John Wayne Jesus Christ And Other Faded Icons

Author : Todd R. Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0960011501

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John Wayne, Jesus Christ and Other Faded Icons by Todd R. Gould Pdf

This book is about men, manhood, and masculinity. It is not intended to be slight to women. Today, masculinity takes a bad rap. Forces proven successful in destroying the family are now marshaling against the foundations of manhood. My purpose is to draw men back to a traditional, biblical understanding of their role as protector, provider, and patriarch of the home in obedience to Paul's command to, "Act like men, [and] be strong," (1st Corinthians 16:13). Examples of how far we have fallen from the traditional model are taken from the historical record and also seen through the lens of movies and television. Abundant biblical illustrations along with personal lifetime experiences are used in testimony. As the American population continues to urbanize, this message is both to the culture and to the church that seems intent on identifying with it. My hope is that both will examine where they were, where they are, and where they should be, and make necessary course corrections before the inevitable shipwreck. This book is a clarion call, a tocsin, that, if heard, will help bring renewal to this great land before it is completely lost to the religion of secularism.

Author : Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781631495748

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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans.

Author : Isdore C. Nwachukwu
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664227477

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The Hunt of Purpose by Isdore C. Nwachukwu Pdf

If you long to experience a fulfilled life free from tussles, and regrets, The Hunt of Purpose reveals the How. Fulfillment in life is dependent on becoming what you were born to be, and doing the very assignment you were born to do. Without the accomplishment of our purpose, life can hunt. Life’s purpose is the responsibility and the reason we were born for. It comes with an inherent burning passion for its accomplishment. Living without a purpose is living a life without hope because nothing else can give you satisfaction, fulfillment, and peace of mind except it. This responsibility continues to hunt those who try to live their lives outside it. This book explains in details such subjects like Who am I? What is my place on earth? What was I born to do? What happens if I don’t become who I was born to be? Why are there so much confusion and problems in our world? Why are there so much cruelty, hatred and fear in our neighborhood? Why is humanity threatened with economic hardships, pandemic, and suffering? Our world has never been threatened like we are right now. Our dear world is in turmoil, and deep crisis. Why are we going through all these? The reason for our numerous challenges is that our world is suffering a HUNT from our Corporate Purpose. The world has lost the purpose of its existence. All these problems that befall us are the consequences of a lost purpose. This insightful book will give you a deeper understanding on how to live a purposeful life free from hunt.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1692 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015095178284

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Michigan Christian Advocate by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1678 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Presbyterian Church
ISBN : IND:30000144612318

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The Presbyterian by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Piper,Wayne Grudem
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433573484

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Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Revised Edition) by John Piper,Wayne Grudem Pdf

A Guide to Navigate Evangelical Feminism In a society where gender roles are a hot-button topic, the church is not immune to the controversy. In fact, the church has wrestled with varying degrees of evangelical feminism for decades. As evangelical feminism has crept into the church, time-trusted resources like Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood help remind Christians of what the Bible has to say. In this edition of the award-winning best seller, more than 20 influential men and women such as John Piper, Wayne Grudem, D. A. Carson, and Elisabeth Elliot offer thought-provoking essays responding to the challenge egalitarianism poses to life in the church and in the home. Covering topics like role distinctions in the church, how biblical manhood and womanhood should work out in practice, and women in the history of the church, this helpful resource will help readers learn to orient their beliefs with God's unchanging word in an ever-changing culture.

Author : Wayne Grudem
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433518225

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Evangelical Feminism? by Wayne Grudem Pdf

By critically examining the writings of egalitarians, Grudem shows that, while egalitarian leaders claim to be subject to Scripture in their thinking, what is increasingly evident in their actual scholarship and practice is an effective rejection of the authority of Scripture. Egalitarianism is heading toward an Adam who is neither male nor female, a Jesus whose manhood is not important, and a God who is both Father and Mother, and then maybe only Mother. The common denominator in all of this is a persistent undermining of the authority of Scripture in our lives. Grudem's conclusion is that we must choose either evangelical feminism or biblical truth. We can't have it both ways!

Author : John Piper
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433678820

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Brothers, We are Not Professionals by John Piper Pdf

Piper pleas with his colleagues to abandon the secularization of the pastorate and return to the primitive call of the Bible for radical ministry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Catholic literature
ISBN : UOM:39015079878131

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The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1832 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Washington post
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025886420

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The Washington Post Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew L. Whitehead,Samuel L. Perry
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190057886

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Taking America Back for God by Andrew L. Whitehead,Samuel L. Perry Pdf

Why do white Protestants in America embrace a president who seems to violate their basic standards of morality? The answer, Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry argue, is "Christian nationalism," the belief that the United States is -- and should be -- a Christian nation. Knowing someone's stance on Christian nationalism, this book shows, tells us more about his or her political beliefs than race, religion, or political party. Drawing on national survey data and interviews with Americans across the political spectrum, Taking America Back for God illustrates the tremendous influence of Christian nationalism on debates about the most contentious issues dominating American public life.

Author : Anthea Butler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781469661186

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White Evangelical Racism by Anthea Butler Pdf

The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelicals play a strikingly unified, powerful role in the disunion. These evangelicals raise a starkly consequential question for electoral politics: Why do they claim morality while supporting politicians who act immorally by most Christian measures? In this clear-eyed, hard-hitting chronicle of American religion and politics, Anthea Butler answers that racism is at the core of conservative evangelical activism and power. Butler reveals how evangelical racism, propelled by the benefits of whiteness, has since the nation's founding played a provocative role in severely fracturing the electorate. During the buildup to the Civil War, white evangelicals used scripture to defend slavery and nurture the Confederacy. During Reconstruction, they used it to deny the vote to newly emancipated blacks. In the twentieth century, they sided with segregationists in avidly opposing movements for racial equality and civil rights. Most recently, evangelicals supported the Tea Party, a Muslim ban, and border policies allowing family separation. White evangelicals today, cloaked in a vision of Christian patriarchy and nationhood, form a staunch voting bloc in support of white leadership. Evangelicalism's racial history festers, splits America, and needs a reckoning now.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1618 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : UVA:X004550806

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The Boston Globe Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elaine Pagels
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101577073

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Revelations by Elaine Pagels Pdf

A startling exploration of the history of the most controversial book of the Bible, by the bestselling author of Beyond Belief. Through the bestselling books of Elaine Pagels, thousands of readers have come to know and treasure the suppressed biblical texts known as the Gnostic Gospels. As one of the world's foremost religion scholars, she has been a pioneer in interpreting these books and illuminating their place in the early history of Christianity. Her new book, however, tackles a text that is firmly, dramatically within the New Testament canon: The Book of Revelation, the surreal apocalyptic vision of the end of the world . . . or is it? In this startling and timely book, Pagels returns The Book of Revelation to its historical origin, written as its author John of Patmos took aim at the Roman Empire after what is now known as "the Jewish War," in 66 CE. Militant Jews in Jerusalem, fired with religious fervor, waged an all-out war against Rome's occupation of Judea and their defeat resulted in the desecration of Jerusalem and its Great Temple. Pagels persuasively interprets Revelation as a scathing attack on the decadence of Rome. Soon after, however, a new sect known as "Christians" seized on John's text as a weapon against heresy and infidels of all kinds-Jews, even Christians who dissented from their increasingly rigid doctrines and hierarchies. In a time when global religious violence surges, Revelations explores how often those in power throughout history have sought to force "God's enemies" to submit or be killed. It is sure to appeal to Pagels's committed readers and bring her a whole new audience who want to understand the roots of dissent, violence, and division in the world's religions, and to appreciate the lasting appeal of this extraordinary text.

Author : Michael Munn
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101210260

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John Wayne by Michael Munn Pdf

A rare behind-the-scenes look at John Wayne: the legend, hero, and Hollywood icon of numerous epic Western films, including an Academy Award-winning performance in True Grit. No legend ever walked taller than “The Duke.” Now, author Michael Munn’s startling new biography of John Wayne sets the record straight on why Wayne didn’t serve in World War II, on director John Ford’s contribution to Wayne’s career, and the mega-star’s highs and lows: three failed marriages, and two desperate battles with cancer. Munn also discloses publicly, for the first time, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s plot to assassinate Wayne because of his outspoken, potentially influential anti-Communist views. Drawing on time spent with Wayne on the set of Brannigan—and almost 100 interviews with those who knew him—Munn’s rare, behind-the-scenes look proves this “absolute all-time movie star” was as much a hero in real life as he ever was on-screen.