Author : Letty M. Russell
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664250706
Ideas of the Christian church are changing, and Letty Russell envisions its future as partnership and sharing for all members around a common table of hospitality. Russell draws on her pastorate in Harlem, her classes in theology, and many ecumenical conversations to help the newly emerging church face the challenges of liberation for all people.
Author : William Wallen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,5 MB
Release : 2024-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368770861
Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.
Author : Lucy Atkinson Rose
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664256586
Lucy Atkinson Rose proposes a nonhierarchical, communal relationship between pastor and congregation that questions traditional assumptions of preaching, and offers insight from those on the margin and those outside the field of homiletics. She invites preachers to practice a style of conversational preaching rooted in connectedness and a sense of mutuality between preacher and worshipers.
Author : William Wallen
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 27,40 MB
Release : 1836
Category : Crusades
ISBN :
Author : Alberto A. Martinez
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 30,97 MB
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1780239408
In 1600, the Catholic Inquisition condemned the philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno for heresy, and he was then burned alive in the Campo de’ Fiori in Rome. Historians, scientists, and philosophical scholars have traditionally held that Bruno’s theological beliefs led to his execution, denying any link between his study of the nature of the universe and his trial. But in Burned Alive, Alberto A. Martínez draws on new evidence to claim that Bruno’s cosmological beliefs—that the stars are suns surrounded by planetary worlds like our own, and that the Earth moves because it has a soul—were indeed the primary factor in his condemnation. Linking Bruno’s trial to later confrontations between the Inquisition and Galileo in 1616 and 1633, Martínez shows how some of the same Inquisitors who judged Bruno challenged Galileo. In particular, one clergyman who authored the most critical reports used by the Inquisition to condemn Galileo in 1633 immediately thereafter wrote an unpublished manuscript in which he denounced Galileo and other followers of Copernicus for their beliefs about the universe: that many worlds exist and that the Earth moves because it has a soul. Challenging the accepted history of astronomy to reveal Bruno as a true innovator whose contributions to the science predate those of Galileo, this book shows that is was cosmology, not theology, that led Bruno to his death.
Author : Gayle E. Pitman
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1489682465
This simple, lyrical story celebrates a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that embraces all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. All are welcome at the church for all!
Author : Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher : Counted Faithful
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2020-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1788722426
Twelve Presidential addresses given by Charles Haddon Spurgeon to the Annual Conference of the Pastors’ College. His affection and concern for the students and serving pastors is very evident throughout. A fearless stand for doctrinal purity (then under threat due to the Downgrade) is blended with passionate appeals for evangelistic endeavour and practical godliness. This is a book that every pastor should read for both challenge and inspiration. It was always Spurgeon’s intention to publish these addresses but they were only finally made available posthumously in 1900. C H Spurgeon (1834-1892) was pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in south London for many years, and thousands were converted under his ministry.
Author : Collin Hansen
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433579596
"A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble." Since a global pandemic abruptly closed places of worship, many Christians have skipped church life, even neglecting virtual services. But this was a trend even before COVID-19. Polarizing issues, including political and racial strife, convinced some people to pull away from the church and one another. Now it's time to recommit to gathering as brothers and sisters in Christ. In Rediscover Church, Collin Hansen and Jonathan Leeman discuss why church is essential for believers and God's mission. Through biblical references and personal stories, they show readers God's true intention for corporate gathering: to spiritually strengthen members as individuals and the body of Christ. In an age of church-shopping and livestreamed services, rediscover why the future of the church relies on believers gathering regularly as the family of God. Published in partnership with the Gospel Coalition and 9Marks.
Author : David Watson
Publisher : Coronet
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 40,91 MB
Release : 1999-06-17
Category : Church renewal
ISBN : 9780340745540
Author : Tony Morgan
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0718094476
Acclaimed church leader, blogger, founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan unpacks the lifecycle of a typical church, identifies characteristics of each phase, and provides practical next steps a church can take to move towards sustained health. Think about your church for a moment. Is it growing? Is it diminishing? Is it somewhere in between? Acclaimed church leader, blogger, and founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan has identified the seven stages of a church's lifecycle that range from the hopeful and optimistic days of launch, to the stagnating last stages of life support. Regardless of the stage in which you find your church, it carries with it the world's greatest mission—to "go and make disciples of all the nations . . ." With eternity at stake the Church should be doing most everything within its power to see lives changed forever. The Church should strive for the pinnacle of the lifecycle, where they are continually making new disciples and experiencing what Morgan refers to as "sustained health." In The Unstuck Church, Morgan unpacks each phase of the church lifecycle, and offers specific and strategic next steps the church leader can take to find it's way to sustained health . . . and finally become unstuck. The Unstuck Church is a call for honest an assessment of where your church sits on the lifecycle, and a challenge to move beyond it.
