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Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?

Author : Gerald R. McDermott
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830878912
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions? by : Gerald R. McDermott

Download or read book Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions? written by Gerald R. McDermott and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-02-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner! "Arguably, the church's greatest challenge in the next century will be the problem of the scandal of particularity. More than ever before, Christians will need to explain why they follow Jesus and not the Buddha or Confucius or Krishna or Muhammed. But if, while relating their faith to the faiths, Christians treat non-Christian religions as netherworlds of unmixed darkness, the church's message will be a scandal not of particularity but of arrogant obscurantism. . . . "Recent evangelical introductions to the problem of other religions have built commendably on foundations laid by J. N. D. Anderson and Stephen Neill. Anderson and Neill opened up the "heathen" worlds to the evangelical West, showing that many non-Christians also seek salvation and have personal relationships with their gods. In the last decade Clark Pinnock and John Sanders have argued for an inclusivist understanding of salvation, and Harold Netland has shed new light on the question of truth in the religions. Yet no evangelicals have focused—as nonevangelicals Keith Ward, Diana Eck and Paul Knitter have done—on the revelatory value of truth in non-Christian religions. Anderson and Neill showed that there are limited convergences between Christian and non-Christian traditions, and Pinnock has argued that there might be truths Christians can learn from religious others. But as far as I know, no evangelicals have yet examined the religions in any sort of substantive way for what Christians can learn without sacrificing, as Knitter and John Hick do, the finality of Christ. "This book is the beginning of an evangelical theology of the religions that addresses not the question of salvation but the problem of truth and revelation, and takes seriously the normative claims of other traditions. It explores the biblical propositions that Jesus is the light that enlightens every person (Jn 1:9) and that God has not left Himself without a witness among non-Christian traditions (Acts 14:17). It argues that if Saint Augustine learned from Neo-Platonism to better understand the gospel, if Thomas Aquinas learned from Aristotle to better understand the Scriptures, and if John Calvin learned from Renaissance humanism, perhaps evangelicals may be able to learn from the Buddha--and other great religious thinkers and traditions—things that can help them more clearly understand God's revelation in Christ. It is an introductory word in a conversation that I hope will go much further among evangelicals." —Gerald McDermott, in the introduction to Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?

Christianity at the Religious Roundtable

Author : Timothy C. Tennent
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1585586153
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Christianity at the Religious Roundtable written by Timothy C. Tennent and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that Christian dialogue with other faiths is an integral part of our call to proclaim the message of Christ.

Neighboring Faiths

Author : Winfried Corduan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 1514002728
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Neighboring Faiths written by Winfried Corduan and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World religions are not merely abstract sets of doctrinal beliefs. They are embodied worldviews and practices lived out by real people around us. Encounters with these neighboring faiths often challenge our own beliefs and traditions, making us think more deeply about our faith commitments. For all who want to understand the religious faiths of their neighbors, Winfried Corduan offers an introduction to the religions of the world. This classic text covers major as well as lesser known religions, including Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, African traditional religions, Native American religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Chinese popular religion, and Shinto and Japanese religions. Neighboring Faiths emphasizes not just formal religious teachings but also how each religion is practiced in daily life. Dozens of photographs, charts, and maps help illustrate how the faiths have developed and how they're lived out today. Corduan offers specific insights into what to expect from encounters with adherents of each religion and suggestions for how Christians can engage them in constructive dialogue. Each chapter offers lists of key points, ideas for term papers, and recommended resources to help students, instructors, and small groups go deeper. This third edition has been updated and revised throughout. The chapter on militant Islam is significantly revised to address more recent events and issues, and questions for reflection and discussion have been added to each chapter. Neighboring Faiths is an indispensable guide for Christians seeking an informed, empathetic perspective on different religions and the people who practice them.

God's Rivals

Author : Gerald R. McDermott
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830875360
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book God's Rivals written by Gerald R. McDermott and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald R. McDermott explores the question, "Why are there other religions?" He looks at teaching from the Old and New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question.

Handbook of Religion

Author : Terry C. Muck
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780801037764
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Religion written by Terry C. Muck and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook provides a Christian perspective on religion and its many manifestations around the world. Written by top religion scholars from a broad spectrum of Christianity, it introduces world religions, indigenous religious traditions, and new religious movements. Articles explore the relationship of other religions to Christianity, providing historical perspective on past encounters and highlighting current issues. The book also contains articles by adherents of non-Christian religions, offering readers an insider's perspective on various religions and their encounters with Christianity. Maps, timelines, and sidebars are included.

What Christians Can Learn from Other Religions

Author : J. Philip Wogaman
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 0664238378
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Book Synopsis What Christians Can Learn from Other Religions by : J. Philip Wogaman

Download or read book What Christians Can Learn from Other Religions written by J. Philip Wogaman and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's ten easy-to-read chapters show readers what Christians can learn from different religions, achieving insight into love, sin, ritual, the importance of myth to convey truth, the foundational roots of Christianity, the dark side of Christian history and many other important ways to see and interpret the world and to understand God. Original.

The Evangelical Dictionary of World Religions

Author : H. Wayne House
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493415905
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Evangelical Dictionary of World Religions written by H. Wayne House and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all of the different religions, sects, denominations, and belief systems out there, it can be difficult to separate the facts from mere opinion, especially if one is relying solely on online sources which may or may not be vetted and which often have an ideological or political slant to them. How can we truly understand if we cannot even be sure we are getting the facts straight? In this comprehensive resource, more than 75 evangelical scholars offer a thoroughly researched guide to Christianity, other world religions, and alternative religious views, including entries on movements, theological terms, and major historical figures. Perfect for pastors, students, and anyone who wants ready access to information on today's religious landscape.

The Many Faces of Faith

Author : Richard R. Losch
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802805218
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Many Faces of Faith written by Richard R. Losch and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to introduce general readers to the great diversity of religion that exists today, this fascinating and very useful book provides short descriptions of the beliefs and practices of the world religions and the denominational branches, of Christianity. Now in paperback.

The Baker Pocket Guide to World Religions

Author : Gerald R. McDermott
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780801071607
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)

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Book Synopsis The Baker Pocket Guide to World Religions by : Gerald R. McDermott

Download or read book The Baker Pocket Guide to World Religions written by Gerald R. McDermott and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For busy people who want a quick overview of the world's major faiths, The Baker Pocket Guide to World Religions is a succinct, affordable resource that puts the answers at readers' fingertips.

How God Becomes Real

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691234442
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.

Christianity Encountering World Religions (Encountering Mission)

Author : Terry C. Muck
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441205268
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Christianity Encountering World Religions (Encountering Mission) written by Terry C. Muck and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current religious climate poses unique challenges to those engaged in mission. Thus the authors of this book propose a new, yet very biblical, model for interacting with people of other faiths. They term this model giftive mission, as it is based on the metaphor of free gift. We bear the greatest gift possible--the gospel message. Adopting this perspective not only has the potential for greater missionary success but also enables us to more closely imitate God's gracious activity in the world. The core of the book explores eleven practices that characterize giftive mission. Each practice is illustrated through the story of a figure from mission history who embodied that practice. Further discussion shows how to incorporate these practices in specific mission settings.

World Religions

Author : Charles R. Monroe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879759421
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book World Religions written by Charles R. Monroe and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of world religions including prehistoric cosmic religions, Taoism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and the branches of Christianity, with particular emphasis on the relationship between Western history and the development of Christian faiths.

Who Can Be Saved?

Author : Terrance L. Tiessen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830877706
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (777 download)

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Book Synopsis Who Can Be Saved? by : Terrance L. Tiessen

Download or read book Who Can Be Saved? written by Terrance L. Tiessen and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history millions have lived and died without hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite vigorous missionary efforts, large populations of the world today have never been evangelized. And now religious pluralism has set up shop on Main Street. The question "Who can be saved?" forces itself on the minds of Christians like never before. Is there a wideness in God's mercy? Does God reveal himself in a way that invites all people to respond positively in saving faith? Does one have to be an Arminian to believe so? Or is there a way for Calvinists to see how God might reveal and save apart from the explicit "gospel" and yet exclusively through Jesus Christ? And if so, what does this say about the role of religions within the sovereign providence of God? These are big questions requiring thoughtful care. In this intriguing study, Terrance L. Tiessen reassesses the questions of salvation and the role of religions and offers a proposal that is biblically rooted, theologically articulated and missiologically sensitive. This is a book that will set new terms for the discussion of these important issues.

Understanding Folk Religion: 25th Anniversary Edition

Author : Paul G. Hiebert
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Folk Religion: 25th Anniversary Edition written by Paul G. Hiebert and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has served the missiological community for twenty-five years as a resource for understanding human spirituality in any context. Thousands of students have incorporated the principles of this book into ministry around the globe. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition seeks to enable those who now bring their passion for mission to contemporary contexts affected by globalization, climate change, and political perspectives unimagined when this book originally appeared. Every community, wherever it is on earth, has its share of beliefs and values that manifest themselves in practices that reflect spiritual engagement. Those engaged in mission need to appreciate how underlying beliefs and values are reflected in handling spiritual power, worship and blessing, and interaction with others. Gospel communicators must account for these elements as they seek to make God’s intentions known to people who are searching for God. The models presented early in the book are essential for establishing what people consider spiritually critical. Applying these models in any religious environment will enable message-bearers to engage with beliefs and practices that promote a gospel presentation that makes sense. To that end, we commend this book for effective missional engagement.

Christianity Among the Religions of the World

Author : Carlos G. Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity Among the Religions of the World written by Carlos G. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the religions of the world form the particular perspective of Christianity. It aims to accomplish a dual goal: 1) to provide an introductory review of the historical development of the religions of the world and a description of their belief systems, and 2) to explore avenues for an effective Christian witnessing among those who follow them. Christianity Among the Religions of the World is appropriate for students and educators in Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries.

Christianity and the Religions

Author : Edward Rommen
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0878089845
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and the Religions written by Edward Rommen and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book take a fresh look at the biblical data and address the contemporary questions raised by religious pluralism. The reader will gain a greater understanding of different religions and gain an increased confidence in the majesty and greatness of the one true God.

Religions for Today

Author : Roger Whiting
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748705863
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Religions for Today written by Roger Whiting and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1991 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as Religions of Man and dealing with eight major religions, this third edition includes updated facts and an expansion of some topics. The author aims to meet the needs of GCSE syllabuses and SCE, and also to to present the internal faith of religious adherents as they travel on the road of life.