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Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective

Author : Leland Ryken

Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers

Page : 253 pages

File Size : 33,36 MB

Release : 2002-05-07

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1579109594

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We Christians are not immune to the dissatisfactions others experience in their work and leisure pursuits. In all likelihood, our problems stem from our adherence to a secularized perspective that views work as the means to material gain, with leisure a badly needed respite from work's drudgery. Leland Ryken examines this secular view and points to the liberating perspective of the Scriptures: both our work and our leisure have as their overarching aim to glorify God. Blue-collar worker or white, homemaker or career woman, this book will profoundly influence the attitudes and motivations you bring to your work and to your play. Book jacket.



Redeeming the Time

Author : Leland Ryken

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 36,25 MB

Release : 1995-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 080105169X

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A fully developed biblical perspective of work and leisure finds the holistic balance missing from today in Puritan enjoyment of both as important to life.



Christianity & Leisure

Author : Paul Heintzman

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 18,85 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Leisure

ISBN : 9780932914668

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Although the last few decades have witnessed a tremendous growth in the field of leisure studies and research, there is a relative paucity of Christian reflection on leisure. This proven volume of collected essays seeks to turn that shortfall around by addressing the following topics: Biblical and Historical Perspectives; Methodological Issues; Present Practices and Challenges in Leisure; Play, Sport, and Athletics; and Leisure and Culture. Christianity and Leisure: Issues in a Pluralistic Society provides sound insights that will help North American Christians face the challenge of living a life that is consistent with the Christian faith.



Leisure and Spirituality (Engaging Culture)

Author : Paul Heintzman

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 530 pages

File Size : 22,6 MB

Release : 2015-03-10

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1441245499

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This addition to the award-winning Engaging Culture series explores the link between leisure and spirituality, offering a Christian perspective on leisure concepts and issues in contemporary society. Paul Heintzman, a respected scholar and experienced recreation practitioner, interacts with biblical, historical, and contemporary leisure studies sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of leisure. He also explains the importance of leisure for spiritual growth and development. This work will appeal to professors and students as well as practitioners in the recreation and leisure services field, youth and college pastors, and camp ministries.



Leisure and Fellowship in the Life of the Black Church

Author : Steven N. Waller

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 13,40 MB

Release : 2015-09-17

Category : Religion

ISBN : 149906473X

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Leisure and Fellowship in the Life of the Black Church explores why leisure and fellowship in congregational life of African American churches matters. The book provides a biblical and theological foundation for the concepts of work, rest, Sabbath, play, leisure and fellowship. Moreover, the book explores how religious tradition and doctrine shape and constrains our attitudes and behaviors about leisure, fellowship and living abundantly. Several churches are lifted as exemplars based on the way that they embrace leisure and fellowship within their respective congregations. In the closing chapters, the book examines what leisure and fellowship might be like in Heaven and how we engage Christ and each other in congregations.



Holy Leisure

Author : Troy Messenger

Publisher : Temple University Press

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 19,91 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781566398411

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The beach has always been the place to shake off the stresses of urban life, and to relax with friends and family. And yet, as Troy Messenger shows, the beach has been a site for religious revival for as long as it's been a haven from the workday world. In this history of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, the first permanent camp meeting ground for religious revival, Messenger examines how the emergence of the beach appeared hand in hand with America's need to escape the secular world of work through leisure and religious renewal. Author note: Troy Messenger is director of worship and a lecturer at Union Theological Seminary.



Christianity & Leisure II: Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Author : Paul Heintzman

Publisher :

Page : 550 pages

File Size : 33,19 MB

Release : 2017-12-08

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9781940567198

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Provides insightful reading for leisure researchers, for recreation practitioners who provide recreation services, and for all Christians as they incorporate leisure into their lives. It is organized into five sections: Leisure Theory, Empirical Research, Ethical and Applied Issues, Therapeutic Recreation, and Wellness, Spirituality, and Health.



God, Technology, and the Christian Life

Author : Tony Reinke

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 14,52 MB

Release : 2021-12-09

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1433578301

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What Does God Think about Technology? From smartphones to self-driving cars to space travel, new technologies can inspire us. But the breakneck pace of change can also frighten us. So how do Christians walk by faith through the innovations of Silicon Valley? And how does God relate to our most powerful innovators? To build a biblical theology of technology, journalist and tech optimist Tony Reinke examines nine key texts from Scripture to show how the world's discoveries are divinely orchestrated. Ultimately, what we believe about God determines how we respond to human invention. With the help of several theologians and inventors throughout history, Reinke dispels twelve common myths in the church and offers fourteen ethical convictions to help Christians live by faith in the age of big tech. Biblical, Informed Look at Technology: Written by the author of 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You and Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age Gathers Ideas from Industry Experts and Theologians: Interacts with Christian and non-Christian sources on technology and theology including John Calvin, Herman Bavinck, Wendell Berry, and Elon Musk Educational: Discusses the history and philosophy behind major technological innovations



Sport and Christianity

Author : Hugh McLeod

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 21,88 MB

Release : 2020-06-09

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1000764672

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Sport and Christianity examines sport and Christianity from a variety of historical perspectives, with the main focus on the period from the nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. The book is not limited to a narrow definition of Christianity, but rather encompasses a wide range of denominations, related philosophies and viewpoints. The contributors are international, and the geographical range of their chapters is equally wide, extending, for example, from China to Argentina, and from Australia to Poland. Some chapters focus on a single sport such as gymnastics, soccer or Australian Rules football, while others look at modern sports more generally. Different methodological and theoretical approaches have been adopted, as contributors enter the debates on, for example, cultural imperialism, gender, changing Christian attitudes to leisure, or the intersection between religion, politics and sport. Demonstrating the many-sided significance of the relationship between Christianity and Sport, this book is ideal for scholars of Sport History and Christianity. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.



Sports and Christianity

Author : Nick J. Watson

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 24,58 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0415899222

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This interdisciplinary text examines the sports-Christianity interface from Protestant and Catholic perspectives. In addition to a "systematic review of literature," the contributors, who include many of the pioneers in the field, address a wide range of topics. These include biblical athletic metaphors, disability, evangelism, professionalism and celebrity, humility, the Vatican's perspective on sport and genetic enhancement technologies.