The message of this book is that "when we forget the central problem of humankind (alienation from God) and the Father's solution (reconciliation through the Cross) we've lost our distinctive edge."

The Worldly Church: A Call for Biblical Renewal

Allen, Leonard

Religion & Spirituality

Abilene Christian Univ Pr

Discovering Our Roots: The Ancestry of Churches of Christ

This rich and challenging book explores the roots or ancestry of the Churches of Christ and others who stand as heirs to the Stone-Campbell movement of the early nineteenth century. It asks, 'Where did we come from? How did we get this way? Why do we read the Bible the way we do? What has been the heart of our movement?' And it asks further, 'What can we learn from those who have viewed restoration of apostolic Christianity in ways quite different from our own?' The authors begin their story in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries - the age of Renaissance and Reformation. They isolate the stream of restorationist thought that arose in that age and then follow that stream through the Puritans, the early Baptists in America, the frenzy of pure beginnings in the early decades of American nationhood, and down to the Stone-Campbell movement.

Hughes, Richard T.

Allen, C. Leonard

Christian Books & Bibles

In a time when fundamental shifts are sweeping through society, how should Churches of Christ define their central values? With voices on the right calling for separation and voices on the left pressing for change, how can our fellowship possibly remain united? In seeking answers to these disturbing and complex questions, Dr. Douglas A. Foster has assembled a thoughtful, carefully-researched mosaic of the dilemma currently facing Churches of Christ. He draws upon the lessons of the past and provides solid, scriptural counsel for the future. Will the Cycle Be Unbroken? contains a vital message which the church must hear...and heed.

Will the Cycle Be Unbroken?: Churches of Christ Face the 21st Century

Douglas A. Foster

Saddlebags, City Streets and Cyberspace: A History of Preaching in the Churches of Christ

Casey, Michael W.

Equipped for Change: Studies in the Pastoral Epistles

Thompson, James

Well Spring of Morality

Thomas, James David

'In general, this book is about attitudes and postures, about the big picture.... We want to suggest ways we can focus our conversations on the core issues that drive our faith and practice and which can transform both what we discuss and how we discuss it. Moreover, we want to equip leaders with ways of dealing with conflict and looking at Scripture that reflect the crux of the Christian faith.' - From the Introduction

The Crux of the Matter: Crisis, Tradition, and the Future of Churches of Christ

Foster, Douglas A.

Foster, Doug

Reese, Jack

Childers, Jeff W.

Childers, Jeff

Religious Studies

Many churches that claim Jesus as Lord do appear to act as though Missions is an option. The church that is truly the body of Christ will place priority on the "discipling of the nations" in word and in deed. This book offers Guidelines for World Evangelism for Christians involved in supporting outreach from the home base and for the men engaged in evangelism on the field. Chapters Include: The Biblical Imperative ------------------------ by C. Philip Slate Culture-and Communication ------------------ by George P. Gurganus Identification ------------------------------------ by Stan Shewmaker Church Growth Principles ---------------------- by Wendell Broom Institutions in Missions ------------------------- by Dan Coker Leadership Training in Missions ---------------- by Ed Mathews Mass Media in Missions ------------------------- by B.E. Davis Group Evangelism in Missions ----------------- by Glover Shipp Women in Missions ----------------------------- by Joyce Hardin Preparation for Missions ----------------------- by Dan Hardin The Local Church, God's Missionary Society - by Bob Douglas

Guidelines for World Evangelism

Gurganus, George P.

These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. During that period there was much in the practice and teaching of the church that corresponds to what is found in the New Testament, and during that time many new features developed which were to be characteristic of the later history of the church. Some later material which bears on the second century or which serves to complete the account of a development is brought into these studies. Some New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. There is, thus, a stress on historical continuity. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. We are tracing out some features of its historical development through the second century. - From the Introduction

Early Christians Speak

Everett Ferguson

Hodge Podge: Powerful Proverbs

Hodge, Charles B., Jr.

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