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Author |
: Douglas M. Jones |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 330 |
Release |
: 2013-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781621896692 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1621896692 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dismissing Jesus by : Douglas M. Jones
What is the way of the cross? Why does it create resistance? How do we answer objections to it? The revival of interest in Christ's kingdom and radical discipleship has produced a wave of discussions, but sometimes those discussions are scattered. This book aims to pull together in one place the core claims of the way of the cross. It aims to examine the deeply cherished assumptions that hinder us from hearing Jesus's call. When we do that, we'll see that the gospel of Christ is not primarily about getting into heaven or about living a comfortable, individually pious, middle-class life. It is about being free from the ancient, pervasive, and delightful oppression of Mammon in order to create a very different community, the church, an alternative city-kingdom here and now on earth by means of living and celebrating the way of the cross--the reign of joyful weakness, renunciation, self-denial, sharing, foolishness, community, and love overcoming evil.
Author |
: D. Bruce Lockerbie |
Publisher |
: Baker Publishing Group (MI) |
Total Pages |
: 264 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015039045052 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dismissing God by : D. Bruce Lockerbie
A discussion of more than twenty leading writers who challenged God, exploring the nature of their quarrel with God and how it takes shape in their work.
Author |
: Scott Sauls |
Publisher |
: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2015-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781496403834 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1496403835 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jesus Outside the Lines by : Scott Sauls
Whether the issue of the day on Twitter, Facebook, or cable news is our sexuality, political divides, or the perceived conflict between faith and science, today’s media pushes each one of us into a frustrating clash between two opposing sides. Polarizing, us-against-them discussions divide us and distract us from thinking clearly and communicating lovingly with others. Scott Sauls, like many of us, is weary of the bickering and is seeking a way of truth and beauty through the conflicts. Jesus Outside the Lines presents Jesus as this way. Scott shows us how the words and actions of Jesus reveal a response that does not perpetuate the destructive fray. Jesus offers us a way forward—away from harshness, caricatures, and stereotypes. In Jesus Outside the Lines, you will experience a fresh perspective of Jesus, who will not (and should not) fit into the sides.
Author |
: Charles Templeton |
Publisher |
: McClelland & Stewart |
Total Pages |
: 278 |
Release |
: 2011-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781551994499 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1551994496 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Farewell to God by : Charles Templeton
For more than twenty years, Charles Templeton was a major figure in the church in Canada and the United States. During the 1950s, he and Billy Graham were the two most successful exponents of mass evangelism in North America. Templeton spoke nightly to stadium crowds of up to thirty thousand people. However, increasing doubts about the validity of the Old Testament and the teachings of the Christian church finally brought about a crisis in his faith and in 1957 he resigned from the ministry. In Farewell to God, Templeton speaks out about his reasons for the abandonment of his faith. In straightforward language, Templeton deals with such subjects as the Creation fable, racial prejudice in the Bible, the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus’ alienation from his family, the second-class status of women in the church, the mystery of evil, the illusion that prayer works, why there is suffering and death, and the loss of faith in God. He concludes with a positive personal statement: “I Believe.”
Author |
: Zack Hunt |
Publisher |
: MennoMedia, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 215 |
Release |
: 2019-03-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781513804170 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1513804170 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Unraptured by : Zack Hunt
Are you rapture ready? As a teenager in the buckle of the Bible Belt, Zack Hunt was convinced the rapture would happen at any moment. Being ready meant never missing church, never sinning, and always listening to Christian radio. But when the rapture didn’t happen, Hunt’s tightly wound faith began to fray. If he had been wrong about the rapture, what else about his faith might not hold water? Part memoir, part tour of the apocalypse, and part call to action, Unraptured traces how the church’s focus on escaping to heaven has it mired in decay. Teetering on the brink of irrelevancy in a world rocked by refugee crises, climate change, war and rumors of war, the church cannot afford to focus on the end times instead of following Jesus in the here and now. Unraptured uses these signs of the times to help readers reorient their understanding of the gospel around loving and caring for the least of these.
Author |
: John W. Loftus |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1839193069 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781839193064 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Case Against Miracles by : John W. Loftus
For as long as the idea of "miracles" has been in the public sphere, the conversation about them has been shaped exclusively by religious apologists and Christian leaders. The definitions for what a miracles are have been forged by the same men who fought hard to promote their own beliefs as fitting under that umbrella. It's time for a change. Enter John W. Loftus, an atheist author who has earned three master's degrees from Lincoln Christian Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Loftus, a former student of noted Christian apologist William Lane Craig, got some of the biggest names in the field to contribute to this book, which represents a critical analysis of the very idea of miracles. Incorporating his own thoughts along with those of noted academics, philosophers, and theologians, Loftus is able to properly define "miracle" and then show why there's no reason to believe such a thing even exists. Addressing every single issue that touches on miracles in a thorough and academic manner, this compilation represents the most extensive look at the phenomenon ever displayed through the lens of an ardent nonbeliever. If you've ever wondered exactly what a miracle is, or doubted whether they exist, then this book is for you.
Author |
: Paul Verhoeven |
Publisher |
: Seven Stories Press |
Total Pages |
: 363 |
Release |
: 2011-11-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781609800772 |
ISBN-13 |
: 160980077X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jesus of Nazareth by : Paul Verhoeven
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is the Jesus of the miracles, gone the son of God, gone the weaver of arcane parables whose meanings are obscure. In their place Verhoeven gives us his vision of Jesus as a complete man, someone who was changed by events, the leader of a political movement, and, perhaps most importantly, someone who, in his speeches and sayings, introduced a new ethic in which the embrace of human contradictions transcends the mechanics of value and worth that had defined the material world before Jesus. "The Romans saw [Jesus] as an insurrectionist, what today is often called a terrorist. It is very likely there were ‘wanted’ posters of him on the gates of Jerusalem. He was dangerous because he was proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven, but this wasn’t the Kingdom of Heaven as we think of it now, some spectral thing in the future, up in the sky. For Jesus, the Kingdom of Heaven was a very tangible thing. Something that was already present on Earth, in the same way that Che Guevara proclaimed Marxism as the advent of world change. If you were totalitarian rulers, running an occupation like the Romans, this was troubling talk, and that was why Jesus was killed." —Paul Verhoeven, from profile by Mark Jacobson in New York Magazine
Author |
: Ken Blanchard |
Publisher |
: Thomas Nelson Inc |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2008-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400314201 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400314208 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lead Like Jesus by : Ken Blanchard
Learn how to lead like Jesus, whether in the home, the church, the community, or the marketplace; moving not only from success to significance but taking a step beyond significance--surrender.
Author |
: Chelsen Vicari |
Publisher |
: Charisma Media |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2014-09-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781629980218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1629980218 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Distortion by : Chelsen Vicari
Distortion arms conservative Christians with Scripture, historic Christian teaching, and social science that specifically addresses the challenges confronting our country—especially the youth—in a culture increasingly hostile to truth and love.
Author |
: Francis J. Moloney |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 247 |
Release |
: 2004-08-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781592447930 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1592447937 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Signs and Shadows by : Francis J. Moloney
Moloney offers a close reading of the crucial middle section of the Gospel of John, taking the reader on a journey as Jesus' ministry unfolds. Among events dealt with are Jesus' walk on the Sea of Galilee, the description of the Good Shepherd, and the resurrection of Lazarus. The present volume represents the continuation of Moloney's ongoing narrative commentary on the Gospel, a sequel to his earlier 'Belief in the Word', which focused on chapters 1-4.