Religion

In this groundbreaking work, Norman R. Petersen integrates contemporary literary-critical, sociological,and anthropological insights into the traditional arena of historical-critical methods. he demonstrates how these new approaches can be used to interpret biblical texts, especially Paul's letters. The Letter to Philemon serves as a case study. Yet Petersen focuses on the narrative world of Paul as well, for one cannot be truly understood without the other. This work articulates a ""sociology of letters,"" explores the social structures which underlie the social relations of the actors in Paul's world, and deals with the systems of belief, knowledge, and value that define the identities of these actors and motivate their actions. Here is cutting-edge scholarship.

Robert Wolfe is the author of several best selling books on nonduality, the perception of the undivided nature of life. He came to this perception on retreat in the redwood forests of California after intense study and meditation. Elementary Cloudwatching is the collection of his journal entries and writings during this time, most never before published. This hardcover edition also includes a color interior with 3 color images, including a piece of artwork by Robert and color typography. These are reflective, nature inspired essays, that inspire readers to look more closely at their everyday life, and the inherent wonder, and oneness, folded in apparently commonplace moments. It is also the personal inner memoir of a California original spiritual philosopher during a time of awakening.

Dr. Stanley guides readers through the necessary steps in order to protect against satanic attacks and achieve certain victory over the enemy.

This book tackles three topics from a Orthodox Christian perspective, namely; God's attributes God's relationship with man Man's relationship with God.On God's attributes, you will read about God the Creator, the Eternal, the Unlimited, the Omnipresent and the Omnipotent.On God's relationship with man, you will read about God's love to man, His giving, His goodness, His kindness, His protection, His forgiveness, His Chastening, His dispensation, His great redemption…. Etc.On man's relationship with God, you will read about God's place in our life, our knowledge of Him, our meeting with Him, our communion with Him and abiding in Him, reconciliation, wrestling with Him, waiting for Him, and rejoicing in Him. You will read also about those who flee from God.This book is the fruit of forty lectures on these and other topics.Pope Shenouda III

Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are a wreck. Their past has broken, crushed, and wounded them inwardly. They can be healed. God has a plan, and Isaiah 61 reveals that the Lord came to heal the brokenhearted. He wants to heal victims of abuse and emotional wounding. Joyce Meyer is a victim of the physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Yet today she has a nationwide ministry of emotional healing to others like herself. In Beauty for Ashes she outlines major truths that brought healing in her life and describes how other victims of abuse can also experience God's healing in their lives. Joyce Meyer suffered for thirty-three years the devastating effects of abuse. Now God has exchanged her ashes for beauty and called her to help others allow Him to do the same for them. Book jacket.

Includes the complete Road to Assisi, Paul Sabatier's ground-breaking and foundational biography of the saint; the complete Francis in His Own Words: The Essential Writings; and The Little Flowers.

An Introduction to Lectio Divina

Written by an anonymous fourteenth-century author, The Cloud of Unknowing was originally prepared for cloistered monks. This contemporary English translation with foreword by bestselling author, Robert Benson, helps to put this classic text within reach of everyday Christians.

"The Morrigan is one of Pagan Ireland's most famous--and notorious--goddesses. Her name translated as "phantom queen" or "great queen," the Morrigan is famous for being a goddess of war, witchcraft and death, protection and retribution. This book also explores her patronage of motherhood, healing, shapeshifting, and the land. Classified among the Sidhe (fairies), the Morrigan dates back at least to Ireland's Iron Age, but she is as modern as she is ancient enjoying a growing contemporary and global following. Author Courtney Weber provides a guide for the modern devotee of this complex, mysterious goddess that encompasses practical veneration with modern devotionals, entwined with traditional lore and Irish-Celtic history."--Provided by publisher.

This introduction to the field of cultural anthropology from a Christian perspective exposes students to the excitement and significance of human history and culture.

With 32 pages of engaging illustrations from Hannah Dunnett, this double-column unlined NIV Journalling Bible inspires you to spend time reading, reflecting and interacting with Scripture.

A 2011 NIV Bible bound in tactile brown satchel leather with black and white patterned end-papers and a magnetic clasp closure.

A 365-day devotional from bestselling author Joyce Meyer

Anne Marie Miller is a survivor of childhood clergy sexual abuse and has shared her journey toward healing with audiences all over the world. Healing Together is a practical guide for helping supporters of sexual abuse survivors--a family member or friend--understand the basics of abuse and trauma while providing a path toward healing and hope.

Renowned and beloved the world over, a peerless contemporary translation of one of Buddhism's most important texts comes alive with over 110 full-page illustrations by a multiple award-winning artist.The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It's a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout East Asia and, by extension, in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down distinctions between the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone salvation until all beings may share it, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha. This illustrated edition features more than 110 full-page and two-page illustrations by a world-renowned and award-winning artist, and brings the fantastical and image-filled world of the Lotus Sutra vividly to life. Demi's illustrations are both classical and contemporary in feel, perfectly complementing Reeves's masterful and modern translation.

ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal: Ruth pairs the entirety of the book of Ruth with a lightly dotted blank page opposite each page of Bible text and hand-lettered illustrations interspersed throughout--providing space to creatively engage with and reflect on the Word of God.

Theology, says Brian McLaren, is at its best when it is in conversation with the wild world that flourishes beyond our walls and outside our windows and cities. In God Unbound, McLaren follows his love of nature all the way to the Galapagos Islands, where the natural world awakens his soul in a way that organized religion cannot.

Mariann Edgar Budde shares her thoughts on how the reader can come to know and receive Jesus more deeply in practicing the Way of Love. She shares biblical stories, wisdom from the Christian tradition, and her own personal stories of spiritual growth.