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Intelligent Christians not only lead lives of prayer, but also require an understanding of prayer.

Gossip has always been an integral part of community, but in our Christian communities and homes, gossip becomes even more important.

All theories of social change, says Alves, rest squarely on the economic and structural forces operative in society at any given moment in history.

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A Journey of Compassion grew out of the heart and passion of Bill Lane Doulos, who began his work with the street people of Pasadena in 1974.

Thomas Merton once described the Precautions and Counsels of St.

Margaret Ferris teaches basic counseling skills for caregivers who want to incorporate Christian norms and values into their ministry.

From the explosive contexts of Nairobi, Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Madras burst fresh insights on the mission of the church for the city.

We all encounter times of physical illness as well as of emotional, psychological, and spiritual distress and pain.

It's one thing to market cars and deodorant and hamburgers.

In With Roots & Wing, Jay McDaniel brings together insights from the natural sciences, Christian theology, and interreligious dialogue, breaking new ground in the search for a wholistic spirituality for our time.

Christians find themselves in an increasingly diverse world.

"e;The present volume, being the outgrowth of lectures delivered in the classroom, was originally written in Latin with the intention of supplying a textbook suited to the needs of those beginning the study of theology in our seminaries.

It can be hard to share faith with others, especially when people can't agree on whether there is even any actual truth.

For centuries women, youth, and the poor have been seen as objects of Christian ministry, but rarely as those who do ministry themselves.

"e;Inevitably there comes a crisis, sooner or later .

Mark Yantzi provides new methods for dealing with the pervasive problem of sexual abuse.

Both participants and leader will be transformed through this revolutionary approach to group Bible study.

Patrick is dying a slow, agonizing death.

When Gavin Barnett was four years of age, Fred, his missionary father, was taken by a crocodile in the Zambezi river at Chavuma in the Northwest Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).

Here is the first volume in English which enables the reader to form a vivid impression of the great twelfth-century Paris master, Hugh of Saint-Victor.

Flowing from Jesus's parable of the banquest feast, this practical and challenging call to a more inclusive church shows why disabled people--the mentally retarded, the physically impaired, and others--must be part of congregational life, along with how, where, and what to do.

"e;I have a sense that the times themselves, apart from more or less deliberately created crises, render strong things fragile, and fragile things mortally endangered.

ContentsPart IThe Grave New World of Christian Counseling LiabilityPart IISexual Misconduct in Christian CounselingPart IIIConfidentiality and Its Many ExceptionsPart IVThe Counseling Process: Managing Liability RiskPart VSpecial Counseling Modes and Controversial CasesPart VICorporate Risks and Counseling CredentialsPart VIIThe Maturation of the Christian Counseling Profession

Sexual misconduct by ministers and other Christian professionals has reached epidemic proportions.

Sorrow Built a Bridge: Friendship and AIDS chronicles Daniel Berrigan's work with people with AIDS during the 1980s at St.

Effective churches understand the need for effective families.

There has been, and continues to be, a great deal of important writing and discussion about the need for retirement planning for the financial health, housing, and other issues faced by persons of retirement age.

Why Does Marriage Today Seem To Be Such a Far Cry From Paradise?

'Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

A sociologist and a church historian provide a probling scholarly critique of Economic Justice for All, the American bishops' pastoral letter on Catholicism and the U.

Christians are in a real battle.

What better way to contemplate the wondrous gift of Jesus in the Eucharist than to pray and meditate on a different Scripture reflection every day of the month!

Community, like love, is a concept everybody talks about but nobody bothers to define.

Often viewed as the archaic rules of a civilization long past, the Ten Commandments have been pushed aside and ignored by modern society.

'In liturgical study, and especially in English liturgical study, the subject of the daily office has always been something of the poor relation', writes the author in his preface.

"e;As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us.

Life-Changing Attitudes Mark the Lives of Inspiring Women from Yesterday to TodayA godly woman is marked by a godly attitude.

Like a good gumbo from the author's hometown of New Orleans, this book is rich fare.

"e;This study has two aims.