Terrorism. Same-sex marriage. Debt cancellation. The AIDS pandemic. Issues Facing Christians Today-helps thinking Christians sift through and respond to a sweeping array of complex and pressing topics. Fully endorsed by John Stott, this fourth edition of his time-tested book has been thoroughly revised and updated by Roy McCloughry. The authors bring important current issues under the lens of biblically informed thinking. An entirely new chapter on bio-engineering has been contributed by Professor John Wyatt of London University. Including a study guide, Issues Facing Christians Today is essential reading for Christians who wish to engage our culture with insight, passion, and faith. It will remain a critical contribution, helping to define Christian social and ethical thinking in the years ahead.
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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.
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?
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