Religious institutions and organizations

This volume explores medieval anchoritism (the life of a solitary religious recluse) from a variety of perspectives.

The Reverend David Simcox Galloway, an American Presbyterian educator and clergyman, is seeking to establish a secondary school for boys in what is now southeastern Turkey, at the border with Syria.

What a beautiful, genuine, moving book.

Trust is a bankable asset for leaders who direct, shape, and guide faith communities.

Renowned leadership consultant, Samuel R.

This five-part group study booklet is for local church communities who are contemplating setting up a pioneering church community, but are unsure how to get going.

In early medieval Europe, monasticism constituted a significant force in society because the prayers of the religious on behalf of others featured as powerful currency.

The Resurging Student Mission MovementCollege campuses of the world have historically been the premier place where laborers for the nations have been fashioned by the hand of God.

"e;The Journey Home"e; is a collection of memories from those who came into communion with God by accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior.

In difficult times, relationships provide tangible help, advice, resources, and emotional support.

This demonstrates amazingly, with unflinching honesty and a wonderfully redeeming sense of humor, a resource especially helpful in motivating change and growth by mobilizing the natural strengths of small churches.

The Canadian socio-cultural landscape is undergoing constant transformation due to immigration.

We live in a world in which the church inhabits a deep existential anxiety about its future, feels pushed to the edges of society and doesn't deal well with its marginalisation.

How religious caregivers can find spiritual renewal in their own storyRecalling Our Own Stories, which author Edward P.

Questioning and renegotiating the authority, roles, responsibilities, and relationships between lay and ordained leaders has become the order of the day for the church.

Discover the life-changing principles of Influence, Empowerment, Intuition, Respect, and Legacy that will transform your leadershipand your life.

Mission as Penance explores the posture of Christian mission in Canada, while also uncovering the theological roots that gave birth to the sense of cultural and religious superiority that led to profound harm to others and to God's creation.

The purpose of this study on charismatic and expository preaching is to find the common ground of the two preaching methods and solidify them into a sound, biblical and theological preaching method that will edify the body of Christ and lead to growth for local churches.

Azusa, Rome, and Zion offers historical, theological, and spiritual reflections on major movements of the Holy Spirit in modern times.

Vocation is often loosely defined, reserved for use in churchy sermons and ivory towers.

Living Biblically de-situates biblical wisdom from its formally religious-theological underpinnings and offers it as a guide for fulfilled, happy living.

The election of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008 was hailed by many as a historic event and by some as the end of the Reagan era in American politics.

Oh Jew, Oh Gentile, Why?

At the origins of the major religious traditions one typically finds a seminal figure.

This volume fulfills the need for an accessible academic book that addresses the gender issues that women face as Christian disciples, whether in formal leadership roles or engaging leadership in informal means, and considers these issues in the context of world Christianity.

The essays in this volume, which are written by friends, colleagues, and former students, are dedicated to Gary B.

Coming Out of Egypt is an exodus out of idolatry--the idolatry of ancient Egypt and the idolatry that permeates the church today.

How are spiritual power and self-transformation cultivated in street ministries?

This volume offers Christian spiritual instructors a language for the soul uncovered from the storehouses of Christianity's ancient living spiritual tradition.

Setting out from experiences in pastoral ministries, pastoral training and supervision, the author examines the changes in the underlying conditions for ministry work and the consequences for the profession and for clerical training.

Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St.

Seeking God is a Platonic dialogue on the nature of the religious experience and the conditions under which this experience is possible.

Every day for more than a decade, members of the World Community for Christian Meditation worldwide receive a brief reflection, Daily Wisdom, from Laurence Freeman, a Benedictine monk and leader of the community.

In My Life of Ministry, Writing, Teaching, and Traveling: The Autobiography of an Old Mines Missionary, I present my life as a child growing up in a French village about sixty miles south of St.

Drinking from the Same Well is designed for those who seek a praxis-oriented theological grounding in the exploration of cross-cultural perspectives in the field of pastoral care and counseling.

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

Recent years have seen a meteoric rise in the power and importance of organized religion in many parts of the world.

What makes it possible for a church to reverse course from decline or stagnation into longlasting vitality?

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.

In this book, Stan Chu Ilo offers an integral theology of development and a critical social analysis of different development theories and practices in the world, especially in Africa.