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On the website www.bucer.eu/books you will find much more detailed information for the following books; most include the complete pdf-file of the book. Generally understandable; can be ordered in large numbers

Thomas Schirrmacher Monte E. Wilson God Wants You to Learn, The Most Important Rule for Living Labour and Love Studies on the Ten Commandments also available in Spanish as Dios – also available in Swahili as Sheria Muhimu – Quiere Que Tu Aprendas, Trabajes Y Ames Zaidi katika Kuishi This small book is a composition of essays which ISBN: 978-3-928936-64-4 / 54 pp. have been gathered together by the author for the purpose of encouraging and motivating people who are involved in mission work. ISBN: 978-3-928936-17-0 / 62 pp.

Thomas Schirrmacher Monte E. Wilson The Persecution of Principles of Success in Business Christians Concerns Us All Studies for Those Who Wish to Prosper Towards a Theology of Martyrdom ISBN: 978-3-928936-63-7 / 56 pp. also available in Swahili as Mateso ya Wakristo Yanatuhusu Sisi Sote (in preparation) Currently this is the most comprehensive and biblically theological analysis of Christian per- secution worldwide. ISBN: 978-3-938116-65-4 / 158 pp.

Christine Schirrmacher Christine Schirrmacher The Islamic View Islam and Society: of Major Christian Teachings Sharia Law – Jihad – Women in Islam also available in Spanish as La Vision Islamica – Essays De Importantes Enseňanzas Cristianas The Challenge of Muslim Immigration to This book from a renowned scholar of Islamic Europe – The Challenge of Islam: Are we studies deals with the Islamic view on Chris- Equipped? – Is Multi(Culti) at an End? – Is- tian teachings of Jesus Christ, such as sin, faith, lam – Religion of Peace? – How Muslims view and forgiveness, in a very detailed fashion, and Christians – What is a Fatwa? – Islamic “Mis- is particularly suitable for missionaries who are sion” (Da’wa) – Apostasy and Sharia – The actively involved in the Islamic world. In Eng- Significance of Islamic Tradition – Women in lish. Islam – “Islam” is not just “Islam” – Suicide, ISBN: 978-3-938116-62-3 / 130 pp. Martyrdom and – Jihad – Honor Killings and Ideas of Honor ISBN 978-3-938116-64-7 / 136 pp.

Thomas K. Johnson Thomas Schirrmacher Human Rights May a Christian Go to Court? A Primer for Christians and other Essays on Persecution vs. Religious The author was called to become a moral phi- Freedom losopher by means of visiting a concentration Is Involvement in the Fight Against the Per- camp as a teenager. Written 36 years later, this secution of Christians Solely for the Benefit book is his mature but brief account of how of Christians? – “But with gentleness and re- a biblically informed Christian faith provides spect”: Why missions should be ruled by eth- the best way to understand human rights and ics – Persecution – May a Christian Go to their protection. The book includes biblical Court? – Putting Rumors to Rest – Human studies, moral and philosophical analysis, and Rights and Christian Faith – There Has to ends with practical steps all should take. Be a Social Ethic ISBN 978-3-938116-61-6 / 112 pp. ISBN 978-3-938116-63-0 / 123 pp.

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Thomas Schirrmacher (Hg.) Thomas Schirrmacher A Life of Transformation World Mission – Heart of Christianity Festschrift for Colonel V. Doner Essays ISBN: 978-3-928936-68-2 / 220 pp. One of the leading evangelical professors of mission and mission activists in Germany shows in a fascinating way how the essence of God, of the Bible, and of Christian faith is centered in world mission. ISBN: 978-3-928936-24-8 / 150 pp.

Thomas Schirrmacher Thomas Schirrmacher Legends about the Galileo Affair Human Rights Threatened in Europe and other Creationist Essays Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher is one of the most The thematic emphasis of the book is on the active Christian advocates fighting for Human true background to the “Galileo Affair”. The Rights and against abortion in Germany. This book also includes further articles from the volume consists of his lectures from the East author on Creation Research, with a special European Pro-Life-Forum held in Berlin. focus on the Creation Account and the rel- ISBN: 978-3-928936-25-5 / 90 pp. evance Evolution thinking has had on ethics and cultural history. ISBN: 978-3-928936-21-7 / 122 pp.

Thomas Schirrmacher Thomas Schirrmacher Law or Spirit? Paul in Conflict with the Veil An Alternative View of Galatians An Alternative Interpretation also available in Swahili as Sheria au Roho? of 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 ISBN: 978-3-928936-22-4 / 90 pp. ISBN: 978-3-933372-46-8 / 122 pp.

Thomas Schirrmacher Thomas Schirrmacher Love is the Fulfillment of Law Studies in Church Leadership Essays in Ethics New Testament Church Structure – Paul and also available in Swahili as Upendo ni His Coworkers – An Alternative Theological Utimilifu wa Sheria (in preparation) Education – A Critique of Catholic Canon Law. This volume includes profound English essays from the ethicist Thomas Schirrmacher, who ISBN: 978-3-928936-31-6 / 120 pp. is renowned for representing ethical Christian benchmarks. ISBN: 978-3-928936-56-9 / 178 pp.

4 Thomas Schirrmacher Thomas Schirrmacher Be keen to get going Hope for Europe William Carey’s Theology 66 Theses In 1792, the English missionary to India Wil- also available in German, English, French, liam Carey wrote a famous mission diary which Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, Roma- changed the history of mission and which not nian, Italian, Russian, Hungarian, Latvian, only transformed his himself from a cobbler to and Lithuanian a professor in Indian languages but also carved The official theme issue for the congress titled his way to become the “father of protestant “HOPE.21” (hope for the 21st century) from mission”. The renowned mission scholar and 27th April – 1st May 2002 held in Budapest historian Thomas Schirrmacher predominate- (Hungary). How can we establish and stand ly investigates the theological motives behind for biblical hope, both among active Chris- Carey’s dealings. He discovers a foundational tians as well as to the outside world? The thesis difference in the theology which led to a break- from Thomas Schirrmacher provides a base through in world mission. as well as a theological and biblical funda- ISBN: 978-3-928936-57-6 / 64 pp. tion upon wich to work further. Preface by Peter Regez. ISBN: 978-3-933372-48-2 / 79 pp.

Wolfgang Wegert Wolfgang Wegert Foundations of Faith Knowing and Enjoying the Gospel The purpose of this book is to help us reflect This book urgently contributes toward dis- on the very foundation of our Christian faith. covering the foundational truths on which In short, it takes us all the way “back to its the gospel itself is based. Pastor Wegert em- roots”. ploys the Bible as a guideline in going back ISBN: 978-3-934936-06-5 / 96 pp. to school, so-to-speak. He also delves into the principles of the Reformers and preachers of great revivals who took Scripture for what it was. ISBN: 978-3-934936-10-2 / 312 pp.

Wolfgang Wegert Wolfgang Wegert The Law of Freedom I Shall not Want An interpretation of the Ten Command- Wolfgang Wegert delivered a series of sermons ments. on Psalm 23. They have now been compiled ISBN: 978-3-934936-14-0 / 160 pp. and made available as a book that a broad reading audience can enjoy. ISBN: 3-934936-07-2 / 72 pp.

Theological literature; for theologians und libraries

John Warwick Montgomery John Warwick Montgomery Tractatus Logico-Theologicus Christ our Advocate The Lutheran theology professor John War- Studies in Polemical Theology, wick Montgomery is also a lawyer at the high Jurisprudence, and Canon Law courts in Great Britain, France, and the USA. The internationally acclaimed “Elder States- In his mature late work, he defends the Chris- men” of Evangelical Political Ethics presents tian faith against critical objections raised by studies on religious freedom, ethics, abortion, various philosophers and proves with a razor- remarriage, euthanasia, Mafia combat, and sharp meticulously articulated argumentation other topics. that reason and the Christian faith do not ex- ISBN: 978-3-932829-40-6 / 318 pp. clude each other; rather they complement one other. ISBN: 978-3-932829-80-2 / 248 pp. 5 John Warwick Montgomery Hannes Wiher Jésus – La raison rejoint l’histoire Shame and Guilt In French A Key to Cross-Cultural Ministry One of the leading apologists of the Christian In this generally understandable dissertation, faith, Lutheran theology professor, and first- an experienced Swiss missionary to Africa class advocate defends the historical authentic- explores the extent to which the distinction ity of the Gospels and the life story of Jesus, between cultures of shame and blame is pos- along with his miracles. sible and makes sense, and what that adduces ISBN: 978-3-932829-70-3 / 126 pp. for missionwork or life in another culture. ISBN: 978-3-932829-65-9 / 525 pp.

Ross Clifford Hannes Wiher John Warwick Montgomery’s L´Évangile et la Culture de Honte Legal Apologetic en Afrique Occidentale An Apologetic for All Seasons An experienced missionary to Africa follows This book purports to break new ground up on the issue of how the gospel can be apologetically as it assesses Dr. Montgomery’s brought to a shame-oriented culture like that work. It focuses on his legal/historical apolo- in west Africa. getic and in the process reframes it for both the French translation of the title from Hannes “thorough-minded” and the “tender-hearted”. Wiher. Mission work in Guinea: The Gospel for It shows not only the rationality of Montgom- a shame-oriented society influenced by animism ery’s work but that his writings pave the way and common Islam. for an apologetic to New Age followers and ISBN: 978-3-932829-66-6 / 138 pp. to those who place experience before reason. Montgomery’s apologetic insights on the oc- cult and paganism are most valuable. ISBN: 978-3-938116-00-5 / 342 pp.

Henry Krabbendam Robert Badenberg Sovereignty and Responsibility The Body, Soul and Spirit Concept This book is a significant contribution to the of the Bemba in Zambia unity of evangelicals. The internationally lead- Fundamental Characteristics of Being ing Reformed theologian Henry Krabbendam Human of an African Ethnic Group highlights not the play–off of the almightiness In this exemplary ethnological research of an of God against the responsibilities of man but African nation, it becomes clear how strongly rather the connection of one with the other. the self-image of a man influences his think- ISBN: 978-3-932829-38-3 / 176 pp. ing and actions. ISBN: 978-3-932829-50-5 / 136 pp.

Henry Krabbendam Thomas K. Johnson The Epistle of James Natural Law Ethics A Commentary: 2 Volumes An Evangelical Proposal These rather comprehensible commentaries on This study is an attempt to regain the clas- the epistle of James gathered from lectures held sical Protestant doctrine of natural law eth- in Germany, Africa, and the USA emphasize ics, which also brings this topic into dialogue the interpretation of the individual verses as with important developments in philosophy well as the overall message, valid for the pres- and the social sciences. It is motivated by a ent day. heart-felt desire for a new evangelical voice ISBN: 978-3-932829-54-3 / 866 pp. that is able to contribute responsibly to the moral foundations of western culture. ISBN: 978-3-938116-09-8 / 176 pp.

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Generally understandable; available on special request Thomas Schirrmacher A Life of Transformation Thomas Schirrmacher Legends about the Galileo Affair Thomas Schirrmacher World Mission – Heart of Christianity Thomas Schirrmacher Human Rights Threatened in Europe Thomas Schirrmacher Law or Spirit? Thomas Schirrmacher Sheria au Roho? Thomas Schirrmacher Love is the Fulfillment of Law Thomas Schirrmacher Upendo ni Utimilifu wa Sheria Thomas Schirrmacher Be keen to get going Thomas Schirrmacher Studies in Church Leadership Thomas Schirrmacher Mateso ya Wakristo Yanatuhusu Sisi Sote Thomas Schirrmacher Paul in Conflict with the Veil Thomas Schirrmacher Hope for Europe Wolfgang Wegert Foundations of Faith Wolfgang Wegert The Law of Freedom Wolfgang Wegert Knowing and Enjoying the Gospel Wolfgang Wegert I Shall not Want

Theological literature; for theologians and libraries John Warwick Montgomery Tractatus Logico-Theologicus John Warwick Montgomery Christ our Advocate John Warwick Montgomery Jésus – La raison rejoint l’histoire Ross Clifford John Warwick Montgomery’s Legal Apologetic Henry Krabbendam Sovereignty and Responsibility Henry Krabbendam The Epistle to James Hannes Wiher Shame and Guilt Hannes Wiher L´Évangile et la Culture de Honte en Afrique Occi- dentale Robert Badenberg The Body, Soul and Spirit Concept of the Bemba in ORDER FORM Zambia Thomas K. Johnson Natural Law Ethics