This book tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. It emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinis…
Series Guidance for Christian leadership in today's world
This new printing of Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology offers a bit of a surprise and, we hope, a significant service to the readers of this eminent volume. For most of its history under the title Systematic Theology, Professor Berkhof's work has appeared as a theological system without introduction or prolegomenon. In this new edition of Berkhof's work, we have returned his prolegomenon to i…
Contents: Part One: Money and the church previous to the American period -- I. The early church to Constantine -- Voluntary offerings -- First fruits -- Tithing -- Endowments -- II. Constantine to Gregory the Great -- Endowments and legacies -- Oblations -- First fruits -- Tithing -- Decrees of councils on the tithe -- III. The Middle Ages (Methods) -- Gifts -- Vacancies -- Papal taxations -- C…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176).
Contents: Nature and necessity of ministry -- Theology and ministry -- Ministry as the necessity of the church -- What is ministry -- Requirements for ministry -- The three processes of initiation into ministry -- Relevance of the Adamic ministry to the contemporary ministry the focus and target of ministry -- The Apostle -- The prophet -- The evangelist -- The Pastor -- The teacher -- The 'bo…
Contents : Myths and facts about sexual assault and child sexual abuse -- The statistics about sexual violence / Barbara Chester -- If she says no, then it's rape / Ellen goodman -- Recognizing the symptoms and consequences of sexual assault and abuse / Barbara Chester -- Elder abuse : the view from the chancel / Jane A. Boyajian -- With no immediate cause / Ntozake Shange -- Violence against …
Contents: Personal ministry -- Journey into maturity -- Youth culture as covenant-caring community -- The ministry of interpersonal communication -- The ministry of individual counseling -- Shaping a vision of life -- The call forward.
Contents: Power Evangelism Definitions and Directions / John Wimber -- We Are at War / Ed Murphy -- Territorial Spirits / C. Peter Wagner -- Deception: Satan's Chief Tactic / Timothy M. Warner -- Finding Freedom in Christ / Neil T. Anderson -- The Holy Spirit and Power: A Wesleyan Understanding / Donald Hohensee -- Pentecostal/Charismatic Understanding of Exorcism / L. Grant McClung, Jr. -- Si…
Contents: The Christian life -- The Christian in relation to justification by faith alone -- The Christian life in relation to providence and predestination -- The Christian life in relation to history and the transhistorical -- The Christian life in relation to church and society. Other Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 1949. Includes bibliog…
Other Notes: Adapted from a thesis (Ph. D.) - Oxford Centre for Mission Studies and University of Leeds, 2005. Includes index and a bibliography.
Contents: Mission -- Reflections on mission -- Evangelism -- Reflections on evangelism -- Dialogue -- Reflections on dialogue -- Salvation -- Reflections on salvation -- Conversion -- Reflections on conversion. Abstract: "John Stott's classic book presents an enduring and holistic view of Christian mission. Newly updated and expanded by Christopher J.H. Wright, Christian Mission in the Mode…
Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.
Contents: Jonathan Edwards and the Jesus movement -- Biblical models of cyclical and continuous renewal -- Preconditions of continuous renewal -- Primary elements of continuous renewal -- Secondary elements in renewal -- The renewal of the local congregation -- The sanctification gap -- How revivals go wrong -- Live orthodoxy -- Unitive evangelicalism -- The evangelical muse -- The spiritual r…