"In June 2008, more than a thousand senior leaders from seventeen provinces in the Anglican Communion gathered in Jerusalem to attend the Global Anglican Future Conference and Pilgrimage (GAFCON). Together they represented some 35 million Anglicans worldwide. This preparatory document, prepared by the Theological Resource Team of GAFCON, outlines the reasons for meeting in Jerusalem, the issues at stake, and the possible ways forward."
"In "The Gospel and Globalization" leading and emerging Christian scholars weigh in on the question of how Western Christians can formulate a faithful response to one of the most powerful currents of our day-globalization. Written for undergraduate students, this collection of essays covers numerous issues including the Canadian oil sands, Naomi Klein's influential "Shock Doctrine, " entrepreneurship, and Islam, and spans a breadth of di ..."
"The essays in this collection explore questions that are fundamental to Anglican identity. What do we mean by doctrine and its development? What does it mean to be Spirit led? What is holiness, in Scripture and in the church's reading of Scripture? How might we negotiate in a theologically coherent way the relationship between the church's cultural context and its inherited faith? These questions arise immediately from the debate about ..."
"Work has become for many people the central reference point in their lives and the main consumer of their time and energy. Whether people have much or little money is what much of life revolves around. There is an implicit theology in everyone's attitude to and handling of work. This book looks at the relationship between God and the marketplace, at work as a spiritual discipline, and at how to handle some of the main pressures and dile ..."
""Both by his choice of confessions and by his judicious and scholarly introductions, Mark Noll has made [the major Reformation confessions and catechisms] available in a form that is sure to deepen and enlighten doctrinal discussion and confessional awareness and that will therefore contribute to solidly evangelical and hence soundly ecumenical theology. I am delighted to see this book appear." - Jaroslav Pelikan, Yale University ..."
"At a time when our culture desperately needs models of sexual wholeness and holy relationships, the Christian community is torn by division over issues of gender roles and sexuality. In this book several Christian scholars approach the topic of gender and sexuality using various disciplinary approaches. Readers can expect to be challenged to think more Christianly about gender issues, with a fuller understanding of the significance of t ..."
"A. Serious. Call. to. a. Devout. and. Holy. Life. (1728). Spiritual. Devotion.
DEVOTION 1s neither private nor public prayer. Rather, prayers, whether private
or public, are particular aspects or instances of devotion. Devotion signifies a life
given, or devoted, to God. He, therefore, is devout who lives no longer according
to his own will or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God; he
considers God in everyth ..."
"Made up of occasional pieces, short biblical studies, poetry, pastoral readings and interviews, this book reflects on the overlooked facets of the spiritual life."
"with the risen Christ, but the Christ of authentic Christian spirituality is quite
different from the domestic Christ who is safely ... Our union in Christ will move us
to love this world as Christ loves it, and this will mean comforting the afflicted and
... but if the markings I have mentioned are heeded, the journey into authentic
Christian spirituality will, I think, be more direct, ... 1 Huston Smith, Beyond the
Postmodern Min ..."
"We at Regent College are proud to present the best of CRUX for the years 1979-89 in this volume. With Heart, Mind & Strength exemplifies what we are trying to do at Regent College -- to give our best, our all, to God.We have selected essays from the pages of the College journal, written by faculty, alumni and friends, on relevant issues, where the Bible meets today's world. The collection reflects the viewpoints and the wide range of in ..."
"... for your careful and diligent work. Carla Faria, who does so many things for the
Development office, thanks for your administrative support. There are two things I
can always count on — that Dal Schindell will choose beautiful and meaningful ..."
"Members of the Regent College community far and wide gather together in this volume tooffer their reflections on the hopes, promises and fulfillments of the ..."
"Members of the Regent College community far and wide gather together in this volume to offer their reflections on the hopes,promises and fulfillments of the Advent season."
"Faculty, staff, alums and friends of Regent College from around the world offer their reflections on the Scriptural passages of Advent in this book which presents a morning and evening devotional for every day of the Advent season (Dec 2 through Dec 25)."
"This series attempts to recover our resurrection centre and embrace the formation traditions that develop out of it. The lectures explore three aspects of Jesus' resurrection that define and energize us."--Container."