Author: Kymberly N Pinder
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252098080
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221

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Innovative and lavishly illustrated, Painting the Gospel offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder escorts readers on an eye-opening odyssey to the murals, stained glass, and sculptures dotting the city's African American churches and neighborhoods. Moving from Chicago's oldest black Christ figure to contemporary religious street art, Pinder explores ideas like blackness in public, art for black communities, and the relationship of Afrocentric art to Black Liberation Theology. She also focuses attention on art excluded from scholarship due to racial or religious particularity. Throughout, she reflects on the myriad ways private black identities assert public and political goals through imagery. Painting the Gospel includes maps and tour itineraries that allow readers to make conceptual, historical, and geographical connections among the works.

Author: Andrew Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Every artist paints what they love. For Maryland based artist Andrew Williams, its his love for Jesus Christ. This collection of 90's graffiti style artwork displays Bible stories in a way that gives the viewers a sense of nostalgia and a new look at life. Note: THIS BOOK IS BEST EXPERIENCED WHILE READING YOUR BIBLE.

Author: Mike Slaughter
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426792840
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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Jesus didn’t come to start a religion. The rebel Jesus came with a renegade gospel to start a revolution. You and I are invited to be a part. In Renegade Gospel, pastor and author Mike Slaughter presents Jesus and his challenging message to inspire us during Lent, Easter, and through the year. Read the red letters and discover Jesus all over again. This six-session Youth Study is designed for parallel use with the adult and children’s studies as part of an all-church program. The study communicates the challenging, revolutionary message of Jesus in terms that are meaningful for youth.

Author: Kenda Creasy Dean
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 031085508X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry is the first academic textbook that introduces youth ministry students (whether undergraduate or graduate level) to a marriage of solid research, real life, and accessible design. Whereas most college-level texts may reflect a thorough (though impenetrable) mastery of the field, they tend to expect readers to plow through unnecessarily thick prose and bland design because “it’s good for them.” Youth Specialties doesn’t agree. In this debut title to a continuing academic book line, college and seminary students will be introduced to real-life research, real-life youth ministry dilemmas, and real-life solutions.Contributing writers represent a spectrum of Christian Education thought and practice, as well as widespread recognition in their field...transdenominational, yet the perfect background to ministry in any denomination or ministry organizationThis text includes thorough indexes, design, and graphics that compel readers from page to page (now that’s a first for a college text!); organization that permits professors to use any part of the text, in any order, rather than plod through the entire book from beginning to end; a perfect primary text that gives students a rich, academic, and readable (though not “popular”) grasp of every aspect of youth ministry a typical Intro course touches, while also serving as an ideal secondary text.

Author: Miah Jeffra
Publisher: Black Lawrence Press
ISBN: 1625571232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 435

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A low-income Baltimore neighborhood is targeted for a controversial urban renewal project--an amusement park in the theme of Baltimore itself--that forces its residents to reckon with racism, displacement, and their futures. Peter Cryer is a queer teenager who fantasizes about leaving Baltimore and the instability of his home life while also seeking a place to belong. Ruth Anne, his prickly mother, is terrorized by her estranged husband and the indecision of what to do after the wrecking ball comes through her neighborhood. Thomas, a cleric and History teacher at Peter's school, questions his vocation in the face of the neighborhood's destruction. These three voices braid together a portrait of a neighborhood in flux, the role of community and violence in our time, and the struggles of a very real and oft misunderstood city.

Author: Ken Riley
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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How can followers of Jesus unveil the transformative power of God’s love and commit to addressing issues of racism and racial injustice in a manner that is not racially, socially, politically, or religiously polarizing? The answer lies in the practice of Pro-Reconciliation: a Jesus-centered model of theological reflection that creates the personal, cultural, and spiritual self-awareness necessary to practice racial justice, which will result in the systematic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting in equitable opportunities and outcomes for all. In this book, you will discover through the teachings of Jesus: · How to see and treat your neighbor as created in the Image of God · How to cultivate racial empathy · How to align your theological guiding principles with God’s heart for love, justice, and racial unity · How to develop a resistance to neutrality in the areas of racism and racial injustice · How to stand in cultural solidarity with your neighbor · How to practically embody Jesus’ Great Commandment and His Great Commission We Still Have a Dream shows us how to stand united to push back the darkness of racism and racial injustice and fully participate in God’s plan to heal our nation and our world. Join this transformative movement and become an agent of change in the journey to keep the Dream alive!

Author: John Fuder
Publisher: Moody Publishers
ISBN: 1575676648
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 526

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Jesus is still the answer for urban ministries, for ministries to the downtrodden, poor, and distressed in our cities. A Heart for the City is a rich compendium of valuable information on city ministries written by people who are currently ministering in the city, including pastors, Christian school administrators, and directors of homeless missions. It includes many illustrations and case studies that will prove valuable to any who work in the city or who want to understand how to more effectively help in the city. There are 29 chapters, divided into the following seven parts: - Context and History - Biblical and Philosophical Foundations - Education and Training - Local Church Models - Ethnic Communities - Disenfranchised Subcultures - Children and Youth A Heart For the City is a unique treasure of encouragement for those serving in or those with a heart for the inner city. You will surely be blessed!

Author: Ian Caldwell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451694164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the international sensation The Rule of Four combines a lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope’s final wish into a “deliciously labyrinthine” (Providence Journal) intellectual thriller that “kicks off at ninety mph and doesn’t slow down” (Associated Press). A mysterious exhibit is under construction at the Vatican Museums. The curator is murdered at a clandestine meeting on the outskirts of Rome a week before it opens. That same night, a violent break-in rocks the home of Greek Catholic priest Father Alex Andreou. When the papal police fail to identify a suspect in either crime, Father Alex decides that to find the killer he must reconstruct the secret of what a little-known, true-to-life fifth gospel known as the Diatessaron reveals about the church’s most controversial holy relic. But just as he begins to understand the truth about his friend’s death and its consequences for the future of the Christian church, Father Alex discovers a ruthless stalker is hunting him—an enemy with a vested stake in the exhibit that he must outwit to survive. Rich, authentic, erudite, and emotionally searing, The Fifth Gospel is a riveting novel of suspense and a feast of biblical history that satisfies on every level.

Author: Paul L. Metzger
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830836411
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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In the Resonate series the stories and insights of each book of the Bible are brought into conversation with contemporary voices of hope and lament. In this volume we journey through the Gospel of John with Paul Louis Metzger who wrestles with the question of what happens when God, who is love, comes to town and takes up residence among us.

Author: Penny Edgell
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0585189870
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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No single narrative or theory can describe the varieties of religious experience in North America today. The tidy dichotomies of liberal/ conservative, public/private, local/global, and renewal/secularization make little sense once specific congregations are examined closely. To understand the shifting boundaries of contemporary religious expressions, new tools are needed. Contemporary American Religion collects qualitative, on-the-ground studies of local congregations by up-and-coming religious scholars. Ethnography combined with more traditional sociological methods, help make sense of complex religious communities—from Messianic Jews to evangelical feminists, from Gospel Hour at a gay bar to exurban megachurches. This collection covers a wide span of the religious landscape, always trying to uncover new theoretical insights. Essential reading for classes in sociology of religion, contemporary American religion, and anthropology of religion.