In our everyday lives, we are often expected to offer hospitality to others we meet, yet for Christians and church leaders, hospitality can mean so much more. What is hospitality in the spiritual sense? Why do we extend God's hospitality? Who is called to offer this hospitality? And how do we live out God's hospitality?
Just Imagine: The Joy of God's Hospitality Overflowing with Loving Relationships answers these questions and more about Christian hospitality. Author Dianne B. Salter explains how this is not a program; it is a Christian lifestyle, especially in the church, the body of Christ. God's hospitality must be supported and promoted by the pastor and by the church governing group. But it will be effective only if the people in the pews take leadership, advocate for it, and sincerely practice this new lifestyle.
Based on scriptural directives, Just Imagine advocates friendship evangelism, building relationships, and creating ministries for those not currently a part of the church. All chapters end with Hospitality Challenges that help individuals and the church to just imagine what they might become if they truly practiced God's hospitality.
Автор: Yandian Bob Название: From Just Enough to Overflowing ISBN: 1885600186 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781885600189 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Emmanuel Chinedu Anagwo Название: Celebration of the Word of God: A Liturgical Enquiry ISBN: 3631820364 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631820360 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 8706.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book focuses on the clarion call by Pope Francis and the Second Vatican Council for an elaborate celebration of the Word. It is predicated on the dearth of the Word of God in liturgical assemblies and rituals. Basing its theological and liturgical framework upon the text of Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC) no. 35, the study sets out with the aim to argue for a rediscovery of the power of the Word of God. The work employed library research method, social survey method, and liturgical exegesis. The book equally addresses some challenges and the theme of liturgical inculturation in the announcement of the oracular word in African Traditional Religion (ATR). Some practical recommendations were made to be viable indicators for a necessary liturgical aggiornamento needed in the 21st century Church in Africa and beyond.
Автор: Bartosz Adamczewski Название: Genesis: A Hypertextual Commentary ISBN: 3631837569 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631837566 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 10880.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This monograph demonstrates that the book of Genesis is a result of highly creative, hypertextual reworking of the book of Deuteronomy. This detailed reworking consists of around 1,000 strictly sequentially organized conceptual, and at times also linguistic correspondences between Genesis and Deuteronomy. The strictly sequential, hypertextual dependence on Deuteronomy explains numerous surprising features of Genesis. The critical analysis of Genesis as a coherently composed hypertextual work disproves hypotheses of the existence in this writing of Priestly and non-Priestly materials or multiple literary layers.
The relationship between tradition and relevance is a core feature in religious practice in general and public worship in particular. On the one hand, worship is a bearer of religious traditions, i.e. traditions are maintained in the practice of public worship, and the worship enables individuals to connect with these traditions. On the other hand, it is a quest for relevance in public worship. In order to maintain existing worshippers and attract new participants, congregations have to consider their ability to connect their core values to the needs and expectations of existing and potential participants. This dual purpose of the worship causes a need for negotiation, and it is this negotiation between tradition and relevance that this book investigates. Old Paths and New Ways is a case study of the negotiation between tradition and the quest for relevance in liturgy.
Автор: John Kachikwulu Ekwunife Название: Childless Marriages and Child adoption among the Igbo ISBN: 3631806523 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631806524 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 12465.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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At the heart of every marriage union among the Igbo people of Nigeria is the desire to have one’s own children, preferably male ones who will perpetuate the family name from generation to generation. Hence, no stone is left unturned to make sure that this aim is achieved in marriage. Oftentimes, this desire, despite every effort, is not realized by every married couple. Some marriages still remain childless. The precolonial Igbo were also confronted with childless marriages. But knowing the consequences of a childless marriage, they designed some methods of circumventing the problem. Almost all the methods they employed to make sure that no man died childless, which are extensively discussed in this work, are condemned by the Catholic Church. The Church proffered child adoption among other things as a solution to infertility in marriage. Child adoption, however, is frowned upon by some Igbo on the ground that it is against their culture. This situation, therefore, places some Igbo childless couples who want to remain faithful to the Christian faith on a crossroad of not knowing what to do in the face of infertility. The present work deals extensively on the meaning and ends of marriage among the Igbo people of Nigeria, on what it means to be childless among the Igbo, and on how the precolonial Igbo handled the situation as well as the importance of children in the Igbo family. The Church’s teaching on marriage before and after the Second Vatican Council and especially on childless marriages as found in Gaudium et spes is also discussed in a very elaborate way. Other important topics discussed in this work include the Church`s position on artificial reproductive technologies (ART); the meaning of child adoption; and the Igbo people`s knowledge, attitude, and perception about the practice of child adoption.
This work argues strongly that child adoption is something good and noble when it aims at the welfare of the child but at the same time not relegating the welfare of the adoptive parents to the background.
Автор: Raouf Abujaber Название: City of Christian Love: The History and Importance of Nazareth ISBN: 1433136341 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433136344 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 15878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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City of Christian Love provides a detailed history of Nazareth from the dawn of the Christian Era until today with special focus on the religious communities found in this sacred city, including both the periods of tension and the periods of profound interreligious partnership and solidarity.
Описание: How does one find contentment during times of grief? Author Martha Miller-Willoughby thought the same when her first husband passed from cancer and she was learning a new life being a widow. Yet even then, God was seeking her out and brought her to a place of peace that helms her latest collection of essays, Seasoned Contentment. Raised Catholic and living in a large family, Martha found herself distancing from the God of her youth as she grew up, but it wasn't until she was handling grief after loss that she came running back to God. The essays, written by Martha for the now defunct She Magazine, capture the seasons of life and finding gratitude and hope with God during them. Whether it is acceptance in aging, memories with loved ones, or learning to live life after loss, Martha shows that with God, all situations can be met with contentment.
Автор: Johnson Trevor Название: New Wine: 10 Principles That Manifest Overflow & Abundance ISBN: 1642373915 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781642373912 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2389.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This book is an inspirational book full of biblical principles, scriptures, and self assessment questions that, if followed, may help to manifest overflow and abundance in your life. Using wine as a metaphor, the book focuses on the concept of being prepared to receive and embrace new and exciting success in all aspects of life. Jesus once spoke to the masses and explained that no one puts new wine in old wine skins. This work will use that principle as a foundational and inspirational concept to position the reader for anticipation and expectation of the new wine that awaits them
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