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Melancholy and the Otherness of God - A Study in the Genealogy, Hermeneutics, and Therapeutics of Depression (Hardcover): Alina... Melancholy and the Otherness of God - A Study in the Genealogy, Hermeneutics, and Therapeutics of Depression (Hardcover)
Alina N. Feld
R2,587 Discovery Miles 25 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An impressive study that prompts the reader toward philosophical reflection on the hermeneutics of melancholy in its relation to maturing theological understanding and cultivation of a profound self-consciousness. Melancholy has been interpreted as a deadly sin or demonic temptation to non-being, yet its history of interpretation reveals a progressive coming to terms with the dark mood that ultimately unveils it as the self's own ground and a trace of the abysmal nature of God. The book advances two provocative claims: that far from being a contingent condition, melancholy has been progressively acknowledged as constitutive of subjectivity as such, a trace of divine otherness and pathos, and that the effort to transcend melancholy-like Perseus vanquishing Medusa-is a necessary labor of maturing self-consciousness. Reductive attempts to eliminate it, besides being dangerously utopian, risk overcoming the labor of the soul that makes us human. This study sets forth a rigorous scholarly argument that spans several disciplines, including philosophy, theology, psychology, and literary studies.

The Pastor at Prayer - A Pastor's Daily Prayer and Study Guide (Hardcover): George Kraus The Pastor at Prayer - A Pastor's Daily Prayer and Study Guide (Hardcover)
George Kraus; Edited by Scot A. Kinnaman
R1,193 Discovery Miles 11 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethics of Encounter - Christian Neighbor Love as a Practice of Solidarity (Paperback): Marcus Mescher The Ethics of Encounter - Christian Neighbor Love as a Practice of Solidarity (Paperback)
Marcus Mescher
R863 R742 Discovery Miles 7 420 Save R121 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Do All Lives Matter? - The Issues We Can No Longer Ignore and the Solutions We All Long For (Paperback): Wayne Gordon, John M.... Do All Lives Matter? - The Issues We Can No Longer Ignore and the Solutions We All Long For (Paperback)
Wayne Gordon, John M. Perkins, Dick Durbin, Richard Mouw
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Something is wrong in our society. Deeply wrong. The belief that all lives matter is at the heart of our founding documents--but we must admit that this conviction has never truly reflected reality in America. Movements such as Black Lives Matter have arisen in response to recent displays of violence and mistreatment, and some of us defensively answer back, "All lives matter." But do they? Really? This book is an exploration of that question. It delves into history and current events, into Christian teaching and personal stories, in order to start a conversation about the way forward. Its raw but hopeful words will help move us from apathy to empathy and from empathy to action. We cannot do everything. But we can each do something.

Popes, Cardinals and War - The Military Curch in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed): David Chambers Popes, Cardinals and War - The Military Curch in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
David Chambers
R1,733 Discovery Miles 17 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Can Christian clergy - supposedly men of peace - also be warriors? In this lively and compelling history D.S. Chambers examines the popes and cardinals over several centuries who not only preached war but also put it into practice as military leaders. Satirised by Erasmus, the most notorious - Julius II - was even refused entrance to heaven because he was 'bristling and clanking with bloodstained armour'. Popes, Cardinals and War investigates the unexpected commitment of the Roman Church, at its highest level of authority, to military force and war as well as - or rather than - peace-making and the avoidance of bloodshed. Although the book focuses particularly on the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, a notoriously belligerent period in the history of the papacy, Chambers also demonstrates an extraordinary continuity in papal use of force, showing how it was of vital importance to papal policy from the early Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Popes, Cardinals and War looks at the papacy's stimulus and support of war against Muslim powers and Christian heretics but lays more emphasis on wars waged in defence of the Church's political and territorial interests in Italy. It includes many vivid portraits of the warlike clergy, placing the exceptional commitment to warfare of Julius II in the context of the warlike activities and interests of other popes and cardinals both earlier and later. Engaging and stimulating, and using references to scripture and canon law as well as a large range of historical sources, Chambers throws light on these extraordinary and paradoxical figures - men who were peaceful by vocation but contributed to the process of war with surprising directness and brutality - at the same time as he illuminates many aspects of the political history of the Church.

The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century - Legalism and Grace (Paperback): Ann Sumner Holmes The Church of England and Divorce in the Twentieth Century - Legalism and Grace (Paperback)
Ann Sumner Holmes
R1,322 Discovery Miles 13 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Attitudes towards divorce have changed considerably over the past two centuries. As society has moved away from a Biblical definition of marriage as an indissoluble union, to that of an individual and personal relationship, secular laws have evolved as well. Using unpublished sources and previously inaccessible private collections, Holmes explores the significant role the Church of England has played in these changes, as well as the impact this has had on ecclesiastical policies. This timely study will be relevant to ongoing debates about the meaning and nature of marriage, including the theological doctrines and ecclesiastical policies underlying current debates on same-sex marriage.

God's Design for Women in an age of gender confusion (Paperback): Sharon James God's Design for Women in an age of gender confusion (Paperback)
Sharon James
R336 R190 Discovery Miles 1 900 Save R146 (43%) Ships in 3 - 5 working days
From Alien to Citizenship - Faith, Politics, Race and Leadership (Hardcover): David Adwedaa From Alien to Citizenship - Faith, Politics, Race and Leadership (Hardcover)
David Adwedaa
R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Crescent and the Cross - Muslim and Christian Approaches to War and Peace (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Oliver Ramsbotham, Saba... The Crescent and the Cross - Muslim and Christian Approaches to War and Peace (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Oliver Ramsbotham, Saba Risaluddin, Brian Wicker, Abdel Haleem Harifyah
R2,655 Discovery Miles 26 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the product of dialogue between a group of leading British Muslim and Christian scholars concerned about the alleged danger to the 'West' of Islamic 'fundamentalism'. It analyses the ethical and legal principles, rooted in both traditions, underlying any use of armed force in the modern world. After chapters on the history, theology and laws of war as seen from both sides, the book applies its conclusions to (a) the 1990-91 Gulf War and (b) the Bosnian Conflict. It concludes that Huntington's 'Clash of Civilisations' thesis is a dangerous myth.

Christianity and Culture in the City - A Postcolonial Approach (Paperback): Samuel Cruz Christianity and Culture in the City - A Postcolonial Approach (Paperback)
Samuel Cruz; Contributions by Peter Savastano, Edgar Rivera, Nicolas Dumit Estevez, Michelle L Nickens, …
R1,236 Discovery Miles 12 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Christianity and Culture in the City: A Postcolonial Approach offers an introduction to the broad diversity of contemporary Christianities in a rich, complex, changing, and challenging city context. Cruz focuses upon a variety of changing communities with dynamic and striking cultural experiences, and the volume provides both scholarly and practical insights as to how Christianities in the city relate to and transform city institutions and communities that are undergoing dramatic shifts and invite opportunities for intentional study. This book offers a provocative interdisciplinary examination to shed light upon the ways in which diverse city communities appropriate Christianity to better engage their economic, cultural, political, and religious environment. A post-colonial theoretical framework will help inform how Christianity serves to empower and reinvent fragmented, oppressed, and struggling city populations. The reader is offered various conceptual, theoretical, and pragmatic insights and knowledge for better interpreting, affirming, and engaging diverse Christianities in the city in a postcolonial era.

Who Will Care for the Orphan? - If You Are a United Methodist, It Could Be You! (Paperback): Wayne Lavender Who Will Care for the Orphan? - If You Are a United Methodist, It Could Be You! (Paperback)
Wayne Lavender; Foreword by Kenneth L Carder
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an important contribution for all United Methodists concerned that their denomination is approaching irrelevance. Within its pages Dr. Lavender offers a Biblical, Wesleyan and means-tested approach that both saves the lives of millions of orphans and vulnerable children and inspires evangelical hope for the church.

God, Locke, and Liberty - The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West (Hardcover): Joseph Loconte God, Locke, and Liberty - The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West (Hardcover)
Joseph Loconte
R2,867 Discovery Miles 28 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"I no sooner perceived myself in the world," wrote English philosopher John Locke, "than I found myself in a storm." The storm of which Locke spoke was the maelstrom of religious fanaticism and intolerance that was tearing apart the social fabric of European society. His response was A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689), arguably the most important defense of religious freedom in the Western tradition. In God, Locke, and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West, historian Joseph Loconte offers a groundbreaking study of Locke's Letter, challenging the notion that decisive arguments for freedom of conscience appeared only after the onset of the secular Enlightenment. Loconte argues that Locke's vision of a tolerant and pluralistic society was based on a radical reinterpretation of the life and teachings of Jesus. In this, Locke drew great strength from an earlier religious reform movement, namely, the Christian humanist tradition. Like no thinker before him, Locke forged an alliance between liberal political theory and a gospel of divine mercy. God, Locke, and Liberty suggests how a better understanding of Locke's political theology could calm the storms of religious violence that once again threaten international peace and security. To read an interview with the author about the book on Patheos.com, see here: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2015/01/10/under-locke-and-key/

The Healing of Memories - African Christian Responses to Politically Induced Trauma (Paperback): Mohammed Girma The Healing of Memories - African Christian Responses to Politically Induced Trauma (Paperback)
Mohammed Girma; Foreword by Rt Hon. Lord Paul Boateng; Contributions by Mohammed Girma, Afe Adogame, Piet Meiring, …
R1,170 Discovery Miles 11 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Africa has seen many political crises ranging from violent political ideologies, to meticulous articulated racist governance system, to ethnic clashes resulting in genocide and religious conflicts that have planted the seed of mutual suspicion.The masses impacted by such crises live with the past that has not passed. The Healing of Memories: African Christian Responses to Politically Induced Trauma examines Christian responses to the damaging impact of conflict on the collective memory. Troubled memory is a recipe for another cycle of conflict. While most academic works tend to stress forgiving and forgetting, they did not offer much as to how to deal with the unforgettable past. This book aims to fill this gap by charting an interdisciplinary approach to healing the corrosive memories of painful pasts. Taking a cue from the empirical expositions of post-apartheid South Africa, post-genocide Rwanda, the Congo Wars, and post-Red Terror Ethiopia, this volume brings together coherent healing approaches to deal with traumatic memory.

The Sin of White Supremacy - Christianity, Racism, and Religious Diversity in America (Paperback): Jeannine Hill Fletcher The Sin of White Supremacy - Christianity, Racism, and Religious Diversity in America (Paperback)
Jeannine Hill Fletcher
R651 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How have Christian theologies of religious superiority underwritten ideologies of white supremacy in the United States? According to Hill Fletcher, the tendency of Christians to view themselves as the "chosen ones" has often been translated into racial categories as well. In other words, Christian supremacy has historically lent itself to white supremacy, with disastrous consequences. How might we start to disentangle the two? Hill Fletcher proposes educational strategies that will help foster racial healing in America, the first of which is to demand of white Christians that they accept their responsibility for racist policies and structural discrimination in America.

Fratelli Tutti - On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Paperback): Pope Francis Fratelli Tutti - On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Paperback)
Pope Francis
R306 R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Save R17 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Writing Straight with Crooked Lines - A Memoir (Paperback): Jim Forest Writing Straight with Crooked Lines - A Memoir (Paperback)
Jim Forest
R797 R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Save R71 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Big Bluff - Veiled Evil Exposed (Hardcover): G. William Ryan The Big Bluff - Veiled Evil Exposed (Hardcover)
G. William Ryan
R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Refuse to Do Nothing - Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery (Paperback, New): Shayne Moore, Kimberly McOwen Yim Refuse to Do Nothing - Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery (Paperback, New)
Shayne Moore, Kimberly McOwen Yim; Foreword by Elisa Morgan
R609 R548 Discovery Miles 5 480 Save R61 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2014 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year ("Also Recommended," Justice) Slavery didn't end in 1833, when William Wilberforce's decades-long campaign finally resulted in the Slavery Abolition Act. It didn't end in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It didn't end in 1949, when the United Nations declared trafficking "incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person." The sad truth is, slavery never ended. It just went underground, where it continues to exploit powerless men, women and children in horrific ways throughout the world. Now for the good news: you have power. In Refuse to Do Nothing, "Abolitionist Mamas" Shayne Moore and Kimberly Yim share their stories of coming to terms with the power available to them in their normal, everyday lives to illuminate the shadows where those who traffic in people hide compel corporations to fight slavery in how their products are made motivate politicians to fight for human dignity mobilize friends and strangers alike to fight slavery at home and throughout the world Slavery doesn't end without a fight. But get to know Shayne and Kimberly and their abolitionist friends, and you'll find the power God grants to all who fight for the powerless, and the joy awaiting those who refuse to do nothing.

Onverskrokke Vroue - Uitdagings En Oorwinnings Vanaf Bybelse Tye Tot Vandag (Afrikaans, Paperback): Bettina Wyngaard Onverskrokke Vroue - Uitdagings En Oorwinnings Vanaf Bybelse Tye Tot Vandag (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Bettina Wyngaard
R310 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R33 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Vroue speel nog altyd 'n sentrale rol in ons samelewing. Hul rol as versorgers word erken, maar wat van oa in die kerk of sakewêreld? Het die vrou se rol oor die jare verander? Bettina Wyngaard ontleed die kwessie in 'n gesprek tussen toeka en nou en Bybel en grondwet. Sy gaan kyk na die sogenaamde "text of terrors" en hoe die eerste vroue bygedra het tot die vryheid wat vroue vandag het in alle sfere van die samelewing geniet. Maak nie saak hoe stadig hul vorentoe beweeg nie, hul beweeg.

Not in It to Win It - Why Choosing Sides Sidelines The Church (Paperback): Andy Stanley Not in It to Win It - Why Choosing Sides Sidelines The Church (Paperback)
Andy Stanley
R593 R537 Discovery Miles 5 370 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Is it possible to disagree politically and love unconditionally? The reaction of evangelicals to political and cultural shifts in recent years revealed what they value most. Lurking beneath our Bible-laced rhetoric, faith claims, books, and sermons is a relentless drive to WIN! But the church is not here to win. By every human measure, our Savior lost. On purpose. With a purpose. And we are his body. We are not in it to win anything. We are in it for something else entirely. That something else is what this book is about. You'll discover: How to take a stand the right way. You'll learn how to make your case with a posture of humility and understanding, rather than being fueled by the fear of losing something. How to view politics through the lens of faith. Learn curiously, listen intentionally, and love unconditionally. How the life of Jesus and his teaching applies to modern-day challenges in a fresh way. The "biblical" stand may not be what we've been taught. Jesus never asked his followers to agree on everything. But he did call his followers to obey a new command: to love others in the same way he has loved us. Instead of asserting our rights or fighting for power, we need to begin asking ourselves: what does love require of me?

The Jubilee Years - Embracing Clergy Retirement (Hardcover): Bruce Epperly The Jubilee Years - Embracing Clergy Retirement (Hardcover)
Bruce Epperly
R1,599 Discovery Miles 15 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Taking inspiration from the Spanish word for retirement--jubilacion-- veteran minister Bruce Epperly challenges and empowers clergy to see retirement as a celebration of new possibilities and not an inexorable diminishment towards irrelevance. Similar in spirit to the Jubilee year described in scripture, retirement can be a time of transformation and exploration, of freedom to try on new versions of yourself and new paths of service. In that spirit, clergy can embrace creative transformation in their relationships, neighborhoods, religious communities, and politics. No longer tethered to the politics and administrative duties of congregational leadership, they can now freely commit themselves to relational, intellectual, and spiritual growth. They can also focus on personal, community, and planetary healing and transformation. Retired clergy can become sages and wisdom givers sharing their insights and energy with seminarians and novice pastors, congregations, and communities. Bringing together the fruits of conversations with more than 100 retired clergy, theological reflection, and spiritual practices, this text provides a way forward for clergy considering retirement and retired clergy. Based on interviews from persons from diverse denominations, theological perspectives, and ethnic and racial backgrounds, this text garners wisdom from pastors on their retirement journeys, from personal preparation and public announcement to first steps following retirement and long-term adventures.

Hope For Ukraine - Stories Of Grit And Grace (Paperback): Kyle Duncan, Esther Fedorkevich, John Bevere, Lisa Bevere Hope For Ukraine - Stories Of Grit And Grace (Paperback)
Kyle Duncan, Esther Fedorkevich, John Bevere, Lisa Bevere
R423 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R41 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Part narrative, part wartime dispatch, Hope for Ukraine transports you into the gritty reality of war-torn Ukraine--and the front lines of faith, survival, and miraculous intervention. From scrambling to escape the bombs leveling their neighborhoods to fleeing sex traffickers in the chaos of border crossings to rescuing orphans trapped by Russian tanks, these stunning firsthand accounts tell the stories of real Ukrainians enduring terrible hardships with grit and grace.

Join bestselling writer Kyle Duncan and his co-author Esther Fedorkevich--both with deep family ties to Ukraine--as they take you inside the conflict with dramatic boots-on-the-ground stories and eyewitness accounts of Ukrainian refugees, aid workers, soldiers, and families affected by the conflict.

As the world holds its collective breath, these stories reveal the unbreakable spirit of a nation under siege. Even amid the chaos and tragedy of Europe's largest war since World War II, God is indeed at work in redemptive ways.

Proceeds will go to helping Ukraine's refugees.

The Man Cave - Finding Your Sanctuary for Life Development (Paperback): Michael A Pender The Man Cave - Finding Your Sanctuary for Life Development (Paperback)
Michael A Pender
R287 R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Save R21 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the beginning, David's confinement to the cave of Adullam was out of desperation, as he lived in hiding from Saul, who sought to kill him. But this once cold, damp, and dark shelter became a place of earnest supplication for David. The Man Cave will explore how David turned his man cave into a "Center for Life Development" that God used to change not only his personal life but the lives of thousands.

Invited - The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness (Paperback): Leslie Verner Invited - The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness (Paperback)
Leslie Verner
R382 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Making a Difference in a Globalized World - Short-term Missions that Work (Hardcover): Laurie A. Occhipinti Making a Difference in a Globalized World - Short-term Missions that Work (Hardcover)
Laurie A. Occhipinti; Foreword by Robert J. Priest
R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every year, an estimated 1.6 million Americans participate in short-term mission trips, spending over one billion dollars figures that have increased exponentially in the last two decades. About one third of U.S. congregations sponsor such trips each year. While they are referred to as mission trips, many trips focus not on conversion or evangelism, but on service projects building a playground, providing medical care, or serving free meals to the poor. Short-term mission participants have a genuine desire to transform conditions of poverty, yet they don't always know how to go about it; many people involved in short-term mission work virtually reinvent the wheel when they design and plan their service projects. Here is a guide for leaders of such trips presenting clear insight and research from anthropologists and development professionals that will help them have a greater impact on the communities they are serving. The framework for planning short-term mission trips outlined here provides a firm foundation for maximizing their effectiveness. Laurie A. Occhipinti draws in her reader with personal anecdotes, using case studies to illustrate her points, and engages them with thoughtful analysis of the work that is done during short-term missions. Filled with practical suggestions for creating effective volunteer opportunities, this handbook is a vital resource for any potential mission volunteer."

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