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Muhammad - How He Can Make You Extraordinary (Paperback): Hesham Al-Awadi Muhammad - How He Can Make You Extraordinary (Paperback)
Hesham Al-Awadi
R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book tells the story of the Prophet Muhammad as an inspirational role model for anyone who wants to be extraordinary.

You will learn how Muhammad shaped his personality as a child, dealt with the universal challenges of adolescence while a teenager, and then emerged as a leader in his community as a young adult. The book deliberately avoids the language of historical narration used in typical biographies of the Prophet in favor of a more informal, down-to-earth approach.

In this book, the reader will get a completely different view of Muhammad and hopefully will see how Muhammad addressed our own daily challenges, inspiring us to excel in confronting these challenges.

Maximus the Confessor - Jesus Christ and the Transfiguration of the World (Hardcover): Paul M. Blowers Maximus the Confessor - Jesus Christ and the Transfiguration of the World (Hardcover)
Paul M. Blowers
R3,367 Discovery Miles 33 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study contextualizes the achievement of a strategically crucial figure in Byzantium's turbulent seventh century, the monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor (580-662). Building on newer biographical research and a growing international body of scholarship, as well as on fresh examination of his diverse literary corpus, Paul Blowers develops a profile integrating the two principal initiatives of Maximus's career: first, his reinterpretation of the christocentric economy of creation and salvation as a framework for expounding the spiritual and ascetical life of monastic and non-monastic Christians; and second, his intensifying public involvement in the last phase of the ancient christological debates, the monothelete controversy, wherein Maximus helped lead an East-West coalition against Byzantine imperial attempts doctrinally to limit Jesus Christ to a single (divine) activity and will devoid of properly human volition. Blowers identifies what he terms Maximus's "cosmo-politeian" worldview, a contemplative and ascetical vision of the participation of all created beings in the novel politeia, or reordered existence, inaugurated by Christ's "new theandric energy". Maximus ultimately insinuated his teaching on the christoformity and cruciformity of the human vocation with his rigorous explication of the precise constitution of Christ's own composite person. In outlining this cosmo-politeian theory, Blowers additionally sets forth a "theo-dramatic" reading of Maximus, inspired by Hans Urs von Balthasar, which depicts the motion of creation and history according to the christocentric "plot" or interplay of divine and creaturely freedoms. Blowers also amplifies how Maximus's cumulative achievement challenged imperial ideology in the seventh century-the repercussions of which cost him his life-and how it generated multiple recontextualizations in the later history of theology.

The Prophet Joseph Smith - Restoration Issues (Paperback): C Paul Smith The Prophet Joseph Smith - Restoration Issues (Paperback)
C Paul Smith
R492 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R26 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Varieties of Religious Invention - Founders and Their Functions in History (Hardcover): Patrick Gray Varieties of Religious Invention - Founders and Their Functions in History (Hardcover)
Patrick Gray
R3,788 Discovery Miles 37 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Religious controversies frequently center on origins, and at the origins of the major religious traditions one typically finds a seminal figure. Names such as Jesus, Muhammad, Confucius, and Moses are well known, yet their status as "founders" has not gone uncontested. Does Paul deserve the credit for founding Christianity? Is Laozi the father of Daoism, or should that title belong to Zhuangzi? What is at stake, if anything, in debates about "the historical Buddha"? What assumptions are implicit in the claim that Hinduism is a religion without a founder? The essays in Varieties of Religious Invention do not attempt to settle these perennial arguments once and for all. Rather, they aim to consider the subtexts of such debates as an exercise in comparative religion: Who engages in them? To whom do they matter, and when? When is "development" in a religious tradition perceived as "deviation" from its roots? To what extent are origins thought to define the "essence" of a religion? In what ways do arguments about founders serve as a proxy for broader cultural, theological, political, or ideological questions? What do they reveal about the ways in which the past is remembered and authority negotiated? As the contributors survey the landscape shaped by these questions within each tradition, they provide insights and novel perspectives about the religions individually, and about the study of world religions as a whole.

African Christian Ethics (Hardcover): Samuel Waje Kunhiyop African Christian Ethics (Hardcover)
Samuel Waje Kunhiyop
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Revelation of the Devil (Hardcover): Laurence Gardner Revelation of the Devil (Hardcover)
Laurence Gardner
R853 Discovery Miles 8 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is Laurence Gardner's final book, written shortly before his death in 2010 and is the accompanying book to his Origin of God (published 2011 by dash house publishing). Together with Origin of God, this book outlines an irrefutable and searing indictment of conventional belief and exposes the evils and absurdities perpetuated over the millenia in the name of Christianity. In Revelation of the Devil, Laurence Gardner traces the history of the Devil, from its roots in Mesopotamia and the Old Testament all the way up to the modern world of today. Travelling through the New Testament, as well as the Koran, and then passing in turn through the Inquisitions, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, he unmasks what he has called "the myth of evil and the conspiracy of Satan." For nearly 2,000 years a supernatural entity known as the Devil has been held responsible by Church authorities for bringing sin and wickedness into the world. Throughout this period, the Devil has been portrayed as a constant protagonist of evil, although his origin remains a mystery and his personality has undergone many interpretive changes, prompting questions such as: If God is all good and all powerful, then why does evil exist? How can it exist? If God created everything, then where did the Devil come from? If the Devil exists, then why does he not feature in any pre-Christian document? Revelation of the Devil follows the Devil's sinister history, in the manner of a biography, from his scriptural introduction to the dark satanic cults of the present day. In a strict chronological progression, we experience the mood of each successive era as the Devil's image was constantly manipulated to suit the changing motives of his creators in their bid for threat-driven clerical control.

Creating a Scottish Church - Catholicism, Gender and Ethnicity in Nineteenth-Century Scotland (Hardcover): S Karly Kehoe Creating a Scottish Church - Catholicism, Gender and Ethnicity in Nineteenth-Century Scotland (Hardcover)
S Karly Kehoe
R2,342 Discovery Miles 23 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Creating a Scottish Church considers Catholicism's transition from an underground and isolated church to a multi-faceted institution that existed on a national scale. By challenging the dominant notion of Scotland as a Presbyterian nation, this study represents a radical departure from traditional perceptions. Included in this journey through nineteenth-century industrial urbanisation are the roles of women as well as the effect of Irish migration that initiated a reappraisal of the Church's position in Scottish culture and society. In taking a more critical look at gender and ethnicity, Kehoe investigates the myriad ways in which Scotland's Catholic population enhanced their experiences of community life and acquired a sense of belonging in a rapidly evolving and modernising nation. Introducing previously unseen material from private collections and archives, Kehoe also considers how the development of church-run social welfare services for the Catholic population helped to support the construction of a civil society and national identity that was distinctively Scottish. The book's primary focus on gender, ethnicity and religiosity introduces a deeper understanding of religion and culture in modern Britain, thus providing a significant contribution to existing historiography.

The Origin of God (Hardcover): Laurence Gardner The Origin of God (Hardcover)
Laurence Gardner
R1,043 Discovery Miles 10 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Covenant of Works - The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine (Hardcover): J.V. Fesko The Covenant of Works - The Origins, Development, and Reception of the Doctrine (Hardcover)
J.V. Fesko
R2,599 Discovery Miles 25 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The doctrine of "the covenant of works" arose to prominence in the late sixteenth century and quickly became a regular feature in Reformed thought. Theologians believed that when God first created man he made a covenant with him: all Adam had to do was obey God's command to not eat from the tree of knowledge and obey God's command to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth. The reward for Adam's obedience was profound: eternal life for him and his offspring. The consequences of his disobedience were dire: God would visit death upon Adam and his descendants. In the covenant of works, Adam was not merely an individual but served as a public person, the federal head of the human race. The Covenant of Works explores the origins of the doctrine of God's covenant with Adam and traces it back to the inter-testamental period, through the patristic and middle ages, and to the Reformation. The doctrine has an ancient pedigree and was not solely advocated by Reformed theologians. The book traces the doctrine's development in the seventeenth century and its reception in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Fesko explores the reasons why the doctrine came to be rejected by some, even in the Reformed tradition, arguing that interpretive methods influenced by Enlightenment thought caused theologians to question the doctrine's scriptural legitimacy.

Thomas Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles - A Guide and Commentary (Hardcover): Brian Davies Thomas Aquinas's Summa Contra Gentiles - A Guide and Commentary (Hardcover)
Brian Davies
R4,015 Discovery Miles 40 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

One of Aquinas's best known works after the Summa Theologica, Summa Contra Gentiles is a theological synthesis that explains and defends the existence and nature of God without invoking the authority of the Bible. A detailed expository account of and commentary on this famous work, Davies's book aims to help readers think about the value of the Summa Contra Gentiles (SCG) for themselves, relating the contents and teachings found in the SCG to those of other works and other thinkers both theological and philosophical. Following a scholarly account of Aquinas's life and his likely intentions in writing the SCG, the volume works systematically through all four books of the text. It is, therefore, a solid and reflective introduction both to the SCG and to Aquinas more generally. The book is aimed at students of medieval philosophy and theology, and of Aquinas in particular. It will interest teachers of medieval philosophy and theology, though it does not presuppose previous knowledge of Aquinas or of his works. Davies's book is the longest and most detailed account and discussion of the SCG available in English in one volume.

Saint Francis and the Sultan - The Curious History of a Christian-Muslim Encounter (Hardcover): John V. Tolan Saint Francis and the Sultan - The Curious History of a Christian-Muslim Encounter (Hardcover)
John V. Tolan
R2,410 Discovery Miles 24 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In September, 1219, as the armies of the Fifth Crusade besieged the Egyptian city of Damietta, Francis of Assisi went to Egypt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil.
Although we in fact know very little about this event, this has not prevented artists and writers from the thirteenth century to the twentieth, unencumbered by mere facts, from portraying Francis alternatively as a new apostle preaching to the infidels, a scholastic theologian proving the truth of Christianity, a champion of the crusading ideal, a naive and quixotic wanderer, a crazed religious fanatic, or a medieval Gandhi preaching peace, love, and understanding. Al-Kamil, on the other hand, is variously presented as an enlightened pagan monarch hungry for evangelical teaching, a cruel oriental despot, or a worldly libertine.
Saint Francis and the Sultan takes a detailed look at these richly varied artistic responses to this brief but highly symbolic meeting. Throwing into relief the changing fears and hopes that Muslim-Christian encounters have inspired in European artists and writers in the centuries since, it gives a uniquely broad but precise vision of the evolution of Western attitudes towards Islam and the Arab world over the last eight hundred years."

Catholic New Hampshire (Paperback): Barbara D Miles Catholic New Hampshire (Paperback)
Barbara D Miles; Introduction by Monsignor Anthony R Frontiero
R587 R530 Discovery Miles 5 300 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dictionary Of Devotions (Hardcover): Michael J Walsh Dictionary Of Devotions (Hardcover)
Michael J Walsh
R1,171 Discovery Miles 11 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The central act of Christian worship is the Mass or Eucharist. This, however, is a formal public act, and generally a once-in-a-week event, which does not entirely answer the spiritual aspirations of the vast majority of Christians who express these through prayer and "devotional practices". The cult of relics and of saints in general; banding together into confraternities to foster a special devotion; going on pilgrimages, wearing medals, badges and scapulars - all these are forms of devotion. Where did they all come from? They have left their mark on the Church, in the history of books and in manuals of prayers, but relatively little is known about them. The idea for this book arose when, in the senior common room of a university theological faculty, it became clear that none of those present knew why there was an "Infant of Prague". The book is in a dictionary format. Mainly historical in its approach, it explains how a particular devotion arose, sets it in its context and explains the purpose it served in the life of the Church. It is critical without being judgemental on subjects such as the "truth" behind apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Some 600 entries range over topics such as relics, pilgrimages and the cult of the saints, as well as more specialized and local devotions. The work is designed to be of use to historians and those engaged in religious studies, as well as being of interest to the general public. The topics are confined to the Christian religion and, in effect, almost entirely to the Roman Catholic tradition. Tables provide a comparison of the Liturgical Calendar (fixed and moveable feasts) before and after the Reform of 1969. A comprehensive index enables readers to follow virtually any subject through its different aspects, as well as providing a quick guide to the contents of the dictionary. Michael Walsh is the editor of Bishop Butler's "Lives of the Saints" in one concise volume, and the author of a companion volume, "Patron Saints".

The Land Is Not Empty - Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery (Paperback): Sarah Augustine The Land Is Not Empty - Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery (Paperback)
Sarah Augustine
R456 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R34 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Faith and the Founders of the American Republic (Hardcover): Mark David Hall, Daniel L. Dreisbach Faith and the Founders of the American Republic (Hardcover)
Mark David Hall, Daniel L. Dreisbach
R3,650 Discovery Miles 36 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The role of religion in the founding of America has long been a hotly debated question. Some historians have regarded the faith of a few famous founders, such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Thomas Paine, as evidence that the founders were deists who advocated the strict separation of church and state. Popular Christian polemicists, on the other hand, have attempted to show that virtually all of the founders were orthodox Christians in favor of state support for religion. As the essays in this volume demonstrate, a diverse array of religious traditions informed the political culture of the American founding. Faith and the Founders of the American Republic includes studies both of minority faiths, such as Islam and Judaism, and of major traditions, such as Calvinism. It also includes nuanced analysis of specific founders-Quaker John Dickinson, prominent Baptists Isaac Backus and John Leland, and Federalist Gouverneur Morris, among many others-with attention to their personal histories, faiths, constitutional philosophies, and views on the relationship between religion and the state. This volume will be a crucial resource for anyone interested in the place of faith in the founding of the American constitutional republic, from political, religious, historical, and legal perspectives.

Church, Ministry and Sacraments in the New Testament (Paperback): C.K. Barrett Church, Ministry and Sacraments in the New Testament (Paperback)
C.K. Barrett
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Barrett's book consists of a complete revision of the four chapters, of the Didsbury Lectures, given at the British Isles Nazarene College, Manchester. The chapter titles indicate the content: From Jesus to the Church; Ministry; Sacraments; and The Developing Community. Barrett properly points out that "the church is at the same time central and peripheral." Likewise, the church is provisional, temporary, penultimate-an interim solution for the time between the resurrection/ ascension of Jesus and the heaven of the church. He also correctly notes the possibility and danger of an ecclesiological as well as christological Apollinarianism. Consequently, he emphasizes the human nature of Christ and human dimensions of the church.

An Introduction to the History of Christianity - From the Early Church to the Enlightenment (Hardcover): George Herring An Introduction to the History of Christianity - From the Early Church to the Enlightenment (Hardcover)
George Herring
R2,369 Discovery Miles 23 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a beautifully crafted and clearly written introduction to Christianity over its 2000 year history, concentrating on the interaction between the sacred and the secular. This book is a practical response to the experience of teaching in a variety of different settings from university undergraduates, through WEA, to parish groups. This book will thus adopt an approach radically different to that of many general Church histories in terms of length, structure and presentation. The broad underlying theme of the book will be the interaction between Christianity and the secular world, exploring how one has shaped and been shaped by the other, reflecting the title of the book. In order to achieve this, the book will not attempt to cover the whole of Christian history (this has been done frequently by others), but rather it will focus on a number of specific themes and chronological periods. The four themes will be Belief, Practice, Organisation and Propagation. There will be four chronological divisions, chosen as pivotal in the development of Christianity, and reflecting the conventional divisions of history into ancient, medieval, early and later modern. This will enable the book to be used as either a general introduction to Christian history or as a starting point for further investigation of one or more periods. The periods are: The Imperial Church (300-500) The Medieval Church (1050-1250), The Reformation Church (1450-1650) The Modern Church (1800-2000). There will be included maps, timelines, quotations from primary source material, a glossary and a further reading section.

A Short History of English Church Music (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Eric Routley, Lionel Dakers A Short History of English Church Music (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Eric Routley, Lionel Dakers
R1,648 Discovery Miles 16 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ranging from the medieval period to the present day, this is a brief history of church music as it has developed through the English tradition. Described as "a quick journey", it provides a broad historical survey rather than an in-depth study of the subject, and also predicts likely future trends.

Out of Obscurity - Mormonism since 1945 (Hardcover): Patrick Q. Mason, John G. Turner Out of Obscurity - Mormonism since 1945 (Hardcover)
Patrick Q. Mason, John G. Turner
R3,804 Discovery Miles 38 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess recent developments, such as the LDS Church's international growth and acculturation; its intersection with conservative politics in recent decades; its stances on same-sex marriage and the role of women; and its ongoing struggle to interpret its own tumultuous history. The scholars draw on a wide variety of Mormon voices as well as those of outsiders, from Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India, to "Mormon Mommy blogs," to evangelical "countercult" ministries. Out of Obscurity brings the story of Mormonism since the Second World War into sharp relief, explaining the ways in which a church very much rooted in its nineteenth-century prophetic and pioneering past achieved unprecedented influence in the realms of American politics and international business.

Catholic Kansas City (Paperback): Zachary S Daughtrey Catholic Kansas City (Paperback)
Zachary S Daughtrey; Foreword by Most Rev James V Johnston Jr
R609 R523 Discovery Miles 5 230 Save R86 (14%) Out of stock
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John Newton
R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 In Stock
Charles Fox Parham - The Unlikely Father of Modern Pentecostalism (Paperback): Larry Martin Charles Fox Parham - The Unlikely Father of Modern Pentecostalism (Paperback)
Larry Martin
R426 R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Save R26 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blood and Water - Solving the Mystery of How Jesus Died by Scripture and Medical Science (Hardcover): M D Gary C Hassmann Blood and Water - Solving the Mystery of How Jesus Died by Scripture and Medical Science (Hardcover)
M D Gary C Hassmann
R648 R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dancing in God's Earthquake - The Coming Transformation of Religion (Paperback): Arthur Ocean Waskow Dancing in God's Earthquake - The Coming Transformation of Religion (Paperback)
Arthur Ocean Waskow
R596 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
History of the Waldenses - A Light Shining in Darkness (Paperback): James Wylie History of the Waldenses - A Light Shining in Darkness (Paperback)
James Wylie
R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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