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The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh
Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005
The Pentecostal movement has had an incredible impact on the shape of worldwide Christianity in the past century. Estimates are that Pentecostals and charismatics make up approximately one-fourth of Christians worldwide, and the numbers are only expected to grow. With these developments comes the...
Heretic Son
He Left Home and Church and Found God in a U.S. Navy Destroyer
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
Psychologists, socialists,and theologians have written about the dramatic changes in American culture during the last half of the twentieth century. Chaplain Weir lived through those changes, Viet Nam, Woodstock,, Rock & Roll, Montgomery and Dallas. Up close and personal Weir relates his own inner...
Protestants
The Faith That Made the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
**On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s theses, a landmark history of the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern world. **
"Ryrie writes that his aim 'is to persuade you that we cannot understand the modern age without understanding the dynamic history of Protestant Christianity.'...
by David W Shenk
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Islam and Christianity seem to be at opposite and unbridgeable poles, both committed to world mission. Given the political tension and violent acts that sometimes surround these two major world religions, it is essential for both sides to understand the otherits history, beliefs, traditions, and vision...
by A. C. Durden
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Christianity is hard work, and believers face daily influences from many external sources. To fulfill God’s mission Christians may encounter strong opposition. The opposing force may include friends, family, and others who greatly influence our lives.Have you ever felt pressured to look or...
The Next Christians
Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Turn on a cable news show or pick up any news magazine, and you get the impression that Christian America is on its last leg. The once dominant faith is now facing rapidly declining church attendance, waning political influence, and an abysmal public perception. More than 76% of Americans self-identify...
The New Christians
Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
What the emergent church movement is all about and why it matters to the future of Christianity
Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of Christian, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of what this new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing dispatches...
Tom Harpur 4-Book Bundle
Born Again / The Pagan Christ / There Is Life After Death / Water Into Wine
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Tom Harpur is one of the world’s great writers on the topics of Christianity and ethics and the author of many bestselling books. This special four-book bundle collects: Water Into Wine: An Empowering Vision of the Gospels, an examination of the story and meaning of Jesus’ life; Born Again: My...
The Gospel Uncensored
How Only Grace Leads to Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Many people have been taught that Christianity is a religion in which you must do certain things in order to receive certain benefits, and that you must do more and try harder to be accepted. The truth is, faith in Jesus is enough. Any attempt to add...
by Fritz Ridenour
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Since the days of the early church, Christians have struggled to find a way to be "good"--to please God by their own efforts. They end up carrying a burden God never intended them to bear. And what's more, their brand of Christianity ends up looking like any other religion of the world--bound...
Answering the Contemplative Call
First Steps on the Mystical Path
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The mystical path is not some sort of static experience for the select few, says Carl McColman, rather, it is a living tradition, a rich and many-layered dimension of spirituality that is in large measure a quest to find the mysteries at the heart of the universe, paradoxically nestled within the...
by Jacob Needleman
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2003
Unavailable for several years, Lost Christianity is a profound reexamination of the essence of Christian thought and faith. Philosopher and bestselling author Jacob Needleman has sought out the ancient texts and modern practitioners of essential Christianity, whose message speaks directly to contemporary seekers.
Gospel Formed
Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
Christianity is based on the foundation of the good news of the gospel. Yet how many Christians truly find their identity there? How many are thriving in a community clinging to the gospel? How many forget about the wondrous glory of Jesus? J. A. Medders is on a mission to help Christians remember that...
Mission Drift
The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
A Christianity Today 2015 Book Award Winner
Is your organization in danger of Mission Drift?
Without careful attention, faith-based organizations drift from their founding mission.
It's that simple. It will happen.
Slowly, silently, and with little fanfare, organizations...