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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Liturgy
Here are prayers and meditations for parents and others who strive to instill values of faith, integrity, compassion, and service in our children at a time when these ideas are threatened by commercialism and violence. With warmth and conviction, Edleman shares his own prayers as well as inspirational readings from others. Turn in this book for guidelines and support--again and again.
If you have any interest in the meaning of life, the human spirit,
or life after death, this is a book you must read...
A delightful little nightstand companion to make prayer a natural part of every day. Greet the day with a celebration of sunrise--and close it with deep appreciation for life's daily gifts and lessons. Here in one charming volume -- compiled by the author of the popular gift book Graces -- you'll find an uplifting collection of readings, prayers, and poems arranged in specific sections to make the joys of prayer a simple, natural part of each day. Special prayers bring motivation to Morning, and lullabies and musing help us focus on the peace of Nightfall. Other readings offer Inspiration or Comfort, or guide us gently through private Reflections. Bedside Prayers is a lovely little gift book for anyone who would like to make the enjoyment of daily prayer as constant as the rising and setting of the sun.
Daily Word for Women builds upon the rich tradition of the Daily Word series, with prayers, messages, and meditations to bring light to every woman's heart and soul, every day of the year... With original essays by: * Betty White, pioneering television actress with five Emmys * Phyllis Diller, world-renowned comedienne * Jayne Meadows, actress of stage, screen, and television * Joan Lauren, nationally acclaimed portrait photographer * Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund * Cheryl Landon, author and daughter of the late actor Michael Landon
When and under what circumstances did the Gospel texts begin to
serve anti-Jewish ends? Can it be said, accurately and fairly, that
the evangelists were anti-Jewish? Are there tendencies in the
Gospels that were originally intended by the evangelists to injure
the Jewish people or their religion, or to work against the
interests of the Jewish people and/or their religion? These and
other issues were addressed in a three-year research project that
culminated in a fall 1996 convocation, at which five major research
papers were presented with two respondents to each paper. The
papers and responses are now made available for the first time in
this volume. Major presentations include: Anti-Judaism and the
Gospel of Matthew -Amy-Jill Levine Anti-Judaism and the Gospel of
Luke -Daryl D. Schmidt Anti-Judaism and the Gospel of John -David
Regensberger Something Greater than the Temple -Robert Louis Wilken
Anti-Judaism in the Critical Study of the Gospels -Joseph B. Tyson
Reflections on Anti-Judaism in the New Testament and in
Christianity -E.P. Sanders ""This book succeeds in giving a
comprehensive view of the problem it addresses, and the papers are
clear, forthright presentations that will help the reader see what
the issues were when the Gospels were written and what they still
are."" -E.P. Sanders, Duke University William R. Farmer is
Professor of New Testament at the University of Dallas and
co-editor of Jesus and the Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 and
Christian Origins (Trinity 1998).
Leon Weinberger draws on a wealth of material, much of it
previously available only in Hebrew, to trace the history of Jewish
hymnography from its origins in the eastern Mediterranean to its
subsequent development in western Europe (Spain, Italy,
Franco-Germany, and England) and Balkan Byzantium, on the Grecian
periphery, under the Ottomans, and among the Karaites. Focusing on
each region in turn, he provides a general background to the role
of the synagogue poets in the society of the time; characterizes
the principal poets and describes their contribution; examines the
principal genres and forms; and considers their distinctive
language, style, and themes. The copious excerpts from the liturgy
are presented in transliterated Hebrew and in English translation,
and their salient characteristics are fully discussed to bring out
the historical development of ideas and regional themes as well as
literary forms. Professor Weinberger's study is a particularly
valuable source-book for students of synagogue liturgy, Jewish
worship, and medieval Hebrew poetry. It provides new perspectives
for students of religious poetry and forms of worship more
generally, while enabling the general reader to acquire a
much-enriched appreciation of the synagogue services. 'A pivotal
reference book . . . The volume's coverage is admirably broad and
dense; its approach and presentation are apt and felicitous.
Nothing comparable has been available in English . . . we owe
Weinberger a big debt of gratitude.' Ephraim Nissan, Shofar 'It is
a blessing to have in English such a felicitous treatment of the
fruits of modern Israeli scholarship on piyyut or Jewish
hymnography incorporated into the author's own prodigious research
. . . The work is the best introduction in English to the whole
subject . . . It is bound to encourage scholars of English-speaking
universities to mount courses in this heretofore neglected area of
Hebrew poetry. The lack of a good textbook can no longer serve as
an excuse.' Reuven Kimelman
This unique manual has spiritual exercises, guided meditations, and
lesson plans that bring the experience of worship off the page and
into the heart of the worshiper. The exercises are intended for
youth and adult audiences, and a variety of settings including
Jewish schools of all kinds, synagogues and havurot, camps and
informal educational programming and retreats. There are
introductions on how and why to use the manual.
Anyone involved in a leadership role encounters the need for
prayers that can be used as written or can be adapted. This
collection is intended to widen horizons, spark imagination, expand
language and enrich personal encounter through prayer. A subject
index is included.
Steve Harper exhorts us not to have just a devotional time, but to
have a devotional life. The seven weekly sessions in this workbook
illustrate how John Wesley's devotional life can be applied to our
own. The devotionals cover scripture, prayer, and fasting, among
other topics.
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life explores the three great ethical themes crucial to people of faith living faithfully. Drawing upon practical examples, Richard J. Foster guides the reader in day-to-day ethical decision making while helping each of us determine "the proper place in Christian life of money, sex, and power."
How does a Christian ever get started on the road to alcoholism?
"Where was God when I begged him not to let me take that next
drink?"
How can a Christian cope with the guilt of actions committed "while
under the influence"?
"How can I resume my role as an active church member and face a
congregation who knows what I was like when I was drinking?"
In the search for answers to these troubling questions, the
recovering alcoholic receives a great deal of spiritual input but
has often had a difficult time finding specifically Christian
literature to supplement the recovery program.
In response to that very real and urgent need, Rev. Carl Nelson has
prepared this devotional resource for the recovering alcoholic
Christian. Based on the Twelve Step program used by Alcoholics
Anonymous, each daily and nightly devotion includes a Prayer,
Meditation, Life Example (based on composites of recovering
alcoholics whom the author has known), and a Scripture Study,
making these devotions ideal for incorporation into any recovering
alcoholic's daily recovery program -- and particularly useful to
those who hunger for the presence of Christ in their daily
struggles.
Carl Nelson is pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Painesville,
Ohio. He is a graduate of Concordia College, Portland, Oregon, and
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri.
Despite the anxious and ubiquitous materialism of the modern world,
the practice of prayer and meditation remains a source of both
relief and inspiration for millions. This unique compilation of
over 1,100 prayers combines the traditional with the modern,
stretching from the Bible, the saints and mystics of the past, and
the Book of Common Prayer, to a Ghanaian fisherman's prayer, and
prayers from many influential non-Christian religions.
Selected for their literary merit as well as spiritual quality,
these prayers speak to the modern reader. Arranged under headings
such as "Prayers from the Scripture," "Prayers of Christians,
Personal and Occasional," and "Prayers of Other Traditions of
Faith," the anthology includes a subject index to guide the reader
to prayers for particular occasions, as well as an index of authors
and sources. It serves as the ideal source for browsing or for more
structured prayer, as well as for private meditation or public
worship.
El milagro de la vida es una serie de meditaciones semanales que le
muestra a la futura madre en palabras y grabados, como se esta
desarrollando su bebe. Al mismo tiempo le da la oportunidad de orar
por el y de mantener un diario de sus pensamientos y sentimientos
durantel el embarazo.
The ultimate purpose of Christ's death on the Cross was that His
believers might be sanctified. Paper.
An attractive reissue of the late Bishop George Appleton's
celebrated selection of over 1,100 prayers from many centuries and
many traditions, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist,
Muslim, Iranian, Shinto, Classical Greek and Latin, native
American, and Baha'i. The wide-ranging contents ofThe Oxford Book
of Prayer reflect the cooperation of the many advisers who have
ensured that the choice of prayers is ecumenical in the widest
sense of the word. The prayers are arranged under headings such as
'Prayers from the Scriptures', 'Prayers of Christians, personal and
occasional', 'Prayers of the Church', and 'Prayers from other
traditions of faith', but there is also a subject index to guide
the user to prayers for particular occasions, and an index of
authors and sources. The book may thus be used for browsing or for
more structured prayer, for private meditation or for public
worship.
Since the period in which the Jewish liturgy was standardized,
there has hardly been a time when it was not somehow in a state of
flux. Eric L. Friedland explores the countless ways that the
Siddur, Mahzor, and Haggadah have been adjusted, amplified, or
transformed so as to faithfully mirror modern Jews' understanding
of themselves, their place in society, and their sancta. In the
tradition of liturgologists such as Elbogen, Idelsohn, and
Petuchowski, Friedland focuses on latter-day adaptations of the
prayerbook, giving proper recognition to the recent concern for
intellectual integrity, cultural congruity, group and individual
self-redefinition, and honest speech in Jewish prayer.
The prayerbooks themselves are witnesses to innovation in the
Jewish liturgy. From David Einhorn's "Olath Tamid" (Baltimore
1855), to Isaac Mayer Wise's "Minhag Amerika" (Cincinnati 1857) and
Marcus Jastrow's 1873 revision of Benjamin Szold's "Abodath Israel"
(Baltimore 1864), Friedland analyzes evidence of creativity in
British and American Reform Jewish liturgy. Various rites for the
Days of Awe provide a particularly accurate glimpse of how Jewish
communities here and abroad experience the sacred, consider eternal
mysteries, and communicate with God.
Friedland also sets the Reform "Gates of Prayer" in historical and
denominational perspective by considering it alongside the
Reconstructionist "Kol Haneshamah," and the Israeli Progressive
"HaAvodah shebaLev." The state and direction of liturgical change
emerges from a survey of commonalities and divergences in
nineteenth- and twentieth-century prayerbooks in terms of Sephardic
and mystical influences, attitudes toward the messianic hope, and
collective sentiments of forgiveness or vengeance toward Israel's
enemies. Liturgical approaches to the commemoration of the Ninth of
Av suggest that even an ancient fast day can recover relevance,
credibility, and authenticity for Liberal Jews in the postmodern
era.
The trend towards a more secular culture in Western society means
that there can be greater flexibility in a wedding ceremony, but
couples are often faced with the challenge of preparing a
meaningful celebration outside the traditional religious framework.
This hands-on, practical guide demonstrates how to approach and
prepare a secular wedding ceremony that honours a couple's
relationship with honest vows and rituals true to their shared
values. In addition, it provides guidance on structuring a ceremony
for couples that come from very different cultural or spiritual
backgrounds. Includes the tools necessary for the creation of a
ceremony, such as a Ritual Identity Questionnaire, checklists, and
many other resources.
This ground-breaking book contains contributions from 12 different
religious traditions: Hinduism, African Traditional Religion,
Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Shintoism,
Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Unitarianism and Baha'i. Interfaith
worship and prayer can be complex, but this book demonstrates that
in a world of many cultures and religions, there is an urgent need
for religions to come together with trust and communication,
especially when there is a crisis. Full of insights and examples of
practice, the book demonstrates how religions can be a powerful
means of unity and compassion. The book opposes the 'clash of
civilisations' model as a way of interpreting the world and
promotes peace, hope, and the possibility of cooperation. Religious
believers can be sincere and committed to their own faith, while
recognising the need to stand firmly together with members of other
religious traditions.
From the very beginning of the church, Christians have found it
helpful to pause for prayer during various times of the day.
Whether for morning or evening devotions or other fixed-time
prayers, such spiritual respites were deemed essential to
worshiping God. Over the years, Christians developed a structure
for such moments of worship, keyed to the time of day and season of
the year. Part of its genius was the seamless integration of
Scripture and prayer. This ancient practice, called the "Daily
Office," has experienced a resurgence of use in our time.
"Seeking God's Face" is a user-friendly approach to this form of
prayer and devotion. Each office includes a psalm of praise, a
passage of Scripture, and a brief set of prayers. An introduction
to prayer-book use from Eugene Peterson is included to acclimate
readers to this form.
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