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Secular Sacraments

Author : Dustin Messer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781797497020
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Secular Sacraments written by Dustin Messer and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher, pastor, and collumnist Dustin Messer offers a cultural apologetic which celebrates God's good grace in the world and confesses the church's failure to live up to the mission given to her by Christ. Secular Sacraments makes an argument for the Christian faith by engaging in this rhythm of cultural celebration and ecclesial confession. Even in our secular, de-mythologized West, the transcendent shines through, often in unexpected places--films, pop-music, etc. If we're looking with eyes of faith, we can see God's common grace in the world. The book's title is a double entendre, however. Not only are there pointers and signs of grace in the secular world, but if we look closely at the church, it's obvious that her sacramental life has too often become secularized. This book, then, seeks to celebrate the goodness in the world while confessing the sin that's in the church. As Abraham Kuyper used to say, "The world is often better than we might expect, and the church worse."

The Sacraments

Author : Joseph Martos
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814657079
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book The Sacraments written by Joseph Martos and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the sacraments, really? For centuries, the religious lives of Catholics and other Christians have revolved around church rituals with generally accepted individual and social effects. What, precisely, are those effects, and how are they produced? Traditional theology used Greek philosophy to understand the sacraments and how they work. But is there no other way to understand them? In fact, there are a number of ways, and this book invites you to look at the sacraments through a variety of lenses: psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, theology, morality, and spirituality. As the introduction to this volume challenges, "If you read this book, and especially if you engage in the interactive study to which it invites you, your understanding of sacraments will be changed forever." To help personalize your investigation, the author has created a web site with thought-provoking questions that encourage you to interact with the ideas being proposed in this volume. To engage these topics more deeply, see www.TheSacraments.org.

Christian Sacraments in a Postmodern World

Author : Kenan B. Osborne
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809139040
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Christian Sacraments in a Postmodern World by : Kenan B. Osborne

Download or read book Christian Sacraments in a Postmodern World written by Kenan B. Osborne and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Sacraments in a Postmodern World offers a fresh perspective on the sacramental event by bringing together two generally unrelated subjects in a new way: sacramental theology and postmodern philosophical thought. Osborne shows, in an innovative way, how these two factors of third millennium life can be positively united to encourage powerful new thinking on the ways we Christians not only theorize about sacraments but also live sacraments. Using a key section on sacraments from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and by employing foundational concepts of postmodern philosophy and several issues from medieval Franciscan philosophy, the author develops a distinctly different approach to sacrament events. Here is a visionary, thoughtful work by a major theologian, writer and educator. It is sure to stir thinking and discussion among theologians, philosophers, liturgists and religious educators. +

Understanding the Sacraments

Author : Peter M. J. Stravinskas
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681496100
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Sacraments written by Peter M. J. Stravinskas and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the Sacraments is a popular guide for prayer and study of all seven sacraments, designed for use by individuals and groups. In this guide, the well-known Fr. Peter Stravinskas, gives you a clear and faithful Catholic teaching in chapters on each of the seven sacraments. Everyday examples and anecdotes enliven the text. An introductory chapter explains the meaning of the word "sacrament", while the closing chapter tells you how to recover a sense of the sacred in the liturgy and how to receive God's healing through the sacraments. To help you apply the teaching, frank and thoughtful questions for group discussion are included at the end of all the chapters-making this guide ideal for use in any parish or religious education program. Whether at home, your parish, or in a prayer or study group, this popular guide will help you come to a deeper understanding of the sacraments and their important place in your Christian life.

Signs of Freedom

Author : German Martinez
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809141609
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Signs of Freedom written by German Martinez and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern secular culture has severely eroded the religious foundations on which traditional sacramental practice was based. Built upon the sacramental bedrock, the very Christian identity and mission were affected. German Martinez looks at this challenge from the perspective of freedom as an opportunity to develop a sacramental worldview relevant to the new millennium. To this effect, he applies a series of methodologies and fresh pastoral approaches to the highly complex sacramental reality and to each individual sacrament. Beginning with ten key interpretative elements, he offers a coherent synthesis of the remarkable development of sacramental theology in our time. Envisioned for both scholarly research and pastoral ministry, this book presents the key issues of a renewed sacramentality--rooted in ordinary life and celebrated in the liturgical mystery. This theology is grounded in a biblical, patristic, historical and theological background. It tries to articulate especially the Christological, ecclesial, individual and social aspects of the celebration of the sacraments as a dynamic and organic whole, emphasizing their spirituality. The material is organized into four parts: - the Sacramental Way of Life, - the Initiation and Foundational Church, - the Healing Church - the Church at the service of Communion. Highlights: - scholarly, yet pastorally sensitive - perfect text for courses on the sacraments - solid, one-volume, comprehensive text +

A Guide to the Sacraments

Author : John Macquarrie
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 033404877X
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Sacraments written by John Macquarrie and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2013-01-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly-acclaimed account of the sacramental principle and the seven sacraments of the church.

The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church

Author : Romanus Cessario
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493439995
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church written by Romanus Cessario and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are seven sacraments administered in the Catholic Church. What are they, and what do they do? Why do human beings require sacramentalized, visible realities to seal their confession of faith in Jesus Christ? Why does the Catholic Church administer the sacraments in the way that it does? Leading Catholic theologian Romanus Cessario, OP, offers an in-depth explanation of the seven sacraments celebrated in the Catholic Church. He addresses the rationale for the sacraments and provides detailed exposition of each one, highlighting the importance of the Catholic tradition--and of Thomas Aquinas, in particular--for contemporary reflection on the sacraments. This book examines why participation in the sacramental life of the Church is required for the believing Christian and helps readers understand the role the sacraments play in the sanctification of the world.

Swear to God

Author : Scott Hahn
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0385516932
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Swear to God written by Scott Hahn and published by Image. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most solemn, majestic, and beautiful gifts that Jesus Christ gave to the world are His sacraments. He endowed them with unprecedented and unparalleled power—power to change lives, save souls, and share God’s very life. The sacraments are the ordinary means by which God directs the course of each human life and all of world history. The Church celebrates seven sacraments: baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, holy orders, confession, and anointing of the sick. Each was established by Jesus for the sake of salvation. When Jesus spoke of the sacraments, He made clear that they were essential: Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (Jn 3:5) . . . unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you (Jn 6: 53). In Swear to God, Dr. Scott Hahn explores the richness of Christ’s sacraments—their doctrine, history, symbols, and rituals. Drawing upon the Bible and the Church’s tradition, he shows how God’s covenants—with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David—became the driving forces in history. When Jesus came to fulfill all these covenants, He established a new covenant, with greater power than ever before. Christians are God’s children now. Joined to Christ by baptism, we can already share in the eternal life of the Trinity, a life we hope to know fully in heaven. But heaven is with us, even now, in the sacraments.

The Jewish Antecedents of the Christian Sacraments

Author : Frank Stanton Burns Gavin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Antecedents of the Christian Sacraments written by Frank Stanton Burns Gavin and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sacramental Poetics at the Dawn of Secularism

Author : Regina Mara Schwartz
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804779554
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Sacramental Poetics at the Dawn of Secularism written by Regina Mara Schwartz and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacramental Poetics at the Dawn of Secularism asks what happened when the world was shaken by challenges to the sacred order as people had known it, an order that regulated both their actions and beliefs. When Reformers gave up the doctrine of transubstantiation (even as they held onto revised forms of the Eucharist), they lost a doctrine that infuses all materiality, spirituality, and signification with the presence of God. That presence guaranteed the cleansing of human fault, the establishment of justice, the success of communication, the possibility of union with God and another, and love. These longings were not lost but displaced, Schwartz argues, onto other cultural forms in a movement from ritual to the arts, from the sacrament to the sacramental. Investigating the relationship of the arts to the sacred, Schwartz returns to the primary meaning of "sacramental" as "sign making," noting that because the sign always points beyond itself, it participates in transcendence, and this evocation of transcendence, of mystery, is the work of a sacramental poetics.

The sacraments explained, according to the teaching... of the Catholic Church

Author : Arthur Devine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The sacraments explained, according to the teaching... of the Catholic Church written by Arthur Devine and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Christian Sacraments

Author : Orceneth Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christian Sacraments written by Orceneth Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Picts-Sacraments

Author : James Hastings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 946 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Picts-Sacraments written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City

Author : Robert A. Burns
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761841272
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City written by Robert A. Burns and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City presents the role of religion and spirituality in a rapidly changing religious scenario. Author Robert A. Burns explores ways Catholics have been called upon to develop their spiritual lives in the most religious pluralistic society that has ever existed.

Religious Values in the Sacraments

Author : Henry Johnstone Wotherspoon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religious Values in the Sacraments written by Henry Johnstone Wotherspoon and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Christian Theologies of the Sacraments

Author : Justin S. Holcomb
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081477010X
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Christian Theologies of the Sacraments written by Justin S. Holcomb and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delves into the ancient debate regarding the nature and purpose of the seven sacraments What are the sacraments? For centuries, this question has elicited a lively discussion and among theologians, and a variety of answers that do anything but outline a unified belief concerning these fundamental ritual structures. In this extremely cohesive and well-crafted volume, a group of renowned scholars map the theologies of sacraments offered by key Christian figures from the Early Church through the twenty-first century. Together, they provide a guide to the variety of views about sacraments found throughout Christianity, showcasing the variety of approaches to understanding the sacraments across the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox faith traditions. Chapters explore the theologies of thinkers from Basil to Aquinas, Martin Luther to Gustavo Gutiérrez. Rather than attempting to distill their voices into a single view, the book addresses many of the questions that theologians have tackled over the two thousand year history of Christianity. In doing so, it paves the way for developing theologies of sacraments for present and future contexts. The text places each theology of the sacraments into its proper sociohistorical context, illuminating how the church has used the sacraments to define itself and its congregations over time. The definitive resource on theologies of the sacraments, this volume is a must-read for students, theologians, and spiritually interested readers alike.

The Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life in Golden Age Spain

Author : Patrick J. O'Banion
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271058994
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life in Golden Age Spain written by Patrick J. O'Banion and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. Examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Chiurch"--Provided by publishers.