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We are living in the Business Age. The historic role of nation states is rapidly being replaced by the corporation. Like never before, Christian business leaders have the chance to play a pivotal role in transforming society and spreading the gospel. But seizing this opportunity requires thinking differently about God, about his kingdom, about his purposes in the world, and about business.
While some Christian professionals dream of being “freed from business” to go into the ministry or see business as enemy territory to be invaded for Christ, others are convinced that Christian principles simply don’t work in the “real world.” In Business as Mission, Michael Baer challenges each of these positions.
He rejects the unbiblical thinking that ministry and business are by definition separate activities — that our lives can be compartmentalized into the sacred and secular. Instead he guides business leaders in developing the vital characteristics of a kingdom business — the kind of business that will free them to live fully integrated lives and lead organizations that significantly impact the world.
Ever since its composition in the ninth century, the use of the
Veni Creator in the liturgy of Pentecost and in Christian
assemblies has been constant, as one continuous, solemn invocation
of the Paraclete. Its language, however, is far removed from
theological discourse but inspired by symbol, image and song, by
poetry and liturgy, by prophecy and living models of holiness. The
author is one of the foremost specialists in the theology of the
Spirit. He has the master’s art of drawing the reader by
communicating his own enthusiasm for the Holy Spirit.
A leading public intellectual’s timely reckoning with how Jews can and should make sense of their tradition and each other.
What does it mean to be a Jew? At a time of worldwide crisis, venerable answers to this question have become unsettled. In To Be a Jew Today, the legal scholar and columnist Noah Feldman draws on a lifelong engagement with his religion to offer a wide-ranging interpretation of Judaism in its current varieties. How do Jews today understand their relationship to God, to Israel, and to each other—and live their lives accordingly?
Writing sympathetically but incisively about diverse outlooks, Feldman clarifies what’s at stake in the choice of how to be a Jew, and discusses the shared “theology of struggle” that Jews engage in as they wrestle with who God is, what God wants, or whether God exists. He shows how the founding of Israel has transformed Judaism itself over the last century—and explores the ongoing consequences of that transformation for all Jews, who find the meaning of their Jewishness and their views about Israel intertwined, no matter what those views are. And he examines the analogies between being Jewish and belonging to a large, messy family—a family that often makes its members crazy, but a family all the same.
Written with learning, empathy and clarity, To Be a Jew Today is a critical resource for readers of all faiths.
If we are to believe many modern commentators, science has squeezed
God into a corner, killed and then buried him with its
all-embracing explanations. Atheism, we are told, is the only
intellectually tenable position, and any attempt to reintroduce God
is likely to impede the progress of science. In this stimulating
and thought-provoking book, John Lennox invites us to consider such
claims very carefully. Is it really true, he asks, that everything
in science points towards atheism? Could it be possible that theism
sits more comfortably with science than atheism? Has science buried
God or not? Now updated and expanded, God's Undertaker is an
invaluable contribution to the debate about science's relationship
to religion.
Squarely challenging a culture obsessed with success, an acclaimed
philosopher argues that failure is vital to a life well lived,
curing us of arrogance and self-deception and engendering humility
instead. Our obsession with success is hard to overlook. Everywhere
we compete, rank, and measure. Yet this relentless drive to be the
best blinds us to something vitally important: the need to be
humble in the face of life's challenges. Costica Bradatan mounts
his case for failure through the stories of four historical figures
who led lives of impact and meaning-and assiduously courted
failure. Their struggles show that engaging with our limitations
can be not just therapeutic but transformative. In Praise of
Failure explores several arenas of failure, from the social and
political to the spiritual and biological. It begins by examining
the defiant choices of the French mystic Simone Weil, who, in
sympathy with exploited workers, took up factory jobs that her
frail body could not sustain. From there we turn to Mahatma Gandhi,
whose punishing quest for purity drove him to ever more extreme
acts of self-abnegation. Next we meet the self-styled loser E. M.
Cioran, who deliberately turned his back on social acceptability,
and Yukio Mishima, who reveled in a distinctly Japanese
preoccupation with the noble failure, before looking to Seneca to
tease out the ingredients of a good life. Gleefully breaching the
boundaries between argument and storytelling, scholarship and
spiritual quest, Bradatan concludes that while success can make us
shallow, our failures can lead us to humbler, more attentive, and
better lived lives. We can do without success, but we are much
poorer without the gifts of failure.
Women's Economic Writing in the Nineteenth Century is the first
comprehensive collection of women's economic writing in the long
nineteenth century. The four-volume anthology includes writing from
women around the world, showcases the wide variety and range of
economic writing by women in the period, and establishes a
tradition of women's economic writing; selections include didactic
tales, fictional illustrations, poetry, economic theory, social
theory, reports, letters, novels, speeches, dialogues, and
self-help books. The anthology is divided into eight themed
sections: political economy, feminist economics, domestic
economics, labor, philanthropy and poverty, consumerism, emigration
and empire, and self-help. Each section begins with an introduction
that tells a story about women writers' relationship to the section
theme and then provides an overview of the selections contained
therein. Women's Economic Writing in the Nineteenth Century
demonstrates just how common it was for women to write about
economics in the nineteenth century and establishes important
throughlines and trajectories within their body of work.
40 Days with the Holy Spirit will inspire you to encounter God in
fresh and surprising ways. You'll develop stronger spiritual
muscles as you breathe, read, reflect, and pray-all with an eye to
cultivating a relationship with the least familiar member of the
Trinity. The book is interactive, offering the opportunity to write
and pray each day; intelligent, rooted in a rigorous study of
scripture, from Genesis to Revelation; and inviting, with 40
insightful, well-planned 20-30 minute daily exercises; and
prayerful, with 40 original prayers that capture each day's insight
into the deep, spiritual work of the Holy Spirit.
This volume aims to offer a course on the spiritual life. The
author looks at ways in which the words people use can prevent them
from being aware of themselves and others. Sharing his own
inspirations and including anecdotes, he sets out to provide a
practical guide for people trying to live a Christian life.
"Rediscovering the Beauty of Sabbath Rest"
Our bodies and souls were "created "to rest--regularly--and when
they do, we experience heightened productivity, improved health,
and more meaningful relationships.
In these pages you'll find wonderful stories of the senator's
spiritual journey, as well as special Sabbath experiences with
political colleagues such as Bill Clinton, Al and Tipper Gore, John
McCain, Colin Powell, George W. Bush, Bob Dole, and others. Senator
Joe Lieberman shows how his observance of the Sabbath has not only
enriched his personal and spiritual life but enhanced his career
and enabled him to serve his country to his greatest capacity.
Liturgies for Hope expresses eloquently the collective ache felt by
many in modern society today - burnout, anxiety, daily stresses -
and reminds us how important it is to turn our focus outwards, to
each other and importantly, to our ever-loving God. Born during the
Covid pandemic, authors Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore asked
each other: what can we, lovers of words, create to defy the
darkness? Inspired by Christian liturgies-a type of prayer-poem-
they created Liturgies for Hope, resolving to offer something more
beautiful and trustworthy in response to the world around them.
Deeply uplifting, this beautiful collection of 60 comforting
prayers for modern life will help readers speak to the God who
knows them, supports them, and see that whatever their
circumstances there is always more hope to be had.
A sigil is an intensely powerful magickal tool that any modern
witch should consider adding to their repertoire. Sigils can help
manifest your desires, ward off evil, and add deeper levels of
meaning to your spells. You don’t have to be an artist to create
a sigil—anyone can do it. Sigil Craft is Lia Taylor’s
must-have guide to creating sigils, including step-by-step
instructions using various methods including the Magic Square and
Austin Osman Spare, as well as an overview of sigils throughout
history, from Agrippa to modern chaos magick, from medieval
grimoires and prehistoric cave paintings to the graphic novels of
Grant Morrison. Taylor shares how to charge your sigils,
incorporate them into your creative endeavors, and heighten the
power of your sigils through the shoaling technique. This immensely
useful book is fully illustrated with Taylor’s art, and is a
fascinating guide to an increasingly popular practice.Â
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