The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Vol. 7

The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Vol. 7
Author: Hughes Oliphant Old
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2010-02-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802817718

The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church is a multivolume study by Hughes Oliphant Old that canvasses the history of preaching from the words of Moses at Mount Sinai through modern times. In Volume 1, The Biblical Period, Old begins his survey by discussing the roots of the Christian ministry of the Word in the worship of Israel. He then examines the preaching of Christ and the Apostles. Finally, Old looks at the development and practice of Christian preaching in the second and third centuries, concluding with the ministry of Origen.

Marx, Marxism and the Spiritual

Marx, Marxism and the Spiritual
Author: Anjan Chakrabarti
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2020-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000076431

While Marxian theory has produced a sound and rigorous critique of capitalism, has it faltered in its own practice of social transformation? Has it faltered because of the Marxian insistence on the hyper-secularization of political cultures? The history of religions – with the exception of some spiritual traditions – has not been any less heartless and soulless. This book sets up a much-needed dialogue between a rethought Marxian praxis of the political and a rethought experience of spirituality. Such rethinking within Marxism and spirituality and a resetting of their lost relationship is perhaps the only hope for a non-violent future of both the Marxian reconstruction of the self and the social as also faith-based life-practices. Building on past work in critical theory, this book offers a new take on the relationship between a rethought Marxism and a rethought spirituality (rethought in the life, philosophy and works of Christian thinkers, anti-Christian thinkers, Marxian thinkers, those critical of Marxist Statecraft, Dalit neo-Buddhist thinkers, thinkers drawing from Judaism, as well as thinkers drawing critically from Christianity). Contrary to popular belief, this book does not see spirituality as a derivative of only religion. This book also sees spirituality as, what Marx designated, the "sigh of the oppressed" against both social and religious orthodoxy. In that sense, spirituality is not just a displaced form of religion; it is a displaced form of the political too. This book therefore sets up the much needed dialogue between the Marxian political and the spiritual traditions. The chapters in this book were originally published in Rethinking Marxism – A Journal of Economics, Culture and Society.

Social Work and Social Justice

Social Work and Social Justice
Author: Michael Reisch
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2016-03-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199893020

Social Work and Social Justice transcends discussions of abstract social justice concepts and goals by focusing on how these concepts can be used as guides for socially just practice at the interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. In addition to emphasizing the importance of social justice work through compelling examples, case studies, and exercises, this book vividly illustrates its complexity and discusses how social workers can negotiate the practical and ethical challenges involved. Unlike many books on the subject, the text integrates diverse and often conflicting approaches to social justice to promote critical thinking and underscore the value of incorporating various perspectives into one's practice. Other distinguishing features include: its emphasis on the complementary nature of socially just goals and processes; its use of well-developed case examples, often drawn from the authors' experience; and the authors' reflection on the implications of these examples from both "micro" and "macro" perspectives, along with a discussion of how practitioners with diverse understandings of social justice might interpret the case. Social Work and Social Justice is based on the authors' extensive teaching and practice experience in a wide variety of fields, both in the U.S. and internationally, and on their research on such varied topics as welfare reform, mental health, social work practice theory, social work values and ethics, and the history and philosophy of social welfare and social work. It is undeniably a must-have resource for students and faculty in undergraduate and graduate social work programs, as well as practitioners in social work and the human services.

Libertad

Libertad
Author: Neal Lozano
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1599794373

Dios tiene un plan para su vida. No permita que Satanás lo estropee. ¿Nota que lucha contra el mismo pecado una y otra vez? ¿Se siente sin esperanza de ser liberado a pesar de todos sus esfuerzos? Libertad le ayudará a reconocer y cerrar las puertas que quizás les ha abierto a las influencias demoniacas y solapadas estrategias de Satanás. Al entrar en contacto con el potente poder del evangelio, puede frustrar los planes de Satanás para su vida y vivir la vida abundante y gloriosa que Dios le tiene. Este equilibrado y esperanzador libro le guiará hacia la libertad, al enfocarse en Dios y su obra en la vida del creyente, no en los aspectos intimidantes de los espíritus malignos. Además, le brinda una instrucción práctica para orar por que otros sean liberados.

Espiritualidad de la liberación

Espiritualidad de la liberación
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1985
Genre: FONDO ACE. Libros HOAC.
ISBN:

En el encuentro entre el compromiso político y la experiencia religiosa contemplativas, nos jugamos los cristianos el futuro de una identidad que incida adecuadamente en los procesos de liberación.A lo largo de estas páginas, diversos teólogos de la liberación exponen su comprensión de una "espiritualidad de la liberación", que alienta el compromiso de numerosos cristianos que movidos por ella han llegado a dar la vida por la emancipación de los más pobres de la tierra a través de su participación en diversos procesos revolucionarios de nuestro tiempo.

Understanding World Christianity

Understanding World Christianity
Author: Todd Hartch
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2019-06-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506457800

Christianity is a global religion! It's an obvious fact, but one often missed or ignored in too many books and conversations. In a world where Christianity is growing everywhere but the West, the Understanding World Christianity series offers a fresh, readable orientation to Christianity around the world. Understanding World Christianity is organized geographically, by nation and region. Noted experts, in most cases native to the area of focus, present a balanced history of Christianity and a detailed discussion of the faith as it is lived today. Each volume addresses six key 'intersections' of Christianity in a given context including the historical, denominational, socio-political, geographical, biographical and theological settings. Accessible in tone and brief in length, Understanding World Christianity: Mexico is an ideal introduction for students, mission leaders, and all who wish to know how Christianity is influenced, and is influenced by, the Mexican context.

Biography of a Mexican Crucifix

Biography of a Mexican Crucifix
Author: Jennifer Scheper Hughes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2010-01-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199710392

In 1543, in a small village in Mexico, a group of missionary friars received from a mysterious Indian messenger an unusual carved image of Christ crucified. The friars declared it the most poignantly beautiful depiction of Christ's suffering they had ever seen. Known as the Cristo Aparecido (the "Christ Appeared"), it quickly became one of the most celebrated religious images in colonial Mexico. Today, the Cristo Aparecido is among the oldest New World crucifixes and is the beloved patron saint of the Indians of Totolapan. In Biography of a Mexican Crucifix, Jennifer Scheper Hughes traces popular devotion to the Cristo Aparecido over five centuries of Mexican history. Each chapter investigates a single incident in the encounter between believers and the image. Through these historical vignettes, Hughes explores and reinterprets the conquest of and mission to the Indians; the birth of an indigenous, syncretic Christianity; the violent processes of independence and nationalization; and the utopian vision of liberation theology. Hughes reads all of these through the popular devotion to a crucifix that over the centuries becomes a key protagonist in shaping local history and social identity. This book will be welcomed by scholars and students of religion, Latin American history, anthropology, and theology.