Biography: religious and spiritual

This is the biography of a contested memory, how it was born, grew, changed the world, and was changed by it.

Few twentieth-century theologians have had a bigger impact on theology than Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man who lived his faith and died at the hands of the Nazis.

Mentioned by Pope Francis as a writer whom everyone should read, Robert Hugh Benson, author of Lord of the World, shares his spiritual journey from being an Anglican and son of the archbishop of Canterbury to becoming a Roman Catholic priest.

At the heart of Christian witness is the confession of the triune God.

"e;A fascinating collection that profiles more than 400 inspiring Catholic women.

Freedom of religion did not come easily to Cuba or Puerto Rico.

Giles Goddard embodies the story of the Church of England's struggle to be more diverse and inclusive.

What are human beings created for?

Scholars have questioned every aspect of the story of Mattathias in 1 Maccabees; the revisionist narrative turns Mattathias and his Maccabees from the heroes of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and idealistic fighters for religious freedom, into merely ambitious men who ruthlessly strove for power and usurped the high priesthood of Judaea.

'A crucial and compelling read' NATALIE COLLINS @GodLovesWomen'The story of Josephine Butler is astonishing, shocking, inspiring, recounted here by a narrator who understands the very core of her subject.

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) has always inspired devotion.

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Culture, Religion, and Home-making in and Beyond South Asia explores how the idea of the home is repurposed or re-envisioned in relation to experiences of modernity, urbanization, conflict, migration and displacement.

The frank eroticism of the Song of Songs has long seemed out of place in the Hebrew Bible.

Generous Ecclesiology seeks to present a positive theological response to the issues raised by Mission-Shaped Church and For the Parish.

Hindus and Christians have a long history of interaction on the Indian subcontinent.

'My life has been a mad travelling show, meeting some of the strangest and greatest people who've ever lived.

The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white-the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel.

My Korea: Forty Years Without a Horsehair Hat is a cultural introduction to Korea, part memoir and part miscellany, which introduces traditional and contemporary culture through a series of essays, stories, anecdotes and poems.

For millions of people throughout the world, the Hebrew Bible functions as the foundation of their faith.

Das Mittelalter war eine Zeit der tiefen Dunkelheit – nicht nur in den Nächten, sondern auch in den Köpfen der Menschen.

Suitable for courses addressing community economic development, non-profit organizations, co-operatives and the social economy more broadly, the second edition of Understanding the Social Economy expands on the authors' ground-breaking examination of organizations founded on a social mission - social enterprises, non-profits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development organizations.

The book of Isaiah places a distinctive emphasis on the miraculous.

Why does the Torah begin with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

Biblical theologian Terence E.

These essays are presented by the family, friends, and colleagues of David Worley of blessed memory.

In The Eternal Books Retold, Alex J.

Mimlu Sen is living a bohemian life in Paris when she witnesses an electrifying performance by three wandering minstrels from rural India.

The Five Guiding Principles set out the basis for mutual flourishing in the Church of England.

Andreas Tiede beschreibt in seiner Autobiografie sein Aufwachsen in der DDR als Sohn strenggläubiger Eltern, seinen daraus resultierenden Wunsch, Priester zu werden und den Waffendienst aus Glaubensgründen zu verweigern.

In the section entitled "e;Concerning the Service of the Church,"e; the Book of Common Prayer identifies the normative services of the Episcopal Church: The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in this book, are the regular services appointed for public worship in the Church.

Bembo, a Venetian patrician and man of letters, had a close association with the printer Aldus.

At once "e;travel guide"e; and vision for the future, the Transformation series is good news for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious demographic and social change.

An exhaustive cross-referencing tool for interpreting Scripture with Scripture.

In post-World War II America and especially during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the psychologist Rollo May contributed profoundly to the popular and professional response to a widely felt sense of personal emptiness amid a culture in crisis.

Marie de l'Incarnation (1599 - 1672), renowned French mystic and founder of the Ursulines in Canada, abandoned her son, Claude Martin, when he was a mere eleven years old to dedicate herself completely to a consecrated religious life.

In this theological biography of the most prolific Old Testament student of the twenty-first century, Conrad Kanagy portrays Walter Brueggemann within the historical and cultural landscape of his formation.

A record of the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency through themes of creations goal, humankinds dignity and task, and notions of sovereignty.

In Rauschenbusch's work pietism, a religion of the heart, was purged of subjectivism while retaining inter-personal compassion; Anabaptist sectarianism provided a Kingdom of God love-ethic without passivity toward the culture; liberalism imparted an openness to the whole community and a powerful, realistic analytic; and the transformationist Christian socialists supplied a case for state intervention while rejecting public ownership as a first principle.

David Brooks wrote in The Second Mountain, "e;A pilgrimage is a journey undertaken in response to a story.

In many ways, sacrifice is a prerequisite for obeying the Great Commission.

Over the past two centuries, few Christians have been more influential than John Henry Newman.

With over four million copies in print, Paramahansa Yogananda's autobiography has served as a gateway into yoga and alternative spirituality for North American practitioners since 1946.