A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition.Winner of the 2024 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award and Popular Theology category; Winner of Credo Magazine’s Award in Theological RetrievalThere's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome...

We lijken tegenwoordig slecht met meningsverschillen om te kunnen gaan. Of het nu gaat om politiek, religie, cultuur of om meer alledaagse kwesties: standpunten worden vaak met een polariserende intensiteit verdedigd. Regelmatig denken we een meningsverschil te moeten winnen – of we vermijden ze helemaal. In dit positieve en praktische boek kijkt Gavin Ortlund naar de Bijbel om een goede manier te vinden om het met elkaar oneens te zijn, een manier die leidt tot meer begrip, vrede en liefd...

Outreach **2022 Resource of the Year (Apologetics)2021 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (Evangelism & Apologetics)**Christianity Today 2022 Book Award Finalist (Apologetics & Evangelism)Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book Award (Honorable Mention, Christian Worldview/Apologetics)It has never been more important to articulate the wonde...

Restless for rootedness, many Christians are abandoning Protestantism altogether.Many evangelicals today are aching for theological rootedness often found in other Christian traditions. Modern evangelicalism is not known for drawing from church history to inform views on the Christian life, which can lead to a "me and my Bible" approach to theology. But this book aims to show how Protestantism offers the theological depth so many desire without the need for abandon...

How might premodern exegesis of Genesis inform Christian debates about creation today?Imagine a table with three people in dialogue: a young-earth creationist, an old-earth creationist, and an evolutionary creationist. Intothe room walks Augustine of Hippo, one of the most significant theologians in the history of the church. In what ways will his reading of Scripture and his doctrine of creation inform, deepen, and shape the conversation?Pastor and theolog...

A Powerful Defense of The Protestant Tradition.There's a movement among evangelicals of exploring the more sacramental, liturgical, and historically-conscious church traditions, including Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hunger for historical rootedness is welcome—but unfortunately, many assume that this need can only be met outside of Protestant contexts.In What it Means to Be Protestant, Gavin Ortlund draws from both his scholarly wo...

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When should doctrine divide, and when should unity prevail? Pastor Gavin Ortlund makes the case that while all doctrines matter, some are more essential than others. He considers how and what to prioritize in doctrine and ministry, encouraging humility and grace along the way. Using four basic categories of doctrine in order of importance, this book helps new and seasoned church leaders alike wise...

In theology, just as in battle, some hills are worth dying on. But how do we know which ones? When should doctrine divide, and when should unity prevail? Pastor Gavin Ortlund makes the case that while all doctrines matter, some are more essential than others. He considers how and what to prioritize in doctrine and ministry, encouraging humility and grace along the way. Using four basic categories of doctrine in order of importance, this book helps new and seasoned church leaders alike wise...

In this positive and practical book, Gavin Ortlund looks to the Scriptures to discover a way in which to disagree with others that leads to greater understanding, peace and love—and that shows a watching world something of Jesus.This is a much-needed message in a society that is losing the ability to disagree well. Whether over politics, religion, culture, or the more everyday issues of normal life, points of view tend to be held with a polarizing intensity. Too often we view disag...

It has never been more important to articulate the wonder and enchantment of the Christian message. Yet the traditional approaches of apologetics are often outmoded in an age of profound disenchantment and distraction, unable to meet this pressing need.This winsome apologetics book for a new generation makes the case that Christianity offers a compelling explanatory framework for making sense of our world. Pastor and writer Gavin Ortlund believes it is essential to appeal not only ...

Wann sollten Christen sich aufgrund verschiedener Lehrmeinungen trennen und wann sollten sie nach Einheit streben? Diese Frage lässt sich nicht immer einfach beantworten. Gavin Ortlund schlägt in Wofür es sich zu kämpfen lohnt – und wofür nicht vor, das aus der Medizin bekannte Konzept der Triage auf die theologischen Debatten anzuwenden und so die richtigen Prioritäten zu setzen. Er verwendet dabei vier Kategorien und fordert Christen dazu auf, theologische Diskussionen in Demut zu führen...

Unter Evangelikalen gibt es eine wachsende Bewegung, die sich nach historischer Verwurzelung sehnt. Dabei entsteht schnell der Eindruck, dass nur die römisch-katholische oder östliche Kirche diesen Wunsch erfüllen kann. In Kirche braucht Erneuerung liefert Gavin Ortlund eine fundierte Verteidigung des Protestantismus. Er stützt sich dabei sowohl auf sein Wissen als Kirchenhistoriker als auch auf seine persönlichen Erfahrungen im ökumenischen Dialog und zeigt: Viele der gegenwärtigen Einwän...