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Christian Transition
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Author : Joseph Shiels
language : en
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Christian Transition written by Joseph Shiels and has been published by Gracewing Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Religion categories.
The title Christian Transition could strike one as non-committal, general enough to be applicable to a great many subjects. But the urgent message of the Introduction highlights a very glaring gap for the present generation both in the contents and the manner of presentation of our Catholic faith. To fill that gap Fr Joseph Shiels suggests a way forward, sharing with us his awareness of Christian transition, as St Teresa of Avila had described it, taking place within himself. Fr Joseph Shiels is an Irish Columban priest who spent his working years as a missionary in the Southern Philippines. Fundamentally, this book witnesses to two graces experienced by the author during that time. The first grace, which came early in his career, was a refreshed awareness of a traditional teaching of the Church. This is the teaching that the real, essential Christianity within us is that we are in this world to be divinised. Christian transition is the name of the process of divinisation. The author reminds us of this doctrine by presenting it in an unashamedly attentiongetting phrase, namely 'becoming-God-along-with-God'. Such a phrase is no more than the kind of advertisement that comes out of countless publicrelations offices. But no less: in terms of its summing-up of the implications of what our Christian faith really was, and still is, offering to all its members. His second, supplemental grace is that, in mid-life, after an apparently chance introduction to a book outlining the teaching of St Teresa, our author tried the contents for size - and found they fitted! The contents gave him a Teresian understanding that a progression and development - to some extent verifiable - was possible in the spiritual life of the ordinary Christian. Still in the style of an advertising executive, Teresian teaching is presented in simplified form, originally to make it accessible those to whom he had ministered, now, to inform and encourage his readers. Starting from two parables of Jesus, Fr Shiels' fresh and intriguing approach supplies a strongly scriptural basis for his account of his new awarenesses, and his witness to their potential to transform our lives too. In conclusion he shows that these graces are are really the essence of Christianity for all Christians; his experience is simply a case study of what is no more than the humble beginnings of a Christian transition, in accordance with, and by application of, theteachings of St Teresa of Avila. Fr Joseph Shiels opens up the riches of the Christian tradition to a new generation, showing how we too are invited to share in this very transition which will change our lives forever.
Transitioning
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Author : Dan Southerland
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2002-03-26
Transitioning written by Dan Southerland and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-26 with Religion categories.
This book takes readers through a step-by-step process that can help any church make the transition from being program driven to purpose driven.
Transitions
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Author : David Mosser
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Transitions written by David Mosser and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Religion categories.
Preacher and teacher David Mosser offers practical and spiritual guidance for pastors struggling to manage and respond to changes in the economy, changes in their neighborhoods, changes in their denominations, changes in the congregation, changes in culture, and the life changes present in every parishioner's life. Wise words from authors such as Alyce McKenzie, David Buttrick, Joanna Adams, and Thomas Long all contribute to this most timely and helpful book.
Christian Worship In Transition
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Author : James F. White
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 1976
Christian Worship In Transition written by James F. White and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Religion categories.
The Church In Transition
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Author : Tim Conder
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Release Date : 2006
The Church In Transition written by Tim Conder and has been published by HarperCollins Christian Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
The Journey of Existing Churches into the Emerging Culture In our fast-growing post-Christian, postmodern culture, the church often finds itself marginalized and ineffective in mission. The new emerging church is both hopeful and frightening compared to more traditional forms of Christianity. However, these "two churches" need each other. The Church in Transition presents honest stories of the failures and successes of a variety of transitioning fellowships.
Souls In Transition
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Author : Christian Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-09-14
Souls In Transition written by Christian Smith 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 2009-09-14 with Religion categories.
How important is religion for young people in America today? What are the major influences on their developing spiritual lives? How do their religious beliefs and practices change as young people enter into adulthood? Christian Smith's Souls in Transition explores these questions and many others as it tells the definitive story of the religious and spiritual lives of emerging adults, ages 18 to 24, in the U.S. today. This is the much-anticipated follow-up study to the landmark book, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, Souls in Transition reveals how the religious practices of the teenagers portrayed in Soul Searching have been strengthened, challenged, and often changed as they have moved into adulthood. The book vividly describes as well the broader cultural world of today's emerging adults, how that culture shapes their religious outlooks, and what the consequences are for religious faith and practice in America more generally. Some of Smith's findings are surprising. Parents turn out to be the single most important influence on the religious outcomes in the lives of young adults. On the other hand, teenage participation in evangelization missions and youth groups does not predict a high level of religiosity just a few years later. Moreover, the common wisdom that religiosity declines sharply during the young adult years is shown to be greatly exaggerated. Painstakingly researched and filled with remarkable findings, Souls in Transition will be essential reading for youth ministers, pastors, parents, teachers and students at church-related schools, and anyone who wishes to know how religious practice is affected by the transition into adulthood in America today.
95 Prostheses
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Author : Frank G. Honeycutt
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2018-01-18
95 Prostheses written by Frank G. Honeycutt 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 2018-01-18 with Religion categories.
Five hundred years after Luther’s famous posting of his 95 Theses in 1517, the church again faces an important crossroads. Sunday worship attendance is shrinking at alarming rates. There are now more “Elvis believers” in the US than Episcopalians and almost limitless spiritual options exist for those who seek faith and trust in something, but are hesitant to commit to a particular path leading to truth. The word prosthesis, normally associated with surgery, is also an apt word to describe the church’s need to forge a theological identity that fits our current context. The church faces change and a transformed body, but not at the expense of the biblical richness and tradition that fueled the restlessness of the reformers. The essays gathered here, arranged around the seasons of the church year, address familiar challenges faced by all pastors and leaders in an era of transition, specifically in Christian formation and discipleship. Appropriate for group and personal reflection, 95 Prostheses employs humor and biblical accessibility with the skeptical outsider who may be considering Jesus and his church for the first time in mind.
The Transition Movement For Churches
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Author : Timothy Gorringe
language : en
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date : 2013-10-28
The Transition Movement For Churches written by Timothy Gorringe and has been published by Canterbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with Religion categories.
The Transition Town Movement is a fast growing social movement with hundreds of local groups which aims to prepare communities for the impact of peak oil and climate change. Many Christians are involved already, but this is the first book to equip local churches to engage with the movement towards greater simplicity. It provides: the main tenets of Transition a theological vision of the Church as a Transition movement by showing the commonalities that already exist signs that the movement is grounded in the visionary and prophetic examples of green Church initiatives and Transition projects suggestions of how to incorporate Transition ideas into worship and pastoral practice and policy ways to build bridges and partnerships between church communities and Transition communities
Theologians In Transition
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Author : James McKendree Wall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Theologians In Transition written by James McKendree Wall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Religion categories.
Twenty essays originally published in The Christian century in 1980 and 1981.
A Letter From Christ
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Author : Kerry D. McRoberts
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2012-02-15
A Letter From Christ written by Kerry D. McRoberts and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Religion categories.
Our nation is politically, ideologically, and socially polarized to the point of breaking; confusion dominates every layer of our culture. The church in America is “a letter from Christ” (2 Cor. 3:3), written to our politically cynical, socially insecure, and spiritually skeptical culture. Before the Gospel may become clear in our “post-everything” culture, we must make truth real in our hearts. The purpose of this book is to (1) redefine dualistic frames in the minds of contemporary Christians that separate the “saved” from the advent of God’s healing reign on Earth; (2) relate Christian compassion to a post-secular America; and (3) propose a redefinition of the Christian controlling narrative. Such a revised narrative will light the way for our “restless hearts” so that we, as a nation, may return from exile to restoration and rejoice in the sovereign reign of God in Christ.