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Author : Robert Fraser
Publisher : New Grid Books
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780975390559
Author : Robert E. Fraser
Publisher : Oasis House
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0975390511
In this paradigm-shattering book, businessman and entrepreneur of the year Robert Fraser writes to the 97 percent of Christians not called to full-time vocational ministry but called by God to the marketplace. In practical everyday language, Fraser shares insights from his experience running a 250-employee software company which experienced sustained revival and business success during his tenure as CEO. Fraser's passion is to ignite business owners with a vision for financing the world harvest.
Author : Robert B. Ekelund, Jr.,Robert F. Hebert,Robert Tollison
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780262262620
Economics can help us understand the evolution and development of religion, from the market penetration of the Reformation to an exploration of today's hot-button issues including evolution and gay marriage. This startlingly original (and sure to be controversial) account of the evolution of Christianity shows that the economics of religion has little to do with counting the money in the collection basket and much to do with understanding the background of today's religious and political divisions. Since religion is a set of organized beliefs, and a church is an organized body of worshippers, it's natural to use a science that seeks to explain the behavior of organizations—economics—to understand the development of organized religion. The Marketplace of Christianity applies the tools of economic theory to illuminate the emergence of Protestantism in the sixteenth century and to examine contemporary religion-influenced issues, including evolution and gay marriage. The Protestant Reformation, the authors argue, can be seen as a successful penetration of a religious market dominated by a monopoly firm—the Catholic Church. The Ninety-five Theses nailed to the church door in Wittenberg by Martin Luther raised the level of competition within Christianity to a breaking point. The Counter-Reformation, the Catholic reaction, continued the competitive process, which came to include "product differentiation" in the form of doctrinal and organizational innovation. Economic theory shows us how Christianity evolved to satisfy the changing demands of consumers—worshippers. The authors of The Marketplace of Christianity avoid value judgments about religion. They take preferences for religion as given and analyze its observable effects on society and the individual. They provide the reader with clear and nontechnical background information on economics and the economics of religion before focusing on the Reformation and its aftermath. Their analysis of contemporary hot-button issues—science vs. religion, liberal vs. conservative, clerical celibacy, women and gay clergy, gay marriage—offers a vivid illustration of the potential of economic analysis to contribute to our understanding of religion.
Author : Robert Laurence Moore
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195098389
In a sweeping colourful history that spans over two centuries of American culture, Moore examines the role of religion in America as it appropriated (and was appropriated by) commercial culture. He reveals the centrality of religion, and the marketplace, in American popular culture.
Author : Darren Shearer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940024498
Approximately 85% of working Christians spend the majority of their waking hours working in a for-profit company. We are marketplace Christians called to transform the marketplace for the glory of God.In The Marketplace Christian, Darren Shearer provides practical and personalized strategies to help you fulfill your specific transformational ministry to the world of business. In this book, you will learn...- The specific spiritual gifts God has entrusted to you for ministry in the marketplace- Strategies for using your spiritual gifts in a business setting- Examples of 23 marketplace Christians who have (and are) using their spiritual gifts in businessYou will also learn...- How the author, Darren Shearer, went from Bible school to running his own business for the glory of God- How to identify your God-given marketplace ministry assignment- 9 reasons why the marketplace is a great place for Christians to serve God- How business can be your "full-time ministry"How to transform your industry for the glory of GodThe Marketplace Christian includes the "Spiritual Gifts in the Marketplace Assessment" that will help you to discover the unique abilities God has entrusted to you for fulfilling His purposes in your sphere of influence in business. You will also learn about other marketplace Christians who have used each of the 23 spiritual gifts discussed in this book as well as specific suggestions for how you can use your own gifts for marketplace ministry.
Author : Kenman L. Wong,Scott B. Rae
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780830868414
Is business just a way to make money? Or can the marketplace a venue for service to others? Scott B. Rae and Kenman L. Wong seek to explore this and other critical business issues from a uniquely Christian perspective, offering up a vision for work and service that is theologically grounded and practically oriented. Among the specific questions they address along the way are these: What implications does the Christian story have for the vision, mission or sense of purpose that shapes business engagement? What parts of business can be affirmed and practiced "as is" and what parts need to be rejected or transformed? What challenges exist as attempts are made to live out Christian ideals in a broken world characterized by tight margins, fierce competition and short-term investor pressures? How do Christian values inform specific functional areas of business such as the management of people, marketing and environmental sustainability? Business can be even more than an environment through which individual Christians grow in Christlikeness. In this book you'll discover how it can also be a means toward serving the common good. The Christian Worldview Integration Series, edited by J. P. Moreland and Francis J. Beckwith, seeks to promote a robust personal and conceptual integration of Christian faith and learning, with textbooks focused on disciplines such as education, psychology, literature, politics, science, communications, biology, philosophy, and history.
Author : Bill Hybels
Publisher : Victor Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1992-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0896930734
Hybels brings Biblical, practical answers to these and many other pertinent questions--plus a much-needed warning about the dangers of being a Christian consumer in a materialistic society. He also exposes the tactics Satan uses to disarm believers in their attempts to shine Christ's light into a darkened world.
Author : Terry C. Muck,Frances S. Adeney
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801026607
In this major work, two world religion and mission experts present a new relational model for Christians interacting with people of other faiths.
Author : Richard C. Chewning
Publisher : NavPress Publishing Group
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0891092943
Author : Tomeka Mark
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640792463
Are you desperate for comfort? Longing for answers? Needing to hear God? Then be quiet. Be still. Listen. Do you hear that small voice inside of you? Allow God to speak His truth. In a world filled with chaos and distraction it is easy to lose your way. It is easy to allow your circumstances, desires, fears, and doubts to drown out God's voice. It is easy to place God in a box and only come to Him when we are most broken and desperate. If we stood still long enough to listen, what would we hear God say about our day to day lives? What would He say about the state of our hearts, our churches, and our families? With unflinching honesty and candor, Tomeka M. Mark shows us the world through God's eyes. Each page is a journey to the depth of God's heart and His deepest yearnings for His people. By posing the question, "Where is Christ in our homes, in our workplace, and in our church?" Mark confronts the biggest challenges facing the Church and Christian men and women today. Filled with great passion and deep conviction, Mark asks the hard questions, exposes sin and urges people to draw close to God. Written as a letter from God to his beloved people, with helpful end of chapter checklists and Bible verses, Mark leaves us all to ask, "Where is "Christ" in Christ-ians?"
Author : Paul Copan,Kenneth D. Litwak
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830884094
Our world is multicultural, multireligious, multiphilosophical. It ranges from fundamental monotheism to do-it-yourself spirituality to strident atheism. How can Christians engage in communicating across worldviews in this pluralistic and often relativistic society? When Paul visited Athens, he found an equally multicultural and multireligious setting. From Jews to Gentiles, elite to poor, slaves to slave owners, from olive-skinned Gentiles to dark-skinned Ethiopians—the Greco-Roman world was a dynamic mix. Religious practices were also wide and varied, with the imperial cult of emperor worship being the most prominent. Many also frequented the temples for the traditional Greek pantheon, and participated in the secret rituals of the mystery religions. Seeking to embolden the church's witness in today's society, philosopher Paul Copan and New Testament scholar Kenneth Litwak show how Paul's speech to the Athenians (found in Acts 17) provides a practical model for Christians today. They uncover the cultural and religious background of this key episode in the apostle?s career and they encourage believers to winsomely challenge the idols of our time to point contemporary Athenians to Christ.
Author : Jeremy A. Evans,Daniel Heimbach
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433673658
The Death Penalty, Environmentalism, Public Reason, Voting, Abortion. Where does Christian faith belong in discussions about these issues? In Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously, editor Jeremy A. Evans establishes that separation of church and state is not a principle of the United States Constitution (or any other founding document). Thus, there should be a social interest in not hindering any religious person’s full participation in the American marketplace of ideas. As such, Evans addresses readers from both the Christian and non-Christian communities through the related scholarship here, knowing either side’s failure to consider one’s well-prepared thoughts in science, politics, and education undermines the very idea of seeking the truth. Topics include: * The death penalty * John Rawls’ theory of public reason * Whether or not a non-voting stance is permissible for Christians * Religious disagreement and its impact on the justification of religious beliefs * How the current models of scientific explanation are not incompatible with religious beliefs * Creation care—what is our responsibility to the environment? * Are theologians and philosophers missing the point on the abortion problem? Acclaim for Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously: “This is a long-overdue book. Although there are scores of accessible books written by Christian philosophers addressing traditional topics, such as God’s existence, the problem of evil, and the miraculous, few have broached the areas of ethics, public reason and science while critically and respectfully engaging the most influential philosophers writing on these subjects. Professor Evans has managed to put together such a book. It is a model of clarity without sacrificing philosophical rigor. It is the sort of book that should be in the hands of any Christian desiring to engage the wider culture in an informed and thoughtful manner.” Francis J. Beckwith Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies, Baylor University “This text is a great place to get ‘up to speed on aspects of crucial issues that we too seldom ever hear being discussed in evangelical circles.” Gary R. Habermas Distinguished Research Professor, Liberty University & Theological Seminary "Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously truly models what the title itself expresses--a serious-minded, Christianly engagement of important moral and cultural themes. Without exception, each contributor writes with scholarly rigor, insight, and creativity. This book well illustrates how practical, robust, and explanatorily rich the Christian faith is." Paul Copan Professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University
Author : Paul S. Williams
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493422500
Many Christians in the West sense that traditional Christian teaching is losing traction in the public square. What does faithful Christian witness look like in a post-Christian culture? Paul Williams, the CEO of one of the world's largest and oldest Bible societies, interprets the dissonance Christians often experience while trying to live out their faith in the 21st century. He provides constructive tools to help readers understand culture in myriad contexts and offer a missional response. Williams calls for a truly missional understanding of post-Christendom Christianity whereby local churches are reimagined as embassies of the kingdom of God and Christians serve as ambassadors in all spheres of life and work. This book invites readers to embrace the language of exile and imagine a hopeful mission of the scattered and gathered church in the post-Christian West. It shows a clear pathway for fruitful missional engagement for the whole people of God, helping Christians make sense of the world in which they live, more authentically integrate faith with everyday life, and orient all of their efforts within God's missional purpose for the world.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781619049642
Author : Eugenia Roussou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350152809
This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece. It challenges the single-faith approach that traditionally ties southern European countries to Christianity and focuses on how processes of globalization influence and transform vernacular religiosity. Based on long-term anthropological fieldwork in Greece, this book demonstrates how the popular belief in the 'evil eye' produces a creative affinity between religion and spirituality in everyday practice. The author analyses a variety of significant research themes, including lived and vernacular religion, alternative spirituality and healing, ritual performance and religious material culture. The book offers an innovative social scientific interpretation of contemporary religiosity, while engaging with a multiplicity of theoretical, analytic and empirical directions. It contributes to current key debates in social sciences with regard to globalization and secularization, religious pluralism, contemporary spirituality and the New Age movement, gender, power and the body, health, illness and alternative therapeutic systems, senses, perception and the supernatural, the spiritual marketplace, creativity and the individualization of religion in a multicultural world.