Reformed Confessions of the Sixteenth Century makes available a number of confessional documents that are not easily accessible elsewhere. Arthur Cochrane's introduction to the work and to each confession indicates each document's importance and its theological emphases. A new introduction by Jack Rogers focuses on developments in the study of Reformed Confessions since the first appearance of Cochrane's book in 1966.
Reformed Confessions of the Sixteenth Century makes available a number of confessional documents that are not easily accessible elsewhere. A...
Jack Rogers sets forth seven guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture and the Confessions. Rogers builds upon the confessional and governmental heritage of the church in offering suggestions for practical applications of these interpretations in the future. His purpose is to stimulate individual and communal use of both Scripture and the Confessions in accordance with Presbyterian faith, and he encourages us to use these resources to apply Christ's message in our own time and context.
Jack Rogers sets forth seven guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture and the Confessions. Rogers builds upon the confessional and government...
Here is an engaging first-person study of a self-described straight, uptight, conservative Christian and the life situations that led him to a new sense of freedom and openness. Believing that experiences should be shared, Jack Rogers reflects on his childhood, his studies, his marriage and parenthood, the people he's met, and his service to the church, both in Europe and at home.
Here is an engaging first-person study of a self-described straight, uptight, conservative Christian and the life situations that led him to a new ...
Research into plant vacuoles has, over the last 5 years or so, been injected with new data which has already radically changed our concept of the vacuolar compartment in plant cells. In fact, we should no longer speak of the vacuole, but rather of vacuolar compartments which are functionally different entities and can coexist in the same cell. There is no longer a universal vacuole in which all vacuolar functions can be recognized. Single types of vacuole may be present in a plant cell, but they may give way to other types during development, and a single type of vacuole may arise through...
Research into plant vacuoles has, over the last 5 years or so, been injected with new data which has already radically changed our concept of the vacu...
In this revised and expanded best seller, Rogers argues for equal rights in both the church and society for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people. He describes how he moved away from opposition to support, charts the church's history of using biblical passages to oppress marginalized groups, argues for a Christ-centered reading of Scripture, debunks stereotypes about gays and lesbians, and explores texts used most frequently against homosexuals and gay ordination.
In this newly revised edition, he maps the recent progress of major U.S. denominations toward full equality...
In this revised and expanded best seller, Rogers argues for equal rights in both the church and society for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgen...
Jack Rogers was born in 1909 in East London, the son of a West Ham tram driver. In this little book he tells his story, in his own words, of his life, his family and his love of photography. He remembers his aunt getting him out of bed to show him a zeppelin on fire in the night sky. He remembers uncles returning from the Great War, beginning work in the Rag trade and how he bid farewell to his expectant wife on a crowded railway station, as Londoners fled the Second World War. He tells about being in the Home Guard, how he looked after his young family during the blitz in East London and how...
Jack Rogers was born in 1909 in East London, the son of a West Ham tram driver. In this little book he tells his story, in his own words, of his life,...
