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The Waterloo Mennonites is truly a communal book: the substance treats the communal aspect of the Mennonite community in all its complexity, while the book itself came about through communal effort from the students and researchers assisting Fretz, the various organizations and individuals providing support, the larger community including the two universities and Wilfrid Laurier University Press, and public funding agencies. This book seeks to derive...
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The past, present, and future of a movement in crisis What exactly do we mean when we say "evangelical"? How should we understand this many-sided world religious phenomenon? How do recent American politics change that understanding?
Three scholars have been vital to our understanding of evangelicalism for the last forty years: Mark Noll, whose Scandal of the Evangelical Mind identified an earlier crisis point for American evangelicals; David Bebbington,...
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Wouldn't it be awesome to be a real princess... not just for a day... or for a month... but forever?!
God invites us to be just that, and then gives us the perfect instruction manual for becoming His child and living like a courageous daughter of The King. The life of a genuine princess comes with great responsibility and fantastic reward! When we study the Word of God and apply it to our lives, we show the world what a child of God really can be....
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A life of consecration prefigures what Christians hope for by calling into question the value of power, sexuality, and material possessions. Religious life challenges the idea that these things alone bring happiness and shows that we can be more fulfilled, happier, and more, whole without being attached to them. Furthermore, detaching ourselves from these desires allows others to live with more dignity and greater ease, as well. Consecrated life,...
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Les mouvements de Réveil ou le « ministère des mpiandry » (le premier initié par Rainisoalambo en 1894) existent aujourd'hui dans la plupart des Églises protestantes historiques de Madagascar, inspirant et influençant profondément leurs vies et leurs ministères. Ces mouvements ont toujours engendré des tensions et des conflits entre eux et les institutions protestantes. Cet ouvrage examine les différents aspects de ces conflits et s'intéresse...
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The obsession for some people to control everything, and everyone, is as old as the biblical account of Queen Jezebel. In this eye-opening classic, newly revised and updated, Steve Sampson shows how the Jezebel spirit--a demonic spirit of control--sows discord, confusion, rebellion and even passivity. You can protect yourself and break free from cycles of control and manipulation. With clarity and authority, Sampson exposes the signs of a Jezebel...
5687) Brothers of Light
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In New Mexico, during Lent and Holy Week each year, the Penitent Brotherhood enacts a primitive Passion Play, which in its traditional ritual of self-torture represents a curious survival of the Middle Ages. Much lurid journalism has been devoted to the Penitentes, but in this sympathetic account by Alice Corbin Henderson, an eye-witness, the ceremonies are presented in their true aspect, with the historic background and reason for the survival clearly...
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Making the Word of God Fully Known is a collection of essays on church, culture, and mission relevant for the Australian church in honor of the sixty-fifth birthday of Archbishop Philip Freier, archbishop of Melbourne. The essays cover aspects of mission strategy, ministry of women, ministry to Australian indigenous people, responding to past history of child sexual abuse, and issues of liturgy and ecclesiology. The target is Australian ministers...
5689) A Child of God
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A rhyming, read-aloud book with warm illustrations conveys a comforting, faith-filled message from a Black father and mother to their children who see visual representations of their Christian faith, but question what it means when they don't see their skin color, their physical features, or their gender portrayed.
"What about the angels, will they stop and stare, when they see that I may not have their same color hair?" asks the girl.
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This book covers three topics relevant to the church today. Namely, holiness — which is God's requirement for every believer, and the only way to see the Lord's face in peace. An Open Letter to the Church also discusses faith, a topic near and dear to the author's heart, and also an area that many Christians struggle with today. And the third topic covered in the book is being full of the Holy Ghost.
Have you ever noticed how the Bible makes a point...
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The lively, inspiring memoir of an eminent Christian preacher and leader.
In this book, one of today's best-known Christian leaders recounts-with his signature wit and humor-memorable moments from his rich and full preaching life. A personal and vocational memoir, Will Willimon's Accidental Preacher portrays the adventure of a life caught up in the purposes of a God who calls unlikely people to engage in work greater than themselves.
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The second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles tells us that the new Christian church continued steadfastly in the Apostles' Doctrine. But what was/is that doctrine? This book covers important topics such as the nature of God, sin, the plan of salvation as found in Acts 2:38, holiness, and more.
5693) Catherine of Siena
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Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena was critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this well-known and amazing fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, Undset based this factual work on primary sources about Catherine of Siena, her own experiences living in Italy, and her profound understanding of the human heart.
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An introduction to St. Francis's life and his most profound teachings of faith
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most venerated Christian figures, and his profound teachings, deep love of nature, and commitment to simplicity have resonated with generations of followers. St. Francis of Assisi, the latest title in the Essential Wisdom Library, offers a simple and universal introduction to Francis's life, his key teachings, and the spiritual practices...
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"A Financial Times Best Summer Book" "A Financial Times Best Book of the Year- History" Anna Grzymała-Busse is the Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies at Stanford University, where she is also senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Her books include Nations under God: How Churches Use Moral Authority to Influence Policy (Princeton).
How the medieval church drove state formation in Europe
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We are living in a world desperately in need of hope.
Do you yearn to live into a future filled with hope as a beloved child of God?
Rooted in this great gift of God, Living Hope explores life in an inclusive vision of the future. This book offers you an opportunity to reflect on the witness of hope, the legacy about hope, the reason for hope, and helps you to engage in the practice of hope. Living Hope celebrates the possibility of restored hope...
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Beloved Bible teacher Derek Prince is known for his in-depth study of Scripture and for helping people live out biblical truths in their everyday lives. Now he helps believers everywhere discover something truly priceless: their personal assignment from God. With a thorough examination of Old and New Testament passages, Prince shows readers: what a calling is the specific gifts God gives how to overcome obstacles to claiming their gifts seven steps...
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What am I going to do with my life is a question that young people commonly face, while many not-so-young people continue to wonder about finding direction and purpose in their lives. Whether such purpose has to do with what job to take, whether to get married, or how to incorporate religious faith into the texture of their lives, Christians down the centuries have believed that God has plans for them. This unprecedented anthology gathers select passages...
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Strongholds are incorrect thinking patterns that form when we listen to--and believe--the lies of the enemy. When we get trapped in these patterns, they drive us into hopelessness and despair. Here bestselling author Ed Silvoso gives you a simple process and biblical truths to help renew your mind, break the power of strongholds, and live victoriously.
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This is not so much the story of a soul, but the story of a love, the treasured love the Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen had for his dear St. Therese of Lisieux, his "Little Flower". Because of this intimacy and the unfathomable admiration he had for her, what lies between these pages is nothing short of remarkable, not to mention utterly captivating. Readers will find themselves moved in various ways, many of them unexpected. They will...