"A valuable contribution to the literature of theology and ethics, combining in a fascinating way biblical, theological, pastoral, and socioethical themes. . . The study is of immense value because it identifies the modern idolatry that views suffering as absurd and devoid of meaning. . . The book is a marvelous exercise in cultural self-analysis ......
A former dean at Vanderbilt University's Divinity School, Sallie McFague calls Christians down to earth. In a readable and available style, alive with concrete imagery and autobiographical material, McFague crafts a Christian spirituality centered on nature as the focus and locus of our encounter with the divine. She helps us see all life as ......
Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff offers practical, research-based advice on successfully managing the senior-associate staff relationship. Filled with real-life stories from congregations of all sizes, the authors focus not only on the business mechanics of the supervisor/supervisee relationship but also on emotional and spiritual needs.
Supervising and Supporting Ministry Staff offers practical, research-based advice on successfully managing the senior-associate staff relationship. Filled with real-life stories from congregations of all sizes, the authors focus not only on the business mechanics of the supervisor/supervisee relationship but also on emotional and spiritual needs.
For anyone engaged in pastoral theology or church leadership, this supportive book shows how churches can change behaviour towards adult survivors of sexual abuse to foster more healing communities and help survivors on their way to health and wholeness. Based on real life experiences, the successful case studies offered provide hope and guidance.
The Lord's Prayer, Catechesis, and Ritual Reform in the Sixteenth Cent
Katharine Mahon follows the functions of the Lord's Prayer in catechesis, liturgy, and private prayer through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This cross-confessional study explores the transformation of the patterns of ritual formation in the reforms of Martin Luther, Thomas Cranmer, and Roman Catholic authorities.
"The only true prayer, " asserts this classic work on contemplation, "arises from the heart that is beginning to awaken and discover the depths of the spirit within." A Trappist monk and scholar of the desert fathers, Louf draws on ancient and biblical sources to offer a powerful and personal testimony of a life of spiritual discipline.
