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Baker Publishing Group Jesus Loves Me
Book SynopsisPastor unpacks the deceptively simple song "Jesus Loves Me" to explain essential Christian doctrine in a way that you can remember so you can confidently understand your faith and experience the power of God in your life.
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books A Place Called Heaven 10 Surprising Truths about
Book SynopsisPopular pastor and Bible teacher answers the most frequently asked questions about heaven and suggests practical ways you can begin preparing now for the spectacular destination God is preparing for you.
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Baker Publishing Group The Truth about Us
Book SynopsisPopular WAY-FM radio host and podcaster uses stories, humor, and fascinating cultural research to challenge us to get over ourselves and grasp the biblical truth that we aren't really "good people"--and that this is good news for all of us!
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Baker Publishing Group The Monkhood of All Believers
Book SynopsisReintroduces historic monasticism to the Protestant church, articulating a monastic spirituality for all believers.Table of ContentsContentsForewordIntroductionPart 1: What Is a Monk?1. Defining the Monk2. The Monk in History3. Interiorized MonasticismPart 2: Asceticism: The Monastic Vocation4. Defining Asceticism5. The Priesthood of All BelieversPart 3: The Monkhood of All Believers6. All Monks Are Christians and All Christians Are Monks7. The Vocation of MonasticismEpilogueIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Intercultural Discipleship
Book SynopsisLooks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally relevant and biblically faithful.Table of ContentsContents1. How Did We Get in This Spiritual Rut?2. Issues That Get Us Stuck3. What Is Intercultural Discipleship?4. Symbols Speak When Words Can't5. Rituals Drive Meaning Deep into the Bone6. Contextualization Process--Tailored Pants Fit Just Right7. Stories Portray It, Not Just Say It8. Proverbs Are Worth a Thousand Words9. Music, Dance, and Drama--We Become What We Hum10. Holistic Discipleship Connects Word and Deed11. Discipleship for PostmodernsConclusionAppendix A: Ceremony for the Installation of a TeacherAppendix B: Activities for TeachingReference ListIndex
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New York University Press Every Time I Feel the Spirit Religious
Book SynopsisThis in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers.Trade ReviewNelson has given us a wonderfully intimate glimpse into how rituals and belief animate the religious experiences of black-southerners. This is an important work that will challenge scholars of religion and race to rethink the nature of religious experience. * American Journal of Sociology *A very welcome book, not just for what we learn about one African American congregation, but for its reminder of what it means to see the world with religious eyes. Nelson's guided tour of a Charleston, South Carolina, pentecostal AME church is both enlightening and elegantly written. This book will shift the terms of debate about the role of ritual and experience in American religious life. -- Jim Spickard,University of RedlandsNelson reveals the spiritual lives of black Southerners like few authors before him. In beautifully written and theoretically engaging prose, the ritual experience of low country worshippers emerges in rich and compelling detail. This book will surely deepen our understanding of power and authority in African American religious life. -- Marla Frederick,author of Between Sundays: Black Women and Everyday Struggles of Faith
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Fordham University Press The Cruelest of All Mothers Marie de
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Explication: Representations of the Abandonment in the Relations, the Letters, and the Vie 21 2 Explanation: Contextualizing the Abandonment within Seventeenth- Century French Family Life 47 3 Explanation: The Marginalization of Motherhood in the Christian Tradition 71 4 Explanation: Maternal Hagiographies and Spiritualities of Abandonment in Seventeenth-Century France 98 5 Motherhood Refigured: Kristeva, Maternal Sacrifice, and the Imitation of Christ 124 Afterword/Afterward 149 Notes 151 Bibliography 187 Index 201
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Kregel Publications,U.S. The Story Begins The Authority of the Bible the
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Kregel Publications,U.S. The Hero Who Restores Humanity Satan and Sin
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Kregel Publications,U.S. The Rescue Salvation the Holy Spirit the Church
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Kregel Publications,U.S. The Forgiveness Project
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Growing Toward God Life Lessons Inspired by the
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Keep Your Dream Alive Lessons from the Life of
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Unlikely Rebel A Church Girls Journey out of
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Letters from My Fathers Murderer A Journey of
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Kregel Publications Spurgeons Daily Treasures in the Psalms
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Skin in the Game Living an Epic JesusCentered
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SPCK - Kregel The Spirituality of Paul Partnering with the
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SPCK - Kregel Cancer Faith and Unexpected Joy What My Mother
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SPCK - Kregel Following Jesus Christ The New Testament Message
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SPCK - Kregel Master Discipleship Today Jesuss Prayer and Plan
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Kregel Publications,U.S. When Anxiety Strikes Help and Hope for Managing
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Love Is A Yearlong Experiment of Living Out 1
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Fruit Full 100 Family Experiences for Growing in
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Jewish Publication Society Jonah and the Meaning of Our Lives
Book SynopsisDraws on commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Kimchi, Abarbanel, and the Malbim as well as contemporary culture and personal experiences to reveal the hidden meanings of this perplexing biblical story. In so doing, it explores many of the larger questions and topics we face, including human nature, our relationship with God, and how we understand ourselves and lead our lives.Trade Review“There is hardly a better-known biblical story than Jonah. Yet Rabbi Steven Bob shows us in this skillfully written book an even more familiar Jonah, one we can see in the mirror every day. Life’s enigmas and dilemmas are somehow less anxiety-producing in light of the lessons we find in Jonah’s experiences.”—Rabbi Norman M. Cohen, author of Jewish Bible Personages in the New Testament“Starting with classic insights from Rashi, David Kimchi, and Isaac Abarbanel, and then moving on to Moby Dick, Bob Dylan, Kurt Vonnegut, and Major League Baseball, the biblical book of Jonah comes alive with stories and lessons that speak to the heart.”—Mark Dov Shapiro, author of Gates of Shabbat: A Guide for Observing Shabbat “I first met the prophet Jonah in Sunday school. I thought of him as a friend, a friend whom I got to know better in seminary. Now, twenty-five years later, I have met him again in a fresh, conversational, and insightful way through Rabbi Bob.”—Rev. Wendy J. Boden, Southminster Presbyterian Church, Glen Elynn, IllinoisTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionNote to Readers 1. Our Names and Identities: Who Are We?2. Understanding the Other: Who Are They?3. Coming to Terms with Violence: What Is Evil?4. Appreciating Context: What Makes Jonah Run?5. Descent and Salvation: How Low Can You Go?6. Overcoming Uncertainty: How Should I Act?7. Redirecting Lives: Which Way Does the Wind Blow?8. Our Faith and Theirs: How Do We View Other Religions?9. Overcoming Despair: Why Does He Sleep So Deeply?10. Fate and Free Will: What Path Will We Follow?11. What We Really Know: Does Knowledge Lead to Virtue?12. I Am a Jew: How Do We Describe Our Identity?13. Narrative Imagery: How Can We Understand Our Story?14. Fear and Awe: What Makes Us Tremble?15. Troubled Waters: How Can We Calm the Sea?16. The Winning Team: What Do We Need from Other People?17. The Giants Win the Pennant: How Can We Differentiate between the Possible and the Impossible?18. The Buck Stops Here: Can We Accept Responsibility?19. The Scientific Method: How Can We Solve Our Problems One Step at a Time?20. Human Kindness: How Can We Serve God through Simple Acts?21. A Rickety Ladder: How Do We Understand the Suffering of the Innocent?22. Telling Our Story: What Swallowed Jonah, a Fish or a Whale?23. Nothing Left to Lose: When Do We Turn to God?24. Happy Thanksgiving: Why Should We Care about Other People?25. Strong Waves and Big Rocks: What Overwhelms Us?26. I Once Was Lost, but Now I’m Found: How Can We Grow?27. Feeling Trapped: Is There a Way Out?28. Recovering from a Perfect Storm: From Where Does Our Hope Come?29. Seeking Community: How Can We Overcome Isolation?30. Don’t Look Back: How Can We Avoid the Traps of the Past?31. The Power of the Public Pledge: Which Promises Will We Keep?32. The Hands of God: How Can We Experience the Presence of the Divine?33. Genuine Forgiveness: Who Deserves a Second Chance?34. Good Guys and Bad Guys: When Can We Accept the Other?35. Hineini: How Do We Respond When Called?36. The Freedom to Choose: Can We Respond to a Warning?37. Who, What, Why, and When: Can We Ask the Probing Questions?38. Letting the Current Carry Me: How Do We Respond to Reality?39. Telling Tall Tales: How Do We Sort Out the Truth?40. Controlling Our Inclinations: Can We Change Our Evil Ways?41. The Fred Bob Principle: What Circumstances Will Lead to Success?42. Bringing Water to Our Lives: Do We Appreciate Those Who Help Us?43. Seeing Evil: Can We Recognize Our Own Flaws?44. Playing a Part: How Do We Shape the Narrative of Our Lives?45. Getting Lost: How Do We Regain Our Path?46. Narcissism: What Is Our Place in the World?47. Connecting the Dots: How Can We Make Sense of Our Lives?48. The Kikayon: What Can We Learn from a Plant?49. Time, Time, Time: How Do We View the Length of Our Lives?50. Facing Challenges: How Do We Use Our Strengths to Overcome Our Weaknesses?51. I Want to Be Big: Can We Learn Patience?52. Brief Moments: What Makes an Enduring Impact?53. Communities of Meaning: How Can We Create Connections?
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Jewish Publication Society A Year with Martin Buber
Book SynopsisIn A Year with Martin Buber, the first Torah commentary to focus on his life’s work, we experience the fifty-four weekly portions and eleven Jewish holidays through Buber’s eyes. Trade Review"This fresh innovative approach to the Torah portion of the week is appealing and insightful, which is why I carry it with me to read in synagogue on Shabbat mornings, either before or after the reading of the Torah portion. It enlightens and enervates my Shabbat morning experience."—Rabbi Ron Kronish, Jerusalem Report"Rabbi Ross superbly distills the theology of Martin Buber . . . , a consequential Jewish thinker whose focus on making human interactions meaningful influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail.' . . . An invaluable entry point to a humanist thinker who sought to identify, build, and preserve 'holiness in our daily routines' by putting people, rather than objects, first."—Publishers Weekly“Ross makes Buber’s writings eminently readable even as he treats them with full scholarly integrity. And by bringing himself into the story, Ross allows us to go from pure text study to an individual life, as Buber himself would have wanted.”—Rabbi Thomas M. Alpert, Temple Etz Chaim in Franklin, Massachusetts“What a pleasure A Year with Martin Buber is! People of all faiths with an interest in the Bible and bringing ‘divine wonder to the routine of daily life’ will delight in having this inspirational book as a companion.”—Rev. Debra W. Haffner, Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston, Virginia“This richly textured book will send the reader back, time and again, to revisit its teachings and insights.”—Rabbi Bernard Mehlman, senior scholar, Temple Israel in Boston, MassachusettsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I. Genesis (Bere’shit) Bere’shit: Standing Over Against Noaḥ: Learning to Be Present Lekh Lekha: Eternal Thou Va-yera’: Many Forms of Candor Ḥayyei Sarah: Rising from Grief Toledot: How Conflict Begins Va-yetse’: When Time and Space Become Secondary Va-yishlaḥ: Holy Insecurity Va-yeshev: On the Narrow Ridge Mikkets: Trapped in a Dream Va-yiggash: Learning to Put Feelings into Words Va-yeḥi: The Importance of Supportive Relationship II. Exodus (Shemot) Shemot: Get Off the Road Va-’era’: Reification Bo’: History as Strangers, Responsibility as Redeemers Be-shallaḥ: Daily Spiritual Practice Yitro: All of Us, Together at Sinai Mishpatim: Respecting Religious Difference Terumah: Not Within, Between Tetsavveh: The Sanctity of Decision Making Ki Tissa’: Eclipse of God Va-yak’hel: Shabbat as Cornerstone Pekudei: There Is No Sin in Having Money III. Leviticus (Va-yikra’) Va-yikra’: Will and Grace Tsav: The Afterglow Shemini: Learning from Loss Tazriaʿ: Healing through Meeting Metsoraʿ: Faith and Science Together ’Aḥarei Mot: The Curtain Will Part Kedoshim: Hebrew Humanism ’Emor: Magic, Manipulation, and Prayer Be-har: Intersection of Land and Justice Be-ḥukkotai: Mountains in Time IV. Numbers (Be-midbar) Be-midbar: Holiness in Time Naso’: Words That Bless Children Be-haʿalotekha: Eternal Thou Shelaḥ-Lekha: People Want Proof Koraḥ: When Politics Take a Horrible Turn Ḥukkat: On Jewish Law Balak: Quick and Decisive Punishment Pinḥas: Evolving Jewish Law Mattot: “Imagine the Real” Maseʿei: Interfaith Relations V. Deuteronomy (Devarim) Devarim: Dealing with Anger Va-’etḥannan: Chosenness and Universalism ʿEkev: Spirituality of Eating Re’eh: Privilege and Responsibility Shofetim: Ends and Means Ki Tetse’: Animal Well-Being Ki Tavo’: The Fugitives Nitsavim: Equality in Labor Va-yelekh: Wanting More Time Ha’azinu: Children in Poetry Ve-zo’t Ha-berakhah: When There Are No Words VI. Holidays Rosh Hashanah: Where Are You? Yom Kippur: New Thinking Sukkot: The Holiday Shemini Atzeret: Sudden Stop Simḥat Torah: When You Come to the End Hanukkah: Because We Never Really Get There Purim: A Day Like Yom Kippur Pesach: “Education of Character” Yom ha-Shoah: Nuance in Reconciliation Yom ha-Atzmaut: A Growing Outcome Shavuot: Revelation, Then and Now Epigraph Source Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography
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Jewish Publication Society Choosing Hope
Book SynopsisThe first book to plumb the depths of Judaism's abundant reservoir of hope, Choosing Hope journeys from biblical times to our day to explore nine fundamental sources of hope in Judaism.Trade Review"Former clinical psychologist Arnow . . . unearths the hopefulness baked into Judaism in this stimulating [work]."—Publishers Weekly"Theologically enriching and hope-producing. . . . Could easily function as a reference book, especially for preachers, who wish to draw upon Jewish wisdom in teaching about hope, but it is also . . . worthy of spending time simply reading it cover to cover. . . . There is wisdom here that is worth exploring. . . . As a Christian, I receive this wisdom with gratitude."—Word & Way"A powerful and impactful aid in affirming our hope and transmitting it to the next generation, suffering more than in any recent time in our history."—San Diego Jewish World"An absorbing, insightful, thoughtful and thought-provoking study that is impressively well organized and presented, Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism is an ideal, timely, and unreservedly recommended addition to synagogue, community, college, and university library Judaic Studies collections."—Midwest Book Review"A thoroughly researched . . . book . . . [which] includes insights into prayer and human potential, the Jewish past and messianic future, Hasidic rabbis and secular thinkers."—Long Island Jewish World/Manhattan Jewish Sentinel “This book is a blessing, a sublime meditation on hope, an erudite feast of Jewish wisdom, and a wellspring of surprising, subversive, deeply satisfying epiphanies about the relationship between hope and all the emotions and experiences that comprise a life of meaning. Doubt, despair, anger, activism, memory, humor, love, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel are among the topics explored by David Arnow in his masterful illumination of the purpose and power of hope.”—Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author of Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish in America“Choosing Hope is not only a profound exploration of the meaning and claim of hope but a wonderfully inspiring interpretation of the Jewish tradition. Drawing on meticulous reading of vast sources and teachings, this extraordinary book bears witness to the core idea of Jewish faith itself: as an awakening to confront our sorrows and despair with the personal and communal ongoing task of tikkun.”—Moshe Halbertal, John and Golda Cohen Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Hebrew University“David Arnow guides us gently, engagingly, and insightfully to see hope where we never noticed it before.”—Rabbi Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor Emerita of Talmud and Rabbinic Culture, Jewish Theological Seminary“This vital book challenges us to think about hope in a new way—as a response to life in which we are partners in the ongoing work of imagining and creating a better world. Through its nuanced readings of biblical, classical, and mystical texts, Choosing Hope offers a deep and refreshing understanding of the centrality of hope not only in Jewish theology, prayer, and ritual; Jewish values; and even contemporary Israel but also in our own lives. So dive in—and choose hope.”—Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Emerita of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills“This careful, thorough examination of hope in Jewish sources and thought will lift the spirits of all who read it.”—Rabbi Steven Bob, author of Jonah and the Meaning of Our LivesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction What Hope Is and Why It Matters Judaism as a Reservoir of Hope Difficulty Tapping Jewish Sources of Hope A Way toward Hope About This Book Making the Most of This Book Notes on Translation and Gender 1. Repentance: The Gateway to Hope Introduction A Theology for Looking in the Mirror Prayer and Hope The Season of Teshuvah Seasonal Rituals Conclusion 2. Tikkun Olam: Turning Hope into Action Introduction Biblical Roots in Ecclesiastes Rabbinic Origins in the Mishnah An Intertextual Reading of the Sages and EcclesiastesAleinu’s Hope of Repairing the WorldTikkun Olam in the Mysticism of Isaac LuriaTikkun Olam Today Conclusion 3. Abraham and Sarah: Living in Hope Introduction Hope in God and Abraham’s Relationship Hope amid Abraham and Sarah’s Trials The Binding of Isaac as a Story of Hope Conclusion 4. The Exodus: Hope at the Heart Introduction Brueggemann’s Archetypical Tale of Hope Exodus as the Jewish Master Story Despair versus Hope in Midrash and Commentary Putting Exodus Memories into Practice Conclusion 5. The Covenant: Hope in Israel’s Relationship with God Introduction Covenantal Hope in the Morning Liturgy Covenantal Hope and the Ancient Trials of History The Post-Holocaust Conversation Conclusion 6. The Book of Job: Hope for Vindication Introduction Reframing Job Verses of Despair, Verses of Hope Hope for Vindication Conclusion 7. Jewish Eschatology: Hopes for the World to Come Introduction The Road to Resurrection in the Bible The Rise of the Rabbis and the Triumph of Resurrection The Messiah of the Rabbis Maimonides on the Messiah and the Afterlife Reform Judaism’s Hopes for the Afterlife Humans Fulfilling Hopes for Immortality? Conclusion 8. Israel: Hope in the Homeland Introduction Zionist Hope Fulfilling the Hopes of Statehood Reuven Rivlin’s Israeli Hope Snapshots of Israeli Hope: Israeli Activists Speak Conclusion 9. Jewish Humor: The Currency of Hope Introduction Humor and Hope The Beginning of Jewish Laughter Waiting for the Messiah The Schlemiel Laughing and Hoping in Hell God Laughs Too Conclusion Final Thoughts A Succinct Jewish Theology of Hope Finding Hope in Our Ancient Texts Hope Means Work Transmitting Our Heritage of Hope Notes Bibliography Subject Index Index of Texts
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