Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint AEthelwold of Winchester (also spelled Aethelwald, Ethelwold, etc) (909–984) was a 10th century English Bishop of Winchester and leader of the monastic reform movement in Anglo-Saxon England. AEthelwold was born in Winchester of good parentage in about 909. After a youth spent at the court of King Athelstan, AEthelwold placed himself under AElfheah the Bald, Bishop of Winchester, who gave him the tonsure and ordained him priest along with Saint Dunstan. AEthelwold became a monk at Glastonbury Abbey, where he was dean during Dunstan's abbacy, until about 955 when he was appointed Abbot of Abingdon. The nine years he spent in Abingdon were extremely productive, and he undertook the...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Athelwold was the first Bishop of Carlisle. AEthelwold's name and the fact that he owned lands in Yorkshire suggests that Athelwold was of English birth, and not a Norman. He was an Augstinian canon who first served King Henry I of England as his confessor. Sometime about 1122, he persuaded Henry to help a group of clerics at Nostell find a new site for their priory. Athelwold then became prior of the newly established Nostell Priory. Some reports give Athelwold a role as an advisor to King Henry during the selection of William de Corbeil as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1123. While prior he built the crypt of the monastic church and represented King Henry at a papal council held at Rheims in...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
?tman literally means "self", but is sometimes translated as "soul" or "ego". The word derives from the Indo-European root *?t-men (breath) and is cognate with the Old English aethm and German Atem. In Buddhism, the belief in the existence of an unchanging ?tman is the prime consequence of ignorance, which is itself the cause of all misery and the foundation of sa?s?ra. The early[citation needed] scriptures do, however, see an enlightened being as one whose changing, empirical self is highly developed. Some Mahayana Buddhist sutras and tantras present other Buddhist teachings with positive language by strongly insisting upon the ultimate reality of the atman when it is equated with each being's 'essential nature of mind' (Dalai Lama -...
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! La notion d'eveil spirituel, souvent associee en un sens reducteur au langage New Age, exprime en fait un phenomene ancien et tres precis dans l'histoire des religions, de la spiritualite et de la philosophie (voir, pour le bouddhisme, Bodhi). Le terme est une traduction de l'expression anglaise spiritual awakening frequemment utilisee dans la litterature spirituelle moderne d'Amerique du Nord. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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A Bell in the Storm begins with the experience of persistent pain in an attempt to prove his pain is real to his doctor,the author engages the theory of pain from Descartes to the most recent revelations of our neuroplastic brain. Rather than pain being referenced from a predictable machine-like body that is haunted by the mystery of the mind, it is engendered through the staggering complexity and self-referential unpredictability of the neuroplastic brain. This begs questions of medicine, theory and philosophy to ask better questions of our experiences of pain and the affirmation of what possessing a neuroplastic brain means for our very changeable beings. While we are more fragile than we thought we are also much more miraculous. Our...
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This book deals with a very difficult aspect of life, namely, death by suicide. It describes the problem of suicide as a reality situated at the point where religion, justice, medicine and social mores meet. Suicide challenges traditional values in all of these areas and with the tremendous amount of negative attention given to it, greiving family members are largely left to their own resources. This book approaches suicide through the framework of the story of Jacob in the Hebrew Scriptures (Genesis 32:22-31). The story of Jacob is full of moral ambiguity and causes us to ponder ambiguity and complexity in all of life. It is also a story that captures the graciousness of the Divine, especially where there is some grayness and a shadow...
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A growing number of evangelical scholars have recently embraced a new perspective on God’s nature called Open Theism. Open Theism is one of the hottest theological issues in the church and academia today. The writer presents a critique of this view from the standpoint of Christology. Focusing attention on the Gospels, this work examines Christological fulfillment motifs and the theme of Jesus’ own foreknowledge of the future, demonstrating God’s precise foreknowledge of future events in the life of Christ. The book aims to prove the weaknesses of Open Theism and to support the biblical teaching of God’s exhaustive knowledge of the future, including the free decisions of moral beings. This book contains •a survey of the major...
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Nature as an inter-religious issue has gained momentum over the last few years.This is a good sign because it reiterates the view that the global environmental crisis is fundamentally a moral and religious problem. We must investigate what different religions have to say to one another today that may clarify what it means to have a proper respect for the earth in our personal and social and economic choices. This book deals with a critical comparative correlational dialogue between Shona and Christian attitudes to nature.It examines the nature of conflict, criticism and complementarity between the two religions.It makes a case that the attitudes to nature of these religions can best complement each other in the framework of...
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A Divided Universe contrasts the relative merits of science and religion, and concludes that both disciplines are necessary for a proper understanding of life. This book is a rare combination of depth and breadth. A Divided Universe is a book to be read by anyone interested in the human condition and the nature of existence. La Source A Divided Universe gives a detailed and sustained defence of religion as a rational enterprise concerned with establishing the truth of theological propositions. The author proposes a re-evaluation of science and religion in a way that would provide the basis for an answer to the question of being in relation to the totality of meaning to which ultimately all our statements must be related. This thought...
What is the language non-religiously affiliated Macalester College students use to describe life changing/turning point experiences they have had? Use of essays written by students in preparation for an 'unstructured interview,' conducted by the researcher, answered this research question. This thesis discusses the grammar, both words and phrases and the underlying structure of transformational experiences of twelve non-religiously affiliated college students. Conducting interviews with students and then examining the interview transcriptions led the author to identify five 'languages' that fit closely with James Loder's "transformational dynamics." The five languages include: "the language of shipwreck," "the language of gladness," "the...
ISBN: 978-3-6392-1316-4
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This book is an interdisciplinary endeavour and crosses the traditional borders of doing theology. Using historical analysis, sociological studies and comparative politics, the author sets out to provide a framework for a missionary theology for churches in a post-dictatorial context. It is argued that a missionary theology in such context engages in a creative way with the society and all the forces that shape it. The book focuses on the Romanian Baptist Church and the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, the Synod of Livingstonia, Malawi,to investigate their struggle in coming to terms with their past experiences, and their endeavour to engage with their societies as they seek to build a democratic social order.The book seeks to show...
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Through modern applications of the historical Christian “mark” of “holiness,” Christian disciples can be assured that they are following God’s will, with behaviour coinciding with God’s revelation and the Church’s mission. Insights gleaned from three thinkers lead to a model for the practical involvement of “holiness ethics” in the modern church, with each offering a key component to the model. Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers a way of understanding the world that provides a positive environment for church work. John Webster offers an inclusive understanding of God’s holiness and how it flows to His human creatures. Emmanuel Levinas offers a manner of understanding how God’s holiness-carrying people can be certain of...
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The Fourth Gospel says that the Beloved Disciple testified and wrote the Gospel. However, BD is not clearly identified in the Gospel. Accordingly, making the identity of BD clear may be meaningful. One approach of previous research focused on whether BD is John the apostle or another disciple. The other approach focused on the function of the chracterization of BD. There was a gap between the two approaches. The former was not concerned with the characterization of BD, while the latter not with the identity of BD. However, this researcher seeks to fill this gap, in addition to analyzing the identity of BD. This research reveals that the evangelist, John the apostle, cast BD in the Fourth Gospel by characterizing himself as an idealized...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-2826-0
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With the relations between the religions assuming an increasingly high profile in the modern world, the so-called inter-religious dialogue has taken on commensurate urgency. After many decades of congresses, seminars, inter-faith encounters and contacts, both positive and negative between the faiths, the dialogue appears to have stalled in an ethical cul-de-sac as the different religions reach the limits of what is theologically negotiable. That brings into question the very concept of 'dialogue' and its potential as a means of achieving the much-sought 'peace among the religions' in a world riven by religious conflict. This monograph, a reworking of Dr. Suchard’s doctoral dissertation, examines the question of what has led to the...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-6991-1
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Francis Schaeffer was a well known and profoundly influential Christian philosopher, but a closer examination of his work reveals an implicit social theory in his writings as well. This book hopes to acquaint the reader with Francis Schaeffer through the lens of the Christian Right, the American Culture War as delineated by James Davison Hunter and his own work, A Christian Manifesto. Though not an exhaustive review of Schaeffer's life and work, this book will attempt to provide the reader with a working knowledge of Francis Schaeffer's ideas and philosophies in regard to Christianity as well as provide a brief biographical look at his life. Following the establishment of these foundational aspects this book hopes to explore what the...
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Jim Rankin is Noctiviganti, a "night wanderer" who can visit the world known as the Fringe in his dreams. Jim is an occult detective, a killer and a secret policeman, the warrior retainer and unquestioning servant of the Paramount, the tyrannical yet supremely beautiful queen of the Fringe. The Fringe is the world of myth and mystery from which our own world was born at the beginning of time. At its heart is a great city, the City at the Heart of Her Dreaming, and in the city is a bottomless Pit or Abyss. In "A Season of Strange Dreams," Jim has been in hiding for five years, wandering aimlessly from state to state after killing his best friend Frank Barnham on a botched mission for the Paramount. Prompted by messages from the spirits of...
If you are married and you have a family, you know that life is not simple. Sometimes you are confronted with situations that challenge your highest abilities to find a solution for your problems. The complete title of this book is A STRATEGY FOR STRENGTHENING ROMANIAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST FAMILIES DEALING WITH COUPLE SEPARATION DUE TO ECONOMIC REASONS. In spite of the fact that the primary purpose of this project is to assist Romanian Seventh-day Adventist families who face the crisis of separation due to economic hardship, this project may also be used to strengthen other Adventists or non-Adventists families confronted with the problem of separation. This project can also be implemented in other countries confronted with similar,...
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Despite early adolescence being around for decades, ministry to this demographic of students is actually not getting the attention of the children before them or middle adolescents following them. My purpose is to create an awareness of the need for intentional and theological thinking with regards to early adolescent ministry in the context of a local congregation. Churches must be intentional at reaching students from the very beginning of their adolescent development. This is the driving idea behind the thesis: Congregations must think theologically and developmentally in order to minister effectively to early adolescents. The book will conclude with practical impications for early adolescent ministry in the life of a local...
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Indigenous church leadership is a new phenomenon in North Africa. Until recently, non-Muslim background believers were the only leaders of churches in this region. With the current growth of national churches there are increasingly more leaders from a Muslim background leading to a diverse range of leadership styles. This publication, a first of its kind to specifically explore church leadership in North Africa, investigates common values, beliefs and cultures among church leaders. Using four identified leadership styles the author further expands by looking at the impact they have on congregations, society and the future development of church leaders in the region.
The aim of this book is to prove that neither 1 Peter 3:19 nor 1 Peter 4:6 refers to the Christian doctrine the ‘Descensus Christi ad Inferos’. The meaning of these two verses has long been debated, and is very often seen as references to Christ’s descent into Hades. These questions will be answered by means of a parallel study. The first part of this book involves the doctrine of the ‘Descensus’; looking at its origin and its development. It is argued in this section that the roots of this doctrine can be found in Jewish-Christianity and not pagan mythology as has been suggested. The second part of the book then engages in the meaning of 1 Peter 3:19 and 4:6. This section starts with an introduction to 1 Peter, discussing all...
ISBN: 978-3-6390-8832-8
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