El adicto a las drogas tiene una historia milagrosa de una transformacion por medio de Dios. Un Cristiano atrapado por la pornografia tiene una historia de la libertad que Dios le ha dado. Hasta el corazon orgulloso, critico, e hipocrita puede hablar del milagro de haber sido humillado por Dios. 'Por que esos milagros son las excepciones y no lo normal? 'Por que un pecado en particular te sigue derrotando? 'Que es lo que esta gente tiene en comun que a ti y a mi nos falta? La respuesta a sus problemas, la respuesta al pecado, y los medios de un avivamiento nacional estan encontrados en una sola palabra. Desesperacion.

We can have a sense that when we try to do right by one another, we aren't merely striving against ourselves. The feeling is that we are struggling against something--someone-else. As if there's a force-a person- that wishes us ill. In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul describes just such a person: Sin, a cosmic tyrant who constrains our moral freedom, confuses our moral judgment, and condemns us to slavery and to death. Commentators have long argued about whether Paul literally means to say Sin is a person or is simply indulging in literary personification, but regardless of Paul's intentions, for modern readers it would seem clear enough: there is no such thing as a cosmic tyrant. Surely it is more reasonable to suppose "Sin" is merely a colorful way of describing individual misdeeds or, at most, a way of evoking the intractability of our social ills. In The Emergence of Sin, Matthew Croasmun suggests we take another look. The vision of Sin he offers is at once scientific and theological, social and individual, corporeal and mythological. He argues both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast human network of transgression and that this power is nevertheless real, personal, and one whom we had better be ready to resist. Ultimately, what is on offer here is an account of the world re-mythologized at the hands of chemists, evolutionary biologists, sociologists, and entomologists. In this world, Paul's text is not a relic of a forgotten mythical past, but a field manual for modern living.

“Through its rich and fascinating collection of documents, Mexico, Slavery, Freedom offers a much-needed window into Mexico’s long history of slavery that will leave readers wanting to learn and discover more. Sierra Silva brilliantly guides his readers through the maze of Mexican archival resources. . . . Through his careful content curation, readers will discover how corruption and discrimination led to persistent enslavement of indigenous Mesoamerican and transpacific peoples despite royal orders to abolish the practice. . . . The rich, detailed-packed introductions--to the book in general and to each chapter--are nonetheless succinct and to the point. Sierra Silva’s . . . editorial approach proves that information and interpretative points are better served in small portions. The documents themselves are the main course. Sierra Silva also recognizes the importance of giving readers both English and Spanish versions of each document in the book. These bilingual transcriptions make Mexico, Slavery, Freedom an equally valuable resource for course instruction in predominantly English-speaking environments, bilingual classrooms, and Spanish-centered courses.” —Mariana Dantas, Ohio University This is the first volume to provide, in dual-language format, selections from primary texts related to the experiences of enslaved Africans, Asians, and their descendants in colonial Mexico.

¿Se ha encontrado usted alguna vez en una situación, donde lo que no quiere hacer, hace una y otra vez? El asunto que está derrotando a miles del creyentes hoy por todas partes del mundo es, no tener un completo entendimiento, de que fue lo que pasó en la cruz. En el madero no sólo el pecado fue derrotado, sino también el poder que tenía el viejo hombre sobre nosotros fue destruido. Este, no es un libro más. En este escrito, usted va a poder experimentar victoria total sobre el cuerpo de humillación y sus deseos engañosos. No será el ayuno que lo librará, ni mucho menos su fuerza de voluntad. Usted va a aprender que no es lo que usted hace, sino lo que usted cree lo que marcará la diferencia. Atrévase a leerlo y experimente libertad total.

Lecciones Cristianas tiene como propósito ayudar a las personas adultas hispanas a crecer en su comprensión de la Biblia y relación de ésta con la vida. Lecciones Cristianas sigue la serie de las Lecciones Bíblicas Internacionales. Está escrito especialmente para las iglesias de habla hispana. También hay un Libro del Maestro que provee sugerencias importantes para la enseñanza de cada lección, preguntas para discutir y actividades para la clase. Lecciones Cristianas helps Hispanic adults grow in their knowledge of the Bible and how it relates to their lives. Lecciones Cristianas follows the International Lesson Series. The content of this excellent study is biblical and it is written especially for Spanish-speaking churches. The teacher book provides valuable suggestions for teaching the class, discussion questions, and class activities.