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Author : Anna M. Madsen
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506438237
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Can Do No Other written by Anna M. Madsen and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Anna M. Madsen's book is a fresh and challenging look at the legacy of Martin Luther and the new reformation that is calling people of faith to action today. This book is born out of the conviction that at least two gods are currently competing for our collective trust: nationalism (and its many sub-manifestations) and quietism. Both make a case for and a claim on our allegiance, each by way of different motivations of self and institutional protection. Madsen looks at today's modern context and asks: Where will the church stand in a day that is marked by globalization, polarization, racism, bigotry, and debates about justice for humanity and for the earth itself. While the Reformation church was built on the foundation of justification by grace, Madsen calls people of faith to a new reformation that will focus on standing for justice in the world. Madsen delves into who Jesus was, and how our claim that he died and was raised establishes our faith and impacts the way we live it out. She pays attention to Luther's theology and juxtaposes it with our present context. She explores recent examples of Nazi resistance, liberation theology, black and womanist theology, and feminist theology, each of which come at social justice in their unique ways, with a common conviction that justice work is central to the Christian life. She speaks of how our faith grounding and our faith history weave together and entwine themselves into our present moment, offering both warnings and encouragement. And last, a case is made that justice, anchored in justification, is our new Reformation moment, one not inconsistent with Luther's theology, but weighted differently to address the different weighty concerns of our day. A study guide is included to encourage group conversation and action.

Author : Toni Morrison
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448103916
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Song of Solomon written by Toni Morrison and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison's best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY BOOKER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR MARLON JAMES Soon after a local eccentric leaps from a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight, Macon 'Milkman' Dead III is born. Brought up by his well-off black family to revere the white world around him, Milkman strives to make sense of his conflicting identities. Always seeking flight in some way, he leaves his Michigan home for the South, retracing the steps of his forebears in search of his own buried heritage and is introduced to an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins; the inhabitants of a fully realised black world. Evocative and kaleidoscopic, Song of Solomon is a brilliantly imagined coming-of-age tale.

Author : John Romer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781854796530
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Testament written by John Romer and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In telling the story of the Bible's birth and journey from ancient East to modern West, Romer explores legendary characters of the Old and New Testaments and depicts biblical sites whose names have resounded throughout history. (A) panorama worth viewing.--New York Times Book Review. Illustrations.

Author : Anna M. Madsen
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506472621
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Joyful Defiance written by Anna M. Madsen and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sitting in the pew at her husband's funeral, author Anna Madsen heard the last verse of the great Reformation hymn: "Were they to take our house, goods, honor, child, or spouse, though life be wrenched away, they cannot win the day. The kingdom's ours forever!" Reflecting on this experience, Madsen realized that death takes victories when its power appears to be greater than life. And she defiantly refused to cede death any more wins: "Not my spirit, not my strength, not my joy, and certainly not those of my children." The challenge is to acknowledge death in its manifold forms and own one's indignation and grief, and yet transcend it so that even if we are angry, we do not become anger. This book names the tension between grief and hope, acknowledges the reality of both, and defines a path forward to a life of joyful defiance. That path runs through Holy Saturday, a day that has one foot in the fear, grief, and death of Good Friday while the other is in Easter, a day of hope, freedom, life, and joy. Christians are not immune from experiencing anxiety, anger, exhaustion, and grief--emotions and effects arising from personal and communal trauma, including the trauma of death. Yet, the accompanying angst and pain, while real, are not the last word for people of faith. This book is written particularly for advocates, caregivers, and those who suffer in any number of ways, among them chronic illness, chronic injustice, and chronic exhaustion. Despite facing grief, anger, fear, and fatigue, readers will be encouraged not just to cope but to embrace hope and joy again, and then to plow them back into the ground of the wider world for the sake of their neighbors.

Author : Mesu Andrews
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0800734084
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love's Sacred Song written by Mesu Andrews and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For young King Solomon, wisdom came as God's gift, but sacred love was forged through passion's fire.

Author : Sam Kneller
Publisher : Sam Kneller
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origin of Humankind written by Sam Kneller and published by Sam Kneller. This book was released on with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humankind. At the same time, it's best friend and its worst enemy. We're capable of the Declaration of Human Rights and Genocide, sending a man to the moon and polluting our oceans. Why are we inhabited by such extreme objectives? What is the origin of such a paradoxical humankind? Humans can be angels, Mother Teresa, Schindler, and Dr. Jekyll. The Bible calls this righteousness. Humans can be demons, Saddam Hussein, Stalin, and Mr. Hyde. The Bible calls this sin. We want humans to be loving, kind, peaceful, and happy. But… Are we human angels or human demons? We need to figure out what makes humans tick. Are we subject to our consciousness and mind pulsations? Do we have any choice in the matter? The clock is ticking. When it stops, will it be heaven or hell? "I commend anyone who takes measures to look beyond the surface meaning of scriptures since there's so much hidden in Biblical text. People who take it at surface value often miss precious gems of wisdom." D. Robinson. This commentary on Genesis 2 is an eye-opening solution to the human paradox. Learn the origin of consciousness and the mind. Join all the dots as we delve into the Biblical Hebrew, the original language of the Bible. Read the clear answers to these pressing questions in Origin of Humankind, available now.

Author : Iain M. Duguid
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 143356503X
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Whole Armor of God written by Iain M. Duguid and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A battle manual for every Christian.” —Sinclair B. Ferguson The Christian life is a battle. We are in a daily struggle against the world, sin, and Satan. But God didn’t leave us to fend for ourselves. He gave us his own armor—armor that Jesus has already worn on our behalf all the way to the cross. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is now at work inside of us. This book unpacks each of the pieces of spiritual armor Paul describes in Ephesians 6, inviting us to take up the armor each day, all while resting in the finished victory of Christ and the assurance that our strength for the battle comes from him.

Author : Lisa D. Delpit
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1595580743
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Other People's Children written by Lisa D. Delpit and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of the award-winning analysis of the role of race in the classroom features a new author introduction and framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne, in an account that shares ideas about how teachers can function as "cultural transmitters" in contemporary schools and communicate more effectively to overcome race-related academic challenges. Original.

Author : Alice Ogden Bellis
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664236465
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Helpmates, Harlots, and Heroes written by Alice Ogden Bellis and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive book, the first of its kind, the author shares the work of many feminist biblical scholars who have examined women's stories in the last twenty-five years. These stories are powerful accounts of women in the Old Testament--stories that have profoundly affected how women understand themselves. -- Publisher description.

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Publisher : Combat Poverty Agency
ISBN 13 : 1905485670
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Facilitation Skills: a handbook for group facilitators (3rd ed) written by and published by Combat Poverty Agency. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: