Passionate Conviction

Passionate Conviction
Author: Paul Copan
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0805445382

Popular Christian apologists, from Emir Caner to N.T. Wright, present their dynamic defenses of faith in Passionate Conviction.

The Conviction to Lead

The Conviction to Lead
Author: Albert Mohler
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493430157

Change the Way You Think about Leadership At the age of thirty-three, Dr. Albert Mohler became the youngest president in the 164-year history of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the driving force behind the school's transformation into a thriving institution with an international reputation characterized by a passionate conviction for truth. In the process he became one of the most important and prominent Christian voices in contemporary culture. What will it take to transform your leadership? Effective leaders need more than administrative skills and vision. They need to be able to change the hearts and minds of those they lead. Leadership like this requires passionate beliefs that can stand up to pressure from without and within. In this updated edition Dr. Mohler has added a new introduction and conclusion based on an additional 10 years of leadership. He has also completely rewritten the chapter "The Digital Leader." The Conviction to Lead will crystallize your convictions while revolutionizing your thinking, your decision-making, your communication, and ultimately, those you lead. "Dr. Al Mohler has written a book that shakes us up and challenges our thinking. The Conviction to Lead is poised to become one of the all-time classic works on Christian leadership."--JIM DALY, President - Focus on the Family "Having rarely thought about leadership, I was hooked from the first chapter--to my complete surprise. This is a powerful book and gracefully written."--FRED BARNES, Executive Editor--The Weekly Standard

Practicing Passion

Practicing Passion
Author: Kenda Creasy Dean
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2004-04-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802847126

Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church.

Passionate Visionary

Passionate Visionary
Author: Richard S. Ascough
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1598560174

No doubt Paul was the most dynamic figure in the early church, planting the faith across Europe and Asia. Now a New Testament scholar and an expert on organizational theory explore the apostle's methods for inspiring a fragile network of hesitant followers---and offer principles of transformational leadership for modern managers. Includes questions for reflection and discussion. 208 pages, softcover from Hendrickson.

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory

Max Weber and Postmodern Theory
Author: N. Gane
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2002-04-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230502512

This book explores the contemporary nature of Max Weber's work by looking in detail at his key concepts of rationalization and disenchantment. Thematic parallels are drawn between Weber's rationalization thesis and the critiques of contemporary culture developed by Jean-Francois Lyotard, Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard. It is suggested that these three 'postmoden' thinkers develop and respond to Weber's analysis of modernity by pursuing radical strategies of affirmation and re-enchantment. Examining the work of these three key thinkers in this way casts new light both on postmodern theory and on Weber's sociology of rationalization.

Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling

Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
Author: Daniel Conway
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2015-02-19
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1316194558

Written by an international team of contributors, this book offers a fresh set of interpretations of Fear and Trembling, which remains Kierkegaard's most influential and popular book. The chapters provide incisive accounts of the psychological and epistemological presuppositions of Fear and Trembling; of religious experience and the existential dimension of faith; of Kierkegaard's understanding of the relationship between faith and knowledge; of the purported and real conflicts between ethics and religion; of Kierkegaard's interpretation of the value of hope, trust, love and other virtues; of Kierkegaard's debts to German idealism and Protestant theology; and of his seminal contributions to the fields of psychology, existential phenomenology and literary theory. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and upper-level students of Kierkegaard studies, the history of philosophy, theology and religious studies.

The Performance of Practice

The Performance of Practice
Author: Jim Wilson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2020-03-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0429921691

This book is about how to maintain an aliveness to the possibilities in therapy and practice and how to challenge ideas of orthodoxy in theory and methodologies that can become stale or followed like religions.

The Power of Passion

The Power of Passion
Author: Brian M. Gazzard
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1490868070

"You cannot be a Christian if you are 'cool.'The world supposedly admires coolness and has made cool into a term of admiration. Not so with Jesus Christ. He is saying that unless your commitment is 'hot'; unless it is 'passionate' it has no relationship to Him." Elton Trueblood"s statement is compelling for Christians. Only a passionate faith can confront the disturbing personal and social issues of our time. Lukewarm lip service to the great promises of Scripture simply has no sustaining power, and churches which adhere to a lukewarm faith will continue to decline. Theologian Emil Brunner states: "The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning. " How else can it grow? The only way you know whether anything is on fire is whether it will start another fire. The metaphor of 'fire' is used to describe our relationship with Christ. In the so-called Gospel of Thomas, found in the dry sands of Egypt, Jesus says: "I came to cast fire upon the earth. He who comes close to me comes close to the fire." In this book, Dr. Gazzard seeks to inspire and empower individuals to grow into a passionate faith by sowing seeds of inspiration, drawn from his

Passion and the Prince

Passion and the Prince
Author: Penny Jordan
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 145921921X

Just who is Lily Wrightington—cynical fashion photographer or studious art historian? Prince Marco di Lucchesi can't hide his haughty disdain for this Englishwoman—or his strong attraction to her! As they tour the captivating palazzos of northern Italy together for Lily's work project, the atmosphere between them sizzles with dislike and sensual promise…until shadows from Lily's past turn up to taunt her. But if Marco drops his guard and offers the protection Lily is seeking, the passion he's trying to keep firmly under wraps might just unleash itself, too….