Basic Christianity (The IVP Signature Collection) - Softcover

Stott, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830848533 ISBN 13: 9780830848539

Publisher: IVP, 2019

Synopsis

• Named a "Book of the Century" by Christianity Today

Who is Jesus Christ? While Jesus and his teaching continue to hold appeal, many people question the plausibility or relevance of the Christian faith. Is it reasonable to believe that Jesus was truly divine? If so, what does it mean for us?

John Stott's accessible, classic book examines the historical facts on which Christianity stands. With pastoral guidance, Stott presents a biblical portrait of Christ, then considers what it looks like to become and live as a Christian.

For more than sixty years, Basic Christianity has been a landmark resource that has helped millions understand the gospel. With updated language, study questions, and a new foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright, it is now available as the first volume in the IVP Signature Collection.

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About the Authors

<p>John R. W. Stott (1921–2011) has been known worldwide as a preacher, evangelist and communicator of Scripture. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London, where he carried out an effective urban pastoral ministry. A leader among evangelicals in Britain, the United States and around the world, Stott was a principal framer of the landmark Lausanne Covenant (1974). Stott's many books, including <em>Basic Christianity</em> and <em>The Cross of Christ</em>, have sold millionsof copies. In the Bible Speaks Today series, for which he served as New Testament editor, he wrote eight volumes, including <em>The Message of Acts</em> and <em>The Message of Ephesians</em>. </p>

Christopher J. H. Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is international ministries director of the Langham Partnership, providing literature, scholarships, and preaching training for pastors in Majority World churches and seminaries. He has written many books including commentaries on Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel; <em>The Mission of God</em>; <em>Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit</em>; <em>Old Testament Ethics for the People of God</em>; and the three volumes of <em>Knowing God Throughthe Old Testament</em>. An ordained priest in the Church of England, Chris spent five years teaching the Old Testament at Union Biblical Seminary in India and thirteen years as academic dean and then principal of All Nations Christian College, an international training center for crosscultural mission in England. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group from 2005 to 2011 and the chief architect of The Cape Town Commitment from the Third Lausanne Congress, 2010.

Rick Warren is the founder of Saddleback Church and the author of New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life and many other books. Regarded by Time Magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World," Warren is one of the most recognized and influential pastors in the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830848533
• ISBN 13: 9780830848539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184