Ivp Academic imprint: 445 books
Recovering the Scandal of the Cross
Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
For the first-century Roman world the cross was first and foremost an instrument of shameful and violent execution. But early Christians, who had seen their world upended by the atoning power of the cross of Christ, came to view it in an entirely different light. Deeply scandalous, it was paradoxically...
Missional God, Missional Church
Hope for Re-evangelizing the West
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
"As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21). With the reality of broad-scale secularization in the West and the attendant cloud of insignificance hanging over the church, is there any hope for the re-evangelization of the West? In this comprehensive theology of mission, Ross...
A Missional Orthodoxy
Theology and Ministry in a Post-Christian Context
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
A Missional Orthodoxy
Intergenerational Christian Formation
Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community and Worship
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
"One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts." —Psalm 145:4 Most churches and faith communities segment their ministries by age and generation. The kids go to children’s church, the teens go to youth group. Worship services are geared toward different...
Delivered from the Elements of the World
Atonement, Justification, Mission
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Delivered from the Elements of the Worldtheeverything**must
by Wayne A. Grudem
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
In 1 Peter, explains Wayne Grudem, readers are encouraged to grow in their trust in God and their obedience to him throughout their lives, but especially when they suffer. "Here is a brief and very clear summary both of the consolations and instructions needful for the encouragement and direction...
by John Stott
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
"The followers of Jesus are to different," writes John Stott, "different from both the nominal church and the secular world, different from both the religious and the irreligious. The Sermon on the Mount is the most complete delineation anywhere in the New Testament of the Christian...
by J. Alec Motyer
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
As a good communicator, James addressed his readers directly and pointedly with vivid images from ordinary life and attention-gripping statements. This rich exposition brings James's letter to life for today's reader. Alec Motyer is himself gripped by James's energy and concern for practical Christianity.The...
Do We Need the New Testament?
Letting the Old Testament Speak for Itself
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Do we need the Old Testament? That's a familiar question, often asked. But as an Old Testament scholar, John Goldingay turns that question on its head: Do we need the New Testament? What's new about the New Testament? After all, the Old Testament was the only Bible Jesus and the disciples knew. Jesus...
A Little Book for New Theologians
Why and How to Study Theology
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Whenever we read, think, hear or say anything about God, we are doing theology. Yet theology isn't just a matter of what we think. It affects who we are. In the tradition of Helmut Thielicke's A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Kelly Kapic offers a concise introduction to the study of theology...
by Edmund P. Clowney
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2014
The message of Peter's first letter turned the world upside-down for his readers. He saw the people of the young church of the first century as strangers, aliens who were only temporary residents, travelers heading for their native land. Peter speaks to our own pilgrimage when he tells of suffering...
by Derek Kidner
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2016
The Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
The Love of God
A Canonical Model
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
The Love of God
The Mission of God
Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
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