Joy for the World How Christianity Lost Its Cultural Influence and Can Begin Rebuilding It (Cultural Renewal) by GregForster, Timothy J. Keller, Collin Hansen Paperback, 313 Pages, Published 2014 by Crossway Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3800-1, ISBN: 1-4335-3800-8
"Can the church regain its cultural influence? The church in America is losing ground. Unfortunately, our efforts to reverse this trend often seem to do more harm than good. In Joy for the World, Greg Forster explains how the church lost its culture-shaping voice and what Christians can do to turn things around. This book teaches us that the key to cultural transformation is something that we might not expect: explosive, Spirit-produce ..."
Economics A Student's Guide (Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition) by GregForster, David S. Dockery, Edd Noell Paperback, 126 Pages, Published 2019 by Crossway Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3923-7, ISBN: 1-4335-3923-3
"What caused the US housing market to collapse? Why has Europe adopted a single currency and experienced economic decline? What lies behind the very strong economic performance of emerging market economies? A thoughtful response to these kinds of questions requires an understanding of key concepts in economics. In this accessible resource, an economics professor draws on the Christian tradition to help readers understand and evaluate cap ..."
Starting with Locke(1st Edition) by GregForster Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-84706-583-4, ISBN: 1-84706-583-X
"This title introduces students to the life, work and ideas of one of the most important thinkers of the Modern period. John Locke is widely regarded as one of the foundational thinkers of modern western society. His contributions to a huge range of philosophical debates are as important and influential now as they were in the seventeenth century. Covering all the key concepts of his work, "Starting with Locke" provides an accessible int ..."
The Contested Public Square The Crisis of Christianity and Politics by GregForster Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2008 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2880-7, ISBN: 0-8308-2880-X
"Christian thinking about involvement in human government was not born (or born again!) with the latest elections or with the founding of the Moral Majority in 1979. The history of Christian political thinking goes back to the first decades of the church's existence under persecution. Building on biblical foundations, that thinking has developed over time. This book introduces the history of Christian political thought traced out in Wes ..."
"The aim of this highly original book is twofold: to explain the reconciliation of religion and politics in the work of John Locke, and to explore the relevance of that reconciliation for politics in our own time. Confronted with deep social divisions over ultimate beliefs Locke sought to unite society in a single liberal community. Reason could identify divine moral laws that would be acceptable to members of all cultural groups, th ..."
"We all long for our lives to have meaning and purpose, yet we live in a segmented way — our faith is separate from our work, home is separate from church, and more. As whole persons, this is not the way God designed us to live. Instead, our lives should exhibit coherence in all areas as we seek to flourish in our personal lives, within our communities, and churches.Whatever You Do explores how we can pursue a more integrated faith and l ..."
Starting with Locke(1st Edition) by GregForster Hardcover, 172 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-84706-582-7, ISBN: 1-84706-582-1
"John Locke is widely regarded as one of the foundational thinkers of modern western society. His contributions to a huge range of philosophical debates are as important and influential now as they were in the seventeenth century. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Locke provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this hugely significant thinker. Clearly structured according to Locke's central ideas, the boo ..."
"Leading intellectual figures in the school reform movement, all of them favoring approaches centered around the value of competition and choice, outline different visions for the goal of choice-oriented educational reform and the best means for achieving it. This volume takes the reader inside the movement to empower parents with choice, airing the more interesting debates that the reformers have with one another over the direction and ..."
"Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused--a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life, administration, and governance that is rooted in the historic Christian faith. In this volume, twenty-nine experts from a variety of fields, includin ..."
"Justice as Unfairness Greg Forster, Anthony B. Bradley. can never win. Rawls's
principles would push this practice to its logical conclusion. If certain religious
people are unreasonable, and unreasonable people are unable to “take part in,
or...play a role in, social life,” and those who are unable to “take part in, or...play a
role in, social life” are not really human persons, why tolerate any political
participation at all by t ..."
Cultural Renewal Ser. Joy for the World : How Christianity Lost Its Cultural Influence and Can Begin Rebuilding It by GregForster 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3803-2, ISBN: 1-4335-3803-2
"Pretty soon, that freed prisoner is going to have to develop some kind of
functioning life. He can't just go around being ecstatic that he's free and do
nothing else. As he develops a new life for himself, hisjoy will change. Instead
ofjust being happy that he's free, he will be happy that he's free to live the life he's
now living. This will be a quieter, less exciting kind of hap- piness, but it will be
deeper and more fulfilling ..."
The Joy of Calvinism Knowing God's Personal, Unconditional, Irresistible, Unbreakable Love by GregForster 208 Pages, Published 2012 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2837-8, ISBN: 1-4335-2837-1
"Here there is no claim that Christ must act on premises he knows to be false in
order to maintain the integrity of nature; no insistence that free will is incompatible
with God's control of events. ... as for the thorough non-Calvinist. The difference is
that the thoroughgoing non-Calvinist can give us an explanation for why we
should reduce our estimation of the power of the cross. The four-point Calvinist
cannot. (That is, not sy ..."
Healing Love's Wounds A Pastoral Approach to Divorce and to Remarriage by GregForster Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1995 by Zondervan ISBN-13: 978-0-551-02949-1, ISBN: 0-551-02949-8
""In this sensitive yet realistic book Greg Forster explores the history and biblical principles surrounding divorce and remarriage, suggesting that some of the traditional interpretations were influenced by culture."
To Live Good Police and the Community (Grove Booklet on Ethics, No. 47) by GregForster, "To Live Good Paperback, 26 Pages, Published 1982 by Grove Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-907536-28-4, ISBN: 0-907536-28-X
"Faithful and provocative, these essays uncover fresh ground on topics ranging from poverty to work ethic to capitalism/socialism to slavery to non-profit entities to the medieval indulgence industry."