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The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place
by F. Douglas Powe Jr.A theologically grounded, yet practical, user-friendly guide for church leaders seeking to save their churches. A methodical, logical approach for strategic development and decision-making. A clear process for showing congregations how to define their reality, and a map showing the way to move forward. Offers a clear process to help congregations understand their situation by taking an honest "look in the mirror." Helps congregations build a realistic roadmap for moving forward. Illustrates how the status quo (institutionalism) is rewarded and that seeking transformation goes against institutionalism. Outlines what it means to be an adept church, a church that can navigate between a rock and a hard place because it makes decisions based upon where it needs to go and not where it is currently. Provides practical, first step for congregations to move forward.
Adhisankarar
by VasudevA biography of Adhisankarar, a Hindu Saint, who hailed from Kalady of Kerala, a south Indian State. He was an Indian philosopher who introduced the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta, a sub-school of Vedanta and his teachings were based on the unity of the Soul and Brahman in which Brahman is viewed as without attributes.
Adi Shankaracharya_ Hinduism's Greatest Thinker - Pavan K Varma: Hinduism's Greatest Thinker
by Pavan K. VarmaWhat is Brahman? What is its relationship to Atman? What is an individual’s place in the cosmos? Is a personalised god and ritualistic worship the only path to attain moksha? Does caste matter when a human is engaging with the metaphysical world? The answers to these perennial questions sparkle with clarity in this seminal account of a man, and a saint, who revived Hinduism and gave to Upanishadic insights a rigorously structured and sublimely appealing philosophy. Jagad Guru Adi Shankaracharya (788–820 CE) was born in Kerala and died in Kedarnath, traversing the length of India in his search for the ultimate truth. In a short life of thirty-two years, Shankaracharya not only revived Hinduism, but also created the organisational structure for its perpetuation through the mathas he established in Sringeri, Dwaraka, Puri, and Joshimatha. Adi Shankaracharaya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker is a meticulously researched and comprehensive account of his life and philosophy. Highly readable, and including a select anthology of Shankaracharya’s seminal writing, the book also examines the startling endorsement that contemporary science is giving to his ideas today. A must-read for people across the ideological spectrum, this book reminds readers about the remarkable philosophical underpinning of Hinduism, making it one of the most vibrant religions in the world.
Adictos a Su presencia / Addicted to His Presence: Cuando el hambre por Dios nos transforma
by Ricardo Rodriguez"Cuando nos exponemos al Espíritu Santo, nos volvemos adictos a Su presencia". - Pastores Ricardo y Ma. Patricia Rodríguez ¡Qué diferente sería nuestra vida si dependiéramos completamente del Espíritu Santo! Exponernos a la tercera persona de la Trinidad nos brinda una transformación que nada sobre la faz de la Tierra podría causar. Los pastores Rodríguez, quienes han experimentado en carne propia la diferencia entre una vida vacía y una llena de Dios, nos relatan en su libro Adictos a Se presencia cómo el hambre y la sed por el Espíritu Santo pueden llegar a convertirse en una adicción. Es por esto que como bien exponen, no pueden dejar pasar un solo día sin deleitarse en la quietud de Su presencia. Narrando sus propias vivencias, y compartiendo anécdotas de su ministerio, los autores le enseñarán a:Discernir mejor la voz del Espíritu Santo.Dejarse consumir por el fuego de Su presencia.Recuperar tu tiempo de intimidad con Dios.¡Y mucho más!Adictos a Su presencia es una invitación a dejarse consumir por el poder del Espíritu Santo. Experimentarlo te hará anhelar más de Él.
Adieu to God
by Mick PowerAdieu to God examines atheism from a psychological perspective and reveals how religious phenomena and beliefs are psychological rather than supernatural in origin. Answers the psychological question of why, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary, do religions continue to prosper?Looks at atheism and religion using a fair and balanced approach based on the latest work in psychology, sociology, anthropology, psychiatry and medicineAcknowledges the many psychological benefits of religion while still questioning the validity of its supernatural belief systems and providing atheist alternatives to a fulfilling life
¡Adiós ayer! / Goodbye, Yesterday!: Cómo activar las 12 leyes de la fe que desafían los límites
by Cindy TrimmSu ayer no DEFINE SU MAÑANA. Dentro de usted yacen las semillas de la grandeza: las habilidades latentes, los talentos y la capacidad innata de desarrollarse y prosperar plenamente. No obstante, si todavía vive en medio de sus fracasos e inseguridades del pasado, nunca alcanzará todo su potencial ni avanzará hacia el futuro extraordinario que Dios ha ordenado para usted. Usando los conocimientos adquiridos en el libro de Génesis, CIndy Trimm revela doce principios de fe que lo liberarán de su pasado, cambiarán la manera en que se ve a sí mismo, y lo posicionarán para recibir lo mejor de Dios. Con oraciones y declaraciones, este libro le dará poder para renegociar su futuro y abrazar su papel como representante de Dios en la tierra. CONCÉDASE A SÍ MISMO EL REGALO DE DECIR ADIÓS. El último capítulo de su vida aún no ha sido escrito. Empiece ahora a convertir su deslucido pasado en un mañana de leyenda. Each of us is born with a seed of greatness, but in many of us, it never grows to maturity because we don&’t realize our full potential. We continue to live day-to-day based on the failures, defeatist attitude, and purposelessness of the past rather than acknowledging that we were created for more. Using insights gained from the Book of Revelation, Goodbye, Yesterday! will teach readers the twelve principles of faith they need to be set free from the past, change the way they see themselves, and move fully into all that God has for them to do and to be. It will enable readers to renegotiate their future, redefine their destiny, reestablish their dominion in a world of chaos, and realize their full potential as God&’s representatives on the earth. This book will help readers move beyond the self-defeating behaviors and mindsets of the past and embrace the &“awesome&” person God designed them to be!
Adjudication in Religious Family Law
by Gopika SolankiThis book argues that the shared adjudication model in which the state splits its adjudicative authority with religious groups and other societal sources in the regulation of marriage can potentially balance cultural rights and gender equality. In this model the civic and religious sources of legal authority construct, transmit and communicate heterogeneous notions of the conjugal family, gender relations and religious membership within the interstices of state and society. In so doing, they fracture the homogenized religious identities grounded in hierarchical gender relations within the conjugal family. The shared adjudication model facilitates diversity as it allows the construction of hybrid religious identities, creates fissures in ossified group boundaries and provides institutional spaces for ongoing intersocietal dialogue. This pluralized legal sphere, governed by ideologically diverse legal actors, can thus increase gender equality and individual and collective legal mobilization by women effects institutional change.
Adjust Everywhere: એડજસ્ટ એવરીવ્હેર
by Dada Bhagwanગટર ગંધાય છે ત્યારે આપણે ફરિયાદ કરીએ છીએ? તે જ રીતે અણગમતા અને નકારાત્મક લોકો ગટર જેવા છે. જે પણ ગંધાય છે તેને આપણે ગટર કહીએ છીએ અને જે સુવાસ આપે છે તેને આપણે ફુલ કહીએ છીએ. બન્ને માં એડજેસ્ટ થાઓ. છતાં બન્ને પરિસ્થિતિઓ કહે છે “અમારી પ્રત્યે વીતરાગ (રાગ અને દ્વેષ થી મુક્ત) રહો”. આપણી જિંદગી માં ઘણી વાર અણગમતી પરિસ્થિતિઓ માં આપણે બધા એડજેસ્ટ થયા છીએ. દાખલા તરીકે, આપણે વરસાદ માં છત્રી વાપરીએ છીએ. પણ આપણે વરસાદ ને સવાલો નથી પૂછતા, દલીલો નથી કરતા કે તેનો વિરોધ નથી કરતા. તેજ રીતે, આપણને ભણવામાં આનંદ આવે કે ન આવે, આપણે ભણતર ને એડજેસ્ટ થવું પડે છે. છતાંપણ, અણગમતા લોકો નો સવાલ આવે છે ત્યારે આપણે ફક્ત સવાલ, દલીલ, અને વિરોધ પર નથી અટકતા પણ મોટે ભાગે અથડામણ કરી બેસીએ છીએ. આવું શા માટે? સતત બદલાતા સંજોગો સાથે સુમેળ સાધી, અથડામણો ટાળી અંતે શાંતિ અને સુખ મેળવવા માટે ની છેવટ ની સમજણ તરીકે પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ “એડજેસ્ટ એવરીવેર” ઉઘાડું કર્યું. આ સાદા છતાં શક્તિશાળી વાક્ય માં તમારું જીવન બદલવા ની શક્તિ છે.. કેવી રીતે તે જાણવા માટે વાંચો.
Adjust Everywhere: ऐडजस्ट एवरीव्हेयर
by Dada Bhagwanयदि एक सीवर में बदबू आए तो क्या हम सीवर से लड़ते हैं ? इसी प्रकार ये झगडालू दृष्टिकोणवाले मनुष्य भी दुर्गंध फैलाते हैं, तो क्या हम उनसे कुछ कहने जाएँ ? दुर्गंध फैलाए वे सभी सीवर कहलाएँ, तथा सुगंध फैलाए वे सभी बाग़ कहलाएँगे। जिस-जिस से दुर्गंध आती है, वे सभी कहते हैं, “आप हमसे वीतराग रहें” | हमने जीवन में अनेकों बार, परिस्थितियों के साथ समझौता किया है। उदाहरणत: बारिश में हम छाता लेकर जाते हैं। पढाई पसंद हो या न हो करनी ही पड़ती है। ये सभी एडजस्टमेन्ट लेने पड़ते हैं। फिर भी नकारात्मक लोगों से सामना होने पर हम टकराव में आ जाते हैं। ऐसा क्यों होता है ? परम पूज्य दादाश्री ने खुलासा किया है कि ‘एडजस्ट एवरीव्हेर’ वह ‘मास्टर की’ है जो आपके संसार को सुखमय बना देगी। यह सरल सूत्र आपके संसार को बदल देगा! और जानने के लिए आगे पढ़े
Adjust Everywhere
by Dada BhagwanLife requires continuous adjustment in relation to unpleasant and unfavorable circumstances. In everyday situations (such as opening an umbrella in the rain, or wearing a jacket in the cold) we generally don’t resist these required adjustments. However, when dealing with difficult people, facing unhealthy relationships, in family relationships, or in the midst of marriage problems, adjustments become increasingly difficult. Some of our relationships could even be said to be the very definition of conflict! We ask ourselves, how can we possibly adjust in these emotionally-challenging situations? In the book “Adjust Everywhere”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan offers the ultimate conflict resolution skills in the form of spiritual conflict resolution strategies. His key phrase “Adjust Everywhere” is explained in the context of many common and everyday relationship challenges.
Adjust Everywhere: एडजेस्ट एव्हरीव्हेअर
by Dada Bhagwanजर गटारातून दुर्गंध आला तर आपण त्याच्याशी भांडतो का? ह्याच प्रमाणे ही भांडखोर माणसे ही दुर्गंध पसरवतात. तर आपण त्यांना काय म्हणायला जावे? जे दुर्गंध पसरवतात ते सर्व गटारा सारखे, व जे सुगंध पसरवतात ते सर्व बागे सारखे. ज्यांच्या-ज्यांच्या पासून दुर्गंध येतो ते सर्व म्हणतात "तुम्ही आमच्याशी वीतराग (राग-द्वेषा पासून मुक्त) रहा". आपण जीवनात अनेक वेळा पारिस्थितीशी जुळवून घेतो. उदाहरणार्थ पावसात आपण छत्री घेऊन जातो. अभ्यास पसंत असो वा नसो, करावाच लागतो. ह्या सगळ्याशी अॅडजस्टमेंट करावी लागते. तरीही जेंव्हा नकारात्मक लोकांशी संबध येताच संघर्ष (बेबनाव) होतो. असे का होते? परम पूज्य दादाश्रींनी खुलासा केला आहे की "अॅडजस्ट एव्हरिव्हेअर" ही अशी गुरुकिल्ली (मास्टर की) आहे जी तुमचा संसार सुखी बनवेल. हे सरळ सूत्र तुमचा संसार बदलून टाकेल ! अधिक जाणून घेण्यासाठी पुढे वाचा...
AdMinistry: The Nuts and Bolts of Church Administration
by Thomas F. TumblinShepherding the church requires up-to-date knowledge of budgets, insurance, financial management, personnel organization, audits, and legal liability. These responsibilities are complex and ever-changing. While as pastor, you are called to be a faithful steward of the church’s resources and an effective planner of its ministries, you need facts and skills to get your job done. This book will help you organize and weave your way through the often complex business of the church. Contents include: Definition of Ad-Ministry and What It Means to be an Ad-Minister A Theological Model for Ad-Ministry The Church as an Organization Stewarding People—Paid and Unpaid Staff Staffing the Volunteer Organization Stewarding Resources—Finances and Budgeting Stewarding Places and Spaces Stewarding Fiduciary Responsibility—Legal and Liability Issues Stewarding the Mission of God Strategic Planning to Fulfill God’s Call on Your Congregation Includes templates, and samples, including Church Staff Review forms, Staff Growth Plans, Offering Tracking Logs, Financial Statements, Property Inventory Worksheets, and Emergency Procedures Worksheets.
Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power (Jewish Lives)
by Marc WortmanA riveting exploration of the brilliant, combative, and controversial &“Father of the Nuclear Navy&” &“Marc Wortman delivers a 17-gun salute to this short, profane spitfire who pulled a reluctant Navy into the atomic era. . . . Wortman opens a window into the life of an intellectual titan disdainful of nearly everything except scientific honesty, his adopted nation, and the power of the atom.&”—Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal &“A superb and even-handed treatment of a complex, brilliant, and driven admiral who inspired both awe and loathing across the Navy he fundamentally reshaped.&”—Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Commander, NATO, and author of 2034 Known as the &“Father of the Nuclear Navy,&” Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899–1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world&’s first practical nuclear power reactor. As important as the transition from sail to steam, his development of nuclear-propelled submarines and ships transformed naval power and Cold War strategy. They still influence world affairs today. His disdain for naval regulations, indifference to the chain of command, and harsh, insulting language earned him enemies in the navy, but his achievements won him powerful friends in Congress and the White House. A Jew born in a Polish shtetl, Rickover ultimately became the longest-serving U.S. military officer in history. In this exciting new biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.
The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan
by Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh's translation and commentary for a Buddhist text that has been long considered one of the three key books for monastic meditation practitionersFor monks, nuns, or laypeople, this text from the days of early Buddhism in China calls on us to wake up and live an authentic life dedicated to spiritual ideals. The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan is offered to new monks and nuns at the time of their ordination together with books on monastic codes of conduct, and it remains a companion and guide throughout their career. The importance of Master Guishan's Classical Chinese text cannot be underestimated. Although it is addressed to monks, it is suitable for anyone who seeks to awaken and live with clarity and intention. Thich Nhat Hanh gives a timely commentary based on his lived experience of guiding several generations of monastic and lay students on their path of practice. The text and commentary have been translated from Vietnamese into English by Bhikshuni True Virtue (Sister Annabel Laity), Thich Nhat Hanh's first Western monastic disciple.
Adoniram Judson: Danger On The Streets Of Gold (Trail Blazers)
by Irene HowatEven when Adoniram abandoned his belief in God and travelled far from him loving family, God had plans to bring him home and then send him to the other side of the world - to Burma. He was to become America's first overseas missionary - a story brimful of romance, intrigue and some dangerous pirates.
Adopted: The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured World
by Kelley NikondehaChristianity Today: 2018 Award of Merit Christian Living/Dicipleship In this compellingly readable book Kelley Nikondeha—adoptive mother and adopted child herself—thoughtfully explores the Christian concept of adoption. Her story and her biblically grounded reflections will give readers rich new insights into the mystery of belonging to God’s big family. The Academy of Parish Clergy’s 2018 Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry
Adopted: The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured World
by Kelley NikondehaChristianity Today: 2018 Award of Merit Christian Living/Dicipleship In this compellingly readable book Kelley Nikondeha—adoptive mother and adopted child herself—thoughtfully explores the Christian concept of adoption. Her story and her biblically grounded reflections will give readers rich new insights into the mystery of belonging to God&’s big family. The Academy of Parish Clergy&’s 2018 Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry
Adopted into God's Family: Exploring a Pauline Metaphor (New Studies in Biblical Theology #Volume 22)
by Trevor J. BurkeThe relationship between God and his people is understood in various ways by the biblical writers, and it is arguably the apostle Paul who uses the richest vocabulary. Unique to Paul's writings is the term huiothesia, the process or act of being "adopted as son(s)." It occurs five times in three of his letters, where it functions as a key theological metaphor. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Trevor Burke argues that huiothesia has been misunderstood, misrepresented or neglected through scholarly preoccupation with its cultural background. He redresses the balance in this comprehensive study, which discusses metaphor theory; explores the background to huiothesia; considers the roles of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; examines the moral implications of adoption, and its relationship with honor; and concludes with the consequences for Christian believers as they live in the tension between the "now" and the "not yet" of their adoption into God's new family. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
The Adopted Son
by J. H. WillardMoses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. The Adopted Son, The Story of Moses follows the life of Moses in a manor tailored to the young reader. The day approached when, according to the Egyptian astrologers, the liberator of the children of Israel was to be born. Since they did not know whether he would be of Jewish or Egyptian descent, all male children born that day, were to be thrown into the water by order of King Pharaoh. It was Amram's youngest son Moses who was destined to lead the children of Israel from Egypt and to receive for them the Holy Torah on Mount Sinai. This is an excellent short volume on Moses for your child to read or for you to read to them.
Adopting for God: The Mission to Change America through Transnational Adoption
by Soojin ChungExplores the role played by missionaries in the twentieth-century transnational adoption movement Between 1953 and 2018, approximately 170,000 Korean children were adopted by families in dozens of different countries, with Americans providing homes to more than two-thirds of them. In an iconic photo taken in 1955, Harry and Bertha Holt can be seen descending from a Pan American World Airways airplane with twelve Asian babies—eight for their family and four for other families. As adoptive parents and evangelical Christians who identified themselves as missionaries, the Holts unwittingly became both the metaphorical and literal parental figures in the growing movement to adopt transnationally. Missionaries pioneered the transnational adoption movement in America. Though their role is known, there has not yet been a full historical look at their theological motivations—which varied depending on whether they were evangelically or ecumenically focused—and what the effects were for American society, relations with Asia, and thinking about race more broadly. Adopting for God shows that, somewhat surprisingly, both evangelical and ecumenical Christians challenged Americans to redefine traditional familial values and rethink race matters. By questioning the perspective that equates missionary humanitarianism with unmitigated cultural imperialism, this book offers a more nuanced picture of the rise of an important twentieth-century movement: the evangelization of adoption and the awakening of a new type of Christian mission.
The Adoption Surprise: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance
by Zoey Marie JacksonSeparated at birth and determined to become a family. &“She looks like me!&” When her orphaned niece utters those words, Kelsey Harris is shocked—not only that Morgan has a long-lost twin but that the grieving five-year-old spoke at all. Overjoyed by Morgan and Mia&’s instant connection, Kelsey and Zach Johnson, Mia&’s widowed adoptive father, agree to be friends—and only friends. But can they ignore their growing feelings when the matchmaking sisters put their plan into action?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Adoración para la nueva generación: Cómo crear los mejores ambientes y programas para la iglesia de hoy
by Dan KimballLas iglesias están envejeciendo, hasta en las megaiglesias más populares, faltan generaciones enteras. ¿Dónde están las personas de 18 a 35 años? ¿Por qué la iglesia ya no las atrae? ¿Por qué nuestras formas actuales de adoración no mueven a la gente de esta edad? La iglesia necesita recuperar su relevancia en medio de una cultura que cambia con gran rapidez y radicalidad. Para lograrlo, urge iniciar nuevas formas de adoración e iniciar otros tipos de cultos que atraigan a los que están creciendo en esta era postcristiana. El autor Dan Kimball hablaba en su libro anterior, La iglesia emergente, de los cambios totales que hacen falta en nuestras comunidades cristianas a principios del presente milenio. En esta nueva obra, Adoración para la nueva generación: Cómo crear los mejores ambientes y programas para la iglesia de hoy, Kimball supera su obra anterior centrando su atención de manera específica en los pasos que pueden dar los líderes de las iglesias para crear unas reuniones de adoración multisensorial que alcancen a estas nuevas generaciones. Kimball también presenta distintas maneras de enfocar la situación que han empleado con éxito diversas iglesias, creando nuevos tipos de reuniones de adoración y también las formas efectivas en que iglesias como la tuya están estructurando su liderazgo y replanteándose tanto la iglesia misma, como su adoración. La adoración para la nueva generación te inspirará y equipará de una manera práctica. Como hace notar el autor, debemos estar dispuestos a correr riesgos para hacer los cambios necesarios en nuestras iglesias. Ha llegado la hora de actuar. Es demasiado lo que está en riesgo para quedarnos sentados contemplando la situación y lamentándonos de lo que sucede.
Adoración sin reservas: Santo, Santo, Santo es el Señor Dios todopoderoso, el que era, el que es, y el que ha de venir...
by Darlene ZschechEntre a la presencia de Dios con un mayor entendimiento y anhelo cuando descubra qué siginifica ser un adorador sin reservas. El amor apasionado que siente Darlene Zschech por su Señor brota de las páginas de este libro, a medida que ella inspira, anima e instruye tanto a líderes de alabanza como a adoradores.
Adorar lo cambia todo: Experimente la presencia de Dios en cada momento de su vida
by Darlene ZschechUna invitación a adorar y honrar a Dios en todas las facetas de su vida ¿Quién no tiene un corazón dispuesto a la adoración la mañana del domingo mientras la banda de la iglesia entona su alabanza favorita? El problema se presenta el lunes camino al trabajo y el martes con la pila de ropa que hay que llevar a la lavandería. ¿Cómo podemos mantener un corazón dispuesto a la adoración durante la rutina diaria?Darlene Zschech ha dedicado su vida a estudiar la adoración y enseñar sobre ella. Con una sabiduría y una alegría contagiosa, nos comparte sus pensamientos sobre lo que realmente significa a adorar y sobre cómo la adoración debería invadir todas las facetas de nuestra vida. Todo lo que hacemos puede convertirse en un acto de adoración al Señor, transformando nuestro trabajo, nuestras amistades, nuestras iglesias y nuestras familias. Se trata de vivir en su presencia, de ser conscientes de que el Señor está a nuestro lado y obra en nuestras vidas.
Adoration
by Jean-Luc NancyAdoration is the second volume of the Deconstruction of Christianity, following Dis-Enclosure. The first volume attempted to demonstrate why it is necessary to open reason up not to a religious dimension but to one transcending reason as we have been accustomed to understanding it; the term"adoration" attempts to name the gesture of this dis-enclosed reason. Adoration causes us to receive ignorance as truth: not a feigned ignorance, perhaps not even a "nonknowledge," nothing that would attempt to justify the negative again, but the simple, naked truth that there is nothing in the place of God, because there is no place for God. The outside of the worldopens us in the midst of the world, and there is no first or final place. Each one of us is at once the first and the last. Each one, each name. And our ignorance is made worse by the fact that we do not know whether we ought to name this common and singular property of all names. We must remain inthis suspense, hesitating between and stammering in various possible languages, ultimately learning to speak anew. In this book, Jean-Luc Nancy goes beyond his earlier historical and philosophical thought and tries to think - or at least crack open a little to thinking - a stance or bearing that might be suitable to the retreat of God that results from the self-deconstruction of Christianity. Adoration may be amanner, a style of spirit for our time, a time when the "spiritual" seems to have become so absent, so dry, so adulterated. The book is a major contribution to the important strand of attempts to think a "post-secular" situation of religion.