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Unlikely Pilgrim - A Journey into History and Faith (Hardcover): Alfred S. Regnery Unlikely Pilgrim - A Journey into History and Faith (Hardcover)
Alfred S. Regnery
R596 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R169 (28%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Manifesting God (Paperback): Thomas Keating Manifesting God (Paperback)
Thomas Keating
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Keating discusses the principles of contemplative prayer?the retreat into the ?inner room? mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 6:6. In the inner room, God acts as a divine therapist, healing us and forcing us to recognize how many barriers we put up between ourselves and God. This process is the foundation of centering prayer?a technique of prayer that Keating and other contemporary mystics have revived out of the ancient mystical traditions of the Desert Fathers and the medieval mystics.

Liturgical Space - Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 (Hardcover, New Ed): Nigel Yates Liturgical Space - Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Nigel Yates
R4,639 Discovery Miles 46 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the internal arrangement of church buildings in Western Europe between 1500 and 2000, showing how these arrangements have met the liturgical needs of their respective denominations, Catholic and Protestant, over this period. In addition to a chapter looking at the general impact of the Reformation on church buildings, there are separate chapters on the churches of the Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions between the mid-sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and on the ecclesiological movement of the nineteenth century and the liturgical movement of the twentieth century, both of which have impacted on all the churches of Western Europe over the past 150 years. The book is extensively illustrated with figures in the text and a series of plates and also contains comprehensive guides to both further reading and buildings to visit throughout Western Europe.

The Way Ahead - Grown Up Christians (Paperback): Ian M. Fraser The Way Ahead - Grown Up Christians (Paperback)
Ian M. Fraser
R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Will the Christian church live or die? What is the way ahead? Answering these questions, this book challenges all people of God to seek unity in and beyond the norms of dogma and hierarchy.

Hostage to the Devil - The Possession and Exorcism of Five Americans (Paperback, HarperSanFrancisco ed): Malachi Martin Hostage to the Devil - The Possession and Exorcism of Five Americans (Paperback, HarperSanFrancisco ed)
Malachi Martin
R475 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R26 (5%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

One On One With Satan

A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."

Liturgical Space - Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 (Paperback, New Ed): Nigel Yates Liturgical Space - Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000 (Paperback, New Ed)
Nigel Yates
R1,492 Discovery Miles 14 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the internal arrangement of church buildings in Western Europe between 1500 and 2000, showing how these arrangements have met the liturgical needs of their respective denominations, Catholic and Protestant, over this period. In addition to a chapter looking at the general impact of the Reformation on church buildings, there are separate chapters on the churches of the Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions between the mid-sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and on the ecclesiological movement of the nineteenth century and the liturgical movement of the twentieth century, both of which have impacted on all the churches of Western Europe over the past 150 years. The book is extensively illustrated with figures in the text and a series of plates and also contains comprehensive guides to both further reading and buildings to visit throughout Western Europe.

God's Immeasurable Grace and Mercy - A powerful look at the story of Jonah and how it correlates spiritually to the... God's Immeasurable Grace and Mercy - A powerful look at the story of Jonah and how it correlates spiritually to the leadership in the church. (Hardcover)
Kevin Petty
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks - An Ignatian Journey (Paperback, UK ed.): Margaret Silf Landmarks - An Ignatian Journey (Paperback, UK ed.)
Margaret Silf
R381 R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Save R32 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Landmarks help us to find ourselves when we think we are lost. When we don't know where to begin, they give us a starting point. When we think we know where we are, they give us the confidence to keep going. And if we think we have arrived, they remind us that there is always something more, somewhere beyond ... This is a book of Landmarks for the heart's journey. Written out of the author's own prayer and lived experience, and inspired by her practical explorations of the insights of St Ignatius Loyola, it opens up questions which concern us all: - How can we recognise God's ceaseless action in our lives and begin to discern his will? - What does 'fallenness' mean for us today? - How can we live true to ourselves and make decisions in freedom? - How do we penetrate our deepest desires and become free of the lesser attachments that obstruct them? Big questions - but as Margaret Silf shows, there are clues to be discovered in every moment and situation: at home, at work, in the garden, in the market, in the bath! Landmarks will help us discover and deepen our individual journeys. Written for both groups and individuals, it is illustrated with drawings and diagrams, and contains exercises and suggestions for prayer and reflection. Be warned, however. Landmarks are not for armchair pilgrims. They are for People of the Way.

Celebrating Festivals with Children (Paperback): Freya Jaffke Celebrating Festivals with Children (Paperback)
Freya Jaffke; Translated by Matthew Barton
R420 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R42 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In this thoughtful book, Freya Jaffke describes festival celebrations in relation to child development in the first seven years. She considers in detail the main festivals throughout the year: Easter, Whitsun, St John's, starting school, harvest, Michaelmas, lantern time, birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and carnival. Drawing on many examples, she shows how we can celebrate festivals with children at home and in kindergarten in a meaningful way. Every festival is prefaced with a deeper contemplation for adults, before considering preparations with children, followed by the actual organisation of the festival -- with games, craft activities and decorations, stories, songs, poems and the seasonal nature table.

King of the Shattered Glass (Paperback): Susan J Bellavance King of the Shattered Glass (Paperback)
Susan J Bellavance
R298 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Beautifully illustrated in color for young elementary school readers, King of the Shattered Glass is a gentle parable about asking for forgiveness and receiving God's mercy!

Haphazard by Starlight - A Poem A Day From Advent To Epiphany (Paperback): Janet Morley Haphazard by Starlight - A Poem A Day From Advent To Epiphany (Paperback)
Janet Morley
R367 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R35 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Advent is celebrated when the year is becoming darker and colder, moving into the death and dormancy of winter. Before we can greet the coming of the light, we need to engage with some themes that are challenging and occasionally fearful. Like the Magi who travelled a long distance to search out and adore the infant Jesus, and who took some wrong turns on the way, we too have a journey to undertake before we find that we have 'Walked haphazard by starlight straight Into the kingdom of heaven.' U. A. Fanthorpe, BC:AD Haphazard by Starlight is a companion volume to Janet Morley's bestselling Lent book, The Heart's Time (SPCK, 2011), which delighted readers with its thoughtfully chosen selection of poems and its biblically sensitive commentaries. Here, the reader is given an opportunity to engage in a pilgrimage of the heart, through Advent and Christmas to the feast of the Epiphany. Each day - from 1 December to 6 January - offers a poem (sometimes explicitly Christian, often not) and an accessible commentary that is both critically informed and devotional in intent. The poets represented include Rowan Williams, Elizabeth Jennings, Edwin Muir, Philip Larkin, Jane Kenyon, Gillian Clarke, George Herbert, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, Waldo Williams, P. J. Kavanagh, Ruth Fainlight, William Blake and many more.

Sunday Observance and the Sunday Letter in Anglo-Saxon England (Hardcover): Dorothy Haines Sunday Observance and the Sunday Letter in Anglo-Saxon England (Hardcover)
Dorothy Haines; Translated by Dorothy Haines
R3,291 Discovery Miles 32 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Edition and translation of Anglo-Saxon text, shedding light on Sunday observance and other issues. Few issues have had as far-reaching consequences as the development of the Christian holy day, Sunday. Every seven days, from the early middle ages, the Christian world has engaged in some kind of change in behaviour, ranging fromparticipation in a simple worship service to the cessation of every activity which could conceivably be construed as work. An important text associated with this process is the so-called Sunday Letter, fabricated as a letter from Christ which dropped out of heaven. In spite of its obviously spurious nature, it was widely read and copied, and translated into nearly every vernacular language. In particular, several, apparently independent, translations were made into Old English. Here, the six surviving Old English copies of the Sunday Letter are edited together for the first time. The Old English texts are accompanied by facing translations, with commentary and glossary, while the introduction examines the development of Sunday observance in the early middle ages and sets the texts in their historical, legal and theological contexts. The many Latin versions of the Sunday Letter arealso delineated, including a newly discovered and edited source for two of the Old English texts. DOROTHY HAINES gained her PhD from the University of Toronto, where she is currently an instructor of Old English.

Encountering the Sacred - The Debate on Christian Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity (Hardcover): Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony Encountering the Sacred - The Debate on Christian Pilgrimage in Late Antiquity (Hardcover)
Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony
R2,121 Discovery Miles 21 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This innovative study sheds new light on one of the most spectacular changes to occur in late antiquity--the rise of pilgrimage all over the Christian world--by setting the phenomenon against the wide background of the political and theological debates of the time. Asking how the emerging notion of a sacred geography challenged the leading intellectuals and ecclesiastical authorities, Brouria Bitton-Ashkelony deftly reshapes our understanding of early Christian mentalities by unraveling the process by which a territory of grace became a territory of power. Examining ancient writers' responses to the rising practice of pilgrimage, Bitton-Ashkelony offers a nuanced reading of their thinking on the merits and the demerits of pilgrimage, revealing theological and ecclesiastical motivations that have been overlooked, and questioning the long-held assumption of scholars that pilgrimage was only a popular, not an elite, religious practice. In addition to Greek and Latin sources, she includes Syriac material, which allows her to build a rich picture of the emerging theology of landscape that took shape over the fourth to sixth centuries.

The Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice (Hardcover): Daniel C. Ullucci The Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice (Hardcover)
Daniel C. Ullucci
R2,799 Discovery Miles 27 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically in the fourth and fifth centuries with the rise of Christianity. Daniel Ullucci offers a new explanation of this remarkable transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, and Jewish religion.
The Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice challenges the predominant scholarly model, which posits a connection between so-called critiques of sacrifice in non-Christian Greek, Latin, and Hebrew texts and the Christian rejection of animal sacrifice. According to this model, pre-Christian authors attacked the propriety of animal sacrifice as a religious practice, and Christians responded by replacing animal sacrifice with a pure, ''spiritual'' 'worship. This historical construction influences prevailing views of animal sacrifice even today, casting it as barbaric, backward, and primitive despite the fact that it is still practiced in such contemporary religions as Islam and Santeria.
Rather than interpret the entire history of animal sacrifice through the lens of the Christian master narrative, Ullucci shows that the ancient texts must be seen not simply as critiques but as part of an ongoing competition between elite cultural producers to define the meaning and purpose of sacrifice. He reveals that Christian authors were not merely purveyors of pure spiritual religion, but a cultural elite vying for legitimacy and influence in societies that long predated them. The Christian Rejection of Animal Sacrifice is a crucial reinterpretation of the history of one of humanity's oldest and most fascinating rituals.

Christmas as Religion - Rethinking Santa, the Secular, and the Sacred (Hardcover): Christopher Deacy Christmas as Religion - Rethinking Santa, the Secular, and the Sacred (Hardcover)
Christopher Deacy
R1,747 Discovery Miles 17 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Christmas as Religion, Christopher Deacy explores the premise that religion plays an elementary role in our understanding of the Christmas festival, but takes issue with much of the existing literature which is inclined to limit the contours and parameters of 'religion' to particular representations and manifestations of institutional forms of Christianity. 'Religion' is often tacitly identified as having an ecclesiastical frame of reference, so that if the Church is not deemed to play a central role in the practice of Christmas for many people today then it can legitimately be side-lined and relegated to the periphery of any discussion relating to what Christmas 'means'. Deacy argues that such approaches fail to take adequate stock of the manifold ways in which people's beliefs and values take shape in modern society. For example, Christmas films or radio programmes may comprise a non-specifically Christian, but nonetheless religiously rich, repository of beliefs, values, sentiments and aspirations. Therefore, this book makes the case for laying to rest the secularization thesis, with its simplistic assumption that religion in Western society is undergoing a period of escalating and irrevocable erosion, and to see instead that the secular may itself be a repository of the religious. Rather than see Christmas as comprising alternative or analogous forms of religious expression, or dependent on any causal relationship to the Christian tradition, Deacy maintains that it is religious per se, and, moreover, it is its very secularity that makes Christmas such a compelling, and even transcendent, religious holiday.

Performing Piety - Making Space Sacred with the Virgin of Guadalupe (Hardcover, New): Elaine A. Pena Performing Piety - Making Space Sacred with the Virgin of Guadalupe (Hardcover, New)
Elaine A. Pena
R2,371 Discovery Miles 23 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Virgin of Guadalupe, though quintessentially Mexican, inspires devotion throughout the Americas and around the world. This study sheds new light on the long-standing transnational dimensions of Guadalupan worship by examining the production of sacred space in three disparate but interconnected locations - at the sacred space known as Tepeyac in Mexico City, at its replica in Des Plaines, Illinois, and at a sidewalk shrine constructed by Mexican nationals in Chicago. Weaving together rich on-the-ground observations with insights drawn from performance studies, Elaine A. Pena demonstrates how devotees' rituals - pilgrimage, prayers, and festivals - develop, sustain, and legitimize these sacred spaces. Interdisciplinary in scope, "Performing Piety" paints a nuanced picture of the lived experience of Guadalupan devotion in which different forms of knowing, socio-economic and political coping tactics, conceptions of history, and faith-based traditions circulate within and between sacred spaces.

The Day I was Crucified - As Told by Christ Himself (Hardcover): Gene Edwards The Day I was Crucified - As Told by Christ Himself (Hardcover)
Gene Edwards
R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

""Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world "" (John 1:29)
No work of modern literature can usher you so powerfully and intimately into the Savior's heart like "The Day I Was Crucified."
Master storyteller, Gene Edwards (author of Divine Romance) recounts the harrowing scene of Calvary as if the crucifixion narrative was being told by Jesus Himself.
In this book, you will... Encounter the depths of God's unfathomable love as you walk side by side with Jesus during His final moments on Earth. Live in new levels of thankfulness as you come face to face with the full measure of what Jesus carried to the Cross on your behalf. Take an unforgettable journey, where the heartache of the Cross and victory of the Resurrection have never been more real to you. Step into history's most powerful and defining moment as you gaze upon the Lamb of God with new eyes.

The Universe is Calling (Paperback, 1st ed): Eric Butterworth The Universe is Calling (Paperback, 1st ed)
Eric Butterworth
R402 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The popular Unity minister who authored the acclaimed Discover the Power Within You offers a non-theological, non-ritualistic guide to prayer for contemporary seekers of oneness, guidance, and self-regulation.

Seven Words of Christmas - The Joyful Prophecies That Changed the World (Hardcover): Robert Morris Seven Words of Christmas - The Joyful Prophecies That Changed the World (Hardcover)
Robert Morris
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Seven Words of Christmas, bestselling author and pastor Robert Morris explains each word of prophecy: an inspired utterance of a prophet, the words of God through man. He illustrates the story of Jesus surrounding the word, and applies the prophecy to our modern lives.

Find the words of:

  • Salvation through Zacharias,
  • Favor through Mary,
  • Blessing through Elizabeth,
  • Guidance through Joseph,
  • Joy through the Shepherds,
  • Redemption through Anna, and
  • Peace through Simeon.

Even now, thousands of years later, the eternal Word of God has numerous applications to modern life. This Christmas, discover salvation, blessings, peace, and more with Pastor Morris.
Deification Through the Cross - An Eastern Christian Theology of Salvation (Paperback): Khaled Anatolios Deification Through the Cross - An Eastern Christian Theology of Salvation (Paperback)
Khaled Anatolios
R904 R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Save R116 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Spiritual Development In The State School - A Perspective on Worship and Spirituality in the Education System of England and... Spiritual Development In The State School - A Perspective on Worship and Spirituality in the Education System of England and Wales (Paperback)
Terence Copley
R710 Discovery Miles 7 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How can children 'develop' spiritually and how do their teachers know when 'development' has occurred? This volume traces the roots and growth of school worship and spiritual development from Victorian times and earlier through the 1960s and beyond in order to see how we have reached the present situation. The subject is examined in various contexts: its historical and cultural background; politics and legislation; philosophy and values; curriculum development. The book addresses the problem of how to define spiritual development and the contentious issue of compulsory school worship. It offers new insights and a thesis for the way forward.

The Shepherd Trilogy - A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm, A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd, A Shepherd Looks at the Lamb... The Shepherd Trilogy - A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm, A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd, A Shepherd Looks at the Lamb of God (Paperback)
W. Phillip Keller 1
R396 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This omnibus edition brings together Phillip Keller's three devotional classics, A Shepherd Looks and the 23rd Psalm, A Shepherd Looks at the Good Shepherd, and A Shepherd Looks at the Lamb of God. As a shepherd, Phillip Keller knew what it was to protect a vulnerable flock on a daily basis. The special skills of a shepherd demanded compassion, care, and guidance. His practical experience provides a wellspring of profound spiritual insight, reflected in these timeless meditations on the most famous psalm of all, on the relationship between the Good Shepherd and his sheep, and on the sacrificial role of Christ the Lamb of God.

Studies in Early Christian Liturgy and its Context - Byzantium, Syria, Armenia (Hardcover, New Ed): Gabriele Winkler Studies in Early Christian Liturgy and its Context - Byzantium, Syria, Armenia (Hardcover, New Ed)
Gabriele Winkler
R4,513 Discovery Miles 45 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The history of the Eastern liturgical rituals reveals the variety and splendour of the world of the Christian Orient, and the profundity of its theological thought. The ritual bears witness to the deep impact these liturgies made on the Mediterranean cultures and societies of Late Antiquity. Gabriele Winkler, a specialist in Oriental liturgies and Armenian studies, here explores the beginnings and early development of these rituals in their historical, philological, and doctrinal context. Her work elucidates the interdependence of the Syriac, Greek, and Armenian cultures; it also demonstrates the interest of this material for the religious and political history of the era.

Worship and the World to Come - Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship (Paperback): Glenn Packiam Worship and the World to Come - Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship (Paperback)
Glenn Packiam
R800 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R106 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Christians sing because we are people of hope. Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and by the promise of our own future resurrection. How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics of Christian Worship series, pastor, theologian, and songwriter Glenn Packiam explores what Christians sing about when they sing about hope and what kind of hope they experience when they worship together. Through his analysis and reflection, we find that Christian worship is crucial to both the proclamation and the formation of Christian hope. The Dynamics of Christian Worship series draws from a wide range of worshiping contexts and denominational backgrounds to unpack the many dynamics of Christian worship-including prayer, reading the Bible, preaching, baptism, the Lord's Supper, music, visual art, architecture, and more-to deepen both the theology and practice of Christian worship for the life of the church.

Flesh Made Word - The Protestant Interpretation Problem and an Embodied Hermeneutic (Hardcover): Lauren Smelser White Flesh Made Word - The Protestant Interpretation Problem and an Embodied Hermeneutic (Hardcover)
Lauren Smelser White
R2,860 Discovery Miles 28 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book delineates the individualist "interpretation problem" that has long beset Protestant biblical interpretation, and engages theological resources that could serve to move beyond it. Lauren Smelser White argues that readers of Scripture-specifically those who long to submit their lives to God's transforming Word, which they believe the Bible discloses-ought to reckon with the participatory role that human bodies (corporeal and corporate) play in producing revelation's norms. Such a reckoning need not entail giving up on Scripture delivering the life-changing address of a divine Other. In support of that claim, White distills a picture of revelation as a divine-human discursive encounter: a process wherein our hermeneutic constructions are incorporated into the Word's self-disclosure, and whereby interpreters who embrace this venture in vulnerability may experience graced transformation. The work concludes by proposing that this "Christomorphic" interpretation process is analogous to a mother's embodied responsiveness in caring for her child. Such a hermeneutic paradigm suggests distinctive commitments from communities who desire to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in interpretive acts.

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