Setting the People Free

Setting the People Free
Author: John Dunn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Why does democracy, both as a word and an idea, linger so large in the political imagination today? John Dunn charts its slow but insistent metamorphosis from its roots in Ancient Greece to its overwhelming triumph in the years since 1945. Setting the People Free is an account of this extraordinary idea and its evolution.

Reimagining Ministerial Formation

Reimagining Ministerial Formation
Author: David Heywood
Publisher: SCM Press
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334060427

The Church is currently experiencing a transition in the way it understands and practises both mission and ministry. It is to be outward-looking, engaging with the wider community, involving all its members in mission and clergy are to play the role of enablers and equippers of the ministry of the whole church. However, ministerial formation in colleges and courses throughout the country lags behind this emerging consensus. ‘Theological education’ is still largely based on academic models. Reimagining Ministerial Formation offers a new way forward, where ‘ministry’ comes to be about the whole church, and ministerial formation is about collaboration between clergy and laity. It argues strongly for a shift away from ‘front-loaded’ training, to a new focus on formation as a life-long process.

Hearken, O Ye People

Hearken, O Ye People
Author: Mark L. Staker
Publisher: Greg Kofford Books, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Kirtland (Ohio)
ISBN: 9781589581135

Using clues from numerous archives, privately held records, museum collections, and even the soil where early members planted corn and homes, the author reconstructs the cultural experiences by which Kirtland's Latter-day Saints made sense of the revelations Joseph Smith pronounced.

Friend of God

Friend of God
Author: Ray C. Stedman
Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1572935006

Ray Stedman takes us on a rewarding and fascinating journey through the life of Abraham. His unique blend of insightful Bible teaching, delightful storytelling, and conversational style will draw you into the mind of the greatest of all Old Testament heroes. You'll experience each episode of Abraham's life in a new and life-changing way. As Pastor Stedman himself has said, “Each of the incidences in Abraham's life [is] a luminous illustration of some New Testament event or truth.” Rediscover the adventure of faith alongside this remarkable man known as Abraham.

Exalting Jesus in Luke

Exalting Jesus in Luke
Author: Thabiti Anyabwile
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1462740820

Exalting Jesus in Luke is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a Christ-centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible. Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in their assigned Bible books. Readers will learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture, and they will be encouraged by the devotional nature of each exposition presented as sermons and divided into chapters that conclude with a “Reflect & Discuss” section, making this series ideal for small group study, personal devotion, and even sermon preparation. It’s not academic but rather presents an easy reading, practical and friendly commentary. The author of Exalting Jesus in Luke is Thabiti M. Anyabwile

Virtual Incarnation?

Virtual Incarnation?
Author: William B. Kincaid
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0788019082

In a time when spiritual hype is rampant and modern Pharisees sometimes seem to drown out all other voices, the quiet, reflective messages of William Kincaid offer a refreshing journey for the soul. His relaxed, conversational style will engage readers, and the insights of this master preacher into both scripture and modern life will leave them thirsting for more. Virtual Incarnation? is a superlative collection of sermons -- it is don't-miss reading not only for ministers and teachers, but also for personal worship and devotions. This is intelligent preaching. With refreshing theological, biblical, and psychological content, Kincaid's sermons are a mixture of keen human observation and faithful reflection. Albert M. Pennybacker Former Associate General Secretary National Council of Churches What makes a good preacher, like a good poet, is the unforeseen image or phrase that catches us by surprise and causes us to look at our life from a different angle. In sermons we hope for everyday things rendered extraordinary by a word that speaks beyond itself. In this collection, you will find such words that can bring us closer to the presence of God. Kincaid speaks in plain prose that is grounded in the poetry of the soul. Malcolm L. Warford Professor of Ministry Lexington Theological Seminary Elegant in their simplicity, poignant and pointed in their relevancy to human experience, Kincaid's sermons demonstrate homiletical excellence worthy of emulation. They are well reasoned, biblically grounded, pertinent to faith development, and always connected to the Christian's concern for justice. I gladly recommend them for spiritual nourishment and as models of the best in contemporary preaching. Nancy Jo Kemper Executive Director Kentucky Council of Churches William B. Kincaid III has been the pastor of Woodland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lexington, Kentucky, since 1997. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and Lexington Theological Seminary, Kincaid has previously served four other Kentucky congregations. He is the author of And Then Came The Angel (CSS) and regularly contributes sermons to Biblical Preaching Journal and Lectionary Homiletics. Kincaid is also a contributing editor for the journal Great Preaching Texts.

Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers

Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers
Author: Bill Easum
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426724322

This book shows how an atmosphere of permission-giving, which signals the end of leaders as enablers, can help church leaders transcend bureaucracy and enhance spiritual gifts rather than assign them. The 'sacred cows' of control and regulation can be devoured, as leaders and people are converted to a new style of ministry.

Biblical Christianity: Standing in the Light

Biblical Christianity: Standing in the Light
Author: Ian Messenger
Publisher: Ian Messenger
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2022-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Many modern churches have drifted away from the truth of the Bible, they are more interested in having members than making disciples and those members no longer check to see if what they are taught is even in the Bible. The Word of God says that "people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6) and that is certainly what we see today. People have no knowledge of Who God is, or what He has done, they have no understanding of Baptism and are not even able to explain why Jesus died. They believe God needs a payment in order to forgive them which is simply not true. This book is an encouragement to set aside the teachings and doctrines of men and get back to the truth of the Word of God. It's not something that someone else can do for you - it's something you must do for yourself, this book gives the reader the opportunity to do just that. (Paperback available via Amazon Books, supporting website: http://itl.atwebpages.com)

The God Problem

The God Problem
Author: Robert Wuthnow
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520274288

"The message of this book is that we can learn something important about faith by listening closely to the language people use in talking about their faith" -- Preface

Bipolar Sagacity Volume 9

Bipolar Sagacity Volume 9
Author: Thomas D. Sharts M.Ed
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2020-04-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1796092401

Bipolar Sagacity Volume 9 continues with the theme of the first book: Bipolar Sagacity and underscores the profound bipolar spiritual, psychological and social struggles a person of introspection experiences as he/she travels throughout the stages of the adult life cycle. This life, both past and present, witnesses to the fact that many people of astute perceptual skills, religious faith, and intellectual knowledge live lives of great contradictions - those bipolar experiences that challenge the very essence of sanity. Yet in truth, the commentary in this book - whether ruminations, lamentations, exhortations, questions, sayings or aphorisms - encapsulates what it means to be human as a cognizant and vibrant living adult; whether as celebrated through supplications, acknowledgement of thanks, discovered truths or founded wisdom, or by experiencing all the human fallibilities and negative perceptions associated with powerful emotional states such as confusion, fear, anger, jealousy, etc.