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Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger...
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Jossey-Bass
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2012-02-27
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Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series
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It is common knowledge that the majority of the population of Eastern Europe belong to the Christian Orthodox tradition. But how many people have an adequate knowledge of the past or even of the present of these Orthodox churches? This book aims to present an...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-24
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Karl Barth of fered Church Dogmatics III.3 as a ‘radical correction’ of Reformed Orthodoxy’s doctrine of providence. This book assesses this claim and argues that III.3 represents a ‘personalist’ revision of providence which can only be understood through Barth’s ad hoc...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-24
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Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, there was prolific misuse and abuse of the concept of divine wrath in church pulpits. In pursuit of a faithful understanding of what he calls a «lost doctrine,» the author of this study investigates the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-24
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer's dramatic biography, a son of privilege who suffered imprisonment and execution after involving himself in a conspiracy to kill Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich, has helped make him one of the most influential Christian figures of the twentieth...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-02-24
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Jerome Murphy-O'Connor has lived in Jerusalem for 48 years, during which time he has taught graduate students its history and archaeology, and also compiled a bestselling archaeological guidebook for visitors.
The current volume provides an initial survey of the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-02-23
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The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the latest scholarly research in the field of Old Testament as Scripture in Eastern Christianity. Its twelve articles focus on the use of the Old Testament in the earliest...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2012-02-23
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Handel's Israelite oratorios are today little known among non-specialists, but in their own day they were unique, pioneering and extremely popular. Dating from the period 1732-1752, they combine the musical conventions of Italian opera with dramatic plots in English...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-02-23
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Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is often credited with being the founding father of Anglican moral theology. This book is the first major study to examine in depth the extent to which this claim is justified, and to evaluate the nature of Hooker's contribution to this aspect...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-02-23
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Texte, die zu den geistigen Grundlagen einer Gesellschaft gehören, mögen heute nicht mehr oft gelesen werden, aber sie werden kommentiert. Längst scheint es, als sei der Kommentar an die Stelle des Textes getreten. Kommentierung gehört zur Grundlage...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-22
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Mount Athos is the spiritual heart of the Orthodox world. From its beginnings in the ninth century it attracted monks from all corners of the Byzantine empire and beyond to experience its seclusion, its sanctity, and its great natural beauty. The first monastery,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-20
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Transformation is a desired outcome of Christian spirituality. Christians pray, trust, and hope that their responsive embrace of God will transform them. Interdisciplinary study of this process, as journey and as significant movements, hits upon key philosophical,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-02-20
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In recent years, a number of scholars have identified a text-type in six of the books of the Catholic Epistles that they have called «mixed.» The So-Called Mixed Text: An Examination of the Non-Alexandrian and Non-Byzantine Text-Type in the Catholic Epistles is...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2012-02-17
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It is often claimed that we live in a secular age. But we do not live in a desacralized one. Sacred forms--whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise--continue to shape social life in the modern world, giving rise to powerful emotions, polarized group identities, and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-02-17
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Athanasius of Alexandria (c.295-373) is one of the greatest and most controversial figures of early Christian history. His life spanned the period of fundamental change for the Roman Empire and the Christian Church that followed the conversion of Constantine the Great,...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-02-17
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'The Christian faith and message promise joy - pure joy. Not what people call happiness, but joy. Not health or wealth, but joy. Not an easy ride and fun, but joy. We are filled with "an inexpressible and glorious joy".'In the familiar, down-to-earth and thoroughly...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
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So began a new way of life for Officer Mike DiSanza of the NYPD. Previously just like any other cop patrolling the harsh, unforgiving streets of Harlem and the Bronx, a near-death experience led to an amazing turnaround in his perception of the world around him. He...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
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Arguably the most established contemporary spiritual classic by our most profound living religious writer. This timeless classic has helped well over a million people discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace and a deeper understanding of God.The book...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
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THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE is the second book in the Apprentice Series, which along with three other titles forms 'a curriculum for Christlikeness'.THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE introduces the reader to the kingdom of God and focuses on our inward character, dealing...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
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