The Ninety-Sixth Thesis

The Ninety-Sixth Thesis
Author: Brian A. Bompiani
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725277174

Five hundred years ago Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses or grievances to the door of the All Saints' Church of Wittenberg and condemned the Catholic Church's teaching of indulgences as nothing but a scheme to raise money for the church. It is a supreme irony of history that, five hundred years later, it is now a subset of the Protestant Church that is defrauding the faithful. The Catholic Church's teaching of indulgences and the evangelical movement's teaching of tithing-to-be-blessed are substantially the same and lead to the same result: In both cases, the church walks away with a bag of money and the Christian walks away with a bag full of empty promises. This book explains why I am losing faith in the church, but finding faith in Christ. The reason for this is that I began finding answers to some of the most elusive questions about God. Something is preventing God from doing all the good that he would otherwise want to do. But here is the problem. How can God have limitations? If he has limitations, then he must not be divine. However, there is one thing that could prevent a good, all-powerful God from doing all the good that he would otherwise want to do that would not detract at all from his omnipotence. What this is and how it holds the key to unlocking some of the most perplexing mysteries of God is explained in this book.

The Ninety-Sixth Thesis

The Ninety-Sixth Thesis
Author: Brian A. Bompiani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725277166

Five hundred years ago Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses or grievances to the door of the All Saints' Church of Wittenberg and condemned the Catholic Church's teaching of indulgences as nothing but a scheme to raise money for the church. It is a supreme irony of history that, five hundred years later, it is now a subset of the Protestant Church that is defrauding the faithful. The Catholic Church's teaching of indulgences and the evangelical movement's teaching of tithing-to-be-blessed are substantially the same and lead to the same result: In both cases, the church walks away with a bag of money and the Christian walks away with a bag full of empty promises. This book explains why I am losing faith in the church, but finding faith in Christ. The reason for this is that I began finding answers to some of the most elusive questions about God. Something is preventing God from doing all the good that he would otherwise want to do. But here is the problem. How can God have limitations? If he has limitations, then he must not be divine. However, there is one thing that could prevent a good, all-powerful God from doing all the good that he would otherwise want to do that would not detract at all from his omnipotence. What this is and how it holds the key to unlocking some of the most perplexing mysteries of God is explained in this book.

A New Kind of Christianity

A New Kind of Christianity
Author: Brian D. McLaren
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2010-01-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061969494

“Some books provide us with information about the world, but every once in a while a book appears that enables us to imagine new, more wonderful worlds. [A New Kind of Christianity] is one of these.” —Peter Rollins, Ikon A New Kind of Christianity is Brian D. McLaren’s much anticipated follow-up to his breakthrough work of the emergent-church movement, A New Kind of Christian. Named by Time magazine as one of America’s top 25 evangelicals, McLaren, along with such contemporaries as N.T. Wright, Jim Wallis, and Rob Bell, is one of the acknowledged leaders of a new generation of Christians who want to update their faith for current times while remaining true to the core message of Jesus. In this controversial and thought-provoking book, McLaren explores the questions that will determine the shape of Christianity for the next 500 years.

The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War

The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War
Author: David A. Ward
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2018-05-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1476630119

The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers infantry regiment was formed in 1861--its ranks filled by nearly 1,200 Irish and German immigrants from Schuylkill County responding to Lincoln's call for troops. The men saw action for three years with the Army of the Potomac's VI Corps, participating in engagements at Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, Salem Church and Spotsylvania. Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and other accounts, this comprehensive history documents their combat service from the point of view of the rank-and-file soldier, along with their views on the war, slavery, emancipation and politics.

Soc Relign Pt5:Typ Rel Ils 83

Soc Relign Pt5:Typ Rel Ils 83
Author: Werner Stark
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135034451

Published in 1998, Soc Relign Pt5: Typ Rel IIs 83 is a valuable contribution to the field of Sociology.

The Father of Jewish Mysticism

The Father of Jewish Mysticism
Author: Daniel Weidner
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0253062098

The Father of Jewish Mysticism offers an incisive look at the early life and writings of Gershom Scholem (1897–1982), the father of modern Jewish mysticism and a major 20th-century Jewish intellectual. Daniel Weidner offers the first full-length study, published in English, of Scholem's thought. Scholem, a historian ofthe Kabbalah and sharp critic of Jewish assimilation, played a major role in the study and popularization of Jewish mysticism. Through his work on the Kabbalah, Scholem turned the closed world of mystical texts into a force for Jewish identity. Skillfully drawing on Scholem's early diaries and writings, The Father of Jewish Mysticism introduces a young, soon-to-be legendary intellectual in search of himself and Judaism.

Bachelor's Theses Manuscript

Bachelor's Theses Manuscript
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1905
Genre: Chemical engineering
ISBN:

This is a collection of theses completed to fulfill B.S. requirements in the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, from 1895 to 1962.

The Second Reformation

The Second Reformation
Author: Bill Beckham
Publisher: CCS Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1935789562

Martin Luther would have written a glowing recommendation of this book if he were alive today. In part one, Beckham explors the traditional church paradigm and the history that drives it compared to a cell-based model for church life. In part two, Beckham explains how the structure of a cell-based church reflects God's nature and embraces both Christ's transcendence and immanence. In the third part of the book, Jesus' revolutionary design for the church is explored. The Second Reformation: Reshaping the church for the 21st century is a thinking man's guide to the cell-based church.