The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World write by Deanna A. Thompson. This book was released on 2016-11-01. The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We live in a wired world where 24/7 digital connectivity is increasingly the norm. Christian megachurch communities often embrace this reality wholeheartedly while more traditional churches often seem hesitant and overwhelmed by the need for an interactive website, a Facebook page and a twitter feed. This book accepts digital connectivity as our reality, but presents a vision of how faith communities can utilize technology to better be the body of Christ to those who are hurting while also helping followers of Christ think critically about the limits of our digital attachments. This book begins with a conversion story of a non-cell phone owning, non-Facebook using religion professor judgmental of the ability of digital tools to enhance relationships. A stage IV cancer diagnosis later, in the midst of being held up by virtual communities of support, a conversion occurs: this religion professor benefits in embodied ways from virtual sources and wants to convert others to the reality that the body of Christ can and does exist virtually and makes embodied difference in the lives of those who are hurting. The book neither uncritically embraces nor rejects the constant digital connectivity present in our lives. Rather it calls on the church to a) recognize ways in which digital social networks already enact the virtual body of Christ; b) tap into and expand how Christ is being experienced virtually; c) embrace thoughtfully the material effects of our new augmented reality, and c) influence utilization of technology that minimizes distraction and maximizes attentiveness toward God and the world God loves.
Cold-Case Christianity
Cold-Case Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cold-Case Christianity write by J. Warner Wallace. This book was released on 2013-01-01. Cold-Case Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist, Cold-Case Christianity examines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. In Cold-Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates the claims of Christianity. A unique apologetic that speaks to readers’ intense interest in detective stories, Cold-Case Christianity inspires readers to have confidence in Christ as it prepares them to articulate the case for Christianity.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Perspectives on the World Christian Movement write by Ralph D. Winter. This book was released on 1992. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a multi-faceted collection of readings focused on the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of the task of world evangelization. The editors have pooled the contributions of over 70 authors to provide laymen and college students with an introduction to the history and potential of the World Christian Movement, a movement of men and women who have responded with courage and conviction to the challenges of this task. - Back cover.
God, Technology, and the Christian Life
God, Technology, and the Christian Life - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God, Technology, and the Christian Life write by Tony Reinke. This book was released on 2021-12-09. God, Technology, and the Christian Life available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What Does God Think about Technology? From smartphones to self-driving cars to space travel, new technologies can inspire us. But the breakneck pace of change can also frighten us. So how do Christians walk by faith through the innovations of Silicon Valley? And how does God relate to our most powerful innovators? To build a biblical theology of technology, journalist and tech optimist Tony Reinke examines nine key texts from Scripture to show how the world's discoveries are divinely orchestrated. Ultimately, what we believe about God determines how we respond to human invention. With the help of several theologians and inventors throughout history, Reinke dispels twelve common myths in the church and offers fourteen ethical convictions to help Christians live by faith in the age of big tech. Biblical, Informed Look at Technology: Written by the author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You and Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age Gathers Ideas from Industry Experts and Theologians: Interacts with Christian and non-Christian sources on technology and theology including John Calvin, Herman Bavinck, Wendell Berry, and Elon Musk Educational: Discusses the history and philosophy behind major technological innovations
How to Be a World-Class Christian
How to Be a World-Class Christian - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How to Be a World-Class Christian write by Paul Borthwick. This book was released on 2009-12-01. How to Be a World-Class Christian available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How To Be A World-Class Christian shows the reader how to expand in understanding Scripture, increase in global praying and intensify crosscultural outreach—beginning at home.
