Religious Stories We Live By

Religious Stories We Live By
Author: R. Ruard Ganzevoort
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 900426406X

Stories have always been important in religion, but systematic explorations of the narrative dimensions of religion are more recent and interdisciplinary explorations of narrative approaches in theology and religious studies are scarce. Religious Stories We Live By paves the ground for these much needed interdisciplinary conversations. It first offers philosophical, psychological, and epistemological reflections on the importance of narrative approaches in the study of religion. The subsequent sections contain case studies and disciplinary overviews of narrative perspectives in biblical, empirical, systematic, and historical approaches in theology and religious studies. Combined, the contributions showcase the potential of narrative perspectives in bridging theology and religious studies, as well as descriptive and normative approaches. Narrative perspectives offer a fruitful common ground for the study of religion. Contributors include Angela Berlis, Marjo Buitelaar, James Day, Maaike de Haardt, Marieke den Braber, Luco van den Brom, Marjet Derks, Toke Elshof, Dorothea Erbele Küster, John Exalto, Ruard Ganzevoort, Joep van Gennip, Annelies van Heijst, Chris Hermans, Liesbeth Hoeven, Anne-Marie Korte, Edwin Koster, Marit Monteiro, Michael Scherer-Rath, Klaas Spronk, Piet Verschuren, Wim Weren, and Willien van Wieringen.

The Stories We Live

The Stories We Live
Author: Kathleen A. Cahalan
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2017-04-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467446823

"Christian vocation," says Kathleen Cahalan, "is about connecting our stories with God's story." In The Stories We Live Cahalan rejuvenates and transforms vocation from a static concept to a living, dynamic reality. Incorporating biblical texts, her own experience, and the personal stories of others, Cahalan discusses how each of us is called by God, to follow, as we are, from grief, for service, in suffering, through others, within God. Readers of this book will discover an exciting new vocabulary of vocation and find a fresh vision for God's calling in their lives.

The Stories We Live by

The Stories We Live by
Author: Dan P. McAdams
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572301887

This book should be value for all those who are interested in enhancing their self-understanding. It should also serve as useful classroom text for undergraduates and advanced students in personality and social psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.

The Stories We Tell

The Stories We Tell
Author: Mike Cosper
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-08-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433537117

The average American watches 5 hours of TV every day. Collectively, we spend roughly $30 billion on movies each year. Simply put, we're entertainment junkies. But can we learn something from our insatiable addiction to stories? Mike Cosper thinks so. From horror flicks to rom-coms, the tales we tell and the myths we weave inevitably echo the narrative underlying all of history: the story of humanity's tragic sin and God's triumphant salvation. This entertaining book connects the dots between the stories we tell and the one, great Story—helping us better understand the longings of the human heart and thoughtfully engage with the movies and TV shows that capture our imaginations.

Really Woolly Bible Stories

Really Woolly Bible Stories
Author: DaySpring
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1400316332

Introduces noted Bible stories, including those of the Creation, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Samson, David, Daniel, Jonah, the Nativity and other events from the life of Jesus, the parable of the Good Samaritan, and the Resurrection. On board pages.

Stories We Tell Ourselves

Stories We Tell Ourselves
Author: Richard Holloway
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1786899949

Throughout history we have told ourselves stories to try and make sense of our place in the universe. Richard Holloway takes us on a personal, scientific and philosophical journey to explore what he believes the answers to the biggest of questions are. He examines what we know about the universe into which we are propelled at birth and from which we are expelled at death, the stories we have told about where we come from, and the stories we tell to get through this muddling experience of life. Thought-provoking, revelatory, compassionate and playful, Stories We Tell Ourselves is a personal reckoning with life’s mysteries by one of the most important and beloved thinkers of our time.

God Incidents

God Incidents
Author: Rev. Dr. Glenn M. Wagner
Publisher: EBook MyBook L.L.C.
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2016-05-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1942011318

God Incidents: Real Life Stories to Strengthen and Restore Your Faith by Rev. Dr. Glenn M. Wagner invites persons who are struggling with belief to reconsider God. Wagner offers honesty, empathy, and inspiration from four decades of global pastoral experience. He shares many different ways that God is made known so that persons who doubt God and those who seek to help them may find new perspectives for living. Connect with the author and learn more at: glennmwagner.com

Luther and the Stories of God

Luther and the Stories of God
Author: Robert Kolb
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441236244

Martin Luther read and preached the biblical text as the record of God addressing real, flesh-and-blood people and their daily lives. He used stories to drive home his vision of the Christian life, a life that includes struggling against temptation, enduring suffering, praising God in worship and prayer, and serving one's neighbor in response to God's callings and commands. Leading Lutheran scholar Robert Kolb highlights Luther's use of storytelling in his preaching and teaching to show how Scripture undergirded Luther's approach to spiritual formation. With both depth and clarity, Kolb explores how Luther retold and expanded on biblical narratives in order to cultivate the daily life of faith in Christ.

Stories We've Heard, Stories We've Told

Stories We've Heard, Stories We've Told
Author: Jeffrey A. Kottler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2015
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0199328250

If you ask someone the question, "Tell me a story that changed your life," there will almost certainly be a thoughtful pause before a huge grin emerges. Everyone's life has been guided and impacted by stories, beginning with the earliest fables and nursery rhymes our parents used to instill moral values to the last time you wanted to illustrate a point in a meeting or get a laugh out of a friend over dinner. Storytelling is a uniquely human activity, among our first and most enduring forms of communication. This is a book about the meaning of stories in people's lives, especially those that have produced enduring changes in their values, behavior, lifestyle, and worldview. Carefully documented and supported by research from the social sciences, as well as from neurobiology, the humanities, media studies, and arts, Jeffrey Kottler will explore how and why stories are so powerfully influential in people's lives, especially those that lead to major life transformations.

My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories

My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories
Author:
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-01-10
Genre: Bible stories, English
ISBN: 9781400315383

Presents over 175 Bible stories, accompanied by prayer suggestions, references to where the story appears in Catholic liturgy, suggestions for family activities related to the story, and quotations.