Church category: 10276 books
A Church Undone
Documents from the German Christian Faith Movement, 1932-1940
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Decades after the Holocaust, many assume that the churches in Germany resisted the Nazi regime. In fact, resistance was exceptional. Almost all Germans were Christians, and almost all Christians in Germany stood by, becoming intentionally or unintentionally complicit in Nazi policies and practices.
In...
by Louise A. Vernon
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The Anabaptists are a small group of Christians who believe that everyone is a priest and should be able to study the Bible. They refuse to baptize their babies, and instead baptize adults on a confession of faith in Christ. Because of these heretical acts they are persecuted and sometimes put in...
Franchising McChurch
Feeding Our Obsession with Easy Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
We live in a fast-food nation, where the service is efficient, the products are peer-tested, and size is king. And this consumer-driven approach is seeping into the church.
Across the country, churches are creating entertaining, pop culture-savvy services that feel more market-driven than ministry....
One in Christ
Chicago Catholics and the Quest for Interracial Justice
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
Today, the images of Catholic priests and nuns marching in 1960s civil rights protests are iconic. Their cassocks and habits clothed the movement in sacred garments. But by the time of those protests Catholic Civil Rights activism already had a long history, one in which the religious leadership of...
God's Glorious Church
The Mystery and Mission of the Body of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Tony Evans defines the church in vibrant terms: it is a continuation of Christ's incarnation. As such, it is the most important spiritual institution in human history. He helps the church discover its identity and purpose for existence, and provides believers a biblically healthy context in which...
The Rebuilt Field Guide
Ten Steps for Getting Started
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
You know your Catholic parish needs to change its focus, but you’re not sure where or how to begin. In The Rebuilt Field Guide, award-winning authors Rev. Michael White and Tom Corcoran walk you through ten essential steps for getting started with your church’s reawakening.
After publishing...
Sanctifying Slavery and Politics in South Carolina
The Life of the Reverend Alexander Garden, 1685-1756
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
When Alexander Garden, a Scottish minister of the Church of England, arrived in South Carolina in 1720, he found a colony smoldering from the devastation of the Yamasee War and still suffering from economic upheaval, political factionalism, and rampant disease. It was also a colony turning enthusiastically...
by Robertson, J. C.
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
A two volume work, by Reverend J.C. Robertson, giving a brief overview of the history of the Church from the death of Christ to the Reformation. Sketches is concise work giving detail, but not overwhelming the reader with too much information. This work is great for laypersons and students as well as theologians.
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Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
We are not all the same. The time has come for us to honestly name the ways we are different and similar so that we can serve together in unity, grace and trust.
Women in ministry experience unique challenges in their church settings which continue to hinder their vocational, professional,...
by Thomas Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
"I have not sought or desired this new ministry," Pope John XXIII once wrote. For Matthew Mahan, the knowledge that he could say the same made his selection by John's successor as one of five new American Cardinals the ultimate triumph in a life dedicated to the Catholic Church. But that triumph soon...
Church History
An Introduction to Research Methods and Resources
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
In their acclaimed, much-used Church History, James Bradley and Richard Muller lay out guidelines, methods, and basic reference tools for research and writing in the fields of church history and historical theology. Over the years, this book has helped countless students define their topics, locate...
Theological Education at Finkenwalde
1935-1937
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
In the spring of 1935 Dietrich Bonhoeffer returned from England to direct a small illegal seminary for the Confessing Church. The seminary existed for two years before the Gestapo ordered it closed in August 1937. The two years of Finkenwalde's existence produced some of Bonhoeffer's most significant...
The Hyphenateds: How Emergence Christianity Is Re-Traditioning Mainline Practices
How Emergence Christianity is Re-Traditioning Mainline Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Though the emergent church was once viewed as a fringe movement with little to offer established congregations, it is now seen as one of the central driving forces shaping the future of postmodern Christianity in North America. As an increasing number of mainline communities wonder how the emergent...
Perimeters of Light
Discerning Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
How much biblical contents is needed for a sermon to be true preaching?
Does God have a preferred style of Sunday worship?
What makes a church the Church?
Almost everyone knows the difference between light and darkness. But what is the boundary between them? When does a Christian leave the edge...