Christianity Pure and Simple

Christianity Pure and Simple
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1933184078
ISBN-13 : 9781933184074
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Christianity Pure and Simple by : Dwight Longenecker

Basic Christianity

Basic Christianity
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9780830850792
ISBN-13 : 0830850791
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Basic Christianity by : John Stott

Who is Jesus Christ, and what does it mean for us? John Stott's classic book, with updated language and study questions, examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. With thoughtful, pastoral guidance Stott presents a biblical portrait of Christ and the evidence that supports it. He then considers our need for salvation, how we should respond to the gospel, and what it looks like to live as a Christian.

Pure

Pure
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Publisher : Atria Books
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781501124822
ISBN-13 : 150112482X
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Pure by : Linda Kay Klein

In Pure, Linda Kay Klein uses a potent combination of journalism, cultural commentary, and memoir to take us “inside religious purity culture as only one who grew up in it can” (Gloria Steinem) and reveals the devastating effects evangelical Christianity’s views on female sexuality has had on a generation of young women. In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls—resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—and trapped them in a cycle of shame. This is the sex education Linda Kay Klein grew up with. Fearing being marked a Jezebel, Klein broke up with her high school boyfriend because she thought God told her to and took pregnancy tests despite being a virgin, terrified that any sexual activity would be punished with an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. When the youth pastor of her church was convicted of sexual enticement of a twelve-year-old girl, Klein began to question purity-based sexual ethics. She contacted young women she knew, asking if they were coping with the same shame-induced issues she was. These intimate conversations developed into a twelve-year quest that took her across the country and into the lives of women raised in similar religious communities—a journey that facilitated her own healing and led her to churches that are seeking a new way to reconcile sexuality and spirituality. Pure is “a revelation... Part memoir and part journalism, Pure is a horrendous, granular, relentless, emotionally true account" (The Cut) of society’s larger subjugation of women and the role the purity industry played in maintaining it. Offering a prevailing message of resounding hope and encouragement, “Pure emboldens us to escape toxic misogyny and experience a fresh breath of freedom” (Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising).

More Christianity

More Christianity
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Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1931709351
ISBN-13 : 9781931709354
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis More Christianity by : Dwight Longenecker

For any Catholic who enjoyed Mere Christianity, the classic book by C. S. Lewis, this is the Catholic response you've been waiting for. For any Protestant, it's a perfect way to get to know what Catholic Christians really believe about Mary, the papacy, the Mass, Purgatory, the Communion of Saints, and so on -- and why they believe it.

Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity
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Publisher : Zondervan
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780060652883
ISBN-13 : 0060652888
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Mere Christianity by : C. S. Lewis

A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of Lewis's books. Uncovers common ground upon which all Christians can stand together.

Christian Minimalism

Christian Minimalism
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Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9781640653894
ISBN-13 : 1640653899
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Christian Minimalism by : Becca Ehrlich

"Ehrlich’s insightful self-help guide will resonate with Christians wishing to streamline an overstuffed life."—Publishers Weekly Logically, we all know our purpose in life is not wrapped up in accumulating possessions, wealth, power, and prestige—Jesus is very clear about that—but society tells us otherwise. Christian Minimalism attempts to cut through our assumptions and society’s lies about what life should look like and invites readers into a life that Jesus calls us to live: one lived intentionally, free of physical, spiritual, and emotional clutter. Written by a woman who simplified her own life and practices these principles daily, this book gives readers a fresh perspective on how to live out God’s grace for us in new and exciting ways and live out our faith in a way that is deeply satisfying.

Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God

Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God
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Publisher : DigiCat
Total Pages : 66
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ISBN-10 : EAN:8596547198086
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Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God by : C. S. Lewis

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God" by C. S. Lewis. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Simply Christian

Simply Christian
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Publisher : Zondervan
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9780061920622
ISBN-13 : 0061920622
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Simply Christian by : N. T. Wright

Why is justice fair? Why are so many people pursuing spirituality? Why do we crave relationship? And why is beauty so beautiful? N. T. Wright argues that each of these questions takes us into the mystery of who God is and what he wants from us. For two thousand years Christianity has claimed to answer these mysteries, and this renowned biblical scholar and Anglican bishop shows that it still does today. Like C. S. Lewis did in his classic Mere Christianity, Wright makes the case for Christian faith from the ground up, assuming that the reader is starting from ground zero with no predisposition to and perhaps even some negativity toward religion in general and Christianity in particular. His goal is to describe Christianity in as simple and accessible, yet hopefully attractive and exciting, a way as possible, both to say to outsides ÔYou might want to look at this further,Ö and to say to insiders ÔYou may not have quite understood this bit clearly yet.Ö

Plain Theology for Plain People

Plain Theology for Plain People
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Publisher : Lexham Press
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 9781683590668
ISBN-13 : 168359066X
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Plain Theology for Plain People by : Charles Octavius Boothe

Everyday Christians need practical and accessible theology. In this handbook first published in 1890, Charles Octavius Boothe simply and beautifully lays out the basics of theology for common people. "Before the charge 'know thyself,'" Boothe wrote, "ought to come the far greater charge, 'know thy God.'" He brought the heights of academic theology down to everyday language, and he helps us do the same today. Plain Theology for Plain People shows that evangelicalism needs the wisdom and experience of African American Christians. Walter R. Strickland II reintroduces this forgotten masterpiece for today. Lexham Classics are beautifully typeset new editions of classic works. Each book has been carefully transcribed from the original texts, ensuring an accurate representation of the writing as the author intended it to be read.

Your God is Too Glorious

Your God is Too Glorious
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Publisher : New Reformation Publications
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781948969819
ISBN-13 : 1948969815
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Your God is Too Glorious by : Chad Bird

Most of us are regular people who have good days and bad days. Our lives are radically ordinary and unexciting. That means they're the kind of lives God gets excited about. While the world worships beauty and power and wealth, God hides his glory in the simple, the mundane, the foolish, working in unawesome people, things, and places.In our day of celebrity worship and online posturing, this is a refreshing, even transformative way of understanding God and our place in his creation. It urges us to treasure a life of simplicity, to love those whom the world passes by, to work for God's glory rather than our own. And it demonstrates that God has always been the Lord of the cross--a Savior who hides his grace in unattractive, inglorious places.Your God Is Too Glorious reminds readers that while a quiet life may look unimpressive to the world, it's the regular, everyday people that God tends to use to do his most important work.