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Author : Saint Gregory Nazianzen
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 17,77 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813211220
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Author : Carla D. Sunberg
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0227176901
The Cappadocian Fathers had great influence on the church of the fourth century, having brought their passion for Christ and theological expertise to life in their ministry. Their work was not devoid of influence, including that of their immediate family members. Within their writings we uncover the lives of seven women, the Cappadocian Mothers, who may have had more influence on the theology of the church than previously believed. As the Cappadocians wrestle with the Christianization of the concept of deification, we find the women in their lives becoming models for their theological understanding. The lives of the women become points of intersection in the kenosis-theosis parabola. Not only are the Cappadocian Mothers uncovered in the texts, but they become models of an optimistic theology of restoration for all of humanity without constraint of gender.
Author : Scott M. Gibson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441215158
Sooner or later, every pastor will be called on to conduct special services. Baptisms, weddings, funerals, infant presentations, and evangelistic services, each in their own way, challenge pastors to find the right words to mark the occasion. Preaching for Special Services will help pastors prepare sermons for these special services. Each chapter explores a different occasion and offers the perspective, encouragement, and practical advice that pastors need as they plan their messages. Through this useful book, pastors will discover how Christ-centered special occasion preaching can make a difference in the lives of their listeners.
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Page : 648 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813211646
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Author : Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice
Publisher : Médiaspaul
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9782890394698
Author : Elizabeth Wickenberg Ely
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2005-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819221589
[Rev. ed. of]: A manual for lay Eucharistic ministers in the Episcopal Church. c1991.
Author : Michael Banner
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 25,51 MB
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0191030775
The moments in Christ's human life noted in the creeds (his conception, birth, suffering, death, and burial) are events which would likely appear in a syllabus for a course in social anthropology, for they are of special interest and concern in human life, and also sites of contention and controversy, where what it is to be human is discovered, constructed, and contested. In other words, these are the occasions for profound and continuing questioning regarding the meaning of human life, as controversies to do with IVF, abortion, euthanasia, and the use of bodies or body parts post mortem plainly indicate. Thus the following questions arise, how do the instances in Christ's life represent human life, and how do these representations relate to present day cultural norms, expectations, and newly emerging modes of relationship, themselves shaping and framing human life? How does the Christian imagination of human life, which dwells on and draws from the life of Christ, not only articulate its own, but also come into conversation with and engage other moral imaginaries of the human? Michael Banner argues that consideration of these questions requires study of moral theology, therefore, he reconceives its nature and tasks, and in particular, its engagement with social anthropology. Drawing from social anthropology and Christian thought and practice from many periods, and influenced especially by his engagement in public policy matters including as a member of the UK's Human Tissue Authority, Banner aims to develop the outlines of an everyday ethics, stretching from before the cradle to after the grave.
Author : Saint Ambrose
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 48,69 MB
Release : 2010-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813211654
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Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 961 pages
File Size : 12,44 MB
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1984880888
"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated . . . The vision takes in whole imperial landscapes but also makes room for intimate portraits of key individuals, and even some poems."—Wall Street Journal "A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . Powers and Thrones provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style."—The New York Times The New York Times bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world—a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names—from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine—Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. Powers and Thrones takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas. The medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change. The West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by Powers and Thrones. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever.