Author: Dwayne Byerly
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606477528
Category : Christianity and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
As times have changed in America, so have political parties. This book surveys some of the changes in the Democratic Party. God, however, changes not. His Word is steadfast and true with no shadow of turning. Christians should be changing more into the image of Christ, not the image of the world. Our ways should be His ways and our thoughts His thoughts. As the Body of Christ grows, there should be less and less compromising of the Word. This easy to read book will provoke questions that should be prayerfully answered. It is not my intention to promote one political view over another, but to allow God's view from the Word to be seen clearly. I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I am a Christian and an American! About the Author Dwayne Byerly was born in Powhatan, Virginia. He received the new birth at age nine in the Baptist Church, but fell away from the Lord by the time he was a teenager. He lived a life that was far from holy. He learned the hard way the price of living a compromised Christian life. At the age of 34 he was arrested by the Holy Ghost through the private ministry of his wife, Michelle. After rededicating his life to Jesus Christ, Dwayne began studying the scripture and soon found himself ordained and preaching in his local church prison ministry. Later he took over the leadership of the men's ministry in his church. Recently Dwayne has been sitting under two well seasoned men of God, traveling and working at many conferences across the United States. Dwayne has seen many people saved by the ministry of Jesus Christ through him and now has it on his heart to encourage others to live a life that is uncompromising in the Word of God. As a result, they too can live the bountiful life that is afforded us through Christ Jesus.
Today's Democrats & Christianity
Author: Dwayne Byerly
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606477528
Category : Christianity and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
As times have changed in America, so have political parties. This book surveys some of the changes in the Democratic Party. God, however, changes not. His Word is steadfast and true with no shadow of turning. Christians should be changing more into the image of Christ, not the image of the world. Our ways should be His ways and our thoughts His thoughts. As the Body of Christ grows, there should be less and less compromising of the Word. This easy to read book will provoke questions that should be prayerfully answered. It is not my intention to promote one political view over another, but to allow God's view from the Word to be seen clearly. I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I am a Christian and an American! About the Author Dwayne Byerly was born in Powhatan, Virginia. He received the new birth at age nine in the Baptist Church, but fell away from the Lord by the time he was a teenager. He lived a life that was far from holy. He learned the hard way the price of living a compromised Christian life. At the age of 34 he was arrested by the Holy Ghost through the private ministry of his wife, Michelle. After rededicating his life to Jesus Christ, Dwayne began studying the scripture and soon found himself ordained and preaching in his local church prison ministry. Later he took over the leadership of the men's ministry in his church. Recently Dwayne has been sitting under two well seasoned men of God, traveling and working at many conferences across the United States. Dwayne has seen many people saved by the ministry of Jesus Christ through him and now has it on his heart to encourage others to live a life that is uncompromising in the Word of God. As a result, they too can live the bountiful life that is afforded us through Christ Jesus.
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1606477528
Category : Christianity and politics
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
As times have changed in America, so have political parties. This book surveys some of the changes in the Democratic Party. God, however, changes not. His Word is steadfast and true with no shadow of turning. Christians should be changing more into the image of Christ, not the image of the world. Our ways should be His ways and our thoughts His thoughts. As the Body of Christ grows, there should be less and less compromising of the Word. This easy to read book will provoke questions that should be prayerfully answered. It is not my intention to promote one political view over another, but to allow God's view from the Word to be seen clearly. I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I am a Christian and an American! About the Author Dwayne Byerly was born in Powhatan, Virginia. He received the new birth at age nine in the Baptist Church, but fell away from the Lord by the time he was a teenager. He lived a life that was far from holy. He learned the hard way the price of living a compromised Christian life. At the age of 34 he was arrested by the Holy Ghost through the private ministry of his wife, Michelle. After rededicating his life to Jesus Christ, Dwayne began studying the scripture and soon found himself ordained and preaching in his local church prison ministry. Later he took over the leadership of the men's ministry in his church. Recently Dwayne has been sitting under two well seasoned men of God, traveling and working at many conferences across the United States. Dwayne has seen many people saved by the ministry of Jesus Christ through him and now has it on his heart to encourage others to live a life that is uncompromising in the Word of God. As a result, they too can live the bountiful life that is afforded us through Christ Jesus.
Jesus Rode a Donkey
Author: Linda Seger
Publisher: Clovercroft Publishing
ISBN: 9781950892143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
If Jesus were alive today, would he: feed the poor - or give tax breaks to the super rich? Comfort the old and infirm - or cut Social Security? Build bridges that unite - or build walls that divide? Make peace - or make war? In the revised edition of this groundbreaking book, noted author and theologian Linda Seger, Th.D., explores what it means to be a Christian and a Democrat - and shows how the two are not mutually exclusive but rather inclusive. She reveals the close relationship between Democratic policy and Jesus' teachings and the many ways in which the values Jesus espouses in the Bible correspond to the values Democrats call their own. The idea that America's real Christians vote strictly Republican crumbles when one studies the platforms of both parties. Jesus Rode a Donkey reminds the reader that Jesus and the prophets had a radical, progressive message that calls individuals and nations to feed the hungry, help the poor, heal the sick, care for the earth, free the oppressed, and love our enemies. The book won the Silver Medal Christian Living Illumination Book Award given for exemplary Christian writing.
Publisher: Clovercroft Publishing
ISBN: 9781950892143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
If Jesus were alive today, would he: feed the poor - or give tax breaks to the super rich? Comfort the old and infirm - or cut Social Security? Build bridges that unite - or build walls that divide? Make peace - or make war? In the revised edition of this groundbreaking book, noted author and theologian Linda Seger, Th.D., explores what it means to be a Christian and a Democrat - and shows how the two are not mutually exclusive but rather inclusive. She reveals the close relationship between Democratic policy and Jesus' teachings and the many ways in which the values Jesus espouses in the Bible correspond to the values Democrats call their own. The idea that America's real Christians vote strictly Republican crumbles when one studies the platforms of both parties. Jesus Rode a Donkey reminds the reader that Jesus and the prophets had a radical, progressive message that calls individuals and nations to feed the hungry, help the poor, heal the sick, care for the earth, free the oppressed, and love our enemies. The book won the Silver Medal Christian Living Illumination Book Award given for exemplary Christian writing.
God's Own Party
Author: Daniel K. Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199929068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
In God's Own Party, Daniel K. Williams presents the first comprehensive history of the Christian Right, uncovering how evangelicals came to see the Republican Party as the vehicle through which they could reclaim America as a Christian nation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199929068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
In God's Own Party, Daniel K. Williams presents the first comprehensive history of the Christian Right, uncovering how evangelicals came to see the Republican Party as the vehicle through which they could reclaim America as a Christian nation.
What is Christian Democracy?
Author: Carlo Invernizzi Accetti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108386156
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Christian Democratic actors and thinkers have been at the forefront of many of the twentieth century's key political battles - from the construction of the international human rights regime, through the process of European integration and the creation of postwar welfare regimes, to Latin American development policies during the Cold War. Yet their core ideas remain largely unknown, especially in the English-speaking world. Combining conceptual and historical approaches, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the development of this ideology in the thought and writings of some of its key intellectual and political exponents, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. In so doing he sheds light on a number of important contemporary issues, from the question of the appropriate place of religion in presumptively 'secular' liberal-democratic regimes, to the normative resources available for building a political response to the recent rise of far-right populism.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108386156
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Christian Democratic actors and thinkers have been at the forefront of many of the twentieth century's key political battles - from the construction of the international human rights regime, through the process of European integration and the creation of postwar welfare regimes, to Latin American development policies during the Cold War. Yet their core ideas remain largely unknown, especially in the English-speaking world. Combining conceptual and historical approaches, Carlo Invernizzi Accetti traces the development of this ideology in the thought and writings of some of its key intellectual and political exponents, from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. In so doing he sheds light on a number of important contemporary issues, from the question of the appropriate place of religion in presumptively 'secular' liberal-democratic regimes, to the normative resources available for building a political response to the recent rise of far-right populism.
Chase the Lion
Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601428871
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Quit playing it safe and start running toward the roar! Now available for the first time in a convenient paperback edition and featuring a brand new group discussion guide. When the image of a man-eating beast travels through the optic nerve and into the visual cortex, the brain sends the body a simple but urgent message: run away! That’s what normal people do, but not lion chasers. Rather than seeing a five-hundred-pound problem, they see an opportunity for God to show up and show His power. Chase the Lion is more than a catch phrase; it’s a radically different approach to life. It’s only when we stop fearing failure that we can fully seize opportunity by the mane. With grit and gusto, New York Times best-selling author Mark Batterson delivers a bold message to everyone with a big dream. This is a wake-up call to stop living as if the purpose of life was to simply arrive safely at death. Our dreams should scare us. They should be so big that without God they would be impossible to achieve. Quit running away from what you’re afraid of. Chase the lion! Change the world! What is your five-hundred-pound dream? In this highly anticipated sequel to his best-selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson invites lion chasers everywhere to chase dreams so impossible that victory demands we face our fears, defy the odds, and hold tight to God. These are the kind of dreams that will make you a bigger person and the world a better place. Based upon 2 Samuel 23, Chase the Lion tells the true story of an ancient warrior named Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day—and then killed it. For most people, that situation wouldn’t just be a problem…it would be the last problem they ever faced. For Benaiah, it was an opportunity to step into his destiny. After defeating the lion, he landed his dream job as King David’s bodyguard and eventually became commander-in-chief of Israel’s army under King Solomon. Written in a way that both challenges and encourages, this revolutionary book will help unleash the faith and courage you need to identify, chase, and catch the five-hundred-pound dreams in your life.
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601428871
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Quit playing it safe and start running toward the roar! Now available for the first time in a convenient paperback edition and featuring a brand new group discussion guide. When the image of a man-eating beast travels through the optic nerve and into the visual cortex, the brain sends the body a simple but urgent message: run away! That’s what normal people do, but not lion chasers. Rather than seeing a five-hundred-pound problem, they see an opportunity for God to show up and show His power. Chase the Lion is more than a catch phrase; it’s a radically different approach to life. It’s only when we stop fearing failure that we can fully seize opportunity by the mane. With grit and gusto, New York Times best-selling author Mark Batterson delivers a bold message to everyone with a big dream. This is a wake-up call to stop living as if the purpose of life was to simply arrive safely at death. Our dreams should scare us. They should be so big that without God they would be impossible to achieve. Quit running away from what you’re afraid of. Chase the lion! Change the world! What is your five-hundred-pound dream? In this highly anticipated sequel to his best-selling In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Mark Batterson invites lion chasers everywhere to chase dreams so impossible that victory demands we face our fears, defy the odds, and hold tight to God. These are the kind of dreams that will make you a bigger person and the world a better place. Based upon 2 Samuel 23, Chase the Lion tells the true story of an ancient warrior named Benaiah who chased a lion into a pit on a snowy day—and then killed it. For most people, that situation wouldn’t just be a problem…it would be the last problem they ever faced. For Benaiah, it was an opportunity to step into his destiny. After defeating the lion, he landed his dream job as King David’s bodyguard and eventually became commander-in-chief of Israel’s army under King Solomon. Written in a way that both challenges and encourages, this revolutionary book will help unleash the faith and courage you need to identify, chase, and catch the five-hundred-pound dreams in your life.
American Apocalypse
Author: Matthew Avery Sutton
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674744799
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2015 The first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, American Apocalypse shows how a group of radical Protestants, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. “The history Sutton assembles is rich, and the connections are startling.” —New Yorker “American Apocalypse relentlessly and impressively shows how evangelicals have interpreted almost every domestic or international crisis in relation to Christ’s return and his judgment upon the wicked...Sutton sees one of the most troubling aspects of evangelical influence in the spread of the apocalyptic outlook among Republican politicians with the rise of the Religious Right...American Apocalypse clearly shows just how popular evangelical apocalypticism has been and, during the Cold War, how the combination of odd belief and political power could produce a sleepless night or two.” —D. G. Hart, Wall Street Journal “American Apocalypse is the best history of American evangelicalism I’ve read in some time...If you want to understand why compromise has become a dirty word in the GOP today and how cultural politics is splitting the nation apart, American Apocalypse is an excellent place to start.” —Stephen Prothero, Bookforum
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674744799
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2015 The first comprehensive history of modern American evangelicalism to appear in a generation, American Apocalypse shows how a group of radical Protestants, anticipating the end of the world, paradoxically transformed it. “The history Sutton assembles is rich, and the connections are startling.” —New Yorker “American Apocalypse relentlessly and impressively shows how evangelicals have interpreted almost every domestic or international crisis in relation to Christ’s return and his judgment upon the wicked...Sutton sees one of the most troubling aspects of evangelical influence in the spread of the apocalyptic outlook among Republican politicians with the rise of the Religious Right...American Apocalypse clearly shows just how popular evangelical apocalypticism has been and, during the Cold War, how the combination of odd belief and political power could produce a sleepless night or two.” —D. G. Hart, Wall Street Journal “American Apocalypse is the best history of American evangelicalism I’ve read in some time...If you want to understand why compromise has become a dirty word in the GOP today and how cultural politics is splitting the nation apart, American Apocalypse is an excellent place to start.” —Stephen Prothero, Bookforum
The Christian Left
Author: Lucas Miles
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1424562155
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The church has been invaded. The Christian Left unveils how liberal thought has entered America's sanctuaries, exchanging the Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for the trinity of diversity, acceptance, and social justice. This in-depth look at church history, world politics, and pop culture masterfully exposes the rise and agenda of the Christian Left. Readers will learn how to: Identify and refute the lies of the Christian Left Uncover the meaning of love as Jesus defined it Navigate controversial subjects such as abortion, gender identity, and the doctrine of hell Gain confidence in upholding biblical values Come face-to-face with the person of Jesus, who is neither left nor right but the embodiment of truth and grace Be equipped with a strong understanding of issues facing the church today and empowered to elevate God's truth, justice, and wisdom.
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1424562155
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
The church has been invaded. The Christian Left unveils how liberal thought has entered America's sanctuaries, exchanging the Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for the trinity of diversity, acceptance, and social justice. This in-depth look at church history, world politics, and pop culture masterfully exposes the rise and agenda of the Christian Left. Readers will learn how to: Identify and refute the lies of the Christian Left Uncover the meaning of love as Jesus defined it Navigate controversial subjects such as abortion, gender identity, and the doctrine of hell Gain confidence in upholding biblical values Come face-to-face with the person of Jesus, who is neither left nor right but the embodiment of truth and grace Be equipped with a strong understanding of issues facing the church today and empowered to elevate God's truth, justice, and wisdom.
Democratic Religion
Author: Gregory A. Wills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195160991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists. Most antebellum southern Baptist churches allowed women and slaves to vote on membership matters and preferred populists preachers who addressed their appeals to the common person. Paradoxically no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously as the Baptists. Between 1785 and 1860 they ritually excommunicated forty to fifty thousand church members in Georgia alone. Wills demonstrates how a denomination of freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality--a spirituality that continues to shape Southern Baptist churches in contemporary conflicts between moderates who urge tolerance and conservatives who require belief in scriptural inerrancy. Wills's analysis advances our understanding of the interaction between democracy and religious authority, and will appeal to scholars of American religion, culture, and history, as well as to Baptist observers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195160991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists. Most antebellum southern Baptist churches allowed women and slaves to vote on membership matters and preferred populists preachers who addressed their appeals to the common person. Paradoxically no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously as the Baptists. Between 1785 and 1860 they ritually excommunicated forty to fifty thousand church members in Georgia alone. Wills demonstrates how a denomination of freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality--a spirituality that continues to shape Southern Baptist churches in contemporary conflicts between moderates who urge tolerance and conservatives who require belief in scriptural inerrancy. Wills's analysis advances our understanding of the interaction between democracy and religious authority, and will appeal to scholars of American religion, culture, and history, as well as to Baptist observers.
A Christian and a Democrat
Author: John F. Woolverton
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467457485
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, “I am a Christian and a Democrat.” This is the story of how the first informed the second—how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody molded Roosevelt into a leader whose politics were fundamentally shaped by the Social Gospel. A work begun by religious historian John Woolverton (1926 2014) and recently completed by James Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat is an engaging analysis of the surprisingly spiritual life of one of the most consequential presidents in US history. Reading Woolverton’s account of FDR’s response to the toxic demagoguery of his day will reassure readers today that a constructive way forward is possible for Christians, for Americans, and for the world.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467457485
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, “I am a Christian and a Democrat.” This is the story of how the first informed the second—how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody molded Roosevelt into a leader whose politics were fundamentally shaped by the Social Gospel. A work begun by religious historian John Woolverton (1926 2014) and recently completed by James Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat is an engaging analysis of the surprisingly spiritual life of one of the most consequential presidents in US history. Reading Woolverton’s account of FDR’s response to the toxic demagoguery of his day will reassure readers today that a constructive way forward is possible for Christians, for Americans, and for the world.
What Democrats Talk about when They Talk about God
Author: David Weiss
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 073913826X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection of church and state, none to date have focused exclusively on Democrats as important participants in the dialogue about religion and politics.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 073913826X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection of church and state, none to date have focused exclusively on Democrats as important participants in the dialogue about religion and politics.