This provocative study, first published by SPCK in 1991, looks at how the Bible has been subjected to ideological manipulation. There must be very few works of theology which one can honestly recommend with, "You won't be able to put it down." The Dean of Divinity at Glasgow University, already well-known for his masterly commentary on Jeremiah and his delightfully iconoclastic When Prophecy Failed, has put together a deliberately provocative series of chapters to express his horror at the way Christian theologians have turned the Bible into a domesticated pet, when it is in essence, and remains, a ravenous wolf. Jesus used the image as a warning against false prophets lurking among his followers. Carroll turns it into a shout of anger at the theology which has so de-natured the Bible, and a gulp of fear at the revenge it may ultimately wreak on us' (H. J. Richards in Epworth Review). Robert Carroll's Wolf in the Sheepfold is precisely that: a vivid, intensely personal argument on the dangers which the Bible poses to those who would use it naively in support of their Christianity. As it points to the ferocities, contradictions and opacities of the biblical texts and of the influence of these texts on Christian persecutions of Jews, this taut tract recalls Marcion's sombre logic' (George Steiner in TLS 'Books of the Year' 1991). This second edition contains a substantial new Preface.

In this volume Jerome Berryman has gathered together the presentations that form the suggested cycle of lessons for Winter. Godly Play contributes to the glorious mix of activities in children's religious programs. It is the art of using the language of the Christian people to make meaning about life and death. In this volume you'll find all the information you need to present the winter lessons of Godly Play. The simple format of the lessons presented in The Complete Guide to Godly Play will enable all teachers, whether new or experienced, to find the information they need to enter fully into the most rewarding play we share: Godly Play. What's inside Volume 3: 20 Presentations for Winter? All the information you need to present the lessons of Winter to the children in your Godly Play Room. Enrichment Lesson: The Holy Family Lesson 1: Advent I Lesson 2: Advent II Lesson 3: Advent III Lesson 4: Advent IV Enrichment Lesson: A Children's Liturgy for Christmas Eve Enrichment Lesson: The Mystery of Christmas Lesson 5: Epiphany Lesson 6: Holy Baptism Lesson 7: Parable of the Good Shepherd Lesson 8: Parable of the Good Samaritan Lesson 9: Parable of the Great Pearl Lesson 10: Parable of the Sower Lesson 11: Parable of the Leaven Lesson 12: Parable of the Mustard Seed Enrichment Lesson: Parable of Parables Enrichment Lesson: Parable of the Deep Well Enrichment Lesson: Parable Synthesis 1 - all the Parables Enrichment Lesson: Parable Synthesis 2 -The "I Am" Statements Enrichment Lesson: Parable Synthesis 3 - The Parable Games

Take note that unless you are very strong spiritually, to face desolation; this book is not for you, because it contains a large part of the ugliness of Satan and this is not very nice to see. I myself, am warned about it for more than twenty years and I had a hard time going through it and this back cover is not big enough to express all my disarray. The Messiah said this one very important thing written in;) Matthew 24, 15. ‘Therefore, when you see the abomination that causes desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet— standing in the holy place—(in the Bible) let the reader understand.’ (In French, ‘Let the reader be careful when he reads.’ I saw these abominations and I am desolated to see so many. This means the abomination, the devil has infiltrated the Holy Scriptures. This is very sad, but is also the truth. I had a hard time to believe it at first, but I had to face the evidence. The time is critical, very critical, because it shows that we are near the end. This was said by the Messiah.) See Matthew 24, 33. ‘When you see all these things, (I speak about in this book) you know that it is near, right at the door.’ (The return of the Messiah is at the door and this will mark the end of this corrupted world with all of its wickedness and will mark also a new era, the beginning of the God’s kingdom and that if you believe it or not. James Prince, a warned Jesus’ disciple!

This volume of essays presents innovative research from a variety of perspectives on the cultural significance of wolves, children raised by wolves, and werewolves, as portrayed in different media and genres.

The Silver Wolf, Alice Borchardt's acclaimed novel of a shapeshifter's struggle to survive as woman and wolf amid the Dark Ages, announced the arrival of a ferociously gifted writer. Now, with her masterful weaving of adventure, history, and magic, Borchardt delves deeper into the shape-shifter legend, and brings an earlier, more savage time brilliantly to life. The fearsome legions of Julius Caesar have crushed resistance to Roman rule. The power of the druids is broken; the shattered tribes retreating to the dubious safety of the high mountains or fleeing north into lands as inhospitable as those left behind. Watching all the while through yellow eyes afire with curiosity and intelligence is Maeniel, a gray wolf . . . who is also a man. This is not the Maeniel of The Silver Wolf. Not the mature shapeshifter, secure in his dual nature, whose hard-won wisdom is the equal of his preternatural strength and passion. That Maeniel will not exist for another eight hundred years. Now he is a stranger to his human half, his reason chained to instinct. Yet as the ancient civilization of the Gallic tribes is systematically destroyed around him, a new Maeniel is about to be born from the ruins. It begins with a woman. She is Imona: young, proud, beautiful. The sight of her fills Maeniel with unfamiliar feelings and desires, triggering his transformation from wolf to man. In her arms he learns for the first time what it means to love. It is a knowledge that will change him forever. For when Imona vanishes following a Roman massacre, Maeniel begins to learn a very different lesson. Following Imona's trail as wolf and man, Maeniel is himself pursued by a warrior woman sworn to kill him. She is Dryas, a queen without a kingdom. But the two adversaries will prove to have much in common. And the hunt upon which they embark will lead them farther than they can imagine: to the gates of Rome itself. To the gates of their very souls . . . With Night of the Wolf, Alice Borchardt has given us another triumph of soaring imagination and adventure. By turns lyrical, sensuous, and violent, hers is a vision of the past that will stir both heart and mind. Her writing will possess you like a fever . . . and haunt you like a voluptuous dream.