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Book Synopsis Spirituality in Ecumenical Perspective by : E. Glenn Hinson
Download or read book Spirituality in Ecumenical Perspective written by E. Glenn Hinson and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays, by a "Who's Who" list of authors, explore many themes in spirituality - the ecumenical nature of spirituality, theological perspectives, listening, spirituality in the dialogue of religions, action and contemplation, contemplation and work, discernment, eucharistic spirituality, centering prayer, spiritual perspectives on peacemaking, letters for spiritual guidance, and reading for spiritual enrichment. The essays were prepared to honor the life and work of Douglas V. Steere, co-founder of the Ecumenical Institute of Spirituality, and to further explore themes found in his writings.
Book Synopsis Four Views on Christian Spirituality by : Bruce A. Demarest
Download or read book Four Views on Christian Spirituality written by Bruce A. Demarest and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do Christians cultivate a vibrant and Christ-centered spirituality that's rooted in biblical clarity? Spiritual formation--the cultivation of a relationship with God--lies at the heart of what it means to be a Christian in the body of Christ. But with the rise of diverse spiritual practices, from Zen meditation to out-of-body experiences, the idea of spirituality has become watered down by postmodern culture. Christian spirituality, on the other hand, embraces devotion to the triune God, abiding in Christ, the pursuit of holiness, and the cultivation of virtues. But what exactly falls within the scope Christian spirituality? This volume of the Counterpoints series focuses on the Church’s search for spiritual identity, meaning, and significance as interpreted by four of the major Christian traditions: Eastern Orthodoxy – represented by Bradley Nassif Roman Catholic – represented by Scott Hahn Progressive Protestant – represented by Joseph Driskill Evangelical - represented by Evan Howard The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
Book Synopsis Exploring Christian Spirituality by : Kenneth J. Collins
Download or read book Exploring Christian Spirituality written by Kenneth J. Collins and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad-based, ecumenical anthology on spirituality that explores the contours and riches of its contemporary expression within the Christian tradition.
Book Synopsis Sacred Journeys by : Michael J. Kurtz PhD
Download or read book Sacred Journeys written by Michael J. Kurtz PhD and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual needs are as ancient as humankind. Just as ancient is the impulse and the imperative to respond to those in distress. The need for healing is universal. So is the empowerment that love for others, for ourselves, and for God can bring. The great Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have profound lessons rooted in deep spiritual understanding for those who suffer and for those who seek to bring a healing touch. Sacred Journeys: Ecumenical Perspectives on Spiritual Care draws from these faith traditions to provide a hopeful collection of inspirational essays on spiritual caregiving, with essayists who were themselves led by the spirit to offer spiritual care in parishes, in hospitals, at schools, on the streets, and in locales near and far. They show us that with Gods help, rigorous training, and the willingness to learn from our struggles and doubts, it is possible to be a force for healing and good in this world. Regardless of our background or calling, we can be inspired to take a leap of faith in reaching out to others. We are all called to take the risk of listening to the pain and fear of others, to risk the opening of our hearts, and to be ambassadors of Gods love to a hurting world. This path is not easy, but there is a joy and a sense of peace that radiates from the experiences of those who have walked the path before us.
Book Synopsis The Fellowship by : Christopher Ross B.S MSL
Download or read book The Fellowship written by Christopher Ross B.S MSL and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing as well as thoughtful look at the necessity for ministry. A riveting and timely ministry of teaching that engages the hearts of Christians and calls for the evangelical side of every person in Gods family. Your heart will thrive with a newfound desire to minister to the downcast and downtrodden of the world. Your appetite for ministry will come alive again.
Book Synopsis Ecumenical Perspectives Five Hundred Years After Luther’s Reformation by : Gerard Mannion
Download or read book Ecumenical Perspectives Five Hundred Years After Luther’s Reformation written by Gerard Mannion and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers ecumenical essays that focus on Reformation Christianity and on current Lutheran-Catholic understandings and relationships. It addresses important issues, including the meaning of the Reformation, the reception of Luther in Germany and beyond, contemporary ecumenical dialogues, and pathways to the future. There is also some inclusion of Jewish and Orthodox traditions as well as attention to global issues. Taken as a whole, the primary method of this book is theology informed by history, hermeneutics, ethics, and social theory. Within the structure of the book can be found the classic hermeneutical circle: What was the meaning of the Reformation for Luther in his own time? What are various ways in which Luther and the Reformation have been interpreted in history? How does knowledge of these things help us today to understand the Reformation and to move forward?
Book Synopsis Invitation to Christian Spirituality by : John R. Tyson
Download or read book Invitation to Christian Spirituality written by John R. Tyson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together a wide range of classical and contemporary texts, this timely, eclectic collection addresses the theory and practice of Christian spirituality in the broadest sense. Arranged chronologically, the selections are drawn from all major Christian traditions, from Ignatius of Antioch (d. 117) to Desmond Mpilo Tutu, representing distillations from the formative works of seventy-six great spiritual masters. Issues examined include the church in the world, purity of intention, prayer, religious affectations, Christian freedom, Christian feminism, and the means of grace.
Author :Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople) Publisher :Fordham Univ Press ISBN 13 :0823233375 Total Pages :464 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (232 download)
Book Synopsis Speaking the Truth in Love by : Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople)
Download or read book Speaking the Truth in Love written by Bartholomew I (Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople) and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the writings & statements of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, which challenges the taboos & controversies swirling within religious doctrine, addressing issues such as church unity, papal primacy & divisions within Christianity.
Book Synopsis Church and Communion by : Philip Goyret
Download or read book Church and Communion written by Philip Goyret and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about ecumenism, from a Catholic point of view. The first part, chapters 1 and 2, describe the history of divisions within the Church, as well as of the efforts to bring about Christian unity. The second part examines Ecumenism from a systematic theological perspective. This first part takes into account the different factors that led to definitive ruptures within the Church, which usually are not only theological. The text gives useful information about what happened after the respective divisions as well as about the various attempts to restore unity, the development of the Ecumenical Movement in the 20th Century, and the current situation of ecumenical dialogue within the Catholic Church. While offering insight into the sad history that has led to the present disunity, this work also highlights the way Christians have sought to bring to fulfill the petition of Christ that his disciples might be one, as He and the Father are one. The second part―chapters three, four and five―offers a systematic theological analysis of unity in the Church, from the point of view of dogmatic theology. We find here an explanation of the Catholic concept of ecumenism, of how Catholic theology understands the unity of the Church, and, finally, of the Catholic principles which sustain the efforts for regaining unity in the Church. The Second Vatican Council, and particularly the Constitution Lumen gentium and the Decree Unitatis redintegratio, are at the foundation of these reflections. At the same time, since the theology of the Church and the life of the Church are intimately connected, there is a profound link between this dogmatic section and the earlier historical section. The last chapter, about the practice of ecumenism, is also written from a theological perspective, but with more links with life and spirituality. The chapter recalls that ecumenism can never simply remain a set of theological principles, but rather inspires an attitude and action in charity which are essential to the Christian life.
Book Synopsis Art and Theology in Ecumenical Perspective by : Timothy Verdon
Download or read book Art and Theology in Ecumenical Perspective written by Timothy Verdon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which is the relationship between Art and Theology? Which is, substantially, the beating heart that connects them? Is it maybe the notion of ?divine? to which both pertain, that is, the inspiration that permeates at the same time the man and his faculty of expressing himself? Or is it the hope, the faith in a design, in a project (ultimately) in common?0It is an antique and strongly current topic. This is the case of the cycle of conferences entitled Art and Theology that took place, divided in five dates ? the first three between France and Italy and the last two in October in the United States ? during 2017.0The volume, edited by Msgr. Timothy Verdon, is very dense and characterized by an elevated intellectual and analytical stock, divided in four macro-sections: the first one deals with a general definition of the ground that the analysis aims at exploring ? the topic?s boundaries are traced, we try to answer the question ?what does the relationship between Art and Theology mean?, that is, we draw a premise; the second part analyses that relationship following the common thread of Spirituality, the Holy Spirit, starting from the sacred texts; the third filters the analysis focusing on the Medieval and Renaissance period, while the fourth on the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. The last section, in conclusion, faces the vast enigma Art-Theology concerning the modern and contemporary times. The reader travels accompanied by a plurality of voices that alternate one to another, where in harmony coexist glimpses of history and sacredness, religion and human talent.
Book Synopsis Leaning into the Spirit by : Virginia Miller
Download or read book Leaning into the Spirit written by Virginia Miller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains fresh insights into ecumenism and, notwithstanding claims of an “ecumenical winter,” affirms the view that we are actually moving into a “new ecumenical spring.” It offers new theological insights in the areas of Christology, Pneumatology and Trinitarian theology, and discusses developments in ecumenism in the USA, UK, Australia, India, and Africa, as well as in ecumenical institutions such as the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission (ARCIC).
Book Synopsis Sacred Journeys by : Phd Michael J. Kurtz
Download or read book Sacred Journeys written by Phd Michael J. Kurtz and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual needs are as ancient as humankind. Just as ancient is the impulse and the imperative to respond to those in distress. The need for healing is universal. So is the empowerment that love for others, for ourselves, and for God can bring. The great Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have profound lessons rooted in deep spiritual understanding for those who suffer and for those who seek to bring a healing touch. Sacred Journeys: Ecumenical Perspectives on Spiritual Care draws from these faith traditions to provide a hopeful collection of inspirational essays on spiritual caregiving, with essayists who were themselves led by the spirit to offer spiritual care in parishes, in hospitals, at schools, on the streets, and in locales near and far. They show us that with God's help, rigorous training, and the willingness to learn from our struggles and doubts, it is possible to be a force for healing and good in this world. Regardless of our background or calling, we can be inspired to take a leap of faith in reaching out to others. We are all called to take the risk of listening to the pain and fear of others, to risk the opening of our hearts, and to be ambassadors of God's love to a hurting world. This path is not easy, but there is a joy and a sense of peace that radiates from the experiences of those who have walked the path before us.
Book Synopsis Church-state Relations in Ecumenical Perspective by : Elwyn Allen Smith
Download or read book Church-state Relations in Ecumenical Perspective written by Elwyn Allen Smith and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With one exception, these essays were delivered during the academic year 1956-66 to the graduate Seminar in Ecumenics conducted by Duquesne University (Pittsburgh) and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (United Presbyterian)." Includes bibliographical references. Table of Contents: Secularity and ecumenism / Daniel Callahan. -- The impact of ecumenism on Catholic church-state relations / Leonard Swidler. -- Jewish commitments in relations of church and state / Arthur Gilbert. -- Biblical concepts of community and state / John L. McKenzie, S.J. -- Moral society and immoral man / Michael Novak. -- Natural law in the teachings of St. Paul / Markus Barth. -- Natural law in the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas / Michael Strasser. -- Natural law in the teachings of John Calvin / Arthur C. Cochrane. -- Contract and status in religion and law / Leo Pfeffer. -- Subsidiarity and the ecumenical establishment / Dean M. Kelley. -- Religion and conscience in constitutional law / Elwyn A. Smith.
Book Synopsis The Signature of Jesus by : Brennan Manning
Download or read book The Signature of Jesus written by Brennan Manning and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2004-07-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Signature of Jesus challenges the gospel of "cheap grace" and calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living life as Jesus lived—committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and obedience to the gospel. As a radical alternative this book is offered to Christians who want to live by faith and not by mere “religion,” for those who recognize that many of the burning theological issues in the church today are neither burning nor theological; who see Christianity neither as a moral code or a belief system but as a love affair; who have not forgotten that they are followers of a crucified Christ; who know that following him means living dangerously; who want to live the gospel without compromise; who have no greater desire than to have his signature written on the pages of their lives. “Behold,” Jesus proclaims, “I stand at the door and knock.” You may have already met him at the door…but do you truly know him? Have you been transformed by His furious, passionate, unexplainable love? Join Brennan Manning, the bestselling author of The Ragamuffin Gospel, on a personal journey to experience Christ’s love and live with His passion.
Book Synopsis The Ecumenism of Beauty by : Timothy Verdon
Download or read book The Ecumenism of Beauty written by Timothy Verdon and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last fifty years have seen a rediscovery of the role of the visual arts in the lives of all Christians. In tune with this ecumenical age, this book shares the belief that beauty and art can bridge differences, unite people in "shared admiration," and possibly become an instrument of communion among separated Christians. The authors of this book are Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant artists, scholars, and clergy who in 2017 will take part in a symposium organized to commemorate the Reformation, which began when Martin Luther published his 95 theses in 1517. With sessions in Paris, Strasburg, Florence, New Haven (CT), and Orleans (MA), the symposium is promoted by Catholic and Protestant schools of theology together with Mount Tabor Centre for Art and Spirituality, in Barga, Italy.
Book Synopsis Law, Religion and Love by : Paul Babie
Download or read book Law, Religion and Love written by Paul Babie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, the modern neo-liberal world marginalises any notion of religion or spirituality, leaving little or no room for the sacred in the public sphere. While this process advances, the conservative and harmful behaviours associated with some religions and their adherents exacerbate this marginalisation by driving out those who remain religious or spiritual. And all of this is seen through the lens of social science, which seems to agree that religion remains important, if not in spiritual sense, at least as a source of folklore and a means of identification: religions remain rooted in the societies from which they emerged, and the legal systems of many of those societies emerged from religious sources, even if those societies remain unwilling to admit that fact. In the modern materialistic world of conformity, religion is less a source of guidance than a label of identification. The world therefore faces two issues. First, the decreasing level of spirituality in the ‘West’ widens the gap between worshippers and those who have left their faith (eg agnostics and atheists, or those who look at religion as a matter of ‘picking and choosing’ from a range of options). And, second, the strong connections to religion which remain in many nations, but which are often misused in the secular public sphere (both in the West and internationally). In such divided worlds, both religious and secular forces tend to lock themselves into closed groupings of ‘pure truth’ and in so doing increase the level of disagreement, in turn producing radicalism. In short, the modern world is divided in two ways: between religious and non-religious (although some have argued that the non-religious secular is itself a form of civil religion), and between those subscribing to divergent understandings of the same religious tradition. While hyperbolic and histrionic, the term ‘culture wars’ nonetheless best captures what we see happening in the public sphere today. The question emerges, then: how best to accommodate the democratic principle which posits that the majority should feel that it lives in a society of its own with the human rights principle, holding that is necessary to ensure the full protection of the minority’s rights? How to balance these seemingly opposed principles? We are very familiar with the differences that appear between secular and sacred in the modern world; yet, what of the similarities amongst scriptures and laws which seek to encourage mutual understanding, cooperation and even cohabitation? Because religion itself is a source of law, a set of exhortations or commands as much as a set of rights, every major religion offers an approach to encountering ‘the Other’ in a positive, constructive, affirming way; and it is here that religions reveal much that they have in common. This book draws together the work of scholars engaged in exploring the possibilities for a ‘utopian’ world in the sense fostered by St Thomas More. The essays explore those dimensions of religious and civil law where ‘love’ – however that is defined by relevant texts – fosters and encourages acceptance of ‘the Other’ and will offer perspectives on the ways in which religious or civil/state law command one to act in the spirit of ‘love’.
Book Synopsis The Holy Spirit and the Church by : Thomas Hughson
Download or read book The Holy Spirit and the Church written by Thomas Hughson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advancing strong, scholarly discussion on the Holy Spirit and the church in the context of the ecumenical movement, six theologians in five different churches offer new theological and pastoral insights into the work of the Holy Spirit in the churches of Christianity, in ecumenism, and in witness. With The Church: Towards a Common Vision (World Council of Churches) document serving as a common point of reference, a pastoral perspective is distinctive throughout. Relating theology to non-theological knowledge of the contemporary cultural context, as well as application to pastoral practice, this book draws from, and is applicable to, clergy formation, preaching, lay discipleship, church-world relations, social mission, congregational life, grass-roots ecumenical cooperation, and witness to Christ and the gospel by racial minorities.
