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New Testament Foundations

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Drawing upon over fifty years of scholarly experience of one of the most industrious contemporary scholars, this work, which was first published in 1975, has been revised, updated, and expanded to offer a fresh, in-depth introduction to the New Testament for today's students. Students will be immersed into the world of the first century, learning about both Greco-Roman and Jewish backgrounds. While discussing the fundamental questions surrounding the content of each book including its authorship, audience, and message, this work also engages with the wider historical-critical discussion, helping students navigate the wider world of modern New Testament scholarship.

La Méditation

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La méditation est aujourd’hui une pratique ancrée dans nos vies. Elle entre dans les écoles, les entreprises, les hôpitaux. Mais comment méditer ? Comment s’orienter parmi les diverses approches ? Comment ne pas en faire une simple technique de gestion du stress au service d’un productivisme aveugle et inhumain ? Fabrice Midal revient aux sources de la pratique et s’interroge : pourquoi le Bouddha méditait-il et que faisait-il vraiment ? Comment la méditation s’est-elle développée et réinventée de diverses manières dans tous les pays d’Asie ? Il nous invite aussi à explorer la recherche scientifique sur le cerveau, les questions philosophiques – en particulier phénoménologiques et éthiques – et les enjeux thérapeutiques qui sont au cœur de la méditation. Et nous montre ainsi comment, par cet effort d’intelligence, la méditation devient beaucoup plus intéressante et surtout plus à même de répondre à toutes nos difficultés.

What Is Theology?

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Every seminary in the world offers classes on Christian theology, but what at is its core is theology? Is it a practical or theoretical discipline? Is it centrally a matter of faith or of reason? What are its proper means and ends? Derived from Michael Horton’s recently released The Christian Faith, already one of the most significant systematic theologies of the past 50 years, this digital short explores the discipline of theology through the lens of philosophy, Scripture, ministry, and the church, laying a foundation for pursuing theology as hearing, wisdom, understanding, and more.“Theology serves the function of articulating the identity of this God so that he may be properly invoked,” Horton writes. This short work constructs a conceptual framework for pastors, theologians, and students wanting to think more deeply about the foundational discipline of Christian thought and practice.

Expositions of Holy Scripture

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I connect the commencement and the close, because I think that the juxtaposition throws great light upon the purpose of the writer, and suggests some very important lessons. The reference to the former treatise which is of course the Gospel according to Luke implies that this Book is to be regarded as its sequel and the terms of the reference show the writer's own conception of what he was going to do in his second volume.

Buddhism

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Buddhism, in its diverse forms and throughout its long history, has had a profound influence on Asian cultures and the lives of countless individuals. In recent times, it has also attracted great interest among people in other parts of the world, including philosophers. Buddhist traditions often deal with ideas and concerns that are central to philosophy. A distinctively Buddhist philosophy of religion can be developed which focuses on Buddhist responses to issues such as the problem of suffering, the purpose and potential of human existence, life after death, freedom and moral responsibility, appearance and reality, the nature of religious language, attitudes to religious diversity and the relationship between Buddhism and science. Buddhism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation examines some of the central questions that such ideas raise, drawing on ancient and more recent sources from a variety of Buddhist traditions, as viewed from a contemporary philosophical standpoint.

A Treatise on the Gift of Perseverance

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Persevering in Faith to the End Inspirational! In A Treatise on the Gift of Perseverance, St. Augustine authoritatively proves that the perseverance by which a man continues in Christ until the end is a gift from God by His grace. Therefore, anyone who perseveres is predestined while the others are not. He advocated that God’s elect will certainly persevere but that one’s election could never be known infallibly in this life. Augustine also believed one’s justification and baptismal regeneration could be rejected and lost through sin and unbelief! A good read!

The Imitation of Christ

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One of the most influential and well-loved books of Christianity, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis appears here in Penguin Classics in a new translation by Robert Jeffery, with an introduction by Max Von Habsburg, notes, a chronology and further reading.The Imitation of Christ is a passionate celebration of God's love, mercy and holiness, which has stimulated religious devotion for over five hundred years. With great personal conviction and deep humanity, Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) demonstrates the individual's reliance on God and on the words of Christ, and the futility of a life without faith, as well as exploring the ideas such as humility, compassion, patience and tolerance. Thomas spent some seventy years of his life in the reclusive environment of monasteries, yet in this astonishing work he demonstrates an encompassing understanding of human nature, while his writing speaks to readers of every age and every nation.Thomas à Kempis was born at Kempen near Dusseldorf in 1380. He received the priesthood in 1413. Thomas wrote many other devotional works besides The Imitation of Christ, his masterpiece, as well as biographies of Gerald Groote and Florentius Radewyn. He died in 1471.The Very Revd Robert Jeffery was born in 1935 and ordained in 1959. He has written on matters of Church history, spirituality, mission and ecumenism. In 1978, he became Archdeacon of S***p, and was Dean of Worcester from 1987-96 and subsequently Canon and Sub-Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. He retired in 2002 and is an Hon Doctor of Divinity of Birmingham University.Max von Habsburg is the author of Catholic and Protestant Translations of the Imitatio Christi 1425-1650 (2011).

Portavoz de la Gracia - Número 219s - La persona de Cristo

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Contenido Cristo es todo en todo - William S. Plumer Cristo en la eternidad - Isaac Ambrose Cristo es el verbo hecho carne - David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Cristo es Dios - William S. Plumer Cristo es hombre - Thomas Brooks Cristo es de valor incalculable - Octavius Winslow

The Writings of Florence Scovel Shinn

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This complete texts of all four of Florence Scovel Shinn's books, The Game of Life, Your Word is Your Wand, The Power of the Spoken Word, and The Secret Door to Success. Florence Scovel Shinn taught metaphysics in New York for many years. Her meetings were well attended and in that way she was the means of bringing the message to a considerable number of people. Her books have had a wide circulation not only in America but abroad. They seem to have a knack of finding their way to remote and unexpected places in Europe and other parts of the world. Now and again we meet someone who came into Truth through finding a Florence Shinn book in the most improbable location. She herself was very spiritual, although this was usually hidden behind a matter of fact and carefree treatment of her subject. The technical or academic approach was not for her. She taught by familiar, practical, and everyday examples.

Ave Atque Vale

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This volume of essays examines a short one month period in the life of the Catholic Church in 2013. From the announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 11 February 2013 through the election of Pope Francis on 13 March, these essays come from a number of writers, theologians and poets. Ave Atque Vale - Hail and Farewell - is how the Roman poet Catullus ends his elegiac tribute to his deceased brother and has always been used to mark an end and a beginning. Whether it was 600 or 900 years since a pope resigned, the action is unprecedented in the modern papacy. This volume of essays is edited by Michael Kelly SJ and has contributions by Anne Elvey, Andrew Hamilton SJ, Joe Hodge, Anne Hunt, Rachael Kohn, Brian Lucas, James McEvoy, Andrew McGowan, Constant Mews, Michael Mullins, Desmond O'Grady, Neil Ormerod, and Philip Harvey, as well as poets Barry Gittins, Brian Doyle and BA Green. Most of the pieces first appeared in Australia's Eureka Street magazine in February and March 2013.

Sermon Classics by Great Preachers

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From John Wesley's message of God' love for fallen man to R. A. Torrey's heartfelt tribute to John 3:16, Peter F. Gunther has compiled a collection of classic sermons that spans three centuries.The effects of these dynamic sermons, preached by men like D. L. Moody, George Whitefield, and Charles Haddon Spurgeon, touched not only individual lives, but also entire cities and nations for the Lord.An introduction to each sermon gives insight into each preacher and the events that provided the backdrop to his message. D. L. Moody looks back on the great Chicago fire and a sermon that broke his heart. Jonathan Edwards brought the town of Enfield, Connecticut to its knees with his sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."Part of this collection includes:"The Fire Sermon" by D. L. Moody"God's Love to Fallen Man" by John Wesley"Fury Not in God" by Thomas Chalmers"Accidents, Not Punishments" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon"A Living Stone" by Handley C. G. MouleTheir message, as true today as it was then, still convicts, encourages, and inspires a new generation of people who hunger after the living God.

Abiding in Christ

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Using Jesus' words in John 15, "I am the vine; you are the branches," Andrew Murray explores how the believer abides in Christ. In a message as timely today as when first published in 1895, he urges readers to yield themselves to Jesus, in order that they may know the "rich and full experience of the blessedness of abiding in Christ."

È una storia vera?

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Pier Cesare Bori, raffinato biblista, storico delle religioni e filosofo morale, in questo breve ma incisivo saggio illustra il proprio tentativo di «prendere sul serio» le opinioni di Freud riguardo al riconoscimento di un nucleo di verità storica nei fenomeni religiosi. La lettura della riflessione di Freud ci aiuta ancora oggi a interrogarci su un tema complesso e variamente interpretato dagli studiosi di ogni tempo: qual è il rapporto tra la religione – e la religione monoteista in particolare – con la dimensione storica in cui hanno origine e luogo i fenomeni religiosi? Questo prezioso, sebbene ancora poco noto, contributo di Bori chiarisce molti e decisivi aspetti della questione, attraverso un’analisi filologicamente documentata del testo di uno dei più originali e profondi intellettuali del Novecento.

Maschile/femminile

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Come ripensare la questione del genere nell’emergenza di un nuovo paradigma di civiltà che si profila nell’epoca contemporanea? Dopo la profonda crisi delle istituzioni del patriarcato del secolo scorso, come concepire oggi il maschile e il femminile? Uno dei più grandi teologi del mondo si confronta con il tema della sessualità a tutto tondo: dalla sua base biologica, genetica e genitale, a quella ontologica, sino alla costruzione storico-sociale dei due sessi. Una riflessione intensa e approfondita sulla differenza sessuale e sulle sfide del nuovo millennio.

What the Bible Says about How to Know God's Will

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At some point, every Christian wonders, What is God’s will for me in this situation? There are many situations for which Scripture doesn't provide a black-and-white answer. In this book, adapted from his larger work Christian Ethics, Wayne Grudem helps readers stop overcomplicating God’s will and instead embrace the different ways they acquire wisdom for daily life. He lays out guidelines for making decisions both big and small. After looking at the 4 dimensions of every action (the action itself, attitudes, motives, and results), Grudem works through 9 sources of information and guidance, both objective (information from the Bible, information from studying the situation, information about ourselves, advice from others, changed circumstances) and subjective (the conscience, the heart, the human spirit, and the Holy Spirit). Readers will gain insight into how to make the right decisions about situations that arise in their lives.

En quête de sens

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Réconciliant science, philosophie et spiritualité, cet ouvrage propose une vision du Divin qui transcende les représentations religieuses traditionnelles. L'existence du Dieu cosmique se révèle dans l'harmonie du cosmos, dans les créations de la vie, dans la grandeur de l'esprit humain, dans la profondeur des détresses et des enchantements. Tous ces signes de sens et de beauté sont autant d'invitations à éveiller sa conscience, à développer ses talents d'artiste de la vie et à se forger artisan de la beauté du monde. Voici un livre qui s'aventure bien au-delà des apparences pour ouvrir la voie d'une spiritualité nouvelle. Jean Proulx nous convie ici à une sérieuse quête de sens, à une lecture attentive de la pensée de Dieu écrite dans l'univers et à une marche éveillée dans des chemins de beauté. Jacques Languirand

Relatos cortos de Jesús

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Jesús era un ingenioso narrador y un maestro intuitivo que usaba imágenes de la vida cotidiana para suscitar el interés el su mensaje sobre el reino de Dios. Pero la vida en Galilea y Judea en el siglo I era muy diferente a la nuestra, y numerosas interpretaciones tradicionales de los relatos contados por Jesús no solo ignoran esta diferencia, sino que también les imponen a menudo importantes puntos de vista antijudíos y sexistas. Como escribe la eminente biblista Amy-Jill Levine en esta obra: "Jesús exigía a sus discípulos no solo que escucharan, sino que también pensaran. Lo que convierte a las parábolas en un misterio, o una dificultad, es que nos desafían a indagar en los aspectos ocultos de nuestros valores, de nuestra vida. Sacan a la superficie preguntas no hechas y revelan las respuestas que siempre hemos conocido pero que nos oponemos a reconocer. La religión ha sido definida como una realidad concebida para consolar a los afligidos y afligir a los que viven cómodamente. Actuamos bien al pensar que las parábolas de Jesús están destinadas a afligir. Por consiguiente, si al oír una parábola pensamos «me gusta sinceramente» o, peor aún, no percibimos ningún desafío, entonces es evidente que no estamos oyendo suficientemente bien". En este riguroso, entretenido e instructor libro, Levine analiza las parábolas más conocidas de Jesús, poniendo al descubierto sus profundidades ocultas, sacando a relucir sus interpretaciones erróneas y mostrando cómo pueden seguir desafiándonos y provocándonos dos mil años después.

I Will Build My Church

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The need for ministry concerning the basic teachings in the Word of God on the subject of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ was never more evident than it is in our day. News media use such terms and phrases as, “the church without God,” or “the death of God,” with equanimity and without any apparent concern for the effect of the implication of these terms on the spiritual welfare of the youth of the rising generation. This volume is an attempt to direct attention to the purposes and principles related to the church: its form, features, and functions as these are revealed in the New Testament. A perusal of each chapter and attention to each suggested biblical reference will be found rewarding. The devout prayer of the author and his published is that unto God be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

Pensieri sulla vita

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Grande fu l’impegno etico-civile e spirituale profuso da Gandhi nel lungo processo dell’indipendenza dell’India dalla Gran Bretagna. Le inedite ed efficaci forme di resistenza da lui attuate nei confronti dei colonizzatori – la resistenza passiva (fondata sulla non-violenza), il rifiuto di collaborare con l’autorità britannica, ecc. – gli conferirono una notorietà a livello internazionale, che ancora perdura.

Das Papstamt aus römisch-katholischer Sicht - Ist der Papst unfehlbar?

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“Siehe, ich richte in Zion einen Stein auf, an dem man anstößt, einen Fels, an dem man zu Fall kommt. Wer an ihn glaubt, wird nicht zugrunde gehen.“ (Röm 9,33) Dieses prophetische Wort von Paulus, entnommen aus Jesaja, kann man gut auf den Petrusdienst der Kirche anwenden. Dieser Dienst geht auf Petrus, dem Felsen, wie er vom Herrn Jesus Christus selbst genannt wird (Mt 16,18), zurück. Die Kritik, ob angebracht oder unangebracht, am Papst ist nicht erst ein Phänomen der Neuzeit und Martin Luther hat sie auch nicht „erfunden“. sehr früh beginnt das Amt zum Anstoß für die Christen und Nichtchristen zu werden. Bis zur Reformation war die abendländische Christenheit, trotz aller Kritiken am Papst und den Schismen, die immer wieder behoben werden konnten, mit Rom und seinem Bischof vereint. Ab der Neuzeit beginnt eine neue Zeit für das Abendland. Nun gibt es auch christliche Gemeinschaften, die sich nicht mehr mit dem legitimen Nachfolger Petri vereint sahen, ja es wird sogar in Frage gestellt, ob in Rom der wirkliche Nachfolger Petri sitzt und ob Jesus Christus so ein Amt überhaupt gewollt hat. Fast fünfhundert Jahre lang, bis zum zweiten vatikanischen Konzil steht man sich oft polemisch und sehr kämpferisch gegenüber. Das Vaticanum II ruft nun zu einer neuen Richtung auf, man besinnte sich auf die Ökumene. Seit dem Ende des Konzils setzte man sich intensiv und ernsthaft mit den gegenseitigen Positionen auseinander. Die doch alten Fragen und Kritiken leuchten nun in einem neuen Blickwinkel der Ökumene wieder auf. Wollte Jesus wirklich ein Papstamt? Für viele in der Ökumene engagierte Christen ist das Papstamt nur ein Hindernis zur „Wiedervereinigung“ der Christenheit. Der Fels in Zion ist wahrlich ein Stein des Anstoßes. Wie man an einen Stein/Fels nicht anstößt, wenn man ihn sieht/erkennt, so lassen sich viele Kritiken entschärfen, wenn man sich einmal Näher mit dem Amt des Petrusdienstes theologisch auseinandersetzt und somit einiges klarer erkennen kann.

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