Religious controversy was central to political conflict in the years leading up to the outbreak
of the English Civil War. Historians have focused on one religious doctrine--predestination, but Catholic and Reformed analyzes the broader preconceptions that lay behind religious debate. ...
Reforms and processes of change have become an increasingly pervasive characteristic of European Protestant churches
in the last fifteen to twenty years. Driven by perceptions of crises, such as declining membership rates, dwindling finances, decreasing participation in church rituals, and ...
This book presents a fascinating survey of Reformed missions in 29 chapters. What impresses the
reader especially is the worldwide sweep of Reformed mis¡sions, vividly described by the author. In the great work of saving the world, the Reformed Church ...
“... a realistic, hopeful and authentically Catholic roadmap for the forthcoming Australian Plenary Council.....” -Frank
Brennan SJ, AOThe Catholic Church has gone ‘off mission’. The scandal and tragedies of clerical child sexual abuse and the cover-up by bishops is symptomatic ...
The Budapest Scottish Mission with its twofold aim, mission to the Jews and initiating an
Evangelical revival in the largest Protestant body had played a remarkable, decisive and unique role in the «long 19th century» of the Hungarian Kingdom. This ...
A critical presidential election looms before us. Whether you love Donald Trump or despise him,
most everyone agrees that he masterfully keeps people and the country off-balance. His acerbic rhetoric, divisive priorities, and erratic leadership foster further division and widespread ...
Martin Bucer (1491-1551) was one of the most important sixteenth century Reformers, who became leader
of the Reformed Churches in Switzerland and South Germany after the death of Zwingli. To mark the 500th anniversary of his birth, an international team ...
In this survey of ministry in the church, Paul Bernier offers a comprehensive, engaging perspective
on the development of Christian ministry. He shows how this development came about in response to specific social or cultural needs, and discourages placing blame ...