Download or read book The Development for a Biblical Perspective on Ancestor Worship to Promote Church Growth in Animistic Cultures written by Ronald J. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strange Gods written by Keith M. Bailey and published by Evangel Publishing House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strange Gods brings to life the reality of a growing mission field on our doorsteps and provides tools to vanquish the demons in our neighborhoods. Animism (spirit worship) is moving across North America with an insatiable appetite for destroying our culture, the Church, and our souls. Nothing less than the eternal salvation of millions is at stake. People are increasingly turning to the occult and darkness, but only the glorious and revealing light of Jesus Christ provides true answers. What once was practiced in secrecy is now in the mainstream. This trend is the result of the resurgence of Native American religions, the proliferation of New Age teachings, and the increase of animist immigrants. Dr. Bailey is eminently qualified to write this book. He contends that only through a Spirit-filled Church armed with sound doctrine and the integrity of practical holiness can animistic spirit worship be defeated.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South written by Mark A. Lamport and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 1119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history, from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and the majority of the world’s Christians are now nonwhite and non-Western. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South traces both the historical evolution and contemporary themes in Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. The volumes include maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key events. The phrases “Global Christianity” and “World Christianity” are inadequate to convey the complexity of the countries and regions involved—this encyclopedia, with its more than 500 entries, aims to offer rich perspectives on the varieties of Christianity where it is growing, how the spread of Christianity shapes the faith in various regions, and how the faith is changing worldwide.
Download or read book We Become What we Worship written by G K Beale and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heart of the biblical understanding of idolatry, argues Gregory Beale, is that we take on the characteristics of what we worship. Employing Isaiah 6 as his interpretive lens, Beale demonstrates that this understanding of idolatry permeates the whole canon, from Genesis to Revelation. Beale concludes with an application of the biblical notion of idolatry to the challenges of contemporary life.
Download or read book Traditional Ritual as Christian Worship written by Burrows, William R. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A necessary task of missionaries in recent decades has been to help local Christians "inculturate" or "contextualize" their faith, although the criteria for doing so often came from outside the context in which new believers developed their understanding of Christianity. Highlighting the voices of non-Western scholars, this work recognizes the importance of ritual and ceremony in the life of communities that seek to worship God in ways that reflect culturally appropriate responses to Scripture. The contributors -- some of missiology's leading lights -- discuss rituals, beliefs, and practices of diverse peoples, supporting the conclusion that orthodox Christianity is hybrid Christianity.
Download or read book Ancestor Worship written by J. G. R. Forlong and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book The Living Forces of the Gospel written by Johannes Warneck and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a psychological study based upon the author's experience as a missionary among the animistic heathen of the Indian Archipelago."--Pref.
Download or read book Ancestorworship and the Challenges it Poses to the Christian written by Choon Sup Bae and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animism written by Graham Harvey and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have human cultures engaged with and thought about animals, plants, rocks, clouds, and other elements of their natural surroundings? Do animals and other natural objects have a spirit or soul? What is their relationship to humans? In his new book, Graham Harvey explores indigenous and environmentalist spiritualities in which people celebrate relationships with other-than-human beings. He examines present and past animistic beliefs and practices of the Ojibwe, the Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and eco-pagans, revealing the diverse ways of being animist and of living respectfully within natural communities. Drawing on his extensive casework, Harvey considers the linguistic, performative, ecological, and activist implications of animist worldviews and lifeways. He argues that animist beliefs can contribute significantly to contemporary debates about consciousness, cosmology, and environmentalism. In addition, he examines the colonialist ideologies and methodologies that have caused many academics to exclude the term "animism" from their critical vocabularies.
Download or read book A Dictionary of Religion and Ethics written by Shailer Mathews and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Worshiping God the Father of Jesus written by Benjamin Theophilus and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is sought for a proper and clearer understanding of God, Jesus relation to Him, correct orientation to honor and worship the Father and Son, the earliest Church with its structure and organization, discipleship, and applying Holy Scripture for this and more. Its content is sought for training by Bishops, Pastors, Preachers, Priests, and other Christian and Jewish ministers for seminary studies. It is a must have for serious disciples of God and seekers of accurate and authoritative Biblical Theology, Divinity, and Ecclesiology. I ask God for answers to your prayers and "Baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"-not names-is that name Jesus, Jehovah, Yahoch, Adoney, Elohym, or Immanuel? Discover, know, and teach the sacred name for sure. Are we as Christians directed by Holy Scripture to worship supremely Jesus or His Father who Jesus said is greater? Without denying the Divinity and humanity of Jesus, we see why it matters now and later as a matter of life or death from Holy Scripture. What is the difference between the Old and New Covenants in the Holy Bible? How do we understand better what to apply and acquire for wisdom, deliverance, leadership, and our future eternal inheritance? Lean how to avoid quenching thee Holy Spirit and God's imparted benefits from remaining in Covenant from Him. Following the example and advice of an informed, wise, mature Biblical Christian rather than a foolish, uninformed, immature, and secularized "Christian" matters, right? This wisdom applies to a church or churches, too, right? Learn to identify the traits and characteristics of the original New Covenant Christian Church of God from Jerusalem. These questions with answers and more is provided by the Holy Scriptures from Worshipping God the Father of Jesus. Come, draw closer to God by love. Enter your journey with Him on His earth and acquire knowledge, understanding, wisdom, deliverance, power, your eternal inheritance from Above, and much more. "Occasionally, God appears to us, imparting vision, affirming, and directing according to His Holy Word. Without Him, this written word would not exist." Pastor Bishop Benjamin J. Theophilus, Christian Church of God from Jerusalem, G.C.C.
Download or read book Connecting with Your Ancestors A Practical Guide for Living a Destiny Driven Life written by Asanee Brogan and published by Asanee 44 LLC. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancestor veneration is an essential part of African and other traditional spiritual practices. It is at the core of indigenous spiritual beliefs because our ancestors are the core of our DNA. Sadly, the practice of ancestor veneration has become lost or forgotten within certain cultures due to the impact of non-traditional spiritual belief systems. But all is not lost. You can still have the wisdom and guidance of your ancestors in your time of need. You can still honor them even if you did not grow up in a culture where ancestor veneration is part of everyday life. Connecting with your ancestors is as simple as extending a heartfelt invitation and opening your heart with gratitude and hopeful expectation. There are many ways to extend such an invitation. Some of them are based on customs and traditions from specific cultural groups. Others are basic yet effective strategies that anyone can implement. This book outlines some of the foundational tools and techniques that you can use to restore lost ancestral connections. It also provides sound principles for developing an ancestral veneration practice and discusses its many benefits. Additionally, this book guides you on setting up an ancestor altar, giving ancestral offerings, conducting elevation ceremonies, and applying other strategies to honor your lost loved ones. Even more, it provides a foundation for propitiating, understanding, and discerning spiritual communication. Finally, it outlines the tenets of ancestral veneration in a responsible, easy-to-follow format that will benefit you for years to come. Second Edition Features The second edition of this book has been updated to include the following: The ancestor elevation section has been revised to include practices from the Ifa tradition out of Yorubaland, Nigeria A section about special considerations when venerating your ancestors with your family, as a woman, or when traveling has been added The section about divination tools and techniques has been expanded to include descriptions of easily-to-use self-divination tools The cover of this edition likewise pays homage to the ancestor veneration according to the Haitian way. The image depicts a Haitian woman kneeling before her ancestor's offerings as she performs a liminasyon.
Download or read book Exotheology written by Joel L. Parkyn and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speculation regarding the plurality of worlds and the existence of intelligent extraterrestrials has remained an important question for Christian theology from antiquity until modernity. Advancements in space science now reveal a vast universe containing trillions of galaxies, and new discoveries of exoplanets, providing an unprecedented greater context and perspective in consideration of the place of humanity, possible intelligent extraterrestrials, and the role of divinity in relation to creatures. These scientific discoveries have increased the importance of understanding the relation of extraterrestrials to the Christian doctrines of the incarnation and redemption. An examination of the history of developments in scientific and theological thought on extraterrestrials, from antiquity to the twenty-first century will demonstrate a consistent pattern of theological formulations of extraterrestrials and their relation to Christian theology, however, without sufficient resolution. En route, this book explores ideas of extraterrestrial 'anthropology', psychology, morphological possibilities, sociological compositions, extraterrestrial religions, implications of contact, and argues for a 'divine pedagogy' of potential modalities of supernatural presence and action with extraterrestrial intelligences.
Download or read book Path to the Ancestors Exploring Ancestor Worship Within Modern Germanic Heathenry written by Swain Wodening and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long has the topic of ancestor worship in modern Germanic Heathenry been largely overlooked. While many within Germanic Heathenry worship their ancestors, other than a few mentions in books, blog posts, web pages and small publications there has not been a work dedicated to the topic. This short book seeks to be a first of its kind and broach the topic. In many ways it is the tale of the path of Swain Wodening from dedicated worshiper of the Germanic gods to worshiper of the ancestors. Not much information exists on the topic so this book is full of personal experiences.
Download or read book What the God of the Bible Says about the Veneration of Ancestral Spirits ancestor Worship written by Derek M. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Book of Church Growth written by Elmer L. Towns and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Macmillan Guide to Correspondence Study written by Modoc Press and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
