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"Written On Their Hearts": Thinking With Luther About Scripture, Natural Law, And The Moral Life, Gary M. Simpson
"Written On Their Hearts": Thinking With Luther About Scripture, Natural Law, And The Moral Life, Gary M. Simpson
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Those who ignore Luther’s critical agility in moral reasoning based on natural law in favor of a reactionary turn to a regime of biblical law create “misery and tribulation,” as Luther lamented, and seriously enfeeble the Christian faith for life today. Christians rightly use their God-given powers of reason to work out affairs in the present order.
Social Networking And Church Systems, Dwight J. Zscheile
Social Networking And Church Systems, Dwight J. Zscheile
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Most existing church systems were shaped by bureaucratic organizational paradigms of a previous century that are coming under increasing stress today. The shift to a network society brings both profound challenges and great opportunities to the church in our culture.
A Communion That Is Holy: A Gospel Economy, Dirk G. Lange
A Communion That Is Holy: A Gospel Economy, Dirk G. Lange
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The sacrament of Holy Communion trains us in a gospel economy. Receiving from God, we are taught to give. Freed from an obsessive attraction to temporal things, but also from a pious repulsion of them, we are drawn into a holy communion with God, neighbor, and material goods.
To Possess Is Human?: Not In The Economy Of Salvation!, Amy E. Marga
To Possess Is Human?: Not In The Economy Of Salvation!, Amy E. Marga
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A meaningful conversation about faith and economics requires the participants to know the fundamentals of each discipline. Here, Professor Marga offers an introduction to basic principles in the Christian “economy of salvation.”
The Head And Not The Tail, Roy Gane
In Spite Of The Fact, Roy Gane
Seeing A Pneuma(Tic Body): The Apologetic Interests Of Luke 24:36–43, Daniel A. Smith
Seeing A Pneuma(Tic Body): The Apologetic Interests Of Luke 24:36–43, Daniel A. Smith
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Revisiting The Empty Tomb: The Early History Of Easter, Daniel A. Smith
Revisiting The Empty Tomb: The Early History Of Easter, Daniel A. Smith
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The Gospels disagree on what happened at the empty tomb, on who was there, and on what they saw or heard. The fact that our earliest written witness to the risen Christ, Paul, says nothing of the empty tomb has long provoked the question, what did early believers know about Easter, and when did they know it? Daniel A. Smith seeks to get behind the theological and apologetic concern to "prove" the resurrection and asks, where did the accounts of the early tomb come from, and what purpose did they originally serve? He shows that Paul is a valuable witness …
God And Time: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett
God And Time: Relative Timelessness Reconsidered, Alan G. Padgett
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Experiencing The Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, And Feminists, Lois E. Malcolm
Experiencing The Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, And Feminists, Lois E. Malcolm
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Overhearing Resonances: Jesus And Ethics In King And Bonhoeffer, Gary M. Simpson
Overhearing Resonances: Jesus And Ethics In King And Bonhoeffer, Gary M. Simpson
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