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Shah Wali Allah of Delhi Hujjat Allah Al Balighah (Hardcover): Marcia K. Hermansen Shah Wali Allah of Delhi Hujjat Allah Al Balighah (Hardcover)
Marcia K. Hermansen
R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Masterpiece (Paperback): Ken Nichols Masterpiece (Paperback)
Ken Nichols
R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling - A Guide for All Faiths (Paperback): Michelle Friedman, Rachel Yehuda The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling - A Guide for All Faiths (Paperback)
Michelle Friedman, Rachel Yehuda
R1,141 Discovery Miles 11 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling provides a clear, practical guide to working with congregants in a range of settings and illustrates the skills and core principles needed for effective pastoral counseling. The material is drawn from Jewish life and rabbinic pastoral counseling, but the fundamental principles in these pages apply to all faith traditions and to a wide variety of counselling relationships. Drawing on relational psychodynamic ideas but writing in a very accessible style, Friedman and Yehuda cover when, how and why counseling may be sought, how to set up sessions, conduct the work in those sessions and deal with difficult situations, maintain confidentiality, conduct groupwork and approach traumatic and emotive subjects. They guide the reader through the foundational principles and topics of pastoral counseling and illustrate the journey with accessible and lively vignettes. By using real life examples accompanied by guided questions, the authors help readers to learn practical techniques as well as gain greater self-awareness of their own strengths and vulnerabilities. With a host of examples from pastoral and clinical experience, this book will be invaluable to anyone offering counselling to both the Jewish community and those of other faiths. The Art of Jewish Pastoral Counseling will appeal to psychoanalysts, particularly those working with Jewish clients, counselors, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and rabbis offering pastoral counseling, as well as clergy of other faiths such as ministers, priests, imams and lay chaplains.

The Caliphate (Hardcover): Thomas W Arnold The Caliphate (Hardcover)
Thomas W Arnold
R3,924 Discovery Miles 39 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title, first published in 1925, are based on a series of lectures delivered in the University of London. The chapters explore the nature of the caliphate, its origin and history, and the situation and trend of development in the early twentieth century. This title will be of interest to students of Middle Eastern studies, religion and history.

A Biblical Way of Praying the Mass - The Eucharistic Wisdom of Venerable Bruno Lanteri (Paperback): Fr Timothy Gallagher A Biblical Way of Praying the Mass - The Eucharistic Wisdom of Venerable Bruno Lanteri (Paperback)
Fr Timothy Gallagher
R405 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Care of Souls - Revisioning Christian Nurture and Counsel (Paperback): David G. Benner Care of Souls - Revisioning Christian Nurture and Counsel (Paperback)
David G. Benner
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Care of Souls, David Benner offers a timely reminder of the benefits of recapturing the place of the spiritual in psychological work. Among the many benefits for individuals who receive a combination of the best of modern therapy and biblical guidance are an increased feeling of personal value and a willingness to put God's priorities above their own.

John Cassian and the Reading of Egyptian Monastic Culture (Paperback): Steven D. Driver John Cassian and the Reading of Egyptian Monastic Culture (Paperback)
Steven D. Driver
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the method of meditative reading encouraged by John Cassian (c. 360-435) in his ascetic writings, the bulk of which are fictive dialogues that purportedly record the instruction he had received from Egyptial Christian monks. This instruction was at its core an interactive experience, depending upon both the discernment of the master and diligent application of instruction by the student. Driver examines Cassian's understanding of the act of reading and suggests the implications of this for Cassian's monastic teaching and it interprets Cassian's method of reading in light of contemporary discussions of reading and the self.

Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World - In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition (Paperback): Tania Haddad, Elie Al... Religion and Civil Society in the Arab World - In the Vortex of Globalization and Tradition (Paperback)
Tania Haddad, Elie Al Hindy
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the links between civil society, religion and politics in the Middle East and North Africa region. The chapters in the volume explore the role of religion in shaping and changing the public sphere in regions that are developing and/or in conflict. They also discuss how these relations are reflected on civil society organizations and the role they are expected to play in transitional periods. This volume: investigates the conceptual dilemmas regarding what is 'civil society' in the Arab world today examines the dynamic roles of civil society organizations and religion in the Middle East and North Africa explores the future of the Arab civil society post-'Arab Spring' events, and how the latter continues to reshape the demand for democracy in the region. A comprehensive study of how the Arab civil society has come into being and its changing roles, this eclectic work will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics, especially political Islam, international relations, Middle East Studies, African Studies, sociology and social anthropology.

The City Is My Monastery - A Contemporary Rule of Life (Paperback): Richard Carter The City Is My Monastery - A Contemporary Rule of Life (Paperback)
Richard Carter; Foreword by Samuel Wells; Afterword by Rowan Williams
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666 - 1816 (Paperback): Ada Rapoport-Albert Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666 - 1816 (Paperback)
Ada Rapoport-Albert
R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Women are conspicuously absent from the Jewish mystical tradition. Even if historically some Jewish women may have experienced mystical revelations and led richly productive spiritual lives, the tradition does not preserve any record of their experiences or insights. Only the chance survival of scant evidence suggests that, at various times and places, individual Jewish women did pursue the path of mystical piety or prophetic spirituality, but it appears that they were generally censured, and efforts were made to suppress their activities. This contrasts sharply with the fully acknowledged prominence of women in the mystical traditions of both Christianity and Islam. It is against this background that the mystical messianic movement centred on the personality of Sabbatai Zevi (1626 - 76) stands out as a unique and remarkable exception. Sabbatai Zevi addressed to women a highly original liberationist message, proclaiming that he had come to make them 'as happy as men' by releasing them from the pangs of childbirth and the subjugation to their husbands that were ordained for women as a consequence of the primordial sin. This unprecedented redemptive vision became an integral part of Sabbatian eschatology, which the messianists believed to be unfolding and experienced in the present. Their New Law, superseding the Old with the dawning of the messianic era, overturned the traditional halakhic norms that distinguished and regulated relations between the sexes. This was expressed not only in the outlandish ritual transgression of sexual prohibitions, in which Sabbatian women were notoriously implicated, but also in the apparent adoption of the idea - alien to rabbinic Judaism - that virginity, celibacy, or sexual abstinence were conducive to women's spiritual empowerment. Ada Rapoport-Albert traces the diverse manifestations of this vision in every phase of Sabbatianism and its offshoots. These include the early promotion of women to centre-stage as messianic prophetesses; their independent affiliation with the movement in their own right; their initiation in the esoteric teachings of the kabbalah; and their full incorporation, on a par with men, into the ritual and devotional life of the messianic community. Their investment with authority was such as to elevate the messiah's wife (a figure mostly absent from traditional messianic speculations) to the rank of full messianic consort, sharing in her husband's redemptive mission as well as his divine dimension. By the late eighteenth century, a syncretistic cult had developed that recognized in Eva - the unmarried daughter of Jacob Frank, one of Sabbatai Zevi's apostate messianic successors - an incarnate female aspect of the kabbalistic godhead, worshipped by her father's devotees as 'Holy Virgin' and female messiah. This was the culmination of the Sabbatian endeavour to transcend the traditional gender paradigm that had excluded women from the public arena of Jewish spiritual life. This work is translated by Deborah Greniman.

Grace - On the Journey to God (Paperback): Michael Casey Grace - On the Journey to God (Paperback)
Michael Casey
R489 R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Pastor as Counselor - The Call for Soul Care (Paperback): David Powlison The Pastor as Counselor - The Call for Soul Care (Paperback)
David Powlison; Foreword by Edward T. Welch
R186 R152 Discovery Miles 1 520 Save R34 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This resource, written by late counselor David Powlison, seeks to gracefully and humbly encourage pastors to think of counseling as a relational and pastoral task focused on the care and cure of the souls of God's people.

Seamos personas de influencia - Como impactar positivamente a los demas (Spanish, Paperback): John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan Seamos personas de influencia - Como impactar positivamente a los demas (Spanish, Paperback)
John C. Maxwell, Jim Dornan
R365 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R62 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Con influencia, usted puede lograr el exito en el hogar, el trabajo, y en toda area de la vida.

Cualquiera que sea su vocacion o aspiracion, usted puede aumentar el impacto que tiene sobre los demas al convertirse en una persona de influencia.

Ya sea que desse crear un negocio, fortalecer a sus hijos, o alcanzar al mundo, usted puede lograrlo elevando su nivel de influencia en la vida de los demas.

A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition - Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix (Paperback, 10th Anniversary): Edwin H. Friedman A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition - Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix (Paperback, 10th Anniversary)
Edwin H. Friedman; Foreword by Peter Steinke
R744 R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Save R75 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An invitation and guide for leaders "to cast a courageous and imaginative vision, to lead resiliently, and to be present and steady in times of deep anxiety." Ed Friedman's genius was to see the individual in the family in the larger group, bringing the wisdom of his experience as a therapist and rabbi to the field of organizational leadership. A timeless bestseller, A Failure of Nerve still astonishes in this new edition with its relevance and continues to transform the lives of leaders everywhere-business, church, family, schools-as it has for more than 20 years: Offers prescient guide to leadership in the age of "quick fix." Provides ways to recognize and address organizational dysfunction. Emphasizes "strength over pathology" in these anxious times. "The age that is upon us requires differentiated leadership that is willing to rise above the anxiety of the masses. We need leaders who will have the 'capacity to understand and deal effectively' with the hive mind that is us. This is, in Friedman's words, 'the key to the kingdom.' I am grateful for this accessible new edition." C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Texas

Sacred Suicide (Hardcover, New Ed): James R Lewis Sacred Suicide (Hardcover, New Ed)
James R Lewis; Carole M. Cusack
R3,929 Discovery Miles 39 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The label 'Suicide Cults' has been applied to a wide variety of different alternative religions, from Jonestown to the Solar Temple to Heaven's Gate. Additionally, observers have asked if such group suicides are in any way comparable to Islamist suicide terrorism, or to historical incidents of mass suicide, such as the mass suicide of the ancient community of Masada. Organizationally and ideologically diverse, it turns out that the primary shared trait of these various groups is a common stereotype of religion as an irrational force that pushes fanatics to undertake acts of suicidal violence. Offering a valuable perspective on New Religious Movements and on religion and violence, Sacred Suicide brings together contributions from a diverse range of international scholars of sociology, religious studies and criminology.

Islam, Peace and Social Justice - A Christian Perspective (Paperback, New): A. Christian Van Gorder Islam, Peace and Social Justice - A Christian Perspective (Paperback, New)
A. Christian Van Gorder
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Islam, Peace and Social Justice examines the ways in which Islamic cultures have dealt with issues of social justice historically and culturally. With unwavering objectivity, the author helps readers of any faith to gain a nuanced and accurate understanding of the challenges that we face in contemporary multifaith engagements. Dr van Gorder offers a comprehensive and sympathetic Christian insight into Islam. The contentious issues of social justice that are encountered in this broad, yet intricate, study include the concept of Jihad, poverty, political oppression, human rights, genocide, racism, sexual injustice, homophobia, and environmental degradation. The challenges are real and the problems are vast; partnerships and solutions must be found - people of faith, Muslim, Jewish and Christian, must find ways to work together to address these shared challenges. This work exposes misrepresentations and stereotypes about Islamic views of social justice that abound in Europe and North America. The author encourages a deeper appreciation of how themes of social justice resound through Islamic texts and have been expressed both in the contemporary and historical life of various and diverse Islamic communities worldwide.

The Cloud of Unknowing (Paperback): Unknown Mystic The Cloud of Unknowing (Paperback)
Unknown Mystic
R360 R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Save R47 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Few things are as eternal in this world as man's quest to better know and understand his Creator. Because the human mind is far too small to fully grasp the Almighty, believers who try to approach Him intellectually often freeze up, entering into a cloud of unknowing. But God is approachable. The Cloud of Unknowing dates back as far as the fourteenth century and has inspired generations of seekers in their efforts to connect with God. Created as a primer to instruct young monks to develop techniques for encountering God, its tone is not academic or austere but rather a loving call for believers to grow closer to God through meditation and prayer. If you desire to experience God in your heart, and yourself in God's heart, The Cloud of Unknowing will be a book to read and reread for a lifetime.

Discernment Do's and Dont's - A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment (Paperback): George Elliott Discernment Do's and Dont's - A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment (Paperback)
George Elliott
R469 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R87 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Social Work and Faith-based Organizations (Hardcover, New): Beth R. Crisp Social Work and Faith-based Organizations (Hardcover, New)
Beth R. Crisp
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Faith-based organizations continue to play a significant role in the provision of social work services in many countries but their role within the welfare state is often contested. This text explores their various roles and relationships to social work practice, includes examples from different countries and a range of religious traditions and identifies challenges and opportunities for the sector. Social Work and Faith-based Organizations discusses issues such as the relationship between faith-based organizations and the state, working with an organization's stakeholders, ethical practice and dilemmas, and faith-based organizations as employers. It also addresses areas of debate and controversy, such as providing services within and for multi-faith communities and tensions between professional codes of ethics and religious doctrine. Accessibly written by a well-known social work educator, it is illustrated by numerous case studies from a range of countries including Australia, the UK and the US. Suitable for social work students taking community or administration courses or undertaking placements in faith-based organizations, this innovative book is also a valuable resource for managers and religious personnel who are responsible for the operation of faith-based agencies.

Religions as Brands - New Perspectives on the Marketization of Religion and Spirituality (Hardcover, New Ed): Jean-Claude... Religions as Brands - New Perspectives on the Marketization of Religion and Spirituality (Hardcover, New Ed)
Jean-Claude Usunier, Joerg Stolz
R4,364 Discovery Miles 43 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

During the twentieth century, religion has gone on the market place. Churches and religious groups are forced to 'sell god' in order to be attractive to 'religious consumers'. More and more, religions are seen as 'brands' that have to be recognizable to their members and the general public. What does this do to religion? How do religious groups and believers react? What is the consequence for society as a whole? This book brings together some of the best international specialists from marketing, sociology and economics in order to answer these and similar questions. The interdisciplinary book treats new developments in three fields that have hitherto evolved rather independently: the commoditization of religion, the link between religion and consumer behavior, and the economics of religion. By combining and cross-fertilizing these three fields, the book shows just what happens when religions become brands.

Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy (Paperback, New Ed): Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Mansur Ali Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy (Paperback, New Ed)
Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Mansur Ali
R1,471 Discovery Miles 14 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy provides a lens through which to explore critical questions relating to contemporary religion in public life, and the institutionalisation of Islam in particular. Providing a rich description of the personnel, practice, and politics of contemporary Muslim chaplaincy, the authors consider the extent to which Muslim chaplaincy might be distinctive in Britain relative to the work of Muslim chaplains in the USA and other countries. This book will make a major contribution to international debate about the place of religion in public life and institutions. This book derives from research that has depended on exclusive access to a wide range of public institutions and personnel who largely work 'behind closed doors'. By making public the work of these chaplains and critically examining the impact of their work within and beyond their institutions, this book offers a groundbreaking study in the field of contemporary religion that will stimulate discussion for many years to come about Islam and Muslims in Western societies.

Can a Sistah Get a Little Help? - Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Paperback): Teresa L.Fry Brown Can a Sistah Get a Little Help? - Encouragement for Black Women in Ministry (Paperback)
Teresa L.Fry Brown
R519 R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The author shares many of her rich life experiences as a black clergywoman and seminary professor. She preaches and teaches to all women so they can begin to break through the very real "brick ceiling" that threatens to hold them in and keep them from their call to ministry, using the coping mechanisms familiar to the African American experience. Each chapter includes invaluable practical suggestions to help women in ministry faithfully navigate the internal and external challenges at every turn.

Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy (Hardcover, New Ed): Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Mansur Ali Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy (Hardcover, New Ed)
Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Mansur Ali
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy provides a lens through which to explore critical questions relating to contemporary religion in public life, and the institutionalisation of Islam in particular. Providing a rich description of the personnel, practice, and politics of contemporary Muslim chaplaincy, the authors consider the extent to which Muslim chaplaincy might be distinctive in Britain relative to the work of Muslim chaplains in the USA and other countries. This book will make a major contribution to international debate about the place of religion in public life and institutions. This book derives from research that has depended on exclusive access to a wide range of public institutions and personnel who largely work 'behind closed doors'. By making public the work of these chaplains and critically examining the impact of their work within and beyond their institutions, this book offers a groundbreaking study in the field of contemporary religion that will stimulate discussion for many years to come about Islam and Muslims in Western societies.

A Theology of Community Organizing - Power to the People (Hardcover, New): Chris Shannahan A Theology of Community Organizing - Power to the People (Hardcover, New)
Chris Shannahan
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rising importance of community organizing in the US and more recently in Britain has coincided with the developing significance of social movements and identity politics, debates about citizenship, social capital, civil society, and religion in the public sphere. At a time when participation in formal political process and membership of faith groups have both declined dramatically, community organizing has provided a new opportunity for small community groups, marginalized urban communities, and people of faith to engage in effective political action through the developments of inter-faith and cross-cultural coalitions of groups. In spite of its renewed popularity, little critical attention has been paid to community organizing.

This book places community organizing within debates about the role of religion in the public sphere and the rise of public theology in recent years. The book explores the history, methodology, and achievements of community organizing, engaging in a series of conversations with key community organizers in the US and Britain. This volume breaks new ground by beginning to articulate a cross-cultural and inter-faith Theology for Community Organizing that arises from fresh readings of Liberation Theology.

The Life of Muhammad - Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi (Paperback): Rizwi Faizer The Life of Muhammad - Al-Waqidi's Kitab al-Maghazi (Paperback)
Rizwi Faizer
R1,549 Discovery Miles 15 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Muhammad b. 'Umar al-Waqidi was a Muslim scholar, born in Medina in the 1st Century. Of his several writings the most significant is the Kitab al-Maghazi, one of the earliest standard histories of the life of the Prophet. Translated into English for the first time, Rizwi Faizer makes available this key text to a new, English-speaking audience. It includes an "Introduction" authored jointly by Rizwi Faizer and Andrew Rippin and a carefully prepared index. The book deals with the events of the Prophet's life from the time of his emigration from Mecca to his death, and is generally considered to be biographical. Bringing together events in the Prophet's life with appropriate passages of Qur'an in a considered sequence, the author presents an interpretation of Islam that existed in his times. It includes citations from the Qur'an, as well as poetry that appears to have been inspired by activities during his life. This English translation of a seminal text on the life of Muhammad is an invaluable addition to the existing literature, and will be of great significance to students and scholars in the field of Islamic studies, Islamic history, Medieval history and Arabic literature.

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