Global church Planting

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780801035807

Physical Description

499p

Call Number

652.24.Ot8

Deacons as leaders

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0767319567

Physical Description

93P

Call Number

BV652.1.Sh3

Once more astonished : the parables of Jesus / Jan Lambrecht.

Contents: 1. Parables in the synoptic gospels -- The many meanings of the word "parable" -- Insight and appeal -- Overview of the synoptic parables -- 2. Parables in Luke 15: What was lost -- A closer look at chapter 15 -- The lost sheep -- The prodigal son -- Actualization -- 3. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) -- No problems? -- Redacted tradition -- The message of Jesus -- A plea for Luke …

Poet & peasant ; and, Through peasant eyes : a literary-cultural approach to …

Contents Part One: Introduction -- 1. The problem and the task -- A. The unfinished work -- B. Major trends in recent parabolic interpretation -- (1) The historical-eschatological: Dodd and Jeremias -- (2) Jones: Parables as art -- (3) Linnemann and Via: The existential perspective -- C. Reaction and assessment: a remaining task -- 2. Methodology (1): The cultural problem -- A. The basic proble…

The parables then and now / A.M. Hunter.

Contents: The parables of Jesus -- The story of their interpretation -- Expounding the parables today -- The coming and growth of the kingdom -- The grace of the kingdom -- The men of the kingdom -- The crisis of the kingdom -- Eternal issues. Includes bibliographical references (page 122) and index.

Ties that bind : life together in the Baptist vision / edited by Gary Furr an…

Pt. 1. The conversionist tie. Southern Baptists and conversion / Bill Leonard -- Toward a conversionist spirituality / James Wm. McClendon, Jr. -- The hermeneutics of conversion / Randy Hatchett -- Horace Bushnell, spiritual formation, and conversion / James Reed -- pt. 2. The contemplative tie. The contemplative roots of Baptist spirituality / E. Glenn Hinson -- A confession for Catholic Bapti…

God has a dream : a vision of hope for our time / Desmond Tutu with Douglas A…

p. 130-132.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer : a spoke in the wheel / Renate Wind ; translated by John…

Having a place in the world 1906-1914 -- The dream of a fine, devout death 1914-1918 -- Knowing where one stands 1919-1923 -- Understanding what the Church is 1923-1924 -- Communion of saints 1925-1927 -- "The earth remains our mother" 1928-1930 -- "Who would wish unconcernedly and uncaringly to enter the promised land?" 1930-1931 -- "Consider what is on earth!" 1931-1932 -- A spoke in the whee…

The shame and the sacrifice : the life and martyrdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer /…

A child fascinated by death -- The humiliation of defeat -- Theologian in the making -- The new world -- The ecumenical movement -- Nineteen thirty-three -- The London pastorate -- Students for the confessing church -- The fateful years -- Turning point -- Sharing the trials and the shame -- The Abwehr -- Awaiting trial: the first year in prison -- Conspiracy, love and new theology -- The last …

An affront to the Gospel? : the radical Barth and the Southern Baptist Conven…

Baptist faith and ecclesiology. Introduction -- Developments affecting the emergence of the baptist pattern of congregational polity and associational autonomy ; "Giant With His Hands Tied Behind His Back" ; Individual salvation and a "spiritual" church ; An alternative baptist conception of the church ; Towards a more adequate baptist ecclesiology ; Reflections on the current debate within the…

Parables from the back side : Bible stories with a twist / J. Ellsworth Kalas.

Contents: Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus' parables by entering them through the "back side" -- through the eyes of a minor or unsympathic character. By approaching the stories in this way, Kalas releases new meaning and clarifies basic teachings. Personal stories from the author's own experience and modern-day illustrations enrich the retellings even more. These refr…

The divine trap : background on the parables. Series A / Richard Carl Hoefler.

Other Notes Includes bibliographical references.

The gospel in parable : metaphor, narrative, and theology in the Synoptic Gos…

Contents: 1. How does a parable mean? -- Introduction -- The parable as text -- The parable as narrative -- The parable as context -- 2. The parables of Mark -- Introduction -- Parables and the mystery of the kingdom: Mark 4 -- The drama of salvation history in Mark 12 -- Community life "between the times": the parables of Mark 13 -- 3. The parables of Matthew -- Introduction -- Ethics and disc…

In parables / Clovis G. Chappell.

Contents: How God meets our needs: parable of the friend at midnight -- Enjoying religion: parable of the hidden treasure -- So much for so little: parable of the laborers -- Without limit: parable of the unmerciful servant -- In the name of sense: parable of counting the cost -- Facing the facts: parable of the prodigal son -- Sour saints: parable of the elder brother -- Personal preaching: pa…

Clowning in Rome : reflections on solitude, celibacy, prayer, and contemplati…

Introduction -- Solitude and community -- Celibacy and the holy -- Prayer and thought -- Contemplation and ministry -- Conclusion.

The parables of Jesus / by George A. Buttrick.

Contents: An introduction to the parables of Jesus -- Parables of the early ministry. The conflict of new and old -- Similitudes of the kingdom -- The responsibility of hearing -- Earnestness to translate hearing into doing -- The kingdom and the perplexing presence of evil -- Parables of the later ministry. The conditions of discipleship -- Humility -- Forgiven and forgiving -- Privilege and …

The parables : Jewish tradition and Christian interpretation / Brad H. Young.

Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318) and indexes. Related electronic resource: Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0706/98017098-b.html Related electronic resource: Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hend021/98017098.html

The great physician : the healing stories in Luke and their meaning for today…

Contents: Introduction to the Gospel according to Luke -- The unity of religion and health -- The role of faith -- The role of touch -- The role of prayer -- The role of the word -- The role of the healer -- The role of malady -- Technique or grace? -- Wholeness and health. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references. "Teacher's guide, by Nancy A. Carter": p. 98-134.

The parables and metaphors of Our Lord / by G. Campbell Morgan.

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

080070245X

Physical Description

352 pages ; 22 cm.

Call Number

BT365 .M82

Cotton patch parables of liberation / Clarence Jordan and Bill Lane Doulos.

Other Notes: "A Koinonian publication." Includes bibliographical references.