Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
by
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
To what degree is Wesleyan theology part of the church's catholic witness? This book explores this question from a number of angles and goes on to embody some of these possibilities in conversation with other major traditions and figures within the Christian church. Overall, the volume shows that...
by
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Holiness is a topic that is rarely discussed in Christian colleges and seminaries, yet the rationale for the existence of these institutions is that they provide environments where people can grow into the image of Christ. In other words, these places exist so that Christians can grow in holiness....
Dallas
Mixed Verse from a Shooting
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Do you remember? Do you remember those moments? Do you remember the moments that changed your life? On July 7, 2016, Jeff Hood was changed. Shots rang out in Dallas. Five police officers were killed. Nine officers and two civilians were injured. Hood was there. In many ways, he still is. There, organizing...
Roadmap to Renewal
Rediscovering the Church’s Mission—Revised Edition with Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Take a journey together with others from your local church--a road trip that will help you rediscover your true mission. This newly revised and updated edition of Roadmap to Renewal will serve as a vital resource enabling you to reconnect to your mission area. Use the step-by-step process in a small...
Rudolf Bultmann
A Companion to His Theology
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Rudolf Bultmann is one of the most widely known but least read theologians of the twentieth century. He is famous as the one who "demythologized" the New Testament, but very few understand what he meant by this or how his hermeneutical program connects to the other areas of his theological...
by
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
The First Steps of Your Discipleship Journey . . . Are More Important than You Think! Are you seeking a strong spiritual walk? If you are willing to do some training, this course can get you there! Replicating Jesus's exciting vision, First Steps teaches six key practices to establish your faith and...
by Antoine Bret
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Why do so many think the Bible teaches that the universe is six thousand years old? There are many good biblical and historical reasons to read Genesis 1 nonliterally, and there are many good scientific reasons to think the universe is much older. Out of this misconception, some will lose faith, while...
by Simon Perry
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
For too long the story of history's most infamous terrorist, Yeshua Bar-Abbas, has been mistold. The only way to get justice from the Roman Empire is to steal it. By travelling to the Judean capital and avenging his brothers, Yeshua has achieved precisely that. However, the newfound friends who unexpectedly...
Christian Spirituality in Africa
Biblical, Historical, and Cultural Perspectives from Kenya
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Christian Spirituality in Africa holistically approaches the convergence of East/West, and Christian/Traditional African religions. Its theological, historical, and anthropological perspectives contribute to a balanced understanding of Christian spirituality/transformation in an African context.
Push Back the Dark
Companioning Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
Adults in your church, small group, or other Christian organization are silently suffering the tragic consequences of having been sexually abused as children or youth. Why aren't they coming forward for help? Their reluctance may be related to wounds given by the faithful--religious people they trusted,...
Lovingkindness
Realizing and Practicing Your True Self
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Lovingkindness--acting with selfless compassion toward others--is a widely recognized virtue that is honored across world religions. But what does it look like in practice? How can we more fully and consistently live this calling, to be a loving presence in the world? This book explores the...
by Jennifer Anne Cox
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Have you ever wondered whether God knows what it is like to have a disability? Can God know this? The answer to these questions matters to the estimated one billion people with a disability worldwide. Jesus the Disabled God offers an affirmative answer. Jesus' ministry was itself a positive affirmation...
You Mean I Don’t Have to Tithe?
A Deconstruction of Tithing and a Reconstruction of Post-Tithe Giving
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Tithing is a well-known church practice in our day and age, but do church-goers really practice it? When did the concept of tithing begin? How is it justified? What does the Bible say about it? You Mean I Don't Have to Tithe? is a detailed study on the controversial topic of tithing, covering over...
OMG
Growing Our God Images
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
The plot thickens--in novels and our lives--forcing us from the fairy tale into a bewildering, even heartbreaking narrative. We look at the god we're holding, and find it too fragile, too brittle to meet reality. Cling tighter? Move on godless? In fact, rejecting a god image (or as C. S. Lewis puts...