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Book SynopsisCanon law touched nearly every aspect of medieval society, including many issues we now think of as purely secular. It regulated marriages, oaths, usury, sorcery, heresy, university life, penance, just war, court procedure, and Christian relations with religious minorities. Canon law also regulated the clergy and the Church, one of the most important institutions in the Middle Ages. This Cambridge History offers a comprehensive survey of canon law, both chronologically and thematically. Written by an international team of scholars, it explores, in non-technical language, how it operated in the daily life of people and in the great political events of the time. The volume demonstrates that medieval canon law holds a unique position in the legal history of Europe. Indeed, the influence of medieval canon law, which was at the forefront of introducing and defining concepts such as ''equity,'' ''rationality,'' ''office,'' and ''positive law,'' has been enormous, long-lasting, and remarkablyTable of Contents1. Medieval canon law: introduction John C. Wei and Anders Winroth; Part I. The History of Medieval Canon Law: 2. The early church Caroline Humfress; 3. Early medieval canon law Abigail Firey; 4. Canon law in the long tenth century, 900–1050 Greta Austin; 5. The age of reforms: canon law in the century before Gratian Christof Rolker; 6. The reinvention of canon law in the high middle ages Wolfgang P. Mueller; 7. Canon law in a time of renewal, 1130–1234 Anders Winroth; 8. The late middle ages: introduction; four remarks regarding the present state of research Martin Bertram; 9. The late middle ages: sources Andreas Meyer; 10. The canon law of the Eastern churches Péter Erdő; Part II. The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law: 11. Theology and the theological sources of canon law John C. Wei; 12. Church councils Norman Tanner; 13. Decretals and lawmaking Gisela Drossbach; 14. Roman law Gero Dolezalek; 15. Law schools and legal education Anders Winroth; 16. Local knowledge of canon law, c. 1150–1250 Anthony Perron; 17. Medieval canon law manuscripts and early printed books Susan L'Engle; Part III. Doctrine and Society: 18. Procedures and courts Wolfgang P. Mueller; 19. Ecclesiastical property, tithes, spiritualia Charles de Miramon; 20. The law of benefices Andreas Meyer; 21. Religious life Elizabeth Makowski; 22. The sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist Thomas M. Izbicki; 23. Confession, penance, and extreme unction Rob Meens; 24. Saints and relics Thomas Wetzstein; 25. Marriage: law and practice Sara McDougall; 26. Family law Franck Roumy; 27. Criminal law Lotte Kéry; 28. Ecclesiastical discipline: heresy, magic, and superstition Edward Peters; 29. Wars and crusades Frederick Russell and Ryan Greenwood; 30. Excommunication and interdict Peter G. Clarke; Conclusion; 31. The spirit of canon law Peter Landau; 32. Bibliography of primary sources Thomas Izbicki and Anders Winroth.

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Book SynopsisMalcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested on the order of Philip IV, King of France and charged with serious heresies, including homosexuality and the denial of Christ. Finding resonances between the fourteenth-century trial and contemporary events, Barber's classic account endeavours to tackle the unresolved controversies surrounding the consequences of the trial and includes discussions in the context of new work on the crusades, heresy, the papacy and the French monarchy.Trade Review'… this detailed narrative of the last days of the Order of the Temple has deservedly established itself as the standard account in a major European language.' Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. The participants; 2. The arrests; 3. The papal intervention; 4. The papal and episcopal inquiries; 5. The defence of the Order; 6. The end of resistance; 7. The charges; 8. The trial in other countries; 9. The suppression; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Chronology of the trial; Recent historiography on the dissolution of the Temple; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a reliable point of entrance to the thought of Duns Scotus while giving a snapshot of some of the best research that is now being done on this difficult but intellectually rewarding thinker.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. John Duns Scotus's life in context Stephen D. Dumont; 2. The modal framework of Duns Scotus's argument for the existence of a first cause Richard Cross; 3. Duns Scotus on essential order in De primo principio and elsewhere Thomas M. Ward; 4. Duns Scotus on how God causes the created will's volitions Gloria Frost; 5. Duns Scotus on free will and human agency Martin Pickavé; 6. Duns Scotus on the dignities of human nature Marylin McCord Adams; 7. Duns Scotus on matter and form Cecilia Trifogli; 8. Duns Scotus, intuitionism, and the third sense of 'natural law' Thomas Williams; 9. The bound of sense – adequacy and abstraction in the later works of Duns Scotus Wouter Goris; 10. Before univocity – Duns Scotus's rejection of analogy Giorgio Pini; 11. Analogy after Duns Scotus: the role of the analogia entis in the Scotist metaphysics at Barcelona, 1320–1330 Garrett R. Smith.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how early German Romanticism combined post-Kantian idealism and Platonic-Christian realism to develop a new aesthetics of religion. In explicating the religious vision of Romanticism, it offers a new historical appreciation of the movement, and furthermore demonstrates its importance for our understanding of religion today.Trade Review'Hampton's book is very bold but very needed. It is an attempt at a comprehensive interpretation of early German romanticism, one that strives to recreate its central concerns and ideals and to do justice to them. Hampton's interpretation is a timely attempt to find the via media between the one-sided idealist and realist, transcendent and secular, interpretations of early romanticism. It is one of the strengths of his interpretation that it puts Platonism in the very heart of Early German Romanticism, which is exactly where it belongs. This is a very valuable contribution to the growing literature on the subject, one that avoids and corrects the trendy reductivist interpretations current today.' Frederick Beiser, University of Syracuse'Deftly argued and wide-ranging, Hampton's new book is a breakthrough in our understanding of what may well have been the most exciting fifteen years in German literary and intellectual history. The compelling readings of Herder, Moritz, Jacobi, Fichte, Schiller, Novalis, Schlegel, and Hölderlin, offered here are further enriched by the author's impressive grasp of Romanticism's philosophical and theological backstory. Hampton makes a compelling case for a Romantic dialectic circumscribed less by Spinoza and Fichte than by the participatory ontology of a Christian realism whose deep Platonic roots have long been under-appreciated. In tracing early Romanticism's development of 'a new language of transcendence in an age that had come to think in terms of immanence', Hampton has given us a startlingly original appraisal of a period when questions of transcendence were shaping, perhaps for the last time in European thought, the project of cultural and social self-understanding.' Thomas Pfau, Duke University, North Carolina'In this superb study, Alexander J. B. Hampton develops much further the radically new scholarly understanding of German Romanticism as a critically realist qualification of idealist concerns. He shows that it was nothing less than a novel, aesthetic and anti-totalising recovery of the Platonic Christian tradition. He has hereby transcended both post-Kantian and postmodern readings of this remarkable body of thought, whose relevance for today cannot be exaggerated.' Catherine Pickstock, University of Cambridge'Proceeding from the provocative claim that early German Romanticism was impelled by a 'need to create a new language for religion', Hampton's new study offers an original, erudite, and closely argued alternative to the established (and opposed) accounts of the movement in terms of Fichtean subjectivism or Spinozist monism. In Hampton's interpretation, Romanticism sought neither to secularise religion in an immanent form nor to reassert old theological orthodoxies but rather to reconceive transcendence in the language of aesthetics and with the assistance of concepts from the Christian Platonist tradition. Not the least of the book's virtues is its placement of Jacobi, Herder, and Karl Philipp Moritz - who, like the Romantics Friedrich Schlegel, Hölderlin, and Novalis, resist easy classification as philosophical or literary figures - firmly in the genealogy of early German Romanticism.' Nicholas Halmi, University of Oxford, author of The Genealogy of the Romantic Symbol'This is an impressive achievement, which anchors its claims in a wealth of resources from and about early German Romanticism. Hampton's re-evaluation of the significance of the Romantic movement goes beyond the conflicting ideas of it as either a form of Fichtean idealism or of Spinozist pantheism. Instead, the movement is seen as engaged in a re-articulation of metaphysical and religious concerns through a synthesis of post-Kantian idealism and Platonic realism that gives a decisive role to art. The book offers a persuasively unorthodox presentation of one of the most remarkable moments of modern philosophical history, linking it to new ways of understanding religion in contemporary thought.' Andrew Bowie, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway, University of London, author of Aesthetics and Subjectivity: From Kant to Nietzsche, Introduction to German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas'The persisting power and relevance of the Romantic vision in contemporary thought and culture should not be ignored. In this remarkable book, Hampton is able to draw upon some of the lesser known figures of German Romanticism to great effect. Adroit and accomplished, it is a far sighted and discerning work.' Douglas Hedley, University of Cambridge'This splendid book brings together what belongs together. The early Romantic tradition cannot be understood without its Platonic roots. Hampton's study takes up what German-language scholarship on the tradition has tended to neglect. The result is a book that is an eye-opening achievement which will become an essential resource for the study of religion and modernity.' Jörg Lauster, Chair of Dogmatics, Philosophy of Religion, and Ecumenism, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany'The main thesis of Hampton's book is compelling … Hampton does a great service to the history of this period by explaining exactly how disputes over Spinoza and Fichte indelibly shaped a new generation of philosophers, artists, and poets in their mission to rearticulate the terms of a viable modern religiosity.' Evan Kuehn, Reading ReligionTable of ContentsPart I. Romantic Religion: Transcendence for an Age of Immanence: 1. The romantic vocation; 2. Realism, idealism and the transcendentals; 3. Re-contextualising romanticism: the problem of subjectivity; 4. Re-contextualising romanticism: the question of Religion; Part II. Give Me a Place to Stand: The Absolute at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century: 5. The immanent absolute: Spinoza and Fichte; 6. Jacobi and the transcendence of the absolute; 7. Herder and the immanent presence of the transcendent absolute; 8. Moritz and the aesthetics of the absolute; Part III. Romantic Religion: The Transcendent Absolute: 9. Platonism and the transcendent absolute; 10. Schlegel: the poetic search for an unknown God; 11. Holderlin: becoming and dissolution in the absolute; 12. Novalis: the desire to be at home in the world; Part IV. Our Romantic Future.

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Book SynopsisBiblical Aramaic and Related Dialects is a comprehensive, introductory-level textbook for the acquisition of the language of the Old Testament and related dialects that were in use from the last few centuries BCE. Based on the latest research, it uses a method that guides students into knowledge of the language inductively, with selections taken from the Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and papyrus discoveries from ancient Egypt. The volume offers a comprehensive view of ancient Aramaic that enables students to progress to advanced levels with a solid grounding in historical grammar. Most up-to-date description of Aramaic in light of modern discoveries and methods. Provides more detail than previous textbooks. Includes comprehensive description of Biblical dialect, along with Aramaic of the Persian period and of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Guided readings begin with primary sources, enabling students learn the language by reading historical texts.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Aramaic and its dialects; 2. Orthography; 3. Phonology; 4 . Nouns and adjectives; 5. Pronouns; 6. Noun phrases; 7. Numerals and other quantifiers; 8. Adjective phrases; 9. Prepositions; 10. Verbs: derivation and inflection; 11. Tense, aspect, and mood in the verbal system; 12. Verb types: valence, voice, and aktionsart; 13. Adverbs; 14. Clauses; 15. Clause combining: combination; 16. Clause combining: subordination; 17. Discourse markers; 18. Reading guide for Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects.

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Book SynopsisExplores the gradual transformation of the virtually monolingual edifice of classical culture in late antiquity as the increasingly Christianized elites discovered the existence of multiple other languages in the world and attempted to incorporate their speakers meaningfully into the holistic and distinctly Christian picture of the universe.Table of Contents1. Meeting the Alloglottic Other: The Socio-Linguistic Landscape of the Ancient Mediterranean and the Spread of Christianity; 2. Languages and Identities in Greco-Roman and Jewish Antiquity; 3. The Tower of Babel and Beyond: Primordial Linguistic Situation, Original Language, and the Start of Linguistic Diversification; 4. Speaking in Tongues in Christian Late Antiquity; 5. Foreign Languages and the Discourse of Otherness; 6. The Languages of Saints and Demons.

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Book SynopsisWhat is happiness? Does life have a meaning? If so, is that meaning available in an ordinary life? The philosopher Zena Hitz confronted these questions head-on when she spent several years living in a Christian religious community. Religious life -- the communal life chosen by monks, nuns, friars, and hermits -- has been a part of global Christianity since earliest times, but many of us struggle to understand what could drive a person to renounce wealth, sex, children, and ambition to live a life of prayer and sacrifice. Hitz''s lively and accessible book explores questions about faith, sacrifice, asceticism and happiness through philosophy, stories, and examples from religious life. Drawing on personal experience as well as film, literature, history, biography, and theology, it demystifies an important element of contemporary culture, and provides a picture of human flourishing and happiness which challenges and enriches modern-day life.Trade Review'We live in a time in which few people write about the lives of consecrated religious. In such a context, this book would have been a welcome contribution to the literature were it only half as intelligent and articulate as it actually is. But even if our bookstores were overflowing with commentaries on the religious life, 'A Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life' would stand out for its distinctive and thoughtful approach, the breadth of its learning, and its willingness to speak to those entirely unfamiliar with, perhaps even hostile to, so much of what constitutes the great and unfathomable mystery of this life.' Sister Carino Hodder, The Lamp'Hitz the philosopher does some of her best work here … [a] stirring and beautiful book.' James Matthew Wilson, National Review'Hitz's perceptive, humane study is an ideal guide for anyone who suddenly finds someone they know hearing the call, or, even more, hears it themselves.' Washington Examiner'As a philosopher, her view of religious life is thought-provoking and distinct; as a practicing Catholic, it avoids both abstraction and sentimentality.' The Lamp'As in any lively conversation, Hitz's book unfolds often freewheelingly and provocatively, resisting linear synopsis and predictable conclusions.' The Public Discourse'It is a book written from the heart and rooted in deep rumination on wide reading, careful observations, and first-hand experiences.' Current'Hitz invites her readers to question often unexamined assumptions about the comfort and security personal achievement can provide.' First ThingsTable of ContentsWhat is this book about?; Introduction: renunciation and happiness; 1. The call; 2. Blessed are the poor; 3. Intimacy with God; 4. The family of humanity; 5. Abandonment and freedom; Conclusion: The last things.

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Book SynopsisIn Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity, A.D. Lee documents the transformation of the religious landscape of the Roman world from one of enormous diversity of religious practices and creeds in the 3rd century to a situation where, by the 6th century, Christianity had become the dominant religious force. Using translated extracts from contemporary sources he examines the fortunes of pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century, through the dramatic events associated with the emperors Constantine, Julian and Theodosius in the 4th, to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries, while also illustrating important themes in late antique Christianity such as the growth of monasticism, the emerging power of bishops and the development of pilgrimage, as well as the fate of other significant religious groups including Jews and Manichaeans.This new edition has been updated to include: additional docuTrade Review"This is an invaluable collection for students and teachers alike, offering clear insight into the complexities of the different sources for the study of religion in late antiquity and the ways that historians have interpreted them." Neville Morley, Bristol, UK "the author's contributions are clear and helpful, the primary materials well chosen and quite interesting. This second edition (replacing the first, published in 2000) can be recommended for academic libraries supporting undergraduate studies in religion, as well as public and specialized libraries. Summing Up: Recommended." R. Goldenberg, Stony Brook University (SUNY) in CHOICE Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Pagans and Christians through time 1 Pagans in the third century 2 Christians in the third century 3 Pagans and Christians during the Tetrarchy 4 Constantine 5 Pagans and Christians in the mid-fourth century 6 Pagans and Christians in the late fourth century 7 Christianisation and its limits in the fifth and sixth centuries Part II: Other religious groups 8 Jews 9 Zoroastrians 10 Manichaeans Part III: Themes in late antique Christianity 11 Ascetics 12 Bishops 13 Material resources 14 Church life 15 Women 16 Pilgrims and holy places

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Book SynopsisSecularization' sounds simple, a decline in the power of religion. Yet, the history of the term is controversial and multi-faceted; it has been useful to both religious believers and non-believers and has been deployed by scholars to make sense of a variety of aspects of cultural and social change. This book will introduce the reader to this variety and show how secularization bears on the contemporary politics of religion. Secularization addresses the sociological classics' ambivalent accounts of the future of religion, later and more robust sociological claims about religious decline, and the most influential philosophical secularization thesis, which says that the dominant ideas of modern thought are in fact religious ones in a secularized form. The book outlines some shortcomings of these accounts in the light of historical inquiry and comparative sociology; examines claims that some religions are resistant to secularization'; and analyzes controversies in the poliTrade Review"Charles Turner has provided us with a well-informed, witty, and frequently surprising critical introduction to the concept of secularization, its voluminous literature, and its central place in the work of the classic social thinkers, as well as in the thinking of a long list of important Continental intellectuals. Its insightful discussion of Islam is a special bonus."Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida"Charles Turner's primer on secularization is essential reading. Refreshingly open, non-moralizing, historically-alert, sociologically-comprehensive, culturally broad-ranging and politically astute, Secularization provides both succinct insight into secularization as a much-contested concept and much pithy guidance as to its real uses as well as limitations. Turner writes with an engagingly direct and accessible style whilst never losing sight of the genuine difficulties in any consideration of these issues. His discussion has at once a lightness of tone and a genuine depth of insight that will appeal to the curious and uninitiated as well as to the seasoned, weathered thinker on these matters - everyone can gain something from this book".Thomas Osborne, Professor of Social and Political Theory, University of BristolTable of Contents1. The Career of a Concept 2. Secularization and Ambivalence 3. Four Sociological Secularization Gospels 4. Secularization and Philosophy 5. The Revenge of History and Sociology 6. Fundamentalism, Zombie Religion, Secular Religion 7. An Inconclusive Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMany have used the term ''tragic'' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the ''tragic vision,'' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith.Trade Review"Matthew V. Johnson is one of the most profound and prophetic voices of his generation.His book is a serious and substantive probing into the tragic character and content of African American religion - a creative transvaluation of the Christianity given to Black people.Don t miss this powerful work!" - Cornel West, Princeton University "W.E.B. DuBois told us some time ago that the Atlantic slave trade was a tragedy that beggared the Greeks. Matthew V. Johnsonpresents for the first time a systematic interpretation of the nature and meaning of the tragic vision expressed through the presence of African people in the United States.He opens the meaning of tragedy toits expression in performance, rhetoric, and to the discourses of philosophyand theology.This is unique among the many studies of African American religion." - Charles H. Long, author of Significations: Signs, Symbols, and Images in the Interpretation of Religion "This is an inspirational book! Looking into, around, over, and beneath African American religious experiences and employing insights from modern psychology and philosophy, he provides a new perspective on black religion; he shows how, amid their sorrows and sadness, black men and women have created faith. From their tragic experiences, they found visions of God and community, visions that haunt and help everyday. This book allows us to understand the questioning faithful, those who sing despair with joy, and those who clap when they wish to cry. Without doubt, this is one of the finest meditations ever written on African American religion." - Edward J. Blum, author of W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet "This book is an important and persuasive contribution showing how African American religious thought helps us to rethink the central question of tragedy's relationship to Christian theology." - David Tracy, Professor of Theology and the Philosophy of Religions, The University of Chicago Divinity School "This book is a triumph of incisive thinking, probing analysis, and eloquentargument. Matthew V. Johnson is an important voice for our global postmodern blues and this book arrives at the right time. A must read." - Robert M. Franklin, Ph.D.Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'Yet Do I Marvel' Seeing Through the Dark: Elements of the Tragic Vision Sparagmous or 'The Crucified' A Look Beneath the Souls of Black Folk Deep Calls Unto Deep: African American Christian Consciousness Pt.1 Life Within the Veil: American Christian Consciousness Pt. 2 From Strength to Strength: Toward a Theology of African American Christian Consciousness Epilogue: The Fate of Dionysius

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Book SynopsisOrganized in chronological order of the founding of each movement, this documentary reader brings to life new religious movements from the 18th century to the present. It provides students with the tools to understand questions of race, religion, and American religious history. Movements covered include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), the Native American Church, the Moorish Science Temple, the Nation of Islam, and more. The voices included come from both men and women. Each chapter focuses on a different new religious movement and features: - an introduction to the movement, including the context of its founding - two to four primary source documents about or from the movement - suggestions for further reading.Trade ReviewWith Race and New Religious Movements in the USA, Clark and Stoddard have produced a novel and accessible documentary reader. * Nova Religio *Featuring texts as varied as scriptures, prayers, sermons, treatises, newspaper columns, legal decisions, and FBI surveillance files, this rich collection offers invaluable insight into the significance of race in the theologies and practices of new religious movements in U.S. history. * Judith Weisenfeld, Professor of Religion, Princeton University, USA *This is a fascinating trove of primary sources from movements that are either little known or understudied. Taken together, these documents reveal a nation where the idea of racial difference is being endlessly re-examined by the religious imagination. * Joseph P. Laycock, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University, USA *This documentary reader deftly reveals the role of the production and maintenance of religious-racial categories within the long history of new and alternative American religiosity. It highlights the diversity of this process across time periods, regions, and ethnic groups. It is a welcome resource. * Benjamin E. Zeller, Associate Professor of Religion, Lake Forest College, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of permissions 1. Introduction 2. The Code of Handsome Lake 3. Conjure 4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 5. Spiritualism 6. Ghost Dance Movement 7. Ku Klux Klan 8. Theosophy 9. Native American Church 10. Commandment Keepers 11. Moorish Science Temple 12. International Peace Mission Movement 13. Nation of Islam 14. Peoples Temple 15. Aryan Nations 16. The Nation of Yahweh 17. Odinism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBased on 10 months of ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents a social history of Sat Tal Christian Ashram (STA), an Ashram in the Kumaon foothills of northern India. This book explores how some Christian missionaries have sought to inflect Christianity with Advaita Vedantic undertones in a number of Indian contexts; it then analyses how STA draws upon, but also differs from, existing practices of inculturation. In demonstrating the distinctions of STA, this book offers new ethnographic data on the topics of Indian Christianity, Christian missiology and Hindu-Christian relations. This book also contributes to emergent discussions of multiple religious orientation, existential belonging and the negotiation that occurs as individuals and communities seek to invite or belong alongside individuals whose proclaimed faiths are different than their own. It is written in a clear and accessible style, making it suitable for undergraduate students, while also offering specialists new qualitaTable of ContentsImage list Forward by Ankur Barua (University of Cambridge, UK) A Note on Translation and Transliteration A Note on Pseudonyms and Titles Introduction 1. Foreignness or Indianness? Indigenisations and Representations of Christianity in India 2. The Origins of Sat Tal Christian Ashram and E. Stanley Jones’s ‘Ashram Ideals’ 3. The School of Evangelism and Its Challenge to the Ideal of ‘Truly Christian and Truly Indian’ (1990s) 4. The Negotiations of Belonging: Relational Dynamics of World Amrita and Sat Tal Christian Ashram 5. Conclusion Appendix 1: Key Hindi Terms and their English translations Appendix 2: Social Mapping of STA Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisGlenn Smith is Director of the Graduate Program in Practical Theology at Presbyterian College, McGill University, Canada, and at the Institut de Théologie pour la Francophone, Université Laval, Canada. He has published extensively in French and English on the Protestant Church in Canada.

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Book SynopsisDiscover a powerful and positive mindset each day of the year with uplifting insights and motivational Bible verses provided by #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer.The Book of Psalms offers readers ways to rejoice in prayer, to bow in worship, and to exalt God for all he does and for all his blessings to us, and at the heart of Psalms, there is a deep trust in God. When you spend time with God-reading His Word, listening, and praying for His direction-God will strengthen and enable you to handle life peacefully and wisely instead of merely trying to get through the day.With the constant demands and pressures of daily life, it can be hard to regularly pause to be with and listen to God''s voice. Joyce''s practical teaching format in this 365-day devotional will encourage you to take the time for yourself so that you can fully receive the wisdom found in Psalms.

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Book SynopsisIn the Gospel of Mark's account of the Passion narrative, Jesus calls out from the cross 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' which is the Aramaic for 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' - the first line of Psalm 22. It's an anguished expression - traditionally ascribed to King David - of defeat, failure, abandonment and despair. This series of reflections, written for Lent and Holy Week 2023 by the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, ponders the significance of these words. What does it mean for Jesus to have quoted them, at the very end of his life? What do those words mean for us? This is a beautiful and compelling exploration of the dark, suffering side of the Passion - and how Jesus' words lead us to the greatest hope of all.Trade Review'Heartfelt and appealing' (Praise for DEAR ENGLAND) * Church Times *Buying a Lent book can be a little like choosing a coffee... Confronted with a range of sizes, styles, milks, and toppings. My preference is for a double espresso: it's short, has a depth of flavour and usually hits the spot. This Lent book from Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, has a similar effect. -- John Woods * Inspire Magazine *

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Book SynopsisWhat does faith look like when cynicism seems more plausible?What does hope look like when hope seems irrational?What does love look like when hate becomes more popular?In recent years, author and activist Brian McLaren has sensed a widespread emotional shift among growing numbers of people. More and more friends, colleagues, students, and readers confess their sense of futility, their feelings of frustration bordering on despair. They feel that human civilization has passed certain tipping points and that a tide of doom is inexorably rising. This feeling creates a deep inner divide, a tension between a sincere and hopeful commitment to action for the common good on the one hand, and on the other, a feeling that no actions can prevent the arrival of an undesirable or even dystopian future.Life After Doom is a sober analysis of how things stand in relation to climate breakdown, and a deeply insightful exploration of the challenge of

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Book SynopsisWhat can the Bible teach us about unconditional, everlasting, life-changing love? Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Les Parrott as he shows us that we all deserve Love Like That.In this authentic, practical book, Dr. Parrott provides a simple plan to improve all of your relationships--with spouses, family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers. Dr. Parrott takes proven findings from psychology and sociology and blends them with biblical teaching to reveal five transformative ways of relating to people demonstrated by Jesus himself.In Love Like That, Dr. Parrott gives you the tools you need to love like Jesus, because when you do: you become less detached and more mindful you become less exclusive and more approachable you become less judgmental and more grace-full you become less fearful and more bold you become less self-absorbed and more self-giving D

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Book SynopsisA book you will want to read and read again. -- Eugene PetersonAfterword by Bono.How can you find a more transparent, resilient, and fearless life of faith? Open and Unafraid by David Taylor takes readers on a profound journey through the book of Psalms, which has been a central pillar for God''s people for millennia, across all walks of life and cultural contexts. In reading it, we discover that we are never alone in our joys, sorrows, angers, doubts, praises, or thanksgivings. In it, we learn about prayer and poetry, honesty and community, justice and enemies, life and death, nations and creation. As a professor, pastor, author, and producer of the short film Bono and Eugene Peterson: The Psalms, David Taylor has created an accessible guide to the psalms that resonates deeply with first-time and long-time Bible readers, poets and artists, devout believers and spiritual seekers

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Book SynopsisThe Enneagram Collection is for anyone who wants to have a deeper understanding of their Enneagram type. The Enneagram Type 4: The Romantic Individualist is an interactive book that focuses on those who have a core desire to be unique, special, and their authentic self. The book explores the unique motivations, longings, strengths, and weaknesses of a Type 4. Type 4: The Romantic Individualist is a great self-assessment resource for all spheres of life, including: Personal and professional relationships Faith communities Students and even pop culture Author Beth McCord teaches readers how to transform self-limiting behaviors into life-enhancing personal empowerment. Books from The Enneagram Collection are great for anyone newly interested in the Enneagram or longtime Enneagram enthusiasts. Inside readers will find:Space to journal about their uniqueness, goals for inner stab

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Book SynopsisThe Enneagram Collection is for anyone who wants to have a deeper understanding of their Enneagram type. The Enneagram Type 5: The Investigative Thinker is an interactive book that focuses on those who have a core desire to be capable and competent. The book explores the unique motivations, longings, strengths, and weaknesses of a Type 5. The Enneagram Type 5: The Investigative Thinker is a great self-assessment resource for all spheres of life, including: Personal and professional relationships Faith communities Students and even pop culture Author Beth McCord teaches readers how to transform self-limiting behaviors into life-enhancing personal empowerment. Books from The Enneagram Collection are great for anyone newly interested in the Enneagram or longtime Enneagram enthusiasts. Inside readers will find:Space to journal about their uniqueness, goals for inner stability, a

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Book SynopsisFeel God breathe life into the shattered pieces of your story as he creates something new and more beautiful.In the middle of the pain you didn''t cause, the change you didn''t want, the reality you didn''t know was coming . . . your life can still be beautiful. We all have stories full of sorrow and celebration. But with God, there''s always more going on than what we see. New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst encourages you to hope again through 50 devotions that will help you find redemption in every part of your story.Lysa, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries, assures us that the aching pain we feel is proof there''s a beautiful remaking already in process if we don''t give up. Through these 50 devotions, Scriptures, prayer prompts, and personal notes from Lysa, you will: Gain healthier ways to process your pain Learn to see your situations through truth-based

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Book SynopsisYou’ve enjoyed peace in His presence with Jesus Calling. Now embrace joy in Sarah Young’s 365-day devotional, Jesus Always. With space to record reflections and list blessings you’re thankful for, Jesus Always Note-Taking Edition focuses on the biblical teaching of joy and how you can experience God-given joy at any time.

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Book SynopsisWe're all weighed down by loads we were never intended to carry. With New York Times bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado as your guide, Traveling Light invites you to release some of those heavy burdens and experience true rest.

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Book SynopsisWorld-renowned author, preacher, and evangelist Reverend Billy Graham answers questions about heaven and eternity with understanding and reassurance. God''s Word says heaven awaits all the saints of His kingdom, but what will heaven be like? The Heaven Answer Book is biblically based and written in an easy-to-understand question and answer format.The Heaven Answer Book includes answers to commonly asked questions about: what we''ll do what we''ll be what we''ll see our rewards in heaven Billy Graham''s trustworthy Bible knowledge offers interesting insight about how believers can prepare their hearts for spending eternity with their Maker and Lord. The Heaven Answer Book is perfect for those who seek answers about heaven and long for enduring truths based on the Word of God.

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Book SynopsisEnjoy the unmatched beauty of the King James Version combined with the readability of Thomas Nelson’s exclusive KJV Comfort Print typeface, all in a Bible that includes over 73,000 cross references.In this edition, the literary beauty of the King James Version is paired with the readability of Thomas Nelson''s Comfort Print for an unrivaled reading experience. Helpful resources are included, such as red-letter words of Christ, cross-references in a center column, reading plans, and more.The KJV Comfort Print Typeface was designed to be the most readable at any size. On a special commission, 2K/Denmark sought to reflect Thomas Nelson''s rich 200-year tradition with the KJV, while also embodying the best advancements in modern Bible typography. The result is an exclusive Bible typeface that is uncompromisingly beautiful, bold, readable at any size, and perfectly suited to the King James Version.Features include:

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Book SynopsisDon’t sacrifice readability for portability with this KJV Giant Print Thinline Bible. The extra-large Bible text features Thomas Nelson’s exclusive KJV Comfort Print, which was designed to be the easiest to read at any size.Crafted with a highly durable Smyth-sewn binding, each of the Bibles in this Vintage Series has an elegant cover with rich colors and ornate design paying tribute to the legacy of the King James Version.Features include:  Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or note Words of Christ in red quickly identify verses spoken by Jesus Reading plan guiding you through the entire Bible in a year Full color maps show a visual representation of Israel and other biblical locations for better context Satin Ribbon Markers 

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Book SynopsisDon’t sacrifice readability for portability with this KJV Giant Print Thinline Bible. The extra-large Bible text features Thomas Nelson’s exclusive KJV Comfort Print, which was designed to be the easiest to read at any size.Crafted with a highly durable Smyth-sewn binding, each of the Bibles in this Vintage Series has an elegant cover with rich colors and ornate design paying tribute to the legacy of the King James Version.Features include:  Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or note Words of Christ in red quickly identify verses spoken by Jesus Reading plan guiding you through the entire Bible in a year Full color maps show a visual representation of Israel and other biblical locations for better context Satin Ribbon Markers 

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Book SynopsisDon’t sacrifice readability for portability with this KJV Giant Print Thinline Bible. The extra-large Bible text features Thomas Nelson’s exclusive KJV Comfort Print, which was designed to be the easiest to read at any size.Crafted with a highly durable Smyth-sewn binding, each of the Bibles in this Vintage Series has an elegant cover with rich colors and ornate design paying tribute to the legacy of the King James Version.Features include:  Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or note Words of Christ in red quickly identify verses spoken by Jesus Reading plan guiding you through the entire Bible in a year Full color maps show a visual representation of Israel and other biblical locations for better context Satin Ribbon Markers 

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Book SynopsisThe KJV Compact Reference Bible offers the literary beauty of the King James Version in a hand-sized volume that features Thomas Nelson’s KJV Comfort Print, an exclusive font that was designed to be the easiest to read at any size.This edition is perfect for those who like to carry their Bibles with them throughout the day. With book introductions, extensive cross-references, a beautiful layout, and the words of Christ in red, this Bible packs a lot into a small package. Presentation page allows you to personalize this special gift by recording a memory or note Bible book introductions provide an overview and context for each book Words of Christ in red quickly identify Jesus’ teachings and statements End-of-column cross-references help you find related passages quickly and easily Miracles and parables of Jesus calls out

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Book SynopsisA beautiful King James Bible with book introductions, end-of-page cross references, and a concordance, yet it's designed to easily fit in your backpack or purse. This Bible also features Thomas Nelson’s clear and readable KJV Comfort Print.

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Book SynopsisExperience the Bible come to life before your eyes as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin uses his storyteller''s imagination to present the life of Jesus in a way that will engage your faith in new ways. This collection of more than twenty short stories, compiled from Martin''s books What If It''s True? and They Turned the World Upside Down, draws you into a deeper understanding and love for the Savior.Son of Man presents key moments from the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and explores the lives of His followers in descriptive, novelistic words. This unique collection: Fosters a stronger appreciation, love, and respect for Jesus Covers themes including rejection, service, unconditional love, and forgiveness Uses the lives of the disciples as inspiration to be the light in a dark world Shows how the disciples'' sa

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Book SynopsisDoes your anxiety constantly make you question whether you have control, if you''re safe, or if you have the power to change? Anxiety often creates an intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear that makes your normal day-to-day feel challenging and overwhelming. You know that phrase . . . practice makes perfect. What if practice could help you create a better relationship with your anxiety? Pastor and bestselling author, Robert Morgan understands your struggle because he has lived with anxiety his entire life. He can teach you how to change your life by learning how to deal with your anxiety. In Calm Your Anxiety: Winning the Fight Against Worry, you''ll learn how to: use biblical insight to help you better understand and cope with your anxiety. create joy, nearness to God, and peace. develop new daily habits that will help you deal with anxiety. identify triggers and how to be proactive in your daily routine

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Book SynopsisOffering a convenient size and a large print, this Bible also provides over 43,000 cross-references to help you study anywhere.You don’t have to sacrifice readability for portability. With the NKJV Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, you get the full text of the popular New King James Version presented in a large print format that’s easy to carry. And with Thomas Nelson’s NKJV Comfort Print®, this edition is even easier to read. An extensive cross-reference system and other essential study resources make this a Bible you’ll want with you, wherever your day takes you.Features include: 43,000 end-of-page cross-references allow you to find related passages quickly and easily Full-color maps show a visual representation of locations and themes in the Bible Easy-to-navigate dictionary-concordance

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Book SynopsisOffering a convenient size and a large print, this Bible also provides over 43,000 cross-references to help you study anywhere.You don’t have to sacrifice readability for portability. With the NKJV Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, you get the full text of the popular New King James Version presented in a large print format that’s easy to carry. And with Thomas Nelson’s NKJV Comfort Print®, this edition is even easier to read. An extensive cross-reference system and other essential study resources make this a Bible you’ll want with you, wherever your day takes you.Features include: 43,000 end-of-page cross-references allow you to find related passages quickly and easily Full-color maps show a visual representation of locations and themes in the Bible Easy-to-navigate dictionary-concordance

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Book SynopsisOffering a convenient size and a large print, this Bible also provides over 43,000 cross-references to help you study anywhere.You don’t have to sacrifice readability for portability. With the NKJV Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, you get the full text of the popular New King James Version presented in a large print format that’s easy to carry. And with Thomas Nelson’s NKJV Comfort Print®, this edition is even easier to read. An extensive cross-reference system and other essential study resources make this a Bible you’ll want with you, wherever your day takes you.Features include: 43,000 end-of-page cross-references allow you to find related passages quickly and easily Full-color maps show a visual representation of locations and themes in the Bible Easy-to-navigate dictionary-concordance

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Book SynopsisOffering a convenient size and a large print, this Bible also provides over 43,000 cross-references to help you study anywhere.You don’t have to sacrifice readability for portability. With the NKJV Large Print Personal Size Reference Bible, you get the full text of the popular New King James Version presented in a large print format that’s easy to carry. And with Thomas Nelson’s NKJV Comfort Print®, this edition is even easier to read. An extensive cross-reference system and other essential study resources make this a Bible you’ll want with you, wherever your day takes you.Features include: 43,000 end-of-page cross-references allow you to find related passages quickly and easily Full-color maps show a visual representation of locations and themes in the Bible Easy-to-navigate dictionary-concordance

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Book SynopsisFor better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health. We say those words and mean them. Until we don''t. This is a book about creating a different, better, new kind of marriage with the exact same person—no matter how dire the circumstances—with vision, commitment, and hope in the Lord.Remember those early days of love? When your heart felt all fluttery, and you saw your person through rose-colored glasses? They could do no wrong. You were going to have the most beautiful life with big adventures and lots of sex. Of course, everyone says marriage is work, you knew that. But that was okay; you could get through anything together. It was going to be great.Until it wasn''t.Something happened. Or maybe nothing happened. Maybe it was one big something, or a lot of little somethings over many years that landed you in a marriage you hardly recognize. For Josh and Katie Walters, it was a big something: infidelity. Now

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Book SynopsisWhether by choice or circumstances out of our control, we will have moments where we feel like we''ve been punched out, dragged down, or knocked out. What do we do in those situations? You must learn to persevere.Perseverance requires a deep sense of hope, and thought leader, pastor, and podcaster, Bianca Juárez Olthoff, knows that personally. But it''s not just any hope. It''s a hope firmly rooted in something other than mere wishes and finger-crossing. This is a hope we have in our future that is rooted in the One who can go beyond our wildest dream to accomplish more than we could ever imagine. However, we must be willing to do the work of cultivating grit throughout every circumstance.Using the life of Paul the Apostle as a case study, Bianca shows how grit was the genesis of his transformation from a judgmental Pharisee to a world-changing follower of Jesus. In Grit Don''t Quit, Bianca will help you:Identify how to cult

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Book SynopsisFind courage to keep hoping, keep going, and keep dreaming when you discover that God created you for great things.Do you have a dream God has put on your heart? A desire to change the world around you for the better? As you pursue those dreams and your purpose in this life, you will encounter moments where you feel unworthy, ill-equipped, or like you''re not enough. And when you do, it is important to know that God is for you. The highs and lows are part of your story, but they aren''t the whole story. With God''s help, you can build the resilience to keep pushing forward and hold onto hope--even in the face of setbacks or obstacles.Permission to Dream by bestselling author Christine Caine will: teach you about resiliency and how to be strong despite the challenges. help you listen and tune into God’s calling so you can overcome previous pain. provide you with steps on

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