Religion - Christian Theology - History

What is Catholicism? A two-thousand-year-old living tradition? A worldview? A way of life? A relationship? A mystery? In Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron examines all these questions and more, seeking to capture the body, heart, and mind of the Catholic faith.Starting from the essential foundation...

Charles H. Spurgeon's Whole Bible Commentary provides an in-depth and accessible analysis of the entire Bible, blending scholarship with heartfelt devotion. Spurgeon guides readers through the Scriptures with clear explanations, offering insight into their historical, spiritual, and moral context.Each book of the Bible is...

Professor of theology Stephen Wellum considers Christ's singular uniqueness and significance biblically, historically, and today, in our pluralistic and postmodern age. Christ Alone is a much-needed study and defense of the doctrine that provides coherency to the Christian faith.If the church is to proclaim...

A cry from the heart and a call to action from a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian In this impassioned and incisive book, Munther Isaac challenges mainstream Christians' uncritical embrace of the modern State of Israel. Speaking from his unique vantage point as a...

The New York Times Book Review states, "It would be impossible to overrate Dietrich Bonhoeffer's importance as a disciple, a great Christian and moral leader." Christ the Center cogently presents the basis of Bonhoeffer's thinking about Jesus Christ and offers the key to his...

Two long essays: "The Idea of a Christian Society" on the direction of religious thought toward criticism of political and economic systems; and "Notes towards the Definition of Culture" on culture, its meaning, and the dangers threatening the legacy of the Western world.Author: T....

Approach the Old Testament with confidence.Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament helps students organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical information on the Old Testament by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism.This...

Over 330,000 copies sold. This is the story of the church for today's readers.Bruce Shelley's classic history of the church brings the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. Like a skilled screenwriter, Shelley begins each chapter with three elements: characters, setting, plot....

How Classical Theology Counteracts Failings of Contemporary Culture Western culture impatiently demands practical results and therapeutic comfort. Many within the church have even adopted this mindset, falsely believing that God is most important when he is tending to our earthly needs. How can we...

Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a "cold case" it makes a claim about an...

Conscience before Conformity tells the story of German students who dared to speak out against Hitler and the Third Reich, and died for their beliefs. Operating under the name of the White Rose, they printed and distributed leaflets condemning Nazism and urging Germans to...

How did ancient Israelites live? What did they eat, and what affected their health? How did the family function? To answer these and similar questions, Borowski describes the natural setting and the people who occupied the land as well as the rural and urban...

The Beloved Introduction to the Trinity and Christian Life - Over 200,000 copies sold! Why is God love? Because God is a Trinity. Why can we be saved? Because God is a Trinity. How are we able to live the Christian life? Through the...

The Demonology of King James I forms one of the most intriguing and well made texts of the burning times. Crafted at the end of the 16th century, it details the nature of sorcery, witches, Satan, fairies, and hauntings. Simultaneously blasting witchery and Papistry,...

Discover how biblical inerrancy became a core belief for evangelicals.In an era of cultural upheaval and religious uncertainty, evangelicals have increasingly turned to biblical inerrancy as their anchor--but at what cost? Desiring Certainty reveals how the quest for certainty has reshaped evangelical faith, replacing...

In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus' mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the...

Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church. Our struggle today is for costly grace. And with that sharp warning to his own church, which was engaged in bitter conflict with the official Nazified state church, Dietrich Bonhoeffer began his book Discipleship (formerly...

What is the best framework for reading the Bible? The question of how to relate the Old and New Testaments is as old as the Bible itself. While most Protestants are unified on the foundations, there are major disagreements on particular issues. Who should...

An essential guide for understanding early Christian doctrineThe history of Christian theology is often presented as a series of conflicts between orthodox believers and heretics. But such an approach can be reductive, especially if the conflicts are presented primarily as contests for power. J....

Agustín de Hipona es un fenómeno único en la historia de la filosofia y la teologia.En este Tomo I incluye tres obras fundamentales de su producción literaria: La verdadera religión, en la que plantea la búsqueda de la verdad trascende; La utilidad de creer,...