Author : J. Potts
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 37,50 MB
Release : 2009-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0230244831
This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins in Christian theology to its manifestations in twenty-first century politics and culture, while considering how much of the word's original religious meaning persists in the contemporary secular understanding.
Author : Jürgen Beyer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 900431816X
Lay prophets in Lutheran Europe (c. 1550–1700) is the first transnational study of the phenomenon of angelic apparitions in all Lutheran cultures of early modern Europe. Jürgen Beyer provides evidence for more than 350 cases and analyses the material in various ways: tracing the medieval origins, studying the spread of news about prophets, looking at the performances legitimising their calling, noting their comments on local politics, following the theological debates about prophets, and interpreting the early modern notions of holiness within which prophets operated. A full chronology and bibliography of all cases concludes the volume. Beyer demonstrates that lay prophets were an accepted part of Lutheran culture and places them in their social, political and confessional contexts.
Author : Dr. Bill Hamon
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 35,16 MB
Release : 1991-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0768493250
Bill Hamon, a Prophet for our time... by Oral Roberts "I always take notice when Bill Hamon prophesies or writes a book on prophetic truths. Bill's life in Jesus and Jesus' working His prophetic Spirit through him, shows the world—and the Body of Christ—that it's time we realize God has set in the Church not only...
Author : Khomeini,
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136189343
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Drew Dyck
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 19,31 MB
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1400205468
“A needed corrective to self-indulgent Christianity.” Philip Yancey “A stirring challenge.” Lee Strobel “A strong antidote against a domesticated God.” Matthew Lee Anderson When was the last time you were overawed by God’s majesty? Have you ever stood in stunned silence at his holiness and power? In our shallow, self-centered age, things like truth and reverence might seem outdated, lost. Yet we’re restless. And our failed attempts to ease our unrest point to an ancient ache for an experience of the holy. Drew Dyck makes a compelling case that what we seek awaits us in the untamed God of Scripture—a God who is dangerous yet accessible, mysterious yet powerfully present. He is a God who beckons us to see him with a fresh, unfiltered gaze. Yawning at Tigers takes us past domesticated Christianity, into the wilds where God’s raw majesty, love, and power become more real and transformative than we could ever imagine.
Author : Jimmy Cajoleas
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 21,53 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 168335642X
After their mother’s death, two siblings must navigate the strange world of the occult in this thrilling YA mystery Lee has always seen visions: cats that his mother promises aren’t really there, a homeless man who he’s convinced is out to get him, and three men who give him ominous warnings in the woods. His mother and his sister Murphy try to keep him grounded in the real world. But when his mother dies in a car accident and her horrible husband tries to adopt them, Lee and Murphy flee to their grandmother’s ranch, which they’ve only heard about in stories. But is there a reason why their mother never brought them there? And what horrid truths lurk behind Lee’s haunting visions? Thrilling, twisty, and poignant, Minor Prophets will keep readers guessing until the final page.
Author : Saint Cyril (Patriarch of Alexandria)
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2007-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0813201152
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Author : Stephen M. Walt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2006-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0393292711
Finalist for the 2006 Gelber Prize: "A brilliant contribution to the American foreign policy debate."—Anatol Lieven, New York Times Book Review At a time when America's dominance abroad was being tested like never before, Taming American Power provided for the first time a "rigorous critique of current U.S. strategy" (Washington Post Book World) from the vantage point of its fiercest opponents. Stephen M. Walt examines America's place as the world's singular superpower and the strategies that rival states have devised to counter it. Hailed as a "landmark book" by Foreign Affairs, Taming American Power makes the case that this ever-increasing tide of opposition not only could threaten America's ability to achieve its foreign policy goals today but also may undermine its dominant position in years to come.
Author : Eiko Ikegami
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674868083
This book demonstrates how Japan's so-called harmonious collective culture is paradoxically connected with a history of conflict. Ikegami contends that contemporary Japanese culture is based upon two remarkably complementary ingredients, honorable competition and honorable collaboration. The historical roots of this situation can be found in the process of state formation, along very different lines from that seen in Europe at around the same time. The solution that emerged out of the turbulent beginnings of the Tokugawa state was a transformation of the samurai into a hereditary class of vassal-bureaucrats, a solution that would have many unexpected ramifications for subsequent centuries.
Author : Craig A. Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 47,81 MB
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567302717
This volume assembles several important studies that examine the role of language in meaning and interpretation. The various contributions investigate interpretation in the versions, in intertestamental traditions, in the New Testament, and in the rabbis and the targumim. The authors, who include well-known veterans as well as younger scholars, explore the differing ways in which the language of Scripture stimulates the understanding of the sacred text in late antiquity and gives rise to important theological themes. This book is a significant resource for any scholar interested in the interpretation of Scripture in and just after the biblical period.
