Baker Publishing Group: 4943 books
Jesus Have I Loved, but Paul?
A Narrative Approach to the Problem of Pauline Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Readers of the Bible are often drawn to Jesus's message and ministry, but they are not as positively inclined toward Paul. What should people who love Jesus do with Paul? Here Pauline scholar J. R. Daniel Kirk offers a fresh and timely engagement of the debated relationship between Paul's writings...
A New Heaven and a New Earth
Reclaiming Biblical Eschatology
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
In recent years, more and more Christians have come to appreciate the Bible's teaching that the ultimate blessed hope for the believer is not an otherworldly heaven; instead, it is full-bodied participation in a new heaven and a new earth brought into fullness through the coming of God's kingdom....
50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith
A Guide to Understanding and Teaching Theology
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Those looking for a single resource that collects clear teachings on the most important doctrines of Christianity need look no further than Gregg Allison's 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith. This volume covers foundational doctrines of the nature and works of God, the Bible, God's created beings,...
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
A Western Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
In this reliable and engaging survey, Daniel Clendenin introduces Protestants to Eastern Orthodox history and theology with the hope that the two groups will come to see their traditions as complementary and learn to approach one another with a "hermeneutic of love" that fosters "mutual...
Hazards of Being a Man
Overcoming 12 Challenges All Men Face
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The problems men face today are not new; they have been around since the time of the Bible. Insensitivity, lust, individualism, absence, manipulation, unresolved anger--even a cursory study of Bible characters will expose all of these moral and emotional battles. Jeffrey E. Miller challenges men to...
A Hermeneutic of Wisdom
Recovering the Formative Agency of Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
This book develops an integrated hermeneutic that connects the Bible to spiritual formation and the development of Christian virtues. The author shows how the whole Bible can be understood as a wisdom text that directs its readers morally, shapes them in their deepest affections and convictions, and...
Messy Beautiful Friendship
Finding and Nurturing Deep and Lasting Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Women long for deep and lasting friendships but often find them challenging to make. The private angst they feel regarding friendship often translates into their own insecurity and isolation. Christine Hoover offers women a fresh, biblical vision for friendship that allows for the messiness of our...
Battle Ready
Train Your Mind to Conquer Challenges, Defeat Doubt, and Live Victoriously
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Too often we fail to prepare for our battles. So when challenges, troubles, or opportunities arise, we rapidly become burdened with limiting thoughts of self-doubt, fear, impossibility, and lack. But it doesn't have to be this way. We can train our minds to conquer uncertainty, beat insecurity, and...
Living by the Book
The Joy of Loving and Trusting God's Word
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1997
The universal goal of men and women is happiness . . .
"Blessed are they whose ways are blameless,
who walk according to the law of the Lord.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes
and seek him with all their heart."
--Psalm 119:1-2
. . . but how many know how to get there?
How...
by Tremper III Longman
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Leading Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III provides students and pastors with expert guidance on choosing a commentary for any book of the Old Testament. The fifth edition has been updated to assess the most recently published commentaries, providing evaluative comments. Longman lists a number...
The Tentmaking Pastor
The Joy of Bivocational Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Real-world guide to the challenges, rewards, and advantages of bivocational ministry. Excellent for individuals and churches exploring pastoring options.
Fieldwork in Theology (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
Exploring the Social Context of God's Work in the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
In this addition to the acclaimed The Church and Postmodern Culture series, leading practical theologian Christian Scharen examines the relationship between theology and its social context. He engages with social theorist Pierre Bourdieu to offer helpful theoretical and theological grounding to those...
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
The philosophies of French thinkers Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault form the basis for postmodern thought and are seemingly at odds with the Christian faith. However, James K. A. Smith claims that their ideas have been misinterpreted and actually have a deep affinity with central Christian claims.
Each...
Introducing Radical Orthodoxy
Mapping a Post-secular Theology
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Although God is making a comeback in our society, popular culture still takes its orders from the Enlightenment, a movement that denied faith a prominent role in society. Today, many are questioning this elevation of reason over faith. How should Christians respond to a secular world that continues...