Wipf And Stock Publishers: 1811 books
The Certainty of Uncertainty
The Way of Inescapable Doubt and Its Virtue
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
The world is full of people who are very certain--in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure all to all life's problems. But is such certainty possible? Or even good? The Certainty of Uncertainty...
Ready to Lead
Harnessing the Energy in You and around You
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
What makes the difference between those who aspire to lead and those who actually do it? What does anyone need to know about themselves and others, in order to be ready to lead? How might society benefit from persons who give time and energy to learn the skills of leadership readiness? This book offers...
Joseph Smith’s Tritheism
The Prophet’s Theology in Historical Context, Critiqued from a Nicene Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and that the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods. --Joseph Smith Few figures in North American...
The Passion of the Servant
A Journey to the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
The New Testament opens with four Gospel accounts that introduce the reader to Jesus Christ. From the very beginning, the redemptive drama moves toward the cross. The final week of Jesus's life, Passion Week, takes up nearly 40 percent of the entire narrative. The canonical Gospels provide four different...
by E. L. Risden
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
A Living Light explores some of the major events in the life of Hildegard of Bingen: mystic, physician, composer, and one of the foremost intellectuals of the Middle Ages. In the form of a dramatic novella, it telescopes to such life-changing events as the courageous recording of her visions, the...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
The Year's Work in Medievalism includes vetted essays from the Studies in Medievalism--now International Society for the Study of Medievalism--annual conference and from submissions to the editor throughout the year. The current volume includes a range of topics from medievalism in literature and...
The Square Root of God
Mathematical Metaphors and Spiritual Tangents
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
This provocative exploration of faith and numbers provides a whole new way to understand the mystery of God and the universe--a must-read for both spiritual individuals in search of relevancy and curious skeptics willing to entertain a new way to approach the most basic questions of life.
Practical Knowledge of the Soul
With a New Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
"When Thomas Paine exclaimed: 'These are the times that try men's souls,'" Rosenstock-Huessy noted, Paine "did not mean men's bodies or men's minds. And we know it." In this book devoted to knowledge of that mysterious entity, "soul," which neither philosophers nor psychologists...
Results May Vary
Christian Women Reflect on Post-College Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Results May Vary addresses the unspoken assumptions and unquestioned expectations about what it means to be a Christian woman in a complex world. Far from offering a simple checklist or selling advice, this collection of essays weaves together a rich variety of voices--from women of different ages,...
Friendship Across Religions
Theological Perspectives on Interreligious Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Friendship is an outcome of, as well as a condition for, advancing interfaith relations. However, for friendship to advance, there must be legitimation from within and a theory of how interreligious relations can be justified from the resources of different faith traditions. Friendship Across Religions...
Sharing Wisdom
Benefits and Boundaries of Interreligious Learning
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
The essays collected here, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, explore the challenges associated with sharing wisdom--learning, teachings, messages for good living. How should religions go about sharing their wisdom? These chapters, representing six faith tradition (Jewish,...
by Bradley Truman Noel
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
"If only we were a Christian country again!" Christians, particularly those in the West, often lament their loss of influence in modern politics and culture. It seems that everywhere one turns, Christendom in the West is dealt another blow, with Christian reactions ranging from withdrawal...
Pentecostal and Postmodern Hermeneutics
Comparisons and Contemporary Impact
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Pentecostal and Postmodern Hermeneutics seeks to explore the relationship between Pentecostal hermeneutics and Pentecostalism's ability to connect with and evangelize North American youth. As a Postmodern ethos makes its presence increasingly felt in the Western world, no Christian movement should...
The Last King of Israel
Lessons From Jesus’s Final Ten Days
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
As death draws near, life will be lived differently. The Last King of Israel explores how the king of kings chose to live his final ten days culminating in the resurrection. Lessons like spending time with loved ones, dealing with difficult people, handling criticism, resting despite enormous stress,...