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Knowing Scripture (Flet Ser.)
by R. C. SproulKnowing Scripture,readstudydiscovering the meanings of biblical wordsunderstanding Hebrew poetry, proverbs and parablesapproaching historical and didactic passagesbeing careful with predictive prophecydiscerning how culture conditions the Biblechoosing and using Bible translations, commentaries, Bible software and other helpsKnowing Scripture
Knowing Scripture
by R. C. Sprouldiscovering the meanings of biblical wordsunderstanding Hebrew poetry, proverbs and parablesapproaching historical and didactic passagesbeing careful with predictive prophecydiscerning how culture conditions the Biblechoosing and using Bible translations, commentaries, Bible software and other helps
Knowing Sin: Seeing a Neglected Doctrine Through the Eyes of the Puritans
by Mark JonesThe first rule of combat is: know your enemy.We don&’t talk a lot about sin these days. But maybe we should. The Puritans sure did—because they understood sin&’s deceptive power and wanted to root it out of their lives. Shouldn&’t we want the same?Though many books have been written on the &“doctrine of sin,&” few are as practical and applicable as this one. In Knowing Sin, Mark Jones puts his expertise in the Puritans to work by distilling the vast wisdom of our Christian forebears into a single volume that summarizes their thought on this vital subject. The result isn&’t a theological tome to sit on your shelf and gather dust, but a surprisingly relevant book to keep by your bedside and refer to again and again. You&’ll come to understand topics like:Sin&’s OriginSin&’s GriefSin&’s ThoughtsSin&’s TemptationsSin&’s MiserySin&’s Secrecyand of course . . . Sin&’s Defeat!None of us is free from the struggle with sin. The question isn&’t whether we&’re sinful, it&’s what we&’re doing about it. Thanks be to God, there is a path to overcoming sin. And the first step on that path to victory is knowing what we&’re up against. Start Knowing Sin today!
Knowing Sin: Seeing a Neglected Doctrine Through the Eyes of the Puritans
by Mark JonesThe first rule of combat is: know your enemy.We don&’t talk a lot about sin these days. But maybe we should. The Puritans sure did—because they understood sin&’s deceptive power and wanted to root it out of their lives. Shouldn&’t we want the same?Though many books have been written on the &“doctrine of sin,&” few are as practical and applicable as this one. In Knowing Sin, Mark Jones puts his expertise in the Puritans to work by distilling the vast wisdom of our Christian forebears into a single volume that summarizes their thought on this vital subject. The result isn&’t a theological tome to sit on your shelf and gather dust, but a surprisingly relevant book to keep by your bedside and refer to again and again. You&’ll come to understand topics like:Sin&’s OriginSin&’s GriefSin&’s ThoughtsSin&’s TemptationsSin&’s MiserySin&’s Secrecyand of course . . . Sin&’s Defeat!None of us is free from the struggle with sin. The question isn&’t whether we&’re sinful, it&’s what we&’re doing about it. Thanks be to God, there is a path to overcoming sin. And the first step on that path to victory is knowing what we&’re up against. Start Knowing Sin today!
Knowing the Bible 101
by Bruce Bickel Stan JantzFormerly titled Bruce & Stan's® Guide to the Bible With extensive biblical knowledge and a fresh, contemporary perspective, Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz provide an easy-to-understand approach to God's written message as they: provide a user-friendly overview of the origin, themes, and context of the Bible; pack in maps, references, learning aids, and useful details; reveal God's love and plan of salvation for humankind; and encourage study with a personal three month plan. This is a must-have resource for readers who have been planning to get serious about Bible study.
Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible
by Myer PearlmanExplains 47 doctrines, listed in 11 major sections. Subtopics include: The nature of God, origin of man, sin, offices of Christ, atonement in the Bible, death, and justification.
Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror
by Mary Habeck&“In considerable detail and with admirable clarity, [Habeck] contributes one of the most valuable books on the ongoing Middle East—and world—crisis&” (Booklist, starred review). After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Mary Habeck explains that these extremist groups belong to a new movement—known as jihadism—with a specific ideology based on the thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna, and Sayyid Qutb. Jihadist ideology contains new definitions of the unity of God and of jihad, which allow members to call for the destruction of democracy and the United States and to murder innocent men, women, and children. Habeck also suggests how the United States might defeat the jihadis, using their own ideology against them. &“Concise and sober . . . Quite simply the best single volume currently available on this topic.&” —Los Angeles Times &“Knowing the Enemy is vital in the struggle of ideas.&” —Theo Hartman, Centre for Research on Geopolitics &“A level-headed, intelligent, thorough and accessible survey of modern Islamic militant thinking.&” —The Guardian &“[An] important and necessary new book . . . It demonstrates an insight and forthrightness rare among Western pundits.&” —The New York Sun &“A succinct and useful guide.&” —The Wall Street Journal
Knowing the Heart of God
by John EldredgeGet close to the heart of God.Understanding God's heart is the key to understanding life. For, it is his heart that designed redemption through Jesus. From his heart sprang the beauty of world, the wonder of the universe, the creativity of all humankind, and a specific love for you. His heart is the blueprint of all human hearts, and knowing his heart reveals the origin of goodness and bounty he endowed to us.In Knowing the Heart of God, 365 entries will take you closer to our vastly amazing and tenderly intimate God. You will encounter a daily installment of encouragement and insight, guidance and wisdom to:Understand the heart of God and your own heartDiscover the purpose of your heart's deep desiresUnravel the dynamics between parents and children, husbands and wivesFight the spiritual battle for your heartConnect intimately with the Father each dayAnd much, much moreGod longs for you to know his heart, to tap into his love and plans for you. He designed you to long for the same. Knowing the Heart of God will satisfy your hardwired need to know him and will take you?day by day?closer and closer to the God who loves you.
Knowing the Heart of God
by George MacDonaldThe editor of Discovering the Character of God presents further devotional selections from the poetry, sermons, and stories of George Macdonald. One of the nineteenth-century's greatest thinkers, George MacDonald has inspired generations with his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Now his words of wisdom are available in a series of devotionals compiled and edited by MacDonald scholar and biographer, Michael Phillips. Knowing the Heart of God presents brief, daily readings from MacDonald&’s poetry, sermons, and fiction. Each offers deep insight into God&’s love for humanity and his desire for us to love Him and each other. Readers looking for greater illumination along the Christian path will find it in this invaluable volume.
Knowing the Holy Spirit: 52 Devotions to Grow Your Family's Faith (David C Cook Family Devotions)
by David C CookThese devotions feature simplified doctrine with easy-to-understand language so children will be engaged and able to follow along. The theological depth of these devotions will strengthen parents’ faith as well, providing a growing experience for children and parents together. Each devotion features a section specifically for growing children’s faith, including a topic or question to start a conversation about spiritual matters, and a simple closing prayer. With illustrations highlighting key concepts, parents and children together will treasure time spent with these devotions as they grow closer to God and one another.
Knowing the Spirit: Who He Is, What He Does, and How He Can Transform Your Christian Life
by Costi W. HinnExplore what the Bible really says about the Holy Spirit and what it means to see the power of the Holy Spirit at work in your life.Whether intentionally or not, many Christians today seek health, wealth, and happiness by summoning the Holy Spirit like a genie to grant their wishes. When things don't go the way they think they should, disappointment and disillusionment abound. But it doesn't have to be this way.In Knowing the Spirit, author, pastor, and speaker Costi Hinn shows you why a relationship with the Holy Spirit is the most important next step on your journey as a Christian. Using clear and sound interpretation of Scripture, Costi clarifies who the Holy Spirit is--and who he isn't--and answers some of the most important and most frequently asked questions about him, such as:What does the Holy Spirit do?Does the Holy Spirit speak today?What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?What does it mean to walk by the Spirit?What is praying in the Spirit?And more! This book is only the beginning of your journey of knowing and loving the Holy Spirit. With the solid and biblical foundation presented in these pages, the Holy Spirit is someone you will confidently walk with every day for the rest of your life.
Knowing the Unknowable God: How Faith Thrives on Divine Mystery
by James R. LucasMeet the God Who Is Greater Than Your Biggest Questions. The Bible never shies away from seeming contradictions. We are told both to resist our enemies and to love them, and that our all-knowing God can sometimes forget. Unable to reconcile such biblical paradoxes, some people abandon Christianity, while others pretend that the seeming contradictions don’t exist–preferring to believe in an uncomplicated, easy-to-comprehend God. Yet countless others are hungry for new insight into the God behind the Bible’s mysterious paradoxes. Responding to this spiritual hunger, James Lucas delves into the mysteries of Scripture, demonstrating that biblical “contradictions” are actually exquisite paradoxes that enlarge our understanding of God. With this book as your guide, you can embrace the paradoxes of Scripture and pursue honest answers to your hardest questions. The study of biblical paradox leads to greater devotion to the majestic God who makes himself known even while he surpasses human understanding. Today, you can beginKnowing the Unknowable God.
Knowing This: Finding Joy in the Middle of the Unknowns A 90-Day Devotional Journal
by Sarah RansomIf you find yourself struggling to fill an empty hole in your heart and life, experiencing God will forever change your life. Our society and the culture of the world is changing almost faster than we can keep up. The things of life are continually pulling our attention in numerous directions. Our time is under constant restraint, we fight to squeeze in just the few things we enjoy amidst the busy of everyday life. We have to fight for relationships with our friends, our siblings, our parents, our spouses, our children, and even our God! Our beliefs in God are questioned and doubts of God&’s existence, goodness, mercy and love are constantly being thrown our way. We are scared to step out in faith because something bad might happen. It&’s easier to just stay quiet and &“go along with the flow&”. If you have ever found yourself wondering how faith, the Bible and God directly applies to life, you are invited to come and discover just how much God cares about YOUR life. We are created for relationship. Designed to be loved. We were made for God. Knowing This is a 90-day devotional journal that will take you on an adventure of discovering God on a more personal and intimate level. Each devotional comes from my personal quiet time that I have spent with my Heavenly Father. There are some real and raw moments and deep truths that God has shown me through the last few years. Every day is designed to encourage you to go and enjoy God&’s presence. Encourage you to experience Him! The daily devotionals include a passage of scripture, a personal challenge or life-lesson taught from that passage, some thought-provoking questions and a journal space to record your own journey, thoughts and experiences in your adventure to deeper intimacy with God.
Knowing What is Good for You: A Theory of Prudential Value and Well-Being
by Tim E. TaylorAn examination of the philosophical issues surrounding prudential value: what it is for something to be good for a person; and well-being: what it is for someone's life to go well. It critically analyses competing approaches, and proposes a new subjective account that addresses key weaknesses of existing theories.
Knowing Who We Are: The Wesleyan Way of Grace
by Laceye C. WarnerDiscover what sets United Methodism apart. In this book, Laceye C. Warner invites you to a richer understanding of Wesleyan Christianity so you can have a clear sense of identity, better express your own beliefs, and deepen your connection with The United Methodist Church. She introduces you to important values and characteristics that make the Wesleyan way distinctive, including emphasizing God’s grace for all and sanctification as tangible transformation in your life, your community, and all creation. You’ll see how The United Methodist Church today is deeply rooted in the Christian tradition and a legacy of care, compassion, and active response to injustice in the world. And you’ll find that Christian faith in the Wesleyan tradition holds together personal faith and community life, along with a commitment to justice through ministry and service. Pick up this book and study it with your small group and discover a way of being Christian that fills you with joy, moves you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, and spurs you to live with compassion and grace. The book can be read alone or used by small groups anytime throughout the year. Components include video teaching sessions featuring Laceye Warner and a comprehensive Leader Guide, making this perfect as a six-week group study. A companion book, Who We Are and What We Believe: 50 Questions about The UMC, is also available.
Knowing Who We Are Leader Guide: The Wesleyan Way of Grace
by Laceye C. WarnerDiscover what sets United Methodism apart. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study, including session plans, activities, discussion questions, and multiple format options. Components include a book, Knowing Who We Are, and video teaching sessions featuring Laceye Warner, making this perfect as a group study throughout the year. A companion book, Who We Are and What We Believe: 50 Questions about The UMC, is also available.In this book, Laceye C. Warner invites you to a richer understanding of Wesleyan Christianity so you can have a clear sense of identity, better express your own beliefs, and deepen your connection with The United Methodist Church. She introduces you to important values and characteristics that make the Wesleyan way distinctive, including emphasizing God’s grace for all and sanctification as tangible transformation in your life, your community, and all creation. You’ll see how The United Methodist Church today is deeply rooted in the Christian tradition and a legacy of care, compassion, and active response to injustice in the world. And you’ll find that Christian faith in the Wesleyan tradition holds together personal faith and community life, along with a commitment to justice through ministry and service. Pick up this book and study it with your small group and discover a way of being Christian that fills you with joy, moves you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, and spurs you to live with compassion and grace.
Knowledge and Beauty in Classical Islam: An Aesthetic Reading of the Muqaddima by Ibn Khaldūn (Routledge Studies in Islamic Philosophy)
by Giovanna LelliThis volume offers an aesthetic reading of the Muqaddima by Ibn Khaldūn (d. 1406), a text that has been studied up to the present as a work on historiography. It argues that the Muqaddima is also a comprehensive treatise on classical Arab-Islamic culture and provides a picture of classical Arab-Islamic aesthetics in its totality. The theme of the book is the intrinsic connection between beauty and knowledge in the Muqaddima. Whenever Ibn Khaldūn deals with the problem of knowledge and science, he also deals with the problem of sensual beauty as an instrument or an obstacle to attain it. Ibn Khaldūn’s philosophy of history is necessarily also an aesthetics of history. His key-notion of “group feeling”, the physical, ethic and aesthetic virtue of Bedouin societies, is at once the origin of the ascent of centralised States and the cause of their ruin. It represents a tragic contradiction that applies to the history of the Maghreb but then takes a universal value. It reflects a range of other contradictions inherent to the "system" of classical Arab-Islamic aesthetics. These contradictions undermine the aesthetic system of the Muqaddima from within and provide decisive elements for the emergence of modern aesthetics. Offering a comparative approach, the volume is a key resource to scholars and students interested in Arabic and Islamic studies, philosophy, aesthetics and global history.
Knowledge and Christian Belief
by Alvin PlantingaIn his widely praised Warranted Christian Belief (Oxford, 2000) Alvin Plantinga discussed in great depth the question of the rationality, or sensibility, of Christian belief. In this book Plantinga presents the same ideas in a briefer, much more accessible fashion.Recognized worldwide as a leading Christian philosopher, Plantinga probes what exactly is meant by the claim that religious -- and specifically Christian -- belief is irrational and cannot sensibly be held. He argues that the criticisms of such well-known atheists as Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens are completely wrong. Finally, Plantinga addresses several potential “defeaters” to Christian belief -- pluralism, science, evil and suffering -- and shows how they fail to successfully defeat rational Christian belief.
Knowledge And Liberation: A Treatise On Philosophical Theology
by Nasir KhusrawNasir-i Khusraw was an Ismaili poet and theologian-philosopher of the Fatimid period. This treatise consists of a series of 30 questions and answers, and addresses some of the central theological and philosophical issues of his time, from the creation of the world to human free will.
Knowledge and Power in the Philosophies of Ḥamīd al-Dīn Kirmānī and Mullā Ṣadrā Shīrāzī
by Sayeh MeisamiThis book is a comparative study of two major Shīʿī thinkers Ḥamīd al-Dīn Kirmānī from the Fatimid Egypt and Mullā Ṣadrā from the Safavid Iran, demonstrating the mutual empowerment of discourses on knowledge formation and religio-political authority in certain Ismaʿili and Twelver contexts. The book investigates concepts, narratives, and arguments that have contributed to the generation and development of the discourse on the absolute authority of the imam and his representatives. To demonstrate this, key passages from primary texts in Arabic and Persian are translated and closely analyzed to highlight the synthesis of philosophical, Sufi, theological, and scriptural discourses. The book also discusses the discursive influence of Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī as a key to the transmission of Ismaʿili narratives of knowledge and authority to later Shīʿī philosophy and its continuation to modern and contemporary times particularly in the narrative of the guardianship of the jurist in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession
by Michael LambekOn the East African island of Mayotte, Islam co-exists with two other systems of understanding and interpreting the world around its inhabitants: cosmology and spirit-mediumship. In a witty, evocative style accessible to both the specialist and non-specialist reader, Michael Lambek provides a significant contribution to writing on African systems of thought, on local forms of religious and therapeutic practice, on social accountability, and on the place of explicit forms of knowledge in the analysis of non-western societies.The "objectified" textual knowledge characteristic of Islam and of cosmology is contrasted with the "embodied" knowledge of spirit possession. Lambek emphasizes the power and authority constituted by each discipline, as well as the challenge that each kind of knowledge presents to the others and their resolution in daily practice. "Disciplines" are defined as an organized body of practitioners or adepts, a concept precise and useful when applied to the contexts of Lambek's own research and equally so in the study of comparable environments elsewhere.Essential reading for those interested in the comparative study of Islamic societies, Lambek's argument directly contributes to the main anthropological arguments of the day concerning the social and cultural basis of systems of knowledge and ethnographic strategies for depicting them.
Knowledge and the University: Islam and Development in the Southeast Asia Cooperation Region
by Masudul Alam ChoudhuryThis book looks at a substantively new model of educational philosophy and its application within the field of tertiary education, in relation to socio-economic development in Southeast Asian members of the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC). Focusing on and drawing from the cross-regional South East Asian Cooperation (SEACO), a network promoting regional economic cooperation, the author presents a thoughtful evocation of a new orientation to educational philosophy and policy within the development context in the time of, and relating to, COVID-19. The generalized worldview of Islamic educational and socio-economic development model is laid down in relation to the philosophy of education and an ethical-scientific structure of development in terms of the theory of knowledge (epistemology, episteme). The foundation of scientific thought and a comparative Islamic worldview in understanding the unified reality of ‘everything’ is presented. The objectivity of socio-scientific learning at all levels of educational development is further explained within the context of SEACO and its think tank vis-à-vis a reconstructive perspective in which the Islamic episteme of the unity of knowledge and its substantive methodology is addressed and unpacked. The book is relevant to policymakers and scholarly researchers in Islamic philosophy and development and higher education in Southeast Asia and in the Muslim world and more broadly for the world of learning.
Knowledge, Authority, and Islamic Education in the West: Reconfiguring Tradition (Routledge Studies in Religion)
by Zainab KabbaDrawing on immersive fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey, this ethnographic exploration illuminates the transformative experiences of emerging adult Muslims on their quest for religious knowledge. This book unravels the significance of four residential learning settings, revealing their role as catalysts for reshaping Islamic tradition. Delving into the interplay between technology’s pervasive influence and the decentralized nature of Islamic interpretation, Zainab Kabba unveils a vibrant tapestry of knowledge producers vying to shape religious understanding and practice among Western Muslims. At the heart of this narrative lies the delicate balance between teachers and students, continuously communicating and recalibrating components that bring religious authority to life. Kabba dissects this relationship, highlighting the emergence of a complex landscape that she terms the ‘Muslim Education Industrial Complex’, where religious knowledge has become a commodity. This study offers profound insights into the challenges of intra-Muslim dialogue and the adaptive resilience of American Sunni-Muslim communities. Amidst a digital age and the complexities of global geopolitics surrounding Islam, it showcases how these communities reinterpret classical Islamic narratives, navigating tradition to steer their path forward. This book invites readers to ponder the evolution of Islamic learning, the dynamics of authority, and the enduring quest for knowledge amidst the currents of a rapidly changing world.
Knowledge for the Love of God: Why Your Heart Needs Your Mind
by Timothy PickavanceWhat is the role of the intellect in the life of faith? Jesus commanded us to love God with our minds—but why? Isn&’t simply believing enough? Confused on this point, many Christians choose to focus only on the role of their hearts in shaping their faith and consider that adequate. Some Christians go even further, arguing that knowledge exists in opposition to faith—that one must choose either the truth of science or the truth of the Bible. The reality is that our formation into Christlikeness relies heavily on our minds and that Christian belief is about thinking more, not less. Far from being a threat, the intellect is central to faith—so long as it is treated as an instrument of worship rather than as the object of worship. Knowledge for the Love of God is for followers of Jesus needing to better understand the crucial connection between faith and rationality. Timothy Pickavance shows how learning about who God is and what he has done, is doing, and will do draws us closer to him—just as in any relationship. With stories from his own experiences wrestling with this aspect of faith, Pickavance relates a compelling vision of how cultivating the intellect strengthens our Christian worldview, helps us gain freedom in Christ, and enables us to love God with our whole being. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter make this a book to be fruitfully shared among fellow believers desiring a deeper faith—one of heart, soul, strength, and mind.
Knowledge of Angels
by Jill Paton WalshAmara is abandoned as an infant, raised by wolves then captured by shepherds. She is sent to a convent where she becomes the object of an experiment to determine whether knowledge of God is innate. Palinor, an atheistic humanist prince and castaway seeks refuge on the island but is persecuted by the Catholic Church. Beneditx, a pious scholar, attempts to persuade Palinor that God exists. With the arrival of a special inquisitor from Rome, the clash between secular and conservative ecclesiastical values moves inexorably toward a gruesome climax.