Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
Secularism and Africa
In the Light of the Intercultural Christ
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Secular assumptions underlie much formal communication between the West and Africa, and even intra-Africa. Secularism is dualistic by nature, but thinking in Africa is mostly monistic. This book suggests that it is better to be rooted in faith in Christ than in so-called secularism. The great respect...
The Religious Other
Hostility, Hospitality, and the Hope of Human Flourishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
One of the biggest challenges for relations between religions is the view of the religious Other. The question touches the roots of our theological views. The Religious Other: Hostility, Hospitality, and the Hope of Human Flourishing explores the views of multiple religious traditions on how to regard...
The Future of Religious Leadership
World Religions in Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
The chapters collected in this book, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, address the subject of religious leadership. The subject is of broad relevance in the training of religious leaders and in the practice of religious leadership. As such, it is also germane to religious...
Lay Spirituality
From Traditional to Postmodern
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Laypeople have a special mission in the church the way they have a special mission in society. In popular devotions the laity created a form of spirituality that lasted for over a millennium. Popular religiosity is alive in Latin America and in US ethnic subcultures. Vatican II redirected lay spirituality...
Worship: Beyond the Hymnbook
A Communication Specialist Looks at Worship
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
What is worship? Are the things we do in worship mere ritual, or do they have meaning? Why do we do these things, anyway? Worship is one of our most important acts, and it serves several purposes. In worship, we honor the God who has done so much for us. We communicate to him that we are on his side....
Drama Tweens
Engaging the Bible with Younger Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Because of their ever-changing personalities, their high energy, and their emerging ability to think critically, younger adolescents present a special faith formation challenge to the congregations who love them. This book explores an educational strategy of creating biblical dramas with tweens for...
Qualitative Research
A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Theses
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
The Association of Theological Schools states, The purpose of the Doctor of Ministry degree is to enhance the practice of ministry for persons who hold the MDiv degree and have engaged in ministerial leadership. The goals an institution adopts for the DMin should include an advanced understanding...
Arminius Speaks
Essential Writings on Predestination, Free Will, and the Nature of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2010
James Arminius is one of the most maligned and misunderstood theologians in church history. In an era of major debate over predestination, free will, and related concepts, Arminius was accused of being Pelagian, Semi-Pelagian, or a heretic of all sorts. This is a trend that started in his time and...
We’ve Lost. What Now?
Practical Counsel from the Book of Daniel
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Is the church of the twenty-first century supposed to regain its former glory, or is it too late? Are the people of God in exile yet again? Have we lost our cultural footing and are now in desperate need to find a new way for the present millennium? Daniel was born into a nation of God-fearers, where...
T. F. Torrance and Eastern Orthodoxy
Theology in Reconciliation
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
A properly ecumenical theology, T. F. Torrance believed, points the church to Christ as the only source and reality of its own unity. Its only hope for unity must be discovered in him and unveiled to the church, rather than pieced together and manufactured through ecumenical slogans and well-meaning...
Forever and Always
The Art of Intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
This book reflects a multi disciplinary, integrative approach to the theology and practice of relational intimacy. It combines biblical data on sexuality and relationships with marriage and bonding research. The reader is then guided in applying the research to his or her relationships. In essence,...
The Movement Makes Us Human
An Interview with Dr. Vincent Harding on Mennonites, Vietnam, and MLK
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
How is it that the person who created and defined the field of Black Studies and drafted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's prophetic Beyond Vietnam speech needs an introduction, even in movement circles today? In this provocative and poignant interview, Dr. Vincent Harding reflects on the communities that...
Memory and Hope
Forgiveness, Healing, and Interfaith Relations
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
This book tackles the core problem of how painful historical memories between diverse religious communities continue to impact--even poison--present-day relations. Its operative notion is the healing of memory, developed by John Paul II. Chapters explore how painful memories of yesteryear can be healed...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
An idol is a good thing. It is good because God created it. Nothing exists that God did not create and God created all things good. So sex can be an idol, but before it was an idol it was a good creation of God. Materialism is an idol, but to have a material world was God's idea in the first place....