Religion
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Psychology Of Religion
$40.00Add to cartThis book is written by a theologian, or to be more precise, by a theologian who is concerned professionally with religion and with pastoral psychology. The coming to terms with developments in the field of psycho-analysis has a twofold significance for the theologian. As a pastor I am often faced with the question of what actual view to take of psycho-analysis, and sometimes also how to regard the psycho-analyst as a therapist. (I am thinking for example of the problem of passing on a member of my congregation to a psychiatrist.) Among theologians there is often a kind of fear, as well as lack of knowledge; the theologian gets ‘cold feet’. Investigation could probably eliminate both ignorance and fear. On the other hand, through its theories psycho-analysis has become an important factor in our modern civilization, and one that theology must not ignore. Without analysis much modern ‘unbelief’ remains incomprehensible. Under this aspect too it is important for theology to be well informed about developments in psycho-analysis, and also to learn to istinguish more clearly than is generally the case between analysis as a therapeutic method (which rests on an objective and empirical investigation of the patient) and the theories which are and have been upheld by analysis; the latter reveal themselves as more evanescent than is oftern assumed.
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Moral Case Against Religious Belief
$35.00Add to cartThis short book is intended to be read in an evening or even a sitting, though it provokes reflections that will go on for far longer. What it has to say is largely directed at the Christian faith, though it may apply to Judaism and Islam as well. Professor Sharpe is a philosopher and writes as a post-Christian. He does not believe in God for moral reasons and argues that in some ways morality is corrupted by religion. He claims that religious belief does not necessarily make its possessor an authority on matters moral and that spokesmen and spokeswomen for religion are often badly wrong about moral questions as a result of their religious commitment. Some virtues cease to be virtues when given a religious context, and consequently a religious life is not, in many respects, a good life to lead. Professor Sharpe has few quarrels with the teaching of Jesus and has tried to develop his argument as far as possible on the basis of values shared by Christians and non-Christians. But he firmly believes in the autonomy of morality. God is not required to guarantee morality and all the sureties and recognizances of morality are internal.
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Religion Gone Astray
$18.99Add to cartVirtually everyone acknowledges difficulty with some aspect of their own religious tradition, even if they are wholly devoted to their faith identity. These vulnerabilities can inhibit meaningful personal engagement with a faith tradition but they can also feed misunderstanding between religious institutions and undermine any hope of authentic interfaith dialogue.
Expanding on the conversation started with their very successful first book, the Interfaith Amigos–a pastor, a rabbi and an imam–probe more deeply into the problem aspects of our religious institutions to provide a profound understanding of the nature of what divides us. They identify four common problem areas in the Abrahamic faiths–exclusivity, violence, inequality of men and women, and homophobia–and their origins. They explore the ways critics use these beliefs as divisive weapons. And they present the ways we can use these vulnerabilities to open the doors for more profound personal relationships, collaboration required to address our common issues, and true interfaith healing. -
Last Priesthood : The Secrets Of Our English Alphabet A Revelation From Jes
$42.95Add to cartNearly 400 pages of Prophecy, Poetry, Scripture, and “New Knowledge”
Pertaining to Mankind’s Last Days…Some will label these writings as “False Prophecy”
Some will label it the workings of a “Cult”
Call it what you will, it is the “WORD of GOD”INFANCY
(from the apocrypha)
And when the master threatened to whip him,
the Lord Jesus explained to him
the meaning of the letters Aleph and Beth;
Also which were the straight figures of the letters,
which the oblique, and what letters had double figures; which had points,
and which had none; why one letter went before another;
and many other things he began to tell him, and explain,
of which the master had never heard, nor read in any book.Chapter XX 7-8
The English letters have evolved from as far back as the Hebrew and Greek Languages. Learn what these letters hold in store for you, and how God uses them to give to each of us our traits, rewards, and punishments! It is the belief of this author that we have opened the “FIRST SEAL” You are now about to begin reading it!
I must warn you however this book is not for the weak of heart.
It does become quite frightening for those that are unprepared.< LORD HAVE MERCY ON US ALL… -
Last Priesthood : The Secrets Of Our English Alphabet A Revelation From Jes
$27.95Add to cartNearly 400 pages of Prophecy, Poetry, Scripture, and “New Knowledge”
Pertaining to Mankind’s Last Days…Some will label these writings as “False Prophecy”
Some will label it the workings of a “Cult”
Call it what you will, it is the “WORD of GOD”INFANCY
(from the apocrypha)
And when the master threatened to whip him,
the Lord Jesus explained to him
the meaning of the letters Aleph and Beth;
Also which were the straight figures of the letters,
which the oblique, and what letters had double figures; which had points,
and which had none; why one letter went before another;
and many other things he began to tell him, and explain,
of which the master had never heard, nor read in any book.Chapter XX 7-8
The English letters have evolved from as far back as the Hebrew and Greek Languages. Learn what these letters hold in store for you, and how God uses them to give to each of us our traits, rewards, and punishments! It is the belief of this author that we have opened the “FIRST SEAL” You are now about to begin reading it!
I must warn you however this book is not for the weak of heart.
It does become quite frightening for those that are unprepared.< LORD HAVE MERCY ON US ALL… -
Ministers Of The Law
$34.99Add to cartIn Ministers of the Law Jean Porter articulates a theory of legal authority derived from the natural law tradition. As she points out, the legal authority of most traditions rests on their own internal structures, independent of extralegal considerations – legal houses built on sand, as it were. Natural law tradition, on the other hand, offers a basis for legal authority that goes beyond mere arbitrary commands or social conventions, offering some extralegal authority without compromising the independence and integrity of the law.
Yet Porter does more in this volume than simply discuss historical and theoretical realms of natural law. She carries the theory into application to contemporary legal issues, bringing objective normative structures to contemporary Western societies suspicious of such concepts.
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Good And Bad Ways To Think About Religion And Politics
$19.99Add to cartClear, useful guide to a subject too often characterized by confusion and loud rhetoric
“There is nothing greater than indignation to stimulate a writer to write, and my outrage has been stirred mightily by reading so many wrongheaded ‘takes’ on how religion and politics ought to be related,” says Robert Benne.
In this book Benne describes and analyzes the two main bad ways of relating religion and politics – “separationism” and “fusionism” – and offers a better way that he calls “critical engagement.” He first explains this approach in theoretical terms and then reflects on the practical ways in which such convictions reach the public sphere of policy. This better way derives in large part from the Lutheran tradition, with a few tweaks to adapt the tradition to deal with the new challenges of our present situation.
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Battle For Moses Dead Body
$19.99Add to cartThis book does not allege to have all the answers concerning the mystery surrounding the dead body of Moses; it simly asks the relevant question and offers scriptural implications and applications. The book is intended to be a reference book, an inspirational book, and a workbook.
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Limits Of Liberal Democracy
$21.00Add to cartTable Of Contents
ContentsAcknowledgments
1. Introduction: The End Of Convenient Stereotypes
2. “The End Of Democracy?” The First Things Symposium And Its Critics
3. American Catholics To The Rescue? Michael Baxter And The Notre Dame Theology Department
4. Rival Versions Of Confessionalism: Neuhaus And Baxter
5. Gertrude Himmelfarb And The Priority Of Democracy To Philosophy
6. Sapere Aude! From Liberal Statecraft To Extraordinary Politics
7. Extraordinary Politics Beyond The Culture Of Convenience
8. Hospitality And The Culture Of LifeSubject Index
Additional Info
IVP Print On Demand TitleScott H. Moore offers a bracing critique of the limits of liberal democracy that calls for and points the way toward a more faithful engagement of Christians with public life–a participation that takes seriously the reality of the Christian church and both the private and public moral teachings of its Scriptures.
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Medici Et Medicamenta
$68.99Add to cartForeword By Daniel P. Sheridan
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: A Survey Of Modern Historiography Of Penance (ca. 1500-2000)
Penance As Construct In The Modern History Of Religions
From Dogmatic History To The History Of Dogma (ca. 1520-1920)
Convergences And New Directions (ca. 1920-2000)
Paradigms In The New Contemporary Historiography Of Penance
Part Two: A Survey Of The Literature Of Penance (ca. 1650 B.C.-A.D. 650)
Penance In Pre-Christian Antiquity
The Origins Of Ritual Penance In Christian Antiquity
The Transformation Of Penance In Late Antiquity
The Monasticization Of Penance (ca. 450-650)Additional Info
This book is a comprehensive historiographical survey on Christian penance and confession from the early sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. The author charts the change from medieval practices of penance to the modern rites of penance.The book’s title refers to the latin phrase medici et medicamenta, or, “spiritual doctors and medicines,” to indicate a unifying theme of this study.
