Aspects of religion

In Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?

Having grown up in the shadow of the Bomb and having provided supportive care to post-Cold War generations of children and their parents (both in crisis), I have seen a lot of distrust and instability in people--individually and in communities.

The term "e;emerging church"e; causes confusion, conflict, and contention whenever it is used.

Cultural changes and social conditions today give evidence of a growing disregard of traditional authority and an increasing distrust of institutions.

In this book Marianne Bjelland Kartzow suggests that ideas taken from recent discussions of multiple identities and intersectionality, combined with insights from memory theory, can renew our engagement with biblical texts.

Maybe the only thing new about sexual abuse is quality discussion from several professions (psychology, theology, and pastoral care).

What does a clock or calendar, a map, a newspaper or bandage, a set of measuring cups or a basket have to do with prayer?

Dance in Scripture: How Biblical Dancers Can Revolutionize Worship Today examines the dances of seven biblical figures: Miriam, Jephthah's daughter, David, the Shulamite, Judith, Salome, and Jesus.

Baptists worldwide recently celebrated 400 years of history and witness.

Here is a vivid, poetic, and evocative story of the painter Vincent van Gogh's struggle to become his true self.

Here's a guide for English grammar that reads as easily as a story.

For those who are called to it, pastoral ministry can be a source of deep joy.

This book is about that treasured doctrine of Pentecostalism: baptism in the Holy Spirit, understood as a work subsequent to conversion to Christ.

No Man's Land is a book of poems of searching, longing, and belonging overlaid by the ancient struggle with home, family, and God.

Here is a concise, inviting introduction to the greatest of the early Christian missionaries, the Apostle Paul--his life, his letters, his thinking--and the life-transforming gospel he proclaimed.

Jesus used parables to teach his disciples certain truths about the gospel.

In Hebrew scripture men always get the exiting roles: leader, prophet, war hero.

Too often, Christ followers are content to live inside the church walls with other Christians.

In "e;Thoughts Upon Methodism,"e; John Wesley shared his hopes and fears for the future of his religious movement.

The work of American Baptist missionaries among the Telugu people in India in the nineteenth century came to fruition in 1897, when Telugus established their own indigenous missionary organization, the Telugu Home Missionary Society.

This volume invites readers to walk in Israelite sandals, that is, to take a journey of the imagination, and to immerse themselves in the identity, values, and institutions of first-century CE Israelites with the help of contemporary social-scientific studies and theories.

Narratives in Genesis 1-11 have been misunderstood in many ways, but they especially have been used to oppress women and African Americans and to present a God of wrath and judgment.

University is a major way that our society prepares professionals and leaders in education, health, government, business, arts, church--all components of our communal lives.

They were seeking religious freedom and the Second Coming of Christ in Central Asia.

This book seeks a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the Letter to the Hebrews by examining it from the viewpoint of its prominent theme of worship.

Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor is a sociorhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter.

What drives you?

The premise of Why Christians Should Not Tithe is simple: God, having freed his people from the Law through faith in Jesus Christ, does not place on them a burden from the Law.

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What if ten minutes a week could help you experience Sunday Mass more fully and deepen your love of the Word of God?

Research in the roots of evangelicalism and revivalism uncovers its share of peculiarities, but nothing is more unusual than what follows.

Therapeutic preaching is badly in need of rehabilitation.

The Catholic in Recovery Workbook is the first step-by-step guide for working through the Twelve Steps of recovery from a Catholic perspective.

Christianity is simple.

Winner of a second-place award in the popular scripture studies category from the Catholic Media Association.

Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ.

If your heart is on fire with God's love, your preaching will help listeners encounter Christ and deepen their spiritual lives.

In recent years the issue of domestic abuse and violence has gained a lot of attention as the extent of it has become known.

Are you looking for freedom and fulfillment in the life you are already living, or do you feel trapped because your everyday reality doesn't match your dreams?

This book intends to edify and encourage the reader to look for and recognize monuments they have established as they walk through life.

The Interpreting Spirit is both a consideration of the Spirit's role in the interpretation of Scripture and a celebration of renewal scholarship.

People of God have for many centuries read devotional works along with holy Scripture, especially during Advent and Lent.

Cancer, I'll Give You One Year: A Non-Informative Guide To Breast Cancer, A Writer's Memoir In Almost Real Time is not about eating kale.

There is a big gap between the orthodox Christian understanding of reality, and that of the default materialism of the culture.

We all love a good story.

Sandra Bihlmaier constitutes a historical and philosophical analysis of Philipp Melanchthon's concept of method and philosophy.

This book is the next volume in Levering's Engaging Doctrine series.

Rabbi Jesus interpreted the teachings of Torah to his followers.

The kingdom of God functions as a key theme that clarifies the direction of redemptive history.

Journey in real time with Steve, a burned-out Protestant minister, as he babysits his daughter's classmate Adi.