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Este libro, ademas de ser un excelente texto en el instituto
Biblico, con los ejercicios y trabajos senalados al final de cada
capitulo, estamos seguros de que se convertira en un auxiliar de
primer orden para todos los pastores y dirigentes de iglesias."
Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher became the third Roman Catholic bishop
for the Diocese of Galveston in 1882. During his thirty-six year
tenure as bishop, Gallagher made significant contributions to the
development of Catholicism in Texas in very challenging and
difficult times. Gallagher's episcopacy was marked by the rapid
growth of parishes, Catholic schools, and hospitals.Notable for
being the first American-born bishop to serve Texas, Gallagher
hailed from north of the Mason-Dixon Line, a fact not easily missed
in a state still reeling from the Civil War. Remembered for his
missionary efforts among African American Catholics, he pushed the
church to become more involved in the local community, opening the
first school for black children in 1886. He also established the
Holy Rosary Parish, one of the first black parishes in Texas.
Similar parishes followed in Houston, Beaumont, and Port Arthur.
Bishop Gallagher also was instrumental in the rebuilding of
churches destroyed by the devastating 1900 hurricane that claimed
more than six thousand lives, including ten nuns and more than
ninety orphans. In the aftermath of the storm, Gallagher
demonstrated a steady hand in the midst of tragedy and was praised
for his ability to bring hope and courage to survivors. The
Episcopacy of Nicholas Gallagher, Bishop of Galveston, 1882-1918 is
a major biography of an important religious figure in Texas during
a time of transition. This book will appeal to readers interested
in Texas history, Galveston history, and the history of the Roman
Catholic Church in America.
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Roger Helland; Foreword by Howard A Snyder
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Since its publication, Church for Every Context has made a
significant impact in our understanding of the theology and
methodology of Fresh Expressions. In this follow-up, Michael
Moynagh develops a model of emergent innovation that combines
insights from both complexity and entrepreneurship theories. Taking
account of the significant developments in practice and thinking
around the emerging church, Church in Life will quickly establish
itself as a key text for all interested in pioneer ministry, fresh
expressions, church planting, church growth and ecclesiology.
Edition of ecclesiastical records from a parish church offer a rich
source of knowledge for life at the time. The documents in this
volume bring to life the day-to-day business and upkeep of the
large church of Mildenhall, belonging to a parish whose manor was
the richest in the possession of Bury St Edmund's Abbey. The
Collections recordthe weekly offerings gathered in aid of church
building and maintenance. The churchwardens' accounts provide
evidence for such matters as repairs to vestments and books, the
cost of candles, and payments to the various tradesmenemployed. The
later accounts also show the impact of the Reformation on the
church, with the pulling down of the rood, destruction of the stone
altar, and erasure of Thomas Becket's name from service books, and
so forth. Many of the people in the accounts are also known from
their wills, reproduced as an appendix. The documents are set into
context with an introduction, which covers the history of the
church during the period, and notes. The late Judith
Middleton-Stewart gained her doctorate from the University of East
Anglia; her book on death and remembrance in the Suffolk deanery of
Dunwich, Inward Purity and Outward Splendour, is also published by
Boydell.
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist Interest in and awareness
of the demand for social justice as an outworking of the Christian
faith is growing. But it is not new. For five hundred years,
Latina/o culture and identity have been shaped by their challenges
to the religious, socio-economic, and political status quo, whether
in opposition to Spanish colonialism, Latin American dictatorships,
US imperialism in Central America, the oppression of farmworkers,
or the current exploitation of undocumented immigrants.
Christianity has played a significant role in that movement at
every stage. Robert Chao Romero, the son of a Mexican father and a
Chinese immigrant mother, explores the history and theology of what
he terms the "Brown Church." Romero considers how this movement has
responded to these and other injustices throughout its history by
appealing to the belief that God's vision for redemption includes
not only heavenly promises but also the transformation of every
aspect of our lives and the world. Walking through this history of
activism and faith, readers will discover that Latina/o Christians
have a heart after God's own.
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