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A Cowgirl's Homecoming: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Four Sisters Ranch #1)
by Julia RuthThere&’s something missing in her life And it&’s shaped like home It&’s been three years since Jenn Spencer left Four Sisters Ranch after burying her husband, her heart and her relationship with her family. Now the farm&’s in trouble—and she&’s back to help. Reconnecting with her family is hard…yet her new landlord, Luke Bennett, and his adorable niece brighten her days. But when she discovers Luke&’s secret, will it crush her healing heart again?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.Four Sisters Ranch Book 1: A Cowgirl's Homecoming
A Crazy, Holy Grace Leader Guide: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory (A Crazy, Holy Grace)
by Frederick BuechnerWhen pain is real, why is God silent? This brand new collection is the best of acclaimed author Frederick Buechner's essays on pain, loss, and the healing power of memories that explores God's tender grace and how to be stewards of the pain in our lives. Here now are the best of Buechner's writings on pain and loss, covering such topics as the power of hidden secrets, loss of a dearly beloved, letting go, resurrection from the ruins, peace, and listening for the quiet voice of God. And he reveals that pain and sorrow can be a treasure—an amazing grace. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the four-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options.
A Crazy, Holy Grace Participant Guide: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory (A Crazy, Holy Grace)
by Frederick BuechnerWhen pain is real, why is God silent? This brand new collection is the best of acclaimed author Frederick Buechner's essays on pain, loss, and the healing power of memories that explores God's tender grace and how to be stewards of the pain in our lives. Here now are the best of Buechner's writings on pain and loss, covering such topics as the power of hidden secrets, loss of a dearly beloved, letting go, resurrection from the ruins, peace, and listening for the quiet voice of God. And he reveals that pain and sorrow can be a treasure—an amazing grace. This Participant Guide provides an introduction to the main text and can also stand alone with additional commentary and questions for a four week study. With summaries and commentary for each essay, the book provides questions and prompts for reflection and discussion.
A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory (A\crazy, Holy Grace Ser.)
by Frederick BuechnerWhen pain is real, why is God silent?Frederick Buechner has grappled with the nature of pain, grief, and grace ever since his father committed suicide when Buechner was a young boy. He continued that search as a father when his daughter struggled with anorexia. In this essential collection of essays, including one never before published, Frederick Buechner finds that the God who might seem so silent is ever near. He writes about what it means to be a steward of our pain, and about this grace from God that seems arbitrary and yet draws us to his holiness and care. Finally he writes about the magic of memory and how it can close up the old wounds with the memories of past goodnesses and graces from God.Here now are the best of Buechner’s writings on pain and loss, covering such topics as the power of hidden secrets, loss of a dearly beloved, letting go, resurrection from the ruins, peace, and listening for the quiet voice of God. And he reveals that pain and sorrow can be a treasure—an amazing grace.Buechner says that loss will come to all of us, but he writes that we are not alone. Crazy and unreal as it may sometimes seem, God’s holy, healing grace is always present and available if we are still enough to receive it.
A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race
by Tony Campolo Brenda Salter McNeilandA Credible Witnessand
A Critical Approach to Youth Culture: Its Influence and Implications for Ministry
by Pamela Erwin"Adolescent culture is always changing, making it difficult for youth pastors to keep up. Even college students who are a few years out of high school find it challenging to stay current with the changing culture of teens. However, when equipped with tools that help them think critically about culture on a broad scale, youth ministry students can be prepared for a strategic ministry to teens that effectively addresses the youth cultural context. This academic resource uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understand culture by exploring the nature, theology, ecology, and ethnography of culture, then combining these different perspectives to develop a critical approach to youth culture."
A Critical Edition of John Beadle's a Journall or Diary of a Thankfull Christian (Routledge Revivals)
by John BeadlePublished in 1996: The Book the author produced, A Journall or Diary of a Thankfull Christian is essentially a manual, a how-to book about how to write a spiritual diary; moreover, it is the only one of its kind written in seventeenth-century England.
A Critical Introduction to Khomeini
by Arshin Adib-MoghaddamAs the architect of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini remains one of the most inspirational and enigmatic figures of the twentieth century. The revolution placed Iran at the forefront of Middle East politics and of the Islamic revival. Twenty years after his death, Khomeini is revered as a spiritual and political figurehead in Iran and in large swathes of the Islamic world, while in the West he is remembered by many as a dictator and as the instigator of Islamist confrontation. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam brings together both distinguished and emerging scholars in this comprehensive volume, which covers all aspects of Khomeini's life and critically examines Khomeini the politician, the philosopher, and the spiritual leader. The book details Khomeini's early years in exile from Iran, the revolution itself, and events that took place thereafter including the hostage crisis and the Iran-Iraq war. Lastly, the book considers his legacy in Iran where Khomeini's image has been used by both reformist and conservative politicians to develop their own agendas and further afield in other parts of the Islamic world and in the West. Written by scholars from varying disciplinary backgrounds, the book will prove invaluable to students and general readers interested in the life and times of Khomeini and the politics of Islam that he inspired.
A Critical Introduction to Religion in the Americas: Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide
by Michelle A. GonzalezA Critical Introduction to Religion inthe Americas arguesthat we cannot understand religion in the Americas without understanding itsmarginalized communities. Despite frequently voiced doubts among religiousstudies scholars, it makes the case that theology, and particularly liberationtheology, is still useful, but it must be reframed to attend to the ways inwhich religion is actually experienced on the ground. That is, a liberationtheology that assumes a need to work on behalf of the poor can seem out oftouch with a population experiencing huge Pentecostal and Charismatic growth,where the focus is not on inequality or social action but on individualrelationships with the divine.Bydrawing on a combination of historical and ethnographic sources, this volume providesa basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a,Black, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframedto better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real peoplethe theologians' work is meant to represent. Informed bythe dialogue partners explored throughout the text, this volume presents ahemispheric approach to discussing lived religious movements. While notdismissive of liberation theologies, this approach is critical of their pastand offers challenges to their future as well as suggestions for preventingtheir untimely demise. It is clear that the liberation theologies of tomorrowcannot look like the liberation theologies of today.
A Critical Introduction to the New Testament
by Carl R. HolladayThis book introduces the New Testament in two senses: it not only provides basic literary and historical information on each of the twenty-seven writings but also orients readers to the religious, theological, and ethical issues related to the message and meaning of Jesus Christ. The overall goal is to help interested readers of the New Testament become informed, responsible interpreters of these writings and thereby enrich their personal faith and understanding. By giving special emphasis to how the New Testament has helped shape the church's identity and theological outlook throughout the centuries, as well as the role it has played within the broader cultures of both East and West, this introduction also seeks to assist readers in exercising creative, informed leadership within their own communities of faith and in bringing a deeper understanding of early Christianity to their conversations with the wider public. Along with separate chapters devoted to each New Testament writing, there are chapters explaining how this collection of texts emerged as uniquely authoritative witnesses to the church's faith; why they were recognized as canonical whereas other early Christian writings were not; how the four canonical Gospels are related to one another, including a discussion of the Synoptic Problem; how the Jesus tradition--his teachings, stories from his ministry, and the accounts of his suffering, death and resurrection--originated and developed into Gospels written in narrative form; and how the Gospels relate to Jesus Christ as he was and is. Also included is a chapter on the writings of Paul and how they emerged as a collection of authoritative texts for the church. This chapter includes a discussion of ancient letter-writing, special considerations for interpreting the Pauline writings, and Paul's decisive influence within the history of the church and western culture.
A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion
by Craig Martin'A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion' explains the key ideas and methods in the study of religion and demonstrates how they can be used. The aim is to provide students with a tool-kit of critical concepts for studying religious belief and behaviour. Throughout the discussion all ideas and methods are illustrated with clear case material.
A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion
by Craig Martin'A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion' explains the key ideas and methods in the study of religion and demonstrates how they can be used. The aim is to provide students with a tool-kit of critical concepts for studying religious belief and behaviour. Throughout the discussion all ideas and methods are illustrated with clear case material.
A Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion
by Craig MartinA Critical Introduction to the Study of Religion introduces the key concepts and theories from religious studies that are necessary for a full understanding of the complex ways in which religious and cultural institutions and traditions influence society. This book provides readers with an arsenal of critical concepts for studying religious ideologies, practices, and communities. This edition has been thoroughly revised and now includes a new chapter on "Belief" and a rewritten chapter on "Essentialism," and has been restructured to clearly emphasize key topics including: problems with the concepts of "religion" and "belief systems;" functionalism and classification; essentialism, socialization, and habitus; and legitimation, authority, and authenticity. All ideas and theories are clearly illustrated, with contemporary and engaging examples and case studies throughout. It’s an essential text for all students approaching the subject area for the first time.
A Critical Inventory of Ramayana Studies in the World, Volume II: Foreign Languages
by K. KrishnamoorthyThe second volume of the Inventory lists Ramayana Studies in foreign languages.
A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God (Radical Theologies and Philosophies)
by Itzhak BenyaminiIn this book Itzhak Benyamini presents an alternative reading of Genesis, a close textual analysis from the story of creation to the binding of Isaac. This reading offers the possibility of a soft relation to God, not one characterized by fear and awe. The volume presents Don-Abraham-Quixote not as a perpetual knight of faith but as a cunning believer in the face of God's demands of him. Benyamini reads Genesis without making concessions to God, asking about Him before He examines the heart of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and the other knights of faith (if they are really that). In this way, the commentary on Genesis becomes a platform for a new type of critical theology. Through this unconventional rereading of the familiar biblical text, the book attempts to extract a different ethic, one that challenges the Kierkegaardian demand of blind faith in an all-knowing moral God and offers in its stead an alternative, everyday ethic. The ethic that Benyamini uncovers is characterized by family continuity and tradition intended to ensure that very axis--familial permanence and resilience in the face of the demanding and capricious law of God and the everyday hardships of life.
A Cross Too Heavy: Pope Pius XII and the Jews of Europe
by Paul O'SheaThe papacy of Pius XII (1939-1958) has been a source of near-constant criticism and debate since his death, particularly because of his alleged silence during the Holocaust. Paul O'Shea examines his little-studied pre-papal life to demonstrate that Pius was neither an anti-Semitic villain nor a 'lamb without stain. '
A Cross to Kill (A Shepherd Suspense Novel #1)
by Andrew HuffA gripping debut thriller pits a man of God against terrorists--and his own deadly pastJohn Cross is a small-town pastor, bent on leading his flock to follow God's calling. He's not the sort of man one would expect to have a checkered past.But the truth is that the man behind the pulpit preaching to his sheep was once a wolf--an assassin for the CIA. When John decided to follow Christ, he put that work behind him, determined to do penance for all the lives he took. He vowed never to kill again.Now someone wants the peaceful pastor to pay for his sins with his own life. And when a terrorist out for revenge walks into the church, John's secrets are laid bare. Confronted with his past, he must face his demons and discover whether a man can truly change. Can he keep his vow--even when the people he loves are in mortal danger? Will his congregation and the brave woman he's learning to care for be caught in the cross fire? In the end, John's life may be the only sacrifice he has left to offer. . . Andrew Huff's thrilling debut is not only a riveting story of suspense, it's also a deep exploration of the moral quandaries that face those who choose to follow the Prince of Peace in a violent world.
A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth
by Bryan LorittsWARNING! This book could make your life messy!Today&’s church is continually being confronted with the question, &“What is the gospel?&” Many churches answer this through strong exposition of biblical truth. Others answer with a focus on community engagement. But doesn&’t Christ call us to do both? The covenant of salvation demands a radical re-patterning of relationships. Bryan Lorrits, a pastor in the heart of one of America&’s historically racially divided urban centers, seizes the opportunity to engage God, the church, and culture in ways that may challenge your beliefs, practices, and relationships.A Cross-Shaped Gospel clearly articulates the vertical dimension of the Christian faith, as well as looking at the horizontal implications of salvation for growth, service, and community. It provokes readers to think about the implications of living out their faith. What does the gospel mean for issues of:Political engagement?Class distinctions?Race Relations?It is only by reaching upward that we can reach outward in power and with the proper motives, so let A Cross- Shaped Gospel help you in crafting and communicating a biblical philosophy of engaging God and others well!
A Cross-Shaped Gospel: Reconciling Heaven and Earth
by Bryan LorittsWARNING! This book could make your life messy!Today&’s church is continually being confronted with the question, &“What is the gospel?&” Many churches answer this through strong exposition of biblical truth. Others answer with a focus on community engagement. But doesn&’t Christ call us to do both? The covenant of salvation demands a radical re-patterning of relationships. Bryan Lorrits, a pastor in the heart of one of America&’s historically racially divided urban centers, seizes the opportunity to engage God, the church, and culture in ways that may challenge your beliefs, practices, and relationships.A Cross-Shaped Gospel clearly articulates the vertical dimension of the Christian faith, as well as looking at the horizontal implications of salvation for growth, service, and community. It provokes readers to think about the implications of living out their faith. What does the gospel mean for issues of:Political engagement?Class distinctions?Race Relations?It is only by reaching upward that we can reach outward in power and with the proper motives, so let A Cross- Shaped Gospel help you in crafting and communicating a biblical philosophy of engaging God and others well!
A Crown that Lasts: You Are Not Your Label
by Demi-Leigh TebowIn A Crown that Lasts, former Miss Universe and Miss South Africa Demi Tebow confesses the danger of tying our identities to our accomplishments. Discover the truth of who you were created to be and how to use your platform, no matter how big or small, for eternal impact.On this earth, a crown is what separates victors from the rest of the competitors, but the goal of creating a life worth living is not to gain a trophy, get a prize, or keep the crown. Our lives are not meant to be about being number one or making our own names known. While walking you through the journey of her evolving confidence—from basing her identity on temporary labels and her own efforts, to discovering the rock-solid security of anchoring her dreams in her Maker—Demi weaves her story together with the insights she's learned along the way.A Crown that Lasts will show you how toRelate to the discomfort, confusion, and doubt that arises when you base your confidence on external things,Discover God-confidence when your plans take unexpected detours,Know what do when planted in unknown territory,Use your story to grow an eternal impact, andStay grounded in the truth of who you are in Christ. The purpose of our lives is to love and serve God and others. Demi shows how you can be encouraged to focus not just on your aspirations, but on your greater purpose and leave behind a footprint of significance, not just success.
A Cruel Theatre of Self-Immolations: Contemporary Suicide Protests by Fire and Their Resonances in Culture (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by Grzegorz ZiółkowskiA Cruel Theatre of Self-Immolations investigates contemporary protest self-burnings and their echoes across culture. The book provides a conceptual frame for the phenomenon and an annotated, comprehensive timeline of suicide protests by fire, supplemented with notes on artworks inspired by or devoted to individual cases. The core of the publication consists of six case studies of these ultimate acts, augmented with analyses and interpretations hailing from the visual arts, film, theatre, architecture, and literature. By examining responses to these events within an interdisciplinary frame, Ziółkowski highlights the phenomenon’s global reach and creates a broad, yet in-depth, exploration of the problems that most often prompt these self-burnings, such as religious discrimination and harassment, war and its horrors, the brutality and indoctrination of authoritarian regimes and the apathy they produce, as well as the exploitation of the so-called "subalterns" and their exclusion from mainstream economic systems. Of interest to scholars from an array of fields, from theatre and performance, to visual art, to religion and politics, A Cruel Theatre of Self-Immolations offers a unique look at voluntary, demonstrative, and radical performances of shock and subversion.
A Cruz
by Benjamin Osei Kuffour Jr Bianca Ferreira de OliveiraNo Cristianismo contemporâneo, a cruz é o símbolo de redenção e lembra os cristãos do amor de Deus em sacrificar o seu Filho Unigênito pela humanidade. Isto representa a vitória de Jesus sobre o pecado e a morte, já que acreditamos que através de sua morte e ressurreição, Ele venceu a morte. “E, tendo despojado os poderes e as autoridades, fez deles um espetáculo público, triunfando sobre eles na cruz” (Colossenses 2:15). A Igreja Católica celebra a páscoa como um Triunfo da cruz sob o mesmo nome In Exaltatione Sanctae Crucis (Em Exaltação da Santa Cruz) em 14 de setembro. Qual é o significado da cruz? De maneira simples, o significa da cruz é morte. A cruz foi um instrumento importante de execução que resultava em uma morte de um jeito tortuosa e dolorosa. Na crucificação, a pessoa era amarrada ou pregada a uma cruz de madeira e deixada pendurada até que morresse. A morte seria vagarosa e extremamente dolorosa; de fato, a palavra excruciante literalmente significa “tirar da cruz”. De qualquer modo, por causa de Cristo e sua morte na cruz, o significado de cruz hoje é completamente diferente. No cristianismo, a cruz é junção do amor de Deus e sua justiça. Jesus Cristo é o cordeiro de Deus que tira o pecado do mundo (João 1:29). A referência de Jesus como o cordeiro de Deus nos aponta para a instrução de Páscoa Judaica em Êxodo 12. Os israelitas tiveram o mandamento de sacrificar um cordeiro imaculado e espalhar o sangue do cordeiro no batente da porta de suas casas. O sangue seria o sinal de que o Anjo da Morte “passou” pela casa, deixando àqueles que tinham suas casas cobertas por sangue em segurança. Quando Jesus veio para João para ser batizado por ele, João reconheceu-o e chorou, “No dia seguinte João viu Jesus aproximando-se e disse: "Vejam! É o Cordeiro de Deus, que tira o pecado do mundo!” (João 1:29), deste modo identificando-o como o plano de Deus para Ele ser sacr
A Cruz Me Diz
by Darren CoxAdelphi pode ser uma cidade pequena, mas abriga um tesouro que não pode ser medido. Quando Bill McFar vem à cidade em busca de um serviço lucrativo, ele encontra o que quer na encosta de Adelphi: uma fonte de petróleo. Mas o petróleo de McFar está debaixo de algo importante para o povo de Adelphi. Nessa encosta gramínea repousa uma grande cruz de madeira que representa a esperança do povo, e os inspira à medida que vivem suas vidas diariamente. Ninguém em Adelphi quer que a Cruz se mova para facilitar a ganância de McFar. Mas ele é poderoso. E inflexível. Será que McFar vai obter o que quer e arrancar este símbolo, ofendendo as tradições e a fé das pessoas da cidade? Ou será que a história da Cruz vai fazer com que as coisas aconteçam forma completamente diferente...?
A Cry Is Heard: My Path To Peace
by Jean Vanier Francois-Xavier MaigrePart Autobiography, part memoir, part call to action to walk a path to unity and peace, this new book by L'Arche founder Jean Vanier is profoundly inspiring and filled with hope. Vanier's account of his life revolves around "encountering difference and working constantly to build bridges and not walls: this is the path of peace." Indeed, says Vanier, "A path to unity, fellowship and peace is possible." True freedom grows from loving others and letting ourselves be loved-with all our weaknesses and all our gifts. In meeting those on the margins, we heal our own hearts and are able to work for a transformation of societies.
A Cry for Dignity: Religion, Violence and the Struggle of Dalit Women in India (Religion and Violence)
by Mary GreyThere are over two-hundred million Dalits– people designated as "untouchable" – across South Asia. Dalit women are subject to greater oppression than men: many are denied access to education, meaningful employment and healthcare and are subjected to temple prostitution and rape. A Cry for Dignity explores the lives of Dalit women and the violence they face and examines whether their spirituality – manifest in songs, stories and myth – is a source of strength or oppression. The lives of Dalit women on the subcontinent are set within the broader context of Dalits in the diaspora. A Cry for Dignity presents the plight of Dalit women from the unique perspective of their own movements for solidarity and justice.