Religion and beliefs Books
Baker Publishing Group Not All Roads Lead to Heaven Sharing an
Book SynopsisAuthor, pastor, and Fox News contributor challenges the popular notion that all religions are equally true, explores the biblical evidence for salvation through faith in Christ alone, and equips Christians to defend and share this foundational belief.
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Rescuing the Gospel The Story and Significance
Book SynopsisECPA Gold Medallion Award-winning author Erwin Lutzer tells the riveting story of the Protestant Reformation, when believers were forced to define their faith in the crucible of controversy and hot debate--with ramifications that shook the world.
£13.29
Baker Publishing Group Enjoying God Finding Hope in the Attributes of
Book SynopsisRecounting his personal quest to understand God, respected theologian R. C. Sproul takes readers on a spiritual journey that will lead them into a deeper understanding of a God who can sometimes seem unfathomable.
£13.29
Baker Publishing Group HighImpact Teams
Book SynopsisNo matter how big an organization, we all do ministry with a team, whether paid or volunteer. Anyone who has been part of a great team knows it''s something special. When there is good chemistry, everyone is operating from their sweet spot, the objectives are clear, and kingdom progress is being made, it is incredibly fulfilling and fun.On the flip side, we''re painfully aware what happens when there is dysfunction in the team--stress, tension, politics, and posturing. It''s not much fun for anyone, and we end up squandering our divine assignment.Lance Witt, founder of Replenish ministries and a former executive and teaching pastor at Saddleback Church, knows what it takes to keep teams functioning at the highest level of impact. He shows leaders how to build next-level teams that are spiritually, emotionally, and relationally healthy and productive and high-performing. Short, to-the-point chapters make the book easy to digest and the perfect resource for you
£13.29
Baker Publishing Group Made to Move Mountains
Book SynopsisFounder of Mercy House Global inspires readers to step out in faith, hope for the unimaginable, and face the obstacles in front of them, not because they're good enough but because God makes the impossible possible.
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Baker Publishing Group Willing to Believe
Book SynopsisWhat does an individual contribute to his or her own salvation? Does God wait on the doorsteps of our hearts, quietly hoping to be let in when we decide to open the door? Or does he call us and pursue us in a way we can''t resist? The debate between the irresistible call of God and a human being''s free will has raged for centuries. So what is the answer? And why does it matter?In Willing to Believe, R. C. Sproul uncovers issues that provoked the Reformation and revived the controversy between Pelagius and Augustine. He carefully explores the relationship between original sin and human free will, clarifies misconceptions about the work of God in a believer''s liberation from sin, illuminates the work of the Holy Spirit in salvation, and offers compelling reasons to believe the work of salvation is in God''s hands.
£21.13
Baker Publishing Group Holding On When You Want to Let Go Clinging to
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Baker Publishing Group Being Leaders The Nature of Authentic Christian
Book SynopsisNot all definitions of leadership are equal. This book helps pastors minister effectively by understanding the unique nature of being a Christian leader.
£14.39
Baker Publishing Group Glorious Weakness
Book SynopsisAs a girl, Alia Joy came face to face with weakness, poverty, and loss in ways that made her doubt God was good. There were times when it felt as if God had abandoned her. What she didn''t realize then was that God was always there, calling her to abandon herself.In this deeply personal exploration of what it means to be 'poor in spirit,' Joy challenges our cultural proclivity to 'pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps.' She calls on readers to embrace true vulnerability and authenticity with God and with one another, showing how weakness does not disqualify us from inclusion in the kingdom of God--instead, it is our very invitation to enter in.Anyone who has struggled with feeling inadequate, disillusioned, or just too broken will find hope. This message is an antidote to despair, helping readers reclaim the ways God is good, even when life is anything but.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books FutureFocused Church
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books How to Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mes
Book SynopsisAnxiety, depression, and mental health struggles are increasingly present in children ages 3-10. Bestselling author and neuroscientist shares a clear and effective five-step plan to teach your child how to manage their minds so they can live a life with greater resilience, health, and happiness in a changing and challenging world.
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Grace from the Cross
Book SynopsisPastor and bestselling author Kyle Idleman helps readers prepare their hearts for Easter by showing how the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross reveal the power of God's grace.
£6.83
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.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group Living Reconciled
Book SynopsisWe all experience difficult relationships. Oftentimes we try to reconcile but the other person simply won''t, or else we find they can''t keep the commitments they made during reconciliation. How do we handle these tough relationships in a way that brings peace to our lives and glory to God?Through seven clear and actionable shifts drawn from Scripture, P. Brian Noble shows you how to change your thinking when it comes to tough relationships so that you see the challenging people in your life as God sees them. He then outlines practical and proven ways to reach reconciliation and keep the peace--even when the other person doesn''t hold up their end of the bargain.If you long to be reconciled and live at peace with the people in your family, workplace, church, and community, this book will give you the courage, compassion, and tools to do so.
£12.34
Baker Publishing Group I Still Do
Book SynopsisPastor and marriage expert identifies the defining moments that occur in the life-cycle of a post-newlywed marriage and shows couples how to make their marriage last a lifetime.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor Proven Practices
Book SynopsisIn the life of a pastor, no two days, months, or years will be the same. This church growth expert unpacks the various roles of a pastor, showing you how to live and lead more fruitfully in your calling.
£11.39
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books The Ministry Answer Book for Pastors Almost
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Baker Publishing Group Getting to Know the Church Fathers
Book SynopsisThis concise introduction to the church fathers connects evangelical students and readers to twelve key figures from the early church. Now updated and revised.Table of ContentsContentsTimelineIntroduction1. Ignatius of Antioch2. Justin Martyr3. Irenaeus of Lyons4. Tertullian of Carthage5. Perpetua of Carthage6. Origen of Alexandria7. Athanasius of Alexandria8. Ephrem the Syrian9. John Chrysostom10. Augustine of Hippo11. Cyril of Alexandria12. Patrick of IrelandEpilogueIndex
£18.89
Baker Publishing Group The Mission of the Church
Book SynopsisLeading Voices from across Christian Traditions Discuss the Mission of the ChurchWhat is the mission of the church? Every seminarian and church leader must wrestle with that question. No matter what designation a church uses to describe itself, it must also think critically about why it exists and what it should be doing. In this book, five leading voices representing a range of Christian traditions engage in an enlightening conversation as they present and compare their perspectives on the mission of the church. Each contributor offers his or her view and responds to the other four views. Contributors include Stephen B. Bevans, Darrell L. Guder, Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Edward Rommen, and Ed Stetzer. The book''s format is ideal for classroom use and will also benefit pastors and church leaders.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction, Craig OttPerspective Chapters1. A Prophetic Dialogue Approach, Stephen B. Bevans2. A Multicultural and Translational Approach, Darrell L. Guder3. An Integral Transformation Approach, Ruth Padilla DeBorst4. A Sacramental Vision Approach, Edward Rommen5. An Evangelical Kingdom Community Approach, Ed StetzerResponse Chapters6. Response by Stephen B. Bevans7. Response by Darrell L. Guder8. Response by Ruth Padilla DeBorst9. Response by Edward Rommen10. Response by Ed StetzerIndex
£17.09
Baker Publishing Group The Unexpected Christian Century
Book SynopsisA respected scholar surveys the most recent century of Christian history, highlighting epochal changes in global Christianity.Table of ContentsContentsList of FiguresForeword by Mark A. NollIntroduction: From Jesus to the End of Christendom1. World Christianity: The Gilded Age through the Great War2. Christian Lives: Practices and Piety3. Politics and Persecution: How Global Politics Shaped Christianity4. Confessional Families: Diverse Confessions, Diverse Fates5. On the Move: Christianity and Migration6. One Way among Others: Christianity and the World's ReligionsEpilogue: Future Hope and the Presence of the PastAppendix 1: African Independence and ColonizersAppendix 2: Asian Independence and ColonizersIndex
£18.04
Baker Publishing Group Turning Points in American Church History
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Baker Publishing Group Proofs of God
Book SynopsisA leading theologian offers a historical survey of the proofs of God's existence for readers interested in traditional Christian responses to the problem of atheism.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. Patristic and Medieval Arguments for God's ExistenceTertullianGregory of NazianzusAugustineJohn of DamascusAnselmThomas AquinasWilliam of Ockham2. Reformation and Enlightenment ViewsJohn CalvinMichel de MontaigneFrancisco SuárezRené DescartesBlaise PascalDavid HumeImmanuel Kant3. Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century ResponsesJohn Henry NewmanMaurice BlondelPierre RousselotLudwig WittgensteinRéginald Garrigou-LagrangeMartin HeideggerKarl BarthConclusion
£19.94
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
Book SynopsisThis full-color, intermediate textbook by two leading experts in Biblical Hebrew features pedagogical advancements that enhance student outcomes.
£28.00
Baker Publishing Group Good Arguments
Book SynopsisThis brief introduction to making effective arguments helps readers to understand the basics of sound reasoning and to learn how to use it to persuade others. Practical, inexpensive, and easy-to-read, the book enables students in a wide variety of courses to improve the clarity of their writing and public speaking. It equips readers to formulate firmly grounded, clearly articulated, and logically arranged arguments, avoid fallacious thinking, and discover how to reason well. This supplemental text is especially suitable for use in Christian colleges and seminaries and includes classroom discussion questions.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Why Arguments Are Good1. The Basics of Good Arguments2. Reasoning and Logic3. Fallacies4. Belief, Fact, and Opinion5. Defining Your Terms6. Drawing Analogies7. Cause and Effect8. On Good Authority9. Making Your CaseCase StudiesGlossaryIndex
£14.24
Baker Publishing Group The Minister as Moral Theologian Ethical
Book SynopsisA respected scholar and veteran teacher offers Christian leaders tools for facing the demands and seizing the opportunities of being a moral teacher.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Why This Book?1. The Minister as Ethicist2. Preaching on Morally Difficult Texts and Occasions3. Teaching about Moral Issues4. Giving Moral Counsel5. Serving as a Moral ExampleFurther ReadingIndex
£15.19
Baker Publishing Group Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture
Book SynopsisThis survey textbook presents the New Testament and major New Testament topics effectively for contemporary evangelical undergraduates.Table of ContentsContents1. The New Testament as Christian Scripture2. The New Testament as a Book3. The World around the New Testament4. Jesus's Life and Teaching5. The Fourfold Gospel Book6. The Gospel according to Matthew7. The Gospel according to Mark8. The Gospel according to Luke9. The Gospel according to John10. The Acts of the Apostles11. The Apostle Paul's Life and Teaching12. The Letter to the Romans13. The First Letter to the Corinthians14. The Second Letter to the Corinthians15. The Letter to the Galatians16. The Letter to the Ephesians17. The Letter to the Philippians18. The Letter to the Colossians19. The First Letter to the Thessalonians20. The Second Letter to the Thessalonians21. The Pastoral Letters: 1-2 Timothy and Titus22. The Letter to Philemon23. The Letter to the Hebrews24. The Letter of James25. The First Letter of Peter26. The Second Letter of Peter27. The Letters of John: 1-3 John28. The Letter of Jude29. The Book of Revelation30. Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture in the Twenty-First CenturyGlossaryIndex
£35.69
Baker Publishing Group Philosophy A Christian Introduction
Book SynopsisThis up-to-date introduction to Christian philosophy covers the four major areas of philosophical thought: epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics.Table of ContentsContents1. Introduction to PhilosophyPart 1: Epistemology2. Truth and Knowledge3. Justification and Reformed Epistemology4. Skepticism, Certainty, and Virtue Epistemology5. Faith, Reason, and Modern Science6. Natural Revelation and Natural TheologyPart 2: Metaphysics7. The Nature of Reality8. Properties and Universals9. Particulars10. Freedom and Determinism11. Minds, Bodies, and Human PersonsPart 3: Philosophy of Religion12. The Existence of God13. Evil and the Hiddenness of God14. Divine Interaction: Miracles and Prayer15. The Possibility of Life after DeathPart 4: Ethics16. Metaethics17. Normative EthicsGlossary of TermsIndexes
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group Defending Sin
Book SynopsisThe conflict between the natural sciences and Christian theology has been going on for centuries. Recent advances in the fields of evolutionary biology, behavioral genetics, and neuroscience have intensified this conflict, particularly in relation to origins, the fall, and sin. These debates are crucial to our understanding of human sinfulness and necessarily involve the doctrine of salvation. Theistic evolutionists have labored hard to resolve these tensions between science and faith, but Hans Madueme argues that the majority of their proposals do injustice both to biblical teaching and to long-standing doctrines held by the mainstream Christian tradition.In this major contribution to the field of science and religion, Madueme demonstrates that the classical notion of sin reflected in Scripture, the creeds, and tradition offers the most compelling and theologically coherent account of the human condition. He answers pressing challenges from the physical sciences on both meth
£25.49
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture
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Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Reformed Ethics
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£36.79
Baker Publishing Group Ethics for Christian Ministry
Book SynopsisTwo experienced teachers and pastors offer a one-of-a-kind resource in professional ethics for today's clergy, addressing both current and perennial ethical issues.Table of ContentsContents1. Walking with Integrity: A Profession or a Calling?2. Being Good and Doing Good: Moral Formation for Ministry3. Looking in the Mirror: Integrity in Your Personal Life4. Looking at the Church: Integrity in Your Ministry5. Looking at Fellow Ministers: Integrity with Your Colleagues6. Promoting Peace and Justice: Integrity in the Community7. Facing Clergy Sexual Abuse: The Cost of Lost Integrity8. Developing a Personal Code of Ethics: A Plan for Integrity in MinistryMinisterial Code of Ethics WorksheetAppendix A: A Procedure for Responding to Charges of Clergy Sexual AbuseAppendix B: Early Denominational Codes of EthicsAppendix C: Contemporary Denominational Codes of EthicsAppendix D: Sample Codes of EthicsIndexes
£19.79
Baker Publishing Group Sustaining Ministry Foundations and Practices
Book SynopsisA respected scholar and veteran teacher addresses the moral formation and identity of the pastor, particularly emphasizing ethical and safe ministry.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: Why Good Rules Aren't Enough1. A Moral Framework for Power2. Laying Deeper Ethical Foundations3. Protecting Space for Ministry4. Understanding How Ministers Get into Trouble5. Embracing the Practices that Sustain FaithfulnessFurther ReadingIndex
£15.29
Baker Publishing Group Job
Book SynopsisA respected Old Testament scholar provides an exegetical commentary on Job with theological insights for pastors, professors, and all serious students of the Bible.Table of ContentsPart I. The Prologue: The Suffering and Patience of Job (1:1-2:13)Part II. Job's Lament (3:1-26)Part III. The Debate between Job and His Three Friends (4:1-27:23)Part IV. Job's Monologue (28:1-31:40)Part V. Elihu's Speech (32:1-37:24)Part VI. Yahweh Speeches and Job's Responses (38:1-42:6)Part VII. Job's Restoration (42:7-17)Indexes
£33.99
Baker Publishing Group Doctrine of God A Global Introduction
Book SynopsisThis ecumenical, international, and contextual introduction offers a global survey of understandings of God in Scripture, Christian history, and contemporary theology. Now substantially updated throughout.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: God-Talk Then and NowPart 1: The Texture of Historical Developments1. Biblical Narrative and Testimonies of GodFor Orientation: God-Talk in the BibleOld Testament: Jewish MonotheismNew Testament: Christian Trinitarian Monotheism2. The Rise and Consolidation of the Christian Doctrine of GodClassical Theism: What Is It?Early Fathers on God and TrinityThe Emergence of the Trinitarian Doctrine and Its ChallengersPatristic and Creedal Establishment of the Doctrine of God3. From the Medieval to the Modern Quest for GodMystical Visions and Sophisticated Doctrines of Medieval TimesThe Zenith of Classical Theism: The "Schoolmen" on the Doctrine of GodThe Rise of the Social Model of the TrinityThe Reformers and Their Followers on GodThe Mystical Experience of God among Catholic ReformersPost-Reformation Testimonies and DoctrinesGod in ModernityReflections: Looking Back and ForwardPart 2: God in Contemporary Theological Interpretations4. Interpretations of God among European TheologiesGod as the Wholly Other: Karl BarthGod as the Mystery of the World: Karl RahnerGod as Communion: John Zizioulas and Eastern Orthodox TraditionGod as the Power of the Future: Wolfhart PannenbergThe Crucified God: Jurgen MoltmannGod's Existence in Dispute: Secularism and New Atheism(s)Reflections on Contemporary European Views of God5. Interpretations of God from Diverse North American ContextsFor Orientation: The North American MosaicRebuttals to Classical Theism: Secular and Process TheologiesRevisions of Classical Theism: Contextual InterpretationsRevisiting Classical Theism: Evangelicalism and Open TheismReflections on the North American Scene6. Interpretations of God in the Global SouthFor Orientation: Theology Goes GlobalGod in African TheologiesGod in Latin American TheologiesGod in Asian TheologiesReflections on Non-Western God-TalkPart 3: The Christian God among Religions7. Christian Theology Faces Religious Plurality and Pluralism(s)Religious Plurality as a New ChallengeTheological Responses to Pluralism(s)How to Approach the Dialogical Comparative Task8. The Gods of the ReligionsAllah of IslamThe Deities of HinduismAny Deities in Buddhism?Concluding Reflections on the Comparative Theological ExerciseEpilogue: The Future of God-Talk in the Third MillenniumIndexes
£999.99
Baker Publishing Group Cinematic Faith
Book SynopsisAn expert on American culture explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film.Table of ContentsContents List of Movie Musings 1. Why a Christian Approach? 2. Culture Communicates: Biblical Principles for a Peculiar Means of Expression 3. Moviemaking Magic: Poetic Portals and the Power of Perspective 4. Creating an Illusion of Reality: Film Form and Content 5. Connecting the Dots: Style and Meaning 6. Redemption American-Style: The Melodramatic Vision 7. The Yellow Brick Road to Self-Realization: Classical Hollywood Cinema 8. A Man's Gotta Do What a Man's Gotta Do: American Action-Adventure Movies 9. Stop Taking My Hand! Gender and Mainstream Hollywood Epilogue Indexes
£20.69
Baker Publishing Group Origins of New Testament Christology An
Book SynopsisThis accessible introduction to the various titles and traditions behind the New Testament witness to the person of Jesus demonstrates its early high Christology.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Jesus the Lord2. Jesus the Prophet3. Jesus the Son of Man4. Jesus the Son of God5. Jesus the Suffering Servant6. Jesus the Passover Lamb7. Jesus the Messiah8. Jesus the Savior9. Jesus the Last Adam10. Jesus the Word11. Jesus the High PriestConclusion: Jesus as GodIndexes
£22.94
Baker Publishing Group - Baker Books Reading Paul as Christian Scripture
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Baker Publishing Group Earthkeeping and Character Exploring a Christian
Book SynopsisExplores the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come.Table of ContentsContents Introduction: Ecological Ethics Reframed 1. Mapping the Territory: On Virtue and Vice 2. Living with Amazement and Modesty: Wonder and Humility 3. Living with Strength of Mind and Discernment: Self-Control and Wisdom 4. Living with Respect and Care: Justice and Love 5. Living with Fortitude and Expectation: Courage and Hope 6. Digging In: Becoming a Person of Character Appendix: A Brief Survey of Christian Environmental Virtue Ethics Indexes
£17.99
Baker Publishing Group Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms
Book SynopsisThis indispensable companion to key post-Reformation theological texts offers clear and precise definitions of Latin and Greek terms. Now updated and revised throughout.
£31.99
Baker Publishing Group Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues
Book SynopsisA leading ethicist offers a theological guide to thinking Christianly about the ordinary nature of everyday life.Table of ContentsContentsPart One: Theological and Moral Themes1. Creation, Incarnation, and Resurrection2. Calling and Vocation3. Virtue and Vice4. Ritual and the Ordering of Time and Place: On BelongingPart Two: Everyday Relationships5. Neighbors6. Friends7. Spouses8. Parents and Children9. Strangers10. CitizensPart Three: Everyday Activities11. Work12. Housework and Homework13. Manners14. Appearance15. Eating16. LeisurePostscript: On the Good of Being BoringIndexes
£17.99
Baker Publishing Group Pneumatology The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical
Book SynopsisAn internationally respected scholar offers a biblical, historical, and theological assessment of the Holy Spirit, focusing on the ecumenical and contextual experiences of the Spirit. Now substantially updated throughout.Table of ContentsContents1. Introduction to Pneumatology as a Theological Discipline2. Biblical Perspectives on the Spirit3. Patristic Experience and the Doctrine of the Spirit4. From Medieval to Modern Experiences and Reconstructions of the Spirit5. The Spirit in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-CenturyInterpretations6. Contextual and Global Pneumatologies7. Holy Spirit among ReligionsEpilogue: Whither Pneumatology?Indexes
£21.99
Baker Publishing Group Song of Songs
Book SynopsisThis verse-by-verse commentary offers a fresh reading of an intriguing book of the Old Testament.
£27.99
Baker Publishing Group Evangelism after Pluralism The Ethics of
Book SynopsisShows what it means to evangelize ethically in a multicultural climate, urging us to consider a new approach to understanding evangelism and our practice of it.Table of ContentsContents1. Competing for Space in the World2. On Ethics, Evangelism, and Proselytism3. Evangelism, Empire, and Rival Citizenships4. The Ecclesiality of Salvation5. Evangelism and Pluralism in the Nation-State and Military6. Evangelism and Nonviolence7. The Pluralism of Consumer Culture8. Evangelism and Pluralistic Theologies of Religion9. Evangelism and BeautyEpilogue: The Meaninglessness of ApologeticsReferencesIndex
£16.19
Johns Hopkins University Press The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle
Book SynopsisThe hard-won recognition that divine authority and human freedom ultimately cannot be in conflict must never be taken for granted, and the irony that the thought of Paul has repeatedly been invoked to undo that recognition truly does make this insight one of 'the permanent elements.'"-from the IntroductionTrade Review[The book's] fourteen chapters deal with the distinctive character of Pauline mysticism, wheter it was Hellenistic or Judaic, the Pauline epistles, the eschatological doctrine of redemption,... and the permanent elements in Paul's mysticism. New Testament Abstracts
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Johns Hopkins University Press The University Gets Religion
Book SynopsisIt may be time, Hart argues, for academics to stop trying to secure a religion-friendly university.Trade Review[An] excellent and insightful study... His book significantly increases our understanding of a neglected aspect of American religious history. -- Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr. Anglican Theological Review Hart contributes a first-rate piece of intellectual and institutional history to this discussion... For those who wish to think seriously about the relationship between religion and religious studies and to understand how we have arrived at our current situation, this book is indispensable. -- David D. Hall Teaching Theology and Religion Hart should be commended for pulling together the history of this issue and for the careful reflection he offers about the current status of the discipline. -- Kathy J. Pulley Journal of American History The book he has given us offers richness of information, astute analysis, and provocative interpretation. -- Philip Gleason First Things This book is provocative, to say the least. It constitutes another voice in the discussion over the place of religion in secondary and higher education. -- Barry Hankins Journal of Church and State This eloquently written study makes a significant contribution to the history of American higher education. -- P.C. Kemeny Journal of Presbyterian History Hart jumps right into the recent fray over the secularization of the academy, paying special attention to developments in religious studies. -- Douglas A. Sweeney Books and Culture 2003
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Johns Hopkins University Press Psychology and the Soul
Book SynopsisRank suggests that it is in expression of group beliefs that the idea of the soul attains its greatest power.Trade ReviewRecommended, both as a fascinating and little-known document in the history of psychology and as a provocative reading of the history of psychology. Religious Studies Review Will interest many students of the history of psychoanalysis... Rank's conclusions contribute to present-day controversies about the status of psychoanalysis as a science. Psychiatric Times The first complete English translation of a work that Rank published in 1930. It draws on anthropology, sociology, mythology, religion, philosophy, history, and literature to chart the development of the human psyche... The book's antimaterialistic passion makes it a compelling counterpoint to the stern biology of our own age, and the bounds it sets to what psychoanalysis can claim are justly drawn. Wilson Quarterly Unquestionably Rank's most important work... This new translation is an effort to create a Rank for our millennium... [and it] reads elegantly and comfortably in English... The argument is complex and intricate, consisting of a long historical/ethnographic sweep that takes us from a 'primitive' state, via animism through the Christian or sexual era to the scientific era and modern development of psychology... Along the way we find traces of many of Rank's other brilliant psychological surveys-the double, Don Juan, heroes' birth myths, the theme of incest-woven into this massive canvas and viewed on the largest scale... Throughout this book, the grand tapestry is set with some remarkable gems of observation. -- Naomi Segal Psychoanalysis and History This is the first complete translation of Otto Rank's fascinating text on the nature and history of the concept of the Soul and Will in the psychological history of humankind... a tour de force in vigour, scope and application to many contemporary issues such as sexual behaviors, the nature of dreaming, incest prohibitions and narcissism, to name but a few. -- L.R. Edgar Journal of the Royal Anthropological Society
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Johns Hopkins University Press Minding the Spirit
Book SynopsisSheldrake, Jon Sobrino, Wendy M. WrightTrade ReviewThis is a collection of 25 articles... Several stand out as particularly helpful in understanding how the study of spirituality has become an academic discipline. Choice 2005 Ably edited... Merits study by all persons who have a serious interest in spirituality. -- E. Glenn Hinson Christian Century 2005 I shall be referring to it frequently and recommending it to my students. -- Edward Howells The Way: Review of Christian Spirituality 2006 This book is essential for those engaged in the academic study of spirituality. -- Jill Raitt Theological Studies 2006 The book has a broad appeal to specialists in spirituality and theology, pedagogues, and graduate and upper-undergraduate level students. -- Charlotte Radler Religious Studies Review 2006 Once I began reading this text, the challenges and depth of thought drew me in. Every chapter contains quotable ideas and captures a bit of the numinous we seek! -- Jane Gaeta Trinity Seminary Review 2007 Not just clever... It goes to the heart of one of the central issues involved in the study of spirituality. -- Bruce Hindmarsh Books and Culture: A Christian Review 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: BeginningsPart I: Spirituality as an Academic Discipline: Foundations and MethodsChapter 1. The Study of Christian Spirituality: Contours and Dynamics of a DisciplineChapter 2. The Letter and the Spirit: Spirituality as an Academic DisciplineChapter 3. Broadening the Focus: Context as a Corrective Lens in Reading Historical Works in SpiritualityChapter 4. A Hermeneutical Approach to the Study of Christian SpiritualityPart II: The Self-Implicating Nature of the Study of SpiritualityChapter 5. Spiritual Discipline, Discipline of Spirituality: Revisiting Questions of Definition and MethodChapter 6. The Role of Practice in the Study of Christian SpiritualityChapter 7. The Cost of Interpretation: Sacred Texts and Ascetic Practice in Desert SpiritualityChapter 8. Spider as Metaphor: Attending to the Symbol-Making Process in the Academic Discipline of SpiritualityChapter 9. Why Bodies Matter: A Sociological Reflection on Spirituality and MaterialityChapter 10. The Language of Inner Experience in Christian MysticismPart III: Interpreting the Tradition: Historical and Theological PerspectivesChapter 11. The Turn to Spirituality? The Relationship between Theology and SpiritualityChapter 12. Extra Arcam Noe: Criteria for Christian SpiritualityChapter 13. Spirituality as a Resource for Theology: The Holy Spirit in AugustineChapter 14. The Mozartian Moment: Reflections on Medieval MysticismChapter 15. Words that Reach into the Silence: Mystical Languages of UnsayingChapter 16. Lover without a Name: Spirituality and Constructive Christology TodayPart IV: Spirituality and HealingChapter 17. Monseñor Romero, a Salvadoran and a ChristianChapter 18. An Ecologically Sensitive SpiritualityChapter 19. Reading from the Underside of Selfhood: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Spiritual FormationChapter 20. Lourdes: A Pilgrim After AllChapter 21. Christian Spirituality as a Way of Living Publicly: A Dialectic of the Mystical and PropheticPart V: Spirituality and AestheticsChapter 22. Beauty and TerrorChapter 23. "A Wide and Fleshly Love": Images, Imagination, and the Study of Christian SpiritualityChapter 24. Sound Spirituality: On the Formative Expressive Power of Music for Christian SpiritualityChapter 25. "Raiding the Inarticulate": Mysticism, Poetics, and the UnlanguageableAfterword: Emerging Issues and New Trajectories in the Study of Christian SpiritualityFurther ReadingContributors
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Johns Hopkins University Press The African Religions of Brazil
Book SynopsisMonteiro.Trade ReviewAn essential, and provocative, starting point for study of its topic. -- Andrew F. Walls Theological Book Review 2008 A near classic... Bastide's study remains central to anyone interested in the topic. -- John A. Coleman Theological Studies 2008
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