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There's a time for irreverence and a time for reverence; now is the time for reverence.Every religion, to some degree or another, teaches God's truths. To honor this, this book of poems praises 25 different world religions (such as Quakerism, Ethical Culture, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Taoism, Jainism, Sufism, Calvinism, Unitarian Universalism, and others).
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It's a simple claim, really - that for Christians, being a Christian should be their primary allegiance and identity. For those who proclaim Jesus as Lord, this identity should supersede all others, and this loyalty should trump all lesser ones. It may be a simple claim, but it is a controversial one for many people, Christians and non-Christians alike.
The Borders of Baptism uses the idea of solidarity among Christians as a lens through which to...
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Paul L. Holmer (1916-2004) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota (1946-1960) and Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale Divinity School (1960-1987). Among his many accomplishments, Holmer was one of the most significant American students of Kierkegaard of his generation. Although written in the 1950s and 1960s, Holmer's theological and philosophical engagement with Kierkegaard challenges much in the contemporary...
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In A Faith Not Worth Fighting For, editors Justin Bronson Barringer and Tripp York have assembled a number of essays by pastors, activists, and scholars in order to address the common questions and objections leveled against the Christian practice of nonviolence. Assuming that the command to love one's enemies is at the heart of the Gospel, these writers carefully, faithfully--and no doubt provocatively--attempt to explain why the nonviolent path...
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In Christianity, Democracy, and the Radical Ordinary, theologian Stanley Hauerwas and political theorist Romand Coles reflect about possibilities and practices of radical democracy and radical ecclesia that take form in the textures of relational care for the radical ordinary. They seek to shift political and theological imaginations beyond the limits of contemporary political formations (such as global capitalism, the mega-state, and empire), which...
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Israel's Messiah and the People of God presents a rich and diverse selection of essays by theologian Mark Kinzer, whose work constitutes a pioneering step in Messianic Jewish theology. Including several pieces never before published, this collection illuminates Kinzer's thought on topics such as Oral Torah, Jewish prayer, eschatology, soteriology, and Messianic Jewish-Catholic dialogue. This volume offers the reader numerous portals into the vision...
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This book records a set of dialogues between scientists, theologians, and philosophers on what can be done to prevent a global slide into ecological collapse. It is a uniquely multidisciplinary book that exemplifies the kinds of cultural and scholarly dialogue urgently needed to address the threat to the earth represented by our super-industrial civilization. The authors debate the conventional account of nature conservation as protection from human...
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Pastors and ministers have one of the most challenging jobs on Earth. Of all their tasks, one responsibility they cannot neglect is teaching the word of God. Unfortunately, church leaders seldom have enough time to prepare Bible studies for their congregation. This book is a quick resource to help fill that gap. These thematically arranged Bible studies each contain an introduction to a topic and a list of relevant Scripture readings for that topic....
9) Descubra Los Misterios Del Código Da Vinci: Respuestas A Las Preguntas Que Todos Se Están Formulando
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Muchos de los que han leído el éxito de librería del New York Times El Código Da Vinci tienen preguntas que surgen al leer sobre los siete códigos, expresos o implícitos en el libro de Dan Brown. En el libro Descubra los misterios del Código Da Vinci, el doctor Darrell Bock, responde a las declaraciones del novelista usando textos antiguos verdaderos que revelan las respuestas a las siguientes preguntas:· ¿Quién era Maria Magdalena? ·...
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The author suffered from repeated depressions after his ordination to the Catholic priesthood. The depression once for all ceased after his sacramental marriage. The reactions to this marriage from the hierarchy, who stuck to tradition, could hardly be other than negative, although no-one could refute the arguments of the author. Nevertheless he was not officially readmitted to the Catholic priesthood, even if some Catholic communities welcome his...
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The gospel message is the good news of God's Grace upon us. Many people who are unaware of God in their lives, or those who choose to believe that God is not there or is not relevant to them, hear the word Grace and apply it to being graceful, like a ballet dancer or to someone who walks in a graceful way. Others who believe that they are Christian, attribute Grace to the time we are living in now, they say we are not under the law of Moses as mankind...
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This book explores the concept of the quantum soul. Embark on a fascinating exploration that merges the realms of spirituality and quantum physics, delving into the idea that consciousness transcends the boundaries of classical physics and may have a quantum nature. This paradigm-shifting perspective challenges traditional views on the nature of the soul, suggesting that it may operate on principles governed by the enigmatic laws of quantum mechanics....
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Barbara M. Cooper looks closely at the Sudan Interior Mission, an evangelical Christian mission that has taken a tenuous hold in a predominantly Hausa Muslim area on the southern fringe of Niger. Based on sustained fieldwork, personal interviews, and archival research, this vibrant, sensitive, compelling, and candid book gives a unique glimpse into an important dimension of religious life in Africa. Cooper's involvement in a violent religious riot...
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Gray Temple presents the argument for the sacramental equality of gay and lesbian couples, which is to say they are entitled to full participation in the sacraments, including Marriage. Gray Temple bases his discussion on the Anglican concept of discerning the will of God through Scripture, Tradition, and Reason. In the argument from Scripture, Gray Temple's basic premise is that we cannot presume to know what the Bible says to us if we do not understand...
15) Camp America
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Tegan Alice Slone is struggling to survive in the forests of Southern Indiana when Emperial Police capture her and take her to a reeducation center. The year is 2084, and the president is a madman that the people are afraid to stand up to. He has ultimate power over them all and will not surrender it. He created the Proclamation about Others. Others are "anyone who is a nontaxpaying citizen or noncitizen" and are to be put into reeducation centers....
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«Nunca me gustó el jazz, porque ea música no tiene sentido… Tampoco solía gustarme Dios por la misma razón. Pero eso era antes de que todo esto pasara». En los primeros años de Donald Miller, tenía un conocimiento muy vago de un Dios distante. Pero cuando conoció a Jesucristo, se dedicó a su vida cristiana con gran entusiasmo. En pocos años, tuvo un ministro exitoso que al final lo llevó a sentirse vacío, desgastado y otra vez, lejos...
17) Mantenga la Fe: Descubra Su Propósito Espiritual en Su Trabajo y Obtenga un exito Extraordinario
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De una voz clara y poderosa nos llega un libro que le da sentido a la vida laboral, y le recuerda a los creyentes que el propósito espiritual lleva al éxito profesional La clave en la realización profesional de Ana Mollinedo Mims ha sido su filosofía basada en la fe que ella cree es lo fundamental para encontrar sentido, y luego éxito, en todo aspecto de su vida profesional. Los principios que Ana desarrolla en este libro-la fe, la integridad,...
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Empathy is a profound and intricate aspect of human experience, an ability that transcends the boundaries of individuality and connects us to the emotions and experiences of others. At its core, empathy is the capacity to understand and share the feelings of another. It is a fundamental element of our social fabric, fostering understanding, compassion, and connection. As we explore the empathic nature and the myriad gifts it brings, we embark on a...
19) Confucianism Reconsidered: Insights for American and Chinese Education in the Twenty-First Century
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Explores the rich potential of Confucianism in American and Chinese classrooms of the twenty-first century.
This is one of the first books to explicitly address twenty-first-century education from a Confucian perspective. The contributors focus on why Confucianism is relevant to both American and Chinese education, how Confucian pedagogical principles can be applied to diverse sociocultural settings, and what the social and moral functions of a Confucianism-based...
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