Faith Of Our Foremothers

Author : Barbara Anne Keely
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0664257216

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Faith of Our Foremothers by Barbara Anne Keely Pdf

Here are the stories of twelve women--Sophia Fahs, Hulda Niebuhr, Nelle Morton, Rachel Henderlite, Iris Cully, Norma Thompson, Olivia Pearl Stokes, Sara Little, Dorothy Jean Furnish, Freda Gardner, Letty Russell, and Maria Harris--all religious educators, all who transformed the field of religious education, some long before the contemporary feminist movement. Though the women represent different times, interests, and approaches to the discipline, they all shared a commitment to creative and enthusiastic religious education.

Author : Jude Lal Fernando
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725283992

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Faith in the Face of Militarization by Jude Lal Fernando Pdf

What does believing mean in the face of empire and militarization? These essays articulate the critical and liberating consciousness shared by oppressed peoples across the world, arising from a faith in the God of the oppressed, expressed in radically diverse ways, and resisting the imperialist deities of materialism (read: economic growth), racism, and militarization that falsely appear as the saviors of humanity. The authors confront these false gods—which form the modern empire—worshiped by the most dominant militarized states in the world and followed by their allied states even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. Out of the eleven articles, two are written by critical political analysts with an anti-colonial lens while recognizing the importance of faith in resistance. The rest are written by theologians who critically reflect on their faith within the context of empire and militarization in their societies. Militarization is among the most brutal forms of oppression on the resisting peoples. The theologies that have emerged from critical reflections on their collective experiences are grounded on a material spirituality as opposed to materialistic, racist, and militaristic godlessness. This collection has emerged out of creative and transformative practices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Pacific, and the US. The essays are divided it into four sections in recognizing some of the key features of material spirituality; indigenous, feminist and interreligious voices, and horizontal solidarity. With contributions from: Michael Lujan Bevacqua Wati Longchar Nidia Arrobo Rodas Rasika Sharmen Pieris Lilian Cheelo Siwila Young-Bock Kim Dan Gonzales-Ortega Erin Shea Martin Mark Braverman Joshua Samuel Phil Miller

Author : Maria Riley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1987-02
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 1556121032

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Women Faithful for the Future by Maria Riley Pdf

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Author : Ronda Rich
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310291794

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What Southern Women Know about Faith by Ronda Rich Pdf

"A landmark in intellectual history which has attracted attention far beyond its own immediate field. . . . It is written with a combination of depth and clarity that make it an almost unbroken series of aphorisms. . . . Kuhn does not permit truth to be a criterion of scientific theories, he would presumably not claim his own theory to be true. But if causing a revolution is the hallmark of a superior paradigm, [this book] has been a resounding success." —Nicholas Wade, Science "Perhaps the best explanation of [the] process of discovery." —William Erwin Thompson, New York Times Book Review "Occasionally there emerges a book which has an influence far beyond its originally intended audience. . . . Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions . . . has clearly emerged as just such a work." —Ron Johnston, Times Higher Education Supplement "Among the most influential academic books in this century." —Choice One of "The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War," Times Literary Supplement

Author : Marion Ann Taylor,Heather E. Weir
Publisher : Baylor University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781932792539

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Let Her Speak for Herself by Marion Ann Taylor,Heather E. Weir Pdf

The women of Genesis - Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel - intrigued and informed the lives of nineteenth-century women. These women read the biblical stories for themselves and looked for ways to expand, reinforce, or challenge the traditional understanding of women's lives. They communicated their readings of Genesis using diverse genres ranging from poetry to commentary.

Author : Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625644589

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God Beyond Borders by Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook Pdf

Based on ten years of research, God Beyond Borders is a comprehensive study of interreligious learning in faith communities. The United States is one of the most a diverse countries of the world. Kujawa-Holbrook details the many practices of interreligious learning in faith communities; through interreligious encounters, religious education, shared sacred space, shared prayer, and compassionate action. The book also surveys the field of interreligious learning and investigates some of the more common intentionally interreligious communities--families, clergy groups, chaplaincies, and community organizations. Kujawa-Holbrook combines theory and praxis to make a case for the importance of interreligious learning in all religious organizations.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116498767

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : M. Harris,K. Ott
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137015969

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Faith, Feminism, and Scholarship by M. Harris,K. Ott Pdf

A multi cultural collection of third-wave feminist voices, this book reveals how current feminist religious scholars from around the world are integrating social justice and activism into their scholarship and pedagogy.

Author : Marian de Souza,Gloria Durka,Kathleen Engebretson,Robert Jackson,Andrew McGrady
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1417 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402052460

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International Handbook of the Religious, Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education by Marian de Souza,Gloria Durka,Kathleen Engebretson,Robert Jackson,Andrew McGrady Pdf

In today’s pluralistic world, many cultures feel a shift in the relationship of people with religious traditions. A corresponding movement is a resurgence of interest in human spirituality. This Handbook presents the views of education scholars who engage these concepts every day, in a collection of essays reflecting the international state of the discipline. Out of these rises a vision for the emergence of a just and peaceful world.

Author : Keith J White,Dana R Wright
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718843434

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The Logic of the Spirit in Human Thought and Experience by Keith J White,Dana R Wright Pdf

In March 2012 a small consultation convened on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, where James E. Loder Jr. had served for forty years as the Mary D. Synnott Professor of the Philosophy of Christian Education. Members from the Child Theology Movement had begun to read Loder's work and they wanted to go further. So they invited former students of Loder's to meet with them for conversations about things that really mattered to them and to Loder: human beings (and especially children), the church's witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and discerning the work of Spiritus Creator in the postmodern world. The conversations proved rich and rewarding and some would even say they took on a life of their own - serious scholarship set to the music of the Spirit's communion-creating artistry forming new relationships, inspiring new ideas, and sustaining all of it amid much laughter, joy, and hope. These essays, taken from the papers delivered at the consultation, are offered as a means of extending that conversation inspired by Loder's interdisciplinary practical theological science and his discernment of the

Author : Mona West,Robert E. Shore-Goss
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334060802

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The Queer Bible Commentary, Second Edition by Mona West,Robert E. Shore-Goss Pdf

First published over ten years ago, The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas of gender, sexuality and Biblical studies. Contributors draw on feminist, queer, deconstructionist, utopian theories, the social sciences and historical-critical discourses. The focus is both how reading from lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender perspectives affect the reading and interpretation of biblical texts and how biblical texts have and do affect LGBTQ+ communities. This revised 2nd edition includes updated bibliographies and chapters taking into account the latest literature relating to queer interpretation of scripture.

Author : Joyce Ann Mercer
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827242616

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Welcoming Children by Joyce Ann Mercer Pdf

This book develops a theology of childhood both from a theoretical basis in biblical theology (especially the gospel of Mark) and practical experience in children and youth ministry. Mercer builds on classical theologians such as Augustine, Calvin, Barth, and Rahner as well as modern feminist theologians such as Brock and Russell. She gains insights from pastoral theologians such as Capps and Couture and from contemporary cultural criticism. Mercer challenges approaches to educational and liturgical practices with children in congregations that segregate children from the rest of the church and its key practices of service, mission, worship, care, and learning. She reframes ministries with children as processes through which the church as a "community of practice" forms children into an alternative identity that resists surrounding consumerist culture and walks in the ways of Jesus. This book offers strategies for educational practices with children in congregations as it seeks to address the question, "What might educational practices that welcome children and contribute to their flourishing look like in the context of a faith community where children's learning happens in collaboration with experienced practitioners of faith?" Outlining a feminist practical theology of childhood, it explores five basic theological claims: (1) children as gifts and parenting as a religious practice of stewardship; (2) welcoming those who welcome and care for children; (3) children as already fully human; (4) children as part of the purposes of God; and (5) acknowledging and transforming the sufferings of children.

Author : Anthony G. Reddie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429671470

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Theologising Brexit by Anthony G. Reddie Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the theological challenge presented by the new post-Brexit epoch. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union has led to a seismic shift in the ways in which parts of the British population view and judge their compatriots. The subsequent rise in the reported number of racially motivated incidents and the climate of vilification and negativity directed at anyone not viewed as ‘authentically’ British should be a matter of concern for all people. The book is comprised of a series of essays that address varying aspects of what it means to be British and the ways in which churches in Britain and the Christian faith could and should respond to a rising tide of White English nationalism. It is a provocative challenge to the all too often tolerated xenophobia, as well as the paucity of response from many church leaders in the UK. This critique is offered via the means of a prophetic, postcolonial model of Black theology that challenges the incipient sense of White entitlement and parochial ‘nativism’ that pervaded much of the referendum debate. The essays in this book challenge the church and wider society to ensure justice and equity for all, not just a privileged sense of entitlement for some. It will be of keen interest to any scholar of Black, political and liberation theology as well as those involved in cultural studies from a postcolonial perspective.

Author : Birgit Weyel,Wilhelm Gräb,Emmanuel Lartey,Cas Wepener
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110618150

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International Handbook of Practical Theology by Birgit Weyel,Wilhelm Gräb,Emmanuel Lartey,Cas Wepener Pdf

Practical theology has outgrown its traditional pastoral paradigm. The articles in this handbook recognize that religion, spirituality, lived religion on this side and beyond institutional communities refer to realms of cultures, ritual practices, and symbolic orders whose boundaries are not clearly defined and whose contents are shifting. The Handbook of Practical Theology offers insightful transcultural conceptions of religion and religious affairs collected from various cultures and religions. The first section presents ‘concepts of religion’. Chapters include considerations of the conceptualizing of religion in the fields of 'anthropology', 'community', 'family', 'institution', 'law', 'media', and 'politics' among others. The second section is dedicated to case studies of ‘religious practices’ from the perspective of their actors. The third section presents the main theoretical discourses that map the globally significant diversity and multiplicity of religion. Altogether, fifty-eight authors from different parts of the world encourage a rethinking of religious practice in an expanded, transcultural, globalized, and postcolonial world.

Author : June Melby Benowitz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1043 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216047568

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Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion [2 volumes] by June Melby Benowitz Pdf

This two-volume set examines women's contributions to religious and moral development in America, covering individual women, their faith-related organizations, and women's roles and experiences in the broader social and cultural contexts of their times. This second edition of Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion provides updated and expanded information from historians and other scholars of religion, covering new issues in religion to better describe and document women's roles within religious groups. For instance, the term "evangelical feminism" is one newly defined aspect of women's involvement in religious activism. Changes are constantly occurring within the many religious faiths and denominations in America, particularly as women strive to gain positions within religious hierarchies that previously were exclusive to men and rise within their denominations to become theologians, church leaders, and bishops. The entries examine the roles that American women have played in mainstream religious denominations, small religious sects, and non-traditional practices such as witchcraft, as well as in groups that question religious beliefs, including agnostics and atheists. A section containing primary documents gives readers a firsthand look at matters of concern to religious women and their organizations. Many of these documents are the writings of women who merit entries within the encyclopedia. Readers will gain an awareness of women's contributions to religious culture in America, from the colonial era to the present day, and better understand the many challenges that women have faced to achieve success in their religion-related endeavors.