Author : Cathleen Kaveny
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674969383
The culture wars have as much to do with rhetorical style as moral substance. Cathleen Kaveny focuses on a powerful stream of religious discourse in American political speech: the Biblical rhetoric of prophetic indictment. It can be strong medicine against threats to the body politic, she shows, but used injudiciously it does more harm than good.
Author : Marilyn J. Salmon
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 19,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800638214
Marilyn Salmon's persuasive and practical work helps preachers to identify the ways that Christian preachers perpetuate the long tradition of Christian anti-Judaism. She situates the Gospels precisely as Jewish literature then addresses specific thorny issues that arise in preaching: supersessionism; portrayals of the Law; the Pharisees; the relationship between the Testaments; preaching the Passion; and misrepresentations of Judaism. Using examples from many sermons, she shows how to avoid the pitfalls of misportraying the people of Jesus.
Author : David True
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1532669399
The place of religion within a secular society has been much discussed in recent years, fueled in part by Charles Taylor's Secular Age (2007). The conversation surrounding Taylor's work suggests a widespread interest in religion in secular or post-secular contexts. Even as scholars have become increasingly interested in emerging and novel forms of religion, prophecy has continued to be depicted in traditional forms employed to further partisan agendas. In place of secularity as religious declension and culture clash, this volume explores prophetic works in a variety of forms, including satire, tragedy, the novel, Native American tradition, science fiction, the Bible, and higher education itself. Together the contributors demonstrate that there is much to learn from both religious and secular prophecy. The book is inspired by the idea that prophetic works are a promising subject area for a diverse audience in both higher education and the church. The volume's contributors demonstrate as much in that they work in a wide range of disciplines, including religious studies, biblical studies, theology, American studies, literature, philosophy, and political theory.
Author : Hal Lindsey
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310531063
The impact of The Late Great Planet Earth cannot be overstated. The New York Times called it the "no. 1 non-fiction bestseller of the decade." For Christians and non-Christians of the 1970s, Hal Lindsey's blockbuster served as a wake-up call on events soon to come and events already unfolding -- all leading up to the greatest event of all: the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in. Whether you're a church-going believer or someone who wouldn't darken the door of a Christian institution, the Bible has much to tell you about the imminent future of this planet. In the midst of an out-of-control generation, it reveals a grand design that's unfolding exactly according to plan. The rebirth of Israel. The threat of war in the Middle East. An increase in natural catastrophes. The revival of Satanism and witchcraft. These and other signs, foreseen by prophets from Moses to Jesus, portend the coming of an antichrist . . . of a war which will bring humanity to the brink of destruction . . . and of incredible deliverance for a desperate, dying planet.
Author : L. Juliana M. Claassens
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334065135
What does it mean to be a prophet in queer times? Considering first the queerness of the prophet Jonah, this volume then broadens its scope to the queer prophetic in our own time, reflecting on what makes a prophet ‘queer’, and considering how public theology is itself, an example of the queer prophetic. With a broad range of international contributors, this book offers a bold and essential new addition to queer biblical studies literature.
Author : Vincent Cheung
Publisher : Vincent Cheung
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN :
The two Pauline letters provide opportunities to cover a wide range of topics. They include the following: the doctrine of Scripture, the doctrine of election, the doctrine of the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the "catching up" of believers, the destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple, and the slaughter and dispersion of the Jews in AD 70, persecution and providence, the Great Commission, "seeker-hostile" ministry, the relation of metaphysics and ethics in apologetics, justice, revenge, and atonement, the sin of slander, the minister's right to financial support, the sin of idleness, and the correct policy toward idlers, cessationism and prophecy, and some observations on hermeneutics. In addition, an outstanding feature of this book is an extended exposition and argument on the matter of whether the Jews murdered Jesus.
Author : Lawrence Rosen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 2022-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1000640132
This book takes a case study approach to explore the crisis of legitimacy in American political culture. The question of legitimacy resides at the heart of any political system. However, understanding why an individual should recognize another’s power over them is not solely limited to the analytically political but is deeply embedded in the larger cultural context of any society. Through a series of ethnographic case studies focused on the United States – from those involving the rhetoric of presidential prophecy and abuse of power to the dispute over a local sewerage authority’s reach and a case of classroom blasphemy – the book aims to demonstrate both a ground-up approach to the problem of legitimacy and to capture some of the common cultural features that bond the examples together. The book will, therefore, be of interest to scholars of anthropology, sociology, political science, and socio-legal studies.
Author : Jonas A. Clark
Publisher : Spirit of Life Ministries
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 37,53 MB
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781886885318
Danger: Prophecy Without Permission Prophets should avoid low-level prophetic utterance and seek the safer high-levels of spiritual accuracy. Some prophets violate holy living and open themselves up to idolatry, merchandising and prophetic error. Presumptuous prophets prophesy because they can, but should they? Does a prophet need permission to prophesy? If one prophesies by faith alone is he or she in danger of tapping into a spirit of divination? If a prophet that has not been granted permission to prophesy and yet does, is he guilty of sin?
Author : Evans Pierre
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1512728500
God has given Evans the charge to equip and edify the saints for effective ministry. The Church has received gifts to fulfill the Christ commanded mission of global evangelism. One of the powerful means of accomplishing this is by operating in the gifts of the Spirit. Therefore, this book is geared toward fulfilling that purpose in the life of the reader. This book is designed to furnish the reader by: Knowing what the gifts are Identifying each gift by its distinctive function Seeing how the gifts function in both the Old and New Testament Understanding the purpose of the gifts Understanding how to operate in the gifts of the Spirit Giving personal testimony by the author in relation to the operation of the gifts Personal testimony of others who have been recipients of the operation of the gifts The Gifts Unwrapped is a dynamic book that contains biblical teaching upon the gifts of the Spirit as listed in 1 Corinthians 12:711. Within these pages, the reader will learn what the gifts are, how to identify them, and most importantly, how to operate within them. The book also contains testimonials of both the author and those whom he has ministered to over the years. The testimonies are to build the faith of the reader but also teach them upon the principles contained within the book.
Author : John Roberts Dummelow
Publisher :
Page : 1278 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Bible
ISBN :
