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Abandonment to Divine Providence
by Jean-Pierre de CaussadeGod hides behind the simplest of daily activities; finding Him is a matter of total surrender to His will. That's the message of this eighteenth-century inspirational classic by a French Jesuit writer. The Reverend Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675–1751) encouraged others to "live in the moment," accepting everyday obstacles with humility and love.Caussade's counsel, which promises comfort and holiness to every soul with good will, has guided generations of seekers to spiritual peace. Some of his advice is particularly relevant to beginners; other teachings are geared to those possessing a more advanced degree of spirituality. All will recognize the voice of an authority, who combines practical and theoretical knowledge. Modern readers will find this volume a path to peace amid life's worries and anxieties.
AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard RohrAARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance.
AARP Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard RohrAARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance.
A2 Religious Studies for Edexcel, student book (PDF)
by Gordon Reid Sarah K TylerEdexcel s GCE in Religious Studies specification is designed to encourage an interest in and enthusiasm for a rigorous study of religion. Through a study of topics from a choice of philosophy, ethics and the world s major religions, students will be equipped with a range of knowledge and skills which will help them to make sense of contemporary events.
A2 Edexcel Religious Studies (PDF)
by Gordon Reid Sarah TylerTogether, the combination of textbook and colour CD-ROM give you: Accessible content to meet the needs of students of all abilities. 'Taking it Further' sections to stretch students aiming for the top grades. Quick check questions to test and reinforce understanding. Sample essay questions and plans. Guidance on coursework.
An A-Z of Feminist Theology (Religious Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)
by Lisa Isherwood Dorothea McEwanThis exciting volume brings together a wide range of perspectives on one of the most important and challenging areas of modern theology. There are entries on all the major themes of Christian feminist theology, including models of God and of the Church, ethics and spirituality, sexuality and liberation. Many of the entries push their respective discussions beyond the rigid boundaries of previous theological discourse. Together they present the far-reaching concerns of feminist theology in an accessible and stimulating way. The compendium is both a resource and an inspiration for scholars and students of feminist theology and for all those who are interested in this field of reflection and activity.
A. J. Tomlinson: Plainfolk Modernist (Religion in America)
by R. G. RobinsA.J. Tomlinson (1865-1943) ranks among the leading figures of the early Pentecostal movement, and like so many of his cohorts, he was as complex as he was colorful. Arriving in Appalachia as a home missionary determined to uplift and evangelize poor mountain whites, he stayed to become the co-founder and chief architect of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) and the Church of God of Prophecy, which together with their minor offspring now constitute the third-largest denominational family within American Pentecostalism. R.G. Robins's biography recreates the world in which Tomlinson operated, and through his story offers a new understanding of the origins of the Pentecostal movement. Scholars have tended to view Pentecostalism as merely one among many anti-modernist movements of the early twentieth century. Robins argues that this is a misreading of the movement's origins-the result of projecting the modernist/fundamentalist controversy of the 1920s back onto the earlier religious landscape. Seeking to return the story of Pentecostalism to its proper historical context, Robins suggests that Pentecostalism should rightly be seen as an outgrowth of the radical holiness movement of the late nineteenth century. He argues that, far from being anti-modern, Pentecostals tended to embrace modernity. Pentecostal modernism, however, was a working class or "plainfolk" phenomenon, and it is the plainfolk character of the movement that has led so many scholars to mislabel it as anti-modern or fundamentalist. Through the compelling narrative of Tomlinson's life story, Robins sheds new light on late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century American religion, and provides a more refined lens through which to view the religious dynamics of our own day. v
A. J. Tomlinson: Plainfolk Modernist (Religion in America)
by R. G. RobinsA.J. Tomlinson (1865-1943) ranks among the leading figures of the early Pentecostal movement, and like so many of his cohorts, he was as complex as he was colorful. Arriving in Appalachia as a home missionary determined to uplift and evangelize poor mountain whites, he stayed to become the co-founder and chief architect of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) and the Church of God of Prophecy, which together with their minor offspring now constitute the third-largest denominational family within American Pentecostalism. R.G. Robins's biography recreates the world in which Tomlinson operated, and through his story offers a new understanding of the origins of the Pentecostal movement. Scholars have tended to view Pentecostalism as merely one among many anti-modernist movements of the early twentieth century. Robins argues that this is a misreading of the movement's origins-the result of projecting the modernist/fundamentalist controversy of the 1920s back onto the earlier religious landscape. Seeking to return the story of Pentecostalism to its proper historical context, Robins suggests that Pentecostalism should rightly be seen as an outgrowth of the radical holiness movement of the late nineteenth century. He argues that, far from being anti-modern, Pentecostals tended to embrace modernity. Pentecostal modernism, however, was a working class or "plainfolk" phenomenon, and it is the plainfolk character of the movement that has led so many scholars to mislabel it as anti-modern or fundamentalist. Through the compelling narrative of Tomlinson's life story, Robins sheds new light on late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century American religion, and provides a more refined lens through which to view the religious dynamics of our own day. v
A. J. Appasamy and his Reading of Rāmānuja: A Comparative Study in Divine Embodiment (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs)
by Brian Philip DunnIn this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the embodiment theology of the South Indian theologian, A. J. Appasamy (1891-1975). Appasamy developed what he called a 'bhakti' (devotional) approach to Christian theology, bringing his own primary text, the Gospel of John, into comparative interaction with the writings of the Hindu philosopher and theologian, Rāmānuja. Dunn's exposition here is of Appasamy's distinctive adaptation of Rāmānuja's 'Body of God' analogy and its application to a bhakti reading of John's Gospel. He argues throughout for the need to locate and understand theological language as embedded and embodied within the narrative and praxis of tradition and, for Appasamy and Rāmānuja, in their respective Anglican and Śrivaiṣṇava settings. Responding to Appasamy, Dunn proposes that the primary Johannine referent for divine embodiment is the temple and considers recent scholarship on Johannine 'temple Christology' in light of Śrivaiṣṇava conceptions of the temple and the temple deity. He then offers a constructive reading of the text as a temple procession, a heuristic device that can be newly considered in both comparative and devotional contexts today.
A. J. Appasamy and his Reading of Rāmānuja: A Comparative Study in Divine Embodiment (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs)
by Brian Philip DunnIn this work, Brian Philip Dunn focuses on the embodiment theology of the South Indian theologian, A. J. Appasamy (1891-1975). Appasamy developed what he called a 'bhakti' (devotional) approach to Christian theology, bringing his own primary text, the Gospel of John, into comparative interaction with the writings of the Hindu philosopher and theologian, Rāmānuja. Dunn's exposition here is of Appasamy's distinctive adaptation of Rāmānuja's 'Body of God' analogy and its application to a bhakti reading of John's Gospel. He argues throughout for the need to locate and understand theological language as embedded and embodied within the narrative and praxis of tradition and, for Appasamy and Rāmānuja, in their respective Anglican and Śrivaiṣṇava settings. Responding to Appasamy, Dunn proposes that the primary Johannine referent for divine embodiment is the temple and considers recent scholarship on Johannine 'temple Christology' in light of Śrivaiṣṇava conceptions of the temple and the temple deity. He then offers a constructive reading of the text as a temple procession, a heuristic device that can be newly considered in both comparative and devotional contexts today.
A.D. 30 Abridged Edition: A Novella (AD #1)
by Ted DekkerNew York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker offers an exclusive, ebook original novella in this abridgment of A.D. 30, the epic historical novel about a woman who rises to lead her people after meeting Jesus. Maviah, the outcast daughter of a powerful Arabian sheik, is called to protect the very people who rejected her. When enemies launch a sudden attack she escapes with the help of her father's warriors. Their journey is fraught with danger and takes her to a brutal world subjugated by kings and emperors. There Maviah must form an unlikely alliance with King Herod of the Jews. But her path also leads her to Yeshua, who offers her a way of life more powerful than any kingdom. Though following him may present an even greater danger, his may be the only way for Maviah to save her people--and herself.
A.D. 30 Abridged Edition: A Novella (A.D. #1)
by Ted DekkerNew York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker offers an exclusive, ebook original novella in this abridgment of A.D. 30, the epic historical novel about a woman who rises to lead her people after meeting Jesus. Maviah, the outcast daughter of a powerful Arabian sheik, is called to protect the very people who rejected her. When enemies launch a sudden attack she escapes with the help of her father's warriors. Their journey is fraught with danger and takes her to a brutal world subjugated by kings and emperors. There Maviah must form an unlikely alliance with King Herod of the Jews. But her path also leads her to Yeshua, who offers her a way of life more powerful than any kingdom. Though following him may present an even greater danger, his may be the only way for Maviah to save her people -- and herself.
99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great
by Louis Stewart Naomi KenyonA beautifully illustrated new book, with a foreword by Bonnie Greer, celebrates the achievements of inspirational characters who made a new life in Britain. From Hans Holbein to Raheem Sterling, Freddie Mercury to Judith Kerr, and Harry Selfridge to Kylie Minogue, they have helped to make our country. Many arrived broke, knowing little English. They achieved success by overcoming obstacles and working hard. And their legacies are still with us. Alec Issigonis designed the Mini car, while Henry Wellcome funded British science. Without Michael Marks, we wouldn’t have Marks & Spencer. Without Ludwig Guttmann, there would be no Paralympics. Each individual occupies a double-page spread, with a biography and a colour illustration. A reader can add a 100th individual - perhaps a friend, relative, colleague or neighbour.
97,196 Words: Essays
by Emmanuel Carrère*The first collection of essays in English from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Adversary*Over the course of his career, Emmanuel Carrère has reinvented non-fiction writing. In a search for truth in all its guises, he dispenses with the rules of genre. For him, no form is out of reach: theology, historiography, reportage and memoir – among many others – are fused under the pressure of an inimitable combination of passion, curiosity and intellect that has made Carrère one of our most distinctive and important literary voices today.97,196 Words introduces Carrère's shorter work to an English-language audience. Featuring more than thirty extraordinary texts written over an illustrious twenty-five-year period of Carrère's creative life, the book shows a remarkable mind at work. Spanning continents, histories, and personal relationships, 97,196 Words considers the divides between truth, reality and our shared humanity, exploring remarkable events and eccentric lives, including Carrère's own.
86400: Manage Your Purpose to Make Every Second of Each Day Count
by Lavaille LavetteHave you ever gotten to the point in your life where one day is like all the rest? Where the individuality, excitement and purpose of every moment is drained of its promising complexion? Through work, school, family and routine, people strive more and more to "get by" rather than "get going." But God didn't intend for it to be like this. Every precious second in a day, all 86,400 of them, is a gift from Him to us. Our lives, that we whittle away with routine and complacency, are meant for so much more.86,400 is the instigator for a renewed life of intention and relevance-ultimately making the most out of every single day. By showcasing how she and Christians who carry either celebrity or inspirational significance manage their daily gift, Lavaille effectively teaches readers how they can fulfill God's intended purpose.
8 Rules of Love: How To Find It, Keep It, And Let It Go
by Jay ShettyThe author of the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science.
The 7-Minute Marriage Solution: 7 Things to Start! 7 Things to Stop! 7 Things that Matter Most!
by Stephen ArterburnCan 7 Minutes Make a Difference?If you're thinking the 7-minute solution to a happier marriage sounds far too simplistic, even a bit crazy, we dare you to read this book. It will revolutionize your marriage!
7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life: What My Journey from Porn Star to Preacher Taught Me About the Truth That Sets Us Free
by Joshua BroomeA former porn star-turned-preacher reveals seven lies our culture tells us and guides us to the only thing that creates authentic happiness: a relationship with Jesus. Joshua Broome knows this firsthand. He had a successful career in the adult film industry, making lots of money and achieving notoriety and all the markers of success. And yet he felt empty inside. After hitting rock bottom, he cried out to Jesus ... and it was only then that he was fully redeemed. In 7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life, Joshua examines seven things we are told will make us happy and shows how each of them points us back to our need for God. Using his own journey as a point of reference, 7 Lies That Will Ruin Your Life pairs his personal experiences with Biblical truths, demonstrating both how we can be deceived and the healing truth that comes when we realize that Jesus really is enough.
7 ½
by Christos TsiolkasA man arrives at a house on the coast to write a book. Separated from his lover and family and friends, he finds the solitude he craves in the pyrotechnic beauty of nature, just as the world he has shut out is experiencing a cataclysmic shift. The preoccupations that have galvanised him and his work fall away and he becomes lost in memory and beauty. He begins to tell us a story ... A retired porn star who is made an offer he can't refuse for the sake of his family and future. So he returns to the world he fled years before, all too aware of the danger of opening the door to past temptations and long-buried desires. Can he resist the oblivion and bliss they promise? A breathtakingly audacious novel by the acclaimed author of The Slap and Damascus about finding joy and beauty in a raging and punitive world, about the refractions of memory and time and, most subversive of all, the mystery of art and its creation.
52 Essentials of the Messianic Faith: A Complete Bible Study Series
by Da'vid CohenThis book is an accessible and enriching guide, exploring fifty-two founding tenets of the Messianic faith.
52 Amazing Things That Became True of You the Moment You Trusted Christ
by Stephen KuhnThe Bible uses many different words to describe what happens to people when they trust Christ. The most common phrase is "in Christ." But what exactly does that mean? This compact book unpacks 52 key verses from Scripture that reveal God's answer to the question of a Christian's true identity. Here is a unique, one-of-kind collection with in-depth commentary and life application insight to help readers discover the full depth of what God has already changed in believers. Changes that are already done.
500 Years of Christianity and the Global Filipino/a: Postcolonial Perspectives (Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue)
by Cristina Lledo Gomez Agnes M. Brazal Ma. Marilou S. IbitaThe year 2021 marked the five-hundredth anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines. With over 90% of the Filipin@s (Filipino/as) in the country and more than eight million around the world identifying as Christian, they are a significant force reshaping global Christianity. The fifth centenary called for celebration, reflection, and critique. This book represents the voices of theologians in the Philippines, the United States, Australia, and around the world examining Christianity in the Philippines through a postcolonial theological lens that suggests the desire to go beyond the colonial in all its contemporary manifestations. Part 1, “Rethinking the Encounters,” focuses on introducing the context of Christianity’s arrival in the archipelago and its effect on its peoples. Part 2, “Reappropriation, Resistance, and Decolonization,” grapples with the enduring presence of coloniality in Filipin@ religious practices. It also celebrates the ways Christianity has been critically and creatively reimagined.
50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom From 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose
by Tom Butler-Bowdon50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet to Eckhart Tolle's recent The Power of Now. The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing, this one-of-a-kind collection includes personal memoirs and complelling biographies of such diverse figures as Gandhi, Malcolm X and Black Elk; Eastern philosophers and gurus including Krishnamurti, Yogananda, Chogyam Trungpa and Shunryu Suzuki; and Western saints and mystics such as St. Frances of Assisi, Hermann Hesse and Simone Weil. The last fifteen years have been a golden age in the genre of personal spitirual awakening, with names such as Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and James Redfield breathing new life into the literature. 50 Spiritual Classics showcases these newer works alongside traditional classics such as St Augustine's Confessions and Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, and conveys the great variety of spiritual experience. In its commentaries of both the conventional classics as well as new writings destined to endure, 50 Spiritual Classics makes universal the human spiritual experience and will inspire spiritual seekers everywhere to begin their own adventure.
50 Schlüsselideen Religion
by Peter StanfordEine Entdeckungsreise zu den Religionen der Welt und in die Sphäre von Glauben und SpiritualitätDas gottförmige Vakuum - Heilige Texte - Gut und Böse - Leben und Tod - Die Goldene Regel - Riten und Rituale - Das Leben Jesu - Gott und Mammon - Reformation - Das Papsttum - Schuld und Frauenfeindlichkeit - Der Heilige Geist - Heilige und Sünder - Orthodoxie - Luther und seine Nachfolger - Die Anglikanische Kirche - Die Methodisten - Die Baptisten - Reformierte Kirchen - Sekten und Kultgemeinschaften - Entrückung - Das Jüdischsein - Jüdische Durchgangsriten - Die Kabbala - Antisemitismus - Die Geburt des Islam - Die Säulen des Islam - Sunniten und Schiiten - Das Herz des Islam - Der militante Islam - Die vielen Gesichter des Hinduismus - Anbetung im Hinduismus - Samsara - Der Jainismus - Sikhismus - Buddha und der Bodhi-Baum - Schulen des Buddhismus - Das buddhistische Lebensrad - Konfuzianismus - Konfuzius und die Kommunisten - Der Taoismus - Der Schintoismus - Moderne Glaubensrichtungen - Religion und Naturwissenschaft - Atheismus - Verwalter der Schöpfung - Der gerechte Krieg - Der Missionsdrang - Spiritualität - Die Zukunft der Religion_____Religionen und ihre Rolle in der Welt zu verstehen, erscheint heute – mehr denn je – unverzichtbar. Die Glaubensüberzeugungen von etwa 2 Milliarden Christen, 1,2 Milliarden Muslimen, 800 Millionen Hindus und 700 Millionen Anhängern anderer Religionen beeinflussen den Lauf der Weltgeschichte in vielen Aspekten: Krieg und Frieden, Ethik, Politik, Fortpflanzung, Familie und gesellschaftliche Strukturen über sämtliche Zivilisationen und Kontinente hinweg.50 Schlüsselideen Religion widmet sich den zentralen Fragen der Religion und rückt falsche Vorstellungen über die verschiedenen Glaubenssysteme zurecht.Was ist die „Goldene Regel“ und wie verbindet sie gläubige Menschen? - Welche Rolle spielen Riten und Rituale für den Zusammenhalt der Glaubensgemeinschaften? - Wie kam es zur Spaltung zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten, und was bedeutet dies für uns heute? - Was bedeutet Jüdischsein? - Was trennt Sunniten und Schiiten? - Welche Antworten geben verschiedene religiöse Traditionen auf die ewigen Rätsel von Leben und Tod und auf die Frage, wie man leben soll? - Welche Zukunft hat die Religion?Mit solchen und vielen weiteren Fragen befasst sich der preisgekrönte Autor Peter Stanford in dieser verständlich geschriebenen und lehrreichen Einführung. Das Buch setzt sich zunächst mit den heiligen Texten, dem Prinzip des Göttlichen und dem Problem von Gut und Böse auseinander und beleuchtet dann die verschiedenen Traditionen in Christentum, Islam, Judentum und den vielfältigen asiatischen Religionssystemen. Es wird jeden ansprechen, der eine der wirkmächtigsten und dauerhaftesten Kräfte im Zusammenleben der Menschen besser verstehen möchte._____Weitere Bände der Reihe:50 Schlüsselideen Mathematik (Tony Crilly) - 50 Schlüsselideen Physik (Joanne Baker) - 50 Schlüsselideen Genetik (Mark Henderson) - 50 Schlüsselideen Philosophie (Ben Dupré) - 50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie (Adrian Furnham) - 50 Schlüsselideen Management (Edward Russell-Walling) - 50 Schlüsselideen Wirtschaftswissenschaft (Edmund Conway)