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Sex für Dummies (Für Dummies)
By Pierre A. Lehu, Ruth K. Westheimer. 2018
Ein erfülltes Sexleben - das wünscht sich wohl so ziemlich jeder. In diesem Buch erfahren die Leser endlich, was sie…
schon immer über erogene Zonen von Frauen und Männern, Verhütung, Orgasmus und Viagra wissen wollten. Sie erhalten unverblümt Antworten auf die Fragen, die sie nie zu stellen wagten. Dr. Ruth Westheimer gibt ihnen Sicherheit beim "ersten Mal", hilft Ihnen aber auch nach langen Ehejahren, wieder mehr Lust und Spaß ins Schlafzimmer (oder anderswo) einkehren zu lassen. Dabei macht sie keinen Bogen um "Rote-Ohren-Themen" wie Impotenz, Selbstbefriedigung, Gruppensex und gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe.Hearing Paul's Voice: Insights for Teaching and Preaching
By M. Eugene Boring. 2020
Exegetical soundings in Pauline texts, illustrated by probes into 1 Thessalonians, Romans, Ephesians, and the Pastorals.Until we grasp the meaning…
of the text on its terms, Scripture is little more than a sounding board echoing the religious interpretations readers, all the while supposing this is "what the Bible says." Gene Boring offers those who preach and teach methods of understanding Scripture contextually in Hearing Paul&’s Voice. He begins by placing the reader in the position of a first-century believer, demonstrating how such a reader would understand the church and the letter we now call 1 Thessalonians. Our own culture, combined with familiarity of the Bible and church life, has conditioned us to suppose we already understand what the Thessalonian believer had to learn. Hearing the Bible through ears of a Thessalonians opens up the possibility of hearing it afresh in our own time. Boring also explores how Paul's message was interpreted and heard in later generations. The theme throughout is coming within hearing distance of the text, for those whose ears may have been numbed by cultural familiarity. Hearing Paul&’s Voice combines careful and reverent critical historical study of the Bible, assuming its results, with theological perception and openness to hearing the Bible as Word of God. Written with clarity and simplicity, Boring illustrates the relevance of the biblical text and is ideal for preachers and teachers in the church who want to deepen their understanding of the canonical Pauline letters.El prozac de Séneca: Para aquellos que no quieren sufrir más
By Clay Newman. 2020
Este libro es un medicamento. Antes de consumirlo, lee todo el prospecto. Nunca antes habíamos sido tan ricos materialmente y…
tan pobres espiritualmente. Una prueba de ello es el creciente consumo de fármacos como el Prozac o el Tranquimazín, que se han convertido en inseparables compañeros de viaje para millones de personas. Incluso hay quien siente angustia ante la idea de no tenerlos a mano, sin darse cuenta de que, en lugar de erradicar el sufrimiento, se conforman con aliviar los síntomas. Pero también hay quien cree que medicarse no es la solución. Estos quieren comprender las causas de su malestar, trabajarlas y neutralizarlas porque ya no quieren sufrir más. A ellos se dirige El Prozac de Séneca, cuyas páginas promueven la filosofía estoica y proporcionan la dosis de sabiduría necesaria para aprender a ser felices. Clay Newman defiende que valores como la humildad, el autoconocimiento, la aceptación, la compasión y la confianza, entre otros, son inherentes a la condición humana. No obstante, es necesario conocerlos y activarlos para que sean efectivos. Pronto descubrirás que lo único que te impide ser feliz eres tú mismo.A Guide to Chinese Medicine on the Internet
By Ka Wai Fan. 2008
A Guide to Chinese Medicine on the Internet frees readers from having to sift through countless websites to find up-to-date,…
high quality, reliable information on all types of Chinese medicine. This handy resource provides an introduction to the terms and philosophies of Chinese medicine in addition to an extensive categorized listing of online sites related to Chinese culture and medicine, complete with a brief description of each site’s content. Guidelines are provided for searching, cataloging, and evaluating websites concerned with Chinese medicine, based on the author’s research and personal experience as a practitioner and user of Chinese medicines.Awareness of Dying
By Anselm L. Strauss, Barney G. Glaser. 2005
Should patients be told they are dying? How do families react when one of their members is facing death? Who…
should reveal that death is imminent? How does hospital staff-doctors, nurses, and attendants-act toward the dying patient and his family?90 Minutes in Heaven
By Cecil Murphey, Don Piper. 2004
After colliding with a semi-truck, Don Piper died and went to heaven. Ninety minutes later he returned to life on…
earth. After years of silence, he is now sharing his life-changing story.Wesley One Volume Commentary
By Kenneth J. Collins. 2020
This one volume commentary on the entire Bible was written by more than 40 scholars from the broad range of…
Wesleyan denominations, including The United Methodist Church, The Church of the Nazarene, The Church of God (Anderson), The Church of God (Cleveland), The Wesleyan Church, The Free Methodist Church, and The Salvation Army. It is the only specifically Wesleyan Bible commentary available and assists pastors in sermon preparation, small group leaders in lesson preparation, and laypeople in Bible study. Joel B. Green, Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Fuller Seminary, called this commentary, "The Wesley Study Bible +++." The commentary form will allow for a much greater exploration of Wesleyan themes and theology than a Study Bible ever could.Theology: The Basics (Coursesmart Ser.)
By Alister E. McGrath. 2007
The second edition of this book, written by internationally-acclaimed theologian and author Alister E. McGrath, has been completely updated in…
response to feedback from readers. It retains the clarity and accessibility that made the first edition so popular, whilst expanding its coverage of a range of issues. Includes a major new chapter on sacraments and new sections on core topics, including the problem of suffering, the theology of sin, concepts of heaven, and views of the millennium Uses the Apostle’s Creed as a framework to introduce readers to key theological issues, such as God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, faith, creation, salvation, atonement, religious history and heaven Contains within each chapter an overview of one of these themes, presents relevant biblical passages, and summarizes the contribution of one major theologian Written by one of the world’s leading theologians for anyone taking a first short course in Christian theology Can be used alongside McGrath's Theology: The Basic Readings for a complete overview of the fieldFor The Glory Of God: Recovering A Biblical Theology Of Worship
By Daniel I. Block. 2014
Current discussions about worship are often driven by pragmatics and personal preferences rather than by the teaching of Scripture. True…
worship, however, is our response to God's gracious revelation; in order to be acceptable to God, worship must be experienced on God's terms. Respected Old Testament scholar Daniel Block examines worship in the Bible, offering a comprehensive biblical foundation and illuminating Old Testament worship practices and principles. He develops a theology of worship that is consistent with the teachings of Scripture and is applicable for the church today. He also introduces readers to a wide range of issues related to worship. The book, illustrated with diagrams, charts, and pictures, will benefit professors and students in worship and Bible courses, pastors, and church leaders.Transcending Subjects: Augustine, Hegel, and Theology (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)
By Geoffrey Holsclaw. 2016
How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
By Francis A. Schaeffer. 1976
" This book is a personal analysis of the key moments in history which have formed our present culture, and…
the thinking of the men who brought those moments to pass. This study is made in the hope that light may be shed upon the major characteristics of our age and that solutions may be found to the myriad of problems which face us as we look toward the end of the twentieth century. " With these words, Dr. Francis A Schaeffer begins this monumental work on the condition and direction of Western civilization. As one of the foremost evangelical thinkers of our day, Dr. Schaeffer has long pondered the fate of declining Western culture, and concludes that not only have we lost sight of our roots, but of our direction as well. Dr. Schaeffer begins his brilliant analysis with the fall of Rome, tracing Western man's progression throughout the ensuing ages. From ancient Roman times to the Middle Ages, through the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment, up to our present scientific Atomic Age, each step of our cultural development is scrutinized. Drawing upon forty years of study in theology, philosophy, history, sociology and the arts, Dr. Schaeffer traces the causes and effects of human thought and action as they are played out in life and society. From his depth of knowledge and Christian commitment, Dr. Schaeffer contemplates the reasons for modern society's very sorry state of affairs and presents the only viable alternative: living by the Christian ethic, acceptance of God's revelation, and total affirmation of the Bible's morals, values and meaning.Rhetorics of choice have dominated the biosocial discourses surrounding BRCA risk for decades, telling women at genetic risk for breast…
and ovarian cancers that they are free to choose how (and whether) to deal with their risk. Critics argue that women at genetic risk are, in fact, not free to choose but rather are forced to make particular choices. In Being at Genetic Risk, Kelly Pender argues for a change in the conversation around genetic risk that focuses less on choice and more on care.Being at Genetic Risk offers a new set of conceptual starting points for understanding what is at stake with a BRCA diagnosis and what the focus on choice obstructs from view. Through a praxiographic reading of the medical practices associated with BRCA risk, Pender’s analysis shows that genetic risk is not just something BRCA+ women know, but also something that they do. It is through this doing that genetic cancer risk becomes a reality in their lives, one that we can explain but not one that we can explain away.Well researched and thoughtfully argued, Being at Genetic Risk will be welcomed by scholars of rhetoric and communication, particularly those who work in the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine, as well as scholars in allied fields who study the social, ethical, and political implications of genetic medicine. Pender’s insight will also be of interest to organizations that advocate for those at genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancers.Baptism Through Incision: The Postmortem Cesarean Operation in the Spanish Empire (Latin American Originals #15)
By Martha Few, Zeb Tortorici, Adam Warren. 2020
In 1786, Guatemalan priest Pedro José de Arrese published a work instructing readers on their duty to perform the cesarean…
operation on the bodies of recently deceased pregnant women in order to extract the fetus while it was still alive. Although the fetus’s long-term survival was desired, the overarching goal was to cleanse the unborn child of original sin and ensure its place in heaven. Baptism Through Incision presents Arrese’s complete treatise—translated here into English for the first time—with a critical introduction and excerpts from related primary source texts.Inspired by priests’ writings published in Spain and Sicily beginning in the mid-eighteenth century, Arrese and writers like him in Peru, Mexico, Alta California, Guatemala, and the Philippines penned local medico-religious manuals and guides for performing the operation and baptism. Comparing these texts to one another and placing them in dialogue with archival cases and print culture references, this book traces the genealogy of the postmortem cesarean operation throughout the Spanish Empire and reconstructs the transatlantic circulation of obstetrical and scientific knowledge around childbirth and reproduction. In doing so, it shows that knowledge about cesarean operations and fetal baptism intersected with local beliefs and quickly became part of the new ideas and scientific-medical advancements circulating broadly among transatlantic Enlightenment cultures.A valuable resource for scholars and students of colonial Latin American history, the history of medicine, and the history of women, reproduction, and childbirth, Baptism Through Incision includes translated excerpts of works by Spanish surgeon Jaime Alcalá y Martínez, Mexican physician Ignacio Segura, and Peruvian friar Francisco González Laguna, as well as late colonial Guatemalan instructions, and newspaper articles published in the Gazeta de México, the Gazeta de Guatemala, and the Mercurio Peruano.Meet Jesus: An invitation to get to know the Jesus of the Bible
By Mike Raiter. 2020
I want you to meet a friend of mine: Jesus Christ. He’s someone who wants to meet you.I’m sure you…
have heard about Jesus. You may know a lot about him. You may know very little about him. You may have been told things about Jesus and you’re not sure if they’re true. In this book I want you to hear the truth about Jesus.Jesus came to bring us good news. He taught us about God and how we can know God. He came to give us life that lasts forever. That’s good news!Followers of Jesus believe that meeting him is the best thing that ever happened. That’s why they want to share the good news about Jesus and what he has done for them.We hope you enjoy meeting Jesus.El cristianismo tiene una vasta y probatoria historia, sin embargo, estamos pobremente preparados para presentar defensa de lo que creemos.…
En &‘Evidencias, un análisis forense de la fe&’, el experimentado detective J. Warner Wallace nos enseña los principios que un investigador profesional utiliza, de tal forma que podamos desarrollar una clara y evidenciable defensa de nuestra fe.Este libro le ayudará a:acoger la responsabilidad de defender la verdad;trazar una estrategia para ser un experto sobre la evidencia del cristianismo;aprender a emplear las técnicas de un detective para descubrir nuevo conocimiento en la Palabra de Dios; ytransformarse en un mejor comunicador al aprender las destrezas de un defensor profesional.¿Está listo para empezar una nueva travesía como seguidor de Cristo? ¿Está listo para tener una mayor influencia en su cultura y sociedad? &‘Evidencias, un análisis forense de la fe&’ le provee las estrategias y herramientas que necesita para ser un eficaz defensor del cristianismo.The Afterlife is Real
By Theresa Cheung. 2013
The Afterlife is Realis the latest book from much-loved paranormal expert, Theresa Cheung, and is a captivating collection of true…
stories from people who have glimpsed the next life. Using as evidence first-hand accounts from ordinary people whose lives have been transformed by near death experiences and/or contact with the other side, Theresa will answer the big questions that everyone asks at some point in their lives whether or not they are religious/spiritual. What happens when we die? Will we ever see our loved ones again? Is there an afterlife? Is there a heaven? Its aim is to empower readers with the knowledge that there are answers, hope and life in the midst of confusion, uncertainty and death. Theresa instructs readers in how to look for signs of spirit communication and how near death experiences can inspire and transform lives. It is a powerful and comforting reminder that there is more waiting for us than we see in the here and now.Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals For Happiness
By Mīra Manek. 2019
'Each page solidifies my commitment to living a life of ritual, observance and beauty' Kathryn Budig'Mira's book is a timely…
reminder to love yourself - to give yourself that much needed moment to stop and breathe' Asma KhanBeautifully simple age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your wellbeing and bring you happiness.Prajna is the Sanskrit word for wisdom, and this book brings the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into your life by guiding you through simple practices for every day and every occasion.Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection that is more relevant than ever to our busy modern lives. This book extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and provides a wealth of timeless rituals to effect positive change.Prajna offers rituals and routines for the entire day, from the moment you wake up and need the energy and positive mindset to help you start the morning, to night-time practices that allow you to wind down, relax and get the most benefit from the healing power of sleep. In between there are numerous breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, yoga stretches and simple recipes to enjoy, all to help you destress and reset, bringing you back to yourself and to lasting peace and happiness.The World's Christians: Who they are, Where they are, and How they got there
By Douglas Jacobsen. 2011
Written by an award-winning author, this well-organized and comprehensive introduction to global Christianity illuminates the many ways the world's Christians…
live their faith today. Covers the entire globe: Africa, Asia, and Latin America as well as Europe, North America, and the Pacific Provides impartial, in-depth descriptions of the world's four major Christian traditions: Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal/Charismatic Utilizes the best available sources to produce an up-to-date profile of demographic trends in the Christian population Blends history, sociology, anthropology, and theology to create a rich, multi-layered analysis of the world Christian movement Features clear maps and 4-color illustrations throughout the volumeThis comprehensive volume brings together a team of distinguished scholars to create a wide-ranging introduction to patristic authors and their…
contributions to not only theology and spirituality, but to philosophy, ecclesiology, linguistics, hagiography, liturgics, homiletics, iconology, and other fields. Challenges accepted definitions of patristics and the patristic period – in particular questioning the Western framework in which the field has traditionally been constructed Includes the work of authors who wrote in languages other than Latin and Greek, including those within the Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, and Arabic Christian traditions Examines the reception history of prominent as well as lesser-known figures, debating the role of each, and exploring why many have undergone periods of revived interest Offers synthetic accounts of a number of topics central to patristic studies, including scripture, scholasticism, and the Reformation Demonstrates the continuing role of these writings in enriching and inspiring our understanding of ChristianityThe Wiley Blackwell Reader in Practical Theology
By Bonnie J. Miller‐McLemore. 2019
Contains a general introduction to the discipline, featuring classic and pioneering essays that address the history, methods, issues, and exemplary…
illustrations of research, teaching, and practice Presenting a diverse collection of landmark essays, The Wiley-Blackwell Reader in Practical Theology explores the turn-of-the-century renaissance of practical theology as an academic discipline and shows how the discipline has advanced a steady epistemological insurgency in theology throughout the twentieth- and twenty-first century. The text provides scholars, students, and ministerial professionals with easy access to original seminal sources that represent major milestones, growing edges, and useful classificatory rubrics. A handy, one-volume primer to practical theology, the book: Offers an excellent bird’s-eye-view of the discipline’s essential foundational contributions Provides significant introductory overview material helpful in guiding both new and experienced readers to practical theology Includes brief overview introductions before each essay to situate the reading and highlight key contributions and occasional limitations Features essay selections that consider race, gender, sexuality, age, and other differences as a critical subtheme The Wiley-Blackwell Reader in Practical Theology is an indispensable resource for students, faculty, and professionals in practical theology and colleagues in related cognate disciplines in theological education and religious studies.