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Red, Black, and Jew: New Frontiers in Hebrew Literature
by Stephen KatzBetween 1890 and 1924, more than two million Jewish immigrants landed on America's shores. The story of their integration into American society, as they traversed the difficult path between assimilation and retention of a unique cultural identity, is recorded in many works by American Hebrew writers. Red, Black, and Jew illuminates a unique and often overlooked aspect of these literary achievements, charting the ways in which the Native American and African American creative cultures served as a model for works produced within the minority Jewish community. Exploring the paradox of Hebrew literature in the United States, in which separateness, and engagement and acculturation, are equally strong impulses, Stephen Katz presents voluminous examples of a process that could ultimately be considered Americanization. Key components of this process, Katz argues, were poems and works of prose fiction written in a way that evoked Native American forms or African American folk songs and hymns. Such Hebrew writings presented America as a unified society that could assimilate all foreign cultures. At no other time in the history of Jews in diaspora have Hebrew writers considered the fate of other minorities to such a degree. Katz also explores the impact of the creation of the state of Israel on this process, a transformation that led to ambivalence in American Hebrew literature as writers were given a choice between two worlds. Reexamining long-neglected writers across a wide spectrum, Red, Black, and Jew celebrates an important chapter in the history of Hebrew belles lettres.
Red, Brown, Yellow, Black, WhiteWho's More Precious In God's Sight?: A Call for Diversity in Christian Missions and Ministry
by Velma Maia Thomas Leroy BarberAfter more than two decades in urban missions, Leroy Barber discovered a disturbing trend: The virtual absence of people of color in the mission field has created a widening racial disconnect, to the point that Christian ministries can no longer relate to the people they claim to serve. RED, YELLOW, BLACK AND WHITE highlights the historic patterns that have created racial discrepancies within ministries, sheds light on the diversification needed in church and missions, and offers constructive, clear-cut solutions to promote a diverse leadership. With grace, insider expertise, and insightful understanding, Barber explores one of the most sensitive issues facing today's Christian ministries, offering practical and comprehensive solutions for creating a more diverse future. ructive, clear-cut solutions for how to truly promote diverse leadership in urban missions and ministries, for the benefit of the organization and the community being served With grace, insider expertise and insightful historical understanding, Barber takes on one of the most sensitive issues facing today's Christian ministries, offering practical, comprehensive solutions for creating a more diverse future.
Red-Hot and Righteous: The Urban Religion of The Salvation Army
by Diane WinstonIn this engrossing study of religion, urban life, and commercial culture, Diane Winston shows how a (self-styled "red-hot") militant Protestant mission established a beachhead in the modern city. When The Salvation Army, a British evangelical movement, landed in New York in 1880, local citizens called its eye-catching advertisements "vulgar" and dubbed its brass bands, female preachers, and overheated services "sensationalist." Yet a little more than a century later, this ragtag missionary movement had evolved into the nation's largest charitable fund-raiser--the very exemplar of America's most cherished values of social service and religious commitment. Winston illustrates how the Army borrowed the forms and idioms of popular entertainments, commercial emporiums, and master marketers to deliver its message. In contrast to histories that relegate religion to the sidelines of urban society, her book shows that Salvationists were at the center of debates about social services for the urban poor, the changing position of women, and the evolution of a consumer culture. She also describes Salvationist influence on contemporary life--from the public's post-World War I (and ongoing) love affair with the doughnut to the Salvationist young woman's career as a Hollywood icon to the institutionalization of religious ideals into nonsectarian social programs. Winston's vivid account of a street savvy religious mission transformed over the decades makes adroit use of performance theory and material culture studies to create an evocative portrait of a beloved yet little understood religious movement. Her book provides striking evidence that, counter to conventional wisdom, religion was among the seminal social forces that shaped modern, urban America--and, in the process, found new expression for its own ideals.
Redeem All: How Digital Life Is Changing Evangelical Culture
by Corrina LaughlinRedeem All examines the surprising intersection of American evangelicalism and tech innovation. Corrina Laughlin looks at the evangelical Christians who are invested in imagining, using, hacking, adapting, and creating new media technologies for religious purposes. She finds that entrepreneurs, pastors, missionaries, and social media celebrities interpret the promises born in Silicon Valley through the framework of evangelical culture and believe that digital media can help them (to paraphrase Steve Jobs) put their own dent in the universe. Laughlin introduces readers to "startup churches" hoping to reach a global population, entrepreneurs coding for a deeper purpose, digital missionaries networking with mobile phones, and Christian influencers and podcasters seeking new forms of community engagement. Redeem All reveals how evangelicalism has changed as it eagerly adopts the norms of the digital age.
Redeemed
by Hannah Howell Sara Blayne Keshia DawnIt's no accident when Kenya Clark gets paired up with Keithe Morgan, the newest member of the divorce support group she leads at their church. The pastor has been trying to get Kenya married off for some time now. Unfortunately, Kenya is still grappling with her past, and she isn't quite ready to enter into something new.Keithe, on the other hand, is recently divorced and ready to move on. He hasn't given up on love; he still believes he'll find a soul mate. When he starts pushing hard to get to know Kenya better, she feels the connection and panics. The only way she knows to distance herself is to start dating his friend. Keithe is puzzled. Why would she choose his friend, whose issues make him far from the most eligible bachelor? When Keithe learns the truth about her past, will he still want to hold on and work toward a future together?Redeemed is about having the strength to accept people right where they are.
Redeemed Sexuality: 12 Sessions for Healing and Transformation in Community
by Andrew A. BoaSexual brokenness permeates our culture and is often a source of fear, shame, or secret sin for emerging adults within the church. But as we experience love, joy, and intimacy with God and others, sexual shame and sin lose their power. Incorporating peer-to-peer leadership, this small group curriculum invites us to seek sexual maturity and discipleship in the context of community.
Redeemed Sexuality: A Guide to Sexuality for Christian Singles, Campus Students, Teens, and Parents
by Tim KonzenYou are a sexual person. Whether you are single or married, a teenager or an older single adult, God created you as a sexual person. So how do we inhabit our sexuality in a way that brings honor to God? And what exactly is sexuality? Is it just sexual intercourse? Or is it perhaps something much greater?God created them male and female. From the moment of our conception, we are born in this act of creation as a sexual being. God's creation was the work of a master artist. It is vital that we discover both the artwork and the artist. God intended for sex to be a wonderful good. When someone allows God to guide them in how they engage in sex, it can be.However, sometimes sexuality has become a source of shame, guilt, pain, confusion, frustration, and sorrow. Sexual challenges can come from the choices we make, from the things that others do against us, and from the ways in which Satan has inundated the world with a tsunami of destructive words and images about sex. Those challenges can also come from the lack of being able to talk openly about sex. Perhaps you want to lead a life of sexual purity but you are finding it hard to find solid, biblical answers to some of the very real questions you have. You may feel like you've tried to bring up these things with those involved in your life but that you often receive the same-old trite and empty arguments about purity: "Just wait" or "Just repent" or "God has a plan. Be patient."So how do we reconcile God’s intricate and amazing plan for sex with the devastation, destruction, and frustration that sex outside of His plan can cause? How can we pursue purity and honor sexuality at the same time? What exactly is God's plan for sexuality for those who are not married?Redeeming Sexuality answers many of these and other questions that singles, teens, and parents ask the authors in their conferences and sessions, including: What is God’s plan for sex?How should single, working professionals, college students, teens, and all other unmarried individuals understand their sexuality in light of God’s plan? What is allowed and how far is too far? How can we have healthy, intimate connections with others? What is purity and how do we deal with temptation when it is so hard to escape? How do we work through the damage and pain that is already done?How can parents effectively communicate with their kids about sex? This comprehensive guide strives to bring clarity and understanding to topics that many Christians have trouble discussing. Journey with us as we discover a vibrant understanding of God's plan for redeemed sexuality.
Redeemed Study Guide: How God Satisfies the Longing Soul
by Will GrahamOnly God can satisfy the hungry soul.In this five-session video Bible study, Will Graham, the grandson of renowned preacher Billy Graham, shares stories and teachings from his life about what it means to be redeemed in Christ. As Will has traveled the globe, he has observed that deep inside each of our souls, we are all hungering for something. Some of us try to satisfy that need by throwing ourselves into relationships, jobs, or hobbies. Some try to fill the hunger by engaging in destructive vices. Others pursue good deeds, social work, or donating money to worthy causes. But as the psalmist writes, only God “satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness” (Psalm 107:9 NKJV).As we experience this redemption and walk in God’s ways, He leads us to a new understanding of His love, helps us to let go of our past, gives us a new heart and outlook on our trials, and opens our eyes to see the eternal needs of those around us.The Redeemed Study Guide includes video teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible exploration, and weekly personal study and reflection materials.Sessions include:A New Understanding of God’s LoveA New Sense of Freedom from the PastA New Heart and CharacterA New Outlook on DifficultiesA New Longing to Share Christ with OthersDesigned for use with the Redeemed Video Study (9780310099796) sold separately. Digital and streaming video also available.
Redeemed Study Guide: Turning Brokenness into Something Beautiful (CORE for Men)
by Timothy R. Phillips RT PhillipsGod never designed us to just figure things out on our own. When Jesus came to earth to start a revolution, he did so by gathering a small band of ordinary men around him. These men had unique backgrounds, diverse occupations, and individual personalities. Jesus orchestrated learning environments as they worked alongside each other that changed them into the most powerful transformative community in the history of the word. Together, they went from self-centered individuals to united powerhouses.The goal of the CORE studies is to set men on a similar journey that will transform them and their group into this type of community. Each study features five real-life stories of men who have faced real-life challenges and discovered transformation, redemption, restoration, purpose, and identity. These stories serve as a catalyst for men to start being real about their own stories and realize they are not alone in the struggle. In turn, this opens them up to getting the encouragement necessary to engage in life proactively.There has never been a more critical need to equip men with the tools to win the battles over their hearts and futures. CORE gives them the ability to create spaces where they can show up as they are without judgment, be open about their struggles, and find freedom to discover who God says they are. They will be invited to step out of shame and isolation and encouraged to step into their God-given purpose.This study features an introduction from Jeremy Affeldt and stories from well-known speakers on the topics of calling, redemption, spiritual adoption, restoration, and purpose.Designed for use with Redeemed Video Study (sold separately).
Redeemed Unredeemable: When America's Most Notorious Criminals Came Face to Face With God
by Thomas Horn Donna HowellJesus said that redemption--eternal salvation--is available to everyone. No one is beyond His reach; no one falls outside the boundaries of His willingness to forgive. Anyone who calls on Him will be saved, He says. But, does that really include names like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Susan Atkins, Charles "Tex" Watson, Sean Sellers, David Berkowitz, and Karla Faye Tucker?Redeemed Unredeemable: When America's Most Notorious Criminals Came Face to Face with God features a close look into the lives of infamous members of the Manson Family disciples such as Susan Atkins and Charles "Tex" Watson, as well as serial killer Ted Bundy, "Milwaukee Monster" Jeffrey Dahmer, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, "Pickaxe Killer" Karla Faye Tucker, and parent-killer Sean Sellers. READ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN REDEEMED UNREDEEMABLE. . . * Exhaustive, fresh research into the court documents and news reports of the most famous criminal investigations and trials* Exclusive interviews with many who were involved in these cases, including relatives of the victims and perpetrators, prison staff members and ministers, and, when possible, even the criminals, themselves* Surprising information about those convicted, including a comprehensive look at their family history, their childhoods, and possible motivations for their horrific deeds* Fresh, "big-picture" insight into the culture and times that served as the backdrop for these offenders' lives* Rare glimpses into these convicted felons' private lives after sentencing and incarceration * Compelling exploration of some of the spiritual issues that might have influenced, shaped, and ultimately transformed these men and womenWhile in no way attempting to excuse or justify any of the devastating crimes these men and women have committed, the author's investigation brings to light not just seven case studies of hardened criminals, but seven accounts of loss. Seven stories of searching. Seven chronicles of change. And, ultimately, seven testimonies about redemption. Read for yourself the untold stories of America's most notorious killers, and the unspeakably difficult journeys that brought them to their knees.
Redeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China
by Lian XiThis book is the first to address the history and future of homegrown, mass Chinese Christianity. Drawing on a large collection of fresh sources--including contemporaneous accounts, diaries, memoirs, archival material, and interviews--Lian Xi traces the transformation of Protestant Christianity in twentieth-century China from a small, beleaguered "missionary" church buffeted by antiforeignism to an indigenous popular religion energized by nationalism and millenarianism. Lian shows that, with a current membership that rivals that of the Chinese Communist Party, and the ability to galvanize China's millions into apocalyptic convulsion and messianic exuberance, the popular Christian movement channels the aspirations and the discontent of the masses and will play an important role in shaping the country's future.
Redeemed: Devotions for the Longing Soul
by Will GrahamThe legacy of Billy Graham's ministry continues.This first-ever devotional book from Will Graham, grandson of renowned preacher Billy Graham, includes devotions that lead a longing soul to understand God's message of love and redemption. Each devotion includes stories centering on the life-changing power of a relationship with God, including themes such as prayer, sharing your faith, the willingness to obey God's promptings, and many other important topics.Each entry will include a scripture selection, a personal story, a corresponding quote from Billy Graham, and Will's teaching, a prayer, and a question to ponder. There are Graham family photos and photos of important events in Billy's ministry included throughout the book.Redeemed will appeal to anyone young or old who loves Billy Graham and who is looking to continue his legacy of faith.
Redeemed: God's Grace Helps Us Overcome (Grateful Hearts Inspirational Series #3)
by Dr Vanessa HowardWhat do you do when you think God isn’t watching? Enslaved in Egypt, Miriam depended on God for deliverance and was freed from Pharaoh’s evil reign. Then her faith was tested. Instead of trusting in God, she led the Hebrews in an uprising against her brother, Moses, which was also a direct rebellion against the very God who broke her chains. Although she was one of the first female prophets in the Bible, betrayal in the wilderness is understandable when you’ve been lost for forty years.What if God gave up on us when we made a mistake? No one is immune to making missteps when life provides so many distractions. God has a plan and purpose for your life and wants you to learn from challenges and obstacles so you will trust His process and gain the victory.Miriam and I will share our stories of redemption as the ebbs and flows of life bring to mind that God doesn’t give up on us, and we shouldn’t give up on Him.
Redeemed: God's Grace Helps Us Overcome (Grateful Hearts Inspirational Series #3)
by Naleighna Kai Vanessa HowardWhat do you do when you think God isn’t watching? Enslaved in Egypt, Miriam depended on God for deliverance and was freed from Pharaoh’s evil reign. Then her faith was tested. Instead of trusting in God, she led the Hebrews in an uprising against her brother, Moses, which was also a direct rebellion against the very God who broke her chains. Although she was one of the first female prophets in the Bible, betrayal in the wilderness is understandable when you’ve been lost for forty years.What if God gave up on us when we made a mistake? No one is immune to making missteps when life provides so many distractions. God has a plan and purpose for your life and wants you to learn from challenges and obstacles so you will trust His process and gain the victory.Miriam and I will share our stories of redemption as the ebbs and flows of life bring to mind that God doesn’t give up on us, and we shouldn’t give up on Him.
Redeemed: Leader Guide
by Rose PublishingThis is the leader guide to Redeemed: Seeing the Messiah in the Book of Ruth. This guide has everything a leader needs! From tips on how start each session to riveting discussion questions, this leader guide makes leading a Sunday School class, small group, or home study easier than ever. Covers all 6 sessions!Is your life not turning out as you had hoped? Has God disappointed you? The trials of life test us to see if we will trust in the promises of God. On the surface, the book of Ruth would appear to be about love and friendship, and that certainly is a theme. However, more profoundly it is the story of people of Israel and the need for a Redeemer. In the same way, God desires to redeem your past and restore your future, so that you may find fulfillment in His gracious love! In these six sessions of Redeemed: Seeing Christ in the Book of Ruth DVD, you'll learn:* The historical background to the book of Ruth.* What marriage, widowhood, and redemption meant in Bible times.* How Ruth, a destitute foreigner, becomes an ancestor of Jesus Christ.* How Naomi moves from bitterness to blessedness.* How Boaz as a kinsmen-redeemer points to our ultimate redeemer--Jesus Christ.Enjoy fantastic section-by-section commentary and insights into the historical and biblical background of Israel at that time, such as-* Naomi had a social status lower than a servant once her husband and sons died.* Ruth took home more than 10 times the average salary of harvesters when she worked in Boaz's field.* When Ruth asked Boaz to "spread the corner of his garment" over her, she is asking him to make a symbolic gesture for marriage (plus you will find out how this particular act points to our redemption and covenant with Christ).
Redeemed: Participant Guide
by Rose PublishingRedeemed: Seeing Christ in the Book of Ruth DVD Participant GuideGod desires to redeem your past, restore your future, so that you might find fulfillment in His gracious love! Through six sessions in Redeemed: Seeing Christ in the Book of Ruth DVD , you'll learn-* The historical background to the book of Ruth * What marriage, widowhood, and redemption meant in Bible times * How Ruth, a destitute foreigner, becomes an ancestor of Jesus Christ * How Naomi moves from bitterness to blessedness * How Boaz as a kinsmen - redeemer point to our ultimate redeemer - Jesus Christ.Participant Guide includes session outlines, discussion and application questions, definitions, and extra information. We recommend purchasing additional Participant Guides for each person.
Redeemed: Redeemed Series Book 2 (Redeemed)
by Patricia Haley Gracie HillEverything isn't as successful as it appears in the life of hard-hitting civil attorney Maxwell Montgomery, who has his own way of tackling demons from the past. His self-appointed crusade to root out corruption in the church has cost him greatly, and the price continues to rise, as his personal life spirals out of control. His former love is engaged to someone else, and his troubles don't stop there. Maxwell is shouldering an unexpected burden of guilt when he is forced to wonder if his pursuits have landed an innocent man in prison.Instead of dealing with his conscience, Maxwell shoves the emotions deep within and presses on to the next case. Along the way, he amasses quite a list of enemies, including his former paralegal, who is desperately seeking retribution.With the weight of his mission becoming too heavy to bear, Maxwell doesn't know where to turn or whom to trust. Despite his high-flying lifestyle, his past finally catches up to him. Maxwell is still unwilling to surrender, however, until an unavoidable set of circumstances forces him to make a life-changing decision. Having fallen so far, his only shot at redemption is through God's mercy, but will the mighty Maxwell Montgomery forego his pride and accept it?
Redeeming America
by Michael LieneschThis balanced and comprehensive study of Christian conservative thinking focuses on the 1980s, when the New Christian Right appeared suddenly as an influential force on the American political scene, only to fade from the spotlight toward the end of the decade. In Redeeming America, Michael Lienesch identifies a cyclical redemptive pattern in the New Christian Right's approach to politics, and he argues that the movement is certain to emerge again. Lienesch explores in detail the writings of a wide range of Christian conservatives, including Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Phyllis Schlafly, and Tim and Beverly LaHaye, in order to illuminate the beliefs and ideas on which the movement is based. Depicting the thinking of these writers as a set of concentric circles beginning with the self and moving outward to include the family, the economy, the polity, and the world, Lienesch finds shared themes as well as contradictions and tensions. He also uncovers a complex but persistent pattern of thought that inspires periodic attempts to redeem America, alternating with more inward-looking intervals of personal piety.
Redeeming Beauty: Soundings in Sacral Aesthetics (Routledge Studies in Theology, Imagination and the Arts)
by Aidan Nichols O.P.Redeeming Beauty explores the richness of orthodox Christian tradition, both Western and Eastern, in matters of 'sacral aesthetics' - a term used to denote the foundations, production and experience of religiously relevant beauty. Aidan Nichols investigates five principal themes: the foundation of beauty in the natural order through divine creative action; explicitly 'evangelical' beauty as a quality of biblical revelation and notably at its climax in Christ; the legitimacy of making and venerating artworks; qualities of the self in relation to objective presentation of the religiously beautiful; and the difficulties of practising a sacral aesthetic, whether as producer or consumer, in an epoch when the visual arts themselves have left behind not only Church but for the greater part the public as well. The thought of theologians such as Augustine, Aquinas, Balthasar, Ratzinger, Bulgakov, Maritain and others are explored.
Redeeming Capitalism
by Kenneth J. BarnesOn reclaiming the moral roots of capitalism for a virtuous futureFor good or ill, the capitalism we have is the capitalism we have chosen, says Kenneth Barnes. Capitalism works, and the challenge before us is not to change its structure but to address the moral vacuum at the core of its current practice.In Redeeming Capitalism Barnes explores the history and workings of this sometimes-brutal economic system. He investigates the effects of postmodernism and unpacks biblical-theological teachings on work and wealth. Proposing virtuous choices as a way out of such pitfalls as the recent global financial crisis, Barnes envisions a more just and flourishing capitalism for the good of all.
Redeeming Capitalism
by Miroslav Volf Kenneth J. BarnesOn reclaiming the moral roots of capitalism for a virtuous futureFor good or ill, the capitalism we have is the capitalism we have chosen, says Kenneth Barnes. Capitalism works, and the challenge before us is not to change its structure but to address the moral vacuum at the core of its current practice.In Redeeming Capitalism Barnes explores the history and workings of this sometimes-brutal economic system. He investigates the effects of postmodernism and unpacks biblical-theological teachings on work and wealth. Proposing virtuous choices as a way out of such pitfalls as the recent global financial crisis, Barnes envisions a more just and flourishing capitalism for the good of all.
Redeeming Claire
by Cynthia RutledgeTo avoid family and career problems, Claire Waters and Tony Karelli pretend to be engaged. Then they fall in love for real, and life seems very good. But when scandal arises, they must use the power of their faith to find forgiveness and unity.
Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship
by Fred Vandyke; David C. Mahan; Joseph K. Sheldon; Raymond H. BrandCombining compelling stories with both biblical and scientific investigation, Redeeming Creation addresses the ecological crisis we face today. Population Explosion, Rain forests stripped bare, Destruction of animal habitat, The death of entire species, Depletion of the ozone layer, Global warming.
Redeeming Gabriel
by Elizabeth WhiteSpying for the Union army has taken a heavy toll on Gabriel Laniere. Though his cause is noble, the constant deception required has eaten away at his soul. And never can Gabriel risk getting close to anyone-not even God. Yet Camilla Beaumont, daughter of the Confederacy, just might be the exception. Courageously, unbeknownst to family and friends, Camilla works for the Underground Railroad. This dangerous secret rivals Gabriel's own. Perhaps Camilla could understand the sacrifices he has made in the name of duty. And the unlikely partnership they forge could be the key Gabriel seeks to a soul-shaking truth larger than any conflict-love.