Orbis books aug 2021 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines how the practice of Centering Prayer can help shape character and effect our daily interactions with others. Centering Prayer is a lively interaction between Centering Prayer, philosophy, theology, and psychology. The book poses three questions: What are the key practices of Centering Prayer In what ways does Centering Prayer relate to virtues And, how does Centering Prayer effect our relationships with others In answering these three questions, the book identifies the key practices of Centering Prayer and then relates these key practices to fifteen traits of character. Finally, it proposes the numerous relationship skills that come from this form of prayer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*Advance Praise & Reviews\*'Fran Quigley has written the right book for the right reasons at the right time--for all time. The profiles are courageous and true; the socialism of the Gospel has and will continue to stand the test of time. This joyful, righteous book will be read and digested and upon its publication will find its way into seminary and divinity school classrooms worldwide. The endorsement from this Christian Socialist is full-throated and glad-hearted. Thank you, Professor Quigley!'--Rev. Dr. Angela Cowser, Associate Dean of Black Church Studies and Doctor of Ministry programs, Louisville Seminary For most of this nation's history, religious socialists made their case to a population that was, for the most part, hospitable to religion and resistant to socialism. Today, those trends are moving in opposite directions. A majority of young people and persons of color in the U.S. express support for socialism. At the same time, even as religious affiliation has dropped, most Americans still say religion is important to them. Religious Socialism provides an introduction to how those powerful forces come together in the form of religious socialism, the intersection between a devotion to God and a system that promotes social justice in the world. Many of its champions would embrace the words of Eugene Debs, who ran for president several times on the Socialist ticket: 'Socialism is Christianity in action.' Most of the figures in this book are Christian, including contemporary figures like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Cornel West, but others profiled are Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim socialists.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*Advance Praise & Reviews\*'Finding this volume of Howard Thurman's sermons is like finding the first layer of a life-changing archaeological discovery--one that shifts your view of your place in the world, along with your understanding of why you are here. Read this book for its historical value or for your own soul's health. Either way, you will not be disappointed.' -Barbara Brown Taylor, Author, Holy Envy and Learning to Walk in the Dark Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was one of the leading religious thinkers of 20th-century America, a mentor to the leaders of the civil rights movement, and a minister who devised a way of preaching to a congregation that sought 'support, strength, and guidance.' He found that the most creative method was a 'sermon series,' a group of sermons organized around a common theme. This volume highlights his series on the mystics. Thurman tended not to speak of his own mystical inclinations, conscious that the word mysticism was likely to be misunderstood. And yet he is commonly recognized as a mystic in the sense that he used the word to describe someone who had an acute experience of the Divine Life. Furthermore, the kind of mysticism to which he was attracted was not something airy or otherworldly, but one that promoted the world and its transformation. In this sermon series, Thurman reflects on his personal canon of mystics, ranging from William Blake and Buddha, to Gandhi, St. Francis, and his teacher Rufus Jones.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*Advance Praise & Reviews\*'Is it possible to keep the priority of missions on evangelism and church planting without neglecting the broader horizon of social concern Ireland answers in the affirmative and persuasively shows that Pentecostalism has historically offered us valuable resources for doing so.'--Frank D. Macchia, author, Jesus the Spirit Baptizer: Christology in Light of Pentecost Argues for a return to the early emphasis in Pentecostal missiology on the need for cross-cultural evangelism, as opposed to the current trend that focuses on a broader, more amorphous understanding of Pentecostal missiology (as 'everything that God is doing in the world'). Instead of separating 'mission from missions, or the broad sense of mission from the narrow sense,' Ireland says that both senses of mission 'should be held together in tension and in fact were in early Pentecostalism.'.…