In seiner Schrift „Von den Konziliis und Kirchen“ (1539) präsentiert Martin Luther eine konzentrische, mehrfach gestufte Darstellung von Wesen und Leben der Kirche.
Evangelicals often give little thought to the morality of contraception, but when they do, serious studies of the subject are scarce if not non-existent.
Miraculous Journeys of Faithand FailureWhat if God was bigger than your box and had a unique role for you in his missioneven though you aren't perfect?
By bringing four contemporary companioning narratives into dialogue with gospel descriptions of Jesus' encounters with people, this book demonstrates how wonderfully diverse interpersonal ministry--pastoral care, counselling, chaplaincy, mentoring, spiritual companioning, and spiritual direction--is active participation in his shepherding, healing, restorative, and guiding purposes.
Environmental stewardship and wilderness protection are core values in outdoor programs and require a participant to tell why natural resources are important to them and to the future of our country.
Believing that study and application of Scripture in the context of Christian community can greatly enhance the transformative power of the preached message, in Bringing Home the Message Robert Perkins aims to help pastors integrate small group ministry with their preaching.
We're In This TogetherIn Sacred Siblings: Valuing One Another for the Great Commission we learn about how teams come together with varying expectations of what team life should be.
Many of today's organizations "e;live in public"e;; they devote extensive resources to branding, catching the public eye, and capitalizing on the age of transparency.
The Dialogues on the Incarnation presented in this book show a group of four preachers as they endeavored to help the people in their church make theological sense at a time when optimism and fear were intermingled.
Share in the wisdom of the model of leadership-tap into your own potential for greatness Leaders are not simply born; they are molded through life's victories and failures, triumphs and defeats.
Focusing on the intersection of Christianity and politics in the American penitentiary system, Jennifer Graber explores evangelical Protestants' efforts to make religion central to emerging practices and philosophies of prison discipline from the 1790s through the 1850s.
In these essays, Donald Wiebe unveils a significant problem in the academic study of religion in colleges and universities in North America and Europe - that studies almost always exhibit a religious bias.
The integration of theology and social vocation invites scholars and practitioners to reach outside their discipline and into relationship with others.
Islamic Fundamentalism in EgyptA remarkable study on the ancient roots and the present realities of Islamic fundamentalism, especially as it is being expressed in Egypt and the Arab world.
The fourteenth-century controversy between the Dominican Durandus of St Pourcain and his order plays a central role in explaining the later success of Thomism.
An important contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalismThis volume makes a considerable contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalism.
Return for a fifth time with Pastor Blackstone to the fabled land of India and discover more biblical precepts and life-changing concepts as he travels again with his good friend Shibu Simon to "e;earth's farthest bounds.
Cultural Change and the ChurchFor many years, cross-cultural missions were directed to people in the countries of their birth, generally in Majority World areas.
At once "e;travel guide"e; and vision for the future, the Transformation series is good news for the Episcopal Church at a time of fast and furious demographic and social change.
Kabir was a great iconoclastic-mystic poet of fifteenth-century North India; his poems were composed orally, written down by others in manuscripts and books, and transmitted through song.
Sacred Strategies is about eight synagogues that reached out and helped people connect to Jewish life in a new way-congregations that had gone from commonplace to extraordinary.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement presents a multi-faceted collection of readings exploring the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of world evangelization.
