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"Grace Ji-Sun Kim examines encounters with racism, sexism, and xenophobia as she works toward ending Asian American women's invisibility. She deploys biblical, sociological, and theological narratives to empower the voices of Asian American women. And she shares the story of her heritage, her family history, her immigration, and her own experience as an Asian American woman. Speaking with the weight of her narrative, she proclaims the histories, experiences, and voices of Asian American women must be rescued from obscurity. Speaking with the weight of a theologian, she powerfully paves the way for a theology of visibility that honors the voice and identity of these women. As Asian American women work toward a theology of visibility, they uplift the voiceless and empower the invisible, moving beyond experiences of oppression and toward claiming their space in the kin-dom of God."--Back cover

Discussions of monotheism often consider its bigotry toward other gods as a source of conflict, or emphasize its universality as a source of peaceful tolerance. Both approaches, however, ignore the combined danger and liberation in monotheism's 'intolerance.' In this volume, Christopher Haw reframes this important argument. He demonstrates the value of rejecting paradigms of inclusivity in favor of an agonistic pluralism and intolerance of absolutism. Haw proposes a model that retains liberal, pluralistic principles while acknowledging their limitations, and he relates them to theologies latent in political ideas. His volume offers a nuanced, evolutionary, and historical understanding of the biblical tradition's emergence and its political consequences with respect to violence. It suggests how we can mediate impasses between liberal and conservative views in culture wars; between liberal inclusivity and conservative decisionism; and, on the religious front, between apologetics for exclusive monotheism and critiques of its intolerance.

A nuanced narrative about the intersections of religious and economic life in early Christianity. The divine was an active participant in the economic spheres of the ancient Mediterranean world. Evidence demonstrates that gods and goddesses were represented as owning goods, holding accounts, and producing wealth through the mediation of religious and civic officials. This book argues that early Christ-followers also used financial language to articulate and imagine their relationship to the divine. Theo-economics--intertwined theological and economic logics in which divine and human beings regularly transact with one another--permeate the letters of Paul and other texts connected with Pauline communities. Unlike other studies, which treat the ancient economy and religion separately, Divine Accounting takes seriously the overlapping of themes such as poverty, labor, social status, suffering, cosmology, and eschatology in material evidence from the ancient Mediterranean and early Christian texts

Prologue: The Mystery of Robert E. Lee -- The Garden Spot of Virginia -- The Making of an Engineer -- Marriage and the Third System -- Mission to the Mississippi -- Ruling the Aztec Sky -- To Serve as a Model for the Mighty World -- The Unpleasant Legacy -- I Will Cling to It to the Last -- The Decisions -- This is Not the Way to Accomplish Our Independence -- To Dash Against Mine Enemy and to Win -- The Savior of Richmond -- It is Well This is So Terrible! -- In This Heathen War the Fire of God Fills Him -- I Consider My Presence Here Always Necessary -- We Must Destroy This Army of Grant's -- Just as I Have Expected It Would End from the First -- An Indictment for Treason -- Every Student Must Be a Gentleman -- From the Great Deep to the Great Deep He Goes -- Epilogue: The Crime and the Glory of Robert E. Lee.

"An examination of the three unique structural features of modern societies: inclusion of the whole population into the nation state, top-down differentiation of institutional spheres and the expansion of individualisation from the top to the base of the social pyramid. The author shows how the above features relate to present day religious phenomena such as secularisation/desecularisation, the new religious movements and the forms of present day spiritualities. He examines the extent to which secularisation and rationalisation led to the "disenchantment of the world". Later, however, one observes a reaction to the established, hierarchically organised churches and to the adherence, mainly of young people, to less structured religious groups, to religious syncretism and to individual seekers who tried to find "their own God". From this perspective, one can argue that we have a partial "re-enchantment of the world""--

A nuanced narrative about the intersections of religious and economic life in early Christianity. The divine was an active participant in the economic spheres of the ancient Mediterranean world. Evidence demonstrates that gods and goddesses were represented as owning goods, holding accounts, and producing wealth through the mediation of religious and civic officials. This book argues that early Christ-followers also used financial language to articulate and imagine their relationship to the divine. Theo-economics--intertwined theological and economic logics in which divine and human beings regularly transact with one another--permeate the letters of Paul and other texts connected with Pauline communities. Unlike other studies, which treat the ancient economy and religion separately, Divine Accounting takes seriously the overlapping of themes such as poverty, labor, social status, suffering, cosmology, and eschatology in material evidence from the ancient Mediterranean and early Christian texts.

"Christian responsibility for the natural world goes back to the very beginning, when God commanded us to "fill the earth and subdue it." This Dominion Mandate is an authoritative alternative to both environmental activists and to those who think "conservation" is a word progressives made up. So what does "dominion" mean for us, living in a world of constant reports about impending global meltdown; of oils spills, pollution, and strip-mining; of extinction threats both real and imagined? A Different Shade of Green contains a compelling Christian approach to biodiversity conservation and other environmental issues, offering solutions and correcting errors while teaching us how to give thanks for and rule over all of creation. This Study Guide includes chapter summaries, 1-2 questions for discussion and practical application, and recommended Scripture passages to study and consider. Perfect for small groups or Bible studies"--

"Frank D. Macchia argues that the Son of God baptized (and continues to baptize) humanity in the Spirit by pouring forth the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. All four Gospels and the book of Acts describe how the Son is sent of the Father and empowered by the Spirit to fulfil this mission; Macchia in turn claims that Christ succeeds by incorporating others into himself and into the love of the Father. The Spirit-Baptized Church proposes a richly pneumatological ecclesiology that is dominated by a Pentecostal confessional concern, while also open to a larger ecumenical conversation. The volume focuses not only on the dogmatic (Trinitarian) foundations and election processes of the Spirit-baptized church, but also on its marks and witnessing practices. As an exceptionally detailed study of the Spirit-baptismal metaphor, this volume is a valuable resource for scholars of ecclesiology, Pentecostalism, and systematic theology."--

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Different Kinds of Smart -- Chapter 2: Black & -- White -- Chapter 3: Always Go Left -- Chapter 4: Chuncky and My Other Best Friends -- Chapter 5: Itty-Bitty Fish -- Chapter 6: Sex, Drums, and Dido -- Chapter 7: Southern Baptist Romance -- Chapter 8: Every Little Pill -- Chapter 9: Harry Potter and the Little Black Spot -- Chapter 10: More than God Can Count -- Chapter 11: Always Look Out for the Little Guy -- Chapter 12: What Screams the Loudest -- Chapter 13: C. Diff Is Not a Rapper -- Chapter 14: Red Ants -- Chapter 15: Operation Sunset -- Chapter 16: Sex, Drums, and Lawyers -- Chapter 17: A Come-to-Justin Meeting -- Chapter 18: The Yes Thing -- Chapter 19: Two Thousand Words -- Chapter 20: Human Energy Sponge -- Chapter 21: Journeying -- Chapter 22: Home -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- copyright.

While the spiritual atmosphere grows more toxic and the world becomes more anti-God, Christians are engaging less and less with their faith in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. We do not have to fear the future. But we must not be surprised by it or be unprepared to face it.In this insightful book, David Sliker helps readers understand and prepare for a future filled with glory and victory for the church, unfolding in the context of unprecedented rage, rebellion, and resistance by the world around us. Full of practical application, this book connects readers to the current storm that is upon us, contextualizing today's news, current events, and cultural narratives through the lens of biblical prophecy and the return of Jesus. The greatest days of the church lie ahead. We can stand strong, persevere, and overcome in these days!

This book anchors its account of the beauty of Jesus Christ to a scheme found in St Augustine of Hippo's Expositions of the Psalms, and begins by offering a working description of what it understands by beauty as being perfect, harmonious, and radiant. Beauty, above all the divine beauty, enjoys inexhaustible meaning and overlaps with 'the holy' or the awesome and fascinating mystery of God. Loving beauty opens the way to truth and helps us grasp and practise virtue. The books needs to add some items to Augustine's list by recognizing Christ's beauty in his baptism, transfiguration, and post-resurrection sending of the Holy Spirit. It also goes beyond Augustine by showing how the imagery and language Jesus prepared in his hidden life and then used in his ministry witness to the beautiful sensibility that developed during his years at home in Nazareth.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: "There's something going on." -- Chapter 1: "Stay the hell away from the whole damned thing." -- Chapter 2: "You know he's one of them, don't you?" -- Chapter 3: "We were just plain asleep." -- Chapter 4: "That's the most frightening thing I've ever heard." -- Chapter 5: "Never go home at night without wondering where the mole is." -- Chapter 6: "A jungle full of poisonous snakes." -- Chapter 7: "They're coming here." -- Chapter 8: "It's a slam dunk." -- Chapter 9: "He died quickly." -- Chapter 10: "You just have to hope that ultimately God agrees with you." -- Chapter 11: "Everyone thinks this stuff is easy. None of this stuff is easy." -- Chapter 12: "I would like you to do us a favor though." -- Epilogue -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note on Sources -- About the Author -- Notes -- Index -- Copyright.

The present dissertation is concerned with the KIN oracle, a symbolic divination technique produced by the Hittite in the 2nd mill. B.C. and developed only in the Hittite cultural milieu. Like other omens of the Ancient Near East, the Hittite oracles were considered to be messages from the gods. The Hittite solicited omens included Extispicy, Augury, the Bed Oracle, the ḪURRI-Bird Oracle, the Snake Oracle, and the KIN Oracle. Although many studies have already explained how the different divination systems worked, the KIN oracle frame still remains difficult to understand in all of its features. In this research the KIN cuneiform sources and its oracular structure have been analyzed in all respects and enriched with tables, patterns, and pictures in order to better understand the work carried out. As far as the KIN is concerned, this research provides several different analytic implications both for Hittite and divination studies.

Introduction --Snowtown /Anthony Ferguson --A tragedy in Posorja: when "People's Justice" goes horribly wrong /Tom Larsen --About a boy /C L Raven --Twenty cents' worth of arsenic /Edward Butts --"I Kill for God" /Mitzi Szereto --The summer of 'The Fox" /Mark Fryers --Who killed Gabriele Schmidt: the true story and the mystery surrounding a forgotten murder /Alexandra Burt --Bullets and Balaclavas: the long, cold Orkney shooting /Charlotte Platt --The black hand and glass eye of Earlimart: a killer's perspective /Christian Cipollini --Crime has come to Penali /Iris Leona Marie Cross --The Voodoo preacher /David Brasfield --"La Bella Elvira": murder in the Tuscan Hills /Deirore Pirro --The doctor, the dentist, and the dairyman's daughter /Paul Williams --In the home of the cannibal /Joe Turner --Nameless in Van Diemen's Land /Stephen Wade --References for "The Summer of "The Fox'" --About the Editor --About the Contributors.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Asian Christian Art -- 1. Dialogue between Old and New -- 2. Process of Reception -- 3. Ethical Concerns -- Chapter Two: Correlating Art with Christian Mission -- 1. Mutually Critical Correlation -- 2. Heart of Enlightenment -- 3. Transforming to A New Person -- Chapter Three: Asian Faces of Christ -- 1. Sadao Watanabe's Good Shepherd -- 2. Solomon Raj's Water of Life -- 3. He Qi's Christ before Pilate -- Chapter Four: Symbol and Myth -- 1. Missiological Background -- 2. Etan Pavavalung's Verdant Cross -- 3. Cheng Chien-Chang's Creation Myth -- Chapter Five: Feasting at the Lord's Table -- 1. Wang Jen-Wen's Body Metaphor -- 2. Chris Chou's Dots and Circles -- 3. Contemplating God in Everyday Realities -- Chapter Six: Portrait of the Soul -- 1. Stanley Fung's Dust Icons -- 2. Nature's Caretaker -- 3. Time and Memory -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Color Plates.