Church Institutions category: 259 books
Apocalypse Delayed
The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Since 1876, Jehovah’s Witnesses have believed that they are living in the last days of the present world. Charles T. Russell, their founder, advised his followers that members of Christ’s church would be raptured in 1878, and by 1914 Christ would destroy the nations and establish his kingdom on...
Practicing Balance
How Congregations Can Support Harmony in Work and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Work-life imbalance is a problem that has personal, national, and religious implications. Millions of Americans sense that they are rushing through life and that their work and non-work lives compete with one another. Many of us are harming our health through overwork. David Gray's Practicing Balance...
by Arlin E Nusbaum
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Describes the mass exodus from both churches and Christianity.
Let the Rivers Flow
Called to Minister In Jesus' Name
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
There’s a place deep within the heart of many of God’s children today that only the moving of the Holy Spirit can satisfy. Jesus spoke about this in the book of John:
If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly...
by Christian Onyems Okwuru
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Of the many problems which excite general concern in the Catholic Church today are issues regarding the ministerial priesthood. Lack of collegiality with the authority structure of the Church and other circumstances have contributed to the frustration of many priests. Of this unfortunate state of...
Do Not Be Afraid
Bishops and Young Clergy Share Signs of Resurrection and Words of Hope
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Membership in the United Methodist Church in the United States has been shrinking since the merger of 1968. Yet the bishops and young clergy who contributed essays to "Do Not Be Afraid" are unconvinced by the constant claims that the church is dying. The authors provide powerful stories...
Pilgrim to Unholy Places
Christians and Jews re-visit the Holocaust
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Based in New Zealand, the author, an Anglican priest, made a number of pilgrimages 1995–2008 to the extermination (and other camp) sites of the Third Reich, 1933–45. These find expression in Diary entries that describe the sites as they now are and scope the problems they raise for both Jews and...
by St. Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D.
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The Collected Letters of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume Two contains Letters from 1578 to 1582 Includes Biographical Sketches and Sources for the Biographical Sketches.
This second and final volume of St. Teresa's correspondence begins with the year 1578, a most troubling time for Teresa. A...
Outside the Lines
A collection of National Catholic Reporter Cartoons by Pat Marrin
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Since joining the National Catholic Reporter in 1997, Pat Marrin has created hundreds of cartoons depicting many diverse issues in Catholic news. Outside the Lines is a collection of 28 of Pats best cartoons, taking you on a journey from the pre-Vatican II era church to the present. Enjoy several...
The Mormon People
The Making of an American Faith
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
“From one of the brightest of the new generation of Mormon-studies scholars comes a crisp, engaging account of the religion’s history.”—The Wall Street Journal
With Mormonism on the nation’s radar as never before, religious historian Matthew Bowman has written an essential book thatpulls...
Epiphany
A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
From the posterboy of Catholic conservatism, a major change of heart and soul on one of the Church's most controversial and intractable stances.
"This past February, a conservative Roman Catholic blog, Contra|Diction, gave me perhaps my best headline ever: 'Michael Coren Complicit in Destruction...
by Gary Wonning
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Throughout man's long history on earth,there has been one group of people who have carried the torch of liberty and freedom throughout the ages , from time immemorial until the present day. In these days their counsel is need more than ever.
Measuring Change
Transformational Outcomes in Christian Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Measuring Change provides voluminous data substantiating the claim that students can and do experience personal formation in the context of Christian higher education. This volume is a one-of-a-kind, mixed-methods analysis of Canby Bible College (CBC) alumnae. By means of a three-part research instrumentation,...
The Knights Templar
The Mystery of the Warrior Monks
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Founded in the early twelfth century, allegedly to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, the Knights Templar became famous for their pioneer banking system, crusading zeal, and strict vows of obedience, chastity and poverty. Having grown to some 15,000 men, they came to be perceived as a threat by Philip...