Redeeming Expertise

Author : JOSH A. REEVES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 148131615X

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Redeeming Expertise by JOSH A. REEVES Pdf

Recently the scholarly community and popular media have highlighted the denial of science by conservative Christians, linking a low view of scientific expertise to the United States' current cultural turmoil. Various theories are offered to explain such Christians' persistent denialism: cognitive mechanisms that short-circuit human reasoning, manipulation by media companies for profit, or a cult-like willingness of believers to accept whatever their faith leaders assert. Critics contend that the religious impulse to believe blindly without evidence is the main obstacle to a more just and sustainable world. Redeeming Expertise: Scientific Trust and the Future of the Church argues against this diagnosis, suggesting that however misguided individual conclusions about science may be, most Christians reason their way to those conclusions in the same way that non-Christians do: they rely upon trusted sources of information to guide them through an overwhelmingly expansive information landscape. Rather than heaping derision on the uneducated or unenlightened believer, Josh Reeves offers a sympathetic account of the average Christian in the pew and explains the reasons why skepticism toward mainstream science is compelling to many conservative Christians. The second part of the book then proposes a uniquely Christian defense of taking scientific expertise seriously. Trusting experts plays an important role in a healthy intellectual life, and believers must learn how to make discerning choices. Redeeming Expertise presents a middle-ground that avoids the extremes of allowing experts to rule or of foregrounding populist positions that champion the intellectual superiority of laypersons. Christians who dismiss what communities of experts have discovered about our universe do so at their own peril. Unless the church can trust the best knowledge of the modern world, that same modern world will not trust the church.

Author : Reagan Rose
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802474636

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Redeeming Productivity by Reagan Rose Pdf

Feeling overwhelmed and unproductive? The answer isn’t to do more. What image forms in your mind when you think of productivity? An assembly line? Spreadsheets? Business suits or workplace uniforms? In the ancient world, productivity didn't conjure images like these. Instead, it referred to crop yield and fruit bearing. This agrarian imagery helps us understand productivity through a biblical lens. Jesus taught, By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit (John 15:8). Who doesn’t want to have a truly productive life—to bear much fruit? But how does this happen in the places we hold dear—the home, workplace, and in our communities? We often feel overworked and overrun, defeated and discouraged. The world says be productive so that you can get all you can out of this life. The Bible says be productive so you can gain more of the next life. In Redeeming Productivity, author Reagan Rose explores how God’s glory is the purpose for which He planted us. And he shows how productivity must be firmly rooted in the gospel. Only through our connection to Christ—the True Vine—are we empowered to produce good fruit. This book shows how we can maintain the vitality of that connection through simple, life-giving disciplines. Readers will discover manageable applications like giving God the first fruits of our days. Additionally, Reagan discusses how our perspective on suffering is transformed as we see trials as God’s pruning for greater productivity.

Author : Tara Klena Barthel,David V Edling
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781619708723

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Redeeming Church Conflicts by Tara Klena Barthel,David V Edling Pdf

Discover practical advice on resolving conflicts and dealing with crises within the church---and learn how to turn each situation into an opportunity for grace. In this hope-filled book, experts Barthel and Edling take you through the Acts 15 model of approaching dissension in order to provide a clear, godly way forward to redemptive reconciliation. 204 pages, softcover from Hendrickson.

Author : Douglas B. Olds
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666766998

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Architectures of Grace in Pastoral Care by Douglas B. Olds Pdf

An updating of virtue ethics for modern pastors and the souls they care for, this book proposes innovations for the craft of ministry in the theology of grace--how virtues radiate to tame strife and other destructive behaviors. It presents a comprehensive alternative to the top-down proclamations of "biblical counseling" approaches that try to impart, from an eclectic biblicist lens, cognitive authorities for consequential change. Instead, Christ's bottom-up practice of virtues heals and fulfills by focusing on neighbor first and subordinating the ego's strategic considerations--more graciously spreading God's will in ministry through participatory and experiential knowledge. Virtuous pastoral ministries integrate the common grace of humanist learning to address the range of the care seeker's contemporary context--her upbringing, struggles, and affiliations. This book presents more the "how" than the "what" of pastoral theology: more how the dance of mutuality and chivalry enters the spiritual flow of healing metaphysical grace than the "what" of right "belief." Even so, pastoral care from the virtue ethical approach inevitably reconsiders "vending machine" theologies, destructive doctrinal boundaries, and context-lite biblicisms. This presentation introduces how virtue ethics apply to ministry, the household, individual trauma and addictions, and the contemporary political and cultural arena.

Author : Diane Langberg
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493427567

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Redeeming Power by Diane Langberg Pdf

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways. Speaking into current #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations, this book shows that the body of Christ desperately needs to understand the forms power takes, how it is abused, and how to respond to abuses of power. Although many Christians want to prevent abuse in their churches and organizations, they lack a deep and clear-eyed understanding of how power actually works. Internationally recognized psychologist Diane Langberg offers a clinical and theological framework for understanding how power operates, the effects of the abuse of power, and how power can be redeemed and restored to its proper God-given place in relationships and institutions. This book not only helps Christian leaders identify and resist abusive systems but also shows how they can use power to protect the vulnerable in their midst.

Author : Josh A. Reeves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1481316168

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Redeeming Expertise by Josh A. Reeves Pdf

Author : Barry Danylak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bible
ISBN : 185174665X

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A Biblical Theology of Singleness by Barry Danylak Pdf

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1937 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781615209644

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Web-Based Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

"This comprehensive collection offers a compendium of research on the design, implementation, and evaluation of online learning technologies, addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with the creation and management of Web-based applications and communities, instructional design, personalized learning environments, and effective educational delivery"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Kidd, Terry T.,Keengwe, Jared
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781605668291

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Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes by Kidd, Terry T.,Keengwe, Jared Pdf

"This book provides a comprehensive framework of trends and issues related to adult learning"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Mark Harris
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781003810001

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God and the Book of Nature by Mark Harris Pdf

God and the Book of Nature develops theological views of the natural sciences in light of the recent theological turn in science-and-religion scholarship and the ‘science-engaged theology’ movement. Centered around the Book of Nature metaphor, it brings together contributions by theologians, natural scientists, and philosophers based in Europe and North America. They provide an exploration of complementary (and even contesting) readings of the Book of Nature, particularly in light of the vexing questions that arise around essentialism and unity in the field of science and religion. Taking an experimental and open-ended approach, the volume does not attempt to unify the readings into a single ‘plot’ that defines the Book of Nature, still less a single ‘theology of nature’, but instead it represents a variety of hermeneutical stances. Overall the book embraces a constructive theological attitude toward the modern sciences, and makes significant contributions to the research literature in science and religion.

Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801051692

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Redeeming the Time by Leland Ryken Pdf

A fully developed biblical perspective of work and leisure finds the holistic balance missing from today in Puritan enjoyment of both as important to life.

Author : Kenneth J. Barnes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467450393

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Redeeming Capitalism by Kenneth J. Barnes Pdf

On reclaiming the moral roots of capitalism for a virtuous future For good or ill, the capitalism we have is the capitalism we have chosen, says Kenneth Barnes. Capitalism works, and the challenge before us is not to change its structure but to address the moral vacuum at the core of its current practice. In Redeeming Capitalism Barnes explores the history and workings of this sometimes-brutal economic system. He investigates the effects of postmodernism and unpacks biblical-theological teachings on work and wealth. Proposing virtuous choices as a way out of such pitfalls as the recent global financial crisis, Barnes envisions a more just and flourishing capitalism for the good of all.

Author : Watson E. Mills,Richard F. Wilson
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0865545138

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Mercer Commentary on the Bible V. 8; General Epistles and Revelation by Watson E. Mills,Richard F. Wilson Pdf

Condensed from its larger parent, volume eight of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible comprises commentaries on the general epistles and the book of Revelation, and contains several articles from the acclaimed Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. This convenient yet thorough edition is for the classroom and for anyone who wishes to focus study on these particular texts from the New Testament.Praise for the Mercer Commentary on the Bible: It is easy to criticize a one-volume commentary on the whole Bible for what it does not say. The Mercer Commentary on the Bible should be praised for how much it does say. Having all this information...makes it especially useful. The contributors write clearly.... They write for the church, laity as well as clergy. I am sure I will refer to this commentary often. William M. Ramsay (In Interpretation).The special contribution of [the Mercer Dictionary of the Bible] is its thorough, up-to-date scholarship and large amount of information offered in just a single, inexpensive volume. A truly balanced, thorough, and useful reference work for both academic and public libraries. Especially recommended for undergraduates. Choice

Author : Barry Krisberg
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761925019

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Juvenile Justice by Barry Krisberg Pdf

Juvenile Justice: Redeeming Our Children debunks myths about juvenile justice in order to achieve an ideal system that would protect vulnerable children and help build safer communities. Author Barry Krisberg assembles broad and up-to-date research, statistical data, and theories on the U.S. juvenile justice system to encourage effective responses to youth crime. This text gives a historical context to the ongoing quest for the juvenile justice ideal and examines how the current system of laws, policies, and practices came into place.

Author : Lawrence A. Babb
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0520076362

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Redemptive Encounters by Lawrence A. Babb Pdf

In this comparative study of three modern religious movements, Lawrence A. Babb argues that thematic continuities exist between traditional Hinduism and its widely divergent modern expressions.