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After Whiteness is for anyone who has ever questioned why theological education still matters. It is a call for Christian intellectuals to exchange isolation for intimacy and embrace their place in the crowd - just like the crowd that followed Jesus and experienced his miracles. It is part memoir, part decolonial analysis, and part poetry - a multimodal discourse that deliberately transgresses boundaries, as Jennings hopes theological education will do, too.

In this revolutionary work poised for a Second Reformation, Laudat draws out new definitions of God, angels, miracles, sanctification, revival, prophecy, Spirit-baptism, evangelism, Pentecost, visions, testing the spirits, the human soul, election, time, matter, and Genesis-creation. This is the first book that successfully: (1) Uncovers how God became man, (2) Resolves the Problem of Evil, (3) Shows a way to take election-passages at face value (i.e. monergistically) without the evil Calvinistic double-predestination; (4) Penetrates the mystery of how God regenerates, sanctifies, and ...

When Jesus' adversaries sought to trap Him, they asked about taxes. taxation remains a source of tension and debate in our society still today. Some argue that taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society, while others see them as nothing more than legalized theft. But what does Scripture truly say about the issue? God commands, "You shall not steal," but does this also apply to governments? If so, why does the Apostle Paul instruct believers to "Pay taxes to whom taxes are owed"? And what happens when those governments are corrupt and use tax money to wage unjust wars or support ...

How could a conservative Christian - an ordained minister with a beard, no less - be against not only Christianity, but theology, sacraments, and ethics as well? Yet that is the stance Peter Leithart takes in this provocative "theological bricolage." Seeking to rethink evangelical notions of culture, church, and state, Leithart offers a series of short essays, aphorisms, and parables that challenge the current dichotomies that govern both Christian and non-Christian thinking about church and state, the secular and the religious.

Paul Tillich (1886-1965) is generally considered the most original and insightful theologian of the 20th century. After serving on the front lines of World War I, and then being the first non-Jewish intellectual removed from his professorship by Hitler, he emerged as a leading proponent of existentialism. Using its insights to better understand human doubts and anxiety, as well as to challenge life's destructive forces, he very early on identified the dangers of scientific materialism, religious fundamentalism, and industrialization and its commodification of nature. Exposing the sense of ...

In Persuasive Apologetics, pastor and professor Jeffrey M. Robinson explores what's below the surface of intellectual-sounding objections to Christianity. He shows what it means to contend for the truth through real-life examples of communicating with those who hold differing beliefs.

Athanasius of Alexandria was a bishop in fourth-century Egypt. Thanks in part to Athanasius’ arguments, his position of Trinitarianism (that the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost were all One God) became the official position of Christendom, and remains so to this day. This work, On the Incarnation (or sometimes On the Incarnation of the Word of God), was his first book. It tackles the central point of the divine saga, God’s embodiment on Earth as Christ, and seeks to understand, in detail, the “why” and “how” of it all.

TODO LO QUE HAY EN DIOS ES DIOS MISMO Sin que muchos lo sepan, un número cada vez mayor de evangélicos conservadores niega los principios fundamentales de la enseñanza cristiana clásica sobre Dios, con graves desviaciones incluso entre los teólogos de la persuasión calvinista y reformada. El libro de James E. Dolezal Todo lo que hay en Dios ofrece una exposición de la posición cristiana histórica al tiempo que se enfrenta a estas graves desviaciones contemporáneas. Su convincente crítica de la nueva posición que él denomina mutualismo teísta es filosóficamente sólida, ...

The Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith. What can we say about the divine nature, and what does it mean to say that God is Father, Son, Holy Spirit, three persons who are one in being? In this book, bestselling author Thomas Joseph White, OP, examines the development of early Christian reflection on the Trinity, arguing that essential contributions of Patristic theology are preserved and expanded in the thought of Thomas Aquinas.

Unfortunately, many well-meaning, Christ-loving saints have been held hostage by prophecy teachers using questions like these to cast doubt upon God's prophetic promises for the New Testament Church. When the End Begins is a God-given tool to break through the spiritual chains of bondage. Listen to the book! Heed the warning! Consider yourself bound no longer!

Confused by the overtly philosophical, wordy, and Biblically lacking treatises on the Trinity? Then this is for you. In The Image Of God by Samuel Garcia attempts to tackle one of the core doctrines of Christianity by paying attention to the ignored singular analogy of the Trinity in the Bible text itself: the trinity of man, and how it fits nicely with the traditional and current perception of the Trinity with little contradiction, yet confident in its assertion of the importance of rightly dividing the word of God and make solid statements about the Trinity that few dare make. The ...

"Por siglos los teólogos estadounidenses y europeos han sido la única fuente de referencia y consulta disponible para el pueblo hispanoparlante en temas de teología y sistematización de las Escrituras. Los trabajos de esta envergadura realizados por pastores y teólogos latinoamericanos que están disponibles para el público en general son prácticamente inexistentes. Es tiempo de que los latinoamericanos comencemos a hacer nuestro aporte poniendo sobre la mesa los resultados de nuestros estudios y nuestra perspectiva sobre lo que Dios nos ha revelado en Su Palabra sobre Su persona y ...

B. B. Warfield is well known as one of America’s leading theologians, perhaps second only to Jonathan Edwards. But until now the character of his own Christian experience and his understanding of the Christian life have remained unexplored. Fred Zaspel unpacks these for us here, and what we find is that Warfield’s profound theological mind is matched only by his passionate heart for Christ. From Warfield we learn truly what it is to live in light of the gospel.

In Twisted Unto Destruction, Donald J. Johnson (Convinced, Unprotected) shows how ditching the Church in favor of private Bible interpretation has also enabled some of the modern world’s worst crimes and vices. Once an Evangelical Protestant who took sola scriptura for granted, Johnson came to realize that setting ourselves up as little Magisteriums—whose opinions on the Bible’s meaning have to be as valid as anyone else’s—not only leads to endless splintering, but makes it possible to use Scripture to justify anything.

Contemporary Theology: An Introduction by Kirk MacGregor introduces major thinkers and schools of thought from the beginning of the 19th century to the present, including non-Western voices, evangelical perspectives, and philosophical developments alongside the widely acknowledged main streams of modern theology.

If we want to know the truth about God, we need a sound approach to incorporating what the whole Bible teaches. In this concise introduction to systematic theology, theologian Graham A. Cole explores how we move from Scripture to doctrine in order to shape what we believe, what we value, and how we live. He shows us the importance of having the right method: rooted in the word of God, consistent with church history, in the context of a broken world, dependent on divine wisdom, and ultimately aiming at pure worship.

A Comprehensive and Enlightening Commentary on Paul's Letter to the Romans by a Key Figure of the Protestant Reformation Melanchthon, a close collaborator of Martin Luther and a prominent figure of the Protestant Reformation, delves into the theological and doctrinal complexities presented by Paul in his letter to the Romans. Throughout the pages of this commentary, readers will find profound insights on themes such as justification by faith, law and grace, the role of Israel in the history of salvation, and life in Christ. Written in accessible and clear language, this book provides an ...

"Can anything orthodox come from Pentecostalism?" This recasting of Nathaniel's familiar question from the Gospel is a fair summary of many modern Christians' assessment of the Pentecostal tradition. Yet in recent years, a growing number of Pentecostals have been turning afresh to the ancient, creedal Christian faith.

What do Christians actually believe about God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Does God know what I'm thinking? Has God already decided the future for me? Did Jesus' body do all the things that our bodies do? Does he still have a body now? Is the Holy Spirit a person? Can I stop sinning? What does a real church look like? What's the right way to baptize or have communion? How does God want me to live? This book gives 100 core answers that Christians throughout the centuries have given to basic questions about God. It not only includes answers that Christians have pretty much agreed ...

This is the translation of Philipp Melanchthon's masterful work, "Loci Theologici," in its Latin version of 1559. With deep roots in the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation, Melanchthon embarked on an intellectual journey that culminated in this monumental work, now accessible to English-speaking readers in an accessible language. Between 1519 and 1520, Melanchthon immersed himself in the writings of the Apostle Paul, especially in the Epistle to the Romans, during his extensive reflections. What began as personal studies evolved into a systematic presentation of fundamental ...