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How to Counsel a Couple in 6 Sessions or Less makes it easier to
counsel couples over a brief period of time, but also addresses
major marital issues of communication, family issues, decision
making, and more. This highly practical resource for pastors, or
anyone in ministry, can be used with The Marriage Checkup
Questionnaire or as a stand-alone tool for quickly diagnosing
problems and referring couples to a professional, as necessary.
Eutychus Or the Future of the Pulpit Winifred Holtby Originally
published in 1928 "Few wittier or wiser books have appeared in this
stimulating series." Spectator "...delicious fun." Guardian A
dialogue between Archbishop Fenelon, who stands for the great
ecclesiastical tradition of preaching, Anthony, who stands for the
more superficial intellectual movements in England and Eutychus,
the ordinary man, investigates the nature of the pulpit. 134pp
Apella or the Future of the Jews A Quarterly Reviewer Originally
published in 1925 "Cogent, because of brevity and magnificent prose
style...It should not be missed." Spectator "...his arguments are a
provocation to fruitful thinking." Morning Post This volume
attempts to foresee the future of the Jews across the world, in the
light of their previous history, the situation in Russia and the
modern developments of Zionism. Inter-marriage, Jewish nationalism,
Jewish religion and reform movements are among the subjects
discussed. 90pp Vicisti, Galilaee? Or Religion in England: A Survey
and a Forecast Edward B Powley Originally published in 1929 "...a
book to be read, thought over, and discussed by all Christians who
are not afraid to take the shutters down." Guardian Who was Jesus?
How did Christianity begin, become orthodox, receive recognition as
the state religion of the Roman Empire? What has been the history
of Christianity in England? This volume discusses these questions
and surveys of state of English churches in the early 20th century.
114pp Perseus, of Dragons H F Scott Stokes Originally published in
1924 "A diverting little book...both quaint and various." Morning
Post This volume gives an account of the dragon in history: in
ancient Greece, in early Christendom and in modern Europe and
explains how the dragon-story originated from the myths and customs
of pre-historic Egypt. The author then maintains that in twentieth
century England the dragon is not dead, that the characteristics of
respectability, bigotry and cant represent the modern day dragon.
70pp
A collection of caregiving tools combining the values of Jewish
tradition and self-relationsuseful for practitioners of ANY faith!
Self-relations, a powerful framework for doing respectful and
humane caregiving for oneself and for others is here brought into
relationship with Jewish thought. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We
Are Our Other's Keeper is an extensive resource for caregiving
tools and approaches. Using Jewish tradition and Self-Relations as
take-off points, experts from many fields provide insightful
perspectives and effective strategies for caregiving. In the
language of self-relations each of us is not referred to as a Self.
Instead, each of us is more accurately described as a relationship
between selvesrelationship is the basic psychological and religious
unit! Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper
sensitively centers on relationships and the healing process, using
the understanding that to spark healing in others, a loving,
respectful relationship must first be present between every aspect
of our selves. Thirty-six categories of caregiving are
comprehensively presented, allowing its use as a helpful resource
for any clergy considering any of the included topics. Each
author's personal reflections, and personal experiences using care
tools clearly illustrate how love-respect relationships within
oneself can transcend into effective care for others. Jewish
Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper provides helpful
tools and explores: the use of language as a relational care tool
time management for optimum performance for oneself and for others
compassion fatigue, the need for self-care, and nurturing your own
spiritual and psychological development purposeful visiting as a
sacred task silence as an important part of spiritual care the
profound difference made in lives through relational listening
music as sacred powera communion between humans and the Divine
chanting as an intimate expression of the soul creative ritual in
relational healing spontaneous prayer, and its place in relational
care relational care with other faiths inside and outside of the
community care for those going through divorce care when a
pregnancy is unwelcome relational care for sexual orientation and
gender identity issues successful caring for those who don't care
about you dealing with traumatic loss care for those who have
sinned sexually fragile relationships care with the healthy aging
relational care and retired clergy care for those traumatized by
sexual abuse care for the cognitively impaired, mentally ill, and
developmentally disabled care for the final moments of life care
for the sick and dying care within the grieving process Jewish
Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is practical,
insightful reading for clergy and caregivers of all denominations,
educators, students, and lay people who care about clergy and their
work.
Compare worldwide religious regulations involving gay sex and
masculinity! Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods: An Exploration into
the Religious Significance of Male Homosexuality in World
Perspective is an eye-opening look at the traditions of particular
religions and their edicts concerning gay sex. This book examines
the origins of holy directives involving homosexualitywhether
forbidden, tolerated, or mandatoryand establishes a link between
theology, sex roles, and the sensitive issue of masculinity. This
text draws a parallel between homosexuality and the idea of
religion, suggesting that gay rights can be understood as a freedom
of religion issue. While most readers are familiar with the
traditional Islamic, Christian, and Hebrew prohibitions against sex
between two males, this book also reveals other historic religions
from around the world that neither opposed nor looked down on
homosexuality. Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods argues that
masculinity is the universal theme that formed historical
interpretationwarriors and men of high status could not be sexually
receptive or feminine and still be called men. This intriguing text
shows how the modern homophile movements are in effect redefining
masculinity to obliterate the stigma of being a sexually receptive
man. Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods examines the significance of
homosexuality in such religions as: the Sambians of New Guinea the
Taoists of Ancient China Plato and the later Stoics Islamic Sufism
Native American culture Hebrew Scriptures early Christianity
Buddhism Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods is an enlightening book
that honors homosexual claims to moral integrity and appreciates
religion and religious figures without rancor. Easy-to-read and
free of technical language, this volume is for anyone who has an
academic, professional, or personal interest in theology and
homosexuality. The author is available for speaking engagements and
can be contacted at [email protected]
Drawing on a range of approaches developed by paediatric chaplaincy
teams worldwide, this edited collection provides best principles,
practices and skills of chaplaincy work with neonates, infants,
children, young people and their families. By engaging with
paediatric chaplaincy from an international, multifaith
perspective, contributors from around the world and different faith
traditions show what good spiritual, religious and pastoral care
for children and their families looks like. The book contains
contributions from specialists who work with children with mental
health issues or profound disabilities, as well as chapters that
focus on how best to provide palliative and bereavement care.
Includes resources and activities for use in specialist care
situations and tools for assessment, making this a must-have for
any paediatric chaplaincy team working in a hospital or hospice.
Pastors and counselors regularly minister to people whose marriages
or families are in crisis. Tempers run high and feelings are
brought low when a marriage is hurting or a family is in disarray.
Pastors and counselors need practical, biblical help in order to
connect their theological training to the reality of modern messy
relationships. These how-to training manuals provide relevant,
user-friendly equipping for pastors, counselors, lay leaders,
educators, and students, enabling them to competently and
compassionately relate God's Word to marriage and family life.
The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are
crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of
sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem
resilience and human well-being. The Routledge Handbook of Religion
and Ecology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative
overview of the field. It encourages both appreciative and critical
angles regarding religious traditions, communities, attitude, and
practices. It presents contrasting ways of thinking about
"religion" and about "ecology" and about ways of connecting the two
terms. Written by a team of leading international experts, the
Handbook discusses dynamics of change within religious traditions
as well as their roles in responding to global challenges such as
climate change, water, conservation, food and population. It
explores the interpretations of indigenous traditions regarding
modern environmental problems drawing on such concepts as lifeway
and indigenous knowledge. This volume uniquely intersects the field
of religion and ecology with new directions within the humanities
and the sciences. This interdisciplinary volume is an essential
reference for scholars and students across the social sciences and
humanities and for all those looking to understand the significance
of religion in environmental studies and policy.
A guide to the different sorts of retreats on offer (Ignatian,
Myers Briggs, Enneagram etc.). It covers the purpose of retreats,
who can benefit from them, the difference between group and
individual retreats and between directed and undirected retreats.
There is a section on each major type of retreat explaining what
happens, the basic premise behind it, who it is suitable for and
how to find a retreat. The book also contains case studies.
This standard introduction to psychology and counseling offers an
explanation of classic theory and a holistic Christian view of
humanity and counseling. The book includes over one hundred
"spotlights" (brief essays featuring persons, ideas, and
applications relevant to Christian counseling), copious
illustrations, a glossary explaining technical terms, and thorough
indexes. The text, organized according to the way introductory
counseling courses are taught, serves as a helpful reference tool
of enduring value. Subject areas include: * personality * classic
psychological theory * the biological basis of behavior * emotions
and motivation * memory, cognition, self-concept * child and adult
development * sensation and perception * social psychology *
individual and family counseling * psychology of religion *
abnormal psychology * individual and group therapy
'Touching Cloth can be compared to Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt
and the writings of the Secret Barrister' Observer 'I laughed my
way through this... Funny, fascinating, and gorgeously humane'
Marina Hyde 'Funny and touching in equal measure' Tom Holland A
laugh-out-loud memoir of becoming a 21st-century priest, Touching
Cloth is also a love letter to the Prayer Book, Liverpool,
funerals, cake tins, lager and, above all, to what the Church of
England can be at its best. The very word 'reverend' inspires
solemnity. To be a priest is to dedicate one's life to quiet prayer
and spiritual contemplation. Isn't it? Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals
what it's like to become a priest in the twenty-first century. Find
out why black really is slimming, how to keep a straight face when
someone is inadvertently hot-boxing a funeral, and which
royal-themed biscuit tin can best contain a very loud personal
alarm that no one knows how to switch off. Spot a sweet old lady
trying to pay for a taxi with coinage from fascist Spain?
Congratulations, shepherd, she's your problem now. Behind the daily
scrapes is an all-too-human love letter to the Church of England,
and the amazing variety of people who manage to keep it going,
providing a listening ear, company and community at a time when so
many people desperately need it, as well as a reflection on what it
means to follow a spiritual path amid the chaos of the modern
world.
Pastors and counselors regularly minister to people whose marriages
or families are in crisis. Tempers run high and feelings are
brought low when a marriage is hurting or a family is in disarray.
Pastors and counselors need practical, biblical help in order to
connect their theological training to the reality of modern messy
relationships. These how-to training manuals provide relevant,
user-friendly equipping for pastors, counselors, lay leaders,
educators, and students, enabling them to competently and
compassionately relate God's Word to marriage and family life.
Irreconcilable differences drive the division between progressive
and conservative Christians-is there a divorce coming? Much
attention has been paid to political polarization in America, but
far less to the growing schism between progressive and conservative
Christians. In this groundbreaking new book, George Yancey and
Ashlee Quosigk offer the provocative contention that progressive
and conservative Christianities have diverged so much in their core
values that they ought to be thought of as two separate religions.
The authors draw on both quantitative data and interviews to
uncover how progressive and conservative Christians determine with
whom they align themselves religiously, and how they distinguish
themselves from each other. They find that progressive Christians
emphasize political agreement relating to social justice issues as
they determine who is part of their in-group, and focus less on
theological agreement. Among conservative Christians, on the other
hand, the major concern is whether one agrees with them on core
theological points. Progressive and conservative Christians thus
use entirely different factors in determining their social identity
and moral values. In a time when religion and politics have never
seemed so intertwined, One Faith No Longer offers a timely and
compelling reframing of an age-old conflict.
This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the contemporary
debates within political Islam, providing an in-depth analysis of
the specific movements, countries and regions in the Arab world and
Israel. The contributors contend that the evolution of Islamic
movements is contextual rather than ideological. Therefore, Islamic
movements are best understood individually within their own
historical, socio-political and cultural setting. Political Islam
is an essential reference for academics, researchers and the media,
as well as general readers with an interest in Islamic political
debates. Contributors include Abdullah Baabood, Youcef Bouandel,
Abdelwahab El-Affendi, Kamal Helbawy, Roel Meijer, Ibrahim
Moussawi, Tariq Ramadan, Tilde Rosmer, Murad Batal al-Shishani,
Sara Silvestri and Camille Tawil.
Exploring the subjectivity of the Qur'an's meaning in the world,
this book analyses Qur'anic referencing in Muslim political
rhetoric. Informed by classical Arabic-Islamic rhetorical theory,
the author examines Arabic documents attributed to the 'Abbasid
Caliph al-Ma'mun (r. 813-833), whose rule coincided with the
maturation of classical Islamic political thought and literary
culture. She demonstrates how Qur'anic referencing functions as
tropological exegesis, whereby verses in the Qur'an are
reinterpreted through the lens of subjective experience. At the
same time socio-historical experiences are understood in terms of
the Qur'an's moral typology, which consists of interrelated
polarities that define good and bad moral characters in mutual
orientation. Through strategic deployment of scriptural references
within the logical scheme of rhetorical argument, the Caliph
constructs moral analogies between paradigmatic characters in the
Qur'an and people in his social milieu, and situates himself as
moral reformer and guide, in order to persuade his audiences of the
necessity of the Caliphate and the religio-moral imperative of
obedience to his authority. The Ma'munid case study is indicative
of the nature and function of Qur'anic referencing across
historical periods, and thus contributes to broader conversations
about the impact of the Qur'an on the shaping of Islamic
civilization. This book is an invaluable resource for those with an
interest in Early Islamic History, Islam and the rhetoric of
contemporary Middle East regional and global Islamic politics.
The foundation of discipleship is sound, scriptural doctrine. The
value of sound doctrine is often misunderstood by the modern
church. While it can be dry and dull, when it flows from the story
of Scripture, it can be full of life and love. This kind of
doctrine, steeped in Scripture, is critical for disciple-making.
And it's often overlooked by modern pastors. In Hearers and Doers,
Kevin Vanhoozer makes the case that pastors, as pastor-theologians,
ought to interpret Scripture theologically to articulate doctrine
and help cultivate disciples. scriptural doctrine is vital to the
life of the church, and local pastor-theologians should be the ones
delivering it to their communities. With arresting prose and
striking metaphors, Vanhoozer addresses the most pressing problems
in the modern church with one answer: teach sound, scriptural
doctrine to make disciples.
This ground-breaking book is a guide to non-religious pastoral care
practice in healthcare, prisons, education, and the armed forces in
the UK. It brings a new perspective to our understanding of care
services traditionally offered by chaplaincy departments. The book
charts the progress from a Christian to a multi-faith and on to a
fully inclusive care service. Compelling evidence is presented
showing strong and broad support for non-religious pastoral care
provision. A practical guide, it outlines the beliefs and values on
which this care is founded and its person-centred approach. The
role, skills, competencies, and training requirements for
non-religious pastoral carers are described. Institutions need to
consider their policy responses to the rapid development of
non-religious pastoral care provision. A number of policy aspects
are explored, including understanding service users' needs,
recruitment, and communications. This book is essential reading for
non-religious pastoral carers and those thinking of entering this
field. Chaplains and institutional managers responsible for
chaplaincy or spiritual care departments will find this book gives
them valuable insights into the positive contribution non-religious
pastoral carers can make in building stronger, more inclusive
pastoral, spiritual, and religious care services.
This ground-breaking book is a guide to non-religious pastoral care
practice in healthcare, prisons, education, and the armed forces in
the UK. It brings a new perspective to our understanding of care
services traditionally offered by chaplaincy departments. The book
charts the progress from a Christian to a multi-faith and on to a
fully inclusive care service. Compelling evidence is presented
showing strong and broad support for non-religious pastoral care
provision. A practical guide, it outlines the beliefs and values on
which this care is founded and its person-centred approach. The
role, skills, competencies, and training requirements for
non-religious pastoral carers are described. Institutions need to
consider their policy responses to the rapid development of
non-religious pastoral care provision. A number of policy aspects
are explored, including understanding service users' needs,
recruitment, and communications. This book is essential reading for
non-religious pastoral carers and those thinking of entering this
field. Chaplains and institutional managers responsible for
chaplaincy or spiritual care departments will find this book gives
them valuable insights into the positive contribution non-religious
pastoral carers can make in building stronger, more inclusive
pastoral, spiritual, and religious care services.
A frequent problem for new and older believers is a lack of
spiritual growth. But new life doesn't die Jay Adams shows you how
to bear fruit using the principle of 'radical amputation'.
You work hard planning mission trips. Now make mission trips work
for you and your group. Headed to inner-city America? Appalachia? A
border shantytown? Overseas? Wherever your destination, the MISSION
TRIP PREP KIT contains all you need to prepare your students for an
unforgettable cross-cultural experience---and tools to debrief them
after they ve returned to their worlds. Use this kit--- To get
on-site impact as well as long-term spiritual change in your kids.
Whether you re a mission-trip novice or a savvy traveler outside
your comfort zones. Whether your group s trip is geared toward
reaching others with the gospel or to disciple your young
missionaries. In several sessions spread over a month or two---or
in an intensive, two-day training session or retreat. IN THIS
LEADER S GUIDE: You ll receive not only the rationale, the how, and
the logistics of planning and pulling off a missions trip,
but---and this is the genius of the leader s guide---4 PRE-TRIP
TEACHING SESSIONS that will help your students--- .Assess their
EXPECTATIONS, their fears, their motivations. .Adjust their
PERCEPTIONS of the culture they ll be working in. .Improve their
emotional and spiritual STAMINA for living for a week or a month in
a very different world from their own. .Practice the skills and
ATTITUDES (teamwork, servanthood, Christ-centeredness) they ll need
for a missions trip. And to make sure your trip s goals are
accomplished and the benefits stick around for the long haul, you
ll also receive 2 POST-TRIP SESSIONS that will help you DEBRIEF
your students, ease them back into their own worlds, CELEBRATE with
them, and make missions and ministry part of their EVERYDAY LIVES
WITH JESUS. What s more, in these pre- and post-trip teaching
sessions are a variety of ACTIVITIES processing points creative
PRAYER IDEAS take-home applications BIBLE STUDIES relevant to
mission tripping TALK OUTLINES that both instruct and inspire and
lots of sessions options you can tailor to your own HIGH SCHOOLERS
OR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS."
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