A Lovers Quarrel With The Evangelical Church

Author : Warren Cole Smith
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830856986
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Lover's Quarrel with the Evangelical Church written by Warren Cole Smith and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using original interviews with America's leading evangelicals, Warren Smith provides a state-of-the-movement address, calling the church to repent of its involvement in the cultural decline of the West.

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630871273
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Lover’s Quarrel written by Joe R. Jones and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Jones, a retired and well-known systematic theologian, confesses he has a lover's quarrel with the church. In wide-ranging writings mostly dating since 2006, he forthrightly argues for a theologically sound understanding of the church. And he pursues a multi-faceted critique of the feckless ways in which actual churches--ministers and laity--balk and betray their rightful calling to witness in word and deed to God. He is especially critical of the practical ways in which congregations become no more than mirror images of their sociopolitical milieu, whether to the right or to the left. Hence the quarrel, trenchantly pursued in major essays, blogs, and spiritual reflections on his own past. But it remains crystal clear to Jones in his learned and profound confession that it is his beloved church with which he quarrels and about which he still has extravagant hopes. A Lover's Quarrel is a book appropriate for ministers and laity, students and professors, and learned skeptics.

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625642261
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Lover's Quarrel written by Joe R. Jones and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Jones, a retired and well-known systematic theologian, confesses he has a lover's quarrel with the church. In wide-ranging writings mostly dating since 2006, he forthrightly argues for a theologically sound understanding of the church. And he pursues a multi-faceted critique of the feckless ways in which actual churches--ministers and laity--balk and betray their rightful calling to witness in word and deed to God. He is especially critical of the practical ways in which congregations become no more than mirror images of their sociopolitical milieu, whether to the right or to the left. Hence the quarrel, trenchantly pursued in major essays, blogs, and spiritual reflections on his own past. But it remains crystal clear to Jones in his learned and profound confession that it is his beloved church with which he quarrels and about which he still has extravagant hopes. A Lover's Quarrel is a book appropriate for ministers and laity, students and professors, and learned skeptics.

Author : Leroy Garrett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Lover's Quarrel, an Autobiography written by Leroy Garrett and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of one of the most important and controversial figures in Churches of Christ during the 20th century. Includes photos.

Author : Warren Cole Smith
Publisher : WildBlue Press
ISBN 13 : 195222554X
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Faith-Based Fraud written by Warren Cole Smith and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leader of Ministry Watch examines how cases of abuse and financial corruption have hurt the church—and how to bring back integrity. We live in a secular, skeptical, and cynical age. Many Americans have lost faith in institutions—including the church. Although the vast majority of Christian leaders serve faithfully, examples of financial fraud, greed, sexual and emotional abuse, and other systemic problems are almost everyday occurrences. And a watching world has a right to ask even those who are faithful ministers of the Gospel: “If you knew this was happening, why didn’t you say something?” Whether or not honest and above-board Christian leadership like it, in the eyes of the world, our silence makes us complicit. That’s why this vital book takes a clear-eyed look at scandals in the church—from Jim and Tammy Bakker’s PTL Network to Mark Driscoll, Todd Bentley, David Jeremiah, and Bill Hybels. It is an answer to those who say that the silence of Christian leadership is approval. And although this book is sometimes tough on the church and its leaders, its purpose is not to tear down the evangelical church, but to restore it to its rightful place of influence in the culture and in the lives of people who desperately need its message of grace and truth. “Explains why shining sunlight on churches and ministries in America is important.” —Paul Glader, Director of the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute, The King’s College

Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467464627
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind written by Mark A. Noll and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award (1995) “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism’s most respected historians. Unsparing in his indictment, Mark Noll asks why the largest single group of religious Americans—who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence—have contributed so little to rigorous intellectual scholarship. While nourishing believers in the simple truths of the gospel, why have so many evangelicals failed to sustain a serious intellectual life and abandoned the universities, the arts, and other realms of “high” culture? Over twenty-five years since its original publication, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind has turned out to be prescient and perennially relevant. In a new preface, Noll lays out his ongoing personal frustrations with this situation, and in a new afterword he assesses the state of the scandal—showing how white evangelicals’ embrace of Trumpism, their deepening distrust of science, and their frequent forays into conspiratorial thinking have coexisted with surprisingly robust scholarship from many with strong evangelical connections.

Author : Kenneth Glenn Neigh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "A Lover's Quarrel with the World" written by Kenneth Glenn Neigh and published by . This book was released on 1966* with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Preston M. Sprinkle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781434704924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fight written by Preston M. Sprinkle and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of violence, how can Christians live out Jesus' command to "love our enemies"? New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle challenges us to consider a biblical response to violence.

Author : Mrs. Gordon Smythies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Lover's Quarrel, Or, The County Ball written by Mrs. Gordon Smythies and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Orr
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433584794
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fight for Your Pastor written by Peter Orr and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Ways to Support and Care for Your Pastor Do you pray for your pastors? Do you encourage them? Do you have realistic expectations for them? The office of pastor is simultaneously a rewarding and draining position. Pastors today have immense pressure on their shoulders and they need the support of their congregations. Peter Orr has written Fight for Your Pastor as an exhortation for church members to stand behind their pastors through the difficulties of ministry. Orr specifies ways in which congregations can be intentional in caring for church leaders, including prayer, encouragement, generosity, and forgiveness. Featuring stories from current pastors about their struggles, this book is perfect for thoughtful church members eager to understand the weight of their pastors' positions and support leaders in their important ministry. For Thoughtful Christians: Specifically those wanting to know more about their pastors and how to care for them Current: Features insight from pastors about their personal experiences in ministry Applicable: Gives practical examples of how to love and care for pastors, including specific prayers for church leaders and the best ways to encourage them