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Carolyn Chen is associate professor of sociology and Asian American studies at Northwestern University.
What does becoming American have to do with becoming religious? Many immigrants become more religious after coming to the United States. Taiwanese are no different. Like many Asian immigrants to the United States, Taiwanese frequently convert to Christianity after immigrating. But Americanization is more than simply a process of Christianization....
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Las grandes pisadas en el cañón hablan de una criatura de cuello largo. Gritos fuertes y espeluznantes se escuchan en la noche. No puede ser un dinosaurio, ¿o sí? Si los dinosaurios todavía andan por algún lugar de la Tierra, ese lugar debería ser el Campamento de Dinosaurios, donde se desarrolla esta aventura del detective Zack. Una excursión en balsa por el río, un parque de dinosaurios y un cañón desértico llevan a Zack, Keyla y Luis...
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In a soul-stirring and uniquely crafted exploration of contemporary Christianity, author Kayleon Dortch-Elliott surveys the intergenerational wells of faith passed down through the years, analyzing each generation's distinctive perspectives and practices.
Dortch-Elliott opens our minds to the evolution of intergenerational faith by drawing insightful biblical parallels. The lives and legacies of the patriarchs of faith, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,...
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Ce livre rassemble des témoignages de victimes d'abus sexuels commis par des prêtres. L'une de ces victimes est prêtre lui-même, dans le diocèse de Saint-Etienne, Jean-Luc Souveton. Il se bat pour que l'Église catholique se mette beaucoup plus à l'écoute des victimes. Son agresseur, Régis Peyrard, a été condamné en décembre 2018 par le tribunal correctionnel de Saint-Etienne. Une autre des victimes de Régis Peyrard, ainsi que la sœur...
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JUDGMENT DAY will be the Last Battles of Good and Evil. Two worldwide apocalyptic battles will occur--World War III and World War IV. World War III will be the final battle between Jesus, the Antichrist and wicked men in the flesh. World War IV will be the final battle between the Devil, his demons, the resurrected "walking wicked dead," and Almighty God.THE LAST BATTLES OF GOOD AND EVIL is a Bible study of the prophecies of the Great Tribulation,...
5026) The Most Beautiful Among the Children of Men - Meditations upon the Life of our Lord Jesus Christ
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"The Most Beautiful Among the Children of Men" is a 1883 work by Abel Ram. It contains a number of 'meditations' related to the story of the life of Jesus Christ, which are in essence simplified descriptions of events together with invocations intended to aid in thought and prayer. Contents include: "The Annunciation", "The Visitation", "Bethlehem-Birth of Jesus", "Bethlehem-The Manger", "Gloria in Excelsis Deo", "The Infant God", "The Star in the...
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Explains the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith and why we hold them. Delves into the historical background of virtually everything people find hard to understand about our Religion, such as priestly celibacy, sacred images, the Church and the Bible, the primacy of Peter, Communion under one kind, invocation of the Saints, etc. First published in 1876, when there was much anti-Catholic sentiment in the U.S., it sold 1.4 million copies in 40 years...
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This book is the second of two volumes on Preaching in African Context. For both seasoned preachers and beginners, including students in seminaries, Bible colleges, and universities, this second volume explores how we preach and the practice of contextual preaching in Africa. The two volumes go hand-in-hand and Nhiwatiwa demonstrates that the principles need good practice to become contextual preaching, and our practice needs principles to ensure...
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The Third Force in Missions challenges readers to recognize the indispensable role of the Holy Spirit as power-for-mission. It confronts the Western mentality that ignores the miraculous in its missions strategy and the global Pentecostal movement. Paul Pomerville suggests that such activity-prompted and controlled by the Spirit-is key to fruitful biblical missions.
When The Third Force in Missions was first published in 1985, Paul Pomerville sought...
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Evangelical Christianity is one of the most formative and least acknowledged movements in Australian history. This book accords evangelicals their rightful place in the development of Australian identity and values. Evangelicalism focuses on the gospel, the God-given means not only of the salvation of individuals, but also of the renovation of society and culture. In this original and stimulating study, Stuart Piggin argues that evangelicalism is...
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Are You Looking for Fail-Proof Canning Methods to Say "No" to Harmful Preservatives in Store Canned Foods?
Homestyle canning has been in place for several years. Everyone knows it's a better and healthier option. However, sadly, people have lost awareness of the exact processes and instructions to follow for canning foods. Some people think it's time-consuming and difficult and stay away from it. But that's not the truth. It's easy and quick if done...
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This second installment of the Methodist story, Shaped by Controversy, examines eight of the major controversies that epitomize aspects of Methodism's inter-family dialogue and trauma. These theological, ecclesial, and ethical controversies tried the values, tested the patience, and strained our familial relationships. Ultimately they divided the Methodist movement. Ironically, controversy was often rooted in something that was good and right about...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre san Luis, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Descubrir el marco histórico francés que rodea la vida y el reinado de Luis IX, con una nobleza que se rebela con la llegada de Blanca de Castilla a la regencia, dada la corta edad de Luis, y con la influencia de esta en su hijo, que recibe una estricta educación...
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This memoir tells the story of a man's life, particularly his spiritual journey as a minister in the Religious Society of Friends. Lloyd Lee Wilson began keeping a journal when he was eight years old, and he has kept journaling his entire life. This book contains descriptions of events taken from the journals, including recountings of vocal ministry and prayers, other writings by Lloyd Lee (and the writings of others), and Lloyd Lee's reflections...
5035) Tertullian's Defense of the Christian Faith: Edited with Notes and Commentary by Rev. Aaron Simms
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Tertullian was a Christian writer who lived in the Roman province of Africa at the end of the second century and beginning of the third century AD. He wrote his Apology or "Defense of the Christian Faith", during the joint rule of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus with his imperial peer Caracalla (around 200 AD). Tertullian's work presents a classic defense of Christians and their faith in the face of Roman persecution.
This edition in the St. Polycarp...
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These sermons are taken from various stages in Bo Giertz pastoral career, from his time as a parish pastor, his time as a bishop, and his time in retirement. He adapted the homiletical style of Henric Schartau (whose homiletical style informs the novel "The Hammer of God"). Schartau would preach in a manner that expounded on the text before applying it to people who might find themselves in three different spiritual conditions, sometimes this is referred...
5037) Evangelicalism Is Dead
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Evangelicalism died peacefully surrounded by its family of affiliations, coalitions, publishers, and organizations. No churches were at its bedside. It received flowers from the Spirituality Center of America for its contribution to free expression located in the "born again" experience. The bulletin read "A Celebration of Evangelicalism's Life and a Witness to Cultural Spirituality." The few pastors who wanted the word "resurrection" in the bulletin...
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The New Evangelization calls Christians to return to the New Testament to understand its essential content but also to discover different ways of proclaiming the Good News. By exploring the witness and different missionary approaches of Jesus and the apostles Marcel Dumais, OMI, offers foundational models to apply to the context and circumstances of these modern times. 'After Emmaus' considers the Bible from the point of view of models of evangelization...
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When J. Ernest Davey died on 17 December 1960, leading figures said they had lost the most brilliant theologian Irish Presbyterianism had ever produced. Few realized that, in an unpublished valedictory manuscript, he had set out his final considered reflections on 'religious truth'. Some of the chapters were printed posthumously for private circulation - perhaps because of anxiety that the full text would be incendiary. In 1927, Davey had been acquitted...
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This book takes a look at the faith, philosophy, and way of life of the country's one remaining Shaker community. Lauber explores their spiritual and daily lives by weaving together proprietary Shaker quotations, interviews, and photographs. The result is a book that pierces many misconceptions, most notably that the Shakers and their faith are dead. Lauber places the topics of faith, community, work, and worship in the context of Shaker history and...
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