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Agents of Hope

Author : Donald Capps
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579108113
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (791 download)

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Download or read book Agents of Hope written by Donald Capps and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2001-11-23 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In searching, sensitive, and stunningly thorough essay, supplemented with case studies and poetry, and drawing lucidly on important psychological theorists, Capps portrays hope as the fundamental nucleus and engine of human experience. He wants to remind pastors that fueling this hope is their distinctive and distinctively Christian calling. James Dittes, Yale University Don Capps has written a lucid and persuasive account of the one task unique to the ministry: to be an agent of hope. His eschatological imagination pops up repeatedly in his case studies and phenomenology of hoping, translating into concrete terms the promise of a God of hope for people in the most hopeless of situations. A book rich in insights and a pleasure to read. Robert A. Johnson, Wellesley College This book is an intelligent reclamation of the theological virtue of hope, which goes to the very heart of the psychology and spirituality of pastoral ministry. Patricia Howery Davis, Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University

Images of Pastoral Care

Author : Robert C Dykstra
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827216262
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Images of Pastoral Care written by Robert C Dykstra and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a metaphor for understanding pastoral care. Such metaphors include the solicitous shepherd, the wounded healer, the intimate stranger, the midwife, and other tangible images. Through these works, the reader gains a sense of the varied identities of pastoral care professionals, their struggles for recognition in this often controversial field, and insight into the history of the disciple. Includes readings by: Anton T. Boisen, Alastair V. Campbell, Donald Capps, James E. Dittes, Robert C. Dykstra, Heije Faber, Charles V. Gerkin, Brita L. Gill-Austern, Karen R. Hanson, Seward Hiltner, Margaret Zipse Kornfeld, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Jeanne Stevenson Moessner, Henri J. M. Nouwen, Gaylord Noyce, Paul W. Pruyser, Edward P. Wimberly.

A Commonwealth of Hope

Author : Michael Lamb
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691226342
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book A Commonwealth of Hope written by Michael Lamb and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-11-26 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold new interpretation of Augustine’s virtue of hope and its place in political life When it comes to politics, Augustine of Hippo is renowned as one of history’s great pessimists, with his sights set firmly on the heavenly city rather than the public square. Many have enlisted him to chasten political hopes, highlighting the realities of evil and encouraging citizens instead to cast their hopes on heaven. A Commonwealth of Hope challenges prevailing interpretations of Augustinian pessimism, offering a new vision of his political thought that can also help today’s citizens sustain hope in the face of despair. Amid rising inequality, injustice, and political division, many citizens wonder what to hope for in politics and whether it is possible to forge common hopes in a deeply polarized society. Michael Lamb takes up this challenge, offering the first in-depth analysis of Augustine’s virtue of hope and its profound implications for political life. He draws on a wide range of Augustine’s writings—including neglected sermons, letters, and treatises—and integrates insights from political theory, religious studies, theology, and philosophy. Lamb shows how diverse citizens, both religious and secular, can unite around common hopes for the commonwealth. Recovering this understudied virtue and situating Augustine within his political, rhetorical, and religious contexts, A Commonwealth of Hope reveals how Augustine’s virtue of hope can help us resist the politics of presumption and despair and confront the challenges of our time.

The Band of Hope Record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Band of Hope Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The End of Hope--the Beginning

Author : Pamela R. McCarroll
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0800699661
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The End of Hope--the Beginning written by Pamela R. McCarroll and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the major ways in which hope manifests itself in our time? And how should we understand these different ways of looking traumatic events in the eye? For answers to these questions and others, the author introduces readers to five expressions of hope through detailed and poignant case studies.

Diary of Agony and Hope

Author : E. Hammond Oglesby
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498231691
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Diary of Agony and Hope written by E. Hammond Oglesby and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book, Diary of Agony and Hope, explores the ethical themes of justice and hope through the lens of folk sayings, case studies, and real-life experiences on the part of the writer as a resident of St. Louis County for over thirty years. The writer believes that the tears for the fruits of justice in the Michael Brown, Jr. case are tears that will be further reckoned with in light of their implications for reform--especially in the use of deadly force--among police departments throughout the community of Ferguson and our troubled land. Here every American must work together for a better society! The writer believes that the daunting task of working together will build bridges of trust, understanding, and hope between police officers and the communities in which they serve: particularly communities of color. Research for this volume was largely taken from the writer's diary. Insightful and engaging, this book is a "must read" for morally concerned Americans who want to know more about the story of the Ferguson Movement. In the movement itself for justice on the part of peace protestors, we see the force of love among ordinary people of goodwill.

Art as an Agent for Social Change

Author : Hala Mreiwed
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004442871
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Art as an Agent for Social Change written by Hala Mreiwed and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art as an Agent for Social Change explores through original research, experiences, and personal narratives the role of the arts in bringing forth social change within three interconnected themes: community building, collaborations, and teaching and pedagogy.

Land of Hope

Author : James R. Grossman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226309967
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Land of Hope written by James R. Grossman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grossman’s rich, detailed analysis of black migration to Chicago during World War I and its aftermath brilliantly captures the cultural meaning of the movement.

The Oxford Handbook of Hope

Author : Matthew W. Gallagher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019939931X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Hope written by Matthew W. Gallagher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope has long been a topic of interest for psychologists, philosophers, educators, and physicians. In the past few decades, researchers from various disciplines and from around the world have studied how hope relates to superior academic performance, improved outcomes in the workplace, and improved psychological and physical health in individuals of all ages. Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and the late Shane J. Lopez, The Oxford Handbook of Hope provides readers with a thorough and comprehensive update on the past 25 years of hope research while simultaneously providing an outline of what leading hope researchers believe the future of this line of research to be. In this extraordinary volume, Gallagher, Lopez, and their expert team of contributors discuss such topics as how best to define hope, how hope is distinguished from related philosophical and psychological constructs, what the current best practices are for measuring and quantifying hope, interventions and strategies for promoting hope across a variety of settings, the impact it has on physical and mental health, and the ways in which hope promotes positive functioning. Throughout its pages, these experts review what is currently known about hope and identify the topics and questions that will help guide the next decade of research ahead.

The Seasons of Hope

Author : Ray S. Anderson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725244373
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Seasons of Hope written by Ray S. Anderson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life contains a rhythm when we see it from beginning to end. Our personal existence is not a series of individual episodes taking place as 'points in time.' Rather, life itself bears us along in a common pilgrimage. At any given time, we are part of a community where birth and death, joy and sorrow, pain and pleasure, as well as sowing and harvesting are taking place. This communal sharing of life replicates all the 'seasons of life.' For each time in our lives there is a corresponding season in the life of the human family. We empower faith by practicing hope every day of our lives.

The Marks of Hope

Author : Juan Huertas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 150185934X
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Marks of Hope written by Juan Huertas and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headlines in The United Methodist church today include words like “division,” “death tsunami,” and “Affinity Group X vs. Affinity Group Y.” So, where does one find hope in The United Methodist Church today? The Marks of Hope, written by three UMC parish pastors, demonstrates that the church can be a hopeful model in a world affected by changes in understanding and expectations related to gender, technology, justice, mission, social entrepreneurship, etc. Each chapter concludes with a “communion” section jointly written by the authors to present ideas for working together as leaders, lay people and congregations to be a model of hope. The authors outline practical steps to hold each other close with mutual love and accountability. From the Introduction written by Matt Rawle: "So what does it mean to find hope in The United Methodist Church today? To be honest, I don’t have much of an answer to what the future global structure of The UMC needs to be. What I do know is that every day I’m charged with loving, serving, challenging, and leading the folks who have found a home in my local church and those who don’t yet know God’s amazing grace in Jesus Christ… We can say with great conviction that conflict takes advantage of the space between us. The further apart we are, the easier conflict can find room to cause havoc. Our culture has grown accustomed to smearing our neighbor with our computer keys, but it is much more difficult to slander the person sharing a cup of coffee with us. The Marks of Hope is our offering of six ways we might hold one another close with mutual love and accountability. Hope is our destination, faith is trusting in that destination, and love is how we get there." The Marks of Hope is part of the Faultlines collection, resources intended to inform conversations around human sexuality and the church.

Minding the Marginalized Students Through Inclusion, Justice, and Hope

Author : Jose W. Lalas
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839827947
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Minding the Marginalized Students Through Inclusion, Justice, and Hope written by Jose W. Lalas and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the issue of advancing equity occupies the pages of many education journals across the world and pursuing it in schools and classrooms is a common instructional goal, there is an obvious absence of established school policies combined with pedagogies on how to achieve educational equity.

Cut Dead But Still Alive

Author : Gregory C. Ellison (II.)
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 142670304X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Cut Dead But Still Alive written by Gregory C. Ellison (II.) and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is hope beyond the "strange and bitter cup" of African American manhood.

Sounds of Hope

Author : Robert Janacek
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610976576
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Sounds of Hope written by Robert Janacek and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a world so out of tune, this treatise intends to correlate from various instruments of learning, a new sound--a sound of hope. This sound will be heard as each truth from key areas of knowledge will be played in a synthesis of theology, psychology, and philosophy, all in the context of a valid cosmology. To listen and read the key concepts and predictions of the secular authorities, our earth is either destined for a massive freeze or one ending in conflagration. Thus the concern of the author is that all too often each area of study is playing its own sound and, valid as it may be, is not listening or seeing what could be if these sounds became part of a symphony. In Sounds of Hope, Robert N. Janacek contends that, when these sounds are truly heard and projected in our anticipated symphony, a new and harmonious world will be enacted. At a time when there are almost constant sounds of hate, death, and hopelessness, a world awaits, one for us to hear and attend as a new concert, a concert playing a score of harmony and hope.

Theories of Hope

Author : Rochelle M. Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498563635
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Hope written by Rochelle M. Green and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of Hope: Exploring Affective Dimensions of Human Experience explores the nature of hope from varied and diverse perspectives. This volume includes chapters examining hope within contexts of social and political philosophy, policy, and struggle from both deeply theoretical and practical approaches.

Journey of Hope

Author : Kenneth C. Barnes
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807876224
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Journey of Hope written by Kenneth C. Barnes and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS) in the 1820s as an African refuge for free blacks and liberated American slaves. While interest in African migration waned after the Civil War, it roared back in the late nineteenth century with the rise of Jim Crow segregation and disfranchisement throughout the South. The back-to-Africa movement held great new appeal to the South's most marginalized citizens, rural African Americans. Nowhere was this interest in Liberia emigration greater than in Arkansas. More emigrants to Liberia left from Arkansas than any other state in the 1880s and 1890s. In Journey of Hope, Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This rich narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent. Based on letters to the ACS and interviews of descendants of the emigrants in war-torn Liberia, this study captures the life of black sharecroppers in the late 1800s and their dreams of escaping to Africa.

Prisoners of Hope?

Author : Crawford Gribben
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1597527378
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book Prisoners of Hope? written by Crawford Gribben and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fervent millennial hope has often existed at the heart of Protestant evangelicalism. Varieties of eschatology have exercised a profound impact on the movementÕs theology and history. Although millennialism had a respected lineage within conservative Protestantism, it flourished with enormous energy in the early nineteenth century as evangelicals responded to the threat of the American and European revolutions and the cultural pessimism of the Romantic movement. By mid-century, the millennialism that had first been articulated for the defense of Protestant conservatism had paved the way for the subversion of historic theology and church practice, as a growing confidence in biblical inerrancy and the ÒliteralÓ hermeneutic challenged many of the historical assumptions of the evangelical faith. This volume of essays expands on neglected aspects of the impact of the evangelical millennialism in Britain and Ireland between 1800 and 1880, and includes an essay charting recent trends in the study of millennialism.