Engaging the Spirit World
Title | Engaging the Spirit World PDF eBook |
Author | Kirsten W. Endres |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2012-03-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0857453599 |
In many parts of the contemporary world, spirit beliefs and practices have taken on a pivotal role in addressing the discontinuities and uncertainties of modern life. The myriad ways in which devotees engage the spirit world show the tremendous creative potential of these practices and their innate adaptability to changing times and circumstances. Through in-depth anthropological case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, the contributors to this book investigate the role and impact of different social, political, and economic dynamics in the reconfiguration of local spirit worlds in modern Southeast Asia. Their findings contribute to the re-enchantment debate by revealing that the “spirited modernities” that have emerged in the process not only embody a distinct feature of the contemporary moment, but also invite a critical rethinking of the concept of modernity itself.
Engaging with the Holy Spirit
Title | Engaging with the Holy Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Graham A. Cole |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2008-04-02 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433542617 |
Despite the growth of the charismatic movement and Pentecostal churches, people still have questions-and even troubling concerns-about the person and work of the Holy Spirit. These real questions are the burden of this book, which seeks to sequentially address from throughout Scripture six crucial questions that affect a person's relationship to the Spirit: What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? How does a person resist him? Ought we to pray to the Spirit? How do we quench the Spirit? How do we grieve the Spirit? and How does he fill us? Each chapter is devoted to one question and challenges readers about their relationship with the Spirit and about Christian living in general. Readers are also given key elements for thinking theologically and implications for their belief and behavior. It's a brief, reader-friendly book full of solid, reassuring answers.
Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
Title | Engaging the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Levering |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2016-07-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1493402633 |
A Distinguished Theologian on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit Distinguished theologian Matthew Levering offers a historical examination of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, defending an Augustinian model against various contemporary theological views. A companion piece to Levering's Engaging the Doctrine of Revelation, this work critically engages contemporary and classical doctrines of the Holy Spirit in dialogue with Orthodox and Reformed interlocutors. Levering makes a strong dogmatic case for conceiving of the Holy Spirit as love between Father and Son, given to the people of God as a gift.
Engaging the Spirit
Title | Engaging the Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Boak Slocum |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2018-02-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532643934 |
“For too long the Holy Spirit has tended to be either disregarded or the object of fanatical exclamation in the life of the church, especially in western Christianity,” writes general editor Robert Boak Slocum in his introduction to this stimulating collection of eighteen essays from a broad spectrum of noted authors. “The essays in this collection give attention to many ways of the Spirit’s life and activity—for salvation and healing, for making Christ present in our lives and in the church, for empowering our prayers and liturgies, for our inspiration and gifting, for transformation of the way we live, for the redemption of the world and the ultimate coming of God’s kingdom, for the unity of our relationships with each other and God. . . . As we recognize the Spirit’s activity in our traditions and doctrines, our prayers and liturgies, and in all aspects of the life we live, we may be better attuned to the leading of the Spirit into the future of faith and our life in God.” Engaging the Spirit was first published as a special Summer 2001 edition of the Anglican Theological Review, and is dedicated to the late Charles P. Price, theologian and professor at Virginia Seminary. A posthumously published essay by Dr. Price is a fitting and unique addition to the collection.
How to See in the Spirit
Title | How to See in the Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Michael R. Van Vlymen |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Pub |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2013-10-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781492244981 |
The author will show you how to open your spiritual eyes and see the spiritual realm as one of the most awesome and profound things that you can ever experience as a human being.
Travel Drawing
Title | Travel Drawing PDF eBook |
Author | Edward T. White |
Publisher | Architectural Media |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Buildings in art |
ISBN | 9781928643210 |
Cultivating the Spirit
Title | Cultivating the Spirit PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander W. Astin |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2010-11-16 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0470769335 |
Cultivating the Spirit THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IS BASED on a five-year study of how students change during the college years and the role college plays in facilitating the development of their spiritual qualities. Students, the authors argue, grapple with the big questions in life: Who am I? What are my values? Do I have a mission in life? Why am I in college? What kind of person do I want to be? What sort of world do I want to help to create? Their answers to these questions help determine their academic and career choices and are tied to the development of personal qualities such as empathy, caring, and social responsibility. The study finds that, while students' religious engagement declines during college, at the same time they become substantially more caring, tolerant, connected with others, and actively egaged in a spiritual quest. Spiritual growth also enhances academic performance, leadership development, and satisfaction with college. The study provides strong evidence pointing to specific experiences during college that can contribute to students' spiritual growth. The need for spiritual development in college is apparent. Two-thirds of the students in the study express a strong interest in spiritual matters, well over half report that their professors never encourage discussions of religious or spiritual matters, and about the same proportion report that professors never provide opportunities to discuss the purpose and meaning of life. Cultivating the Spirit aims to raise the awareness of academic administrators, faculty, and the public at large to the vital role that spirituality plays in student learning and development. Throughout the book, the authors identify strategies for enhancing students' development and encourage the academy to give greater priority to the spiritual aspects of students' educational and personal development.