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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General
Respected Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe defines the essence of
worship and discusses the key issues surrounding this often
controversial topic within the church.
A history of holy wells from the pagan cult of water to the
Christian wells of the middle ages, and including a full gazetteer.
The holy well is the absolute combination of mystery and utility.
There are hundreds of them still to be found, some easily, others
with good maps. This useful book lists them all, and in so doing
takes us into the realm of a still little-known spiritual area...
It also leads us through many exceedingly interesting though remote
areas of Celtic and English Christian history. RONALD BLYTHE
[TABLET] Holy wells are an ancient and mysterious part of the
landscape, yet have been the subject of little serious study. James
Rattue has been fascinated by them for many years, and has now
written the first general history of wells and their religious and
cultural associations. He begins the story in the ancient world,
exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water, then
traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England,
examining pagan wells and their Christianisation, the role played
byecclesiastical history and institutions, the importance of
saints' cults, and the social functions of wells in the middle
ages.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER
Ruth is such a gift to us-her voice is strong and honest, yet
believably grace-filled and kind. We learn and grow into who we
want to be when Ruth's words and art lead us. -Annie F. Downs,
bestselling author of 100 Days to Brave and host of That Sounds Fun
podcast Become What You Behold You are in the process of becoming.
Every day is an opportunity to be shaped and formed by what moves
your heart...drives your thoughts...captures your gaze. Is it any
wonder that where you direct your eyes and your heart matter in
your day-to-day? We become what we behold when we set our hearts
and minds on Christ and His redemption story here in the details of
our daily lives. Not just on Sunday, not just on holidays, not just
when extraordinarily hard or wonderful things happen...but today.
Bestselling author and artist Ruth Chou Simons invites you on a new
journey to Beholding and Becoming. With more than 850 pieces of
intricate, original artwork, Ruth encourages you to elevate your
gaze to the One who created all things. Today is an opportunity for
God to demonstrate His love and His faithfulness in the midst of
your mundane. No circumstance is too ordinary or too forgotten for
Him to meet you there in worship. His transforming grace turns your
"everyday ordinary" into a holy place of becoming.
This is a classic book from the unique insight and spiritual wisdom
of Evelyn Capel. She covers the main festivals and events in the
Christian Year: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter,
Ascension, Whitsun, St John's tide, and Michaelmas, always linking
them back to the Gospels and Christ. She considers the cycles of
our world: the changing seasons; life, death and resurrection;
waking and sleeping; breathing in and breathing out. Throughout,
Capel never loses sight of the over-arching cosmic themes which
influence the spiritual rhythms of the Earth and human beings.
Ritual has emerged as a major focus of academic interest. As a
concept, the idea of ritual integrates the study of behavior both
within and beyond the domain of religion. Ritual can be both
secular and religious in character. There is renewed interest in
questions such as: Why do rituals exist at all? What has been, and
continues to be, their place in society? How do they change over
time? Such questions exist against a backdrop of assumptions about
development, modernization, and disenchantment of the world.Written
with the specific needs of students of religious studies in mind,
"Ritual: Key Concepts in Religion" surveys the field of ritual
studies, looking at it both historically within anthropology and in
terms of its contemporary relevance to world events.
Lent is not about giving up or taking up, but a radical opening up:
the opening up of our lives to God's transformative kingdom. That
is the challenge Trystan Owain Hughes sets in Opening Our Lives.
Through practical daily devotions he calls on us to open our eyes
to God's presence, our ears to his call, our hearts to his love,
our ways to his will, our actions to his compassion and our pain to
his peace.
Whilst Contemporary Worship Music arose out of a desire to relate
the music of the church to the music of everyday life, this
function can quickly be called into question by the diversity of
musical lives present in contemporary society. Mark Porter examines
the relationship between individuals' musical lives away from a
Contemporary Worship Music environment and their diverse
experiences of music within it, presenting important insights into
the complex and sometimes contradictory relationships between
congregants' musical lives within and outside of religious worship.
Through detailed ethnographic investigation Porter challenges
common evangelical ideals of musical neutrality, suggesting the
importance of considering musical tastes and preferences through an
ethical lens. He employs cosmopolitanism as an interpretative
framework for understanding the dynamics of diverse musical
communities, positioning it as a stronger alternative to common
assimilationist and multiculturalist models.
Takes the reader on an inspirational tour and encourages us to
undertake pilgrimages of our own
"Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic "will warm readers'
hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales
of love, joy, and awe. A fantastic holiday gift for the young and
young at heart.
Christmas is a magical time of year -- a time of family, friends,
and traditions. Readers will revel in the 101 holiday stories in
"Chicken Soup for the Soul: " "Christmas Magic" that spread the
special joy, wonder, and blessings of the season with its tales of
finding the perfect Christmas tree, being with family, seeing the
awe in a child's eyes, and enjoying the magic of the season.
No mattter how much or how little you already know about the
Ercharist, the "secrets" revealed here will bring you to a new,
personal "Emmaus" experience, again and again. Perfect for personal
devotion, catechesis, study groups, book clubs, and theological...
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