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500 Years of Protest and Liberty: Martin Luther to Modern Civil Rights

Nicholas Miller

When Martin Luther King, Jr., marched on Selma, wrote a defense of civil disobedience from a Jail in Birmingham, and proclaimed his dream of racial equality on the steps of the Lincoln memorial, was he acting in the tradition of his namesake, the 16^th century Protestant reformer Martin Luther? Were their connections to the unfolding stream of Protestant history merely historical accidents? Were they both just responding to the universal human resolve to stand for conviction and truth?

To ask the question more broadly, did the Protestant Reformation play any positive role in the development of human rights in the west?

The 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses in 1517 is a perfect time to reflect on these questions. 500 Years of Protest and Liberty traces a direct line from Martin Luther’s powerful ideas about the equality of persons before God to more current debates about equal opportunity and the fundamental rights of humanity. Along the way, it asks tough questions about where the protestant church is headed today.

Most important, 500 Years of Protest and Liberty is a reminder that Martin Luther’s powerful ideas, which shaped our thinking as Christians today, call us back to the fundamental principles of our Christianity.
El Camino de la Salvación: Los Cinco Principios de la Reforma

Ricardo Norton

"Five centuries ago, when the bodies of men belonged to the king and their souls to the church, there were resounding libertarian voices whose echoes remain: the voice of the reformers. They proclaimed the ancient truths of the Bible, above all, five postulates that came to be known as "the five alone": saved only by grace, only by means of faith, only by the sacrifice of Christ, belief in Scripture alone, and the glory be only to God.

Soon, the Bible was being read by the people, and its benefits were incalculable. The nations where these postulates were accepted knew freedom and progress.

In the short book, with ownership and simplicity, Dr. Ricardo Norton develops these concepts and puts these benefits within the reach of his readers."
Scripture and Philosophy: Essays Honoring the Work and Vision of Fernando Luis Canale

Tiago Arrais, Kenneth Bergland, and Michael F. Younker

Scripture and Philosophy presents a collection of essays by students of Dr. Fernando Canale. They cover a wide spectrum of philosophical and biblical issues related to his work. Edited by Tiago Arrais, Kenneth Bergland, and Michael F. Younker.

Table of contents: Introduction / Michael F. Younker with Tiago Arrais and Kenneth Bergland -- Life sketch of Fernando Canale / Silvia Canale Bacchiocchi -- Part I: Understanding the vision : An introduction to Canale's criticism of theological reason / Sven Focker -- Divine passibility, analogical temporality, and theo-ontology: implications of a canonical approach / John C. Peckham -- Hermeneutics of doctrine and theological deconstruction: the contribution of Fernando Canale for doctrinal studies / Adriani Milli Rodrigues -- Narrowing the hermeneutical circle: Fernando Canale on reason, revelation, and truth / Zane Yi -- God's involvement in inspired-biblical-language in selected works of Vern Poythress and Fernando Canale / Iriann Marie Hausted -- Canale's utilization of phenomenology: analyzing its problems and perspectives / Oliver Glanz -- A study of Canale's historiography / Rodrigo Galiza -- The biblical sanctuary motif in historical perspective / Denis Kaiser -- From metaphysics to templephysics: situating the significance of Fernando Canale's contributions for the 'Christian Philosopher' / Michael F. Younker -- Part II: On the horizons of the vision : Reading as a disclosure of the thoughts of the heart / Kenneth Bergland -- The influence of macro-hermeneutical assumptions upon biblical interpretation: a brief evaluation of the historical grammatical method / Tiago Arrais -- Scripture authorizing doctrine: a case study from the Epistle to the Hebrews / Kessia Reyne Bennett -- Biblical hermeneutics at the onset of Christianity: a comparison between the Alexandrian and Antiochene schools of interpretation / C. Adelina Alexe -- Luther in the eucharistic debates: sola scriptura or divination of man? / Silvia Canale Bacchiocchi -- What makes humans human? Personal ontology in the creation narrative of day six (Gen. 1:24-31) / Marla A. Samaan Nedelcu -- Philosophy, theology, and language: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Fernando L. Canale / Moises Estrada -- Postmodernism and Heidegger's critique of modernity / Christian Wannenmacher -- Velocity and technique in the contemporary era: understanding the mediatic logic through Martin Heidegger / Tales Tomaz -- The collateral effects of the delay of Jesus' Parousia on the message, mission, and worship of the church / Elmer A. Guzman
Die Grundlagen der adventistische Botschaft und Mission: Historische Entstehung und Entwicklung

P. Gerard Damsteegt

Eine der am schnellsten wachsenden Religionsgemeinschaften heutzutage sind die Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten, und dieses Wachstum hält dank ihrer weltweiten Missionsstrategien unvermindert an.

Dr. Damsteegt liefert eine umfassende und detaillierte Studie über Ursprung und Entwicklung der wichtigsten Glaubenslehren, die den Anstoß für diese Mission gebildet haben. Er betrachtet die frühe Geschichte der Gemeinde im Umfeld des religiösen Amerikas des 19. Jahrhunderts und beschreibt innerhalb dieses Rahmens, wie die Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten zu den biblischen Argumenten kamen, mit denen sie ihre Existenz begründeten.

Mit seinen umfangreichen Quellenangaben und den Anhängen einschließlich eines Teils mit vielen Begriffsdefinitionen bildet dieses Buch einen herausragenden Beitrag zum Studium der Geschichte und Theologie der STA. (Publisher web site)
Genesis

Jacques B. Doukhan

The book of Genesis has been called “the most important book ever written.” As the first book of the Bible, it not only contains or anticipates all the biblical truths, it is also the book that, more than any other biblical book, has impacted the whole of Scripture, and theology at large. Without the book of Genesis, the Bible would be incomprehensible.

According to author Jacques Doukhan, DHL, ThD, “The book of Genesis is…the ideal place to start our study, not only because it will help us understand our origins and destination, but also because it teaches us how to engage with and reach out to others. In the process we will be surprised by a God of love and mercy, whose first revelation is reported in the book of Genesis.” (Publisher web site)
Četiri čimbenika crkvenog rasta

S. Joseph Kidder

Jeste li se ikada pitali kako bi bilo svjedočiti tome da više od tri tisuće ljudi u jednom danu preda svoje živote Gospodinu? Biti dio predivne obitelji posvećenih vjernika koja neprekidno raste - brojčano, zemljopisno i duhovno? Biti prepoznat kao osoba koja hoda s Isusom?

Kako su prvi kršćani uspjeli izvršiti tako dubok utjecaj na tadašnji svijet? I kako mi možemo, dvije tisuće godina kasnije, slijediti njihove stope? Knjiga "Četiri čimbenika crkvenog rasta" temeljito istražuje četiri ključne tajne koje su prvu Crkvu učinile uspješnom i stvorile uspješne adventističke crkve koje naglo povećavaju Božje kraljevstvo.

Bez obzira na to tko ste, nadahnjujuća iskustva i primjenjive dokazane metode koje pruža ova knjiga pripremit će vas da doživite osobno i zajedničko buđenje koje će vas dovesti do moćne službe i evanđeoskog rada.

Čitajte i pripremite se na to da će Gospodin svakodnevno pridodati trenutnom broju vjernika nove spašene!
Moving Your Church: Becoming a Spirit-filled Community

S. Joseph Kidder

When did you last invite someone to attend church?

Research reveals that only 2 percent of members invite an unchurched person to church in a given year. That means 98 percent of churchgoers never invite a seeker to church.

If your church were to disappear, would the members of your community miss it?

Seventy-five percent of the Seventh-day Adventist church members in North America who were asked this question responded, "They don't even know we are here." That's what happens when members view evangelism as something only pastors and professional evangelists do. Only when the members believe evangelism to be a way of life does the church begin to flourish.

Moving Your Church was written to encourage and equip members and leaders to successfully carry out the vision and mission of Christ in their local community. Dr. Kidder offers us this encouragement:

"Through the power of the Spirit, ordinary people like you and me can do extraordinary things for God." (publisher web site)
TRANSFORMACAO RADICAL: EM BUSCA DO EVANGELHO INTEGRAL

Wagner Kuhn

Não há dúvida de que o conhecimento científico moderno nos trouxe grandes benefícios. Mas nossa dependência desse princípio foi adquirida por um alto preço. Aceitamos várias separações: corpo e espírito, palavras e ações, indivíduo e grupo. Hoje, estamos lutando para redescobrir uma compreensão do todo: o evangelho todo, a pessoa como um todo, o indivíduo em comunidade, o cuidado com a saúde que leva em consideração a pessoa toda. Wagner Kuhn apresenta um estudo profundo sobre a compreensão da vida. Ele mostra que a Bíblia não reconhece nenhuma dessas separações modernas. O evangelho é dirigido ao ser humano em todas as suas dimensões, necessidades e potencialidades.
The Reformation and the Remnant

Nicholas P. Miller

In The Reformation and the Remnant, author Nicholas Miller examines crucial issues and questions facing the Adventist Church today through the lenses provided by the thoughts and ideas of various Protestant reformers. Miller discusses such topics as biblical authority and inspiration, the great controversy theme, religious liberty and public morality, last day events and Sunday laws, and righteousness by faith and perfection, as he reveals why the ideas that shaped the Christian church still matter.
Meeting with God on the Mountains: Essays in Honor of Richard M. Davidson

Jiří Moskala

This Festschrift in honor of Dr. Davidson is divided into four parts that reflect upon his main areas of study, lectures, and publications: (1) Old Testament Exegesis; (2) Intertextuality, Typology, and Ancient Near Eastern Background; (3) New Testament Studies; and (4) Theology and Church History.
Canonical Theology: The Biblical Canon, Sola Scritura, and Theological Method

John Peckham

What are the roles of canon and community in the understanding and articulation of Christian doctrine? Should the church be the doctrinal arbiter in the twenty-first century? In Canonical Theology John Peckham tackles this complex, ongoing discussion by shedding light on issues surrounding the biblical canon and the role of the community for theology and practice.

Peckham examines the nature of the biblical canon, the proper relationship of Scripture and tradition, and the interpretation and application of Scripture for theology. He lays out a compelling canonical approach to systematic theology — including an explanation of his method, a step-by-step account of how to practice it, and an example of what theology derived from this canonical approach looks like.(Publisher Website)
Biblical Parables: Essays in Honor of Robert M. Johnston

Thomas Shepherd and Ranko Stefanovic

Robert M. Johnston has served as a teacher and missionary for the Seventh-day Adventist Church for 60 years. He is a beloved Emeritus Professor of New Testament a the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. He has taught thousands around the world and his work on the parables of Jesus in relation to rabbinic parables, They Also Taught in Parables, is still quoted today. Bob's humble focus on service and honesty, linked to his robust health in his ninth decade are an inspiration to colleagues and students alike. This collection of articles on Old and New Testament parables is lovingly dedicated to him.
Un día sin preocupaciones.

Kenneth A. Strand
Towards a New History of San Miceli (Salemi–Trapani): Preliminary Results of the Excavation Campaign 2014-2015 [translated title]

Randall Younker and Elisabeth Lesnes

Co-edited by Randall W. Younker and Elisabeth Lesnes.

Original tite: Sicilia Archeologica, 108/2016. Rassegna di notizie, documentazioni e studi archeologici. Verso una nuova storia di San Miceli (Salemi-TP). Risultati preliminari delle campagne di scavo 2014-2015. a cura di Elisabeth Lesnes e Randall W. Younker. Sicilia Archeologica, 108/2016.

Rassegna di notizie, documentazioni e studi archeologici. Verso una nuova storia di San Miceli (Salemi-TP). Risultati preliminari delle campagne di scavo 2014-2015. a cura di Elisabeth Lesnes e Randall W. Younker.
Land of Rameses

L. S. Baker

Land of Rameses is an epic historical-biblical mystery novel in which Pharaoh, while navigating the political intrigue of his inner circle of advisers in order to expand his empire, must first decode his father’s cryptic dying words: “Beware of Ramoses!”

It is the Exodus story you know and love, told as you’ve never read and faithful to the Bible and Egyptian Archaeology in a way you’ll never forget. Land of Rameses reveals the secret to ultimate triumph following abject failure. It is the story of the struggle we all have to endure in order to either suppress or succumb to the pressure of outside forces on our lives. (From publisher site)
Biblical Principles for Missiological Issues in Africa

Bruce Bauer and Wagner Kuhn

Students from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria and Brazil were part of an Andrews University Doctor of Ministry cohort that met at the Adventist University of Africa from 2011 to 2014. Chapter two in their dissertations focused on biblical principles that spoke to current cultural and ministry issues. Many of these chapters are shared with a wider audience in this book.
Biblical Principles for Missiological Issues in Africa

Bruce L. Bauer and Wagner Kuhn

Students from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria and Brazil were part of an Andrews University Doctor of Ministry cohort that met at the Adventist University of Africa from 2011 to 2014. Chapter two in their dissertations focused on biblical principles that spoke to current cultural and ministry issues. Many of these chapters are shared with a wider audience in this book.
Issues in Ellen White Studies

Merlin Burt
Understanding Ellen White: the Life and Work of the Most Influential Voice in Adventist History

Merlin D. Burt

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has become a truly global movement with almost twenty million members from diverse cultures and backgrounds; many of whom are unfamiliar with the history of God s leading and the prophetic ministry of Ellen White. While it does not attempt to provide the final answer for every question, Understanding Ellen White builds a foundation for interpreting her experience with God and her ministry. Basic to any understanding of Ellen White is her own walk with God. Two golden threads weave throughout her life and experience and are central to who she was and what she accomplished: the love of God in Christ and a focus on Scripture. When these two principles are correctly understood and integrated in examining Ellen White s life and experience, then all other issues addressed in this book are put in perspective. Perhaps the saddest reality regarding Ellen White s writings is that many dismiss them as irrelevant even before reading her work. A Kellogg s Corn Flakes advertisement from several years ago is apropos when applied to Ellen White s writings and ministry: whether you have lived with her writings your whole life or have never read her, the invitation is to taste them again for the very first time.
Current Issues in Priestly and Related Literature: The Legacy of Jacob Milgrom and Beyond

Roy Gane and Ada Taggar-Cohn

The single greatest catalyst and contributor to our developing understanding of priestly literature has been Jacob Milgrom (1923–2010), whose seminal articles, provocative hypotheses, and comprehensively probing books vastly expanded and significantly altered scholarship regarding priestly and related literature. Nineteen articles build on Milgrom’w work and look to future directions of research. Essays cover a range of topics including the interpretation, composition and literary structure of priestly and holiness texts as well as their relationships to deuteronomic and extra-biblical texts. The book includes a bibliography of Milgrom’s work published between 1994 and 2014.

Features:
- Comparisons with Mesopotamian Hittite texts
- Essays from a diverse group of scholars representing a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and methodologies
- Charts and tables illustrate complex relationships and structures
Questions and Answers About Women's Ordination

Martin Hanna and Cindy Tutsch

In Questions and Answers About Women's Ordination, Martin Hanna, PhD and Cindy Tutsch, Dmin take an indepth look at this much discussed issue of women's ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist church. Here is what many thought leaders in the church have to say about this work:

I believe the Spirit of God has guided our community of faith into a prayerful, collective study of the role of women in gospel ministry. While church commissions and committees have already invested hundreds of hours in the study, this book's concise and clear Q & Q presentation will be an invaluable aid to all of us who seek God's will for our third millennial church. -- Dwight K. Nelson, Senior Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church, Andrews University

I believe that the editorial team for this book has been used mightly by God to provide an invaluable resource for the church. I highly recommend this work to all who are seeking solid, satisfying, biblically based answers to the key questions related to women's ordination. -- Richard M. Davidson, J. N. Andrews Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University

If you are looking for understandable answers to the question of why Bible-believing Adventists support the ordination of women to pastoral ministry, this book is a great place to start. -- Teresa L. Reeve, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of New Testament Contexts, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University.
Moving Your Church

S. Joseph Kidder

Moving Your Church was written to encourage and equip members and leaders to successfully carry out the vision and mission of Christ in their local community.
He Spoke and It Was: Divine Creation in the Old Testament

Gerald Klingbeil

The Bible opens with a statement that forms the basis of our faith:

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, NIV). This is the foundation of all biblical theology, because it tells us that life began when a Creator spoke it into existence. This is where we encounter the God whose power is matched only by His love for His creation.

He Spoke and It Was: Divine Creation in the Old Testament is the result of an interaction between Seventh-day Adventist Bible scholars, scientists, and educators. Listening to one another, they engaged contemporary science and biblical scholarship constructively on this important issue. The book is the first volume in a series characterized by engagement with the biblical text itself with the aim of helping both scientists and interested non specialists to grasp the significance of biblical Creation, its terminology, and theology.

At its core, Creation is all about who we are, what our destiny is, and how God chooses to save a world that is in direct rebellion with its Creator. For the God of creation is also the God of salvation, and He will ultimately re-create an earth that has been corrupted by thousands of years of sin. The Creation account contains an echo of hope that rings through the centuries—and keeps tugging at our hearts. (From ABC website)
The Genesis Creation Account and Its Reverberations in the Old Testament

Gerald A. Klingbeil

How does the rest of the Bible relate to Genesis 1 and 2? Do the various biblical authors portray creation theologies that align or diverge? In this volume, ten scholars—each addressing a different section, genre, or topic from the Old Testament—grapple seriously with this question. Collectively, they find that the weight of the textual data of the Old Testament clearly portrays an overarching understanding and theology of creation that permeates every biblical genre and book. These findings should inform the thinking of every honest Christian, whether layperson, theologian, or scientist. At its core, creation theology is all about Who God is, who we are, what our destiny is, and how God chooses to save a world that is in direct rebellion to its Creator.
Church and Society: Missiological Challenges for the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Rudi Maier

The purpose of this book - written by 34 dedicated Christian scholars and community practitioners - is to help Christ's church to understand how this "world" and the people who live in it think, feel and react to some of the issues they face in their daily lives, and how to bring peace, justice and compassion to the society that sorrounds our homes, churches, and communities.