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Book Synopsis From Prophecy to Charity by : Lawrence M. Mead
Download or read book From Prophecy to Charity written by Lawrence M. Mead and published by AEI Press. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping the poor is a question central to American life. Partially driven by America's Judeo-Christian heritage, Americans believe we possess enough wealth to provide some minimum basic standard of living for all and genuinely desire to help the least among us. We are the most generous nation on earth, spending hundreds of billions of dollars annually through private giving, corporate philanthropy, government aid, and other forms of charity. And yet, despite these efforts, international and domestic poverty persist. In From Prophecy to Charity: How to Help the Poor, Lawrence M. Mead critiques the philosophical presuppositions of past and current endeavors to alleviate poverty and provides a framework to guide future efforts based on what has been proven to actually help those in need: charity rooted in love.
Book Synopsis Aquinas on Prophecy by : Paul M. Rogers
Download or read book Aquinas on Prophecy written by Paul M. Rogers and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquinas on Prophecy is the first full-length monograph to underscore the importance of the charism of prophecy within St. Thomas's Summa theologiae as a whole. The book argues that his notion of prophecy significantly informs the Summa's central presentations of sacred doctrine, salvation, and faith. For Aquinas the prophet is someone who receives divinely revealed knowledge meant to edify the Church; prophetic knowledge gives faith both content and certitude which are essential for sacred doctrine's status as knowledge and wisdom. This work examines Thomas's rationale for categorizing prophecy as the Church's foremost charism, which stems from the special role prophets have in divine government in making God's wisdom manifest on earth. The Summa's own ordination to wisdom shares a striking parallel with prophecy; the theologian and prophet are both called to build up the Church by testifying to the truth they know.
Download or read book Toxic Charity written by Robert D. Lupton and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public service is a way of life for Americans; giving is a part of our national character. But compassionate instincts and generous spirits aren’t enough, says veteran urban activist Robert D. Lupton. In this groundbreaking guide, he reveals the disturbing truth about charity: all too much of it has become toxic, devastating to the very people it’s meant to help. In his four decades of urban ministry, Lupton has experienced firsthand how our good intentions can have unintended, dire consequences. Our free food and clothing distribution encourages ever-growing handout lines, diminishing the dignity of the poor while increasing their dependency. We converge on inner-city neighborhoods to plant flowers and pick up trash, battering the pride of residents who have the capacity (and responsibility) to beautify their own environment. We fly off on mission trips to poverty-stricken villages, hearts full of pity and suitcases bulging with giveaways—trips that one Nicaraguan leader describes as effective only in “turning my people into beggars.” In Toxic Charity, Lupton urges individuals, churches, and organizations to step away from these spontaneous, often destructive acts of compassion toward thoughtful paths to community development. He delivers proven strategies for moving from toxic charity to transformative charity. Proposing a powerful “Oath for Compassionate Service” and spotlighting real-life examples of people serving not just with their hearts but with proven strategies and tested tactics, Lupton offers all the tools and inspiration we need to develop healthy, community-driven programs that produce deep, measurable, and lasting change. Everyone who volunteers or donates to charity needs to wrestle with this book.
Book Synopsis When Helping Hurts by : Steve Corbett
Download or read book When Helping Hurts written by Steve Corbett and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 450,000 copies in print, When Helping Hurts is a paradigm-forming contemporary classic on the subject of poverty alleviation. Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it. When Helping Hurts shows how some alleviation efforts, failing to consider the complexities of poverty, have actually (and unintentionally) done more harm than good. But it looks ahead. It encourages us to see the dignity in everyone, to empower the materially poor, and to know that we are all uniquely needy—and that God in the gospel is reconciling all things to himself. Focusing on both North American and Majority World contexts, When Helping Hurts provides proven strategies for effective poverty alleviation, catalyzing the idea that sustainable change comes not from the outside in, but from the inside out.
Book Synopsis From Charity to Social Work by : Elizabeth N. Agnew
Download or read book From Charity to Social Work written by Elizabeth N. Agnew and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary E. Richmond (1861-1928) was a contemporary of Jane Addams and an influential leader in the American charity organization movement. In this biography--the first in-depth study of Richmond's life and work--Elizabeth N. Agnew examines the contributions of this important, if hitherto under-valued, woman to the field of charity and to its development into professional social work. Orphaned at a young age and largely self-educated, Richmond initially entered charity work as a means of self-support, but came to play a vital role in transforming philanthropy--previously seen as a voluntary expression of individual altruism--into a valid, organized profession. Her career took her from charity organization leadership in Baltimore and Philadelphia to an executive position with the prestigious Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. Richmond's progressive civic philosophy of social work was largely informed by the social gospel movement. She strove to find practical applications of the teachings of Christianity in response to the social problems that accompanied rapid industrialization, urbanization, and poverty. At the same time, her tireless efforts and personal example as a woman created an appealing, if ambiguous, path for other professional women. A century later her legacy continues to echo in social work and welfare reform.
Book Synopsis The Believer’s Guide to the Prophetic Ministry by : Roderick L. Evans
Download or read book The Believer’s Guide to the Prophetic Ministry written by Roderick L. Evans and published by Abundant Truth Publishing. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, we will bring clarity to the roles of prophets, the functionality of prophetic ministry, and the expressions of the prophetic gift. This study is comprised of 4 distinct works on the prophetic office and gift: 1) The Forming of the Prophet: The Preparation of the Prophet and Prophetic Minister for Ministry and Service 2) If They Be Prophets: An Examination of the Prophetic Office and Gift 3) The Prophetic Mantle: The Gift of Prophecy and Prophetic Operations in the Church Today 4) Prophetic Clarity: Exploring Questions & Answers for the Prophetic Office and Gift It is our prayer that a greater understanding and appreciation for the prophetic gift and ministry will be achieved.
Download or read book The Contributor written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by :
Download or read book The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Truth, 3 Volumes by : Thomas Aquinas
Download or read book Truth, 3 Volumes written by Thomas Aquinas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. by : John Wesley
Download or read book The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. written by John Wesley and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments by :
Download or read book The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 1346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Summa Theologica Part II ("Secunda Secundae") (Annotated Edition) by : St. Thomas Aquinas
Download or read book Summa Theologica Part II ("Secunda Secundae") (Annotated Edition) written by St. Thomas Aquinas and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 2661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life The Summa Theologiæ (Latin: Compendium of Theology or Theological Compendium; also subsequently called the Summa Theologica or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225–1274), and although unfinished, "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature." It is intended as a manual for beginners in theology and a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West. The Summa's topics follow a cycle: the existence of God; Creation, Man; Man's purpose; Christ; the Sacraments; and back to God. (courtesy of wikipedia.com). This is part 2-2, 'Secunda Secundae'. In a chain of acts of will, man strives for the highest end. They are free acts, insofar as man has in himself the knowledge of their end (and therein the principle of action). In that the will wills the end, it wills also the appropriate means, chooses freely and completes the consensus. Whether the act be good or evil depends on the end. The "human reason" pronounces judgment concerning the character of the end; it is, therefore, the law for action. Human acts, however, are meritorious insofar as they promote the purpose of God and his honor. By repeating a good action, man acquires a moral habit or a quality which enables him to do the good gladly and easily. This is true, however, only of the intellectual and moral virtues (which Aquinas treats after the manner of Aristotle); the theological virtues are imparted by God to man as a "disposition", from which the acts here proceed; while they strengthen, they do not form it. The "disposition" of evil is the opposite alternative. An act becomes evil through deviation from the reason, and from divine moral law. Therefore, sin involves two factors: its substance (or matter) is lust; in form, however, it is deviation from the divine law. Contents: • Treatise on the theological virtues (qq. 1 to 46) • Treatise on the cardinal virtues (qq. 47 to 170) • Treatise on prudence (qq. 47 to 56) • Treatise on justice (qq. 57 to 122) • Treatise on fortitude and temperance (qq. 123 to 170) • Treatise on gratuitous graces (qq. 171 to 182) • Treatise on the states of life (qq. 183 to 189)
Book Synopsis A Critical Commentary and Paraphrase on the Old and New Testament, and the Apocrypha ... by : Simon Patrick
Download or read book A Critical Commentary and Paraphrase on the Old and New Testament, and the Apocrypha ... written by Simon Patrick and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Woman as Prophet in the Home and the World by : R. Mary Hayden Lemmons
Download or read book Woman as Prophet in the Home and the World written by R. Mary Hayden Lemmons and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-ever interdisciplinary study of woman as prophet shows that, in these troubling times, ordinary women—especially Christian women—need to function as prophets by proclaiming, in word and deed, the indispensability of lovingly seeking the welfare of others. More specifically, social science shows that the person-centered love prophesied by women prophets is able to meet interpersonal challenges within the home and world, while philosophy and theology establish that women are able to excel as prophets due to the virtuous dispositions inculcated by femininity, the choice to be caring, a God-centered spirituality, and a pro-life humanitarian/personalist feminism that welcomes male collaborators. Facilitating the ability of Christian women to prophesy love are Baptismal graces, Thomistic virtues, and a much needed prophetic Marian ecclesiology based on what John Paul II calls the “prophetism of femininity.” These interdisciplinary findings provide an essential resource for educators and students of humanity, the theology of women, and evangelization. These findings emerge, first, from an investigation into the cognitive and ontological underpinnings of what John Paul II called the “feminine genius.” A second set of findings emerges from exploring the prophetic dimensions of the feminine genius, secular feminism’s need to adopt the insights of Christianity, and the ability of femininity’s prophetism to recast both femininity and feminism as Marian prophecies. A third set of findings arises from analyzing the spirituality of women prophets within the Christian tradition by considering the conditions necessary for prophesying, explicating requisite Thomistic virtues, and delving into the spirituality of Hildegard, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, and Teresa of Avila. A fourth set of findings arises from innovative studies of polarization, secularization, lust, romantic love, the conditions whereby mothers with careers can flourish, and the ability of nuns to combat racism in a small Midwestern town. Overall, these interdisciplinary investigations explicate the theology of women and show that women who prophesy love, either in the order of grace or nature, can help heal lives, families, and culture.
Book Synopsis The Prophetic Mantle: The Gift of Prophecy and Prophetic Operations in the Church Today by : Roderick L. Evans
Download or read book The Prophetic Mantle: The Gift of Prophecy and Prophetic Operations in the Church Today written by Roderick L. Evans and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-01-06 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gift of prophecy is an awesome gift. Paul instructed us to covet to prophesy. The focus of this book is to bring clarity to the gift of prophecy, prophetic operations, and to the pitfalls associated with prophetic ministry. This information will help individuals to rediscover the purpose of the prophetic gift in the Church.
Book Synopsis The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Tr. Out of the Orignial Greek; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Rev., by His Majesty's Special Command by :
Download or read book The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Tr. Out of the Orignial Greek; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Rev., by His Majesty's Special Command written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Truth written by Saint Thomas (Aquinas) and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation based on the Latin text of the Leonine edition. The Quaestiones Disputatae de Veritate constitutes Aquinas's most extended treatment of any single topic. Volume I (questions 1-9) discusses the nature of truth and divine and angelic intellects. Volume II (questions 10-20) deals with truth and human intellect. Volume III (questions 21-29) investigates the operation of the will.
