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Sacraments In Protestant Practice And Faith
$24.99Add to cartWe tend to forget the innovations the Reformers made in the way congregations worshiped. White, however, hasn’t, and canvasses all the major transformations during the last 500 years, citing both leading thinkers and the liturgical texts themselves, in this sweeping, easy-to-follow overview.
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Soulfaring : Celtic Pilgrimage Then And Now
$30.95Add to cartThe ancient Celtic custom of peregrinatio (or wandering) is fully evident in Pemberton’s introduction to 15 ancient sites on the British Isles (e.g., Croagh Patrick, Iona, St. David’s). A member of the Episcopal Order of St. Helena, she has been leading workshops and retreats there for years.
In the past few years pilgrimage-going to ancient holy sites in search of God-has become increasingly popular for people seeking to deepen their relationship with the Holy. Sister Cintra Pemberton seeks to enrich the experiences of today’s pilgrims by helping them draw on the history of pilgrimage itself, as well as by suggesting particularly rich sites to visit. Part One of Soulfaring explores the history of pilgrimage, beginning in Celtic times, and moving through the early Christian period, the Middle Ages, and even the revival of pilgrimage today. Part Two explores fifteen sites in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Each of the descriptions of the various sites includes not only suggestions of what may be seen there, but the author’s personal meditations on the experience of the Holy in each place.
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Disciples And Theology
$23.99Add to cartSome scholars in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) would say that the very title of this book is a contradiction in terms. But though the denomination has consciously avoided formal creeds, Disciples throughout their history have formulated their thought in distinctive theological ways. Stephen V. Sprinkle traces the changing currents of Disciples theology from Alexander Campbell through the seminal contributions of such prominent voices as W.E. Garrison and Edward Scribner Ames and on the dynamic ferment of the present day. The final chapter offers a contructive proposal for ongoing theological reflection that identifies current trends and focuses on the theme of a people in covenant.
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Traces Of Glory
$21.95Add to cartThe first in a 3 volume collection of prayers based on the new Common Worship Lectionary used in many parts of the Anglican Communion, and very similar to lectionaries used in the United States. Written in Celtic style and linked to the Sunday readings–may be used by congregations for the Prayers of the People, as well as individual devotions.
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Reading The Bible And The Confessions
$21.00Add to cartJack Rogers sets forth seven guidelines for the interpretation of Scripture and the Confessions. Rogers builds upon the confessional and governmental heritage of the church in offering suggestions for practical applications of these interpretations in the future. His purpose is to stimulate individual and communal use of both Scripture and the Confessions in accordance with Presbyterian faith, and he encourages us to use these resources to apply Christ’s message in our own time and context.
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Childs Guide To The Holy Eucharist
$14.95Add to cartRite II Eucharistic service presents the full text of the service from the Book of Common Prayer alongside commentary and cartoons that clarify the meaning of the words. Horton focuses on the “hows” and the “whats” of the service itself, in the belief that participation and information are, in the long term, the keys to Christian formation.
This practical manual will be useful to a wide variety of groups. Church school teachers and pastors can use this in Sunday school classes or during the service itself to help children participate more fully. Parents and children will find this a helpful tool as they explore Christian life together. Instructors of confirmation classes will also find this a useful resource. -
Confirmation : Engaging Lutheran Foundation And Practices
$20.00Add to cartPart 1: Lutheran Practices
Confirmation Ministry: Models And Stories-Mary E. Hughes
The Changing Face Of Confirmation-Kent L. JohnsonPart 2: Lutheran Foundations
Lutheran Confirmation Ministry In Historical Perspective-Luther E. Lindberg
The Theology Of Confirmation-Margaret A. Krych
The Content Of Confirmation- Margaret A. KrychPart 3: Confirmation Ministry: God’s Work Through Community
The Congregation As Confirming Community-Norma Cook Everist
Living In The Spirit-Robert L. Conrad
Adolescent Development- Diane J. Hymans
Lifelong Education And Pastoral Ministry-Nelson T. Strobert
Educational Approaches And Teaching Methods-Donald R. JustAdditional Info
This book is alive…alive with a vibrancy of excitement about ministry with youth and, above all, confirmation ministry. This is a book that is theoretical and practical, paying attention to the variety of contemporary practices in congregations and yet holding a solid continuity with the past heritage of the church. It answers questions such as, What’s happening in congregational confirmation ministry today? Why do we have confirmation? What is it? How might we think about confirmation ministry in our own congregation? -
John Wesley : Holiness Of Heart And Life (Student/Study Guide)
$15.99Add to cartJohn Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life is a six-week study on John Wesley, the major themes of his theology, the spread of Wesleyanism to North America, and renewal in the Wesleyan tradition. Chapters include reflection questions. The Study Guide offers step-by-step plans for each session.
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Psalms Of Lament (Large Type)
$20.00Add to cartIf you’ve ever mourned the loss of a loved one, you can identify fully with Christian poet Weems’s poignant verses concerning her grief and anguish over her own son’s death. Like the Hebrew psalmist, she manifests a variety of emotions as she bares her soul before God. Would make an appropriate gift for someone who suffers.
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Living On The Border Of The Holy
$30.95Add to cartThere is a lot of tension in churches today about whose ministry is primary – that of the laity or of the clergy. Living on the Border of the Holy offers a way of understanding the priesthood of the whole people of God and the priesthood of the ordained by showing how both are rooted in the fundamental priestly nature of human life. After an exploration of the ministries of laity and ordained, Countryman examines the implications of this view of priesthood for churches and for education those studying for ordination.
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Practical Divinity 1 (Revised)
$35.99Add to cartThere is a Wesleyan theological tradition. It is richly varied and continuing. This is a recounting of that history; it reviews important intellectual leaders and theological spokespersons–persons who have challenged, significantly enriched, and extended distinctive characteristics of the tradition. From its beginning in John Wesley, the movement went around the world, faced different societies and cultures, and attempted, throughout, to speak faithfully with an authentic voice. Methodists and other Christians need to hear these voices and discover the contributions of this Wesleyan tradition.
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Resurrections Children : Exploring The Way Towards God
$11.99Add to cartAn exploration of the spirituality of the Welsh people through the ages by means of a study of the spiritual pilgrimages of seven Welsh men and women, namely Meilyr Brydydd, Guto’r Glyn, William Williams, Pantycelyn, Mary Jones, Ann Griffiths, Ruth Evans, Waldo Williams and D. Gwenallt Jones.
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Promise Of Lutheran Ethics
$29.00Add to cartHere ten Lutheran theologians explore Lutheran emphases, themes, and approaches to offer their account of Christian ethics as a way of life in today’s world. Writing in dialogue, they raise foundational concerns of biblical and theological sources and norms, of Christian freedom and responisbility, of call and social witness, of justice and formation in prayer. Then in a lively “TableTalk” the participants discuss and debate the tradition’s insights and oversights and show how it might illumine today’s burning ethical issues, such as homosexuality.
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We Are United Methodists (Revised)
$7.99Add to cartThis book will help you understand the unique place and purpose of the denomination. Learn about the celebrate who United Methodists are, what they do, and what they believe by looking at where they have been, where they are now, and where they are going. Discover some of the creative tensions that make the denomination vibrant, alive, and about the business of being the church of Jesus Christ.
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Mystery Of Baptism
$30.95Add to cartAs the Church continues to try to clarify the meaning of baptism, well-known liturgical scholar Kenneth Stevenson provides important insights into the historical issues with which we still wrestle. Is baptism a private or a public act? Is the symbolism of the rite still appropriate? Does the language of the baptismal service remain meaningful in a secular age? In order to answer these and other pressing questions, we must understand the thinking of those who have come before us. Stevenson does just that by looking at the writings of the 17th century Anglican divines such as Lancelot Andrewes, George Herbert, Richard Hooker, Richard Baxter, Jeremy Taylor and others, all of whom have a vital and prophetic significance for our understanding and practice of baptism today. Dr. Kenneth Stevenson is the Bishop of Portsmouth and a leading Anglican scholar. A member of the Doctrine Commission of the Church of England, he is the author of numerous books, including Covenant of Grace Renewed and The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Anglican Tradition, which is available from Morehouse Publishing, and Abba, Father.
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Rethinking Wesleys Theology
$33.99Add to cartOne of the most surprising developments in contemporary Methodist theology is the degree to which leading Methodist and Wesleyan systematic theologians are reengaging John Wesley, finding his works instructive, provacative, and stimulating for their own theological reflection. Such a broad and purposeful dialogue with Wesley by theologians of the Wesleyan heritage is unprecedented in this century, and much rarer in the previous century than is popularly believed. This volume presents a set of original essays that represent and embody this new engagement, allowing the reader to see how several prominent theologians are self-consciously reexamining and reappropriating their theological tradition.
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New Creation : John Wesleys Theology Today
$30.99Add to cartThis is a book for the end of the century with new perspectives for the nest millennium. Reliable in historical research, brilliantly written, it offers the social witness of John Wesley for today’s crisis. Professor Runyon gives a coherent picture of Wesley’s theology for the Christian oecumene and far beyond.
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Wesleyan Spiritual Reader
$25.99Add to cartWhat can we learn from John Wesley that will help us to better know and serve God in Christ. Ruben Job answers that question in this 26-week devotional experience. Each week, a major theme in John Wesley’s writing is explored through scripture, carefully selected Wesley quotes, and a reflection by the auhtor. These elements are woven into a pattern for daily prayer and reflection. While the book is intended as a personal spiritual resource, those who teach and preach will find the brief, thematically selected Wesley quotations worthy of repeated reference.
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Beginning The Christian Life Pupils Book (Revised)
$9.99Add to cartThis pupil book is a workbook with 12 lessons for 12 weeks of work. Instead of a catachism with questions and answers, Krabill has interwoven Christian doctrine into the lessons. Included are projects which put the new believer to work.
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Grounds For Understanding A Print On Demand Title
$33.99Add to cartThis volume surveys the various theological approaches that Christian denominations bring to the issue of religious pluralism. In these diverse essays, writers from eleven different Christian traditions each share their confession’s characteristic approaches to the challenges and possibilities raised by religious pluralism. Readers will gain an understanding of the variety of Christian views and a wider appreciation for the range of Christian resources available for responding to religious diversity.
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Meet The Methodists (Revised)
$9.99Add to cartMeet the Methodists clearly and consisely explains the basic beliefs of United Methodists. It shows how these beliefs affect church stewardship, education, Sunday schools, reading and publiching, social and political action, structure, and world mission.
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United Methodist Studies (Revised)
$21.99Add to cartIn this fourth edition, the bibliographies define the basic resources for students and instructors of seminary-level courses in United Methodist history, doctrine, and polity, as determined by the Advisory Committee of the Division of Ordained Ministry of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church.
This essential, completely updated reference tool provides basic bibliographies for students of the Methodist movement and Wesleyan heritage. It identifies standard texts with emphasis on the best modern critical interpretations available. Materials are arranged topically, each entry carrying an item number, with an index for cross-referencing.
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Wesley And The Quadrilateral
$27.99Add to cartSince its first appearance in the Discipline in 1972, this formulation has come to be known as the “Wesleyan Quadrilateral.” The United Methodist Church has ever since been wrestling with how best to understand, interpret, and apply the concept of the Quadrilateral. Most United Methodists think that Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience can and must be used together in some way theologically, but there is considerable disagreement among them as to how this can best be done. The authors of this volume suggest that the solution lies in a “Wesleyan reappropriation” of a Quadrilateral as “the rule of Scripture within a trilateral hermeneutic of tradition, reason, and experience.” They are convinced that Scripture is primary but argue that it cannot function in a manner that negates the other components, for Scripture cannot be read or interpreted without the meditation of tradition, reason, and experience. And they hope that this formulation, resulting from their extended conversations with each other may be the beginnings of a shared theological language with which United Methodism can face the twenty-first century.
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Scripture Way Of Salvation
$31.99Add to cartTaking its title from one of John Wesley’s most important sermons, The Scripture Way of Salvation explores the soteriological content of Wesley’s entire literary corpus. Fundamentally a doctrinal study, it is historically sensitive to the subtle shifts and nuances of Wesley’s continuing reflections about the process of salvation and the nature of Christian life. Collins provides a clear discussion of Wesley’s emerging views about the development and muturation of Christian life, and in so doing highlights the essential structure that undergirds and provides the framework for Wesley’s way of thinking about theprocesses of salvation.
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Users Guide To The Holy Eucharist Rite 1-2
$15.95Add to cartBecome a full partner in the worship of God using these guides, which illuminate the theology, history, and practical concerns of each part of the liturgy.
These two new guides are designed to help newcomers, confirmation classes, and lay members understand and appreciate the Episcopal liturgy. They invite the person in the pew to participate in the service, not merely as a spectator, but as a full partner in the worship of God in community.
Developed specifically to address the needs of inquirers and others not familiar with the book of Common Prayer, each volume provides an easily accessible introduction to the liturgy. They provide running commentary on the major services of the Prayer Book on pages facing the text along with glossaries and lists of books for further reading.
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Prayer Book Through The Ages
$23.95Add to cartAn exploration of the history of the Book of Common Prayer and its revisions, beginning with the 1549 English Prayer Book and continuing up to the present. This revised and expanded version of The Story of the Real Prayer Book (this book’s original title) finishes the story of the final adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Sydnor explores why each revision was necessary, what was changed, added, omitted, as well as what was retained in the “new” book.
By understanding the delicate balance between the need for change and the preservation of what is timeless, William Sydnor believes that Episcopalians will “find anew that common ground of common prayer which is our legacy, our inspiration, and our joy.”
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Reclaiming The Church
$29.00Add to cartWhat has happened to the mainline church, once a bastion of faith, power, and commitment? John Cobb argues that the very term “mainline” is no a misnomer and that “oldline” more aptly describes this formerly robust body. Should this church opt to survive at the margin? If it attempts to do so, Cobb contends, what has been valuable and relevant for generations will disappear. Honest and provocative, this book will both disturb and inspire all those who care about the fate of the mainline church.
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Prayer Book For Earnest Christians (Reprinted)
$19.99Add to cartAfter 89 editions since its original publication in German in 1708, this rich prayer book is now available to English speakers. The 62 prayers cover the gamut of human concerns, yet display a deep, abiding Anabaptist faith, using a language replete with biblical phrases.
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Good Time To Be The Church
$10.00Add to cart“A good time to be the church is right now,” declares Bishop H. George Anderson. Rather than lamenting the lost influence of the church or dreaming of some golden age, Christians can see the spiritual hunger of our time as a special opportunity to speak and act boldly. Solidly grounded in the Bible and Christian history, and keenly aware of contemporary issues, the Lutheran bishop identifies Christian truths that are especially needed in our time. He recalls his own spiritual journey and encourages readers to tell their faith stories. In an engaging question-and- answer format, Anderson helps readers clarify their own beliefs and discover ways to share the Christian faith with others. With questions for reflection and discussion, along with suggested prayers and hymns, this book is a stimulating study guide for congregations, church councils, evangelism committees, and other Christian groups.
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Fellowship Of Love
$30.99Add to cartDocuments the contributions of white Methodist women to the civil rights struggle from 1920 to 1968.
With a historian’s precision and a passion for social justice, Alice Knotts shows in this book how the activities of the Methodist women’s movement for civil rights developed decade by decade. Their activities were rarely in the public eye, yet they were shaping and being shaped by events and public opinion.
An astute and insightful history, Fellowship of Love documents the contributions of white Methodist women in the American civil rights struggle. The research for this volume has won the Jessie Lee Prize from the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church. It documents in one volume otherwise disparate information important to understanding the contributions of women in the Methodist Church to race struggles in 20th-century America. -
Being Church Becoming Community
$24.00Add to cartJohn Buchanan, pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, challenges the church to have an impact on the community at large. Drawing from his experience at Fourth Presbyterian, he explores the specific ways the church intersects the life of the community. He vigorously affirms the Reformed tradition’s unique strengths and heritage, as well as its ongoing relevance in today’s world. To Buchanan, mainline churches have an obligation to be in the world, and their effectiveness requires that they not abandon their traditions. Churches need to steer a course that allows them both the ability to maintain a singular way in the world and a creative response to questions of meaning, hope, vocation, and values.
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Calendar
$24.99Add to cart)”Stookey’s command of the literature on sacred time and the history of the liturgical year is impressive, but his ultimate concern is clearly the praying, worshiping community gathered for proclamation and sacraments. Preachers, in particular, will find much useful material,”—Princeton Seminary Bulletin.
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Yet With A Steady Beat The African American Struggle For Recognition In The
$54.95Add to cartDr. Lewis has written an excellent, comprehensive study of the history of black Episcopalians. This is an inspiring yet sobering analysis of the efforts of black Christians to find a spiritual home within the Episcopal Church. I hope it will be read widely throughout our denomination.
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Confessing The Faith
$23.99Add to cartThe Concordia Scholarship Today series explores current issues from a theological point of view and asks how the household of faith meet the surrounding culture’s challenge to self-understanding. The hope is that we may be able to comprehend more fully with all the saints what is the extent of the love of God toward all His creatures (Eph. 3:17-18)
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Luther And His Times
$34.99Add to cartDr. E.G. Schwiebert was inspired by his professor to research the unexplored influences that vitaly affected Luther’s life, teaching and the development of the Reformation. This book is the fruit of his work. After studying primary and secondary sources both in America and in Germany, Schwiebert presents a new perspective on the Great Reformer.
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Trinity In Asian Perspective
$28.99Add to cartWestern Christians often despair of finding meaning in the paradoxical statement that God is both “One” and “Three”. The problem, says Jung Young Lee, is not with the doctrine of the Trinity itself; rather, it is with the Western conceptual tendency to view reality in exclusive, “either/or” terms. The Trinity is at its heart an inclusive doctrine of one God who is nonetheless three distinct persons. In order to grasp this fact, we need different conceptual categories, not only with which to view God, but all of reality. The Asian philosophical construct of yin and yang can offer a way out of this problem, with its inherently “both/and” way of thinking. Drawing on a variety of East Asian religious traditions, Lee offers a creative reinterpretation of this central Christian doctrine. He shows how a global perspective can illuminate Western theological constructs as he establishes the necessity of a contextual approach to the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Leading Women
$29.99Add to cartThis helpful volume shows women how to communicate and influence decisions in the male-dominated world of church leadership. Becker names gender traps, examines the unique perspective that women bring to leadership in the church, and explores communication strategies for both women and men. This book is part of a new series by Norman Shawchuck, developer of the Marketing/Leading/Managing trilogy. New paradigms for communication and leadership will be presented in order to further the advancement of vocation for women in ministry.
Key Features: * examines the unique perspective that women bring to leadership in the church * names the gender traps * explores communication strategies for women and men
Key Benefits: * helps pastors address issues concerning the rapidly growing number of women in positions of church leadership * show how to avoid traps that are set up to limit women in their ministries * shows women how to communicate and influence decisions in a male-dominated world.
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Waking From Doctrinal Amnesia
$20.99Add to cartAsserting that the “return to Wesley” that is represented in the Quadrilateral is “intellectually wrongheaded,” William J. Abraham argues that the Quadrilateral is not, and should not be, United Methodist doctrine. Abraham’s lively treatise makes a provocative appeal for a reasoned exploration of the significance of the UMC’s doctrinal identity. He reveals how churches have faced incompatible doctrinal proposals within their midst and examines the specific issues facing the United Methodist church as a whole.
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Theology In Hymns
$28.99Add to cartOf the many hymnbooks published by John and Charles Wesley, the most important was A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780). Taking this volume as a case study and concentrating on the Charles Wesley hymns included in it, Teresa Berger clarifies the relationbetween the language of doxology of worship and praise of God and the substance of theological reflection. She identifies the central theological themes and emphases in this body of hymnody, and raises the question of how theology can be embodied in hymns. Central to her argument is the claim that the theological analysis of doxological material is possible only when it takes care to recognize and safeguard the characteristics, the criteria of authenticity, and the tests of authority and legitimacy peculiar to doxological language. Part One of the book sets the whole discussion within the context of a renewed interest in doxological and liturgical traditions across Christianity by showing how the relationship of doxology and theology is an importopic of theological discussion in Roman Catholic, Protesttancircles. Part Two is devoted to a thorough theological analysis of the central themes and images of the 1780 Collection. Part Three attempts to clarify the nature of doxology in its relation to theology.
