Prayers and liturgical material

In 1874 and 1875, Brazilian peasants in the Northeastern region of Brazil rose up in rebellion, destroying the weights and measures of the new metric system implemented by the government from Rio de Janeiro.

Postils for Preaching repristinates an old term for commentaries on the appointed texts by assisting preachers in their time-honored calling of preaching the Word.

These easy-to-use guidebooks help the well-meaning guest of any other faith feel at ease, participate to the fullest extent possible, and avoid violating anyone's religious principles or hurting their feelings.

Clericalism is everywhere in the Christian life and perhaps not where you might expect.

An inspring companion for preachers, following the calendar of the Book of Common Prayer.

The Pastor's Handbook (KJV) is intended to meet the continuing need of the Christian minister for guidance and forms as he does the work of the ministry.

Believing that study and application of Scripture in the context of Christian community can greatly enhance the transformative power of the preached message, in Bringing Home the Message Robert Perkins aims to help pastors integrate small group ministry with their preaching.

Great Sacred Music, a free lunchtime event of spoken word and music for choirs and congregations, is a regular feature of the life at witness of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

Pastoral care has been traditionally understood as pastoral acts administered to individuals or small groups by an ordained or lay religious practitioner.

If Christians follow the Prince of Peace, why do they often behave so violently?

Pastoral Forms and Attitudes delves into the evolution of pastoral literature, showcasing its adaptability across genres and historical periods while retaining its thematic core.

Language for God draws readers into the necessity of language and images for God that are expansive and inclusive of all genders.

Winner of a third-place award in Pope Francis books from the Catholic Media Association.

People too often enter into conflict with an eye on how to resolve, manage, or transform it, thereby losing sight of the people involved and the end desired.

While Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000) highlighted the notion of volunteerism, little attention has been paid to religion's role in generating social capital--an ironic omission since religion constitutes the most common form of voluntary association in America today.

Tim's wife, Anne, died of breast cancer at the age of forty-nine, having battled against the disease for more than six years.

Aging and Loving: Christian Faith and Sexuality in Later Life aims to address the social, ethical, physical, and spiritual issues related to sexuality and aging.

Neoliberalism is the reigning, overarching spirit of our age.

The nature of Jewish-Christian relations at the end of the first century has been a subject of serious study and considerable debate.

Based on the Sunday Lectionary pattern of readings set for Year B, these deeply insightful narratives by one of the world's best-loved New Testament commentators are instantly enthralling and ideal for worship leaders, individuals and groups.

Christ's New Address completes a six-volume series of sermons by Bruce Taylor based on the Common Lectionary (Revised).

Using an ecological approach to study how emerging technologies impact individual and communal formation, Faith Formation 4.

The existence of orphans is as inevitable to most African cities and the world as it is death.

Preaching to Those Walking Away will help pastors adapt to a world of YouTube, TED Talks, and video marketing in which traditional preaching styles no longer feel authoritative, engaging, or compelling.

Journey to the Heart by New York Times bestselling author of Codependent No More, Beyond Codependency, and Lessons of Love, contains 365 insightful daily meditations that inspire readers to unlock their personal creativity and discover their divine purposes in life.

All parents want what's best for their children.

The stories of Scripture are for everyone.

Virtues are values underlying human practices.

Prayer is the lifeblood of the Christian faith--but many followers of Jesus still struggle to make prayer part of their daily lives.

Pray and reflect with the saints in their own words.

In Sacred High City, Sacred Low City, Steven Heine argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse, though diffused, religious practices.

Spirituality is a hot topic in today's culture.

This volume proposes a fresh strategy for ecumenical engagement - 'Receptive Ecumenism' - that is fitted to the challenges of the contemporary context and has already been internationally recognised as making a distinctive and important new contribution to ecumenical thought and practice.

Singing is one of the most repeated commands in Holy Scripture.

Addressing important issues of the day, this series examines how each of the eight major religions approaches a particular theme.

This is Ronald Stone's fifth book on his mentor and friend Reinhold Niebuhr.

In this latest addition to the Spiritual Directors International Series, professional spiritual directors and those in formation programs learn to extend traditional forms of hospitality by living out its deeper meaning as they explore ways in which the spirit of hospitality enriches the spiritual direction experience.

Material Eucharist interprets the Eucharist through its material elements of bread and wine.

Traditions of asceticism, yoga, and devotion (bhakti), including dance and music, developed in Hinduism over long periods of time.