Liberating Tradition (RenewedMinds)
Title | Liberating Tradition (RenewedMinds) PDF eBook |
Author | Kristina LaCelle-Peterson |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2008-04-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441206159 |
Kristina LaCelle-Peterson seeks both to affirm the central place of Scripture in the Christian life and to highlight the liberating nature of the gospel for both men and women. To do this the author considers the biblical ideal for human beings and then proceeds to offer a biblical foundation for each of the topics under discussion--identity, body image, personal relationships, marriage, church life, and language for God. Along the way she examines the cultural nature of gender roles and the ways in which they have become entangled with ecclesial expectations. This book will help women better appreciate themselves as women, gain a better understanding of their value in God's eyes, and recognize their potential for meaningful engagement in a variety of relationships and vocational callings.
The Renewed Mind
Title | The Renewed Mind PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Christenson |
Publisher | Bethany House |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2000-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0764223917 |
Have you ever tried to break a bad habit? By sheer willpower you set your mind to overcome it...but suddenly, there it is again! Do you ever have thoughts rise up in your mind that would make you blush if they were suddenly broadcast over a loudspeaker?
Renewing Minds
Title | Renewing Minds PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Dockery |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0805447881 |
Renewing Minds encourages readers to better serve God, the church, and society by taking part in or supporting Christian higher education.
Liberating Faith
Title | Liberating Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Roger S. Gottlieb |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 694 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780742525351 |
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Liberating the Gospels
Title | Liberating the Gospels PDF eBook |
Author | John Shelby Spong |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 2009-10-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0061748420 |
In this boldest book since Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Bishop John Shelby Spong offers a compelling view of the Gospels as thoroughly Jewish tests.Spong powerfully argues that many of the key Gospel accounts of events in the life of Jesus—from the stories of his birth to his physical resurrection—are not literally true. He offers convincing evidence that the Gospels are a collection of Jewish midrashic stories written to convey the significance of Jesus. This remarkable discovery brings us closer to how Jesus was really understood in his day and should be in ours.
Traditions of Eloquence
Title | Traditions of Eloquence PDF eBook |
Author | Cinthia Gannett |
Publisher | Fordham Univ Press |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 2016-05-25 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0823264548 |
This groundbreaking collection explores the important ways Jesuits have employed rhetoric, the ancient art of persuasion and the current art of communications, from the sixteenth century to the present. Much of the history of how Jesuit traditions contributed to the development of rhetorical theory and pedagogy has been lost, effaced, or dispersed. As a result, those interested in Jesuit education and higher education in the United States, as well as scholars and teachers of rhetoric, are often unaware of this living 450-year-old tradition. Written by highly regarded scholars of rhetoric, composition, education, philosophy, and history, many based at Jesuit colleges and universities, the essays in this volume explore the tradition of Jesuit rhetorical education—that is, constructing “a more usable past” and a viable future for eloquentia perfecta, the Jesuits’ chief aim for the liberal arts. Intended to foster eloquence across the curriculum and into the world beyond, Jesuit rhetoric integrates intellectual rigor, broad knowledge, civic action, and spiritual discernment as the chief goals of the educational experience. Consummate scholars and rhetors, the early Jesuits employed all the intellectual and language arts as “contemplatives in action,” preaching and undertaking missionary, educational, and charitable works in the world. The study, pedagogy, and practice of classical grammar and rhetoric, adapted to Christian humanism, naturally provided a central focus of this powerful educational system as part of the Jesuit commitment to the Ministries of the Word. This book traces the development of Jesuit rhetoric in Renaissance Europe, follows its expansion to the United States, and documents its reemergence on campuses and in scholarly discussions across America in the twenty-first century. Traditions of Eloquence provides a wellspring of insight into the past, present, and future of Jesuit rhetorical traditions. In a period of ongoing reformulations and applications of Jesuit educational mission and identity, this collection of compelling essays helps provide historical context, a sense of continuity in current practice, and a platform for creating future curricula and pedagogy. Moreover it is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding a core aspect of the Jesuit educational heritage.
Dancing with God
Title | Dancing with God PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Baker-Fletcher |
Publisher | Chalice Press |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2006-12-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0827206402 |
Dancing With God is an exploration of the divine gifts of courage and grace in the face of evil. Moreover, it is a doctrine of God as the source of that courage. Baker-Fletcher presents an understanding of the work of the Trinity with regard to the problem of crucifixion, a metaphor she uses for unnecessary violence. She develops a process of relational, womanist theology that considers the empathetic omnipresence of God in the midst of unnecessary suffering and the healing power of God in movement of the Holy Spirit. She engages the contributions of a diversity of theologians like Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Gordon Kaufman, John Cobb, Jr., Majorie Suchocki, Charles Hartshorne, Andrew Sung Park, and Katie Cannon in her discussion of the dance of the Trinity in creation, and the problem of sin, evil, and suffering. Through creative works like that of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and journalist Joyce King's account of the James Byrd, Jr. murder in Jasper County, Texas, Baker-Fletcher reveals the healing, encouraging power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of survivors of unnecessary violence.