Religious life and practice Books

Have you ever looked for love in the wrong places? Are you trying to fill the void of an absent father in your life? Have you ever experienced hurt, pain, rejection, and abuse in any of your relationships? Have you ever felt heartbroken to no repair?...

Breakthrough of Hope is the personal testimony of Susan Hubele. She shares the events leading up to and the many difficult years after her abortion in 1976. In her story, you will find how God saved her, set her free and healed those dark places of pain...

At 26, Esther's life appeared to be perfectly on-track: married to her college sweetheart, gainfully employed, and nestled into a quintessentially suburban home. She was cruising along on the conveyor belt toward her seemingly inevitable happiness when...

The American St. Nick tells the remarkable TRUE story of a handful of American soldiers who during the chaos of war, help bring Christmas back a small Luxembourg town, and unknowingly create a holiday tradition that continues to this very...

The book defines and explores the Biblical concepts of "praise" and "worship." It also addresses several related issues: Is there a difference between praise and worship? How is praise or worship different from praise and worship? Is praise more...

This ethnographic study focuses on emerging adult Muslims engaged in religious learning in Western environments. It draws on fieldwork in the United States, Canada, and Turkey to explore the production of knowledge and the formation of religious identity.

New Religions and the Mediation of Non-Monogamy examines the relationship between alternative American religions and the media representation of non-monogamies on reality-TV shows like Sister Wives, Seeking Sister Wife, and Polyamory: Married &...

When our daughter asked me to be Santa Claus for our first grandson, our little grandson Jeffrey, who loves me, and I love him, how could I say no? I couldn’t. I told her I would rent a Santa suit, wig and beard and plan accordingly to be available...

Sacred Playgrounds explores the wisdom of camping ministry for Christian education and faith formation, examining its rich history and fundamental characteristics with compelling stories, groundbreaking research, and theological grounding. Christian...

The Society of Children's Spirituality: Christian Perspectives launched in 2003 with its first conference held at Concordia University Chicago, in River Forest, Illinois. An earlier edition of this book, composed of chapters based on presentations from...

""Sharon D. Welch boldly continues to be a crucial liberative voice who refuses to embrace simplistic truth claims or gloss over Christian-based violence which leads many to hopelessness. She critically analyzes what it means to be a scholar-activist,...

<p>As you turn the pages of this book you will become intrigued at the personalities of the diff erent women mention in here. You will find that being virtuous is not about being perfect but about being godly. You will take a look into the life of...

<p><strong>Explore the life, reign, and legacy of Tutankhamun, one of Ancient Egypt's most fascinating pharaohs.</strong></p><p>In 1922, Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's remarkably intact tomb captured the world's...

This book is a collection of Christmas stories for each Advent day.

This story serves as a backdrop to a significant life challenge that affected the author spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally, and relationally. The experiences he highlights reveal a battleground that pitted the opinions and wills of Canadian...

<p>This Plan to Protect™ manual is designed to assist Churches and Ministries in the United States in protecting their children, youth, church, and personnel.  The manual mirrors the insurance standards in United States to qualify for...

BECEIVABILITY is more than an interesting read; it had helpful advice on how to incorporate empowerment thinking into one's daily life and how one can use abstract thoughts to grow, take control of themselves and help empower others. BECEIVABILITY will...

A sociological approach towards gamers' life, identity, and religion. With interviews as the source material, this study explores the effects of computer games on people's religious identities and daily lives from social, psychological, and religious...

Every pastor knows that each community of faith consists of individuals who may be in crisis at any given moment, for a multitude of reasons. However, it s essential that church leaders also view their congregations as a single organism in need of...

This book develops creative imagining of traditional doctrines. Chapters show the effectiveness of Latina/mujerista, evangélica, womanist, Asian American, and white feminist imaginings in the furthering of global gender justice.   

This is the enhanced, updated edition of a collection of essays of philosophical & theological import.

I must express my eternal gratitude to the Holy Spirit whose inspiration brought light to the writing of this book.Truly all good wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are the source.I received the inspiration to write this book in 2008, and when it was...

Family is the unit of society and Christian churches. What makes the society and churches of God come from the family? If the family elude the moral conscience, love, peace and unity, society will likely be a mere conglomerate of rascals and miscreants...

Booda decides to visit The North Pole to ask Santa to help a family in need. Booda along with his friends bring Christmas magic to life in order to bring joy to others.

Help Teens Study and Share The Screwtape Letters!For over 70 years, teenagers have loved reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis but have struggled to completely understand and share what they read. Today, The Screwtape Letters Study Guide for Teens...

What can you do with the fire of the Holy Spirit living inside of you? This book majors on the foundation of all gifts mentioned in the Bible. The 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit, The Service Gifts and the Ascension Gifts (5-Fold Callings). It is unique in...

*New 5th  Edition* - See below for list of changesDiscover an all-new weight loss approach with simple, easy-to-follow, daily readings and activities inside this 21-day devotional bible study.    Uncover the patterns that have...

27 Keys to a successful marriage contains beautiful quotes and great instructions for couples who desire a lasting happy marriage. Marriage should be enjoyed not endured. The quotes and counsel in this book are honest proven keys to a marriage made in...

With her first book, Our Mothers, Our Powers, Our Texts: Manifestations Aje in Africana Literature, Teresa N. Washington reveals the Pan-African power and profundity of Aje and its myriad sister systems in Pan-African literature and culture. In The...

Real Talk About LGBTQIAP: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Pansexual explores over 200 questions about sexuality, gender identity, biological sex, relationships, equality, and issues like bathroom laws, conversion...

This book provides a forum for five major perspectives on the interface of Christianity and psychology to display their distinctions in a counseling context. Experts in each approach show how to assess, conceptualize, counsel and offer aftercare to a...

Seeking an adequate response to the "theological disequilibrium" of many of her patients, Virginia Todd Holeman set out to explore the connections between theology and the practice of counseling. Her "trinitarian reflections" will help students and...

How do you counsel a couple that is already heading for divorce by the time they seek help? Building on the research presented in their previous book Family Therapies, Mark Yarhouse and James Sells have developed a resource to train pastors and...

In this interdisciplinary work, Kent Dunnington brings the neglected resources of philosophical and theological analysis to bear on the problem of addiction. Drawing on the insights of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, he formulates a compelling alternative...

Everett L. Worthington believes psychology can contribute to the Christian life, because all of us, psychologists and non-psychologists alike, are human and can benefit from better understanding our fellow humankind. Beyond integrating Christian and...

In this book R. Scott Rodin offers a unique and profoundly theologically informed model of leadership forged out of his extensive experience and theological studies. This model is personal, dynamic and transformative for the leaders themselves, for the...

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, Catherine Clark Kroeger and Nancy Nason-Clark share with readers a further ten years of experience in listening to the voices of women from around the world and especially to those in the church. They help...

Anthropologist Jenell Williams Paris argues that the Christian tradition holds a distinct vision for sexuality without sexual identity categories. She shows how this Christian framework accounts for complex postmodern realities and addresses problems...