Theology category: 9608 books
When the Son of Man Didn't Come
A Constructive Proposal on the Delay of the Parousia
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The delay of the Parousia—the second coming of Christ—has vexed Christians since the final decades of the first century. This volume offers a critical, constructive, and interdisciplinary solution to that dilemma. The argument is grounded in Christian tradition while remaining fully engaged with...
Man and Woman, One in Christ
An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Does Paul teach a hierarchy of authority of man over woman, or does he teach the full equality of man and woman in the church and home? In Man and Woman, One in Christ, Philip Barton Payne answers this question and more, injecting crucial insights into the discussion of Paul’s view of women. Condensing...
Mission as Accompaniment
A Response to Mechanistic Dehumanization
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Mechanistic dehumanization occurs when human beings are objectified and exploited as a means to an end, comparable to expendable components of a machine. This misconstruction of human value is a source and sustainer of overproduction, an excess of consumption, and the pursuit of unrestrained economic...
Gazing on God
Trinity, Church and Salvation in Orthodox Thought and Iconography
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
An exposition of Orthodox systematic theology, Gazing on God is written from the point of view of the experience of the faithful, drawing on traditional icons and liturgy.
By tracing the depth of some key Christian concepts —salvation, Logos, the Trinity— Andreas Andreopoulos provides a...
The Deliberate Church: Building Your Ministry on the Gospel
Building Your Ministry on the Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2005
"Here is one of the most faithful and insightful pastors of our time, addressing the most crucial issues of church life. Mark Dever refuses to separate theology and congregational life, combining pastoral insight with clear biblical teaching. This book is a powerful antidote to the merely pragmatic...
Covenant, Community, and the Spirit
A Trinitarian Theology of Church
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
This comprehensive textbook by a well-respected Reformed theologian brings together two perennial issues in Christian theology: the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and ecclesiology. It demonstrates the importance of the Holy Spirit in empowering the being and mission of the church and shows how the church's...
Will All be Saved?
An Assessment of Universalism in Western Theology
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
This book provides a survey and critical assessment of the doctrine of universal salvation in contemporary western theology within the context of the historic development of the doctrine.
Transforming Spirituality
Integrating Theology and Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
The twenty-first century has given rise to a growing interest in the intersection of science, religion, and spirituality. Few books address these issues from multiple perspectives and theories. To fill this void, F. LeRon Shults and Steven Sandage, coauthors of The Faces of Forgiveness (winner of...
by Marcelle Bartolo-Abela
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Deification is the transformation of man into god through the grace of God. Predominant in the theology of Eastern Christianity, but marginalized and obscured in contemporary interpretations of the theology of Western Christianity, Bartolo-Abela explores how it is deification, not just salvation,...
One with Christ
An Evangelical Theology of Salvation
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
Regeneration, justification, sanctification. These are the primary words that come to mind when talking about the theology of salvation. However, the Bible teaches that each of these concepts is firmly rooted in something more foundational: our union with Christ. In this accessible book, Johnson introduces...
by Charles A. Briggs
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
The American colleges have been gradually casting off the bonds of ecclesiasticism and dogmatism which enslaved them to denominationalism and made them the citadels and prisons of sectarianism. The elimination of the theological seminary from the college removed the chief difficulties in the way of...
@ Worship
Liturgical Practices in Digital Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
A host of both very old and entirely new liturgical practices have arisen in digital mediation, from the live-streaming of worship services and "pray-as-you-go" apps, to digital prayer chapels, virtual choirs and online pilgrimages. Cyberspace now even hosts communities of faith that exist entirely...
by Babu Joseph Kalathil
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Theology - Miscellaneous, grade: A, , course: Master of Theology - Systematic, language: English, abstract: In this dissertation I tried to outline the thoughts of Pope Francis expressed in his first two documents, and in that light understand the...
by Rev'd Canon Dr William R S Lamb
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Given the extraordinary richness and range of contemporary theology, questions about the authority and inspiration of the Bible tend to garner ever increasing variety, complexity and controversy. Among those challenges include the questions posed by biblical criticism to the enterprise of Christian...