Church, Chapel and Party

Church, Chapel and Party
Author: Richard D. Floyd
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2008-01-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230590586

Through close examination of dozens of electoral contests in carefully chosen constituencies, the author demonstrates that the fundamental division separating the burgeoning liberal and conservative parties in England in the 1830s and 1840s was religion, and that this controversy was what created a perceptible two-party system in British politics.

That Nothing May Be Lost

That Nothing May Be Lost
Author: Paul Scalia
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2017-03-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1681497573

Fr. Paul Scalia reveals a scholar's mind and a pastor's heart in these inspiring reflections on a wide range of Catholic teachings and practices. Rooted in Scripture, these insights place the reader on a path to a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. Among the topics explored are deepening one's knowledge of Jesus, partaking of the life of grace through the sacraments, and cultivating the art of prayer as a continuous conversation with God. Each section is introduced by a moving essay by a highly regarded Catholic. Fr. Paul Check, Jim Towey, Scott Hahn, Mary Ellen Bork, Gloria Purvis, Raymond Arroyo, Lizz Lovett, Helen Alvaré, and Dan Mattson offer their personal accounts of being Catholic, which are followed by Fr. Scalia's illuminations. Archbishop Charles Chaput contributes a thought- provoking foreword, which begins the reader's exploration of the many important aspects of the Catholic faith presented in this book.

Marriage in the Early Church

Marriage in the Early Church
Author: David G. Hunter
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Total Pages: 157
Release: 1992
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780800626525

Recent attention to early Christian attitudes toward the body and gender has focused on asceticism and renunciation. This volume collects newly translated texts on marriage and sexuality. Spanning the New Testament era through the sixth century and both Greek and Latin writers, Hunter demonstrates the ways in which Christian commitment was actually lived and our own theological heritage forged.

Early Christian Creeds

Early Christian Creeds
Author: J.N.D. Kelly
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2006-11-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780826492166

A comprehensive study of the well known and not so well known creeds

Welcome to Dinner, Church

Welcome to Dinner, Church
Author: Verlon Fosner
Publisher: Seedbed
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2017-03-17
Genre: Church
ISBN: 9781628244205

Church was not always done the way we do it. There was a time when Christians gathered around tables, included the strangers and the poor, ate together, and talked about Jesus. This form of church occurred mostly during the first three hundred years of Christianity, and was highly effective in bringing lost people to Jesus. While the church of today is very meaningful to Christ-followers, it is failing to help our lost neighbors find their way to the Savior. That is no small concern for Jesus' churches, all of which are called to be in the rescue business. This little book examines what it might be like for a traditional church to plant a Dinner Church in a nearby hurting neighborhood.

Weddings and Wives

Weddings and Wives
Author: Dale Spender
Publisher:
Total Pages: 458
Release: 1994
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

In this book Dale Spender brings together the views of some remarkable women writers in challenging and provocative insights. The social revolution that has taken place over the last 30 years in relation to weddings and wives from biblical texts to New Age ceremonies is discussed. Contributors include Nadia Wheatley, Susan Mitchell, Kate Grenville and Kaz Cooke.