God Matters

Author : Herbert McCabe
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0826476686

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Seldom have God matters been treated with such verve, sense, rigour and humour as in this collection of writings by Herbert McCabe. The book demonstrates the depth and clarity of his theology and philosophy of God, his appetite for controversy, both political and theological, as well as a traditional Catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic. The articles, which range widely, and represent over twenty years of characterstically dominican enterprise, reveal a personality that is itslef clear evidence that God matters.

Author : Peter Vardy,Charlotte Vardy
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334043928

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God Matters by Peter Vardy,Charlotte Vardy Pdf

Perhaps human beings are animals, driven by the will to survive and reproduce, perhaps responsibility is a useful fiction and religion is the opium of the masses. Perhaps death is the end, life is ultimately meaningless, brutish and short. Perhaps man is the measure of all things and beauty, truth and justice are open to interpretation. Or, perhaps not. God matters. The choice over whether and what to believe is inescapable because it determines how we live our lives. Nothing matters more. This book encourages and enables students and general readers to ask fundamental questions about the nature and meaning of human life in an open, engaging but academically rigorous way. Centuries of scholarship in the Philosophy of Religion, from Jewish and Muslim as well as Christian traditions, are put in context and critically evaluated. Examples from art, film, and literature show the contemporary relevance of debates which have raged throughout human history. www.what-matters.org provides recommendations for further reading, a rich anthology of primary texts, questions for discussion and related activities.

Author : Raymond Martin,Christopher Bernard
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015060571588

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God Matters is a state-of-the-art, accessible anthology of the major issues in philosophy of religion. Its accessibility is due to its mix of classic readings and brand new readings about contemporary issues, commissioned specifically with an undergraduate student in mind. These commissioned readings make the difficult concepts of contemporary philosophy of religion easy to understand, and are complemented by key excerpts from more technical philosophers' writing on the same subjects. The result is an engaging, comprehensive reader that introduces students to the most important ideas in classical and contemporary philosophy of religion, to the most important thinkers, and even to excerpts from the key texts in which these thinkers presented their groundbreaking theories.

Author : Tim Frisch
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781490861807

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God Matters by Tim Frisch Pdf

Many people today feel it is impossible to know with certainty the truth concerning spiritual matters. In this book, pastor and author, Tim Frisch, explores the subject of God's existence and why it is of such importance for our personal well-being and for society's health as a whole. It is a thought-provoking analysis of human experience, pointing beyond the answers found in science and pop culture to a hope that can only be found by looking outside ourselves to the one who matters most.

Author : Ronald P. Byars
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666747096

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Preaching and Praying as Though God Matters by Ronald P. Byars Pdf

We in mainline churches are uneasy, maybe even scared. Why are our voices not heard? After all, we are the reasonable Christians, the updated Christians, the respectable ones who have dominated the cultural landscape since colonial times. This book presumes that trying to reverse the loss of our traditional status in society is both futile and beside the point. What’s called for when we find ourselves in a state of crisis is to rediscover the big picture, the Christian hope projected on a large screen. This requires the courage to revisit the sources from which all Christian hope springs, rediscovering their life-giving power. That power rises from the counterintuitive affirmations of the gospel represented in Christ’s incarnation; his healing the afflicted; his raising the dead; his vulnerability; his cross, resurrection, and “universal restoration” (Acts 3:21). Preaching and worship that embodies and lifts up the hard parts, the life-giving parts, is neither fundamentalist nor an exercise in nostalgia. It is rather evidence of confidence in the triune God who makes the unknowable known. The Good Shepherd promised: “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). And when they do, they will.

Author : Bob Kauflin
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433519376

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Worship Matters (Foreword by Paul Baloche) by Bob Kauflin Pdf

Nothing is more essential than knowing how to worship the God who created us. This book focuses readers on the essentials of God-honoring worship, combining biblical foundations with practical application in a way that works in the real world. The author, a pastor and noted songwriter, skillfully instructs pastors, musicians, and church leaders so that they can root their congregational worship in unchanging scriptural principles, not divisive cultural trends. Bob Kauflin covers a variety of topics such as the devastating effects of worshiping the wrong things, how to base our worship on God's self-revelation rather than our assumptions, the fuel of worship, the community of worship, and the ways that eternity's worship should affect our earthly worship. Appropriate for Christians from varied backgrounds and for various denominations, this book will bring a vital perspective to what readers think they understand about praising God.

Author : Jeff Van Duzer
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830868223

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Why Business Matters to God by Jeff Van Duzer Pdf

Jeff Van Duzer grew up thinking business was the source of much damage and evil in the world, the work of greedy capitalists polluting the environment. Thirty years later he was dean of a business school. In the course of that remarkable transformation, Van Duzer found cause for both hope and concern. He discovered many business people achieving a great deal of good for society as well as a lot of illegal and unethical behavior. Along the way he found some who thought that merely being honest and kind was what made business Christian. Others said they'd never ask pastors for business advice because they had no interest or experience in their work. After all, wasn't "full-time Christian service" what the church was all about? This book explores the nature and meaning of doing business and finds it calls for much more than most think. Van Duzer presents a profoundly Christian approach that integrates biblical studies with the disciplines of business and economics. Looking beyond the place of ethical principles and the character of the individual, Van Duzer displays a vision of business that contributes to the very purposes of God.

Author : Philip Yancey
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780892968398

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What Good Is God? by Philip Yancey Pdf

In this Enhanced eBook edition, Philip Yancey is featured in exclusive videos, offering insight into the stories and people he has encountered along the way. Journalist and spiritual seeker Philip Yancey has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in WHAT GOOD IS GOD? concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution. At each of the 10 places he visited, his preparation for the visit and exactly what he said to the people he met each provided evidence that faith really does work when what we believe is severely tested. WHAT GOOD IS GOD? tells the story of Philips journey--the background, the preparation, the presentations themselves. Here is a story of grace for armchair travelers, spiritual seekers, and those in desperate need of assurance that their faith really matters.

Author : Franco Manni
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725253322

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Herbert McCabe by Franco Manni Pdf

Herbert McCabe struck those who met him (Alasdair MacIntyre, Anthony Kenny, Terry Eagleton, Denys Turner) or those who read his writings (David Burrell, Stanley Hauerwas) for his high intelligence. He was the most intelligent philosopher after the death of Karl Popper. His philosophical inquiries on God and the Human Being have yet to be properly understood, not because they were abstruse (clarity was McCabe's inexorable sword!) but because of their dizzying depth, for which many are not yet prepared. This is the first comprehensive study of McCabe, a person who preferred speaking to writing and left only the short--fragmented and dispersed--texts of his lectures and sermons. But in this book, to use David Burrell's words, Manni has "managed to get inside McCabe's mind" and assemble together for the first time the disiecta membra of a powerful system of thought.

Author : Brian Davies,Paul Kucharski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567668905

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The McCabe Reader by Brian Davies,Paul Kucharski Pdf

Herbert McCabe OP was one of the most intelligent Roman Catholic thinkers of the 20th century, whose writings have enjoyed enormous and welcome success. A significant influence on philosophers such as Anthony Kenny and Alasdair McIntyre, McCabe also counted amongst his friends Seamus Heaney and Terry Eagleton, and moved amongst the literary elite. His wide personal interests are reflected in his writings, which cover a broad range of topics. In this reader we glimpse an insight into the workings of a brilliant mind occupied by topics including the philosophy of God and Christian doctrine, ethics and moral theology, the problem of evil, the philosophical theology of St Thomas Aquinas, the traditional catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, Mary and St Dominic. Further musings reflect on issues that interested McCabe the most - philosophy of God, Christology, fundamental and sacramental theology, and ethics. Edited by Brian Davies and Paul Kucharski, two well known McCabe specialists, the selection is a gem which will be of use to any reader interested in comprehending the key issues for a thoughtful life, and also includes some of McCabe's most dazzling sermons.

Author : Doug Sherman,William Hendricks
Publisher : NavPress Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0891093729

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Your Work Matters to God by Doug Sherman,William Hendricks Pdf

The way you lead your life can be a powerful witness for Christ in the workplace.

Author : Watchman Nee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 9780736303552

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Christ is All Spiritual Matters and Things by Watchman Nee Pdf

Author : Tim Frisch
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1490861815

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God Matters by Tim Frisch Pdf

Many people today feel it is impossible to know with certainty the truth concerning spiritual matters. In this book, pastor and author, Tim Frisch, explores the subject of God's existence and why it is of such importance for our personal well-being and for society's health as a whole. It is a thought-provoking analysis of human experience, pointing beyond the answers found in science and pop culture to a hope that can only be found by looking outside ourselves to the one who matters most.

Author : Dr. Juli Slattery
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780735291485

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Rethinking Sexuality by Dr. Juli Slattery Pdf

This ground-breaking resource challenges and equips Christians to think and act biblically and compassionately in matters of sexuality. Sexual abuse, sex addiction, gender confusion, brokenness, and shame plague today's world, and people are seeking clarity and hope. By contesting long-held cultural paradigms, this book equips you to see how sexuality is rooted in the broader context of God's heart and His work for us on earth. It provides a framework from which to understand the big picture of sexual challenges and wholeness, and helps you recognize that every sexual question is ultimately a spiritual one. It shifts the paradigm from combating sexual problems to confidently proclaiming and modeling the road to sacred sexuality. Instead of arguing with the world about what's right and wrong about sexual choices, this practical resource equips you to share the love and grace of Jesus as you encounter the pain of sexual brokenness--your own or someone else's.

Author : Andrew K. Petiprin
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945270949

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Truth Matters by Andrew K. Petiprin Pdf

Newcomers to the church community need tools to navigate the Christian faith and a guide for connecting doctrine to real life. In a world that's increasingly relative, author Andrew Petiprin helps readers discover unchanging truth based on God's Word. Truth Matters shows how core tenants of the Christian faith were affirmed over the centuries ...