Keeping The Faith In Exile Kuwait Coptic Orthodox Diasporic Spirituality
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Keeping The Faith In Exile Kuwait Coptic Orthodox Diasporic Spirituality
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Author : Benjamin Daniel Crace
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-11-13
Keeping The Faith In Exile Kuwait Coptic Orthodox Diasporic Spirituality written by Benjamin Daniel Crace and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-13 with Religion categories.
Few churches today can trace their lineage as far back as the Copts. Their ancient traditions and rituals go back as far as the very beginnings of Christianity. For centuries, they have withstood many trials and martyrdoms. But in the twentieth century, many Copts left their homeland and scattered all over the Earth, seeking prosperity and security. Many went to the West, but many others went to the heart of the Islamic world: the Arabian Gulf. They took their faith with them into this new and challenging environment. In this context, hybrid forms of spirituality emerged, anchored in the ancient practices but sharpened by contact with globalisation. This migrant spirituality characterises their stories and touches the heart of what it means to be a Christian sojourner today.
Transnational Religious Organization And Practice
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Author : Stanley J. Valayil C. John
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-02-19
Transnational Religious Organization And Practice written by Stanley J. Valayil C. John and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-19 with Religion categories.
In Transnational Religious Organization and Practice Stanley John offers a contextual analysis of Kerala (South India) Pentecostal churches formed in the context of temporary economic migration to Kuwait examining the transnational nature of the organization and practice of faith.
Stranger God
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Author : Richard Beck
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2017-10-18
Stranger God written by Richard Beck and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-18 with Religion categories.
Accessible, challenging, funny, and one of the best reads on how to love others in any situation. Love and hospitality can change the way you see the world and others. That's exactly what modern-day theologian, Richard Beck, experienced when he first led a Bible study at a local maximum security prison. Beck believed the promise of Matthew 25 that states when we visit the prisoner, we encounter Jesus. Sure enough, God met Beck in prison. With his signature combination of biblical reflection, theological reasoning, and psychological insight, Beck shows how God always meets us when we entertain the marginalized, the oppressed, and the refugee. Stories from Beck's own life illustrate this truth -- God comes to him in the poor, the crippled, the smelly. Psychological experiments show how we are predisposed to appreciate those who are similar to us and avoid those who are unlike us. The call of the gospel, however, is to override those impulses with compassion, to "widen the circle of our affection." In the end, Beck turns to the Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux for guidance in doing even the smallest acts with kindness, and he lays out a path that any of us can follow.
The Rule Of Faith
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Author : Everett Ferguson
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2015-07-28
The Rule Of Faith written by Everett Ferguson 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 2015-07-28 with Religion categories.
The rule of faith was a summary of apostolic preaching and teaching made by writers of the early Christian centuries. As such it carries great importance for what the early church considered basic to its being and identity. It was not a fixed text, like a creed, but varied in wording and content according to circumstances. Yet, despite this flexibility and diversity, there is a clear Christ-centered, Trinitarian core at the heart of the rule shared by the early apostolic churches. In this short guide, Everett Ferguson introduces readers to the primary sources of our knowledge of the rule, the variety of ways in which ancient Christian authors spoke of the rule, and different scholarly attempts to interpret this ancient evidence. Ferguson argues that statements of the rule of faith were used to instruct new or potential converts, to combat false teachings, and to provide a framework for interpreting the Scriptures. He maintains that the rule retains considerable importance for churches of the twenty-first century.
The Next Mormons
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Author : Jana Riess
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-02-01
The Next Mormons written by Jana Riess 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 2019-02-01 with Religion categories.
American Millennials--the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s--have been leaving organized religion in unprecedented numbers. For a long time, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was an exception: nearly three-quarters of people who grew up Mormon stayed that way into adulthood. In The Next Mormons, Jana Riess demonstrates that things are starting to change. Drawing on a large-scale national study of four generations of current and former Mormons as well as dozens of in-depth personal interviews, Riess explores the religious beliefs and behaviors of young adult Mormons, finding that while their levels of belief remain strong, their institutional loyalties are less certain than their parents' and grandparents'. For a growing number of Millennials, the tensions between the Church's conservative ideals and their generation's commitment to individualism and pluralism prove too high, causing them to leave the faith-often experiencing deep personal anguish in the process. Those who remain within the fold are attempting to carefully balance the Church's strong emphasis on the traditional family with their generation's more inclusive definition that celebrates same-sex couples and women's equality. Mormon families are changing too. More Mormons are remaining single, parents are having fewer children, and more women are working outside the home than a generation ago. The Next Mormons offers a portrait of a generation navigating between traditional religion and a rapidly changing culture.
Arab Tv Audiences
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Author : Ehab Galal
language : en
Publisher: PL Academic Research is
Release Date : 2014
Arab Tv Audiences written by Ehab Galal and has been published by PL Academic Research is this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Education categories.
Today the relations between Arab audiences and Arab media are characterised by pluralism and fragmentation. More than a thousand Arab satellite TV channels alongside other new media platforms are offering all kinds of programming. Religion has also found a vital place as a topic in mainstream media or in one of the approximately 135 religious satellite channels that broadcast guidance and entertainment with an Islamic frame of reference. How do Arab audiences make use of mediated religion in negotiations of identity and belonging? The empirical based case studies in this interdisciplinary volume explore audience-media relations with a focus on religious identity in different countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, and the United States.
Religious Violence In The Ancient World
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Author : Jitse H. F. Dijkstra
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10
Religious Violence In The Ancient World written by Jitse H. F. Dijkstra and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10 with History categories.
A comparative examination and interpretation of religious violence in the Graeco-Roman world and Late Antiquity.
Native
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Author : Kaitlin B. Curtice
language : en
Publisher: Brazos Press
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Native written by Kaitlin B. Curtice and has been published by Brazos Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with Religion categories.
Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith. Curtice draws on her personal journey, poetry, imagery, and stories of the Potawatomi people to address themes at the forefront of today's discussions of faith and culture in a positive and constructive way. She encourages us to embrace our own origins and to share and listen to each other's stories so we can build a more inclusive and diverse future. Each of our stories matters for the church to be truly whole. As Curtice shares what it means to experience her faith through the lens of her Indigenous heritage, she reveals that a vibrant spirituality has its origins in identity, belonging, and a sense of place.
The Universal Christ
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Author : Richard Rohr
language : en
Publisher: Convergent Books
Release Date : 2019-03-05
The Universal Christ written by Richard Rohr and has been published by Convergent Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-05 with Religion categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called “Christ,” and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. “Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book.”—Melinda Gates In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus’s last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God’s constant, unfolding work in the world. “God loves things by becoming them,” he writes, and Jesus’s life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God—except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator’s presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.
Scottish Missions To China
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Author : Alexander Chow
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2022-05-16
Scottish Missions To China written by Alexander Chow and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-16 with Religion categories.
This volume explores Scottish missions to China, focusing on the missionary-scholar and Protestant sinologist par excellence James Legge (1815–1897), to demonstrate how the Chinese context and Chinese persons “converted” Scottish missionaries in their understandings of China and the world.