Aspects of religion

What does it mean to worshipespecially in spirit and truth?

Recent events in the United States have demonstrated the urgent need not only to discuss issues of racism in this country but to move toward meaningful antiracist work.

Sociology and Catholic Social Teaching: Contemporary Theory and Research contains essays by key scholars in the territory where Catholic social thought and secular sociology meet, and offers a much needed alternative to the relativism and individualism that so often characterize social scientific analysis today.

Since the Second Vatican Council the place of Mary in theology and generally in the life of the Church has been at times muted.

Psalms for the Poor talk back to the blunt and beautiful phrases of the King James Bible.

The Divine Mother is known by many names and takes many forms.

The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death.

Islam in Africa is deeply connected with Sufism, and the history of Islam is in a significant way a history of Sufism.

What if the story of Jesus was meant not just to be told but retold, molded, and shaped into something new, something present by the Evangelist to face each new crisis?

Bestselling author and The Secret co-star Dr.

The first comprehensive resource for chaplains and campus ministers of all faith traditions-a vital resource for ministry in multifaith and secular contexts.

Have you ever wondered if there might be more to Genesis than fodder for anti-evolutionism?

Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical theology.

Until now, Fresh Expressions has been about starting and sustaining mission initiatives among people with little or no church contact.

Traugott Roser macht sich auf den Weg.

»Es gibt genügend Arbeit, Geld, schöne Wohnungen, gute Liebhaber oder was auch immer du dir wünschst.

For a world so out of tune, this treatise intends to correlate from various instruments of learning, a new sound--a sound of hope.

Das Lernen an Biographien wird unter den Bedingungen des diakonisch-sozialen Lernens diskutiert.

The Cross of Reality investigates Bonhoeffer’s interpretation and use of Luther’s theology in shaping his Christology.

The third evangelist makes Black-skinned people central to his claim in Luke and Acts that the gospel of Jesus is restoring the children of God.

Mysticism is popularly understood as becoming one with God or the Absolute.

In these insightful essays, Barbara Cawthorne Crafton reflects on a broad range of experiences ministering among merchant seafarers, the homeless, the bereaved, AIDS patients, and others in need of personal and spiritual help.

Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr.

An essential and easy to use collection of prayers bound in a durable and portable format for the most frequently encountered pastoral occasions.

A five-part course for small groups that aims to help you discover one simple truth: that God loves you passionately, deeply and unconditionally.

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Sich in Ostdeutschland als Erwachsener taufen zu lassen, ist recht unkonventionell.

This updated version of Tippett's 1977, The Deep Sea Canoe, describes a significant but often overlooked aspect of the expansion of Christianity in the South Pacific, that of South Sea Island believers who carried the gospel from one island to another in their deep sea canoes.

This devotional collection of prayers and reflections from Sarah Young's bestselling Jesus Listens(R) and Jesus Calling prepares your spirit for the Savior's coming, helps you spend the days of Advent and Christmas with intentionality, and carries you into the New Year with your heart and mind fixed on Jesus.

Have you ever wondered what the image of God means theologically?

Innovative Discoveries for Ecumenical Ministries presents pertinent historical pastoral research considerations of the identity crisis in the priesthood requiring reconciliation of the hierarchical authority structures which have impaired authentic Christological pastoral leadership for decades.

The ritual of eating and drinking together is one of the most important Christian events.

There is currently no shared language of vocation among Catholics in the developed, post-modern world of Europe and North America.

The movement of Scandinavian Creation Theology was shaped by its three founding figures: the philosopher K.

This collection of daily thoughts to nourish the soul from the world's sacred texts by Leo Tolstoy feature gems of inspiration and wisdomauthor Thomas Keneally calls this book ';transcendent, and that we are grateful he lived long enough to endow us with his grand inheritance.

Christians should have an audacity of faith with an auspicious outlook on life; but instead, we forget to keep our focus in perspective.

Drawing on recent philosophical developments in hermeneutics and poststructuralism, The Fragility of Language and the Encounter with God offers a theological account of the contingency of language and perception and of how acknowledging that contingency transforms the perennial theological question of the development of doctrine.

A mystical experience, no matter what else, is a subjective occurrence in the psyche.

A unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern timesFreedom is far from straightforward as a topic of comparative theology.