Download or read book Writing God s Obituary written by Anthony B. Pinn and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former African American minister reveals his unusual journey from faith to atheism. Anthony Pinn preached his first sermon at age twelve. At eighteen he became one of the youngest ordained ministers in his denomination. He then quickly moved up the ministerial ranks. Eventually he graduated from Columbia University and then received a Master of Divinity in theology and a PhD in religion from Harvard University. All the while, Pinn was wrestling with a growing skepticism. As his intellectual horizons expanded, he became less and less confident in the theism of his upbringing. At the same time, he became aware that his church could offer only anemic responses to the acute social needs of the community. In his mid-twenties, he finally decided to leave the ministry and committed the rest of his life to academia. He went on to become a distinguished scholar of African American humanism and religious history. The once fully committed believer evolved into an equally committed nonbeliever convinced that a secular approach to life offers the best hope of solving humanity’s problems.
Download or read book Don t Write My Obituary Just Yet written by Missy Buchanan and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even when we're old, God can still use us. In Don't Write My Obituary Just Yet, Missy Buchanan will warm your heart with her stories of older adults living with a sense of purpose and gratitude for the life God has given them. As Buchanan writes in the introduction, "Good stories leave an imprint on our hearts and inspire us to live differently." The 30 stories in this enlarged-print book give us glimpses into the lives of ordinary people ranging from 70 to 100 years old. Some of these folks are active; others are dealing with physical or mental decline. All exemplify how strong faith can help us overcome struggles and sorrows and live in hope. A scripture and prayer accompany each story. This book will uplift any older adult who needs to know that their life still matters to God and others. It's also an encouraging guide for middle-aged people wondering how they can live meaningful lives in their later years, even if they are ill or frail.
Download or read book Blessed written by Kate Bowler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gospels -- Faith -- Wealth -- Health -- Victory -- American blessing -- Megachurch table -- Naming names.
Download or read book Radical written by David Platt and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller What is Jesus worth to you? It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily... But who do you know who lives like that? Do you? In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus. Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment -- a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.
Download or read book The Economist Book of Obituaries written by Keith Colquhoun and published by Bloomberg Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 10 years, "The Economist" has included unique and original obituaries in a popular column. The selections are remarkable because of the people written about, the surprising lives they led, and the brilliant writing style. This volume gathers 200 of the best obituaries.
Download or read book A Universe From Someone written by Peter S. Williams and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a substantial author’s preface recounting Peter S. Williams’s life journey with the question of God’s existence, A Universe From Someone pulls together essays and opening speeches from debates (including the 2011 “God is not a delusion” debate at the Cambridge Union) that jointly cover a wide variety of theistic arguments. Together with a foreword by noted philosopher J. P. Moreland, an annotated bibliography highlighting “Four Dozen Key Resources on Apologetics and Natural Theology in an Age of Science,” and other recommended resources, A Universe From Someone offers an informed overview of the contemporary case for God.
Download or read book Asking written by Harry T. Cook and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too much communication in the world of religion is one-way: from clergy to lay persons who, if ever respectfully engaged, would become serious inquirers. The most desirable means of effective engagement is the give-and-take method of eliciting and clarifying questions and then drawing the questioner into the answering process. That, combined with the intellectual rigor of Enlightenment thinking in the formation of beliefs, will go a long way toward making contemporary religion a here-and-now enterprise, thus saving it from hopeless irrelevance.
Download or read book K Kanaka Stand Tall written by George S. Kanahele and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding thinkers of the Western world are pulled into his creation, adding luster, interest, and academic panache to this highly readable book.
Download or read book White Lies written by Christopher M. Driscoll and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White Lies considers African-American bodies as the site of cultural debates over a contested "white religion" in the United States. Rooting his analysis in the work of W.E.B. DuBois and James Baldwin, Christopher Driscoll traces the shifting definitions of "white religion" from the nineteenth century up to the death of Michael Brown and other racial controversies of the present day. He engages both modern philosophers and popular imagery to isolate the instabilities central to a "white religion," including the inadequacy of this framing concept as a way of describing and processing death. The book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in African-American Religion, philosophy and race, and Whiteness Studies.
Download or read book Atheism and Agnosticism written by Peter A. Huff and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview essay and approximately 50 alphabetically arranged reference entries explore the background and significance of atheism and agnosticism in modern society. This is the age of atheism and agnosticism. The number of people living without religious belief and practice is quickly and dramatically rising. Some experts call nonreligion, after Christianity and Islam, the third largest "religion" in the world today. Understanding the origins, history, variations, and impact of atheism and agnosticism is crucial to getting a grasp of the meaning of the present and gaining a glimpse of the future. Exploring some of the most extraordinary people, events, and ideas of all time, this book provides a fair, comprehensive, and engaging survey of all aspects of contemporary atheism and agnosticism. An overview essay discusses the background and social and political contexts of unbelief, while a timeline highlights key events. Some 50 alphabetically arranged reference entries follow, with each providing fundamental, objective information about particular topics along with cross-references and suggestions for further reading. The volume closes with an annotated bibliography of the most important resources on atheism and agnosticism.
Download or read book Churches Hate God Good Everlasting Life Idea written by JNelomes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God occupation is everlasting life in our single flesh unit life treated against death, we if we want to can take an air rest and always can return in the flesh, we will defeat the talebearers, all living is on the Right side now, but not the dead churches, we do the life invite on who stay and go with no more show, heaven is up here and hell below for the death show got people worshiping them over our kids and poor, the churches is man our adversary if let bee, this vessel disagree with death venture, the living truth master flesh author this live and only one. honorable Johnny nelomes junior a pure God good father to his kids and all, no high minded church
Download or read book The New Disciples written by Anthony B. Pinn and published by Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA). This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confessions, communions, sermons, and community service—Father Ford did it all. Although he never fully understood what led him to the priesthood and at times just went through the motions as best he could, he managed to avoid the conflicts and dilemmas that so often destroyed the careers of fellow clergy—no sexual misconduct of any kind, no stealing, nothing that would bring disgrace to the Church. But when the Church forces the closure of his low-income congregation and assigns him to a new church in a rich part of town, a hotbed of sin, he begins to question whether the Church establishment is truly honoring God's will. Challenged by a troubled parishioner who reminds him that violence and murder have long been a vital story within the saga of human salvation, Father Ford starts to understand that God has sent this messenger for a reason. He comes to the realization that perhaps his true calling is to do whatever is necessary to purify all who sin through extreme penance. In the sanctuary of the confessional, Father Ford and his unlikely partner commit to doing the work of Christ that the Church can't or won't do . . . bloody work—a divine charge to cleanse the congregation and safeguard the body of Christ from sinners. Together, in order to save, they resolve to kill.
Download or read book ThirdWay written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monthly current affairs magazine from a Christian perspective with a focus on politics, society, economics and culture.
Download or read book Signs of the Times and Doctrinal Advocate and Monitor written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emerging Theologies from the Global South written by Mitri Raheb and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-03-29 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades there has been a seismic shift in world Christianity. Whereas formerly Christianity existed as a Caucasian Euro-American phenomenon, the majority of Christians today reside in the Southern Hemisphere, or the Global South. And what is true for the demographics of Christianity has followed lockstep for its theological developments. The era of German theologians setting the tone for global church are gone. Today, some of the loudest and most creative voices in theology speak from the emerging contingencies of the Global South, for example, promoting Latinx, Black, Caribbean, and Asian theologies and their influence often influences the conversation in the United States and Europe. In addition, just as the center of Christianity has moved geographically from north to south, so with theological seminaries in the west, which have declined as training centers for clergy. These events coincide with new theological centers are opening in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America. The bottom line is—contemporary Christianity today looks significantly different than it did a century ago, and publications have been slow to acknowledge, let alone describe and elaborate upon, this major shift to the largest religion in the world. These shifts guide our intentions in this book. Such a reference book, which could also be used as a textbook, therefore is very much needed. In fact, there is nothing like the contents of this single-volume book in the publishing market which allows for high-quality, interdisciplinary, and international dialogue.
Download or read book In God s Shadow written by Ann Conrad Lammers and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, world-famous psychologist C.G. Jung and British theologian Victor White, author of God and the Unconscious, engaged in a lively correspondence. Now, Anne Conrad Lammers examines the highly illuminating friendship and dialogue between these two men, providing particularly valuable insights into Jung's attitude toward theology.
Download or read book Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2019 written by Harris M. Lentz III and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entertainment world lost many notable talents in 2019, including television icon Doris Day, iconic novelist Toni Morrison, groundbreaking director John Singleton, Broadway starlet Carol Channing and lovable Star Wars actor Peter Mayhew. Obituaries of actors, filmmakers, musicians, producers, dancers, composers, writers, animals and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2019 are included in this edition. Date, place and cause of death are provided for each, along with a career recap and a photograph. Filmographies are given for film and television performers.
