Spirits of Protestantism reveals how liberal Protestants went from being early-twentieth-century medical missionaries seeking to convert others through science and scripture, to becoming vocal critics of missionary arrogance who experimented with non-western healing modes such as Yoga and Reiki.
In Critical Christianity, Courtney Handman analyzes the complex and conflicting forms of sociality that Guhu-Samane Christians of rural Papua New Guinea privilege and celebrate as "e;the body of Christ.
"e;The more I read the Bible, the more evident it becomes that everything I have ever taught or written about effective leadership over the past 25 years, Jesus did to perfection.
This classic work of Christian spirituality emboldens modern readers to see God's care and concern for them in the joys and challenges of everyday life.
For Amish fiction readers, young and old alike, Plain Answers About the Amish Life provides a glimpse into an obscure, fascinating world-what the Amish believe and how they live.
Acclaimed church leader, blogger, founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan unpacks the lifecycle of a typical church, identifies characteristics of each phase, and provides practical next steps a church can take to move towards sustained health.
The United States is know as the ';Great Melting Pot,' yet a survey of our churches on Sunday Morning would reveal a noticeably different portrait of our ethnic make-up.
This is a powerful, first-hand account of a religious ministry that reaches out to console, heal, and build the lives of poor and desperate immigrants who come to the United States in search of a better life.
This volume is the first English-language anthology to engage with the fascinating phenomena of recent surges in New Age and alternative spiritualties in Israel.
How Latino Catholics and America are transforming each otherMost histories of Catholicism in the United States focus on the experience of Euro-American Catholics, whose views on social issues have dominated public debates.
Whether used as an individual Bible study or used for studying with a group, the Nelson Impact Bible Study Guide Series will deepen your knowledge and understanding of the Bible, book by book.
Saints' cults, with their focus on miraculous healings and pilgrimages, were not only a distinctive feature of Christian religion in fifth-and sixth-century Gaul but also a vital force in political and social life.
Eavan Gilhuly, a graduate of Desert Christian Academy in Bermuda Dunes, CA has written an inspirational and heartfelt devotional, a publication that provides a specific spiritual reading for each calendar day.
This book is written to reawaken awareness of both the beauty of the psalms and their ability to speak with relevance to our contemporary culture--a generation in danger of losing the psalmist's voice.
A unique account of a peasant girl's mental illness in nineteenth-century FranceHysteria Complicated by Ecstasy offers a rare window into the inner life of a person ordinarily inaccessible to historians: a semiliterate peasant girl who lived almost two centuries ago, in the aftermath of the French Revolution.
Algunas de las historias más poderosas de la Bibliacobrarán vida para los lectores de hoy mediante estas selecciones inspiradorasde los escritos de Max Lucado.
A tough town like Olean offers a guy only so many job options: sweat in the stench of oil refinery crude, like his immigrant father does, suffer boredom in a factory job, or apprentice in a trade.
Nearly twenty-five percent of the world's Christians count themselves among the Charismatic and Pentecostal family of Christian Movements, yet few know how Pentecostalism began.
As a people of faith inspired by the belief that every human person is created in the image and likeness of God, Catholics have a responsibility to be champions for racial justice.
With clarity, wisdom, and wit, Brian Taylor offers a fresh look at contemplative prayer as the pathway to genuine healing and spiritual transformation.
Este es el tercer tomo de una experiencia que no termina si la vemos desde el vientre de lo que aconteció en lo espiritual, pues cada instante de mi experiencia tras las rejas podrÃa llamarlo como vivir caminando sobre el techo del infierno contemplando la experiencia de la salvación al otro lado de una puerta que, cerrada con cadenas y candados, me desafiaba a concebirla abierta un dÃa invitándome a vivir la plenitud de una verdadera libertad.
