By Water and the Spirit

By Water and the Spirit
Author: Gayle Carlton Felton
Publisher: Upper Room Books
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2003-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0881776580

By Water and the Spirit, a 6-session study guide for use in small groups, contains the full text of the paper "By Water and the Spirit," which describes the United Methodist understanding of baptism approved by the 1996 General Conference. This booklet serves as a resource for congregational leaders who are helping members make connections between the baptismal covenant and discipleship in daily life.

Ritual

Ritual
Author: Catherine Bell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2009-12-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199739471

From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still, few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors, much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly, because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet, in many ways, equally legitimate interpretations, ritual seems to elude any systematic historical and comparative scrutiny. In this book, Catherine Bell offers a practical introduction to ritual practice and its study; she surveys the most influential theories of religion and ritual, the major categories of ritual activity, and the key debates that have shaped our understanding of ritualism. Bell refuses to nail down ritual with any one definition or understanding. Instead, her purpose is to reveal how definitions emerge and evolve and to help us become more familiar with the interplay of tradition, exigency, and self-expression that goes into constructing this complex social medium.

Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018

Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018
Author:
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1640652353

Lesser Feasts and Fasts had not been updated since 2006. This updated edition, adopted at the 79th General Convention (resolution A065), fills that need. Biographies and collects associated with those included within the volume have been updated; a deliberate effort has been made to more closely balance the men and women represented within its pages.

Music in the History of the Western Church; With an Introduction on Religious Music Among Primitive and Ancient Peoples

Music in the History of the Western Church; With an Introduction on Religious Music Among Primitive and Ancient Peoples
Author: Edward Dickinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9789357954198

Music in the History of the Western Church; With an Introduction on Religious Music Among Primitive and Ancient Peoples, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition

Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition
Author: Common Worship
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2013-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0715122436

This revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.

The Doctrines and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Doctrines and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Author: African Methodist Episcopal Church
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1469633264

Published in 1817, The Doctrines and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first definitive guide to the history, beliefs, teachings, and practices of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Beginning with a brief history, the book moves into a presentation of the "Articles of Religion," including the Trinity, the Word of God, Resurrection, the Holy Spirit, scripture, original sin and free will, justification, works, the church, purgatory, the sacraments, baptism, the Lord's Supper, marriage, church ceremonies, and government. Immediately following the articles is an extended four-part catechism that more fully explicates the meanings and implications of the doctrinal statements. A DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available in paperback and e-book formats. Each book contains a short summary and is otherwise unaltered from the original publication. DocSouth Books provide affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars, students, and general readers.