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Item Christianity Through the Centuries a History of the Christian Church(Zondervan, 1996-01-24) Earle E.CairnsAN EXAMINATION OF available church history texts reveals that most of them reflect a particular denominational or theological bias. This text was written from a conservative, nondenominational perspective. A Christian philosophy of history underlies the presentation. Because one can never understand the history of Christianity effectively without some conception of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and artistic movements in each era of history, the events of church history are related to their secular environment. The treatment of persons, places, dates, events, ideas, and trends or movements in their proper temporal and geographical setting helps one grasp the flow of church history. I have given attention to the impact of Christianity on its times and to the mark of the times on Christianity. I have attempted to link information, understanding, and interpretation in a relevant synthesis that has value in the present. I am grateful that after forty years of the use of this text by both teachers and students in the classroom and by the Christian public its continued demand has made an extensive revision desirable and feasible. Constructive suggestions from several people have been most helpful in improving the accuracy and clarity of this work.Item Biblical Eldership au Ugernt call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership(Lewis & Roth Publisher, 1995-04-13) Alexander StrauchI gratefully acknowledge the help of many dear Christian friends in writing this book. Special thanks is due to my editors, Stephen and Amanda Sorenson, and proofreaders, Barbara Peek and Maggie K. Crossett. Five special friends who have consistently encouraged me in this project through the years are Doyle Roth, Barney Visser, Craig Van Schooneveld, David J. MacLeod, and Paul B. Sapp. Above all, I thank my wife, Marilyn, whose personal sacrifice and support cannot be measured or duly praisedItem A THEOLOGY OF RECONSTRUCTION Nation-building and human right(CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1992-11-30) Charles Villa -VicencioOnly twenty years ago it was widely assumed that religion had lost its previous place in western culture and that this pattern would spread throughout the world. Since then religion has become a renewed force, recognised as an important factor in the modern world in all aspects of life, cultural, economic and political. This is true not only of the Third World, but in Europe East and West, and in North America. It is no longer a surprise to find a religious factor at work in areas of political tension. Religion and ideology form a mixture which can be of interest to the observer, but in practice dangerous and explosive. Our information about such matters comes for the most part from three types of sources. The first is the media which understand ably tend to concentrate on newsworthy events, without taking the time to deal with the underlying issues of which they are but symptoms. The second source comprises studies by social scientists who often adopt a functionalist and reductionist view of the faith and beliefs which motivate those directly involved in such situations. Finally, there are the statements and writings of those committed to the religious or ideological movements themselves. We seldom lack information, but there is a need often an urgent need - for sound objective analyses which can make use of the best contemporary approaches to both politics and religion. 'Cambridge Studies in Ideology and Religion' is designed to meet this need. The subject matter is global and this will be reflected in the choice both of topics and of authors. The initial volumes will be concerned primarily with movements involving the Christian religion, but as the series becomes established movements