Coming of Age Handbook for Congregations
Author: Sarah Gibb Millspaugh
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1558965408
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Author: Sarah Gibb Millspaugh
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1558965408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Winfried Corduan
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2009-06-01
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 172522626X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristians find themselves in an increasingly diverse world. The new place of worship in our neighborhood might just as likely be a Hindu temple or a Muslim mosque as a church or a synagogue. How should we view other world religions, and more important, how should we engage our religiously oriented neighbors in conversation? Do all religions teach the same thing? Or are there significant differences? Do we try to minimize differences and just get along? Or do we hold out the Christian faith as the one true hope for all the world? Drawing on his wide experience and knowledge of other religions and how they are actually lived, Winfried Corduan helps us sort through the complex tapestry of faiths around the globe. He contends that there are common threads of understanding that can serve to link us in meaningful discussion. From these common threads we can go on to explore genuine differences. Through the course of the book, Corduan leads readers to explore the important issues of revelation and truth, morality and guilt, grace and redemption, eschatology and hope. Ultimately, Jesus Christ, he argues, stands unique among religious figures and Christianity unique among the world's religions. This is a book that strengthens Christians in their convictions while encouraging them to engage their neighbors with humility, loved, and discernment.
Author: Sarah Conover
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2014-03
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1558967044
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I recommend this book to all those who are honestly struggling against bigotry and ignorance. This is a useful tool in the hands of truth seekers and peace makers." --Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed, National Director, Office for Interfaith & Community Alliances, Islamic Society of North America In the pages of Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer, young readers will encounter a man very different from the figure often presented in Western popular culture. Drawing from biographies, the Quran, and hadith, Sarah Conover, co-author of Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and Parents, relates the story of a radical prophet who challenged the rich and powerful, guided his community of followers through a dangerous time of persecution and exile, formed alliances with people of different beliefs, and preached "love for humanity what you love for yourself." Before he became one of the most venerated, and most misunderstood, religious leaders in history, Muhammad was an orphaned child and a shepherd. Written for readers 12 and up, and with a foreword by Eboo Patel, Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer will educate and inspire youth and adults of all faiths.
Author: Kim Robert Stafford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13:
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Author: Hans Boersma
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2011-02-01
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1467434426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurveying the barriers that contemporary thinking has erected between the natural and the supernatural, between earth and heaven, Hans Boersma issues a wake-up call for Western Christianity. Both Catholics and evangelicals, he says, have moved too far away from a sacramental mindset, focusing more on the "here-and-now" than on the "then-and-there." Yet, as Boersma points out, the teaching of Jesus, Paul, and St. Augustine -- indeed, of most of Scripture and the church fathers -- is profoundly otherworldly, much more concerned with heavenly participation than with earthly enjoyment. In Heavenly Participation Boersma draws on the wisdom of great Christian minds ancient and modern -- Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, C. S. Lewis, Henri de Lubac, John Milbank, and many others. He urges Catholics and evangelicals alike to retrieve a sacramental worldview, to cultivate a greater awareness of eternal mysteries, to partake eagerly of the divine life that transcends and transforms all earthly realities.
Author: Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Published: 2005-02
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781558964433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEloquent and inspiring, The Gift of Faith celebrates the importance of nurturing our children's spiritual growth. This is a call for parents to be intentional, strong and clear in their choices regarding the messages that children receive about religion. By sharing her own stories and experiences, Nieuwejaar shows that religious community can play an integral role in clarifying and deepening the faith of parents, who inevitably are children's primary religious educators. She also explores ways to foster spiritual awareness in the home and includes rituals for marking the events in children's lives as religious occasions. This important book is ideal for adults of any faith who are concerned with the spiritual development of children. Book jacket.
Author: Diana Lynn Severance
Publisher: Focus for Women
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845506407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom commoner to queen, the women in this book embraced the freedom and the power of the Gospel in making their unique contributions to the unfolding of history. Wherever possible, the women here speak for themselves, from their letters, diaries or published works. The true story of women in Christian history inspires, challenges and demonstrates the grace of God producing much fruit throughout time.
Author: Kimberly Haunani Kay Kau
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2021-01-06
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1725266237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe are all living in uncertain and unprecedented times. Come to a place of renewal, refreshment, and rest as you trade your feelings of anxiety and worry for joy and peace in this original collection of poems and Scripture meditations created to nourish your body, soul, and spirit. Take a break from the business of life to refocus your heart and mind on God through poetry and the word of God. You will come to a new and fresh understanding and insight into the real-life issues that we all face and that bind us together. Find perfect serenity, peace, and rest for your weary soul.
Author: Kimberly Duffy
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2021-03-16
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 1493429949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCalcutta, 1886. Ottilie Russell is adrift between two cultures, British and Indian, belonging to both and neither. In order to support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women. When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie is shattered by the secrets that come to light. Despite her growing friendship with Everett Scott, friend to Ottilie's English grandmother and aunt, she refuses to give up her brother. Then tragedy strikes, and she is forced to make a decision that will take Thaddeus far from death and herself far from home. But betrayal and loss lurk in England, too, and soon Ottilie must fight to ensure Thaddeus doesn't forget who he is, as well as find a way to stitch a place for herself in this foreign land.
Author: M. Rose Peluso
Publisher:
Published: 2021-01-30
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781637281352
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