Apologist (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 73)

Apologist (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 73)
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Publisher : CUA Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9780813211732
ISBN-13 : 0813211735
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Apologist (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 73) by : Saint John Chrysostom

Apologist is the English translation of two of Chrysostom's treatises, written about 378 and 382, aimed at provoking the divinity of Jesus Christ.

Will Not Return Void

Will Not Return Void
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : 9781666713039
ISBN-13 : 1666713031
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Will Not Return Void by : John Allen Dearing

When one considers the early Christian church, one is immediately struck by the exponential growth that the church experienced. The inevitable question one must ask when considering the early church’s rapid rate of growth is: How did it happen? While social forces, plagues, politics, and ideology competitions were certainly factors in the growth of Christianity, one would be remiss not to consider the methodology behind the considerable evangelistic effort made by the patristic church. This dissertation analyzes the use of Scripture in the apologetic and evangelistic writings produced by Christian leaders within the Greek patristic tradition and their belief that Scripture was the primary tool given by God for the conversion of souls.

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781351474214
ISBN-13 : 1351474219
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sign of the Cross by : Daniel Rancour-Laferriere

This book presents a unique effort to create a new understanding of the Christian sign of the cross. At its core, it traces the conscious and unconscious influence of this visual symbol through time. What began as the crucifixion of a Jewish troublemaker in Roman-occupied Judea in the first century eventually gave rise to a broad spectrum of readings of the instrument used to accomplish such a punishment, a cross. The author argues that Jesus was a provocative, grandiose masochist whose suffering and death initially signified redemption for believers. This idea gradually morphed into a Christian sense of freedom to persecute and wage war against non-believers, however, as can be seen in the Crusades ("wars of the cross"). Many believers even construed the murder of their savior as a crime perpetrated by "the Jews," and this paranoid notion culminated in the mass murder of European Jews under the sign of the Nazi hooked cross (Hakenkreuz). Rancour-Laferriere's book is expertly written and argued; it will be readable to a large audience because it touches on many areas of controversy, interest, and scholarship. The work is critical, but not unfair; it employs psychoanalysis, art history (the study of the symbol of the cross in works of art), religion and religious texts, and world history generally. The interweaving of these various themes is what gives this work its ability to draw in readers-and will ultimately be what keeps the reader interested through the conclusion.

Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 1, To 1500)

Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 1, To 1500)
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Publisher : Crossway
Total Pages : 510
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ISBN-10 : 9781433519949
ISBN-13 : 1433519941
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Christian Apologetics Past and Present (Volume 1, To 1500) by : William Edgar

An unprecedented anthology of apologetics texts with selections from the first century AD through the Middle Ages. Includes introductory material, timelines, maps, footnotes, and discussion questions. The apostle Peter tells us always to be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks us to account for our hope as Christians (1 Peter 3:15). While the gospel message remains the same, such arguments will look different from one age to another. In the midst of a recent revival in the field of apologetics, few things could be more useful than an acquaintance with some of these arguments for the Christian belief through the ages. This first of two proposed volumes features primary source documents from the time of the early church (100-400) and the Middle Ages (400-1500). Featured apologists include Aristides, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, and Thomas Aquinas. The authors provide a preface to each major historical section, with a timeline and a map, then an introduction to each apologist. Each primary source text is followed by questions for reflection or discussion purposes.

A Century of Miracles

A Century of Miracles
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9780199367412
ISBN-13 : 0199367418
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis A Century of Miracles by : Harold Allen Drake

The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle: Constantine's famous Vision of the Cross at one end and Theodosius' victory bearing prayer at the other. In this book, historian H. A. Drake shows how miracles in this century forever altered the way Christians, pagans, and Jews understood themselves and each other.

The Line Through the Heart

The Line Through the Heart
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781684516285
ISBN-13 : 1684516285
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Line Through the Heart by : J. Budziszewski

Why do we demand happiness on terms that make happiness impossible? And what can we do about it? Acclaimed philosopher J. Budziszewski addresses these questions in the brilliantly persuasive book The Line Through the Heart, finding the answers in the natural law. The journey of exploration takes us through politics, religion, ethics, law, philosophy, and more, with Budziszewski as expert guide. While investigating the natural law and its implications, Budziszewski boldly confronts a wide range of contemporary issues, offering a newly integrated view of abortion, evolution, euthanasia, capital punishment, runaway courts, and the ersatz state religion built in the name of religious toleration. Written in Budziszewski's usual crystalline style, The Line Through the Heart shows that natural law is a matter of concern not merely to scholars but to everyone, for it touches how each of us lives, and how all of us live together. His profound examination of this subject helps us make sense of why habits that run against our nature have become second nature, and why our world seems to be going mad.

The Emperor Julian

The Emperor Julian
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 0853233764
ISBN-13 : 9780853233763
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Emperor Julian by : Samuel N. C. Lieu

This collection makes available in English for the first time the panegyric of Claudius Mamertinus (Panegyrici Latini XI/3), a substantial part of the treatise of John Chrysostom on St Babylas and against Julian (de S. Babyla c. Julianum et gentiles XIV-XIX), and Emphrem Syrus' Hymns Against Julian.

From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views

From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9781134871193
ISBN-13 : 1134871198
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis From Constantine to Julian: Pagan and Byzantine Views by : Samuel Lieu

Provides students with important source material covering an age of major transition in Europe - the establishment of Rome as a Christian empire. Most of the material was previously unavailable in English.

Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom

Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom
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Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781451473056
ISBN-13 : 1451473052
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom by : Demetrios E. Tonias

Demetrios Tonias's Abraham in the Works of John Chrysostom is the first comprehensive examination of John Chrysostom's view of the patriarch Abraham. By analyzing the full range of references to Abraham in Chrysostom's work, Tonias reveals the ways in which Chrysostom used Abraham as a model of philosophical and Christian virtue, familial devotion, philanthropy, and obedient faith.

Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith

Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9789004211056
ISBN-13 : 9004211055
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith by : Gabriela Signori

The history of influence of the old testamentary Maccabees is the focus of the essays collected in this book, which extend thematically and chronologically from the cult of martyrs in late antiquity to the time of the modern wars of liberation.