Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Care of Souls
Revisioning Christian Nurture and Counsel
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1998
A practicing psychologist explores the church's role in "soul care," advocating a counseling method that anchors modern therapy in timeless biblical principles.
by Patricia A. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
For counselors, pastors, women's ministry leaders, and any Christian woman who wants a user-friendly quick reference guide to Scripture, here is an essential resource! Scripture passages are conveniently gathered under ninety topics that concern today's women, including adoption, birth control, career,...
by Edith Schaeffer
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Edith Schaeffer comes directly to grips with the eternal question of why we face suffering and affliction in this life, showing us how to trust in God alone for comfort.
The Healing Power of Prayer
The Surprising Connection between Prayer and Your Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
Prayer can heal you. It's not just hype or hope or a spiritual cliché.There is actual scientific evidence to support this. Recent medical and psychological studies claim that prayer can relieve stress, improve attitudes, and mend bodies. Prayer generates peace, power, and health-a triple preventative...
by Croft M. Pentz
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1980
Perfect for a preaching series on the parables Jesus told, this handy book can also be used by Sunday school teachers and speakers.
The Mission of the Church
Five Views in Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Leading Voices from across Christian Traditions Discuss the Mission of the Church
What is the mission of the church? Every seminarian and church leader must wrestle with that question. No matter what designation a church uses to describe itself, it must also think critically about why it exists...
The Father You've Always Wanted
How God Heals Your Father Wounds
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
It is a tragic reality that many people never experience the solid, positive presence of a loving father. This lack of fatherly influence and care has deep ramifications for life, including how we interact with others, raise our own children, and understand God as Father. But God promised that he...
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church
The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harassment, and occasional persecution? In this unique historical study, veteran scholar Alan Kreider delivers the fruit of a lifetime of study as he tells the amazing story of the spread of Christianity in...
The Original Bishops
Office and Order in the First Christian Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
This work provides a new starting point for studying the origins of church offices. Alistair Stewart, a leading authority on early Christianity and a meticulous scholar, provides essential groundwork for historical and theological discussions. Stewart refutes a long-held consensus that church offices...
Reading the Gospels Wisely
A Narrative and Theological Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
This textbook on how to read the Gospels well can stand on its own as a guide to reading this New Testament genre as Scripture. It is also ideally suited to serve as a supplemental text to more conventional textbooks that discuss each Gospel systematically. Most textbooks tend to introduce students...
by Scot McKnight
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1990
This volume discusses various hermeneutical methods used in understanding the New Testament such as word studies, grammatical analysis, New Testament background, theological synthesis, textual criticism, and use of the Old Testament in the New.
Studying the Historical Jesus
A Guide to Sources and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2002
Interest in the historical Jesus continues to occupy much of today's discussion of the Bible. The vexing question is how the Jesus presented in the Gospels relates to the Jesus that actually walked this earth.
Studying the Historical Jesus is an introductory guide to how one might go about...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1992
From a biblical, historical, or theological perspective each essay examines a challenge to belief in the integrity and reliability of Scripture. What emerges from these essays is a full-orbed restatement of this evangelical doctrine.
Protestant Biblical Interpretation
A Textbook of Hermeneutics
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1999
Since its publication in 1950, Protestant Biblical Interpretation has been a standard introduction to hermeneutics in evangelical colleges and seminaries. Twice revised, this textbook has sold well over 100,000 copies. Now this venerable resource is available in a paperback edition.
"Hermeneutics,"...