books about: evangelicalism

books about: evangelicalism

books:

Evangelicalism

One Great Truth: Finding Your Answers to Life
Jonathan Falwell

Howard Books, 2008

Jonathan Falwell carries on the legacy of his father -- the internationally renowned founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church, Jerry Falwell -- by reminding believers of the single most important truth for their spiritual walk through life. Regardless of the trials and suffering Christians face, there remains one simple, underlying, foundational ...

The Erosion of Inerrancy in Evangelicalism: Responding to New Challenges to Biblical Authority
G. K. Beale

Crossway Books, 2008

Examines recent postmodern efforts to redefine the traditional evangelical view of scriptural authority and counters with sound logic that supports inerrancy. Due to recent popular challenges to evangelical doctrine, biblical inerrancy is a topic receiving an increasing amount of attention among theologians and other scholars. Here G. K. Beale ...

Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic

Francis J. Beckwith

Brazos Press, 2008

Wonderfully irenic and providing, perhaps, the basis for Evangelical/Catholic rapprochement
In one sense, there's no need for a book like this to be written. The tale of a prominent Protestant ethicist and philosopher, former president of the Evangelical Theological Society, returning to the communion of his youth, the Roman Catholic Church, really isn't ...

The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World

David Wells

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008

A must read for serious Christians
You must read this book if you desire to understand why Christian churches are heading off in so many bad directions. Read this especially if you are grieved over the decisions your own church leadership is making.

The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception

John MacArthur

Thomas Nelson, 2007

The importance of fighting for Truth
John MacArthur is one of the most well rounded pastors in America today. He has a great understanding of the bible as well as a good knowledge base in greek, hebrew,Christian Apologetics and the history of Christianity, most of which he uses to write this book. In ...

Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples

Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger

B&H Books, 2006

Simple Church
A great book, every Christian should take the time to read Simple Church.Full of imformation to help any Church body that wants to grow, and the book will help them through the process with simple steps.

Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church

Michael Horton

Baker Books, 2008

Horton Dismantles the Alternative Gospel
It is no small thing to take upon oneself the name Christian. Though it was first used as a form of derision when unbelievers mocked the "little Christs," the name was embraced by the earliest believers. The term, even when used mockingly, nicely encapsulated what they ...

Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or ...

Frank Schaeffer

Da Capo Press, 2008

A Story that Needed to be told!
I first read Frank Schaeffer's book "Baby Jack The Novel" and felt it was a brilliant story and well written. I never realized that this author was the also the same guy who was one of those fundamentalist leaders who helped marry the religious right to the GOP. In his ...

Red Letter Christians: A Citizen's Guide to Faith and Politics

Tony Campolo

Regal Books, 2008

How to think politically and religiously
This book is a good primer on what the relationship between faith and politics may mean. However, if you have read Jim Wallis or Tony Campolo before perhaps those books are better written and not so rote.

The New Temple and the Second Coming: The Prophecy That Points to Christ's Return in Your Generation

Grant R. Jeffrey

WaterBrook Press, 2007

Fascinating. Revealing. Authoritative.
THE NEW TEMPLE AND THE SECOND COMING is another fascinating work by Grant Jeffrey describing prophetic events of the last days and illuminating where we are along that time line. The New Temple discusses the last days prophecies concerning the Ark of the Covenant, ...

Real Christianity

William Wilberforce

Regal Books, 2007

Amazing Grace
It is an excellent book. Many who preach christianity should read this book to know what it really means to be a Christian - to walk by the teachings of Christ. As Gandhi said, if the Christians imitated the ways of Christ, there will be no need for another religion!!

Reformation Manifesto, The: Your Part in God's Plan to Change Nations Today

Cindy Jacobs

Bethany House, 2008

A Call to Action! Practical and Challenging
I believe this book is the heart of God for our generation. It is not only moving and challenging, but it gives practical suggestions on how to take action. Cindy Jacobs has long been a leader in the church and has written several excellent books, but this one is ...

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind

Mark A. Noll

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995

Excellent book on evangelicalism and the Christian mind
If there is one book that I would recommend to my evangelical friends regarding how to be a faithful Christian in a post-Christian world while at the same time using your brain in a responsible way this book would be it. Mark Noll has done the evangelical Church a ...

Faith Undone: The emerging church - a new reformation or an end-time deception

Roger Oakland

Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 2007

The Perfect Encouragement for Some of Us "Old Fogies"
Mr Oakland has been known to be "uninvited" to speak to some modern religious gatherings because he insists on speaking the Truth and using scripture passages to remind us of what the Bible really says. If you have been wrinkling your forehead and wondering at the ...