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: 0334060443

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.

The Inspired Leader

The Inspired Leader
Author: Richard Blackaby
Publisher: Elevate Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1937498085

Bestselling author and speaker Richard Blackaby offers readers in the workplace a way to replenish their faith. "If you were to ask me where I see God at work today," writes Blackaby, "I would tell you, In the marketplace." This observation has birthed his newest book, The Inspired Leader: 101 Biblical Reflections for Becoming a Person of Influence, a compilation of 101 short stories and reflections written by Blackaby and numerous Christian CEOs who work for $100 million companies. Compelling, challenging and amazingly applicable, The Inspired Leader offers a spiritual oasis for business and church leaders alike.

Are You Happy Now?

Are You Happy Now?
Author: Barbara Berger
Publisher: O-Books
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2013-08-30
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1782792007

What is preventing you from being happy now? Is it your partner, your health, your job, your financial situation or your weight? Or is it all the things you think you “should” do? Barbara Berger takes a look at all the things we think and do that prevent us from living happy lives now. The book’s basic premise is that our thoughts determine our experience of reality—and understanding this is the key to living a happy life. This is a revolutionary way of looking at life because most people believe that outer conditions are the reason why they are unhappy. But if outer conditions are not the cause—what is? Berger presents 10 practical ways to use this understanding in your daily life, your relationships, at work and for your health. And she gives examples from her own dramatic life since leaving America at the young age of 18 in protest against the Vietnam War and settling in Scandinavia to her lifelong exploration of the power of mind and the nature of consciousness. ,

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.

Speaking the Truth

Speaking the Truth
Author: Samuel Wells
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2018-09-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1786221233

‘Truth’ is a difficult subject in a pluralistic culture, and ‘the truth’ is even more challenging. Yet the preacher’s call is to be a speaker of truth – the truth of God in Jesus Christ. What does it take to speak the truth faithfully as a preacher of the gospel, for that truth to be heard, and for words and ideas to generate actions and build relationships? Samuel Wells has learned that speaking the truth means telling the Christian story alongside the contemporary secular story. It means helping your hearers perceive both the harmonies and the dissonance between the two. It means inviting them, with both conviction and humility, to decide how their own story is going to be shaped by this truth. In this volume, he reflects on the practice of speaking about God, faith, the Bible, discipleship, resurrection, salvation, politics and truth, and on preaching that resonates in particular contexts. It is a book to encourage and give confidence to all preachers, and preachers in training.

Finding the Peacemakers

Finding the Peacemakers
Author: Dan Morrice
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2021-02-25
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1529358205

font size="+1" 'Dan's book demonstrates that the future will belong to the peacemakers - the true heroes among us.' - Bear Grylls /font size When thirty-three Chilean miners stepped into the light, alive and well, after sixty-nine days entombed in the earth, the world experienced a rare treat - some good news. Was this an anomaly, or are there other untapped glimmers of hope, hidden behind the headlines? Armed with a camera, a notebook, and a perilous sense of curiosity, Dan Morrice embarks upon a global journey to meet the peacemakers - unsung heroes, forging peace in extreme environments, from war-torn nations to disaster zones. From Chilean miners to Syrian refugees, from ex-football hooligans in Britain, to revolutionaries in Israel-Palestine, Dan discovers how the most unlikely people are rediscovering Christian faith and rewriting the fractured history of our time. At the apex of his journey, Dan's interviews lead him on a five-hundred-mile walk across the Negev Desert to find their source of hope first-hand. In a generation tired of divided nations and negative news, Finding the Peacemakers tells the unreported story of a global movement overcoming the odds to build peace in troubled times. font size="+1" 'One of the most inspiring books I have read for many years.' - Baroness Caroline Cox