A Journey Of Faith Across A Turbulent Century
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A Journey Of Faith Across A Turbulent Century
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Author : Philipp Weingartner
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2020-12-04
A Journey Of Faith Across A Turbulent Century written by Philipp Weingartner and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
How do you find the courage to go on when everything you knew is gone? That is a question faced by Philipp Weingartner several times in his life. Born into a family of insignificant farm labourers in a town, region, and country erased from our maps, Philipp set out on a journey—both geographical and spiritual—across the front lines of two World Wars, and eventually across an ocean to a new life in Canada. This biographic collaboration between Erich Weingartner and his late father Philipp's writings gives witness to the tenacity of the human spirit. It provides abundant affirmation that commitment to a life of faith can empower ordinary people to become extraordinary in times of great need. Based on diaries, letters, articles and sermons, A Journey of Faith details one man's lived experience of tragedy, survival, and a passion to serve the less fortunate.
Conversion
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Author : Malcolm Muggeridge
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2005-02-18
Conversion written by Malcolm Muggeridge and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-18 with Religion categories.
From the book: " What is a conversion? The question is like asking, 'What is falling in love?' There is no standard procedure, no fixed time. No Damascus Road experience has been vouchsafed me; I have just stumbled on, like Bunyan's Pilgrim, falling into the Slough of Despond, locked up in Doubting Castle, terrified at passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death; from time to time, by God's mercy, relieved of my burden of sin, but only, alas, soon to acquire it again." "From my earliest years, there was something going on inside me other than vague aspirations to make a name for myself and a stir in the world: something that led me to feel myself a stranger among strangers in a strange land, whose true habitat was elsewhere, another destiny whose realization would swallow up time into Eternity, transform flesh into spirit, knowledge into faith, and reveal in transcendental terms what our earthly life truly signifies." In November 1982, Malcolm Muggeridge was received into the Roman Catholic Church, an event which attracted much attention and curiosity. To Malcolm Muggeridge, it signified "a sense of homecoming, of picking up the threads of a lost life." Malcolm Muggeridge, well known around the world in the latter part of the twentieth century as a journalist, writer, and media figure, is still remembered as a vociferous unbeliever for a great part of his career. But always he had had an awareness that another dimension existed, that there was a destiny beyond the devices and desires of the ego, and that earthly life could not be the end. This book, first published in 1988 and the last of his writing to be published in his lifetime, is a personal statement of the history and development of his religious beliefs. An important section relates to Mother Teresa of Calcutta, latterly beatified, and with expectations to becoming a Saint. Her influence was perhaps the most powerful force leading this deeply thinking man to God and to the Roman Catholic Church. He describes also the effect upon him of meetings with Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a man whom he considers to be one of the greatest prophets of our time, with a profound spiritual message for our turbulent world. This moving testimony is not about the mechanics of becoming a Roman Catholic. Rather, it is about a series of happenings, occasions of enlightenment, that led one spiritually troubled man to find God. It is a statement of belief which will fascinate all who are interested in the workings of the human mind, and will inspire all who seek the Truth.
Miscellaneous Pieces
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Author : John Bunyan
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-04
Miscellaneous Pieces written by John Bunyan and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-04 with Fiction categories.
'Miscellaneous Pieces' by John Bunyan is a collection of four Christian writings that provide a glimpse into the mind of this influential Puritan writer and preacher. From his thoughts on the Trinity and the law, to his last sermon and dying sayings, this book showcases Bunyan's deep faith and his commitment to spreading the Gospel. Best known for his iconic work, 'The Pilgrim's Progress', Bunyan's mark on Christian literature is undeniable. But this book offers readers a chance to explore his other writings and to gain a greater understanding of his theology and beliefs. For anyone seeking to deepen their faith and gain insight into the mind of one of Christianity's foremost thinkers, 'Miscellaneous Pieces' is a must-read.
Shanghai Faithful
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Author : Jennifer Lin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-02-16
Shanghai Faithful written by Jennifer Lin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-16 with History categories.
Within the next decade, China could be home to more Christians than any country in the world. Through the 150-year saga of a single family, this book vividly dramatizes the remarkable religious evolution of the world’s most populous nation. Shanghai Faithful is both a touching family memoir and a chronicle of the astonishing spread of Christianity in China. Five generations of the Lin family—buffeted by history’s crosscurrents and personal strife—bring to life an epoch that is still unfolding. A compelling cast—a poor fisherman, a doctor who treated opium addicts, an Ivy League–educated priest, and the charismatic preacher Watchman Nee—sets the book in motion. Veteran journalist Jennifer Lin takes readers from remote nineteenth-century mission outposts to the thriving house churches and cathedrals of today’s China. The Lin family—and the book’s central figure, the Reverend Lin Pu-chi—offer witness to China’s tumultuous past, up to and beyond the betrayals and madness of the Cultural Revolution, when the family’s resolute faith led to years of suffering. Forgiveness and redemption bring the story full circle. With its sweep of history and the intimacy of long-hidden family stories, Shanghai Faithful offers a fresh look at Christianity in China—past, present, and future.
Faith Gender And Activism In The Punjab Conflict
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Author : Mallika Kaur
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-01-14
Faith Gender And Activism In The Punjab Conflict written by Mallika Kaur and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-14 with History categories.
Punjab was the arena of one of the first major armed conflicts of post-colonial India. During its deadliest decade, as many as 250,000 people were killed. This book makes an urgent intervention in the history of the conflict, which to date has been characterized by a fixation on sensational violence—or ignored altogether. Mallika Kaur unearths the stories of three people who found themselves at the center of Punjab’s human rights movement: Baljit Kaur, who armed herself with a video camera to record essential evidence of the conflict; Justice Ajit Singh Bains, who became a beloved “people’s judge”; and Inderjit Singh Jaijee, who returned to Punjab to document abuses even as other elites were fleeing. Together, they are credited with saving countless lives. Braiding oral histories, personal snapshots, and primary documents recovered from at-risk archives, Kaur shows that when entire conflicts are marginalized, we miss essential stories: stories of faith, feminist action, and the power of citizen-activists.
Faithwriters Journey Of Faith
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Author : Www Faithwriters Com
language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
Release Date : 2006
Faithwriters Journey Of Faith written by Www Faithwriters Com and has been published by Xulon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
The Cross Cultural Process In Christian History
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Author : Andrew F. Walls
language : en
Publisher: Orbis Books
Release Date : 2015-02-26
The Cross Cultural Process In Christian History written by Andrew F. Walls and has been published by Orbis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-26 with Religion categories.
Walls shows how the demographic transformation of the church has brought us to a new "Ephesian moment." The church is challenged as never before to become one global body with its many cultural and ethnic members contributing their gifts. Former patterns of domination need to be superseded. His seer's eyes probe beneath the surface to bring the readerinsights into Pentecostalism, African traditional religion, and the ironic ways in which the Western missionary movement often accomplished things--both for good and for ill--that its agents never dreamed of
A Christian In The Land Of The Gods
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Author : Joanna R. Shelton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
A Christian In The Land Of The Gods written by Joanna R. Shelton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In November 1877, three months after Emperor Meiji's conscript army of commoners defeated forces led by Japan's famous "last samurai," the Reverend Tom Alexander and his new wife, Emma, arrived in Japan, a country where Christianity had been punishable by death until 1868. A Christian in the Land of the Gods offers an intimate view of hardships and challenges faced by nineteenth-century missionaries working to plant their faith in a country just emerging from two and a half centuries of self-imposed seclusion. The narrative takes place against the backdrop of wrenching change in Japan and Great Power jockeying for territory and influence in Asia, as seen through the eyes of a Presbyterian missionary from East Tennessee. This true story of personal sacrifice, devotion to duty, and unwavering faith sheds new light on Protestant missionaries' work with Japan's leading democracy activists and the missionaries' role in helping transform Japan from a nation ruled by shoguns, hereditary lords, and samurai to a leading industrial powerhouse. It addresses universal themes of love, loss, and the enduring power of faith. The narrative also proves that one seemingly ordinary person can change lives more than he or she ever realizes. "It would be hard to imagine a cultural adjustment more severe or more dangerous than traveling in 1877 from the Tennessee mountains to become a Christian missionary in Japan. Joanna Shelton's family story is a reading adventure well worth taking and enjoying." -Senator Lamar Alexander, Governor of Tennessee 1979-1987, Maryville, TN "I grew up in a church culture in which my heroes were missionaries; while my contemporaries were awed by athletes and movie stars, missionaries were the ones who held my attention. They still do. . . . In this memoir of her great-grandfather, Shelton adds one more riveting story to my scrapbook of risk-taking and courageous witnesses to the Christian faith." -Eugene H. Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, BC "Joanna Shelton's impressive research reveals the amazing story of Itagaki Taisuke's invitation to her great-grandfather and his fellow missionaries to preach Christianity in Itagaki's native Tosa region. Itagaki, who was on Japan's 100 yen bill in the past, was leader of the democratic movement in the early Meiji era and created Japan's first major political party, ancestor to the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, of which I am a member." -Yoriko Kawaguchi, Former Foreign Minister and Environment Minister of Japan; former member House of Councilors (upper house of the Diet); Professor, Meiji Institute for Global Affairs, Tokyo "Shelton's highly engaging narrative about her great-grandfather opens a window into Japan's turbulent transition from rule by shoguns to its status as Asia's first constitutional democracy. . . . This fascinating, often poignant story should be read by serious scholars and general readers alike." -George R. Packard, President, U.S.-Japan Foundation and Dean Emeritus, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) "Anyone interested in how one person can have a significant impact across borders and boundaries in today's world will be impacted by this book." -The Rev. Dr. Katharine R. Henderson, President, Auburn Theological Seminary Joanna Reed Shelton lives with her husband in Montana's Rocky Mountain Northwest. For more than twenty years, she was intimately involved in US-Japan relations in increasingly senior positions of government and diplomacy. A quest for knowledge about her great-grandfather's life and work in Japan launched her on a new path. After long holding religion at arm's length, she now serves as an elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Please visit her website: www.joannashelton.com.
Journey Of Faith
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Author : Carole Seymour-Jones
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Journey Of Faith written by Carole Seymour-Jones and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Church work with youth categories.
A Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland And The Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-22
A Journey To The Western Islands Of Scotland And The Journal Of A Tour To The Hebrides written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
In 1773, James Boswell made a long-planned journey across the Scottish Highlands with his English friend Samuel Johnson; the two spent more than a hundred days together. Their tour of the Hebrides resulted in two books, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775), a kind of locodescriptive ethnography and Johnson's most important work between his Shakespeare edition and his Lives of the Poets. The other, Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson (1785), a travel narrative experimenting with biography, the first application of the techniques he would use in his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791). These two works form a natural pair and, owing that they cover much of the same material, are often read together, focusing on the Scottish highlands. The text presents a lightly-edited version of both works, preserving the original orthography and corrected typographical errors to fit modern grammar standards. The introduction and notes provide clear and concise explanations on Johnson and Boswell's respective careers, their friendship and grand biographical projects. It also examines the Scottish Enlightenment, the status of England and Scotland during the Reformation through to the Union of the Crowns, and the Jacobite