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The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission
Christopher J.H. Wright · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorThe Pursuit of God
A.W. Tozer · 89 pages
A masterly study of the inner life by a heart thirsting after God. Here is a book for every child of God, pastor, missionary, and Christian. It deals with the deep things of God and the riches of His grace.
The Orthodox Church
Kallistos Ware · 368 pages
This is a modern classic about the history, doctrine, and sacraments of the Orthodox Church. Its updated version is a carefully nuanced book that is written for the general reader. An Oxford scholar, Ware is likely the most distinguished and knowledgeable living authority on the Orthodox Church.
Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction
Caleb Kaltenbach · 211 pages
"A pastor with an unforgettable inside story shows evangelicals how to nurture healthy, respectful, and biblically informed relationships with people in the LGBT community"--
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
Dietrich Bonhoeffer · 122 pages
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 5A classic of Christian spirituality. In this theological interpretation of the Psalms, Bonhoeffer describes the moods of an individual's relationship with God and also the turns of love and heartbreak, of joy and sorrow that are themselves the Christian community's path to God. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, a sixteen volume series, offers a fresh, critical translati
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
Wayne A. Grudem · 1,264 pages
The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Evidence I & II: Fully Updated in One Volume To Answer Questions Challenging Christians in the 21st Century
Josh McDowell · 760 pages
Is the Bible historically reliable? Is there credible evidence of Chrst's claim to be God? Will Christianity stand up before 21st century critics? Christians today face growing challenges to show that their faith is both relevant and credible. Josh McDowell's New Evidence That Demands a Verdict combines the two original best-selling volumes into one, maintaining their classic defense of the faith,
God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Stephen R. Prothero · 388 pages
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
E. Randolph Richards, Brandon J. O'Brien
Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example, when Paul exhorts women to "dress modestly," we automatically think in terms of sexual modesty. But Paul is likely more concerned about economic modesty -- that Christian women not flaunt their wealth through expensive clothes and gold jewelry. An
Introduction to Christianity
Pope Benedict XVI · 300 pages
One of Cardinal Ratzinger's most important and widely read books, this volume is a revised second edition with an improved translation and an in-depth 20 page preface by the Cardinal. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But even so, he says he is firmly convinced that
The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ
John F. MacArthur Jr. · 405 pages
Who Wrote the New Testament? The Making of the Christian Myth
Burton L. Mack · 336 pages
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Amy-Jill Levine, Marc Zvi Brettler · 637 pages
The intention for publishing The Jewish Annotated New Testament, according to its editors, Amy-Jill Levine and Mark Zvi Brettler is to recognize the growing understanding between Jewish and Christian traditions, and to help further that understanding. The editors of this volume, both distinguished New Testament scholars, had two key reasons for creating this "Jewish Annotated New Testament." First
Women and the Priesthood: What One Mormon Woman Believes
Sheri Dew · 224 pages
If the Church Were Christian: Rediscovering the Values of Jesus
Philip Gulley · 197 pages
Challenges the modern church to become what it could be if Christians truly followed the core values of Jesus.
Salt of the Earth: The Church at the End of the Millennium - An Interview With Peter Seewald
Pope Benedict XVI, Peter Seewald · 283 pages
He Chose the Nails
Max Lucado · 240 pages
Linger on the hill of Calvary. Rub a finger on the timber and press the nail into your hand. Taste the tinge of cheap wine and feel the scrape of a thorn on your brow. Touch the velvet dirt, moist with the blood of God. Allow the tools of torture to tell their story. Listen as they tell you what God did to win your heart. - Jacket.
Living Buddha, Living Christ
Thich Nhat Hanh · 218 pages
Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over the course of two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between th
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (9Marks)
Mark Dever · 304 pages
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
Anonymous · 1,622 pages
On Christian Doctrine
Augustine of Hippo · 1,278 pages
What Christians Believe
C.S. Lewis
The Essentials ExplainedMaster storyteller and essayist C. S. Lewis here tackles the central questions of the Christian faith: Who was Jesus? What did he accomplish? What does it mean for me?In these classic essays, which began as talks on the BBC during World War II, Lewis creatively and simply explains the basic tenets of Christianity. Taken from the core section of Mere Christianity, the select
Catechism of the Catholic Church
John Paul II, The Catholic Church, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops · 856 pages
When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone · 265 pages
Here, archaeologically documented is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Known by many names, she reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. How did the change in women's roles come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmans, Stone details an ancient conspiracy that laid the foundation for one of culture's greatest shams--the legend of Adam and fallen Eve.