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Confucianism and its influence on culture in East Asia has profoundly impacted Chinese churches and the development of their leaders.

Five hundred years ago Martin Luther wrote his Ninety-Five Theses, inaugurating the Protestant Reformation, and with it exemplified an unflinching devotion to return to the Word of God as the ultimate authority.

A project of women's advancement in society and church life engages a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach in its quest for social transformation.

Long before he left the television news industry, Mark Kelley was concerned about the trends he saw developing in the business.

At nineteen Bieke Vandekerckhove fell ill.

Fat Religion: Protestant Christianity and the Construction of the Fat Body explores how Protestant Christianity contributes to the moralization of fat bodies and the proliferation of practices to conform fat bodies to thin ideals.

In 1846, French Canadian-born A.

The worship and organization of the Christian church must be defined by the Hellenistic world in which it took root and emerged victorious over Roman Imperial paganism.

Projects That Matter introduces project leaders and teams to the five basic elements of project design and describes in detail a six-step process for designing and implementing a project evaluation and disseminating evaluation findings.

When Race, Religion, and Sport Collide tells the story of Brandon Davies' dismissal from Brigham Young University's NCAA playoff basketball team to illustrate the thorny intersection of religion, race, and sport at BYU and beyond.

Making the case for the relevance of pastoral care today, this book explores the role of pastoral care through the prism of music.

For generations eastern Nova Scotia was one of the most celebrated Roman Catholic constituencies in Canada.

Although the political interpretation of Paul is still considered something of a novelty in North America and Europe, it is well established in Latin America and among theologians of liberation.

Weiße Magie"Zwischen Himmel und Erde gibt es mehr, als die Naturwissenschaft erklären kann.

This collection of fifteen insightful essays examines the complexity and diversity of Quaker antislavery attitudes across three centuries, from 1658 to 1890.

Kritische Analyse des Gottglaubens.

Paul on Identity shows the inner connection in Paul's view of three distinct issues that all focus on identity: What defines the fundamental "e;Christ identity"e; for which Paul argues?

This multidisciplinary collection probes ways in which emerging and established scholars perceive and theorize decolonization and resistance in their own fields of work, from education to political and social studies, to psychology, medicine, and beyond.

Most of us wonder how to make sense of the apparent moral excellences or virtues of those who have different visions of the good life or different religious commitments than our own.

Interest in John Foxe and his hugely influential text Acts and Monuments is particularly vibrant at present.

Wesleyans and Wesleyan theology have long been interested in the sciences.

La Vida Sacra: Contemporary Hispanic Sacramental Theology is an original, insightful approach to the sacraments from the perspective and actual practice of Latinos over the centuries.

Dreams and visions are amazing gifts from God.

Though the U.

Catholic social teaching has explosive power for changing not just individuals, but whole societies.

As a young Christian woman, do you struggle with insecurities and feel bogged down by the pressures and expectations of society?

From the perspective of Protestant America, nineteenth-century Mormons were the victims of a peculiar zealotry, a population deranged--socially, sexually, even racially--by the extravagances of belief they called "e;religion.

Multicultural Theology and New Evangelization sheds light on the central role of multiculturalism in the Catholic Church of the third millennium.

Throughout their shared history, Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches have lived through a very complex and sometimes tense relationship --not only theologically, but also politically.

2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, theology--theological and philosophical studies This book is unique in the literature about Vatican II.

The period 1928-1942 saw some of the greatest political and social upheavals in modern British history.

When Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, she sent him to the bishop with the message that she desired a hermitage where all people would be welcomed and would experience her love.

This book asks what theological messages theologically educated Catholics in late-eighteenth-century Prague might have perceived in Mozart's late opera seria La clemenza di Tito.

Alles darf sein - denn wir sind schon vollkommen !

Following a paradigm shift in his own personal understanding of mission, Vladimir Ubeivolc proposes the adoption of mission principles based on missio Dei to meet the social and spiritual needs of people in Moldova.

Found in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in Lent and Holy Week.

Luther Refracted speaks to the currency that Luther’s life and thought continue to enjoy in today’s Christian reflection.

Why are we here?

Tackle each day with an undaunted attitude in an age of mindless doomscrolling and consumption of negative news.

Wonderings is a collection of short stories that reflect greater spiritual and philosophical realities.

A project of women's advancement in society and church life engages a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach in its quest for social transformation.

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