History of religion

Apparently, in 1338 and well into 1339, Death showed up for a grand performance at a little village of Nestorian Christians.

To question the idea of hell as a default destination is to question the entire fundamentalist evangelical worldview.

Given the upcoming five-hundred-year anniversary of Luther's ninety-five theses, it is appropriate to reflect on the impact of Luther's ideas.

This book is a vital resource for intervention programs, educators, social workers, counselors, psychotherapists, pastoral counselors, and survivors of intimate violence and their families.

Martha Gatkuoch is a young Sudanese woman who lived through unthinkable trauma.

In this engrossing memoir, Christine Berghoef takes us on a journey exploring the simplicity and complexity of faith.

Sometimes theological ideas are good topics for ongoing debate.

Presbyterian worship is known for its balance between form and freedom, seeking to be faithful to the leading of God's Word and open to the movement of God's spirit.

In Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?

Education has contributed enormously to the Scottish national character.

Karl Barth's 1922 The Epistle to the Romans is one of the most famous, notorious, and influential works in twentieth-century theology and biblical studies.

The relation of the eternal God to time and history has perplexed theologians and philosophers for centuries.

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

New Brethren in Flanders is the story of the planting and remarkable growth of Brethren churches in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium at the end of the twentieth century.

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.

Climate change.

This book criticizes three basic concepts in Reinhold Niebuhr's social thought: his views of human nature, interest, and power.

In these turbulent times we need a strong anchor.

One of the most influential and fastest-growing movements in the Church today is centered on St.

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

Descubre la historia real de este psicólogo que empezó a recibir en su consultorio a personas que decían algo así como: "soy homosexual y no quiero serlo".

Written primarily for undergraduate classes in American religious history and organized chronologically, this new textbook presents the broad scope of the story of religion in the American colonies and the United States.

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

Winner of a third-place award in Pope Francis books from the Catholic Media Association.

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

Spirituality at the School Gate is an innovative and explorative new study grounded in the field of lived religion.

God, why are you hiding?

Women's Ordination in the Catholic Church argues that women can be validly ordained to ministerial office.

Many spiritual caregivers, including chaplains, spiritual directors and clergy, are unaware of how they can support people with chronic health conditions.

Abraham Joshua Heschel remains one of the most creative Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century.

A transformative exploration of queer theology and the debate around same-sex marriage within the Church.

A missing bridegroom, a runaway temple prostitute, and a strange call from the prophet Elijah interrupt the routine lives of a small Hebrew family struggling to survive in a drought-ridden village near Samaria.

Funerals are among the most important life events in Western society, and fashioning a personalized ceremony for yourself or for a loved one is often the most meaningful way to celebrate the life of the deceased.

Liberating Inner Eve: From Constraints of Historic Conditioning to Boundless Personal Power--A Christian Woman's Guidebook addresses the most commonly encountered social and historic challenges that constrain women's experience of personal power, against the background of an empowering exploration of the Genesis account of Adam and Eve.

This book offers a new way of understanding Catholic social ethics.

In The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders, Rimi Xhemajli shows how a small but passionate movement grew and shook the religious world through astonishing signs and wonders.

When the organization and structure of the church in America was altered in the early 1900s to meet modern demands, the role of the pastorate became more specialized to adapt to the burdens of the new, "e;efficient"e; structure.

For a denomination like Roman Catholicism that is canonically difficult to leave, many American Catholics are migrating beyond the institution's immediate influence.

The movie We Are Marshall brought national attention to the tragic loss and dramatic reconstitution of the school's football team.

Why do many First People in Australia find themselves continually under siege?

Let the Apostleship of Prayer (The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network) be your guide during Lent by helping you deepen your prayer life in the most solemn season of the year.

Genesis offers insight and encouragement to those who live and minister in urban environments.

The quick facts are these: Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is the only cause of death in the top ten in America that cannot be prevented, slowed, or cured.

Rural communities depend on the health of the agrarian cultures that compose them.

This prayer book is intended to build up your child's prayer life in a fun and relatable way.

For two thousand years countless people around the world viewed reality through a Christian lens that endowed their lives with meaning, purpose, and coherence.

This book is a brief, simplified presentation of eleven major world religions active today.

Classical orthodoxy, the Reformational understanding of the gospel, and the Great Awakening beliefs and behaviors, including missions/missiology, reflect what the evangelical movement and its mission should be if it is to have a future.

This book draws from the examples of God, that of Jesus Christ and of others like Joseph, Moses, Joshua, and Paul, who had been called into leadership, as recorded in the Bible, in order to show good leadership approaches, styles, best leadership practices, and the underlying guiding principles that today's leaders need to embrace in order to become more effective in their leadership roles.