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Crossway Books Marriage
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Crossway Books The Death of Porn Study Guide
Book SynopsisThis companion study guide to Ray Ortlund's The Death of Porn features discussion questions, chapter summaries, Scripture passages, and prayers to help men redefine their futures with new dignity and confident purpose.
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Broadman & Holman Publishers Remember God
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Broadman & Holman Publishers The Love Dare
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Broadman & Holman Publishers El Desafo del Amor
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B&H Publishing Group Now Youre Speaking My Language PB Honest
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David C Cook Publishing Company Whats It Like to Be Married to Me And Other
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David C Cook Publishing Company The Mingling of Souls
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David C Cook Publishing Company Fitting Room
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David C Cook Publishing Company Suddenly Single
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David C Cook Publishing Company Suddenly Single Journal
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David C Cook Publishing Company Id Like You More If You Were M
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David C Cook Publishing Company Wait See Participants GD
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David C Cook Publishing Company Making Marriage Beautiful
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David C Cook Publishing Company Hidden Potential
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David C Cook Unfaithful Hope and Healing After Infidelity
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Unruly Catholic Women Writers
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State University of New York Press Unruly Catholic Feminists
Book SynopsisThird- and fourth-wave feminists write about their experiences with Catholicism and their visions for the future of women in the Church.A collection of creative pieces, Unruly Catholic Feminists explores how women are coming to terms with their feminism and Catholicism in the twenty-first century. Through short stories, poems, and personal essays, third- and fourth-wave feminists write about the issues, reforms, and potential for progress. Giving voice to many younger writers, the book includes a variety of geographic and ethnic points of view from which women write about their experiences with Catholicism and their visions for the future. While change in the church may be slow to come, even the promise of progress may provide hope for women struggling with the conflicts between their religion and their sense of their own spirituality. Rather than always only oppressing or containing women, Catholicism also drives or inspires many to challenge literary, social, political, or religious hierarchies. By examining how women attempt to reconcile their unruliness with their Catholic backgrounds or conversions and their future hopes and dreams, Unruly Catholic Feminists offers new perspectives on gender and religion today-and for the days yet to come.
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State University of New York Press Unruly Catholic Feminists
Book SynopsisThird- and fourth-wave feminists write about their experiences with Catholicism and their visions for the future of women in the Church.A collection of creative pieces, Unruly Catholic Feminists explores how women are coming to terms with their feminism and Catholicism in the twenty-first century. Through short stories, poems, and personal essays, third- and fourth-wave feminists write about the issues, reforms, and potential for progress. Giving voice to many younger writers, the book includes a variety of geographic and ethnic points of view from which women write about their experiences with Catholicism and their visions for the future. While change in the church may be slow to come, even the promise of progress may provide hope for women struggling with the conflicts between their religion and their sense of their own spirituality. Rather than always only oppressing or containing women, Catholicism also drives or inspires many to challenge literary, social, political, or religious hierarchies. By examining how women attempt to reconcile their unruliness with their Catholic backgrounds or conversions and their future hopes and dreams, Unruly Catholic Feminists offers new perspectives on gender and religion today-and for the days yet to come.
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Howard Books Choosing Joy A 52Week Devotional for Discovering
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Rowman & Littlefield A Thorn in the Flesh
Book SynopsisWith the vote to bless same-sex marriages, the Episcopal Church becomes the largest U.S. denomination to officially sanction same-sex relationships. Homosexuality has become a flashpoint at the intersection of religion, family, and politics. A Thorn in the Flesh: How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church tells the story of how homosexuality has been used to further conservative political agendas, both here and abroad. It describes how African and Asian churches have been drawn into a conflict that began in the United States in the Episcopal Church, and raises vital questions of whether people with different understandings of authority and truth can live in harmony. This provocative book is not a history of the movement for gay inclusion, nor a history of the movement for a new, conservative Anglican church in the Americas. Instead, it is a comparison of the conservative and the liberal parts of the church. There are those, such as the Church of England, who have conservativTrade ReviewHall, an Episcopal priest, presents the history of the struggle for full inclusion and ordination of gays and lesbians in her denomination. Although firmly on the pro-gay side of the rift, she evenhandedly presents the viewpoints of both factions. She opens with two brief chapters offering reasons why homosexuality has become such a key political issue. She then turns to a history of the gay and lesbian debate in Episcopalianism from the late 1950s to the present, and Episcopalian responses to key historical moments, such as the AIDS crisis. Although her focus is on the United States, she deftly explains how the debate has spread and influenced the larger Anglican Communion. In particular, her unraveling of the American roots of the anti-gay bill in Uganda provides crucial analysis of how the debate affects those far beyond North America. Using individuals to shape the story makes even the lengthy discussions of ecclesiastical politics engaging. Her work provides an excellent introduction to the current schisms in Anglicanism, both within the U.S. church and internationally. * Publishers Weekly *This is an intriguing read, a page-turner for those following the wider issue of gender policy in the Episcopal Church. . . .This is an important . . . read. * Anglican and Episcopal History *This is Episcopal history at its best and a compelling story that needs to be told. Hall narrates with intelligence and accuracy the past 50 years of prejudice and pride. Her wide vision encompasses the critical intersections of shifts in religion, politics and contemporary cultural awareness about homosexuality. -- Fredrica Harris ThompsettFor over fifty years, the Episcopal Church has struggled to appreciate faithfulness and holiness among LGBT Christians. Caroline Addington Hall has given us a richly informative account of this disturbing, provocative, and inspiring strand of our history. Reading this book is good background for those who would continue to move the Anglican Communion forward. -- Reverend Canon Marilyn McCord Adams, formerly Regius Professor of Divinity, OxfordThe Anglican upheaval over homosexuality has found its historian. Caroline Addington Hall does not disclaim her own perspective on the debate, no credible commentator can as the earth still trembles with change, but she tells both sides of the story with remarkable and thorough care. A Thorn in the Flesh will be the benchmark against which later works on this subject will be measured. -- Rev. Harry Knox, president and CEO, Religious Coalition for Reproductive ChoiceTable of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Introduction; Homosexuality in the Headlines 1: The American Right’s Love affair with Homosexuality 2: Why is Homosexuality such a Big Deal? 3: Children of God Come Out 4: Evangelical Episcopal Explosion 5: The Episcopal Church Gets AIDS 6: Conservatives and Progressives lock Horns 7: When America Sneezes the Whole World Catches a Cold 8: Dissident Conservatives Revolt 9: Three Men Divided by Truth and Unity 10: Fight the Good Fight 11: Who Defines Anglican? 12: The Empire Strikes Back 13: “The Lord is Displacing the Episcopal Church” 14: Where Now is Authority? Appendix: For the Bible Tells Me So Bibliography
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Rowman & Littlefield Incompatible with Gods Design
Book SynopsisIncompatible with God's Design is the first comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic women's ordination movement in the United States. Mary Jeremy Daigler explores how the focus on ordination, and not merely increased participation in the life and ministries of the church, has come to describe a broad movement. Moving well beyond the role of such organizations as the Women's Ordination Conference, this study also addresses the role of international and local groups.In an effort to debunk a number of misperceptions about the movement, from its date of origin to its demographic profile, Daigler explores a vast array of topics. Starting with the movement's historical background from the early American period through the early twentieth century to Vatican II and afterward, she considers the role of women (especially Catholicism's more religious adherents) in the movement's evolution, the organization of the ordination movement in the United States, the role and response of clergy and VaTrade ReviewMary Jeremy Daigler states her purpose quite clearly – to present (1)the history of (2)the women’s ordination (3) movement in (4) the Roman Catholic Church in (5) the United States. In a well-documented and detailed account of nearly two hundred pages she does just that. . . The level of detail in the book is impressive. . . There are more than enough acronyms (explained in a very helpful Appendix A) to impress anyone familiar with “navy-talk” and facts, facts and more facts in some chapters-which for this writer is a good thing. Anyone interested in a comprehensive history with the important names and significant events in the women’s ordination movement will find this book extremely helpful and interesting. . . . Daigler’s book offers anyone who is serious about gaining a deeper understanding of where the movement came from in order to reach where it is today a valuable resource. * Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought *Daigler has. . . provided a genuine service for historians, because in this work she pulls together and preserves for the future a great many American initiatives and individuals in the area of women’s ordination. Individuals working alone, and small organizations with a brief lifespan and no identifiable headquarters or archives, are the bane of the historian’s craft. . . . Daigler’s own immersion in the women’s ordination movement in the United States over the past quarter-century has given her a unique knowledge of the players and how they are connected, as well as a perspective on “who influenced whom,” that helps to piece together the broader story. ... It is likely that many of the individuals mentioned in Daigler’s work would have similarly slipped away except for their inclusion in this book. Daigler has done her fellow historians a genuine service and will be broadly consulted in the future. * The Catholic Historical Review *An astonishing aspect of getting older is having something you consider a part of your life turn into an object of historical research before your very eyes. This, I suspect, will be the experience of man Catholic women's ordination activists when they curl up with Jeremy Diagler's new book, Incompatible with God's Design. . . Diagler's reflections on the international dimensions of the movement are informative. . . . Incompatible with God's Design is a genuine contribution to the history of the U.S. Roman Catholic women's ordination movement and provides a foundation for the studies. * Equal Writes *This is a rigorous and thoroughly researched history of the movement that will be required reading for anyone who wants or needs to be informed on our movement as well as a good read. Incompatible with God’s Design is a page-turner filled with personal stories and drama and yet it is also balanced with the keen insight and reporting of a seasoned historian. . . . The women’s ordination movement owes a great debt of gratitude to Mary Jeremy Daigler for this magnum opus. She has put in writing the definitive story that needed to be told. * New Women, New Church *It is heartening to see a. . . book that documents the many years of work for women’s spiritual justice in a world where silence is no longer acceptable. . . . The book. . . is an integral, one might say 'compatible' part of the growing and ever more accessible media on this controversial and topical exploration of God’s design for women religious—and their secular sisters. * National Catholic Reporter *As a historical record of the women’s ordination movement in the United States, Daigler’s latest publication is highly recommended for its fair and balanced treatment of a most controversial subject. This work would be highly appropriate for institutions of higher education, with collections dedicated to church history, feminist studies, and pastoral theology. * Catholic Library World *Documenting the history of a living social movement is a challenge, but this is what Mary Jeremy Daigler has undertaken in Incompatible with God's Design, the first history of the U.S. Roman Catholic women's ordination movement. * American Catholic Studies *Incompatible with God's Design: A History of the Women's Ordination Movement in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. . . is without question an admirable piece of work. Daigler provides her readers with a depth and breadth of detail that cannot be found anywhere else. She traces the roots of the women's ordination movement to origins that predate its emergence in the United States. . . . Readers—even relatively well-informed readers—will become acquainted with new foremothers (and a few forefathers) whose names, prior to this work, remained woefully unfamiliar even among specialists. ... It must be emphasized that Jeremy Daigler's, Incompatible with God's Design really is a remarkably comprehensive, substantial. . . piece of scholarship. * The MAST Journal *Mary Daigler’s Incompatible with God’s Design delivers the first comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic women’s ordination movement in the United States. . . .Diagler’s research offers intriguing insights for scholars interested in gender and Catholicism in the post-Conciliar era. . . .This survey of the women’s ordination movement in the U.S. is suited for readers who are unfamiliar with the topic and eager for a basic understanding of its origins, goals and disappointments. Educators teaching at the undergraduate level might find it useful as an introductory text because of its comprehensive scope. Daigler’s book will provoke interesting discussion and reflection in any lower-level college course which aims to introduce students to gender struggles within the post-Conciliar Catholic Church. * History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland *There was a time in my life when I devoured every article and book on women’s ordination. I was passionate about every aspect of the issue. Those intense feelings waned over the past decade or so as I moved on to understand and live out my priesthood in different ways. Yet over the years I wondered if I’d ever experience that intensity again. To my surprise, reading Daigler’s book brought back that excitement for me. This is a rigorous and thoroughly researched history of the movement that will be required reading for anyone who wants or needs to be informed on our movement as well as a good read. . . .The women’s ordination movement owes a great debt of gratitude to Mary Jeremy Daigler for this magnum opus. She has put in writing the definitive story that needed to be told. Our other good fortune is that Daigler wrote this book to not only honor those early disciples of the women’s ordination movement in the United States but she also hands over the mantle to the next generation of leaders who are also deftly carrying on this important work. * Women's Ordination Conference: A Voice for Women in the Catholic Church *[Incompatible with God’s Design] is a story of intense dedication, ingenuity, and frustration. Using all the tools of the historical investigator, Mary Jeremy Daigler pieces together the narrative of women in the Roman Catholic Church on a quest for priestly ordination. It is a story that has not been told before…. [T]his work is groundbreaking and of great interest. Where Daigler exercises her considerable narrative powers and lets the story speak, discerning eyes can glimpse a whole segment of the Body of Christ struggling to be heard by those in authority. Readers may recognize charismatic individuals whose attempt to act on what they have been taught to believe runs headlong into harsh judgments about their motivations. Women will see throughout how seemingly impossible it is to enter into true dialogue in a Church where women are still considered, in practice, subordinate—no matter how the rhetoric has changed. More’s the pity that there cannot be a free and open discussion of the issue in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church. It is an old story made new at the hands of a fine writer. -- Mary Aquin O’Neill, Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for WomenTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter One: Illuminating a Design Early American Period (civil and church influences) Early 20th Century to Vatican II Chapter Two: Braid Immediately Post-Vatican II Chapter Three: Mosaic Roles of Women Religious in the Movement Chapter Four: Circles The U.S. Movement Organizes Chapter Five: Cross Clergy, Vatican Teachings, Hierarchy Chapter Six: Centripetal Lines International Influences on the U.S. Movement Chapter Seven: Upward Spiral Early and Ongoing Challenges Appendixes Bibliography Index
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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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University of Toronto Press The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz
Book SynopsisElizabeth Lorentz was a young maid servant in early modern Germany who believed herself to be tormented by the devil, and who was eventually brought to trial in 1667. The trial grappled with the question of whether Lorentz was a willing accomplice of the devil or suffering from melancholy as a result of her previous sins. To provide readers with historical context, Morton includes an introduction to the early modern issues of demonic pact, possession, and spiritual melancholy, and as a supplement, a contemporary record of demonic possession of another young woman. The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz provides excellent insight into the complexities of Protestant attitudes to melancholy and the Devil, and into the circumstances of young women in early modern Europe.Trade Review"The accessibility of this edition is its greatest strength. It is exactly the kind of primary source edition for which instructors are continually searching. The content, style, length, and perhaps most importantly, price, are ideal for use in an undergraduate setting. Morton ends his introduction with a line describing a ‘conceptual world different from our own but inhabited by people very much like us,’ (lv) and The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz is a wonderful examination of exactly that." -- Margaret Lewis, University of Tennessee at Martin * Early Modern Women, Spring 2020 *"This short book is a major scholarly contribution to the ongoing fine-tuning of our understanding of the spiritual climate of the period, while at the same time ideal for classroom use." -- Moshe Sluhovsky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem * The Medieval Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Notes on the Translation Introduction: The Devil in the World of Elizabeth Lorentz 1. Elizabeth Lorentz and the Devil 2. The Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz 3. A World Disordered 4. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation 5. The Protestant Reformation in Brunswick 6. Elizabeth's Place in a Lutheran Urban Household 7. Religious Instruction 8. The Devil and the Concept of Anfechtung 9. The Demonic Pact 10. Demonic Possession 11. Melancholy 12. Conclusion The Trial of Elizabeth Lorentz, Brunswick, Germany 1667-1668 List of People Folio 1 Folio 2 Folio 3 Folio 4 Folio 5 Folio 6 Folio 7 Folio 8 Folio 9 Folio 10 Folio 11 Folio 12 Folio 13 Folio 14 Folio 15 Folio 16 Appendix Melchior Neukirch, Devout Christian Prayers Against the Devils in the Poor Possessed People, 1596 Works Cited Index
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John Murray Press The Song of Songs
Book SynopsisThe Song of Songs is redolent with poetic imagery, featuring as it does the love songs of a man and a woman as they explore their relationship. Down the centuries it has often been interpreted either as a sexually-charged love story or an entirely metaphorical imagining of the relationship between God and his people. In this deeply-felt book Charlie Cleverly argues that both interpretations are critical to a true understanding of this book that lies right at the heart of the Bible. If our relationships with one another and with God are not both fully in tune with our humanity, in all its richness, and with our spirituality in its highest form, then we will fall short of all we can be in our lives.Drawing on a wide range of sources, literary and theological and across the ages, Charlie Cleverly makes the case for a new, rounded understanding of this important book.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book... I had come to it with very high expectations because of the author's reputation, and I was not disappointed... A short review can only begin to convy the quality of this marvellous book, I wholeheartedly recommend its purchase. * The Church Times *A masterly look at a book some people have seen as a love song, other as description of the relationship between God and his people. * The Church Newspaper *The author invites the reader to be open in their longing for a full relationship with God... this book provides much food for thought, and could be used either for a house group, or a sermon. * The Reader *There is much here to challenge and inspire the reader to a deeper intimacy with God. * Preach Magazine *
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Howard Books Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage
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Cruciform Press Sexual Detox A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn
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Little, Brown & Company Madre Segura de S Misma
Book SynopsisEntrenadora, animadora, confidente, cocinera y chófer. La descripción del trabajo de una madre es tan amplio como el horizonte. Tal vez es por eso que muchas madres luchan con la inseguridad y la incertidumbre, mientras hacen todo lo posible para criar a sus hijos en un mundo exigente y en constante cambio. Si alguna vez ha ido a la cama decepcionada consigo misma, si alguna vez ha sentido como si no diera la talla, o si alguna vez ha deseado que hubiera un manual sobre la maternidad, la autora de éxitos de ventas nº1 del New York Times, Joyce Meyer, tiene justamente el libro para usted. MADRE SEGURA DE SÍ MISMA le animará a entender que no está sola; Dios está con usted y quiere ayudarle con los desafíos que enfrenta cada día. A través de historias inspiradoras, principios bíblicos y las propias lecciones valiosas de la vida de Joyce, no hay duda de que va a descubri
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Time Warner Trade Publishing The Confident Mom Guiding Your Family with Gods
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Time Warner Trade Publishing Our Best Life Together
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Time Warner Trade Publishing Our Best Life Together
Book SynopsisWhether you''ve been married a few months or a few years, the deepest longing for all couples is to discover a richer intimacy with God and each other. In OUR BEST LIFE TOGETHER, Joel and Victoria Osteen will help you do just that. Through these proven principles you and your mate will find the help you need to meet each other''s relational needs, learn to communicate effectively, practice love and respect, handle adversity, honor each other, show compassion and patience, encourage one another, and grow together spiritually. There''s no better way to experience the fulfilling marriage God intends for you than to set aside a devotional time together each day.
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Essence Publishing (Canada) Priceless
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Inspiring Voices Consider It Pure Joy
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LifeWay Christian Resources Raised Together Bible Study Book
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LifeWay Christian Resources Woven Understanding the Bible as One Seamless
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Echristian, Inc. Every Mans Marriage
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC In the Closet of the Vatican
Book SynopsisThe New York Times Bestseller[An] earth-shaking exposé of clerical corruption. - National Catholic ReporterIn the Closet of the Vatican exposes the rot at the heart of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church today. Now in a revised translation and with updated material, this brilliant piece of investigative writing is based on four years'' authoritative research, including extensive interviews with those in power. The celibacy of priests, the condemnation of the use of contraceptives, the cover up of countless cases of sexual abuse, the resignation of Benedict XVI, misogyny among the clergy, the dramatic fall in Europe of the number of vocations to the priesthood, the plotting against Pope Francis--all these issues are clouded in mystery and secrecy.In the Closet of the Vatican is a book that reveals these secrets and penetrates this enigma. It derives from a system founded on a clerical culture of secrecy wTrade Review[An] earth-shaking exposé of clerical corruption [...] What Martel does, quite masterfully, is to connect the dots that reveal an ecclesial system in profound decay [...] In the Closet of the Vatican examines in impressive detail the double lives led by many of the church's prelates [...] Without question, [the book] is a truly remarkable publishing event * National Catholic Reporter [US] *A truly shocking theory about the Vatican; the largest gay community in the world * Il Giornale [Italy] *I urge every Catholic to read it, however difficult that may be […] The book did not surprise me, as such, but it still stunned, shocked, and disgusted me. You simply cannot unread it, or banish what is quite obviously true from your mind […] This may seem like hyperbole, but in my view, the last drops of moral authority the Vatican might hope to have evaporate with this book. -- Andrew Sullivan * New York Magazine *Probably one of the best books by a journalist ever written * Gazeta Wyborcza [Poland] *Martel’s conversational style is that of the raconteur […] he tells a captivating story * Catholic Herald *Stunned may be a much-overused word, but it's the best one I know to describe my wonderment at the dimensions of what has come into view […] All this builds up to the realisation that you are seeing something which, once seen cannot be unseen. By anyone who has seen it. Once it is seen, it is known as a fact about the Church's institutional working that cannot be got around. To pretend otherwise is a sign of delusion. -- James Alison * ABC.net.au *A glimpse of the poisonous world that Frédéric Martel, himself gay, has spent five years researching for this book -- Andrew Brown, * Guardian *An important revelation * Daily Telegraph *Sensational … this is much, much more than an expose of some taffeta-clad hypocrites…fascinating * Sunday Times *Explosive … Pope Francis seems to be … determined to reform the Vatican … If Martel’s book proves anything, it is that this is now seriously overdue … It would be a mistake to rubbish this book … [Martel is] a highly intelligent and honest journalist and the Church will need courage to respond to his revelations fruitfully * The Tablet *A remarkable feat of investigation … Any friend of the Roman Catholic Church needs to take this book’s message seriously. -- Diarmaid MacCulloch * The Times *When God died, the official cause was elderly enfeeblement; after reading Frederic Martel’s expose of infamy in the Catholic church, I suspect that the old boy committed suicide in remorse, aghast at the crimes and un-Christian sins of organised religion * Observer *Table of ContentsNote from the author and the publishers Prologue PART I: FRANCIS 1 Domus Sanctae Marthae 2 Gender theory 3 Who am I to judge? 4 Buenos Aires 5 The Synod 6 Roma Termini PART II: PAUL 7 The Maritain Code 8 Loving friendship PART III: JOHN PAUL 9 The sacred college 10 The Legion of Christ 11 The ring of lust 12 The Swiss Guard 13 The crusade against gays 14 The pope's diplomacy 15 Strange househld 16 Rouco 17 CEI 18 Seminarians PART IV: BENEDICT 19 Passivo e biano 20 The vice-pope 21 Dissidents 22 Vatileaks 23 The abdication Epilogue Acknowledgements
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John Murray Press The Sisterhood
Book SynopsisA mandate for women to believe in their world-changing potential.
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Howard Books A New Season A Robertson Family Love Story of
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Simon & Schuster A Womans Place
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review"Women have always worked and in her fully Christian book, Katelyn Beaty celebrates and affirms the work of women in every sphere,generation, vocation, season, and role as good. With the mind of a journalist and the heart of a disciple, she skillfully sets us free to pursue and enjoy your work as image bearers of God. A Woman's Place will ignite a long overdue and healthy conversation in our churches about women and work. I loved this book and I wish I could put it in the hands of every woman I know - there is freedom and permission and celebration on each page." -- - Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith"A thoughtful biblical perspective on women and work has been long overdue, but thanks to Katelyn Beaty’s excellent A Woman’s Place, the wait is over. May this thorough and provocative treatment of a tremendously important subject find the widest possible audience.” -- — Eric Metaxas, New York Times Bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor Martyr, Prophet, Spy and host of the Eric Metaxas Show.We all work—and Katelyn Beaty has written a theology of work for all of us. Whether you are a man or a woman, whether you work at school,office, or home, A Woman’s Place will inform, challenge, and inspire you as you pursue faithfulness and fruitfulness in your labors. -- Karen Swallow Prior, Ph.D., author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me and Fierce Convictions--The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer Abolitionist"Shows, not merely tells, what it means for women to take their places alongside men in fulfilling God’s command to cultivate the world... Convincingly calls each of us, female and male, to a wiser, fuller, and healthier life." -- —John G. Stackhouse, Jr., Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies, Crandall University, Moncton, Canada"With characteristic transparency, elegance, and prophetic strength, Katelyn Beaty has given us a book that I pray will have a profound influence on women and men alike." -- Scott Sauls, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee and author of Jesus Outside the Lines"Insightful... Incisive commentary on how cultural mores have been overlaidon biblical texts should help the Christian community pry off those faulty, 'how-it-is' assumptions and free us to explore the reforms needed to get to 'how-it-ought-to-be.'" -- —Dr. Amy L. Sherman, author, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good"Women in all life stages will benefit from Katelyn Beaty’s holistic and positive theology of work,whether that work is carpools or corporate board meetings—or both. Men also need to read this so they can encourage their wives, daughters, nieces,neighbors and sisters in Christ to reach their God-given potential." -- Kara Powell, PhD, executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute, author of Sticky Faith and Growing Young“With adroit hands and an authentic heart, Katelyn Beaty opens our eyes to the central place work has for every image bearer of God. Skillfully utilizing historical, theological and cultural lenses, a multifaceted and compelling picture is painted of why human work matters. While the focus of her writing serves as a persuasive apologetic for the goodness and rightness of a woman’s place in the workplace, it is a must read book for both women and men. A Woman’s Place is a welcomed an essential contribution to the dynamically growing faith and work movement. I highly recommend it!” -- Tom Nelson, Senior Pastor, Christ Community Church, Kansas City and President of Made to FlourishIn A Woman’s Place, Katelyn Beaty lays out a comprehensive vision for Christian women to be fruitful in their vocational calling, and for the church to equip them to flourish. Whether you are a man or a woman, it will challenge your thinking and encourage you to a better and deeper view of vocation." -- Ed Stetzer, executive director of LifeWay Research of the Southern Baptist Convention"As this excellent book evidences, a woman's place is throughout the culture. Indeed, where women are not present the world lacks itsfull depth. Katelyn puts words to what I've seen each year through the female entrepreneurs we support -- women bring unique stories, competencies,convictions, and a holistic way of seeing life that all of us need to truly flourish." -- Dave Blanchard, Co-Founder & CEO, Praxis
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Duke University Press Queering Black Atlantic Religions
Book SynopsisIn Queering Black Atlantic Religions Roberto Strongman examines Haitian Vodou, Cuban Lucumí/Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé to demonstrate how religious rituals of trance possession allow humans to understand themselves as embodiments of the divine. In these rituals, the commingling of humans and the divine produces gender identities that are independent of biological sex. As opposed to the Cartesian view of the spirit as locked within the body, the body in Afro-diasporic religions is an open receptacle. Showing how trance possession is a primary aspect of almost all Afro-diasporic cultural production, Strongman articulates transcorporeality as a black, trans-Atlantic understanding of the human psyche, soul, and gender as multiple, removable, and external to the body.Trade Review"Strongman’s contribution is an innovative deployment of cultural studies that looks at art, performance, film, and literature to research the religiosity of African diaspora communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. . . . The work is ultimately an important and sophisticated addition to the growing consideration of the transnational aesthetics that interconnect different kinds of queerness, blackness, and spirituality in the Americas." -- Solimar Otero * Journal of Folklore Research *"Strongman's expansion of transcorporeality is pivotal.… This book is a necessary read that contributes to the growing body of scholarship on gender and sexuality in African diasporic religions. . . . " -- Eziaku Nwokocha * Reading Religion *"[Strongman] pursues his materials with investigative prowess and scholarly verve, making this a major new reference point for scholarship on the subject." -- Kieth E. McNeal and Martin Tsang * New West Indian Guide *"Strongman's exploration of the body in literary genres provides an excellent framework for a new understanding of the body, transcending the Cartesian dialectics. Strongman's three case studies present indeed the 'full queer potentiality.'" -- Bettina E. Schmidt * Journal of Contemporary Religion *“Strongman’s audacity in exploring the evolution and intersection of Afro-Atlantic religiosity with queer bodies is a significant contribution to the literature and discourse on Afro-diasporic religions and cultural studies.... Strongman illustrates how scholarship can be expressive and an agent of radical transformation of social experience.” -- Mary Nyangweso * Hypatia *"Strongman’s work is a worthy and important effort. . . . I can only hope that future scholars will follow in Strongman’s footsteps, laboring to patch together the shattered mirror of queer Afro-diasporic affinities in spite of the logistic difficulties this labor presents." -- Marina Magloire * GLQ *"Queering Black Atlantic Religions ought to be a required read—a vade mecum—for those interested in studying expressions of Afro-diasporic religions found in the trans-Atlantic world and beyond. The work sheds light on the sophistication of these religious traditions and worldviews. In fact, even adherents of these religions in their original homes in Africa cannot ignore the dynamism inherent in these religions." -- SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai * Theology & Sexuality *"Strongman’s text is a valuable addition to the already rich corpus on Black Atlantic religions. Its significance is not limited to this subdiscipline, though. Readers from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, and religious studies will find much to consider and engage. Further, readers in art history and literary studies will likewise be challenged by Strongman’s attention to the role of religion in art, film, and literature." -- Alejandro S Escalante * Religion and Gender *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Enter the Igbodu 1 Part I. Vodou 1. Of Dreams and Night Mares: Vodou Women Queering the Body 27 2. Hector Hyppolite èl Même: Between Queer Fetishization and Vodou Self-Portraiture 49 Part II. Lucumí/Santería 3. A Chronology of Queer Lucumí Scholarship: Degeneracy, Ambivalence, Transcorporeality 103 4. Lucumí Diasporic Ethnography: Fran, Cabrera, Lam 133 Part III. Candomblé 5. Queer Candomblé Scholarship and Dona Flor's S/Exua/lity 181 6. Transatlantic Waters of Oxalá: Pierre Verger, Mário de Andrade, and Candomblé in Europe 212 Conclusion: Transcripturality 251 Notes 255 References 261 Index 273
£72.25
Duke University Press Queering Black Atlantic Religions
Book SynopsisIn Queering Black Atlantic Religions Roberto Strongman examines Haitian Vodou, Cuban Lucumí/Santería, and Brazilian Candomblé to demonstrate how religious rituals of trance possession allow humans to understand themselves as embodiments of the divine. In these rituals, the commingling of humans and the divine produces gender identities that are independent of biological sex. As opposed to the Cartesian view of the spirit as locked within the body, the body in Afro-diasporic religions is an open receptacle. Showing how trance possession is a primary aspect of almost all Afro-diasporic cultural production, Strongman articulates transcorporeality as a black, trans-Atlantic understanding of the human psyche, soul, and gender as multiple, removable, and external to the body.Trade Review"Strongman’s contribution is an innovative deployment of cultural studies that looks at art, performance, film, and literature to research the religiosity of African diaspora communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. . . . The work is ultimately an important and sophisticated addition to the growing consideration of the transnational aesthetics that interconnect different kinds of queerness, blackness, and spirituality in the Americas." -- Solimar Otero * Journal of Folklore Research *"Strongman's expansion of transcorporeality is pivotal.… This book is a necessary read that contributes to the growing body of scholarship on gender and sexuality in African diasporic religions. . . . " -- Eziaku Nwokocha * Reading Religion *"[Strongman] pursues his materials with investigative prowess and scholarly verve, making this a major new reference point for scholarship on the subject." -- Kieth E. McNeal and Martin Tsang * New West Indian Guide *"Strongman's exploration of the body in literary genres provides an excellent framework for a new understanding of the body, transcending the Cartesian dialectics. Strongman's three case studies present indeed the 'full queer potentiality.'" -- Bettina E. Schmidt * Journal of Contemporary Religion *“Strongman’s audacity in exploring the evolution and intersection of Afro-Atlantic religiosity with queer bodies is a significant contribution to the literature and discourse on Afro-diasporic religions and cultural studies.... Strongman illustrates how scholarship can be expressive and an agent of radical transformation of social experience.” -- Mary Nyangweso * Hypatia *"Strongman’s work is a worthy and important effort. . . . I can only hope that future scholars will follow in Strongman’s footsteps, laboring to patch together the shattered mirror of queer Afro-diasporic affinities in spite of the logistic difficulties this labor presents." -- Marina Magloire * GLQ *"Queering Black Atlantic Religions ought to be a required read—a vade mecum—for those interested in studying expressions of Afro-diasporic religions found in the trans-Atlantic world and beyond. The work sheds light on the sophistication of these religious traditions and worldviews. In fact, even adherents of these religions in their original homes in Africa cannot ignore the dynamism inherent in these religions." -- SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai * Theology & Sexuality *"Strongman’s text is a valuable addition to the already rich corpus on Black Atlantic religions. Its significance is not limited to this subdiscipline, though. Readers from a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, and religious studies will find much to consider and engage. Further, readers in art history and literary studies will likewise be challenged by Strongman’s attention to the role of religion in art, film, and literature." -- Alejandro S Escalante * Religion and Gender *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Enter the Igbodu 1 Part I. Vodou 1. Of Dreams and Night Mares: Vodou Women Queering the Body 27 2. Hector Hyppolite èl Même: Between Queer Fetishization and Vodou Self-Portraiture 49 Part II. Lucumí/Santería 3. A Chronology of Queer Lucumí Scholarship: Degeneracy, Ambivalence, Transcorporeality 103 4. Lucumí Diasporic Ethnography: Fran, Cabrera, Lam 133 Part III. Candomblé 5. Queer Candomblé Scholarship and Dona Flor's S/Exua/lity 181 6. Transatlantic Waters of Oxalá: Pierre Verger, Mário de Andrade, and Candomblé in Europe 212 Conclusion: Transcripturality 251 Notes 255 References 261 Index 273
£19.79
Duke University Press Hidden Histories
Book SynopsisMonique Moultrie collects oral histories of Black lesbian religious leaders in the United States to show how their authenticity, social justice awareness, spirituality, and collaborative leadership make them models of womanist ethical leadership.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. That Their Living Will Not Be in Vain 1 1. Shattering Stain-Glassed Ceilings: African American Queer Storytelling 17 2. Going to Hell for My Authenticity: Existence as Resistance 38 3. Justice Is Spiritual: Interrogating Spiritual Activism 68 4. Mighty Causes Are Calling Us: Expanding Womanist Spiritualities 103 5. Doing the Work Their Souls Must Have: Cultivating Womanist Ethical Leadership 126 Conclusion. Leading from the Margins 168 Epilogue. Online Archives 182 Appendix: Interview Guide 187 Interview Guide 187 Notes 189 Bibliography 203 Index 217
£62.25
Duke University Press Hidden Histories
Book SynopsisMonique Moultrie collects oral histories of Black lesbian religious leaders in the United States to show how their authenticity, social justice awareness, spirituality, and collaborative leadership make them models of womanist ethical leadership.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. That Their Living Will Not Be in Vain 1 1. Shattering Stain-Glassed Ceilings: African American Queer Storytelling 17 2. Going to Hell for My Authenticity: Existence as Resistance 38 3. Justice Is Spiritual: Interrogating Spiritual Activism 68 4. Mighty Causes Are Calling Us: Expanding Womanist Spiritualities 103 5. Doing the Work Their Souls Must Have: Cultivating Womanist Ethical Leadership 126 Conclusion. Leading from the Margins 168 Epilogue. Online Archives 182 Appendix: Interview Guide 187 Interview Guide 187 Notes 189 Bibliography 203 Index 217
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Time Warner Trade Publishing La La Lovely
Book SynopsisLA LA LOVELY shows you that beauty is right in the center of the mess of life.Author Trina McNeilly has spent almost a decade blogging, collecting and cataloging beautiful images, sharing ideas and information. While she spent her days sharing beauty, redecorating her home, looking for lovely things and sharing her finds, her parents'' divorce after almost forty years of marriage shattered her vision of home.Through this journey, Trina learned that beauty is not beyond the laundry pile, chipped paint, dirty dishes, broken table or broken life. It''s right in the center of it. Trina found that God IS beauty. And that he invites us to look, discover, uncover and find because when we find beauty, we find God.In LA LA LOVELY, Trina shares stories and inspiration from her journey of finding, and being found, by beauty. You will find deep matters of the heart along with practical pointers on things like decorating your home, finding your style, and creating
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Hachette Book Group Our Best Life Together
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