Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872) was a highly influential theologian and philosopher of the mid-nineteenth century. He was both an Anglican priest and an academic, having been involved in help...
Two human streams flow through history. The Bible characterizes these streams as the sons of God and the sons of Men. They are first distinguished in Cain and Abel as either those seeking to please...
The People of God
Several factors make this a compelling and topical book:
- The anti-Jewish sentiments that can still disfigure much Christian teaching and writing
- The baffling fate and often ...
""Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect."" What does it mean to be perfect? Is entire sanctification possible in this life? Such words evoke worry and wonder in this time. In this introduct...
As the dean of Luke-Acts studies in America, Henry J. Cadbury also wrote ground-breaking treatments of Jesus and early Christianity. In 'The Peril of Modernizing Jesus', Cadbury helps us consider t...
God the Creator made a very unique and specialized realm in which we humans live. It is a realm of particles which cohere as what we call matter; it is also a realm of time, the flow of which he cr...
Can we know that Satan exists as a particular, disembodied spirit? Current Catholic teaching insists that Satan exists as a person, a fallen angel who has instigated the Fall of humanity, continues...
The Power of Gratitude reflects on the experiences of Michael and Elizabeth Garry, who became an inspiration in their community, to reveal the secret to a life filled with the virtues we often cons...
Persuasion is a powerful tool. Attorneys use it to win cases. Politicians practice the art to harvest votes. Salespeople and advertisers rely on it to sell everything from soap to skyscrapers. Prea...
Cornelis Bennema explains the role of the Spirit in salvation according to John's Gospel against the background of intertestamental Jewish wisdom literature. He comes to the conclusion that the sal...
The Practical Art of Spiritual Conversation is about the art of when, if, and how to engage in a spiritual conversation. The whens and the ifs inform the how. Christians can be so concerned with ho...
Are you without an answer to an important prayer? Do you pray until you feel you cannot pray anymore? Do you feel discouraged because you have tried to measure up to God's expectations and still no...
Many of us long to see God move mightily in response to our prayers. We've heard of such stories. And some of us have experienced them. But how can we start a prayer ministry at our own church that...
The following work contains the substance of the lectures delivered in the Graduate School of New York University in the course entitled, Philosophy of Religion. As the title will suggest, the purp...
Robert Muthiah believes a deepened theology of the priesthood of all believers is essential for answering the crucial questions of what shape the church should take in the twenty-first century, and...
In this seminal treatise, Peter J. Leithart argues that the coming of the New Creation in Jesus Christ has profound and revolutionary implications for social order, implications symbolized and effe...
In a world where everyone seems to be preoccupied with ""living their best life,"" some of us are just trying to make it through the day. We find ourselves in a season of life where the bad days se...