'Preaching is the natural overflow of our religion. We have received good news, and we long to tell it to others. The reason and passion of preaching the only reason and passion is that a great and wonderful thing has come into our lives in the love of God through Jesus, and we can find no rest until we tell the world.' Black's classic book on preaching, first published in 1924, remains a valuable guide for ministers and students of theology. Originally delivered as a series of lectures the book...
A series of sermons, revealing Brunner as an outstanding preacher. Few theologians of his eminence combine their understanding of the central doctrines of the Christian faith with such persuasive spiritual exposition and eloquence.'Preaching,' says Brunner, 'is a living occurrence which can only very imperfectly be crystallised in writing.' But the most critical judges of sermons will admit that here a master preacher moves beyond the printed page into the soul of the reader. There is a personal...
"The question of where we come from and where we are going is one of the elementary challenges of life. Perhaps it is the question of life. Only when we get an answer to it do we learn who we are." So begins How the World Began, a book that asks the most fundamental of all questions: who are we? And what did God intend us to be? Despite - perhaps even because of - the immense technological advances of our time, and the frightful consequences for the human race of the misuse of that power, humani...
Unmasking White Preaching (Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies in Religion and Theology)
The Wisdom of Isaac of Nineveh: A Bilingual Edition (Texts from Christian Late Antiquity, #1)
by Sebastian Brock
From one of the most thought-provoking writers in the monastic tradition, this volume contains 153 short, contemplative sayings of St. Isaac of Nineveh (fl. 661-681 CE) in their original Syriac with facing English translation. St. Isaac was ordained bishop of Nineveh but resigned his post only five months later and became a monastic hermit in the mountains of southeastern Iraq. This work speaks to believing Christians today as well as scholars wishing to learn more about the Eastern monastic t...
Sixteen sermons by Francis A. Schaeffer that take a realistic look at the frailty of human experience and the significance of our relationship to the infinite and personal God.
Written by a pastorally experienced team with expertise in Scripture, spiritual direction, liturgy, and liturgical music, Living Liturgy emulates the reality of our Christian communities: that we learn from each other of the fullness of God's mystery and by learning together we enrich each other.Living Liturgy shows that we can spend time doing no more important a thing than intensifying our spirituality based on praying and reflecting on God's Word, celebrating the paschal mystery, and catechiz...
