Religious issues and debates

Hate is unveiled on our streets.

The role of women in church leadership is controversial; however, the Pentecostal tradition, and specifically the Assemblies of God, has held that women can serve at all levels of church leadership.

Mark Petersen has learned philanthropy in the process of leading a private grantmaking foundation.

The role of Evangelical Christianity in American public life is controversial.

The Gospel of Matthew encourages and inspires its audience to practice the true, authentic, and holistic worship required for believers in Jesus to live in the kingdom of heaven.

Is "e;political reconciliation"e; a new tool for peace-building and justice--in peace processes and other complex social reconstruction efforts-after dictatorship or civil wars?

We all say that we care about children.

For many congregations, change creates discomfort.

This book invites its readers to an exploration of some of the greatest theologians in Christian history through the lens of disability theology in order to understand how the Christian Church is intended to deal with the ever-evolving concept and reality that is the disabled human experience.

The stories of LGBT+ Christians are not untold, but have often been unheard by faith leaders and communities.

We live in an ecological age.

This book is a work of theological resistance.

This book is an attempt to develop a dialogue between the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas, Jean Porter's Thomistic theory of the natural law, and the virtue of solidarity as expressed in Catholic Social Teaching.

The mystery of the missing men can be answered in one sentence: The church has forgotten how to speak to men.

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In her teenage years, author Mary Visker began to feel a growing desire to serve a mission when she was old enough.

Have you ever wondered why there is such a huge discrepancy between what scientists say about the age of our planet and what the Bible says?

Why is there something rather than nothing?

Born into an anti-Jewish family and growing up in a strong Christian environment, author Boyd Gutbrod became a staunch anti-Semitic, a stance that lasted well into his adulthood.

God does not promote hate, and neither do I.

Flattening the Medieval Earth explores the origin of the 'flat error', i.

This is the story of a Englishman who gave up a job in journalism to spend fourteen years with the controversial Indian mystic Osho, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and frequently referred to as 'the sex guru'.

Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn F in, long widely-regarded as the political wing of the Provisional IRA, is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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In a time when the question of American religious identity underlies much political conversation that fills the public square, Dennis Goldford directs his readers to consider the First Amendment.

"e;The Earth Gods"e; is a 1931 work by poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran.

This vintage book contains a number of stories relating to Lehi who, according to the Book of Mormon, was a prophet who lived in Jerusalem during the reign of king Zedekiah.

This volume contains "e;The Wireless Lectures"e;, a series of lectures delivered during April and May, 1936 at Cheshunt College Lodge, Cambridge.

"e;The Key to Theosophy"e; is a detailed exposition of the "e;ethics, science, and philosophy"e; of the Theosophical Society, written by one if its founding members, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.

"e;The Gospel in the Stars"e; is an 1882 treatise by Joseph A.

"e;The Astronomy of the Bible"e; is a 1907 treatise by E.

First published in 1856, "e;The Last Times and the Great Consummation"e; explores the future destiny of the world as predicted by the bible.

An exploration of the basis of magic, focusing on its scientific and natural sources as well as its lack of supernatural relation.

"e;The Principles of Occult Healing"e; is a vintage treatise by Mary Weeks Burnet.

It's hard to think of a single aspect of American culture, past or present, in which religion has not played a major role.

Grappling with nature, religion, violence and politics, poems of lucid intensity and astonishing power from three remarkable British poetsGeoffrey Hill (1932-2016) was often considered the greatest English-language poet of his generation.

**Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing**'A tragic portrait of a disappearing world, created with passion and literary grace' SALMAN RUSHDIE'Janine di Giovanni is a humane and persistent witness' HISHAM MATAR'Profoundly moving' MARK TULLY_______________________The Vanishing reveals the plight and possible extinction of Christian communities across Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine after 2,000 years in their historical homeland.

This innovative and timely reassessment of political theology opens new lines of critical investigation into the intersections of religion and politics in contemporary Asia.

This innovative and timely reassessment of political theology opens new lines of critical investigation into the intersections of religion and politics in contemporary Asia.

This book tells the story of critical avant-garde design in Japan, which emerged during the 1960s and continues to inspire designers today.

This book tells the story of critical avant-garde design in Japan, which emerged during the 1960s and continues to inspire designers today.

Combining a historical perspective that traces lines of continuity and change in Arab liberalism, an integrative discussion of cross-sectional themes, and a comparative analysis of the West, Turkey and Iran, this book seeks to enrich our knowledge of liberal thought in the Arab Middle East.

Combining a historical perspective that traces lines of continuity and change in Arab liberalism, an integrative discussion of cross-sectional themes, and a comparative analysis of the West, Turkey and Iran, this book seeks to enrich our knowledge of liberal thought in the Arab Middle East.

What are the archives of gay and lesbian leather histories, and how have contemporary artists mined these archives to create a queer politics of the present?

What are the archives of gay and lesbian leather histories, and how have contemporary artists mined these archives to create a queer politics of the present?

Approaching the Stuart courts through the lens of the queen consort, Anna of Denmark, this study is underpinned by three key themes: translating cultures, female agency and the role of kinship networks and genealogical identity for early modern royal women.

Approaching the Stuart courts through the lens of the queen consort, Anna of Denmark, this study is underpinned by three key themes: translating cultures, female agency and the role of kinship networks and genealogical identity for early modern royal women.

Is modern racism a product of secularisation and the decline of Christian universalism?

Is modern racism a product of secularisation and the decline of Christian universalism?