Renovating The Sacred

Author : Irena Tina Marie Larking
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527551411

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Renovating the Sacred by Irena Tina Marie Larking Pdf

The English Reformation was no bolt of lightning out of a clear blue sky. Nor was it an event that was inevitable, smooth, or predictable. Rather, it was a process that had its turbulent beginnings in the late medieval period and extended through until the Restoration. This book places the emphasis not just on law makers or the major players, but also, and more importantly, on those individuals and parish communities that lived through the twists and turns of reform. It explores the unpredictable process of the English Reformation through the fabric, rituals and spaces of the parish church in the Diocese of Norwich c. 1450–1662, as recorded, through the churchwardens’ accounts and the material remains of the late medieval and early modern periods. It is through the uses and abuses of the objects, rituals, spaces of the parish church that the English Reformation became a reality in the lives of these faith communities that experienced it.

Author : Kristina Myrvold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317036401

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The Death of Sacred Texts by Kristina Myrvold Pdf

The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritual attitudes towards texts which have become old and damaged and can no longer be used for reading practices or in religious worship. This book approaches religious texts and scriptures by focusing on their physical properties and the dynamic interactions of devices and habits that lie beneath and within a given text. In the last decades a growing body of research studies has directed attention to the multiple uses and ways people encounter written texts and how they make them alive, even as social actors, in different times and cultures. Considering religious people seem to have all the motives for giving their sacred texts a respectful symbolic treatment, scholars have paid surprisingly little attention to the ritual procedures of disposing and renovating old texts. This book fills this gap, providing empirical data and theoretical analyses of historical and contemporary religious attitudes towards, and practices of text disposals within, seven world religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Exploring the cultural and historical variations of rituals for religious scriptures and texts (such as burials, cremations and immersion into rivers) and the underlying beliefs within the religious traditions, this book investigates how these religious practices and stances respond to modernization and globalization processes when new technologies have made it possible to mass-produce and publish religious texts on the Internet.

Author : Victoria Loorz
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506469652

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Church of the Wild by Victoria Loorz Pdf

2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Religion / Spirituality of Western Thought" CategoryWinner of the Living Now Book Award, Church of the Wild reminds us that once upon a time, humans lived in an intimate relationship with nature. Whether disillusioned by the dominant church or unfulfilled by traditional expressions of faith, many of us long for a deeper spirituality. Victoria Loorz certainly did. Coping with an unraveling vocation, identity, and planet, Loorz turned to the wanderings of spiritual leaders and the sanctuary of the natural world, eventually cofounding the Wild Church Network and Seminary of the Wild. With an ecospiritual lens on biblical narratives and a fresh look at a community larger than our own species, Church of the Wild uncovers the wild roots of faith and helps us deepen our commitment to a suffering earth by falling in love with it--and calling it church. Through mystical encounters with wild deer, whispers from a scrubby oak tree, wordless conversation with a cougar, and more, Loorz helps us connect to a love that literally holds the world together--a love that calls us into communion with all creatures.

Author : Kristina Myrvold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1220882975

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The Death of Sacred Texts by Kristina Myrvold Pdf

Author : Nimrod Luz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350295735

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The Politics of Sacred Places by Nimrod Luz Pdf

The Politics of Sacred Places is a study of the socio-political dimensions of sacred sites in Israel–Palestine, drawing on over 20 years of in-depth ethnographic research which introduces cutting-edge theories on secularization, struggles for recognition, and diversity issues. This book focuses on contemporary sacred sites and their socio-political meanings for minorities within a hegemonic and a secularizing state-system. It argues that sacred places provide a space that is less scrutinized by the state and where alternative visions of the socio-political may be produced. A plethora of sites and case studies are examined, including the rural shrine of Maqam abu al-Hijja in the lower Galilee, the Mosque of Hassan Bek in the heart of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and the most disputed sacred place in the region, the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem. These sites are explored through mostly a phenomenological lens and in various contexts, from the individual body to the global. This book offers a critical-analytical study of the socio-political aspects of sacred sites in contemporary societies within the broader understanding of scale and the spatial turn in the study of religion.

Author : Wayne Muller
Publisher : Lion
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0745950124

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Sabbath Rest by Wayne Muller Pdf

The cry of the age is, 'I'm so busy'. Constantly striving, we feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of great material abundance, having lost the essential balance between effort and rest. This best-selling author shows how to create an oasis of rest, delight and renewal in the midst of everyday life. Muller shows how the gift of Sabbath is available to anyone, regardless of our spiritual tradition, and even without the need to set aside a whole day each week. Sabbath time can be a sabbath afternoon, a sabbath hour, a sabbath walk. Sabbath time is time for nourishing the soul. Using wonderful stories, poems and easy-to-try exercises, Muller teaches us how we can use this time of sacred rest to refresh our bodies and minds, restore our creativity and regain our birthright of inner happiness. In Sabbath, he has given us a revolutionary tool for cultivating those necessary human qualities that grow only with time: wisdom, courage, honesty, generosity, healing and love. This wonderful book will help us to expand and reclaim the most precious time of our lives.

Author : Dr Kristina Myrvold
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409480846

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The Death of Sacred Texts by Dr Kristina Myrvold Pdf

The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritual attitudes towards texts which have become old and damaged and can no longer be used for reading practices or in religious worship. This book approaches religious texts and scriptures by focusing on their physical properties and the dynamic interactions of devices and habits that lie beneath and within a given text. In the last decades a growing body of research studies has directed attention to the multiple uses and ways people encounter written texts and how they make them alive, even as social actors, in different times and cultures. Considering religious people seem to have all the motives for giving their sacred texts a respectful symbolic treatment, scholars have paid surprisingly little attention to the ritual procedures of disposing and renovating old texts. This book fills this gap, providing empirical data and theoretical analyses of historical and contemporary religious attitudes towards, and practices of text disposals within, seven world religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Exploring the cultural and historical variations of rituals for religious scriptures and texts (such as burials, cremations and immersion into rivers) and the underlying beliefs within the religious traditions, this book investigates how these religious practices and stances respond to modernization and globalization processes when new technologies have made it possible to mass-produce and publish religious texts on the Internet.

Author : Wayne Muller
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780553380118

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Sabbath by Wayne Muller Pdf

In today's world, with its relentless emphasis on success and productivity, we have lost the necessary rhythm of life, the balance between work and rest. Constantly striving, we feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of great abundance. We long for time with friends and family, we long for a moment to ourselves. Millennia ago, the tradition of Sabbath created an oasis of sacred time within a life of unceasing labor. Now, in a book that can heal our harried lives, Wayne Muller, author of the spiritual classic How, Then, Shall We Live?, shows us how to create a special time of rest, delight, and renewal--a refuge for our souls. We need not even schedule an entire day each week. Sabbath time can be a Sabbath afternoon, a Sabbath hour, a Sabbath walk. With wonderful stories, poems, and suggestions for practice, Muller teaches us how we can use this time of sacred rest to refresh our bodies and minds, restore our creativity, and regain our birthright of inner happiness. Praise for Sabbath “Muller's insights are applicable within a broad spectrum of faiths and will appeal to a wide range of readers.”—Publishers Weekly “One of the best spiritual books of the year.”—Spirituality and Health “Wayne Muller's call to remember the Sabbath is not only rich, wise and poetic, it may well be the only salvation for body and soul in a world gone crazy with busyness and stress.”—Joan Borysenko, author ofMinding the Body, Mending the Mind and A Woman's Book of Life “This is a book that may save your life. Sabbath offers a surprising direction for healing to anyone who has ever glimpsed emptiness at the heart of a busy and productive life.”—Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

Author : Herman WITS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0027044161

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Sacred Dissertations on what is Commonly Called the Apostles Creed ... Translated from the Latin, and Followed with Notes by D. Fraser by Herman WITS Pdf

Author : Chantal Fiola
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780887554803

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Rekindling the Sacred Fire by Chantal Fiola Pdf

Why don’t more Métis people go to traditional ceremonies? How does going to ceremonies impact Métis identity? In Rekindling the Sacred Fire, Chantal Fiola investigates the relationship between Red River Métis ancestry, Anishinaabe spirituality, and identity, bringing into focus the ongoing historical impacts of colonization upon Métis relationships with spirituality on the Canadian prairies. Using a methodology rooted in an Indigenous world view, Fiola interviews eighteen people with Métis ancestry, or an historic familial connection to the Red River Métis, who participate in Anishinaabe ceremonies, sharing stories about family history, self-identification, and their relationships with Aboriginal and Eurocanadian cultures and spiritualities.

Author : Jason E. Vickers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107433922

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The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism by Jason E. Vickers Pdf

A product of trans-Atlantic revivalism and awakening, Methodism initially took root in America in the eighteenth century. In the mid-nineteenth century, Methodism exploded to become the largest religious body in the United States and the quintessential form of American religion. This Cambridge Companion offers a general, comprehensive introduction to various forms of American Methodism, including the African-American, German Evangelical Pietist, holiness and Methodist Episcopal traditions. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, including history, literature, theology and religious studies, this volume explores the beliefs and practices around which the lives of American Methodist churches have revolved, as well as the many ways in which Methodism has both adapted to and shaped American culture. This volume will be an invaluable resource to scholars and students alike, including those who are exploring American Methodism for the first time.

Author : Fr. James Mallon
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781593251437

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Divine Renovation Beyond the Parish by Fr. James Mallon Pdf

The world is hungering for the fruit of a dynamic Church that has embraced her missionary identity, but what does it really mean to be a missionary Church? Grounded in Scripture and Sacred Tradition, Fr. Mallon offers an analysis of the challenges the Church is facing, along with practical tools that will support parish and diocesan leaders in bringing about significant renewal. Most importantly, he addresses the critical interface between a missionary parish and its diocese, essential to bearing lasting fruit. "Fr. Mallon understands what it takes to transform a mediocre parish into a dynamic, missionary one, and he understands that parishes need diocesan leadership to transform the Church as a whole. I pray that every bishop in the Church will absorb this message of love, and that, by the movement of the Holy Spirit, it will bring hordes of people to Jesus and his Church." —Patrick Lencioni, cofounder of The Amazing Parish and author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Author : Duncan Stroik
Publisher : Liturgy Training Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781595250377

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The Church Building as a Sacred Place by Duncan Stroik Pdf

This collection of twenty-three essays by Duncan Stroik shows the development and consistency of his architectural vision. Packed with informative essays and over 170 photographs, this collection clearly articulates the Church’s architectural tradition.

Author : William Barnes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1477640762

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Renewing the Sacred by William Barnes Pdf

Our societies are in deep trouble. Many say education can help the situation. Such a view unconsciously assumes that current education is basically alright, though it may need some changes. It is not aright. It is failing our children. Others know that education is not working and put their hopes and dollars in some kind of educational reform. But proposals to reform education come and go, replaced by others; nothing seems to work for long. Why? For the author of Renewing the Sacred, William Barnes, reforms don't work because they do not go deep enough. We are renovating the house, when the ground itself is giving way beneath our feet. Something great and new in education must be attempted. We must find a new foundation for the house of education. Education must be transformed not reformed. That means something he calls spiritual education. Laying out the model of spiritual education is what the book is mainly about, but it's about more than just what can be done in schools. Part One of Renewing the Sacred examines the larger contexts of nation and culture that schools are embedded in and which traditionally they are meant to serve. He argues that nations and cultures are exhausted and disintegrating. The chief reason for this is that our secular civilization is itself falling into chaos and confusion, because its values no longer hold people together in common purpose. In fact, the entire secular, scientific, materialist world-view that defined the modern temper is increasingly discredited as an interpretation of Reality. A discredited view of Reality challenges the purpose of most schools at their deepest level. Some believe that the best response to the crisis of values is a renewal of religion. There is not much to recommend here, for traditional religions are incapable of meeting the complex challenges of today, whatever personal comfort they bring to their followers. So, if everything around it is collapsing, what can education do? The answer is that rather than being passive carriers of tradition, schools can be active laboratories of personal and collective transformation. Part Two presents the basic model of spiritual education: the principles that ground it philosophically; the experience of the sacred that grounds it experientially; the new faculties of the sacred heart and the spiritual mind that are awakened and developed by spiritual education, for every advance into a new form of consciousness must be accompanied by the awakening of some new faculty; the qualities that spiritual education brings forth from students that empower them to change their world. Part Three discusses the changes in curriculum, pedagogy, in emotional environment and in classroom structure that flow from the model of spiritual education. The final chapter lays out some larger questions that need further discussion. We must not be afraid to look deep into the heart of education and society and start the transformation process from there. This takes the spirit of the pioneer, the discoverer, the trailblazer. It is our only real hope. Renewing the Sacred is a pioneering vision of education.

Author : William R. McAlpine
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498273220

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Sacred Space for the Missional Church by William R. McAlpine Pdf

Sacred Space for the Missional Church examines the strong link between the theology and mission of the Church and the spaces in which and from which that theology and mission are lived out. The author demonstrates that the built environment is not incidental or even subservient to mission. Rather it is a key player in the fulfillment and the communication of that mission. The book begins with a working definition of the missional church, underscoring the connection between God's mission (missio Dei) and the Church's mission. The reader is presented with historical and theological frameworks for sacred space, and reminded of the pivotal role of the built environment in the fulfillment of the mission of the Church. The design and construction of sacred spaces are shown to be fundamentally a theological exercise and not solely a matter of function, pragmatics and fiscal astuteness. The author questions the uncritical application of blanket statements such "form must follow function," and challenges the conviction that it does not matter where worship occurs, only that it occurs. The book addresses genuine concerns such as legitimizing the cost of church buildings and concludes with practical suggestions and essential questions that must be considered in posturing the built environment within the missional praxis of the Church.