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Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Beacon written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bjorn Krondorfer
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814746691
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Men's Bodies, Men's Gods written by Bjorn Krondorfer and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men's Bodies, Men's Gods explores the intersection of body, religion, and culture from the specific perspective of male identities. How are male bodies constructed in different historical periods and contexts? How do race, ethnicity, and sexual preference impact on the intersection of male bodies and religious identity? Does Christianity provide models to cope with the aging and ailing male body? Does it provide models for intimacy between men and women? Between men and men? And, how do men reflect the carnal dimensions of power, abuse, and justice?
Author : Kimberley Christine Patton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019509106X
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Religion of the Gods written by Kimberley Christine Patton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many of the world's religions, both polytheistic and monotheistic, a seemingly enigmatic and paradoxical image is found--that of the god who worships. Various interpretations of this seeming paradox have been advanced. Some suggest that it represents sacrifice to a higher deity. Proponents of anthropomorphic projection say that the gods are just "big people" and that images of human religious action are simply projected onto the deities. However, such explanations do not do justice to the complexity and diversity of this phenomenon.In Religion of the Gods, Kimberley C. Patton uses a comparative approach to take up anew a longstanding challenge in ancient Greek religious iconography: why are the Olympian gods depicted on classical pottery making libations? The sacrificing gods in ancient Greece are compared to gods who perform rituals in six other religious traditions: the Vedic gods, the heterodox god Zurvan of early Zoroastrianism, the Old Norse god Odin, the Christian God and Christ, the God of Judaism, and Islam's Allah. Patton examines the comparative evidence from a cultural and historical perspective, uncovering deep structural resonances while also revealing crucial differences.Instead of looking for invisible recipients or lost myths, Patton proposes the new category of "divine reflexivity." Divinely performed ritual is a self-reflexive, self-expressive action that signals the origin of ritual in the divine and not the human realm. Above all, divine ritual is generative, both instigating and inspiring human religious activity. The religion practiced by the gods is both like and unlike human religious action. Seen from within the religious tradition, gods are not "big people," but other than human. Human ritual is directed outward to a divine being, but the gods practice ritual on their own behalf. "Cultic time," the symbiotic performance of ritual both in heaven and on earth, collapses the distinction between cult and theology each time ritual is performed. Offering the first comprehensive study and a new theory of this fascinating phenomenon, Religion of the Gods is a significant contribution to the fields of classics and comparative religion. Patton shows that the god who performs religious action is not an anomaly, but holds a meaningful place in the category of ritual and points to a phenomenologically universal structure within religion itself.
Author : Burleigh Mutén
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1841480754
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (414 download)
Download or read book Goddesses written by Burleigh Mutén and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britomartis, goddess of the moon, was a clever, active girl who loved to hunt with her bow and arrows.... Britomartis was sacred to fishermen, hunters and sailors.
Author : Chris A. Klassen
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739127940
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (279 download)
Download or read book Feminist Spirituality written by Chris A. Klassen and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology addresses the experiences of third-wave feminists in the construction and reformulation of spirituality. It is a useful resource for any course on women and/or feminism and religion.
Author : Brad Duncan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 149392642X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)
Download or read book Please God Send Me a Wreck written by Brad Duncan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the historical and archaeological evidence of the relationships between a coastal community and the shipwrecks that have occurred along the southern Australian shoreline over the last 160 years. It moves beyond a focus on shipwrecks as events and shows the short and long term economic, social and symbolic significance of wrecks and strandings to the people on the shoreline. This volume draws on extensive oral histories, documentary and archaeological research to examine the tensions within the community, negotiating its way between its roles as shipwreck saviours and salvors.
Author : G. Michael Zbaraschuk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 149827191X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Download or read book The Purposes of God written by G. Michael Zbaraschuk and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctrine of providence is one that has fallen into theological oblivion in recent years. How can the words God and history still be said in the same sentence? This book surveys important contemporary attempts to talk about God and history, examines why they haven't been successful, and offers a contemporary doctrine of providence that is historically realistic, adequate to religious experience, and grounded in the Christian tradition. The author draws on the philosophical orientation of Alfred North Whitehead and brings it into conversation with liberation and ecological theologies.
Author : Rebecca S. Chopp
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451416510
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Reconstructing Christian Theology written by Rebecca S. Chopp and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian theology needs to be reconstructed in light of recent and momentous intellectual changes, social revolutions, and steep pedagogical challenges. That is the conviction of many of North America's leading theologians whose close collaboration over several years bring us this exciting volume. Reconstructing Christian Theology introduces theology in such a way that readers can discern the relevance of historical materials, pose theological questions, and begin to think theologically for themselves. Further, like other projects of the Workgroup on Constructive Theology, this volume stems from a deep desire to model a credible, creative, and engaged contemporary theology. So each chapter tackles major Christian teaching, juxtaposes it with a significant social or cultural challenge, and then reconstructs each in light of the other. The result is an innovative and compelling way to learn how theology can contribute to rethinking the most pressing issues of our day.
Author : Neil H. Williams
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621898881
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)
Download or read book The Maleness of Jesus written by Neil H. Williams and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of Christianity is Jesus of Nazareth--whose maleness is used by many to justify the subordination of women and to emphasize that men, rather than women, better represent Jesus. This raises a number of questions that are the subject of this book. What is the significance of Jesus' maleness? Does it reveal the character of God? Is it foundational for the gospel? Is Jesus' maleness associated with an ongoing created order of male priority? Our answers will affect Christianity's task of love, justice, and reconciliation in a world that is characterized by the global marginalization, oppression, and abuse of women.
Author : Remi Dayo-Omole
Publisher : Ma-Yowa
ISBN 13 : 1739363310
Total Pages : 747 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (393 download)
Download or read book A Refreshing Time with God written by Remi Dayo-Omole and published by Ma-Yowa. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a very fast-paced world, and we are constantly on the move trying to keep up with everything. In doing so, we drain ourselves of energy. We live for family, work, and other people; so much so that we forget about ourselves. Sometimes we allow others to define who we are, and we forget who God says we are. How can we regain strength and renew our inner peace, joy, and happiness? God is calling us to come to him, fellowship together, and bring our burdens to him. A refreshing time with God contains 365 days of devotions and inspiration that help you discover your unique self. Opening your Bible daily with this guide helps you understand that God has created you to make a difference. It allows you to discover your power of dominion and take back control. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
Author : David Kinsley
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887068362
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (683 download)
Download or read book The Goddesses' Mirror written by David Kinsley and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the cultural background and meaning of ten goddesses, including Aphrodite, Isis, Athena, Durga, Laksmi, and Sita
Author : Janell Hobson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429516703
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)
Download or read book When God Lost Her Tongue written by Janell Hobson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When God Lost Her Tongue explores historical consciousness as captured through the Black feminist imagination that re-centers the perspectives of Black women in the African Diaspora, and revisits how Black women’s transatlantic histories are re-imagined and politicized in our contemporary moment. Connecting select historical case studies – from the Caribbean, the African continent, North America, and Europe – while also examining the retelling of these histories in the work of present-day writers and artists, Janell Hobson utilizes a Black feminist lens to rescue the narratives of African-descended women, which have been marginalized, erased, forgotten, and/or mis-remembered. African goddesses crossing the Atlantic with captive Africans. Women leaders igniting the Haitian Revolution. Unnamed Black women in European paintings. African women on different sides of the "door of no return" during the era of the transatlantic slave trade. Even ubiquitous "Black queens" heralded and signified in a Beyoncé music video or a Janelle Monáe lyric. And then there are those whose names we will never forget, like the iconic Harriet Tubman. This critical interdisciplinary intervention will be key reading for students and researchers studying African American women, Black feminisms, feminist methodologies, Africana studies, and women and gender studies.
Author : Elijah Mosenoch
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 9781477263365
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (633 download)
Download or read book The Unlimited Power of God written by Elijah Mosenoch and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Unlimited Power of God I am fed up with the selfish life style that I am experiencing everyday and the emptiness that is accompanying it. I am curious about God and I have launched a mission to seek and find the truth about the unlimited power of God. My mother gives me instructions that I should follow if I want to find God. My father then takes me to the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital where I begin my search for God. Once in the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital I am befriended by Jenny, Thompson and Frank. The friendship between us four is short lived because due to necessary medical care and hospital regulations Thompson, Frank and Jenny have to leave. I am left all alone. I attend worship services that are conducted by two chaplains. Chaplain Mcnutt conducts the worship services in the morning in the chapel. The other chaplain Minister Long comes to the ward in the afternoons to sing hymns and give communion. Hospital regulations are trying to force me out because of its twenty-one to thirty day limits placed on patients needing short term care. I am forced into a short battle with the administration because I still need treatment on my knees. At my weakest and lowest point during this struggle God reveals Himself to me. The hospital administration allows me to stay and transfers me to the long-term ward. Two weeks prior to being discharged from the hospital Jesus comes in and sups(dines) with me. Once discharged from the hospital God blesses me with thoughts of wisdom at times when I read. God also gives me two prayers of my own in bits and pieces.
Author : Mark Hulsether
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572330221
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Building a Protestant Left written by Mark Hulsether and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He follows the twists and turns of this story from Niebuhr's Christian realist positions of the 1940s, through Protestant participation in the complex social movements of the 1950s and 1960s, to the emergence of various liberation theologies - African American, feminist, Latin American, and others - that used C&C as a central arena of debate in the 1970s and 1980s.
Author : Charles E. Van Engen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725229781
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)
Download or read book Footprints of God written by Charles E. Van Engen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five doctoral students from around the world recently set out to forge a new path toward a theology of mission. As they blazed a new trail, they discovered the footprints of God--evidence that God was their trial guide. Charles Van Engen led this group of mission practitioners, pastors, teachers, and mission executives as they set out to discover answers to important questions, such as "What is theology of mission?" and "What is missiology?" The team used a new approach to answer these questions, employing narrative to integrate personal story, community stories, cultural stories, and biblical stories. Each writer brings his or her own unique context to bear on these important questions through personal story and by highlighting the work of a major missiologist who has impacted their life and work. By drawing from personal stories, the authors show how human factors affect missiology. All of the chapters are set within a unique theological framework created by Charles Van Engen that focuses on mission of the way, mission in the way, and mission on the way. This framework reveals that mission must be "of the way" (Christ-centered), "in the way" (happening among the peoples and cultures of the world), and "on the way" (moving forward over time through God's people as they anticipate Christ's present and coming kingdom). If you are concerned about connecting the Bible, theology, and ministry with the complexity and variety of contexts facing Christians today, then you will want to join this journey to discover the footprints of God. As Van Engen says, you will be encouraged to "think theologically about mission, and missiologically about theology."
Author : Garth M. Rosell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532699476
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book The Surprising Work of God written by Garth M. Rosell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Surprising Work of God tells the story of how America’s mid-twentieth-century spiritual awakening became a worldwide Christian movement. This seminal study brings a unique perspective to the history, personalities, and institutions of that period and offers an intimate look at evangelicalism through the window of the life, ministry, and writings of Harold John Ockenga and his long friendship with Billy Graham. Ockenga was pastor of the historic Park Street Congregational Church in Boston and cofounder of Fuller Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals, and Christianity Today. As such, he was a central figure in the birth and development of American neo-evangelicalism. This lively, engaging story will be of value to anyone with an interest in the American church of the last century.
Author : Thomas W. Petrisko
Publisher : St. Andrews Productions
ISBN 13 : 9781891903182
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Kingdom of Our Father: Who is God the Father? written by Thomas W. Petrisko and published by St. Andrews Productions. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is God, our Heavenly Father? Feared by many as an angry, vengeful God, who because of His wrath should be avoided in favor of Jesus; the Eternal Father, the Father of All Mankind, is somewhat of a mystery to many Christians throughout the world today. Enhanced through in-depth interviews with visionaries and mystics who have reported intimate conversations with the First Person of the Most Holy Trinity, The Kingdom of Our Father examines the extraordinary love, tenderness, and forgiveness of God the Father, His divine plan of mercy for the world at this time, and the prophesied coming of His Kingdom in the new millennium.
