Author: Hugh Rayment-Pickard
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786222973
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.
The Inclusive God
Author: Hugh Rayment-Pickard
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786222973
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.
Publisher: Canterbury Press
ISBN: 1786222973
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.
Our Father in Heaven
Author: John W. Cooper
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Is it okay to call God mother? John Cooper's Our Father in Heaven explores this question, offering a critique of inclusive language for God. Cooper closely examines how Scripture addresses God and points out the critical differences between the Bible's gendered language for God and inclusive language. In addition, he encourages the church to follow the Bible's model of using feminine imagery in reference to God. In a chapter titled "The Motherly Touch of Our Heavenly Father," he provides specific suggestions for making appropriate use of feminine imagery for God in public worship, church education, evangelism, pastoral counseling, personal devotions, scholarship, and art.
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Is it okay to call God mother? John Cooper's Our Father in Heaven explores this question, offering a critique of inclusive language for God. Cooper closely examines how Scripture addresses God and points out the critical differences between the Bible's gendered language for God and inclusive language. In addition, he encourages the church to follow the Bible's model of using feminine imagery in reference to God. In a chapter titled "The Motherly Touch of Our Heavenly Father," he provides specific suggestions for making appropriate use of feminine imagery for God in public worship, church education, evangelism, pastoral counseling, personal devotions, scholarship, and art.
Prayers for an Inclusive Church
Author: Steven Shakespeare
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0898698391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church's year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers - known as collects in the Anglican tradition - follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. The author uses expansive and inclusive language and imagery to address and describe God, to describe God's presence and action in the world, and to describe the people of God. Ideal for use at weekday celebrations, including the Book of Common Prayer Order for Eucharist.
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0898698391
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church's year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers - known as collects in the Anglican tradition - follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. The author uses expansive and inclusive language and imagery to address and describe God, to describe God's presence and action in the world, and to describe the people of God. Ideal for use at weekday celebrations, including the Book of Common Prayer Order for Eucharist.
Shaping Sanctuary
Author: Kelly Turney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970156808
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970156808
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The All-inclusive Christ
Author: Witness Lee
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0870830201
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0870830201
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
True Inclusion
Author: Brandan Robertson
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 0827237200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
So your church website says you're welcoming, a rainbow flag flies out front, worship uses gender-inclusive language, and you make sure you greet the stranger next to you on Sunday mornings. But is all of that really enough? And what if those welcoming gestures actually keep visitors from returning and exclude dozens of other groups or people in your community? In True Inclusion, public theologian and pastor Brandan Robertson shares how to move your church from mere welcome to radical embrace. Pointing to a clear biblical imperative for radical inclusivity in the sanctuary and in the public square, Robertson presents a paradigm-shifting vision of community, "where nothing is simple, nothing is easy, but everything is beautiful." Learn practical, step-by-step approaches to becoming deeply, robustly, and richly inclusive of all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status. Written for people and communities at every stage of the journey, True Inclusion will challenge and inspire you to embody a gospel of radical embrace for all.
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 0827237200
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
So your church website says you're welcoming, a rainbow flag flies out front, worship uses gender-inclusive language, and you make sure you greet the stranger next to you on Sunday mornings. But is all of that really enough? And what if those welcoming gestures actually keep visitors from returning and exclude dozens of other groups or people in your community? In True Inclusion, public theologian and pastor Brandan Robertson shares how to move your church from mere welcome to radical embrace. Pointing to a clear biblical imperative for radical inclusivity in the sanctuary and in the public square, Robertson presents a paradigm-shifting vision of community, "where nothing is simple, nothing is easy, but everything is beautiful." Learn practical, step-by-step approaches to becoming deeply, robustly, and richly inclusive of all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status. Written for people and communities at every stage of the journey, True Inclusion will challenge and inspire you to embody a gospel of radical embrace for all.
The Reason for God
Author: Timothy Keller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101217650
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101217650
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.
Inclusive Christianity
Author: Richard Scott Thornton
Publisher: Hope Publishing House
ISBN: 9781932717167
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Jesus was inclusive, forgiving and compassionate. It is unfortunate that many within the Christian community have distorted Jesus' message, leading to a version of faith that is divisive, judgmental and intolerant. Parameters are set that define people as worthy or unworthy, saved or unsaved. In bringing God's radical grace and love into the world, Jesus rebelled against any religious or social conventions that placed people into acceptable and unacceptable categories. Inclusive Christianity reclaims the authentic voice of Jesus, unclouded by the prejudices placed upon him by others. This compelling and progressive look at faith embraces a life modeled and taught by Jesus!a path that will transform you into the person God intended.
Publisher: Hope Publishing House
ISBN: 9781932717167
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Jesus was inclusive, forgiving and compassionate. It is unfortunate that many within the Christian community have distorted Jesus' message, leading to a version of faith that is divisive, judgmental and intolerant. Parameters are set that define people as worthy or unworthy, saved or unsaved. In bringing God's radical grace and love into the world, Jesus rebelled against any religious or social conventions that placed people into acceptable and unacceptable categories. Inclusive Christianity reclaims the authentic voice of Jesus, unclouded by the prejudices placed upon him by others. This compelling and progressive look at faith embraces a life modeled and taught by Jesus!a path that will transform you into the person God intended.
All Set Free
Author: Matthew J. Distefano
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498234593
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
What is the ending to the human drama? Will all be reconciled to God in the end? Does God demand an altar, a corpse, and blood? Or, rather, is the Christian God set apart from all the other gods throughout history? All Set Free sets out to answer some of the more difficult questions Christians today are faced with. It will challenge the Augustinian understanding of hell and the Calvinist understanding of the atonement; replacing them with a more Christ-centered understanding of both doctrines. This book will also use the work of Rene Girard in order to reshape how many understand "what it means to be human." Then and only then should we ask: "Who is God?" Come explore what has become Matthew's theological pilgrimage to this point. Come discover the God of peace.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498234593
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
What is the ending to the human drama? Will all be reconciled to God in the end? Does God demand an altar, a corpse, and blood? Or, rather, is the Christian God set apart from all the other gods throughout history? All Set Free sets out to answer some of the more difficult questions Christians today are faced with. It will challenge the Augustinian understanding of hell and the Calvinist understanding of the atonement; replacing them with a more Christ-centered understanding of both doctrines. This book will also use the work of Rene Girard in order to reshape how many understand "what it means to be human." Then and only then should we ask: "Who is God?" Come explore what has become Matthew's theological pilgrimage to this point. Come discover the God of peace.
A Gender Neutral God/ess
Author: Jennifer J. McKenzie
Publisher:
ISBN: 098537330X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
For centuries a mainstream belief of Hebrew and Christian worshippers has been that their "God" is masculine. That was not the intent of many early biblical writers. Instead an imageless, inclusive she/he Deity was postulated. This book explores that thesis. It documents the literary devices early religious writers used to portray a gender inclusive Deity. Topics discussed are the use of plurals, mother/father language, gendered words, poetic parallelism, Spirit and Wisdom as feminine dimensions, and names or labels for the Deity. The origin of the deity name YHWH is traced and linked to early mythology of the ancient Goddess IO. Finally, the idea of a neuter, gender inclusive deity is followed through the story of Jesus Christ. To visually demonstrate this thesis, 83 illustrations of ancient artifacts, maps, and diagrams are included. Also included are endnotes, bibliography, and index.
Publisher:
ISBN: 098537330X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
For centuries a mainstream belief of Hebrew and Christian worshippers has been that their "God" is masculine. That was not the intent of many early biblical writers. Instead an imageless, inclusive she/he Deity was postulated. This book explores that thesis. It documents the literary devices early religious writers used to portray a gender inclusive Deity. Topics discussed are the use of plurals, mother/father language, gendered words, poetic parallelism, Spirit and Wisdom as feminine dimensions, and names or labels for the Deity. The origin of the deity name YHWH is traced and linked to early mythology of the ancient Goddess IO. Finally, the idea of a neuter, gender inclusive deity is followed through the story of Jesus Christ. To visually demonstrate this thesis, 83 illustrations of ancient artifacts, maps, and diagrams are included. Also included are endnotes, bibliography, and index.