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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Critical Care: Delivering Spiritual Care in
Book SynopsisProviding a bridge between research in healthcare and spirituality and practitioner perspectives, these essays on chaplaincy in healthcare continue dialogue around constructing, negotiating and researching spiritual care and discuss the critical issues in chaplaincy work, including assisted suicide and care in children's hospices. Each section of the book is introduced by an academic theologian, giving the book a strong theoretical base, before serving healthcare chaplains offer their perspectives and experiences with material drawn from practice in a broad spectrum of healthcare contexts. The integration of theory and practical application in these essays will be of interest to chaplains, healthcare practitioners, and students of theology and healthcare.Trade ReviewThe development of meaning and practice in spiritual and pastoral care in hospital chaplaincy has applications both to the healthcare system and beyond. This book makes a great contribution to that development. Three eminent thinkers in this area provide the context and connections, and several practitioners provide the reflection on practice - bridging the gaps between theory, values and practice; theological reflection and reflective practice; and spirituality and the practice of healthcare. Don't just view this book as relevant to the profession of hospital chaplaincy (significant though its contribution to that is), view it as a major contribution to the profession of care in any context. -- Simon Robinson, FRSA, Professor of Applied and Professional Ethics, Leeds Beckett UniversityThis is one of the most comprehensive and practical books on healthcare chaplaincy I've read. Like the act of chaplaincy itself, it takes the reader to a place of deep questioning and embodies the theology it espouses: relational, panentheistic, apophatic and humble. Its value reaches far beyond the healthcare context into what spirituality can offer the public square more generally. Highly recommended. -- Claire Foster-Gilbert, Director, Westminster Abbey InstituteThough we live in a secular time, we are still confronted with questions about meaning and purpose, particularly when we become ill or are confronted with a terminal condition. Spiritual care tries to support patients, carers and staff to find an answer to such questions in a dialogical and compassionate way. This book presents excellent contributions to spiritual care from a multi-disciplinary perspective and will certainly help to develop spiritual care as a professional practice. This is very much needed in view of the economisation of health care and the marginalization of the care for the spiritual needs of patients and their carers. -- Ruud ter Meulen, Professor of Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol, UKFor those involved in providing spiritual care within the NHS in the UK, this is an invaluable book - clear, well written and structured, and with impeccable bibliography and further resources to aid study. -- Ministry Today UKTable of ContentsPreface. Part 1. Constructing Spiritual Care. 1.1. The narrative of spiritual care: Locating models of spiritual care within contemporary healthcare education and practice. Jonathan H. Pye. 1.2. Discourses of Spiritual Health Care. Hamish Ferguson-Stuart. 1.3. Making Use of Models of Healthcare Chaplaincy. Stephen Flatt. 1.4. Biblical texts, chaplaincy and mental health service users. Anne McCormick. Part 2. Negotiating Spiritual Care in Public. 2.1. The value of spiritual care: Negotiating spaces and practices for spiritual care in the public domain. Andrew Todd. 2.2. Legal and policy frameworks for spiritual care. Layla Welford. 2.3. From atheist to Zoroastrians: What are the implications for professional healthcare chaplaincy of the requirement to provide spiritual care to people of all faiths and none? Mirabai Galashan. 2.4. Developing a Model of Chaplaincy through the Translation of Nursing Theory. Debbie Hodge. Part 3. Researching Spiritual Care. 3.1. Making spiritual care visible: The developing agenda and methodologies for research in spiritual care. Steve Nolan. 3.2. Researching spiritual care in a mental health context. Julian Raffay. 3.3. How secular is the NHS? The significance of volunteers and their beliefs. Karen MacKinnon. 3.4. Observing, recording and analysing spiritual care in an acute setting. Rodney Baxendale. Part 4. Critical Issues in Spiritual Care. 4.1. The practice of spiritual care in the context of suffering: Questions for the self as a 'spiritual being'. Peter Sedgwick. 4.2. Assisted suicide: A dignified end to severe and enduring mental illness? Charles Thody. 4.3. Insights into spiritual need and care arising out of the experience of those living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Richard Wharton. 4.4. 'A hidden wholeness': Spiritual care in a children's hospice. Mark Clayton. Bibliography.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Multifaith Care for Sick and Dying Children and
Book SynopsisWhat do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths? What, in the context of the young person's faith, might it be helpful to know to support the child and the family, improve care, communicate sensitively and avoid causing offence? Drawing on extensive, evidence-based research and practice, this practical resource addresses the multi-faith needs of sick and dying children and young people in hospitals and the wider community. Covering Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism, it provides the key information needed to help multi-disciplinary healthcare staff offer the best, culturally-appropriate care to sick children and their families. The book discusses daily, palliative, end of life and bereavement care in a range of settings, including hospitals, hospices, schools and home. The information provided covers those aspects of the religions discussed that are essential for healthcare staff to understand, including modesty and hygiene, taboos, food and prohibited products, age-related issues, sacred objects, visitors, and the expectations of the family. It includes important information on the issues of disability and mental health in each faith as well as addressing the significance within different faith traditions of the transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. A comprehensive resource that uniquely focuses on the care needs of sick children from different faiths, this book will be of immeasurable value to multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, bereavement support and palliative care workers, carers, counsellors, chaplains and arts therapists.Trade Review...I was left a little in awe at what these people were managing to do. I was pleased to see Nash's statement that his team's work was not in the interests of some multicultural political correctness, but because they believed their paediatric patients and their families would get better care. This book has got a lot to offer anybody who works in palliative care in a multifaith setting, not just the chaplaincy team. -- Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care NewsletterThe book is full of cultural and religious helps that concern the entire healthcare treatment team from routine care to palliative and end-of-life care...the book is truly a resource for all bedside clinicians, including professional chaplains, nursing, medicine and other therapeutic specialty clinicians, too. Each chapter focuses on care for a child and family from each of the faith traditions. A Buddhist mother's reflection on spiritual and religious care needs during the premature birth of her twins was particularly enlightening and informative. Then in the final chapter, Paul Nash does a nice job of highlighting spiritual assessment tools and setting up spiritual care that is reflective of pathway care. This book will help new chaplains and seasoned chaplains who need a thorough resource and guide for pediatric palliative and end-of-life care, and the care preceding those difficult and trying times. -- George M. Rossi MA MDiv BCC, clinical chaplain, Pastoral Care Services, Medical University of South Carolina * APC Forum, Association of Professional Chaplains *This is a well written book that is easy to refer to when needed and can be used by any level of chaplain or health care professional. Having been a chaplain for several years and worked and specialized in paediatric settings I found this book refreshing, educational and both uplifting and encouraging. I know I will be re-reading it again and again in my work. -- Revd Philip Wright * Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, Issue 4.1 (June) 2016 *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Revd. Paul Nash, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK. 1. 5 key objectives and values of multifaith care. Paul Nash. 2. Care of a Buddhist child and their family. Keith Munnings, Buddhist Healthcare Chaplaincy Group, UK. Madeleine Parkes, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birminghan Children's Hospital, UK. 3. Care of a Christian child and their family. Paul Nash. Madeleine Parkes 4. Care of a Hindu child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Rakesh Bhatt, Hindu Chaplaincy Services, Paediatric, Acute and Mental Health NHS Foundation Trusts, UK. 5. Care of a Jewish child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Rabbi Naomi Kalish, NYP Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, US. 6. Care of a Muslim child and their family. Zamir Hussain, Birmingham Children's Hospital. Madeleine Parkes 7. Care of a Sikh child and their family. Madeleine Parkes. Parkash Sohal, Sikh Chaplaincy Services, Paediatric and Acute NHS Services, West Midlands, UK. Surinder Sidhu, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK. 8. Spiritual care - Christmas in July for a Hindu family. Revd. Claire Carson, Hospital Chaplain, London, UK. 9. A Buddhist mother's reflections on spiritual and religious care. Kusumavarsa Hart, therapist and writer, West Midlands, UK. 10. Engaging health care and religious care. Paul Nash. Appendix 1. BCH Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Issues in Religious Care of Children. Appendix 2. Key festivals. Appendix 3. Example of a religious care pathway and care plan.
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Wild Goose Publications We Will Seek Peace And Pursue It
Book SynopsisA book of readings, reflections and prayers about 'the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people's lives' - and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.
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Wild Goose Publications Thinking Out Loud: Collected Scripts from Radio
Book SynopsisContains collected scripts from Radio 4's Thought for the Day.
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The Good Book Company Plugged In: Connecting your faith with what you
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Life to Legacy, LLC From Point Guard to Prophet
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Kohlhammer Supervision in Der Seelsorge: Ein Modell
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Duncker & Humblot Educatio Liberorum - Kirchenrechtliche Aspekte Im
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Verlag Herder Einfuhrung in Die Katholische Soziallehre:
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Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht FreiSprechen und WahrSagen
Book SynopsisIm Kontext von Macht und Gewalt bedarf es einer besonderen Traumaseelsorge
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Digitale Seelsorge: Impulse für die Praxis
Book SynopsisDie Nachfrage nach Seelsorge und Beratung im Internet ist schon jetzt enorm. In Zukunft wird der Bedarf weiter steigen und auch Kirchengemeinden vor Ort werden sich darauf einstellen müssen. Wie funktioniert aber eine Seelsorge im digitalen Raum, die nur schriftlich Informationen austauscht, an der Menschen anonym teilnehmen oder die auf Social Media, per Chat, Video oder im Messenger angefragt wird? Achim Blackstein gibt Anleitungen und Beispiele für eine Seelsorge, die den ganzen Menschen in den Blick nimmt und sich selbst als gesundheitsfördernden Beitrag zum Wohl der Menschen versteht.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Mich interessiert, was du sagst!: Praxisbuch
Book SynopsisTeamende befinden sich in ihrer Arbeit mit jungen Menschen immer wieder in seelsorglichen Situationen. Sie sind zentrale Vertrauenspersonen für junge Menschen. Daher ist eine gute Schulung in Peer-to-Peer-Seelsorge unerlässlich. „Mich interessiert, was du sagst!“ bietet praxiserprobtes Schulungsmaterial, um Teamenden Sicherheit in seelsorglichen Situationen zu geben. Zusätzliches Material zur „Kollegialen Beratung mit jungen Menschen“ rundet dieses Praxisbuch ab. Das Buch enthält hilfreiches Hintergrundwissen, Methoden mit möglichen Varianten sowie Arbeitsblätter, die schnell in die Arbeit integriert werden können. Zusätzliches Downloadmaterial erleichtert die Vorbereitung.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Tiefentheologie
Book SynopsisGott wohnt nicht im fernen Himmel. Wege zu Gott fÃhren in die eigene Tiefe.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht QueerAffirming Pastoral Care
Book SynopsisA queer-affirming pastoral theology of diversity
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GastrÃume fÃr die Seele
Book SynopsisSeelsorge lernen â grundlegend, praxisnah, allgemeinverstÃndlich und die PersÃnlichkeit bereichernd!
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The University of Chicago Press An Image of God Catholics and American Eugenics
Book SynopsisExamines the efforts of American Catholics to thwart eugenic policies, illuminating the ways in which Catholic thought transformed the public conversation about individual rights, the role of the state, and the intersections of race, community, and family. This title deals with the history of religion, science, politics, and human rights.Trade Review"Passionately argued, engagingly written, and based on extensive research, An Image of God will be essential reading for historians of eugenics and students of Catholic activism in the United States. With this book, Sharon M. Leon fills a huge gap in the scholarly literature." (Molly Ladd-Taylor, York University)"
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The University of Chicago Press Blessing SameSex Unions
Book SynopsisWhy are so many churches vehemently opposed to blessing same-sex unions? This title shows how carefully selected ideals of Christian marriage have come to dominate recent debates over same-sex unions. It is suitable for both sides of the ongoing American debate over gay marriage.Trade Review"A powerful, at times brilliant, brief for Christian churches blessing same-sex unions. This is not merely a contribution to gay studies; any Christian who wants to think more clearly about marriage should read Mark D. Jordan." (Publishers Weekly) "Documenting his case colorfully from both popular media and scholarly sources, Mark D. Jordan asks: if all that marriage entails is following the etiquette advice from a professional weding planner, what is the point? Jordan digs deep as he examines the historical and theological origins of Christian marriage." (Christian Century)"
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The University of Chicago Press Conceived in Doubt Religion and Politics in the
Book SynopsisAmericans have long acknowledged a connection between evangelical religion and democracy in the early days of the republic. The author demolishes the idea that evangelical growth in the early republic was the cheerful product of enthusiasm for democracy, and creates for us a very different narrative of influence and ideals in the young republic.
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The University of Chicago Press Blessing SameSex Unions
Book SynopsisJordan also argues that no matter what the courts do, Christian churches will have to decide for themselves whether to bless same-sex unions. No civil compromise can settle the religious questions surrounding gay marriage.
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The University of Chicago Press The Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology
Book SynopsisExplores the invention of sodomy in medieval Christendom, examining its conceptual foundations in theology and gauging its impact on Christian sexual ethics both then and now. The text traces the genealogy of this cultural construct through many of the idiosyncratic worldviews of the Middle Ages.
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The University of Chicago Press The Silence of Sodom
Book SynopsisThis analysis of the relationship between male homosexuality and Catholicism examines the Church's language about sexual morality and the rhetorical devices used to actively produce silence about the topic. The author draws analogies between clerical institutions and gay culture.
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The University of Chicago Press When Science and Christianity Meet
Book SynopsisInvestigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity.Trade Review"Taken together, these papers provide a comprehensive survey of current thinking on key issues in the relationships between science and religion, pitched - as the editors intended - at just the right level to appeal to students." - Peter J. Bowler, Isis"
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The University of Chicago Press When Science and Christianity Meet
Book SynopsisInvestigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity.Trade Review"Taken together, these papers provide a comprehensive survey of current thinking on key issues in the relationships between science and religion, pitched - as the editors intended - at just the right level to appeal to students." - Peter J. Bowler, Isis"
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The University of Chicago Press Gods Businessmen
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The University of Chicago Press God Sex and Politics Homosexuality and Everyday
Book Synopsis'God, Sex, and Politics' examines both sides of the church controversy over homosexuality to consider the ways in which people develop, in everyday thought and interaction, their beliefs about God and justice.
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The University of Chicago Press Streets of Glory Church and Community in a Black
Book SynopsisLong considered the lifeblood of black urban neighborhoods, churches are thought to be dedicated to serving their surrounding communities. But Omar McRoberts's work in Four Corners, a tough Boston neighborhood containing twenty-nine congregations, reveals a very different picture.Trade Review"If we are truly interested in contemporary community life and civil society, we will want to know how churches actually work in depressed urban areas. There is no better study available on this volatile subject than this one, required reading for all would-be policy makers and citizens." - Peter J. Gomes, Boston Globe"
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The University of Chicago Press Hunted Predation and Pentecostalism in Guatemala
Book SynopsisIt's not a process, one pastor insisted, rehabilitation is a miracle. In the face of addiction and few state resources, Pentecostal pastors in Guatemala City are fighting what they understand to be a major crisis. Yet the treatment centers they operate produce this miracle of rehabilitation through extraordinary means: captivity. These men of faith snatch drug users off the streets, often at the request of family members, and then lock them up inside their centers for months, sometimes years. Hunted is based on more than ten years of fieldwork among these centers and the drug users that populate them. Over time, as Kevin Lewis O'Neill engaged both those in treatment and those who surveilled them, he grew increasingly concerned that he, too, had become a hunter, albeit one snatching up information. This thoughtful, intense book will reframe the arc of redemption we so often associate with drug rehabilitation, painting instead a seemingly endless cycle of hunt, capture, and release.
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The University of Chicago Press Hunted
Book SynopsisIt's not a process, one pastor insisted, rehabilitation is a miracle. In the face of addiction and few state resources, Pentecostal pastors in Guatemala City are fighting what they understand to be a major crisis. Yet the treatment centers they operate produce this miracle of rehabilitation through extraordinary means: captivity. These men of faith snatch drug users off the streets, often at the request of family members, and then lock them up inside their centers for months, sometimes years. Hunted is based on more than ten years of fieldwork among these centers and the drug users that populate them. Over time, as Kevin Lewis O'Neill engaged both those in treatment and those who surveilled them, he grew increasingly concerned that he, too, had become a hunter, albeit one snatching up information. This thoughtful, intense book will reframe the arc of redemption we so often associate with drug rehabilitation, painting instead a seemingly endless cycle of hunt, capture, and release.
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The University of Chicago Press A Ministry of Presence Chaplaincy Spiritual Care
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important contribution to ongoing scholarly discussions in religious studies, American history, politics, and legal studies. . . . Sullivan has contributed much to our understanding of the many ways religion continues to influence 'secular' legal trajectories, and vice versa."--Religion Bulletin "One of the most important voices in the contemporary study of law and religion, Sullivan shows how the chaplain has come to occupy a key role in the negotiation of law, politics, and religion in contemporary America. With subtlety and erudition, Sullivan brings her reader to the illuminating realization that the chaplain is a figure that sits at the complicated confluence of church and state, an emblem not only of contemporary constitutionalism, but also of modern economic and political life in the United States."--Benjamin L. Berger, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University "Winnifred Sullivan's study is an important read, one not to be missed by anyone who wishes to understand the reality of chaplaincy in the modern world."--Calvin Theological Journal "In this elegantly written and closely argued work, Sullivan shows that chaplains of all faiths in prisons, hospitals, and the military today find themselves at the nexus of forces that aim to make them into 'priests of the secular, ' whose role it is to insure spiritually healthy and well adjusted prisoners, patients, and soldiers--as spiritual well-being is determined by the state and circumscribed by the courts. A Ministry of Presence is essential for understanding what has become--and what is becoming--of 'religion' in the United States today."--Robert Orsi, author of Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them "Fantastic and provocative. Sullivan takes readers into new territory where we can consider American religion and social life from a new angle. Her strong authorial voice keeps the many moving parts together and makes A Ministry of Presence a pleasure to read."--Courtney Bender, Columbia University "Excellent. . . . Highly recommended." --Catholic Library World "Thought-provoking. . . . Contemporary chaplaincy programs demonstrate that practices termed 'spiritual' are not unique to the political left or right, and chaplains from a wide variety of institutional backgrounds are grappling with how to provide this 'spiritual care.' A Ministry of Presence makes clear that this grappling has a particular history, and in so doing makes a valuable contribution to the study of American religion."--Michael Graziano "Religion in American History " "[A] cogent, well-researched volume. . . . Recommended." --Choice "A dazzling, meticulous study of the interdependence of law and religion. . . . This book is an analytical feat of rare and beautiful complexity. No other scholarship on the topic of chaplaincies explores their legal significance with the intensity or range that Sullivan's 'legal anthropology of religion' exhibits." --Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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The University of Chicago Press The Catholic Social Imagination Activism and the
Book SynopsisAims to give readers a feeling for what it means to be Catholic and put one's faith into action. Tracing the practices of a group of parishioners in Oakland, California, and another in Guadalajara, this work reveals parallels - and contrasts - in the ways these ordinary Catholics receive and act on a church doctrine that emphasizes social justice.Trade Review"In this fine-grained ethnographic analysis, Joseph Palacios reveals how the teaching of the Catholic Church on poverty, human rights, immigration, and labor rights is brought to bear on different societies. He shows how differing civil society structures and divergent historical experiences of the Catholic Church in Mexico and the United States explain the contrasting patterns of church-based public engagement and societal influence in the two countries." - Richard L. Wood, author of Faith in Action"
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The University of Chicago Press The Aliites
Book SynopsisCreatively uses Aliite religious movments, such as the Moorish Science Temple of America, to illuminate the larger intersection of religion, race, citizenship, and law in America.
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Columbia University Press Metaphysics of the Profane
Book SynopsisBenjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice.Trade ReviewJacobson's superb undertaking reveals profound insights in the early writings of Benjamin and Scholem that may serve well in understanding and resolving contemporary problems in political theology... Recommended. Choice Metaphysics of the Profane is an important, thoughtful, profound, and very welcome study. -- Robert Weldon Whalen German Studies Review Metaphysics of the Profane is the first book to make this intellectual exchange clear... This book would be suitable for all Judaica, academic, and public libraries and any institution with an interest in philosophy. -- Magali Milmaniene Association of Jewish Libraries The importance of this passionate intellectual friendship ... has long been recognized. But surprisingly, we have lacked a fine-grained, conceptually sophisticated examination until now... Jacobson has given us a compelling restatement of the argument that Scholem was the legitimate heir of Benjamin's early intentions. -- John McCole The German Quarterly In this erudite discussion ... Jacobson moves from a detailed exploration of Benjamin's and Scholem's works on the messianic in history, to their conceptions of language, to a discussion of notions of justice, [offering] deeper insight into the speculative philosophy of metaphysics through a close reading of original texts. -- Hannah Holtschneider Journal of Theological Studies The term 'political theology' often invokes images of revolutionary political struggles prompted by messianic or apocalyptic expectations. As Eric Jacobson shows... such revolutionary Messianism... is not solely the province of Catholic liberation theology and Protestant theologies of hope, but is also characteristic of the writing of two of the more prominent Jewish thinkers in the twentieth century. ... Jacobson's account of the early religious and political thoughts of Benjamin and Scholem is full of illuminating insights into the interdependence of these two thinkers, and into the distinctiveness of their politics. -- Thomas A. James Journal of Political Theology Jacobson reveals... how the notion of an intensive magic resounds throughout Benjamin's work. Il Sole 24 Ore (Milan) [Jacobson's] compelling proposal concerns the Judaic concepts in anarchism, leading through the traces of Gershom Scholem's thought, one of the exponents of the religious poles of Central European Jews with a utopian sensibility. Il Gazzettino (Venice) [They] were riveted by the question of 'origins' and the recovery of lost meanings, on truth as hidden, part of a greater structure waiting to be revealed, and the possibility of redemptive moments. ... --what Eric Jacobson has described as the metaphysics of the profane. -- Steven E. Aschheim, Beyond the Boarder: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad Jacobson regards as a key question 'whether redemption is initiated prior to or only after the arrival of the messiah' [which], he argues, ... remains unresolved in Benjamin's thought. -- R. Lane Reading Walter Benjamin: Writing Through the Catastrophe Jacobson's work is focused on the early political and theological concepts of both authors from the years 1915-1923, seeking to reconstruct Benjamin's and Scholem's early discussions on politics and theology... These ideas, which the authors established together in an early phase, were central for both their later thinking and were to have a tremendous impact on contemporary philosophy and Jewish studies in this century. FU-NachrichtenTable of ContentsI. Messianism 1. The Messianic Idea in Walter Benjamin's Early Writings 2. Gershom Scholem's Theological Politics II. On the Origins of Language and the True Names of Things 3. On the Origins of Language 4. Gershom Scholem and the Name of God III. Justice and Redemption 5. Prophetic Justice 6. Judgment, Violence, and Redemption
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Columbia University Press Metaphysics of the Profane
Book SynopsisBenjamin and Scholem are regarded as two of the most influential Jewish thinkers of the 20th century. With material dating from 1918 to 1923, this text aims to make their more obscure work accessible to a wider audience. The topics discussed include messianism, language and divine justice.Trade ReviewJacobson's superb undertaking reveals profound insights in the early writings of Benjamin and Scholem that may serve well in understanding and resolving contemporary problems in political theology... Recommended. Choice Metaphysics of the Profane is an important, thoughtful, profound, and very welcome study. -- Robert Weldon Whalen German Studies Review Metaphysics of the Profane is the first book to make this intellectual exchange clear... This book would be suitable for all Judaica, academic, and public libraries and any institution with an interest in philosophy. -- Magali Milmaniene Association of Jewish Libraries The importance of this passionate intellectual friendship ... has long been recognized. But surprisingly, we have lacked a fine-grained, conceptually sophisticated examination until now... Jacobson has given us a compelling restatement of the argument that Scholem was the legitimate heir of Benjamin's early intentions. -- John McCole The German Quarterly In this erudite discussion ... Jacobson moves from a detailed exploration of Benjamin's and Scholem's works on the messianic in history, to their conceptions of language, to a discussion of notions of justice, [offering] deeper insight into the speculative philosophy of metaphysics through a close reading of original texts. -- Hannah Holtschneider Journal of Theological Studies The term 'political theology' often invokes images of revolutionary political struggles prompted by messianic or apocalyptic expectations. As Eric Jacobson shows... such revolutionary Messianism... is not solely the province of Catholic liberation theology and Protestant theologies of hope, but is also characteristic of the writing of two of the more prominent Jewish thinkers in the twentieth century. ... Jacobson's account of the early religious and political thoughts of Benjamin and Scholem is full of illuminating insights into the interdependence of these two thinkers, and into the distinctiveness of their politics. -- Thomas A. James Journal of Political Theology Jacobson reveals... how the notion of an intensive magic resounds throughout Benjamin's work. Il Sole 24 Ore (Milan) [Jacobson's] compelling proposal concerns the Judaic concepts in anarchism, leading through the traces of Gershom Scholem's thought, one of the exponents of the religious poles of Central European Jews with a utopian sensibility. Il Gazzettino (Venice) [They] were riveted by the question of 'origins' and the recovery of lost meanings, on truth as hidden, part of a greater structure waiting to be revealed, and the possibility of redemptive moments. ... --what Eric Jacobson has described as the metaphysics of the profane. -- Steven E. Aschheim, Beyond the Boarder: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad Jacobson regards as a key question 'whether redemption is initiated prior to or only after the arrival of the messiah' [which], he argues, ... remains unresolved in Benjamin's thought. -- R. Lane Reading Walter Benjamin: Writing Through the Catastrophe Jacobson's work is focused on the early political and theological concepts of both authors from the years 1915-1923, seeking to reconstruct Benjamin's and Scholem's early discussions on politics and theology... These ideas, which the authors established together in an early phase, were central for both their later thinking and were to have a tremendous impact on contemporary philosophy and Jewish studies in this century. FU-NachrichtenTable of ContentsI. Messianism 1. The Messianic Idea in Walter Benjamin's Early Writings 2. Gershom Scholem's Theological Politics II. On the Origins of Language and the True Names of Things 3. On the Origins of Language 4. Gershom Scholem and the Name of God III. Justice and Redemption 5. Prophetic Justice 6. Judgment, Violence, and Redemption
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Columbia University Press The Teachings of Modern Christianity on Law
Book SynopsisThis is a major project to be undertaken as part of a broad intiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of Notre Dame on the role of Christianity in modern society. John Witte is one of the editors of the forthcoming Sex, Marriage, and the Family: A Reader in World Religions.Trade ReviewThese essays and excerpts address an extraordinary range of essential theological and political concerns... Highly recommended. Choice This is a most impressive collection of essays, written by some of the most eminent scholars in their fields. Ecclesiastical Law JournalTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Roman Catholic Tradition 1. Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) 2. Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) 3. John Courtney Murray (1904-1967) 4. Pope John XXIII (1881-1963) 5. Gustavo Gutierrez (b. 1928) 6. Dorothy Day (1897-1980) 7. Pope John Paul II (b. 1920) Part II. The Protestant Tradition 8. Abraham Kuyper (1827-1920) 9. Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) 10. Karl Barth (1886-1968) 11. Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) 12. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) 13. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) 14. William Stringfellow (1928-1985) 15. John Howard Yoder (1927-1997) Part III. The Orthodox Tradition 16. Vladimir Soloviev (1853-1900) 17. Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948) 18. Vladimir Nikolaievich Lossky (1903-1958) 19. Mother Maria Skobtsova (1891-1945) 20. Dumitru Staniloae (1903-1993) Contributors Copyright Information Index
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Columbia University Press Between a Man and a Woman
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewViefhues-Bailey does, however, very effectively clarify some crucial points in frequently enlightening ways, and the book constitutes a useful and significant intervention into this most confounding political impasse of our time. -- Whitney Strub H-HistSex ...Viefhues-Bailey's book participates in a reserved yet powerful undermining of homophobia in general... Books and IdeasTable of ContentsAuthor's Note Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Who Are the Conservative Christians, by and Why the Focus on Focus on the Family? Connection to Previous Research Structure of the Book Theoretical Considerations and Methodological Consequences 2. Religious Interests Between Bible and Politics Love Between Gays or Lesbians Is Wrong, by Because the Bible Tells Me So? A Confluence of Forces: Religion and Politics 3. America and the State of Respectable Christian Romance Same-Sex Couples and the Moral and Spiritual Stamina of the Nation Theologies of Christian Marriage American (Christian) Marriage: A History of Change Protecting the Body Politic: A Political Analysis Conclusion: Religion, by Respectability 4. Same-Sex Love and the Impossibility of Christian Femininity and Masculinity Gays and Feminists: From Logic to Rhetoric Christian Masculinity as Crisis Submission and the Crisis of Christian Womanhood Complicated Flows of Power in Ordinary Family Life 5. A Political and Sexual Theology of Crisis Beyond Functionalism Struggling for the Christian Life A Political and Sexual Theology of Crisis Notes Bibliography Index
£35.70
Columbia University Press Force of God
Book SynopsisTenders a new political economy anchored in a theory of valueTrade ReviewCarl Raschke both acutely examines key thinkers and thoroughly, deeply develops the historical and theoretical contexts for their respective theories. Force of God, with its depth of engagement, will change the ongoing conversation around the relationship of political theology and subjectivity to past, present, and future articulations of 'democracy.' -- Victor E. Taylor, York College of Pennsylvania Force of God is a manifesto of searing personal vision with the rhetoric to match. -- Mike Grimshaw, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Carl Raschke's contribution to political theology offers a sustained and profound genealogy of the conceptual forces that constitute our era. Based on extensive scholarship that discloses obscured insights from the tradition of radical Continental philosophy, he illuminates and challenges the forces of religion, economy, and politics in our time. This is a deep theoretical treatise on our present and future troubles. -- Philip Goodchild, University of Nottingham Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part 1. Historical and Theoretical Considerations 1. Liberal Democracy and the Crisis of Representation 2. Force of Thought 3. Force of Art 4. Force of the Political Part 2. The Genealogy of Crisis 5. Force and Economy 6. Force of Exception Part 3. Toward a Political Theology in the Twilight of the Political 7. Force of God 8. The End of the Political 9. God, the State, and Revolution Notes Index
£37.50
Indiana University Press God Land
Book SynopsisThrough a thoughtful interrogation of the effects of faith and religion on our lives, our relationships, and our country, God Land investigates whether our divides can ever be bridged and if America can ever come together.Trade ReviewGod Land is a courageous narrative account of the religious and political divides that threaten to rip America down its middle. * Foreword Reviews *Lenz holds light to the hypocrisy she finds. And her overall conclusions — that so much of this boils down to white supremacy and white privilege — is not what I was expecting from this book, but so helpful to me. By no means is Lenz, a middle class white woman, the first to point out white supremacy in American Christianity. But I found the structure of her arguments incredibly compelling and straightforward, for me, also an upper middle class white woman. * She Can't Stop Reading *God Land is a gritty, insightful tour guide into some of the realities of the American Midwest. In this highly readable book, journalist Lyz Lenz provides her reader with a window into her own lived experiences as an Iowa transplant, a victim of sexist evangelical church cultures, a divorcee and a mother—a woman entangled with broader cultural histories of white Protestant America, nostalgia, and loss in the heartland. . . . Highly recommended. -- Kristy Nabhan-Warren * Indiana Magazine of History *This work will resonate with any readers interested in understanding American landscapes where white, evangelical Christianity dominates both politics and culture. * Publishers Weekly *[Lenz's] sharp, insightful prose and deep compassion help illuminate many facets of a complicated region and its ties to Christianity. And like the people she meets, Lenz can't quite give up her stubborn longing for a big-hearted faith and an even bigger God. The result is an incisive, sober-eyed yet hopeful look at a vital aspect of American culture. * Shelf Awareness *Table of Contents Dangerous Speculation The Heart of the Heartland Yearning for Better Days The Pew and the Pulpit The Church of the Air Room at the Table A Muscular Jesus The Asian American Reformed Church of Bigelow, Minnesota Bridging the Divide A Den of Thieves Satanists Potluck Reclaiming Our Faith The Fire Outside
£13.29
University of Notre Dame Press Gay Catholic and American My Legal Battle for
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Recounting confrontations with the Catholic Church to the Boy Scouts and then fighting the state of Kentucky all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, Gay, Catholic, and American is the powerful story of a man and his family fighting tirelessly for positive change rooted in their belief in the fullness of charity.” —Jim Obergefell, co-author of Love Wins “Gay, Catholic, and American is a delightfully written journey of a fellow Notre Dame gay alum. I am proud to have played a small part in his journey calling for equal rights for the LGBTQ Catholic community.” —Jack Bergen, ND ’77, past chair of the Gay and Lesbian Alumni of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College “Greg Bourke’s story is one of perseverance and tenacity, of refusing to settle for less and daring to dream big. LGBTQ Catholics and those who desire more welcoming institutions will be encouraged and inspired by reading this book.” —Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America: The Jesuit Review "Gay, Catholic, and American reads as a modern 'passion' story—it is a familial and compelling story of two faith-filled men and their two children who tasted life’s bittersweet moments in their unrelenting pursuit of justice, trusting in the power of faith to guide their journey and seeking to make fullness and completion in God’s charity palpable in our country. This story witnesses the triumph of love and perseverance." —Miguel Humberto Díaz , former United States ambassador to the Holy See “Gay, Catholic, and American is a moving story about profound life, deep love, and authentic faith. Greg Bourke models for readers what it means to recognize God’s call for justice and respond with a commitment to divine love that refuses to be co-opted by others who seek to dismiss or demean difference. Through the compelling personal journey of one man, this book helps bring needed attention to the millions of other LGBTQ+ Catholics who faithfully practice their faith and love their families as much as their straight neighbors and deserve inclusion.” —Daniel P. Horan, OFM, author of A White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege"Gay, Catholic, and American is a richly detailed memoir of Gregory Bourke’s life. Throughout, the reader is struck by Bourke’s conciliatory attitude toward his opponents, his unassuming tone, and his humility—despite an impressive list of accomplishments and accolades." —Joseph Mello, author of The Courts, the Ballot Box, and Gay Rights"Greg Bourke’s memoir combines his and his family’s journey with the paths taken by the federal judiciary toward marriage equality, his local Catholic Church toward a warm embrace of gay and lesbian couples, and the Boy Scouts toward acceptance of openly gay scoutmasters. All heartwarming stories told with charity toward all, malice toward none." —William N. Eskridge, Jr., author of Equality Practice"The events described in this book could be seen as ordinary and unremarkable: a man finds a partner, forms a family, gets married, forges a career, and becomes a leader in his community, all while devotedly practicing his religious faith. But it becomes an extraordinary and exceptional story when you read what it took to pursue happiness, acceptance, and equality in all those arenas of his life while still remaining steadfast in that faith. In this way, Greg Bourke’s Gay, Catholic, and American is also both universal and personal, providing a compelling read for any audience." —Christine Becker, author of It’s the Pictures That Got Small"Greg Bourke’s remarkable memoir Gay, Catholic, and American is about how he and his husband became plaintiffs in one of the most pivotal Supreme Court cases in LGBTQ+ history. . . . Bourke’s story is directed by perseverance, grit, and faith. Throughout, he refuses to accept that his sexual orientation and his religion cannot coexist. His text is inspirational, humble, and engaging." —Foreword Reviews"In the Beatitudes, Jesus says that those who hunger and thirst for justice will be satisfied. Gay, Catholic and American is the story of one family’s journey in that quest. Greg Bourke weaves in the struggle, fear and hope of the journey to be recognized as a family and a full participant in our society. He engagingly recounts the struggles, fears and hopes of that journey that results in a compassion we can all learn from." —Simone Campbell, SSS, author of Hunger for Hope“Bourke, one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage, shares his story of activism and devout Catholicism in this detailed . . . debut. . . . . [His] smooth, tidy narrative of activism pulls back the curtain on one of the most influential Supreme Court cases of modern American history.” —Publishers Weekly"Living as an out gay man in the 1980s and ’90s, Bourke struggled to find acceptance, but he did not become an activist until his ouster as a Boy Scout troop leader in 2012. His memoir chronicles a personal journey that became public with Bourke at the forefront of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide." —Notre Dame Magazine"Gay, Catholic and American is a book about both past and ongoing struggles for LGBTQ+ equality, and reminds readers that these battles are important, even, and perhaps especially, when they are being waged at the most local level." —New York Journal of Books“I want to get to LGBTQ Catholics, those who have been hurt, who feel like they’ve been marginalized, who have given up, and I want to encourage them not to do that,” Bourke says. “I want to give hope to people, that they don’t have to choose between their identity as a queer person and their identity as a Catholic—they don’t have to be mutually exclusive. I hope I presented an example of what it might look like to be able to have both.” —Greg Bourke, We Are ND"Readers curious about how one devout Catholic lives with the tension among official church teaching, his personal spiritual experience and his sexual orientation will find Bourke’s detailed account thought-provoking. Gay, Catholic, and American can inspire both L.G.B.T. and straight Catholics who seek reconciliation." —America"Bourke’s memoir tells one story of how LGBTQ+ Catholics in the U.S. have navigated complexity and contradiction along the way: with faith, perseverance, and the belief that their families are equal and blessed." —New Ways Ministry"Gay, Catholic, and American is recommended for colleges, seminaries, and parish libraries where the subject is discussed, positively or negatively." —The Catholic Library World“A story that has the potential to disrupt some stereotypes.” —Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender DiversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Early Years – Ready for the 80s 2. Time in New England 3. My Old Kentucky Home Again 4. Family Matters 5. Introducing the Infant to Our Church 6. The Freedom to Marry 7. Married with Children 8. Scouting 9. Back in The Closet 10. Crossing Over to Boy Scouts 11. Suffocating in the Scout Closet 12. Ousted 13. Live United 14. Scouts in Protest 15. Inclusive Scouting Summit 16. Windsor and Prop 8 17. Bourke vs. Beshear 18. Judge Heyburn’s Decision 19. Preparing for Round Two 20. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 21. Reversal 22. Road Trip To DC 23. Michael’s Birthday, and Oral Arguments Too 24. Going Home 25. Marriage Equality Day 26. Meet the Press 27. New York Pride 28. Back to Work Scouting for Equality 29. An Audience with The Archbishop 30. Life After Scouting 31. Notre Dame Our Mother 32. PrideCats 33. Catholic Persons of the Year 34. Catholics For Fairness 35. The Freedom to Bury 36. Summer Break 37. Adoption Day – The Sequel 38. Pilgrimage of Mercy 39. Reconciliation 40. The Ancient Order of Hibernians 41. Scouting on the Fringe 42. Bourke DeLeon LGBT Catholic Endowed Scholarship 43. Notre Dame Law Forum 44. Time to Reflect 45. What Would That Even Look Like?
£70.55
SPCK Publishing Who is My Neighbour
Book SynopsisHow can the Christian injunction to love your neighbour' be heard and applied in the context of issues and policies that threaten to exacerbate division and hostility in our world today?Trade Review'This outstanding guide helps us understand our own place as strangers and migrants, to discover hidden gifts in neighbours, known and unknown.' * Canon Sarah Snyder, Archbishop of Canterbury's Adviser for Reconciliation *This brilliant book addresses one of the most urgent questions of our time: how to welcome the strangers who come seeking a home with us. The authors face the challenge with realism, while showing what a source of blessing this may be for us all. * Timothy Radcliffe OP, Blackfriars, Oxford *'This remarkable book is most timely, for it comes in the midst of an acute campaign of anti-neighbourliness. . . While the essays are intensely focused, the writers call attention to the thick complexity and multi-dimensioned practice of neighbourliness. These essays are richly suggestive of new openings for thought and action of a transformative kind.' * Professor Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary *'This richly challenging and deeply engaging book merits careful consideration at a time when fear of the ‘other’ threatens to overwhelm us. In simple terms its theme is migration, but actually it’s about being human.' * The Rt Revd Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney *Table of ContentsProvisional contents Sam Wells Introduction: Who is my neighbour? Meg Warner Welcoming angels unawares Sarah Coakley Beyond fear and discrimination Stanley Hauerwas My neighbour, my nation and the presidential election Michael Northcott My neighbour and the ecological crisis Sarah Teather My neighbour the refugee Rowan Williams The ethics of global relationships Richard Carter Conclusion: My neighbour in Trafalgar Square
£13.01
SPCK Publishing Who Cares About HIV Challenging Attitudes and
Book SynopsisHow do people offering pastoral care to those living with HIV end up perpetuating abusive attitudes and practices? And how can those attitudes and practices be changed?Trade Review‘This stirring and prophetic work is a challenge to any reader in terms of emotion, thought, spirituality, theology, humanity and practice.’ * Inderjit Bhogal, Former Chief Executive of the Corrymeela Community *‘A great testament to the strength and courage of those who have shared their stories. . . The testimonies in this book help us break down the barriers that people living with HIV too often face.’ * Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker *‘This book makes for challenging but vital reading for the Church.’ Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London * Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London *‘Deeply and rightly unsettling.’ * Gareth J. Powell, Secretary of the Methodist Conference *'This book is a proclaiming of the gospel as well as a call to judgement. It is necessary material for the self-examination and self-awareness of any Christian minister or community.’ * Rowan Williams, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge *
£13.29
SPCK Publishing The Future of Brexit Britain Anglican Reflections
Book SynopsisHow should British national identity be understood in the light of the UK's decision to leave the European Union?Trade ReviewThis stimulating collection of essays seeks to give voice to the genuine plurality of Anglican views on the politics of Brexit. It offers an honest resource for thinking about the path to Brexit, and the life of the nation beyond it. It does not reconcile difference, but it does name it as part of the struggle of the present, and it seeks to challenge Christians of all views to imagine a future with hope. -- Anna Rowlands, St Hilda Associate Professor of Catholic Social Thought & Practice, University of DurhamThe English Church played a constitutive role in the identity of the English polity. From the parish to the Lords it bore witness to the life of the nation. This is the first serious book I have read that engages with whether the Church will continue to play a covenantal role in our national life. -- Maurice Glasman, Lord Glasman of Stoke Newington‘A remarkable achievement . . . there are . . . hopeful signs of forward thinking, imagination, and intellectual fruitfulness to be found alongside the passionate conviction’ * Church Times *Jonathan Chaplin and Andrew Bradstock have done an excellent job in bringing together a wide range of church leaders, politicians, economists and theologians to present a diversity of perspectives on post Brexit Britain and the place of the Church of England within it - in a process which William Temple would recognise. -- Greg Smith * William Temple Foundation *
£999.99
Wiley Creating Success from the Inside Out
Book SynopsisCreating Success from the Inside Out shares the inspiring and motivational story of Ephren Taylor, one of the world's youngest-ever CEOs of a publicly traded company. A millionaire by the young age of sixteen, Taylor tells you what it takes to succeed in life by following your own path and refusing to be defeated. When you ignore the voices of negativity and follow our own true passions, there are no obstacles you can''t overcome.Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction. Who Am I, And Why Should You Care About What I Have To Share? A Disclaimer. Section I. Begin Where You Are Now. Get Up Off Of Yourself. More Than Business. Section II. Taking Responsibility For Your Own Life. The Black Hole Of Excuses. Excuse Number One: I Don't Have The Money. Excuse Number Two: I Don't Have The Time. Excuse Number Three: I Need An Education First. Excuse Number Four: The Lack Of Information & Knowledge. Excuse Number Five: I Don't Have The Experience. Excuse Number Six: I Don't Have A Car. Excuse Number Seven: I'm Just Not Ready. Section III. The Dark Hall Of Fear. The Magic Bullet: Self-Confidence. Fear Of People. Fear Of Failure. Fear Of Loss Vs. Hope Of Gain. Choosing Failure. Choosing Success. Section IV. Empowerment Vs. Victimhood. Responsibility & Power vs. Blame & Powerlessness. Empowerment. Decisiveness and Determination. Change Your Life, Break The Cycle. Forgiveness, Key To Overcoming. Get Uncomfortable And Face Your Fears. Conventional Wisdom Is Almost Always Wrong. Section V. Why Every Young Person Should Start A Business. What If I Don't Know What I Want To Do? Start With What You Know. Don't Wait Til You're Old, Or Even Grown Up. True Success & Giving Back. What Is True Success? I Don't Do It For Money, Neither Should You! Socially-Conscious Investing To Empower Urban Communities. Section VI. Getting What You Need To Succeed. How's Your Starter Switch? Where To Get The Information & Knowledge You Need. Information & Knowledge. Mentors. Section VII. Failure: Losing It All & Building It Again. Epilogue. Dream Bigger Dreams! About Ephren W. Taylor II. Ephren Taylor Timeline. About W. Emerson Brantley III.
£17.09
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Culturally Savvy Christian
Book SynopsisIn The Culturally Savvy Christianhis incisive critique of contemporary culture and religionDick Staub concludes that though it is influential, American popular culture is generally superficial (diversionary, mindless, and celebrity-driven) spiritually delusional (moralistic, therapeutic, and deistic) and soulless (sustained not by art, craft, and ideas, but by the mad pursuit of profitpropped up by marketing and technology). Similarly American Christianity has devolved into its own mindless, diversionary, and celebrity-driven superficiality. Because humans are created in God''s image with spiritual, intellectual, creative, moral, and relational capacities, we long for more, yet the true seeker faces the lose-lose alternatives of a soul-numbing culture and a vacuous Christianity-lite. The renaissance we need in both faith and culture will originate in a deep spiritual renewal that restores God''s image in us and creates a new breed of culturally savvy, thoughtful creatives whTrade Review"Dick Staub has written an engaging and provocative book needed in our times…His insightful critique of popular Christianity and his numerous quotes make it a good source for sermon material or a book discussion group. He provides us with ‘slow food’ for thought." – The Rev. Canon Jonathon Jensen, The Living Church magazine (May 2009)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Savvy. 1 The Popular Culture We Are In. 2 The Christianity We Are In. 3 The Story We Are In. Serious. 4 God's Deep Presence. 5 God's Transforming Presence. 6 God's Loving Presence. Skilled. 7 Countering Culture like Aliens. 8 Communicating in Culture like Ambassadors. 9 Creating Culture like Artists. Epilogue. Notes. The Author. Index.
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Externally Focused Quest
Book SynopsisA practical approach for leaders to guide their congregations tobecome more externally focused The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church forthe Community is designed for church leaders who want totransform their churches to become less internally focused and moreoriented to the world around them.Table of ContentsAbout Leadership Network. Acknowledgments Foreword (Alan Hirsch). Introduction. Chapter 1: What Kind of Day Is Today? Chapter 2: Focus: They Choose the Window Seat, Not the Aisle Seat. Chapter 3: Purpose: They Practice Weight Training, Not Bodybuilding. Chapter 4: Story: They Live in the Kingdom Story, Not a Church Story. Chapter 5: Missions: The Few Send the Many, Not the Many Send the Few. Chapter 6: Partnering: They Build Wells, Not Walls. Chapter 7: Systems: They Create Paradigms, Not Programs. Chapter 8: Evangelism: They Deploy Kingdom Laborers, Not Social Workers. Chapter 9: Creativity: They Innovate, Not Replicate. Chapter 10: Outcomes: It's About the Game, Not the Pregame Talk. Notes. The Authors.
£17.84
University of California Press Looking for God in Brazil
Book SynopsisThis study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and umbanda are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil.Table of ContentsPREFACE Introduction: Paradoxes in a Religious Arena 1 Getting Bread at Rodrigo's 2 The Religious Arena 3 "The Church is Open!": Class Fractions in the Religious Arena 4 "I Struggle at Home Every Day": Women and Domestic Conflict in the Religious Arena 5 Escape from the Snake's Nest: Unmarried Youth in the Religious Arena 6 Slaves and Wanderers: Negros in the Religious Arena 7 Catholics, Crentes, and Politics Conclusion: Looking for Liberation NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
£22.50
University of California Press Witnessing Suburbia
Book SynopsisPresents a cultural analysis of the conservative shift in national politics that transformed the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. This work focuses on two fundamental aspects of this shift: the suburbanization of evangelicalism and the rise of Christian popular culture, especially popular music.Trade Review"A diligent and informative ... exploration of the ways mainstream evangelicals' attitudes toward popular culture have evolved in the past forty years." -- Maud Newton Bookforum "Luhr's work fills a significant gap within histories of conservative Christianity and popular culture." Practical Matters "Describes a moment and a movement that has had tremendous influence in American life." Believer "Thoroughly researched and well written, this book should interest scholars of 20th-century Christianity and popular culture... Highly recommended." ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Home Improvement: Christian Cultural Criticism and the Defense of "Traditional" Authority 2. Rebel with a Cross: The Creation of a Christian Youth Culture 3. Metal Missionaries to the Nation: Christian Heavy Metal Music, 1984-1994 4. "An MTV Approach to Evangelism": The Cultural Politics of Suburban Revivalism Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£22.50
