Author: Deusdedit Nkurunziza Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499092342 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 367
Book Description
Making Friends Across the Boundaries of Religious Differences: Religions Building Peace for a New World Order discuses the meaning, reality, and dynamism of religion; explores different faiths, religious traditions currently influencing humanity today; and argues that interreligious dialogue is the way to go for the people of different religions to work together to enhance a culture of justice, human rights, democratic governance, nonviolence, and peace in the world today. While religion has been used to cause conflict, violence, and war, the book explains how in this time of globalization, faith and religion can be enhanced as resources for a new world order of justice and peace. The book further highlights interreligious dialogue as a methodology and way of life which brings about unity in diversity, advocacy for a world without terrorism, theological perspectives, women in interreligious dialogue, and how in Africa interreligious action is the soul of social-economic transformation, African Renaissance and Cosmopolitanism.
Author: DEUSDEDIT NKURUNZIZ Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499092350 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 367
Book Description
Making Friends Across the Boundaries of Religious Differences: Religions Building Peace for a New World Order discuses the meaning, reality, and dynamism of religion; explores different faiths, religious traditions currently influencing humanity today; and argues that interreligious dialogue is the way to go for the people of different religions to work together to enhance a culture of justice, human rights, democratic governance, nonviolence, and peace in the world today. While religion has been used to cause conflict, violence, and war, the book explains how in this time of globalization, faith and religion can be enhanced as resources for a new world order of justice and peace. The book further highlights interreligious dialogue as a methodology and way of life which brings about unity in diversity, advocacy for a world without terrorism, theological perspectives, women in interreligious dialogue, and how in Africa interreligious action is the soul of social-economic transformation, African Renaissance and Cosmopolitanism.
Author: Dana L. Robert Publisher: Eerdmans ISBN: 9780802825711 Category : Friendship Languages : en Pages : 0
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Friendship isn't always given a lot of thought--and lately, it doesn't get a lot of time and effort, either. But in a world of busy and isolated lives, in which friendships can too easily become shallow, tenuous, and homogeneous, Dana Robert insists that good friendships are a vital and transformative part of the Christian life--a mustard seed of the kingdom of God. She believes Christians have the responsibility--and opportunity--to be countercultural by making friends across cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and religious lines that separate people from each other. In this book Robert tells the stories of Christians who, despite or even because of difficult circumstances, experienced friendship with people unlike themselves as 'God with us', as exile, as testimony, and as celebration
Author: Dana L. Robert Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing ISBN: 146745706X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 203
Book Description
On the necessity of boundary-crossing friendships for Christian discipleship Friendship isn’t always given a lot of thought—and lately, it doesn’t get a lot of time and effort, either. But in a world of busy and isolated lives, in which friendships can too easily become shallow, tenuous, and homogeneous, Dana Robert insists that good friendships are a vital and transformative part of the Christian life—a mustard seed of the kingdom of God. She believes Christians have the responsibility—and opportunity—to be countercultural by making friends across cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and religious lines that separate people from each other. In this book Robert tells the stories of Christians who, despite or even because of difficult circumstances, experienced friendship with people unlike themselves as “God with us,” as exile, as testimony, and as celebration. Jesus was a friend to his disciples. Through Jesus’s life and the lives of his followers down through the ages, Faithful Friendships shows readers how friendship can become life-changing—and even worldchanging.
Author: Wayne McDill Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781484041611 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 168
Book Description
Making Friends for Christ is a guide for learning how to be a real friend. It offers practical, everyday ideas for touching the people God has already put into your life. You will learn how to be a good listener, overcome common barriers, and invest in relationships. You can turn your home into a place of ministry and effectively tell how Christ has changed your life. You can learn to pray in faith for your friends and family and join with other believers for support and encouragement.
Author: James A. Vela-McConnell Publisher: ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 256
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If we want local, sustainable agriculture, its up to us to make it happen. Grain is the perfect metaphor for how weve lost control of our food supply, and with it lost the skills and tools to feed ourselves. "Uprisings" shows how communities can take back their power by reviving local grain production to improve food security, local economies, and the environment. Step-by-step instructions on everything necessary for successful small-scale grain production are rounded out by a bushel of case studies demonstrating various community grain models. Learn about: Choosing the right grain or grains for your area and participantsPlanting, growing, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, and storing your grainMilling and cooking with whole and sprouted grainsHow to set up community grain projects from scratch, including cooperatives, CSAs, and blended approaches. The new self-sufficiency is community-sufficiency. "Uprisings" offers a wealth of practical advice to inspire and empower anyone interested in local initiatives to develop a community grain-growing model tailored for their unique needs and resources. Vive la revolution Heather McLeod is the co-owner of Makaria Farm and the cofounder of the successful community grain growing project, Island Grains. She is a passionate believer in reskilling and founder of the Renaissance Women, a group dedicated to personal empowerment through relearning basic skills. Sarah Simpson is an award-winning Canadian journalist who has been recognized for her coverage of local and environmental issues such as the Island Grains project. She currently reports for the "Cowichan Valley Citizen."
Author: Michael LeFebvre Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 0830865187 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 281
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Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Holidays today are often established by legislation, and calendars are published on paper and smart phones. But how were holidays chosen and taught in biblical Israel? And what might these holidays have to do with the creation narrative? In this book, Michael LeFebvre considers the calendars of the Pentateuch with their basis in the heavenly lights and the land's agricultural cadences. He argues that dates were added to Old Testament narratives not as journalistic details but to teach sacred rhythms of labor and worship. LeFebvre then applies this insight to the creation week, finding that the days of creation also serve a liturgical purpose and not a scientific one. The Liturgy of Creation restores emphasis on the religious function of the creation week as a guide for Sabbath worship. Scholars, students, and church members alike will appreciate LeFebvre's careful scholarship and pastoral sensibilities.
Author: Paul Lichterman Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691096511 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 349
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Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridges with other community groups, social service agencies, and low-income people, just as the 1996 welfare reforms were taking effect. Counter to long-standing arguments, Lichterman discovered that powerful customs of interaction inside the groups often stunted external ties and even shaped religion's impact on the groups. Comparing groups, he found that successful bridges outward depend on group customs which invite reflective, critical discussion about a group's place amid surrounding groups and institutions. Combining insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with contemporary sociology, Elusive Togetherness addresses enduring questions about civic and religious life that elude the popular "social capital" concept. To create broad civic relationships, groups need more than the right religious values, political beliefs, or resources. They must learn new ways of being groups.