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For religious orders to continue as a vital force in the Catholic Church, in the United States, and in the world, they must change in dramatic and significant ways.

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This book argues that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, locked as they have been over the centuries in many kinds of mutual enmity and violence, now need to join resources to resist the destructive economic and political forces on the loose across the globe, some of which distrust among these faiths has tended to intensify.

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Exploration of the global spread of Eastern Orthodox practices from local settings and the resulting divergence of interpretations as a struggle over larger issues.

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The meditative prayer practices known as Hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer have played an important role in the history of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. This book explores how these prayer practices have spread from a primarily monastic setting within Orthodox Christianity, into general Orthodox Christian usage, and finally into Western culture.

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Draws resources from Edwardss Christology both for current discussion of the relationship between the divine being and economy and for current Reformed attempts to speak of the beauty of God and of Gods works.

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The Honest Guide to Church Planting is for those toiling in the trenches, those about to bail out, and those considering jumping into the work of planting churches. Tom Bennardo writes candidly of the challenges so planters and sending agencies can embrace a realistic picture of church planting that leads to thriving, fruitful ministry.

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A collection of essays by theologians and church leaders on the past, present and future of Anglican theology in the context of the Lambeth Conference of 2008. It assesses the principal theological strands of the classical Anglican tradition (Scripture, Tradition and Reason).

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Compares the Anglican approach with that of other churches, particularly the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. This book focusses on the nature of the Anglican Communion, the role of bishops in Anglicanism, the theology of priesthood and the ordination of women as well as Anglican Eucharistic theology.

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Givens also considers the range of Mormon doctrinesboth familiar and peculiarand overviews the background and content of the unique canon of Mormon scripture.

The Latter-day Saint Experience in America examines all aspects of how Mormons live, work, and worship.

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This volume examines the historical, political, and theological context of the creation of the Barmen Declaration, issued by the Confessing Church in resistance to the Nazi regime in Germany. Containing contributions from an inclusive array of renowned scholars, the volume unfolds the lasting legacy and continued relevance of Barmen.

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A study of Lutheran history with increased attention to the activities and contributions made by the laity, by women, and by persons from outside the dominant ethnic groups.

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A study of Lutheran history with increased attention to the activities and contributions made by the laity, by women, and by persons from outside the dominant ethnic groups.

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In reaction to massive membership decline, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America looks to postdenominational Christianity for inspiration on how to transform and attract people to the pews. But is this pluralization of the faith in late modernity compatible with its confessional, liturgical tradition

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This student edition, ideal for classes in American Religion, Denominational History, Protestantism, and American social and cultural history, includes a chronology of significant events in the history of the church in the U.S., and concludes with a bibliographic essay intended as a guide for further reading in the history of Methodism.

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Although this work takes proper notice of its origins in John Wesley's 18th-century movement in England, it assumes that in America the people called Methodists developed in distinctive fashion.

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Presents a narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the significant popular movements in American history. This work places methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced.

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In this intimate, first-hand study of the daily life in a Trappist monastery, Hillery concludes that what binds this unusual and highly successful community together is its emphases on freedom and agape love.

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