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Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe (The Middle Ages Series)
by Paola TartakoffA investigation into the thirteenth-century Norwich circumcision case and its meaning for Christians and JewsIn 1230, Jews in the English city of Norwich were accused of having seized and circumcised a five-year-old Christian boy named Edward because they "wanted to make him a Jew." Contemporaneous accounts of the "Norwich circumcision case," as it came to be called, recast this episode as an attempted ritual murder. Contextualizing and analyzing accounts of this event and others, with special attention to the roles of children, Paola Tartakoff sheds new light on medieval Christian views of circumcision. She shows that Christian characterizations of Jews as sinister agents of Christian apostasy belonged to the same constellation of anti-Jewish libels as the notorious charge of ritual murder. Drawing on a wide variety of Jewish and Christian sources, Tartakoff investigates the elusive backstory of the Norwich circumcision case and exposes the thirteenth-century resurgence of Christian concerns about formal Christian conversion to Judaism. In the process, she elucidates little-known cases of movement out of Christianity and into Judaism, as well as Christian anxieties about the instability of religious identity.Conversion, Circumcision, and Ritual Murder in Medieval Europe recovers the complexity of medieval Jewish-Christian conversion and reveals the links between religious conversion and mounting Jewish-Christian tensions. At the same time, Tartakoff does not lose sight of the mystery surrounding the events that spurred the Norwich circumcision case, and she concludes the book by offering a solution of her own: Christians and Jews, she posits, understood these events in fundamentally irreconcilable ways, illustrating the chasm that separated Christians and Jews in a world in which some Christians and Jews knew each other intimately.
Conversion: A Comparative and Psychological Study (Routledge Revivals)
by Alfred Clair UnderwoodFirst published in 1925, this book is a pioneer attempt to deal with conversion from the comparative as well as the psychological point of view. The work falls into two main parts. Part one is a study of the conversion experience from the New Testament and the non-Christian point of view. Part two examines conversion from the psychological standpoint.
Conversion: Not By My Own Choosing (People's Bible Teachings)
by John M BrennerDo people choose Christ? Or does Christ choose them? If you convert to Christianity, is that your decision or God’s?People make choices all the time. When people talk about choosing Christ or choosing to become a Christian, it’s incredibly comforting to know that the choosing isn’t done by them—it’s being done by God!Does that sound backward to you?Conversion is all about helping you understand that it is God who makes you a Christian. He’s the one who does the work of bringing you to faith in his saving name! In this book, pastor and author John M. Brenner gives you the comforting details of God’s answer to the question of salvation and how Christians believe in Jesus.The People’s Bible Teachings is a series of books on all the main teachings of the Bible. Following the pattern set by The People’s Bible series, these books are written for all Christians in an easy-to-read manner. The authors of The People’s Bible are all pastors and professors who have had years of experience teaching others about the Bible.
Conversionary Sites: Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota
by Britt HalvorsonDrawing on more than two years of participant observation in the American Midwest and in Madagascar among Lutheran clinicians, volunteer laborers, healers, evangelists, and former missionaries, Conversionary Sites investigates the role of religion in the globalization of medicine. Based on immersive research of a transnational Christian medical aid program, Britt Halvorson tells the story of a thirty-year-old initiative that aimed to professionalize and modernize colonial-era evangelism. Creatively blending perspectives on humanitarianism, global medicine, and the anthropology of Christianity, she argues that the cultural spaces created by these programs operate as multistranded “conversionary sites,” where questions of global inequality, transnational religious fellowship, and postcolonial cultural and economic forces are negotiated. A nuanced critique of the ambivalent relationships among religion, capitalism, and humanitarian aid, Conversionary Sites draws important connections between religion and science, capitalism and charity, and the US and the Global South.
Conversions: Two Family Stories from the Reformation and Modern America (New Directions in Narrative History)
by Craig HarlineThe experiences of two families—one in seventeenth-century Holland, the other in America today—and how they coped when a family member changed religions.This powerful and innovative work by a gifted cultural historian explores the effects of religious conversion on family relationships, showing how the challenges of the Reformation can offer insight to families facing similarly divisive situations today.Craig Harline begins with the story of young Jacob Rolandus, the son of a Dutch Reformed preacher, who converted to Catholicism in 1654 and ran away from home, causing his family to disown him. In the companion story, Michael Sunbloom, a young American, leaves his family&’s religion in 1973 to convert to Mormonism, similarly upsetting his distraught parents. The modern twist to Michael&’s story is his realization that he is gay, causing him to leave his new church, and upsetting his parents again—but this time the family reconciles.Recounting these stories in short, alternating chapters, Harline underscores the parallel aspects of the two far-flung families. Despite different outcomes and forms, their situations involve nearly identical dynamics and heart-wrenching choices. Through the author's deeply informed imagination, the experiences of a seventeenth-century European family are transformed into immediately recognizable terms.&“A beautiful and moving book. Harline is a master at narrative and at making the most painstaking research look effortless.&” —Carlos Eire, Yale University&“An absorbing, creative book . . . it will definitely become a go-to book for readers interested in the history and psychology of conversion.&” —Lauren Winner, author of Girl Meets God: A Memoir&“An unexpected joy. . . . A compelling, insightful examination. . . . Conversions is a journey well worth taking.&” —Gerald S. Argetsinger, Affirmation.org
Converso Non-Conformism in Early Modern Spain: Bad Blood and Faith from Alonso de Cartagena to Diego Velázquez
by Kevin IngramThis book examines the effects of Jewish conversions to Christianity in late medieval Spanish society. Ingram focuses on these converts and their descendants (known as conversos) not as Judaizers, but as Christian humanists, mystics and evangelists, who attempt to create a new society based on quietist religious practice, merit, and toleration. His narrative takes the reader on a journey from the late fourteenth-century conversions and the first blood purity laws (designed to marginalize conversos), through the early sixteenth-century Erasmian and radical mystical movements, to a Counter-Reformation environment in which conversos become the advocates for pacifism and concordance. His account ends at the court of Philip IV, where growing intolerance towards Madrid’s converso courtiers is subtly attacked by Spain’s greatest painter, Diego Velázquez, in his work, Los Borrachos. Finally, Ingram examines the historiography of early modern Spain, in which he argues the converso reform phenomenon continues to be underexplored.
Converting California: Indians and Franciscans in the Missions
by James SandosThis book is a compelling and balanced history of the California missions and their impact on the Indians they tried to convert.
Converting Kate
by Beckie WeinheimerKate was raised in the Holy Divine Church-it influenced everything from her homeschooling to her handmade clothes. But ever since her unbelieving father's death last year, she has suspected that there's more to life than memorizing scripture. Taking advantage of their move to a new town, Kate-to her devout mother's horror-quits Holy Divine. She joins the cross-country team, wears shorts to public school, and even tries a traditional Christian church. As she struggles to come to terms with her father's death and her mother's unquestioning beliefs, Kate discovers there's a big difference between religion and faith-and that the two don't always go hand in hand.
Converting Kate
by Beckie WeinheimerKate was raised in the Holy Divine Church--it influenced everything from her homeschooling to her handmade clothes. But ever since her unbelieving father's death last year, she has suspected that there's more to life than memorizing scripture. Taking advantage of their move to a new town, Kate--to her devout mother's horror--quits Holy Divine. She joins the cross-country team, wears shorts to public school, and even tries a traditional Christian church. As she struggles to come to terms with her father's death and her mother's unquestioning beliefs, Kate discovers there's a big difference between religion and faith--and that the two don't always go hand in hand.
Converting Words: Maya in the Age of the Cross
by William F. HanksThis synthesis of history, anthropology, and linguistics gives an unprecedented view of the first two hundred years of the Spanish colonization of the Yucatec Maya.
Converting the Missionaries: The Wheeler Family and the Ojibwe
by Nancy BungeThis book tells the uncommon story of a missionary family in the Midwestern United States, and their interactions with the indigenous Ojibwe. When Leonard and Harriet Wheeler arrived at La Pointe, Wisconsin in July of 1841, hoping to help the Ojibwe understand and accept the value of Christian civility, they did not expect such a profound transformation of their own lives. The Wheelers’ empathy for the Ojibwe not only grew during their twenty-five years of mission work in Northern Wisconsin, much of it spent trying to protect the Ojibwe from predatory whites, it also influenced the lives of their children.
Converting the Saxons: A Study of Violence and Religion in Early Medieval Germany (Studies in Medieval Religions and Cultures)
by Joshua M. CragleUtilizing a “crusading ethos,” from 772 to 804 AD, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, waged war against the continental Saxons to integrate them within the growing Frankish Empire and facilitate their conversion to Christianity. While substantial research has been produced concerning various components of Carolingian history, this work offers a unique examination of Charlemagne’s Saxon Wars as a case study for understanding methods of conversion used in the Christianization of Europe, as well as their significance for subsequent conversion strategies employed around the globe. Converting the Saxons builds on prior scholarly research, is grounded in primary sources, and is contextualized with a robust historical introduction. Throughout the text, particular emphasis is given to Christian encounters with paganism and the way paganism was interpreted, confronted, and transformed. Within those encounters, we observe myriad forces of coercion and incentivization used in societal religious conversion, demonstrating the need for a serious reconsideration of the standard narratives surrounding Christian missions. This book provides a scholarly and accessible resource for students and researchers interested in transhistorical methods of conversion, the history of Christianity, Early Medieval paganism, Colonial religious encounters, and the nature of religious conversion.
Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman
by Julie Roy Jeffrey(Summarized from the inside cover) Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Oregon Territory in the 1830s. She grew up in western New York State. Her values and attitudes carefully shaped by the mother and the Second Great Awakening. She eagerly embraced the evangelical missionary movement. Following her marriage to Marcus, she traveled overland to Oregon, where she enthusiastically began hoping to see many "benighted" Indians adopt her message of salvation through Christ.<P><P> But not one Indian ever did. Cultural barriers that Narcissa never grasped effectively kept her far from the Cayuse. Gradually abandoning her efforts with the Indians, Narcissa developed a more satisfying ministry. She taught and counseled whites' emigrants streaming into the territory, on the mission compound. These emigrants posed an increasing threat to the Indians. The Cayuse ultimately took murderous action against the Whitmans', the most visible whites, thus ending dramatically Narcissa's eleven-year effort to be a faithful Christian missionary as well as a devoted wife and loving mother. In this moving biography, Jeffreys' brings Narcissa Whitman to life, revealing not only white assumptions and imperatives but the perspective of the Cayuse tribe as well. Jeffrey draws on a rich assortment of primary and secondary materials, blending narration and interpretation in her account. She clearly traces the motivations and relationships, the opportunities and constraints that structured Narcissa Whitman's life as a nineteenth-century American evangelical woman.
Converting to Islam: Understanding the Experiences of White American Females
by Amy Melissa GuimondThis text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. It explores the increasingly hostile social climate faced by Muslim Americans, as well as the spiritual, social, physical, and mental integration of these women into the Muslim-American population. In the United States, rates of conversion to Islam are rapidly increasing--alongside Islamophobic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims. For a period of time, there was a lull in this negative sentiment. However, in light of the Paris terror attacks, the increased prominence of ISIS/ISIL, and the influx of refugees from Syria, anti-Muslim rhetoric is once again on the rise. This volume analyzes how a singular collection of female converts have adapted to life in the United States in the shadow of 9/11.
Converts to the Real: Catholicism and the Making of Continental Philosophy
by Edward BaringPhenomenology has the strongest claim to the mantle of continental philosophy. Edward Baring shows that credit for its prodigious growth goes to a surprising group of early enthusiasts: Catholic intellectuals. Tracing debates in Europe from existentialism to speculative realism, he shows why European philosophy bears the mark of Catholicism.
Conveying A Heritage: A Messianic Jewish Guide to Home Practice
by Daniel Juster, Th.D.Throughout history the heritage of faith has been conveyed within the family and the congregation. In the New Covenant, the primary expression of spiritual life is the congregation, under godly elders, teaching, exhortation, and discipline. However, the first institution in the Bible is the family and only the family can raise children with an adequate appreciation of our faith and heritage. This guide exists to help families learn how to pass on the heritage of spiritual Messianic Jewish life. It is not an exhaustive or fully adequate guide, but is one that each family should complement with their own creativity.
Convicted: A Crooked Cop, an Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship
by Andrew Collins Mark Tabb Jameel Zookie McgeeJameel McGee: “For the next three years not a day went by that I didn’t think about my son who I had never seen and the cop who had kept me from him. And for most of those three years I promised myself that if I ever saw this cop again, I was going to kill him. I intended to keep that promise.” Andrew Collins: “I watched this angry man march through a crowd, a little boy and another man struggling to keep up with him....The man walked straight up to me, stopped, and stuck out his hand. I took it. “Remember me?” he asked in a tone that sounded more like a threat than a question. Somehow, a name came to me. ‘Jameel McGee,’ I replied.” It reads like a gripping crime novel…except this story really happened. Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer--more focused on arrests than justice—set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men. Falsely convicted, McGee spent four years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released--when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course—not to violence—but forgiveness. As current as today’s headlines, this explosive, true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.
Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most
by Marcus J. BorgMarcus J. Borg, preeminent theologian and Bible scholar, refects on his life and how he developed his most bedrock convictions and why they matter. the result is a manifesto for all progressive Christians who seek the best path for following Jesus today. With each chapter embodying a distinct conviction, Borg writes provocatively and compellingly on the beliefs that can deeply ground us and guide us:God Is Real and a MysterySalvation Is More About This Life Than an AfterlifeThe Bible Can Be True Without Being Literally TrueJesus's Death on the Cross Matters--But Not Because He Paid for Our SinsGod Is Passionate About Justice and the PoorTo Love God Is to Love Like GodRich in wisdom and insight, Convictions is sure to, become a classic of contemporary Christianity.
Convierta sus retos en oportunidades: Dios le ha dado una promesa...mas enfrenta un problema... Como responda determinará cuán rápido la provisión vendrá...
by John HageeLos contratiempos, los momentos difíciles y las sorpresas desagradables no les ocurren sólo a algunos, sino a todos. A usted también le sucederán. Quizás esté pasando por un momento así ahora mismo y se pregunta por qué y cómo saldrá de la situación... En Convierta sus retos en oportunidades, el pastor John Hagee le da las herramientas que necesita para enfrentar con seguridad los retos de la vida y recibir las promesas de Dios. Descubrirá poderosos principios para tornar sus obstáculos - pérdidas financieras, enfermedades, rechazo, derrotas - en la provisión y bendición de Dios. Aprenderá...Tres palabras que aumentarán su potencial pata tener éxitoSeis indicadores que le guiarán a través de los problemasSiete acciones que son necesarias para alcanzar su provisiónLos principios de este libro le ayudarán a revitalizar su matrimonio, expandir su potencial empresarial y hasta mejorar su salud mental. ¡Es hora que cambie la manera de ver los problemas para el resto de su vida!
Conviertase en un Cristiano Contagioso/Alumno: Spanish Edition
by Bill Hybels Mark MittelbergEsta obra es diseñada para ayudarle a presentar el curso de entrenamiento que ha hecho crecer a pasos agigantados a muchas iglesias. Ofrece ideas probadas y comprobadas para entrenar a los creyentes en el cumplimiento de la Gran Comisión y la extensión del reino de Dios. Evita el acercamiento evangelístico esteriotipado que intimida a tantos. En su lugar, enseña a los creyentes comunes cómo pueden compartir el evangelio de una manera natural y poderosa sin dejar de ser las personas que Dios ha hecho que sean. El curso Conviértase en un Cristiano Contagioso se puede impartir a grupos de cualquier tamaño, desde los más pequeños, de cuatro a nueve personas, hasta los de diez a ciento cincuenta participantes. Aquí encontrará uno de los conceptos de evangelización más dinámicos en la actualidad, y es el que lleva al participante a establecer una relación personal más activa con el objetivo que se quiere alcanzar para el reino.Esta obra es preparada por el equipo de entrenamiento para la evangelización de Willow Creek Community Church, una de las iglesias más crecientes en los Estados Unidos. "Pienso que todos los seguidores de Jesucristo, en lo más profundo de sus corazones, anhelan ser Cristianos Contagiosos. Ellos sienten que not hay nada más gratificante que hacer que un corazón se abra al amor y la verdad de Dios. Este libro les ayudará a desarrollar sus valores, habilidades y confianza para lograrlo." Bill Hayes "Tu amor por Jesucristo es contagioso? ¡Puede serlo! En este libro aprenderá cómo puede vivir el desafio más extraordinario de su vida: Llevar a un amigo o una persona amada a los pies del Salvador". Luis Palau Este material puede ser presentado satisfactoriamente en cualquiera de los siguientes formatos: *Cuatro sesiones de dos horas cada una *Ocho sesiones de 50 minutos cada una *Retiros de uno, dos, o tres días *O puede ser adaptado a las necesidades de su congregación! El material Conviértase en un Cristiano Contagioso incluye; *Guía para el líder *Guía para el participante *Transparencias. Mark Mittelberg-es director asociado de la Asociación Willow Creek y entrenador de evangelismo en la Congregación de Willow Creek Community Church. Lee Strobel-un ex ateo, es pastor y maestro en la Congregación de Willow Creek Community Church y autor de varios éxitos de ventas en librerías como: El caso de Cristo y El Caso de la Fe. Bill Hybes-es el pastor principal y confundidor de la Congregación de Willow Creek Community Church, además es autor de numerosos libros exitosos y del más reciente éxito de ventas Liderazgo Audaz.
Convivencia and Medieval Spain: Essays in Honor of Thomas F. Glick (Mediterranean Perspectives)
by Mark T. AbateThis volume is a collection of essays on medieval Spain, written by leading scholars on three continents, that celebrates the career of Thomas F. Glick. Using a wide array of innovative methodological approaches, these essays offer insights on areas of medieval Iberian history that have been of particular interest to Glick: irrigation, the history of science, and cross-cultural interactions between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. By bringing together original research on topics ranging from water management and timekeeping to poetry and women’s history, this volume crosses disciplinary boundaries and reflects the wide-ranging, gap-bridging work of Glick himself, a pivotal figure in the historiography of medieval Spain.
Conviértase En Una Influencia: Un Mandato Divino Para Todos Los Seres Vivos. El Privilegio de Todos los que Creen.
by Eryeza KalaluTransforme tu vida en menos de tres (3) minutos todos los días. El Pastor Eryeza Kalalu ha comprobado que todo cristiano puede influir en su entorno. Después de muchos años de practicar la fe cristiana, Eryeza ha investigado las Escrituras y extraído sabiduría, aliento e instrucción sobre una vida de influencia. Lo que comenzó como mensajes devocionales diarios en las redes sociales, blogs y podcasts se ha convertido en un programa de 25 días. Un Libro devocional, solo para usted. El corazón pastoral de Eryeza llega a través de esta obra maestra mientras comparte sus ideas sobre la influencia. Dado que hoy es un día que no puede desperdiciar, ¿por qué no conocer su influencia en Cristo? Si usted es un niño o una niña, un CEO o un padre, un maestro o un líder estudiantil, un pastor o un constructor, convertirse en una influencia es para usted. ¡Comience hoy este devocional !
Conócete a ti mismo tal como realmente eres
by Dalai LamaEl Dalai Lama, el líder budista más conocido y respetado, y Premio Nobel de la Paz, enseña en esta obra a reconocer las nociones equivocadas que tenemos de nosotros mismos para abordar la realidad desde una perspectiva más certera y humana. Como las dos alas de un pájaro, el amor y el conocimiento interior trabajan juntos para llevarnos a la iluminación. Con anécdotas personales, el Dalai Lama muestra en esta obra las claves que ofrece la tradición budista para el conocimiento personal y el despertar espiritual. Una obra inspiradora, indispensable para todas aquellas personas que necesitan encontrar en su interior las respuestas a los grandes interrogantes de su ser en el mundo.
Conócete a ti mismo tal como realmente eres
by Dalai LamaUna obra inspiradora, indispensable para todas aquellas personas que necesitan encontrar en su interior las respuestas a los grandes interrogantes de su ser en el mundo. El Dalai Lama, el líder budista más conocido y respetado, y Premio Nobel de la Paz, enseña en esta obra a reconocer las nociones equivocadas que tenemos de nosotros mismos para abordar la realidad desde una perspectiva más certera y humana. Como las dos alas de un pájaro, el amor y el conocimiento interior trabajan juntos para llevarnos a la iluminación. Con anécdotas personales, el Dalai Lama muestra en esta obra las claves que ofrece la tradición budista para el conocimiento personal y el despertar espiritual.
Cookbook of Shadows: Simple Recipes for Powerful Magick
by Melanie MarquisA Grimoire for Enchanted CookingBecome a true magician in the kitchen with ninety simple, delicious, and effective recipes. Featuring the magickal attributes of more than one hundred ingredients, Cookbook of Shadows teaches you how to shape reality through mindfully prepared food.Melanie Marquis's unique approach makes this recipe book double as a Book of Shadows, presenting sections on cooking by the elements, seasons, and planets. She also offers recipes for magickal goals, such as attracting more peace, prosperity, strength, and love. Discover essential skills for beginners, a detailed guide to correspondences for common ingredients, space to add your own associations, and much more.Whether you're looking for seasonal feast ideas or a magickal midnight snack, Melanie provides everything you need to unlock the maximum power of food.