Download or read book Feet Washing written by Thurmon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though there are only a handful of small denominations which practice feet washing as a gospel ordinance, all Christians realize that John 13:1-17 is an important passage of Scripture. It is important because of what Jesus taught in connection with his washing the feet of the Twelve Apostles. Stained glass windows in churches, new and ancient, in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas depict Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. There are ancient frescos which also depict the scene. Such images helped teach the Bible during a time when many people couldn't read and/or didn't have Bibles of their own. Oil paintings of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples are common in museums, art galleries, and in private collections. In 2017 I was in Split, Croatia, where I visited the oldest church in Europe still in use, a Roman Catholic church. The church was part of the tour of Diocletian's palace. Carved into the thick wooden front door were more than a dozen scenes from the life of Christ. One of them pictured Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. These stained glass windows, frescos, oil paintings, wood carvings, bronze sculptures, or other forms of art, do not indicate that the churches, universities, or businesses which have them practice feet washing as a religious rite. It only means that those institutions believe in the important truths Jesus taught in John 13 in connection with the feet washing incident. The large Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, for example, has an outstanding wood sculpture of Jesus washing the feet of the Twelve, prominently displayed in the church, yet they do not practice feet washing. They do, however, believe in the important truths Jesus taught during the evening of the feet washing. Texas Highways magazine once featured a photograph on their front cover of a life sized sculpture of Jesus washing Peter's feet. The statue was in front of a business in Dallas. The statue didn't mean that the business literally practiced feet washing, it meant that the business was big on giving humble service to its customers. This book puts in the loose ends, the unconnected strings and other elements of the subject of feet washing in the Free Will Baptist denomination which has always been one of the larger denominations to hold it as a rite in the movement. The history of this movement has been seriously explored and referenced.

Download or read book A New Commandment written by Peter Jeffery and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The recent controversy over the inclusion of women in the mandatum - the footwashing service on Holy Thursday - calls for a new look at the history and purpose of this ceremony. Jesus' own washing of his disciples' feet had a twofold meaning: as a participation in his death and eternal life, and as an example of humility to be imitated. Neither meaning justifies excluding women, and in any case women have participated in footwashing ceremonies for much of Christian history. The modern rubric restricting the ceremony to males dates only from 1956 and results from an unwise attempt to alter the ceremony into a kind of liturgical drama. Thus the present flawed rite needs to be replaced with one that is more traditional and inclusive; a suggested alternative mandatum ceremony is proposed to show how this could be done."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Foot Washing in John Thirteen and the Johannine Community written by John Christopher Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Washing Feet written by Thomas O'Loughlin and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half a century after its introduction into the Easter liturgy, the rite of the washing of feet on Holy Thursday goes to the heart of what it means to take part in Christian liturgy--as well as to live a Christian life. In Washing Feet: Imitating the Example of Jesus in the Liturgy Today, Thomas O'Loughlin explores the significance of mutual foot washing in early Christian communities and in the rituals of churches today. Washing Feet is a sound and engaging combination of liturgical theology, historical exploration, and practical pastoral guidance. Clergy, liturgy committees, and RCIA leaders involved in Holy Week liturgies will find this a useful and accessible resource for understanding how this practice is a key to how ordinary Christians understand the nature of the church and their relationship to others within their particular communites.

Download or read book Right and Left in Early Christian and Medieval Art written by Robert Couzin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Couzin’s Right and Left in Early Christian and Medieval Art provides the first in-depth study of handedness, position, and direction in the visual culture of Europe and Byzantium from the fourth to the fourteenth century.

Download or read book The Rites of Christian Initiation written by Maxwell E. Johnson and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was haled for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kalian McDonnell, OSB, called it the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available, and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be the standard textbook on the subject for very many years to come." The current edition draws on new translations of early texts on baptism as well as recent scholarship on the early traditions in the East and West. It is sure to replace itself as the new standard reference on the rites of Christian initiation. Maxwell E. Johnson's expanded and revised text provides a more complete view of the history and interpretation of the rites in the Eastern Church, including two chapters that explore the pre-Nicene Eastern and Western traditions in detail. Revisiting the theology of baptism, this edition also provides more nuanced positions on the Eastern and Western traditions. Finally, recent liturgical developments in American Protestant churches, particularly Lutheran, as well as the ongoing development of the RCIA and confirmation practices of Catholics, made it necessary to revisit the place and meaning of these rites in the church today. Maxwell E. Johnson, PhD, is professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He has published in Worship and is the editor of and contributor to Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation (Liturgical Press, 1995) and the revised and expanded edition of E.C. Whitaker, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy (Liturgical Press and S.P.C.K., 2003), to which this study serves as a companion volume. "

Download or read book You re Only Human written by Kelly M. Kapic and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work. Family. Church. Exercise. Sleep. The list of demands on our time seems to be never ending. It can leave you feeling a little guilty--like you should always be doing one more thing. Rather than sharing better time-management tips to squeeze more hours out of the day, Kelly Kapic takes a different approach in You're Only Human. He offers a better way to make peace with the fact that God didn't create us to do it all. Kapic explores the theology behind seeing our human limitations as a gift rather than a deficiency. He lays out a path to holistic living with healthy self-understanding, life-giving relationships, and meaningful contributions to the world. He frees us from confusing our limitations with sin and instead invites us to rest in the joy and relief of knowing that God can use our limitations to foster freedom, joy, growth, and community. Readers will emerge better equipped to cultivate a life that fosters gratitude, rest, and faithful service to God.

Download or read book The Original and Historical Practice of Foot washing as a Religious Rite in the Christian Church written by William Gay and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Simple Life Changing Prayer written by Jim Manney and published by Messenger Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer is a valuable and thoughtful book, and a very practical one, which can be put with confidence into the hands of anyone who wishes to learn to pray the Examen and to find the presence and action of God in their lives.” —Andrea Kelly, Thinking Faith Sometimes we can experience prayer as formal, dry, and repetitious. But what might happen if we discovered a simple prayer that changed all that? In A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer, Jim Manney introduces Christians to a 500-year-old form of prayer that dramatically altered his perception of prayer and the way he prayed. The prayer is the Examen, which St. Ignatius Loyola developed for the purpose of nurturing a reflective habit of mind that is constantly attuned to God’s presence. What makes the prayer so powerful is its capacity to dispel any notion that God is somewhere “up there,” detached from our day-to-day tasks and concerns. Instead, the examen leads us into a relationship with a God who desires to be personally caught up in the lives of those whom he created.

Download or read book Seventh day Adventist Church Manual written by General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and published by Review and Herald Pub Assoc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Service of Feet Washing as a Religious Rite written by James M. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Ignatian Book of Days written by Jim Manney and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ignatian spirituality is a way to pray, an approach to making decisions, a point of view about God, and a practical guide to everyday life. An Ignatian Book of Days is an invitation to help attune ourselves to the Ignatian conviction that we can find God in all things, that our personal experience can provide authentic knowledge of God, and that we can clearly see, feel, and experience God’s presence through an Ignatian lens in our daily lives. Accessible, inviting, richly rewarding, and filled with insights and reflections from favorite Ignatian leaders, including James Martin, SJ, Pedro Arrupe, SJ, Margaret Silf, and of course, St. Ignatius, An Ignatian Book of Days sees God as actively involved in the world and intimately involved with us in every moment and place.

Download or read book Ignatian Spirituality A Z written by Jim Manney and published by Messenger Publications. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is discernment? Who was Peter Faber? Why do the Jesuits exude such optimism? Awareness. Emotions. Love. Work. We use such words every day in normal conversation, but those same words take on special meaning when used in the context of Ignatian spirituality. Other words and phrases, such as finding God in all things, are distinctly associated with the Ignatian approach to spiritual development. Acquiring a general grasp of these terms will prove invaluable to those who desire a better understanding of the Jesuit / Ignatian way of life. With Ignatian Spirituality A to Z, Jim Manney has provided a brief, informative, and entertaining guide to key concepts of Ignatian spirituality and essential characters and events in Jesuit history. The lexicon format allows readers to find terms quickly, and the concise descriptions are ideal for those new to the Ignatian story. From Pedro Arrupe to Francis Xavier, from Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam to Zeal, this book uncovers the rich language of the Jesuits. It will be an indispensable tool to anyone interested in Ignatian spirituality, to staff, faculty, and students at Jesuit institutions and schools, and to clergy and spiritual directors who advise others about prayer and spiritual matters.

Download or read book Eating Together Becoming One written by Thomas O'Loughlin and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, ecumenism or interfaith relations In November 2015, Pope Francis called on theologians to explore whether normal Catholic practice should be changed to allow Christians, belonging to other churches, to share fully at the table when they take part in a Eucharist celebrated by Catholics. Thomas O’Loughlin provides his contribution to that challenge in this volume. He argues that the various ways of thinking about what we are doing in the liturgy should lead us to see intercommunion as enhancing our participation in the mystery of the Church and the mystery we celebrate. Learn more and watch Professor Tom O'Loughlin's interview with the Aqueduct Project, discussing Eating Together, Becoming One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySkMzHtkMU

Download or read book Equal Rites written by Kittredge Cherry and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equal Rites is a much-needed collection of worship services, ceremonies, and celebrations that is attuned to the unique needs of sexual minorities. The selections, written primarily by lesbians and gay men, include rites of spiritual beginnings, healing, blessings, holy communion, and pride and empowerment. Also included are funeral memorial services and seasonal and holiday rites for couples. More than a collection, Equal Rites can also serve as a reference book for creating unique and meaningful worship services that address significant aspects of lesbian and gay spirituality.

Download or read book A Short History of the Roman Mass written by Michael Davies and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Diffused Story of the Footwashing in John 13 written by Yanrong Chen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Catholic missionaries of the early modern period arrived in mainland China in 1582, but the first Catholic Bible did not appear until 1968, long after Protestant missionaries already had published several versions. The mystery behind the four-hundred-year gap is not a why question but instead involves many how questions--primarily, how did communication of the Bible take place in the Chinese context without a written text in the Chinese language? This book uncovers narrative forms of biblical stories and explores the ways they were delivered to Chinese audiences. Relying on textual evidence, it presents a diversified exploration of a specific biblical story from the Latin Vulgate Bible--the footwashing in John 13--and its translation into various Chinese texts. In different religious milieus, the biblical narrative provided Chinese audiences a core source of faith, connected them with the most commonly accepted beliefs, and fostered their religiosity across communities in China from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The interdisciplinary approach adopted herein sheds new light on the history of the Bible in China and paves the way for further studies on the abundance of Chinese biblical stories and texts.