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You pray it. But do you understand it? The Lord's Prayer has become
so familiar to us that we don't think about what we're praying.
It's a portrait of Jesus' heart. And in it Christians from
different times, places, and traditions have been united. We pray
it, but do we actually believe it? When Jesus taught his followers
how to pray, he emphasized how uncomplicated it should be. There's
no need for pretense or theatrics. Instead, simply ask for what you
need as though you were speaking with your earthly father. This
opens a window into Jesus' prayer life and presents us with a
portrait of his heart for his followers. Wesley Hill re-introduces
the Lord's Prayer. He shows us a God who is delighted to hear
prayer. Petition by petition, in conversation with the Christian
tradition, he draws out the significance of Jesus' words for prayer
today.
This is a substantially expanded and completely revised verision of Bradshaw's classic account, first published in 1993. Traditional liturgical scholarship has generally been marked by an attempt to fit together the various pieces of evidence for the practice of early Christian worship in such a way as to suggest that a single, coherent line of evolution can be traced from the apostolic age to the fourth century. Bradshaw examines this methodology in the light of recent developments in Jewish liturgical scholarship, of current trends in New Testament studies, and of the nature of the source-documents themselves, and especially the ancient church orders. In its place he offers a guide to Christian liturgical origins which adopts a much more cautious approach, recognizing the limitations of what can truly be known, and takes seriously the clues pointing to the esssentially variegated character of ancient Christian worship.
This elegant Bible edition honors the beauty and richness of the
New King James Version in a convenient portable size with essential
study tools and traditional red-letter text for the Words of
Christ. The New King James Version in the Sovereign Collection
reflects the legacy and majesty of the King James Version Bible
produced more than 400 years ago, but in language updated for
today. This beautiful Bible, which contains design flourishes that
pay tribute to the Bible produced in 1611, comes in a convenient
portable size with essential study tools and traditional red-letter
text for the Words of Christ. The Sovereign Collection continues
Thomas Nelson's long history and stewardship publishing Bibles,
featuring elegant letter illustrations leading into each chapter
combined with clear and readable Comfort Print (R), connects you to
the legacy of faith, and inspires your time in the Word to be
enjoyable and fruitful. Features include: Line-matched classic
2-column format for a comfortable reading experience Book
introductions provide a concise overview of the background and
historical context of the book about to be read Words of Christ in
red help you quickly identify Jesus' teachings and statements
Extensive end-of-page cross references allow you to find related
passages quickly and easily Translation notes provide a look into
the thinking of the translators with alternative translations that
could have been used and textual notes about manuscript variations
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What is the church? Why are there so many different expressions of
church throughout time and space, and what ties them all together?
Ecclesiology-the doctrine of the church-has risen to the center of
theological interest in recent decades. In this text, theologian
Veli-Matti Karkkainen provides a wide-ranging survey of the rich
field of ecclesiology in the midst of rapid developments and new
horizons. Drawing on Karkkainen's international experience and
comprehensive research on the church, this revised and expanded
edition is thoroughly updated to incorporate recent literature and
trends. This unique primer not only orients readers to biblical,
historical, and contemporary ecclesiologies but also highlights
contextual and global perspectives and includes an entirely new
section on interfaith comparative theology. An Introduction to
Ecclesiology surveys major theological traditions, including
Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Reformed, and Pentecostal
ecclesiological insights from Latin American, Africa, and Asia
distinct perspectives from women, African Americans, and recent
trends in the United States key elements of the church such as
mission, governance, worship, and sacraments interreligious
comparison with Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist communities As
the church today encounters challenges and opportunities related to
rapid growth in the Majority World, new congregational forms,
ecumenical movements, interfaith relations, and more, Christians
need a robust ecclesiology that makes room for both unity and
diversity. In An Introduction to Ecclesiology students, pastors,
and laypeople will find an essential resource for understanding how
the church can live out its calling as Christ's community on earth.
This selection of writings from the most important moments in the
history of Christianity has become established as a classic
reference work, providing insights into 2000 years of Christian
theological and political debate.
While retaining the original material selected by Henry Bettenson,
Chris Maunder has added a substantial section of more recent
writings. These illustrate the Second Vatican Council; the
theologies of liberation; Church and State from 'Thatcher's
Britain' to Communist Eastern Europe; Black, feminist, and
ecological theology; ecumenism; and inter-faith dialogue. The
emphasis on moral debate in the contemporary churches is reflected
in selections discussing questions about homosexuality, divorce,
AIDS, and in-vitro fertilization, amongst other issues.
This further expanded fourth edition brings the anthology
up-to-date with a new section looking at issues facing the
twenty-first century churches. This includes extracts exploring the
churches' responses to questions of social justice, international
politics, trade and debt, environmental change, and technological
development. New material also covers the global growth of
Christianity, the progress of Christian unity, and mission in
multi-faith and postmodern societies.
"This book is extremely valuable. Shupe et al. have done an
excellent job...highly recommended; it is a must-read."--"Criminal
Justice Review"
""Bad Pastors" raises all the good questions and provides many
hypothetical answers, and for these reasons alone it should be read
by all sociologists of religion with an interest in
wrongdoings."
--"Sociology of Religion"
Child-molesting priests, embezzled church treasures,
philandering ministers and rabbis, even church-endorsed pyramid
schemes that defraud gullible parishioners of millions of dollars:
for the past decade, clergy misconduct has seemed continually to be
in the news.
Is there something about religious organizations that fosters
such misbehavior? Bad Pastors presents a range of new perspectives
and solidly grounded data on pastoral abuse, investigating sexual
misconduct, financial improprieties, and political and personal
abuse of authority. Rather than focusing on individuals who
misbehave, the volume investigates whether the foundation for
clergy malfeasance is inherent in religious organizations
themselves, stemming from hierarchies of power in which trusted
leaders have the ability to define reality, control behavior, and
even offer or withhold the promise of immortality. Arguing that
such phenomena arise out of organizational structures, the
contributors do not focus on one particular religion, but rather
treat these incidents from an interfaith perspective.
Bad Pastors moves beyond individual case studies to consider a
broad range of issues surrounding clergy misconduct, from violence
against women to the role of charisma and abuse of power in new
religious movements. Highlighting similarities between otherforms
of abuse, such as domestic violence, the volume helps us to
conceptualize and understand clergy misconduct in new ways.
Child sexual abuse by clergy within the Roman Catholic Church has
emerged as a social and political discourse over the last three
decades. The analysis here specifically focuses on the
establishment, conduct, and outcomes of the extensive public
inquiries of Australia, although inquiries in other jurisdictions
are also discussed. Unlike criminal or civil processes, although
they may be inquisitory in nature, public inquiries emerge from a
specifically political context and are a tool of governance
embedded in a larger context of governmentality. Understanding the
broader political and cultural contexts of public inquiries is
important, then, in understanding their value and effectiveness as
justice processes - especially for victims of CSA by clergy. What
is interesting about public inquiry is that it situates victims of
CSA by clergy outside of criminal and civil justice processes and
recognises a different politicised relationship between victims as
citizens, the state, and Catholic institutions where abuse has
occurred. At the cutting edge of disciplinary and methodological
understandings of the interconnections between the church, state
and families, his book explores the dynamics of the emergence and
politicisation of victims of CSA by clergy, their expressions of
resistance and the legitimisation of their voice in public and
political spheres.
Si tu equipo esta mas preocupado por las personas que ALCANZA, que
por las que CONSERVA, Amplio y profundo sera para ustedes un
recurso que consultaran una y otra vez. Con una sinceridad y una
transparencia sorprendentes, Andy Stanley explica como una de las
iglesias mas grandes de los Estados Unidos comenzo con un divorcio
famoso y la division de una iglesia. En su libro te presenta su
estrategia para atraer a la iglesia a las personas que no tienen
iglesia y asegurarse de que regresen con sus amigos. Conoce las
metas y el funcionamiento de North Point Community Church, en
Alpharetta, Georgia. Por vez primera, Andy Stanley explica su
estrategia para predicarle a una audiencia 'doble': personas que ya
son creyentes, y visitantes que no tienen aun iglesia, y hasta es
posible que piensen de una manera cinica con respecto al
cristianismo. El autor presenta en detalle el modelo de formacion
espiritual de North Point: los cinco Catalizadores de la Fe. Los
lideres responsables de programar los cultos sentiran gran interes
en lo que el llama 'los tres ingredientes esenciales para crear un
ambiente irresistible'. Entendiendo como nadie por experiencia
propia la situacion de las iglesias que quieran hacer la transicion
hacia un modelo mas aproximado al suyo, Andy Stanley explica en
detalle la manera de realizar esta transicion. Mas que un libro,
Amplio y profundo es un atractivo manual de facil y agradable
lectura nacido de la experiencia y la labor en equipo guiada por el
Espiritu Santo, que pondra a pensar y actuar a todo pastor o lider
de ministerio que necesite un nuevo enfoque de las Escrituras y de
la vida de las iglesias para hacer la parte que le corresponde en
la Gran Comision de Cristo."
Baptists through the Centuries provides a clear introduction to the
history and theology of this influential and international people.
David Bebbington, a leading Baptist historian, surveys the main
developments in Baptist life and thought from the seventeenth
century to the present. The Baptist movement took root and grew
well beyond its British and American origins. Bebbington
persuasively demonstrates how Baptists continually adapted to the
cultures and societies in which they lived, generating ever more
diversity within an already multifaceted group. Bebbington's survey
also examines the challenging social, political, and intellectual
issues in Baptist historyaattitudes on race, women's roles in the
church, religious liberty, missions, and theological commitments.
The second edition of this proven textbook extends the scope with
chapters on three parts of the world where Baptists have become
particularly numerous: Latin America (where Brazilian Baptists
number over 2 million), Nigeria (where Baptists are at their
strongest outside North America, numbering roughly 5 million), and
the Naga Hills in India (where Baptists form over 80 percent of the
population). Each chapter also highlights regional issues that have
presented new challenges and opportunities to Baptists: holistic
mission in Latin America, the experience of charismatic renewal and
the encounter with Islam in Nigeria, and the demands of peacemaking
in the Naga Hills. Through this new edition, Bebbington orients
readers and expands their knowledge of the Baptist community as it
continues to flourish around the world.
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