Author: Gunnar Urang
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597520586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Living by a biblical faith requires of us a yes, a yes to the God continuously present to us within the life opportunities continuously offered us. Questions of 'belief', in contrast, require a yes 'and' no. Genuine faith, declares Brother David Steindl-Rast, holds its beliefs firmly, yes, but ever so lightly. And the I 'don't' mean maybe!? This has to do with the intensity in our questioning. Our ultimate concern, after all, is living a relationship in which we know ourselves not just as those who ask questions but as those who 'are' the question, and seek to know God not just as the one who gives answers but the one who 'is' the answer. This book consists . . . of a series of questions about basic Christian beliefs, the answers to which have been, and continue to be, controversial. Each chapter will try to make clear why the answer to its particular question has to be a yes 'and' no and how the response can also include, nevertheless, an emphatic And I 'don't' mean maybe! For those with some knowledge of Christianity but finding themselves confused about certain beliefs they have been led to identify as Christian, this book can provide a greater clarity in their understanding of this familiar yet strange religion--thus addressing, perhaps, what pollster George Gallup, Jr., identifies as the knowledge gap in the religious experience of Americans: the often vast difference between Americans' stated faith and their lack of the most basic knowledge about that faith. Non-Christians may find here a useful survey of Christian belief presented in nontechnical style and noncoercive rhetoric.
An Inquirer's Guide to Christian Believing
Author: Gunnar Urang
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597520586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Living by a biblical faith requires of us a yes, a yes to the God continuously present to us within the life opportunities continuously offered us. Questions of 'belief', in contrast, require a yes 'and' no. Genuine faith, declares Brother David Steindl-Rast, holds its beliefs firmly, yes, but ever so lightly. And the I 'don't' mean maybe!? This has to do with the intensity in our questioning. Our ultimate concern, after all, is living a relationship in which we know ourselves not just as those who ask questions but as those who 'are' the question, and seek to know God not just as the one who gives answers but the one who 'is' the answer. This book consists . . . of a series of questions about basic Christian beliefs, the answers to which have been, and continue to be, controversial. Each chapter will try to make clear why the answer to its particular question has to be a yes 'and' no and how the response can also include, nevertheless, an emphatic And I 'don't' mean maybe! For those with some knowledge of Christianity but finding themselves confused about certain beliefs they have been led to identify as Christian, this book can provide a greater clarity in their understanding of this familiar yet strange religion--thus addressing, perhaps, what pollster George Gallup, Jr., identifies as the knowledge gap in the religious experience of Americans: the often vast difference between Americans' stated faith and their lack of the most basic knowledge about that faith. Non-Christians may find here a useful survey of Christian belief presented in nontechnical style and noncoercive rhetoric.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1597520586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Living by a biblical faith requires of us a yes, a yes to the God continuously present to us within the life opportunities continuously offered us. Questions of 'belief', in contrast, require a yes 'and' no. Genuine faith, declares Brother David Steindl-Rast, holds its beliefs firmly, yes, but ever so lightly. And the I 'don't' mean maybe!? This has to do with the intensity in our questioning. Our ultimate concern, after all, is living a relationship in which we know ourselves not just as those who ask questions but as those who 'are' the question, and seek to know God not just as the one who gives answers but the one who 'is' the answer. This book consists . . . of a series of questions about basic Christian beliefs, the answers to which have been, and continue to be, controversial. Each chapter will try to make clear why the answer to its particular question has to be a yes 'and' no and how the response can also include, nevertheless, an emphatic And I 'don't' mean maybe! For those with some knowledge of Christianity but finding themselves confused about certain beliefs they have been led to identify as Christian, this book can provide a greater clarity in their understanding of this familiar yet strange religion--thus addressing, perhaps, what pollster George Gallup, Jr., identifies as the knowledge gap in the religious experience of Americans: the often vast difference between Americans' stated faith and their lack of the most basic knowledge about that faith. Non-Christians may find here a useful survey of Christian belief presented in nontechnical style and noncoercive rhetoric.
The Baptismal Question
Author: Parsons Cooke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Punch
Punch
Author: Mark Lemon
Publisher:
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Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Hints for finding out Truth. A sermon delivered at Abingdon ... September the 9th 1795
Author: James BIGGS (Presbyterian Minister at Devizes.)
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Inquirer's Guide, Or, Truth Illustrated by Facts
Author: Charles Fitch
Publisher:
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Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Hints to an Inquirer on the Subject of Baptism
Author: Parsons Cooke
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Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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Publisher:
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Category : Baptism
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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The Presbyterian Magazine
Author: Cortlandt Van Rensselaer
Publisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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