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Red Wheel/Weiser Exodus Reality: Unearthing the Real History of
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NavPress Publishing Group Christian Coaching, Second Edition
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David C Cook Alone With God Rediscovering the Power
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Good Book Co The Art of Disagreeing
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Faithlife Corporation 1–2 Timothy and Titus: Evangelical Biblical
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Zondervan Church Plantology
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive textbook on effective church planting from a veteran church planter.The Apostle Paul was a veteran church planter who laid a foundation like a wise and master builder and there is much we can learn from his example. Paul indicated that there were basic skills and experiences required to successfully plant a church. Church Plantology examines the wide variety of church planting methods and ideologies in contemporary pastoral practice and outlines a biblical model based on the New Testament.During his time in prison, Paul spent much of his time writing to Titus, Timothy, and others who''d served alongside him in the trenches to complete their training as church plantings. We can continue to apply these time-tested, proven methods, following the pioneering example of the early church.Today, the casualty rate in is high. What if we could reduce the odds of failing? Church Plantology by Peyton Jones is a robuTable of ContentsSection 1: The Foundations of 1st Century Church Planting * Chapter 1: Biblical Foundations of Church Planting * Chapter 2: Theological Foundations of Church Planting * Chapter 3: Historical Foundations of Church Planting Section 2: The Challenging Paradigms of 21st Century Planting * Chapter 4: Prevailing Attitudes and Beliefs about Church Planting * Chapter 5: Current Cultural Challenges to Church Planting * Chapter 6: Divine Opportunity Provided by Post-Christian ministry Section 3: The Profile of a Church Planter * Chapter 7: The Church Planter’s Motives and Goals. * Chapter 8: The Church Planter’s Make-up and Gifting * Chapter 9: The Church Planter’s Team Section 4: Underlying Church Planting Structures * Chapter 10: Functioning as Missional, Attractional, and Incarnational * Chapter 11: Church Planting Models * Chapter 12: Regional Factors: Urban, Rural, Collegiate Planting Section 5: Approaches to Church Planting * Chapter 13: Innovative Approaches to church planting * Chapter 14: Church Styles: Traditional, Contemporary, Sacramental, Pentecostal, and Interactive * Chapter 15: Contemporary Church Planting Issues Section 6: Core Team Factors * Chapter 16: Recruiting and training the Core Team * Chapter 17: Core Team Dynamics * Chapter 18: Establishing Vision, Values, and Mission Together Section 7: Rhythms of Kingdom Advancement * Chapter 19: Spiritual Dynamics of Church Planting * Chapter 20: Discipleship as a Lifestyle * Chapter 21: Missional Engagement Section 8: Reproducible Sustainability * Chapter 22: Financial Models * Chapter 23: Fundraising * Chapter 24: Bi-vocational Planting Section 9: Leadership Sustainability * Chapter 25: Health: Spiritual, Mental, Physical, Social * Chapter 26: The Planter’s Support Systems * Chapter 27: Rest Section 10: Multiplication * Chapter 28: Leadership Pipeline * Chapter 29: Training Planters Locally * Chapter 30: Deploying and Supporting Church Planters Section 11: Mobilization * Chapter 31: Gift Identification * Chapter 32: Gift Development * Chapter 33: Gift Deployment (includes multiplication) Section 12: Pitfalls and Problems Associated with Planting * Chapter 34: People Problems and Conflict Resolution * Chapter 35: Mental and Psychological Challenges of Leadership * Chapter 36: Organizational Challenges and Leading Edge Networking Opportunities
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Case Frame Study of the Text of the Gospel of Mark
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Lulu Press Horae Apocalypticae Vol. 4
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The Crown Publishing Group Hearing God
Book SynopsisIdentify and deconstruct the most common myths about how God communicates—and then learn to utilize clear tools to accurately decipher and follow the voice of God in your life.So many people wish that God would audibly weigh in on life''s greatest questions of calling, meaning, and purpose. What''s crazy is that God is weighing in on those questions. We just haven''t learned to listen. Nathan Finochio believes that God is constantly communicating with this world he''s created. We simply aren''t following the right advice when it comes to hearing what he has to say. Through biblical teaching and true life stories, Hearing God empowers and enables readers to separate fact from fiction, myth from meaning, and truly understand what God is saying to them about big decisions and daily living.
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Augustine Institute - Ignatius Press What Do You Seek
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Saint Benedict Press Celebrating a Merry Catholic Christmas: A Guide
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The University of Chicago Press With the World at Heart Studies in the Secular
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Princeton University Press The Dead Sea Scrolls
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2013 Cover/Jacket Merit Award in the Professional, Scholarly Series category, New York Book Show"
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Princeton University Press The Book of Common Prayer
Book SynopsisTrade Review“One could not wish for a more engaging introduction to the history of the Prayer Book. . . . [A] triumph of compression and lucidity.”—David Martin, Church Times“Elegant and authoritative.”—Willy Maley, Times Higher Education“[A] gem.”—Peter J. Leithart, First Things“A beautifully lucid introduction to the origins and use of one of the most significant religious texts in the English-speaking world. Alan Jacobs helps us to understand not only the book but also the Christian sensibility of the whole Anglican tradition and the culture it nourished.”—Dr. Rowan Williams, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge“The Book of Common Prayer, often thought of as a source of Anglican stability, has led an interesting life of many changes. Jacobs tracks them all like a shrewd detective.”—Garry Wills, author of What the Gospels Meant
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Baker Publishing Group Prophetic Community
Book SynopsisAll God''s people have been given the ability not only to hear his voice, but to speak his words. Yet some still believe that the gift of prophecy ceased with the death of the New Testament apostles. Others believe that gifts are reserved only for those specially anointed and appointed. Grounded in Scripture, international speaker and author Kim Maas will help you understand· the history of the modern prophetic movement· key misunderstandings and misconceptions about prophecy· where prophetic community fits into God''s kingdom planWhen the body of Christ recognizes that we are called to be a prophetic community, the voice of God will be released with fresh power in the church and the family, in the halls of justice and of education, in places of business and of leisure, and in the streets of every neighborhood, city, and nation. Lives will be changed. Communities will be transformed. Culture will be influenced. And history will be made
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Crossway Books ESV Student Study Bible TruTone Lavender Emblem
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Cornell University Press Trafficking with Demons
Book SynopsisTrafficking with Demons explores how magic was perceived, practiced, and prohibited in western Europe during the first millennium CE. Through the overlapping frameworks of religion, ritual, and gender, Martha Rampton connects early Christian reckonings with pagan magic to later doctrines and dogmas. Challenging established views on the role of women in ritual magic during this period, Rampton provides a new narrative of the ways in which magic was embedded within the foundational assumptions of western European society, informing how people understood the cosmos, divinity, and their own Christian faith.As Rampton shows, throughout the first Christian millennium, magic was thought to play a natural role within the functioning of the universe and existed within a rational cosmos hierarchically arranged according to a great chain of being. Trafficking with the demons of the lower air was the essense of magic. Interactions with those demons occurred both in hTrade Review"Trafficking with Demons offers a comprehensive overview of how early medieval magic was perceived. By offering an alternative interpretation of the period, Rampton has filled a gap in recent scholarship on the gendering of early medieval magic practices." -- Catherine Rider, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Exeter, and author of Magic and Religion in Medieval England"Martha Rampton argues that the greatest change to magic in a thousand years occurred when Carolingian elites discounted the effectiveness of many magical rites, especially those practiced by women. This sweeping book is an important contribution to the history of magic and of women in the first millennium." -- Michael Bailey, Professor and Director of Graduate Education , Iowa State University, and associate editor of Magic, Ritual, and WitchcraftTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Studying Magic 1. Magic and Its Sources in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages 2. Demons of the Lower Air Part 2: Breaking In: Christianity in Classical Rome 3. Ritual, Demons, and Sacred Space 4. A Thousand Vacuous Observances 5. Maleficium and Traffic with the Dead 6. Screech Owl, Vampire, Moon, and Women's Magic Part 3: Traffic with Demons: Post-Roman Europe 7. Sub Dio 8. Victimless Magic and Execrable Remedies 9. The Awesome Power of the Women's Craft Part 4: Skepticism: The Carolingian Era 10. Demonization of the Natural World 11. Superstition and Divination Questioned 12. Women's Magic Challenged 13. Magic, Women, and the Carolingian Court 14. Magic and Materia Medica 15. Conclusion
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Faithlife Corporation Jesus, Divorce, and Remarriage
Book SynopsisWhat did Jesus really say about divorce and remarriage? Challenging the evangelical near-consensus that Jesus permitted divorce and remarriage in certain circumstances, Gordon Wenham argues that while Jesus permitted separation in cases of sexual immorality, he did not permit divorce and remarriage. Presenting a revisitation and expansion of several decades of thought and debate on the topic, Wenham builds his case from a close reading of Jesus' teaching in the Gospels, showing how his teaching pushed against the culture of his day. In addition, Wenham brings in insights from ancient Near Eastern marriage laws, the Old Testament, the writings of Paul, and the earliest Christian interpreters of the Gospel divorce texts. Readers will be challenged by a careful biblical argument that provides a counterpoint to the majority view. No study on divorce and remarriage will be complete without considering Jesus, Divorce, and Remarriage.
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Counted Faithful Pictures from Pilgrim's Progress
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Word on Fire Spark The Catholic Kids Cookbook
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Ave Maria Press Wilderness Within
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Inter-Varsity Press Is Everything Mission?
Book SynopsisIs everything a Christian does ‘mission’, or does it only count when we speak about Jesus and share the gospel? Does mission include volunteering at the food bank, campaigning for justice and providing aid overseas? As the needs around us multiply and opposition to the gospel intensifies, this question ‘Is everything mission?’ becomes even more important for us to wrestle with. Tim Chester’s 2018 Keswick Convention lecture helps us unpack what mission is and the role that God wants you, your church, your mission agency, to play.
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Lexington Books Disability Theology and Eschatology
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David C Cook KJV Standard Lesson Commentaryr Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisAs the world?s most popular annual Bible commentary for more than three decades, Standard Lesson Commentary (SLC) provides 52 weeks of study in a single volume and combines thorough Bible study with compelling illustrations and questions. Key features include: Verse-by-verse explanation of the Bible text Contextualized literary and historical introductions Pronunciation guide for difficult words Printed Scripture Discussion questions and group learning activities A review quiz for each quarter This Deluxe Edition of SLC features online and downloadable access for the Standard Lesson eCommentary throughFaithLife?s Logos Bible Software. This includes the full text of the Standard Lesson Commentary (both KJV and NIV editions) as well as: PowerPoint and Google Slide? presentations Downloadable, full-color visual resources Downloadable student activity pages Quarterly quizzes Full text of the KJV Bible More than a dozen additional helps and resources Available in King James Version (KJV) and New International Version (NIV) editions, the SLC is based on the popular Uniform Series. This series, developed by scholars and pastors from numerous church fellowships, outlines an in-depth study of the Bible and all its major themes in a multi?year cycle. The four main themes of the 2025?2026 study are: Judah, From Isaiah to the Exile?Isaiah, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah, 2 Kings, Ezekiel Enduring Beliefs of the Christian Faith?Exodus, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Timothy, 1 John, Revelation Social Teachings of the Church?Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Psalms, The Gospels, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews, 1 Timothy, 2 Thessalonians, James The Testimony of Faithful Witnesses?Judges, 1 Samuel, Amos, The Gospels, Acts, 2 Timothy, Philemon The SLC is perfect as the primary resource for an adult Sunday School class, for personal study, or as a supplemental resource for any curriculum that follows the ISSL/Uniform Series. Nearly two dozen ministers, teachers, and Christian education specialists contribute their expertise to SLC.
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Wild Goose Publications Spring: Liturgical resources for February, March
Book SynopsisSpring is a liturgical resource book that covers the months of February, March and April. It includes prayers, responses, stories, songs, poems, liturgies, reflections, scripts and monologues for the major Christian festivals and fast days of Lent and Holy Week, as well as for Candlemas, Fair Trade Fortnight and Earth Day. The material is written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others.
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Alabaster Creative Inc. Beautiful Year in the Bible The 52Week Bible
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Joel Obadiah Habakkuk Zephaniah
Book SynopsisTchavdar S. Hadjiev is a Lecturer in Old Testament at Belfast Bible College and the Institute of Theology, Queen's University Belfast, UK.Trade ReviewThis guide has the potential to be a very useful resource for teachers and students, and anyone interested in studying the books of Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. ... readers will benefit from the additional resources provided at the end of each chapter for further study of various aspects of these books. * Vetus Testamentum *These prophetic books do not come top of the list for Old Testament study. Fortunately, in Hadjiev we have a master teacher who lucidly opens up their value for his readers. In addition to providing an amazing digest of all the latest research, he also gives guidelines to pick one’s way through the various opinions. As a bonus he also offers sensitive comments on approaches to their modern interpretation. * H. G. M. Williamson, Regius Professor of Hebrew Emeritus, University of Oxford, UK *In this concise and extremely helpful volume, Hadjiev proves to be an exemplary guide: clearly and carefully helping the reader navigate through a host of complex issues, while offering an invaluable introduction to the vast literature on these prophetic books. For scholars and students alike, this volume should be first off the shelf when exploring these minor prophets. * Brad Anderson, Dublin City University, Ireland *Hadjiev is a knowledgeable, judicious and lucid guide to this group of prophetic books and to the sometimes thorny terrain of their scholarly study. This introduction manages to be extremely thorough while being easy to navigate: anyone looking for an orientation to these four books will find here a clarity and analytical precision which make it easy to get down to work. A very valuable resource. * Jennie Grillo, University of Notre Dame, USA *Table of ContentsAbbreviations Introduction: 1 Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah and the book of the Twelve 6 Part One Joel 2 Reading Joel as a composite literary work: The structure and unity of the book 3 The contexts of Joel: Historical, literary and canonical 4 The setting and genre of Joel 5 Locusts, armies and the Day of the Lord in the book of Joel Part Two Obadiah 6 The composition and unity of the book of Obadiah 7 The historical background of Obadiah 8 The genre, setting and purpose of Obadiah 9 Edom and the image of the other Part Three Habakkuk 10 Interpretation problems in the book of Habakkuk 11 The righteous and the wicked: The contexts and meaning of Habakkuk 1–2 12 The prayer of Habakkuk (chapter 3) 13 Theodicy, empire and violence: Reflections on the theology of Habakkuk Part Four Zephaniah 14 The genre and structures of the book of Zephaniah 15 Zephaniah the prophet 16 Zephaniah’s oracles against the nations and the composition of 1.1–3.8 17 Zephaniah’s message of hope (3.9-20) and the canonical shape of the book Bibliography Index
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Destiny Image Incorporated Removing The Sting Of Death
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Fordham University Press In Your Eyes I See My Words
Book SynopsisIn Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume 2 contains Pope Francis's homilies and speeches spanning from 2005 to 2008. Continuing what began in the first volume of this three-volume publication, Volume 2 shows Archbishop Bergoglio's growth as a pastor and a theologian/scholar in the midst of his people. At the same time, it shows him emerging as an international voice calling for changes in the way the Church carries out its ministry and its educational task on behalf of children, youth, adults, and church ministers. In his homilies from Christmas, Easter, and especially in his response to the tragic fire and deaths of 194 people at the nightclub Republica Cromañon, we see Bergoglio speak passionately to his parishioners, challenging them with equal portions of tenderness and righteous anger. Perhaps uniquely, we also watch as his audiences, prominence, and influence grow globally, foreshadowing who he will become in 2013 when he is elected Pope.On the larger national aTable of ContentsForeword by Patrick J. Ryan, S.J. | xi Introduction by Antonio Spadaro, S.J. | xv Translator’s Notes by Marina A. Herrera | xxxix List of Abbreviations | xlvii 2005 The Joy of Evangelization | 3 Address on the Sunday Homily at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Rome—January 19, 2005 We Take Refuge in the Name of the Lord | 13 Homily, First Month Anniversary after the Tragic Fire at the República Cromañón Nightclub—January 30, 2005 (Transcript) “He Went Up the Mountain and Summoned Those Whom He Wanted” | 14 Opening Address, Archdiocesan Catechetical Encounter (EAC)—March 12, 2015 “Today This Scripture Passage Is Fulfilled in Your Hearing” | 21 Homily, Chrism Mass—March 24, 2005 “Truly, This Was the Son of God!” | 24 Homily, Easter Vigil—March 26, 2005, Year A Coherence Is Tilling Within the Heart | 26 Homily, Mass in Memory of His Holiness John Paul II— April 4, 2005 (Transcript) Let Us Not Waste the Opportunity Given to Us | 28 Letter to the Educational Community—April 6, 2005 The Loaf of Bread Is One | 49 Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—May 28, 2005, Year A Loving Tenderly in Every Detail | 52 Homily, Shrine of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2005 “Mother, Help Us to Care for Life” | 55 Letter on Childhood, Thirty-First Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 1, 2005, Feast of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Patroness of Children in the Archdiocese He Was Born and Announced at Night | 64 Homily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 2005, Year B The Lord Purifies through Tears | 66 Homily, First Anniversary Mass for Those Lost in the República Cromañón Tragedy—December 30, 2005 (Transcript) 2006 The One Who Nourishes and Brings about Growth | 73 Address at a Seminar for Rectors—February 9, 2006 The Church Cannot and Should Not Remain on the Sidelines in the Fight for Justice | 78 Presentation of the Book Church and Democracy in Argentina—March 6, 2006 A Model of the Tireless Pilgrim | 82 The Archdiocesan Catechetical Encounter (EAC)—March 11, 2006, Readings for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year B A Truth That Is Not Good Is a Good That Is Not True | 85 Presentation to Argentina Press Association (ADEPA) Conference—April 6, 2006 Jesus’ Homily Was Very Short | 91 Homily, Chrism Mass—April 13, 2006 The Women Wanted to Anoint the Body of Jesus | 95 Homily, Easter Vigil—April 15, 2006, Year B We Are a People with a Vocation for Greatness | 96 Message to the Educational Community—April 27, 2006 There Is No Growth If It Is Not in the Bosom of a People, in the Bosom of a Family | 114 Homily, Mass for Education—April 27, 2006 (Transcript) Led by Her Hand | 116 Homily, Ninety-First Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar—May 8, 2006 “Rejoice and Be Glad, for Your Reward Will Be Great in Heaven” | 118 Homily, Solemn Te Deum on National Day—May 25, 2006 The Lord Walks with Us | 126 Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 17, 2006, Year B The Blood of Martyrs Is the Seed of Christians | 129 Homily, Thirtieth Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Bishop Enrique A. Angelelli, La Rioja—August 4, 2006 (Transcript) The Grace of Feeling Heard | 134 Homily, Shrine of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2006 “Guard Your Steps as You Go to the House of God and Draw near to Listen” | 137 Letter to Catechists—August 21, 2006 He Gifted Her to Us as Mother and Gave Us to Her as Her Children | 142 Homily, Thirty-Second Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 1, 2006 (Transcript) The Tender God Suffers Because of the Hardness of Our Hearts | 143 Homily, First Congress on Evangelization of Culture—November 3, 2006 (Transcript) You Will Be Blessed Because of Their Inability to Repay You | 145 Homily, Ninety-Second Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 6, 2006 “She Wrapped Him in Swaddling Clothes and Laid Him in a Manger” | 148 Homily, Christmas Mass—December 24, 2006, Year C 2007 Parish and Family | 153 Position Paper at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Rome—January 18, 2007 We Prepare by Walking | 162 Homily, Ash Wednesday—February 21, 2007, Year C We Are Invited to Bring, with Apostolic Fervor, Anointing to the Margins | 169 Homily, Chrism Mass—April 5, 2007 What Was Going on in the Hearts of These Women and Disciples? | 172 Homily, Easter Vigil—April 7, 2007, Year C To Educate Is a Shared Commitment | 174 Message to the Educational Community—April 18, 2007 Education Is a Dialogue | 190 Homily, Mass for Education on Friday of the Second Week of Easter—April 18, 2007 (Transcript) “No Disciple Is Above His Teacher” | 192 Homily, Opening of the Episcopal Assembly—April 23, 2007, Monday in the Third Week of Easter Unique Challenge: The Crisis of Civilization and Culture | 196 Position Paper at the V CELAM Conference, Aparecida,—May 1, 2007 When the Spirit of Truth Comes, He Will Guide You to All Truth | 206 Homily, Eucharistic Celebration at Aparecida, Brazil—May 16, 2007 (Transcript) In Hope, We Are Saved | 208 Homily, Charismatic Renewal Community—June 2, 2007 (Transcript) Broke the Bread and Gave It to the Disciples | 211 Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—June 9, 2007, Year C When We Pray We Are Fighting for Our People | 213 Letter to the Consecrated Men and Women of the Archdiocese—July 29, 2007, Year C The Dignity and Fullness of Life | 218 Homily, Feast of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2007 “He Calls His Own Sheep by Name and Leads Them Out” | 221 Letter to Catechists—August 21, 2007 Showing Mercy | 225 Homily, Opening Mass for the Ninety-Fourth Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference—November 5, 2007, Monday for the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time, Year I 2008 Culture and Popular Piety | 233 Lecture, Popular Piety as Inculturation of Faith in the Spirit of Aparecida—January 19, 2008 Today the Place of the Christian Is the Street | 260 Homily, Palm Sunday, San José de Flores Basilica—March 15, 2008, Year A (Transcript) Identity in Mission | 262 Homily, Chrism Mass—March 20, 2008 On the Road to the Encounter | 264 Homily, Easter Vigil—March 22, 2008, Year A Let Us Plant the Banner of Faith in Our Daily Life | 266 Homily, Opening Mass for Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Monday in the Third Week of Easter— April 7, 2008 Return to the Roots of the Faith: Mission as Proposal and Challenge | 270 Address, First Meeting of the Presbyteral Council—April 15, 2008 Let Us Teach Not to Fear the Search for Truth | 279 Message at the Mass for Education—April 23, 2008 To Find Him You Have to Go on the Road | 292 Homily, Solemnity of Corpus Christi—May 24, 2008, Year A The Eucharist and the Church, Mystery of the Covenant | 295 Catechesis at the Forty-Ninth International Eucharistic Congress, Québec, Canada—June 18, 2008 Build a Place for Everyone | 307 Homily, Shrine of Saint Cajetan—August 7, 2008 We All Have a Debt to Others: To Love | 311 Homily, Eucharistic Celebration of Migrants Day at the Shrine of Our Lady, Mother of Emigrants—September 7, 2008 (Transcript) The Message of Aparecida to Priests | 314 Presentation to Priests, Brochero, Córdoba, Argentina—September 11, 2008 “Mother, Teach Us to Listen” | 323 Homily, Thirty-Fourth Youth Pilgrimage to Luján—October 5, 2008 (Transcript) Be Welcoming to All, Accepting with Meekness | 325 Homily, Opening of the Ninety-Sixth Plenary Assembly of the Argentina Episcopal Conference, Pilar—November 1, 2008 Index of Scriptural References | 333 General Index | 337
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HarperChristian Resources Ephesians
Book SynopsisSelf-satisfaction and complacency: these could very well be a Christian''s greatest enemies. And these are the enemies that the apostle Paul addresses in his letter to the Ephesians. Pastor John MacArthur will take you through Ephesians, passage by passage, so that you can better understand the Christian encouragement and warnings in this book.When Paul wrote his letter to the believers in the city of Ephesus, he wrote to remind them of their immeasurable blessings in Jesus Christ and to admonish them to live in a manner worthy of them. Paul reminds them of the spiritual armor supplied through God''s Word and by His Spirit, and of their need for vigilant and persistent prayer. —ABOUT THE SERIES—The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. Each guide provides intriguing examinations of the whol
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Harvest House Publishers,U.S. Beautiful in Gods Eyes The Treasures of the
Book SynopsisExploring the timeless wisdom of Proverbs 31, Bible teacher Elizabeth George reveals how you can become a woman of true beauty—a woman who desires to honor God in all that she says and does. Experience a richer spiritual walk as you embrace God's design.
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Abingdon Press Exclusion and Embrace Revised and Updated A Theological Exploration of Identity Otherness and Reconciliation
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Baker Publishing Group Heaven Is Now Awakening Your Five Spiritual
Book SynopsisProvocative voice offers a catalyst to awakening your five spiritual senses to experience heaven as a present reality and not just a final destination.
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Yale University Press They Knew They Were Pilgrims Plymouth Colony and
Book SynopsisPublished for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing, this ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony will become the new standard work on the Plymouth Colony (Thomas Kidd) Informative, accessible, and compelling. . . . Awelcome invitation to rediscover the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony.Daniel M. Gullotta, Christianity Today[An] excellent new history. . . . [Turner] asserts that the Pilgrims matter for more than their legend, and he deftly uses the history of Plymouth to explore ideas of liberty in the American colonies.Nathanael Blake, National Review In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible. There exists, however, an alternative, more dispiriting version of their story. In it, the Pilgrims are religious zealots who persecutedTrade Review“John G. Turner’s superbly detailed new history of the colony looks at what Turner calls the ‘contest for American liberty.’”—Rebecca Fraser, Times Literary Supplement“[An] excellent new history of the colony. . . . While validating some criticisms, [Turner] asserts that the Pilgrims matter for more than their legend, and he deftly uses the history of Plymouth to explore ideas of liberty in the American colonies.”—Nathanael Blake, National Review“What Turner achieves, in what will surely become the definitive history of the Plymouth Colony, is a double perspective. . . . He is excellent at exploring the paradoxes of Calvinist determinism . . . and deftly untangles knotty concepts such as Arminianism and the Halfway Covenant. He allows us to admire the Pilgrims’ persistence, endeavour and energy . . . while giving a clear-eyed assessment of their intolerance and occasional inhumanity.”—Richard Francis, Spectator“They Knew They Were Pilgrims tells this story anew through an even-keeled and extensive history.”—James Panero, New Criterion“Compellingly written and centering the testimonies of formerly enslaved people, this award-winning book is an important contribution to both historiography and contemporary politics.”—Ben Marguiles, LSE Review of Books“Turner has given us the history we need to understand what really mattered about Plymouth.”—Evan Haefeli, Journal of Religious History“In the twentieth century few academic historians have revisited the political, social and religious history of the colony, a void that John Turner has filled with a skilfully written, archive-based history that extends from start (1620) to finish (1691), when the government of William III incorporated it into Massachusetts.”—David D. Hall, Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryReceived the Christianity Today Award of Merit for the history/biography category, sponsored by Christianity TodayFinalist for The Gospel Coalition 2020 History Book Prize, sponsored by The Gospel CoalitionShortlisted for the New England Society Book Award, sponsored by the New England Society in the City of New York“This highly important book will become the new standard work on the Plymouth Colony.”—Thomas Kidd, author of Who Is an Evangelical?“They Knew They were Pilgrims is a deeply-researched must-read for anyone interested in the Pilgrims and in the history of 17th-century Plymouth Colony.”—Michael P. Winship, author of Hot Protestants“Turner takes readers deep into the complex world the Pilgrims inhabited, giving an old familiar story remarkable new life and power. The story he tells is at once entertaining, erudite, and wonderfully human.”—Margaret Bendroth, author of The Last Puritans“Precisely crafted and far-ranging, They Knew They Were Pilgrims resets Plymouth’s significance in a rapidly evolving colonial world and deftly probes the Pilgrims’ complex relationship to liberty.”—Donna D. Curtin, Pilgrim Hall Museum“On this 400thanniversary of Plymouth Colony, John G. Turner offers a masterful narrative that reassesses the ‘Thanksgiving Story,’ detailing a poignant yet complicated legacy that resonates in our time of social and political turmoil.”—Walter L. Powell, General Society of Mayflower Descendants
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Cornell University Press Cluny and the Muslims of La GardeFreinet
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 972 a group of Muslim brigands based in the south of France near La Garde-Freinet abducted the abbot of Cluny as he and his entourage crossed the Alps en route from Rome to Burgundy. Ultimately, the abbot was set free, but the audacity of this abduction outraged Christian leaders and galvanized the will of local lords. Shortly thereafter, Count William of Arles marshaled an army and succeeded in wiping out the Muslim stronghold. The monks of Cluny kept this tale alive over the next century. Scott G. Bruce explores the telling and retelling of this story, focusing on the representation of Islam in each account and how that representation changed over time. The culminating figure in this study is Peter the Venerable, one of Europe''s leading intellectuals and abbot of Cluny from 1122 to 1156, who commissioned Latin translations of Muslim texts such as the Qur''an. Cluny and the Muslims of La Garde-Freinet provides us with an unparalleled opportunity to eTrade ReviewOverall, this is an impressive book. It diligently unpacks the development of the hagiographical legend surrounding the kidnapping of Maiolus and assesses its impact upon later Cluniac authors—especially Peter the Venerable. It makes positive contributions to several major debates surrounding Peter and the broad character of the Cluniac engagement with non-Christians and places that discussion within a long-term context. Bruce expresses himself with some neat turns of phrase and the book as a whole is a very easy read. It is much to be recommended! * Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *Crisply written and easy to read, given the density of some of the material. Highly recommended. * Reading Religion *A thoughtful and provocative book... Bruce has demonstrated the importance of the vita of Maiolus on the attitudes of the twelfth-century abbot and raised new ways to think about Peter's approach to Islam. * Journal of Religion *Meticulously researched and highly readable, this book will be a valuable addition to the shelves of all scholars of polemic and interreligious interactions in the Middle Ages. In drawing scholarly attention to the influence of devotional and hagiographical texts in shaping the attitudes of medieval theologians, Bruce provides fresh material and an original perspective to ongoing conversations about the ways in which medieval Christian writers interacted with Islam and the texts that shaped their thought-worlds. * Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures *This is a welcome work, bringing greater attention to a small but telling episode in the life of one Cluniac abbot and the polemical work of another Cluniac abbot, while also satisfying a modern desire for insight into Christian-Muslim relations in the past. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hagiography and Religious Polemic in the Cluniac Tradition 1. News of a Kidnapping The Perils and Promises of Transalpine Travel The Muslims of La Garde-Freinet "The Hordes of Belial Have Surrounded Me" 2. Monks Tell Tales By Savaage Hands Restrained The Preacher's Prowess Fulcher and the Great Wolf Enter Muhammed Interlude: A Cluniac Mission on the Spanish Frontier 3. Peter and the Venerable, Butcher of God Against the Heirs of Inquiry A Christian Arsenal against Islam Assailing the Monstrous Beast Recourse to Reason 4. Hagiography and the Muslim Policy of Peter the Venerable Reasoning with Unbelievers in the Decades around 1100 A Reservoir of Eastern Censure Nalgod's Industry Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Inc Heirs of the Fisherman
Book SynopsisThe death of Pope John Paul II and consequent election of Pope Benedict XVI has shed light on a political process that the world has not been privy to for almost twenty-six years. People from around the world gathered in St. Peter''s Square, wondering who the next Vatican leader would be and how the election process really worked, while everyone from international news correspondents to local priests added their own opinions to the debate. With Heirs of the Fisherman, former Vatican insider John-Peter Pham presents us with a highly accurate portrait of the modern Vatican, --the only account to reveal the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by John Paul II. Blending political and ecclesiastical history, Pham goes beyond a mere description of the complex rituals--including a rare insight into the dramatic shifts inside the College of Cardinals, whose 100 members now hail from 50 nations around the globe. He takes us into the secret conclave, where the electors were kept Trade Reviewa rich mine of information on papal elections, including the election of Benedict XVI * William Gibson, Archives *an extraordinary book... This well-presented, attractive [book], much more than a coffee table addition the drawing room, is to be welcomed and enjoyed * John Greehalgh, Catholic Herald21.07.2006 *
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Zondervan The Case for Grace
Book SynopsisJoin investigative journalist and bestselling author Lee Strobel as he embarks on his life-changing quest to solve the riddle of grace. Along the way, you''ll find the undeniable evidence of grace in the true stories of racists, addicts, and even murderers who have found new hope and purpose--all through the redemptive power of God''s amazing grace.In The Case for Grace, Lee offers an accessible explanation of the theology of God''s grace, shown through the incredible, dramatic, can''t-put-it-down stories of people whose lives were changed by the gift of grace--true accounts of people whose transformation and renewal are so radical that they seem to be best explained as the work of a gracious God.Lee draws upon his own journey from atheism to Christianity to explore the depth and breadth of God''s redeeming love for spiritually wayward people, traveling thousands of miles to capture the inspiring stories of everyday people whose valu
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Zondervan Chronological Aspects of the Life of Christ
Book SynopsisJesus Christ entered into the history of our world. Christianity, therefore, has historical basis. The backbone of history is chronology. Whereas history is a systematic account of events in relation to a nation, institution, science, or art; chronology is a science of time. It seeks to establish and arrange the dates of past events in their proper sequence. Thus chronology serves as a necessary framework upon which the events of history must be fitted. In this book (the author) attempts to establish certain fixed dates in our Lord''s life. - Dr. Harold W. Hoehner. Dr. Hoehner has gathered a vast amount of data, both from Scripture and extrabiblical sources, to support his conclusions concerning key dates in the life of our Lord, among them: - The Date of Christ''s Birth - The Commencement of Christ''s Ministry - The Duration of Christ''s Ministry - The Year of Christ''s Crucifixion He carefully documents his position and compares the date available--including a study of Greek words
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Day the Revolution Began
Book SynopsisThe renowned scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author widely considered to be the heir to C. S. Lewis contemplates the central event at the heart of the Christian faith—Jesus’ crucifixion—arguing that the Protestant Reformation did not go far enough in transforming our understanding of its meaning.In The Day the Revolution Began, N. T. Wright once again challenges commonly held Christian beliefs as he did in his acclaimed Surprised by Hope. Demonstrating the rigorous intellect and breathtaking knowledge that have long defined his work, Wright argues that Jesus’ death on the cross was not only to absolve us of our sins; it was actually the beginning of a revolution commissioning the Christian faithful to a new vocation—a royal priesthood responsible for restoring and reconciling all of God’s creation. Wright argues that Jesus’ crucifixion must be understood within the much larger story of God’s pu
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sinai and Zion an Entry into the Jewish Bible
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Dark Sacrament
Book SynopsisThe Devil Is Alive and WellIn The Dark Sacrament, coauthors David M. Kiely and Christina McKenna faithfully recount ten contemporary cases of demon possession, haunted houses, and exorcisms, and profile the work of two living, active exorcists. The authors serve as trustworthy guides on this suspense-filled journey into the bizarre, offering concrete advice on how to avoid falling prey to the dark side.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Way of Serenity Finding Peace and Happiness
Book SynopsisFOX News religion analyst, program director of the Catholic Channel on SiriusXM radio, and bestselling author Father Jonathan Morris reveals how the Serenity Prayer offers a sure path to peace and fulfillment for everyone, not just those in recovery programs. The Serenity Prayer states:Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,The courage to change the things I can,And the wisdom to know the difference.Exploring the prayer phrase by phrase, Morris shows the hope that can be found by gaining a deeper spiritual understanding of its words and by practicing its message. Enlightening and profound, The Way of Serenity includes moving narratives, illuminating historical anecdotes, and pertinent biblical passages that demonstrate the power of the Serenity Prayer to help us grow closer to God and find greater peace and happiness.
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Marian Press Virtues of the Saints
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Baylor University Press What Are the Gospels A Comparison with
Book SynopsisThe publication of Richard Burridge's What Are the Gospels? in 1992 inaugurated a transformation in Gospel studies by overturning the previous consensus about Gospel uniqueness. Burridge argued convincingly for an understanding of the Gospels as biographies, a ubiquitous genre in the Graeco-Roman world.Trade ReviewBurridge's book is a standard and exemplary resource for historical research on the Gospels. -- Ben Witherington IIITable of Contents Preface to the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition Foreword to the Second Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Original Edition Abbreviations [new to the 25th anniversary edition] Gospels and Biography, 2000-2018: A Critical Review and Implications for Future Research A. The Literary Theory of Genre B. Gospel Scholarship and Commentaries C. Gospel Genre and Audience D. The Genre of Acts E. Roman Catholic Reactions F. Biography and Historiography G. Further Implications for New Research Conclusion Critical Review Bibliography PART ONE: THE PROBLEM 1. Historical Survey 2. Genre Criticism and Literary Theory 3. Genre Criticism and Graeco-Roman 4. Evaluation of Recent Debate PART TWO: THE PROPOSED SOLUTION 5. Generic Features 6. The Generic Features of Early Graeco-Roman Bioi?á 7. The Generic Features of Later Graeco-Roman Bioi 8. The Synoptic Gospels 9. The Fourth Gospel 10. Conclusions and Implications 11. Reactions and Developments Appendix I: Analysis Charts of Verb Subjects Appendix II: Gospel Genre, Christological Controversy and the Absence of Rabbinic Biography Appendix III: The Genre of Acts Revisited Select Bibliography Index of Passages Index of Names and Subjects
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Vintage Publishing The Popes
Book SynopsisJohn Julius Norwich expertly examines the history of the oldest continuing institution in the world, tracing the papal line down the centuries from St Peter to the presentOf the 280-odd holders of the supreme office, some have unquestionably been saints; others have wallowed in unspeakable immorality. One was said to have been a woman, her sex being revealed only when she improvidently gave birth to a baby during a papal procession. Almost as shocking was Formosus whose murdered corpse was exhumed, clothed in pontifical vestments, propped up on a throne and subjected to trial. From the glories of Byzantium to the decay of Rome, from the Albigensian Heresy to controversy within the Church today, The Popes is superbly written, witty and revealing. Charming and learned...The prose is elegant, the witticisms are plentiful, and the volume''s enthusiasm is addictive.' Jonathan Wright, BBC History MagazineTrade Review"The stories are glorious...stuffed with monsters, absurdities, wonders and politics... the parade is endlessly interesting" Scotsman "Norwich certainly has an eye for the tiny detail that illuminates a whole character" Mail on Sunday "A highly readable book" Sunday Times "One of the most bizarre and enjoyable history books I've ever read" Daily Express "[John Julius Norwich] approaches his vast canvas with broad brush strokes, dashing off profile after profile with aplomb, flashes of wit and a formidable accumulation of detail" Financial Times
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Penguin Books Ltd graceaboundingtothechiefofsinnersorbrieffaithfulre
Book SynopsisJohn Bunyan's extraordinary spiritual autobiographyIn an age when religious radicalism was regarded as socially subversive, Bunyan's Grace Abounding describes the spiritual regeneration of one who came from 'that rank that is meanest and most despised'. God and Satan are the chief protagonists in Bunyan's drama: they exist not as theological concepts but as terrifyingly immediate adversaries in the competition for Bunyan's soul. 'What care I,' says Satan to Bunyan, 'though I be seven years in chilling your heart, if I can do it at last?' Bunyan finds his spiritual defences not so much in God as in the Bible, and Grace Abounding charts his passionate and imaginative involvement with this ultimate source of spiritual wisdom.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the be
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Oxford University Press Inc For God and Liberty Catholicism and Revolution in
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFor God and Liberty definitively and artfully overturns the secularization thesis with respect to Latin America's great Independence movements. At the heart of the nineteenth-century wars of Independence was a sprawling, transatlantic religious conflict that pitted two different visions for the future of the church: one imperial, papal, and monarchical and the other regional, democratically governed, and laicized. Pamela Voekel expounds this grand thesis with unrivaled archival acuity and skill. Historians of religion, politics, democracy, and secularism will be reckoning with Voekel's magnum opus for decades to come. * Jennifer Scheper Hughes, author of The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas *A riveting, argumentative account of subversive Catholic thought and action as the vital clue to understanding Latin American independence and early republicanism. With particularly illuminating research on Central America, it invites consequential debate regarding politics on the cusp of transcendence. * Brian Connaughton, author of The Guadalajara Church and the Idea of the Mexican Nation, 1788-1853 *For God and Liberty provides a fascinating read, and is worthy of intense study. * Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens, Professor of Latin American history at California State University, Northridge *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Empire of Faith Chapter 1: Drawing the Religious Battle Lines Chapter 2: The Rivals Muster Chapter 3: The Sacred Polity Chapter 4: The View from the Vatican Chapter 5: Escalation and Confrontation Chapter 6: The Literary Barricades Chapter 7: "Religious Passion Tore Us Apart" Chapter 8: The Long Shadow: Mexico's Reforma Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Texts After Terror
Book SynopsisTexts after Terror offers an important new theory of rape and sexual violence in the Hebrew Bible. While the Bible is filled with stories of rape, scholarly approaches to sexual violence in the scriptures remain exhausted, dated, and in some cases even un-feminist, lagging far behind contemporary discourse about sexual violence and rape culture. Graybill responds to this disconnect by engaging contemporary conversations about rape culture, sexual violence, and #MeToo, arguing that rape and sexual violence - both in the Bible and in contemporary culture - are frequently fuzzy, messy, and icky, and that we need to take these features seriously. Texts after Terror offers a new framework informed by contemporary conversations about sexual violence, writings by victims and survivors, and feminist, queer, and affect theory. In addition, Graybill offers significant new readings of biblical rape stories, including Dinah (Gen. 34), Tamar (2 Sam. 13), Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11), Hagar (Gen. 16), Daughter Zion (Lam. 1-2), and the unnamed woman known as the Levite''s concubine (Judges 19). Texts after Terror urges feminist biblical scholars and readers of all sorts to take seriously sexual violence and rape, while also holding space for new ways of reading these texts that go beyond terror, considering what might come after.Trade ReviewThe volume moves beyond the usual feminist approaches to these stories and, as such, is bound to stimulate further discussion and reflection. * ERYL W. DAVIES, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *...this is a book pushes at the issues it raises in ways that linger, and that alone may commend it. * Sandra Gravett, Appalachian State University, Society of Biblical Literature *Her ultimate conclusion is compelling: feminist readings of texts should be seeking to find ways to contend with stories of sexual violence in the Bible rather than simply retelling difficult stories. * M. M. Veeneman, CHOICE Connect, Vol. 59 No. 8 *In Texts After Terror, Graybill models a way of reading biblical texts that honors and reveals their complexity, and provides the next generation of feminist scholars, and really all biblical readers, a way to continue to engage critically and authentically with many of the Bible's most disturbing narratives. * Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dean of List College and the Kekst Graduate School, The Jewish Theological Seminary *Texts after Terror is a daring and devastating tour de force — raising new questions, evoking new feelings, and proposing new relations for what else and what comes after multiple forms of sexual harm. With characteristic wit and anger, breadth and incision, brilliance and ambivalence, Rhiannon Graybill takes biblical interpretation beyond the depressingly low bar of consent toward other possibilities. Grappling with these texts and their violences requires staying with their manifest troubles and refusing their redemption or recuperation. In this and many other ways, Texts after Terror is as unsettling as it is indispensable. * Joseph Marchal, Professor of Religious Studies, Ball State University *Rhiannon Graybill shows herself a worthy inheritor of feminist biblical scholarship to build upon, poke holes in, push further, and complexify how rape tales have been read. Her "unhappy readings" of these tales take up feminist, queer, and strands of other theorization about sex, rape, rape culture, and power by reading through literature to situate the tales in the persistent misogyny that sadly still marks our own times. * Steed Vernyl Davidson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, McCormick Theological Seminary *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Reading Sexual Violence 1. Fuzzy, Messy, Icky: How to Read a Rape Story 2. The Edges of Consent: Dinah, Tamar, and Lot's Daughters 3. Narrating Harm in the Bathsheba Story: Predation, Peremption, and Silence 4. Rape and Other Ways of Reading: Hagar and Sarah in the Company of Women 5. A Grittier Daughter Zion: Lamentations and the Archive of Rape Stories 6. Sad Stories and Unhappy Reading Conclusion: After Terror Bibliography Index
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