books about: incarnational

books about: incarnational

books:

Incarnational

The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community (J-B Leadership Network Series)

Hugh Halter, Matt Smay

Jossey-Bass, 2008

A Must Read for lay people too
Thanks to Hugh & Matt, I was sleep deprived for a whole weekend. The Tangible Kingdom was so good, I didn't want to put it down! As a lay-person, I highly recommend the book. It helped me process my personal frustrations of the Church in a healthier way, and look at ...

Real Presence: The Christian Worldview of C. S. Lewis as Incarnational Reality

Leanne Payne

Baker Books, 1995

Payne as an interpreter of the spirituality of C.S. Lewis
In the REAL PRESENCE, Leanne Payne explains the spirituality of C.S.Lewis as revealed in his fiction and nonfiction writings. Payne is in part an interpreter of C.S. Lewis; in part a Christian apologist to the philosophical community; in part a spiritual director ...

Incarnational Ministry: Planting Churches in Band, Tribal, Peasant, and Urban Societies

Paul G. Hiebert, Eloise Hiebert Meneses

Baker Academic, 1995

A great resource for missions
In Incarnational Ministry, Heibert and Menses "use both theological and scientific insights to examine how we can best plant living churches in different types of societies" (pg. 14). They integrate theology and the social sciences in an effort to provide ...

The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith: The Incarnational Narrative as History

C. Stephen Evans

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

The Joy of Thinking (or 'Getting Your Brain "Buff"')
C. Stephen Evans 'The Historical Christ & the Jesus of Faith' is of importance not only to Christians of 'liberal' and 'conservative' bent, but to the unchurched thoughtful souls who wonder why the Jesus story matters. In an often rigorous, yet astonishingly accessible ...

Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships

Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, Marvin K. Mayers

Baker Academic, 2003

Great resource for any Christian
This book is one that I would recommend to any Christian who encounters someone from a different culture (hopefully that means all Christians). This book helps the believer to understand how to be more like Christ, who came to our world as a different culture. It ...

A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, ...

Brian D. McLaren

Zondervan/Youth Specialties, 2004

Perfect Timing!!
I found this book purely by accident(maybe) while searching for another. The title caught my eye first and upon closer inspection I decided this would be an interesting "read" given the place I was at in my own spiritual search. I found this book very educational and ...

Submerge: Living Deep in a Shallow World: Service, Justice and Contemplation Among the World's Poor

John B. Hayes

Regal Books, 2006

A Must Read
This is not just a book for someone considering urban ministry, or ministry to the poor. It is a book for any and every Christian. At a minimum this is a perspective book -- a mirror to hold up to your face and show the ease in which most of us in the west follow ...

Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching

Judith E. Lingenfelter, Sherwood G. Lingenfelter

Baker Academic, 2003

Fabulous overview of Cross-Cultural Teaching
There's lots of books out there on teaching, and lots of books on multiculturalism, but FINALLY a book that addresses each area from the other's perspective! This book deals with the nuts and bolts of different cultures, but it also comes from an academic perspective, ...

Passionate Intellect, The: Incarnational Humanism and the Future of University Education

Norman Klassen, Jens Zimmermann

Baker Academic, 2006

"All Truth is God's Truth," Wonderfully Contextualized
This book is explores the themes of whether, and how, Christians can develop a rich and passionate life of the mind. Although it is written for Christian students bound for university, it is useful for any Christian who is serious about the intellectual life. One of ...

In Other Words: Incarnational Translation for Preaching

Charles H. Cosgrove, W. Dow Edgerton

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007

From William B. Eerdmans
This exceptional book will be a rich resource for pastors wanting to reach their congregations in a fresh way. Rather than discussing preaching in general or even a specific approach to preaching, it focuses on a new way of engaging the biblical text for preaching. It ...

Word Became Flesh, The: A Contemporary Incarnational Christology

Millard J. Erickson

Baker Academic, 1996

Very Detailed and Thorough Study of Christ
This book is a very detailed and thorough study of the history, theology, and person of Christ. Erickson goes into great detail about the councils which were formulated to combat heretical views of Christ. Further, Erickson discusses the various views, past and ...

Hacia Una Espiritualidad Evangelica Comprometida (Boletin Teologico de la Fraternidad Teologica ...

Ediciones Kairos/FTL, 2002

A significant contribution to the topic of true spirituality by Harold Segura.

The Word Made Flesh: Towards an Incarnational Missiology

Ross Langmead

University Press of America, 2004

Incarnational Mission Today
Though incarnational mission, or "embodying the message," is a popular idea among Christians, it often comes under theological fire. Is it simply trying to follow the example of Jesus in our own strength? Is it arrogant for Christians to compare their mission with the ...

The Theater of the Soul: The Higher Self and Multi-Incarnational Exploration
Susan Harris

Windhorse Pubns, 1996

Descibes the use of Multi-Incarnational Therapy as a valuable tool in self-exploration. Viewing the many dramas that live inside us is a natural way to accomplish inner clarity and healing. One does not need to believe in past-lives for this method to be effective. They can be seen as metaphors or teaching stories. Susan Harris shares her vast ...