Drinking From The Hidden Fountain

Author : Tomáš Špidlík
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780879072483

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This book offers a complete study of the doctrine of the cross in the writings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Until now, this theologically rich topic has not received the attention it calls for. Anthony Lane analyzes and expounds the doctrine of the cross based on the nearly seven hundred references to the cross in Bernard's writings. Among the important topics the author explores are: * Bernard's letter against Abelard, a work of central significance for this topic * the "usward" aspect of Christ's work, its subjective influence on us, and the "Godward" aspect, the way in which the cross puts us right with God * objections to this teaching posed by Abelard and others * ways in which Bernard applies his doctrine of the cross * a concluding assessment of Bernard's teaching on the topic

Author : Tomáš Špidlík
Publisher : Cistercian Studies Series
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015032562657

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Drinking from the Hidden Fountain by Tomáš Špidlík Pdf

Sparkling in the ancient texts of the Fathers of the Church 'the bishop, monks and theologians who wrote during the first formative six christian centuries 'is a fountain of wisdom overflowing with spiritual nourishment for the world today. By presenting a passage for meditation each day through the year, the volume offers an introduction both to the Fathers and to monastic lectio. It speaks not only to the individual seekers but also to those who guide others along the paths of the spirit.

Author : Esmat M. Gabriel
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781639615308

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The Coronavirus Pandemic by Esmat M. Gabriel Pdf

This generation will be forever known as the generation that won the war against COVID-19. Nurses and the entire health-care team will be forever known as heroes who saved the world. —Renee Thompson A Global Wake-Up Call to Change and Redeem Lives explores the many challenges of life today. Do you feel alone in the universe? Does nothing seem to satisfy your restless heart? As revealed in this timely book, there is a reason for hope. Together we can learn to avoid causes for hate, work to heal racial upheaval, and help to calm political firestorms, all by uniting rather than dividing, building rather than destroying. All things of this earth are incapable to fill the void within. Only things with eternal value will stand. People are gripped by fear and devastation everywhere in the world. The foundations of the faith are assailed, and secularism has entered our learning institutions, places of work, even our churches. Spiritual and moral values have been attacked by a culture and media that preys on our children. In this book, you will find wise, inspiring guidance and motivation to help families reach their highest potential, physically, intellectually, and psychologically. The exemplary praxis contained in it will point to a higher plan and purpose for something larger than ourselves worthy of our presence on this mother earth.

Author : Douglas R. Cullum,J. Richard Middleton
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532672583

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Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis by Douglas R. Cullum,J. Richard Middleton Pdf

These essays--on matters biblical, theological, historical, and beyond--pay tribute to the multidisciplinary impact of Paul Livermore, founding faculty member and Professor Emeritus of Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY.

Author : Philip D. Kenneson,Jim Street
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592442966

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Selling Out the Church by Philip D. Kenneson,Jim Street Pdf

Marketing the church is hot. For many church leaders, marketing might even be the first article of their creed, which goes something like this: We believe that our church determines its identity and mission through the tactics of marketing strategies. Theologians Kenneson and Street offer a thoughtful and provocative protest, with a foreword from Stanley Hauerwas. The authors expose the theological presuppositions that inform the marketing project. . . and help us to see that the marketer's presumption that form can be separated from content of the gospel betrays an understanding of the gospel that cannot help betraying the gift that is Christ. The authors propose an alternative, constructive account of the church's mission and purpose that is not based on exchange of value but on reminding us that the gospel is always a gift - a gift that makes impossible any presumptions that there can be an exchange between human beings and God that is rooted in the satisfaction of our untrained needs. The cross and resurrection challenge the world's understanding of what our needs should be.

Author : April DeConick
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004313002

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Seek to See Him by April DeConick Pdf

This monograph represents a critical juncture in Thomas studies since it dispels the belief that the Gospel of Thomas originates from gnostic traditions. Rather, Jewish mystical and Hermetic origins are proposed and examined. Following this analysis, the anthropogony and soteriology of Thomas are discussed. The Thomasites taught that they were the elect children of the Father, originating from the Light. The human, however, became unworthy of these luminous beginnings and was separated from the divine when Adam sinned. Now he must purify himself by leading an encratite lifestyle. He is to ascend into heaven, seeking a visio dei which will transform him into his original immortal state and grant him citizenship in the Kingdom.

Author : Jeremy Pugh,Mary Brown Malouf
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681060736

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Secret Salt Lake City: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure by Jeremy Pugh,Mary Brown Malouf Pdf

Where can you find a chunk of the Matterhorn enshrined at a Utah ski resort? What is the origin of Josepa, the Hawaiian ghost town in the desert? And why is Utah called the Beehive State? You hold in your hands the answers to these questions and more in this guide to the oddities, wonders, myths, and legends of Utah’s capital city. Secret Salt Lake City opens a window into the weird, the bizarre, and the obscure secrets of the city, some of which are hiding in plain sight. Founded by religious pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1847, its one-of-a-kind origin story makes Salt Lake City a rich backdrop for frontier grit, culture, and curious relics. Did you know that there is an alphabet hidden in your computer that was invented in Salt Lake City? What is the significance of the religious symbols on the Salt Lake Temple? And how did Sherlock Holmes solve a fictional mystery in London that originated in Utah? Lifetime resident and author Jeremy Pugh and Mary Brown Malouf unlock these mysteries and more to pull back the curtain on the secrets of Salt Lake City. This isn’t your traditional guidebook, and it will enrich your visit to the Crossroads of the West.

Author : Carl McColman
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : 9781506486840

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The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism by Carl McColman Pdf

From beloved spiritual teacher Carl McColman comes a book about big possibility: the hope of achieving authentic, blissful, experiential union with God. He reveals the various ways Christian mysticism and contemplation have been in dynamic practice through the centuries, proving inspirational for today's seekers, regardless of faith tradition.

Author : George Sand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015008971601

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Consuelo by George Sand Pdf

Author : Donald G. Bloesch
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683070412

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The Paradox of Holiness; Faith in Search of Obedience by Donald G. Bloesch Pdf

Within these pages are the last two previously unpublished works from notable American evangelical theologian, Donald. G. Bloesch. In his spiritual autobiography, Faith in Search of Obedience, Bloesch describes the foundation upon which own theology is based, namely, "a faith in search of obedience." This honest and challenging work reveals and reminds how we are justified by faith alone, but that faith drives us to obey and delight in God's law as we strive to perfect love through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Paradox of Holiness presents the theology of spiritual life as it is shaped and defined by the Word of God. Through this theological exposition, Bloesch presents and explores the paradox that exists in the pursuit of holiness for those who believe. For the theologian, pastor or lay person who is seeking to combine Word and Spirit, doctrine and life, into an active theology, this two-in-one volume by Donald Bloesch provides an honest and sober account of the challenges that may arise throughout the Christian pilgrimage, while pointing toward the hope, encouragement and new life that comes through the triumph of Christ on the cross.

Author : Mark A. McIntosh,Frank T. Griswold
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467463454

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Seeds of Faith by Mark A. McIntosh,Frank T. Griswold Pdf

A spiritual introduction to Christian theology Christian belief can be understood neither entirely through doctrine nor entirely apart from it. Doctrine is the starting point, the seed of faith, from which springs forth flourishing life in the fellowship of the church. But that growth occurs only when theology and spirituality are held together in a relation of reciprocal influence. With decades of combined experience in both the church and the academy, Mark McIntosh and Frank Griswold prioritize the life-giving relationship between theology and spirituality in this immersive introduction to the Christian faith. Drawing inspiration and guidance from Christianity’s greatest mystical theologians—including Augustine, Maximus the Confessor, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and Catherine of Siena—McIntosh and Griswold unfold essential doctrines and illuminate the transformative power of Christian belief. The result is a book that propels readers beyond abstract knowledge to an experience of the living mystery who is God.

Author : Mary Lea Hill
Publisher : Pauline Books and Media
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780819834669

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Growing in Virtue, One Vice at a Time by Mary Lea Hill Pdf

We all have vices. But do we use them to grow in virtue? With her characteristic humor and authenticity, Sister Mary Lea (the “Crabby Mystic”) takes readers on a fresh tour of the cardinal, Christian, and theological virtues and the seven common vices or deadly sins. By situating the virtues in relationship to vice, Sister Mary Lea supplies practical encouragement for the challenge of Christian living.

Author : John Witte (Jr.),Eliza Ellison
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802829937

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Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective by John Witte (Jr.),Eliza Ellison Pdf

Covenant marriages requiring premarital counseling and tighter strictures on divorce have recently emerged in some American states. At the same time, the doctrine of covenant has reemerged in religious circles as a common way to map the spiritual dimensions of marriage. Covenant Marriage in Comparative Perspective brings together eminent scholars from Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic religious traditions as well as experts on American covenant marriage. The introduction carries out an unprecedented comparison of contract and covenant in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of marriage. The rest of the book elucidates various facets of marriage from the perspectives of both jurisprudence and religion, producing an enlightening integrated picture of the legal and spiritual dimensions of marriage.

Author : Daniel Buxhoeveden,Gayle Woloschak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317059042

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Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church by Daniel Buxhoeveden,Gayle Woloschak Pdf

Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church explores core theological and philosophical notions and contentious topics such as evolution from the vantage point of science, Orthodox theology, and the writings of popular recent Orthodox critics as well as supporters. Examining what science is and why Eastern Orthodox Christians should be concerned about the topic, including a look at well known 20th century figures that are considered holy elders or saints in the Orthodox Church and their relationship and thoughts about science, contributors analyse the historical contingencies that contribute to the relationship of the Orthodox Church and science both in the past and present. Part II includes critiques of science and considers its limitations and strengths in light of Orthodox understandings of the experience of God and the so called miraculous, together with analysis of two Orthodox figures of the 20th century that were highly critical of science, it's foundations and metaphysical assumptions. Part III looks at selected topics in science and how they relate to Orthodox theology, including evolution, brain evolution and consciousness, beginning of life science, nanotechnology, stem cell research and others. Drawing together leading Orthodox scientists, theologians, and historians confronting some of the critical issues and uses of modern science, this book will be useful for students, academics and clergy who want to develop a greater understanding of how to relate Orthodoxy to science.

Author : Brian C. Taylor
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Contemplation
ISBN : 9781561012008

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Becoming Christ by Brian C. Taylor Pdf

With clarity, wisdom, and wit, Brian Taylor offers a fresh look at contemplative prayer as the pathway to genuine healing and spiritual transformation. Taylor gives practical, how-to advice for those with a serious interest in contemplative prayer, and also explores its roots in the faith and traditions of the church. This book is itself the fruit of years of contemplative practice, and whether you are new to this form of prayer or an experienced practitioner, Taylor's insight, encouragement, and guidance will enhance and strengthen your efforts to draw nearer to the heart of God in prayer, and in doing so, become more fully conformed to the image of Christ.