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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 6 Terumot
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 9 Hallah
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University of Chicago Press The Talmud of the Land of Israel Volume 11 Shabbat
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The University of Chicago Press Sacred Narratives The Other Voice in Early Modern
Book SynopsisThis is a collection of Lucrezia Tornabuoni de' Medici's body of religious poems. Ranging from lyrics on the Nativity to dialogues between Christ and the sinner who kneels before him, the nine poems of praise included here are among the few such poems known to have been written by the woman.
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University of Chicago Press American Congregations Volume 1 Portraits of Twelve Religious Communities
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James Clarke & Co. Ltd Send Back the Money The Free Church of Scotland
Book Synopsis'Send back the Money!' throws light upon nineteenth-century culture, British and American Abolitionists, and ecclesiastical politics.Trade Review'Iain Whyte's study of this little known episode in Scottish history makes for an engrossing read. [...] Popular ballads and songs, many written in a lively and earthy Scots, contrasted dry theological argument. Dr Whyte captures the excitement and emotion of these times.[...]...excellent...' Dr James Robertson, University of Glasgow '...An accessible, scholarly, and enjoyably-readable monograph[...] ...A fine miniature of the perils of moral decision-making...' David Cornick, Reform Magazine, April 2013 '...In 'Send Back the Money!' Iain Whyte has pulled off the difficult feat of making a piece of pure historical research amusing as well as enlightening. Reading his book, we can hear those passionate Nineteenth Century voices and their echoes today...' Richard Holloway, author and former Bishop of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church 'Iain Whyte gives us a book here whose absorbing story echoes far beyond its immediate space and time of Scotland and the USA before the American Civil War. It is a lesson, often tragic, of the international demands on the conscience of moral men and women, and the perpetual temptation to ignore cruelty beyond our own horizons. But God knows no frontiers.' Owen Dudley Edwards, Reader at the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh "Thoroughly researched and compelling written book." John S. Ross, The Record, June 2013 "Thank you, Iain Whyte. Through the clarity of your history lesson you have reduced our wriggle-room!" Jim Wilkie, Coracle 2013 "The author provides interesting insight into this all-but-forgotten episode of Scottish history, carefully detailing the incidents and issues as the story unfolds. The book is attractively produced and reads very fluently." Don Martin, Scottish Local History, Issue 86, Autumn 2013 'Dr Whyte has taken his research on an obscure and not very creditable part of Free Church history and given it a relevance for today in a book which is short enough not to scare the non-historian, readable, well-founded in original sources, thought-provoking and much to be welcomed by general reader and historian alike.' Andrew Muirhead, The Innes Review, Vol. 64, No. 2, 2013 "This book not only explains the context and the evolution of public opinion with regards to slavery in both countries, but the author situates as well many other events related with the Free Church, the American Presbyterianism, and religions in general, following the methods of comparative studies, in the tradition of Atlantic Studies. 'Send Back the Money' The Free Church of Scotland and American Slavery is neither a mere history book, nor entirely focused on theology; it is rather an interdisciplinary account about how political, ethnical, religious ideas were confronted with the issue of slavery during an epoch when it was considered as 'normal' and even 'necessary'." Yves Laberge, Université Laval, in Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.1, 2013 A short, narrative and interesting tale of a few years in the history of a new branch of the Presbyterian church in Scotland, yet the story develops into a multi-layered tale featuring well-known international speakers, major ethical dilemmas, and the fickleness of popular support ... Overall, with this study Whyte continues to cement his position as the historian of Scottish anti-slavery. Paula E. Dumas, Journal of Scottish historical studies, Issues 1, 2014 "By drawing attention to this little-known episode Whyte undermines hagiographic depictions of the Free Church's struggles, pointing to the politicking which lay beneath the Church's avoidance of the candid abolitionism [...] this is a balanced and well-researched account which sheds new light on Scotland's complex relationship with slavery." Valerie Wallace, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol 65, Issue 4, (October 2014)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction : A church with freedom but no money Chapter 1. A delegation warmly received Chapter 2. The elephant in the room Chapter 3. Chalmers and Smyth - tensions across the atlantic Chapter 4. Keeping a lid on the volcano Chapter 5. 'Douglass has blawn sic a flame' Chapter 6. War, drink, the Sabbath, and the 1846 Assembly Chapter 7. Ballads and broadsheets Chapter 8. The Irish take a firmer stand Chapter 9. Evangelicals and abolitionists - houses divided Chapter 10. The last battles and the hunting of 'the Brave Macbeth' Chapter 11. A passing storm in a teacup or the shape of things to come? Bibliography Index
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James Clarke & Co Ltd Divine Audacity Unity and Identity in Hugh of
Book SynopsisA new synthesis of the thought of four key Medieval writers on the themes of mystical union, volition and virtue.Trade ReviewHow are we to conceive of union with God? What is the role of knowledge, if any, in attaining mystical union? Focussing on the thought of Hugh of Balma, and drawing Eckhart, Ruusbroec and Margarete Porete into conversation, Peter Dillard's rich and challenging study offers highly original answers to these questions. Whether or not one agrees with his dialetheistic approach, readers will benefit tremendously from his incisive analysis and impressive scholarship. Rik Van Nieuwenhove, Associate Professor of Medieval Thought, Durham University In exploring the nature of mystical union, Divine Audacity offers careful analysis and clarity of exposition, shedding new light on the key issues at stake in the thought of a number of the most important contemplative theologians of the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. This book is highly recommended for all those interested in the Christian mystical tradition and medieval theology and philosophy. John Arblaster, Ruusbroec Institute, University of Antwerp With theological sensitivity and philosophical insight, Peter Dillard's Divine Audacity breaks the impasse in mystical theology between 'affective' and 'intellectual' mysticism. Dillard's exploration of Carthusian Hugh of Balma opens a wider, nuanced discussion, with Marguerite Porete, Meister Eckhart, and Jan van Ruusbroec, of fundamental mystical questions: In the journey into God, how does love know what intellect can never grasp? Is the fire of love all-consuming? An audacious conversation indeed! Kevin L. Hughes, Professor of Historical Theology, Villanova University
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Columbia University Press Sakuntala
Trade ReviewThrough a timeless character of legend and literature, we are allowed a ringside view of our most fascinating cultural--and gendered--history. India Today Thapar shows how it is possible to express complex ideas, rooted in philosophy and hermeneutics, without recourse to jargon. This book is a frontrunner for the prize of the best book on Indian history. Telegraph As fascinating as Sakuntala's journey is Thapar's retelling of it and her careful assumption of the role of a literary detective. Hindu Thapar's wide-ranging essays and monographs make a strong case for the urgency to historicize traditions and highlight the changing meanings of texts and oral cultures. Hindustan Times A virtuoso feat of historical and cultural analysis. Biblio Professor Thapar's book is not only significant in uncovering the historical impulses, often multiply driven, that empower certain readings or receptions of the story but also gives us in the process many of those forgotten stories -- Saswati Sengupta Religions of South AsiaTable of ContentsPreface 1. Preliminaries 2. The Narrative from the Mahabharata 3. The Abhijnana-sakuntalam of Kalidasa Sakuntala and the Ring of Recollection-the play by Kalidasa 4. Popular and high culture as historical parallels 5. Adaptations: another popular tradition and its role in another court 6. Translations: Orientalism, German romanticism and the image of Sakuntala 7. Translation: colonial views 8. Sakuntala from the perspective of middle-class nationalism 9. Conclusion Endnotes
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SPCK Publishing Temple Theology An Introduction
Book SynopsisIn this text, Margaret Barker puts recent archaeological discoveries in context by explaining the theological background. It sheds light on Old Testament theology, Christian and Jewish liturgy and Jesus' own relationship to the Temple.
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SPCK Publishing Genesis for Everyone
Book SynopsisThe first in a major new series of guides to the books of the Old Testament written in an accessible and anecdotal style. The series is suitable for personal or group use and the format is also appropriate for daily study.
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SPCK Publishing Christ in the Wilderness
Book SynopsisIn this devotional book, Stephen Cottrell reflects on five paintings from Stanley Spencer's Christ in the Wilderness series. These paintings give us startling insight into Jesus' own vocation and self-understanding of his ministry. They show his great love for the earth, for the whole created order and for all creatures within it.
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SPCK Publishing The Lions World
Book SynopsisA compelling account of the Narnia novels, unlocking their Christian symbolism and exploring the moral and spiritual wisdom that C. S. Lewis intended to convey. Answers contemporary critics of Lewis (such as Philip Pullman) over charges of sexism, violence and racial stereotyping.Trade ReviewWilliams provides a thoughtful and sympathetic analysis of Lewis’s imaginative vision, expressed in graceful, often striking prose. Drawing on a broad learning and profound knowledge of Lewis’s life and works, yet refreshingly open and unpretentious ... Lewis – and we – are fortunate to have Rowan Williams as interpreter and guide to the depths and subtleties of Lewis’s vision. -- Nita Sembrowich * Temenos Academy Review, Issue 18 *
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SPCK Publishing Modern Orthodox Thinkers
Book SynopsisA lively and perceptive account of the lives, writings and enduring intellectual legacies of the great Orthodox theologians of the past 250 years.Trade ReviewThis is a truly excellent introduction, full of memorable passages, and ideal for anyone who has wondered about Orthodoxy and wishes to have its main features explained. * Professor Dame Averil Cameron, DBE, FBA *
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SPCK Publishing The Second Intercessions Handbook
Book SynopsisA tried and tested resource, particularly helpful for those who are nervous about leading prayers in church.Trade Reviewgives a wealth of ideas for praying, in different types of services, for different situations . . . * Church Times *. . . packed with a rich selection of prayers and practical ideas intended to breathe new life into prayer. * The War Cry *An excellent resource taking us through the problems and challenges of intercessory prayer. It has humour and helps us to clarify our thoughts on how we ought and ought not to pray. * Magnet *AN indication of the beguiling nature of retired Bishop of Oxford the Rt Rev John Pritchard’s style is in the fourth paragraph of "A word at the beginning" of The Second Intercessions Handbook: "Please don’t use these intercessions!" He goes on, of course, to explain that each item is there for the user to adapt to their own situation, personality and voice. The book (£10.99) was first published in 2004 and is described by publisher SPCK as "The Updated Bestseller", although the "updated new material" mentioned is neither described nor identified. Nevertheless, this is a book packed with original approaches to intercessory prayer, whether in mainstream worship, at festivals and special occasions, in informal worship and small groups, or with children and young people and in personal prayer. It is leavened throughout with humour and acceptance of human foibles. As well as the 75 richly-varied suggestions for prayer – well justifying the sub-title of "More creative ideas for public and private prayer" – there is a list of further resources. -- Margaret Daniels * Methodist Recorder *John Pritchard was until last year the Bishop of Oxford and as such contributed to the Spring and Summer 2014 issue of this journal. SPCK has now reprinted the second of his Intercessions Handbooks. His own position is clearly from within the mainstream of the C of E but there is so much in this book that would be useful to worship leaders in any tradition. The subtitle is "More creative ideas for public and private prayer" and it is truly useful collection of suggestions, methods, systems and processes for prayer. It is a varied and imaginative book ranged over five broads themes – mainstream worship; festivals and special occasions; informal worship and small groups; children and young people and personal prayer. Although it includes some written prayers that could be used or adapted by others its main interest comes from the way it uses all manner of items as imaginative aids to prayers including maps and globes, trees, sand and water, even hazelnuts and sparklers and much more. Such interactive ideas are not ginmicks but ways of approaching the divine that are borne out of an active prayers life. The author’s own attitude to prayer is perhaps summed up by one of his remarks – "Prayer is a conversation in a relationship and relationships are much more subtle and our responses to each other much more nuanced than mere ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Prayer isn’t internet shopping!" -- David Steers * Faith and Freedom *
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SPCK Publishing I Thought There Would Be Cake
Book SynopsisLife never turns out as we expected. But connecting honestly with the one we're really in can bring all sorts of consolation . . .Trade ReviewEveryone should read this book: a gentle, humorous Lamentations for the twenty-first century. Katharine models a rich faith, wholly authentic in the face of suffering and struggle. You will laugh, cry and gasp . . . most importantly you will grow. -- Will van der Hart, The Mind and Soul FoundationBrilliantly honest, often funny and wonderfully readable . . . akin to having a great friend round for coffee and talking in the frankest terms about God, real life, an the sometimes confusing relationship between the two. For those facing all manner of personal challenges, Katharine doesn't offer empty platitudes . . . . she stands right there alongside you in the darkest depths of the tunnel and gently encourages you towards the light. -- Martin Saunders, YouthsacpeReadable, funny . . . moving * The Times *This is rather a brave book. It takes courage to offer the kind of transparency with which Katherine Welby-Roberts writes about her inner vulnerability and turmoil Katherine’s style is open and conversational, she could be sitting down with the reader over a cup of tea. Yet in sharing these struggles, she speaks with humour and with an absence of self-indulgence or sanctimonious piety. Being so accessible, anyone who identifies with Katherine’s particular version of inner quicksand will find a friend here. Others, who find the account of such internal chaos mystifying, might do well to listen. * Sarum College Bookshop Newsletter *an amazingly honest and soul-baring book -- Sarah Hillman * Church Times *
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SPCK Publishing Common Worship Lectionary 2021
Book SynopsisThe SPCK Lectionary provides a clearly laid-out presentation of the Common Worship calendar and lectionary, with BCP readings on the same page. Sundays and major festivals are covered, as well as weekday services. An essential purchase for any church using the Common Worship or Book of Common Prayer services.
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SPCK Church Pocket Book Diary with Lectionary 2025
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Yale University Press Judges 112 Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries A New
Book SynopsisInformed by the literature and language of the ancient Near East, this commentary to Chapters 1 to 12 of the biblical Book of Judges provides a literary and theological analysis of some of Scripture's most stirring narratives and verses. It also includes a comprehensive introduction that surveys issues and approaches in the study of Judges.Trade Review“The first instalment of Sasson’s new commentary on Judges presents detailed and insightful exegesis on this fascinating work… a readily accessible and sure guide to the text. This will undoubtedly become a major critical work on the text and message of Judges. The next volume will be eagerly awaited.”—Paul Foster, Expository Times -- Paul Foster * Expository Times *
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Psalm Songs for Ordinary Time v 3
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Lulu.com Value and Representation Three Essays Exploring
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mutual Enrichment between Psychology and Theology
Book SynopsisThe relationship between psychology and Christian theology has been one of the most important topics in the science and religion fields. Discussions, however, are too frequently one-sided. This book takes an alternative approach: following the lead of Fraser Watts, the contributions develop various aspects of the mutual enrichment of each discipline by the other. Moving beyond outdated models of conflict and independence, this book highlights areas of fruitful enhancement at the interface of Christian belief and practice with psychology.Set out in four sections the book's chapters first engage methodological and substantive issues in the interdisciplinarity raised by the dialogue between psychology and theology. Second, chapters explore a variety of areas in which psychology enriches theology, looking at both historical and contemporary themes such as psychoanalysis, embodiment and mindfulness. Chapters in the third section explore some of the theological enrichments of psychTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Mutually Enriching Dialogue 1. Doing Theology in Dialogue with Psychology 2. Dialogue within Dialogue: Interdisciplinary Dialogue between Theology and Psychology Part 2. Psychology Enriching Theology 3. William Temple and the Religious Reception of Psychoanalysis 4. Have a Bit of Nous: Revelation and the Psychology of Religion 5. Embodying Theology 6. Mindfulness, Secular Spirituality, and the Psychology of Religious Knowing Part 3. Theology Enriching Psychology 7. Character Strengths and Virtue 8. The Psychology and Theology of Open-mindedness 9. Wisdom and Moral Formation 10. Forgiveness and Relational Spirituality Part 4. Mutual Enrichment in Religious Life and Pastoral Care 11. Religion and Mental Health Practice: A Framework for Integration 12. Meditation as Science and Religion 13. Worry and Prayer 14. Being with Unknowing: Spiritual Direction and Bion's idea of O 15. Redeeming Narratives in Christian Community 16. Self-Spirituality in the Twenty-First Century
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Blurb Prayers that provoke the supernatural
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Blurb, Inc. R. Cartesio. Discorso sul metodo
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The University of Michigan Press Exploring the Public Effects of Religious
Book SynopsisReligion's profound influence on politicsTrade ReviewThe intersection of religion and political communication is an understudied area ... this book is timely and important."" - Rebecca A. Glazier, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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University of California Press Judaisms A TwentyFirstCentury Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities
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University of California Press The Seer and the City Religion Politics and Colonial Ideology in Ancient Greece
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All Night Long Publishing Cracked Reflections of Imperfection 2 Robbie Kaye
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Corrine Sharpe A Royal Love Devotional
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Diggs Media LLC The Next 30 Days
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Random House USA Inc Pray More Fight Less A Couples Devotional
Book SynopsisNavigate difficult conversations together, communicate with kindness and respect, and establish a deeper connection through weekly scripture, prayers, and faith-based exercises.Even the healthiest of relationships can be thrown off-balance when there are difficulties in communication and trust. Pray More, Fight Less by Karin Earle, LMFT, brings together scripture and therapeutic practices to help couples find spiritual and practical support while recentering their marriages on God. With weekly devotionals and faith-based therapy exercises, you and your partner will learn techniques for effective communication while strengthening your commitment to your marriage. Pray More, Fight Less features: • REAL GUIDANCE FOR REAL PROBLEMS:Fighting in a relationship is unavoidable. Relatable examples and real-life anecdotes help reframe conflict in your relationship and help you and your spouse reroute unhealthy patterns of thi
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Mylife Group Holdings The Keys to a Remarkable Life Life strategies
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Parousia Media Pty Ltd The Art of Practical Catholicism
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Cara Barilla Eternal Abundance An inspirational book to help
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Harvard University Press Heaven Below Early Pentecostals American
Book SynopsisWacker gives an in-depth account of the practices of American pentecostal churches. He examines aspects of pentecostal culture, including rituals, speaking in tongues, the authority of the Bible, the central role of Jesus in everyday life, the gifts of prophecy and healing, ideas about personal appearance, women’s roles, and race relations.Trade ReviewWacker...gives an in-depth, well-researched look at the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of early Pentecostals (1900-1925). He discusses their culture, temperament, taboos, use of time, organizational skills, and leadership. While exploring the boundaries that separate the Pentecostals from mainstream U.S. society, he also shows how only a minority fit the stereotype of poor and alienated folk. The genius of the Pentecostal movement, Wacker states, lies in its ability to hold two seemingly incompatible impulses--the primitive and the pragmatic--in productive tension. Recommended for cultural and theological collections. -- George Westerlund * Library Journal *In this remarkable study, Wacker, raised a pentecostal and now a respected historian at Duke University, devastates the standard stereotypes...What emerges instead is a remarkably rich account of the inner lives of ordinary men and women who felt themselves filled with the power of the Holy Ghost. In 15 tightly organized chapters, Wacker offers a comprehensive ethnography of the first generation of pentecostals--their faith, their social attitudes and their politics. He leads the reader through enchanted landscapes populated by angels and demons, pauses to assess reports of xenolalia (speaking in a human language allegedly unknown to the speaker) and surveys the gulfs that have divided charismatics from their detractors. It is difficult to imagine a more judicious treatment of the subject; meticulously researched, lyrically written and continuously illuminating. Wacker's book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the origins of this influential current in American culture. * Publishers Weekly *Even serious, sympathetic studies reinforced the popular impression that Pentecostalism was the expression of poorly educated and socially marginal people, outcasts who grasped an exuberant faith as an escape from their miseries or found in it the meaning and discipline to make that escape effective. Challenging this premise is one of the remarkable accomplishments of Grant Wacker...His meticulous review of the data leads to a different, and in some sense surprising, conclusion: "Contrary to stereotype, the typical convert paralleled the demographic and biographical profile of the typical American"...Heaven Below is a historical ethnography, examining topics like authority, rhetoric, worship and prohibitions, and attitudes towards finances, education, women and race. -- Peter Steinfels * New York Times *In Heaven Below, Grant Wacker offers a comprehensive, fact-laden and readable account of the birth of Pentecostalism in the early 20th century. Believers embraced the "four-fold" gospel of personal salvation, Holy Ghost baptism, divine healing and the imminent return of Jesus. Wacker has strayed a bit from the faith of his parents and grandparents, with ties not to the United Methodist Church. But it's not a total backslide: "I guess the most honest way to explain my relation to the Pentecostal tradition is to say that I am a pilgrim with one leg still stuck in the tent." -- Colman McCarthy * Washington Post Book World *Wacker brings a matter-of-fact honesty to his account of the early years of American Pentecostalism, which covers roughly 1900 to 1925. While the book is exhaustively researched, Wacker's writing does not suffer from academic turgidity. At the same time, while he is sympathetic to the hopes and dreams of his subjects, he maintains a scholarly distance. -- Zachary Karabell * Los Angeles Times *Unlike other histories of Pentecostalism, Wacker uses the letters, journal entries, newspaper articles, and other writings of the believers themselves as he examines the rise and development of the movement. With a blend of thorough scholarship, lively detail, and elegantly crafted prose, Wacker provides us with an enlightening glimpse into the history of Pentecostalism in this first-rate history of American religion. -- Henry L. Carrigan Jr. * Christian Science Monitor *Both Wacker's approach and his thesis break new ground. The approach values the ordinary as much as the privileged, and the thesis explains how people sustained by otherworldly immediacy succeeded so remarkably in the here-and-now...Wacker's careful work in primary sources is both welcome and needed. His extensive documentation is not just the mark of a competent historian; it is also the power of his book. In the sources Wacker overhears many "yes...buts," and he keeps listening when other scholars have tended to stop. Sometimes he finds speakers manifesting endearing traits; sometimes he is repulsed. His sympathy--or at least his ability to empathize--is apparent, but so it his careful sensitivity to the nuancing that keeps sympathy from dulling critical scholarship...[Wacker] reveals the world of early Pentecostalism from within, in all its aspects, and allows readers to draw their own conclusions. One can't ask anything more of a historian. -- Edith Blumhofer * Books & Culture *Despite copious adherents and a growth curve that defies trends in most masculine groups, Pentecostals remain largely misunderstood by both the general public and their fellow Christians. Wacker endeavors to develop an understanding of this movement in this study of its early history...Scholars will find Wacker's research thorough, yet his writing is accessible to a popular audience...Highly recommended. -- R. Watts * Choice *A rich account of the inner lives of ordinary men and women who felt themselves filled with the power of the Holy Ghost. A comprehensive ethnography of the first generation of Pentecostals, their faith, their social attitudes and their politics, which illuminates the origins of this influential current in American culture. * Arizona Daily Star *Table of Contents* Preface * Acknowledgments * Introduction *1. Temperament *2. Tongues *3. Testimony *4. Authority *5. Cosmos *6. Worship *7. Rhetoric *8. Customs *9. Leaders *10. Women *11. Boundaries *12. Society *13. Nation *14. War *15. Destiny * Epilogue * Appendix: U.S. Pentecostal Statistics * Notes * Index
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Harvard University Press The Secret Revelation of John
Book SynopsisKaren L. King offers an illuminating reading of this ancient text, said to be Christ's revelation to his disciple John. In her analysis, the Revelation becomes a comprehensible religious vision--and a window on the religious culture of the Roman Empire. A translation of the complete Secret Revelation of John is included.Trade ReviewIn the tradition of Elaine Pagels's The Gnostic Gospels and Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, King has produced a study on another early apocryphal Christian text: Apocryphon Johannis, said to be Christ's revelation to his disciple John. -- Pius Charles Murray * Library Journal *The book is eloquently argued, and presents its reading of texts clearly. It is also well produced, with an extensive bibliography. It is challenging, and helps us to understand the rich religious culture of the period. There is a creative approach to political, social, ethical, and philosophical problems. It gives an insight into a vibrant and energetic thought-world. -- John Binns * Church Times *The Apocryphon of John is the most important document of "Sethian" or "Classic" Gnosticism, extant in four Coptic translations representing two basic versions, a shorter one (BG, 2; NHC III, 1) and a longer one (NHC II, 1; IV, 1). In this book, King presents a new translation of both versions, BG, 2 and NHC II, 1 on facing pages, with variants in NHC III, 1 given in notes. King does not believe that "Gnosticism" ever existed, and she rejects the view of a number of scholars (including myself) that the Ap. John as we know it represents a Gnostic myth that has been secondarily "Christianized" with its frame story (Jesus' revelation to John) and its dialogue features (Jesus answering questions posed by John). In her learned commentary, she shows how its author reinterpreted Plato's Timaeus, the book of Genesis, Wisdom literature, and the Gospel of John. While some of her interpretations are open to question...her sympathetic and insightful reading of the Ap. John as a Christian text linking "social critique with spirituality" has something to commend it. -- Birger A. Pearson * Religious Studies Review *The Secret Revelation of John is an excellent book, full of sound scholarship and attention to nuance, and presented in an accessible manner. It is well worth the attention of anyone interested in early Christianity. -- Michael Kaler * Studies in Religion *Table of ContentsContents Preface Abbreviations Introduction Translation Part I. The Narrative 1. The Ideal: the Divine Realm 2. The Problem: Rupture 3. The Result: The Situation of Humanity in the World 4. The Solution: Salvation 5. Utopian Desire, Social Critique, and Resistance Part II. Strategies of Interpretation 6. Methods and Strategies 7. Platonizing Philosophy 8. Moses 9. Wisdom Literature 10. The Gospel of John 11. Countering Lies and Deception 12. The History of the Text Postscript Bibliography Index
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Harvard University Press The Market as God
Book SynopsisThe Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Cox’s brilliant exegesis. And all of the world’s problems—widening inequality, a rapidly warming planet, the injustices of global poverty—are consequently harder to solve. Only by tracing how the Market reached its divine status can we hope to restore it to its proper place as servant of humanity.Trade ReviewThrough an astonishingly productive lifetime, Harvey Cox has always been alive to the most important movements of the spirit in our culture. His observations on the deification of the market and his ingenious sense of how market theology has developed a scripture, a liturgy, and sophisticated apologetics allow us to see old challenges in a remarkably fresh light. Like so many of the market’s critics, he’s also trying to redeem it so that it might serve its proper ends. An essential and thoroughly engaging book. -- E. J. Dionne, Jr., author of Why the Right Went WrongThe Market as God attempts to begin…challenging how political liberalism constrains moral and religious critiques from entering the public sphere, and how economic liberalism—by insisting the market holds primacy above all—constrains us from building a more just and equal society… By highlighting the limits of our economic and religious lives, and by reminding us of our powers to renovate our current world, Cox clears the space for a new generation of Christians to begin to develop a more public and egalitarian politics. And that alone is more than enough to be grateful for. -- Elizabeth Bruenig * The Nation *Cox creatively transposes the concepts of theology into the language of capitalism and argues that the metaphors of theology, and religion itself, are being co-opted… The Market as God might be an example of what Bonhoeffer meant when he proposed that theologians had to learn to ‘speak of God in a secular fashion and find a nonreligious interpretation of biblical concepts,’ an approach Cox encouraged in 1965. In turn, market boosters are theologizing by casting the Market as a Tillichian ultimate concern and a wiser Cox has returned to interpret the signs of the times. The Market, like all human artifice, is neither natural nor neutral but an object of moral reflection, and in emotive prose Cox offers a moral inquiry into its attributes… Americans are searching for a social vision that serves people against the rule of the Market God, and the impassioned and timely Cox has reminded us of the moral challenges of our economic life. -- Lilian Calles Barger * New Rambler *Writing with his customary verve and insight, Harvey Cox sees The Market as very much a religious phenomenon. As he puts it, it has deified itself and become a god to people who worship it…Cox is good at using religious concepts to explain economic thinking. -- Paul Richardson * Church of England Newspaper *With his expansive knowledge of history, theology and religious studies, [Cox] is well-positioned to offer insights and revelations regarding this chosen task… Cox makes a convincing argument that the deified Market has produced a web of values, narratives and institutions that need critical reexamination. -- Melissa Jones * National Catholic Reporter *With flashes of brilliance and focused energy, Cox charts the ways in which the Market became Divine and even achieved human status through the form of the corporation. -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat * Spirituality & Practice *Over 50 years ago, Cox anticipated the cultural turn away from religion and toward secularism in his classic work, The Secular City (1965). In this exceptional book, he now turns his attention to economics and theology. In 2013, Pope Francis remarked in Evangelii Gaudium that the environment stands defenseless against a ‘deified market.’ With typical brilliance, Cox takes up the pope’s words and examines in sparkling detail the features of the market as a religion… Cox’s book is both timely and provocative. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *The Market as God, like every book written by Harvey Cox, is stylishly winsome and socially relevant, brimming with Cox’s customary theological wit. There is a growing academic literature on how capitalism divinized the Market, but here the argument sings, with an underlying anger that sneaks up on you. -- Gary Dorrien, author of Kantian Reason and Hegelian SpiritMax Weber famously looked at religion through the prism of economics. Harvey Cox reverses the gaze and looks at economics through the prism of theology. In this very timely book, he formulates and then examines the equation Market = God in ways that are as original as they are brilliant. -- Arvind Sharma, McGill University
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Princeton University Press Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi
Book SynopsisA penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian. A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Plates, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*Ch. I. Divine Passion and Compassion, pg. 105*Ch. II. Sophiology and Devotio Sympathetica, pg. 136*Prologue, pg. 179*III. The Creation as Theophany, pg. 184*Ch. IV. Theophanic Imagination and Creativity of the Heart, pg. 216*Ch. V. Man's Prayer and God's Prayer, pg. 246*Ch. VI. The "Form of God", pg. 272*Epilogue, pg. 283*Notes and Appendices, pg. 285*List of Works Cited, pg. 391*Index, pg. 399
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James Clarke & Co Ltd Propaganda 2.1
Book SynopsisAs the Internet Age endures and expands, Peter K. Fallon peers into the Pandora''s Box of our age. A twenty-first century update to Jacques Ellul''s masterful sociological study Propaganda, Propaganda 2.1 explores how the ''digital revolution'' has transformed the boundaries between individuals, institutions, and centres of power. Coupling historical analysis with a wealth of current examples, Fallon exposes the intricate and insidious ways propaganda alters our daily realities.Propaganda 2.1 is divided into three sections: propaganda 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1. Propaganda 1.0 compares the popular conception of propaganda with persuasive techniques such as rhetoric and coercion; 2.0 reveals how the development of moveable-type printing built the foundations of modern propaganda; and, finally, 2.1 inhabits the ''post-truth'' world in its totality. Whilst the media landscape continually shifts, Propaganda 2.1''s analysis is an opportunity to tackle this new reality.
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Manchester University Press The Templars
Book SynopsisThis unique collection of translated sources offers a valuable insight into the lives of those who joined, supported and attacked this most fascinating and enigmatic of institutions. This book charts the origins of the Order through to the circumstances of its suppression and dissolution. -- .Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceChronologyNotesMapsHistorical introduction1. Foundation and privileges2. Warfare and politics3. Religions and charitable functions4. Humans and material resources5. Attitudes towards the Templars6. The trialBibliographyIndex
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mutuality Matters Family Faith and Just Love
Book SynopsisMarried and family life around the world has undergone a revolution in the last several decades: the radical democratization of intimacy in spousal and parent-child relationships. Previous principles of hierarchy, inequality, and duty that defined the relationships between husband, wife, and children have been challenged and often replaced by more fluid bonds of equality, intimacy, emotional self-disclosure, communication, and mutual trust. The key question that has emerged for our times, then, is how exactly do families sustain genuine mutuality, democracy, and strong relationships? Figuring out good answers to this question is the major theme of this book and the origin of the title Mutuality Matters. Three common strategies for creating just marriages have arisen: political and legal reform, smarter negotiating by women, and new cultural perceptions of marriage. While the authors in this book attend to all three strategies to different degrees, the primary focus is the third strategy: changing our cultural understanding of women and men in marriage. Moreover, to effect genuine cultural change, the authors recognize the need to enlist the help of religion as a key culture-forming element. Mutuality has become a common way for theologians from a variety of perspectives to talk about a more just love, a love that combines affection and justice. But many questions have been left unanswered: What exactly do people believe they have promised when they align themselves with Christian claims about love in their rituals of marriage and partnership? Do Christian views of love include the ideal of justice in marriage? Because accommodation or sacrifice is inevitable in any intimate human community, how can families insure that it will be mutual and just? How is marriage strengthened if justice is added to love at the core of mutuality? What does mutuality mean across time and distance, when participants are parents and children, when fathers are absent, when parents should be honored, or within a violent context? Is it possible to have democratic families without mutual sacrifice? Can submission be mutual? On these and other questions, the authors of this volume claim distinctive responsibility for rethinking Christian convictions about love and family life around the theme of mutuality and for strengthening the ministry of religious communities as those communities seek to empower and support families in their practice of mutuality. The essays written for this volume reflect the development of practical theology as one method for exploring the religious meanings of family and enhancing the practice of family living by 1) assuming that all theory has implications for practice and all practices are theory laden and 2) drawing into dialogue the knowledge and interpretations of a variety of perspectives including philosophy, biblical criticism, anthropology, liturgical studies, pastoral care, ethics, cross-cultural studies, and religious education. This collection of essays is noteworthy for both this interdisciplinary scope and its richly ecumenical representation.Trade ReviewAn important collection of essays focused on the challenge facing Christians of the 21st century: re-conceiving Christian love, particularly within families and between intimates, as radically egalitarian. From philosophical and theological defenses of the place of equality in the practice of love to descriptions of concrete practices within families and congregations, these essays are a thoughtful contribution on the side of gender justice to the on-going family values debate. -- Gloria H. Albrecht, University of Detroit MercyLike good wine and cheese, Herbert Anderson and his colleagues seem to get better with age. Sitting down to this feast of ideas, especially the appetizing concept of mutuality within marriage and family, allows the reader to nibble and sip with curiosity and delight. At the heart of this intellectual menu can be found Anderson's rich imagination, clinical experience and refreshing honesty. The critical ingredients of love, justice, forgiveness, respect, spirituality, and mutuality explored by contributing authors provide the recipe for a text that is not only mutually satisfying, but also one worth preserving. -- Joseph Gillespie, O.P., Parochial Vicar at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, and supervisor in the American Association of Marriage and Family ThFinally a book dealing with a major revolution in our country and the world! Old concepts of marriage have given way to more fluid bonds of equality, communication and trust. This book explores issues of the mutuality of love, justice and gender relations in the context of marriage, pastoral ministry and congregational life. Both clergy and family therapists will find this book's wide range of perspectives and timely exploration of infrequently discussed topics helpful in the ongoing dialogue about the changing shape of marriage and family in the 21st century. -- William Hiebert, STM, executive director of Marriage and Family Counseling Service, Rock Island, IL and co-author of Pre- and Re-marital CounselingThis collection of essays is noteworthy for both this interdisciplinary scope and its richly ecumenical representation. * Family Therapy, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2007 *This excellent pastoral collection is a tremendous resource for rebutting conservative arguments and alarms that pervade the media, and for moving mutuality from an academic value into mainstream Christian concerns by examining the experience of real familes. -- Christine E. Gudorf, Florida International UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 I. Perspectives on Love and Mutuality Chapter 2 The Family as a Crucible of Grace: Learning and Living the Language of Love Chapter 3 Just Love? Marriage and the Question of Justice Chapter 4 Mutuality, Reason, and Public Policy Chapter 5 Who submits to Whom? Submission and Mutuality in the Family Part 6 II. Mutuality Matters in Marriage Chapter 7 Between Rhetoric and Reality: Women and Men as Equal Partners in Home, Church, and the Marketplace Chapter 8 Gender Narratives and the Epidemic of Violence in Contemporary Families Chapter 9 Is Equality Tearing Families Apart? Chapter 10 Navigating Between Cultures: The Bicultural Family's Lived Realities Part 11 III. Mutuality Matters in the Family Chapter 12 Sloppy Mutuality: Just Love for Children and Adults Chapter 13 Over the River and through the Woods: Maintaining Emotional Presence across Geographical Distance Chapter 14 Honor Your Father and Your Mother: A New Look at "Family Values" Chapter 15 In Search of Goodenough Families: Cultural and Religious Perspectives Part 16 IV. Fostering Mutuality through Ministry Chapter 17 The Black Churches' Response to Father Absence in the African American Family Chapter 18 More than a Family Affair: Reflections on Baptizing Children Chapter 19 Conversion or Nurture: When We Thought the Debate Was Over Chapter 20 The Congregation as a Healing Community
£33.25
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Force of Tradition
Book SynopsisHow do we stand in relation to everything that comes down to us from the past? Is the very idea of tradition still useful in the wake of historical ruptures, such as the Holocaust, changes in the canon, and the end of colonialism? The concept of tradition has gained renewed importance in recent cultural studies. Suspicion of tradition as culturally narrow and oppressive is a persistent theme of modernity and has increased lately with the resurgence of religious traditionalism around the globe. At the same time, various groups demanding recognition for their distinctive cultural identity have reclaimed their traditions. Philosophers from Josiah Royce and Hans-Georg Gadamer to Alasdair MacIntyre have explored the relations between tradition and themes such as freedom, community, self-assertion, originality, and the shared values and interpretations that constitute everyday life. The essays in this volume offer varying, even disparate analyses of religious, literary, and cultural traditTrade ReviewIn this delightfully angular collection, Donald Marshall conducts a conversation with insightful interlocutors in such creatively dialectical fashion as to press into the tough hermeneutical issues and yet simultaneously offer fresh readings of certain accomodatingly resilient texts. This is a conversation deeply indebted to tradition, yet which challenges and extends our appreciation of how tradition works when it works, as also how it ossifies, atrophies or collapses in upon itself when it fails the test of apparent contradiction. Marshall's own excursus upon Plato's introduction to such matters in the Symposium is a brilliant harbinger of very good critical reflection to come in the subsequent essays. -- David Lyle Jeffrey, Provost and Distinguished Professor of Literature and Humanities, Baylor UniversityWithout sparing the rod of intellectual rigor, this is a sympathetic and broad-ranging anthology of essays renewing and complicating the concept of tradition from Plato to Gadamer and beyond. The editor adds an exemplary introduction. -- Geoffrey Hartman, Sterling Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: The Force of Tradition Chapter 2 Tradition and the Terror of History: Christianity, the Holocaust, and the Jewish Theological Dilemma Chapter 3 Charity Militant: Gadamer, Davidson, and Post-Critical Hermeneutics Chapter 4 "In the Chorus of Others": M. M. Bakhtin's Sense of Tradition Chapter 5 The Role of the Kuhnian Paradigm in Tradition and Originality Chapter 6 Walking vs. Flying: Kierkegaard on Tradition and the Moral Import of Literature Chapter 7 My Own Private New England: Tradition, the Self, and the State in Cotton Mather's Wonders of the Invisible World Chapter 8 Holy Fire: Biblical Radicalism in the Narratives of Jarena Lee and Zilpha Elaw Chapter 9 ESTESE and Doblado: Coleridge, Blanco White, and the Church of Rome Chapter 10 Jane Eyre and the Tradition of Self-Assertion; or Bronte's Socialization of Schiller's "Play Aesthetic" Chapter 11 Tradition and Liberation: A Critique of German Cultural Modernity in Heinrich Böll and Hans-Georg Gadamer Chapter 12 Community, Text, and Tradition in The French Lieutenant's Woman Chapter 13 Storytellers and Interpreters in Achebe Chapter 14 Contributors
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SPCK Publishing Babys First Bible
Book SynopsisTwenty Bibles stories in a vibrant little board book with sweet illustrations - a fantastic first Bible!
£999.99
University Press of America Americas Preacher and his Message
Book SynopsisAlthough the popular literature concerned with Billy Graham as an evangelical icon is vast, there have been few serious academic considerations of his religious views. In America''s Preacher and His Message, Timo Pokki provides the most extensive systematic analysis to date on Graham''s theology, paying particular attention to views surrounding conversion and sanctification. The study not only provides a detailed analysis of Graham''s thoughts on these topics, but also investigates the impact of Calvinism and Arminianism on revivalism and evangelicalism in general.Trade ReviewThis volume provides the student with a helpful understanding of how theology flows from our view of ministry and vice-versa. It also highlights the tension between various popular traditions and the difficulty in following one position consistently. This is a good beginning for further investigation into the theology of American evangelists. -- Kenneth D. Gill * Journal Of The Academy Of Evangelism *Table of Contentschapter 1 Introduction chapter 2 The Making of Graham's Message chapter 3 Anthropology: The Prerequisites of Conversion and Sanctification in Graham's Thinking chapter 4 Conversion: The Beginning of Sanctification chapter 5 Sanctification: The Three Stages of Holiness chapter 6 Summary and Conclusion chapter 7 Appendices chapter 8 Bibliography chapter 9 Index
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Baker Publishing Group Exploring Christian Theology Creation Fall and
Book SynopsisPopular Dallas Theological Seminary professors make foundational theology accessible for everyone, including key doctrines on Creation, the Fall, and salvation. Entire series now available.
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