. "Chicago Tribune" Novelist, cultural critic, and former priest James Carroll marries history with memoir as he maps the two-thousand-year course of the Church s battle against Judaism and faces the crisis of faith it has sparked in his own life. Fascinating, brave, and sometimes infuriating ("Time"), this dark history is more than a chronicle of religion. It is the central tragedy of Western civilization, its fault lines reaching deep into our culture to create a deeply felt work ("San Francisco Chronicle") as Carroll wrangles with centuries of strife and tragedy to reach a courageous and affecting reckoning with difficult truths."
Author |
: Moyer V. Hubbard |
Publisher |
: Baker Academic |
Total Pages |
: 381 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781441237095 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1441237097 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Christianity in the Greco-Roman World by : Moyer V. Hubbard
Background becomes foreground in Moyer Hubbard's creative introduction to the social and historical setting for the letters of the Apostle Paul to churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Hubbard begins each major section with a brief narrative featuring a fictional character in one of the great cities of that era. Then he elaborates on various aspects of the cultural setting related to each particular vignette, discussing the implications of those venues for understanding Paul's letters and applying their message to our lives today. Addressing a wide array of cultural and traditional issues, Hubbard discusses: • religion and superstition • education, philosophy, and oratory • urban society • households and family life in the Greco-Roman world This work is based on the premise that the better one understands the historical and social context in which the New Testament (and Paul's letters) was written, the better one will understand the writings of the New Testament themselves. Passages become clearer, metaphors deciphered, and images sharpened. Teachers, students, and laypeople alike will appreciate Hubbard's unique, illuminating, and well-researched approach to the world of the early church.
Author |
: Stephen J. Wellum |
Publisher |
: Crossway |
Total Pages |
: 475 |
Release |
: 2016-11-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781433517860 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1433517868 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis God the Son Incarnate by : Stephen J. Wellum
Nothing is more important than what a person believes about Jesus Christ. To understand Christ correctly is to understand the very heart of God, Scripture, and the gospel. To get to the core of this belief, this latest volume in the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series lays out a systematic summary of Christology from philosophical, biblical, and historical perspectives—concluding that Jesus Christ is God the Son incarnate, both fully divine and fully human. Readers will learn to better know, love, trust, and obey Christ—unashamed to proclaim him as the only Lord and Savior. Part of the Foundations of Evangelical Theology series.
Author |
: Philip Jenkins |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2011-10-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062098559 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062098551 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Laying Down the Sword by : Philip Jenkins
Commands to kill, to commit ethnic cleansing, to institutionalize segregation, to hate and fear other races and religions—all are in the Bible, and all occur with a far greater frequency than in the Qur’an. But fanaticism is no more hard-wired in Christianity than it is in Islam. In Laying Down the Sword, “one of America’s best scholars of religion” (The Economist) explores how religions grow past their bloody origins, and delivers a fearless examination of the most violent verses of the Bible and an urgent call to read them anew in pursuit of a richer, more genuine faith. Christians cannot engage with neighbors and critics of other traditions—nor enjoy the deepest, most mature embodiment of their own faith—until they confront the texts of terror in their heritage. Philip Jenkins identifies the “holy amnesia” that, while allowing scriptural religions to grow and adapt, has demanded a nearly wholesale suppression of the Bible’s most aggressive passages, leaving them dangerously dormant for extremists to revive in times of conflict. Jenkins lays bare the whole Bible, without compromise or apology, and equips us with tools for reading even the most unsettling texts, from the slaughter of the Canaanites to the alarming rhetoric of the book of Revelation. Laying Down the Sword presents a vital framework for understanding both the Bible and the Qur’an, gives Westerners a credible basis for interaction and dialogue with Islam, and delivers a powerful model for how a faith can grow from terror to mercy.
Author |
: Stephen P. DeLallo |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 310 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0935952519 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780935952513 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sword of Christendom by : Stephen P. DeLallo
Author |
: Peter Walpot |
Publisher |
: The Plough Publishing House |
Total Pages |
: 103 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780874868784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0874868785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Christian and the Sword by : Peter Walpot