Religious life and practice

Joy, pain, celebration, and grief are constant companions on the journey of caregiving.

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

In Robert McGee's best-selling book The Search for Significance, he helps readers realize the fact that they will never be content if they search for their significance in accomplishments or the opinions of others.

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life.

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In Gender and Succession in Medieval and Early Modern Islam: Bilateral Descent and the Legacy of Fatima, Alyssa Gabbay examines episodes in pre-modern Islamic history in which individuals or societies recognized descent from both men and women.

Finalist, Best LGBTQ Nonfiction Book, Lambda Literary Awards 2020 On October 14, 1998, five thousand people gathered on the steps of the U.

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.

The first English translation of Maria de Naglowska's sexually magical novella, Le rite sacr de l'amour magique *; Contains autobiographical material from Maria de Naglowska's life *; Continues, in symbolic story form, the sexual initiatory teachings expounded in Naglowska's The Light of Sex and Advanced Sex Magic *; Includes a summary of Naglowska's religious doctrine in her own words Available for the first time in English, The Sacred Rite of Magical Love is a mystical, sexually magical novella written by Maria de Naglowska--the Russian mystic and esoteric high priestess of 1930s Paris.

Meet the unlikely people who witnessed history's greatest event.

An invaluable insight into the narrative politics and theologies of LGBTQ+ life-storytelling, a key text for those in African Humanities, Queer Studies, Religious Studies, and Refugee Studies.

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What role should religion play in a religiously pluralistic liberal society?

Psalm 15 begins with two related questions: "e;LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?

Couples and families face daunting challenges as they cope with serious illness and disability.

Research has revealed ineffectiveness among university graduates in Africa.

The works of Emmanuel Levinas, a survivor of the Nazi horror, are striking in the constancy of their thought and the strength of their appeal.

Guiding Gideon chronicles the encounters between Gideon, a young man in his thirties in the midst of crisis, and his spiritual guide, Julian.

Public theology is an emerging constructive tool.

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

The calling of elders is to be "e;shepherds of God's flock.

The Borders Abbeys Way links four of Britain's grandest ruined medieval abbeys in the central Scottish Borders.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

Jobymon Skaria, an Indian St Thomas Christian Scholar, offers a critique of Indian Christian theology and suggests that constructive dialogues between Biblical and dissenting Dalit voices such as Chokhamela, Karmamela, Ravidas, Kabir, Nandanar and Narayana Guru could set right the imbalance within Dalit theology, and could establish dialogical partnerships between Dalit Theologians, non-Dalit Christians and Syrian Christians.

The opponents of legal recognition for same-sex marriage frequently appeal to a "e;Judeo-Christian"e; tradition.

Despite the introduction of new technologies for classrooms, many seminary courses still utilize primarily auditory methods to convey content.

Interest in Jewish mysticism is, in our generation, widespread and growing.

Marriage is the most demanding and potentially rewarding relationship for many adults.

Through twenty-five years of walking alongside those in conflict with their sexuality, Brad has come to understand what is at the heart of same-sex attraction: trauma.

TEN YEARS AGO, Harvard professor James Kugel was diagnosed with an aggressive, likely fatal, form of cancer.

Whether preaching or witnessing, speaking is a critical communication tool in almost all facets of Christian life.

How to focus on Christ during AdventMost Christians agree that Christmas is all about Jesus, yet most of us spend little time preparing our hearts to celebrate Him.

Popular author with broad appeal New vision for shaping future church leaders The Church's mission is not dependent upon economic or worldly boundaries.

Material Eucharist interprets the Eucharist through its material elements of bread and wine.

You probably speak 20,000 words a day, give or take, and each one influences those who listen.

The condition of stuck is a condition well known by pastoral caregivers and leaders.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

This book gives an up-to-date overview and evaluation of what psychology tells us about religious beliefs, practices, and experiences.

His birthday was once celebrated as a national holiday and his portrait once adorned the walls of almost every classroom in the United States.

Since its beginning, Buddhism has been intimately concerned with confronting and understanding death and dying.

When serious conflict surfaces in a congregation, lay people are usually stunned.

"e;For the greatest, most profound, tenderest things in the world, we must wait.