Christianity Today 2024 Book Awards, Theology (Popular) category, FinalistSo often, the Third Person of the Trinity gets the least attention. He is considered confusing or mysterious.Dr. Gregg Allison has spent his life devoted to studying and teaching theology, and this concise and practical book approaches the truth given to us in God's Word about the Holy Spirit with curiosity and wisdom.For the everyday believer wanting to know God better, this ...

50 essential doctrines, clearly and succinctly explainedChristian doctrine must be confessed by the church, taught from generation to generation, and applied to daily life. In this volume theologian Gregg Allison unpacks fifty key doctrines of the Christian faith, including the foundational doctrines of● the nature and works of God● the Bible● God's created beings● Jesus● the Holy Spirit● salvation● the church...

In Complementarity, theologian Gregg Allison presents a fresh vision for understanding God’s design for men and women as image bearers in the home, the church, and society. As a framework broader than either complementarianism and egalitarianism – and underlying both of them – complementarity affirms the equal dignity, significant difference, and flourishing interdependence of men and women.Allison grounds his exploration of complementarity in the complex history ...

Para que os cristãos tenham condição de transmitir a fé com convicção, a doutrina cristã deve ser confessada pela igreja, ensinada de geração em geração e aplicada à vida. Nesta obra, o teólogo Gregg Allison explica 50 doutrinas essenciais da fé cristã de maneira clara e envolvente, fornecendo orientações sobre como ensiná-las com precisão. Allison também mostra como cada doutrina se conecta ao nosso dia a dia, já que, para ele, a doutrina cristã não é apenas crença verdadeira, mas também ...

We rarely give thought to our bodies until faced with a physical challenge or crisis. We have somehow internalized the unbiblical idea that the immaterial aspect of our being (our soul or spirit) is inherently good while the material aspect (our body) is at worst inherently evil and at best neutral--just a vehicle for our souls to get around. So we end up neglecting or disparaging our bodies, seeing them as holding us back from spiritual growth and longing for the day we will be free of th...

Quickly Find and Understand Key Theological TermsChristianity is a faith built upon the Word and understood through words, both written and spoken, handed down for centuries. But many of the terms used in both the Scriptures and theological writings are unfamiliar or misunderstood. For the Christian desiring a more clear and robust understanding of these terms, this book offers concise definitions of six hundred of the most significant words at the heart of the Chr...

Derived from Gregg Allison’s magisterial Historical Theology, this digital resource provides a concise overview of Christian worship as it developed throughout the church’s history. Liturgy, sacraments, the regulative principle, the theology of worship, elements of worship—all of these and more are covered in this concise history. Readers wanting a handy reference resource to the full story of Christian worship from beginning to end will appreciate Allison’s careful and fair-minde...

RARAMENTE NOS IMPORTAMOS COM NOSSO CORPO até encararmos um desafio físico ou uma crise. De alguma forma, internalizamos uma ideia, que não é bíblica, de que o aspecto imaterial do nosso ser (a alma, ou o espírito) é inerentemente bom, enquanto o aspecto material (o corpo) é, no mínimo, neutro e, no máximo, inerentemente mau. Pensamos em nosso corpo como pouco mais do que um veículo para nossa alma e, assim, acabamos negligenciando o próprio corpo. Ele passa a ser visto como um obstáculo pa...

Historical Theology presents the key pillars of the contemporary church and the development of those doctrines as they evolved from the history of Christian thought.Most historical theology texts follow Christian beliefs in a strict chronological manner with the classic theological loci scattered throughout various time periods, movements, and controversies—making for good history but confusing theology.This companion to the classic bestseller ...

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Historical Theology: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources.Historical Theology: Audio Lectures presents the key pillars of the contemporary church and th...

Derived from Gregg Allison’s magisterial Historical Theology, this digital short provides a concise but thorough history of how both New Testament and Old Testament books were identified as Scripture and incorporated into the final canon. Attention is paid to differences between the Catholic and Protestant canons and to debates about the inclusion of apocryphal books. The equivalent of a series of lectures on Scripture’s formation, with extensive footnoting for further reading, th...

Historical Theology presents the key pillars of the contemporary church and the development of those doctrines as they evolved from the history of Christian thought.Most historical theology texts follow Christian beliefs in a strict chronological manner with the classic theological loci scattered throughout various time periods, movements, and controversies—making for good history but confusing theology.This companion to the classic bestseller ...