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The Hidden Order of Intimacy: Reflections on the Book of Leviticus
by Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergA masterly analysis of the Book of Leviticus, the newest volume in the award-winning series of commentaries on the Hebrew Bible by &“a celebrated biblical scholar, keen on weaving together traditional Jewish exegesis, psychoanalysis, and postmodern criticism&” (The New York Times Book Review)The image of the Golden Calf haunts the commentaries that thread through Leviticus. This catastrophic episode, in which the Israelites (freed from Egyptian slavery and forty days after their momentous encounter with God at Mount Sinai) worship a pagan idol while Moses is receiving the Torah from God on the mountaintop, gives the mostly legalistic text a unique depth and resonance. According to midrashic tradition, the post-traumatic effects of the sin of the Golden Calf linger through the generations, the sin to be &“paid off&” in small increments through time. Post-biblical perspectives view this as the diffusion of punishment, as well as a way of addressing the on-going phenomenon of idolatry itself. These after-effects of the Golden Calf incident are imaginatively explored in Avivah Zornberg&’s magnificent textual analysis. She brings the rabbis of the Talmud, medieval commentators, Hasidic scholars, philosophers, psychoanalysts, and literary masters—from Aristotle and Rashi to the Baal Shem Tov, Franz Rosenzweig, Sigmund Freud, and George Eliot—into her pathbreaking discussion of the nature of reward and punishment, good and evil, Eros and Thanatos, and humankind&’s intricate and ever-fascinating encounter with the divine.
Moses: A Human Life (Jewish Lives)
by Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergAn unprecedented portrait of Moses's inner world and perplexing character, by a distinguished biblical scholar No figure looms larger in Jewish culture than Moses, and few have stories more enigmatic. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg, acclaimed for her many books on Jewish thought, turns her attention to Moses in this remarkably rich, evocative book. Drawing on a broad range of sources--literary as well as psychoanalytic, a wealth of classical Jewish texts alongside George Eliot, W. G. Sebald, and Werner Herzog--Zornberg offers a vivid and original portrait of the biblical Moses. Moses's vexing personality, his uncertain origins, and his turbulent relations with his own people are acutely explored by Zornberg, who sees this story, told and retold, as crucial not only to the biblical past but also to the future of Jewish history.
The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious
by Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergFrom one of the most innovative and acclaimed biblical commentators at work today, here is a revolutionary analysis of the intersection between religion and psychoanalysis in the stories of the men and women of the Bible. For centuries scholars and rabbis have wrestled with the biblical narrative, attempting to answer the questions that arise from a plain reading of the text. In The Murmuring Deep, Avivah Zornberg informs her literary analysis of the text with concepts drawn from Freud, Winnicott, Laplanche, and other psychoanalytic thinkers to give us a new understanding of the desires and motivations of the men and women whose stories form the basis of the Bible. Through close readings of the biblical and midrashic texts, Zornberg makes a powerful argument for the idea that the creators of the midrashic commentary, the medieval rabbinic commentators, and the Hassidic commentators were themselves on some level aware of the complex interplay between conscious and unconscious levels of experience and used this knowledge in their interpretations. In her analysis of the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Jonah, Abraham, Rebecca, Isaac, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth, and Esther-how they communicated with the world around them, with God, and with the various parts of their selves-Zornberg offers fascinating insights into the interaction between consciousness and unconsciousness. In discussing why God has to "seduce" Adam into entering the Garden of Eden or why Jonah thinks he can hide from God by getting on a ship, Zornberg enhances our appreciation of the Bible as the foundational text in our quest to understand what it means to be human.From the Hardcover edition.
The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus
by Avivah Gottlieb ZornbergAvivah Zornberg grew up in a world of rabbinic tradition and scholarship and received a Ph. D. in English literature from Cambridge University. The Particulars of Rapture, the sequel to her award-winning study of the Book of Genesis, takes its title from a line by the American poet Wallace Stevens about the interdependence of opposite things, such as male and female, and conscious and unconscious. To her reading of the familiar story of the Israelites and their flight from slavery in Egypt, Avivah Zornberg has brought a vast range of classical Jewish interpretations and Midrashic sources, literary allusions, and ideas from philosophy and psychology. Her quest in this book, as she writes in the introduction, is "to find those who will hear with me a particular idiom of redemption," who will hear "within the particulars of rapture . . . what cannot be expressed. " Zornberg's previous book,The Beginning of Desire:Reflections on Genesis, won the National Jewish Book Award for nonfiction in 1995 and has become a classic among readers of all religions. The Particulars of Rapturewill enhance Zornberg's reputation as one of today's most original and compelling interpreters of the biblical and rabbinic traditions.
Adoración sin reservas: Santo, Santo, Santo es el Señor Dios todopoderoso, el que era, el que es, y el que ha de venir...
by Darlene ZschechEntre a la presencia de Dios con un mayor entendimiento y anhelo cuando descubra qué siginifica ser un adorador sin reservas. El amor apasionado que siente Darlene Zschech por su Señor brota de las páginas de este libro, a medida que ella inspira, anima e instruye tanto a líderes de alabanza como a adoradores.
Adorar lo cambia todo: Experimente la presencia de Dios en cada momento de su vida
by Darlene ZschechUna invitación a adorar y honrar a Dios en todas las facetas de su vida ¿Quién no tiene un corazón dispuesto a la adoración la mañana del domingo mientras la banda de la iglesia entona su alabanza favorita? El problema se presenta el lunes camino al trabajo y el martes con la pila de ropa que hay que llevar a la lavandería. ¿Cómo podemos mantener un corazón dispuesto a la adoración durante la rutina diaria?Darlene Zschech ha dedicado su vida a estudiar la adoración y enseñar sobre ella. Con una sabiduría y una alegría contagiosa, nos comparte sus pensamientos sobre lo que realmente significa a adorar y sobre cómo la adoración debería invadir todas las facetas de nuestra vida. Todo lo que hacemos puede convertirse en un acto de adoración al Señor, transformando nuestro trabajo, nuestras amistades, nuestras iglesias y nuestras familias. Se trata de vivir en su presencia, de ser conscientes de que el Señor está a nuestro lado y obra en nuestras vidas.
El Arte de Ser un Mentor: Cómo abrazar la gran transición generacional
by Darlene ZschechLa tensión entre generaciones viejas y nuevas siempre ha existido, especialmente en la iglesia. Hemos luchado con esto por años, acumulando resentimientos y paralizando a algunos de ambos lados de la lucha. Resistimos el pensamiento de que los líderes emergentes y los ya establecidos pueden, y deben, trabajar juntos. Pero estos días son críticos, y la iglesia necesita un liderazgo magnánimo dispuesto a ir más allá de las luchas personales y los disparadores emocionales por causa de otros. Necesita líderes apasionados, que cultiven las relaciones, dispuestos a ser mentores y a que otros sean sus mentores, a dejar un legado próspero y viviente para las futuras generaciones. ¿Es posible? Absolutamente, y puede comenzar con usted.Únase a la internacionalmente aclamada líder Darlene Zschech en un viaje al corazón del arte de ser un mentor, y vea cómo el liderazgo intergeneracional impacta radicalmente el reino de maneras que usted nunca podría lograr solo.
Worship Changes Everything: Experiencing God's Presence In Every Moment Of Life
by Darlene ZschechIt can be easy to have a heart filled with worship on a Sunday morning as the church band is playing your favorite song. But then comes Monday morning's commute or Tuesday afternoon's pile of laundry. <p><p> So what does worship look like in real life--at work, in your family, or with your friends? Darlene Zschech has spent her life thinking and teaching about worship. With wisdom and contagious joy, she shares her thoughts on what worship truly is and how it should invade every facet of your being. Let yourself be transformed by the purpose and freedom that come from living a life of worship.
The Golden Thread: Experiencing God’s Presence in Every Season of Life
by Darlene Zschech Joyce Meyer“I know your faith will be lifted and increased with this new treasure.”~Chris TomlinDo you feel like you are barely holding on?Let the golden thread of God's presence be the calm on the other side of chaos.It could be that He is weaving a brilliant new beginning in the middle of your mess.Join beloved worship leader Darlene Zschech as she traces God’s goodness through her recent transitions—moving to a new city, starting a church. The songwriter of “Shout to The Lord” urges us to maintain joy in the middle of it all.Rather than seeing her many life changes as a zigzag of unrelated events, Darlene and her family have learned to trace God’s goodness through every crisis—even as she faced the battle for her life, cancer.Your heart will be encouraged, and your faith will soar right along with Darlene’s.
My 2nd Chapter: The Matthew Ward Story
by Darlene ZschedhHow one family's tragedy ultimately revolutionized contemporary Christian music. Known for such classics as "Easter Song," the Second Chapter of Acts was one of the major music groups in the forefront of the Jesus movement. But what happened, in the wake of personal tragedy, to bring together a brother and his two sisters to sing so boldly for their Lord? And what was life really like for a major contemporary Christian band in those early days? In My Second Chapter, Matthew Ward tells his part of the storyfull of intriguing and humorous behind-the-scenes anecdotes and observations: growing up in a large family...orphaned at age twelve...finding the Lord in the California Jesus movement... becoming a music star...traveling the world...battling cancer...raising his own family ... and much more all revealing God's faithfulness in every circumstance. Join Matthew on his amazing personal journey from tragedy to dynamic faith that helped set contemporary Christian music on fire. And discover how God chooses whom he will to accomplish great and mighty acts.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Agile Church: Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age
by Dwight ZscheileA groundbreaking and essential guide to opening up the concept of church and achieving spiritual renewal in the 21st century. Taking one page from the Bible and another from Silicon Valley, priest and scholar Dwight Zscheile brings theological insights together with cutting-edge thinking on organizational innovation to help churches flourish in a time of profound uncertainty and spiritual opportunity. In today’s dynamic cultural environment, churches have to be more than faithful—they have to be agile. That means embracing processes of trial, failure, and adaptation as they form a Christian community with new neighbors. And that means a whole new way of being a church. How can it be realized? The Agile Church answers all the urgent and practical questions about meeting this cultural change. For clergy, congregational leaders, judicatory and denominational executives and staff, seminarians, and church members, “Dwight’s work on innovation is a rare gift for pastors and church leaders wanting something rooted deeply in scripture and Christian imagination, not just one more trend.” —Alan Roxburgh, author of The Missional Network Study guide included. “In an age when people are making choices about their faith, spirituality, and lives in unprecedented ways, our churches have the opportunity to be nimble, graceful, and creative. The Agile Church is an ideal guide for this journey.” —Doug Pagitt, author of Church in the Inventive Age
Participating in God's Mission: A Theological Missiology for the Church in America (The Gospel and Our Culture Series (GOCS))
by Dwight Zscheile Craig Van GelderExplores how the church has engaged—and should engage—the American contextWhat might faithful and meaningful Christian witness look like within our changing contemporary American context?After analyzing contemporary challenges and developing a missiological approach for the US church, Craig Van Gelder and Dwight Zscheile reflect on the long, complex, and contested history of Christian mission in America. Five distinct historical periods from the beginning of the colonial era to the dawn of the third millennium are reviewed and critiqued.They then bring the story forward to the present day, discussing current realities confronting the church, discerning possibilities of where and how the Spirit of God might be at work today, and imagining what participating in the triune God’s mission may look like in an uncertain tomorrow.
Die Kirche als Marke stark machen: Ein Basis-Leitfaden für kirchliche Gemeinden und Organisationen (essentials)
by Arnd Zschiesche Oliver ErrichielloDie Kirchen stecken in der Krise; die Austritte und die Ausweitung konfessionsloser Milieus nehmen weiter zu. Der Wunsch nach sozialem Halt und Orientierungen hat sich allerdings nicht vermindert. Im Gegenteil: Die Kirche steht heute im Aufmerksamkeitswettbewerb und muss ihre Form der „Überzeugungsarbeit“ neu erfinden. Vor diesem Hintergrund zeigen die Autoren, dass die Funktionsweise der Marke als „soziales Bündnissystem“ zu verstehen ist. Marke ist mehr als Logo oder Werbung, sie gruppiert Menschen um eine konkrete Leistungsidee. Die Autoren erläutern die Grundlagen und Dynamiken der markensoziologischen Markenführung und beziehen sie auf die „Marke Kirche“. Im Praxisteil erhält der Leser einen klaren Leitfaden, den sog. genetischen Code der Marke, wie man eine Gemeinde oder kirchliche Institution planvoll entwickeln und stärken kann.Die Autoren:Prof. Dr. Oliver Errichiello und Dr. Arnd Jürgen Zschiesche sind Geschäftsführer des Büros für Markenentwicklung in Hamburg sowie Dozenten für Markensoziologie, Brandmanagement und Markenführung an den Hochschulen Luzern und Mittweida, der Universität Hamburg sowie der Europäischen Medien- und Business-Akademie (EMBA) in Hamburg.
Ethical Principles and Economic Transformation - A Buddhist Approach
by Laszlo ZsolnaiBuddhism points out that emphasizing individuality and promoting the greatest fulfillment of the desires of the individual conjointly lead to destruction. The book promotes the basic value-choices of Buddhism, namely happiness, peace and permanence. Happiness research convincingly shows that not material wealth but the richness of personal relationships determines happiness. Not things, but people make people happy. Western economics tries to provide people with happiness by supplying enormous quantities of things and today's dominating business models are based on and cultivates narrow self-centeredness.But what people need are caring relationships and generosity. Buddhist economics makes these values accessible by direct provision. Peace can be achieved in nonviolent ways. Wanting less can substantially contribute to this endeavor and make it happen more easily. Permanence, or ecological sustainability, requires a drastic cutback in the present level of consumption and production globally. This reduction should not be an inconvenient exercise of self-sacrifice. In the noble ethos of reducing suffering it can be a positive development path for humanity.
Islamic Banking and Finance: Second edition
by Hasan ZubairThis book discusses the nature and theories which govern systems of Islamic finance including its most distinctive features and its relationship with conventional financial institutions. It explores the nature and role of money in modern economies and elaborates on the process of credit deposit creation, trade cycles and instruments for the creation of value in financial markets through the perspectives of Islamic finance. The author explains its characteristics, especially the rationale for the lack of interest-based financial activities. He examines the intrinsic ethical and humanistic frameworks that govern financial theories and practices and the models for the creation of value, risk-sharing and socially responsible investing, as well as the governance and regulation that these systems follow. The author also does a comparative assessment of conventional financial systems with Islamic finance with relevant examples, assesses the performance of Islamic systems and examines existing and expanding markets for Islamic finance. Lucid and cogent, this book is useful for scholars and researchers of Islamic finance, Islamic studies, economics, banking and finance in general.
The Essential Scriptures: A Handbook of the Biblical Texts for Key Doctrines
by Kevin D. ZuberWhich Bible verses support that doctrine?All good theology is grounded in the Word of God. Yet sometimes it&’s hard to keep track of which scriptures support certain doctrines. That&’s where The Essential Scriptures comes in. With an easy-to-use handbook format, this reference work moves through the main headings of systematic theology, offering full quotations of the biblical verses that undergird various doctrines. No more jumping back and forth between multiple sources. The Essential Scriptures puts it all in one place, providing not only the biblical support but also a learned exposition of how those passages serve as the basis for the doctrine under discussion.Drawing from the literal and trustworthy New American Standard Bible, scholar and theologian Kevin Zuber gives you the biblical underpinnings for every doctrine, organized around the primary headings of systematic theology:ProlegomenaBibliologyTheology ProperChristologyPneumatologyAnthropology and HamartiologySoteriologyAngelologyEcclesiologyEschatologyEvery pastor, scholar, student, and lover of theology needs this book in their library. The Essential Scriptures will be a classic that generations of theologians turn to again and again.
The Essential Scriptures: A Handbook of the Biblical Texts for Key Doctrines
by Kevin D. ZuberWhich Bible verses support that doctrine?All good theology is grounded in the Word of God. Yet sometimes it&’s hard to keep track of which scriptures support certain doctrines. That&’s where The Essential Scriptures comes in. With an easy-to-use handbook format, this reference work moves through the main headings of systematic theology, offering full quotations of the biblical verses that undergird various doctrines. No more jumping back and forth between multiple sources. The Essential Scriptures puts it all in one place, providing not only the biblical support but also a learned exposition of how those passages serve as the basis for the doctrine under discussion.Drawing from the literal and trustworthy New American Standard Bible, scholar and theologian Kevin Zuber gives you the biblical underpinnings for every doctrine, organized around the primary headings of systematic theology:ProlegomenaBibliologyTheology ProperChristologyPneumatologyAnthropology and HamartiologySoteriologyAngelologyEcclesiologyEschatologyEvery pastor, scholar, student, and lover of theology needs this book in their library. The Essential Scriptures will be a classic that generations of theologians turn to again and again.
Before the Religious Right: Liberal Protestants, Human Rights, and the Polarization of the United States (Intellectual History of the Modern Age)
by Gene ZubovichWhen we think about religion and politics in the United States today, we think of conservative evangelicals. But for much of the twentieth century it was liberal Protestants who most profoundly shaped American politics. Leaders of this religious community wielded their influence to fight for social justice by lobbying for the New Deal, marching against segregation, and protesting the Vietnam War. Gene Zubovich shows that the important role of liberal Protestants in the battles over poverty, segregation, and U.S. foreign relations must be understood in a global context. Inspired by new transnational networks, ideas, and organizations, American liberal Protestants became some of the most important backers of the United Nations and early promoters of human rights. But they also saw local events from this global vantage point, concluding that a peaceful and just world order must begin at home. In the same way that the rise of the New Right cannot be understood apart from the mobilization of evangelicals, Zubovich shows that the rise of American liberalism in the twentieth century cannot be understood without a historical account of the global political mobilization of liberal Protestants.
Beheading the Saint: Nationalism, Religion, and Secularism in Quebec
by Geneviève ZubrzyckiThrough much of its existence, Québec's neighbors called it the "priest-ridden province." Today, however, Québec society is staunchly secular, with a modern welfare state built on lay provision of social services--a transformation rooted in the "Quiet Revolution" of the 1960s. In Beheading the Saint, Geneviève Zubrzycki studies that transformation through a close investigation of the annual Feast of St. John the Baptist of June 24. The celebrations of that national holiday, she shows, provided a venue for a public contesting of the dominant ethno-Catholic conception of French Canadian identity and, via the violent rejection of Catholic symbols, the articulation of a new, secular Québécois identity. From there, Zubrzycki extends her analysis to the present, looking at the role of Québécois identity in recent debates over immigration, the place of religious symbols in the public sphere, and the politics of cultural heritage--issues that also offer insight on similar debates elsewhere in the world.
Resurrecting the Jew: Nationalism, Philosemitism, and Poland’s Jewish Revival (Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology #18)
by Geneviève ZubrzyckiAn in-depth look at why non-Jewish Poles are trying to bring Jewish culture back to life in Poland todaySince the early 2000s, Poland has experienced a remarkable Jewish revival, largely driven by non-Jewish Poles with a passionate new interest in all things Jewish. Klezmer music, Jewish-style restaurants, kosher vodka, and festivals of Jewish culture have become popular, while new museums, memorials, Jewish studies programs, and Holocaust research centers reflect soul-searching about Polish-Jewish relations before, during, and after the Holocaust. In Resurrecting the Jew, Geneviève Zubrzycki examines this revival and asks what it means to try to bring Jewish culture back to life in a country where 3 million Jews were murdered and where only about 10,000 Jews now live.Drawing on a decade of participant-observation in Jewish and Jewish-related organizations in Poland, a Birthright trip to Israel with young Polish Jews, and more than a hundred interviews with Jewish and non-Jewish Poles engaged in the Jewish revival, Resurrecting the Jew presents an in-depth look at Jewish life in Poland today. The book shows how the revival has been spurred by progressive Poles who want to break the association between Polishness and Catholicism, promote the idea of a multicultural Poland, and resist the Far Right government. The book also raises urgent questions, relevant far beyond Poland, about the limits of performative solidarity and empathetic forms of cultural appropriation.
Religious Sense
by John E. Zucchi Luigi GiussaniGiussani challenges us to penetrate the deepest levels of experience to discover our essential selves, breaking through the layers of opinions and judgments that have obscured our true needs. Asserting that all the tools necessary for self-discovery are inherent within us, he focuses primarily on reason, not as narrowly defined by modern philosophers, but as an openness to existence, a capacity to comprehend and affirm reality in all of its dimensions. Part of the so-called new religious revival, The Religious Sense avoids any sentimental or irrational reduction of the religious experience. It is a forthright and refreshing call to reassess our lives.
Ancient Medicine: From Mesopotamia to Rome
by Laura M. ZucconiThis book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi&’s Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen.Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not only Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome but also the Levant, the Anatolian Peninsula, and the Iranian Plateau. Devoting special attention to the fundamental relationship between medicine and theology, Zucconi&’s one-volume introduction brings the physicians, patients, procedures, medicines, and ideas of the past to light.
Ancient Medicine: From Mesopotamia to Rome
by Laura M. ZucconiThis book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi&’s Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates and Galen.Zucconi applies historical and anthropological methods to examine the medical cultures of not only Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome but also the Levant, the Anatolian Peninsula, and the Iranian Plateau. Devoting special attention to the fundamental relationship between medicine and theology, Zucconi&’s one-volume introduction brings the physicians, patients, procedures, medicines, and ideas of the past to light.
Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue: How A French Priest Together With Jewish Friends Saved Thousands During The Holocaust
by Susan ZuccottiSusan Zuccotti narrates the life and work of Père Marie-Benoît, a courageous French Capuchin priest who risked everything to hide Jews in France and Italy during the Holocaust. Who was this extraordinary priest and how did he become adept at hiding Jews, providing them with false papers, and helping them to elude their persecutors? From monasteries first in Marseille and later in Rome, Père Marie-Benoît worked with Jewish co-conspirators to build remarkably effective Jewish-Christian rescue networks. Acting independently without Vatican support but with help from some priests, nuns, and local citizens, he and his friends persisted in their clandestine work until the Allies liberated Rome. After the conflict, Père Marie-Benoît maintained his wartime Jewish friendships and devoted the rest of his life to Jewish Christian reconciliation. Papal officials viewed both activities unfavorably until after the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), 1962-1965.To tell this remarkable tale, in addition to her research in French and Italian archives, Zuccotti personally interviewed Père Marie-Benoît, his family, Jewish rescuers with whom he worked, and survivors who owed their lives to his network.
Basic Bible Interpretation: A Practical Guide To Discovering Biblical Truth
by Roy ZuckBasic Bible Interpretation lives up to its title. It deals with the basics and doesn't confuse the reader with extraneous material. It focuses on the bible as the Word of God and handles that Word with "reverence and godly fear." It tells us how to interpret this marvelous Book, and even gives the reader opportunity to put the principles into practice. In every way, this book is a practical tool for the serious student who wants to study the Bible and apply its truths.