Religious institutions and organizations

Significant advances in science bring new understandings of the human as a unity of mind, body and world and calls into question the deep-seated dualistic presuppositions of modern theology.

Pastors and ministers have one of the most challenging jobs on earth.

The concept of the "e;divine sabotage"e; is the starting point for this expositional journey through Ecclesiastes.

Like many Americans, Paul Wallace grew up as a church-going Christian.

This book offers reflections on a number of theological themes, going beyond abstraction to ask what is involved in coming to know God--through all the praying, struggling, and rejoicing that entails.

A radically theological-political account of religious liberty, challenging secularisation narratives and liberal egalitarian arguments.

There are numerous issues in the public square confronting the Western church.

What happens when "e;the rubber meets the road"e; for Catholic evangelization?

Accelerating MovementsAs record numbers of people around the world respond to Christ, a need for community, structure, and leadership is emerging.

This book reviews the financial past, present, and future of couples contemplating marriage, with questions and text posed to highlight critical points.

An urgent call for awareness of the dangers of Christian nationalism, including the origins and implications.

The startling, frighteningly convincing sequel to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail that reveals the very nature of the Messianic Legacy.

Embrace time as a gift--not an obstacleReceiving the Day invites us to open the gift of time, to dwell in the freedom to rest and worship that God intends for us and for all creatures.

Christians have an increasingly complex and often conflicted relationship with technology.

Christians owe a debt to the Jew.

"e;As it is written, 'Our God is a consuming fire' (Heb.

In this critical time in history, this volume argues that what is urgently needed is a cogent, clear, biblically based and theologically grounded rationale for the manner in which the church speaks and acts in the political arena.

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like oneDistraction isn't a new problem.

Essays in Honor of J.

This book documents the Episcopal Church's developing focus on baptism within the context of the liturgical movement, the emerging understanding of the eucharist, prayer book revision, and the confirmation dilemma.

Discover inspiring, practical ways your board can make its meetings become opportunities for deepening faith, developing leadership, and church renewal.

Of course, by writing we refer to the kinds of reflections, essays, and exams students will have to complete in the seminary classroom.

"e;[Sh]ould take a prominent place on the shelf of literature about the man who changed 20th century America.

A must-read for Christians struggling with the present political conversation Citizen helps Christians find our place in the politics of the world.

"e;Our millennial children, as well as nonchurchgoing millennials, are both the church's greatest challenge and its most exciting new opportunity.

This edition includes the liturgies for Discernment for a New Church Mission; A Liturgy for Commissioning a Church Planter, Missioner or Mission Team; A Liturgy for the Opening of a New Congregation; Setting Apart Secular Space for Sacred Use; a new Litany for the Mission of the Church; and a variety of Church Planting collects, blessings and other prayers, and hymn suggestions.

During times of rapid social and religious change, leadership rooted in tradition and committed to the future is the foundation upon which theological schools stand.

Culture is defined as the shared values and practices found in a community.

Pastoral-to-program size change is frequently described as the most challenging of growth transitions for congregations.

"e;A Still More Excellent Way"e; presents a comprehensive account of the development and nature of metropolitical authority and the place of the 'province' within Anglican polity, with an emphasis on the contemporary question of how international Anglicanism is to be imagined and take shape.

The church as we know it in North America is dying.

"e;The Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground .

The Gospels portray Jesus as one who often sought solitude, whether for himself or in quietude before his Father.

Donald Trump, a thrice-married, no-need-of-forgiveness, blustery billionaire who rarely goes to church, won more Evangelical Christian votes than any candidate in history on his way to winning the 2016 US presidential election.

Harbaugh captures your interest with dramatic stories of the inner lives of working pastors, weaving these stories into patterns of meaning from his own reflection and research.

Archbishop Rowan Williams is the most gifted Anglican priest of his generation.

Preaching, and the discipline of preaching, is at a crossroads.

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

Many second-generation Korean Americans (SGKAs) are living lives of marginality on the edge of Korean American and American cultures.

Since the rise of the "e;New Homiletic"e; a generation ago, it has been recognized that sermons not only say something to listeners, they also do something.

Is it time for your church to go multisite?

"e;If anything, these prayers are plain.