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1) Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions: A Comprehensive Introduction To The Religions Of The World
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A comprehensive introduction to the religions of the world analyzed from a Christian perspective Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of them ones the reader might encounter on any given day. It is the most complete and up-to-date Christian guide to world religions. Perfect for the student as well as the layperson. Written by leading expert in religions, James A. Beverley.
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Get the Summary of Richard Elliott Friedman's The Exodus in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Exodus" by Richard Elliott Friedman delves into the historical and religious significance of the Exodus narrative, focusing on Moses' leadership and the Israelites' escape from Egypt. The book examines the tale's impact on faith and the legitimacy of religious beliefs, addressing scholarly skepticism and the debate over...
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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....
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In this passionate and heartfelt book Richard Holloway interrogates the traditional ways of understanding the Bible. He liberates the power of the great Christian stories from their sometimes antiquated settings, and reveals the essence of Jesus's teachings. In doing so, he shows that the challenge of Jesus remains revolutionary, humane and of immense contemporary importance.
Doubts and Loves is a radical but accessible work of scholarship - a blueprint...
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To be a medieval pilgrim evokes an image of a dauntless soul, braving weather, weariness and woe to fulfil a spiritual quest, treading ancient highways and following some inner force to Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago or Canterbury.
Pilgrims today are more fortunate since, through the wonders of modern travel and communications, pilgrim sites are now accessible in a way our medieval forbears could never have imagined. Be that as it may, true pilgrimage...
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Have you ever felt not good enough or unworthy to be loved by God? When you fall short, do you feel a bit distant from God? Do you think that before you got saved, or if you are not saved, God's love is not available to you? Do you think there are certain things you have to do to receive God's love? God's Love: No Limits, No Boundaries is written to show you how God's love is unconditional and comes in different forms depending on how you need to...
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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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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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Las historias nacionales que surgieron a la sombra del desarrollo de los Estados nacionales recuperaron buena parte de sus pasados históricos. Pero bien es cierto que lo hicieron a expensas de no pocas idealizaciones y desde luego con la finalidad última de otorgar a la historia de esas "naciones", emergentes políticamente en ese siglo xix y buena parte del XX, un protagonismo que en muchos casos se hizo exagerado. Las realidades políticas de...
18) Salmos Modernos
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Los salmos modernos aparecen como expresiones poéticas y reflexivas de la vida en la era digital. Inspirados por la intersección de la espiritualidad, la tecnología y las experiencias humanas contemporáneas.Estos nuevos salmos ofrecen una mirada única y actualizada a los anhelos, desafíos y búsquedas del alma en un mundo cada vez más convulsionado, explorando los rincones cotidianos de nuestra existencia, en la vida urbana, en la interconexión...
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El pastor Levi Lusko revela su lucha personal con la ansiedad, los pensamientos negativos y la duda de sí mismo, y ofrece ayuda bíblica a los lectores que libran sus propias batallas internas. En los deportes y en la guerra, los atletas y los soldados deben esforzarse por tener una ventaja mental para lidiar con éxito con todo lo que encuentra. En tanto que el éxito para ambos se define típicamente como vencer a sus respectivos oponentes, la...
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¿Es el islam una religión pacífica y tolerante? Hanegraaff presenta el Islam dentro de su contexto histórico actual, y enseña sobre los importantes aspectos de la fe y la forma en que esta afecta al mundo.
En medio de todos los debates acerca del islam y su creciente presencia en el mundo, hay algo que con frecuencia se pasa por alto: el islam no es una religión en el sentido suavizado en el que la entiende el Occidente. Al contrario, es una...
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