Religious life and practice

Popular retreat leader and former monk Robert Fruehwirth explores the stages of faith development using Julian's Revelations of Divine Love, inviting readers into a deeper, more honest and grounded faith.

The chapters collected in this book, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, address the subject of religious leadership.

Combining thematic analysis and stimulating close readings, The Collar is a wide-ranging study of the many ways--heroic or comic, shrewd or dastardly--Christian ministers have been represented in literature and film.

Joanne Rowling's great epic is forming the faith and moral vision of millions of people.

This text is a comprehensive introduction to mission and ministry in the contemporary Church which enables students to prepare for ministry in a changing church within a changing world.

In the modern world, angels can often seem to be no more than a symbol, but in the Middle Ages men and women thought differently.

A 2004 approach to comparing religions (Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism), focusing on traditions of asceticism.

Is it really possible to find peace during one of the busiest and stress-filled times of the year?

Challenging accepted theories about what makes for terrific sex, The Erotic Mind is a breakthrough exploration of the least understood dimensions of human sexualitythe psychology of desire, arousal, and fulfillment.

In diesem Buch wird versucht, Leserinnen und Lesern eine Hilfe anzubieten, mit Hilfe des kontemplativen Betens den christlichen Glauben zu verinnerlichen und dem Ziel näher zu kommen, das JESUS CHRISTUS folgendermaßen formuliert hat: "Ich habe die Herrlichkeit, die du mir gegeben hast, ihnen gegeben, damit sie eins seien, gleichwie wir eins sind.

Mitten im Leben glauben: Ein Hausbuch für den Alltag Glauben gehört in die Kirche?

Ethisch-moralisches Lernen wird sowohl als diskursives als auch kritisches Lernen in sechzehn Thesen entfaltet und die Kontur eines Lernens anvisiert, das für religiöse Bildungsprozesse grundlegend ist.

In Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology Hazrat Inayat Khan explores the purification and training of the psyche, its use as a tool in spiritual growth, and the inner teachings of the mystics on meditation, contemplation, intuition, visionary dreams, inspiration, revelation.

The first comprehensive study of rape – its images and its politics – at the dawn of the Italian Renaissance.

Portraits of Jewish Learning brings together colorful accounts of the ways that Jewish students today are having meaningful learning experiences in day school classrooms, Hebrew programs, synagogue-based schools, and high school and college courses that push students out of their comfort zone.

August Wilson (1945-2005) wrote one play for every decade of the twentieth century that explored black life in America for the descendants of slaves.

Was ist gemeint, wenn heute von "Seelsorge" die Rede ist?

With All Your Mind makes a compelling case for the value of thinking deeply about education in America from a historically orthodox and broadly ecumenical Christian point of view.

Priests and pastoral caregivers often accompany people who are struggling to negotiate experiences of sickness, bereavement or anxiety.

The official prayer book for Orthodox Jews in the UK, with supporting commentary by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

A meditation on holiness and beauty through the study of Saint Mary of Egypt.

Many of the key problems and concepts of ethics go back to the time of the Vedas and the origins of Vedic Philosophy.

The Christian faith has always stood in a place of tension between its transcendent nature and the surrounding culture.

Too often the biblical passages governing sexual morality are interpreted in simplistic, proof texting ways that take no account of the cultural gap between ancient Israel and the modern world.

Immigration is a key concern in British society; however, the ethical implications of the issue are often overlooked.

WISSENSCHAFTLICHER RELIGION

Queen Belacane is dying.

This accessible primer sets out the core elements and methods of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), and shows how to use it most effectively to improve clinicians' capacity for spiritual care.

Lost Boy No More tells the incredible true story of Abraham Nhialbut the story is not his alone.

Public theology is an emerging constructive tool.

There is a prevailing culture of 'niceness' within churches which can lead to conflict avoidance, suppression and denial.

Every year, thousands of girls and women die at the hands of blood relatives.

Liberation theology was the most important theological movement of the 20th century.

Drawing on the themes of the Promise Keepers movement, this daily devotional guide brings compelling stories, timely quotes, practical help, and personal challenges together in an easy-to-read, easy to apply format.

Cosmic Commons explores terrestrial-extraterrestrial intelligent life Contact.

Many paths can lead to the Divine-these inspiring stories may help you clarify yours.

Als Verbund- und Reflexionswissenschaft hat die Religionspädagogik die Aufgabe, zwischen individuellen Lebenswirklichkeiten und theologisch-fachwissenschaftlichen Inhalten auf Augenhöhe Verbindungen und Schnittmengen zu identifizieren.

As he revolutionized traditional teaching on hell in the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Love Wins, Rob Bell now transforms how we understand and practice marriage in The Zimzum of Love, co-written with his wife, Kristen.

Bjorn Krondorfer, one of the leading scholars in this field, has collected 35 key texts that have shaped this field within the wider area of the study of gender, religion and culture.

Across the world, 2 billion people experience menstruation, yet menstruation is seen as a mark of shame.

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees.

I am a Work in Progress is written to encourage readers that no matter the trials on your way stand tall and fight back.

An impassioned call for Christian churches to return to the values of service, love, and grace—and reject the twenty-first century gospel of material prosperity.