Issues Facing Christians Today - Softcover

Stott, John R W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0551011580 ISBN 13: 9780551011588

Publisher: Marshall Pickering, 1990

Synopsis

Terrorism Same-Sex Marriage Debt Cancellation The AIDS Pandemic These are just some of the critical contemporary issues addressed in this book. Issues Facing Christians Today helps thinking Christians sift through and respond to a sweeping array of complex and pressing topics. Thoroughly revised and updated by Roy McCloughry and fully endorsed by John Stott, this fourth edition continues a two-decades-plus legacy of bringing important current issues under the lens of biblically informed thinking. Combining a keen global awareness with a gift for penetrating analysis, the authors examine such vital topics as Pluralism and Christian witness Cohabitation Environmentalism and ecological stewardship War and peace Abortion and euthanasia ... and much more An entirely new chapter on bio-engineering has been contributed by Professor John Wyatt of University College London. Including a study guide, Issues Facing Christians Today is essential reading for Christians who wish to engage our culture with insight, passion, and faith, knowing that the gospel is as relevant and deeply needed today as at any time in history. As the culture wars continue, this book will remain a critical contribution, helping to define Christian social and ethical thinking in the years ahead.

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From the Back Cover:

Issues Facing Christians Today immediately became essential reading for all thinking Christians when it was first published. It has now been revised and fully updated to tackle the diverse array of social and moral responsibilities facing us today.

This new edition builds on the previous one, examining the contemporary realities of war, the trauma of unemployment, the changing face of human rights, our environmental awakening from Rio to Kyoto and many more contemporary challenges.

As the culture wars continue this book will remain an essential contribution, helping to define Christian social and moral thinking well into the new millennium.

About the Author:

The Reverend Dr. John Stott was Rector Emeritus of All Souls Church, Langham Place in London, England, and had a worldwide ministry as a Bible expositor, speaker, and writer. SPANISH BIO: The Contemporary Christian: Applying God's Word to Today's World [El cristiano contemporaneo: Aplicacion de la Palabra de Dios al mundo de hoy] John R. W. Stott es conocido en todo el mundo como predicador, evangelista y conferenciante de la Escritura. Durante muchos anos John sirvio como rector de All Souls Church en Londres, donde realizo un eficaz ministerio pastoral urbano. Lider entre los evangelicos de Gran Bretana, los Estados Unidos y alrededor del mundo, Stott fue uno de los principales escritores del historico Pacto de Lausana (1974). Sus numerosos libros, incluyendo Why I Am a Christian y The Cross of Christ, han sido vendidos por millones de copias en todo el mundo y en docenas de idiomas. Ya sea en el Occidente o en el Tercer Mundo, el signo caracteristico del ministerio de Stott ha sido su predicacion expositiva dirigida a los corazones y mentes de hombres y mujeres contemporaneos. Stott fue honrado por la revista Time en 2005 como uno de los '100 personajes mas inf?

About this edition

• Publisher: Marshall Pickering
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0551011580
• ISBN 13: 9780551011588
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2