In this exciting volume, Dyron B. Daughrity and Jesudas M. Athyal offer an introduction to Indian Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students, and interested readers alike. Short, engaging chapter's help readers understand the complexity of Christianity in the region and broaden their understanding of the region itself.
Understanding Zionism introduces the rise and development of the Zionist movement, its various streams, and the impact of Zionism on government and society in Israel. The book examines special topics, such as the phenomenon of Christian Zionism, movements of opposition to Zionism, and frameworks regarding the future direction(s) of Zionism.
Understandings of the Church explores the ways imagery is used by biblical-writers and early Christian teachers such as Cyprian, Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen to describe the concept of church. The volumes will provide a representative sampling of theological contributions from both East and West.
Campbell and O'Brien provide the biblical text with detailed notations on how this work came together, was modified, and was passed down to readers in its present form, accounting for the shifts in Israel's and Judah's histories, storytelling practices and ideological interests.
Tragically, religion has often been associated with violence, repression, war, and vengeance. In this searing work Marc Ellis asks, is there God beyond violence?Ellis's personal quest for religious integrity in the face of evil leads him to probe religious dimensions of both historical violence (in the colonizing of the Americas and the Holocaust) ......
What makes you unique? While helping her mama collect empty cans, old newspapers, and other recyclable treasure to sell, Lina discovers a wall of graffiti with the words UNICO COMO TU, UNIQUE LIKE YOU. This discovery sends her on a quest through Bogota, Colombia, to find treasure where she least expects it, and to discover what makes her unique. ......
A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope
"This lyrical testament to life as "a blind date with mercy" will challenge and inspire."--Publishers Weekly [Starred Review] In 1991, when he was 13 years old, Lenny Duncan stepped out of his house in West Philadelphia, walked to the Greyhound station, and bought a ticket--the start of his great American adventure. Today Duncan, who ......
A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope
Duncan brings us his story about growing up Black and queer in the US, examining pressing issues like poverty, mass incarceration, white supremacy, and LGBTQ inclusion through an intimate portrayal of his life's struggles and joys. A love story about America, making the claim that God is present with us in the most difficult of circumstances.
In this collection of essays newly published in English, Volker Leppin restores a holistic understanding of Martin Luther's development amid a late-medieval context strongly influenced by mysticism. Far from marking a clean break from earlier ideas, Luther's emerging theology drew upon deep wells of both personal mystical experience and the ......
