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Book Embracing the Human Jesus

Download or read book Embracing the Human Jesus written by David Galston and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus

Download or read book The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus written by Fredrick Carlson Holmgren and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perennial question throughout the history of the Christian faith has centered on the character of the Old Testament and its relationship to Jesus Christ. It is in this area that Christians and Jews have parted ways, creating a deep and enduring chasm between the two faith communities. With this new volume, Fredrick Holmgren aids in closing this hurtful breach by engaging with views on both sides of this important conversation. Holmgren dialogues with Christians from every point on the theological spectrum, urging the church to a new respect for the Jewish Bible, the enduring role of the Old Testament as "Christian scripture," and the valuable contributions of Judaism to the Christian faith. Warning the church against either caricaturing the Old Testament and Judaism or romanticizing Christianity, Holmgren sensitively shows that the New Testament proclamation of newness in Christ carries forward the witness of the Old Testament without making obsolete its Jewish interpretation.

Book Embracing the Human Jesus

Download or read book Embracing the Human Jesus written by David Galston and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book God  Freedom and Human Dignity

Download or read book God Freedom and Human Dignity written by Ron Highfield and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Highfield traces the genealogy of the modern self from Plato, Descartes and Locke to Charles Taylor's landmark Sources of the Self. What emerges is a stark portrait of the modern ideal of self-governance and the crisis it provokes for a Christian view of human identity, freedom and dignity found in God.

Book Embracing Conflict

Download or read book Embracing Conflict written by Colin Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Embracing Grace

    Book Details:
  • Author : Scot McKnight
  • Publisher : Paraclete Press
  • Release : 2005-11-01
  • ISBN : 1612611915
  • Pages : 114 pages

Download or read book Embracing Grace written by Scot McKnight and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book explains that the gospel is about the restoration of "cracked Eikons" (fallen humans) so that humans can be in union with God and in communion with the saints. In the candid and lucid style that has made McKnight's The Jesus Creed so appealing to thousands of pastors, lay leaders, and everyday people who are searching for a more authentic faith, he encourages all Christians to recognize the simple, yet potentially transforming truth of the gospel message: God seeks to restore us to wholeness not only to make us better individuals, but to form a community of Jesus, a society in which humans strive to be in union with God and in communion with others.

Book Jesus Outside the Lines

    Book Details:
  • Author : Scott Sauls
  • Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  • Release : 2015-03-01
  • ISBN : 1496403835
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Jesus Outside the Lines written by Scott Sauls and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether the issue of the day on Twitter, Facebook, or cable news is our sexuality, political divides, or the perceived conflict between faith and science, today’s media pushes each one of us into a frustrating clash between two opposing sides. Polarizing, us-against-them discussions divide us and distract us from thinking clearly and communicating lovingly with others. Scott Sauls, like many of us, is weary of the bickering and is seeking a way of truth and beauty through the conflicts. Jesus Outside the Lines presents Jesus as this way. Scott shows us how the words and actions of Jesus reveal a response that does not perpetuate the destructive fray. Jesus offers us a way forward—away from harshness, caricatures, and stereotypes. In Jesus Outside the Lines, you will experience a fresh perspective of Jesus, who will not (and should not) fit into the sides.

Book Outside the Lines

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mihee Kim-Kort
  • Publisher : Augsburg Books
  • Release : 2018-07-01
  • ISBN : 1506408974
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Outside the Lines written by Mihee Kim-Kort and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GodÕs love for us breaks every boundary. So should our love for each other. Mihee Kim-Kort is a wife, a mom, and a Presbyterian minister. And she's queer. As she became aware of her queer sexuality, Mihee wondered what that meant for her spirituality. But instead of pushing her away from God, her queerness has brought her closer to Jesus and taught her how to love better. In Outside the Lines, Mihee shows us how God, in Jesus, is oriented toward us in a queer and radical way. Through the life, work, and witness of Jesus, we see a God who loves us with a queer love. And our faith in that God becomes a queer spirituality--a spirituality that crashes through definitions and moves us outside of the categories of our making. Whenever we love ourselves and our neighbors with the boundary-breaking love of God, we live out this queer spirituality in the world. With a captivating mix of personal story and biblical analysis, Outside the LinesÊshows us how each of our bodies fits into the body of Christ. Outside the lines and without exceptions.

Book Resurrecting Jesus

Download or read book Resurrecting Jesus written by Adyashanti and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost two millennia, the story of Jesus has shaped the lives of countless people. Yet today, even though the majority of us grew up in a culture suffused by the mythos of Jesus, many of us feel disconnected from the essence of his teachings. With Resurrecting Jesus, Adyashanti invites us to rediscover the life and words of Jesus as a direct path to the most radical of transformations: spiritual awakening. Jesus crossed all of the boundaries that separated the people of his time because he viewed the world from the perspective of what unites us, not what divides us. In Resurrecting Jesus, Adya embarks on a fascinating reconsideration of the man known as Jesus, examining his life from birth to Resurrection to reveal a timeless model of awakening and enlightened engagement with the world. Through close consideration of the archetypal figures and events of the Gospels, Adya issues a call to “live the Christ” in a way that is unique to each of us. “When the eternal and the human meet,” writes Adya, “that’s where love is born—not through escaping our humanity or trying to disappear into transcendence, but through finding that place where they come into union.” Resurrecting Jesus is a book for realizing this union in your own life, with heart and mind wide open to the mystery inside us all. With an all-new foreword by Episcopalian priest and scholar Cynthia Bourgeault.

Book Embracing Prodigals

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Sanders
  • Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • Release : 2020-07-31
  • ISBN : 1725264080
  • Pages : 141 pages

Download or read book Embracing Prodigals written by John Sanders and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you wonder why some people you know hold theological and political views that blow your mind but they find quite reasonable? Today, Christians are at odds over how to understand the Bible, atonement, and salvation of non-Christians. They are also polarized over issues such as same-gender marriage, income inequality, and health care. Two social science models, Nurturant and Authoritative, explain this divide. Values are at the heart of our disagreements. Nurturants prize empathy and cooperation while Authoritatives cherish obedience to law and order. Each group has distinct core values and these lead them to embrace different theological, moral, and political views. This book explains the divide and makes the case that Jesus embodied the Nurturant way of life. He modeled empathy, grace, forgiveness, and care for those beyond his own tribe. The Nurturant and Authoritative approaches have competed for thousands of years but contemporary research shows that the Nurturant way of life produces better mental and spiritual health as well as superior communities in which to live.

Book Embracing the Body

    Book Details:
  • Author : Tara M. Owens
  • Publisher : InterVarsity Press
  • Release : 2015-02-11
  • ISBN : 0830835938
  • Pages : 259 pages

Download or read book Embracing the Body written by Tara M. Owens and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is God trying to do through your skin and bones? Spiritual director Tara Owens invites you to listen to your thoughts about your body in a way that draws you closer to God, calling you to explore how your spirituality is intimately tied to your physicality. Your body is not an inconvenience—it is a place where you can meet the Holy in a new way.

Book The Gospel According to Paul

Download or read book The Gospel According to Paul written by John F. MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bible teacher John MacArthur, a revelatory exploration of what the apostle Paul actually taught about the Good News of Jesus. The apostle Paul penned a number of very concise, focused passages in his letters to the early church that summarize the gospel message in just a few well-chosen words. Each of these key texts has a unique emphasis highlighting some essential aspect of the Good News of Jesus Christ. The chapters in this revelatory new book closely examine those vital gospel texts, one verse at a time. John MacArthur, host of the popular media ministry Grace to You, tackles such questions as: What is the gospel? What are the essential elements of the message? How can we be certain we have it right? And how should Christians be proclaiming the Good News to the world? As always, the answers John MacArthur gives are clear, compelling, well-reasoned, easy to grasp, and above all, thoroughly biblical. The Gospel According to Paul is written in a style that is easily accessible to lay people, including those who know very little about the Bible, while being of great value to seasoned pastors and experienced ministers. The Gospel According to Paul is the third in a series of books on the gospel by John MacArthur including – The Gospel According to Jesus and The Gospel According to the Apostles. The Gospel According to Paul is also available in Spanish, Evangelio según Pablo.

Book Embracing Hopelessness

    Book Details:
  • Author : Miguel A. De La Torre
  • Publisher : Fortress Press
  • Release : 2017-10-01
  • ISBN : 1506433421
  • Pages : 191 pages

Download or read book Embracing Hopelessness written by Miguel A. De La Torre and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will attempt to explore faith-based responses to unending injustices by embracing the reality of hopelessness. It rejects the pontifications of some salvation history that move the faithful toward an eschatological promise that, when looking back at history, makes sense of all Christian-led brutalities, mayhem, and carnage. To embrace hopelessness moves away from a middle-class privilege that assumes all is going to work out in the end. By upsetting the norm, an opportunity might arise that can lead us to a more just situation, although such acts of defiance usually lead to crucifixion. Hopelessness is what leads to radical liberative praxis.

Book Embracing Obscurity

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anonymous
  • Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
  • Release : 2012-10
  • ISBN : 1433677814
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Embracing Obscurity written by Anonymous and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues for a life based on humility, service, and sacrifice instead of the accepted worldview of a life valuing fame and recognition.

Book Jesus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jay Parini
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 054402589X
  • Pages : 197 pages

Download or read book Jesus written by Jay Parini and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles Jesus Christ as the human face of God, taking into the account the multiple ways his life has been viewed and retold, and dramatizing the transformation from a man to a myth.

Book Acquiring the Mind of Christ

Download or read book Acquiring the Mind of Christ written by Sergius Boyer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Oneness Gospel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charlene M. Proctor
  • Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
  • Release : 2011-12-20
  • ISBN : 1937293653
  • Pages : 410 pages

Download or read book The Oneness Gospel written by Charlene M. Proctor and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all one with God. We are all one with each other. But how can we embrace these simple truths in our everyday lives? Many Indian teachers, as well as Jesus, have offered this insight and encouraged us to open up to our own potential. Charlene M. Proctor, PhD, unites spiritual wisdom from the East and West to help you experience Christ consciousness in the here and now. She combines the Oneness teachings of India with a fresh look at the New Testament for profound, practical advice on releasing your emotional suffering, shifting personal disorder to order, and embracing the present moment. Through ancient and contemporary wisdom and personal stories, you'll expand your heart and mind and awaken to your eternal nature. The teachings apply to all religions and creeds they show that everyone is already part of the divine unity. Above all, The Oneness Gospel guides you toward higher self-awareness and a more authentic experience of your own nature.