Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships Books
Baker Publishing Group From Trauma to Transformation
Book SynopsisGod will not waste your painWe have all heard of post traumatic stress, but few of us think about the possibility of post traumatic growth--the positive ways in which we can be transformed by our trauma. Yet this is precisely what can happen when we face our hurts, struggle through the rubble of our broken relationships, and unearth the ways God wants to use our trials to refine and mature us.With compassion born from personal experience and insights gathered from years of counseling others, licensed marriage and family therapist Debra Laaser helps you stop asking 'Why me?' and start asking 'Lord, what would you have me learn from this?' She offers tangible steps you can take to move beyond daily survival toward a future in which you can thrive.God does not waste our pain. With Laaser''s expert guidance, you can experience positive life change not in spite of the hurt, loss, or betrayal you have undergone but because of it.
£10.79
Morgan James Publishing llc The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about
Book SynopsisTwo-thirds of men and a third of women who attend church regularly say they struggle with pornography. Yet only 7% of churches offer specific resources and support to their congregations. Pastors and church leaders are well aware of the issue of pornography—thanks to decades of studies and Christian blog and magazine articles—however the local church is caught in a painful trap. When Christians are too ashamed to admit their struggle, church leaders aren’t able to directly support those who are actively struggling; when church attendees do find the courage to seek help, they often receive ineffective support from pastors and ministry leaders due to lack of proactive planning.As a former journalist and current Director of Recovery Education for Covenant Eyes, Sam Black understands the stronghold pornography can have on an individual’s life. His writing in The Healing Church actively addresses these issues and provides clear guidance for ministry leaders as they support those who seek to live in freedom.In The Healing Church, ministry leaders will discover how to create safe spaces and apply processes that restore those trapped in compulsive behaviors with pornography. Sam Black outlines the most successful examples from churches currently providing meaningful aid and includes stories of Christians who found healing from porn strongholds, as evidence of the type of healing that pastors and church leaders can provide. In researching this book, Sam Black conducted more than 70 interviews not only with pastors, counselors, and ministry leaders, but also with everyday people who recovered from a secret life of sin and are helping others who feel trapped by porn and unwanted sexual behaviors. The Healing Church affirms how those who experience true brokenness and surrender to discipleship and life change become strong servants to the Body of Christ and healthier as people overall. When the selfish become selfless, when the idolators learn to worship Christ, when the prideful become meek, they become more fulfilled as servants and filled with purpose.Today, the local church has choices. It can largely ignore the problems of pornography because they are too unseemly. It can chastise, rebuke, and cast out, which sends more people into hiding. Or it can lead people through a grace-filled process to the foot of the Cross, where strongholds are crushed and where stronger servants arise.
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Random House USA Inc MenS Devotional for Dads
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Crossway Books Behold and Believe
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£10.79
Zondervan Chasing Slow
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£13.49
Harvest House Publishers,U.S. Risen Motherhood Deluxe Edition
Book SynopsisThe deluxe edition of this Publishers Weekly bestseller includes three all-new chapters. Join Emily and Laura as they reveal how the gospel applies to your everyday life, bringing hope, freedom, and joy in every area of motherhood. Trade Review“Parenting is often the crucible in which we learn what we can and cannot control. Laura and Emily remind us that while we cannot control people or circumstances, we can control our perspective. They offer us a framework for motherhood that transcends time and culture but that also faithfully addresses us in the here and now. I'm thankful for this hope-filled book.”—Jen Wilkin, director of classes and curriculum, The Village Church, and author of Women of the Word, None like Him, and In His Image“Reading Risen Motherhood is like enjoying a long conversation with two girlfriends who will make you laugh out loud, comfort your tears, and faithfully speak life-giving words of truth to your soul. With wisdom and insight, Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler help moms connect the story line of Scripture to the daily realities of motherhood. This book is one every mom should read—I can’t wait to share it with others!”—Melissa Kruger, director of women’s content for The Gospel Coalition and the author of Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood“Emily and Laura are the best friends I wish I'd had during the difficult days of early motherhood, when my patience wore thin, my boredom loomed large, and my sense of worth and purpose became muddled. The wisdom they have to offer in the pages of this book is seasoned and scriptural.”—Nancy Guthrie, author, Bible teacher, and ongoing pursuer of risen motherhood“Risen Motherhood points us to the Source and Sustainer of resurrection vitality and life that weary mamas so desperately need. Its pages are Word-saturated, helping us to think biblically about how the gospel applies to the majestic and the mundane moments of motherhood."—Karen Hodge, board chair of Risen Motherhood, coordinator of women’s ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), and coauthor of Transformed and Life-Giving Leadership“Emily and Laura want you to know the gospel so intimately that it sinks deep into your mind and heart and transforms every tiny corner of your life. These two moms are wonderful traveling companions—they know the heat of the moment, the temptations that come with deep trials, and the unexpected pain of Legos underfoot. Let their life-giving words point you to Christ and remind you that the light of the Son has dawned and that you walk in the warmth of a risen motherhood.”—Abigail Dodds, author of (A)Typical Woman, blogger and regular contributor at Desiring God“This wonderful book offers deep sympathy and understanding to those who face the stress and challenges of motherhood. It also provides moms with a clear vision of their profound purpose and the hope they need to live vibrantly and meaningfully within this divine role. I highly recommend this book.”—Sally Clarkson, bestselling author and host of the At Home with Sally podcast“Admittedly, I am not exactly the core audience for Risen Motherhood—the ministry or the book. That said, I always keep my ear to the ground for ministries I can grow to trust and then recommend to others. I’m delighted to say that for as long as I’ve followed Emily’s and Laura’s work I have benefitted from it. Even better, I have seen many Christian moms I know and love read their website, listen to their podcast, and grow through it. I’m thankful they’ve now added this book to the many channels through which they serve God by serving his people.”—Tim Challies, bestselling author and popular blogger and book reviewer“Risen Motherhood delivers practical and present wisdom, anchored to timeless biblical truth. In Risen Motherhood, moms find empathy, encouragement, and the reminder that true hope for moms is through the transforming work of the gospel, alone.”—Ruth Chou Simons, bestselling author of GraceLaced and Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Tantric Kali: Secret Practices and Rituals
Book SynopsisAccording to traditions going back to pre-Vedic times, Kali sprang from the third eye of the Goddess Durga as a destructive and terrifying manifestation of feminine power sent to lay waste to the forces of evil. Throughout India to this day, Kali is worshipped as the destroyer of bondage, capable of liberating her devotee from all rules and subjugation. In The Tantric Kali, Daniel Odier presents the mythology, practices, and rituals of Kali worship in the Tantric Kaula tradition within Kashmiri Shaivism. He reveals the practices of Vamachara, commonly known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti. In this tradition the body itself is Kali’s temple, and it is therefore unnecessary to reject or deny the body to know union with the divine. Instead, nothing is regarded as pure or impure and there is complete freedom from rules. Focused on working directly with forbidden emotions and behaviors, this path allows the seeker to transcend obstacles to liberation through sexual union. According to the Kaula Upanishad, “In your behavior do the opposite to what the norms dictate but remain in consciousness.” This is the essence of Tantra. Kali is absolute reality: manifested as woman intoxicated by desire, she frees the tantric practitioner from all desire except union with the divine.Trade Review“Tantric Kali provides depth as we are guided through mythology, ritual, visualization, and life teachings to have a direct experience of Shakti from the wisdom teachings of the Kaula path. Daniel offers another treasure from the heart of his realization—steeped in his lineage with translations of the oldest ritual to Kali--songs and hymns and truly transformative practices and meditations direct from the root. A full-spectrum offering, this is the birth of another Odier classic. Daniel is one of the extraordinary and skillful practitioner teacher-scholar-writers of our time. Tantric Kali is juicy, liberating, radical, and exquisite and offers a unique compendium of tantric Kali sadhana accessible to all.” * Shiva Rea, yogini, founder of Samudra Global School for Living Yoga, and author of Tending the Heart *Table of ContentsPreface IntroductionKali and the Tantric Path1 Kali's Origins and Symbolism2 The Kaula Tradition 3 Preliminary Practices of the Kaula Tradition 4 The Nirrutara Tantra Scripture That Is Superior to All Others5 The Rituals of Kali and the Sacred Union 6 Advancing on the Kaula Path Meditation on the Eight Chakras, the Yoginis’Ultimate Practice of the Heart, and the Devouring of Inner Demons7 Hymns and Songs in Praise of Kali NotesBibliography Index About the Author
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David C Cook Publishing Company Cry Like a Man
Book Synopsis As a leader in teaching, training, and transforming boys in Detroit, Jason Wilson shares his own story of discovering what it means to ?be a man? in this life-changing memoir. His grandfather?s lynching in the deep South, the murders of his two older brothers, and his verbally harsh and absent father all worked together to form Jason Wilson?s childhood. But it was his decision to acknowledge his emotions and yield to God?s call on his life that made Wilson the man and leader he is today. As the founder of one of the country?s most esteemed youth organizations, Wilson has decades of experience in strengthening the physical, mental, and emotional spirit of boys and men. In Cry Like a Man, Wilson explains the dangers men face in our culture?s definition of ?masculinity? and gives readers hope that healing is possible. As Wilson writes, ?My passion is to help boys and men find strength to become courageously transparent about their own brokenness as I shed light on the symptoms and causes of childhood trauma and ?father wounds.? I long to see men free themselves from emotional incarceration?to see their minds renewed, souls weaned, and relationships restored.?
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Baker Publishing Group Divine Sex – A Compelling Vision for Christian
Book SynopsisChristianity Today Book Award Winner The digital revolution has ushered in a series of sexual revolutions, all contributing to a perfect storm for modern relationships. Online dating, social media, internet pornography, and the phenomenon of the smartphone generation have created an avalanche of change with far-reaching consequences for sexuality today. The church has struggled to address this new moral ecology because it has focused on clarity of belief rather than quality of formation. The real challenge for spiritual formation lies in addressing the underlying moral intuitions we carry subconsciously, which are shaped by the convictions of our age. In this book, a fresh new voice offers a persuasive Christian vision of sex and relationships, calling young adults to faithful discipleship in a hypersexualized world. Drawing from his pastoral experience with young people and from cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines, Jonathan Grant helps Christian leaders understand the cultural forces that make the church's teaching on sex and relationships ineffective in the lives of today's young adults. He also sets forth pastoral strategies for addressing the underlying fault lines in modern sexuality.Table of ContentsContentsForeword by James K. A. Smith1. Adjusting Our Vision: Christian Formation and Relationships in a Sexualized AgePart 1: Mapping the Modern Sexual Imaginary2. Seeking the Truth Within: Love, Sex, and Relationships within the Culture of Authenticity3. Three Paths to Freedom on the Road to Nowhere: The Dead End of Modern Liberty4. We Are What We Acquire: Consumerism as a Corrupting Dynamic5. The Hypersexual Self: Sex and Relationships as Happiness Technologies6. Churches without Steeples: The Loss of Transcendence and the Atomistic WorldviewPart 2: Charting a New Course for Christian Formation7. Searching for Truth That Transforms: Introducing a Christian Social Imaginary8. Seeing the Good Life and Becoming What We See: The Role of Vision within Sexual Formation9. Getting to the Heart of Things: Redeeming Desire and Becoming Our True Selves10. Living the Gospel Story: Narrative Discipleship within the Narrative Community11. Becoming What We Do: The Formative Power of PracticesEpilogue: Melodies of HeavenIndex
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Broadman & Holman Publishers Holier Than Thou
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InterVarsity Press Sensible Shoes Leaders Guide
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£13.29
NEWTYPE Publishing Unpunishable: Ending Our Love Affair with
Book SynopsisTwo thousand years ago, Jesus Christ revealed the Father to humanity, not as an angry punisher of sinners, but as a merciful forgiver bent on reconciliation with His lost sons and daughters. Through Christ’s perfect sacrifice, the Father ensured that inside this reconciled relationship with Him, nothing we could ever do could separate us from His love. He made us unpunishable. Yet the body of Christ struggles to create a relational culture that accurately reflects the heart of the Father—a culture of mature love that drives away the fear of punishment (1 John 4:18) and leads people who sin on a journey of repentance, restoration, and reconciliation. In fact, the fear of punishment often seems to have the strongest hold at the leadership level in most churches. Many leaders live in isolation and performance, and often burn out or crash morally, because they believe that if they have any problems, they will be punished—a belief that is too often realized. At the same time, these leaders struggle to see how they can lead and protect people without using tools of punishment when people sin. Unpunishable is a call to all believers, but especially leaders, to end our dysfunctional love affair with the fear of punishment and build a relational culture that empowers people to walk in the light of freedom and love, own and clean up their messes, and mature into sons and daughters who look like the Father.
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DK Kama Sutra A Position A Day New Edition
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£15.29
Moody Publishers Couples Guide to a Growing Marriage A A Bible
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£11.92
SPCK - Kregel The Peaceful Wife Living in Submission to Christ
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SPCK - Kregel Hope After Betrayal When Sexual Addiction
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Penguin Books Ltd RightWing Women
Book SynopsisFeminism is hated because women are hated'Why do some women support right-wing movements, even though they curtail their freedoms? Andrea Dworkin's timeless, visionary analysis goes to the heart of this contradiction, exploring the Right's positions on abortion, sexuality, racism and antifeminism, and showing how it attempts both to exploit and to quiet women's deepest fears of male violence. The right-wing woman, Dworkin contends, acquiesces to male authority for protection and some semblance of power: because survival depends on it'. Groundbreaking' Bella AbzugHer razor-sharp analysis of why so many women are attracted to a politics that despises their rights is more relevant today than ever' Guardian
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Three Rivers Press Love and War Find Your Way to Something Beautiful
Book SynopsisWith astonishing vulnerability that engages readers from the first page, John and Stasi Eldredge openly discuss their own marriage and the breakthroughs they have won from the challenges they’ve faced. Each talks to the reader about what he and she have learned, providing a balance between male and female perspectives that has been absent from previous books on this topic. John and Stasi begin Love & War with an obvious confession: Marriage is fabulously hard. But beneath and behind the inevitable tensions a man and woman “locked in the same submarine” are going to have, the real battle is against the work of the Enemy, who plots and schemes to tear love apart. The Eldredges show how couples can win “by fighting for each other, instead of against each other.” As they say, “We live in a great love story, set in the midst of war.”“This is a book of wisdom and hope…a beautiful labor th
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Harvest House Publishers,U.S. The Power of a Praying Parent Book of Prayers
Book SynopsisThe Power of a Praying Parent Book of Prayers is a lovely gift that will draw your heart to the Lord in prayer. These prayers will give you confidence and peace in your parenting skills as you pray for God's best and most wonderful promises to come true in your children's lives.
£7.85
Charisma House Prayers and Declarations for the Woman of God
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£14.10
Moody Publishers Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild
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£13.49
Baker Publishing Group Sex Purity and the Longings of a Girls Heart
Book SynopsisPopular authors and bloggers invite young women on a personal journey to discover and reclaim a biblical vision for sexuality, showing them that God's design for sex is good, relevant, and leads to true hope and lasting freedom.
£10.79
Rowman & Littlefield Queer Religiosities
Book SynopsisQueer Religiosities is a comprehensive, comparative, globally-focused textbook that introduces students to queer studies in religion. It is organized in a comparative, thematic format that allows readers to approach the study of queer religion from a variety of angles while teaching key principles in the study of religion and the study of sexuality and gender. Queer Religiosities aims to make the rapidly growing research in queer studies in religion accessible to students.
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David C Cook Publishing Company Becoming Myself
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Fordham University Press Negative Ecstasies
Book SynopsisNegative Ecstasies discusses the contribution and significance of the work of Georges Bataille to the contemporary study of religion and theology, collecting essays that examine specific case studies and make connections to other significant scholars in the field.Trade Review"This collection makes a significant and timely contribution to the still emergent scholarship on Georges Bataille. The authors have not given in to the temptation to tame the texts, but neither is this an uncritical celebration; rather, the consistently thoughtful essays take up Bataille's work seriously and carefully in a range of new approaches and ideas." -- -Karmen MacKendrick Le Moyne College "Negative Ecstacies provides a welcome appraisal of Bataille's contribution to religious thought and experience in a post-sacred society. With scholarly rigor, this impressive collection extends his provocative ideas to daringly new terrain." -- -Michele Richman University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Sacred with a Vengeance Jeremy Biles and Kent L. Brintnall Movements of Luxurious Exuberance: Georges Bataille and Fat Politics Lynne Gerber Sovereignty and Cruelty: Self-Affirmation, Self-Dissolution, and the Bataillean Subject Stephen S. Bush Erotic Ruination: Embracing the "savage spirituality" of Barebacking Kent L. Brintnall Desire, Blood and Power: Georges Bataille and the Study of Hindu Tantra in Northeast India Hugh B. Urban The Religion of Football: Sacrifice, Festival and Sovereignty at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa David Chidester Violent Silence: Noise and Bataille's "Method of Meditation" Paul Hegarty Georges Bataille and the Religion of Capitalism Jean-Joseph Goux Sacrifice as Ethics: The Strange Religiosity of Neoliberalism Shannon Winnubst Bataille's Contestation of Interpretive Anthropology and the Sociology of Religion Alphonso Lingis The Traumatic Secret: Bataille and the Comparative Erotics of Mystical Literature Jeffrey J. Kripal Foucault's Sacred Sociology Mark D. Jordan Bataille and Kristeva on Religion Zeynep Direk Bataille, Teilhard de Chardin, and the Death of God Allan Stoekl Does the Acephale Dream of Headless Sheep? Jeremy Biles Afterword Amy Hollywood Notes Works Cited List of Contributors Index
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (USA) LLC Hábitos de una mujer piadosa: Supera los
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Ave Maria Press Living the Seasons: Simple Ways to Celebrate the
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£27.96
Crossway Books Spiritual Mothering
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£11.69
David C Cook Publishing Company Getting Ready for Marriage
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£10.44
Wisdom International The Proverbs 31 Woman
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John Murray Press In the Shelter
Book SynopsisIt is in the shelter of each other that the people live.Drawing on this Irish saying, poet, storyteller and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama relates ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical refelction and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world. The fourth gospel tells of Jesus arriving in the room where the disciples are gathered, full of fear, on Easter Sunday. He does not chide or admonish; instead he says ''Peace be with you'', which, in the Aramaic of his day, was simply a greeting. To people locked in a room of fear he said ''Hello,'' welcoming them to a place of deep encounter: encounter with themselves, with their fear, with each other and with the incarnate one in their midst.Interweaving everyday stories with narrative theology, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, In the Shelter reveals the transformational power of weTrade ReviewReading this personal meditation about life now, we are reminded of Augustine's Confessions and Newman's Apologia: it comes from the heart, it recognises the hurts and the triumphs, and it encourages us to say 'hello' to new things. * Network Magazine *
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Loving on Purpose Keep Your Love on: Connection, Communication and
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Indiana University Press The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis monograph would be best for people grounded in anthropology, religion, and English history, but offers many insights to nonexperts. It would be a good addition to any university library. * Religion and Gender *Hausner's is an affectionate and sympathetic portrayal of the Crossbones ritualists, and it is excellent to see this tradition receiving scholarly attention * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction Set And Setting1. The Myth of the Winchester Goose2. Medieval Bankside3. Shamanism and the Ritual Oscillation of Time4. The Virgin Queen and the English Nation5. Southwark, Then and NowConclusion Making the PresentEpilogue Crossbones Garden
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Catholic Book Publishing Daily Companion for Married Couples
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Moody Publishers Raising Men Not Boys Shepherding Your Sons to Be
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£13.29
Harvest House Publishers,U.S. RedHot Monogamy
Book SynopsisWith their trademark insight, humor, and candid personal perspectives, Bill and Pam Farrel reveal the truths about the sexual relationship in marriage and what husbands and wives need to know to keep the embers burning.
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Crossway Books Adopted for Life
Book SynopsisIn this practical book, Moore highlights the importance of adoption for all Christians, encouraging readers to lead the way in adoption and orphan advocacy out of our identity as adopted children of God.
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Crossway Books The New City Catechism
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Zondervan Ehman K Settle My Soul
Book SynopsisAre your days full? Are you tired and craving quiet for your soul? You''re not alone. If days filled with obligations and never-ending to-do lists leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed, you can find the peace your soul longs for. In Settle My Soul, authors Karen Ehman and Ruth Schwenk invite you to carve out a few moments in your day to deepen your relationship with the Lord through 100 encouraging devotions. Karen and Ruth are women who understand all that you''re juggling, and they desire for you to experience the refreshment that comes only from the Lord. Settle My Soul is the companion to the best-selling devotional Pressing Pause. With just a few minutes, you can connect with God, set aside your busyness and worries, center your thoughts on Him and His Word, and restore your peace of mind. Each devotional includes a brief but meaningful devotional message, applicable scripture, guided praye
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David Paul Troublemaking Judaism
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£9.99
Tyndale House Publishers Dna Of Relationships The
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Dayspring Prayers to Share: 100 Pass-Along Notes for
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£9.49
Oasis House A Covenant with My Eyes
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£14.25
Crossway Books Help Im Married to My Pastor
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£10.79
Multnomah Press For Women Only (Revised and Updated Edition):
Book SynopsisDiscover the truth he wants you to know in this revised and updated edition of the landmark bestseller that reveals what every woman?single or married?needs to know about the important man in her life. More than 2 million copies sold in the series! ?Meaningful information for any woman wanting to understand men at a profound level.??Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, authors of Love TalkMen carry important feelings so deep inside they barely know they?re there, much less how to talk about them. Yet your man genuinely wants you to ?get? him?to understand his inner life, to know his fears and needs, to hear what he wishes he could tell you.Based on rigorous research with thousands of men, For Women Only delivers one eye-opening revelation after another, including:? Why your respect means more to him than your love.? How he feels deep inside about his role as provider.? What it means for a man to be so visually ?wired.?? Why sex for him is primarily emotional, not physical.? What he most wishes he could say to you.Now, in this expanded and updated edition, you?ll find insights from the latest brain research plus an all-new chapter that shows what?s really going on when he seems to ?check out.? (You?ll be surprised and pleased.)Millions worldwide have experienced dramatic change in their relationships because of the ?aha? moments and practical ideas in For Women Only. Discover how to love your man for who he really is.
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Crossway Books Disciplines of a Godly Family
Book SynopsisThis popular book is a celebration of a biblically informed view of parenting and the family.
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Georgetown University Press Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction
Book SynopsisTwo principles capture the essence of the Catholic tradition on sexual ethics: that each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life, and that any human genital act must occur within the framework of marriage. In the Catholic tradition, moral sexual activity is institutionalized within the confines of marriage and procreation, and sexual morality is marital morality. But theologians Todd Salzman and Michael Lawler contend that there is a disconnect between many of the Church's absolute sexual norms and other theological and intellectual developments explicitly recognized and endorsed in the Catholic tradition, especially since the Second Vatican Council. These developments include the shift from a primary static worldview to a historically conscious worldview, one that recognizes reality as dynamic, evolving, changing, and particular. By employing such a historically conscious worldview, alternative claims about the moral legitimacy of controversial topics such as contraception, artificial reproduction, and homosexual marriage can faithfully emerge within a Catholic context. Convinced of the central role that love, desire, and fertility play in a human life, and also in the life of Christian discipleship, the authors propose an understanding of sexuality that leads to the enhancement of human sexual relationships and flourishing. This comprehensive introduction to Catholic sexual ethics - complete with thought-provoking study questions at the end of each chapter - will be sure to stimulate dialogue about sexual morality between Catholic laity, theologians, and the hierarchy. Anyone seeking a credible and informed Catholic sexual ethic will welcome this potentially revolutionary book.Trade ReviewThis book is productively controversial... Salzman and Lawler have revived the call to dialogue by writing this text. Horizons The book includes questions to the reader at the end of each chapter and these work well as they challenge the reader to engage both at a theological and personal level. The book is written very clearly and in accessible language making it of use to undergraduates and Church groups examining these issues. Its unpacking of doctrine and ethics is sensitively done but as mentioned the authors are not slow to demonstrate where rethinking urgently needs to take place. They clearly sit within the tradition but a tradition that they see as dynamic and changing. The Expository Times Salzman and Lawler do good Catholic theology, showing how current magisterial teachings may not be faithful or in accord with Catholic theological understandings or traditions. This book is highly recommended for libraries and classroom use. -- Aaron Klink, Duke University Religious Studies Review Will help further dialogue within Catholic circles. Catholic Books Review Salzman and Lawler masterfully critique Catholic teaching in light of the many sexual issues Christianity faces today... This fascinating introduction to sexual ethics is sure to generate much conversation and debate. It is a must for any course on religion and sexuality. ChoiceTable of ContentsPrologue"Nature" DefinedPerspectivism vs. Relativism"Nature," Knowledge, and NormsConscienceQuestions for ReflectionNotes 1. Sexual Morality in the Catholic TraditionHistoricitySexuality and Sexual Ethics in Ancient Greece and RomeSexuality and Sexual Ethics in the Catholic TraditionReading Sacred ScriptureOld Testament TeachingNew Testament TeachingThe Fathers of the ChurchAugustineThe PenitentialsScholastic DoctrineThe Modern PeriodVon Hildebrand and DomsSecond Vatican CouncilPapal Birth Control CommissionConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes 2. Unitive Sexual MoralityConjugal Love and Sexual IntercourseMultiple Dimensions of Human SexualityChastityTruly Human and ComplementaritySexual Orientation Complementarity and Truly Human Sexual Acts: A Reconstructed ComplementarityHolistic Complementarity, Truly Human Sexual Acts, and Sexual NormsConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes 3. Marital MoralityModern Catholic thought and Marital MoralityMarital Morality and ContraceptionContraception and Historical ContextsA Renewed Principle of Human Sexuality and ContraceptionTotality and the Conjugal ActThe Inseparability Principle RevisitedConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes 4. Cohabitation and the Process of MarryingCohabitation in the Contemporary West: What the Sciences Tell UsThe Meaning and Nature of CommitmentBetrothal and the Christian TraditionHistorical ConsiderationsSociotheological Considerations Complementarity and Nuptial CohabitationMarriage as SacramentCatechumenate for MarriageConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes5. HomosexualityThe Bible and HomosexualityHomosexual Orientation and the BibleInterpreting the Bible on HomosexualityMagisterial Teaching on Homosexual Acts and RelationshipsThe Moral Sense of the Christian People and Homosexual ActsThe Morality of Homosexual Acts ReconsideredConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes 6. Artificial Reproductive TechnologiesDefining Artificial Reproductive TechnologiesThe CDF's Instruction and ARTsARTs and Health Complications among ChildrenFamily and Society: ARTs and the Common GoodConclusionQuestions for ReflectionNotes EpilogueIntrachurch DialogueExtrachurch DialogueQuestions for ReflectionNotes Index
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Ignatius Press The Catholic Gentleman: Living Authentic Manhood
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