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In an age when the Bible has been stripped of its sacredness and
functional biblical illiteracy reigns, this book makes the case
that we must work to re-enchant the text in order to return the
Bible to its rightful place in the lives of Christians. Cheryl
Bridges Johns explains how the Enlightenment's turn to the rational
human subject made it possible to objectify the Bible and has
distorted our interpretations of Scripture. This move generated a
belief that studying the Bible was primarily a means of supporting
facts and providing evidence of competing visions of reality. This
"modern" version of the Bible does not trouble our nights with
apocalyptic images. It has been stripped of its power. She also
shows that both "liberal" and "fundamentalist" interpretation are
failed forms of disenchanted readings. Johns argues that we must
rediscover the Bible as a sacred, dangerous, mysterious, and
presence-filled wonderland to counteract biblical illiteracy in an
increasingly post-Christian landscape.
Menopause is a dramatic but largely overlooked developmental window
to the second half of life. Although today's women are more aware
of and actively involved in mapping their menopausal journey than
generations before, many still do not see menopause as a time of
important psychological and spiritual transformation. This book
goes far beyond hot flashes and gets to the very heart of the
midlife journey, helping women find their unique voice and speak
their truth in an era of #MeToo and #ChurchToo. Coming alongside
readers as a wise spiritual guide, pastor and theologian Cheryl
Bridges Johns identifies seven key developmental "tasks" of
menopause and gives practical ways women can embrace each one. She
encourages women to view these tasks as gifts as they experience
the remarkable physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation
that occurs in this stage of life. Written in a warm and
conversational tone, this book helps women chart a course for the
future, leading them to a renewed sense of identity, a more focused
vision for life, and a deeper spirituality. Each chapter includes
guided questions for personal reflection and study questions for
group discussion.
The Pentecostal movement has been subject to some negative external
assumptions. In this enlightening and challenging book, Cheryl
Bridges Johns argues that, in fact, Pentecostals employ a powerful
process of formation of catechesis, which has enabled millions of
believers to own and articulate the Christian story. She engages
dialectically with the work of Paulo Freire, a specialist in
education among the marginalized.As well as looking more broadly at
the nature of all catechesis, there is also an attempt to move
beyond the rationalism found in a praxis epistemology.
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