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Awe and Expectation
On Being Stewards of the Gospel
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Awe and Expectation charts new territory in exploring the intersection of theology and stewardship. Theologians, ministers, and lay members of the church will find in this book material to fuel their imaginations as they rethink the role of stewardship in a post-Christendom church. Starting with sacrament...
The Truth about Mary
A Theological and Philosophical Evaluation of the Proposed Fifth Marian Dogma
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
In recent years a powerful grassroots movement has emerged calling for the papal definition of a fifth Marian dogma declaring the Blessed Virgin Mary to be Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix of all graces, and Advocate. There has also been strong opposition to any such definition for various reasons. In The...
Dialogue of Love
Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic Ecumenist
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The Dialogue of Love is written from the perspective of an evangelical Catholic Ecumenist. Raised Catholic, but having responded to the Gospel at L'Abri Fellowship in 1970, Eduardo J. Echeverria's journey took the paths of Reformed and then Anglo-Catholic Christianity on his way back to full communion...
Philosophy, History, and Theology
Selected Reviews 1975–2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Alan Sell here presents a selection of his wide-ranging, informative, and entertaining reviews. Among philosophical themes discussed are Locke and the Enlightenment, Richard Price, John Stuart Mill, philosophical idealism, and analytical philosophy of education and of religion. Historical studies...
by Robert A. Larmer
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
This book explores, in a manner that is readily accessible to those with little or no formal training in philosophy or theology, important questions concerning the rationality of belief in miracles. This book employs the time-honored literary device of dialogue, a practice that dates as far back as...
Israel's Prophets and the Prophetic Effect of Pope Francis
A Pastoral Companion
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Given that Pope Francis is a popular global religious leader, and in the light of the lessons drawn from the nature, meaning, and functions of Israel's prophets, this tripartite work historically, pastorally, and theologically examines whether, and how Francis' teaching, visits, outreach to the poor,...
Pentecost and Parousia
Charismatic Renewal, Christian Unity, and the Coming Glory
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
As the charismatic movement penetrated the Protestant churches and then impacted the Catholic Church, great hopes for Christian unity were aroused among many. These hopes peaked with the great Kansas City conference of 1977 and the Pentecost over Europe gathering in Strasbourg, France, in 1982. After...
Getting at Jesus
A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
Portraying themselves as challenging blind religious dogma with evidence-led skepticism, the neo-atheist movement claims that the New Testament contains unreliable tales about a mythical figure who, far from being the resurrected Lord of life, may not even have lived. This comprehensive critique documents...
by William T. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Individuals and groups reading the Scriptures for their own enrichment can find appropriate guides for Genesis and Exodus. Numbers is another matter. The complexities of ritual laws, holy days, moral codes, and conflicts experienced by Moses and the people during their forty years in the wilderness...
by William T. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Beginners scanning Leviticus will find much detail about rituals and sinful situations, but little enlightening context or rationale. This study explores how scholars imagine that these rituals and moral laws made sense to those living back then, even though many of these early rituals and customs...
by Jacques Chirac
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 1978
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 1978
Depuis un peu plus d'un an, Jacques Chirac, en prenant la tête du Rassemblement pour la République, s'est engagé dans une bataille qu'il considère comme décisive pour l'avenir du pays. Héritier de la tradition gaulliste, il a voulu opposer aux concessions, aux abandons et aux périls, un ample...
by Pierre Bisiou
Language: French
Release Date: August 20, 2008
Language: French
Release Date: August 20, 2008
Éloge de l’amour et de la sodomie, Enculée est un roman indécent et doux.
« Tu me parles : “Crois-tu que je suis normale ? Tu sais je crois que je ne suis pas normale. Ce n’est pas sain d’aimer autant faire l’amour comme ça. J’aime ça plus encore que par la voie normale. C’est...
by Daniel Bensaïd
Language: French
Release Date: March 31, 2004
Language: French
Release Date: March 31, 2004
« Ce livre n’a d’autre ambition que d’aider à comprendre un itinéraire politique et philosophique, après le désastre du stalinisme, à l’époque de l’apothéose marchande, lorsque les hiéroglyphes de la modernité livrent leurs secrets au grand jour. » Philosophe et militant de...
Seeking Wisdom
Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2010
Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions provides clergy and laypersons with a unique resource to use in community settings, healthcare institutions, and faith communities. These blessings and prayers respect people from diverse religious traditions and use gender-inclusive...