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This book presents the work of leading hermeneutical theorists
alongside emerging thinkers, examining the current state of
hermeneutics within the Pentecostal tradition. The volume's
contributors present constructive ideas about the future of
hermeneutics at the intersection of theology of the Spirit,
Pentecostal Christianity, and other disciplines. This collection
offers cutting-edge scholarship that engages with and pulls from a
broad range of fields and points toward the future of
Pneumatological hermeneutics. The volume's interdisciplinary essays
are broken up into four sections: philosophical hermeneutics,
biblical-theological hermeneutics, social and cultural
hermeneutics, and hermeneutics in the social and physical sciences.
Surprisingly Supernatural: A Practical Guide to Releasing the
Gifts of the Spirit teaches believers to receive the gifts of the
Spirit, and then how to release the spiritual gifts of prophecy,
healings and miracles, discernment, and binding or driving out
demons. Then the believers are encouraged to bring in the harvest.
When believers learn how to release the gifts of the Spirit that is
what the Bride of Christ is to do at the end of the age, and then
she will enter into the wedding banquet (see Matt. 24:14;
25:9-10).
You Will Learn -That you are supposed to ask for the Holy
Spirit, and ask for the gifts of the Spirit, and being continually
filled by the Spirit was what the first disciples experienced, and
they were the first ones called "Christians." -That if you will
learn the conditions required for you to hear God's voice, then you
will be able to prophecy. -That if you will learn the keys to
healing, then you will begin to see the sick healed when you lay
your hands on them. -That when you ask for the gift of discernment,
then you will begin to discern demons and the defilement that is
around you. Then you can cast out those demons. -That leylines are
spiritual highways that demons travel on over the earth, and you
will learn how to clean them off. -That when you release the gifts
of the Spirit, you will easily be able to show nonbelievers that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and is the Savior of the World.
-That the Bride of Christ is to be continually filled by the Spirit
until she is clothed in the armor of light and clothed in Jesus
Christ, then she will bring glory to the Lord (see Rom. 13:12,
14).
This innovative urban history of Dublin explores the symbols and
spaces of the Irish capital between the Restoration in 1660 and the
advent of neoclassical public architecture in the 1770s. The
meanings ascribed to statues, churches, houses, and public
buildings are traced in detail, using a wide range of visual and
written sources.
This volume is a comprehensive collection of articles on Bunyan as
well as including several broader views of the Nonconformist
tradition.
In the course of the nineteenth century, the boundaries that
divided Protestants, Catholics and Jews in Germany were redrawn,
challenged, rendered porous and built anew. This book addresses
this redrawing. It considers the relations of three religious
groups-Protestants, Catholics, and Jews-and asks how, by dint of
their interaction, they affected one another.Previously, historians
have written about these communities as if they lived in isolation.
Yet these groups coexisted in common space, and interacted in
complex ways. This is the first book that brings these separate
stories together and lays the foundation for a new kind of
religious history that foregrounds both cooperation and conflict
across the religious divides. The authors analyze the influences
that shaped religious coexistence and they place the valences of
co-operation and conflict in deep social and cultural contexts. The
result is a significantly altered understanding of the emergence of
modern religious communities as well as new insights into the
origins of the German tragedy, which involved the breakdown of
religious coexistence.
When you agree with the marvelous promises given in the Word of God, you will begin to reap God's gifts of love, joy, peace, health, and favor. When you speak those promises out loud and into the lives of others, your words can work wonders. Now, E. W. Kenyon and Don Gossett join forces to build our faith, offering timeless wisdom and challenging us to live a bolder life for God. Through His power, believers should be able to overcome adversity and sin in such areas as finances, health, marriage and other relationships, and emotions. There is power in the blood of Jesus to defeat anything and everything the enemy brings against you! You, too, can speak words of life into those who are lost, suffering, and needy. Let your compassion flow. The bolder your faith words are, the greater your results will be.
This book explores the Society of Friend's Atlantic presence
through its creation and use of networks, including intellectual
and theological exchange, and through the movement of people. It
focuses on the establishment of trans-Atlantic Quaker networks and
the crucial role London played in the creation of a Quaker
community in the North Atlantic.
The Christian doctrine of God has traditionally been presented in
two parts: an account of the existence and attributes of God on the
one hand, and an account of God's triunity on the other. The
present study is an analysis of Karl Barth's doctrine of the divine
attributes (or 'perfections'), as it appears in his "Church
Dogmatics II/1". Barth's doctrine of the divine perfections has
received comparatively little attention, and what attention it has
received is typically very selective. Authors unaware of larger,
structural themes in Barth's account often misconstrue significant
details of Barth's text. Others wrongly discount the implications
of Barth's doctrine of the perfections for his theology as a whole.
The aim of this study is primarily to clarify what Barth says about
the perfections and secondarily to relate this to broader themes in
Barth's theology. "T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology" is
a series of monographs in the field of Christian doctrine, with a
particular focus on constructive engagement with major topics
through historical analysis or contemporary restatement.
Much misunderstood, Mormonism had a colorful beginning in the 19th
century, as a visionary named Joseph Smith founded and built a
community of believers with their own unique faith. In the
late-20th century, the church had to come to terms with its own
growth and organization, as well as with the increasing
pervasiveness of globalization, secularization, and cultural
changes. Today Mormonism is one of the major religions in America,
and continues to grow internationally. However, though the church
itself remains strong, it is elusive to those of other faiths.
Here, a seasoned author and third-generation Mormon sheds light on
the everyday lives and practices of faithful Mormons. Bushman's
readers will come away with a more thorough appreciation of what it
means to be Mormon in the modern world. Much misunderstood,
Mormonism had a colorful beginning in the 19th century, as a
visionary named Joseph Smith founded and built a community of
believers with their own unique faith. In the late-20th century,
the church had to come to terms with its own growth and
organization, as well as with the increasing pervasiveness of
globalization, secularization, and cultural changes. Today
Mormonism is one of the major religions in America, and one that
continues to grow internationally. However, though the church
itself remains strong, it is elusive to those of other faiths.
Here, a seasoned author and third-generation Mormon sheds light on
the everyday lives and practices of faithful Mormons. Bushman's
readers will come away with a more thorough appreciation of what it
means to be Mormon in the modern world. Following Brigham Young
into the Great Basin and founding communities that have endured for
over 100 years, Mormons have forged a rich history in this country
even as they built communities around the world. But the origins of
this faith and those who adhere to it remain mysterious to many in
the United States. Bushman allows readers a vivid glimpse into the
lives of Mormons-their beliefs, rituals, and practices, as well as
their views on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexual
orientation. The voices of actual Mormons reveal much about their
inspiration, devotion, patriotism, individualism, and conservatism.
With its mythical history and unlikely success, many wonder what
has made this religion endure through the years. Here, readers will
find answers to their questions about what it means to be Mormon in
contemporary America.
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