Religious issues and debates Books

In Afrian American Christian Ethics, Samuel K. Roberts builds an ethic upon a Trinitarian foundation and explores scripture, tradition, human experience, and reason as sources for such an ethic. Using this framework he examines critical issues, including...

Preaching Justice brings together eight very diverse voices from eight distinct cultural/ethnic communities, challenging them to articulate the specific justice concerns, issues, and passions that give rise to a preaching ministry within the their own...

Inspires you to discover your own place in the story of the universe, challenges you to rethink life in new ways, and enables you to express yourself in words that make sense-to an evolutionary God.

Every zombie movie has a terrifying underlying message. The enemy isn't supernatural or an alien from another planet. "The enemy is . . . us!" The "undead" -- mutated humans, grotesque versions of their previous selves -- are destroying everything in...

In Good News for Animals? fifteen men and women debate the ambiguous legacy of Christian approaches to animals and their well-being. The book is structured by four questions: What has been said about animals in the past? What is being said about animals...

Draws on both science and theology, fact and belief, cosmology and Jewish mysticism, to discover the presence of God throughout the cosmos and in our everyday lives. This update of the award-winning first edition gives us a fresh look at the growing...

'A Private and Public Faith' is a heartfelt protest against the self-serving religiosity that characterizes so much of religion in contemporary American society, and which affects to such a large degree the life of the churches of American Protestantism...

Immigration has in recent years become a hotly contested subject in public political and social discussions. Both in Europe and America, there is increased polarization, confusion, and anxiety about how to handle this challenging phenomenon. What has not...

Is abortion ethical? The answer to this question is often obscured by rhetoric, slogans, and politics. And the media message on abortion is often of little help. When the typical American opens up her morning newspaper, she sees the topic debated between...

Christians, the Care of Creation, and Global Climate Change is a wake-up call for Christians and others. It is a cogent and persuasive call to love God and our neighbors by caring for creation--especially in light of the dramatic climate changes...

Various thinkers have attempted to explain the Earth-altering (even ecocidal) features in modern life. Jacques Ellul, for instance, a French intellectual, became famous for his exposition of ""technique."" But ""technique"" does not adequately address...

A Pastoral Letter to Theo addresses some of the fundamental concerns of recent research into biblical interpretation by Adele Berlin and Kenneth Archer. It also takes into account the communicative literary and rhetorical techniques that were prominent...

The radical message of Jesus is that there is only one alternative to the common method of confronting violence with more violence. The Only Alternative: Christian Nonviolent Peacemakers in America explores the spiritually active practice of...

Two and a half years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, New Orleans and south Louisiana continue to struggle in an unsettled gumbo of environmental, social, and rebuilding chaos. Citizens await the fruition of four successive recovery...

The major gap between the United States of America and the world parties is demonstrated between the madness of self-consciousness and wasting the awareness of the other and between the inspired symbolism and the inevitable falling. This gap has been...

This book presents a simple but controversial view of the creation of the universe. The Bible is the inerrant word of God, and what the Bible teaches should be the basis for any model of creation. Secular science does not agree, but all should study...

Father Theo was a member of the Capuchin Ashram of Franciscan Order, Kerala, India. Like Saint Francis of Assisi, he responded to the calling of Jesus Christ to follow the gospel as a rule of life. His austere, humble, simple, and faithful life is still...

The Dalai Lama once said that when science demonstrates something in opposition to a religious tenet, the religious belief must step back. Yet Christianity has often been resistant to such an approach, and many modern, educated Christians find themselves...

"From a deep insight of God's creation, and Angelic intervention, to Extraterrestrials visitations to our planet, Augustus Benedignus gives a lot of food for thought."

With the theory of secularization increasingly contested as a plausible development at a global scale, this book focuses on the changing significance of the religious element within a context of complex diversity. This concept reflects the rationale...

Every successive generation finds fresh reasons for the study of natural law. Current interest in the natural law may well be due to a pervasive moral pessimism in the Western cultural context and wider contemporary geopolitical challenges. Those...

The first in-depth study of the All World Gayatri Pariwar, a modern Indian religious movement.

Moral Songs is a collection of poems written by Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander and published in 1880. The book contains a total of 47 poems, each written with the intention of teaching moral lessons to children. The poems cover a variety of topics,...

Marriage With A Deceased Brother�������s Wife: Condemned By The Laws Of Nature, Scripture, And The Testimony Of Churches And Nations is a book written by Chalmers Izett Paton in 1869. The book explores the controversial topic of marrying one's deceased...

Memoria Hist������rica Sobre Qu����� Ha Sido La Opini������n Nacional De Espa�����a Acerca Del Tribunal De La Inquisici������n (1812) es un libro escrito por Juan Antonio Llorente. En este libro, Llorente explora la opini������n p������blica espa�����ola...

L'Europe Et Le Saint-Siege, Partie 1, Le Pape Jean VIII, 872-882: A L'Epoque Carolingienne (1895) est un livre �����crit par Arthur Lapotre. Ce livre traite de l'histoire de l'Europe et de la relation entre l'�����glise catholique et les rois...

""Summario Manual De Informacion De La Christiana Consciecia Compuesto (1556)"" es un libro escrito por Bernardo De Nieva. Este libro es un compendio de informaci������n sobre la conciencia cristiana y tiene como objetivo guiar al lector hacia una vida...

""Stirring The Eagle�������s Nest: And Other Practical Discourses"" is a book written in 1892 by Theodore Ledyard Cuyler. This book is a collection of practical and inspirational discourses that aim to guide readers towards a more fulfilling and...

Splendor Veritatis Moralis est liber Theophili Raynaud, qui anno MDCXXVII editus est. In hoc libro, Raynaud philosophiam et theologiam moralis tractat, et veritatem catholicam defendit. Liber est diviso in tres partes: prima pars de fontibus et...

Scripture Questions: On Scripture History, The Old Testament; On Scripture History, The New Testament; On The Ten Commandments is a book written by Thomas Greene and originally published in 1843. The book consists of three parts, each focusing on a...

Saturday Afternoon: Or Conversations For The Culture Of The Christian Life is a book written by Hoyt and Wayland, first published in 1889. The book is a collection of conversations between a group of young people who gather on Saturday afternoons to...

R�����flexions Morales V1: Avec Des Notes Sur Le Nouveau Testament Traduit En Fran�����ais (1713) est un livre �����crit par Jacques Philipe Lallemant. Ce livre est un recueil de r�����flexions morales sur la vie et la spiritualit����� chr�����tienne,...

Lectures on Christian Ethics is a book written by Cornelius Walker in 1895. This book is a collection of lectures that explore the principles and teachings of Christian ethics. The author delves into various topics such as the nature of morality, the...

""Hints Designed To Regulate The Intercourse Of Christians"" is a book written by William Buell Sprague and published in 1833. The book is a collection of advice and guidelines for Christians on how to navigate their relationships with one another...

Livre: Histoire Des Berbers V2 (1854)Auteur: Ibn-Khaldoun, M.Histoire Des Berbers est un livre �����crit par l'historien et philosophe arabe Ibn-Khaldoun. Cette deuxi�����me �����dition, publi�����e en 1854, est une histoire compl�����te des...

""Consultation sur les d�����crets du 29 mars 1880 et sur les mesures annonc�����es: contre les associations religieuses"" est un livre �����crit par Edmond Rousse en 1880. Ce livre traite des d�����crets du 29 mars 1880 qui ont �����t����� �����mis par...

Das Buch ""Lebensregeln: Regulae Vitae"" von Johann Amos Comenius wurde im Jahr 1894 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Sammlung von Lebensregeln, die der Autor aufgrund seiner Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse zusammengestellt hat. Die Regeln...

Le livre ""Traitez De Piete V1: Ou Discours Sur Divers Sujets De La Morale Chretienne (1733)"" de De Sainte-Marthe est un recueil de discours sur diff�����rents sujets de la morale chr�����tienne. Publi����� en 1733, il traite de la pi�����t�����, de la...

Le Trait����� de P�����nitence est un livre �����crit par Jean Hamon et publi����� en 1734. Ce livre aborde le sujet de la p�����nitence, qui est un processus de repentance et de r�����paration des p�����ch�����s commis. Hamon explique les...

""Theorica Praxis Resolutoria Obligationum"" est liber auctore Savelli, Dion, qui anno 1692 editus est. Hic liber tractat de obligationibus et earum resolutione, et est dividitus in tres partes principales. Prima pars est theorica et continet doctrinam...

The Moral and Religious Challenge of Our Times: The Guiding Principle in Human Development is a book written by Henry Churchill King and published in 1911. In this book, King explores the challenges faced by society in the early 20th century,...

The Kingdom of the Unselfish: Or The Empire of the Wise is a book written by John Lord Peck in 1889. The book is a philosophical treatise on the concept of unselfishness and its impact on society. Peck argues that unselfishness is the key to creating a...

The Christian Temper V1 is a book written by John Evans and published in 1801. It consists of thirty-eight discourses that focus on the principal aspects of practical religion. The book is intended for Christians who want to deepen their understanding of...

The Science of Moral Philosophy is a book written by Asa Mahan and published in 1848. The book explores the concept of morality and its relationship with science, religion, and philosophy. Mahan argues that morality is not just a matter of personal...