Prayers and liturgical material

Conflict over homosexuality in Christian churches is only intensifying.

How can people of faith connect their religious traditions with the rise of overtly fascist violence in the United States?

Sixteen church historians here examine Martin Luther in an uncommon waynot as Reformer or theologian but as pastor.

Death, Ritual and Belief, now in its third edition, explores many important issues related to death and dying, from a religious studies perspective, including anthropology and sociology.

Vibrant worship services, argues creative and provocative author Graham Standish, are those in which the congregation obviously asks questions such as: Does our worship help people experience God?

Recent scholarship in a number of disciplines has explored the relationship between ontology and ethics.

George Tyrrell insisted that the quest for the historical Jesus was no more than scholars staring into a well to see their own reflections staring back.

Raus ins Freie, raus aus der Komfortzone und raus aus gewohnten Denkmustern und Vorstellungen von Glaube.

The SCM Studyguide: Liturgy, 2nd Edition is an introduction to liturgy that considers the basic 'buliding blocks' needed to grasp the subject area.

Healthcare chaplains working as part of interdisciplinary teams are frequently involved in contributing to discussions on all aspects of patients' wellbeing.

Vibrant worship services, argues creative and provocative author Graham Standish, are those in which the congregation obviously asks questions such as: Does our worship help people experience God?

Do you desire something to perk up the attention of the listeners?

The Book of Occasional Services is a new liturgical resource produced by the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.

The Preached God speaks directly to preachers, calling them to deliver the truths of forgiveness, life, and salvation through both word and sacrament to all who listen.

Deepen your faith and find encouragement during life's ups and downs.

In an era marked by Eucharistic revival, synodal renewal, and Jubilee celebrations, Fr.

Fresh, inclusive, creation-conscious prayers to nourish your soul-and the soul of your worship community.

Moral Injury is now recognized as a growing major problem for military men and women.

Learn to celebrate your body by attending to daily spiritual practicesIn Honoring the Body, Stephanie Paulsell speaks to those who have ever wondered how to celebrate the body's pleasures and protect the body's vulnerabilities in a world that seems confused about both.

The third edition is updated to the Revised Common Lectionary.

Distills the basic principles used by Native American healers to create miracles.

Magic is a universal phenomenon.

Nurture your inner monk & surrender to the natural grace & rhythm of your heart's deepest longings.

El libro muestra cómo, en su rol de historia oral, esta categoría de música-danza ritualizada es una parte de un esquema integral de «textos orales» que también incluyen: decenas de narrativas épicas, con cientos de capítulos y personajes con nombres específicos y rango ancestral; y una memoria colectiva extraordinaria de miles de elementos geográficos, todos vinculados íntimamente con las canciones y narrativas épicas sagradas, además de ubicados de manera dispersa a través de un enorme paisaje natural y cultural que forma un corredor transandino.

A desire to provide pastoral care and guidance in the wake of the isolation experienced during the height of the coronavirus pandemic and a love of Scripture have come together in this second collection of devotions.

This perennial bestseller is now available in a tenth-anniversary edition that showcases Joyce Rupps poems, a new preface by the author, and a new design.

A guide to restoring your connection to the wisdom of your soul and returning to heart-centeredness*; Explains how unconditional love allows the 7 main energy centers to create the human rainbow*; Describes how each energy center processes life and reflects physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being*; Includes 29 breathing, relaxation, meditation, and visualization exercises to reconnect with the heart center and access soul guidanceEach of us has a light body connecting the spiritual, emotional, and physical levels of our being.

"e;All of us ought to be ready to laugh at ourselves,"e; wrote theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, "e;because all of us are a little funny in our foibles, conceits, and pretensions.

Winner of two 2025 CMA Book Awards from the Catholic Media Association: Front Cover Artwork (Second Place), and Pastoral Ministry Catechetical (Honorable Mention).

Die Agenden der Vereinigten Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche Deutschlands (VELKD) prägten seit den 1950er Jahren die Gottesdienste am Sonntagmorgen, die Kasualien und die kleineren Gottesdienstformen bis hin zum Kindergottesdienst.

In Everything Can Change in Forty Days, Jean Watson encourages us to stop trying to create change and simply live a lifestyle of worship, allowing God to work in us and through us.

Chaplains Investigate Their Practice presents a collaborative study that analyzes more than a hundred instances of care by chaplains in various fields of chaplaincy in the Netherlands.

Daniel Harris--a Vincentian of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province--taught preaching for the forty-two years of his priestly ministry at seminaries in Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, and California.

Greco-Roman food culture provides important concepts, grounded in everyday experience, which allow ordinary Christians to define virtue and create community.

For those who have been disappointed when the "e;good life"e; let them down or discouraged by life's struggles, the goodness of God is trustworthy, life-giving, and everlasting.

George Tyrrell insisted that the quest for the historical Jesus was no more than scholars staring into a well to see their own reflections staring back.

This work is an attempt to lay the groundwork for how we talk about sex with those we love, in our churches and in the culture at large.

The title of this book, Very Short Reflections--for Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Ordinary Time and Saints--through the Liturgical Year, accurately describes its contents.

Find hope and healing when your heart feels heavy and burdened.