Religious and ceremonial art

2022 Historians of British Art Book Award for Exemplary Scholarship on the Period before 16002021 International Center of Medieval Art Annual Book PrizePioneering investigation of the popular "e;double tomb"e; effigies in the Middle Ages.

This book explores the theme of the missional conversion of the church, namely how the church is transformed toward its missionary vocation, from a biblical-theological perspective.

Hope and Help in Member Care.

The Rigveda is a monumental text in both world religion and world literature, yet outside a small band of specialists it is little known.

Among the 12 disciples of Jesus, perhaps none has inspired more magnificent art--as well as political upheaval--than Saint James the Greater.

Although written from a Lutheran religious tradition, the invitation and reach of They Are Us: Lutherans and Immigration, Second Edition is broad and inclusive.

As the first Bengalee Archbishop of South Asia, Theotonius Amal Ganguly, CSC, made a remarkable contribution in the expansion of Christian missionary activity in Bengal through all the three political regimes that Bangladesh went through.

In many ways, sacrifice is a prerequisite for obeying the Great Commission.

Imagine being able to connect everything you do in life with God's dream of shalom.

Adoniram Judson was not only a historic figurehead in the first wave of foreign missionaries from the United States and a hero in his own day, but his story still wins the admiration of Christians even today.

Presented as a series of conversations, Evolution and Conversion is a thorough discussion of the major tenets of Girard's thought.

The cult of the Christ Child flourished in late medieval Europe across lay and religious, as well as geographic and cultural boundaries.

This book documents the history of four ecclesiastical frescoes completed by artist Benjamin F.

With simple, heartbreaking detail, Das Maddimadugu recalls the joys and tragedies of his childhood in a destitute family of the untouchable caste, nearly sold into slavery, and "e;adopted"e; by a single Mennonite missionary woman.

It's almost undeniable that God is working miracles of healing in evangelization today.

Cross-cultural ministry is extremely challenging and must be entered into with eyes wide open.

Principles for an Evangelical Approach to ContextualizationAs the church in the global south continues to grow at a rapid pace, the question of how to develop local theologies becomes more and more urgent.

William Blake (1757-1827) is considered one of the most singular and brilliant talents that England has ever produced.

This volume deals with the contexts of violence.

Christianity and the Culture Machine is a precedent-shattering approach to combining theories of media and culture with theology.

Das sogenannte Lukasbild des Freisinger Diözesanmuseums gehört zu den kost-barsten byzantinischen Kunstwerken in Bayern.

Belonging is declining and belief is changingWith increased globalization and modernization reaching into the furthest corners of the earth also comes the influence of secularization.

Cultivating Christ-Centered Leaders in a Storycentric GenerationEighty percent of the worlds peopleincluding seventy percent of Americansare storycentric communicators; that is, they prefer to learn and are most likely to be influenced through stories, pictures, drama, and music rather than through reading and writing.

Forming the final part of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, the Harivamsha's main business is to supply narrative details about the great god Vishnu's avatar Krishna Vasudeva, who has been a comparatively minor character in the previous parts of the Mahabharata, despite having taken centre stage in the Bhagavad Gita.

An important contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalismThis volume makes a considerable contribution to the understanding of twentieth-century Anglicanism and evangelicalism.

This thoroughly updated and comprehensive edition enhances the classic work as a guide to symbolism in Christian liturgical art, architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, and more.

Lessons in Mission from Buddhist AsiaEvery movement is only one generation from dying out.

The Great Commission Still Belongs to the Church!

"e;This volume is not a set of textbook answers on how to witness to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and people with other religions based on simple formulas.

New readings demonstrate the centrality of the rood to the visual, material and devotional cultures of the Middle Ages, its richness and complexity.

Burning Center, Porous Borders articulates what the church is and is called to be about in the world, a world now globalized to the point that the local is lived globally and the global is lived locally.

Reflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach.

Short-term mission trips are commonplace in American church life.

This Festschrift in honor of Professor Charles Fensham aims to celebrate his remarkable contributions to the fields of missiology and systematic theology as well as his advocacy for the rights of the LGBTQI2+ community.

Compassionate missions constitutes a growing focus among evangelical denominations and agencies.

This book argues that problems with recognizing the State of Israel lie at the heart of approaches to nationhood and unease over nationalism in modern Protestant theology, as well as modern social theory.

What does "e;missional"e; mean for small Christian communities in a deeply secular society?

La espléndida estética de los ángeles continúa ejerciendo una atracción irrefrenable incluso en la actualidad.

Churches and mission agencies are increasingly characterized by cultural diversity.