Theology for ordinary people : what you should know to make sense out of life /

Shelley, Bruce L. 1927-,

Theology for ordinary people : what you should know to make sense out of life / [print] Bruce L. Shelley. - Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)1993. - 218 pages ; 21 cm.

Rev. edition of: Christian theology in plain language. 1985.



Walking together (an introduction) -- The Apostle's Creed -- The Nicene Creed -- Lost in the secular city (The hidden world) -- We are not alone (Revelation) -- The exodus and the entrance (the Bible) -- The ranks of the resistance (the human tragedy) -- Speaking terms (faith) -- The ultimate ruler (God above us) -- What is God like? (God with us) -- The dark side of life (the problem of evil) -- The invasion (Jesus Christ) -- The agony and the answer (the cross) -- The blue-collar deity (the Holy Spirit) -- Whispers of the wind (the Spirit's work) -- God in three persons (the trinity) -- New people (the church) -- Basic steps (grace) -- Forgiven sinners (salvation) -- The family likeness (the Christian life) -- The difference faith makes (the Kingdom of God) -- The point of providence (destiny) -- The final curtain (the end) -- New day dawning (the world to come).



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Theology, Doctrinal--Popular works.
Evangelicalism.

BT77.S545.T446 1993