Baker Academic imprint: 719 books
Intercultural Discipleship (Encountering Mission)
Learning from Global Approaches to Spiritual Formation
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
This addition to an acclaimed series brings cutting-edge research to bear on a topic of perennial interest: making disciples. The book looks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally relevant and biblically faithful. It emphasizes...
The Kingdom according to Luke and Acts
A Social, Literary, and Theological Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
This substantial, reliable introduction examines the character and purpose of Luke and Acts and provides a thorough yet economical treatment of Luke's social, historical, and literary context. Karl Allen Kuhn presents Luke's narrative as a "kingdom story" that both announces the arrival...
Introducing Protestant Social Ethics
Foundations in Scripture, History, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Despite their rich tradition of social concern, Protestants have historically struggled to articulate why, whether, and how to challenge unethical social structures. This book introduces Protestants to the biblical and historical background of Christian social ethics, inviting them to understand the...
Planting and Growing Urban Churches
From Dream to Reality
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1997
If the church is to thrive in the twenty-first century, it will have to take on a new form as it ministers to the 120 million unchurched people in the United States. Planting and Growing Urban Churches is still virtually the only available text on church planting in North America and beyond.
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by Charles H. Talbert, Mikeal Parsons, Charles Talbert
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
In this fresh commentary, the fourth of eighteen volumes in the Paideia series, a leading New Testament scholar examines cultural context and theological meaning in Matthew. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by
• Attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical...
Everyday Glory
The Revelation of God in All of Reality
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
How do we know and speak about God's relation to this world? Does God reveal himself through his creation? This book recaptures a Christian vision of all reality: that the world is full of divine signs that are openings into God's glory. Bringing together insights from some of the tradition's greatest...
Jesus and Scripture
Studying the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Steve Moyise, an expert on the use of the Old Testament in the New, offers a brief but reliable introduction to the use of the Old Testament in the Gospels' portrayals of Jesus.
Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament
Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018
This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social,...
Contextualizing the Faith
A Holistic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
This major statement by a leading missiologist represents a lifetime of wrestling with a topic every cross-cultural leader must address: how to adapt the universal gospel to particular settings. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook organizes contextualization, which includes "everything...
Old Testament Law for Christians
Original Context and Enduring Application
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
The Old Testament law is foundational for our understanding of the Bible, but for many it remains some of the Old Testament's most foreign and exotic material. This book by a leading evangelical expert in biblical law helps readers understand Old Testament law, how it functioned in the Old Testament,...
by James C. Wilhoit
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1991
James Wilhoit explores how Christian education can go beyond mere activity to instill a solid perspective and make sense of a perplexing world. He envisions the ideal model of Christian education and integrates the discipline with the social sciences. In the final chapter Wilhoit presents an evangelical theory of biblical instruction.
by Herman J. Selderhuis
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
In this intriguing book, Herman Selderhuis argues that John Calvin's biblical interpretation of the Psalms is fundamentally shaped by his doctrine of God. Selderhuis minimizes references to other Calvin studies and other works by Calvin, thus allowing Calvin's theology on the Psalms to speak for itself....
Spiritual Companioning
A Guide to Protestant Theology and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Among the smiling faces in church on Sunday mornings are those who long for deeper, more genuine relationships within their local congregations--active, intentional relationships that nurture the soul and encourage personal encounters with God. Drawing on decades of experience in spiritual direction,...
Philosophy
A Christian Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
Two experienced educators offer an up-to-date introduction to philosophy from a Christian perspective that covers the four major areas of philosophical thought: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics. Written from an analytic perspective, the book introduces key concepts and...