Religious institutions and organizations

Apocalyptic texts are often seen as either frightening or irrelevant, a tool for fearmongering and manipulation or for the lucrative doomsday industry.

Techno-Sapiens gathers together leading scholars of technology, theology, and religion in order to explore the ways in which modern technology is neither solely a dehumanizing force in the world nor a mere instrument for evangelizing the world, but rather the very means by which incarnation happens--the media in and through which humans love the (digital) other.

When our communities are shaken by school shootings and natural disasters, ministry leaders are first on the scene to care for the people.

Spiritual Life on a Burning Planet draws on scientific research in developing religious perspectives on anthropogenic climate change.

Pioneer missionary Timothy Richard served forty-five years in China and became a household name among educated Chinese.

Spiritually there is a great hunger today for contemplative and more satisfying experiences with God.

In a world where armed conflict, repression, and authoritarian rule are too frequent, human rights and peace-building present key concepts and agendas for the global and local struggle for peace and development.

"e;Why do we have to learn this?

Liang Fa holds a unique place in the history of Christianity in China.

Learning to Speak a New Tongue attempts to respond to a timely question facing America today: What holds people together in a fragmented world?

In a perfect world we might expect that all worshipers would be ready for a worship service of thorough praise and adoration.

Proverbs 22:22 enjoins the reader, "e;Don't take advantage of the poor just because you can.

Secular assumptions underlie much formal communication between the West and Africa, and even intra-Africa.

The world's poorest people are struggling to access quality, affordable health care.

Do you wonder why some people you know hold theological and political views that blow your mind but they find quite reasonable?

"e;Can't you hear those little bells tinkling?

Dangerous Woman?

From pornographic videos of rape and incest to sexual predators around every corner; from online challenges teaching children how to commit suicide to resources teaching them how to conjure up demons; from social media trends praising abortion to completely redefining what it means to be human; these are the monsters in the closet which children and teenagers are being exposed to.

These reflections, based on the seven last words of Jesus from the cross (including an Easter message) invite readers to contemplate the spiritual, theological, and biblical significance of the death and resurrection of Jesus.

"e;Religion and ecology"e; has arrived.

If prophets are called to unveil and expose the illegitimacy of those principalities masquerading as "e;the right"e; and purportedly using their powers for "e;the good,"e; then Will D.

Fostering faith in children is a shared privilege and responsibility of parents, godparents, and the church community.

Cross-racial pastoral ministry and multicultural ministry are wonderfully complex endeavors.

Tension in the Tank meets us where we are on a faith journey that includes doubt and pain.

Beauchamp and Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics is a well-accepted approach to contemporary bioethics.

No one can appreciate the size or shape of a forest without flying over top to view the big picture.

God's word begins with the tree of life and the tree of knowledge watered by a river nourishing Eden.

When we think about the lives of the saints, we can easily forget that they were people just like us--with all the same struggles, temptations, joys, and sorrows we experience in life.

How do Christian students approach their years at a Christian college or university?

To be designated a "e;person"e; carries with it enormous social and legal entitlements.

We humans are capable of great relationships.

In an expressivist culture, effective engagement must acknowledge teenagers' freedom to choose their own spiritual path.

The discussion guide for the novel, Wonder Clearing, comes at a critical moment for churches and nations.

This book provides an exegetical-theological-rhetorical paradigm, "e;the Christ-oriented approach"e; (Lk 24:27, 44), that facilitates accuracy, effectiveness, and practicality in preaching the New Testament use of the Old.

You are There: Restoring Churches, People, and Places is a pastoral conversation about creation care.

Pastoral theologians from Congo, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe address, in this book, the issues of leadership, Ubuntu (community), gender-based violence, political violence, healing, and deliverance faced by pastors and ministers in African contexts today.

Struck from Behind is a memoir--but not the usual narrative of events.

Making the case for the relevance of pastoral care today, this book explores the role of pastoral care through the prism of music.

Conventional coping strategies can be pushed to their limits when people find themselves in situations of suffering, illness, and dying.

In a culture marked by what many call "e;attention-deficit disorder,"e; congregations and their leaders are subject to distractions that detract from their mission and lead them in directions that have little to do with their reason for existence.

Four individuals join a prairie religious community for a year in the mid-twentieth century.

Religious faith is a powerful source of comfort and support for individuals and families facing dementia.

Contemplative practices are increasingly used with children across nurseries and schools and are recognised as ways of improving wellbeing.

Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy (OOC) is a method of chaplaincy care that emphasizes achieving, describing, measuring, and improving the outcomes that result from a chaplain's work, alongside the parallel framework of evidence-based healthcare.

The Leadership of Muhammad is a very personal study of the life-story and leadership skills of the Prophet.

';The best leaders bring all of the resources in their world into play to accomplish something great.

Have You Ever Met a Great Leader?

Good people of privilege are increasingly aware of racial injustice but unsure what to do about it and afraid to venture into challenging dialogues and spaces.

In Clergy Burnout: Surviving in Turbulent Times, Revised and Expanded, Fred Lehr explores the nature and practice of clergy codependence.

In this third of three volumes addressing Luther's outlaw God, Steven D.