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Angels and Visitors (Paperback): Jean-Mark Sens Angels and Visitors (Paperback)
Jean-Mark Sens
R312 R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Save R23 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Climb - Practical Lessons For Today's Leader (Paperback): Samuel Rodriguez The Climb - Practical Lessons For Today's Leader (Paperback)
Samuel Rodriguez; John Rivera
R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse (Hardcover, New): Saul M. Olyan, Martha C. Nussbaum Sexual Orientation and Human Rights in American Religious Discourse (Hardcover, New)
Saul M. Olyan, Martha C. Nussbaum
R2,325 R1,836 Discovery Miles 18 360 Save R489 (21%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume is intended to promote academic and public understanding of the different positions that exist on the issues of sexual orientation and civil rights protections for gays and lesbians within the major American religious traditions. Writers from the Jewish, Roman Catholic, mainline Protestant, and African-American churches explore the history and tradition of their communities on same-sex orientation, discuss the moral stance they advocate, and consider the legal and public policy implications of that stance.

Understanding Leadership in God's Kingdom - (Maximising Your Leadership Potential) (Paperback): Michael Kola Ewuosho Understanding Leadership in God's Kingdom - (Maximising Your Leadership Potential) (Paperback)
Michael Kola Ewuosho
R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Reviewing Leadership - A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches (Paperback, 2nd Edition): Robert J Banks, Bernice M... Reviewing Leadership - A Christian Evaluation of Current Approaches (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
Robert J Banks, Bernice M Ledbetter, David C Greenhalgh, William Dyrness, Robert Johnston
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Evaluating Current Approaches to Leadership This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of current approaches to leadership from a discerning Christian perspective. Combining expertise in leadership, theology, and ministry, the authors take a historical look at leadership and how it is viewed and used in today's context. The book is informed by both biblical and leadership studies scholarship and interacts with a number of popular marketplace writings on leadership. It also evaluates exemplary role models of Christian leadership. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout.

Being a Buddhist Nun - The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas (Hardcover): Kim Gutschow Being a Buddhist Nun - The Struggle for Enlightenment in the Himalayas (Hardcover)
Kim Gutschow
R799 R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Save R42 (5%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

They may shave their heads, don simple robes, and renounce materialism and worldly desires. But the women seeking enlightenment in a Buddhist nunnery high in the folds of Himalayan Kashmir invariably find themselves subject to the tyrannies of subsistence, subordination, and sexuality. Ultimately, Buddhist monasticism reflects the very world it is supposed to renounce. Butter and barley prove to be as critical to monastic life as merit and meditation. Kim Gutschow lived for more than three years among these women, collecting their stories, observing their ways, studying their lives. Her book offers the first ethnography of Tibetan Buddhist society from the perspective of its nuns.

Gutschow depicts a gender hierarchy where nuns serve and monks direct, where monks bless the fields and kitchens while nuns toil in them. Monasteries may retain historical endowments and significant political and social power, yet global flows of capitalism, tourism, and feminism have begun to erode the balance of power between monks and nuns. Despite the obstacles of being considered impure and inferior, nuns engage in everyday forms of resistance to pursue their ascetic and personal goals.

A richly textured picture of the little known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, the book offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Its analysis of the way in which gender and sexuality construct ritual and social power provides valuable insight into the relationship between women and religion in South Asia today.

A Guide to Preparing to Minister in a Healing Service (Paperback): Olumide Oladele A Guide to Preparing to Minister in a Healing Service (Paperback)
Olumide Oladele
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
When Dreams Go Dry - how to live and lead when all seems lost (Paperback): Camis G Ware When Dreams Go Dry - how to live and lead when all seems lost (Paperback)
Camis G Ware
R304 R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Save R17 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Muslim Preacher in the Modern World - A Jordanian Case Study in Comparative Perspective (Paperback): Richard T Antoun Muslim Preacher in the Modern World - A Jordanian Case Study in Comparative Perspective (Paperback)
Richard T Antoun
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Richard Antoun documents and exemplifies the single most important institution for the propagation of Islam, the Friday congregational sermon delivered in the mosque by the Muslim preacher. In his analysis of various sermons collected in a Jordanian village and in Amman, the author vividly demonstrates the scope of the Islamic corpus (beliefs, ritual norms, and ethics), its flexibility with respect to current social issues and specific social structures, and its capacity for interpretation and manipulation.

Focusing on the pivotal role of preacher as "culture broker," Antoun compares the process of "the social organization of tradition" in rural Jordan with similar processes outside the Muslim world. He then highlights the experiential dimension of Islam. The sermons discussed range over such topics as family ethics, political attitudes, pilgrimage, education, magic, work, compassion, and individual salvation.

Originally published in 1989.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Gott Bleibt Israel Treu - Die Bundesbeziehung Gottes Zu Israel Im Sinaibund ALS Argumentationsgrundlage in Roemer 9-11 (German,... Gott Bleibt Israel Treu - Die Bundesbeziehung Gottes Zu Israel Im Sinaibund ALS Argumentationsgrundlage in Roemer 9-11 (German, Hardcover)
Berthold Schwarz; Benjamin Lange
R1,273 Discovery Miles 12 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Die Kapitel 9-11 des Roemerbriefes sind fur die Frage nach der Bedeutung Israels im Neuen Testament von zentraler Bedeutung. In welcher Weise Paulus dabei das Alte Testament verwendet, ist in der Forschung jedoch umstritten. In dieser Studie wird anhand der Zitate aus dem Kontext des Sinaibundes untersucht, inwieweit Paulus auf die alttestamentlichen Aussagen zur Bundesbeziehung Gottes zu Israel zuruckgreift. Dazu wird die Bundesbeziehung in ihrem alttestamentlichen Kontext, ihrer Rezeption im Fruhjudentum und schliesslich in ihrer argumentativen Funktion in Roem 9-11 analysiert. Es zeigt sich, dass die alttestamentlichen Kernaussagen zur Bundesbeziehung Paulus weitreichend gepragt haben und wesentlich der UEberzeugung sind, dass Gott Israel nicht verstossen hat.

Renegade Ministry - For those who've ever wanted to give up, throw up, or not even show up while trying to transform the... Renegade Ministry - For those who've ever wanted to give up, throw up, or not even show up while trying to transform the world. (Paperback)
Scott Osterberg
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Management by the Book (Paperback): Robert Case Management by the Book (Paperback)
Robert Case
R1,274 R1,070 Discovery Miles 10 700 Save R204 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brain Washed - Transforming Your Self-Image Through the Amazing Love of God (Paperback): David Nofziger Brain Washed - Transforming Your Self-Image Through the Amazing Love of God (Paperback)
David Nofziger
R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gratitude - Life Series (Paperback): Pastor Andy Korsinah, Regina Okine Gratitude - Life Series (Paperback)
Pastor Andy Korsinah, Regina Okine
R160 Discovery Miles 1 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Premarital Effectiveness (Paperback): Jamie J Pettis Pastor Premarital Effectiveness (Paperback)
Jamie J Pettis Pastor
R352 Discovery Miles 3 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Opening the Red Door (Paperback): Hae-Jin Choe Opening the Red Door (Paperback)
Hae-Jin Choe
R696 Discovery Miles 6 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Entering Heaven's Gateways - Supernatural Keys to Heavenly Encounters Breakthroughs of Healing and Deliverance... Entering Heaven's Gateways - Supernatural Keys to Heavenly Encounters Breakthroughs of Healing and Deliverance (Paperback)
Annie Arakelian; Edited by Nancy Palamara, Donna Dolbashian
R865 R759 Discovery Miles 7 590 Save R106 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Teens A to Z - A manual for developing mature, godly teenagers (Paperback): Steve Damron Teens A to Z - A manual for developing mature, godly teenagers (Paperback)
Steve Damron
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mission and Conversion - Proselytizing in the Religious History of the Roman Empire (Paperback, Revised): Martin Goodman Mission and Conversion - Proselytizing in the Religious History of the Roman Empire (Paperback, Revised)
Martin Goodman
R1,363 Discovery Miles 13 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a controversial and important new examination of the origins of Christian mission, set against the background of ancient Judaism and the pagan culture of the Roman Empire. The author's startling conclusions suggest that mission was not inherent in either early Judaism or Christianity, and was only sporadically practised in antiquity by these religions. Clear, accessible, and at the same time displaying considerable scholarship, this book will provide an important challenge and a stimulus to both theologians and historians, and is likely to provoke keen and lively debate among scholars of these disciplines. It invites a total re-consideration of the grounds for religious mission in both Christianity and Judaism.

Scattered Sheep - Repairing the Breach and Restoring Relationships Between Sheep and Undershepherds (Paperback): Gail Johnson Scattered Sheep - Repairing the Breach and Restoring Relationships Between Sheep and Undershepherds (Paperback)
Gail Johnson
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Sound of Freedom - Breaking Every Chain/Interactive Workbook (Paperback): Renee Minor Johnson The Sound of Freedom - Breaking Every Chain/Interactive Workbook (Paperback)
Renee Minor Johnson
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Recovering from Childhood Abuse - Powerful Strategies for Healing (Paperback): Robert A Fish Recovering from Childhood Abuse - Powerful Strategies for Healing (Paperback)
Robert A Fish
R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Turned On - Tuning In, In a Tuned-Out World (Paperback): David Norrie Turned On - Tuning In, In a Tuned-Out World (Paperback)
David Norrie
R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Next Level Leaders - The Keys to Living in the Overflow (Paperback): Abraham Shanklin, Ingrid Shanklin, PJ Edmund Next Level Leaders - The Keys to Living in the Overflow (Paperback)
Abraham Shanklin, Ingrid Shanklin, PJ Edmund
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Life of the Buddha (Hardcover): Ashvaghosa Life of the Buddha (Hardcover)
Ashvaghosa; Translated by Patrick Olivelle
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Buddhist monk Ashva-ghosha composed Life of the Buddha in the first or second century CE probably in Ayodhya. This is the earliest surviving text of the Sanskrit literary genre called kavya and probably provided models for Kali-dasa's more famous works. The most poignant scenes on the path to his Awakening are when the young prince Siddhartha, the future Buddha, is confronted by the reality of sickness, old age, and death, while seduced by the charms of the women employed to keep him at home. A poet of the highest order, Ashva-ghosha's aim is not entertainment but instruction, presenting the Buddha's teaching as the culmination of the Brahmanical tradition. His wonderful descriptions of the bodies of courtesans are ultimately meant to show the transience of beauty.

Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation

For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org

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