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Upper West Side Catholics: Liberal Catholicism in a Conservative Archdiocese
By Thomas J. Shelley. 2020
This remarkable history of a beloved Upper West Side church is in many respects a microcosm of the history of…
the Catholic Church in New York City.Here is a captivating study of a distinctive Catholic community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, an area long noted for its liberal Catholic sympathies in contrast to the generally conservative attitude that has pervaded the archdiocese of New York. The author traces this liberal Catholic dimension of Upper West Side Catholics to a long if slender line of progressive priests that stretches back to the Civil War era, casting renewed light on their legacy: liturgical reform, concern for social justice, and a preferential option for the poor long before this phrase found its way into official church documents. In recent years this progressivism has demonstrated itself in a willingness to extend a warm welcome to LGBT Catholics, most notably at the Church of the Ascension on West 107th Street. Ascension was one of the first diocesan parishes in the archdiocese to offer a spiritual home to LGBT Catholics and continues to sponsor the Ascension Gay Fellowship Group.Exploring the dynamic history of the Catholic Church of the Ascension, this engaging and accessible book illustrates the unusual characteristics that have defined Catholicism on the Upper West Side for the better part of the last century and sheds light on similar congregations within the greater metropolis. In many respects, the history of Ascension parish exemplifies the history of Catholicism in New York City over the past two centuries because of the powerful presence of two defining characteristics: immigration and neighborhood change. The Church of the Ascension, in fact, is a showcase of the success of urban ethnic Catholicism. It was founded as a small German parish, developed into a large Irish parish, suffered a precipitous decline during the crime wave that devastated the Upper West Side from the 1960s to the 1980s, and was rescued from near-extinction by the influx of Puerto Rican and Dominican Catholics. It has emerged during the last several decades as a flourishing multi-ethnic, bilingual parish that is now experiencing the restored prosperity and prominence of the Upper West Side as one of Manhattan’s most integrated and popular residential neighborhoods.More than just a book full of the latest information, this is a dynamic, interactive, and personalized journey of recovery…
for those impacted by adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Finally, they can put their past behind them where it belongs!For those who have grown up in a family with addiction, mental illness, or other adverse childhood experiences (ACES), the heartache and pain doesn&’t end when they grow up and leave home. The legacy can last a lifetime and spread to generations unseen, as author Janet Wotitiz first showed readers in the groundbreaking Adult Children of Alcoholics. In The ACoA Trauma Syndrome Dr. Tian Dayton picked up where Dr. Woititz left off, filling in the decades of research that tell us why pain from yesterday recreates itself over and over again in our today. In The Soulful Journey of Recovery, Dr. Dayton gives us the how. There is a journey of recovery that you can start today. Simple, elegantly written and researched, poignant, penetrating, and on point, Dr. Dayton will move with you through the confusion, pain, and anger you may carry in secrecy and silence. Through engaging and enlightening exercises, you will give voice to hidden wounds and space to your innermost emotions and thoughts. Online links will also offer guided meditations, film clips and other tools to enhance the work you do in the book. You will learn what happened to you growing up with dysfunction and you will learn how to deal with it in the present. You will discover that recovery is a self-affirming life adventure, and the kindest and best thing you can do for yourself and future generations. Some books can change your life. This is one of them.Organic Ministry to Women: A Guide to Transformational Ministry with Next Generation Women
By Sue Edwards, Kelley Matthews. 2019
With Millennial and Generation Z women coming of age in our churches and society, new approaches to women's ministry are…
required to meet their distinct needs. Drawing on decades of experience ministering to women, authors Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews explain how their Transformation Model can energize women's ministry for all generations and in multiple settings. Individual chapters are devoted to applying the Model, which is centered on Scripture and building relationships, to ministry in the local church, the college campus, and cross-culturally in missions.Organic Ministry to Women is packed with practical advice and real-life illustrations of how to implement the principles of the Transformation Model. Edwards and Mathews also profile numerous leading women's ministers like Jen Wilkin, Priscilla Shirer, and Jackie Hill-Perry, drawing wisdom and inspiration from their lives and ministries. Helpful appendixes provide additional resources including sample job descriptions for ministry leaders, a Bible study lesson, and a training guide for small group leaders.A revised and expanded version of New Doors in Ministry to Women, this updated edition takes into account the latest cultural and ministry trends and is an invaluable resource for current and future leaders in ministry to women.Our Father Forsaken: The Abandonment of the God of the Old and New Testaments
By Hj Sean Moon. 2019
Bold and forceful in its condemnation of contemporary religion, Our Father Forsaken is a meticulously researched work that demands the…
attention of all Jews and Christians who seek the truth. In 120 A.D., Marcion of Sinope, a charismatic preacher, appeared in Rome to reveal the "hidden" teachings of Jesus. The real Jesus, according to Marcion, was a pure spirit sent from the highest God to free mankind from the clutches of the evil God of the Old Testament, a lesser deity among the thousands of celestial beings. The disparity between the God of Moses and the God of Jesus, Marcion maintained, was obvious with rational comparison of Old and New Testaments.The God of the Old Testament demanded "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth," while Jesus said: "Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Although Marcion was drummed out of Rome in disgrace, his movement never died and it crystallized into the religion of Freemasonry. In the 19th Century, Marcionism was embraced by the German rationalists and made its way into contemporary Christianity. Such rationalists argued that the Torah had been composed not by Moses but a host of sources and could not be accepted as authentic. The New Testament, they argued, was equally unreliable. It was composed not by eyewitnesses but editors and that the gospel accounts had been subjected to the process of myth-making. The theology of the rationalists was taught in every leading Catholic and Protestant seminary in the United States. Since the scriptures were "contradictory" and a product of primitive times, students of religion were taught that Christian doctrine should be centered, on the "social gospel"—a gospel stripped of all supernatural elements and all passages deemed offensive to modern sensibilities. The result has been the creation of a religion that is devoid of the ambiguity and precariousness of life, of the awe before the divine majesty, and the judgment before the ineffable holiness.Achieving the Impossible…with God: The Life Story of Dr. R. A. Forrest
By Lorene Moothart. 2019
TOCCOA FALLS, GEORGIA“Where Character is Developed, with Intellect”DR. R. A. FORREST (about whom this book is written) and the Toccoa…
Falls Institute are, in a sense, synonymous. He it was who breathed into the school the breath of life; he has been its mainstay throughout its forty-five years of existence; and he is still exerting a guiding and steadying influence in shaping its destiny.For those of you who may first become acquainted with this Christian school through the pages of this book, the following brief resume is presented.THE TOCCOA FALLS INSTITUTE was begun in 1911 to offer educational opportunity to young people who perhaps became Christians after reaching maturity and who desired training to fit them to become Christian workers. Today the school has a four-year high school course, a vocational course, a commercial department, and a four-year Bible course—offering the degree Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Education. The Institute helps to develop the character and intellect of hundreds who come from all parts of the United States and other countries, enabling them to become good citizens and fruitful servants for the Lord around the world. The sun never sets on the work of former students and graduates of Toccoa Falls.Oral Roberts was one of the two giants of the American Charismatic movement—also known as the Healing Revival—the Christian revival…
movement that began in 1946 and last throughout the 1950s. One of the most recognized preachers worldwide, Oral Roberts’ preaching and healing ministries reached masses, and the common people loved his passion and compassion and his outstanding ability to make clear the gospel of Jesus Christ.The 4th Man was Oral Roberts’ most loved and requested sermon from the tent crusade days. Through this sermon, Roberts shares how Jesus—revealed in every book of the Bible—will stand by you in the fiery furnaces of life.The 4th Man, and Other Famous Sermons, which was first published in 1951, contains five of Roberts’ best-known sermons preached from the Revival Platform: The 4th Man; Samson and Delilah—Battle of Champions; Why I believe Jesus is Coming Soon and What His Coming Will Mean to You and Me, A Reed or a Rock—Which?; and Demon Possession.Longevity in Leadership: Essential Qualities of Longtime Leaders
By John Harrison, Philip Lewis. 2016
Everybody knows that leading is challenging. Leaders are out front, showing people and organizations new places where they can and…
should go. They have to inspire people to challenge themselves to do more things or to increase their abilities in order to achieve specific goals.Often this is not easy. Real success hardly ever is. The road is difficult and treacherous. Rebellion and failure are not uncommon. People can be resistant to demands and expectations placed upon them by those who are leading them. Leaders have to learn to be diplomatic yet decisive. They have to be encouraging while insisting on momentum. They have to be a reassuring voice while also requiring discipline.Longevity in Leadership was written for those who currently are leading or want to lead in business and in churches. Leading can often be discouraging work, so Longevity in Leadership encourages both leaders and potential leaders to stay the course and lead effectively and successfully for a long time.Renewal for Mission: A Concise History of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
By Gary Holloway. 2009
The Stone-Campbell (Restoration) Movement was born as a Christian renewal effort in the early 19th century. This book tells the…
story of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in a brief and compelling way. It is ideal for long-time members, new members, and those unfamiliar with this significant group of churches and its place in American Christianity. A Teacher's Guide is included in this volume.グランパのいる天国: Isländernes Lovbog I Fristatens Tid. Text I, Volume 1...
By アンバー・リチャーズ. 2019
Outdoing Jesus: Seven Ways to Live Out the Promise of "Greater Than"
By Doug Pagitt. 2019
Is it sacrilegious to claim that ordinary people can do greater works than Jesus?“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes…
in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these” (John 14:12). Taking these words of Jesus seriously, Outdoing Jesus shows how the seven actions of Jesus that the Gospel of John singles out as special “signs” challenge us to live into a greater future. When Jesus asserts that his followers “will do even greater things than these,” he is calling for us to extend his miracles for the benefit of all of humanity. Only a master teacher wants students to do greater than their master!Doug Pagitt uses the works and teachings of Jesus as lenses through which we see what the kingdom of God would look like if it were “at hand.” We see how developments in humanities, medicine, science, technology, philanthropy, structural design, and social justice are bringing about the agenda of God for the world; and how we can participate. Outdoing Jesus is not only insightful biblical theology but a robust call to dare great things in pursuit of human flourishing.Daily Bible Study Summer 2019
By Christopher P. Momany, Sue Mink, Clara K. Welch. 2019
Summer Theme: Living in Covenant Ruth | 1 Samuel | Matthew | Luke | Ephesians This summer, Daily Bible Study…
presents a series of readings following the theme "Living in Covenant." Readings come from Old and New Testament texts. These daily readings, which prepare us for the 13 lessons in Adult Bible Studies, are written by Sue Mink, Christopher Momany, and Clara Welch. A Fulfilled Covenant Daily readings in this four-week unit focus on Jesus' institution of the new covenant, his seal of the new covenant, the new covenant’s sacrifice, and how the new covenant unites our hearts in love. A Heartfelt Covenant This five-week unit features readings that focus on Jesus' teachings about right attitudes, fulfilling the Law, loving one another, transforming love, and spiritual discernment. A Personal Perspective The daily readings in this four-week unit explore a covenant between friends, a mother-daughter covenant, a covenant to marry, and how marriage is a covenant of mutual love. This ongoing day-by-day Bible study series is presented in quarterly segments. Bible-based, Christ-focused, and United Methodist-approved, this resource helps individuals develop the discipline of studying the Bible every day. It coordinates with the lesson themes of Adult Bible Studies. Each lesson includes: a one-page Bible study for each day of the quarter, along with introductory reflection questions and Commentary on the daily Scripture passage, Life Application, and a concluding prayer. Available in print and eBook format.Priests de la Résistance!: The loose canons who fought Fascism in the twentieth century
By The Revd Butler-Gallie. 2019
Whoever said that Christians had to be meek and mild hadn&’t met Father Kir – parish priest and French resistance…
hero, immortalised by the Kir Royale. And they probably weren&’t thinking of Archbishop Damaskinos who, when threatened with the firing squad by the Nazis, replied, &‘Please respect our traditions – in Greece we hang our Archbishops.&’ Wherever fascism has taken root, it has met with resistance. From taking a bullet for a frightened schoolgirl in Alabama to riding on the bonnet of a tank during the liberation of France, each of the hard-drinking, chain-smoking clerics featured in Priests de la Résistance were willing to give their lives for a world they believed in – even as their superiors beckoned them to safety. In this spellbinding new collection, the Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie, bestselling author of A Field Guide to the English Clergy, presents fifteen men and women who dared to stand up to fascism, proving that some hearts will never be conquered.Jesus: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
By Anthony Le Donne. 2018
Jesus: A Beginner&’s Guide introduces Jesus, the man and his enduring legacy. Separating fact from fiction, Professor Le Donne places…
Jesus within the context of first-century Judaism, and explores the debate about his status as 'Son of God' among the early Christians. He then follows his legacy through medieval Europe, and compares the various cultural Jesuses in enlightenment and post-enlightenment thought.The Hollywood Kid: The Violent Life and Violent Death of an MS-13 Hitman
By Oscar Martinez, Juan Martinez. 2018
The compelling story of the life and death of a Salvadoran gangsterAs a boy, Miguel Ángel Tobar’s small town in…
El Salvador was torn apart by guerrillas and US- backed death squads. Still a preteen, he joined a different kind of death squad—the Hollywood Locos Salvatrucha—a clique of the Mara Salvatruchas, better known as MS-13. This international criminal organization began on the streets of Los Angeles in the 1980s, as Salvadoran children, whose families had fled their country’s civil war, banded together to defend themselves from LA gangs. Denied refugee status, the Salvadorans found themselves pushed into the shadows and besieged by violence, and MS-13 itself mutated into a gang. When large-scale US deportations began, violence was exported from the United States to El Salvador, helping make it one of the world’s deadliest countries and in turn propelling new waves of refugees northward. The Salvadoran journalist Óscar Martinez and his anthropologist brother Juan José Martínez got to know the Hollywood Kid when he informed on MS-13. In his hideaway shack, he recounted a life of killing—a death toll of more than fifty rival gang members—until his own murder ended the story. Vivid and violent, The Hollywood Kid brings a brutal world to life, illustrating the geopolitical forces propelling a country toward ever more vicious extremes.Christian Theology: The Classics
By Stephen Holmes, Shawn Bawulski. 2014
Christian Theology: The Classics is a vibrant introduction to the most important works of theology in the history of Christian…
thought. Exploring writings from the origins of Christianity to the present day, it examines some of the most influential theologians of all time, considering the context in which they were writing and the lasting significance of their work. Covering thirty-one theological classics such as: • Augustine of Hippo, On the Trinity • Martin Luther, Commentary on Galatians • John Calvin, The Institutes of The Christian Religion • Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections • St Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae With a glossary and outlines of the key criticisms of each text, this book is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in Theology and the history of Christian thought.This book explores the rhetoric and public communication of the Catholic Church in the United States in the wake of…
the sexual abuse scandals and offers a demonstration of how large organizations negotiate a loss of public trust while retaining political power. While the Catholic Church remains a major political force in the United States, recent scandals have undoubtedly had an adverse effect on both its reputation and moral authority. This has been exacerbated by the public responses of Catholic clergy, which have often left supporters of the Church, let alone critics, profoundly unsatisfied. Drawing on documents – voting guides, pastoral letters, sermons, press releases, and other materials – issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) as well as American nuns, the book explores Catholic political statements issued after the sexual abuse crises entered the public consciousness. Using approaches from linguistics and rhetoric, it analyses how these statements compare to similar materials issued before this time. This comparison demonstrates that for the American Catholic Church persuasion is less important than maintaining the impression that there has been no loss of authority. This is a timely study of the Catholic Church’s handling of the recent revelations of abuse within the Church. As such, it will be of keen interest to scholars of religious rhetoric, contemporary Catholicism, linguistics, rhetoric, communication, and religious studies.Welcoming Finitude: Toward a Phenomenology of Orthodox Liturgy (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought)
By Christina M. Gschwandtner. 2019
What does it mean to experience and engage in religious ritual? How does liturgy structure time and space? How do…
our bodies move within liturgy, and what impact does it have on our senses? How does the experience of ritual affect us and shape our emotions or dispositions? How is liturgy experienced as a communal event, and how does it form the identity of those who participate in it? Welcoming Finitude explores these broader questions about religious experience by focusing on the manifestation of liturgical experience in the Eastern Christian tradition. Drawing on the methodological tools of contemporary phenomenology and on insights from liturgical theology, the book constitutes a philosophical exploration of Orthodox liturgical experience.The Preacher's Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
By Kate Bowler. 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, a fascinating…
look at the world of Christian women celebritiesSince the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism—the celebrity preacher's wife. Although most evangelical traditions bar women from ordained ministry, many women have carved out unofficial positions of power in their husbands' spiritual empires or their own ministries. The biggest stars—such as Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, and Victoria Osteen—write bestselling books, grab high ratings on Christian television, and even preach. In this engaging book, Kate Bowler, an acclaimed historian of religion and the author of the bestselling memoir Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, offers a sympathetic and revealing portrait of megachurch women celebrities, showing how they must balance the demands of celebrity culture and conservative, male-dominated faiths.Whether standing alone or next to their husbands, the leading women of megaministry play many parts: the preacher, the homemaker, the talent, the counselor, and the beauty. Boxed in by the high expectations of modern Christian womanhood, they follow and occasionally subvert the visible and invisible rules that govern the lives of evangelical women, earning handsome rewards or incurring harsh penalties. They must be pretty, but not immodest; exemplary, but not fake; vulnerable to sin, but not deviant. And black celebrity preachers' wives carry a special burden of respectability. But despite their influence and wealth, these women are denied the most important symbol of spiritual power—the pulpit.The story of women who most often started off as somebody's wife and ended up as everyone's almost-pastor, The Preacher's Wife is a compelling account of women's search for spiritual authority in the age of celebrity.Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers
By Michael T. McRay, Claire Brown. 2019
Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers is a collaborative daily devotional featuring diverse contributors: black, white, LGBTQ,…
Latinx, Palestinian, incarcerated, Native American, Australian, Americans, Irish, South African, clergy, laity, activists, authors, organizers, and more. The season of Advent, as the church prepares for the birth of Christ, is a penitential season of reckoning with our need and the needs of the world. Keep Watch With Me offers stories, reflections, prayers, and spiritual practices to sustain and challenge the faith of those who work for justice and peace, and long for the coming of God with us.With few exceptions, the Oberammergau Passion Play has been presented by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany…
every 10 years since 1634. The play is a staging of Jesus' Passion story, covering the final period of his life from his visit to Jerusalem to the journey to the cross.. In his new book and study, The Passion Play: Living the Story of Christ’s Last Days, author and pastor Rob Fuquay follows the biblical story of the Passion and how it has been experienced through the centuries against the backdrop of this amazing play. Perfect for Lent, this book and study takes you on a journey to the origins of the Passion Play and helps you understand how the play has been used both as a ritual of praise and later as a weapon through its anti-Semitic past. The book and study help readers and small groups feel a sense of connection to the play while recognizing their own place in the story of Jesus. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options.