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From Islam and Judaism to Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism, quickly get a handle on 30 different belief systems and how they, compare to Christianity with this book! In addition to providing basic outlines of world religions such as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, World Religions Made Easy also compares the key beliefs of each.
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• Each religion's origin
• Key writings
• Key beliefs and practices
• Perspective on salvation,...
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Cuando hablamos de la educación de jóvenes y adultos encontramos que es un tema desafiante, un reto que debemos tomar con responsabilidad y entusiasmo delante de Dios. Dios le llamó para usarle en la transformación de vidas a la imagen de Jesucristo. Hoy tiene en sus manos "El Sendero de la Verdad", un recurso valioso para llevar adelante este ministerio.
El presente libro para maestro cuenta con 52 lecciones con temas bíblicos, actuales y aplicables...
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Christianity, Cults and Religions helps Christians know what they believe and why. It helps clarify the differences between various religions, cults, and religious movements and makes a great study guide for small groups, personal study, or Sunday school classes. A well-researched overview from a Christian viewpoint, it contains basic charts that compare world religions, cults and sects. Each world religion, sect, and/or cult is condensed to 100 words...
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Reading is one of the basic skills a student needs. But reading is not just an activity of the eyes and the brain. Reading Theologically, edited by Eric D. Barreto, brings together eight seminary educators from a variety of backgrounds to explore what it means to be a reader in a seminary context-to read theologically.
Reading theologically involves a specific mindset and posture towards texts and ideas, people and communities alike. Reading theologically...
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El programa de ICETE para el liderazgo académico (IPAL, por sus siglas en inglés) fue establecido oficialmente en 2010 a raíz de la necesidad de brindar capacitación a las instituciones teológicas en diversas regiones del mundo. IPAL ofrece seminarios de cuatro días en un ciclo de tres años para el desarrollo profesional de administradores académicos evangélicos, con el fin de ayudar a las instituciones en su búsqueda de calidad y excelencia.
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Since its 1885 debut, the Catechism commissioned by the Third Council of Bishops in Baltimore has instructed generations of Catholic faithful. With an easy to read question and answer format, the Catechism combines solid Catholic doctrinal teaching with meaningful exposure to Scripture and practical application. The revival of interest in the Baltimore Catechism reflects Catholics growing realization that a clear, concise presentation of the truths...
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I Dare You to read this book.
I Dare You to share the gospel.
There's something powerful about being challenged.
Jesus understood the persuasive power of daring people. He dared fishermen to leave their nets, dared crowds to take up their cross, and dared a fallen woman to change her life. Even two thousand years after His time on earth, He's still daring the world to follow Him. That's what I Dare You is about spreading the gospel one challenge...
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Get valuable insights on how to give your testimony, different ways to explain salvation, what expectations we should have when sharing our faith, and what to do when evangelism is difficult.
You know it's right to share your faith, but how do you do it when it seems challenging or doesn't feel natural to you?
Sharing Your Faith Made Easy is another new addition to the beloved Made Easy series. You don't have to be a pastor or a missionary to...
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Everything has a starting point-your life, your relationships, your education, your career. Sometimes we forget that faith has a starting point as well. For some of us, our faith journeys began in childhood as a set of beliefs handed to us by a parent, teacher, or pastor. Maybe you developed a framework of faith based on personal experience. Or maybe you had no faith at all. Too often, a faith formed in childhood isn't strong enough to withstand the...
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The growth of the church around the world has led to an increased need for qualified theological educators, both locally and from the global community. Yet, teaching cross-culturally is fraught with overlooked challenges, and lack of cultural sensitivity can undermine educators' credibility, distort their message, and threaten the fruit of their ministry.
Teaching across Cultures is a deeply practical guidebook for teaching theology beyond one's...
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The Bible is the inspired Word of God, and over the centuries it has changed people's lives and led them to God. Yet sometimes it can be a difficult book to understand. The culture in which the Bible was written is so different from our own that at times we struggle to understand what it means or how it is relevant to our modern lives. In this 14-session video Bible study (DVD/digital sold separately), Bible professors John Walton and Mark Strauss...
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"Wise Church is about rethinking church cultures so they become more of a wisdom culture. The topics vary as widely as church life itself: letter writing as pastoral care, the work life of congregants, evangelism, music, church economics, spiritual formation as the pursuit of wisdom, racial justice, marriage, learning how to teach like Jesus, gospeling like the apostles, and the wise use of social media. These studies are by pastors and scholars pondering...
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Bridging Theory and Practice in Children's Spirituality explores the different contexts, methods, and situations that influence and foster a child's spirituality and faith development. Through a blend of theoretical understanding held in tension with practical application, it equips those who are in, or being prepared for, the varied contexts where children are spiritually formed.
It represents a broad range of Christian expression writing from...
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The sacred-secular divide continues to threaten the health of the global church, disempowering lay Christians and undermining the call to integrate all aspects of life under the lordship of Christ. Theological educators seeking a path out of this dichotomy will find themselves both challenged and encouraged by this collection of essays drawn from the 2018 ICETE conference in Panama City. Within its four sections, contributors explore biblical frameworks...
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Le clivage entre le sacré et le profane continue de menacer la santé de l'Église mondiale, en participant à la déresponsabilisation des chrétiens laïcs et en sapant l'appel à intégrer tous les aspects de la vie sous la seigneurie du Christ.
Les enseignants théologiques qui cherchent une voie pour sortir de cette dichotomie seront à la fois stimulés et encouragés par ce recueil d'articles tirés de la conférence de l'ICETE 2018 à Panama...
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Libraries and librarians are indispensable to student learning and the formation of researchers at the doctoral level. This book identifies five areas and sixteen principles that need to be considered by theological schools when optimizing library operations to serve doctoral programs. As an illustration of these principles, the book provides narratives from four theological libraries — in Nairobi, Hong Kong, Bangalore, and Amsterdam — that have...
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Who am I? What's my purpose in life? How should I live? This book invites you to explore your identity through your callings, to imagine living virtuously for others, and to discover deep meaning and satisfaction in life. You'll look at many vocations that young people have or will have later in life. Callings covered include being a student, citizen, neighbor, worker, caretaker of nature, husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, parent, child, sibling,...
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See key information about the person and work of the Holy Spirit at a glance with Rose's Understanding the Holy Spirit Made Easy! The Holy Spirit is mentioned 264 times in the book of Ephesians alone, yet many believers are often confused about the role of the Third Person of the Trinity.
Featuring short summaries, overviews, and dozens of Scriptures, this quick guide addresses questions on the Holy Spirit in an easy-to-understand way. Featuring...
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Les bibliothèques et les bibliothécaires sont indispensables à l'apprentissage des étudiants et à la formation des chercheurs au niveau du doctorat.
Ce livre identifie cinq domaines et seize principes à prendre en compte par les écoles de théologie lors de l'optimisation des opérations de la bibliothèque afin de servir les programmes doctoraux. Pour illustrer ces principes, l'ouvrage présente les cas de quatre bibliothèques de théologie...