Best of
Theology

1969

Great Lent: Journey to Pascha


Alexander Schmemann - 1969
    Schmemann draws on the Church's sacramental and liturgical tradition to suggest the meaning of Lent in our life. The Lenten season is meant to kindle a 'bright sadness' within our hearts. Its aim is precisely the remembrance of Christ, a longing for a relationship with God that has been lost. Lent offers the time and place for recovery of this relationship. The darkness of Lent allows the flame of the Holy Spirit to burn within our hearts until we are led to the brilliance of the Resurrection.

Around the Wicket Gate


Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1969
    The free gift of eternal life is available to all, including those in the dangerous position of being almost a Christian.

Black Theology and Black Power


James H. Cone - 1969
    Black Theology & Black Power is James H. Cone's initial attempt to identify liberation as the heart of the Christian gospel, and blackness as the primary mode of God's presence. As he explains in an introduction written for this edition, "I wanted to speak on behalf of the voiceless black masses in the name of Jesus whose gospel I believed had been greatly distorted by the preaching and theology of white churches."

Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death


Howard Thurman - 1969
    Howard Thurman explores how protest and resistance are expressed in spirituals as well as how these songs have been a "spiritual watering hole" in his life..

Knowing the Love of God


Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange - 1969
    John Paul II. The focus of the talks are: the goal of life as supernatural life and love; obstacles brought about by evil and sin; the redemptive work of Christ as a source for the spiritual life; mortification and acceptance of personal crosses as means to resist sin; and conformity to Christ by prayer and devotion to Mary.

The Kingdom of the Cults: The Definitive Work on the Subject


Walter Martin - 1969
    This comprehensive new edition of the leading book on cults will equip you--no matter your background--to understand and use biblical truth to counter false religions, including many that masquerade as mainstream Christianity. Reflecting the developments in cults and world religions in recent years, this edition, updated by expert Jill Martin Rische (daughter of Walter Martin), gives you the authoritative information you need to know. As our culture becomes less and less outwardly Christian, awareness of the belief systems of those around us has never been more vital. Readable and reliable for everyone, whether you're a teacher, a pastor, or a regular church attender, The Kingdom of the Cults remains the go-to reference book on this crucial topic.

Christ's Glorious Achievements (The Spurgeon Collection)


Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1969
    Do's and Don't seems to be what it is all about. But if that's what we think Christianity is all about then we have a lot to learn. The key to understanding Christianity is not something we have to do, but rather something that Jesus Christ has already achieved on our behalf.This book, by one of the most influential Christians of the last 200 years, looks at what Christ has done for us. Read it and then ask yourself the question "If Christ has done all this for me, is anything I am asked to do for Christ too much in return?"

The Two Horizons


Anthony C. Thiselton - 1969
    Notes; full bibliography; indexes.

Til He Come: Communion Meditations and Addresses


Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1969
    Spurgeon's constant custom to observe the ordinance of the Lord's supper every Sabbath-day, unless illness prevented. This he believed to be in accordance with apostolic precedent; and it was his oft-repeated testimony that the more frequently he obeyed his Lord's command, "This do in remembrance of Me," the more precious did his Saviour become to him, while the memorial celebration itself proved increasingly helpful and instructive as the years rolled by. Several of the discourses here published were delivered to thousands of communicants in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, while others were addressed to the little companies of Christians,—of different denominations, and of various nationalities,—who gathered around the communion table in Mr. Spurgeon's sitting-room at Mentone. The addresses cover a wide range of subjects; but all of them speak more or less fully of the great atoning sacrifice of which the broken bread and the filled cup are the simple yet significant symbols. Spurgeon had intended to publish a selection of his Communion Addresses; so this volume may be regarded as another of the precious literary legacies bequeathed by him to his brethren and sisters in Christ who have yet to tarry a while here below. It is hoped that these sermonettes will be the means of deepening the spiritual life of many believers, and that they will suggest suitable themes for meditation and discourse to those who have the privilege and responsibility of presiding at the ordinance.

Edification And Beauty: The Practical Ecclesiology Of The English Particular Baptists, 1675 1705 (Studies In Baptist History And Thought)


James M. Renihan - 1969
    It examines the theological summary of their views as contained and expressed in the Second London Confession (1677/89), fleshed out in various published works, and recorded in manuscript church books. It describes in detail a wide variety of ecclesiological practices, demonstrating that these churches and their leaders sought to work out in practice the principles they publicly confessed. The book demonstrates that confessional subscription was taken seriously and practiced carefully within the Particular Baptist churches.

The Festal Menaion


Kallistos Ware - 1969
    Book by

Man and the God-man


Justin Popović - 1969
    ; "The Theory of Knowledge of Saint Isaac the Syrian" - Faith, prayer, love, humility, grace and freedom, the purification of the intellect, mystery of knowledge; "A Deer in a Lost Paradise" - Ava's renowned poetic essay, a confession, and deepest longing for all-sweetest Jesus...

Supernatural Living for Natural People: The Life-Giving Message of Romans 8


Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. - 1969
    It opens up to us peace with God, the ministries of the Spirit, the urgency of personal reformation, the glory of our eternal inheritance, the power of Godi 1/2s goodness at work in our daily lives and the invincibility of his loving intentions towards us. In this thoughtful and perceptive book, Ray Ortlund delves deeply into Romans 8. Our appreciation and understanding of the chapter will be thoroughly revitalised. Includes Study Questio

Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free


F.F. Bruce - 1969
    While Bruce's primary concern is to portray the life of the apostle Paul, he also examines the main themes of Paul's thought, set in their historical background and illustrated from his letters. Originally published in 1977, this new paperback edition of Paul will be used with profit by all who have an interest in the primitive church--from general readers to the most advanced biblical scholar.

When We Get It Wrong: Peter, Christ and Our Path Through Failure


Dominic Smart - 1969
    A study of Peter and Christ which brings the hope of forgiveness and renewed usefulness for the times when we get it wrong and mess up in our Christian life.

Encyclical Humanae Vitae: A Sign of Contradiction


Dietrich von Hildebrand - 1969
    

The Myth of Over-Population


Rousas John Rushdoony - 1969
    Explains how socialism leads to food shortages because socialism robs the farmer (and other hard workers) while rewarding the slacker, then blames the resulting economic problems (no money for food) on overpopulation.

Melanchthon and Bucer


Wilhelm Pauck - 1969
    Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

Positive Preaching and Modern Mind


P.T. Forsyth - 1969
    Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Impostors of God: Inquiries Into Favorite Idols


William Stringfellow - 1969
    

The Life of Faith: What Has God Done for You?


Arthur W. Pink - 1969
    The life of faith is lived in the light of this truth: so that Christians must remember lack of growth brings God no honour, prayerlessness gives no glory. Yet, positively God works in the believer through Scripture to prepare them for glory and to give them happiness here and now.A. W. Pink looks at what God has done for us, why he has done this and how we should respond. He gives us marks of grace to look for in ourselves and reassurance as to the help God provides.

Those Who Love Him


Basilea Schlink - 1969
    

Are You Ready for the End of Time?: Understanding Future Events from Prophetic Passages of the Bible


J.C. Ryle - 1969
    C. Ryle, accepted as one of the foremost Bible teachers of the last 200 years, turns his attention to the future. He investigates the nature of Biblical prophecy, signs of the End Times, the Second Coming of Christ and the future state of the Church. He is careful not to push his interpretation of the texts, purposefully avoiding anything that can be called speculative or conjectural. Ryle analyses 8 prophetic scriptural passages and gives an 11-point summary of 'his prophetical creed'.

Law Gospel Debate


Gerhard O. Forde - 1969
    Forde provides a superlative interpretation of more than 150 years of modern law-gospel debate. In presenting this history, he examines the positions of such outstanding theologians as J. C. K. von Hofmann (the father of Heilsgeschichte), Theodosius Harnack, Albrecht Ritschl, Karl Barth, Werner Elert, Helmut Thielicke, Gustaf Wingren, and Hans Iwand, before offering his own proposal for an understanding of the gospel as God's final word which breaks the continuity of the law. Contemporary students of the law-gospel dialectic will find here a wealth of critical background, as well as the groundwork for Forde's mature thinking on the work of Christ, gospel, law, and eschatology.

A Patristic Greek Lexicon


G.W.H. Lampe - 1969
    While intended to be used in conjunction with Liddell Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon, it contains a very large number of words used by Christian authors not included in Liddell Scott-Jones.

Follow the Lamb


Horatius Bonar - 1969
    It was first penned to give new believers a broad orientation and firm footing as they were sent off on their brand new journey with the Master. In today’s tumultuous spiritual atmosphere, new believers and mature believers alike are finding solace, direction and affirmation in the wisdom and guidance of this big-hearted man of God who himself walked in the footsteps of the Lamb.

Theology and Identity


Kwame Bediako - 1969
    Yet today his message of peace hope love and forgiveness still resonates with people of all races nationalities educational and economic backgrounds. Some like what he said while others disagree with what he said. But almost everyone finds him intriguing. nbsp;The story of Jesus comes to us from four different authors Matthew Mark Luke and John written over a period of nearly seventy years. The message and uniqueness of Jesus remain the same but each author tells the story from his perspective and for his purpose. Some writers wrote more; others wrote less. nbsp;But what if we could read it as one single story from beginning to end This book does just that by combining the four reports of Jesusrsquo; life into a single chronological story.nbsp;Through this book you will take a new look at Jesus his life his miracles and his teachings and be able to come to your own conclusion about him.nbsp;Produced in cooperation with the International Bible Society.

Revelation 20 and the Millennial Debate


Matt Waymeyer - 1969
    Though premillennial in its conclusions, it provides a valuable and clear resource as to how each school of prophecy deals with this watershed passage.

The Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter


J.I. Packer - 1969
    In it Dr. Packer provides a full and sympathetic exposition of Richard Baxter's doctrine of humanity, created and fallen; its redemption by Christ Jesus; and its restoration in the image of God through the obedience of faith by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Church Beyond the Congregation: The Strategic Role of the Church in the Postmodern Era


James Thwaites - 1969
    It is time for the church to move beyond its present focus on the congregation. It is time to release the church from its containment in meetings and programs and equip it to be the body of Christ in all areas of life and work. This is the challenge issued by James Thwaites as he takes an in depth look at the Hebrew worldview revealed in Scripture and applies its understanding of creation to arrive at a new vision of, and strategy for, the church in a postmodern era.

Thomas Boston: Preacher of the Fourfold State


Philip Graham Ryken - 1969
    This book is a historical, practical and theological study of his preaching ministry, understood against the background of patristic, medieval, Reformation and Puritan theology.

Protestant Scholasticism: Essays in Reassesment


Carl R. Trueman - 1969
    Editors Trueman and Clark challenge this perception in this transatlantic collection of eighteen essays covering Luther and Calvin; Early Reformed Orthodoxy; the British Connection; From High Orthodoxy to Enlightenment; and the Rise of Lutheran Orthodoxy.

Church That Works


James Thwaites - 1969
    Yet today his message of peace hope love and forgiveness still resonates with people of all races nationalities educational and economic backgrounds. Some like what he said while others disagree with what he said. But almost everyone finds him intriguing. nbsp;The story of Jesus comes to us from four different authors Matthew Mark Luke and John written over a period of nearly seventy years. The message and uniqueness of Jesus remain the same but each author tells the story from his perspective and for his purpose. Some writers wrote more; others wrote less. nbsp;But what if we could read it as one single story from beginning to end This book does just that by combining the four reports of Jesusrsquo; life into a single chronological story.nbsp;Through this book you will take a new look at Jesus his life his miracles and his teachings and be able to come to your own conclusion about him.nbsp;Produced in cooperation with the International Bible Society.

The Cotton Patch Version of Luke and Acts


Clarence Jordan - 1969
    Born out of the Civil Rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the New Testament bring the far-away places of Scipture closer to home: Gainesville, Selma, Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington, D.C.As Jordan once wrote, "While there have been many excellent translations of the Scriptures into modern English, they still have left us stranded in the long-distant past. We need to have the good news come to us not only in our own tongue but in our own time. We want to be participants in the faith, not merely spectators."

Understanding Theology: Volume 3 (Understanding Theology)


R.T. Kendall - 1969
    They have almost created a new genre due to their unique means of communicating truths from the Bible. Taken from subjects covered in the Westminster School of Theology they are a comprehensive handbook of practical theology.The content and format of the books are their strength - each volume contains a list of doctrinal subjects that occur again and again in adult Sunday Schools, House Groups, Bible studies and congregational meetings. Each subject is dealt with in outline form - giving you the maximum information in a way that is easily digestible.If you want to work your way through a doctrine and its practical outcome then Understanding Theology has been designed for you.

Biblical Revelation and African Beliefs


Kwesi DicksonSwailem Sidhom - 1969
    In January 1966 a consultation of African theologians was held at Immanuel College, Ibadan, Nigeria under the auspices of the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and attended by participants, including two Roman Catholics, from a number of the universities of Africa, and representatives of the World Council of Churches and the AACC.This book contains the principal papers presented at the consultation, some of which were revised in the light of discussion that followed each one.

All the Books and Chapters of the Bible


Herbert Lockyer - 1969
    Lockyer lists and gives a short commentary on all the books and chapters of the bible

Space, Time and Incarnation


Thomas F. Torrance - 1969
    The philosophical problems that this involves are bound up with Christian theology, and form the subject of this book. Professor Torrance begins with a critique of modern Protestant thinking, and proceeds to examine the place of spatial and temporal elements in basic theological concepts. He then offers a positive account of the relation of the incarnation to space and time. While related to the work of the great theologians of the past, this study is also supremely relevant to theological thinking in this age of science.

Once Saved, Always Saved


R.T. Kendall - 1969
    Why is it then that so many Christians today struggle with the issue of assurance? Embracing the doctrine of eternal security, R.T. Kendall encourages the Christian struggling with legalism, bondage and fear and points us towards God's glorious promises. Once Saved, Always Saved is not a book for the complacent, as secure in our salvation we are challenged to live our lives with godly fear before the judgment seat of Christ.The New Westminster Pulpit Series is based on sermons preached weekly by R.T. Kendall while he was minister at Westminster Chapel.