History of religion

Luther's theology and practice have inspired and continue to inspire so many across confessional and even religious alignments worldwide, or else excite those for whom he displays a coveted, untamed audacity in living out convictions; it is the fabric, the texture that makes Luther a figura with the capability of being transfigured.

Transmitting the Spirit in Missions: The History and Growth of the Church of Pentecost discourses on how Pentecostalism in general has been involved in the current growth, mission, and changing face of global Christianity.

In a globalized world, networks are key, whether they are networks of people, ideas, or interests.

With the Second Vatican Council (196265), the Roman Catholic Church for the first time took a positive stance on modernity.

John Calvin (1509-64) was the pinnacle of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Whether people realize it or not, the ideas in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 have had a huge impact on the role of Christian women in the church through the centuries.

'Being in Christ' is a central theme in the message of the gospel.

The influence of Hans Frei (1922-1988) is wide and deep in contemporary theology, even though he published little in his own lifetime.

The document called Second Clement was not a letter, nor was it written by Clement.

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.

Many Christian men don't realize that they have access to the same power that raised Jesus from the dead inside of them.

The sixteenth century in Europe was a tumultuous time.

A Sample Meditation:Loss on the Way to EnlightenmentAvoidance, rationalization, religion, reality, projection, distraction Acknowledging that we often grow tired of the painful truthabout poverty, illness, racism, discrimination,environmental ruin, and warfare,we confess that we have escaped through distraction usingfood, entertainment, alcohol, and personal isolation.

This book, People of Faith, People of Jeong (Qing), seeks to reveal and understand the current state and the future prospective of Asian Canadian immigrant churches (ACIC), including Chinese, Taiwanese, and Korean churches.

Though much has been written about ethic of care and its importance in education, little is available to guide Christian educators who desire to demonstrate a disposition of care toward self, learners, colleagues, and community.

Is there a gap between the academic study of the Bible and the work of theologians?

Story, Formation, and Culture brings together a myriad of scholars, researchers, and ministry leaders into conversation about how we can effectively nurture the spirituality of children.

How should the Methodist tradition continue to embody its evangelistic mission?

Christianity is essentially a historical religion.

The command of the risen Christ was to make students of all nations: "e;On this Rock I will build .

In just over one hundred years, the Pentecostal-charismatic movement has transformed world Christianity.

7 Key Qualities of Effective Teachers: Encouragement for Christian Educators aims to encourage and inspire Christian teachers in their critically important role as transformative educators who motivate and encourage others to become the best people God created them to be.

Sources of Holocaust Insight maps the odyssey of an American Christian philosopher who has studied, written, and taught about the Holocaust for more than fifty years.

How did a relatively unknown priest from Argentina rise so quickly from obscurity to one of the top leaders of the twenty-first century?

Carl F.

Success in today's business environment may seem difficult or elusive for those who desire to conduct themselves with integrity.

Sex, Sin, and Our Selves brings together readings in feminist theological thought and the literature of the acclaimed contemporary writers Michele Roberts and Sara Maitland.

Most accounts of Canada and the First World War either ignore or merely mention in passing the churches' experience.

The Diocese of Sydney is admired, hated, loved, and feared.

Seventh-century Ireland is becoming a land of saints, scholars, and spiritual foster mothers as well as warriors.

Even casual acquaintances of the Bible know that the Truth shall set you free, but in the pursuit of that Truth in higher education--particularly in Christian or Jewish seminaries--there are often many casualties suffered along the way.

How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam?

In a series of dramatic monologues, first-century men and women--some real, some imaginary--remember, often from the perspective of old age, their encounters with Jesus and reflect on the significance of those encounters.

Even under the best circumstances in life, we all suffer psychological injuries to our self.

Ideas about education have consequences.

Democratic principles have not taken root readily in Latin America in part because spiritual inwardness, a necessary prerequisite of democracy that is inseparable from the Bible, has been lacking.

In this entertaining and informative book, Victor L.

Eli Washington Caruthers's unpublished manuscript, American Slavery and the Immediate Duty of Southern Slaveholders, is the arresting and authentic alternative to the nineteenth-century hermeneutics that supported slavery.

How did a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee become a role model for a hundred years?

This book shows how early economic ideas structured Christian thought and society, giving crucial insight into why money holds such power in the West.

Luther was fundamentally a preacher-pastor, "e;a care-taker of souls,"e; whose ingenuity lies in his usage of the biblical message as a source of pastoral encouragement.

Knowing Him by Name is a book of 336 short devotional readings based on the names and references to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Working from the original Persian sources, translators and scholars David and Sabrineh Fideler offer faithful, elegant translations that represent the full scope of Sufi poetry.

This book brings a critique to the theology of the ordained ministry in contemporary Catholicism, a theology that fosters clericalism.

The God of ancient Israel--universally referred to in the masculine today--was understood by its earliest worshipers to be a dual-gendered, male-female deity.

Drawing on experience as an interreligious monk, Brother Wayne Teasdale reveals the power of spirituality and its practical elements.

This sociological portrait presents how Chinese Christians have coped with life under a hostile regime over a span of different historical periods, and how Christian churches as collective entities have been reshaped by ripples of social change.

This volume takes a deep look into the theological underpinnings of the Oxford Movement Tractarians, and the motivations and activities of their inheritors.

Many poetic works can inspire, but few, like this one, have the power to change your life.

Motivated by a desire for meaningful work and a life of adventure, women college graduates in North America and Western Europe became student secretaries for the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF).