The Devil's Redemption : 2 Volumes

The Devil's Redemption : 2 Volumes
Author: Michael J. McClymond
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 1337
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493406612

2018 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (Academic Theology) A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2019 Will all evil finally turn to good, or does some evil remain stubbornly opposed to God and God's goodness? Will even the devil be redeemed? Addressing a theological issue of perennial interest, this comprehensive book (in two volumes) surveys the history of Christian universalism from the second to the twenty-first century and offers an interpretation of how and why universalist belief arose. The author explores what the church has taught about universal salvation and hell and critiques universalism from a biblical, philosophical, and theological standpoint. He shows that the effort to extend grace to everyone undermines the principle of grace for anyone.

A Devil Named Desire

A Devil Named Desire
Author: Terri Garey
Publisher: Avon
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-01-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780061986406

And no one knows that better than Sammy Divine. Once an angel, now cast down, Sammy’s out to prove he’s not the only angel who can be led into temptation . . . Hope Henderson’s sister has disappeared without a trace, and Hope will do anything to find her—even make a deal with the Devil. An ancient text holds the key to unspeakable power, and it’s the Archangel Gabriel’s job to make sure it stays hidden, even if he has to become mortal to do it. Lives, love, and the fate of the world hang in the balance, as Hope and Gabriel learn that when passion’s involved, desire can be a devil that’s impossible to control.

A Larger Hope?, Volume 1

A Larger Hope?, Volume 1
Author: Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1610978846

In the minds of some, universal salvation is a heretical idea that was imported into Christianity from pagan philosophies by Origen (c.185–253/4). Ilaria Ramelli argues that this picture is completely mistaken. She maintains that Christian theologians were the first people to proclaim that all will be saved and that their reasons for doing so were rooted in their faith in Christ. She demonstrates that, in fact, the idea of the final restoration of all creation (apokatastasis) was grounded upon the teachings of the Bible and the church’s beliefs about Jesus’ total triumph over sin, death, and evil through his incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Ramelli traces the Christian roots of Origen’s teaching on apokatastasis. She argues that he was drawing on texts from Scripture and from various Christians who preceded him, theologians such as Bardaisan, Irenaeus, and Clement. She outlines Origen’s often-misunderstood theology in some detail and then follows the legacy of his Christian universalism through the centuries that followed. We are treated to explorations of Origenian universal salvation in a host of Christian disciples, including Athanasius, Didymus the Blind, the Cappadocian fathers, Evagrius, Maximus the Confessor, John Scotus Eriugena, and Julian of Norwich.

All Shall be Well

All Shall be Well
Author: Gregory MacDonald
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2011-08-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 022790298X

Universalism runs like a slender thread through the history of Christian theology. Over the centuries Christian universalism, in one form or another, has been reinvented time and time again. In this book an international team of scholars explore thediverse universalisms of Christian thinkers from the Origen to Moltmann. In the introduction Gregory MacDonald argues that theologies of universal salvation occupy a space between heresy and dogma. Therefore disagreements about whether all will be saved should not be thought of as debates between the orthodox and heretics but rather as in-house debates between Christians. The studies in this collection aim, in the first instance, to hear, understand, and explain the eschatological claims of a range of Christians from the third to the twenty-first centuries. They also offer some constructive, critical engagement with those claims.

Numbers of Redemption

Numbers of Redemption
Author: Geoff Krstovic
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781533291493

Numbers of Redemption is the dark-rooted tale of Nikolai Vlitchkov, a rebellious progeny of the Devil who discovers how to detach demons from Hell-bound souls and give them safe passage to Heaven. His complicated lonely life revolves around struggling with his instinctual horrid impulses while redeeming those he believes deserve to escape the grips of Hell in spite of the Devil and God. Desperately feeling the urge to live remnants of a normal life, Nikolai acts as the owner of a bookshop in downtown Atlanta. Flying under the radar becomes more difficult for Nikolai as actions from his past lives come back to haunt him with the arrival of a sinister young girl. A story of heinous trials, tribulations, sacrifice and self-discovery, Numbers of Redemption represents man's excruciating plight to find his place in a wicked world while righteously trying to make it his own. Volume one of Numbers of Redemption is the first volume to part one of the five book series. In volume one, we explore Nikolai's life before and after coming into power as Lucifer's son on Earth, from his childhood to adulthood. We find out how he learns to cope with the fact that he is unlike any of the other Devil's descendants, as well as himself from his past lives. Coming to grips with the fact that he is attached to a demonic guardian gives him challenges in both his youth and adulthood. He becomes the owner of a bookstore; this helps him escape some of the mayhem that goes on in the world. We witness the first redemption of the Numbers of Redemption series. Nikolai is forced to battle with his human instinct to be sentimental while he fights the wicked desires coursing through his veins and black heart. WARNING: The Numbers of Redemption series contains content that has graphic language and scenarios, which could be too intense for some readers. It is intended for a mature audience and is definitely not recommended for anyone under the age of 18. There is intense drug and alcohol abuse along with rape, murder, and violence that is included within the series. If you think writing about Hellacious scenarios and evil circumstances is going to be on par with stories about fuzzy bunnies, rainbows, and majestic unicorns, you are wrong and I recommend you proceed no further. If you think you can handle it, I hope you enjoy what you are about to read.

The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis

The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis
Author: Ilaria Ramelli
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 910
Release: 2013-08-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004245707

The theory of apokatastasis (restoration), most famously defended by the Alexandrian exegete, philosopher and theologian Origen, has its roots in both Greek philosophy and Jewish-Christian Scriptures and literature, and became a major theologico-soteriological doctrine in patristics. This monograph—the first comprehensive, systematic scholarly study of the history of the Christian apokatastasis doctrine—argues its presence and Christological and Biblical foundation in numerous Christian thinkers, including Syriac, and analyses its origins, meaning, and development over eight centuries, from the New Testament to Eriugena, the last patristic philosopher. Surprises await readers of this book, which results from fifteen years of research. For instance, they will discover that even Augustine, in his anti-Manichaean phase, supported the theory of universal restoration.

Baxter's Explore the Book

Baxter's Explore the Book
Author: J. Sidlow Baxter
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 1846
Release: 2010-09-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310871395

Explore the Book is not a commentary with verse-by-verse annotations. Neither is it just a series of analyses and outlines. Rather, it is a complete Bible survey course. No one can finish this series of studies and remain unchanged. The reader will receive lifelong benefit and be enriched by these practical and understandable studies. Exposition, commentary, and practical application of the meaning and message of the Bible will be found throughout this giant volume. Bible students without any background in Bible study will find this book of immense help as will those who have spent much time studying the Scriptures, including pastors and teachers. Explore the Book is the result and culmination of a lifetime of dedicated Bible study and exposition on the part of Dr. Baxter. It shows throughout a deep awareness and appreciation of the grand themes of the gospel, as found from the opening book of the Bible through Revelation.

God, Science, and Religious Diversity

God, Science, and Religious Diversity
Author: Robert T. Lehe
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1498245943

Two major obstacles to belief in God in the twenty-first century are the idea that science is incompatible with religious faith, and the idea that the diversity of religions undermines the credibility of belief that any one religion could be truer than the others. This book addresses both of these challenges to belief in God and explores a connection between them. It argues that science and religion are not only compatible, but that some recent scientific discoveries actually support belief in the existence of the Creator God. The diversity of religions is widely believed to undermine the credibility of religious truth claims because of the assumed lack of any way to settle disagreements between different religions. This book argues that one rational way to adjudicate disagreements between the claims of diverse religions is to assess their consistency with contemporary science. The book considers how Christian theism and Buddhism fare in harmonizing their metaphysical frameworks with contemporary scientific cosmology. Although both theistic and Buddhist worldviews resonate with many recent scientific discoveries, the Big Bang theory and cosmic fine-tuning favor the Christian doctrine of creation.

3 Books to Know: The Devil

3 Books to Know: The Devil
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: Tacet Books
Total Pages: 1154
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8577772888

Welcome to the 3 Books To Know series, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is: The Devil. - The Political History of the Devil by Daniel Defoe - Paradise Lost by John Milton - The Devil on Two Sticks by Alain-René LesageThe Political History of the Devil is a 1726 book by Daniel Defoe. General scholarly opinion is that Defoe really did think of the Devil as a participant in world history. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. The Devil on Two Sticks is a 1707 novel by French writer Alain-René Lesage. It is set in Madrid, and it tells the story of demon king Asmodeus, Don Cleophas Leandro Perez Zambullo and his beloved, Donna Thomasa. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.

Wandering Time

Wandering Time
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780816518661

Fleeing a failed marriage and haunted by ghosts of his past, Luis Alberto Urrea jumped into his car several years ago and headed west. Driving cross-country with a cat named Rest Stop, Urrea wandered the West from one year's Spring through the next. Hiking into aspen forests where leaves "shiver and tinkle like bells" and poking alongside creeks in the Rockies, he sought solace and wisdom. In the forested mountains he learned not only the names of trees—he learned how to live. As nature opened Urrea's eyes, writing opened his heart. In journal entries that sparkle with discovery, Urrea ruminates on music, poetry, and the landscape. With wonder and spontaneity, he relates tales of marmots, geese, bears, and fellow travelers. He makes readers feel mountain air "so crisp you feel you could crunch it in your mouth" and reminds us all to experience the magic and healing of small gestures, ordinary people, and common creatures. Urrea has been heralded as one of the most talented writers of his generation. In poems, novels, and nonfiction, he has explored issues of family, race, language, and poverty with candor, compassion, and often astonishing power. Wandering Time offers his most intimate work to date, a luminous account of his own search for healing and redemption.