The Bible In Church Academy And Culture

Author : Alan P.F. Sell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630877956
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bible in Church, Academy, and Culture written by Alan P.F. Sell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays celebrates the contribution of John Tudno Williams to the church, to biblical scholarship and teaching, and to the culture of Wales. Written by biblical scholars, historians, theologians, and authorities on Welsh culture, the papers gather around the central theme of the Bible: its interpretation and exegesis and its place in hymns as well as in the visual culture of Welsh Presbyterianism, in theological colleges, and in theological reflection and construction.

Author : Roy A. Harrisville
Publisher : Eerdmans Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780802808738
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bible in Modern Culture written by Roy A. Harrisville and published by Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two prominent biblical scholars place the traditional historical-critical method of biblical study in perspective by examining the work of its principal proponents and critics. They review the impact--often detrimental--that this approach has had on the spiritual life of the church and suggest ways to revise and supplement the method.

Author : Claudia Setzer
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 0884144380
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bible in the American Experience written by Claudia Setzer and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary investigation of the Bible's place in American experience Much has changed since the Society of Biblical Literature's Bible in American Culture series was published in the 1980s, but the influence of the Bible has not waned. In the United States, the stories, themes, and characters of the Bible continue to shape art, literature, music, politics, education, and social movements to varying degrees. In this volume, contributors highlight new approaches that move beyond simple citation of texts and explore how biblical themes infuse US culture and how this process in turn transforms biblical traditions. Features An examination of changes in the production, transmission, and consumption of the Bible An exploration of how Bible producers disseminate US experiences to a global audience An assessment of the factors that produce widespread myths about and nostalgia for a more biblically grounded nation

Author : J. Mack Stiles
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433544687
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evangelism written by J. Mack Stiles and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians often struggle to know where to start when it comes to telling others about God, Jesus, sin, and salvation. In this short book, J. Mack Stiles challenges us to view evangelism as something we do together instead of something we do alone, helping churches cultivate a culture of evangelism that goes beyond simply creating new programs or adopting the latest method. The seventh volume in the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, this book will help Christians joyfully embrace evangelism as a way of life as it equips them to share their faith with those who don't yet know Jesus. Part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series.

Author : Charles J. Prichard
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490833013
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culture V. Christ written by Charles J. Prichard and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What has happened to the American Christian church? Divorce rates are skyrocketing, children are not being raised to fear God and follow His commands, and families are being ripped apart. The truth is that all areas of our life get twisted when we stray from the perfect guidance and laws of the Word of God. When we avoid looking at these important life subjects through the lens of the gospel, we fall flat on our faces. As a society, we have developed so many different nuances that contradict Gods Word. There are many people in the church who have looked to culture and have conformed to the godless patterns of this world. Why do we so easily fall into the temptation to justify our sins and excuse our shortcomings? Is it possible that many born-again Christians are missing the mark more often than they think? Are there many who do not have a biblical understanding on how they should live, raise a family, or cultivate a marriage; who wander through life casually and turn to culture for guidance, advice, and encouragement and then wonder why their marriages or families crumble as soon as hardships arise; who believe in Christ but have ultimately decided to follow culture instead? This is a call for families all over the world to flee from sin and live radically for Jesus Christ. At the authors request, all royalties will be given to help orphans and widows around the world through nonprofit Christian organizations.

Author : Steven K. Green
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199913455
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bible, the School, and the Constitution written by Steven K. Green and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven K. Green tells the story of the nineteenth-century School Question, the nationwide debate over the place and funding of religious education, and how it became a crucial precedent for American thought about the separation of church and state.

Author : Kenneth Nehrbass
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498239102
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God’s Image and Global Cultures written by Kenneth Nehrbass and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has raised numerous questions about theology and culture for Christians. How should we respond to outsourcing and immigration? How does anti-Western sentiment affect the proclamation of the gospel? What is the role of the church in society? This book argues that Christians will be most fulfilled and most effective if they embrace their cultural activity rather than feel ambivalent about it. The central question of this book is, how does bearing God's image relate to cultural activity? Nehrbass explains that "spheres of culture," such as political, technological, and social structures, are systems that God has instilled in humans as his image bearers, so that they can glorify and enjoy him forever. Therefore, a theology of culture involves recognizing that the kingdom of God encompasses heaven and Earth, rather than pitting heaven against Earth. The text surveys anthropological explanations for humanity's dependence on culture, and shows that each explanation provides only partial explanatory scope. The most satisfying explanation is that a major functional aspect of bearing God's image is engaging in culture, since the Trinity has been eternally engaged in cultural functions like ruling, communicating, and creating. Each chapter contains a summary and questions about what it means to be a world-changer in the twenty-first century.

Author : Dan Gibson
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083085858X
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Besides the Bible written by Dan Gibson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you decide what to read? Dan Gibson, Jordan Green and John Pattison have created this tool to make your choices easier. Besides the Bible is a guide to the wide array of great books that they believe every Christian should read—the ones that matter to the church and the world.

Author : Colin J. D. Greene
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498230555
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christology in Cultural Perspective written by Colin J. D. Greene and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christology defines the very heart of the Christian faith. Traditionally the study of the person and work of Christ has been understood largely as an exercise in biblical exegesis or historical and doctrinal analysis. Rarely, if ever, has Christology focused on the changing cultural paradigms that have deeply influenced the development of human knowledge and self understanding. This unique volume by Colin Greene reverses that trend and, in line with developments in modern cultural theory, explores the interlaces between successive cultural contexts and the story of Jesus to which the Scriptures bear witness. Starting with an examination of the three main Christological trajectories that have dominated the history of Christology--cosmological Christology, political Christology, and anthropological Christology--Greene proceeds to concentrate on the subtle and complex linkages between Christology and the sociopolitical paradigms that have bolstered the epistemological assumptions of modernity. Greene's wide-ranging study closes with a creative exploration into how Christology might once again provide us with a Christ-centered vision of reality.

Author : Jackson W. Carroll
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195354125
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being There written by Jackson W. Carroll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-16 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a close-up look at theological education in the U.S. today. The authors' goal is to understand the way in which institutional culture affects the outcome of the educational process. To that end, they undertake ethnographic studies of two seminaries-one evangelical and one mainline Protestant. These studies, written in a lively journalistic style, make up the first part of the book and offer fascinating portraits of two very different intellectual, religious, and social worlds. The authors go on to analyze these disparate environments, and suggest how in each case corporate culture acts as an agent of educational change. They find two major consequences stemming from the culture of each school. First, each culture gives expression to a normative goal that aims at shaping the way students understand themselves and from issues of ministry practice. Second, each provides a "cultural tool kit" of knowledge, practices, and skills that students use to construct strategies of action for the various problems and issues that will confront them as pastors or in other forms of ministry. In the concluding chapters, the authors explore the implications of their findings for theories of institutional culture and professional socialization and for interpreting the state of religion in America. They identify some of the practical dilemmas that theological and other professional schools currently face, and reflect on how their findings might contribute to their solution. This accessible, thought-provoking study will not only illuminate the structure and process by which culture educates and forms, but also provide invaluable insights into important dynamics of American religious life.