Church Institutions category: 259 books
Among the Creationists:Dispatches from the Anti-Evolutionist Front Line
Dispatches from the Anti-Evolutionist Front Line
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Why do so many Americans reject the modern theory of evolution? Seeking answers, mathematician Jason Rosenhouse became a regular attendee at creationist conferences and other gatherings. After ten years of attending events like the giant Creation Mega-Conference in Lynchburg, Virginia, and visiting...
by Anthony C. Meisel
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
From the time it was first promulgated in the sixth century, The Rule of St. Benedict has been one of the most influential, enduring documents of Western civilization. Composed for the guidance of his own monks at Monte Cassino, St. Benedict's Rule has become the basis for the rules of practically...
Last of the Fathers
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the Encyclical Letter Doctor Mellifluus
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 1981
Merton presents one of the most significant encyclical letters of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, together with an introduction to the life and teachings of the great mystic. "A study that will have to be on the shelves of all libraries and in the personal collections of all who are interested in spirituality" (Catholic World). Index.
A Journey Just Begun
The Story of an Anglican Sisterhood
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
A Journey Just Begun tells the story of the only indigenous Canadian Anglican religious order for women, the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, in a way that celebrates the Sisters' past, describes their present, and looks forward to their future. It focuses on God's transforming love in the lives...
by St. Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume One contains Letters from 1546 to 1577 Includes Introductions, Endnotes, Biographical Sketches.
St. Teresa of Avila wrote candidly the story of both her life and her work as foundress in two books: the Life and the Foundations. Despite...
The Profits of Religion
An Essay in Economic Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
An eye-opening condemnation of the economic sins of organized religion
Throughout his adult life Upton Sinclair was an unapologetic idealist and a tireless crusader for the rights of the common man. In this powerful and scrupulously researched critique, he argues that organized religion is...
Credible Signs of Christ Alive
Case Studies from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2003
This accessible and stirring book not only introduces readers to the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic antipoverty and social justice program sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, but also inspires us to service. With John P. Hogan as...
Restoring At-Risk Communities
Doing It Together and Doing It Right
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1996
This comprehensive handbook to urban ministry introduces and shows how to implement a Christian community development program.
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Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
As the availability and use of media platforms continue to expand, the cultural visibility of religion is on the rise, leading to questions about religious authority: Where does it come from? How is it established? What might be changing it? The contributors to The Media and Religious Authority examine...
Hard Time Tough Churches Awesome God!
13 Churches That Faced Losing Almost...Everything!
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2010
* HARD TIMES * TOUGH CHURCHES * AWESOME GOD! 13 Churches that faced losing almost...Everything! Miami * Detroit * Orlando * San Diego Jacksonville * New Orleans * Mobile Springfield * Oklahoma City * Birmingham
From Nomads to Pilgrims
Stories from Practicing Congregations
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2005
In The Practicing Congregation (Alban, 2004), Diana Butler Bass explored the phenomenon of "intentional congregations," an emerging style of congregational vitality in which churches creatively and intentionally re-appropriate traditional Christian practices such as hospitality, discernment,...
Finding God in Solitude
The Personal Piety of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and Its Influence on His Pastoral Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Finding God in Solitude explores the devotional piety of one of America’s most important religious figures, Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) of Massachusetts. From his childhood to his death shortly after becoming president of Princeton, and especially from his Christian conversion through his Northampton...
by Nealson Munn & David Collinson
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
‘Tell me the old, old story…’I can still remember listening to this age-old hymn being sung by lovely but warbling old ladies at the home league. The poet calls to others to tell them the story of faith, the one that has inspired countless millions to surrender their lives for the sake...
by Monica Baldwin
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.