Download or read book Understanding Christianity written by William Frye and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for adults of all ages that includes17 lessons on the fundamentals of Christianity. Each lesson is easy to read, follow, and reference again. Topics are explored using a series of questions and answers supported by relevant scriptures, historic Christian documents, stories, summaries, and prayers. Scriptures are printed out for your convenience. This is a book for anyone seeking to understand Christianity. A book to keep and return to.
Download or read book Understanding Christian Mission written by Scott W. Sunquist and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive introduction helps students, pastors, and mission committees understand contemporary Christian mission historically, biblically, and theologically. Scott Sunquist, a respected scholar and teacher of world Christianity, recovers missiological thinking from the early church for the twenty-first century. He traces the mission of the church throughout history in order to address the global church and offers a constructive theology and practice for missionary work today. Sunquist views spirituality as the foundation for all mission involvement, for mission practice springs from spiritual formation. He highlights the Holy Spirit in the work of mission and emphasizes its trinitarian nature. Sunquist explores mission from a primarily theological--rather than sociological--perspective, showing that the whole of Christian theology depends on and feeds into mission. Throughout the book, he presents Christian mission as our participation in the suffering and glory of Jesus Christ for the redemption of the nations.
Download or read book Understanding Christian Doctrine written by Ian S. Markham and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive and engaging introduction to contemporary Christianity, revised and updated The second edition of Understanding Christian Doctrine presents a completely updated and revised edition that builds on the most popular features of the first edition to offer a lively overview to the central beliefs of Christianity. Ian S Markham, a noted authority of Christianity, discusses the great thinkers of the Christian tradition and puts them in conversation with contemporary progressive theologies in a book that goes from Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther to Liberationist, Feminist, and Queer theologies. Designed to be a basic primer, the text is written in a manner that assumes the reader has no prior knowledge of theology or Christian doctrine. The book is designed to present the basic options in all the key areas of Christianity as well as information on how to make complex theological decisions. The author tackles all the key questions from creation to eschatology. Furthermore, Markham makes his own distinctive contribution: he argues that theodicy (traditionally seen as a major difficulty with belief) is actually a theme that links many aspects of Christian doctrine. The revised second edition includes a wealth of new information, including: A lively and comprehensive introduction to Christianity that assumes no prior knowledge of the faith An overview to the great thinkers of Christian tradition that puts them in conversation with progressive liberationist theologies Suggestions that help even the most skeptical to learn to understand and possibly embrace theological assertions Breakout boxes that explain the significance of the text’s various philosophical ideas and positions The text is ideal for anyone interested in learning about the foundations of Christianity as well as new ideas about the faith. Christianity is presented in a manner that embraces the richness of the tradition and affirms the central claims of the historical creeds, while engaging with liberationist challenges to the tradition.
Download or read book Understanding Islam and Christianity written by Josh McDowell and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, international apologist Josh McDowell has been alert to the challenge of Islam—and how Muslims’ objections to Christianity can raise deep doubts in believers’ minds. His recent on-the-ground research with Muslims in the Middle East has crystallized into this practical resource focusing on Jesus and the gospel. Aided by Islam expert Jim Walker, McDowell lays out the evidence on the crucial issues: What kind of prophet was Jesus? Was he the Messiah? “Son of God”? “Son of Man”? What’s that about? How are God and Jesus related? Can they both be God? The gospel—how could God dishonor his Son by letting him die horribly? What good did his death do? Aren’t the Bible’s accounts of Jesus corrupt? With all this, as well as backgrounder appendixes on the basics, believers will have authoritative evidence from Scripture and history to intelligently deal with Muslims’ questions about and challenges to Christianity.
Download or read book Understanding the Koran written by Mateen Elass and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible—and the drastic ways in which it differs. Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible. Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will by 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, the Koran has become a part of American life. What do you know about the holy book that shapes the lives and views of your neighbors and a fifth of the world's population? Written by a pastor who was born to a Muslim father and raised in Saudi Arabia, Understanding the Koran gives you a fascinating, easy-to-understand overview that will show you: Why the background behind the Koran is important to understanding it. How the Koran came into existence. A summary of the main teachings of the Koran, including what it says about Jesus and the crucifixion. Similarities and differences between Muslim and Christian views of God. What the Koran teaches about Jihad and holy war. What the Koran teaches about heaven and hell and the final destinies of the human soul. Giving you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book, Understanding the Koran points you to the one thing that can draw your Muslim friends to Jesus—his love, demonstrated to them through you. Discussion questions make it possible to use this book in group studies.
Download or read book Understanding Christian Theology written by Charles R. Swindoll and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Clear, Comprehensive Introduction to Basic Biblical Doctrines Experts in their respective fields provide an authoritative perspective on the fundamentals of theology. Extensive treatment of all the classic areas of theological concern-God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, man, sin, salvation, sanctification, the Scriptures, the church, and more. Contributing authors include: Robert Gromacki Earl Radmacher John Witmer Robert Saucy John Walvoord Robert Lightner J. Carl Laney Robert Pyne Ed Hayes Henry Holloman
Download or read book Understanding Early Christian Art written by Robin M. Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.
Download or read book Understanding Christianity written by Gilleasbuig Macmillan and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Understanding Christianity asks how Christian belief and worship helps believers to express wonder and gratitude, relationship with the divine, forgiveness and renewal, identity and belonging - features found in most forms of religion. The author loves much of the Christian tradition but is not complacent about its record or combative about its place with other contemporary ways."--BOOK JACKET
Download or read book Understanding Christian Ethics written by William Tillman and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1988-05-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The student, church staff person layperson, or professional ethicist searching for an introduction to contemporary ethical issues that is substantive enough for class room use yet functionally oriented toward the local church will find Understanding Christian Ethics invaluable.
Download or read book Making Sense of God written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives? In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs. Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives.
Download or read book Understanding Christianity written by Dr. Ashwin Drummond and published by Ladder To Heaven. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is perhaps the simplest way of life. The efflux of time and the selfish motives of man have complicated and compounded it. Much is discussed and followed outside the Holy Bible. This book examines the beginning and how the end will be. It explains the character of God, Jesus Christ, and who is the Holy Spirit. The trinity has also been explained for better understanding. The creation which was soured by sin is not the end but only the beginning. The loving Creator God can neither compromise his handiwork nor can He allow the man to die. God, therefore, opened a way for reverting back the lost immortality to man. How a man can save himself from eternal death and once again get immortality has been carefully explained. How Jesus paid the penalty of sin and saved the man from eternal damnation is the most wonderful gospel explained.
Download or read book Understanding Christianity What It Means to Become a Christian written by Brent Devenney and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people, even those who might call themselves "Christian," do not really understand Christianity. "Understanding Christianity" gives a clear and simple explanation of what is a Christian!
Download or read book Understanding Christianity written by SP Toh and published by Faris Digital Solutions. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity written by Gerald McDermott and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2021-03-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Jewish is Christianity? The question of how Jesus' followers relate to Judaism has been a matter of debate since Jesus first sparred with the Pharisees. The controversy has not abated, taking many forms over the centuries. In the decades following the Holocaust, scholars and theologians reconsidered the Jewish origins and character of Christianity, finding points of continuity. Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity advances this discussion by freshly reassessing the issues. Did Jesus intend to form a new religion? Did Paul abrogate the Jewish law? Does the New Testament condemn Judaism? How and when did Christianity split from Judaism? How should Jewish believers in Jesus relate to a largely gentile church? What meaning do the Jewish origins of Christianity have for theology and practice today? In this volume, a variety of leading scholars and theologians explore the relationship of Judaism and Christianity through biblical, historical, theological, and ecclesiological angles. This cutting-edge scholarship will enrich readers' understanding of this centuries-old debate.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations written by Ron Rhodes and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever wonder what the difference is between one denomination and another? Why are there so many kinds of Baptist or Presbyterian or Lutheran churches? Where do those names come from, anyway? You can find answers in this concise but comprehensive guide. Learn about the leaders, teachings, and history of most of the church families in America. In addition to membership statistics, you'll find... a brief explanation of how the denomination began a short summary of its teaching on God, the Bible, the church, and other important topics a quick overview of some of its distinctive characteristics Whether you're looking for a new church or enriching your fellowship with believers from other traditions, you'll be much better prepared with this revised and expanded edition of The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations.
Download or read book India and the Indianness of Christianity written by Robert Eric Frykenberg and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honoring historian Robert Eric Frykenberg--arguably the historian most responsible for promoting studies of intercultural and interreligious interactions in the South Asian context--the essays in this collection avoid the pitfall of Eurocentric, top-down historiographies and instead adopt and adapt Frykenberg's own Eurocentric, bottom-up approach, this accentuating indigenous agency in the emergence of Christianity an as Indian religion. The book features first-time case studies on Christianity in a variety of unusual Indian settings, including tribal societies, and offers original contributions to an understanding of how Indian Christianity was perceived in the post-Independence period by India's governing elite. Several essayists draw heavily on rare archival documentation in the United Kingdom, Germany, and India. The wealth of material and the perspectives gathered here constitute a remarkable volume--a credit to the historian who inspired it--from back cover.
Download or read book Understanding Christianity A Guide to Faith History and Practice written by Piotr Willet and published by Richards Education. This book was released on with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where Christianity impacts culture, politics, and personal lives on a global scale, obtaining a deeper understanding of this faith is more important than ever. "Understanding Christianity: A Guide to Faith, History, and Practice" offers a thorough exploration of Christianity from its historical roots in the Jewish tradition and its spread through the Roman world to the diverse global faith it has become today. This comprehensive guide delves into the core doctrines, sacred texts, and spiritual practices that have shaped Christianity over the millennia. With insightful explanations, it unpacks the complex theological debates and the philosophical underpinnings of Christian beliefs. The book also investigates the role of Christianity in modern society, addressing its contributions to education, arts, science, and social issues, while engaging with critiques and the challenges Christians face in a pluralistic world. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to provide clarity and depth, making this book an invaluable resource for anyone from students of religion to laypersons interested in understanding the nuances of Christian faith, tradition, and community life. Whether you are a believer seeking to deepen your faith or a curious observer wanting to learn more about one of the world's major religions, "Understanding Christianity" promises to enrich your knowledge and inspire your journey.
