Download or read book Cinderella Church the Story of Early Christianity written by R. John Kinkel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-09-29 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is the largest religion in the world with approximately 2.1 billion adherents. Nonetheless, when measured by the gold standard-early Christian teachings and practice-we find considerable slippage. Two words describe current church problems and failures: dull and devious. At the highest levels of Catholic leadership, for example, we find scandals galore. Top officials pilfer $40 million in Detroit to build national shrines, Cardinals and bishops cover up priest sexual abuse, and the pope most recently ignores high ranking bishops and cardinals' pleas to allow Catholics to use condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. That is the devious part. At the lower end of the totem pole are priests and laity that just don't get it. They say their prayers, go to mass, and have their baptisms; they wonder why their kids don't go to church any more. Not enough priests? We will close the small churches and build a mega church. One small city in Wisconsin (pop. 40,000) did this at the cost of $12 million. Care to measure the cost of celibacy? Pay, pray, and obey is the mantra and the young people don't like it. Little wonder that only 1 in 3 Christians practice their faith to any appreciable degree and fail to pass religious traditions on to the next generation. Instead of going after the lost sheep, the pope says maybe we need a small dedicated remnant of believers. Interesting strategy when you have driven the sheep away with questionable policies: no women priests, no married priests, no condoms to fight AIDS.
Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard and Holiday written by McClurg, Firm, Booksellers, Chicago and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue of Books written by Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Railroad Branch. Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book First and Second Thessalonians Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament written by Timothy A. Brookins and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though often neglected among readers of Paul's letters, his two surviving letters to the church in Thessalonica are highly valuable sources for reconstructing the theology of Paul and the history of the earliest Christian churches. First and Second Thessalonians also stand out for their intensely personal nature and provide a rare glimpse into Paul's methods of pastoral care. This practical commentary interacts with the best scholarship on the Thessalonian letters while offering fresh new insights.
Download or read book The One Year Women in Christian History Devotional written by Randy Petersen and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with Mary, who initially discovered the empty tomb, women have played a significant role in the history of the Christian church. Their prayers, their songs of faith, and their steadfast perseverance in the face of adversity can still encourage us today. Spend the year with some of the greatest women in Christian history: from Claire of Assisi to Joan of Arc, from Fanny Crosby to Susannah Wesley, from Catherine Booth to Anne Bradstreet, and many more. This One Year book leaves no historical stone unturned in order to help you discover the amazing spiritual heritage you have in the lives of faith-filled women of the past.
Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books annual written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
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Download or read book Women in Christianity in the Age of Empire written by Janet Wootton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Christianity in the Age of Empire (1800–1920) offers a broad view of the nineteenth century as a time of dramatic change, particularly for women, critiqued in the light of postcolonial theory. This edited volume includes important contributions from academics in the field. Overarching themes include the cult of domesticity, the changing impact of Christianity on views of women’s nature in an age of scientific thinking, conflation of ‘gospel’ and ‘civilization’ in global mission, and the exclusion of women from public spheres of life. We meet powerful saints, campaigners, and thinkers, who bring about genuine transformation in the lives of women, and in society. But we also recognize the long shadow of Empire in the world of the twenty-first century, critiquing Colonialism and Empire, and views that restricted women’s lives. This engaging volume will be of key interest to students and scholars in Religion and Cultural Studies. Exploring the complexities of the nineteenth centur,y it draws on a range of scholarship, including TV documentaries, film, online, and more traditional academic resources.
Download or read book Four Wise Men written by Mark W. Muesse and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confucius, the Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad are among the most thoughtful and influential people in history. By their words and examples, they have inspired countless individuals to live better and more meaningful lives and have shaped the institutions and worldviews we live in today. Four Wise Men is an accessible introduction to each of these sages in his historical context and a provocative comparison of their lives and teachings. Through careful study, this book examines the ways these fascinating figures speak as one and the ways they differ. Although their voices come from the distant past, they still have wise words to say to us today.
Download or read book Captivating written by John Eldredge and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women before the fall, describes how the feminine heart can be restored, and casts a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be.
Download or read book Worship written by John MacArthur and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is more important than worship. It is the theme of Scripture, the theme of eternity, and the theme of redemptive history— to worship the true and living and glorious God is the purpose of all creation. So why do we treat it as only what is sung or played in church on Sunday morning? Pastor John MacArthur leads you through Scripture texts about true worship. You will learn that worship is any essential expression of service rendered unto God by a soul that loves and extols Him for who He is. Worship is the nonstop role of believers, not merely part of a church service. So get ready to alter your priorities, aiming higher than entertaining worshipers on Sunday mornings. Worship shows that your ultimate priority must always be to worship the true and living God, with a radically different type of living.
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Download or read book The Origins of Early Christian Literature written by Robyn Faith Walsh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Synoptic gospels were written by elites educated in Greco-Roman literature, not exclusively by and for early Christian communities.
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