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First published in 1969, this book studies the years of decline in
the Victorian Church between 1868 and 1882. It centres on the
Archbishop Tait, who was paradoxically the most powerful Archbishop
of Canterbury since the seventeenth century, and follows the
policies he pursued, the high church opposition it provoked and the
involvement of Parliament. This book will be of interest to
students of history and religion of the Victorian era.
The theology of Karl Barth has often been a productive dialogue
partner for evangelical theology, but for too long the dialogue has
been dominated by questions of orthodoxy. Karl Barth and the Future
of Evangelical Theology contributes to the conversation through a
creative reconfiguration of both partners in the conversation,
neither of whom can be rightly understood as preservers of
Protestant orthodoxy. Rather, American evangelicalism is identified
with the revivalist forms of Protestantism that arose in the
post-Reformation era, while Barth is revisited as a theologian
attuned both to divine and human agency. In the ensuing
conversation, questions of orthodoxy are not eliminated but
subordinated to a concern for the life of God and God's people. By
offering an alternative to the dominant constraints, this book
opens up new avenues for fruitful conversation on Barth and the
future of evangelical theology.
Much like the Catholic best-seller, but expressly developed for the
Episcopal Church Incorporates liturgy and music suggestions
according to the Book of Common Prayer and other approved pastoral
rites A proven, practical tool already used by thousands, with new
articles for the Episcopal Church audience Funeral planning is one
of the most challenging things a family or priest may ever do,
whether it is honoring the death of a loved one or long-time member
of the congregation. This simple guide explains the Episcopal
theology of celebrating a life alongside grief, while offering
practical guidelines and forms for planning and arranging funerals.
All content is in accordance to the Book of Common Prayer (1979)
and approved liturgical supplementary materials. This new book
remedies the lack of resources regarding the Episcopal funeral
service, building upon the format and success of Preparing a
Catholic Funeral. Sales history of the Catholic edition indicates
that these books are often purchased in bulk by various
institutions to distribute to members in advance of death and to
the families of the deceased before or after a death. Much like the
Catholic best-seller, but expressly developed for the Episcopal
Church Incorporates liturgy and music suggestions according to the
Book of Common Prayer and other approved pastoral rites A proven,
practical tool already used by thousands, with new articles for the
Episcopal Church audience Funeral planning is one of the most
challenging things a family or priest may ever do, whether it is
honoring the death of a loved one or long-time member of the
congregation. This simple guide explains the Episcopal theology of
celebrating a life alongside grief, while offering practical
guidelines and forms for planning and arranging funerals. All
content is in accordance to the Book of Common Prayer (1979) and
approved liturgical supplementary materials. This new book remedies
the lack of resources regarding the Episcopal funeral service,
building upon the format and success of Preparing a Catholic
Funeral. Sales history of the Catholic edition indicates that these
books are often purchased in bulk by various institutions to
distribute to members in advance of death and to the families of
the deceased before or after a death."
In recent years the rapid growth of Christian charismatic movements
throughout sub-Saharan Africa has drastically reconfigured the
region's religious landscape. As a result, charismatic factions
play an increasingly public role throughout Africa, far beyond the
religious sphere. This book uses a multi-disciplinary approach to
consider the complex relationship between Pentecostal-charismatic
Christianity and the socio-political transformation taking place
throughout this region. Each of this text's three main sections
helps in understanding how discourses of moral regeneration
emanating from these diverse Christian communities, largely
charismatic, extend beyond religious bounds. Part 1 covers
politics, political elites and elections, Part 2 explores society,
economies and the public sphere, and Part 3 discusses values,
public beliefs and morality. These sections also highlight how
these discourses contribute to the transformation of three specific
social milieus to reinforce visions of the Christian citizen.
Examining contemporary examples with high quality scholarly
insight, this book is vital reading for academics and students with
an interest in the relationship between religion, politics and
development in Africa.
In her powerful, prophetic teaching style, bestselling author
Jennifer Eivaz helps readers to continually sharpen their gifting
in order to minister healing, breakthrough, and a supernatural
display of God's glory. Helping those with this unique and powerful
anointing, she teaches how to * learn the value of spending time in
the secret place with God * distinguish the extraordinary voice of
God * grow in knowledge of signs and dreams * avoid pet doctrines,
fads, and heresies * understand when to keep a prophetic word, and
when to let it go The world is desperate to hear the voice of God
clearly--it is vital that his prophets give true expression to all
that is on his heart. Are you prepared to become all God has
created you to be?
A harmless, unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed
by masked gunmen in northern Mexico on 4 November 2019. In a
massacre that produced international headlines, nine people were
killed and five others gravely injured. The victims were members of
the La Mora and LeBaron communities-fundamentalist Mormons whose
forebears broke from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and settled in Mexico when polygamy was outlawed. In The
Colony, the best-selling investigative journalist Sally Denton
picks up where initial reporting on the killings left off, and in
the process tells the violent history of the LeBaron clan and their
homestead, from the first polygamist emigration to Mexico in the
1880s to the LeBarons' internal blood feud in the 1970s to the
family's recent alliance with the NXIVM sex cult. Drawing on
sources within Colonia LeBaron itself, Denton creates a mesmerising
work of investigative journalism in the tradition of Under the
Banner of Heaven and Going Clear.
The purpose of this study, first published in 1990, is to
investigate the Americanization of an immigrant church in rural
North America. The study focuses on General Conference Mennonites
who came from Russia and east Europe to settle in central Kansas in
1874. The Americanization of a Rural Immigrant Church will be of
interest to students of American and rural history.
The Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola, Florida, could never
be described as a typical house of worship. After all, what kind of
church draws more than 2 million people to its services in only
three years? What is it about this church that makes drunks go dry,
prostitutes go celibate, gays and lesbians go straight, and more
than 200,000 sinners of all kinds rush down to the altar to get
right with God? In spite of its tremendous success, Brownsville,
like other contemporary and historic revivals, has its critics.
They ask, Is the Brownsville experience the moving of the Holy
Spirit, or is it an enormous Holy Hoax? Award-winning religion
reporter Steve Rabey provides an objective and balanced report on
how the fires of revival in Brownsville were ignited and how its
flames have affected those who have made the pilgrimage to
Pensacola. Rabey's thoughtful and unbiased presentation answers old
questions and raises new ones. You will think long and deep about
your own beliefs and whether revival could happen to you.
Christian churches and groups within Anglo-American contexts have
increasingly used popular music as a way to connect with young
people. This book investigates the relationships between
evangelical Christianity and popular music, focusing particularly
on electronic dance music in the last twenty years. Author Stella
Lau illustrates how electronic dance music is legitimized in
evangelical activities by Christians' discourses, and how the
discourses challenge the divide between the 'secular' and the
'sacred' in the Western culture. Unlike other existing books on the
relationships between music cultures and religion, which
predominantly discuss the cultural implications of such phenomenon,
Popular Music in Evangelical Youth Culture examines the notion of
'spirituality' in contemporary popular electronic dance music.
Lau's emphasis on the sonic qualities of electronic dance music
opens the door for future research about the relationships between
aural properties of electronic dance music and religious
discourses. With three case studies conducted in the cultural hubs
of electronic dance music - Bristol, Ibiza and New York - the
monograph can also be used as a guidebook for ethnographic research
in popular music.
Until recently the impact of the Lutheran Reformation has been
largely regarded in political and socio-economic terms, yet for
most people it was not the abstract theological debates that had
the greatest impact upon their lives, but what they saw in their
parish churches every Sunday. This collection of essays provides a
coherent and interdisciplinary investigation of the impact that the
Lutheran Reformation had on the appearance, architecture and
arrangement of early modern churches. Drawing upon recent research
being undertaken by leading art historians and historians on
Lutheran places of worship, the volume emphasises often surprising
levels of continuity, reflecting the survival of Catholic fixtures,
fittings and altarpieces, and exploring how these could be
remodelled in order to conform with the tenets of Lutheran belief.
The volume not only addresses Lutheran art but also the way in
which the architecture of their churches reflected the importance
of preaching and the administration of the sacraments. Furthermore
the collection is committed to extending these discussions beyond a
purely German context, and to look at churches not only within the
Holy Roman Empire, but also in Scandinavia, the Baltic States as
well as towns dominated by Saxon communities in areas such as in
Hungary and Transylvania. By focusing on ecclesiastical 'material
culture' the collection helps to place the art and architecture of
Lutheran places of worship into the historical, political and
theological context of early modern Europe.
Luther's theology has inspired many since 1517 when he nailed his
ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church. It was the
trigger for the Reformation, a change in the very fabric of
Christianity that is still studied extensively to this day. Much of
this work however has been conducted from either a European or
North American perspective. With Lutheranism becoming more and more
common in the southern hemisphere, new interpretations of Luther's
theology are needed for these emergent and different contexts. In
Transfiguring Luther, Vitor Westhelle offers a reading of Luther
and his legacy that goes beyond the traditional geopolitics of
Luther research, exploring realities where the Reformer's reception
and the latent promise of his theology receive unsuspected
appraisal. Westhelle provides both a revisitation of the past and
an invitation to a new orientation. By establishing a texture
rather than a rigid actuality, Westhelle allows the reader to reach
their own conclusions about these seldom examined aspects of
Luther's theology.
The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has
been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Helene
Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall, Andrew Spicer, and others. Few,
however, have investigated in depth the relationship between
Reformed theology and architectural forms. In The Visual Theology
of the Huguenots, Randal Carter Working explores the roots of
Reformed aesthetics, set against the background of late medieval
church architecture. Indicating how demonstrably important the work
of Serlio is in the spreading of the ideas of Vitruvius, Working
explains the influence of classical Roman building on French
Reformed architecture. He follows this with an examination of five
important Huguenot architects: Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard
Palissy, Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau, Salomon de Brosse, and
Jacques Perret. The distinct language of Huguenot architecture is
revealed by his comparative analysis of three churches: St Pierre
in Geneva, a medieval church overhauled by the Reformers; St
Gervais-St Protais, a Parisian Catholic church whose facade was
completed by the French Reformed architect Salomon de Brosse; and
the temple at Charenton, a structure also designed and built by de
Brosse. These three buildings demonstrate how the contribution of
Huguenot architecture gave expression to Reformed theological ideas
and helped bring about the renewal of classicism in France.
The perfect book for inquirers and new members, as well as current
Church members who may be unfamiliar with some of the Church s
history, beliefs, and practices. This new introduction to the
history, polity, spirituality, worship, and outreach of the
Episcopal Church is written in an easy-to-read conversational tone,
and includes study questions at the end of each chapter, making it
an excellent resource for adult parish study and inquirers'
classes."
First published in 1988, this work was the product of extensive
fieldwork in two evangelical communities. This in-depth
ethnographic study focuses on the meaning systems, organizational
structures and the daily lives of the people Susan D. Rose
encountered. The study is centred around Christian schooling as a
method of socialisation. Tracing the rise of evangelicalism and the
development of the Christian School Movement in the latter half of
the twentieth century, it examines the kinds of educational
alternatives evangelicals have structured for their children.
Moving beyond the issue of schooling itself, it analyses the
interactions among schooling, ideology, economic structures and the
nature of work in contemporary American society, and explores how
people relate to one another within the church-family-school
network. It addresses the provocative question of why
evangelicalism, a self-proclaimed conservative, reactionary
movement, held so much appeal for so many Americans at the time of
publication. This work will be of particular interest to those
studying education and religion and education in the U. S. A.
Christianity Today Book of the Year In the overlooked moments and
routines of our day, we can become aware of God's presence in
surprising ways. How do we embrace the sacred in the ordinary and
the ordinary in the sacred? Framed around one typical day, this
book explores life through the lens of liturgy-small practices and
habits that form us. In each chapter, Tish Harrison Warren
considers a common daily experience-making the bed, brushing her
teeth, losing her keys. Drawing from the diversity of her life as a
campus minister, Anglican priest, friend, wife, and mother, Warren
opens up a practical theology of the everyday. Each activity is
related to a spiritual practice as well as an aspect of our Sunday
worship. Liturgy of the Ordinary is now part of the IVP Signature
Collection, which features special editions of iconic books in
celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of InterVarsity Press.
In his introductory essay to this selection from the writing and
preaching of C.H. Spurgeon, Helmut Thielicke - himself among the
best preachers of the twentieth century - expresses his surprise
and delight at his discovery of the great Victorian preacher. He
draws out those qualities which made Spurgeon one of the most
influential ministers of his day, and explains what it was that
attracted him to the self-educated Baptist preacher. They share a
recognition of the urgency of their message: 'We stand in need of
the simple way in which Spurgeon dares to say that what really and
ultimately counts is to save sinners.' Warmth, immediacy and
directness are Spurgeon's hallmarks; qualities which Thielicke's
own remarkable sermons share but which he felt much preaching of
his day lacked. It is still a convincing testament to Spurgeon's
continuing vitality and relevance that Thielicke, one of the
greatest modern preachers, should say, 'Sell all that you have
...and buy Spurgeon.'
Jesus before Pentecost studies the history of Jesus' ministry from
William P. Atkinson's Pentecostal perspective. This perspective
affects both his method and the book's content. In terms of method,
Atkinson puts forward a strong argument for looking carefully at
John's Gospel, as well as the synoptic gospels, as a reliable
historical source for Jesus' life. In terms of content, his main
areas of study follow key Pentecostal interests, summed up in the
"foursquare" Pentecostal rubric of Jesus as Saviour, Healer,
Baptiser in the Spirit, and Soon-Coming King. The picture that
emerges offers fresh insights into Jesus' life: notably, the
symbolic meaning Jesus invested in the feeding of the five
thousand; the effect that Jesus' approach to healing the sick had
on Him; the involvement of God's Spirit in His life and in the
lives of those around Him; and, lastly, His enigmatic predictions
of his future coming. Overall, the study is both academically
rigorous and warmly engaging. It will appeal to anyone who is
interested in Jesus, regardless of whether or not they are
associated with the Pentecostal tradition.
The third of four volumes, containing the edited texts,
commentaries and source notes for each of the nearly nine hundred
occasions of special worship including the development of national
days of prayer during the two world wars,and a proliferation of
nation-wide services for royal occasions. Since the sixteenth
century, the governments and established churches of the British
Isles have summoned the nation to special acts of public worship
during periods of anxiety and crisis, at times of celebration, or
for annual commemoration and remembrance. These special prayers,
special days of worship and anniversary commemorations were
national events, reaching into every parish in England and Wales,
in Scotland, and in Ireland. They had considerable religious,
ecclesiastical, political, ideological, moral and social
significance, and they produced important texts: proclamations,
council orders, addresses and - in England and Wales, and in
Ireland - prayers or complete liturgies which for specified periods
supplemented or replaced the services in the Book of Common Prayer.
Many of these acts of special worship and most of the texts have
escaped historical notice. National Prayers: Special Worship since
the Reformation, in four volumes, provides the edited texts,
commentaries and source notes for each of the nearly nine hundred
occasions of special worship, and for each of the annual
commemorations. The third volume, Worship for National and Royal
Occasions in the United Kingdom 1871-2016, reveals the considerable
changes in special worship during modern times. These include new
subjects for special prayers, many services for royal events,
wartime national days of prayer, and developing co-operation among
leaders of the main British churches, together with transformations
in the styles of worship in both the Church of England and the
Church of Scotland
To many people, the Church of England and worldwide Anglican
Communion has the aura of an institution that is dislocated and
adrift. Buffeted by tempestuous and stormy debates on sexuality,
gender, authority and power - to say nothing of priorities in
mission and ministry, and the leadership and management of the
church - a once confident Anglicanism appears to be anxious and
vulnerable. The Future Shape of Anglicanism offers a constructive
and critical engagement with the currents and contours that have
brought the church to this point. It assesses and evaluates the
forces now shaping the church and challenges them culturally,
critically, and theologically. The Future Shape of Anglicanism
engages with the church of the present that is simultaneously
dissenting and loyal, as well as critical and constructive. For all
who are engaged in ecclesiological investigations, and for those
who study the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion,
this book offers new maps and charts for the present and future. It
is an essential companion and guide to some of the movements and
forces that are currently shaping the church.
A war hereo and successful young minister in Edinburgh during the
1920s, George MacLeod shocked his many admirers by taking a post in
Govan, a poor and depressed area of Glasgow, and moving inexorably
towards socialism and pacifism during the depression years. It was
during this time that he embarked on the rebuilding of the ancient
abbey on the Isle of Iona, taking with him unemployed craftsmen
from the shipyards of the Clyde and trainee ministers, whom he
persuaded to work as labourers. Out of this was the Iona Community.
In the Trenches is Reggie's own fast-paced, inspiring account of
his colorful, sometimes controversial career, both in the pros and
in the pulpit. It is packed with insights, observations, and war
stories of his twelve years in the NFL-including his championship
season. Reggie is both beloved and feared, tough and gentle,
competitive and compassionate, fierce and generous.
Following the theology of mission developed by John Wesley,
thousands of men and women have engaged in domestic and
international missions. But why did they go? Why do they continue
to go today? In The Use of the Old Testament in a Wesleyan Theology
of Mission, Gordon Snider examines the Wesleyan understanding of
mission in the light of the Old Testament. What theology from God's
Old Covenant gave Wesleyans their drive to impact nations, and how
did it shape their missionary strategies? Drawing upon a range of
primary sources, he examines how a number of influential speakers
in the Wesleyan tradition, particularly the founders and
spokespeople of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century,
have used the Old Testament to inform their theology of mission.
Snider provides an insight into the works of the important
theologians Thomas Coke, Jabez Bunting, Adam Clarke, Richard
Watson, Daniel Whedon and Edmund Cook. Focusing on the movement of
Wesleyan Theology from Great Britain to North America, Snider
analyses how this affected Wesleyan ideas of holiness, eschatology
and divine healing. Readers of this volume will discover why
Wesleyan Christians go into the world and gain a deeper
understanding of missions.
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