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Author | : Emil Brunner |
Publisher | : James Clarke & Co. |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780718890452 |
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One of the major works of the great German theologian Emil Brunner, The Divine Imperative deals with what we ought to do. People are unconvinced that there is an inviolable moral obligation governing human life because they do not believe that the 'good'can be precisely and clearly known. Haven't some generations called bad what others have called good? Aren't moral standards relative? Doesn't religion lack uniform and practical moral guidance? Brunner discusses the moral confusion we face. He analyses the nature of the Good, showing why the Christian faith as understood by the Protestant Reformers provides the only true approach and answer to the ethical problem. Philosophical ethics, whether ancient or modern, cannot correctly define the Good, becausethe Good is regarded either as too abstract and absolute or as too concrete and relative. Christianity, by contrast, sees the moral problem as one of responsibility between humans who are created so as to respond to God. He created men for responsive fellowship with Him, establishing orderly ways of acting in the world. Correct understanding of the nature of society, family, state, economic life, is needed to discern one's duty. Because Brunner's analysis is at once fundamental and comprehensive, this book remains a fresh and compelling treatment of the moral problem. It offers a provocative discussion and solution of a perennial human problem.
Author | : Carl R. Trueman |
Publisher | : Crossway |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2012-09-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433521938 |
Download The Creedal Imperative Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Recent years have seen a number of high profile scholars converting to Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy while a trend in the laity expresses an eclectic hunger for tradition. The status and role of confessions stands at the center of the debate within evangelicalism today as many resonate with the call to return to Christianity's ancient roots. Carl Trueman offers an analysis of why creeds and confessions are necessary, how they have developed over time, and how they can function in the church of today and tomorrow. He writes primarily for evangelicals who are not particularly confessional in their thinking yet who belong to confessional churches—Baptists, independents, etc.—so that they will see more clearly the usefulness of the church's tradition.
Author | : Stirling, Andrew |
Publisher | : Hantsport, N.S. : Lancelot Press |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : 9780889994942 |
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Author | : Walter M. Burkholder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Witness bearing (Christianity) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Max Warren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1955 |
Genre | : Missions |
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Author | : Frank Hamrick |
Publisher | : ProTeens |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781595570789 |
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Author | : David Lochhead |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2012-01-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 172523081X |
Download The Dialogical Imperative Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What is dialogue? What are the goals of dialogue between faiths? Are they attainable? Are they compatible with Christian faith? This important book addresses the issue of dialogue from a different, even unique, perspective: as the relationships, in social and historical context, between faiths. David Lochhead first differentiates between several ideological stances (often categorized as simply "exclusivity" or "inclusivity") that have defined Christian attitudes toward other faiths. He considers the sociological as well as theological dimensions of these stances, concluding that a theology of interfaith dialogue "must ultimately be grounded in a theology of the world." Lochhead brings fresh insights to a reading of Barth on the theological significance of religion. He argues that, while generally considered otherwise, Barth's view is not inherently hostile to interfaith dialogue. Rather, Barth poses questions of the utmost importance to reconciling dialogue with Christian faithfulness. Based on this, Lochhead proposes a stance of "faithful agnosticism"--the refusal to make a priori valuations of other faiths--as the attitude most conducive to constructive interfaith relationships. Exploring the notion of dialogue as a means to truth Lochhead then discusses Plato and Buber from the dialogical perspective and addresses the question of whether a doctrine of revelation must be universalized in order to permit interfaith dialogue. After examining several views of the ultimate goals of dialogue (as understanding, as negotiation, as integration, or as activity) Lochhead concludes by explicating the import of the dialogical imperative for Christian theology and mission. A clear, concise treatment of the nature and goals of interfaith dialogue, The Dialogical Imperative affirms the dialogical approach from within the Reformed Protestant tradition.
Author | : John Scott Redd, Jr. |
Publisher | : Christian Focus |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : 9781527101524 |
Download The Wholeness Imperative Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Honest and engaging Theological and pratical use of Bible passages Breaking down life's fragmentation to gain wholeness in Christ
Author | : Max Alexander Cunningham Warren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1955 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Carrick |
Publisher | : Banner of Truth |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781848716650 |
Download The Imperative of Preaching: A Theology of Sacred Rhetoric Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Believing that preaching remains of vital importance today, John Carrick argues that its effectiveness can be greatly enhanced if preachers make use of the patterns of communication laid down by God in Scripture for their instruction. He sees in the Bible a sacred rhetoric which the apostles and prophets, and Christ himself, used to awaken, move and persuade their hearers. While depending on the power of the Spirit, the preacher should not neglect any help which Scripture affords. Sacred rhetoric is based essentially on statements and commands (called in grammar the indicative and the imperative), which, together with exclamations and questions, are of immense significance in the preaching of the Word.