An Ecofeminist Perspective On Ash Wednesday And Lent

Author : Sylvia A. Sweeney
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433107392

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An Ecofeminist Perspective on Ash Wednesday and Lent by Sylvia A. Sweeney Pdf

An Ecofeminist Perspective on Ash Wednesday and Lent develops a conversation between classical historical Lenten practices and contemporary Christian ecofeminism. Building on David Tracy's definition of a religious classic, it includes a historical examination of the development of Lent and the Ash Wednesday rites beginning from wellsprings in the early church traditions of penance, catechumenal preparation, and asceticism through medieval and reformation expressions of the rite to their twentieth-century Episcopal iteration in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. In the discussion of ecofeminism, women's death experiences and current ecofeminist writings are used to develop an ecofeminist hermeneutic of mortality.

Author : Zac Hicks
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514005231

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Worship by Faith Alone by Zac Hicks Pdf

In every age, the church must consider what it means to gather together to worship God. If the church is primarily the people who follow the risen Christ, then its worship should be "gospel-centered." But where might the church find an example of such worship for today? In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends that such a focus can be found in the theology of worship presented by Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury during the English Reformation. Hicks argues that Cranmer's reformation of the church's worship and liturgy was shaped primarily by the Protestant principle of justification by faith alone as reflected in his 1552 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, which was later codified under Elizabeth I and has guided Anglican worship for centuries. Here, we find a model of "gospel-centered" worship through which the church of today might be reformed yet again. The Dynamics of Christian Worship series draws from a wide range of worshiping contexts and denominational backgrounds to unpack the many dynamics of Christian worship—including prayer, reading the Bible, preaching, baptism, the Lord's Supper, music, visual art, architecture, and more—to deepen both the theology and practice of Christian worship for the life of the church.

Author : Gary R. Hall,Ruth A. Meyers
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780898696691

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Christian Holiness and Human Sexuality by Gary R. Hall,Ruth A. Meyers Pdf

Marilyn McCord Adams, Wil Gafney, A. Katherine Grieb, Louis Weil, Ellen K. Wondra, Rowan Smith, and Sylvia Sweeney, CONTRIBUTORS Christian Holiness & Human Sexuality is a study guide for Episcopalians who want to understand how all Christian people can exercise their baptismal vocation in the fullness of their sexual identity. This short booklet attempts to frame the discussion in a way different from how it has been addressed in many of the debates in our church and culture: How can we as Christians combine sexual expression with Christian holiness? Looked at afresh, what guidance do the Christian biblical, historical, theological, ethical, and liturgical traditions give us in answer to this question? Chapter Outline: 1 Scripture and Marriage by Katherine Grieb 2 Scripture: Sexuality and Sexual Orientation by Wil Gafney 3 Arguments from Tradition by Marilyn McCord Adams 4 E thics and Moral Theology by Ellen K. Wondra 5 Ritual Considerations in Same-Sex Marriage by Louis Weil 6 Ramifications by Rowan Smith

Author : Randi Fredricks
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781481723794

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Fasting: an Exceptional Human Experience by Randi Fredricks Pdf

Fasting An Exceptional Human Experience Since prehistory, fasting has been used in various ways as a means of transformation. As a spiritual practice, it is the oldest and most common form of asceticism and is found in virtually every religion and spiritual tradition. In psychology, studies have suggested that fasting can alleviate the symptoms of some psychiatric conditions, including depression and schizophrenia. In medicine, fasting is one of the most promising therapies, with research suggesting that fasting can cause certain drugs, such as chemotherapy, to work better while reducing drug side-effects. Hunger striking, sometimes called political fasting, may be the most powerful application of fasting. Proof of this occurred in 1948 when Gandhis hunger strike caused millions of Hindus and Muslims in India to cease their fighting. As a practical guide, Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. provides detailed information on the different types of fasting, where people fast, the physiological process of fasting, and the contraindications and criticisms of fasting. Using existing literature and original research, Dr. Fredricks focuses on the transformative characteristics of fasting in the contexts of psychology, medicine, and spirituality. The relationship between fasting and transpersonal psychology is examined, with a focus on peak experiences, self-realization, and other exceptional human experiences. Dr. Fredricks demonstrates how fasting can be profoundly therapeutic, create global paradigm shifts, and provide personal mystical phenomena.

Author : Sylvia Sweeney,Kevin J. Moroney,Stephanie Budwey,Samuel Torvend
Publisher : Church Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640652989

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In Spirit and Truth by Sylvia Sweeney,Kevin J. Moroney,Stephanie Budwey,Samuel Torvend Pdf

An invitation to a conversation about the direction of our worship life. The Anglican colloquium of the North American Academy of Liturgy acknowledged the need for a collection of insights to aid in the liturgical formation of the Episcopal Church as we move into liturgical revision. The volume's contributions have been shaped around the clauses of resolution A068, looking at the ways in which parishes and individuals can live into this time of revision and creativity. With a shared understanding of our deepest held Christian values, the editors look forward to what the future brings for our collective worship lives and our missional lives as bearers of Christ to a troubled and broken world. This volume provides churches with tools for intelligent, cogent, accessible historical and theological conversation illuminating the way forward for the Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Feminism
ISBN : UCR:31210024308676

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New Books on Women, Gender and Feminism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Feminism
ISBN : OSU:32435083774695

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New Books on Women and Feminism by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sylvia Sweeney
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640651432

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Winged with Longing for Better Things by Sylvia Sweeney Pdf

A Lenten devotional written from an eco-feminist perspective Rather than classical penitence, this book emphasizes intercession, solidarity, and preparation. Its aim is to help readers learn to view the world incarnationally and sacramentally. In rejecting one’s own embodiment and the natural world, the earth is being irreparably harmed by our destructive actions. The book invites readers to move beyond sympathy for those in strife into action and advocacy on the behalf of the earth and its less powerful inhabitants. Photographs and poetry enhance the daily devotional readings.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015078380147

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Cathedral Age by Anonim Pdf

Author : Saint Augustine of Hippo,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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On the Trinity by Saint Augustine of Hippo,Aeterna Press Pdf

The following dissertation concerning the Trinity, as the reader ought to be informed, has been written in order to guard against the sophistries of those who disdain to begin with faith, and are deceived by a crude and perverse love of reason. Now one class of such men endeavor to transfer to things incorporeal and spiritual the ideas they have formed, whether through experience of the bodily senses, or by natural human wit and diligent quickness, or by the aid of art, from things corporeal; so as to seek to measure and conceive of the former by the latter. Aeterna Press

Author : Mel Y. Chen
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780822352723

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Animacies by Mel Y. Chen Pdf

Rethinks the criteria governing agency and receptivity, health and toxicity, productivity and stillness

Author : Rosemarie Tong
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015082693816

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Feminist Thought by Rosemarie Tong Pdf

A critical introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory, now with new considerations of care-focused, postcolonial, and third-wave feminism.

Author : Rosemarie Tong
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781458781574

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Feminist Thought by Rosemarie Tong Pdf

A clear, comprehensive, and indispensable introduction to the major traditions of feminist theory, Feminist Thought includes incisive, critical examinations of liberal feminism, radical feminism, Marxist and socialist feminism, and ecofeminism. This third edition has been thoroughly reformulated and expanded to include the latest developments in feminist thought, including a new chapter on care-focused feminism (Chapter 5), an exploration of the connections of multicultural and global feminism with postcolonial feminism (Chapter 6), and a close consideration of the links between postmodern feminism and third-wave feminism (Chapter 8). Key feminist theorists such as Judith Butler, Martha Nussbaum, and Eva Feder Kittay receive new or extended discussions. The bibliography, organized by topics within chapters, provides an invaluable aid to further research. An illuminating guide to the diversity of feminism, Feminist Thought continues to serve as the essential resource for students and thinkers who want to understand the theoretical origins and complexities of contemporary feminist debates. Contents Introduction; the Diversity of Feminist Thinking 1. Liberal Feminism 2. Radical Feminism; Libertarian and Cultural Perspectives 3. Marxist and Socialist Feminism; Classical and Contemporary 4. Psychoanalytic Feminism 5. Care-focused Feminism 6. Multicultural, Global, and Postcolonial Feminism 7. Ecofeminism 8. Postmodern and Third-wave Feminism Conclusion; Margins and Centers

Author : Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691263519

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Friction by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Pdf

What the struggle over the Indonesian rainforests can teach us about the social frictions that shape the world around us Rubbing two sticks together produces heat and light while one stick alone is just a stick. It is the friction that produces movement, action, and effect. Anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing challenges the widespread view that globalization invariably signifies a clash of cultures, developing friction as a metaphor for the diverse and conflicting social interactions that make up our contemporary world. Tsing focuses on the rainforests of Indonesia, where in the 1980s and 1990s capitalist interests increasingly reshaped the landscape not so much through corporate design as through awkward chains of legal and illegal entrepreneurs that wrested the land from previous claimants, creating resources for distant markets. In response, environmental movements arose to defend the rainforests and the communities of people who live in them. Not confined to a village, province, or nation, the social drama of the Indonesian rainforests includes local and national environmentalists, international science, North American investors, advocates for Brazilian rubber tappers, United Nations funding agencies, mountaineers, village elders, and urban students—all drawn into unpredictable, messy misunderstandings, but misunderstandings that sometimes work out. Providing an invaluable portfolio of methods for the study of global interconnections, Friction shows how cultural differences are in the grip of worldly encounter and reveals how much is overlooked in contemporary theories of the global.

Author : Jonny Baker,Cathy Ross
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334059509

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Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor by Jonny Baker,Cathy Ross Pdf

The impact that John V. Taylor had on our contemporary understanding of mission is vast – his determination that mission should mean engagement across cultural boundaries has deep resonance today. In 'Imagining Mission with John V. Taylor', leading missional thinkers Jonny Baker and Cathy Ross invite us into a vision of church, mission and society which takes John Taylor’s ideas seriously, seeking to imagine what Taylor’s insights might mean for these three areas in our contemporary context. The result is a clarion call to the church to take bigger risks and dream bigger dreams.