Abingdon Press imprint: 1502 books
by Walter Brueggemann
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
It was the center of learning, commerce, wealth, and religion. Devoted to materialism, extravagance, luxury, and the pursuit of sensual pleasure, it was a privileged society. But, there was also injustice, poverty, and oppression. It was the great and ancient Babylon—the center of the universe.
And...
Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Everyone agrees that America is polarized, with ever-hardening positions held by people less and less willing to listen to one another. No one agrees on what to do about it.
One solution that hasn’t yet been tried, says Adam Hamilton, is for thinking persons of faith to model for the rest...
The Six Deadly Sins of Preaching
Becoming Responsible for the Faith We Proclaim
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
This ethics of preaching text identifies vices of irresponsible preaching practices. Preachers who fail to develop deep respect for their listeners or drift into a lack faithfulness to the Gospel can end up becoming:
· The Pretender (The Problem of In-authenticity)
· ...
Finding Our Way
Love and Law in The United Methodist Church
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Questions and conflict about homosexual practice and the church abound. We encounter media reports of same-gender unions and clergy trials. This leads to talk in congregations and district preacher's meetings, in the hallways at district, conference and general church gatherings, and in the deliberations...
by Terry Giles
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Is the Bible still an authoritative guide? Television documentaries regularly explore the "mysteries of the Bible" and question whether its stories can be supported by historical facts. A multitude of people claim the Bible's authority for their own, often competing, agendas. And...
Following Jesus
Steps to a Passionate Faith
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
First produced by Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, this 12-session study is perfect for groups just beginning their faith walk or for anyone looking for a deeper foundation. Follow Jesus leads adults to rediscover Jesus, grow in the spirit and learn to live in faith and in service to the church,...
The Promise of Despair
The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Where is God present in the world? What hope does the church offer to folks who are struggling with death and despair in their many forms, from broken relationships to lost jobs to the seeming lack of meaning in our late-modern context? Some answer these questions by pointing to churches that have...
Calendar
Christ's Time for the Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
A probing but clearly written book, Calendar will find an appreciative audience beyond academia and clergy to the laity of the church: choirs and their directors, worship planners, adult study groups, and others who want to understand better the church's times of preparation and celebration.
Calendar...
Listen My Son
Wisdom to Help African American Fathers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Straight talk about what it means to be African American men.
"Let’s have a conversation. Let’s talk man-to-man and brother-to-brother. Let’s talk about how we grow into adults and what manhood means. Let’s talk brother-to-brother and man-to-man about how we relate to one another...
Holding Up Your Corner
Talking about Race in Your Community
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Holding Up Your Corner: Talking About Race in Your Community, equips pastors to respond with confidence when crises occur, lower their own inhibitions about addressing this topic, and reclaim their authority as prophetic witnesses and leaders in order to transform their communities
Pastors...
Anonymous - Women's Bible Study Preview Book
Discovering the Somebody You Are to God
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
This pocket-size book provides a snapshot of some of the “anonymous” women of the Bible who made a significant impact in God’s story. Based on the Bible study Anonymous: Discovering the Somebody You Are to God.
by John Y. H. Yieh, Henry G. Brinton
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The end times. How should I approach such a topic? With hopefulness? intimidation? Do I even understand it? What does it mean to me?
Immersion Bible Studies – Revelation helps answer the questions that often leave most readers puzzled. Over the course of this eight-week study, it will deepen...
Under Wraps Adult Study Book
The Gift We Never Expected
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Under Wraps is an all-church Advent experience that explores the character of God described in the Old Testament and then revealed through Jesus Christ. Through small group resources for all ages, teaching video, worship ideas and visuals, sermon lead-in videos, and preaching guides, all areas of...
The Story Continues
The Acts of the Apostles for Today
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
At the very beginning of our faith, the Christian population numbered a few thousand, measuring only one percent of the world population. Today a single mega-church can boast a comparable number, and together, Christians now number more than two billion people.
It all began with this little...