Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches Books
Send The Light Apostolic Networks in Britain: New Ways of Being
Book SynopsisApostolic networks link congregations together through personal relationships. They center around apostolic figures who have the ability to mobilize resources, make rapid decisions, and utilize charismatic gifts. Networks of churches organized in this way can respond to postmodernity and cultural innovation. This book takes the story of the emergence of apostolic networks in Britain from the visionary work of Arthur Wallis through the charismatic renewal into the full-fledged Restoration Movement of the 1980s. It covers the events of the 1990s, including the Toronto Blessing, and contains fresh information based upon interviews with leading players and new survey data as well as reanalysis of historical documents.
£29.99
Send The Light Reinventing English Evangelism, 1965-2000: A
Book SynopsisIn his provocative book offers a revisionist history of the trans-denominational initiatives of English evangelicals from 1965 to 2000. 'Based on inside knowledge as well as telling statistics and sound sociological method Rob Warner's study of English evangelicals in the late 20th century tells a masterly though sobering tale of an era of evangelical entrepreneurs who had great success in gather- ing together the evangelical clans but suffered from a seeming in- ability to separate reality from hype, or what Dr Warner calls 'vision inflation'. The book is a must for every serious Evangelical leader as well as seasoned sociological scholars.' Professor Andrew Walker, King's College, London.
£28.49
Send The Light A Pledge of Love: Balthasar Hubmaier and
Book SynopsisBalthasar Hubmaier remains one of the most significant figures in the radical reformation of the sixteenth century. A Pledge of Love is close and thorough examination of Hubmaiers view of the sacraments within the context of worship. This ground-breaking work examines the distinctive theology of this important Anabaptist and his possible influence upon others.
£23.74
Send The Light The Forward Movement: Evangelical Pioneers of
Book SynopsisA historical account of how leading evangelicals in the late nineteenth century fused a passion for evangelism with social service, cultural engagement and political activism.
£23.74
Send The Light Evangelicals and Aesthetics from the 1750s to the
Book SynopsisThis unique book aims to provide the first extended account of the intellectual history of aesthetic discourse among British and American evangelicals from the awakening of a modern aesthetic consciousness in the eighteenth century to the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the early twentieth century. Drawing on an extensive but largely forgotten body of periodical source materials, it seeks to map the evangelical aesthetic tradition's intellectual terrain, to highlight its connections to other philosophical discourses, and to assess some of its theological implications. In doing so, it challenges the still prevalent stereotype of evangelicalism as aesthetically 'impoverished' and devoid of serious reflection on the arts, offering instead a narrative sensitive to the historical complexities of evangelical approaches to aesthetic theory and criticism.
£26.96
Authentic Media God, The Big Bang and Bunsen-Burning Issues
Book SynopsisShort Description: Many Christians reject the consensus of contemporary science about the age of the universe, the implications of genetics, and so on. This book presents interviews with 15 eminent scientists who discuss the compatibility of their Christian faith and their mainstream scientific commitments. Features John Polkinghorne, Alister McGrath, John Lennox, Francis Collins, and John Houghton. A collection of exclusive interviews in which 15 eminent scientists talk about their science and their Christian faith. In this collection of interviews, scientists show how Bible-believing Christianity is compatible with contemporary scientific thinking. Christians do not have to choose, they say, between big bang and the Bible. Genesis and genetics can go together. In this book, big questions of the past, the present and the future are asked and answered; the physical impacts and moral implications of climate change are investigated and the intricacies of human DNA and the morality of genetic engineering are unravelled. Physicists, immunologists, astrophysicists, biochemists and mathematicians discuss what it means for humankind to be made in the image of God and how Christians can translate the gospel for our science-savvy society.
£14.95
Pogo Press Obscure Believers: The Morman Schism of Alpheus
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£11.69
See Sharp Press The Mormon Cult: A Former Missionary Reveals the
Book SynopsisScrutinizing the experience of growing up Mormon, this personal narrative tells the story of one man's disillusionment with his faith and subsequent excommunication from the Church. This account reveals what is posited as inherent racism and sexism within the church and seeks to expose the controlling methods of indoctrination and the harsh process of excommunication. The basic tenets of the religion are explained, personal stories and analyses are shared, and church authorities are cited to support the claims of extreme gender and racial discrimination. From unknowing follower to angry rebel, and finally to a content, worldly man, this book recounts the experience of a survivor who feels the duty to explain his truth.Trade Review"Quickly allows the reader to 'become' that devout Mormon boy who voluntarily gave up two years of his young adulthood to serve God and to save souls." -- Richard Peckham, founder, Ex-Mormon Foundation"
£12.56
Highland Books John Nelson Darby: Prophetic Pioneer
Book SynopsisDid God call the Church to be an institution? The Reformation gave Europe national churches, but these came to disappoint enthusiastic believers as lacking commitment. Was the right exit policy simply to join 'free' presbyterian or congregational-type churches, as found say in America? By the 1820s, the more strategic thinkers felt not. Some followed Newman into Catholicism: other pre-charismatics advocate an ongoing apostolate that would recapture prophetic gifts: J N Darby was led to the fierce conclusion that all churches, as man-made institutions, were bound to fail. The believer's true hope was the return of Jesus Christ. With others, Darby pioneered a less formal association of believers, free of clergy and founded on radical holiness. Darby was a tireless traveler, talented linguist and Bible translator. His influence is still felt in systematic theology, missionary societies, para- and house-church movements, possibly even in US foreign policy towards the state of Israel.
£8.54
Parvus Magna Press The Foundations of Faith for New Believers: Students Manual: Students Manual: James Black: Part 2
£8.00
Y Lolfa Welsh Saints on the Mormon Trail - The Story of
Book SynopsisThe story of the Welsh who emigrated to North America on the Mormon Trail. Between 1847 and 1869, about 4,500 Welsh people crossed the Great Plains and the Rockies by ox-cart, through the history of the early West. The Indian Wars, the Civil War, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Crazy Horse all appear in their story. Over 70 photographs.Trade ReviewAlmost anyone who has tried to read The Book of Mormon will know it for an outrageous forgery written in King-James-Bible English, yet today there are some 16 million followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, centred on Salt Lake City. First published in Welsh, Welsh Saints on the Mormon Trail is a history of the Welsh contribution to the founding years of the Church in the mid nineteenth century, for between 1847 and 1868 some 5,000 converts, mostly Welsh-speaking, left Wales to make the long and dangerous journey across the Atlantic and then overland to the fledgling Promised Land in what was to become the state of Utah. At first, shiploads of Mormon converts sailed to New Orleans, then up the Mississippi to Nauvoo, after which they journeyed in ox-drawn wagon trains many hundreds of miles across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains to the Mormon settlements around the Great Salt Lake. Later, the point of debarkation was changed to New York, in part at least because of the diseases that plagued the Mississippi route. The courage and endurance of these men, women and children, especially in the early years, was extraordinary. All wagon trains had to be organised with a careful estimation of food and other necessary supplies, and timed so as to cross the Rockies before the onset of winter. The Mormons under Brigham Young were particularly well served in this respect. Even so, death from dreaded diseases like cholera, and terrible accidents with individuals falling under the wheels of wagons, were a constant peril on the long journey. By the 1860s, too, there was danger from raiding parties of Plains Indians whose hunting grounds they crossed. The Mormons, though they may not have intended it, were part of the great theft of Indian land in the mid and late nineteenth century and of the tragedy that ended in the genocide of Native Americans. But the Welsh Mormons were often victims, too, in Wales, where the Mormon faith was viewed with suspicion and often downright hatred in Nonconformist communities. Losing one’s job, or being beaten up, were common enough to make converts long for escape to the great New Jerusalem beyond the boundaries of the United States in the 1840s. Wil Aaron tells this fascinating story with chapters divided in years from 1847–68. He is lucky in having a treasure trove of documentary evidence. Mormons were encouraged to keep diaries, and many of these describe vividly the trials of the Saints as they laboured with ox-drawn carts – and in one year with handcarts alone – across the great expanse of plains and mountains. He also draws on letters home, and on the Welsh-language Mormon journal, Udgorn Seion. They allow him to recreate the experience of these pioneers, enhanced by period and recent photographs and an excellent pull-out map of the trail itself in great detail. This English-language edition is very well written and the story it tells so fascinating that I found it hard to put down. Highly recommended. -- John Barnie @ www.gwales.com
£14.99
Rocky Mountain Books,Canada Through Dust and Darkness: A Motorcycle Journey
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£16.79
Cascadia Publishing House The Measure of My Days
£11.50
Cascadia Publishing House Defenseless Christianity: Anabaptism for a Nonviolent Church
£8.67
Cascadia Publishing House An American in Persia: A Pilgrimage to Iran
£11.64
Cascadia Publishing House Songs from an Empty Cage: Poetry, Mystery, Anabaptism, and Peace
£19.25
Fifth Estate, Inc The Book of Jasher With Lessons and Commentary
£32.31
Valor Publishing The Cleansing of America
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£17.95
Suzeteo Enterprises Evidences of Christianity
£14.73
Walnut Street Books What It's Like to Be Amish
Book SynopsisSam S. Stoltzfus spills over with stories that are centered in the Amish community where he has belonged since childhood. Told completely from inside the Old Order Amish world, Sam’s 33 stories cover amazing ground, including: the hazards of driving a horse and buggy on public roads on a dark night; the drama of a bank robber hiding in Amish country; the process of “going in with the boys," or being old enough to sit with his peers during church; the hard work of rebuilding after barn fires; the adventure of three inexperienced Amish cousins building a traffic-worthy bridge on an uncle’s farm; and more. Now a grandfather, Sam Stoltzfus tells the truth, and gives just enough background so a reader from outside the Amish community can understand what’s happening, and its significance.
£12.56
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Kundenhabitus und Gottesdienst: Zur Logik
Book SynopsisSind Menschen im Gottesdienst Kunden? Ist der Gottesdienst eine Dienstleistung? Eine große Mehrheit der Gottesdienstbesucher beantwortet diese Fragen mit Nein. Solche ökonomischen Kategorien widersprechen offenbar stark dem eigenen Selbstverständnis als Kirchgänger und dem Verständnis des Gottesdienstes als ein Geschehen, in dem theologisch gesehen vor allem Gott handelt. Eine Sache aber ist die Einschätzung und Beurteilung von Kundenvokabular und Dienstleistungsbegrifflichkeit eine andere Sache demgegenüber das tatsächliche Denken und Verhalten von Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern an Sonntagsgottesdiensten. Der Autor der vorliegenden Studie hat einen Fragebogen entwickelt, um vorher theoretisch erarbeitete Merkmale eines Kundenhabitus auch beim Kirchgang zu verifizieren. Dabei geht es um Wahlverhalten, Bedürfnis- und Nutzenorientierung sowie Ansprüche an Professionalität und Qualität. Es zeigt sich, dass auch bei häufigen Kirchgängern ein entsprechender Kundenhabitus deutlich erkennbar ist und zwischen gottesdienstlichen Stamm- und Laufkunden unterschieden werden kann. Der Studie liegt die Befragung von knapp 2000, der Kirche überwiegend nahestehende Personen zugrunde. Die empirischen Auswertungen werden in der Arbeit gerahmt durch eine kurze Geschichte des Kundenbegriffs, einen Überblick über seine theologische Bewertung im Zuge der Diskussion um das sog. Kirchenmanagement und praktisch-theologische Erwägungen zum Verhältnis von Auftrags- und Bedürfnisorientierung im Gottesdienst.
£56.99
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Kompetent evangelisch 7: Evangelischer
Book Synopsisn terms of concept and layout, the teaching work follows the volume Competent Evangelical 5 from 2017 and 6 from 2018. An important core concern of the volume is to guide the pupils to learn independently with competent support from the teacher. There is increasing emphasis on knowledge of the most important operators and on the independent acquisition and transfer of knowledge. The five learning areas of the curriculum correspond to five interlinked chapters that can be combined in different ways; they are supplemented by a concluding method chapter, which allows you to independently look up and deepen the methodological knowledge you have acquired. 7.1 Faith becomes visible: We understand the central role of the Holy Spirit and learn how and where he works faith. Faith becomes visible to us and others in church construction from different eras and in different elements of worship. 7.2 Church begins: We learn how Pentecost marks the birth of the Church and how the first Christians lived their faith. With Paul we get to know one of the founders of Christianity and discover how the persecution of the first Christians came to an end with Emperor Constantine. 7.3 Muslims in our area: We learn the basics about Islam, the prophet and the five pillars and see how the everyday life of Muslims is determined by their religion. In comparison with Christianity, we discover similarities and differences - and how we deal well with different conflict issues. 7.4 Mirror, mirror on the wall: We think about how wishes are influenced by the media and role models, and discover the Christian faith and biblical visions as an important source of impulses for a life-friendly handling of our desires. We recognize that longings can lead to addiction and dependency on the one hand, but on the other hand can also motivate people to realize their visions of a better world. 7.5 Supporting each other: We perceive the need for help in our environment and think about the possibilities and limits of our help. We recognize the great importance of charity from biblical stories and can demonstrate its implementation in the helping actions of the Church in the past and today. 6. Methods: Operators / Digital presentation / Feedback / Group puzzle / Radio play / Pro and contra debate / Presentation / Thesis rally / Word collage / Selected methods from class 6. All chapters also refer to methods that were learned in the sixth year of school to activate spiral and networked learning at appropriate points. The lexicon, which also rounds off this volume, lists many new terms, but also already contains explanations in volume 5, insofar as it also plays a role in the texts of the 6th school year. Possible presentation topics, which are distributed over the chapters, are listed in a directory for better preselection.
£20.89
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Bildung und Erziehung im Kontext adventistischer
Book SynopsisIn einer Zeit, in der Privatschulen zunehmend an Einfluss gewinnen, ist es entscheidend zu verstehen, welche Rolle sie einnehmen und welchen Zweck sie verfolgen. Die Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten setzte früh auf eigene Bildungseinrichtungen und betreibt heute eines der größten kirchlichen Schulwerke der Welt. Die vorliegende Abhandlung beschreibt zum einen die weltweite historische Entwicklung des adventistischen Bildungssystems sowie dessen spezifische Ausprägung in Österreich. Zum anderen gewährt sie Einsichten in die adventistische Bildungsphilosophie durch eine Analyse adventistischer Bildungs- und Erziehungsliteratur sowie durch eine qualitative Studie zum Bildungs- und Erziehungsverständnis in Österreich. Dabei wird auch die Rolle von Ellen White für die Kirche und insbesondere für das Bildungswesen beleuchtet.
£53.10
Lit Verlag The Print Media as a Tool for Evangelisation in
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£28.80
