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America, not to mention many other countries, are not as welcoming to churches as in the past. Other countries are absolutely hostile to churches. House churches or as I prefer to call them, house g……続きを見る

An examination of the ecclesial change in Ireland that the author suggests is mainly a result of social and economic change and of the vastly increased influence of the media, both mainstream and so……続きを見る

Explores how Muslim Americans test the boundaries of American pluralism In 2004, the al-Islah Islamic Center in Hamtramck, Michigan, set off a contentious controversy when it requested permission to……続きを見る

蒲錦昌牧師，2009-2018年擔任香港基督教協進會總幹事的工作，致力推動教會合一，聯繫著基督新教各宗派、天主教和東正教的共融。 本書結集了蒲牧師在任職協進會總幹事期間所撰寫的文章，輔以他在聖光堂的服事點滴，……続きを見る

When was the last time you visited a church for the first time? For most Christians, the answer is "not recently." We settle into our comfortable routines, worshiping with familiar faces in familiar……続きを見る

"A blockbuster of a message to the church and to preachers . . . " -Don Wilkerson, President, Teen Challenge, Inc. Can American Christianity really reconcile itself to the hard sayings of Jesus and ……続きを見る

What is a religion? That is the question that Richard Kent Evans attempts to answer in this book. He does so through the story of MOVE, a little-known group with a fascinating story. MOVE emerged in……続きを見る

This enlightening edited collection shows how migration shapes the lives of faith communities - and vice versa - through diverse prisms including diaspora, generational change, cultural conflict, co……続きを見る

‘Shop-window, flagship, common ground’ views the rich ministry and innovative mission of cathedrals through the novel lens of metaphor; and it offers comparative insights on cathedrals and cathedral……続きを見る

In 'Hospitality, Service, Proclamation', Tom Wilson seeks to demystify the interfaith project. Written for ordinands and those preparing to minister in neighbourhoods where interfaith and intercultu……続きを見る

College Voices tells the story of Christ’s College Aberdeen, a theological college of the Church of Scotland, from its beginnings in the 1840s to the present day. This is a rich and colourful story,……続きを見る

Understanding Christian Leadership offers an examination of a distinctly Christian understanding of leadership offering a critical appraisal of insights from secular theories of leadership, explorin……続きを見る

Resisting the urge to instruct with a more polemical voice, the SCM Studyguide to Church Leadership will encourage ordinands and trainee church leaders to reassess modern pressures and priorities an……続きを見る

Everyday Public Worship has been designed to engage with the ordinary experience and ordinary theology of Christian disciples as they work to develop and deepen their discipleship learning. 続きを見る

This book, written by two experienced teachers working with Readers, offers a resource for Readers to consider their specific ministry as well as for those exploring Reader ministry as a possible vo……続きを見る

Talking about God in Practice details the challenges and complexities of real theological conversations with practitioners, whilst providing an example of appropriate process, and a model of theolog……続きを見る

Described as 'the Catholic church's best kept secret,' Catholic Social Teaching provides a rich body of thought, and finds a particular resonance as all denominations in the church seek to engage wi……続きを見る

Stories are at the heart of how God’s kingdom is revealed both in scripture and in contemporary church ministry. This volume draws on these kingdom stories to extend the conversation between practic……続きを見る

Why is it that Pope Francis is admired by so many? What gives him the uncanny ability to speak with young people in language familiar to them? In this book, John Raymaker and Gerry Gruzden explore t……続きを見る

The Canadian landscape continues to change as we welcome people from every corner of the world. The church in Canada has historically been on the forefront of assisting new Canadians to settle in th……続きを見る

La diversité des statuts religieux en Europe reflète l'histoire contrastée des rapports entre les Églises et les États. À une extrémité se situent les « Églises d'État », ou encore « officielles », ……続きを見る

A well-worn, often-told tale of woe. American higher education has been secularized. Religion on campus has declined, died, or disappeared. Deemed irrelevant, there is no room for the sacred in Amer……続きを見る

During times of rapid social and religious change, leadership rooted in tradition and committed to the future is the foundation upon which theological schools stand. Theological education owes itsel……続きを見る

Why should we care about religious liberty? Leading commentators, United Kingdom courts, and the European Court of Human Rights have de-emphasised the special importance of religious liberty. They f……続きを見る

Religion and democracy can make tense bedfellows. Secular elites may view religious movements as conflict-prone and incapable of compromise, while religious actors may fear that anticlericalism will……続きを見る

The Church is very good at saying all the right things about racial equality. But the reality is that the institution has utterly failed to back up these good intentions with demonstrable efforts to……続きを見る

The conversion of Spanish Roma to Pentecostal Evangelical Protestantism is one of the most unknown yet important modern religious movements. Its current spectacular transnational growth is due, amon……続きを見る

This book uses the very latest research to examine current interactions between religion, migration and existential wellbeing. In particular, it demonstrates the role of religion and religious organ……続きを見る

Lihle Ngcobozi, herself the progeny of three generations of Manyano women, takes an original, fresh look at the meaning of the Manyano. Between male-dominated struggle narratives and Western feminis……続きを見る

Migalhas teológicas: ensaios de eclesiologia ministerial é composto por três ensaios e intenta trazer à reflexão a partir da ótica de um teólogo leigo a importância da Igreja missionária e ministeri……続きを見る