Download or read book The Puzzle of Christianity written by Peter Vardy and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent overview of Christianity, suitable for students (and teachers!) embarking on the new GCSE and ‘A’-Level Religious Studies specifications.
Download or read book Finding Pieces of the Puzzle written by Ronald A. N. Kydd and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change. Radical politics. National debt. Globalization. What do Christians have to say to the big questions we all face? Whatever they try to say, they will be seriously handicapped if they do not know their own story. Finding Pieces of the Puzzle will fill the knowledge gap. It breaks away from the usual manner in which history is written. Here is a sweeping overview of the story of Christianity that takes the reader to parts of the world seldom visited, that watches as the message of Christ encounters cultures as different as ninth century Persia and sixteenth century Kongo. The story is carried from the first to the twenty-first century by a series of mini-biographies--a young woman facing martyrdom, a boy from a little French town who becomes Pope and launches an army, an African-American who uses a successful international trade network to combat slavery. The glory, the confusion, the shame, the holiness of Christianity are all here. As the pieces are slipped into place, the puzzle begins to make sense. Watching Christians of the past face their challenges helps us understand who modern Christians really are.
Download or read book The Jesus Puzzle written by Earl Doherty and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new presentation of the argument that no historical Jesus existed. A full and comprehensive survey of the question through an examination of the early Christian record, canonical and non-canonical, from Q to the Gospels, from the earliest Pauline epistles to the second century apologists, along with Jewish, Gnostic, and Greco-Roman documents of the time. The philosophy of the era, its religious expression in the pagan mystery cults, fascinating glimpses into the historical background of the period, an in-depth consideration of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, are only some of the additional topics covered in the book. A richly-detailed, highly lucid and entertaining account of how Christianity began without an historical Jesus of Nazareth, who came to life only on the pages of the Gospels. While based on the author's work for 'The Jesus Puzzle' website, the book is almost entirely an original writing, not a compilation of website articles. Like the website itself, the book has been styled for the general reader, though the scholarly community will find it of value as well.
Download or read book The Puzzle of God written by Peter Vardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puzzle of God takes a distinctive approach to the complex issues surrounding what it means to claim that God exists. It examines the different ideas of God in common use today, and applies these to the central areas of belief, such as eternal life, prayer, miracles, and talk of God's love, omnipotence and omniscience.
Download or read book The Puzzle of Ethics written by Peter Vardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1994. Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Are some codes of behaviour more justified than others? Is it foolish to believe in moral principles? Is 'virtue' just a quaint Victorian term and does anyone care in any case? The Puzzle of Ethics tackles these formidable questions and many more in a clear and easy to understand manner without every becoming superficial. Throughout the approaches of major philosophers are explained and specific issues are addressed, including: Just War theory, situation ethics, abortion, euthanasia, as well as Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic ethics. This challenging book is of considerable relevance, dealing as it does with the central areas of ethical concern in today's world. It is the ideal introduction to the field for students.
Download or read book The Professor s Puzzle written by Michael S. Lawson and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Professor’s Puzzle is designed as a handbook for new and aspiring professors to help them transition from the independent research of their doctoral program to classroom teaching. Unfortunately, acquiring a Ph.D. often does not involve real preparation for teaching. One cannot assume that mastering content necessarily means one is qualified to teach it. Drawing from years of experience training young faculty members, professor Michael S. Lawson gathers together the best of educational research and practices, leavened with the yeast of Christian theology, so that readers are equipped to put the “teaching puzzle” together. Ideal for aspiring professors in Christian higher education, as well as all who enter the teaching profession, so they may learn artful teaching and careful administration.
Download or read book 6 In 1 Puzzle Bible written by Dayspring and published by DaySpring. This book was released on 2019-01-07 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 6 jigsaw puzzles fit together creating one giant puzzle that pictures iconic scenes from the Bible. Each page contains a Bible story and is accompanied by a 25-piece jigsaw puzzle picturing that scenef,,"f,,ef,,"but the puzzle fun has just begun...Not only do the pieces assemble into a larger 7th puzzle depicting the full Bible story. The pieces can easily be removed and later placed back again on the page. Made in durable board, the pieces don't fall out, even when the page is held upside down.
Download or read book The Bible Puzzle Book written by Mary Welsh and published by Innovo Press. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible Puzzle Book: A to Z Edition contains 26 freeform crossword puzzles and 26 companion word searches. Each puzzle focuses on a different biblical subject, theme, or passage from scripture.
Download or read book Christian Logic Puzzles written by Heather Marie Walker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a Christian-themed puzzle book where you can solve the puzzles without knowing anything about God. This is that book! Logic puzzles are grid-based puzzles that rely on a set of clues to be solved. If youve never done logic puzzles before, there is a tutorial section. Plus, all the puzzles are educational. The topics include Christian scientists, the Trinity, spiritual gifts, song writers, mission trips, and more. A short description precedes each puzzle. Dont forget to read the reference Bible verses! One last thinghave fun.
Download or read book The Jesus Puzzle written by Brenda Watson and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-24 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jesus Puzzle: Challenging intellectual uncertainty about Jesus shares the question of knowledge of the historical Jesus, in order to refute sceptics who consider that we can know very little about Him - and to encourage Christians to have more confidence in relating to what is said about Jesus in the gospels.
Download or read book The Human Puzzle written by David G. Myers and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1978 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Didache written by Jonathan A. Draper and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing dilemma for those who study ancient Christian contexts and literature This edited volume includes essays and responses from specialists in the Didache and in early church history in general. Features: Strategies for understanding liturgical constructions and ritual worship found in the text Studies that apply generally to the overall content and background of the Didache Essays on the relationship between the Didache and scripture—particularly with respect to the Gospel of Matthew
Download or read book Bible Story Activity Book written by Sunny Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-11 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment you open the Bible Story Activity Book, you'll realize it isn't your average puzzle book. Nowhere else can you solve a variety of fun, engaging puzzles at the same time you immerse yourself in twelve of the best-loved, most inspirational stories in the Bible. Each section of this book begins with one of twelve beautifully illustrated, large-print, one-page Bible stories: * David and Goliath * Adam and Eve * Jesus and the Children * Jesus Turns Water into Wine * Jesus Walks on Water * Noah's Ark * Jonah and the Big Fish * Daniel in the Lions' Den * The Good Samaritan * The Last Supper * The Ten Commandments * The Birth of Jesus Each Bible story is accompanied by five different large-print puzzles for you to solve that will exercise your mind and sharpen your observational skills: * Mazes * Word Searches * Two of a Kind * Silhouettes * Find the Differences The puzzles in this book are clear, easy to read, and beautifully formatted. Solutions to all puzzles are in the back of the book and are easy to cross-reference. Please use the "Look Inside the Book" feature to ensure that the difficulty level of this book is appropriate for you or your loved one. Click on "Sunny Street Books" at the top of this page beneath the title of the book for links to all the books we publish.
Download or read book The God Puzzle written by Valerie Ackermann and published by Higherlife Development Service. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An easy to use workbook for kids"--Cover.
Download or read book How God Becomes Real written by T.M. Luhrmann and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.
Download or read book Abraham s Silence written by J. Richard Middleton and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal that God was not pleased with Abraham's silent obedience? Widely respected biblical theologian, creative thinker, and public speaker J. Richard Middleton suggests we have misread and misapplied the story of the binding of Isaac and shows that God desires something other than silent obedience in difficult times. Middleton focuses on the ethical and theological problem of Abraham's silence and explores the rich biblical tradition of vigorous prayer, including the lament psalms, as a resource for faith. Middleton also examines the book of Job in terms of God validating Job's lament as "right speech," showing how the vocal Job provides an alternative to the silent Abraham. This book provides a fresh interpretation of Genesis 22 and reinforces the church's resurgent interest in lament as an appropriate response to God.
Download or read book The Illustrated Bestiary written by Maia Toll and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and spiritual wellness guide Maia Toll turns the insight and wisdom that birthed The Illustrated Crystallary and The Illustrated Herbiary — her best-selling volume on the mystical power of plants — to the mysteries of the animal kingdom. She profiles the mystical, meaningful traits of 36 powerful animals and explores how those traits can guide our intentions, inform our actions, and offer wisdom and insight. Spring Peeper’s ability to reemerge from frozen hibernation can inspire us to reinvent ourselves. Katydid’s five eyes can lend clarity of vision when we need to see the bigger picture. A deck of 36 oracle cards beautifully illustrated by Kate O'Hara, plus suggested rituals, readings, and reflections, guide readers in cultivating and accessing each animal’s special energy. Also available: The Illustrated Bestiary Collectible Box Set and The Illustrated Herbiary Collectible Box Set.
