Der neue Atheismus scheint auf dem Vormarsch zu sein. Lautstark verkünden ihre Vertreter ihre Überzeugung in den Medien. Selten kommen dabei Christen zu Wort, die von ihrem Standpunkt aus sachlich argumentieren, warum vieles für die Existenz Gottes spricht. In diesem Buch erklären neun überzeugte Christen – darunter ein Biologe, eine Journalistin sowie ein ehemaliger Pfarrer –, was sie an einen lebendigen Gott glauben lässt.
Focusing on the life of Elizabeth Mantell, this biography highlights the significant yet often overlooked role of women missionaries in Malawi's church and mission history. Covering the influential years from 1875 to 1914, it sheds light on the Ekwendeni mission station, a key site in Malawi's missionary work, particularly in medical missions where Mantell excelled. This work not only recognizes her contributions but also enriches the narrative of women's impact in the region's religious and social development.
If you care at all about the Christian church you must brace yourself for a roller coaster of emotions as you read A Sad Departure. The title contains a double entendre. On the one hand it alludes to the departure from the Church of Scotland of about forty ministers and many members. On the other hand it refers to the catalyst of these actions the departure of the Kirk from its moorings in the authority of Scripture by its decisions on 'the gay question'. It tells a dark story, almost novelesque in character. A church's Theological Commission reaches a unanimous conclusion on the teaching on marriage given in its ultimate authority, the Bible. But then its General Assembly acts in a way that ignores, demeans, and rejects that teaching. Thus behind these sad departures lies the prior and much sadder departure of the Kirk from its sacred constitution. This is a thoughtful, honest and solemnising book written out of a deep personal and pastoral concern for the cause of the gospel.
During his earthly life Jesus had many critics and enemies who sought to discredit him and sometimes trap him in his own words. They said, for example, that he had threatened to destroy the temple, that he was a blasphemer and that he acted in league with the devil. On one occasion some religious leaders 'grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners"' (Luke 15:1). However, what they intended as an attack gives expression to gospel truth - Jesus did and does welcome sinners; as the apostle Paul wrote, 'The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners' (1 Tim. 1:15). The Gospel According to Christ's Enemies looks at such attacks in Scripture and also considers contemporary attacks on Christianity which express truths that their speakers do not intend. The book leads us to the gospel according to Jesus Christ himself.