Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-189)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-259) and indexes Table of Content: Introduction: 1. Slavery and slave theory in antiquity Part I. Attitudes to Slavery: 2. Slavery accepted 3. Justifications of slavery 4. Slave-systems criticized 5. Fair words 6. Slavery criticized 7. Slavery eased Part II. Theories of Slavery: 1. Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Philosophers: 8. Aristotle 9…
Three-dimensional faith -- The church as community -- Jesus values children -- Dwelling in the mysteries -- The power of story -- Obedience and faith -- Worship -- Creating a child-friendly culture -- Appendix: Traveling with Paul : bringing the first missionary journey to life
Guidelines for recognizing and valuing differences -- Understanding power and difference : race as a primary example -- The role of feelings in individual and community transformation -- The role of imagination in transformation -- Relational theory as a way of valuing differences -- Transforming the way women and men work together -- The rhythms of transformation
Shares the Writer's life long experience in the ministry of prayer; serving as a source of personal life transformation, anointing with the power of God, environment for supernatural visitations, the manifestation of God's glory, miracles, signs and wonders, Christian fruit bearing, spiritual revival and holy living.
Addressing such questions as "Are You Saved, or Are You Presbyterian?" and "Is the Bible the Literal Word of God or Just a Long, Boring Book?" this is an easy-to-understand, slightly irreverent appraoch to theology and the kind of theological musings that many youth and others have today.
Includes index.Bibliography: p. [151]-155.
This book tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. It emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinis…