Cornelius Plantinga Books

In this little book, Cornelius Plantinga offers a month’s worth of prayers, with two for each one for the morning, looking forward, and one for the evening, looking back. Each prayer expresses some essential Christian longing on behalf of self and others—for faith, hope, love, wisdom, gratitude, peace—yet also makes space for any state of heart or mind by rejoicing with all who rejoice and weeping with all who weep. Earnest and unassuming, Morning and Evening Prayers is for anyone seeking fellowship with God—from those who have prayed their whole lives to those who have yet to find the words.

The author addresses such theological questions as What is God like? Why pray? Male and female-how are we related? How do people see Jesus? What is the shape of the godly life? If the Lord is with us, why do we suffer? How do we face death? through short meditations, each staring with a Bible verse and ending with a brief prayer.

In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. This beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Works that Plantinga interacts with in the book include The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario Silence, by Shusaku Endo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "Narcissus Leaves the Pool" by Joseph Epstein Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo . . . and many more!

This study is an introduction to the history and content of the three ecumenical creeds (Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian) and three Reformed confessions (Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, and Canons of Dort). The materials can be used in various adult study groups, taking as few as four or as many as 31 sessions. The last section of A Place To Stand contains Postscripts, which are to be used in class sessions.

A unique devotional format that clearly and systematically teaches students the language and basic truths of the Christian faith within the Reformed tradition (as summarized in Scripture and the Reformed confessions).

Kniha Breviář hříchu se snaží oživit jedno staré povědomí, které se v posledních desetiletích vytratilo a podlehlo určitým změnám. Povědomí hříchu nás doprovázelo jako náš stín. Křesťané hřích nenáviděli, báli se ho, utíkali před ním, byl příčinou jejich zármutku. Autor předkládá stručný popis – breviář – povahy a dynamiky hříchu. Hřích je trestuhodné narušení „šalomu“ – pokoje, harmonie a požehnání, které Bůh zamýšlel pro své stvoření. Hřích narušuje šalom, protože narušuje mír, protože zasahuje do věcí, které jsou, jak mají být. Kniha byla oceněna časopisem Christianity Today jako Nejlepší kniha roku 1997.