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Report copyright infringementby Rob Reimer (Author)The Soul Care Workbook is designed to help people live out the principles of the best selling book, Soul Care, by Dr. Rob Reimer. The Soul Care Workbook is a companion volume meant to be worked through as you read through the book Soul Care, or as you watch the Soul Care Videos, or as you work through the Soul Care eCourse. You can work through it alone or with others. It contains a summary section of each topic along with spiritual exercise...

The Air in the Room: LSD, William S. Burroughs & Scientology

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Report copyright infringementby George Rollins (Author), A. O. Thomas (Editor), Bunny Rollins (Editor)Hardcover: In the early winter of 1968, William S. Burroughs, father of the Beat Generation and author of Junkie and Naked Lunch, rented a room in a country cottage near the British Headquarters of the Church of Scientology in Sussex, England. It was there that the author of this memoir, George Rollins (b. 1944), got to know Burroughs beyond the London course room where they had met and began...

Consider Leviathan: Narratives of Nature and the Self in Job - Paperback

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by Brian R. Doak (Editor)Theologians and philosophers are turning again to questions of the meaning, or non-meaning, of the natural world for human self-understanding. Brian R. Doak observes that the book of Job, more than any other book in the Bible, uses metaphors drawn from the natural world, especially of plants and animals, as raw material for thinking about human suffering. Doak argues that Job should be viewed as an anthropological ground zero for the traumatic definition of the post-e...

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by C. S. Song (Author), Choan-Seng Song (Author)C. S. Song here invites Christians to see the whole Christian panoply through a story-centered lens. Focusing on Life, Hope, Faith, and Love, Song delves into each theme or locus (1) as it can be approached in people's experiences or stories, (2) as it appears in related stories from other religious traditions, (3) how its central import can be expressed theologically, and (4) how it can appear in practice. Thus story becomes theology, then theo...

Wishful Thinking: How I Lost My Faith and Why I Want to Find It - Hardcover

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by Donna Freitas (Author)Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity. Despite her questions--or perhaps because of them--she made a career out of trying to understand God, pursuing a PhD in religion. But even as she taught college st...

The Gospel on the Margins: The Reception of Mark in the Second Century - Paperback

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by Michael J. Kok (Author)Scholars of the Gospel of Mark usually discuss the merits of patristic references to the Gospels origin and Marks identity as the interpreter of Peter. But while the question of the Gospels historical origins draws attention, no one has asked why, despite virtually unanimous patristic association of the Gospel with Peter, one of the most prestigious apostolic founding figures in Christian memory, Marks Gospel was mostly neglected by those same writers. Not only is th...

The Interpretation of St. John's Gospel 1-10 - Paperback

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by Richard C. H. Lenski (Author)Pastors and students of the Bible who seek deep and detailed engagement with the text of the New Testament have long relied on R. C. H. Lenski's classic text - now available again. Lenski's massive yet readable commentary has been deeply influential in pastoral circles that prize serious work with the Greek text, a strong theological exegesis (influenced by Lenski's Lutheran background and conservative theological convictions), and understanding how each text r...

Embedded Grace: Christ, History, and the Reign of God in Schleiermacher's Dogmatics - Paperback

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by Kevin M. Vander Schel (Author)Scholars are now at work not only rethinking Schleiermachers relation to the modern and contemporary theological tradition, but re-examining the dogmatic intricacies and commitments within his texts. Situated within this revisionist milieu, the author takes up the important issue of the coordination of grace and history in Schleiermacher, arguing for its significance in understanding the dynamics of Schleiermachers dogmatics and its grounding and realization i...

The Power of the Word: Scripture and the Rhetoric of Empire - Paperback

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by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (Author)What is the purpose of reading the Bible? Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza tackles the tough question of the Bible's role in the world today and how its vision can further a more just world. She shows particularly the radical power of the Word to challenge imperial ways, the humiliation of persons, and the use of religion itself to keep people down, today as then. Finally, she offers an understanding of the implications of such a program for the field and p...

Disruptive Grace: Reflections on God, Scripture, and the Church - Hardcover

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by Walter Brueggemann (Author), Carolyn J. Sharp (Editor)Walter Brueggemann has been one of the leading voices in Hebrew Bible interpretation for decades. His landmark works in Old Testament theology have inspired and informed a generation of students, scholars, and preachers. These chapters gather his recent addresses and essays, never published before, drawn from all three parts of the Hebrew Bible-Torah, prophets, and writings-and addressing the role of the Hebrew canon in the life of the ...

The Interpretation of St. Paul's Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon - Paperback

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From a Liminal Place: An Asian American Theology - Paperback

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by Sang Hyun Lee (Author)Drawing on decades of teaching and reflection, Princeton theologian Sang Lee probes what it means for Asian Americans to live as the followers of Christ in the "liminal space" between Asia and America and at the periphery of American society. As one moves away from the societal center, either intentionally or by virtue of marginalization, one often finds oppression and dehumanization. Yet, Lee argues, one can also sometimes find liminality--a creative and edgy space w...

How God Acts: Creation Redemption and Special Divine Action - Paperback

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by Denis Edwards (Author)How does the Christian doctrine of creation square with the picture of an evolving universe we receive from science today? How do the badly predatory behavior and wasteful extinction of whole species fit in with a Christian understanding? These and a host of related questions raised by ordinary experience are tackled in this important and original work from theologian Denis Edwards. From providence and miracles to resurrection and intercessory prayer, Edwards shows ho...

Abraham Our Father: Paul and the Ancestors in Postcolonial Africa - Hardcover

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by Israel Kamudzandu (Author)Father Abraham had many sons . . . So goes the chorus that the Shona people learned from European missionaries as part of the broader experience of colonization that they share with other African peoples. Urged to abandon their ancestors and embrace Christianity, the Shona instead engaged in a complex and ambiguous negotiation of ancestral myths, culture, and power.Israel Kamudzandu explores this legacy, showing how the Shona found in the figure of Abraham himself...

G.W. F. Hegel: Theologian of the Spirit - Paperback

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by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Author), Peter C. Hodgson (Editor)The only anthology of Hegel's religious thought, this volume offers sympathetic and clear entre to Hegel's religious achievement through his major relevant texts. Starting with early theological writings, the Selected Texts move on through the Phenomenology of Spirit and Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, and culminate with Hegel's 1822 essay on faith and reason and his 1824 lectures on the Philosophy of Religion. Se...

The Messiah: Developments in Earliest Judaism and Christianity - Paperback

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by James H. Charlesworth (Editor)The Messiah How did the Jews from 250 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. conceive and express their beliefs in the coming of God's Messiah? Why did the Jews closely associated with Jesus of Nazareth claim within ten years of his crucifixion in 30 C.E. that he indeed was the promised Messiah? An international team of prominent Jewish and Christian scholars discuss these and related questions in this volume that stems from the First Princeton Symposium on Judaism and Christian ...

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by Berndt Hamm (Author)The development of Martin Luther's thought has commanded much scholarly attention because of the Reformation and its remarkable effects on the history of Christianity in the West. But much of that scholarship has been so enthralled by certain later debates that it has practically ignored and even distorted the context in and against which Luther's thought developed. In The Early Luther Berndt Hamm, armed with expertise both in late-medieval intellectual life and in Luth...

Heaven Opens: The Trinitarian Mysticism of Adrienne von Speyr - Paperback

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by Matthew Lewis Sutton (Author)Adrienne von Speyr was one of the most important mystical theologians of the last century. However, her work has been eclipsed in many ways by her personal connection to Hans Urs von Balthasar. Heaven Opens provides one of the first comprehensive accounts of von Speyrs theology.Matthew Lewis Sutton argues that the eternal, immanent relations of the Triune God ground the mystical theological vision of von Speyr. Here, von Speyrs work is for the first time given ...

Readings in Christian Humanism - Paperback

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by Joseph M. Shaw (Editor)The legacy and power of Christian humanism- "True Christian humanism is the full flowering of the theology of the Incarnation. It is rooted in a totally new concept of what it means to be human that grew out of the mystery of the union of God and humanity in Christ." -Thomas Merton From biblical times to the present day, the massively influential and engaging tradition of Christian reflection on the value of being human is presented here. With its primary documents, ...

Bible in Christian North Afric - Paperback

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by Maureen a. Tilley (Author)In today's demands for moral absolutes, the puritanism of early Christian Donatists is reflected. Maureen A. Tilley's study gives new insight into the Donatist church by focusing attention on the surviving Donatist controversies. She persuasively shows how Donatist interpretations of Scripture correlate with changes in the social setting of their church. Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.68 x 8.97 x 6.04 IN Publication Date: November 01, 1997

The Sign of the Gospel: Toward an Evangelical Doctrine of Infant Baptism After Karl Barth - Paperback

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by W. Travis McMaken (Author)The theology of the sacraments is one of the most contested parts in Barths theology, none more so than the doctrine of baptism. Barths proposals on baptism have generated intense conversation and disagreement, not only on its application to Protestant and ecumenical theology but even on its own consistency with Barths larger dogmatic project. McMaken takes up this controversial question, sets it in its proper context within the history of doctrine and Barths syst...

The Psalms Through Three Thousand Years: Prayerbook of a Cloud of Witnesses - Paperback

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by William L. Holladay (Author)Until now, no book has conveniently combined treatment of the origins of the Psalms with attention to their Jewish and Christian use through history. William L. Holladay offers an illuminating and informative overview of the Psalmschanted, sung, and recited by so great a cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 12:1) through the past three thousand years.The broad scope and usefulness of the book are indicated by its major parts: The Psalms Take Shape-A Reconstruction The P...

A Textual History of Christian-Muslim Relations Seventh-Fifteenth Centuries - Paperback

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by Charles Tieszen (Author)The question of Christian-Muslim relations is one of enduring importance in the twenty-first century. In this project, the author provides a collection of primary theological sources devoted to the formational period of Christian-Muslim relations. Number of Pages: 268 Dimensions: 0.63 x 8.81 x 6.46 IN Publication Date: May 01, 2015

Lutherans in America: A New History - Paperback

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by Mark Granquist (Translator)The story of Lutherans in America is one of mutual influence. From the first small groups of Lutherans to arrive in the colonies, to the large immigrations to the rich heartland of a growing nation, Lutherans have influenced, and been influenced by, America.In this lively and engaging new history, Granquist brings to light not only the varied and fascinating institutions that Lutherans founded and sustained but the people that lived within them. The result is a g...

Blessed in the Mess: How to Experience God's Goodness in the Midst of Life's Pain - Hardcover

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by Joyce Meyer (Author)Renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer shows readers how to not just survive but thrive amidst both the everyday and the monumental messes we experience in life. Life is often messy. We hear people say, "My life is a mess," or "This situation is a mess." What they mean is that life has become difficult, painful or confusing. But God never promised us a trouble-free life. In fact, His Word tells us to expect the opposite. In John 16:3...

The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology

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Report copyright infringementby Mark C. Mattes (Author)In this significant book Mark C. Mattes critically evaluates the role of justification in the theologies of five leading Protestant thinkersEberhard Jungel, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jurgen Moltmann, Robert W. Jenson, and Oswald Bayer -- pointing out their respective strengths and weaknesses and showing how each matches up with Luther's own views. Offering both an excellent review of recent trends in Christian theology and a powerful analysis ...

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher T. Paris (Author)Narrative critics of the Hebrew Bible often describe the biblical narrators as laconic, terse, or economical. The narrators generally remain in the background, allowing the story to proceed while relying on characters and dialogue to provide necessary information to readers. On those occasions when these narrators add notes to their stories, scholars may characterize such interruptions as asides or redactions.Christopher T. Paris ca...

Interpretation of St. Luke's Gospel, Chapters 1-11 - Paperback

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by Richard C. H. Lenski (Editor)Pastors and students of the Bible who seek deep and detailed engagement with the text of the New Testament have long relied on R. C. H. Lenski's classic text _ now available again. Lenski's massive yet readable commentary has been deeply influential in pastoral circles that prize serious work with the Greek text, a strong theological exegesis (influenced by Lenski's Lutheran background and conservative theological convictions), and understanding how each text r...

Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts, Second Edition - Paperback

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by K. C. Hanson (Author), Douglas E. Oakman (Author)Hanson and Oakman's award-winning and illuminating volume has become a widely used and cited introduction to the social context of Jesus and the early Jesus movement. This second edition updates all the discussions in light of more recent scholarship, improves clarity and readability of diagrams and maps, provides additional diagrams and images to enhance the book for student use, and includes new classroom resources, for professors and stud...

Women Out of Order: Risking Change and Creating Care in a Multicultural World

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Report copyright infringementby Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner (Author), Teresa Snorton (Editor)While there are many similarities among women's experiences, there are undeniable and important differences as well. Assembling a leading group of theologians, social scientists, and practitioners, this volume pioneers pastoral care of and by women in light of differences in race and ethnic background, class, generations, sexual orientation, and experience with the cultural realities that typically assa...

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by Mark D. Nanos (Author)Paul's letter to the Romans, says Nanos, is an example of Jewish correspondence, addressing believers in Jesus who are steeped in Jewish wayswhether of Jewish or gentile origin. Arguing against those who think Paul was an apostate from Judaism, Nanos maintains Paul's continuity with his Jewish heritage. Several key arguments here are: Those addressed in Paul's letter were still an integral part of the Roman synagogue communities.The "weak" are non-Christian Jews, whil...

The Making of Modern English Theology: God and the Academy at Oxford, 1833-1945 - Paperback

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by Daniel Inman (Author)The Making of Modern English Theology is the first historical account of theologys modern institutional origins in the United Kingdom. Having avoided the revolutionary upheaval experienced by continental institutions and free from any constitutional separation of church and state, English theologians were granted a relative freedom to develop their discipline in a fashion distinctive from other European and North American institutions.This book explores how Oxford theo...