The Reformation of the Church

The Reformation of the Church
Author: Iain Murray
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781800400160

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The nature and life of the church is one of the most crucial issues facing Christians in the closing years of the twentieth century. Questions of ministry and liturgy, authority and freedom, appear in a wide variety of guises throughout the world-wide church. Relativism and uncertainty seem to be as common in the church as in the world. Many Christians wonder whether there is any way forward. In this context, The Reformation of the Church is an invaluable aid. An anthology of documents, drawn largely but not exclusively from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it presents in a readily accessible form the finest thinking of the reformed fathers on authority and freedom, the need for reformation, the nature of the government, unity and membership of the church of Jesus Christ. Warmly welcomed when first published in 1965, and widely use since then, these documents provide invaluable material for ministers, elders, leaders, students and all Christians who are concerned to see Christ's church fulfill her God-given role at a critical juncture in her history.

Martin Luther's 95 Theses

Martin Luther's 95 Theses
Author: Martin Luther
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789354946073

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The Christian ministry

The Christian ministry
Author: Charles Bridges
Publisher:
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1844
Genre: Pastoral theology
ISBN:

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The Sensuous in the Counter-Reformation Church

The Sensuous in the Counter-Reformation Church
Author: Marcia B. Hall
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1107013232

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This book examines the promotion of the sensuous as part of religious experience in the Roman Catholic Church of the early modern period. During the Counter-Reformation, every aspect of religious and devotional practice was reviewed, including the role of art and architecture, and the invocation of the five senses to incite devotion became a hotly contested topic. The Protestants condemned the material cult of veneration of relics and images, rejecting the importance of emotion and the senses and instead promoting the power of reason in receiving the Word of God. After much debate, the Church concluded that the senses are necessary to appreciate the sublime, and that they derive from the Holy Spirit. As part of its attempt to win back the faithful, the Church embraced the sensuous and promoted the use of images, relics, liturgy, processions, music, and theater as important parts of religious experience.

A Brief History of the Church of God Reformation Movement

A Brief History of the Church of God Reformation Movement
Author: Marie Strege
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781593171407

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Dr. Smith's concise introduction to the history of the Church of God is a good foundation for your study of the movement. This is an excellent book for small groups to read together.

A Brief Introduction to the Reformation

A Brief Introduction to the Reformation
Author: Glenn S. Sunshine
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-02-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611647851

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This readable, accessible introduction provides a solid grounding in the history of the Protestant Reformation. In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Glenn Sunshine examines the key people and ideas of this movement. Questions for discussion and suggestions for further reading provided for each chapter make this book ideal for the classroom or group study.

The Protestant Reformation of the Church and the World

The Protestant Reformation of the Church and the World
Author: John Witte
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1611647622

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From a distinguished assembly of twelve internationally acclaimed scholars comes this rich, interdisciplinary study that explores the Protestant Reformation and its revolutionary impact on the church and the world. The Reformation revolutionized the church and spiritual life as well as art, music, literature, architecture, and aesthetics. It transformed economics, trade, banking, and moreâ€"transformations that shifted power away from the church to the state, unleashing radical new campaigns for freedom, equality, democracy, and constitutional order. In this authoritative but accessible study, the authors analyze the kaleidoscopic impact of the Reformation over the past 500 yearsâ€"for better or worse, for richer or poorer, for the West and increasingly for the world.

The Invitation System

The Invitation System
Author: Iain H. Murray
Publisher: Banner of Truth
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1991-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780851511719

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"Almost all who claim to be Christians are agreed on the need for evangelism. However, evangelicals are still distinguished by their authoritative proclamation of man's state in sin, necessitating a personal response to Christ in repentance and faith. As distinct from vaguer conceptions, evangelicals believe in the new birth of individuals. In recent years, however, the pattern in which such conversions are most frequently expected to occur has been linked with the practice of calling people to the front during an evangelistic service. This is 'the invitation system' characteristic of modern mass evangelism." --from back cover.

The Reformation to the Modern Church

The Reformation to the Modern Church
Author: Keith D. Stanglin
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451469764

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Engagement with primary sources is an essential part of effective teaching and learning in the church history or theology course. And yet, pulling together and distilling the right readings can be challenging, especially in more recent periods where tracing the diverse traditions that flow from the momentous events of the sixteenth century requires nuance. In this all-new primary-source anthology, Keith D. Stanglin has done the heavy lifting for a new generation of classrooms. Stanglin has edited and introduced over 100 selections to create a reader that orients students to the ebb and flow of thought that moves out from the pre-Reformation period. Attentive to major movements such as confessionalization, pietism, skepticism, liberalism, and revivalism, Stanglin organizes the readings into nine chapters and provides helpful introductions to each: Late Medieval Contexts, Outbreak of Reform, Radical Reformation, Roman Catholic (Counter-)Reformation, Protestant Codifiers and Confessionalization, Enlightenment and Skepticism, Pietism and Revivalism, Liberal Protestantism and Responses, and Late Modern Fragmentation and Ecumenism.