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It's a simple claim, really - that for Christians, being a Christian should be their primary allegiance and identity. For those who proclaim Jesus as Lord, this identity should supersede all others, and this loyalty should trump all lesser ones. It may be a simple claim, but it is a controversial one for many people, Christians and non-Christians alike.
The Borders of Baptism uses the idea of solidarity among Christians as a lens through which to...
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Pastors and ministers have one of the most challenging jobs on Earth. Of all their tasks, one responsibility they cannot neglect is teaching the word of God. Unfortunately, church leaders seldom have enough time to prepare Bible studies for their congregation. This book is a quick resource to help fill that gap. These thematically arranged Bible studies each contain an introduction to a topic and a list of relevant Scripture readings for that topic....
3) Descubra Los Misterios Del Código Da Vinci: Respuestas A Las Preguntas Que Todos Se Están Formulando
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Muchos de los que han leído el éxito de librería del New York Times El Código Da Vinci tienen preguntas que surgen al leer sobre los siete códigos, expresos o implícitos en el libro de Dan Brown. En el libro Descubra los misterios del Código Da Vinci, el doctor Darrell Bock, responde a las declaraciones del novelista usando textos antiguos verdaderos que revelan las respuestas a las siguientes preguntas:· ¿Quién era Maria Magdalena? ·...
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New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious leaders and activists have appropriated such media to strengthen and expand their communities and gain public recognition. Media have also been used to marginalize and restrict the activities of other...
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This book explores the concept of the quantum soul. Embark on a fascinating exploration that merges the realms of spirituality and quantum physics, delving into the idea that consciousness transcends the boundaries of classical physics and may have a quantum nature. This paradigm-shifting perspective challenges traditional views on the nature of the soul, suggesting that it may operate on principles governed by the enigmatic laws of quantum mechanics....
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The Phenomenology of Religious Life presents the text of Heidegger's important 1920—21 lectures on religion. The volume consists of the famous lecture course Introduction to the Phenomenology of Religion, a course on Augustine and Neoplatonism, and notes for a course on The Philosophical Foundations of Medieval Mysticism that was never delivered. Heidegger's engagements with Aristotle, St. Paul, Augustine, and Luther give readers a sense of what...
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Gray Temple presents the argument for the sacramental equality of gay and lesbian couples, which is to say they are entitled to full participation in the sacraments, including Marriage. Gray Temple bases his discussion on the Anglican concept of discerning the will of God through Scripture, Tradition, and Reason. In the argument from Scripture, Gray Temple's basic premise is that we cannot presume to know what the Bible says to us if we do not understand...
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"Serena Esencia: Mandalas para la Paz Interior" es un libro que ofrece una colección única de mandalas cuidadosamente diseñados para inspirar la tranquilidad y promover la armonía interior. Cada mandala presenta un intricado patrón que invita a la contemplación y la relajación, ofreciendo a los lectores un escape del estrés diario y una oportunidad para conectarse consigo mismos en un nivel más profundo.Acompañando a cada mandala, encontrarás...
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«Nunca me gustó el jazz, porque ea música no tiene sentido… Tampoco solía gustarme Dios por la misma razón. Pero eso era antes de que todo esto pasara». En los primeros años de Donald Miller, tenía un conocimiento muy vago de un Dios distante. Pero cuando conoció a Jesucristo, se dedicó a su vida cristiana con gran entusiasmo. En pocos años, tuvo un ministro exitoso que al final lo llevó a sentirse vacío, desgastado y otra vez, lejos...
10) Mantenga la Fe: Descubra Su Propósito Espiritual en Su Trabajo y Obtenga un exito Extraordinario
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De una voz clara y poderosa nos llega un libro que le da sentido a la vida laboral, y le recuerda a los creyentes que el propósito espiritual lleva al éxito profesional La clave en la realización profesional de Ana Mollinedo Mims ha sido su filosofía basada en la fe que ella cree es lo fundamental para encontrar sentido, y luego éxito, en todo aspecto de su vida profesional. Los principios que Ana desarrolla en este libro-la fe, la integridad,...
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Der bekannte Biologe und Gotteszweifler Richard Dawkins (schrieb den Bestseller "Der Gotteswahn") auf der einen Seite - der Literaturprofessor, Philosoph und Apologet C. S. Lewis auf der anderen. In einer fiktiven Auseinandersetzung lässt der renommierte Biophysiker und Theologe Alister McGrath von der Universität Oxford beide zu verschiedenen Themenstellungen antreten und ihre Überzeugung erläutern. Es geht um Glaube, Beweise und Indizien, um...
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The philosophical work of Jean-Luc Marion has opened new ways of speaking about religious convictions and experiences. In this exploration of Marion's philosophy and theology, Christina M. Gschwandtner presents a comprehensive and critical analysis of the ideas of saturated phenomena and the phenomenology of givenness. She claims that these phenomena do not always appear in the excessive mode that Marion describes and suggests instead that we consider...
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Richard McCombs presents Søren Kierkegaard as an author who deliberately pretended to be irrational in many of his pseudonymous writings in order to provoke his readers to discover the hidden and paradoxical rationality of faith. Focusing on pseudonymous works by Johannes Climacus, McCombs interprets Kierkegaardian rationality as a striving to become a self consistently unified in all its dimensions: thinking, feeling, willing, acting, and communicating....
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Emmanuel Levinas conceives of our lives as fundamentally interpersonal and ethical, claiming that our responsibilities to one another should shape all of our actions. While many scholars believe that Levinas failed to develop a robust view of political ethics, Michael L. Morgan argues against understandings of Levinas's thought that find him politically wanting or even antipolitical. Morgan examines Levinas's ethical critique of the political as well...
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From the colonial period to the present, the Mississippi River has impacted religious communities from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Exploring the religious landscape along the 2,530 miles of the largest river system in North America, the essays in Gods of the Mississippi make a compelling case for American religion in motion-not just from east to west, but also from north to south. With discussion of topics such as the religions of the Black Atlantic,...
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Philosopher Blaise Pascal famously insisted that it was better to wager belief in God than to risk eternal damnation. More recently, Richard Kearney has offered a wager of his own-the anatheistic wager, or return to God after the death of God. In this volume, an international group of contributors consider what Kearney's spiritual wager means. They question what is at stake with such a wager and what anatheism demands of the self and of others. The...
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Tragedy plays a central role in Hegel's early writings on theology and politics. Hegel's overarching aim in these texts is to determine the kind of mythology that would best complement religious and political freedom in modernity. Peter Wake claims that, for Hegel at this early stage, ancient Greek tragedy provided the model for such a mythology and suggested a way to oppose the rigid hierarchies and authoritarianism that characterized Europe of his...
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The story of Creation and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden are familiar Bible stories. But they also present a wonderful opportunity to share important biblical truths with eagerly questioning minds through answers that even the youngest believer can understand. Look inside to learn:
• How did God create everything from nothing?
• Why was the first person that God created a boy?
• Why did God have Adam name the animals?
• The serpent talked...
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Never short of questions, let these titles bring answers to children who may just want to know, or who may be struggling in their walk with Christ. Parents and teachers need not be afraid of hte tough questions with these solid aplogetics titles in The Answers Book for Kids series. Too many children have grown up and left the Church because they asked tough questions and no one seemed to have an answer. Now, here are those answers!
• What day were...
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