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Christian Community (LifeGuide Bible Studies)
by Rob SuggsOne of the greatest gifts that Christ has given us is each other. Through Christ's body, the church, we discover our unique gifts and experience worship, healing and power. In this ten-session LifeGuide Bible Study, Rob Suggs leads us to grow in community���loving and nurturing one another, and in reflecting Christ's love to the world around us. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions���making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies. PDF download with a single-user license; available from InterVarsity Press and other resellers.
Christian Confessions: A Historical Introduction
by Ted A. CampbellThe historic teachings of four major Christian traditions--Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Reformation and Union Churches, and Evangelical and Free churches--are set forth here in a comparative framework. Following a brief historical introduction of each tradition, Ted Campbell provides an extensive overview of the tradition's beliefs on religious authority, God and Christ, human nature and salvation, and church, ministry, and the sacraments. He concludes by considering whether a definable core of Christian teachings cuts across denominational and confessional boundaries.
Christian Congregational Music: Performance, Identity and Experience (Congregational Music Studies Series)
by Tom Wagner Monique Ingalls Carolyn LandauChristian Congregational Music explores the role of congregational music in Christian religious experience, examining how musicians and worshippers perform, identify with and experience belief through musical praxis. Contributors from a broad range of fields, including music studies, theology, literature, and cultural anthropology, present interdisciplinary perspectives on a variety of congregational musical styles - from African American gospel music, to evangelical praise and worship music, to Mennonite hymnody - within contemporary Europe and North America. In addressing the themes of performance, identity and experience, the volume explores several topics of interest to a broader humanities and social sciences readership, including the influence of globalization and mass mediation on congregational music style and performance; the use of congregational music to shape multifaceted identities; the role of mass mediated congregational music in shaping transnational communities; and the function of music in embodying and imparting religious belief and knowledge. In demonstrating the complex relationship between ’traditional’ and ’contemporary’ sounds and local and global identifications within the practice of congregational music, the plurality of approaches represented in this book, as well as the range of musical repertoires explored, aims to serve as a model for future congregational music scholarship.
Christian Convictions: Discerning the Essential, Important, and Personal Elements (Real Life Theology)
by Chad RagsdaleA CHRISTIAN’S GUIDE TO THE MOST CENTRAL ELEMENTS OF OUR FAITH If the Bible’s teachings were a target, which teachings would be at its bullseye? And what elements of faith are non-essential matters of personal preference? Christians unable to tell the difference between essential, important, and personal elements of Christianity are risking significant errors. On the one hand, Christians who treat personal elements as essential to the faith fall into a sectarianism that misses the point of Christianity. On the other hand, Christians who treat essential elements as unimportant slide into a progressivism that will eventually rewrite the script of Christianity. Christian Convictions guides the reader into a discerning faith that majors in the majors.
Christian Cosmopolitanism: Faith Communities Talk Immigration (Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics)
by Felipe Amin FilomenoWhile religious institutions have been gateways for immigrants into local communities, religion has also coalesced with nationalism to discriminate against foreigners. Felipe Amin Filomeno asks, can “deliberative dialogues” about immigration in Christian congregations play a cosmopolitan role and bridge differences of nationality, race, and culture regarding immigration? To find the answer, he visited numerous Christian congregations in Baltimore with varying demographic makeups to discuss intergroup tensions and similarities in their communities. He developed dialogues to promote mutual understanding and collaboration between immigrants and U.S.-born people in religious spaces. Christian Cosmopolitanism shows that mutual understanding can result when people share their personal stories, feelings, and thoughts about immigration. They reflect and deliberate on collaborative action to advance common interests and shared values, which can unleash the cosmopolitan potential of the Christian community. Including practical tools for church leaders, Christian Cosmopolitanism promotes dialogue as a cultural practice that can help diverse communities overcome segregation and become socially cohesive.
Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors (CAPS)
by Randolph K. Sanders"For the clients who see us in counseling . . . theological purity will make little difference if we do not practice with ethical integrity." Randolph K. Sanders, from chapter one The work of psychotherapy and counseling is full of ethical challenges and dilemmas. Responding to these situations with wisdom is critical, not only for the professional?s credibility, but also for good therapeutic relationships and positive treatment outcomes. Since its first publication, Christian Counseling Ethics has become a standard reference work for Christian psychologists, counselors and pastors and a key text at Christian universities and seminaries. This thoroughly revised edition retains core material on counseling ethics that has made it so valuable in a variety of settings. Now fully updated, it weighs and assesses new and emerging ethical issues in the field. For example, the current volume explores ethical issues involved in: • multiple relationships • confidentiality • documentation • therapist competence and character • addressing spiritual and value issues in therapy • teletherapy • individual and couples therapy • counseling with minors • psychological first aid after disasters • counseling crossculturally In addition, the book considers dilemmas Christian therapists face in specific settings such as: • church-based counseling centers • government and military institutions • missions organizations • college counseling centers Psychologist Randolph Sanders has assembled a distinguished team of clinicians and academicians to address the issues. They include W. Brad Johnson, Alan Tjeltveit, Everett Worthington, Sally Schwer Canning, Siang-Yang Tan, Tamara Anderson, Stanton Jones, Jennifer Ripley, Angela Sabates, Mark Yarhouse, Richard Butman and Cynthia Eriksson.
Christian Counseling Ethics: A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors (Second Edition)
by Randolph K. Sanders"For the clients who see us in counseling . . . theological purity will make little difference if we do not practice with ethical integrity. "Randolph K. Sanders, from chapter oneThe work of psychotherapy and counseling is full of ethical challenges and dilemmas. Responding to these situations with wisdom is critical, not only for the professional's credibility, but also for good therapeutic relationships and positive treatment outcomes. Since its first publication, Christian Counseling Ethics has become a standard reference work for Christian psychologists, counselors and pastors and a key text at Christian universities and seminaries. This thoroughly revised edition retains core material on counseling ethics that has made it so valuable in a variety of settings. Now fully updated, it weighs and assesses new and emerging ethical issues in the field. For example, the current volume explores ethical issues involved in:multiple relationshipsconfidentialitydocumentationtherapist competence and characteraddressing spiritual and value issues in therapyteletherapyindividual and couples therapycounseling with minorspsychological first aid after disasterscounseling crossculturallyIn addition, the book considers dilemmas Christian therapists face in specific settings such as:church-based counseling centersgovernment and military institutionsmissions organizationscollege counseling centersPsychologist Randolph Sanders has assembled a distinguished team of clinicians and academicians to address the issues. They include W. Brad Johnson, Alan Tjeltveit, Everett Worthington, Sally Schwer Canning, Siang-Yang Tan, Tamara Anderson, Stanton Jones, Jennifer Ripley, Angela Sabates, Mark Yarhouse, Richard Butman and Cynthia Eriksson.
Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide
by Gary R. CollinsThe classic counseling handbook for churches, classrooms, and the helping professions. <P><P> This revised and expanded third edition of Gary R. Collins's comprehensive counseling guide offers solid biblical teaching on how to counsel and wise guidance on a broad range of situations counselors are likely to encounter. Christian Counseling provides updated, extensive coverage of the most common issues troubling those who seek counseling, such as Abuse Addictions Aging Anxiety Career decisions Crises Depression Grief Inferiority Marriage and relationship problems Clearly written and easy-to-read, Christian Counseling provides lasting value as a textbook for students and their professors, a training tool for lay counselors, a source of information for those seeking a greater understanding of human behavior, and a primer on the biblical foundation for Christian counseling.
Christian Criticisms, Islamic Proofs: Rashid Rida's Modernist Defence of Islam
by Simon A. WoodMuhammad Rashid Rida is among the most influential Muslim thinkers of the modern period and yet, until this book, his writings on religious reform remained unpublished in English. In this paperback version of the flagship English edition, esteemed academic Simon A. Wood rights this wrong by translating and analysing one of his most important works, The Criticisms of the Christians and the Arguments of Islam. Responding to arguments made in the ninetenth century that Islam is 'irrational' or 'inferior to Christianity', and that the unification of religious and political power is a 'barrier to progress', Rida sought to defend Islam and often charged Christianity of its own brand of irrationality. Wood analyses these arguments, showing that Rida's work cannot be separated from the period of colonial humiliation in which it originated. He also takes on the traditional accusation that Rida was a fundamentalist and argues that he was in fact distinctly modernist. Simon A. Wood is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a leading expert on Rashid Rida.
Christian Dating Adventures: A Couple's Guide
by Selina AlmodovarDiscover fulfilling date ideas for building a strong, faith-based connection Deepen your relationship, strengthen your faith, and have fun! No matter how long you've been together, Christian Dating Adventures is packed full of memorable date ideas perfect for any Christian couple. Nurture your connection with your partner and with God as you watch a sunrise, go on an impromptu road trip, or volunteer together within your church or community.Go beyond other dating books with:Dates for every occasion—Find ideas that are ideal for quiet nights at home, exciting outdoor adventures, group dates, holidays, and more.Faith-based guidance—Keep God in the center of your relationship through Scripture, discussion, and spiritual insights.Tips for couples—Make sure every date—whether it's your first or fiftieth—is memorable and meaningful with thoughtful advice for getting the most out of each experience.Grow closer together through the power of your faith with this dating book for Christian couples.
Christian Democracy Across the Iron Curtain: Europe Redefined
by Piotr H. Kosicki Sławomir ŁukasiewiczThis book is the first scholarly exploration of how Christian Democracy kept Cold War Europe's eastern and western halves connected after the creation of the Iron Curtain in the late 1940s. Christian Democrats led the transnational effort to rebuild the continent's western half after World War II, but this is only one small part of the story of how the Christian Democratic political family transformed Europe and defied the nascent Cold War's bipolar division of the world. The first section uses case studies from the origins of European integration to reimagine Christian Democracy's long-term significance for a united Europe. The second shifts the focus to East-Central Europeans, some exiled to Western Europe, some to the USA, others remaining in the Soviet Bloc as dissidents. The transnational activism they pursued helped to ensure that, Iron Curtain or no, the boundary between Europe's west and east remained permeable, that the Cold War would not last and that Soviet attempts to divide the continent permanently would fail. The book's final section features the testimony of three key protagonists. This book appeals to a wide range of audiences: undergraduate and graduate students, established scholars, policymakers (in Europe and the Americas) and potentially also general readerships interested in the Cold War or in the future of Europe.
Christian Devotional Meditation for Anxiety: Chapter 4, Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)
by Fernando GarzonEvidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy,
Christian Doctrine
by Shirley GuthrieChristian Doctrine has introduced thousands of laity, students, and theologians to the tenets of the Christian faith. This edition reflects changes in the church and society since the publication of the first edition and takes into account new works in Reformed theology, gender references in the Bible, racism, pluralism, ecological developments, and liberation theologies.
Christian Doctrine from the Bible to the Present: A Reader In Christian Doctrine From The Bible To The Present
by John H. LeithChristianity has always been a "creedal" religion in that it has always been theological. It was rooted in the theological tradition of ancient Israel, which was unifi ed by its historical credos and declaratory affi rmations of faith. No pre-theological era has been discovered in the New Testament or in the history of the Christian community. From the beginning Christianity has been theological, involving men in theological refl ection and calling them to declarations of faith. A non-theological Christianity has simply never endured, although such has been attempted, for instance, by individual seers in the sixteenth century and also by collaborators with totalitarian ideologies in the twentieth century.The creeds presented here range from the ancient faith of the Hebrews and the creed-like formulas of the New Testament to the Barmen declaration of 1934 (framed by the Christians in Germany who faced the threat of Nazism) and the Batak Creed of 1951 (in which Indonesian Christians gave authentic expression to their religious belief in the idiom of their own culture. All the creeds are in some sense "offi cial," and every major division of Christendom is represented, including the Younger Churches. The volume ends with the messages of the most important assemblies dealing with the Ecumenical Movement.This single volume, containing all the major theological affi rmations of the Christian community, is a source book for the study of Christian theology. It comprises a record of the Church's interpretation of the Bible in the past and an authoritative guide to its interpretation on the present. Indeed, it is a guide to an understanding of the Christian interpretation of life.
Christian Doctrines for Global Gender Justice
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim Jenny DaggersThis book extends the feminist theology subfield of creative imagining with traditional Christian doctrines. Whether women are welcomed into partnership and ministry or subject to exclusive male leadership, new imaginings are crucial for the twenty-first century global church. In this volume, contributors critically imagine doctrines of God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, Mary, theological anthropology, grace, free will, creativity, and hope with the aim of furthering global gender justice. As they address these doctrines and give shape to new ecotheologies, the volume's diverse set of contributors reflect on constructive projects from within their respective faith traditions. Their writings on the gospel will resonate with the concerns and projects of justice-seeking readers in a myriad of global contexts and locations.
Christian Dogmatics
by Francis Pieper Theodore EngelderA translation of Christliche Dogmatik, Volume 1 addresses: the nature and character of theology; the Holy Scripture; the doctrine of God; Creation; divine providence; angelology; doctrine of man; sin and evil; and more.
Christian Dogmatics: An Introduction
by Gijsbert Van den Brink C. Van der KooiA fresh, inviting text on the content of Christian faith in our contemporary context This one-volume systematic theology presents an accessible, orthodox overview of the Christian faith for students, teachers, pastors, and serious lay readers. Cornelis van der Kooi and Gijsbert van den Brink not only cover all the traditional themes-creation, sin, Jesus Christ, Scripture, and so on-but also relate those classical themes to contemporary developments like Pentecostalism, postfoundationalism, and evolutionary theory. Consisting of sixteen chapters, the book is ideal for classroom use. Each chapter begins with engaging questions and a statement of learning goals and concludes with a list of recommended further reading. Written in a student-friendly tone and style and expertly translated and edited, van der Kooi and van den Brink's Christian Dogmatics splendidly displays the real, practical relevance of theology to the complexities of our world today.
Christian Dogmatics: An Introduction
by Gijsbert Van den Brink C. Van der KooiA fresh, inviting text on the content of Christian faith in our contemporary context.This one-volume systematic theology presents an accessible, orthodox overview of the Christian faith for students, teachers, pastors, and serious lay readers. Cornelis van der Kooi and Gijsbert van den Brink not only cover all the traditional themes—creation, sin, Jesus Christ, Scripture, and so on—but also relate those classical themes to contemporary developments like Pentecostalism, postmodernism, and evolutionary theory.Consisting of sixteen chapters, the book is ideal for classroom use. Each chapter begins with engaging questions and a statement of learning goals and concludes with a list of recommended further reading. Written in a student-friendly tone and style and expertly translated and edited, van der Kooi and van den Brink's Christian Dogmatics splendidly displays the real, practical relevance of theology to the complexities of today&’s world.
Christian Dogmatics: Volume 2
by Francis Pieper Theodore EngelderA translation of Christliche Dogmatik, Volume 2 addresses: the saving grace of God; the doctrine of Christ, including his deity, humanity, attributes, humiliation, exaltation, and offices; and the application of salvation, including saving faith, conversion, and justification by faith.
Christian Dogmatics: Volume 3
by Francis Pieper Theodore EngelderA translation of Christliche Dogmatik, Volume III addresses sanctification, good works, christian life, means of grace, law and gospel, baptism, Lord's Supper, Christian church, public ministry, eternal election, and eschatology.
Christian Economic Ethics: History And Implications
by Daniel K. FinnDaniel Finn reviews the insights provided by a large number of texts, from the Bible and the early church, to the Middle Ages and the Protestant Reformation, to treatments of the subject in the last century. Relying on both social science and theology, Finn then turns to the implications of this history for economic life today.
Christian Education and the Emerging Church: Postmodern Faith Formation
by Wendi SargeantAll signs point to Christian education having lost its theological location and prominence in the life of the Western Protestant church. The Emerging Church movement, as an intentionally postmodern approach to ministry in the contemporary context, may, however, offer insights to reinterpret Christian education. This significant movement in today's church gives Christian education a new interpretive framework that is theologically located at an intersection of doxology and doctrine. In her examination of postmodern faith formation, Wendi Sargeant explores the importance of the Christian worshipping community as the most appropriate setting for Christian education. Practitioners and students will benefit from the ready-to-use teaching and learning matrix, and all those with interest in the formation of faith in themselves and others will draw much from the way Sargeant situates worship as the basis for enhancing Christian formation and ethos.
Christian Education in the Small Membership Church
by Karen B. TyeChristian Education is part of the vital ministry of all churches, but especially of small membership churches. In a culture that places great value on numbers, small membership churches often mistakenly see themselves at a disadvantage. Small membership churches can create wonderful opportunities to form and disciple faithful followers of Jesus Christ. In offering viable Christian Education, the role of the pastor is critical. This book invites pastors to lead their small membership churches to develop an imaginative and holistic vision of Christian Education. Read the Introduction
Christian Education: Foundations for the Future
by Edward Hayes Michael Lawson Robert Clark Craig Williford Robert Barron Valerie Wilson Julie Gorman Richard Patterson Pamela Campbell Brian Richardson Lawrence Richards Dennis Williams Cliff Schimmels Irving Jensen Marta Elena Alvarado Mark Senter III Kenneth Gangel Wayne Widder James Wilhoit Wesley Willis Warren Benson Lynn Gannett C Fred Dickason Jr Dennis Dirks Robert J. Choun Jr C Keith Mee Stanton Campbell Perry Downs Stanley Olsen Carolyn Koons Julie Hight Marlene LeFever James Plueddemann Colleen Birchett Johng Ook Lee Doris Freese J Omar Brubaker Donald Geiger Ray Syrstad Harold Westling Wesley Haystead Lowell Brown James Slaughter Wayne RickersonWhether in the home or in the church or in a Christian school, the challenge of contemporary Christian educators is to meet the academic needs of students while remaining unswerving in adherence to biblical principles. Christian Education: Foundations for the Future introduces you to the basics of a healthy Christian education program, then takes you beyond, showing you how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school.
Christian Education: Foundations for the Future
by Edward Hayes Michael Lawson Robert Clark Craig Williford Robert Barron Valerie Wilson Julie Gorman Richard Patterson Pamela Campbell Brian Richardson Lawrence Richards Dennis Williams Cliff Schimmels Irving Jensen Marta Elena Alvarado Mark Senter III Kenneth Gangel Wayne Widder James Wilhoit Wesley Willis Warren Benson Lynn Gannett C Fred Dickason Jr Dennis Dirks Robert J. Choun Jr C Keith Mee Stanton Campbell Perry Downs Stanley Olsen Carolyn Koons Julie Hight Marlene LeFever James Plueddemann Colleen Birchett Johng Ook Lee Doris Freese J Omar Brubaker Donald Geiger Ray Syrstad Harold Westling Wesley Haystead Lowell Brown James Slaughter Wayne RickersonWhether in the home or in the church or in a Christian school, the challenge of contemporary Christian educators is to meet the academic needs of students while remaining unswerving in adherence to biblical principles. Christian Education: Foundations for the Future introduces you to the basics of a healthy Christian education program, then takes you beyond, showing you how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school.