The 40 Most Influential Christians Who Shaped What We Believe Today

Author : Daryl Aaron
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441261567
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 40 Most Influential Christians . . . Who Shaped What We Believe Today written by Daryl Aaron and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling Accounts of Key People Who Have Formed Christian Belief through the Ages All Christians' beliefs are shaped by those who went before them. Now these giants of Christian history are presented chronologically and in a format that helps readers get to know them. In addition to a biographical sketch, readers will discover each person's primary contributions to the Christian faith along with a brief quotation from their work. Students, history buffs, and curious readers will be fascinated as their faith is strengthened. Included are Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Karl Barth, Carl F. H. Henry, and more.

Author : Harvey Kwiyani
Publisher : Missio Africanus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wash and Pray: African Theological Discourse on COVID-19 written by Harvey Kwiyani and published by Missio Africanus. This book was released on with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Africa faced a unique set of challenges that sparked a profound spiritual response among its people. Wash and Pray: African Theological Discourse on COVID-19 delves into the heart of this response, exploring the intersections of faith, culture, history, and the pandemic that gripped the world from 2019 to 2022. The book demonstrates that for many Africans, the pandemic was not just a medical crisis but also a spiritual battle. As such, the book invites the reader to witness the historicising of the pandemic in Africa through this landmark resource for current and future generations, ensuring that the narratives of African Christianity in the face of COVID-19 and other pandemics are not lost. The chapter contributions offer diverse perspectives from Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and the UK, each contextualising the African Christian response to the pandemic. In essence, this monograph paints a rich tapestry of African theological discourse during a global crisis, ultimately affirming that faith and science, when harmonised, can lead to a resilient and thriving community.

Author : Sharon Bahrych
Publisher : Ambassador International
ISBN 13 : 1620205912
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Disciplines of a Christian Life written by Sharon Bahrych and published by Ambassador International. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Disciplines of a Christian Life is for women who are looking for helpful information on how to apply the various Christian disciplines into their lives. This book will also give readers encouragement through their reading about other historical figures (through short biographical sketches) who have struggled with the same issues as the reader. Each chapter ends with applications readers can use to begin growing in the individual disciplines each chapter covers. Practical Disciplines of a Christian Life ends with a chapter which encourages readers to continue growing and moving forward in their Christian life, reminding them that it is not a one-time deal, but that they are to grow each and every day. They are to look for ways that God has moved them forward in their Christian growth by being able to look back and see where they have come from. Overall, Practical Disciplines of a Christian Life is to be an encouragement to all women who read it that they, too, can move forward in their Christian growth and they don’t have to feel stuck in place. Some Christian disciplines are a ‘trial and error’ before acquiring the knack of doing it right.

Author : Ken Lambert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625633255
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Top Ten Most Influential Christians Since the Apostles written by Ken Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Names of Christianity... Survey results are in. Today's Christians let us know who their Top 10 picks for influential Christian leaders are. The results are telling. Which self-professed Christians made the cut? Who do we think influenced our beliefs the most? How did each rank in modern opinion? Who didn't make the list? The answers are inside. Pastors, teachers, and other writers focus on the Top 10 pics, supplying short biographies of each to get us in-the-know. Ten bonus mini-biographies let us know who missed the top ten, but made the top twenty. For education, information, reference, and debate. These are the men who helped shape our church-and beliefs-as we know it. Complied and Edited by Ken Lambert and Abby Matzke. Illustrated by Joel Kutylowski "When we put History and Theology together, we have identified an area in which lack of awareness and dearth of comprehension flourish in our culture. The compilers of this book have put our hands a helpful tool. It will serve to stimulate interest and critical thought and to introduce young minds to the heritage which has been handed to us from the past. May it prove to be beneficial to many." -Professor Mark Harstad. "This book presents information to make the average layperson's appetite for more alive A book I am glad to have added to my library...one that I will undoubtedly refer to often." -Pastor Fred DeRevo, Th.D.

Author : Warren W. Wiersbe
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441204008
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 50 People Every Christian Should Know written by Warren W. Wiersbe and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians in the twenty-first century need encouragement and inspiration to lead lives that honor God. When faith is weak or the pressures of the world seem overwhelming, remembering the great men and women of the past can inspire us to renewed strength and purpose. Our spiritual struggles are not new, and the stories of those who have gone before us can help lead the way to our own victories. 50 People Every Christian Should Know gives a glimpse into the lives of such people as Charles H. Spurgeon, G. Campbell Morgan, A. W. Tozer, Fanny Crosby, Amy Carmichael, Jonathan Edwards, James Hudson Taylor, and many more. Combining the stories of fifty of these faithful men and women, beloved author Warren W. Wiersbe offers today's readers inspiration and encouragement in life's uncertain journey.

Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Turning Points written by Mark A. Noll and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores twelve pivotal events in the history of Christianity ranging from the fall of Jerusalem and the coronation of Charlemagne to the Edinburgh Missionary Conference.

Author : William H. Stephens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983367260
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Top 100 Most Influential Christians of All Time, Volume 2 written by William H. Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830898506
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fool's Talk written by Os Guinness and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2016 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Apologetics/Evangelism One of Desiring God's Top 15 Books of 2015 Hearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Social Criticism and Cultural Engagement In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular and private life infinitely more diverse. Yet many Christians still rely on cookie-cutter approaches to evangelism and apologetics. Most of these methods assume that people are open, interested and needy for spiritual insight when increasingly most people are not. Our urgent need, then, is the capacity to persuade—to make a convincing case for the gospel to people who are not interested in it. In his magnum opus, Os Guinness offers a comprehensive presentation of the art and power of creative persuasion. Christians have often relied on proclaiming and preaching, protesting and picketing. But we are strikingly weak in persuasion—the ability to talk to people who are closed to what we are saying. Actual persuasion requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach. Guinness notes, "Jesus never spoke to two people the same way, and neither should we." Following the tradition of Erasmus, Pascal, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, Malcolm Muggeridge and Peter Berger, Guinness demonstrates how apologetic persuasion requires both the rational and the imaginative. Persuasion is subversive, turning the tables on listeners' assumptions to surprise them with signals of transcendence and the credibility of the gospel. This book is the fruit of forty years of thinking, honed in countless talks and discussions at many of the leading universities and intellectual centers of the world. Discover afresh the persuasive power of Christian witness from one of the leading apologists and thinkers of our era.

Author : Frank Viola
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493416375
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book ReGrace written by Frank Viola and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church is tired of seeing Christians act ungraciously toward one another when they disagree. Social media has added to the carnage. Christians routinely block each other on Facebook because of doctrinal disagreements. The world watches the blood-letting, and the Christian witness is tarnished. But what if every Christian discovered that their favorite teacher in church history had blind spots and held to some false--and even shocking--views? Bestselling author Frank Viola argues that this simple awareness will soften Christians when they interact with each other in the face of theological disagreements. In ReGrace, he uncovers some of the shocking beliefs held by faith giants like C.S. Lewis, Luther, Calvin, Moody, Spurgeon, Wesley, Graham, and Augustine--not to downgrade or dismiss them, but to show that even "the greats" in church history didn't get everything right. Knowing that the heroes of our faith sometimes got it wrong will empower us to treat our fellow Christians with grace rather than disdain whenever we disagree over theology.

Author : Earle J. Fisher
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793631069
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reverend Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Prophetic Tradition written by Earle J. Fisher and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverend Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Prophetic Tradition: A Reintroduction of The Black Messiah considers how Albert Cleage Jr., in his groundbreaking book of sermons, The Black Messiah (1969), reconfigures the rules of the game as it relates to Christianity and the social political realities of Black people in Detroit and across the country. Taking a rhetorical approach, this book explores how and what The Black Messiah (1969) has contributed to the broader scope of Black Liberation Theology and Black religious rhetoric. Scholars of rhetoric, communication, religious studies, and African American history will find this book particularly useful.