Transforming Holiness

Author : Irene Visser,Helen Wilcox
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9042917555

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Transforming Holiness by Irene Visser,Helen Wilcox Pdf

This fascinating collection of essays addresses the question of how holiness has been represented in English and American literary texts from early saints' lives to the poetry of the mid-twentieth century. The interaction of spiritual ideals with the creative and often worldly imagination is examined in the work of writers as varied as George Herbert, Harriet Beecher Stowe and D.H. Lawrence. The range of genres discussed includes not only devotional poetry and apparently secular prose fiction, but also political ballads, personal conduct books and congregational psalms and hymns. Holiness is set in relation to vital issues such as creativity, gender, Romanticism, translation and visual culture. Together the essays reveal the full meaning of the title of the collection: that holiness, a transforming force, has transformed itself radically as a concept over the centuries, and undergoes dynamic transformation through its expression in literature.

Author : Scott Hahn
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645852575

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Holy Is His Name: The Transforming Power of God’s Holiness in Scripture by Scott Hahn Pdf

Catholics are taught to prize holiness—to admire it in others and to strive for it in their own lives. But we’re never quite told what holiness is. In Holy Is His Name: The Transforming Power of God’s Holiness in Scripture, Scott Hahn seeks to define the term in order to help us better understand our relationship with holiness. Tracing the meaning of holiness first through the Old Testament and then the New, Hahn masterfully reveals how God gradually transmits his holiness to his people—through creation, right worship, and more—and ultimately transforms them through the sharing of his divine life.

Author : Thomas Jay Oord,Joshua Broward
Publisher : SacraSage Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781937498658

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Renovating Holiness by Thomas Jay Oord,Joshua Broward Pdf

This book is a call for change. Even more, it calls for open conversation about change. For too long, many in the Church of the Nazarene have considered the doctrine of holiness off limits, a sacred cow, impervious to all forces of cultural modification and theological renewal. It's time for a real change, because the church needs renovation! These 100+ essays from Millennial and Xer leaders explore how holiness might be understood and lived today.

Author : Musa Victor Mdabuleni Kunene
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781907713255

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Communal Holiness in the Gospel of John by Musa Victor Mdabuleni Kunene Pdf

In this book the author contends that communal holiness is the central theme of the vine metaphor in John 15:1-17. Illumination of the Johannine vine metaphor is illustrated by drawing on background information on the vine and its metaphorical usage in the Ancient Near East, Old Testament, and Second Temple Period and to suggest understanding in light of the communal holiness of the covenant people of God. Comparing the themes of holiness and corporateness pertinent to the covenant the book also reflects the covenant with Israel in relation to John’s understanding of the people of God. The notion of covenant, which embraces reference to the people of God as vine/vineyard in the Old Testament and Second Temple Period, underlies John’s vine metaphor. The book focuses research on ANE viticulture to determine the context(s) of when the vine was used to refer to Israel in a covenant relationship with God. In this historical context the Johannine vine metaphor receives fresh meaning and relevance for the people of God.

Author : Michael Thomson
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334048848

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Living Holiness by Michael Thomson Pdf

Stanley Hauerwas, was declared by "Time Magazine" in 2001 to be 'America's best theologian'. This book explores his work on the Church as a community living holiness. It offers an accessible introduction to Hauerwas' understanding of the ethics, character, narrative, practices and politics of the Church in late modern societies. Hauerwas has lots of imaginative, challenging and creative things to say. This book seeks to make them more available to the wider Church and its clergy at ground level. Section I introduces Hauerwas' work on the Church. It critically explores the importance he places on the church, its story and its politics as witness to the reign of God in the world. Section II demonstrates how Hauerwas' thinking can illuminate congregational life, discipleship, Scripture, mission, theology and witness in fresh and encouraging ways.

Author : J. I. Packer
Publisher : Gospel Light Publications
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830751068

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Rediscovering Holiness by J. I. Packer Pdf

“There was a time,” writes renowned theologian J. I. Packer in this classic book on biblical holiness, “when all Christians laid great emphasis on God’s call to holiness. But how different it is today! To listen to our sermons and to read the books we write, and then to watch the zany, worldly, quarrelsome way we behave, you would never imagine that once the highway of holiness was clearly marked out for Bible-believers.” In this revised and updated edition of Rediscovering Holiness, the highway is once more clearly marked out for a new generation of readers, pointing to true freedom and joy, both now and in eternity. “There was a time,” writes renowned theologian J. I. Packer in this classic book on biblical holiness, “when all Christians laid great emphasis on God’s call to holiness. But how different it is today! To listen to our sermons and to read the books we write, and then to watch the zany, worldly, quarrelsome way we behave, you would never imagine that once the highway of holiness was clearly marked out for Bible-believers.” In this revised and updated edition of Rediscovering Holiness, the highway is once more clearly marked out for a new generation of readers, pointing to true freedom and joy, both now and in eternity.

Author : Octavius Winslow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Clergy
ISBN : BL:A0022513008

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Eminent Holiness Essential to an Efficient Ministry by Octavius Winslow Pdf

Author : Mark Quanstrom
Publisher : Beacon Hill Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834128047

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From Grace to Grace by Mark Quanstrom Pdf

From Grace to Grace is a forceful declaration of our call to holiness. Based on Romans, Quanstrom leads you on a quest to understand holiness. Will you respond to the call?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Beacon Hill Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834120402

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Holiness 101 by Anonim Pdf

What does it mean to be holy?Holiness 101 answers many questions you may be asking about the holy life, such as: How do I live a life that's pleasing to God?Will I become holy in a moment or over a lifetime?What does God expect of me?What if I fail?Take the journey of a lifetime and find out what it means to be holy in a fallen world.

Author : Paul F. Evans
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973640363

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Help for Holiness by Paul F. Evans Pdf

At one time there was a great deal of interest in the topic of holiness—but not so much anymore. Theological wrangling and impossible legalism has left many in the church frustrated and confused, with part of that confusion arising from idealism in the pulpit that rang hollow in the lives and experiences of ordinary believers. But what if there was significant help from God in the enterprise of living a morally triumphant life, where habitual sinning was not inevitable, and where the development of godly character was possible and found through a maturing relationship with God and growth in the Christian life? The apostle Paul certainly thought so. In Help for Holiness, author and senior pastor Paul F. Evans revisits the topic of holiness and explores Paul’s admonition that believers shouldn’t seek more rules (legalism) nor give in to moral pessimism that says we cannot help but sin every day in word, thought, and deed. Instead, through morally transformative justification and regeneration, followed by a commitment to the crucifixion of the old life in the death of Christ, we can be raised to new life, which, through ongoing surrender to the Spirit, can in fact produce the conduct and character God is looking for. In this postmodern world, we do not need to abandon an emphasis on righteous and holy living—God really has made a provision for us to succeed morally. Holiness was started by grace, and God will complete it in us by grace through the Spirit!

Author : Jerry Bridges
Publisher : Tyndale House
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781615215287

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Holiness Day by Day by Jerry Bridges Pdf

Do you want your daily devotional to have more substance? Then you will appreciate this one-year devotional from Navigator author Jerry Bridges. Each entry has been carefully selected from his best writings, connecting with you on a deeper level and encouraging personal discovery. This quick daily read is full of inspiration, commitment, and transformation for men and women to grow in spiritual maturity.

Author : Drew N. Grumbles
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666708059

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YHWH Is There by Drew N. Grumbles Pdf

How do we make sense of Ezekiel 40–48? Ezekiel’s temple vision has long mystified Bible readers and scholars. Is this a temple that is going to be built in the future? Or is this merely symbolic? Why so many details? Is there any relevance to this section of the Old Testament at all? This book addresses these important questions, showing how Ezekiel’s temple is more than just symbolic. Yet its ultimate fulfillment is not in any physical building, but, according to the New Testament, in Jesus and the new heavens and new earth. Not only will this book illuminate Ezekiel 40–48 for you, it will also help you understand important issues of interpretation in our day, such as typology, the role of the temple in biblical theology, and the New Testament use of the Old Testament. You will learn that yes, in fact, Ezekiel 40–48 is very relevant to the Bible’s storyline.

Author : Andy Johnson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498221610

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Holiness and the Missio Dei by Andy Johnson Pdf

In Holiness and the Missio Dei, Andy Johnson takes the reader on a biblical journey that explores the question of what holiness or sanctification has to do with God's mission in the world. He refuses to relegate the idea of humans becoming holy to the realm of individual inward piety or legalism, on the one hand, or to the realm of the impossible prior to Christ's return, on the other. Using a missional lens to guide the reader into a theological engagement with Scripture, Johnson argues that God's primary means of making us holy is through our participation in his saving, reconciling mission to bring creation to its intended destiny. As we become and remain part of an ecclesia, we are corporately and personally shaped by the Spirit into the image of the cruciform Son through participation in the missio Dei, and thereby are being restored into the image of the holy God--the imago Dei. This book is written primarily for church leaders, for students, and for academics who are interested in missional readings of Scripture. It will challenge those who read it to re-articulate the church's becoming holy as being inseparably connected to its active participation in God's mission.

Author : Susan Muto
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594716683

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Twelve Little Ways to Transform Your Heart by Susan Muto Pdf

St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s “Little Way” has been embraced by people of all walks of life. In Twelve Little Ways to Transform Your Heart, author Susan Muto explores twelve facets of St. Thérèse’s simple spiritual path as a way to personal holiness and the secret to being a powerful witness to Christ in the world today. Though she lived only to the age of twenty-four and spent almost her entire life at her family home and in the Carmelite convent, St. Thérèse of Lisieux displayed a love for Jesus and a passion for his gospel that have made her the patroness of the missions. The “Little Flower’s” humility and childlike trust are still powerful examples of how ordinary people can grow closer to Jesus and respond to Pope Francis’s call for a new evangelization. The calls to holiness and to witness to Christ can seem daunting, but as Susan Muto—renowned speaker and expert on Carmelite spirituality—explains, Thérèse shows us that they are neither difficult nor dramatic. The Little Way can be lived by any of us, even with what Thérèse called the “ministry of the smile.” With deep insight and warm personal devotion, Muto explains the Little Way and will help you put twelve dimensions of it into practice, drawing others to Christ by living a simple, joyful life. These twelve ways, derived from the example of Thérèse, are: Learn to love the hidden life Appreciate what a treasure the ordinary is Trust in Divine Mercy as little children do Receive the sacraments devoutly day after day Abandon yourself to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Foster friendship with God and others Take up your cross and follow Jesus Pray unceasingly Simplify your life Let God free you to be your best self Commit yourself—body, mind, and spirit—to living the Gospel Leave a legacy of evangelical virtues others want to cultivate Muto features short quotations from the saint’s autobiography, poetry, letters, and prayers, as well as perceptive reflection questions and personal prayers to show how imitating Thérèse can make us a powerful force of love. Muto also offers practical spiritual advice for those who want to deepen their faith and are attracted to the simplicity of St. Thérèse’s Little Way.

Author : Stephen J. Lennox
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532634420

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A Holiness Hermeneutic by Stephen J. Lennox Pdf

America in the late nineteenth century was undergoing enormous societal shifts. Immigration and urbanization were changing the face of the country. New discoveries and new perspectives on old verities stretched its mind and stirred its soul. The recently concluded Civil War left America bloodied, its self-confidence bruised, and its capacity for controversy weakened. American churches responded to these upheavals in different ways with long-lasting consequences. The reaction of one small branch of American Protestantism rooted in the broader stream of Methodism opens a window into these troubled times. This book explores how the American holiness movement navigated the societal maelstrom and the role the Bible played in charting its course. The holiness movement’s response illustrates the interaction between the Bible and culture. It sheds light on the development of the movement’s younger cousin, Pentecostalism. It also adds texture to the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy, an important struggle that marked the early decades of the twentieth century and continues to shape America today.