圖書館最近引進四本新書及一光碟片, 歡迎弟兄姊妹借閱.

1. Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context

By: David P. Gushee & Glen H. Stassen

            Christian churches across the spectrum, and Christian ethics as an academic discipline, are often guilty of evading what Jesus actually said about moral life, focusing instead on other biblical texts or traditions.   This evasion of Jesus has seriously malformed Christian moral witness—which Jesus said is tested by whether we put his words “into practice.”

            David Gushee and Glen Stassen’s Kingdom Ethics is the leading Christian introductory ethics textbook for the twenty-first century. Solidly rooted in Scripture—and uniquely focusing on Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount—the book has offered students, pastors, and other readers a comprehensive and challenging framework for Christian ethical thought. Writing to recent Christian ethics in Jesus Christ, Gushee and Stassen focus on the meaning of the Kingdom of God, perennial themes of moral authority and moral norms, and all the issues raised by the Sermon on the Mount—such as life and death, sexual and gender ethics, love and justice, truth telling, and politics.

2. American Presbyterians and Revival: Lessons from the Nineteenth Century

DVD    By: Dr. W. Robert Godfrey

            The church today must navigate a rapidly changing world. Amid a divided culture, many Christians face the mounting pressure to compromise their biblical convictions in the name of unity. Others, concerned by the church’s diminishing influence in society, suggest it’s time to make significant changes to worship and evangelism. We’re not the first to face these challenges. In this teaching series, Dr. W. Robert Godfrey takes us back to another period of volatile transitions: nineteenth-century America. Showing how Reformed and Presbyterian Christians navigated theological controversies, cultural tensions, and even civil war, these messages demonstrate how the church of Jesus Christ can shine as a light in dark and difficult circumstances.

3. 人之初：胚胎生命起點的探討

作者：張立明

            本書將人的生命起於何時，從醫學、神學和倫理學的角度做了清楚的說明。教會是社會道德的最後一線堡壘，如果連教會對墮胎都沒有清楚的立場，豈還能發揮什麼光與鹽的功能呢？期盼有一天，我們的子孫能在尊重生命的環境中成長。人本有上帝的形像，不論男女或胎兒，願這尊貴榮耀的形像，因這世代基督徒的努力而得著恢復。

「這是一本有份量的基督教倫理學著作，探討胚胎生命的起點。作者嚴謹地探討與解釋『位格』、『人的道德地位』、『靈魂』、『上帝的形像』等觀念，以證明從受孕起的胚胎就是有位格的人。作者張立明既有醫學的訓練，也有神學的學養，非常適合討論這議題。」
——周功和（中華福音神學院前院長）

4. 與你同工 陪你同行：華人宣教士關顧指南

作者：王鈴惠 張江光麗 張憶家

            宣教士也是有血有肉的人。在回應呼召的路上，宣教士和你我一樣，同樣會遭遇沮喪、哀傷、甚至心靈創傷。身體遇到病痛，我們都知道要找醫生、拿藥吃，那麼心靈的痛苦呢？當宣教士遭遇這些挑戰，教會、機構和弟兄姊妹又可以為他們做些什麼呢？

            這是一本根據華人處境而寫的宣教士關顧參考書，由多位長期在此領域耕耘的專業人士共同完成。透過作者群純正的信仰、紮實的專業訓練，以及豐富的實務經驗，期待本書能協助華人差派教會與宣教機構打造一個健康的宣教士關顧生態。

5. 超越的使命：华人散聚宣教（简体）

作者：龚文辉牧師

            作者 龚文辉来自中国，曾做过农民、民工、电子工程师与企业家。1999年赴美发展企业，未料被邀至教会听到福音，从此认罪悔改，生命翻转。先后在美国、非洲开展散聚宣教门训事工。

万千未得之民，离开了原生之地，离开了福音难及之处。
他们是“散居民”。
我们，因着学业、工作、生活，来到异国他乡。
我们也是“散居民”。

神将我们带到不同的国度，有着祂的美意。
祂将“福音”托付给我们，
让我们借着“散居”，
将福音带给散居地的万族万民……
每一位散居之民，都是潜在的宣教士！