CHRISTIAN BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Sacraments, Sacramental Life,Sacramental Ministry, Second Edition 2009 by Calum Gilmour ISBN 978-1-877332-64-7 134 pages, A5 size, Bibliography and Index. This book provides an introduction to the meaning of 'sacrament' within its wider context. Then there are chapters on all 7 Christian Sacraments. There is a particular emphasis on the relationship between sacraments and ethics. Questions for discussion and study are provided throughout. This new edition contains some new material and there has been a particular effort to explain aspects that have puzzled some readers. The text layout has been completely renewed into a form which is easier to handle. The bibliography has been updated. Those training for Local Shared Ministry will find essential material here. The book is also suitable for private study and/or group studies. The discussion and study sections throughout will provide a good basis for discussion and will help participants to apply the theology and practice of the Sacraments in their own context.		NZ$30.00 Buy Now
A Pilgrim in Turkey: Visiting Classical and Early Christian Sites, 2nd Edition 2007 Author: Calum Gilmour ISBN 0-9582121-3-9 100 pages, including illustrations and diagrams in full colour and greyscale, Bibliography and Index. This book is designed as a guide to the background and history of many ancient sites in modern Turkey from Istanbul down the Aegean seaboard, to Antalya and up to Pisidian Antioch and into Cappadocia. An essential guide for anyone making a pilgrimage in Turkey. For a full description of the book, please follow this link.		NZ$25.00 Buy Now
Stating what we Believe: The Development of the Creeds in the Early Church Author: Calum Gilmour ISBN 978-1-877332-54-8 Price: NZ$25.00 68 pages, A5 size, colour illustrations. This small book arose to fill the needs of those training for local ministry and includes material prepared for a group of Pilgrims visiting Turkey and places like the ancient Nicaea. It is a brief but useful and readable summary of the way in which theology and doctrine developed in the early centuries of the Christian Church. The chapters cover the way the definitions of faith emerged, the early heresies and the councils of the Church. Helpful for those who want to know more about Christian Faith and as an introduction to Christian doctrine.		NZ$25.00 Buy Now
The Canon of Faith: An Illustrated Journey to Christian Definition Author: Calum Gilmour ISBN 978-1-877332-47-0 Price: $25.00 includes CD and book. This publication includes a CD on which there is a Power Point presentation of over 70 frames. The presentation takes viewers through the historical process by which the ideas and values developed which influenced the emergence of the Creed and the Canon of Scripture in early Christianity. Some importance is given to the contribution of the Emperor Constantine and the emergence of Christianity as the state religion. The definition of the Canon of Scripture was a part of this process. The book contains full notes relating to each frame. The material is suitable for study by those engaged in or training for community based ministry or for adult study groups.		NZ$25.00Buy Now
The Acts of Paul and Thecla: An Introduction and Translation into English Author: Calum Gilmour ISBN 978-1-877332-67-8 Price: NZ$15.00 The legend of Paul and Thecla was immensely popular in the early centuries of the Christian Church. It tells of a young woman named Thecla who hears Paul preach at Iconium after his departure from Pisidian Antioch owing to Jewish opposition. Thecla is converted but arrested for sacrilege because she refuses marriage and wishes to identify with Paul as an itinerant preacher and teacher. Thecla is condemned first to be burnt and then to fight wild beasts. On both occasions she is miraculously delivered. In the end she is able to devote her life to God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The story teaches the ideals of Christian commitment and chastity, self control, mercy and faith. There is interesting teaching about baptism. The story is suffused with joy in the Lord. The modern Christian can learn much from the story and its characters about clear-eyed Christian commitment and moral certitude in all the uncertainties of life in the 21st century.
Church and State in the Post-Colonial Era: The Anglican Church and the Constitution in New Zealand. Author: Noel Cox ISBN: 978-1-877332-60-9 Price: NZ$65.00, plus p&p This book is an exploration of some aspects of the basis of the legal authority of the Church, as a tool in exploring the relationship of church and State in a post-colonial world. It takes as its particular example the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, but examines issues and concepts which have a much broader, indeed universal, relevance. The Anglican Church in New Zealand is a part of the universal Christian church, and as such the issues which face it, although in some respects unique, are echoed throughout the rest of God’s earth, to a greater or lesser degree. The study is especially important at a time when the law may prove of benefit in helping to resolve seeming intractable differences in the Anglican Communion.
The Sound of the Gospel: A Preaching Handbook by Calum Gilmour ISBN 0-9582056-5-5 70 pages, A4 size, Bibliography and Index. This is a companion volume to that on the Sacraments listed above. There are chapters on the Philosophy of Preaching, the History of Preaching, Theological Terms, Types of Sermons, Using the Scriptures in Preaching and Methodology. The treatment is both theoretical and practical and represents the distillation of the author's long experience as a preacher and listener.   NZ$30.00 Buy Now

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