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New Wine Tastings

Theological Essays of Cultural Engagement

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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New Wine Tastings

Theological Essays of Cultural Engagement

By: Paul Louis Metzger

This collection of essays provides samplings of a theological engagement of culture that Paul Louis Metzger has been developing over the years in his work as founder and director of The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins at Multnomah Biblical Seminary of Multnomah University. Metzger espouses an incarnational over against a predominantly worldview-oriented or market-driven theological approach to engaging culture, and situates his work in Trinitarian communal and co-missional thought forms. This volume of biblically and theologically framed and compassion-driven essays addresses such themes as postmodernity, structural evil, cultural genocide, sexuality, HIV/AIDS, the prison system, the global slave trade, and the arts. It will be welcomed by those analyzing and developing theological-cultural paradigms and engaging key issues in the contemporary setting.

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1606085387

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More Than Things

A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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More Than Things

A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture

By: Paul Louis Metzger

In a world dominated by things, we must work hard to account for one another's personhood. Drawing a diverse set of thought leaders, Paul Louis Metzger helps us navigate a pluralistic world through a personalist moral framework, addressing issues such as abortion, genetic engineering, immigration, drone warfare, and more.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830851127

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Beatitudes, Not Platitudes

Jesus’ Invitation to the Good Life

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Beatitudes, Not Platitudes

Jesus’ Invitation to the Good Life

By: Paul Louis Metzger

Beatitudes, Not Platitudes shows that the Beatitudes are not overused, well-worn answers to the question, "What would Jesus do?" Rather, they are undervalued and hardly touched claims that transform our destinies. More than spiritual nuggets for personal devotion, practical advice, or propositions to be believed, the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 envision and entail a reorientation of the good life in view of Jesus' kingdom. Jesus' teachings reveal to us that living our best purpose-driven life now involves dying to self and the world system, and dying for our enemies. Ideal for group study, this series of meditations on each of the Beatitudes, followed by cultural reflections and study questions, helps to bridge the gaps between personal devotion and societal revolution, the academic and the practical, the ancient and the contemporary. All of us want to be happy, to be well and blessed, and esteemed with honor. However, we look for happiness, wellness, blessing, and honor in different places and with mixed results. This book helps us reimagine the good life by taking a fresh look at the Beatitudes as citizens of Jesus' ever-new kingdom order.

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1532633149

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Exploring Ecclesiology

An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction

By: Brad Harper,Paul Louis Metzger

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Exploring Ecclesiology

An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction

By: Brad Harper,Paul Louis Metzger

In this introduction to ecclesiology, respected scholars Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger offer a solidly evangelical yet ecumenical survey of the church in mission and doctrine. Combining biblical, historical, and cultural analysis, this comprehensive text explores the church as a Trinitarian, eschatological, worshiping, sacramental, serving, ordered, cultural, and missional community. It also offers practical application, addressing contemporary church life issues such as women in ministry, evangelism, social action, consumerism in church growth trends, ecumenism, and the church in postmodern culture. The book will appeal to all who are interested in church doctrine, particularly undergraduates and seminarians.

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Baker Books

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1441212922

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The Word of Christ and the World of Culture

Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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The Word of Christ and the World of Culture

Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

By: Paul Louis Metzger

The theological revolution that Karl Barth inspired was by no means a dismissive reaction to modern culture but, rather, was a dynamic and carefully nuanced encounter with the concerns of his day. This excellent new work by Paul Lewis Metzger provides an exposition and extension of Barth's engagement of culture in view of his doctrine of the Word. Metzger demonstrates that Barth endeavored to relate Christ to culture in inseparable terms while maintaining a distinction between them. Working from an intimate knowledge of all of Barth's writings, Metzger shows how Barth's doctrine of the Word provides a sound basis on which to build a theological model of culture that guards against the two extremes of either the divinization or the secularization of culture, while at the same time nurturing a healthy appreciation for the secular domain. The first part of the book analyzes Barth's formative theological period, which is characterized by his engagement with culture and what is termed "Culture Protestantism." The second part of the book focuses on how Barth's answer -- a dialectical model of the Word -- enabled him to offer a constructive synthesis of Christ and culture. The final section of the book traces the way Barth was able to frame culture within his theological model and yet continue to champion the secular domain. "The Word of Christ and the World of Culture is a superb volume that will benefit anyone studying Barth, modern theology, or the relation of Christianity and culture.

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1597524077

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Connecting Christ

How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Connecting Christ

How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths

By: Paul Louis Metzger

Encourages Christians to be open to communication with people of different faiths about religion and offers practical guidance for dealing with controversial topics such as Hell, fascism, and homosexuality.

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Harper Collins

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0849947243

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Consuming Jesus

Beyond Race and Class Dicisions in a Consumer Chruch

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Consuming Jesus

Beyond Race and Class Dicisions in a Consumer Chruch

By: Paul Louis Metzger

Foreword by Donald MillerAfterword by John M. PerkinsMany Americans think that race problems are a thing of the past because we no longer live under the Jim Crow laws that once sustained overt structures of segregation. Unfortunately, says Paul Louis Metzger, today we live under an updated version of segregation, through the subtle power of unchallenged norms of consumer preference.Consumerism affects and infects the church, reinforcing race and class divisions in society. Intentionally or unintentionally, many churches have set up structures of church growth that foster segregation, such as appealing to consumer appetites. Metzger here argues that the evangelical Christian church needs to admit this fault and intentionally move away from race, class, and consumer segregation.Challenging the consumerism that fosters ethnic and economic divisions and distorts evangelical Christianity, Consuming Jesus puts forth a theologically grounded call to restructure the church's passions and practices, transforming the evangelical imagination around a nobler, all-consuming vision of the Christian faith.Visit the Consuming Jesus blog created by the The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins at: http: //consumingjesus.org/

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802830684

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More Than Things

A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture

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InterVarsity Press

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The Gospel of John

When Love Comes to Town

By: Paul L. Metzger

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The Gospel of John

When Love Comes to Town

By: Paul L. Metzger

In the Resonate series the stories and insights of each book of the Bible are brought into conversation with contemporary voices of hope and lament. In this volume we journey through the Gospel of John with Paul Louis Metzger who wrestles with the question of what happens when God, who is love, comes to town and takes up residence among us.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830868267

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Exploring Ecclesiology

An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction

By: Brad Harper,Paul Louis Metzger

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Exploring Ecclesiology

An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction

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1441212922

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Setting the Spiritual Clock

Sacred Time Breaking Through the Secular Eclipse

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Setting the Spiritual Clock

Sacred Time Breaking Through the Secular Eclipse

By: Paul Louis Metzger

Various Christian traditions mark their calendars to reflect the biblical and ecclesial narrative and enhance public worship. Such efforts safeguard against secularization’s encroachment in the church’s life. Setting the Spiritual Clock serves as a guide and traveling companion for the liturgical year, which circles the glorious Son as he breaks through the secular eclipse.

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1725258706

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New Wine Tastings

Theological Essays of Cultural Engagement

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Theological Essays of Cultural Engagement

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The Word of Christ and the World of Culture

Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

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Thomas F. Torrance

Theologian of the Trinity

By: Paul D. Molnar

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Thomas F. Torrance

Theologian of the Trinity

By: Paul D. Molnar

This book provides an important study of the theology of Thomas F. Torrance, who is generally considered to have been one of the most significant theologians writing in English during the twentieth century, with a view toward showing how his theological method and all his major doctrinal views were shaped by his understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity. Torrance pursued a theology that was realist because he attempted to think in accordance with the unique nature of the object that is known. In holding to such a methodology, he drew an analogy between theology and natural science. This book demonstrates how, for Torrance, God relates with humanity within time and space so that creation finds its meaning in relation to God and not in itself; this enabled him to avoid many theological pitfalls such as agnosticism, subjectivism and dualism while explaining the positive implications of various Christian doctrines in a penetrating and compelling manner. This book offers an important resource for students of theology and for scholars who are interested in seeing how serious dogmatic theology shapes and should shape our understanding of the Christian life.

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1317010477

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Being in Action

The Theological Shape of Barth's Ethical Vision

By: Paul T. Nimmo

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Being in Action

The Theological Shape of Barth's Ethical Vision

By: Paul T. Nimmo

This book investigates the way in which the 'actualistic ontology' - i.e., the fact that God and human agents are beings-in-act in a covenant relationship - that underlies the Church Dogmatics of Karl Barth affects his conception of ethical agency. It analyses this effect along three paths of inquiry: knowing what is right (the noetic dimension), doing what is right (the ontic dimension), and achieving what is right (the telic dimension). The first section of the book explores the discipline of theological ethics as Barth construes it, both in its theoretical status and in its actual practice. In the second section, the ontological import of ethical agency for Barth is considered in relation to the divine action and the divine command. The final section of the book examines the teleological purpose envisaged in this theological ethics in terms of participation, witness, and glorification. At each stage of the book, the strong interconnectedness of theological ethics and actualistic ontology in the Church Dogmatics is drawn out. The resultant appreciation of the actualistic dimension which underlies the theological ethics of Karl Barth feeds into a fruitful engagement with a variety of critiques of Barth's conception of ethical agency. It is demonstrated that resources can be found within this actualistic ontology to answer some of the diverse criticisms, and that attempts to revise Barth's theological ethics at the margins would have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for his whole theological project.

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0567195414

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The World is About to Turn

Mending a Nation's Broken Faith

By: Rick Rouse,Paul O. Ingram

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The World is About to Turn

Mending a Nation's Broken Faith

By: Rick Rouse,Paul O. Ingram

In these increasingly divisive times, how does God intend for us to live well together in the common life? Drawing from scripture as well as writings from a variety of other faith traditions and contemporary theologians, The World is About to Turn offers a practical guide for dialogue and mutual understanding for leaders of faith organizations, schools, and member of faith communities; everyone who hopes to make a positive difference in our corporate life together. Chapters include: The Failure of the American Religious Experiment; When Justice Rolls Down: Finding the Moral Courage to Do What is Right; Love One Another: Practicing Mercy and Compassion; Walking Humbly with God: Repentance and Reconciliation as a Path to a More Civil Society; Values Matter: Discovering Common Values in Many Faith Traditions; Embracing Differences: The Gift of Religious Pluralism; and Building Bridges of Hope: Ten Ways Forward with Multicultural and Inter Religious Dialogue. Discussion questions at the end of each chapter, as well as an appendix with liturgical worship resources, make this hopeful book perfect for small group study, class usage, and congregational leadership.

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Chalice Press

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0827237235

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The Face of the Deep

Experiencing the Beautiful Mystery of Life with the Spirit

By: Paul J. Pastor

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The Face of the Deep

Experiencing the Beautiful Mystery of Life with the Spirit

By: Paul J. Pastor

Our daily struggles often mask a difficult question—Where is God? With fresh biblical insight, beautiful language, and an eye toward the deep wonder of God's everyday presence, The Face of the Deep challenges readers to experience the wild, joyful mystery of God’s Spirit moving in their lives. Fans of Eugene Peterson, Madeleine L'Engle, Ann Voskamp, and others will find a reading experience like few others. The Face of the Deep is rich in meaning, rooted in theology, fresh in content. This is a book to be read again and again—a book to be lived. Includes 14 original icons inspired by the writing, from acclaimed artist Martin French.

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Beatitudes, Not Platitudes

Jesus' Invitation to the Good Life

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Beatitudes, Not Platitudes

Jesus' Invitation to the Good Life

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Beatitudes, Not Platitudes shows that the Beatitudes are not overused, well-worn answers to the question, “What would Jesus do?” Rather, they are undervalued and hardly touched claims that transform our destinies. More than spiritual nuggets for personal devotion, practical advice, or propositions to be believed, the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 envision and entail a reorientation of the good life in view of Jesus’ kingdom. Jesus’ teachings reveal to us that living our best purpose-driven life now involves dying to self and the world system, and dying for our enemies. Ideal for group study, this series of meditations on each of the Beatitudes, followed by cultural reflections and study questions, helps to bridge the gaps between personal devotion and societal revolution, the academic and the practical, the ancient and the contemporary. All of us want to be happy, to be well and blessed, and esteemed with honor. However, we look for happiness, wellness, blessing, and honor in different places and with mixed results. This book helps us reimagine the good life by taking a fresh look at the Beatitudes as citizens of Jesus’ ever-new kingdom order.

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Consuming Jesus

Beyond Race and Class Dicisions in a Consumer Chruch

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Beyond Race and Class Dicisions in a Consumer Chruch

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Connecting Christ

How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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How to Discuss Jesus in a World of Diverse Paths

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Harper Collins

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Setting the Spiritual Clock

Sacred Time Breaking Through the Secular Eclipse

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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Sacred Time Breaking Through the Secular Eclipse

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Various Christian traditions mark their calendars to reflect the biblical and ecclesial narrative and enhance public worship. Such efforts safeguard against secularization's encroachment in the church's life. Setting the Spiritual Clock serves as a guide and traveling companion for the liturgical year, which circles the glorious Son as he breaks through the secular eclipse.

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