Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Paradoxy
Coming to Grips with the Contradictions of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Give to receive. Die to live. Lose to win. Jesus taught such paradoxes, and people listened though these teachings seemed backward to their way of life and the lessons themselves seemed contradictory. But while initially confusing, says Tom Taylor, these paradoxes are the key to contentment, a fuller...
by Neil R. Lightfoot
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
How and when did the books of the Bible originate? In what sense are these books different from other books? How have these books been preserved and transmitted to us? Why do we have so many different translations of the Bible?
How We Got the Bible provides factual, accessible answers to questions...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
The Apostolic Fathers is an important collection of writings revered by early Christians but not included in the final canon of the New Testament. Here a leading expert on these texts offers an authoritative contemporary translation, in the tradition of the magisterial Lightfoot version but thoroughly...
Faith Alone
The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
A leading theologian explains the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone and urges fellow evangelicals to embrace this classic Protestant teaching.
Reading the Apostolic Fathers
A Student's Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The Apostolic Fathers is a critically important collections of texts for studying the first century of Christian history. Here a leading expert on the Apostolic Fathers offers an accessible, up-to-date introduction and companion to these diverse and fascinating writings. This work is easy to use and...
Everyday Wisdom from the Gospels (Ebook Shorts)
Devotional Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
In this unique book, bestselling and beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe carefully selects short statements from the Gospels that have the power to renew your strength, challenge your assumptions, and encourage you in your walk with God.
Sacrilege (Shapevine)
Finding Life in the Unorthodox Ways of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
It is safe to say most Christians do not live like Jesus did, have the same influence on people he had, or draw even the slightest curiosity from the on-looking world. Jesus's ability to woo people to him and win their hearts was directly related to how he challenged their assumptions about religion....
God the Holy Trinity (Beeson Divinity Studies)
Reflections on Christian Faith and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2006
God the Holy Trinity brings together leading scholars from diverse theological perspectives to reflect on various theological and practical aspects of the core Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Throughout, the contributors highlight the trinitarian shape of spiritual formation. The esteemed lineup...
Deep Like Me
(Or Another Failed Attempt to Walk on Water)
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2011
Following Jesus is more complex and challenging than anybody expects when they start out on the journey. It's not just attending church, reading your Bible, and minding your Ps and Qs; it is an adventure filled with wonder and difficulty, with unlearning and relearning. In Deep Like Me, pastor Rick...
God's Many-Splendored Image
Theological Anthropology for Christian Formation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
What does it mean to be a human being made in the image of God? This book makes the case that the divine image can be seen in not just one or two aspects of human identity but in all of them. The author, a specialist in early Christianity, reveals the light that leading theologians of the early church...
The Story of Jesus in History and Faith
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Many books are available on the historical Jesus, but few address issues that are critically central to Christian faith--namely, Jesus as resurrected Lord, Christ, and Son of God. This comprehensive introduction to the study of the historical Jesus takes both scholarship and Christian faith seriously.
Leading...
Beyond Charity
The Call to Christian Community Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1993
A powerful call to action to bring reconciliation and restoration to broken communities.
Restoring At-Risk Communities
Doing It Together and Doing It Right
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
This comprehensive handbook to urban ministry introduces and shows how to implement a Christian community development program.
Practicing the King's Economy
Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, and Give
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The church in the West is rediscovering the fact that God cares deeply for the poor. More and more, churches and individual Christians are looking for ways to practice economic discipleship, but it's hard to make progress when we are blind to our own entanglement in our culture's idolatrous economic...