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1) Elmer Gantry
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A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher
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"The Bible is alive," declared Martin Luther, "it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." The Protestant Reformation's most prominent leader possessed a gift for evocative speech, and he was as articulate and outspoken in private as he was in public. Fortunately for posterity, some of Luther's loyal followers took note of his informal speeches. The Table Talk of Martin Luther consists of excerpts from the great...
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"Why are religious conflicts over sex and sexuality so inescapable in American politics today? The answer, argues R. Marie Griffith in Moral Combat, lies in sharp disagreements that emerged among American Christians almost a century ago. In the 1920s, after women gained the right to vote nationwide, a longstanding religious consensus about sexual morality began to fray irreparably. The slow but steady unraveling of that consensus in the decades that...
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Originally published in 1867, this is a comprehensively detailed history of both the persecution and flight of the Huguenots and their re-settlement in England and Ireland and consequent lives. Contents Include: The Reformation, Invention of Printing. Episode in the Life of Palissy. Persecutions of the Reformed. The Duke of Alva in Flanders, Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Relations of England with France and Spain. Settlements and Industries of the...
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Since Princeton College and Princeton Seminary were major radii of Realist influence, the conservative Presbyterianism headquartered there is an ideal choice for a case study in the American impact of Baconianism. Presbyterian thinkers, already committed to a synthesis of Protestant religion and Newtonian science, were afforded with additional means of elaborating a doxological version of natural science and of defending it against naturalism and...
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¿Es acaso un mero accidente que Europa esté a la cabeza de la protección social en nuestro mundo globalizado? Aunque es un tema muy desconocido, es necesario subrayar que la Reforma Protestante del siglo XVI, y que nació en el mismo corazón del continente europeo, no solo fue un movimiento de carácter religioso, sino que tuvo además un marcado impacto sociopolítico. Es verdad que la impronta de la Reforma no fue la única que jugó,...
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This end-times prophetic book takes Believers in Christ slowly, inch by inch, ever closer to the revelation of God's End-Times Glorious Church spoken of by the Apostle Paul. However, it is not a theological dissertation, nor is it written using the lofty language of academia. Instead, it is written so anyone can understand it. In addition to the Glorious Church, other subjects addressed in the vision include: The Antichrist, the False Prophet, the...
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book
By championing the ideals of independence, evangelism, and conservism, the Southern Baptist Covention (SBC) has grown into the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The Convention's mass democratic form of church government, its influential annual meetings, and its sheer size have made it a barometer for Southern political and cultural shift. Its most recent shift has been starboard-toward fundamentalism...
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This is an abridged version of Doug Birdsall's thesis 'Conflict and Collaboration'. It explores four stories of evangelical mission history in the late twentieth century. It takes as its starting point the year 1974, when the historic International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland. It records the interaction of the Lausanne Movement with the World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF) and continues to tell the story of Lausanne's...
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In this in-depth study of eight diverse mainline Protestant congregations, anthropologist Fredric Roberts finds that when local congregations are evaluated by spiritual and religious standards instead of corporate-or pop-culture-based values there remains much to celebrate. Roberts recommends that congregations work to discover their own uniqueness and to build upon the strength that already exist among its own members. “Be Not Afraid!” is a guide...
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"Levels of the Call" is the second book in the "Spiritual Empowerment" four book series. It brings a continuation that was started in the first book, "Starting with the Basics", of the overview of the church functions by giving you insight on the roles and responsibilities of the leadership of the church. Although depending on your denomination they may not function exactly the same, this book will give you a Biblical explanation on them and different...
14) What Are Angels?
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This book explores both the origins and purpose of angels. What are they? Where do they come from? Finally, and perhaps most importantly, what role do they play in God's overall plan?
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This edition contains Martin Luther's "95 Theses," as well as the three other primary works of Martin Luther: "To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation Respecting the Reformation of the Christian Estate," "Concerning Christian Liberty," and "On the Babylonish Captivity of the Church."
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The most powerful agent God has released in the earth to manifest and establish His Kingdom is the Church. Jesus reveals his plan to establish the Church in Matthew 16 when he proclaims to his disciples, "on this rock I will build my church". In that very same conversation, Jesus tells his disciples he is giving them the keys to the Kingdom! The church is the Father's primary expression of the Kingdom of God on earth. But through the centuries, the...
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In The Saint and His Savior, Spurgeon takes us through the whole process of the work of the Spirit in a believer's life, from his first experience of the Lord, through the often-tumultuous process of conversion, to the deepening knowledge of the presence of the Savior with his people.
Captivating and challenging, Spurgeon examines how sin affects our relationship to Christ, and how we can cultivate a friendship with our Savior.
Renowned for his...
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Wasn't visiting 52 churches in a year enough? No way. Not even close.
Let the journey of discovery continue in this poignant sequel to 52 Churches. This time we take a wider swath as we visit more of Jesus's churches. In More Than 52 Churches you'll get: More variations in Jesus's church.
More cringe-worthy moments. More ways to worship God and celebrate Jesus. More spiritual diversity to explore. More of God at work.
You'll get all this and much...
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"Careless In The Care of God" is for anyone at the end of their rope. Autobiographical in nature, this book describes the realities of being a believer in the 21st century and how the goodness of God's grace is the only hope for the world.
Written from the real life perspective of an entrepreneurial father of four, the book casts away the pretense of behavioral Christianity and offers a glimpse into the world of a real life believer in Jesus.
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Most of Luther's books were ordered to be burned, however, a copy of his "Table Talk" (originally titled "Divine Discourses") was found under the foundation of a German home in 1626. It contains a series of informal conversations recorded by Luther's students and colleagues in his home, and illustrates the reformist's firm beliefs on religious doctrine, history, academics and history, to name a few. These selections expound some of Martin Luther's...
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