Church Institutions Organizations category: 259 books
by JOHN RUSKIN
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
A few words by way of introduction will be absolutely necessary before I proceed to read Mr. Ruskin's letters. They originated simply in a proposal of mine, which met with so ready and willing a response, that it almost seemed like a simultaneous thought.
They are addressed nominally to myself,...
Ecce Educatrix Tua
The Role of the Blessed Virgin Mary for a Pedagogy of Holiness in the Thought of John Paul II and Father Joseph Kentenich
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Ecce Educatrix Tua discusses the Apostolic Letter Novo millennio ineunte (NMI), wherein John Paul II outlined the path the Church should adopt in the third millennium. The necessity 'to rediscover the full practical significance of Chapter 5 of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium,...
by Julie A. Gorman
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
Over the past thirty years there has been a boom in small groups, both in society at large and within the church. From Bible studies to MOPS to Alcoholics Anonymous, it is estimated that four out of ten Americans belong to a small group that meets regularly for the care and support of its members....
Sacramental Politics
Religious Worship as Political Action
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Religion and politics have often been called taboo topics for polite dinner conversation, but in political campaigns and religious services, the two often mix. This book looks at how religious worship remains embedded with inherent political messages and behaviors, showing that conflicts between church...
A Historical Sketch of the Brethren Movement
An Account of its Inception, Progress, Principles and Failures and its Lessons for Present Day Believers
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
H. A. Ironside’s history of the so-called “Plymouth Brethren” stands today as one of the best and probably most readable histories of the movement ever written. Not only is it readable, but it is honest, and fair. This is a warts-and-all account written by a man who had a deep love for the movement...
Apocalypse Delayed
The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Since 1876, Jehovah’s Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T. Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ’s church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on...
Practicing Balance
How Congregations Can Support Harmony in Work and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Work-life imbalance is a problem that has personal, national, and religious implications. Millions of Americans sense that they are rushing through life and that their work and non-work lives compete with one another. Many of us are harming our health through overwork. David Gray's Practicing Balance...
by Arlin E Nusbaum
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Describes the mass exodus from both churches and Christianity.
Let the Rivers Flow
Called to Minister In Jesus' Name
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
There’s a place deep within the heart of many of God’s children today that only the moving of the Holy Spirit can satisfy. Jesus spoke about this in the book of John:
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly...
by Christian Onyems Okwuru
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Of the many problems which excite general concern in the Catholic Church today are issues regarding the ministerial priesthood. Lack of collegiality with the authority structure of the Church and other circumstances have contributed to the frustration of many priests. Of this unfortunate state of...
Do Not Be Afraid
Bishops and Young Clergy Share Signs of Resurrection and Words of Hope
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Membership in the United Methodist Church in the United States has been shrinking since the merger of 1968. Yet the bishops and young clergy who contributed essays to "Do Not Be Afraid" are unconvinced by the constant claims that the church is dying. The authors provide powerful stories...
Pilgrim to Unholy Places
Christians and Jews re-visit the Holocaust
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Based in New Zealand, the author, an Anglican priest, made a number of pilgrimages 1995–2008 to the extermination (and other camp) sites of the Third Reich, 1933–45. These find expression in Diary entries that describe the sites as they now are and scope the problems they raise for both Jews and...
by St. Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume Two contains Letters from 1578 to 1582 Includes Biographical Sketches and Sources for the Biographical Sketches.
This second and final volume of St. Teresa's correspondence begins with the year 1578, a most troubling time for Teresa. A...
Outside the Lines
A collection of National Catholic Reporter Cartoons by Pat Marrin
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Since joining the National Catholic Reporter in 1997, Pat Marrin has created hundreds of cartoons depicting many diverse issues in Catholic news. Outside the Lines is a collection of 28 of Pats best cartoons, taking you on a journey from the pre-Vatican II era church to the present. Enjoy several...