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Canterbury Press Norwich So the Vicar's Leaving: The Good Interregnum Guide
Book SynopsisAn essential handbook for churchwardens, PCC's and all with responsibility during this crucial time in the life of a church. This comprehensive guide offers practical advice on preparing for an interregnum, arranging for continuing worship and pastoral care, keeping church administration going, meeting legal responsibilities, finding a new priest and laying a good foundation for future ministry between priest and people.
£13.24
SPCK Publishing Invading Secular Space
Book SynopsisIn Britain and the West Christians have watched helplessly while teachers, politicians and the media have prised apart sacred and secular, consigning the sacred to the realm of the private and unimportant. After a careful analysis of the state of Western churches, Robinson and Smith challenge conventional leadership styles. They reject fix-it programmes, which rarely transplant well, and urge ministers to focus on what really matters: to help people to experience intimacy with God, to encounter the grace of God and speak about it to others. From a Christian viewpoint there can never be two worlds, only God's world, but Christians have retreated into sacred space, rather than reaching out. This book cuts across contemporary leadership thinking.
£7.59
The Wakeman Trust Church Membership in the Bible
£8.64
Liverpool University Press Harry Worsfold (1839-1939): The life and times of
Book SynopsisIn my grandparents’ front parlour there hung a portrait of my great-grandfather, Harry Worsfold. His tales of old Surrey together with its ghosts and superstitions enthralled me. Close by lay the great family Bible. In this he entered the birth of each of his twelve children. Later he added their marriages and the arrival of his numerous grandchildren. Harry was born in 1839, when Queen Victoria was but a girl. As a boy he witnessed a public hanging, threw stones at passing coaches and tolled the church bell for the Duke of Wellington’s funeral. At ten years of age he became “buttons” to Ripley’s squire and lived in that village for most of his life. Service was not to his style and he became a stockman. As sexton to the parish church, his life became interwoven with that of the great and the good who lived in the surrounding estates. Harry lived through a period of intense social change and would boast that he was the last of the parish constables. The barbarity of the Great War shocked him. He agreed with George V: “Grandma would never have allowed this.” When his son-in-law, George, left the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden at Wisley to fight in the Great War, Harry, now a widower, joined his daughter and her baby son in their RHS cottage. On 18 February 1939, George wrote in the family Bible, Today Harry Worsfold (1839 to 1939) died. He said he was the last of the parish constables. He was certainly the last of a breed of men.
£18.68
Jeremy Mills Publishing The Medieval Styles of the English Parish Church
£17.59
Latimer Trust Positive Complementarianism: The Key Biblical Texts
£8.28
Black House Publishing Europe and the Faith
£13.13
Piquant Editions Jesus Model The
£17.23
Messenger Publications Ignatian Spirituality A-Z
Book SynopsisWhat is discernment? Who was Peter Faber? Why do the Jesuits exude such optimism? Awareness. Emotions. Love. Work. We use such words every day in normal conversation, but those same words take on special meaning when used in the context of Ignatian spirituality. Other words and phrases, such as finding God in all things, are distinctly associated with the Ignatian approach to spiritual development. Acquiring a general grasp of these terms will prove invaluable to those who desire a better understanding of the Jesuit / Ignatian way of life. With Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney has provided a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts of Ignatian spirituality and essential characters and events in Jesuit history. The lexicon format allows readers to find terms quickly, and the concise descriptions are ideal for those new to the Ignatian story. From Pedro Arrupe to Francis Xavier, from Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam to Zeal, this book uncovers the rich language of the Jesuits. It will be an indispensable tool to anyone interested in Ignatian spirituality, to staff, faculty, and students at Jesuit institutions and schools, and to clergy and spiritual directors who advise others about prayer and spiritual matters.
£12.30
Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the
Book SynopsisBased on extensive research, Naomi Lawson Jacobs and Emily Richardson have collected prophetic and transformative narratives of experience, shared directly by disabled people who have rarely been enabled to speak in Christian books about disability. By centering disabled Christians’ own stories, this book calls for churches to move from a care-based approach to disability, to one that is focused on justice, equality and access to churches for disabled Christians.Trade Review‘At the Gates is a phenomenal journey. It transports the reader into the world of the disabled person who loves Christ. It then points to a world and a church which attempts to disable the image of Christ in so many. The book exposes the ablest tendencies many institutions and individuals perpetuate. Through strong theological rigour and a variety of gifted storytellers, we learn to encounter God within all, we are asked to provide access with all, create bespoke tables to accommodate all, and design liturgies which include all. It points forward with many practical and necessary steps, for a renewed church within our world.‘ -- A.D.A France-Williams, priest, author of Ghost Ship‘Naomi Jacobs and Emily Richardson know that example is the best teacher, testimony the best advocate, but argument, persistence and reframing are needed if change is to come about. They long for a church that looks more like God and a society that inhabits God’s reign, and they provide relentless examples, moving testimonies and compelling arguments for what would change and how things could be if the voices and lives of people with disabilities were permitted to reshape the culture of communities. This is an elegantly structured and profoundly argued case for a very different but much holier and more faithful church.’ -- Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London‘Churches should be inclusive and accessible for everyone, and sadly all too often barriers still remain in place. I am pleased that this book has drawn on the lived experience of disabled people, and I hope it can act as a turning point to encourage Churches to ensure they do everything in their power to be inclusive for all of us.’ -- Marsha de Cordova MP
£15.26
Protea Boekhuis The Early Mission in South Africa/Die Vroee
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£18.81
ATF Press Aquinas Academy 1945-2015: A Very Personal
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£20.89
ATF Press Aquinas Academy 1945-2015: A Very Personal
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£25.19
ATF Press Tomorrow's Church Today
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£18.04
African American Images What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church?
Book SynopsisExploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to church when they reach adulthood, this impassioned proposal outlines ways that churches can retain their youth populations by giving them opportunities to take on leadership responsibility. Difficult questions, meant to foster self-exploration and self-evaluation within the community, include Are we discriminating against youth? and Do youth feel empowered in our church? Congregations and church leaders are encouraged to take a look at the effort they make to engage teens in terms of budget, space, and programs and to implement methods for increasing this effort and increasing teen involvement. This analysis of religious communities also illustrates models of churches that are utilizing teens in leadership positions and uses these models to propose and advocate a whole new paradigm for the role of youth in the church.
£13.25
Larson Publications Put the Blame on Eve: What Women Must Overcome to
Book SynopsisThis book follows the roots of women''s struggle for equal pay, equal status, and equal respect back to that fateful, eye-opening day -- when Eve met a Serpent by a Tree, and shared an Apple with Adam instead of enjoying it without him. How did Eve (and then all women) become a scapegoat for The Fall of Man? What spin on this story made women seem to deserve being held down or back, to be suspected -- and often even suspect themselves -- of devious intents or deeds? Who fashioned such spin, and how? And why did we ever buy into it? Melinda Rising''s research into the gnarled roots of sexism and misogyny in our culture -- from the Book of Genesis through early Church history, the Crusades, heretic hunting, the Inquisitions, witch hunts, and on into our own century -- is startling, inspiring, and ultimately healing. Understanding this story, and seeing what still haunts contemporary women, may be an essential key for progress toward real gender equity in our time.
£13.59
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Hildebrand Press Liturgy and Personality
£14.24
9marks ЗДРАВОЕ
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£9.45
Bible Study Media, Inc. The Christian Life Trilogy: Campaign Manual
£12.99
New Growth Press Gospel Eldership: Equipping a New Generation of
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£17.17
E625 Filtros: Criterios Para Decidir Mejor
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£10.44
New Growth Press Reformation Worship: Liturgies from the Past for
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£44.79
Carpenter's Son Publishing Leadership in the Age of Narcissism: God’s
Book SynopsisGod needs you to lead. This leadership development guidebook offers a practical antidote to the poison of narcissism. It is filled with biblical principles and methods for implementing leadership modeled by Jesus Christ. God wants to develop you into a better representation of him. I believe self-leadership is the basis for all leadership, so your personal development is crucial. God wants more Christian leaders to impact lives and influence culture. He has designed the church, his people, to lead. You are challenged to look at the inner you. The focus is not about things leaders need to “do” but on how to “be.” In this training manual you will find answers to what godly leadership is, learn solid biblical values, and discover thought-provoking lessons to apply to your life now. Do not put off your growth any longer. This book will transform your life.
£9.89
E625 Oxígeno
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£10.44
Westbow Press I Understand What You Are Not Saying:
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£24.65
WestBow Press An Indictment of the American Clergy: The End to
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£11.95
Westbow Press Cultivating a People for God
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£26.96
Westbow Press The Crossing: Discovering God's Providence in the
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£17.95
Les Belles Lettres Le Dossier de l'Affaire Des Templiers
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£38.95
Brepols N.V. The Vocation of Service to God and Neighbour:
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£32.56
Brepols N.V. Law and Practice in the Age of Reform: The
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£75.43
Brepols N.V. Sacred Authority and Temporal Power in the
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£96.29
Desclee Le Mouvement Liturgique: Temoignage Et Souvenirs
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£12.86
Peeters Publishers In Hymnis et Canticis. Culture et Beaute Dans
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£32.84
De Gruyter From ‘Passio Perpetuae’ to ‘Acta Perpetuae’: Recontextualizing a Martyr Story in the Literature of the Early Church
Book SynopsisWhile concentrated on the famous Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis, this book focuses on an area that has so far been somewhat marginalized or even overlooked by modern interpreters: the recontextualizing of the Passio Perpetuae in the subsequent reception of this text in the literature of the early Church. Since its composition in the early decades of the 3rd century, the Passio Perpetuae was enjoying an extraordinary authority and popularity. However, it contained a number of revolutionary and innovative features that were in conflict with existing social and theological conventions. This book analyses all relevant texts from the 3rd to 5th centuries in which Perpetua and her comrades are mentioned, and demonstrates the ways in which these texts strive to normalize the innovative aspects of the Passio Perpetuae. These efforts, visible as they are already on careful examination of the passages of the editor of the passio, continue from Tertullian to Augustine and his followers. The normalization of the narrative reaches its peak in the so-called Acta Perpetuae which represent a radical rewriting of the original and an attempt to replace it by a purified text, more compliant with the changed socio-theological hierarchies.
£103.55
De Gruyter Freigeistige Organisationen in Deutschland:
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De Gruyter Theologie und Dekolonialität
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£40.46
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Zum Verhältnis von Staat und Kirche in der
Book SynopsisAls das Christentum eine religio licita geworden war und begann, die alte Religion zu verdrängen, übernahm die ehemals verfolgte Kirche im römischen Staat nach und nach verschiedene Aufgaben und profitierte, z.B. durch Erbschaften, davon. Welche Aufgaben sie nun in Politik, Wirtschaft und im sozialen Bereich übernahm, versucht Richard Klein anhand von vier Fallstudien darzustellen. In der ersten zeichnet er die Entwicklung des Bischofsamtes in seiner Bedeutung für die Gesellschaft nach. Die Bischöfe übernahmen dabei eine Vielzahl staatlicher Aufgaben und konnten im Gegenzug staatliche Dienstleistungen wie die Reise mit der Staatspost in Anspruch nehmen. In der zweiten Studie wird die Frage gestellt, ob die Sorge für die Bevölkerung durch pagane Freigebigkeit (man denke nur an "Brot und Spiele") oder durch christliche Nächstenliebe motiviert war. Das Augenmerk liegt dabei auf der Person und Regierungszeit von Kaiser Konstantin. Wie vielgestaltig und unterschiedlich das soziale Wirken der Kirche in der Spätantike war, behandelt Richard Klein in der dritten Studie. Es beschränkte sich nicht auf die Versorgung der Armen, sondern reichte bis zur rechtsgültigen Freilassung von Sklaven innerhalb der Kirche. Den Abschluss bildet eine Fallstudie über Ennodius, den Bischof von Pavia. An seinem Werk wird deutlich, wie sich das Bild der Sklaverei und der Umgang mit Sklaven wandelten. Obwohl diese Instititution in der christlichen Spätantike und darüber hinaus existierte, ist der Stand der Sklaven doch deutlich aufgewertet worden. Ein Namen- und Sachregister sowie ein Stellenverzeichnis ergänzen die Monographie.
£18.05
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Luther und das Konzil: Zur Entwicklung eines
Book SynopsisDas Konzil als kirchliche Institution und christliche Autoritätsinstanz avancierte während der Reformationszeit zu einem zentralen, religionspolitisch höchst strittigen Thema. Ausgelöst hatte die auf theologischen, kirchlichen und politischen Ebenen geführten Debatten Martin Luther, dessen Haltung zum Konzil bisher nicht eingehend untersucht worden ist. Christopher Spehr gelingt es, Luthers Einstellung sowohl zu den altkirchlichen und (spät-)mittelalterlichen Konzilien, als auch zu dem in den Reformationsjahrzehnten laut werdenden Konzilsbegehren einer differenzierten Analyse zu unterziehen. In welchen Konstellationen Luther sein Konzilsverständnis entwickelte und zeitlebens modifizierte, wird ebenso beantwortet, wie die Frage, mit welchen Intentionen Luther bisweilen ein "freies, christliches Konzil" einfordern konnte. Weil mit der Konzilsfrage zugleich auch die Problematik der kirchlichen Autoritätsinstanzen berührt wird, durchdringt diese Studie das gesamte, rechtfertigungstheologisch zentrierte Gefüge der Theologie Luthers.Der Autor erhielt für das Werk den Hanns-Lilje-Preis 2010 der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen.
£141.00
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) 100 Begriffe aus dem Staatskirchenrecht
Book SynopsisDetails und Grundfragen der religionsrechtlichen Ordnung in Deutschland werden in den letzten Jahren engagiert diskutiert. Die Erläuterung von "100 Begriffen" soll durch überschaubare Information und weiterführende Hinweise helfen, das Staatskirchenrecht besser zu verstehen und qualifiziert zu diskutieren. Dabei will dieser Band (auch) diejenigen erreichen, die sich für Religionspolitik und Religionsrecht interessieren, ohne staatskirchenrechtliche Experten zu sein. In der Neuauflage wurden alle Artikel durchgesehen und bei Bedarf aktualisiert. Für einige Beiträge konnten neue Autoren gewonnen werden. Als neue Stichworte wurden "Bahai" und "Religiöses Existenzminimum" aufgenommen.
£19.86
JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Evangelisches Kirchenrecht: Grundlagen und
Book SynopsisAusgehend von einer Entfaltung des Rechts- und des Kirchenbegriffs zeigt Hendrik Munsonius, warum die Bildung einer kirchlichen Rechtsordnung angebracht ist und wo sie ihre Grenzen hat. Das Kirchenrecht ist die Ordnung, die sich die Kirche für ihr Handeln gibt. Dieses kann in seiner Vielfalt nach konstitutiven (Verkündigung, Seelsorge), vitalen (Diakonie, Bildungshandeln, Öffentlichkeitsauftrag) und disponierenden Vollzügen (Beschaffung der personellen, sächlichen und organisatorischen Ressourcen) klassifiziert werden. Als Querschnittsaufgabe kommt die Kirchenleitung hinzu. In die kirchliche Ordnung können Menschen als Kirchenmitglieder, ehrenamtlich oder beruflich Tätige, als Kirchenbeamte oder Pfarrer einbezogen sein. Dabei ergeben sich jeweils spezifische Voraussetzungen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Das Handeln vollzieht sich in ausdifferenzierten Strukturen der verfassten Kirche und der ihr zugeordneten Organisationen. Auf diese Weise findet die Kirche jeweils konkrete Gestalt. Zugleich wird ein geordneter Zusammenhang zwischen den einzelnen Einheiten hergestellt. Für die Verfahren der Rechtsgestaltung, -anwendung und -gewährleistung bestehen äußerlich Parallelen zum staatlichen Recht. Doch ist stets die besondere Zielsetzung zu beachten, ein Handeln zu ermöglichen, das gemeinschaftlich als geistlich angezeigt verantwortet werden kann.
£36.06
Kohlhammer Die Behindertenhilfe Der Diakonie Neuendettelsau
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£24.00
Kohlhammer Diakonische Perspektiven Fur Innovative
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£45.60
Kohlhammer Frauen in Kirchlichen Leitungspositionen:
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£55.10
Kohlhammer Transfer, Begegnung, Skandalon?: Neue
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£72.20
Kohlhammer Kirchenleitung Und Seelsorge: Ludwig
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£44.65
