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Negotiating Palestinian Womanhood: Encounters between Palestinian Women and American Missionaries, 1880s–1940s is the first analytical study to examine the American Quaker educational enterprise in ……続きを見る

The need to merge churches is growing ever more crucial as congregations assess how to thrive in cultural diversity and ever-changing times. Every denomination faces the urgency to shift from mainte……続きを見る

“Good. Grief. 10 Ways to Heal with Love and Kindness” is about the author’s loss of her Father from Parkinson’s, and ultimately in the end to lung cancer. This book depicts her personal ten-step jou……続きを見る

Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected World shares emerging practices for leading and organizing congregations and nonprofits in our increasingly networked lives. Drawing on studies of……続きを見る

This book attempts to inspire both church leaders and lay people through serious discussion of strategies as to how to restore the church in the midst of a struggling and declining age. The author i……続きを見る

As the availability and use of media platforms continue to expand, the cultural visibility of religion is on the rise, leading to questions about religious authority: Where does it come from? How is……続きを見る

The past thirty years have witnessed tremendous societal and ecclesial changes that continue to inform ministry education in the 21st century. In Seminary Formation, Katarina Schuth, OSF, examines t……続きを見る

Do we fish in the bath or in the ocean, where the fish are? Jesus said, “I will make you fishers of men” (Mark 1:17). The founders of Open Air Campaigners decided to go to the ocean. Starting in A……続きを見る

Oliver Cromwell McCoy, God’s man in Ulster, has stumbled into the radio age. With a crumbling transmitter left over from the Titanic he has taken to blasting the countryside with his inimitable bran……続きを見る

These essays explore team-based parish leadership theologically, sociologically, and pastorally in a variety of cultures and circumstances. The result is an extended conversation, both practical and……続きを見る

Theological field education, in which a ministry student steps out of the classroom and begins practicing with the supervision of a mentor, is a critical part of accredited ministry programs. Engage……続きを見る

In his foreword to the book, General Andé Cox writes: 'This unique publication will provide signficant insight and a window into Salvation Army programmes around the globe. I commend this volume to ……続きを見る

Was führt dazu, dass Kinder und Jugendliche sich an den vielfältigen Angeboten der evangelischen Kirche beteiligen? Die Studie "Jugend zählt!" hatte gezeigt, wie viele junge Menschen erreicht werden……続きを見る

Even 700 years after the suppression of the Order of the Temple and the execution of the last grandmaster, Jacques de Molay, there is no shortage of publications on this influential military order. ……続きを見る

The Templars and the Shroud of Christ is the second book in this series by Vatican historian, Barbara Frale. The Knights Templar – the most powerful religious-military order of the Middle Ages – alm……続きを見る

Is it time for your church to go multisite? How do you know if it's the right solution for your congregation? MultiChurchbrings clarity to the multisite movement and assembles the lessons it has lea……続きを見る

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is the most successful and enduring global missionary enterprise in history. Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, the Jesuit order has preached th……続きを見る

In this persuasive new book, Daniel Gawthrop examines how Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) systematically steered the Catholic Church to the far right, and what his shocking resignation means fo……続きを見る

Strategic partnerships are on the rise around the world as denominations, organizations, local churches and individuals seek ways to work together to accomplish the Great Commission. In this book Dr……続きを見る

Is a local, Baptist church the bride of Christ? Did John the Baptist start the first Baptist church with Jesus as one of his members? Is a saved Methodist, Lutheran or Catholic in the bride of Chris……続きを見る

A Ready Hope: Effective Disaster Ministry for Congregations is an introduction for people of faith who are new to the ministry of disaster preparedness and response. Authors Kathy Haueisen and Carol……続きを見る

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees. Businesses are acknowledging this change in work habits by adapting the work place to offer supp……続きを見る

"One Sabbath morning more than two hundred years ago, the dawn broke clear and beautiful over New England. It was one of those lovely mornings that seem like a benediction, a smile of God upon the e……続きを見る

The first, intimate portrait of the Orange Order. If there is any more controversial body of men (and, with the exception of Ruth Dudley Edwards, who has been admitted to an honorary position in her……続きを見る

This book explores the rise of private arbitration in religious and other values-oriented communities, and it argues that secular societies should use secular legal frameworks to facilitate, enforce……続きを見る

In modern multi-faith societies, religious diversity not only affects religious organisations and communities, but indeed every aspect of life. From celebrating cultural events, to considering how t……続きを見る

Change isn’t always easy or intuitive. How Your Congregation Learns introduces churches and leadersーboth lay and ordainedーto the process of the learning journey. By understanding learning dynamics……続きを見る

This book proves that each religious dogma, in any of their components, contain in an encoded manner a specific ranking of human comprehensive mega-objectives, implicitly, a specific preference for ……続きを見る

Aborda el mundo conventual como una esfera cultural con sus propias dinámicas. Las relaciones sociales, las lecturas, las modalidades de escritura o la compleja revisión de las tradiciones heredadas……続きを見る

The general councils of the fifteenth century constituted a remarkable political experiment, which used collective decision-making to tackle important problems facing the church. Such problems had h……続きを見る