Creation and the Cross

Creation and the Cross
Author: Johnson, Elizabeth A.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2018-02-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608337324

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From Creation to the Cross

From Creation to the Cross
Author: Albert H. Baylis
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 721
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310872405

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Most Christians don't quite know what to do with the first half of the Bible. Some are fascinated by the historical sweep of the Old Testament. Others are blessed by its poetry. Still others focus on its prophecies. But what are the heart and soul of the Old Testament? In From Creation to the Cross, Al Baylis is a guide who shares with us his love for, and profound understanding of, the Old Testament. He walks us through the Old Testament, pointing out along the way perspectives and insights that leave us with a new, personal understanding of these thirty-nine books -- and more importantly, of the God of the Old Testament, who lovingly prepared the way before sending his Son. As Bruce Wilkinson puts it in the Foreword, "I could almost picture (Baylis) as a seasoned rabbi surrounded by a huddle of eager listeners. He doesn't simply teach the Old Testament; it's as if he personally reminisces through it." From Creation to the Cross is one of those rare books that speaks to a wide range of readers, from high school students to homemakers to college professors. This revised and expanded edition of On the Way to Jesus makes this unique and highly readable approach to the first half of the Bible available once again. It is ideally suited for use in Bible study groups.

Creation Regained

Creation Regained
Author: Albert M. Wolters
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2005-11-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 146742563X

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with a Postcript coauthored by Michael W. Goheen In print for two decades and translated into eight languages, Albert Wolters's classic formulation of an integrated Christian worldview has been revised and expanded to reach new readers beyond the generation that has already benefited from this clear, concise proposal for transcending the false dichotomy between sacred and secular. Wolters begins by defining the nature and scope of a worldview, distinguishing it from philosophy and theology. He then outlines a Reformed analysis of the three basic categories in human history -- creation, fall, and redemption -- arguing that while the fall reaches into every corner of the world, Christians are called to participate in Christ's redemption of all creation. This Twentieth Anniversary edition features a new concluding chapter, coauthored with Michael Goheen, that helpfully places the discussion of worldview in a broader narrative and missional context.

Seven Last Words

Seven Last Words
Author: Andrew McGowan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2021-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725298260

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The cross is regarded as Jesus Christ’s great work of salvation. But is it also a work of creation? Excitingly plumbing Scripture and Christian tradition, Andrew McGowan shows that it is. “Each of Jesus’s seven words from the cross can be understood as a creative act, as a new divine work,” he writes. From the cross, Jesus works forgiveness, bestows Paradise, enacts human relationship, identifies completely with humanity, fulfills Scripture, and reenacts Sabbath. From early days, Christians—for good reason—linked the original seven days of creation with creation and re-creation at the apex of salvation. Seven Last Words recovers this linkage in all its power and perennial freshness. But that is not all. In addition to surveying the seven last words Jesus spoke, McGowan insists that at the cross “the eternal Word not only speaks, but listens.” And so he turns to the “conversations” spoken not only from but to the cross. Here he opens new vistas on the words of Judas, Dismas (the criminal crucified beside Jesus), Mary, God the Father, Longinus (the centurion), and Nicodemus, and ruminates fascinatingly on the accompanying silence of the angels. Profound and endlessly edifying, Seven Last Words will richly repay reading and rereading.

Creation and the Cross

Creation and the Cross
Author: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-02-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781626983090

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In this fresh creative approach to theology, Elizabeth Johnson asks how we can understand cosmic redemption in a time of advancing ecological devastation. In effect, how can we extend the core Christian belief in salvation to include all created beings? Immediately this question runs into a formidable obstacle: the idea that Jesus's death on the cross was required as atonement for human sin-- a theology laid out by the eleventh-century theologian St. Anselm. Constructing her argument (like Anselm) in the form of a dialogue, Johnson lays out the foundations in scripture, the teachings of Jesus, and the early Church for an understanding that emphasizes the love and mercy of God, showing how this approach can help us respond to a planet in peril.

Let Creation Rejoice

Let Creation Rejoice
Author: Jonathan A. Moo
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2014-05-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083089635X

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The Bible is full of images of God caring for his creation in all its complexity. Yet experts warn us that a so-called perfect storm of factors threatens the future of life on earth. The authors assess the evidence for climate change and other threats that our planet faces in the coming decades while pointing to the hope God offers the world and the people he made.

Appreciating God's Creation Through Scripture

Appreciating God's Creation Through Scripture
Author: Alice L. Laffey
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 86
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809137145

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This mix of creation, spirituality and Scripture is a call to Christians to realize the interdependence of creation. It gives examples from Scripture, including some that are not well known.

Making Peace with the Land

Making Peace with the Land
Author: Fred Bahnson
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830834575

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Agriculturalist Fred Bahnson and theologian Norman Wirzba develop a vision for community renewal based on reconciliation with the land. With a balance of theological and practical insight, the authors lead communities into practices of local food production, eucharistic eating and delight in God?s provision.

The Strength of Her Witness

The Strength of Her Witness
Author: Johnson, Elizabeth A.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 471
Release: 2016-06-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608336395

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The Gospel of John recounts the story of an encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman at the well. After their conversation, she goes out to tell her neighbors about the mysterious stranger, and many of them believed "on the strength of her witness." These essays, drawn from around the world, reveal the many ways that women have reflected on and borne witness to the person, teaching, and praxis of Jesus Christ in light of their own varied contexts. These contexts include their struggles for life amidst wrenching poverty, racism, and violence; their experience of being female in male-dominated structures in the church and society; and their commitment to promote justice in view of the human dignity of women, all done in tandem with their faith relationship with the living God.

Abounding in Kindness

Abounding in Kindness
Author: Elizabeth A. Johnson
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1608335437

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