The Inclusive God

Author : Hugh Rayment-Pickard,Steven Shakespeare
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781853117411

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The Inclusive God by Hugh Rayment-Pickard,Steven Shakespeare Pdf

This short, accessible and compelling book argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. Since the 1960s liberal theology has been driven by social justice issues and an ethic of tolerance. This has not been enough to check the rise of neoconservative theologies that now predominate in the Churches. Liberal theology now needs to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.

Author : Richard Scott Thornton
Publisher : Hope Publishing House
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 1932717161

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Inclusive Christianity by Richard Scott Thornton Pdf

Jesus was inclusive, forgiving and compassionate. It is unfortunate that many within the Christian community have distorted Jesus' message, leading to a version of faith that is divisive, judgmental and intolerant. Parameters are set that define people as worthy or unworthy, saved or unsaved. In bringing God's radical grace and love into the world, Jesus rebelled against any religious or social conventions that placed people into acceptable and unacceptable categories. Inclusive Christianity reclaims the authentic voice of Jesus, unclouded by the prejudices placed upon him by others. This compelling and progressive look at faith embraces a life modeled and taught by Jesus!a path that will transform you into the person God intended.

Author : Matthew J. Distefano
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498234597

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All Set Free by Matthew J. Distefano Pdf

What is the ending to the human drama? Will all be reconciled to God in the end? Does God demand an altar, a corpse, and blood? Or, rather, is the Christian God set apart from all the other gods throughout history? All Set Free sets out to answer some of the more difficult questions Christians today are faced with. It will challenge the Augustinian understanding of hell and the Calvinist understanding of the atonement; replacing them with a more Christ-centered understanding of both doctrines. This book will also use the work of Rene Girard in order to reshape how many understand "what it means to be human." Then and only then should we ask: "Who is God?" Come explore what has become Matthew's theological pilgrimage to this point. Come discover the God of peace.

Author : John W. Cooper
Publisher : Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015047469906

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Our Father in Heaven by John W. Cooper Pdf

Is it okay to call God mother? John Cooper's Our Father in Heaven explores this question, offering a critique of inclusive language for God. Cooper closely examines how Scripture addresses God and points out the critical differences between the Bible's gendered language for God and inclusive language. In addition, he encourages the church to follow the Bible's model of using feminine imagery in reference to God. In a chapter titled "The Motherly Touch of Our Heavenly Father," he provides specific suggestions for making appropriate use of feminine imagery for God in public worship, church education, evangelism, pastoral counseling, personal devotions, scholarship, and art.

Author : Donald G. Bloesch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579106928

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The Battle for the Trinity by Donald G. Bloesch Pdf

In The Battle for the Trinity, Dr. Bloesch tackles the controversial issues surrounding the questions of God-language and their potential as one of the most divisive issues facing the church in the twentieth century. Should God be addressed as Father, Mother or Parent, should Jesus be referred to primarily as the Son of God or the Child of God, did God really reveal himself definitively in the person of his Son Jesus Christ? Bloesch contends that how we speak about God embodies the very core of Christianity and how we ultimately understand the biblical and historical meaning of the Trinity itself. The debates surrounding the Doctrine of God are many, and Bloesch urges the church to respond to the concerns of women that the sacred carries both masculine and feminine dimensions. Bloesch emphasizes that the God of the Bible is not described in masculine terms exclusively, and we err in our failure to recognize it. If Christianity is to remain genuinely ChristianÓ, these controversial issues must be dealt with in such a manner that will preserve the full historical and biblical understanding of the Trinity.

Author : Carlton Pearson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781416585039

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The Gospel of Inclusion by Carlton Pearson Pdf

Fourth-generation fundamentalist Carlton Pearson, a Christian megastar and host, takes a courageous and controversial stand on religion that proposes a hell-less Christianity and a gospel of inclusion that calls for an end to local and worldwide conflicts and divisions along religious lines. In The Gospel of Inclusion, Bishop Carlton Pearson explores the exclusionary doctrines in mainstream religion and concludes that, according to the evidence of the Bible and irrefutable logic, they cannot be true. Bishop Pearson argues that the controlling dogmas of religion are the source of much of the world's ills and that we should turn our backs on proselytizing and holy wars and focus on the real good news: that we are all bound for glory, everybody is saved, and if we believe God loves all mankind, then we have no choice but to have the same attitude ourselves. Bishop Pearson tells the story of how he had gone from a powerful religious figure, once preaching to an audience of over 6,000 people, to watching everything he had built crumble around him due to a scandal. Why? He didn't steal money nor did he have inappropriate sexual relationships. Following a revelation from God, he began to preach that a loving God would not condemn most of the human race to hell because they are not Christian. He preaches that God belongs to no religion. The Gospel of Inclusion is the inspiring journey of one man's quest to preach a new truth.

Author : Kelly Turney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0970156804

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Shaping Sanctuary by Kelly Turney Pdf

Author : Giles Goddard
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781853119163

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Space for Grace by Giles Goddard Pdf

'Inclusive' is a term that is most closely associated with questions of human sexuality, but in relation to theology and to local church life it has many more dimensions which this book explores. Like so many others, the church of which Giles Goddard is rector was, fifty years ago, almost exclusively white, middle class and male-led. As the local community became more diverse, change was inevitable. Theology has followed rather than led this change and this book reflects on what inclusive theology is starting to look like in practice .Including stories of people who have either been instrumental in this change or who have stayed faithful through its various stages, it explores key questions for every local church: embracing the evangelical, orthodox and liberal and seeing beyond labels, treating everyone as equal before God, sharing leadership and responsibility, recognising that freedom needs limits, drawing people from the margins to the centre, and managing change. Theological reflection follows each story and an honest appraisal of the practical impact of change.

Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : California
ISBN : 9780870830204

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The All-inclusive Christ by Witness Lee Pdf

Author : Kalle M. Wagner,Mark W. Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 108847652X

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God Is Bigger Than We Think by Kalle M. Wagner,Mark W. Wagner Pdf

Mark Wagner grew up attending a small Baptist church in Tennessee. From an early age he was taught two things: Jesus is Lord and the Bible is true. It only took 15 years of traveling the world and building relationships cross-culturally, two advanced degrees in theology, and countless conversations with people who were different than him for Mark to realize that God is bigger. God is bigger than the Bible. God is bigger than tradition. God is bigger than our theology. God is bigger than we think, and our only hope of knowing God is to look to the person of Christ.

Author : Priests for Equality
Publisher : Government Institutes
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781580512428

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The Inclusive Bible by Priests for Equality Pdf

While this new Bible is certainly an inclusive-language translation, it is much more: it is a re-imagining of the scriptures and our relationship to them. Not merely replacing male pronouns, the translators have rethought what kind of language has built barriers between the text and its readers. Seeking to be faithful to the original languages, they have sought new and non-sexist ways to express the same ancient truths. The Inclusive Bible is a fresh, dynamic translation into modern English, carefully crafted to let the power and poetry of the language shine forth—particularly when read aloud—giving it an immediacy and intimacy rarely found in traditional translations of the Bible. The Inclusive Bible contains both the Old and the New Testaments.

Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101217658

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The Reason for God by Timothy Keller Pdf

A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.

Author : Steven Shakespeare
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780898698398

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Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare Pdf

This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church's year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers - known as collects in the Anglican tradition - follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. The author uses expansive and inclusive language and imagery to address and describe God, to describe God's presence and action in the world, and to describe the people of God. Ideal for use at weekday celebrations, including the Book of Common Prayer Order for Eucharist.

Author : Matthew Vines
Publisher : Convergent
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Christian gays
ISBN : 9781601425164

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God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines Pdf

Reinterpretations of key Bible texts related to sexual orientation, written by a Harvard student, present an accessible case for a modern Christian conservative acceptance of sexual diversity.

Author : Benedictine Sisters (Erie, Pa.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Divine office
ISBN : 1890890065

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That God May Be Glorified by Benedictine Sisters (Erie, Pa.) Pdf