Product Description: This book is an introduction to the life and thought of one of the giants of twentieth century theology. Gabriel Fackre stresses the "theologicla Niebuhr," focusing on how he relates hope to realism, responding to the criticism of Niebuhr by earlier theologians of revolution, and in this updated edition, taking up the Niebuhr dialogue with feminists, pluralists, neopacifists, and neoconservatives...read more

Product Description: Christology In Context, the newest volume in Gabriel Fackre's long-standing Christian Story, relates the classical teaching about Christ to present-day issues that preachers, teachers, and believers face -- religious pluralism, evangelism, the place of angels, the problem of evil, and more...read more

Product Description: This resource explores the believing, caring, and doing dimensions of the United Church of Christ (UCC). In addition, it discusses the UCC's inter-relation of its theological orientation--as found in key texts, traditions, and movements--its ecumenical commitments, and its deeds of justice and peace...read more

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Product Description: Despite much fragmentation and conflict, Fackre sees the church potentially recovering its christocentric emphasis in congregations and seminaries. He assesses evangelical accomplishments in the recent resurgence of systematic theology, augurs the future of evangelism, weighs the possibilities of a new ecumenism, and probes currently pressing ethical issues...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Originally delivered as the 1997 Hein-Fry Lectures, these essays explore three major ecumenical proposals voted on last year: the Lutheran-Reformed Formula of Agreement, the Episcopal-Lutheran Concordat, and the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: An original work in systematic theology, The Christian Story rises from, and strives to be a resource to, the life and witness of the church and its leadership. In addition to covering the standard teachings of Christianity-the doctrines of God, creation, the fall, covenant, Christ, salvation, church and consummation-Volume 1 presents Fackre's introduction to systematic theology...read more

Product Description: Voted one of Christianity Today's 1996 Books of the Year! What is the fate of those who die never hearing the gospel? Do Hindus, Jews, agnostics and others who do not profess faith in Christ really suffer damnation after death? These and similar questions have long been contemplated by people from every religious persuasion and every walk of life...read more

Product Description: A self-confessed "evangelical ecumenical", Fackre believes that the two constituencies have much to learn from and the need to better understand one another. He takes up topics from the vantage point of evangelical-ecumenical convergence, and maps the evangelical terrain in such areas as biblical interpretation, the relation of Israel to Christianity, and the phenomenon of political fundamentalism...read more

Product Description: Christians looking for a refresher course in the essentials of their faith and general inquirers seeking to know the historic beliefs of Christianity will find answers to their questions in Christian Basics. Arranging basic theological beliefs in a narrat

Discusses the fundamental doctrines of Christianity concerning God, creation, salvation, Jesus Christ, and the mission of the Church

Examines the development and anlayzes the theological foundations and ethics of the conservative Christian political movement and the Moral Majority