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- Theology and Missions -


Kingdom Concerns
- Ken Gnanakan

The need for relevant and scholarly material has long been felt by Asian Churches. Although some worthwhile material has been published, conservatives and evangelicals have lagged behind. This Biblical exploration towards a Theology Of Mission helps to close this gap.
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Proclaiming Christ in a Pluralistic Context
- Ken Gnanakan

At a time when some sections of the church are questioning the finality of Jesus Christ, this book provides a response to these questions -- Is Christianity the only way? What about sincere followers of other religious faiths? How can we continue to proclaim Christ today?
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Christian Ministry
- Jesudason Baskar Jeyaraj

This book provides insight into the various models of ministry and training by asserting that all ministry is God’s ministry which helps break the silence and ends all speculation about whether or not there is a God. God’s ministry is the revelation of God to humans and the basis for all human knowledge of God’s nature and purpose.
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Christian Theology from an Indian Perspective
- Sunand Sumithra

This book is written with the express purpose of benefiting primarily the Asian theological student—either in seminary or outside it—as a text book. Hence some assumptions are made in presenting this work, such as that the reader has certain basic theological knowledge and skills. For the benefit of the non-Indian reader a glossary of terms is provided.
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Roots of the Great Debate in Mission
- Roger E. Hedlund

A growing polarization over the meaning of mission has become evident during the past two decades. The rift is felt in the Christian movement in the Third World as well as in Churches of the West. This book practically examines the debate over missions from its historical and theological origins.
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Doing Mission in Context
- Sunand Sumithra and F. Hranghkhuma (Editors)

This book contends that the historical world situation is not merely an exterior condition for mission; rather it ought to be incorporated as a constitutive element into her understanding of mission, her aim, and objectives. The church-in-mission must take sides, for life and against death; for justice and against oppression.
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A Study of Religions
- Emmanuel E. James

This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of religions. It is a survey of the origin and development of prominent beliefs and practices of Major Religions of the world especially in India. As a religious country, we have seen some contemporary developments and their impact on the life of people in a multi-religious and multi-cultural context. These are positive as well as negative. The process of any socio-cultural and religious development involves integration that will help in living out one’s beliefs in such a pluralistic context.

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- Education -


Learning in an Integrated Environment
- Ken Gnanakan

This book is about learning... learning in the integrated environment. I do not make any claim to these thoughts being "new" or "revolutionary" or "path-breaking" as most of the concepts explored have been around for more than a century. And if you find the teachings from confucious as being relevant, then they are even before Christ.
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Paper Writing Guide
- Margaret Tarpley

This guide answers the most frequently asked questions about paper composing, editing, and construction. This second section of the text also contains a form and style manual. Whenever a satisfactory answer is not found in the text or the examples presented, the reader is referred to those books listed in the Bibliography found near the end of the book.
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- Christian Classics -

 

The Confessions of St. Augustine

Augustine shares his innermost thoughts and conversion experiences and wrestles with the spiritual questions that have stirred the hearts of the thoughtful since time began. Through the autobiographical text, Augustine recalls crucial events in his life: his mid-4th-century origins in rural Algeria; the rise to a lavish lifestyle at the imperial court in Milan; his struggle with sexual desires; eventual renunciation of secular ambitions and marriage; and the eventual recovery of his faith.
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Orthodoxy
- Gilbert K. Chesterton

This book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society. Chesterton argues that people in western society need a life of "practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome."
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The Pilgrim's Progress
- John Bunyan

One of the best-selling books of all time, this allegory tells of Christian, an everyman character, who makes his way from the "City of Destruction" (Earth) to the "Celestial City" (Heaven) of Zion, experiencing the physical and spiritual obstacles common to our human struggle.
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Autobiography of George Fox

Apprenticed to a Nottingham shoemaker, George Fox developed strong opinions about religion. Fox rebelled against the state control of the Church of England and in 1643 began toured the country giving sermons where he argued that consecrated buildings and ordained ministers were irrelevant to the individual seeking God. Fox's central dogma was that of the inner light, communicated directly to the individual soul by Christ. George Fox's autobiography (1694) describes his visions, his teachings and his frequent imprisonments.
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The Works of Jonathan Edwards

Widely recognized as a great theologian, an influential preacher and a prolific writer, Jonathan Edwards played a prominent role in helping to spark the spirit of revivalism known as the Great Awakening in 18th-century America. Edwards' sermons, while intellectually engaging, were also accessible to the common people and often generated highly emotional responses. His foremost desire was to help people transform from mere believers in Christian doctrine to converted Christians who were moved to action by the principles of their belief.
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The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Father Elder Mullan, S.J. (trans.)

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola outlines the Church's classic means of orienting one's soul toward God and eternal salvation. The exercises are designed to make a person stop to examine the direction of ones life and seriously redirect him/herself toward Heaven.
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Ascent of Mount Carmel: St. John of the Cross
- E. Allison Peers (trans.)

Written by the Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross in the late 16th century, the book discusses the soul's need to pass through spiritual darkness before union with the divine can be possible. In beautiful language, John offers an early treatise on his spiritual poetry, outlining themes that he fleshed out more fully in his more famous later work, Dark Night of the Soul.
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Dark Night of the Soul: St. John of the Cross
- E. Allison Peers (trans.)

St. John gives shape to his mystical belief in a loving Being somewhere outside the realm of feeling, thought, or imagination, who can only be known through love. Dark Night of the Soul describes the process of purification, first of senses, and then of spirit, that precedes the soul's loving union with God. For discouraged Christians who cannot understand what or why they believe, but unable to abandon faith, look to this book for help.
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The Imitation of Christ
- Thomas À Kempis

Translated into more languages than any other book except the Bible, The Imitation of Christ gives specific yet broad-minded guidance about the central task of Christian life -- learning to live like Jesus. Written in a candid and conversational style, the topics include liberation from worldly inclinations, preparation and consolations of prayer, and the place of eucharistic communion in a devout life.
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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
- William Law

An 18th-century Anglican priest who heavily influenced the theology of the Wesley brothers, William Law lambastes pious hypocrisy and the corruption of the church in A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. Law vividly illustrates the holy Christian life as one lived wholly for God through his thoughts on prayer, personal holiness and service to the poor.
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The Practice of the Presence of God
- Brother Lawrence

A former soldier, the 17th century French mystic Nicholas Herman, a.k.a. Brother Lawrence, was converted to a powerful love of God at age 18 by a humble observation of nature, and his thoughts. A lay Carmelite brother, Lawrence spent most of his time in the monastery's kitchens, and his simple, earthy observations on the direct paths to communication with God continue to inspire those seeking a stronger, more potent spirituality today.
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