{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Story of Christianity : The Reformation to the present day \/ Justo L. Gonza\u0301lez.","author":"Gonza\u0301lez, J. L.","isbn":"0060633166","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Harper & Row"},"datePublished":"1984","inLanguage":"English","description":"Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, this second volume of The Story of Christianity continues narrative history to the present. Historian Justo Gonzalez brings to life the people, dramatic events, and shaping ideas of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy during this period, keynoting crucial theological developments while providing fresh understanding of the social, political, and economic forces that influenced the formation of the church. In particular, the author notes recurring themes of unrest, rebellion, and reformation. Gonzalez presents an illuminating record of the lives, impelling ideas, and achievements of such prominent figures as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin--movers and shapers in the emerging Protestant church. His biographical insights, in conjunction with vivid historical accounts, reveal how individual lives mirror and clarify core theological concerns and developments. The interpretive overview of The Story ofChristianity includes a thorough and timely analysis of the growth and maturation of Christianity, including events in Europe, the United States, and Latin America--the latter an area too often neglected in church histories, yet increasingly vital to an understanding of Christianity's historical development, present situation, and future, options. Gonzalez's richly textured study discusses the changes and directions of the church in the traditions of Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Christianity. The Story of Christianity covers such recent occurrences as the World Council of Churches, the Second Vatican Council, the movement toward Christian unity, and much more. It concludes with a thoughtful look at the major issues and debates involving Christians today.\n\nPublished in: San Francisco\n\nPhysical description: xii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":"1st ed. ; v. 2.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Cross of Christ \/ John R.W. Stott.","author":"Stott, J. R. W.","isbn":"0877849986","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"InterVarsity Press"},"datePublished":"1986","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tApproaching the cross. The centrality of the cross ; Why did Christ die? ; Looking below the surface -- The heart of the cross. The problem of forgiveness ; Satisfaction for sin ; The self-substitution of God -- The achievement of the cross. The salvation of sinners ; The revelation of God ; The conquest of evil -- Living under the cross. The community of celebration ; Self-understanding and self-giving ; Loving our enemies ; Suffering and glory -- Conclusion : the pervasive influence of the cross. \r\n\r\nOther Notes\tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 352-363).\r\nIncludes indexes.\n\nPublished in: Downers Grove, Ill.\n\nPhysical description: 383 pages ; 24 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Passion of Jesus Christ : fifty reasons why He came to die \/ John Piper.","author":"Piper, J.","isbn":"1581346085","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Crossway Books"},"datePublished":"2004","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tThe Passion of Jesus Christ, Personal, Political, Unparalleled -- A Word About the Title and the Book -- The Great Offense: Was Jesus Christ Really Crucified? -- Jesus' Finest Hour-His Last -- The Unparalleled Passion of Jesus Christ -- The Passion of Christ and the Passion of Auschwitz -- The Passion of Jesus Christ, Its Aims and Achievements -- Christ Suffered and Died To Absorb the Wrath of God -- To Please His Heavenly Father -- To Learn Obedience and Be Perfected -- To Achieve His Own Resurrection from the Dead -- To Show the Wealth of God's Love and Grace for Sinners -- To Show His Own Love for Us -- In Order to Cancel the Legal Demands of the Law Against Us -- To Become a Ransom for Many -- For the Forgiveness of Our Sins -- To Provide the Basis for Our Justification -- To Complete the Obedience Which Becomes Our Righteousness -- To Take Away Our Condemnation -- To Abolish Circumcision and All Rituals as the Basis of Salvation -- To Bring Us to Faith and Keep Us Faithful -- To Make Us Holy, Blameless, and Perfect -- To Give Us a Clear Conscience -- To Obtain for Us All Things That Are Good for Us -- To Heal Us from Moral and Physical Sickness -- To Give Eternal Life to All Who Believe on Him -- To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age -- To Reconcile Us to God -- To Bring Us to God -- So That We Might Belong to Him -- To Give Us Confident Access to the Holiest Place -- To Become for Us the Place Where We Meet God -- To Bring the Old Testament Priesthood to an End and Become the Eternal High Priest -- To Become a Sympathetic and Helpful Priest -- To Free Us from the Futility of Our Ancestry -- To Free Us from the Slavery of Sin -- That We Might Die to Sin and Live to Righteousness -- So That We Would Die to the Law and Bear Fruit for God -- To Enable Us to Live for Christ and Not Ourselves -- Died To Make His Cross the Ground of All Our Boasting -- To Enable Us to Live by Faith in Him -- To Give Marriage Its Deepest Meaning -- To Create a People Passionate for Good Works -- To Call Us to Follow His Example of Lowliness and Costly Love -- To Create a Band of Crucified Followers -- To Free Us from Bondage to the Fear of Death -- So That We Would Be with Him Immediately after Death -- To Secure Our Resurrection from the Dead -- To Disarm the Rulers and Authorities -- To Unleash the Power of God in the Gospel -- To Destroy the Hostility Between Races -- To Ransom People from Every Tribe and Language and People and Nation -- To Gather All His Sheep from Around the World -- To Rescue Us from Final Judgment -- To Gain His Joy and Ours -- So That He Would Be Crowned with Glory and Honor -- To Prove that the Worst Evil Is Meant by God for Good -- A Prayer -- Books on the Historical Reliability of the Bible's Record of the Life of Jesus -- Resources from Desiring God Ministries \r\n\r\nAbstract:\tFifty reasons why Jesus came to die.\r\n\r\nOther Notes: \tIncludes bibliographical references (page 123).\r\nElectronic version:\tTable of contents http:\/\/catdir.loc.gov\/catdir\/toc\/ecip0412\/2003026596.html\n\nPublished in: Wheaton, Ill.\n\nPhysical description: 127 pages ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The seven habits of highly effective people : restoring the character ethic \/ Stephen R. Covey.","author":"Covey, S. R.","isbn":"0671663984","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Simon and Schuster"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"A step-by-step pathway to the principles of fairness, integrity, and human dignity that defines a way of life and leads to success in business.\r\n\r\nOther Note:Includes indexes.\n\nPublished in: New York\n\nPhysical description: 340 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}