This book is an eye-opening look at the American prison system and how confinement affects the capability of being successful while incarcerated as well as when released.
Through a rich variety of case studies, this book provides insight into the patient's needs and the chaplain's perspective, as well as discussions of spiritual assessments and spiritual care interventions.
Seit den Anfängen der Supervision im Kontext der pastoralpsychologischen Seelsorge haben Gestalt und Durchführung der Fortbildung vielfältige Veränderungen erfahren.
An essential volume spanning the theology, tradition, and practical considerations of altar guild ministryThis necessary and practical guide is designed to function as a theological, formational, and spiritual resource for any altar guild member.
Using a seven-day/weekly guide format, a recovering person and a spiritual leader who is reaching out to addicted people reflect on the traditional weekly Bible reading.
Church Ethics and Its Organizational Context is the first book to provide a broadly interdisciplinary approach to understanding the leadership crisis in the Catholic Church in the wake of the sex abuse scandal and how it was handled.
In The Games People Play, Robert Ellis constructs a theology around the global cultural phenomenon of modern sport, paying particular attention to its British and American manifestations.
A leading poet and a theologian reflect on the Old Testament story of Ruth, a tale that resonates deeply in today's world with its themes of migration, the stranger, mixed cultures and religions, law and leadership, women in public life, kindness, generosity and fear.
Johann Sebastian Bach krönte sein Schaffen geistlicher Musik mit dem Weihnachts-, dem Oster- und dem Himmelfahrtsoratorium sowie mit fünf Messvertonungen – gipfelnd in der monumentalen h-Moll-Messe, die als Vermächtnis angesehen werden kann.
Die Frage nach den Möglichkeiten für die Benediktion von gleichgeschlechtlichen Paaren wird seit einigen Jahren in der Kirchenöffentlichkeit diskutiert.
Following the success of Scots Worship - Lent, Holy Week & Easter, this new resource from David Ogston is for use during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.
The Protestant Reformation emphasized the centrality of scripture to Christian life; the twentieth-century liturgical movement emphasized the Bible‘s place at the heart of liturgy.
Gail Ramshaw provides ten insights into the three-year lectionaries to guide all who are interested in exploring the meaning and importance of the Revised Common Lectionary and the Lectionary for Mass.
Characterized by the admission of doubt in God's desire for a better world, and willing to see Jewish tradition as indispensable, Brought Down struggles with daily life as a firm believer and continuing pride in Jewish identity.
Is "e;political reconciliation"e; a new tool for peace-building and justice--in peace processes and other complex social reconstruction efforts-after dictatorship or civil wars?
