Biography: religious and spiritual

Half of the population of the world lives in cities of one million or more.

Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) was one of the most influential preachers in the twentieth century.

Transforming Faith Communities argues for a model of being church that combines congregationalism with a constructive approach to church-state relationships.

Paul wrote to Timothy instructing him to not be despised for his youth.

What happens when Christians reconsider political engagement?

In a world where everyone seems to be preoccupied with "e;living their best life,"e; some of us are just trying to make it through the day.

Theological education has historically placed a strong emphasis on Scripture as the source of principle and practice for ministry.

Pier Giorgio Frassati is situated in the social and political upheaval of early-twentieth-century Italy.

After the close of the New Testament era AD 70, Christianity entered a literary dark age which lasted until the middle of the second century.

Said to contain the words of the Buddha on the nature of ultimate wisdom, the Lankavatara was influential in the general doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular Zen.

A boy doesn't become a man by accident.

You may have heard that churches in Europe are vanishing.

Spirituality & Social Action is written for people who identify themselves as spiritual but not religious, turned off by organized religion, yet having an innate sense of a higher power.

William Stringfellow, activist lawyer and advocate for the underprivileged of New York, was either embraced warmly or rejected as a radical by Christians in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s when he was writing.

Historic Church Serves Big City explores what a small congregation can do with the blend of developmental leadership and societal needs within their own backyard.

While there are many books that address burnout in ministry, there are few that speak to compassion fatigue.

After harmonizing the four Gospels into one unified story, the author examines the ministry of Jesus to see what we can learn today for our own churches and ministries.

Apocalyptic texts are often seen as either frightening or irrelevant, a tool for fearmongering and manipulation or for the lucrative doomsday industry.

Techno-Sapiens gathers together leading scholars of technology, theology, and religion in order to explore the ways in which modern technology is neither solely a dehumanizing force in the world nor a mere instrument for evangelizing the world, but rather the very means by which incarnation happens--the media in and through which humans love the (digital) other.

When our communities are shaken by school shootings and natural disasters, ministry leaders are first on the scene to care for the people.

As we evolve, so do our prayers; as our prayers evolve, so do we.

Spiritual Life on a Burning Planet draws on scientific research in developing religious perspectives on anthropogenic climate change.

Catholicsboth religious and the laitymade significant contributions to science, the arts, and the betterment of human life during the Enlightenment, the period between the Reformations and the modern world.

Pioneer missionary Timothy Richard served forty-five years in China and became a household name among educated Chinese.

In a world where armed conflict, repression, and authoritarian rule are too frequent, human rights and peace-building present key concepts and agendas for the global and local struggle for peace and development.

We have all had the experience of being at church and hearing the pastor say, "e;And now with the confidence of children we are bold to pray, 'Our Father .

"e;Why do we have to learn this?

Liang Fa holds a unique place in the history of Christianity in China.

Christianity must be understood not as a religion of private salvation, but as a gospel movement of universal compassion, which transforms the world in the power of God's truth.

This book is aimed at those Christians who have begun to question the conventional understandings of Jesus, and Christianity, and even of what we mean by "e;God,"e; and have become discomforted by the dissonance between their own thinking and the church's stance.

The most fruitful and most profound understandings of vision and visioning processes are not in organizational theories or management techniques.

Learning to Speak a New Tongue attempts to respond to a timely question facing America today: What holds people together in a fragmented world?

In a perfect world we might expect that all worshipers would be ready for a worship service of thorough praise and adoration.

Secular assumptions underlie much formal communication between the West and Africa, and even intra-Africa.

The world's poorest people are struggling to access quality, affordable health care.

A Postmodern Theology of Ritual Action is a unique work that seeks to explore where we find meaning within ritual and actions within the church.

Do you wonder why some people you know hold theological and political views that blow your mind but they find quite reasonable?

"e;Can't you hear those little bells tinkling?

The necessity for meaningful change and reform in the Roman Catholic Church is not just the opinion of the few but a consensus of the many.

From pornographic videos of rape and incest to sexual predators around every corner; from online challenges teaching children how to commit suicide to resources teaching them how to conjure up demons; from social media trends praising abortion to completely redefining what it means to be human; these are the monsters in the closet which children and teenagers are being exposed to.

Who did Billy Graham and Bill Bright say was the most influential person in their lives outside of their wives and mothers?

"e;Religion and ecology"e; has arrived.

If prophets are called to unveil and expose the illegitimacy of those principalities masquerading as "e;the right"e; and purportedly using their powers for "e;the good,"e; then Will D.

Once upon a time, on grounds of both religion and common sense, people assumed that the earth was flat and that the sun literally rose and set each day.

Beauchamp and Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics is a well-accepted approach to contemporary bioethics.

To be designated a "e;person"e; carries with it enormous social and legal entitlements.

We humans are capable of great relationships.

The discussion guide for the novel, Wonder Clearing, comes at a critical moment for churches and nations.

Many of us long to see God move mightily in response to our prayers.

This book provides an exegetical-theological-rhetorical paradigm, "e;the Christ-oriented approach"e; (Lk 24:27, 44), that facilitates accuracy, effectiveness, and practicality in preaching the New Testament use of the Old.