Category: Denominational Concerns
Denominational Concerns
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What Is Gods Mission In The World And How Do We Join It
$12.99Add to cartWhat does God’s mission look like? Who is supposed to carry it out–and how?
Juan F. Martinez and Jamie Pitts lead us on an inquiry into God’s mission in the world: what it is, what it is not, and who is invited to be part of it. If Jesus is truly God’s mission incarnate, we need to look at what Jesus did and how he did it. Martinez helps readers understand what mission means, why Christians in the past have made missteps, and how we can learn from Christian communities that are spreading the good news of Jesus today. Doing mission in the way of Jesus may look different from what many assume, but it is a call that the church cannot afford to miss.
The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God’s work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
*Accessible Jesus-centered theology from an Anabaptist perspective
*Designed for use by individual readers, small groups, and Christian education classes
*Glossary of terms and discussion and reflection questions in each volume
What Does Justice Look Like And Why Does God Care About It
$12.99Add to cartWhat does justice look like? And why does God care about it?
Colin and Judith McCartney take us on a bold exploration of justice through the lens of scripture and the life of Jesus. Find out how Christians across the centuries have understood and lived God’s call to justice. Discover communal and individual practices for living a life of justice in our time and place.
The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God’s work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
Who Are Our Enemies And How Do We Love Them
$12.99Add to cartWho are our enemies? And what would it mean to love them?
Hyung Jin Kim Sun leads us on an exploration of God’s call to love our enemies. What did Jesus demonstrate and teach about loving enemies? How is nonviolence connected to Christian faith and spirituality? Isn’t violence sometimes necessary? Does loving our enemies really work? What is the goal of enemy love and how can it be applied in our everyday lives? This book won’t answer every question about a Christian practice of nonviolence, but it will lead toward a deeper faith as we consider how to live with enemies in a violent world.
The Jesus Way: Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God’s work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The
Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
Global Evangelicalism : Theology History And Culture In Regional Perspectiv
$32.00Add to cartFront-rank historians of evangelicalism gather in this introduction and overview of the surprising and dynamic global Christian movement known as evangelicalism. Its defining characteristics are discussed, its regional growth and expansion surveyed, its place in globalization weighed and its salient features sampled.
Story Of Churches Of Christ
$5.99Add to cartTo know one’s history is to be freed to imagine a future and to live into that future thoughtfully and confidently. That’s true for any individual or family, but it’s also true for religious traditions. The Churches of Christ today did not emerge out of a vacuum but came from somewhere. These churches exhibit certain characteristics that were shaped by their past. Identifying these traits can help churches live wisely and faithfully into the future.
In 2000, the Atlas of American Religion listed Churches of Christ as one of seven “national denominations,” represented in all regions of the United States. Numbering over a million members in the United States and many more than that around the world. Churches of Christ are a major presence on today’s Christian landscape.
Yet many people, including many members, know little about the group’s origins and development. This brief overview explains something about this Christian tradition to both insiders and outsiders in a frank and honest way. We hope you enjoy and learn from the story.
Renewal For Mission
$15.99Add to cartThe Stone-Campbell Movement was born as a Christian renewal movement in the early nineteenth century and led by Barton Stone and Thomas and Alexander Campbell. In North America today it finds expression in three distinct bodies: Churches of Christ, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.
This book tells the story of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in a brief and compelling way. It is ideal for long-time members, new members, and those unfamiliar with this significant group of churches and its place in American Christianity.
Seeking A Lasting City
$14.95Add to cartPraise for Seeking A Lasting City:
“Love, Foster and Harris have gifted us with this excellent book. I would take it as a sign of great hope for Churches of Christ if this book set the parameters for our ecclesiological debates and dialog, even our arguments, for the next generation.” – Lee C. Camp, author of Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World, and Associate Professor of Theology, Lipscomb UniversityAt The Rivers Edge
$1.00Add to cart* A special supplement to the Heart of the Restoration Series.
The text of this booklet is drawn from the book Unveiling Glory: Visions of Christ’s Transforming Presence, by Jeff Childers and Fred Aquino. The book’s theme is that salvation in Christ Jesus is dominated by the lifelong experience of being transformed into his image. By gazing on the Lord’s glory with unveiled faces (2 Corinthians 3:18), we find ourselves being changed, over time, to fit the picture we see in him. Chapter 3 of the book focuses especially on Jesus’ baptism and his call to discipleship, a call so vivid and so compelling that we chose to adapt that material for this brief study.
Simply Christians : New Testament Christianity In The 21st Century
$9.99Add to cartExplains why the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ have become the second fastest-growing religious group in America and talks about where we go from here. This is a must-read for all in our movement.
Unveiling Glory : Visions Of Christs Transforming Presence
$16.99Add to cartWhy did Jesus come to earth in the flesh and live among us? In what sense did he both embrace this world and reject it? How should our view of Christ form the way we live and act as Christians in our families, neighborhoods, nations, and churches? Unveiling Glory seeks to address these topics and others, boldly considering many of the problems facing Churches of Christ today and insisting that the key to their resolution lies in a deeper commitment to Jesus.
The introduction establishes the premise for the book when it declares that “approaching Christ with transformation in mind has not always been a key element in…our heritage. Yet we are convinced that whenever scripture is allowed to speak with its full voice, the notion of Christianity as transformation into the image of Christ becomes inescapable.” The book seeks to deliver on this promise, leading the reader through the important events in Jesus’ life and unveiling their significance for the Christian today.
In Search Of Christian Unity
$28.95Add to cartThe decision to publish a revised and updated edition of In Search of Christian Unity was reached because the earlier edition was found to be a useful text and resource in numbers of college and seminary classrooms. All texts that treat historical movements and institutions have continuing significance and relevance need frequent updating, and it is hoped that the present work will fulfill this need for the Stone/Campbell movement, currently entering its third century. The author has been pleased by the positive reception accorded the earlier edition by historians and students in each of the three branches of the Stone-Campbell heritage…
Crux Of The Matter
$17.99Add to cartThe authors focus on a present crisis of identity they see in Churches of Christ and issue a call for conversation in response to their thought-provoking book. They are concerned both about the changing practices in the church and the method of Bible interpretation used by the church to deal with the crisis of identity.
Renewing Gods People
$15.99Add to cartDid Churches of Christ really begin as a unity movement? Why didn’t I know that?”
“You mean we used to be called Disciples of Christ? I thought that was just another denomination.”
“Churches of Christ today believe and practice the same things we have from the beginning, don’t we?”
Statements like these by members of Churches of Christ reflect a serious lack of knowledge of our past and an increasing desire by many to know more of their heritage. This desire has led us to believe there is a need for a brief account of the history of Churches of Christ. This book hopes to serve newcomers and even long-time members of the church by giving them insights into our heritage. It also is an introduction to this significant group of churches for those unfamiliar with its place in American Christianity.
