pickwick publications feb 2016 (24 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Over the past few decades Christianity in the global South has grown exponentially in size and influence, with many centers emerging around the globe, such as Brazil, South Korea, and Nigeria. One remarkable phenomenon in this process is the rise of faith-based, humanitarian, international, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). While traveling to about seventy different countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Haemin Lee has witnessed the surge of faith-based NGOs all around the world.This book explores the role that religion plays in encountering secular society from various angles by drawing upon discourses in mission studies, sociology of religion, and anthropology of development. Specifically, it probes the development practices of two major Korean organizations, Korea Food for the Hungry International and Good Neighbors. This book investigates the following hypothesis: humanitarian care through international development NGOs appears to be the growing interest of Korean Christian mission and this shows a new direction of Korean Christianity as public religion. However, on closer examination, a more complex reality emerges in which diverse theological and developmental ideals motivate the Korean NGOs' humanitarian efforts.''The rise of Christianity in South Korea is reflected in the emergence of faith-based, humanitarian NGOs like Korea Food for the Hungry International and Good Neighbors. Haemin Lee probes thoughtfully into the theological underpinnings and development practices of these organizations. Dr. Lee combines academic erudition with extensive visits to the field in examining how Korean Christian mission now includes development goals, and contributes to a new direction in Korean public religion.''Richard L. Haney, Executive Director, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship''Haemin Lee's groundbreaking research and analyses demonstrate that Korean Christian mission initiatives and, by extension, global south Christianity in general may be challenging mainstream missiological trajectories and practices. Growing international humanitarian approaches in mission are bridging the embarrassing gap between mission and development, taking Christians from doing mission for the sake of a narrow Christendom agenda to doing mission for the sake of the world that God so loved and works to reconcile through Christ.''L. Wesley de Souza, Candler School of Theology, Emory UniversityHaemin Lee is Associate Director at Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship. Originally from South Korea, he holds degrees from Yonsei (BA), Harvard (MDiv), and Emory (ThM; PhD). As an ordained Presbyterian minister, Haemin has served in various ministry areas, including congregational ministry, hospital chaplaincy, global evangelism, and international development. Haemin has traveled to more than seventy different countries in which he oversaw numerous mission programs and taught at Kumi University in Uganda. 140 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Making Jesus Attractive is an in-depth look at the history and theology of this parachurch organization dedicated to ministry with young people. Beginning with the theological background of founder Jim Rayburn and moving through the decades of the ministry, this book examines not only the articulated theological statements of the organization but the lived theology as well. This book provides a thorough overview of the theological underpinnings of the Young Life organization and challenges their model of an attractive Christianity, providing insights that could be utilized by all youth ministry workers.''With the inquisitiveness of a detective and the precision of a surgeon's laser knife, Schoon Tanis offers an incisive historical and theological analysis of Young Life. She applauds their methodological commitment to incarnational ministry and identifies the corresponding tensions resulting from a lack of theological reflection. Making Jesus Attractive provides an engaging historical perspective for those committed to navigating the contemporary challenges of incarnational ministry.''Darwin K. Glassford, Calvin Theological Seminary and Harderwyk MinistriesRev. Gretchen Schoon Tanis, PhD, is a graduate of King's College, London, and Western Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. Gretchen is a professor of youth ministry currently living in Hannover, Germany. She has previously held positions teaching youth ministry at Hope College, Northwestern College, and Western Theological Seminary and is currently pastoring at the Reformed Church in Hannover. 180 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Believers and teachers of faith regularly know the in-breaking of God's Spirit in their midst, when revelatory experiencing unexpectedly shifts habits of thinking, feeling, and doing toward more life-giving ways of being and becoming. When the moment is right, Spirit breathes new life into dry bones. Though religious educators have much practical wisdom about facilitating learning that is creative and transformative, sharper concepts, cases, and theory can help them do it more critically and assist learners to practice openness to wonder, surprise, and authenticity. The Grace of Playing explains how we can create the conditions for revelatory experiencing by understanding it in light of playing. The notion of playing ''as if'' can be powerfully reclaimed from ecclesial ambivalence, casual speech, and commercial interests that often lead playing to be associated with childishness, frivolity, or entertainment. This book theorizes adults playing for the sake of faith, drawing on D. W. Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory, a revision of Jurgen Moltmann's theology of play, biblical texts, medieval devotional practices, as well as art and aesthetics that help local faith communities engage in theological reflection. Communal forms of playing in/at God's new creation provide insights into pedagogies in which learners are creating and are created anew.''Courtney Goto's book, The Grace of Playing, is a major breakthrough, heralding the place of play in education and especially in educating religiously. It opens us to a source of grace that heretofore has been generally neglected. Ours is surely a time that needs to embrace and celebrate the gift of play--and it is 'free' (gratia).''Thomas Groome, Professor of Theology and Religious Education, Boston College; Director of Boston College's Center for the Church in the 21st Century; author of Will There Be Faith ''The Grace of Playing is an important new book. Drawing on theological, psychological, and aesthetic discussions of play, Goto re-envisions playing as revelatory experience--encounters with divine mystery, ourselves, and others culminating in new life-giving ways. In this original, robust, and highly accessible work, Goto transforms how we think about imagination, grace, Spirit, and faith in liturgy and religious education, and offers a powerful, fresh framework for doing practical theology.''Charles R. Foster, Professor of Religion and Education emeritus, Candler School of Theology, Emory University''In this book, Goto coaxes religious educators to step into the sandbox with theologians, psychoanalysts, medieval nuns and holy fools, Issei Garden Angels, and juvenile offenders, to show what it takes to teach communities of faith to play with God and one another for love's sake. Be prepared to cast aside facile notions of escapist play for a theoretically sophisticated and existentially hefty introduction to 'revelatory experiencing.' A marvelous, aesthetic, practical theological playground for contemporary Christian religious education scholarship.''Mai-Anh Le Tran, Associate Professor of Christian Education, Eden Theological Seminary''Courtney Goto not only invites the reader into gardens of graceful action and reflection, she also encourages him/her to engage in the risky enterprise of doing theology in a truly interdisciplinary way. In this book the performance of religious education as play produces new, performative theologies. This is practical theology at its best!''Bert Roebben, Dortmund UniversityCourtney T. Goto is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at the Boston University School of Theology and a codirector of the Center for Practical Theology. Her research interests include aesthetic teaching and learning; imagination, creativity, and embodied knowing in adult religious education; and intersections of power, privilege, and culture in practical theology. Goto is a third-generation Japanese Americ.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The body of Christ. The body of the anorexic. The altered body. The mutilated body. The Eucharist. Canonical Western thought has had an uneasy relationship with the flesh from Plato forward. Western philosophy has spent its time dwelling upon ideation, perception, cognition, and recollection, and has pursued, de facto if not de jure, a duality of mind and body that continues to this day. Western theology has followed suit, either viewing the body as humiliation, prison, or site of sin. However, movements in the twentieth century--philosophical, theological, and scientific--have all issued challenges to the longstanding tradition. These challenges invite us to reconsider long-held beliefs about cognition, the body, and human experience in the world. In particular, Wesleyan theology and philosophy are called to address our inheritance and to move beyond it. This Is My Body provides a collection of essays addressing the body from broadly Wesleyan, Christian, and philosophical perspectives, examining Wesley's engagement with the body, embodied epistemologies, the body and the Church, and the altered body in relation to Christian Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.''This book is simply refreshing. Humbly calling Wesleyan theology to a deeper appreciation of the constitutive role that embodiment plays in all areas of human existence, this volume brings together continental philosophy, historical theology, and contemporary psychology in ways that are genuinely remarkable. It will not only enliven the contemporary scholarship, but enrich those individuals who aim to live in light of the physicality of a truly incarnational theology.''J. Aaron Simmons, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Furman University''Remarkably the body of this book offers dazzling contributions both to the cutting edge of philosophical enquiry and to the liveliest spirit of Wesleyan theology. Here these two rarely related approaches to the body come into intimate and timely resonance. Tangibly readable, invitingly teachable, its essays have been gathered in a rare solidarity of humor, honesty, and transdisciplinary wisdom.''Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology, The Theological School, Drew University; author of The Cloud of the Impossible: Negative Theology and Planetary EntanglementJohn Thomas Brittingham is a Teaching Fellow at Greenville College in Illinois. He is the author of several essays engaging philosophy, embodiment, and popular culture.Christina M. Smerick is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Greenville College in Illinois. She is the author of Jean-Luc Nancy and Christian Thought: The Bodies of Christ, forthcoming from Lexington Books. 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Helene Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall, Andrew Spicer, and others. Few, however, have explored in depth the relationship between Reformed theology and architectural forms. This thesis explores the roots of Reformed aesthetics, set against the background of late medieval church architecture. The work of Serlio is demonstrably important in the spreading of the ideas of Vitruvius, indicating the influence of classical Roman building on French Reformed architecture. There follows an examination of five important Huguenot architects: Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau, Salomon de Brosse, and Jacques Perret. We then undergo a comparative examination of three churches: St. Pierre in Geneva, a medieval church overhauled by the Reformers; St. Gervais-St. Protais, a Parisian Catholic church whose facade was completed by the French Reformed architect Salomon de Brosse; and the temple at Charenton, a structure also designed and built by de Brosse. These three buildings reveal the contribution of Huguenot architecture, a distinct language that gave expression to Reformed theological ideas and helped bring about the renewal of classicism in France.''Working has written a groundbreaking study on the influence of the Huguenot Reformed theology on the development of neo-classical architecture and formal gardens. He demonstrates the importance of Serlio in disseminating the classical ideas of Vitruvius, and the role of Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, and Saloman de Brosse in using these ideas to create grand buildings and gardens that recall the delights of Eden. A major contribution to understanding the visual culture of early Calvinism.''William Dyrness, Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary''Through a rich and nuanced exploration that focuses especially on Huguenot church architecture, Working insightfully points the way to a Reformed perspective that recognizes the need to promote 'holiness through space.' A seminal work!''Richard J. Mouw, President Emeritus, Professor of Faith and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary''This rich exploration of the link between architecture and worship, helpfully illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, sets the particular contribution of the Huguenots in the context of Western Christendom as a whole. Working's insight into theologically shaped spaces holds great potential for equipping God's people for the mission of the church, and is a timely word in a time where worship spaces are often shaped by the culture of performance and entertainment.''James R. Edwards, Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology, Whitworth UniversityRandal Working graduated from Whitworth University with a major in art. He received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington, and the Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry, and PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Working serves as the pastor of Lompoc Presbyterian Church in California. He is adjunct professor for Fuller and has taught for Seattle Pacific University and Ashland Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Evelyne, have three children. 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Today much preaching and teaching throws people back upon themselves to earn their relationship with God and to try to achieve by their own efforts the kind of person that they ought to be. In The Claim of Humanity in Christ, Alexandra Radcliff counters the Torrances' critics to show the significance of their controversial understanding of salvation for the interface between systematic and pastoral theology. Radcliff then constructively extends the implications of the Torrances' work to a liberating doctrine of sanctification. The Christian life is conceived as the free and joyful gift of sharing by the Spirit in the Son's intimate communion with the Father whereby we are turned out of ourselves to reflect the reality of who we are in Christ.''Alexandra Radcliff's impressive study of the theology of Thomas F. Torrance and James B. Torrance explores what the experience of salvation might look like for Christians when it is not viewed from within a legalistic or contractual view of divine and human relations. This is one of those rare studies that consistently demonstrates why any view of conditional salvation obscures the true force of the gospel. Such a view puts an undue burden (the burden of the law) on people who should recognize that they have been made free to live joyously as those whose humanity has been transformed in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ himself. This is an important work that helpfully opens new vistas for readers who will see the implications of a proper understanding of justification and sanctification for the Christian life.''Prof. Paul D. Molnar''The Scottish theologian Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) is reckoned to be one of the leading Christian thinkers of the twentieth century. But many find his work difficult to read. Dr. Alexandra Radcliff, working with the advice and guidance of Torrance's nephew, Alan Torrance, has produced a highly readable account that relates the theology of Torrance and his brother, James Torrance, to the life of the Church and the believer. She brings the Torrances' Christ-centered, Trinitarian theology to bear on contemporary spiritual life and renewal.''Prof. Thomas A. Noble''Alexandra Radcliff is a Torrance scholar, newly minted. Her book is both a careful presentation of Torrance theology (Thomas, James, and David) and a gentle critique of its reluctance to push more firmly into the nature of sanctification. As such, she makes a timely, significant, and helpful contribution to Torrance studies. The book is beautifully written and superbly organized, and should be accessible to readers who have struggled with 'TF's' language especially.''Prof. Andrew Purves''An incisive, scholarly, and lucid exploration of the Torrances' thinking on salvation and sanctification and so much more! Few theological books shed so much light on the practical relevance of the Gospel for the mission of the church. This clearly written volume is for scholars, students, and thinking evangelicals alike.''Prof. Alan J Torrance, University of St. AndrewsAlexandra S. Radcliff earned her doctorate in theology as the Donald M. Baillie Scholar at the University of St. Andrews. She is assistant editor of Participatio and works at the Stony Brook School in New York. 224 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The jury is out on the virtue of humility. Most people find humility a more attractive character trait in others than its opposites of pride and arrogance. Yet many philosophers, be they ancient or modern, find little value in humility as a virtue. For the Aristotelian moral tradition, humility is an impediment to greatness. Modern philosophers take this sentiment further, asserting that humility is a sham virtue that leads to unhappiness and human debasement. The Christian intellectual tradition, however, provides a contrast to these negative appraisals of humility. St. Augustine of Hippo is an eloquent and robust proponent of humility's value. Unlike the thinkers of the classical and modern philosophic traditions, Augustine asserts that humility is not only a significant virtue; it is the indispensable foundation of human greatness. The Greatness of Humility traces how Augustine makes his argument regarding the importance of humility and shows how his position measures up to those of his philosophical rivals.''While philosophers may debate the value of humility, those engaged in leader development understand the absolute necessity of this virtue . . . McInerney's contribution to this understanding is critical. The Greatness of Humility provides practicing leaders a road map for navigating a critical component of their own character and a framework for considering it in others. His clear explanations of the work of Augustine, Hume, and Nietzsche will become part of my undergraduate, graduate, and executive classrooms.''Joseph J. Thomas, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Leadership EducationUnited States Naval Academy''Too often, humility is understood only as a diminished opinion of oneself. Less explored is the biblical truth that humility is a prerequisite for both piety and compassion, both love of God and love of neighbor. Despite millennia of Christian praise for it, humility remains as radical today as in St. Augustine's time. Bound to challenge and enrich, this book is fascinating and timely. A must-read for the serious Christian.''Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight, Knights of ColumbusJoseph J. McInerney is Associate Director for Planning and Assessment, Division of Leadership Education at the United States Naval Academy. A Commander with more than twenty years of active-duty service in the United States Navy, he received a doctorate in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America in 2012. 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Eschatological glory is a significant motif in Romans that has failed to garner the attention it deserves. Donald Berry argues that glory lies at the heart of Paul's redemptive historical framework and is an integral part of the gospel Paul proclaims in Romans. For Paul, eschatological glory is the realization of God's purpose for Adam and for Israel to see and to show forth the glory of God. This divine purpose finds fulfillment in Christ and in the new humanity he creates, those who now have ''hope of the glory of God'' (Rom 5:2).Paul's letter to the Romans provides stunning glimpses into the nature of this eschatological glory and the hope that believers have in Christ. Through careful and compelling exegesis, Berry brings to light Paul's conception of glory and its place at the center of God's purposes in redemptive history.While providing crucial insights into Romans, this study also contributes more broadly to Pauline theology and to the field of biblical theology. It highlights Paul's understanding of a unified divine purpose that runs through creation and redemption--God's desire to display his nature and character in all of creation through image-bearers who share in and reflect his glory.''Donald Berry's work fills a gap in Pauline studies by bringing to the forefront Paul's conception of eschatological glory in Romans. While many Pauline theologies touch briefly on 'glory' as an eschatological category, Berry's work is unparalleled in its detailed exegesis and redemptive-historical emphasis. Pauline scholars cannot afford to ignore this work; it is an indispensable contribution to the prolific field of Pauline studies.''Daniel H. Fletcher, Associate Professor of New Testament, Turner School of Theology, Amridge University''Donald Berry's study of glory in Romans represents biblical theology at its best. Berry considers the role glory plays in the storyline of scripture but also leads readers through what Romans teaches about glory. Even those who don't agree with everything Berry says will find his study to be challenging and illuminating. A book on glory in Romans needed to be written, and we can be grateful for Berry's insightful and theologically rich contribution.''Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary''Nothing is more central in Paul's theology, especially in Romans, than the theme of the glory of God revealed in Christ and his glorification. Berry ably explores that theme in helpful ways that show how for believers, sharing in Christ's glory is at the heart of their salvation in union with him.''Richard B. Gaffin, Emeritus Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological SeminaryDonald L. Berry (PhD, Amridge University) is a husband, father, and a pastor at Christian Fellowship in Columbia, Missouri. In addition to a PhD in New Testament from Amridge, he also holds degrees from the University of Missouri (BS) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv). 246 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What is the nature and purpose of the church for a twenty-first-century world What is the church's calling in an age of globalization Twenty-one pastors and theologians in the Reformed tradition offer insightful perspectives by bringing into conversation the treasures of liturgical and missional theology. These authors see the church's essential character to be as worshipping-witnessing communities, gathered and sent by the triune God. Topics that are explored include the relationship between worship and mission, baptism and the Eucharist, the formative role of community, the catholicity and ecumenicity of the church, multiculturalism, and hymnody.''A welcome text! Liturgical-Missional not only addresses a gap within missional church literature, but offers practical wisdom to guide a liturgy that nourishes and sends. . . . Liturgical-Missional draws on the richness of the tradition, biblical reflection, and contemporary context to deliver a vision of the church essentially reformed and missional.John Flett, Associate Professor of Mission Studies, Pilgrim Theological College, Melbourne, Australia''The 1980s saw vastly increased interest in the doctrine of the Trinity but their work remained largely academic. A generation later, the contributors to this volume . . . are using this Trinitarian material to redraw the classic Reformation marks of the Church. Proclamation of the Word, appropriate administration of the sacraments, and the exercise of discipline are no longer enough to identify Christ's body. Such a body must also be missional, as this volume so effectively shows.''Iain R. Torrance, President Emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandNeal D. Presa is Associate Pastor at the Village Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and Extraordinary Associate Professor of Practical Theology with the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He most recently served as Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). 296 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The debate over religious images was fundamental to the development of the Reformation. Even before the Reformation, iconoclasm and the critique of image devotion were marks of religious radicalism. Protestant reformers embraced iconoclasm as a means of condemning Catholic corruption and illustrating their war against idolatry. From Icons to Idols provides an accessible, important edition of primary sources on this critical aspect of the Reformation in England. The documents in this collection track the image debate across the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, highlighting the complexities and diversity of arguments and positions held by both Protestants and Catholics. The documents also demonstrate the variety of individuals who engaged in the debate over images. Included here are bishops and theologians, printers and inquisitors, cardinals and artists, suggesting that the question of idolatry was no mere academic exercise.''David Davis challenges the idea that iconoclasm and Protestantism go hand in hand and presents with his book a major contribution to the academic debate on this issue. It is an enriching pleasure to read and consider his careful analysis of a wide variety of early modern texts and images. The sources presented here also make this book perfect for use in class.''Herman Selderhuis, Professor of Church History, Theological University Apledoorn; Director, Refo500''David Davis's admirable collection of documents illuminates the complexities of the debate about images provoked by the Reformation in sixteenth-century England. Bringing together Protestant and Catholic voices and combining critical texts with compelling pictures, it challenges the tired paradigms that have inhibited our understanding of the nexus between religion and the visual arts in the early modern period. It will be an excellent resource for scholars and students alike.''Alexandra Walsham, Professor of Modern History, University of CambridgeDavid J. Davis is Director of the Master of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor in History at Houston Baptist University. He is author of Seeing Faith, Printing Pictures: Religious Identity during the English Reformation (2013). 224 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Church of God Reformation Movement (founded in 1881) has the distinction of having been founded on the two core principles of holiness and visible unity. Standard histories of the group proudly argue that the founder and pioneers exhibited a zeal for interracial unity that began to wane only in the early years of the twentieth century. This book rejects that claim and argues instead that little to no extant hard evidence supports that view. Moreover, Making Good the Claim argues that while blacks eagerly joined the group, they did so not because whites expended much energy evangelizing among them but because they heard something deeper in the message of holiness and visible unity than God's expectation that members achieve spiritual and church unity. Unlike most whites, blacks interpreted the message to call for unity along racial lines as well. This book challenges members of the Church of God to begin forthwith to make good their historic claim about holiness and visible unity, particularly as it applies to interracial unity.''Burrow scrupulously details the history of the Church of God Movement's claims about holiness and visible unity to discern whether it sought to make good its claims in the realm of interracial unity and equality before God. His search takes him through oral history, correspondence, historic publications, and watershed events. There are moments of near cloak-and-dagger suspense as readers wait to discover who moved the 'race question' forward and who failed to make good the claims. Set within the context of sociological approaches to sect, church, and denomination, the investigation charts the evolution of power, particularly the power of white privilege. Burrow is to be commended for giving voice to some of history's forgotten heroes and sheroes who come alive in his telling.''L. Susan Bond, Lane College''A thorough historical and sociological analysis of the persistent problem of racism in the Church of God, written with painstaking precision and prophetic passion. These ethical perspectives and prescriptions promise to advance the church toward visible implementation of biblical reconciliation. A must-read for anyone seeking substantive faith-based remedies to the racial dilemmas of our times.''Cheryl J. Sanders, Professor of Christian Ethics, Howard University Divinity School''In Making Good the Claim, Rufus Burrow Jr. invites readers to examine the Church of God's claim of 'uniting holiness and visible unity in the church.' Burrow's thorough analysis illuminates the need for considering where the church should strive to be. He challenges Church of God members to make good the claim of holiness and interracial unity. The author's insight and blueprint for action make this an excellent read and resource for scholars, seminarians, pastors, and laypersons interested in racial reconciliation, unity, and transformation of the Church of God.''Rebekah I. Baker, Associate Professor of Education, Anderson University''Dr. Rufus Burrow, Jr. has written a probing and passionate inquiry about interracial unity in the Church of God Reformation Movement. His focus on race relations centers on the cardinal theological stance of the Church of God tenets of holiness and unity. He raises salient questions about the connection between principles, attitudes, and practices as they relate to the doctrine of Christian unity. His significant treatise on the course and path of interracial relationships is coupled with a call for renewed engagement on the part of whites and blacks toward realization of a unity that is both theologically and visibly practiced in the life of the church. Burrow's repetitive emphasis on holiness and visible unity brings one again and again to his core concerns and his passionate pleas.''Edward L. Foggs, General Secretary Emeritus, Church of God Ministries, and Distinguished Minister at Large, National Association of the Chur.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Lord warns of a ''famine . . . of hearing the word of the Lord'' (Amos 8:11). Has this warning come to pass in our day There is no shortage of preachers, but how often do they miss the mark in actually delivering the word of God to their hearers, leaving them hungry The authors of these essays seek to equip preachers with resources to offer their hearers a rich feast from the word of the Lord. Writing from a Lutheran perspective, contributors from across the globe provide a fresh approach to preaching. These authors represent seasoned pastors and professors as well as young scholars. All are actively preaching and teaching God's word on a regular basis.This book covers a wide range of topics relating to preaching--from the scriptural background and hermeneutical issues to historical examples of notable preachers, and also practical guides to crafting and delivering a sermon. These essays will assist preachers in proclaiming God's word in a manner that provides a feast for those living in a famine-stricken world.''It's no secret that preaching has fallen on hard times in our day. But help is on the way. In this book preachers will be both challenged and equipped for a task humanly impossible: to faithfully proclaim glad tidings in a world of hurt and despair. Woven like a golden thread throughout is the distinctly Lutheran conviction that the Word of God is living and active to both kill and make alive in Christ Jesus.''Harold L. Senkbeil, Executive Director for Spiritual Care, Doxology: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and CounselMark W. Birkholz is Pastor of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oak Lawn, Illinois.Jacob Corzine is Campus Minister at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa.Jonathan Mumme is Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin. 324 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Over the past few decades Christianity in the global South has grown exponentially in size and influence, with many centers emerging around the globe, such as Brazil, South Korea, and Nigeria. One remarkable phenomenon in this process is the rise of faith-based, humanitarian, international, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). While traveling to about seventy different countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Haemin Lee has witnessed the surge of faith-based NGOs all around the world.This book explores the role that religion plays in encountering secular society from various angles by drawing upon discourses in mission studies, sociology of religion, and anthropology of development. Specifically, it probes the development practices of two major Korean organizations, Korea Food for the Hungry International and Good Neighbors. This book investigates the following hypothesis: humanitarian care through international development NGOs appears to be the growing interest of Korean Christian mission and this shows a new direction of Korean Christianity as public religion. However, on closer examination, a more complex reality emerges in which diverse theological and developmental ideals motivate the Korean NGOs' humanitarian efforts.''The rise of Christianity in South Korea is reflected in the emergence of faith-based, humanitarian NGOs like Korea Food for the Hungry International and Good Neighbors. Haemin Lee probes thoughtfully into the theological underpinnings and development practices of these organizations. Dr. Lee combines academic erudition with extensive visits to the field in examining how Korean Christian mission now includes development goals, and contributes to a new direction in Korean public religion.''Richard L. Haney, Executive Director, Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship''Haemin Lee's groundbreaking research and analyses demonstrate that Korean Christian mission initiatives and, by extension, global south Christianity in general may be challenging mainstream missiological trajectories and practices. Growing international humanitarian approaches in mission are bridging the embarrassing gap between mission and development, taking Christians from doing mission for the sake of a narrow Christendom agenda to doing mission for the sake of the world that God so loved and works to reconcile through Christ.''L. Wesley de Souza, Candler School of Theology, Emory UniversityHaemin Lee is Associate Director at Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship. Originally from South Korea, he holds degrees from Yonsei (BA), Harvard (MDiv), and Emory (ThM; PhD). As an ordained Presbyterian minister, Haemin has served in various ministry areas, including congregational ministry, hospital chaplaincy, global evangelism, and international development. Haemin has traveled to more than seventy different countries in which he oversaw numerous mission programs and taught at Kumi University in Uganda.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 140 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Believers and teachers of faith regularly know the in-breaking of God's Spirit in their midst, when revelatory experiencing unexpectedly shifts habits of thinking, feeling, and doing toward more life-giving ways of being and becoming. When the moment is right, Spirit breathes new life into dry bones. Though religious educators have much practical wisdom about facilitating learning that is creative and transformative, sharper concepts, cases, and theory can help them do it more critically and assist learners to practice openness to wonder, surprise, and authenticity. The Grace of Playing explains how we can create the conditions for revelatory experiencing by understanding it in light of playing. The notion of playing ''as if'' can be powerfully reclaimed from ecclesial ambivalence, casual speech, and commercial interests that often lead playing to be associated with childishness, frivolity, or entertainment. This book theorizes adults playing for the sake of faith, drawing on D. W. Winnicott's psychoanalytic theory, a revision of Jurgen Moltmann's theology of play, biblical texts, medieval devotional practices, as well as art and aesthetics that help local faith communities engage in theological reflection. Communal forms of playing in/at God's new creation provide insights into pedagogies in which learners are creating and are created anew.''Courtney Goto's book, The Grace of Playing, is a major breakthrough, heralding the place of play in education and especially in educating religiously. It opens us to a source of grace that heretofore has been generally neglected. Ours is surely a time that needs to embrace and celebrate the gift of play--and it is 'free' (gratia).''Thomas Groome, Professor of Theology and Religious Education, Boston College; Director of Boston College's Center for the Church in the 21st Century; author of Will There Be Faith ''The Grace of Playing is an important new book. Drawing on theological, psychological, and aesthetic discussions of play, Goto re-envisions playing as revelatory experience--encounters with divine mystery, ourselves, and others culminating in new life-giving ways. In this original, robust, and highly accessible work, Goto transforms how we think about imagination, grace, Spirit, and faith in liturgy and religious education, and offers a powerful, fresh framework for doing practical theology.''Charles R. Foster, Professor of Religion and Education emeritus, Candler School of Theology, Emory University''In this book, Goto coaxes religious educators to step into the sandbox with theologians, psychoanalysts, medieval nuns and holy fools, Issei Garden Angels, and juvenile offenders, to show what it takes to teach communities of faith to play with God and one another for love's sake. Be prepared to cast aside facile notions of escapist play for a theoretically sophisticated and existentially hefty introduction to 'revelatory experiencing.' A marvelous, aesthetic, practical theological playground for contemporary Christian religious education scholarship.''Mai-Anh Le Tran, Associate Professor of Christian Education, Eden Theological Seminary''Courtney Goto not only invites the reader into gardens of graceful action and reflection, she also encourages him/her to engage in the risky enterprise of doing theology in a truly interdisciplinary way. In this book the performance of religious education as play produces new, performative theologies. This is practical theology at its best!''Bert Roebben, Dortmund UniversityCourtney T. Goto is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at the Boston University School of Theology and a codirector of the Center for Practical Theology. Her research interests include aesthetic teaching and learning; imagination, creativity, and embodied knowing in adult religious education; and intersections of power, privilege, and culture in practical theology. Goto is a third-generation Japanese American U.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Making Jesus Attractive is an in-depth look at the history and theology of this parachurch organization dedicated to ministry with young people. Beginning with the theological background of founder Jim Rayburn and moving through the decades of the ministry, this book examines not only the articulated theological statements of the organization but the lived theology as well. This book provides a thorough overview of the theological underpinnings of the Young Life organization and challenges their model of an attractive Christianity, providing insights that could be utilized by all youth ministry workers.''With the inquisitiveness of a detective and the precision of a surgeon's laser knife, Schoon Tanis offers an incisive historical and theological analysis of Young Life. She applauds their methodological commitment to incarnational ministry and identifies the corresponding tensions resulting from a lack of theological reflection. Making Jesus Attractive provides an engaging historical perspective for those committed to navigating the contemporary challenges of incarnational ministry.''Darwin K. Glassford, Calvin Theological Seminary and Harderwyk MinistriesRev. Gretchen Schoon Tanis, PhD, is a graduate of King's College, London, and Western Theological Seminary and an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. Gretchen is a professor of youth ministry currently living in Hannover, Germany. She has previously held positions teaching youth ministry at Hope College, Northwestern College, and Western Theological Seminary and is currently pastoring at the Reformed Church in Hannover.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 180 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The body of Christ. The body of the anorexic. The altered body. The mutilated body. The Eucharist. Canonical Western thought has had an uneasy relationship with the flesh from Plato forward. Western philosophy has spent its time dwelling upon ideation, perception, cognition, and recollection, and has pursued, de facto if not de jure, a duality of mind and body that continues to this day. Western theology has followed suit, either viewing the body as humiliation, prison, or site of sin. However, movements in the twentieth century--philosophical, theological, and scientific--have all issued challenges to the longstanding tradition. These challenges invite us to reconsider long-held beliefs about cognition, the body, and human experience in the world. In particular, Wesleyan theology and philosophy are called to address our inheritance and to move beyond it. This Is My Body provides a collection of essays addressing the body from broadly Wesleyan, Christian, and philosophical perspectives, examining Wesley's engagement with the body, embodied epistemologies, the body and the Church, and the altered body in relation to Christian Scripture, reason, tradition, and experience.''This book is simply refreshing. Humbly calling Wesleyan theology to a deeper appreciation of the constitutive role that embodiment plays in all areas of human existence, this volume brings together continental philosophy, historical theology, and contemporary psychology in ways that are genuinely remarkable. It will not only enliven the contemporary scholarship, but enrich those individuals who aim to live in light of the physicality of a truly incarnational theology.''J. Aaron Simmons, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Furman University''Remarkably the body of this book offers dazzling contributions both to the cutting edge of philosophical enquiry and to the liveliest spirit of Wesleyan theology. Here these two rarely related approaches to the body come into intimate and timely resonance. Tangibly readable, invitingly teachable, its essays have been gathered in a rare solidarity of humor, honesty, and transdisciplinary wisdom.''Catherine Keller, Professor of Constructive Theology, The Theological School, Drew University; author of The Cloud of the Impossible: Negative Theology and Planetary EntanglementJohn Thomas Brittingham is a Teaching Fellow at Greenville College in Illinois. He is the author of several essays engaging philosophy, embodiment, and popular culture.Christina M. Smerick is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Greenville College in Illinois. She is the author of Jean-Luc Nancy and Christian Thought: The Bodies of Christ, forthcoming from Lexington Books.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The role of architecture within the French Reformed tradition has been of recent scholarly interest, seen in the work of Helene Guicharnaud, Catharine Randall, Andrew Spicer, and others. Few, however, have explored in depth the relationship between Reformed theology and architectural forms. This thesis explores the roots of Reformed aesthetics, set against the background of late medieval church architecture. The work of Serlio is demonstrably important in the spreading of the ideas of Vitruvius, indicating the influence of classical Roman building on French Reformed architecture. There follows an examination of five important Huguenot architects: Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, Jacques-Androuet du Cerceau, Salomon de Brosse, and Jacques Perret. We then undergo a comparative examination of three churches: St. Pierre in Geneva, a medieval church overhauled by the Reformers; St. Gervais-St. Protais, a Parisian Catholic church whose facade was completed by the French Reformed architect Salomon de Brosse; and the temple at Charenton, a structure also designed and built by de Brosse. These three buildings reveal the contribution of Huguenot architecture, a distinct language that gave expression to Reformed theological ideas and helped bring about the renewal of classicism in France.''Working has written a groundbreaking study on the influence of the Huguenot Reformed theology on the development of neo-classical architecture and formal gardens. He demonstrates the importance of Serlio in disseminating the classical ideas of Vitruvius, and the role of Philibert de l'Orme, Bernard Palissy, and Saloman de Brosse in using these ideas to create grand buildings and gardens that recall the delights of Eden. A major contribution to understanding the visual culture of early Calvinism.''William Dyrness, Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary''Through a rich and nuanced exploration that focuses especially on Huguenot church architecture, Working insightfully points the way to a Reformed perspective that recognizes the need to promote 'holiness through space.' A seminal work!''Richard J. Mouw, President Emeritus, Professor of Faith and Public Life, Fuller Theological Seminary''This rich exploration of the link between architecture and worship, helpfully illustrated with woodcuts and drawings, sets the particular contribution of the Huguenots in the context of Western Christendom as a whole. Working's insight into theologically shaped spaces holds great potential for equipping God's people for the mission of the church, and is a timely word in a time where worship spaces are often shaped by the culture of performance and entertainment.''James R. Edwards, Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology, Whitworth UniversityRandal Working graduated from Whitworth University with a major in art. He received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington, and the Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry, and PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Working serves as the pastor of Lompoc Presbyterian Church in California. He is adjunct professor for Fuller and has taught for Seattle Pacific University and Ashland Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Evelyne, have three children.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Today much preaching and teaching throws people back upon themselves to earn their relationship with God and to try to achieve by their own efforts the kind of person that they ought to be. In The Claim of Humanity in Christ, Alexandra Radcliff counters the Torrances' critics to show the significance of their controversial understanding of salvation for the interface between systematic and pastoral theology. Radcliff then constructively extends the implications of the Torrances' work to a liberating doctrine of sanctification. The Christian life is conceived as the free and joyful gift of sharing by the Spirit in the Son's intimate communion with the Father whereby we are turned out of ourselves to reflect the reality of who we are in Christ.''Alexandra Radcliff's impressive study of the theology of Thomas F. Torrance and James B. Torrance explores what the experience of salvation might look like for Christians when it is not viewed from within a legalistic or contractual view of divine and human relations. This is one of those rare studies that consistently demonstrates why any view of conditional salvation obscures the true force of the gospel. Such a view puts an undue burden (the burden of the law) on people who should recognize that they have been made free to live joyously as those whose humanity has been transformed in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ himself. This is an important work that helpfully opens new vistas for readers who will see the implications of a proper understanding of justification and sanctification for the Christian life.''Prof. Paul D. Molnar''The Scottish theologian Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) is reckoned to be one of the leading Christian thinkers of the twentieth century. But many find his work difficult to read. Dr. Alexandra Radcliff, working with the advice and guidance of Torrance's nephew, Alan Torrance, has produced a highly readable account that relates the theology of Torrance and his brother, James Torrance, to the life of the Church and the believer. She brings the Torrances' Christ-centered, Trinitarian theology to bear on contemporary spiritual life and renewal.''Prof. Thomas A. Noble''Alexandra Radcliff is a Torrance scholar, newly minted. Her book is both a careful presentation of Torrance theology (Thomas, James, and David) and a gentle critique of its reluctance to push more firmly into the nature of sanctification. As such, she makes a timely, significant, and helpful contribution to Torrance studies. The book is beautifully written and superbly organized, and should be accessible to readers who have struggled with 'TF's' language especially.''Prof. Andrew Purves''An incisive, scholarly, and lucid exploration of the Torrances' thinking on salvation and sanctification and so much more! Few theological books shed so much light on the practical relevance of the Gospel for the mission of the church. This clearly written volume is for scholars, students, and thinking evangelicals alike.''Prof. Alan J Torrance, University of St. AndrewsAlexandra S. Radcliff earned her doctorate in theology as the Donald M. Baillie Scholar at the University of St. Andrews. She is assistant editor of Participatio and works at the Stony Brook School in New York.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 224 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The jury is out on the virtue of humility. Most people find humility a more attractive character trait in others than its opposites of pride and arrogance. Yet many philosophers, be they ancient or modern, find little value in humility as a virtue. For the Aristotelian moral tradition, humility is an impediment to greatness. Modern philosophers take this sentiment further, asserting that humility is a sham virtue that leads to unhappiness and human debasement. The Christian intellectual tradition, however, provides a contrast to these negative appraisals of humility. St. Augustine of Hippo is an eloquent and robust proponent of humility's value. Unlike the thinkers of the classical and modern philosophic traditions, Augustine asserts that humility is not only a significant virtue; it is the indispensable foundation of human greatness. The Greatness of Humility traces how Augustine makes his argument regarding the importance of humility and shows how his position measures up to those of his philosophical rivals.''While philosophers may debate the value of humility, those engaged in leader development understand the absolute necessity of this virtue . . . McInerney's contribution to this understanding is critical. The Greatness of Humility provides practicing leaders a road map for navigating a critical component of their own character and a framework for considering it in others. His clear explanations of the work of Augustine, Hume, and Nietzsche will become part of my undergraduate, graduate, and executive classrooms.''Joseph J. Thomas, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Leadership EducationUnited States Naval Academy''Too often, humility is understood only as a diminished opinion of oneself. Less explored is the biblical truth that humility is a prerequisite for both piety and compassion, both love of God and love of neighbor. Despite millennia of Christian praise for it, humility remains as radical today as in St. Augustine's time. Bound to challenge and enrich, this book is fascinating and timely. A must-read for the serious Christian.''Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight, Knights of ColumbusJoseph J. McInerney is Associate Director for Planning and Assessment, Division of Leadership Education at the United States Naval Academy. A Commander with more than twenty years of active-duty service in the United States Navy, he received a doctorate in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America in 2012.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 214 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Eschatological glory is a significant motif in Romans that has failed to garner the attention it deserves. Donald Berry argues that glory lies at the heart of Paul's redemptive historical framework and is an integral part of the gospel Paul proclaims in Romans. For Paul, eschatological glory is the realization of God's purpose for Adam and for Israel to see and to show forth the glory of God. This divine purpose finds fulfillment in Christ and in the new humanity he creates, those who now have ''hope of the glory of God'' (Rom 5:2).Paul's letter to the Romans provides stunning glimpses into the nature of this eschatological glory and the hope that believers have in Christ. Through careful and compelling exegesis, Berry brings to light Paul's conception of glory and its place at the center of God's purposes in redemptive history.While providing crucial insights into Romans, this study also contributes more broadly to Pauline theology and to the field of biblical theology. It highlights Paul's understanding of a unified divine purpose that runs through creation and redemption--God's desire to display his nature and character in all of creation through image-bearers who share in and reflect his glory.''Donald Berry's work fills a gap in Pauline studies by bringing to the forefront Paul's conception of eschatological glory in Romans. While many Pauline theologies touch briefly on 'glory' as an eschatological category, Berry's work is unparalleled in its detailed exegesis and redemptive-historical emphasis. Pauline scholars cannot afford to ignore this work; it is an indispensable contribution to the prolific field of Pauline studies.''Daniel H. Fletcher, Associate Professor of New Testament, Turner School of Theology, Amridge University''Donald Berry's study of glory in Romans represents biblical theology at its best. Berry considers the role glory plays in the storyline of scripture but also leads readers through what Romans teaches about glory. Even those who don't agree with everything Berry says will find his study to be challenging and illuminating. A book on glory in Romans needed to be written, and we can be grateful for Berry's insightful and theologically rich contribution.''Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary''Nothing is more central in Paul's theology, especially in Romans, than the theme of the glory of God revealed in Christ and his glorification. Berry ably explores that theme in helpful ways that show how for believers, sharing in Christ's glory is at the heart of their salvation in union with him.''Richard B. Gaffin, Emeritus Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological SeminaryDonald L. Berry (PhD, Amridge University) is a husband, father, and a pastor at Christian Fellowship in Columbia, Missouri. In addition to a PhD in New Testament from Amridge, he also holds degrees from the University of Missouri (BS) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv).Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 246 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -What is the nature and purpose of the church for a twenty-first-century world What is the church's calling in an age of globalization Twenty-one pastors and theologians in the Reformed tradition offer insightful perspectives by bringing into conversation the treasures of liturgical and missional theology. These authors see the church's essential character to be as worshipping-witnessing communities, gathered and sent by the triune God. Topics that are explored include the relationship between worship and mission, baptism and the Eucharist, the formative role of community, the catholicity and ecumenicity of the church, multiculturalism, and hymnody.''A welcome text! Liturgical-Missional not only addresses a gap within missional church literature, but offers practical wisdom to guide a liturgy that nourishes and sends. . . . Liturgical-Missional draws on the richness of the tradition, biblical reflection, and contemporary context to deliver a vision of the church essentially reformed and missional.John Flett, Associate Professor of Mission Studies, Pilgrim Theological College, Melbourne, Australia''The 1980s saw vastly increased interest in the doctrine of the Trinity but their work remained largely academic. A generation later, the contributors to this volume . . . are using this Trinitarian material to redraw the classic Reformation marks of the Church. Proclamation of the Word, appropriate administration of the sacraments, and the exercise of discipline are no longer enough to identify Christ's body. Such a body must also be missional, as this volume so effectively shows.''Iain R. Torrance, President Emeritus of Princeton Theological Seminary, former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandNeal D. Presa is Associate Pastor at the Village Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and Extraordinary Associate Professor of Practical Theology with the North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He most recently served as Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 296 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The debate over religious images was fundamental to the development of the Reformation. Even before the Reformation, iconoclasm and the critique of image devotion were marks of religious radicalism. Protestant reformers embraced iconoclasm as a means of condemning Catholic corruption and illustrating their war against idolatry. From Icons to Idols provides an accessible, important edition of primary sources on this critical aspect of the Reformation in England. The documents in this collection track the image debate across the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, highlighting the complexities and diversity of arguments and positions held by both Protestants and Catholics. The documents also demonstrate the variety of individuals who engaged in the debate over images. Included here are bishops and theologians, printers and inquisitors, cardinals and artists, suggesting that the question of idolatry was no mere academic exercise.''David Davis challenges the idea that iconoclasm and Protestantism go hand in hand and presents with his book a major contribution to the academic debate on this issue. It is an enriching pleasure to read and consider his careful analysis of a wide variety of early modern texts and images. The sources presented here also make this book perfect for use in class.''Herman Selderhuis, Professor of Church History, Theological University Apledoorn; Director, Refo500''David Davis's admirable collection of documents illuminates the complexities of the debate about images provoked by the Reformation in sixteenth-century England. Bringing together Protestant and Catholic voices and combining critical texts with compelling pictures, it challenges the tired paradigms that have inhibited our understanding of the nexus between religion and the visual arts in the early modern period. It will be an excellent resource for scholars and students alike.''Alexandra Walsham, Professor of Modern History, University of CambridgeDavid J. Davis is Director of the Master of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor in History at Houston Baptist University. He is author of Seeing Faith, Printing Pictures: Religious Identity during the English Reformation (2013).Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 224 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Church of God Reformation Movement (founded in 1881) has the distinction of having been founded on the two core principles of holiness and visible unity. Standard histories of the group proudly argue that the founder and pioneers exhibited a zeal for interracial unity that began to wane only in the early years of the twentieth century. This book rejects that claim and argues instead that little to no extant hard evidence supports that view. Moreover, Making Good the Claim argues that while blacks eagerly joined the group, they did so not because whites expended much energy evangelizing among them but because they heard something deeper in the message of holiness and visible unity than God's expectation that members achieve spiritual and church unity. Unlike most whites, blacks interpreted the message to call for unity along racial lines as well. This book challenges members of the Church of God to begin forthwith to make good their historic claim about holiness and visible unity, particularly as it applies to interracial unity.''Burrow scrupulously details the history of the Church of God Movement's claims about holiness and visible unity to discern whether it sought to make good its claims in the realm of interracial unity and equality before God. His search takes him through oral history, correspondence, historic publications, and watershed events. There are moments of near cloak-and-dagger suspense as readers wait to discover who moved the 'race question' forward and who failed to make good the claims. Set within the context of sociological approaches to sect, church, and denomination, the investigation charts the evolution of power, particularly the power of white privilege. Burrow is to be commended for giving voice to some of history's forgotten heroes and sheroes who come alive in his telling.''L. Susan Bond, Lane College''A thorough historical and sociological analysis of the persistent problem of racism in the Church of God, written with painstaking precision and prophetic passion. These ethical perspectives and prescriptions promise to advance the church toward visible implementation of biblical reconciliation. A must-read for anyone seeking substantive faith-based remedies to the racial dilemmas of our times.''Cheryl J. Sanders, Professor of Christian Ethics, Howard University Divinity School''In Making Good the Claim, Rufus Burrow Jr. invites readers to examine the Church of God's claim of 'uniting holiness and visible unity in the church.' Burrow's thorough analysis illuminates the need for considering where the church should strive to be. He challenges Church of God members to make good the claim of holiness and interracial unity. The author's insight and blueprint for action make this an excellent read and resource for scholars, seminarians, pastors, and laypersons interested in racial reconciliation, unity, and transformation of the Church of God.''Rebekah I. Baker, Associate Professor of Education, Anderson University''Dr. Rufus Burrow, Jr. has written a probing and passionate inquiry about interracial unity in the Church of God Reformation Movement. His focus on race relations centers on the cardinal theological stance of the Church of God tenets of holiness and unity. He raises salient questions about the connection between principles, attitudes, and practices as they relate to the doctrine of Christian unity. His significant treatise on the course and path of interracial relationships is coupled with a call for renewed engagement on the part of whites and blacks toward realization of a unity that is both theologically and visibly practiced in the life of the church. Burrow's repetitive emphasis on holiness and visible unity brings one again and again to his core concerns and his passionate pleas.''Edward L. Foggs, General Secretary Emeritus, Church of God Ministries, and Distinguished Minister at Large, National Association of the Church o.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Lord warns of a ''famine . . . of hearing the word of the Lord'' (Amos 8:11). Has this warning come to pass in our day There is no shortage of preachers, but how often do they miss the mark in actually delivering the word of God to their hearers, leaving them hungry The authors of these essays seek to equip preachers with resources to offer their hearers a rich feast from the word of the Lord. Writing from a Lutheran perspective, contributors from across the globe provide a fresh approach to preaching. These authors represent seasoned pastors and professors as well as young scholars. All are actively preaching and teaching God's word on a regular basis.This book covers a wide range of topics relating to preaching--from the scriptural background and hermeneutical issues to historical examples of notable preachers, and also practical guides to crafting and delivering a sermon. These essays will assist preachers in proclaiming God's word in a manner that provides a feast for those living in a famine-stricken world.''It's no secret that preaching has fallen on hard times in our day. But help is on the way. In this book preachers will be both challenged and equipped for a task humanly impossible: to faithfully proclaim glad tidings in a world of hurt and despair. Woven like a golden thread throughout is the distinctly Lutheran conviction that the Word of God is living and active to both kill and make alive in Christ Jesus.''Harold L. Senkbeil, Executive Director for Spiritual Care, Doxology: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and CounselMark W. Birkholz is Pastor of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oak Lawn, Illinois.Jacob Corzine is Campus Minister at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa.Jonathan Mumme is Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wisconsin.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 324 pp. Englisch.