Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Moral injury is a profound violation of a human being's core moral identity through experiences of violence or trauma.

The central proposition of God's Prescription for Mental Health and Religion is that the highway to mental health of individuals and of society is God's prescription of selfless devotion and service to others.

Our nation is politically, ideologically, and socially polarized to the point of breaking; confusion dominates every layer of our culture.

Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person.

Synergistic Collaborations is a valuable resource for Christian ministers and social workers seeking to extend outreach ministries and new ways to collaborate with community organizations as they serve hurting people.

These five essays deal with the influence of Judaic haggadah or lore, especially in the form of "e;creative historiography"e; or "e;imaginative dramatization,"e; on four enigmatic passages in the Gospels, and one in Acts.

What does the Bible say about poverty and our responsibility toward the poor?

Plundering the Egyptians focuses on the study of the Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary from 1929 to 1998.

Do humans have a special capacity designed to foster experiences of God?

Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives is a volume featuring the most current research in biblical scholarship.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, popular works of literature attracted-as they attract today-sequels, prequels, franchises, continuations, and parodies.

In the late seventeenth century, Spain dominated the Caribbean and Central and South America, establishing colonies, mining gold and silver, and gathering riches from Asia for transportation back to Europe.

This is an introduction to the New Testament portrayals of Jesus of Nazareth.

One of the most pertinent questions facing students of Mormon Studies is gaining further understanding of the function the Bible played in the composition of Joseph Smith's primary compositions, the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.

Even as the number of unbelievers continues to rise, religion in America still gets unwarrantably good press.

Who were Catholicism's greatest orators?

Judaic Spiritual Psychotherapy is in the contemporary mode of utilizing the profound insights present in spiritual literature for psychotherapeutic use.

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.

This work comprises new insights into two Biblical passages.

In the 6th century BCE, Jerusalem and Judea were destroyed by the Babylonians.

God: Why This Evil?

Few persons have had greater impact on history than Jesus of Nazareth.

Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.

Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.

Why are we here?

Sermon Nuggets is a collection of ninety-one topics treated in hundreds of Fred R.

This book is a series of essays in the area of current culture and its defects, Christian religious belief, and other political and philosophical issues.

There have always been historical and philosophical connections between the study of religion and rhetoric, and yet, the phrase "e;sacred rhetoric"e; is rarely found within scholarly conferences, presentations, and publications.

More Sermon Nuggets contains ninety-five topics treated in hundreds of Fred R.

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

The story of Jesus feeding the five thousand is found in all four Gospels, and is told in two of them twice.

How could the Apostle Paul maintain in his first letter to the Christians in Corinth that all their ancestors were baptized into Moses at the Red Sea / exodus event (10:2), and how could he tolerate some of them having themselves baptized again on behalf of the dead (15:29)?

This collection of essays and thoughts covers such areas as basic Christian thought, which includes traditional family morality and a great concern for alleviating poverty and promoting social justice, political thought comparing the need for a system which includes both socialist and capitalist elements, and the need for values in our society, which has come to emphasize money, power, and greed as philosophical goals and values, though they are not.

This book is a commentary on all the parables of Jesus in the gospel.

This is a book about a book: it is an in-depth yet reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible.

Food for the Soul is a work of theology that sheds light on the history of Catholicism while discussing important issues facing the Church and our society today.

This book is the third in a trilogy of books on introductory psychology.

To "e;tune the rig"e; describes adjusting a ship's rigging; the rig of a well-tuned boat allows the sails to function well.

The bible is indeed a world of the strange and mysterious when it comes to the variety of creatures that are presented in its texts.

After exploring several aspects of the craft of homily, How to Listen to a Sermon explains how listening to a sermon is different from attending to other forms of public address.

Sefer Yetzira is a sacred book of great antiquity and power, and one of Judaism's oldest texts after the Bible.

The Gospels And Christian Life reads the four canonical Gospels as handbooks for religious formation through communal practices.

The companion to Volume 2 of The New Church's Teaching Series, Roger Ferlo's Opening the Bible, Michael Johnston's Engaging the Word teaches us how to use the critical and practical tools for reading the Bible described by Ferlo to interpret the Hebrew and Christian scriptures: what did they mean for their original audience and what do they mean for us today?

Although Religious Education (RE) is a legal requirement in UK schools, it is an oft-neglected and misunderstood subject.

Moral injury is a profound violation of a human being's core moral identity through experiences of violence or trauma.

Since September 11, 2001, the profile of religion's role in our global society has increased significantly.

The Midrash: An Introduction sets forth the way in which Judaism reads the Hebrew Bible.

The Origins of Ethical Thought: A Comparative Study Between Hellenism and Hebraism is the first text to analyze both Greek and Hebrew ethical thought based on a comprehensive and ideological interpretation of the two systems on their own and in relation to one another.

In this timely and highly readable volume, Old Testament scholar William Holladay introduces the reader to the several ways in which Isaiah speaks, from ancient Jewish readings of the text, to Handel's lyrical use of it in his oratorio, Messiah, to the Christian community who has heard it foretelling the life and death of Jesus Christ.

His reflections on some of the ways we might answer these questions in the church today became the twelve short chapters of this book.