For The Sake Of The World

Author : JR Woodward
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830866793

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Creating a Missional Culture by JR Woodward Pdf

Once upon a time, Moses had had enough. Exhausted by the challenge of leading the Israelites from slavery to the Promised Land, Moses cried out to God, "What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? . . . If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me" (Exodus 11:11, 15). If that sounds hauntingly familiar to you, you may be the senior pastor of a contemporary church. The burden of Christian leadership is becoming increasingly unbearable--demanding skills not native to the art of pastoring; demanding time that makes sabbath rest and even normal sleep patterns seem extravagant; demanding inhuman levels of efficiency, proficiency and even saintliness. No wonder pastors seem and even feel less human these days. No wonder they burn out or break down at an alarming rate; no wonder the church is missing the mark on its mission. In Creating a Missional Culture, JR Woodward offers a bold and surprisingly refreshing model for churches--not small adjustments around the periphery of a church's infrastructure but a radical revisioning of how a church ought to look, from its leadership structure to its mobilization of the laity. The end result looks surprisingly like the church that Jesus created and the apostles cultivated: a church not chasing the wind but rather going into the world and making disciples of Jesus.

Author : George Hunsinger
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-05-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802826997

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For the Sake of the World by George Hunsinger Pdf

George Hunsinger is Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and recipient of the 2010 Karl Barth Award from the Union of Evangelical Churches in Germany. Among his other recent books are The Eucharist and Ecumenism: Let Us Keep the Feast and Torture Is a Moral Issue: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and People of Conscience Speak Out.

Author : Jonas Idestrom
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608991082

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For the Sake of the World by Jonas Idestrom Pdf

The church exists for the sake of the world. The crucial ecclesiological question that this book raises is How? How does the church exist for sake of the world? One can describe the theological reflections in this book as a form of concrete ecclesiology--critical theological reflections on the way the church is manifested in social and historical contexts as a social body. By using concepts like body, queer, human rights, practices, social process, and space, the manifestations of the concrete church are critically and constructively analyzed from a theological perspective. The arguments in the articles were presented at a symposium in Sweden. The purpose of the symposium was not to reach consensus but to stimulate creative and critical discussions concerning theology, politics and the identity of the church with a focus on Church of Sweden. American theologian William T. Cavanaugh, who has made himself known as a distinct voice in the discussion of ecclesiology and politics, participated and contributes with critical and constructive reflections on the relationship between church and state. This book offers important arguments and reflections into the discussion on ecclesiology and politics that has relevance far beyond the Swedish context. Contributors: JONAS IDESTR...M, WILLIAM T. CAVANAUGH, ARNE RASMUSSON, HENRIK WIDMARK, G...RAN GUNNER, NINNA EDGARDH, ANTJE JACKELƒN, and OLA SIGURDSON.

Author : David Hunter Riddle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOMDLP:ajg8017:0001.001

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Our Country for the Sake of the World by David Hunter Riddle Pdf

Author : David H. RIDDLE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021943618

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Our Country for the sake of the World. A sermon [on [Ps. lxvii. 1, 2], etc by David H. RIDDLE Pdf

Author : David M. Doran,Pearson Johnson,Benjamin Eckman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : College students in missionary work
ISBN : 0971382905

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For the Sake of His Name by David M. Doran,Pearson Johnson,Benjamin Eckman Pdf

The authors biblically answer contemporary missiological questions. The 299 page book covers a brief history of the Student Volunteer Movement and an explanation for its demise. Several chapters provide a solid theological and philosophical base for mission activity. The later chapters of the book provide some practical steps for involvement in missions. For the Sake of His Name is an excellent tool for college students, graduate students, pastors, missionaries, and mission agency personnel.

Author : Sean Kelly
Publisher : Integral Imprint
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947544284

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Becoming Gaia by Sean Kelly Pdf

Author : Kate Merriman,Bertha Yetman
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780228011774

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For the Sake of the Common Good by Kate Merriman,Bertha Yetman Pdf

Born in Winnipeg in 1927, Lois Wilson was the first female moderator of the United Church of Canada, the first female president of the Canadian Council of Churches, and the first woman and first Canadian president of the North American region of the World Council of Churches. A respected human rights defender and activist for peace and social justice around the world, she was appointed by successive Canadian governments to head missions in Korea, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Sudan, among others, over her long and distinguished career. For the Sake of the Common Good is a tribute to the life and work of this remarkable Canadian. It brings together contributions from internationally recognized figures such as Louise Arbour, Lloyd Axworthy, and Irwin Cotler; national leaders such as Bill Blaikie, Alia Hogben, Mary Jo Leddy, Stan McKay, and Michael Blair; and local heroes such as Alexa Gilmour and Brent Hawkes, who have been influenced by Lois Wilson’s practical Christianity, progressive values, and commitment to ending oppression in all forms. Their essays urge us to think about the many ways we can work toward the common good: by welcoming refugees, developing ecologically sustainable ways of life, repairing relations with Indigenous Peoples, protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people and all who are oppressed, defending political prisoners, and respecting religious rights and the place of faith in public life. In such ways, we can restore right relations with the Earth and with each other. For the Sake of the Common Good gratefully acknowledges Lois Wilson’s inspiring legacy while taking on the important task of continuing her work.

Author : Anwar Alam
Publisher : Blue Dome Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781682065242

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For the Sake of Allah by Anwar Alam Pdf

For the Sake of Allah explores the Gülen Movement, also known as Hizmet, a religio-social movement inspired by Fethullah Gülen, one of the most prominent Islamic scholars of Turkish origin in the modern world. Notwithstanding the current purge of Hizmet under the Erdoğan regime, it is one of the most interesting faith-based movements to arise from a Muslim society in the twentieth century. Since the late 1960s, Hizmet has opened thousands of schools around the world and has also contributed to relief efforts in Turkey and abroad.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 0827610157

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FOR SAKE OF HEAVEN & EARTH by Anonim Pdf

A pioneer in the area of pluralism and interfaith relations, Rabbi Irving Greenberg has spent a lifetime working to overcome the history of hostility between Judaism and Christianity. This book is studded with provocative ideas, which challenge believers on both sides to grow in good faith. In sum, this book is a call for Christians and Jews to work closely together in their evolving partnership with God. Rabbi Greenberg takes us along on a personal journey, initially stimulated by his research on Holocaust testimony, that led to his rethinking of Christianity, and that ultimately gave rise to his belief that Christianity, Judaism, and indeed every religion that works to repair the world and advance the triumph of life, are valid expressions of the universal bond (brit) between God and humankind. In the second part of his book, Greenberg brings together, for the first time, seven of his most important essays on the new encounters between Judaism and Christianity in our generation. It concludes with a study guide and powerful responsive essays by leading Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish commentators, James Carroll, Michael Novak, Mary C. Boys, Krister Stendhal, and David Novak. - Back cover.

Author : Christopher Hitchens
Publisher : Verso
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Civilization, Modern
ISBN : 0860914356

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For the Sake of Argument by Christopher Hitchens Pdf

'For the sake of argument, one must never let a euphemism or a false consolation pass uncontested. The truth seldom lies, but when it does lie it lies somewhere in between.'. The global turmoil of the last few years has severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few have written with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events - or with such discernment and with about the small tell-tale signs of a disordered culture. For the Sake of Argument ranges from the political squalor of Washington, as a beleaguered Bush administration seeks desperately to stave off disaster and Clinton prepares for power, to the twilight of Stalinism in Prague; from the Jewish quarter of Damascus in the aftermath of the Gulf War to the embattled barrios of Central America and the imperishable resistance of Saralevo, as a difficult peace is negotiated with ruthless foes. Hitchens' unsparing account of Western realpolitik in the end shows it to rest on delusion as well as deception. The reader will find in these pages outstanding essays on political asassination in America as well as a scathing review of the evisceration of politics by pollsters and spin-doctors. Hitchens' knowledge of the tortuous history of revolutions in the twentieth century helps him to explain both the New York intelligentsia's flirtation with Trotskyism and the frailty of Communist power structures in Eastern Europe. Hitchens' pointed reassessments of Graham Greene, P.G. Wodehouse and C.L.R. James, or his riotous celebration of drinkiny and smoking, display an engaging enthusiasm and an acerbic wit. Equally entertaining is his unsparing rogues' gallery, which gives us unforgettable portraits of the lugubrious 'Dr'Kissinger, the comprehensively reactionary 'Mother' Teresa, the preposterous Paul Johnson and the predictable P.J. O'Rourke.

Author : Alan Stephens,Ralph Walden
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006-06-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047418269

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For the Sake of Humanity by Alan Stephens,Ralph Walden Pdf

For the Sake of Humanity is a collection of essays in honour of Clemens N. Nathan, a man occupying a remarkable position in the public life of the United Kingdom. Over a period of several decades, he has stimulated and facilitated discussion, research and study on a striking array of topics, including international organisations, Human Rights, interfaith relations and the Holocaust and German-Jewish history - as well as in his own area of professional expertise: textile science and technology. His approach has been characterised by academic rigour, social concern and a commitment to historical truth, along with an adventurous and innovative spirit. All these qualities are also to be found in this collection of essays by his friends and admirers, to produce a truly fascinating book, with new insights into many topics, and a number of chapters destined to become classics in their fields. Above all, it is an erudite and charming volume, full of surprises!

Author : John Gauntner
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781611720143

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Sake Confidential by John Gauntner Pdf

An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise

Author : Richard Leonard
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9781587684265

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What are We Doing on Earth for Christ's Sake? by Richard Leonard Pdf

Addressing the world in which Christians live, bestselling author Richard Leonard asks who we are before God and how we can be more confident in our faith in a loving God.

Author : Shaun Usher
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838856168

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Letters of Note by Shaun Usher Pdf

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.