Biography: religious and spiritual

For many of those who are even familiar with his name, George Whitfield is thought of as a preacher, a man connected with the Great Awakening in the 1700s.

What does it mean to be faithful disciples in a violent and unjust world?

A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identityAmerica is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet.

Just five weeks after its publication in January 1836, Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu Nunnery, billed as an escaped nun's shocking expos?

Exchange exhaustion and disappointment for the full, abundant life you long for when you surrender your story at the foot of the cross.

The author of The Berlin Stories and A Single Man chronicles his thirty-year relationship with his spiritual advisor, a Hindu priest.

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This book evaluates William Temple's theology and his pursuit of church unity.

'The effect of the entire creation is perhaps best measured by occasional involuntary gasps coming from the audience ' The StageBELIEVE Traitor, adulteress, widow and martyr: a contemporary re-imagining of the stories of four female characters from the Old Testament.

Most pastors know when they enter the ministry that they will spend time helping others through times of suffering.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed.

Straight from the pens of Amish and Mennonite women .

And Even for This Day is a collection of poetic prayers initially delivered in worship at First United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon.

This volume contains two closely related studies: Echoes of the Shema and Our Father's Footprints.

Two stories overlap and interweave in this biography of Gumbuli of Ngukurr.

Even Jennifer herself has in the light of severe recent tragedies found herself gaining a new understanding of all she has been through.

John Wesley gave the Methodist movement (and all Christians in general) a discipleship pathway to follow.

The Bible in the Life of the Church project was commissioned by the Anglican Consultative Council at its meeting in Jamaica in may 2009.

In volume two of At the Cross, Richard Allen focuses on the sanctification that follows a believer's initial commitment to Christ.

This cultural history of mainline Protestantism and American cities--most notably, New York City--focuses on wealthy, urban Episcopalians and the influential ways they used their money.

A look through a Latinx lens at how the Episcopal/Anglican church can minister to and with the Latinx community Unmasking Latinx Ministry is a unique look at the history of the Episcopal Church in the last fifty years, including a bold and insightful analysis of the institutionalization of Latinx ministries.

For the better part of two centuries, Wesley scholars have been given a picture of the family of John Wesley that focuses positively upon the relationships of John and his brother Charles and his mother Susanna.

An ebook compilation of inspirational writings, featuring seven classic works in one high quality, fully searchable edition:The compilation includes:'Mere Christianity'The Screwtape Letters'Surprised by Joy'The Four Loves'The Problem of Pain'The Great Divorce'Miracles'C.

American Baptists emerged from the Civil War as a divided group.

The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented international study of the identity and historical influence of one of the world's largest versions of Christianity.

In 2017, Myanmar's military launched a campaign of violence against the Rohingya minority that UN experts later said amounted to a genocide.

In God Will Make a Way, Bishop Ken Carter shares reflections from his journey from the 2016 General Conference, through his leadership in The Way Forward, his role as Presiding Bishop, into the special 2019 Conference, and the postponed 2020 General Conference in the midst of a pandemic.

When Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her.

Ralph de la Vega arrived in the United States from Cuba in 1962.

Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) was one of the most significant and controversial black leaders of the twentieth century.

Letha Dawson Scanzoni changed the landscape of American evangelicalism through her groundbreaking work on the gospel-based intersection of gender and LGBTQ justice.

The Poetics of Matthew 1 is about seeing what has not previously been seen in the first chapter of Matthew by explaining key literary patterns.

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Explores the relationship among the German confessional divide, collective memories of religion, and the construction of German national identity and difference.

This book discusses psychological aspects of dehumanization and of the human tendency to dominate, control and potentially murder those considered less than or other by the dominant group.

A 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist in the Religion CategoryWith clarity and penetrating insight, Alex Ryvchin unravels the mystery of antisemitism Mandatory reading for anyone concerned with the ethical fate of the human race.

Over 2 million copies sold in The Word Biblical Commentary series.

African American religions constitute a diverse group of beliefs and practices that emerged from the African diaspora brought about by the Atlantic slave trade.

For 50 years, Margaret Mead told Americans how cultures worked, and Americans listened.

No one has preached the gospel to more people than evangelist Billy Graham.

This lucidly written biography of Aleksandr Men examines the familial and social context from which Men developed as a Russian Orthodox priest.

See how beauty can come after heartbreak and suffering when you allow God to wipe away your tears.

AJL 2024 Judaica Reference & Bibliography Awards Honorable MentionThe late Steven Lowenstein was a brilliant social historian who, after retiring from his academic position at the University of Judaism, toiled for yearsand up to his final daysto complete this monumental book, which is the definitive demographic history of German Jewry.

Surrounded on all sides by Islam, the beloved Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew continues to impact the world for Christ from his seat in Constantinople, a city central to Christian history.