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This workbook is designed to accompany the fifth edition of Bruce
Shelley's Church History in Plain Language. Following the
textbook's structure, this workbook offers discussion questions for
group and personal reflection, assessments, activities, and
resources for further study, all of which reinforce the textbook's
teaching and support the students' learning experience. The newest
edition of Bruce Shelley's Church History in Plain Language brings
the story of global Christianity into the twenty-first century. In
this fifth edition, Marshall Shelley assembled a team of
historians, historical theologians, and editors to revise and
update his father's classic text. As a result, it now includes
important stories of the development of Christianity in Asia,
India, and Africa, both in the early church as well as in the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It also highlights the
stories of women and non-Europeans who significantly influenced the
development of Christianity but whose contributions are often
overlooked in overviews of church history. Covering recent events,
this book also: Details the rapid growth of Christianity in the
southern hemisphere Examines the influence of technology on the
spread of the gospel Discusses how Christianity intersects with
other religions in countries all over the world Together with this
workbook companion, the new edition of Church History in Plain
Language provides an easy-to-read guide to global Christianity and
promises to set a new standard for readable church history.
Secular assumptions are being introduced piecemeal into our way of
life. From the Millennium Dome (what exactly was it celebrating?)
to the restrictions on the wearing of crosses and abolition of
nativity plays, Christianity is being marginalised. Christian
social initiatives at local levels are now so severely restricted
that several Christian bodies issue guidelines on handling local
council prejudice. There is a widespread if illdefined sense that a
valuable heritage is slipping away.
Yet the Bible and Prayer Book are seminal for our language and
literature; Christian social action predated the modern welfare
state; our laws are based on Christian ethical systems. Christians
should push back, re-engaging with politicians and opinion formers.
Christians must be salt and light. Introverted Christianity must
give way to engagement with the world, not defensively but with
confidence and hope. It is time for a proper debate about the place
of faith in modern Britain.
In first-century Rome, following Jesus comes at a tremendous social
cost. An urbane Roman landowner and merchant is intrigued by the
Christian faith-but is he willing to give up his status and
lifestyle to join the church? Meanwhile his young client, a
catechumen in the church at Rome, is beginning to see just how much
his newfound faith will require of him. A Week in the Life of Rome
is a cross section of ancient Roman society, from the overcrowded
apartment buildings of the poor to the halls of the emperors.
Against this rich backdrop, illuminated with images and explanatory
sidebars, we are invited into the daily struggles of the church at
Rome just a few years before Paul wrote his famous epistle to them.
A gripping tale of ambition, intrigue, and sacrifice, James
Papandrea's novel is a compelling work of historical fiction that
shows us the first-century Roman church as we've never seen it
before.
In Azusa Street Mission and Revival, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. brings to
bear expertise from decades of focused study in church history to
reveal the captivating story of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Los
Angeles, which became known as the Azusa Street Mission. From
humble beginnings with few resources, this small uniquely diverse
and inclusive congregation led by William J. Seymour ignited a fire
that quickly grew into a blaze and spread across the world giving
rise to the global Pentecostal movement. Sifting through newspaper
reports and other written accounts of the time as well as the
mission's own publications, and through personal interaction with
some of those blessed to stand very near to the fire that began at
the mission, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. relates not only the historical
significance of the revival but also captures the movement of the
Holy Spirit that changed the face of modern Christianity.
Christian Law: Contemporary Principles offers a detailed comparison
of the laws of churches across ten distinct Christian traditions
worldwide: Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist,
Reformed, Presbyterian, United, Congregational and Baptist. From
this comparison, Professor Doe proposes that all denominations of
the faith share common principles in spite of their doctrinal
divisions; and that these principles reveal a concept of 'Christian
law' and contribute to a theological understanding of global
Christian identity. Adopting a unique interdisciplinary approach,
the book provides comprehensive coverage on the sources and
purposes of church law, the faithful (lay and ordained), the
institutions of church governance, discipline and dispute
resolution, doctrine and worship, the rites of passage, ecumenism,
property and finance, as well as church, State and society. This is
an invaluable resource for lawyers and theologians who are engaged
in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, showing how dogmas may
divide but laws link Christians across traditions.
Originally published by Cambridge University Press in the Monograph
Series of the Society for New Testament Studies, Dr. Hoehner s work
has been widely acclaimed for its scholarly reconstruction of Herod
Antipas political career."
Fire blazes from heaven, and a stone altar erupts in flame. So
begins a spiritual awakening, the kindling of a revival fire still
burning today. Beginning with Elijah and God's tremendous one-day
revival of Israel, Wesley Duewel tells stories of revivals spanning
the globe from America to China to Africa, all brought by obedience
and heartfelt prayer. He illustrates how God has used revival fire
through the centuries to revive the church and reveal the glorious
presence of the Holy Spirit.
God's Belongers should transform our thinking about what it means
to belong to church. Uniquely, David Walker replaces the old and
worn division between 'members' and 'nonmembers' with a fourfold
model of belonging: through relationship, through place, through
events, and through activities. From his extensive practical
research, the author shows how 'belonging' can encompass a far
wider group of people than those who attend weekly services. This
opens up creative opportunities for mission in today's world. 'In
this excellent book David Walker brings together his considerable
gifts as a first-rate mathematician and theologian in a highly
accessible manner. The result is not only fascinating and
thought-provoking: its insights have the potential significantly to
renew the mission of the church in its efforts to make the love of
God in Jesus known. I hope it will be very widely read.' The Right
Revd Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester
Clergy have historically been represented as figures of authority,
wielding great influence over our society. During certain periods
of American history, members of the clergy were nearly ever-present
in public life. But men and women of the clergy are not born that
way, they are made. And therefore, the matter of their education is
a question of fundamental public importance. In Clergy Education in
America, Larry Golemon shows not only how our conception of
professionalism in religious life has changed over time, but also
how the education of religious leaders have influenced American
culture. Tracing the history of clergy education in America from
the Early Republic through the first decades of the twentieth
century, Golemon tracks how the clergy has become increasingly
diversified in terms of race, gender, and class in part because of
this engagement with public life. At the same time, he demonstrates
that as theological education became increasingly intertwined with
academia the clergy's sphere of influence shrank significantly,
marking a turn away from public life and a decline in their
cultural influence. Clergy Education in America offers a sweeping
look at an oft-overlooked but critically important aspect of
American public life.
Durante muchos anos Juntos para toda la vida ha respondido a una
necesidad de lasparroquias y de parejas comprometidas. Despues de
analizar las necesidades einquietudes de futuros esposos por mas de
tres anos, esta quinta edicionconserva su formato original, pero
incorpora reflexiones pedidas o sugeridaspor ellos mismos,
incluyendo ademas un rico material catequetico. La nuevaversion
contiene ademas los textos de la tercera edicion del Misal Romano.
Sehan aprovechado las reflexiones de las anteriores versiones, si
bien algunos de ellos hansido sustituidos por otros de mayor
actualidad. Ofrece ademas todos los textosliturgicos necesarios
para celebrar el Matrimonio dentro de la Misa, fuera deella o entre
un catolico y una persona no bautizada.
* An acolyte resource for the 21st-century Episcopal Church * Fully
illustrated (black-and-white) with reproducible handouts Despite
the changing landscape of the Episcopal Church, one ministry that
continues but gets little attention is that of acolytes. Whether
second graders or adults, the mentoring and training of acolytes is
a formational experience. I Serve at God's Altar offers a
simplified theology of how God is met in worship and how it affects
the lives of those most engaged in it, a visual exploration of the
Episcopal liturgy and its history through extensive illustrations,
how acolytes fit into the work of the church in worship, and how
worship affects the acolyte's discernment for ministry and Rule of
Life. Illustrations include a visual exploration of church
artifacts (crosses, candles, Eucharistic vessels, etc.), holds, and
processes to set a standard of expectation and expertise in service
according to Episcopal practice and tradition. There is a section
of reproducible handouts for organizing an acolyte ministry at
every size church, including scheduling, communications,
installation liturgies, recruitment plans, and training outlines.
In this short book, Sam Emadi explains that church organization
isn't just transactional; it's meant to be transformative. He
describes how churches should reflect biblical authority,
particularly members' responsibilities to one another, their
elders, and deacons.
The Holy Mountain of Athos is a self governing monastic republic on
a peninsula in Northern Greece. Standing on the shores of the
Aegean Sea is one of the twenty ruling monasteries that comprise
the republic, that of St Panteleimon, known in Greek as the
Rossikon. It's building, fully restored in recent years, can
accommodate up to 5,000 men, reflecting the scale of the settlement
at its apogee in the nineteenth century and prior to the Bolshevik
revolution in Russia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 it
has experienced a strong revival and is now one of the most
numerous of the twenty. But the vast buildings that can be seen
today are really only a reflection of the history of the past two
centuries. Much less well known is the fact that the history of a
Russian presence on Athos goes back more than one thousand years.
This is the first comprehensive account of this in the English
language. The author has been able to draw from previously
inaccessible archival materials in gathering the wealth of
information he shares in this work. The history of the community is
not described in geographical isolation but shown as interacting
with the much wider worlds of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires and
the modern nation state of Greece, together with that of the
Russian homeland whose political character is constantly evolving.
There are shown to be three distinct phases in this history: From
the tenth to the twelfth centuries when Russian Athonites inhabited
the ancient Russian Lavra of the Mother of God, also known as
Xylourgou. Then the six hundred years from the mid-twelth to the
mid-eighteenth century when the ancient Monastery of St Panteleimon
was the Russian house on Athos, more commonly referred to as
Nagorny or Stary Rusik. Finally the most recent 250 years, that are
naturally covered in greater depth thanks to the wider availability
of sources. Amongst the themes explored in the book are ethnic
relations, the Pan-Orthodox ideal, the role of money and political
pressure, sanctity and heroism in adversity, and the importance of
historical memory and precedent. The author seeks to arbitrate
fairly between often strongly opposing ethnic viewpoints. It
examines in detail the fluctuating fortunes of the monastic
community of St Panteleimon during the past 250 years when its
ethnic identity was frequently questioned. It is a history that has
been blighted by Greek-Russian quarrels, mass deportation of
dissenting brethren, troubles in the Caucasus, and even tangential
implication in the present-day dispute between the Ecumenical and
Moscow Patriarchates over Ukraine. This text will be invaluable to
both academic historians and the general educated reader who does
not possess specialist knowledge. It is complimented by a timeline,
glossary, comprehensive bibliography, index, full colour
illustrations and photographs.
This book, first published in 1915, is a collection of lectures
given between 1897 and 1913 by Reginald Poole, Keeper of the
Archives at the University of Oxford, on the subject of the Papal
chancery and 'diplomatic' up to the end of the 12th century. This
book will be of value to anyone interested in the operation of the
Papal diplomatic corps during the crucial period of the Middle
Ages.
Here's an unabashedly Catholic history that documents scores of
sustained and unprecedented assaults on our Catholic Faith these
past five centuries and delineates our Church's brave response to
each one.
Francis Gastrell (1662 1725) served as Bishop of Chester from 1714
until his death. During this time, he compiled historical notes on
his diocese from a range of medieval and contemporary sources. His
survey contains detailed information on parishes, including their
sizes, populations and economies. The notes also provide invaluable
data on administrative matters such as the development of the towns
within the diocese, notably including records of acts of charity
and records of the grammar schools and their governors, finances
and statutes. This 1990 publication, prepared by L. A. S. Butler,
is the first printed edition of the notes relating to the Yorkshire
parishes that had been transferred within the archdeaconry of
Richmond to the bishopric of Chester. With full editorial
apparatus, and thorough indexes of persons, clergy and places, this
work stands as an important resource for church, social and local
historians.
Originally published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts
series, this volume contains the full preface for Of the Laws of
Ecclesiastical Polity, the seminal work by Anglican theologian
Richard Hooker (1554-1600). An editorial introduction is also
included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in
Hooker and the development of Anglicanism.
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