Finding community is as critical as obtaining food and shelter, since the need to belong is what makes us human. The isolation and loneliness of modern life have led many people to search for deeper connection, which has resulted in a renewed interest in intentional communities. These intentional communities or ecovillages are an appealing choice […]
Tag: Christian missions
Let’s Get Growing, Christians!
When we become Christians we consciously repent of our bad habits–a promise to make a 180° turn from habits that displease God toward habits that please Him. We do this through and by faith alone. Yet faith alone does not suddenly “make good” our promise. It is our faith that gives us the reason to […]
La prossima cristianità,en,In questa terza edizione nuova e sostanzialmente ampliata,en,Philip Jenkins continua a illuminare la notevole espansione del cristianesimo nel Sud globale,en,in Africa,en,Asia,en,e l'America Latina,en,Attingendo alla vasta nuova borsa di studio che è apparsa su questo argomento negli ultimi anni,en,Chiede come è probabile che il nuovo cristianesimo colpisca i poveri,en,tra i quali trova i suoi aderenti più devoti,en,Come dovremmo interpretare l'enorme successo delle chiese di prosperità in tutto il Sud globale,en,Politicamente,en,quello che sarà l'impatto dei nuovi movimenti cristiani,en,Il cristianesimo contribuirà a liberare i poveri,en,per dare voci al precedentemente silenzioso,en,Oppure minaccia solo di portare nuovi tipi di divisione e conflitto,en,Il cristianesimo libera le donne,en,o introdurre nuove basi scritturali per la soggezione,en
In this new and substantially expanded Third Edition, Philip Jenkins continues to illuminate the remarkable expansion of Christianity in the global South–in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Drawing upon the extensive new scholarship that has appeared on this topic in recent years, he asks how the new Christianity is likely to affect the poor, among […]
The Lost History of Christianity
The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins offers a revolutionary view of the history of the Christian church. Subtitled “The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia—and How It Died,” it explores the extinction of the earliest, most influential Christian churches of China, India, and the Middle East, […]
A Blow of Self-Righteousness
A Blow of Self-Righteousness A strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000 people, often up to 10 times each week at different […]