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A Community Called Taizé: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation
by: Jason Brian Santos
Publisher: IVP Books
Published: 2008-09-26
ASIN: 0830835253
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| | More details | | Taizé--the word is strangely familiar to many throughout the contemporary church. Familiar, perhaps, because the chanted prayers of Taizé are well practiced in churches throughout the world. Strangely, however, because so little is known about Taizé--from its historic beginnings to how the word itself is pronounced. The worship of the Taizé community, as it turns out, is best understood in the context of its greater mission. On the day Jason Brian Santos arrived in the Taizé community its leader was brutally murdered before his eyes. Instead of making Santos want to leave, the way the community handled this tragedy made him long to stay and learn more about this group of people who could respond to such evil with grace and love. In this book he takes us on a tour of one of the world's first ecumenical monastic orders, from its monastic origins in the war-torn south of 1940s France to its emerging mission as a pilgrimage site and spiritual focal point for millions of young people throughout the world. In A Community Called Taizé you'll meet the brothers of the order and the countless visitors and volunteers who have taken upon themselves a modest mission: pronouncing peace and reconciliation to the church and the world. |
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A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, ... anabaptist/anglican, metho (Emergentys)
by: Brian D. McLaren
Publisher: Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Published: 2006-01-24
ASIN: B003VYBDOO
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| | More details | | Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, catholic, green, incarnational, depressed- yet hopeful, emergent, unfinished Christian. A confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement. A Generous Orthodoxycalls for a radical, Christ-centered orthodoxy of faith and practice in a missional, generous spirit. Brian McLaren argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence, which will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions. In a sweeping exploration of belief, author Brian McLaren takes us across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. A Generous Orthodoxy rediscovers the mysterious and compelling ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon. Rather than establishing what is and is not 'orthodox,' McLaren walks through the many traditions of faith, bringing to the center a way of life that draws us closer to Christ and to each other. Whether you find yourself inside, outside, or somewhere on the fringe of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy draws you toward a way of living that looks beyond the 'us/them' paradigm to the blessed and ancient paradox of 'we.' Also available on abridged audio CD, read by the author. |
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A More Radical Gospel: Essays on Eschatology, Authority, Atonement, and Ecumenism (Lutheran Quarterly Books)
by: Gerhard O. Forde
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2004-04
ASIN: 0802826881
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| | More details | | Gerhard O. Forde has stood at the forefront of Lutheran thought for most of his career. This new collection of essays and sermons (many previously unpublished) makes Fordes powerful theological vision more widely available. This volume aptly captures Fordes deep Lutheran commitment. Here he argues that the most important task of theology is to serve the proclamation of the gospel as discerned on the basis of the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone. For Forde, the doctrine of justification is not one topic among other theological topics; rather, it is the criterion that guides all theology and ministry. Throughout the book Forde applies this truth to issues of eschatology, authority, atonement, and ecumenism. Also included are seven insightful sermons that model the Lutheran approach to proclamation. |
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After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity (Sacra Doctrina: Christian Theology for a Postmodern Age)
by: Miroslav Volf
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 1998-01
ASIN: 0802844405
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| | More details | | In this first volume in the Sacra Doctrina series, Miroslav Volf explores the relationship between persons and community in Christian theology. The focus is the community of grace, the Christian church. The point of departure is the thought of the first Baptist, John Smyth, and the notion of church as gathered community that he shared with Radical Reformers. Volf seeks to counter the tendencies toward individualism in Protestant ecclesiology and to suggest viable understanding of the church in which both person and community are given their proper due. |
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Beyond Prisons: A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System
by: Lauraet Magnani
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Published: 2006-04-01
ASIN: 0800638328
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| | More details | | This strong indictment of the current prison system, undertaken by two respected experts on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of our penal system, offers strong ethical and moral assessments of it, and lays out a whole new paradigm of criminal justice based on restorative justice and reconciliation. The book puts forward a 12-point plan for immediate changes. Beyond Prisons opens a long-needed national dialogue on our responsibilities as citizens and as a nation to provide remediation rather than mere retributive incarceration, answerable to the common good and the justice of God. |
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Beyond Prisons: A New Interfaith Paradigm for Our Failed Prison System
by: Lauraet Magnani
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Published: 2006-04-01
ASIN: 0800638328
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| | More details | | This strong indictment of the current prison system, undertaken by two respected experts on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee, traces the history and features of our penal system, offers strong ethical and moral assessments of it, and lays out a whole new paradigm of criminal justice based on restorative justice and reconciliation. The book puts forward a 12-point plan for immediate changes. Beyond Prisons opens a long-needed national dialogue on our responsibilities as citizens and as a nation to provide remediation rather than mere retributive incarceration, answerable to the common good and the justice of God. |
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Bible Talk
by: Leroy Garrett
Publisher: SCM e-Prints
Published: 2011-10-23
ASIN: B005YUO8MM
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| | More details | The launch of Bible Talk, in October of 1952, marks the beginning of Leroy Garrett's remarkable forty-year career as a journalist which he brought to a close in October of 1992 with the last issue of Restoration Review, the successor to Bible Talk.
Bible Talk documents the burgeoning skills of an author who was to become a recognized historian of the Stone-Campbell restoration movement upon which he has had a decided influence during his lifetime. Although he initially attracted the attention of the ecclesiastical establishment because of his opposition to the idea of a one-man pastor system and the creation of institutions for the purpose of training a professional elite, his more lasting contribution is to be found in his advocacy of the concept that Christian fellowship is not determined by, nor dependent upon, doctrinal uniformity--that unity exists as the result of a spiritual bond with Jesus, and is to be preserved by accepting others "as" God has accepted us, with all our doctrinal and behavioral defects.
Dr. Garrett is a retired academician whose credentials include graduate degrees from Princeton and Harvard. He has held teaching positions at numerous colleges and universities including the famed Bethany College founded by Alexander Campbell. Among his published works are: The Stone-Campbell Movement: The Story of the American Restoration Movement (College Press), his autobiography, A Lover's Quarrel (ACU Press), and What Must the Church of Christ Do to be Saved? (SCM e-Prints). He also served for a time as a member of the board of trustees of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. He continues to publish occasional essays under the title âSolider On!â which are available for reading at leroygarrett.org, where most of his writings have been archived.
Since Kindle e-books may be updated, and updates made available to previous purchasers of the book at no charge, our intention is to make all six volumes of Bible Talk available in a single e-book by adding additional volumes to this one. BUYER PLEASE NOTE: This first release contains Volume 1 only. With the addition of subsequent volumes, both this book description and the revision number on the title page will be updated to reflect the addition. Purchasers should be aware, however, that upgrading a currently owned Kindle book will result in the loss of any notes or highlights embedded in the book prior to the upgrade.
Other titles from this publisher may be found by searching Amazon.com for "SCM e-Prints."
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Bridges--Documents of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue: Vol 1--The Road to Reconciliation (Stimulus Books)
by: Edited by Franklin Sherman
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2011-09-01
ASIN: 0809147327
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| | More details | Bridges: Documents of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue is a comprehensive collection of statements on Christian-Jewish relations issued by churches and interfaith organizations around the world since the end of World War II. Vol. 1 contains such groundbreaking documents as the World Council of Churches' statement "The Christian Approach to the Jewish People" issued at its founding assembly in 1948; the Episcopal Church's "Deicide and the Jews"; the Second Vatican Council's historic declaration Nostra Aetate (1965), addresses by Popes Paul VI and John Paul II and other Roman Catholic documents; and official statements by Lutheran, Reformed, Methodist, Baptist, and other Protestant denominations, as well as ecumenical bodies. Joint Christian-Jewish documents include the famous "Ten Points of Seelisberg" and other statements from national and international interfaith organizations.
All of these documents show the Christian churches in a posture of radical repentance for the hostility towards Jews and Judaism that has often marred their teachings, as well as an eager desire to engage contemporary Judaism in dialogue and to learn from its spiritual richness. The book is edited by Franklin Sherman, a longtime participant in and interpreter of the Christian-Jewish dialogue, and introduced by three eminent scholars in the field, each writing from a particular perspective: Alice L. Eckardt (Protestant), Philip A. Cunningham (Catholic), and Michael S. Kogan (Jewish). The volume concludes with pivotal essays on the possibilities and limits of interfaith dialogue by the eminent Jewish scholars Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. All documents are presented unabridged. Several statements by European church bodies are presented in English translation for the first time. |
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Brother Lawrence: A Christian Zen Master
by: Brother Lawrence
Publisher: Anamchara Books
Published: 2011-03-14
ASIN: 1933630973
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| | More details | The winter I was eighteen, I stood looking at the bare branches of a tree. . . . My awareness was suddenly opened, so that I saw God. This is the beginning of Brother Lawrence's spiritual journey, a journey that made him stand out to the Christian community of his day (he lived c. 1614-1691), not because he was a great thinker, a gifted speaker, or a talented writer--but simply because of the way he lived his life. This way of life echoes the teachings of Zen. Surrender yourself to God and you will be equally at peace in both suffering and joy, Brother Lawrence told one of his visitors. When a person does not cling, wrote the Buddha centuries earlier, she is not agitated. |
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Building Bridges: Between the Orthodox and Evangelical Traditions
Publisher: World Council of Churches
Published: 2012-01-01
ASIN: 2825415537
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| | More details | | In recent decades, Evangelicals and Orthodox Christians have encountered each other more widely than ever before. Relationships have often been difficult and dogged by misunderstanding. How can two Christian traditions, which seem so different, begin to understand each other and find common ground? Is it possible for Orthodox and Evangelical Christians to move from competition to co-operation and develop relationships marked by mutual respect? What are the key theological issues between them which need to be faced? And what might these two traditions be able to offer together to the whole church? Building Bridges presents papers, reports, and reflections from a remarkable series of seminars, bringing together representatives of these streams of Christianity. Held at Bossey, Switzerland, between 2000 and 2006, the seminars built on earlier consultations and brought together theologians and church leaders from a wide range of Evangelical and Orthodox churches. The topics explored include the nature of salvation, the role and place of Holy Scripture, the nature and purpose of the church, and what it means to be human. Building Bridges will be a stimulus to further dialogue between two traditions of considerable theological and demographic significance. |
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Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today: New Explorations of Theological Interrelationships
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 2011-03-11
ASIN: 0802866247
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| | More details | | Christ Jesus and the Jewish People Today explores the historical, biblical, christological, trinitarian, and ecclesiological dimensions of this crucial question: âHow might we Christians in our time reaffirm our faith claim that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all humanity, even as we affirm the Jewish peopleâs covenantal life with God?â This volume is the result of a transatlantic, interfaith collaboration among Boston College, Catholic Theological Union, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Lund University, Pontifical Gregorian University, and Saint Josephâs University. âThis book opens up new vistas after forty-five years of Catholic-Jewish reconciliation. Not comfortable with resting on prior accomplishments, this work is a bold step forward in Catholic searching for a closer theological bond to Judaism without giving up the differences between the two faiths. . . . Offers the cutting edge of Christian theological views of Judaism.â â Alan Brill Seton Hall University âStunning in its scope, erudition, and creativity, this work is without parallel or peer. . . . A watershed contribution to a new era in the Jewish-Christian encounter, as both communities increasingly take decades of dialogue experience back into their own theological workshops and, with newfound partners lending support, strive to fashion a more adequate account of Godâs work among us.â â Peter A. Pettit Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding, Muhlenberg College |
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Christianity and Politics: A Brief Guide to the History (Cascade Companions)
by: C.C. Pecknold
Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf & Stock Publishers)
Published: 2010-08-06
ASIN: 1556352425
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| | More details | | It is not simply for rhetorical flourish that politicians so regularly invoke God's blessings on the country. It is because the relatively new form of power we call the nation-state arose out of a Western political imagination steeped in Christianity. In this brief guide to the history of Christianity and politics, Pecknold shows how early Christianity reshaped the Western political imagination with its new theological claims about eschatological time, participation, and communion with God and neighbor. The ancient view of the Church as the "mystical body of Christ" is singled out in particular as the author traces shifts in its use and meaning throughout the early, medieval, and modern periods-shifts in how we understand the nature of the person, community and the moral conscience that would give birth to a new relationship between Christianity and politics. While we have many accounts of this narrative from either political or ecclesiastical history, we have few that avoid the artificial separation of the two. This book fills that gap and presents a readable, concise, and thought-provoking introduction to what is at stake in the contentious relationship between Christianity and politics. |
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Church, Ecumenism and Politics: New Endeavors in Ecclesiology
by: Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2008-06-25
ASIN: 1586172174
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| | More details | | This work features the most discussed topics of the life of the Church, treated with unique frankness and depth by the Church's spiritual and theological leader. In this collection of essays, theologian Joseph Ratzinger, now Benedict XVI, tackles three major issues in the Church today--the nature of the Church, the pursuit of Christian unity, and the relationship of Christianity to the secular/political power. The first part of the book explores Vatican II's teaching on the Church, what it means to call the Church "the People of God", the role of the Pope, and the Synod of Bishops. In part two, Ratzinger frankly assesses the ecumenical movement--its achievements, problems, and principles for authentic progress toward Christian unity. In the third part of the work, Ratzinger discusses both fundamental questions and particular issues concerning the Church, the state and human fulfillment in the Age to come. What does the Bible say about faith and politics? How should the Church work in pluralistics societies? What are the problems with Liberation Theology? How should we understand freedom in the Church and in society? Beneath a penetrating analysis on these important topics by this brilliant teacher and writer, both concise and also surprising, is revealed the passion of a great spiritual leader. The result is an exciting and stimulating work, which can be provoking, but never boring. "In tricky theological disputes, Pope Benedict XVI separates the wheat from the chaff--a gift for precision that defines this compendium of his thought on ecclesiology and ecumenism. Dating from the 1970s and 1980s, the essays, interviews and lectures contained in this book remain highly relevant. Careful distinctions are his winnowing fork as he cuts through the confusion to identify what is orthodox and heterodox in the important controversies of our time."
-- George Neumayr, Editor Catholic World Report "In this wonderful collection of essays, Pope Benedict XVI offers to us a sophisticated, though accessible, understanding of the relationship between politics, the church, and the differing religious communities that encounter one another across the globe. The vision that the Pope imparts is one that supports religious liberty without entailing theological relativism. He shows us that one can take theology and ecclesiology seriously, as authoritative knowledge traditions, without rejecting the best insights of Enlightenment liberalism."
-- Francis J. Beckwith, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University. Author of Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice |
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Cortinas de Humo (Spanish Edition)
by: Jack T Chick
Publisher: Chick Publications
Published: 2010-12-02
ASIN: B004EYSZEQ
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| | More details | Muestra los peligros del movimiento ecuménico
Nos enseóa que lo que dicen los lÃderes de la Iglesia Católica no es nada más que una cortina de humo, escondiendo las verdaderas intenciones de la Iglesia
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Creed or Chaos? Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster (Or, Why It Really Does Matter What You Believe)
by: Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Published: 1999-12-01
ASIN: 091847731X
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| | More details | | Today you hear it even from many well-meaning Christians: "It doesn't really matter what you believe, so long as you're sincere." These pages demonstrate that such a "doctrineless Christianity" is not merely impossible; it's dangerous. Indeed, argues author Dorothy L. Sayers, if Christians don't steep themselves in doctrine, then the Christian Faith - and the world outside the Faith - will descend into chaos. It's a surprising argument these days, but once you've finished these lucid and often witty pages, you'll agree with Sayers that dogma is no exercise in hair-splitting about insignificant matters; it's a vibrant window into the splendor of God's truth, a window that each Christian soul needs. Doctrine is vital to your faith, to my faith, and even to the faith of the simplest believers. Each of us must make a stark choice: creed . . . or chaos! These pages show why there's no way you can avoid that choice - and they help you to choose wisely. |
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Declaration and Address & Last Will and Testament
by: Thomas Campbell
Publisher: SCM e-Prints
Published: 2010-09-19
ASIN: B0043M6JP6
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| | More details | | It is generally agreed that the restoration movement led by Alexander Campbell began with the presentation of the Declaration and Address to the members of the Christian Association of Washington, Pennsylvania, in September, 1809, by its author, Thomas Campbell. A few years prior, Barton W. Stone and a group of Presbyterian ministers, filled with fervor resulting from the Cane Ridge Revival (Kentucky, 1801) sparked by the Great Awakening, penned the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery (1804) in which they affirmed their resolve to lay to rest the entity they had created, lest it be conceived as sectarian. In 1831 the forces of Alexander Campbell ("Disciples") and Barton W. Stone ("Christians") became the first major merger of churches in the American ecumenical movement. It is in the Stone-Campbell unity movement that Disciples of Christ, Independent Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ find their common historical origin. |
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Divine Providence-The Portable New Century Edition (Portable NCE Edition)
by: Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation Publishers
Published: 2009-12-21
ASIN: B0031MAUWM
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| | More details | | Divine Providence undertakes the difficult task of bridging the transcendent vision of a perfectly loving God with the sometimes unloving world where we all live. It explores the classic problem of why evil exists, and shows how our inner life connects directly to the conflicts between heaven and hell. |
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