Modern Church Series – serie

How can we be restored to God's love? Is there a way back? Many people are put off Christianity by the idea of God punishing his Son for our sins. They find it hard to believe in a loving God who appears to be so angry and vindictive. Many also feel that the things Christians teach, publicly or privately, do not work for them in real life. This book therefore addresses some of the difficult questions that these people are asking. It is also for those who may be wanting to return to their faith, and for those who would like to explore it in greater depth. It aims to create an open theological landscape, which will take account of the many different ways in which we are saved and restored.Making Sense of God's Love will help to guide seekers towards a new understanding of what it really means to live as people who have been forgiven and brought into an honest and deep relationship with God through the atoning and redemptive work of Jesus Christ.

This book deals with the popular interest in spirituality, and physicists' interest in God, as opposed by the new atheists. It also considers the role of God in a secular society.

One of a series of 6 small books dealing in a short and accessible way with the key concerns for Christians. How can reading the Bible make a difference to our lives? How can we put questions to the Bible? Is everything equally important? Are some things suited to another culture than our own? What about the passages which show God as competitive and vengeful? Where are the women?

Using familiar theological ideas, biblical passages and Christian doctrines, this book reinterprets them in a less familiar way. Subjects covered include Desire, Bodies, Sexual Difference, Marriage, Spirituality and Sexualities.

The short book will include: a) Listening for authenticity b) Respect for differences c) Willingness to learn from the other d) Self-criticism e) Moving beyond absolutism f) Leaving behind relativism g) Forging criteria to distinguish between true and false religious belief and practice.