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Author : Herman Bavinck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781955859073
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Certainty of Faith written by Herman Bavinck and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard B. Ramsay
Publisher : P & R Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781596380653
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (86 download)
Download or read book The Certainty of the Faith written by Richard B. Ramsay and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives Christians greater confidence in their own beliefs and tools to defend their faith in dialogue with postmodern man. Exposes the uncertainty of non-Christian thought, analyzes some of the best arguments of Christian apologists, and suggests answers to the most difficult questions we face.
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Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN 13 : 9781558965997
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (659 download)
Download or read book Faith Without Certainty written by and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays out the basic characteristics of liberal theology, delving into historical and philosophical sources as well as social and intellectual roots. Ideal for readers who want a better understanding of liberal theology, a religious tradition that is rooted not in authority but in one's own experience and conscience.
Author : Peter Enns
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062272101
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)
Download or read book The Sin of Certainty written by Peter Enns and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake “certainty” and “correct belief” for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy. With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of “once for all delivered to the saints.” Enns offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can provide. Combining Enns’ reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.
Author : Thiselton, Anthony C.
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802873537
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Doubt, Faith, and Certainty written by Thiselton, Anthony C. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doubt, faith, certainty. In this book celebrated theologian Anthony Thiselton provides clarity on these complicated, long-misunderstood theological concepts and the practical pastoral problems they raise for Christians. He reminds us that doubt is not always bad, faith can have different meanings in different circumstances, and certainty is fragile. Drawing on his expertise in the fields of exegesis and hermeneutics, biblical studies, and the history of Christian thought, Thiselton works his way through the labyrinth of past definitions while offering better, more nuanced theological understandings of these three interrelated concepts. The result is a book that speaks profoundly to some of our deepest existential concerns.
Author : Janine Urbaniak Reid
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0785230610
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (852 download)
Download or read book The Opposite of Certainty written by Janine Urbaniak Reid and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliant, rich...breathtakingly honest and sometimes very funny.” —Anne Lamott “I loved this book.” —Glennon Doyle “Extraordinary.” —Caroline Leavitt “Observant and warm...the finest company.”—Kelly Corrigan “A beautiful sucker punch, like life.“ —Ron Fournier “Subtle, powerful, and hypnotic...” — Martin Cruz Smith What happens when we can no longer pretend that the ground underfoot is bedrock and the sky above predictable? All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel growing up. What she didn’t expect was the chaos of an out-of-control life that begins when her young son’s hand begins to shake. The Opposite of Certainty is the story of Janine’s reluctant journey beyond easy answers and platitudes. She searches for a source of strength bigger than her circumstances, only to have her circumstances become even thornier with her own crisis. Drawn deeply and against her will into herself, and into the eternal questions we all ask, she discovers hidden reserves of strength, humor, and a no-matter-what faith that looks nothing like she thought it would. Beautifully written and deeply hopeful, Janine shows us how we can come through impossible times transformed and yet more ourselves than we’ve ever allowed ourselves to be.
Author : Mark A. Schaefer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 153265345X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Certainty of Uncertainty written by Mark A. Schaefer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of people who are very certain--in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life's problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty explores the question of certainty by looking at the reasons human beings crave certainty and the religious responses we frequently fashion to help meet that need. The book takes an in-depth view of religion, language, our senses, our science, and our world to explore the inescapable uncertainties they reveal. We find that the certainty we crave does not exist. As we reflect on the unavoidable uncertainties in our world, we come to understand that letting go of certainty is not only necessary, it's beneficial. For, in embracing doubt and uncertainty, we find a more meaningful and courageous religious faith, a deeper encounter with mystery, and a way to build strong relationships across religious and philosophical lines. In The Certainty of Uncertainty, we see that embracing our belief systems with humility and uncertainty can be transformative for ourselves and for our world.
Author : Martin Lings
Publisher : Golden Palm S.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Book of Certainty written by Martin Lings and published by Golden Palm S.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To express in the language of Sufism, that is, Islamic mysticism, some of the universal truths which lie at the heart of all religions'--this is the book's avowed purpose. It came into being because the author was asked by a friend to set down in writing what he considered to be the most important things that a human being can know. He was also asked to make it very easy, and despite the depth of all that it contains, it has in fact a remarkable simplicity and clarity, due no doubt to the constant use of traditional imagery which awakens and penetrates the imagination.
Author : Lesslie Newbigin
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467420832
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book Proper Confidence written by Lesslie Newbigin and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1995-03-30 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to end the divisive conflict that has raged between Christians who attack each other either as "liberals" or as "fundamentalists," Newbigin here gives a historical account of the roots of this conflict in order to begin laying the foundation for a middle ground that will benefit the Christian faith as a whole. What results is a perspective that allows Christians to confidently affirm the gospel as public truth in our pluralistic world.
Author : Joseph Barndt
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 0800664604
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Becoming the Anti-Racist Church written by Joseph Barndt and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians addressing racism in American society must begin with a frank assessment of how race figures in the churches themselves, leading activist Joseph Barndt argues. This practical and important volume extends the insights of Barndt's earlier, more general work to address the race situation in the churches themselves and to equip people there to be agents for change in and beyond their church communities.
Author : Jeremy Young
Publisher : Cowley Publications
ISBN 13 : 1461707641
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book The Cost of Certainty written by Jeremy Young and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 2006-01-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically explores the Christian teaching of God's unconditional love. The author argues for the recovery of a spirituality of uncertainty and unconditional love as a basis for a renewal of contemporary Christian faith and practice.
Author : Gregory A. Boyd
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441244549
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Benefit of the Doubt written by Gregory A. Boyd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Benefit of the Doubt, influential theologian, pastor, and bestselling author Gregory Boyd invites readers to embrace a faith that doesn't strive for certainty, but rather for commitment in the midst of uncertainty. Boyd rejects the idea that a person's faith is as strong as it is certain. In fact, he makes the case that doubt can enhance faith and that seeking certainty is harming many in today's church. Readers who wrestle with their faith will welcome Boyd's message that experiencing a life-transforming relationship with Christ is possible, even with unresolved questions about the Bible, theology, and ethics. Boyd shares stories of his own painful journey, and stories of those to whom he has ministered, with a poignant honesty that will resonate with readers of all ages.
Author : Herman Bavinck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (883 download)
Download or read book The Certainty of Faith written by Herman Bavinck and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shelly Miller
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493427954
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book Searching for Certainty written by Shelly Miller and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all long for certainty in life, yet things often don't go as we expect. When facing illness, job loss, strained relationships, and other struggles, our impulse is to question God and strive to fix things ourselves. In this book, Shelly Miller, a trusted ministry leader, explores how difficult times can actually be purposeful times of spiritual growth. Weaving the exodus story from the Bible with her own story, she shares how to focus on God rather than trying to overcome challenges in our own limited strength. Each chapter features a simple spiritual practice to help us enjoy the peace and security that is only possible through Christ. Uncertain seasons will soon be translated as an aha instead of an oh no.
Author : Peter Rollins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451609027
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Idolatry of God written by Peter Rollins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We must lay down our certainties and honestly admit our doubts to identify with Jesus. Rollins purposely upsets fundamentalist certainty in order to open readers up to a more loving, active manifestation of Christ's love. He explores how the Good News actually involves embracing the idea that we can't be whole, that life is difficult, and that we are in the dark. By joyfully embracing our brokenness, and courageously accepting the difficulties of existence, we truly rob death of its sting and enter into the fullness of life.
Author : Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834841355
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book The Logic of Faith written by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular American Buddhist teacher explores the creative relationship between faith and doubt, knowing and not-knowing, and shows how an awakened life results from living from the place in between. Faith is a thorny subject these days. Its negative expressions cause many to dismiss it out of hand--but Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel urges us to reconsider, for faith is really nothing but our natural proclivity to find certainty in a world where certainty is hard to come by. And if we look carefully, we’ll discover that the faith impulse isn’t separate from reason at all—faith and logic in fact work together in a playful and dynamic relationship that reveals the profoundest kind of truth—a truth beyond the limits of “is” and “is not.” Using the traditional Buddhist teachings on dependent arising, Elizabeth leads us on an experiential journey to discover the essential interdependence of everything--and through that thrilling discovery to open ourselves to the whole wonderful range of human experience.
Author : Robert Towler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000228207
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Need for Certainty written by Robert Towler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1984, The Need for Certainty explores the different ways in which people can be religious within the conventional traditions of the main Christian denominations. Based on in-depth analysis of letters sent to John Robinson, then Bishop of Woolwich, after the publication of his book Honest to God, The Need for Certainty describes five contrasting ways of being religious and explores how, despite being mutually incompatible, they are able to coexist in the churches. In doing so, it argues that a proper grasp of this wide variation in styles of religiousness is a prerequisite for quantitative surveys of religion. Each contrasting religious style is explored in turn and illustrated with quotations from the original letters. The intense desire for religious certainty is extensively explored and presented as a debased, but common, form of religious aspiration that often leads to the degeneration of faith. The Need for Certainty is ideal for those with an interest in Christianity, the sociology of religion, and theology.
