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Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong
by Jonathan Wells Jody F. SjogrenHow would you react if told that you and your children have been lied to in science lessons at school and university? Yet this is exactly what has been happening for decades, as Icons of Evolution' demonstrates.The author, a Berkeley Ph.D in Biology, is not a creationist, but his book describes many serious misrepresentations of facts commonly found in biology textbooks, which are used to perpetuate belief in evolution. The main part of the book describes ten of these icons', devoting one chapter to each, and shows what is wrong with them in the light of published scientific evidence. The chapters are all fairly brief, and each is divided into short sections, to make the material easier to assimilate. The author's thesis is amply documented with 71 pages of research notes at the end of the book.
I'd Choose You
by John TrentHave you ever been the last one picked for a team?Everyone knows what it's like to have a bad day. And when Norbert comes home from school, he has had a really bad day. As he and his mother talk through the day's mishaps, she gently imparts The Blessing on him through spoken word, meaningful touch, attachment of high value, portraying a special future, and genuine commitment.By the end of the book, Norbert knows he is loved, and that even if he wasn't the first pick for the team, he will always be chosen by his parents . . . and by God.
I'd Like To Call for Help, but I Don't Know the Number: The Search for Spirituality in Everyday Life
by Abraham J. TwerskiDo you have to be religious to be spiritual? Can you have a spiritual life and not believe in God? These and other profound questions are explored by Dr. Twerski in I'd Like To Call For Help But I Don't Know the Number: The Search for the Spirituality in Everyday Life. He shows us how to open ourselves up to the deeper aspects of our lives that are often obscured by concerns about success and material wealth.True spiritual discovery, Dr. Twerski suggests, involves more than overcoming selfishness or dependency; it also requires a journey of self-improvement, character development, and respect for others. Inspired by the Alcoholics Anonymous groups he encountered in his clinical practice, Dr. Twerski outlines a twelve-step program for spiritual growth through self-awareness, service, and self-management. He illustrates his program throughout with true success stories he has witnessed over the years. "Abe Twerski provides us with an understanding of our spiritual side . . . It's like a conversation with a warm and trusted friend." - Betty Ford
I'd Like You More if You Were More like Me Leader Connect Guide
by John OrtbergThe word intimacy can make any small group a little uncomfortable. In I’d Like You More if You Were More like Me, John Ortberg shows readers that true closeness with others can start with the most mundane, everyday moments of connection and explains why intimacy is not something to fear but something to work toward. With space to jot down reminders, observations, and prayers, this six-session leader connect guide equips the reader to lead a small group through Ortberg’s book and the accompanying DVD. It also encourages leaders with motivating quotes, easy-to-lead discussion questions, and simple exercises to guide a group past awkwardness and on to meaningful relationships.
I'd Like You More if You Were More like Me Member Connect Guide: Getting Real about Getting Close
by John OrtbergFollowing the ideas of John Ortberg’s book, I’d Like You More if You Were More like Me, this six-week study includes biblical insights, group questions, personal journaling prompts, and at-home activity ideas. Small-group members will learn how to connect on a deeper level with the people God has placed in their lives, both inside and outside the group, as they grow closer to the One who made them for relationships. This is more than a small-group study. It is an invitation to develop the kinds of relationships that change lives—starting with the smallest daily interactions.
Id Por Todo El Mundo: Se Buscan: Trabajadores en el Campo de la Mies
by Linda HendersonEste práctico folleto está destinado a animar a los pastores y a los laicos (o a las mujeres) por igual, de la extrema necesidad de más evangelismo. Muchos creyentes ni siquiera han oído hablar de la Gran Comisión de Mateo 28:18-20. Los cristianos no deben tener miedo de compartir su fe. ¿No quieren pasar la eternidad con su familia en el cielo? El mundo necesita escuchar la verdad, pero ¿la compartirás?
I'd Rather Be Laughing: Finding Cheer in Every Circumstance
by Marilyn MebergHeartbreaking losses can steal the cheer from anyone's life. But here's a way to overcome the tribulations that threaten your happiness and shadow your days. In this clever and inspirational book, experienced counselor and popular speaker Marilyn Meberg shows you how to triumph and choose to laugh instead of cry.With warm encouragement, contagious enthusiasm, and a dash of mischievous humor, she shares the powerful medicine of God's Word. As the light of His love courses through your heart, you'll soon find yourself agreeing: I'd Rather Be Laughing!
Ida Scudder: Then & Now)
by Janet Benge Geoff BengeA biography of the twentieth-century American missionary doctor to India who pioneered rural health care and the training of Indian women as doctors and nurses, and who founded Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital.
Ida y vuelta al Cielo
by M.d. Mary C. NealUn accidente durante una aventura en Sudamérica conduce a una mujer al Cielo donde experimenta la paz, la alegría y los ángeles y de regreso a la vida. En 1999, la Dra. Mary Neal, cirujana ortopédica, esposa y madre, se ahogó durante un accidente de kayak en Chile. Al caer de una cascada, su kayak quedó atrapado en el fondo y ella quedó totalmente sumergida. A pesar de los esfuerzos de sus compañeros, Mary permaneció bajo el agua demasiado tiempo y murió. Ida y vuelta al Cielo es la extraordinaria y verdadera historia del posterior viaje espiritual de Mary y de lo que le sucedió al ir de la muerte a la vida eterna y de regreso a la vida. Al detallar sus sentimientos y su entorno en el Cielo, su comunicación con los ángeles y la profunda tristeza que sintió cuando se dio cuenta de que su momento aún no había llegado, Mary comparte con nosotros la cautivadora experiencia de este milagro. Desde entonces, la vida de Mary ha cambiado para siempre gracias a su recién descubierta comprensión de su propósito en la tierra, su conciencia de Dios, su relación más cercana con Jesús y la realización de su propio viaje espiritual. Ida y vuelta al Cielo te pondrá en contacto nuevamente con la esperanza, la maravilla y la promesa del Cielo, al tiempo que enriquecerá tu propia fe y tu recorrido junto a Dios.
Ida y vuelta al Cielo
by Mary C. NealUn accidente durante una aventura en Sudamérica conduce a una mujer al Cielo --donde experimenta la paz, la alegría y los ángeles-- y de regreso a la vida. En 1999, la Dra. Mary Neal, cirujana ortopédica, esposa y madre, se ahogó durante un accidente de kayak en Chile. Al caer de una cascada, su kayak quedó atrapado en el fondo y ella quedó totalmente sumergida. A pesar de los esfuerzos de sus compañeros, Mary permaneció bajo el agua demasiado tiempo y murió. Ida y vuelta al Cielo es la extraordinaria y verdadera historia del posterior viaje espiritual de Mary y de lo que le sucedió al ir de la muerte a la vida eterna y de regreso a la vida. Al detallar sus sentimientos y su entorno en el Cielo, su comunicación con los ángeles y la profunda tristeza que sintió cuando se dio cuenta de que su momento aún no había llegado, Mary comparte con nosotros la cautivadora experiencia de este milagro. Desde entonces, la vida de Mary ha cambiado para siempre gracias a su recién descubierta comprensión de su propósito en la tierra, su conciencia de Dios, su relación más cercana con Jesús y la realización de su propio viaje espiritual. Ida y vuelta al Cielo te pondrá en contacto nuevamente con la esperanza, la maravilla y la promesa del Cielo, al tiempo que enriquecerá tu propia fe y tu recorrido junto a Dios.
The Idea of a Christian College
by Arthur F. HolmesThis revised edition of a classic text provides a concise case for the role of the Christian college and its distinctive mission and contribution. Holmes has extensively revised several chapters and included two new chapters: "Liberal Arts as Career Preparation" and "The Marks of an Educated Person."
The Idea of a Christian College (Revised Edition)
by Arthur F. HolmesThis revised edition of a classic text provides a concise case for the role of the Christian college and its distinctive mission and contribution. Holmes has extensively revised several chapters and included two new chapters: "Liberal Arts as Career Preparation" and "The Marks of an Educated Person.
The Idea of a Christian Society
by T. S. EliotOne of the twentieth century&’s great thinkers and writers explores what it means to incorporate Christian values into our worldly lives. Originally delivered in 1939 at Corpus Christi College, these three lectures by the renowned poet and playwright T. S. Eliot address the direction of religious thought toward criticism of political and economic systems. With sincerity and intellectual rigor, the Nobel Prize winner asks whether—and how—it is possible for Christianity to coexist with Western democracy and capitalism.
The Idea of a Moral Economy: Gerard of Siena on Usury, Restitution, and Prescription
by Lawrin ArmstrongThe Idea of a Moral Economy is the first modern edition and English translation of three questions disputed at the University of Paris in 1330 by the theologian Gerard of Siena. The questions represent the most influential late medieval formulation of the natural law argument against usury and the illicit acquisition of property. Together they offer a particularly clear example of scholastic ideas about the nature and purpose of economic activity and the medieval concept of a moral economy.In his introduction, editor Lawrin Armstrong discusses Gerard's arguments and considers their significance both within the context of scholastic philosophy and law and as a critique of contemporary mainstream economics. His analysis demonstrates how Gerard's work is not only a valuable source for understanding economic thought in pre-modern Europe, but also a fertile resource for scholars of law, economics, and philosophy in medieval Europe and beyond.
The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History
by Prof James KugelIs there poetry in the Bible? Does it have rhyme or meter? How did ancient Hebrew writers compose their works? James Kugel's provocative study provides surprising new answers to these age-old questions. Biblical "poetry" is not a concept native to the Bible itself, he proposes, and the idea that the Bible is divided into prose and verse is merely an approximation of the reality of biblical style. Arguing that the Bible presents a continuum of speech heightened in varying degrees by different means, Kugel sets out to describe Hebrew's high style on its own terms. He also offers a thorough history of the idea of biblical poetry, starting with Philo of Alexandria and Josephus in the first century C.E. and charting its development through the Church Fathers, medieval Jewish writers, the Christian Hebraists of the Renaissance, and on into modern times. The story of how each age understood the nature biblical poetry, Kugel concludes, is a key to understanding the Bible's place in the history of Western thought.
The Idea of European Islam: Religion, Ethics, Politics and Perpetual Modernity (Routledge Islamic Studies Series)
by Mohammed HashasSuspicions about the integration of Islam into European cultures have been steadily on the rise, and dramatically so since 9/11. One reason lies in the visibility of anti-Western Islamic discourses of salafi origin, which have monopolized the debate on the "true" Islam, not only among Muslims but also in the eyes of the general population across Europe; these discourses combined with Islamophobic discourses reinforce the so-called incompatibility between the West and Islam. This book breaks away from this clash between Islam and the West, by arguing that European Islam is possible. It analyzes the contribution that European Islam has made to the formation of an innovative Islamic theology that is deeply ethicist and modern, and it clarifies how this constructed European Islamic theology is able to contribute to the various debates that are related to secular-liberal democracies of Western Europe. Part I introduces four major projects that defend the idea of European Islam from different disciplines and perspectives: politics, political theology, jurisprudence and philosophy. Part II uses the frameworks from three major philosophers and scholars to approach the idea of European Islam in the context of secular-liberal societies: British scholar George Hourani, Moroccan philosopher Taha Abderrahmane and the American philosopher John Rawls. The book shows that the ongoing efforts of European Muslim thinkers to revisit the concept of citizenship and political community can be seen as a new kind of political theology, in opposition to radical forms of Islamic thinking in some Muslim-majority countries. Opening a new path for examining Islamic thought "in and of" Europe, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Islamic Studies, Islam in the West and Political Theology.
The Idea of Holiness and the Humane Response: A study of the concept of... (Routledge Revivals)
by John ArmstrongFirst Published in 1981, The Idea of Holiness and the Humane Response is a radically innovative book, presenting a critical appraisal of the concept of holiness and its effects. It offers a view of holiness far less favourable than the traditional one, yet its conclusions are by no means purely critical or negative. For it sees certain other elements in Hebrew thought as marvelously rich and fertile, insistently reasserting themselves, but repeatedly overwhelmed by an opposed and stronger passion for the idea of holiness. This book is an interesting read for scholars of religion, social history and psychology.
The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity
by Jason A. StaplesIn this book, Jason Staples proposes a new paradigm regarding the biblical concept of Israel and how it was shaped by Jewish apocalyptic hopes for restoration after the Babylonian Exile. Challenging conventional assumptions about Israelite identity in antiquity, his argument is based on a close analysis of a vast corpus of biblical and other early Jewish literature and material evidence. Staples demonstrates that continued aspirations for Israel's restoration in the context of diaspora and imperial domination remained central to Jewish conceptions of Israelite identity throughout the final centuries before Christianity and even into the early part of the Common Era. He also shows that Israelite identity was more diverse in antiquity than is typically appreciated in modern scholarship. His book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of the so-called 'parting of the ways' between Judaism and Christianity and how earliest Christianity itself grew out of hopes for Israel's restoration.
The Idea of Natural Rights: Studies on Natural Rights, Natural Law and Church Law, 1150-1625
by Brian Tierney. " . . a compelling historical account of natural rights. . . . That Tierney brings to his historical task a thorough acquaintance with major contemporary theories of moral and legal rights gives his work additional value for ethicists. " - Religious Studies Review . " . . a tour de force of integration and learning. . . . It is a synthesis that will become the required starting point in all future efforts to write about the history of rights. " - Studia canonica This series, originally published by Scholars Press and now available from Eerdmans, is intended to foster exploration of the religious dimensions of law, the legal dimensions of religion, and the interaction of legal and religious ideas, institutions, and methods. Written by leading scholars of law, political science, and related fields, these volumes will help meet the growing demand for literature in the burgeoning interdisciplinary study of law and religion.
The Idea of Social Science and Proper Phenomenology (Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures #28)
by Jonathan TuckettThis monograph examines an academic discipline in crisis. The author claims that this field concerned with society and relationships is in trouble. No one can seem to agree on what it does or how to go about doing it. His insightful argument revives the thought of key phenomenologists often no longer considered in social science. Looking predominantly at debates within religious studies, this book uncovers certain misguided presuppositions which have strongly influenced scholars in the field. This reflects itself in a Weberian Ideal regarding the institutional place of science in the universities and a failure to properly consider the epistemic status of knowledge produced for its own sake. But even recognizing these issues will not get to the core of the crisis. It will not help scholars better understand what it is to be human. To address this, the author digs deeper. He draws on the philosophical phenomenology of Husserl’s Phenomenological Movement to critique our very idea of social science. In the process, he presents a radical approach to the question of humanity. This volume concludes that, properly understood, social science is a hobby. It deserves no special place in the university. Indeed, if it is to be pursued properly, it requires a fundamentally revised understanding of humanity. The author argues this not of the sake of controversy. Rather, his intention is to affect the necessary shift in our understanding that will enable future constructive solutions.
The Idea of the Holy: An Inquiry into the Non-Rational Factor in the Idea of the Divine and Its Relation to the Rational
by Rudolf Otto John HarveyRudolf Otto's classic The Idea of the Holy brims with deep theological and philosophical insights into the theory of religion and spiritual belief in God. As both a theologian and a philosopher, Otto was fascinated by how the rational and non-rational interact and interplay with regard to humanity's religious beliefs. This investigation determines that valid, non-rational experiences are as poignant in the development of knowledge - yet how do we quantify and apportion value to various rational arguments for faith, and the experiences so many believers have had over the millennia? <p> The author delves into these arguments, and valiantly attempts to determine how the divine interacts with various emotions. He coins the term 'numinous' from the root word 'numen', to denote an emotional state of consciousness apt to receive spiritual insight. The many emotions and attuning of the soul to God falls under the designation, and it proved to be one of the most important ideas Otto would ever advance. <p> The Idea of the Holy remains an important text for students of both philosophy and religion, as well as spiritually inclined readers. Although Christian believers will profit from its concepts and deep discussion of spiritual matters, those of a different faith or of none often come to respect the intricacy and depth with which Otto explains and qualifies his theology in rational and non-rational terms. This edition contains the text of the original first translation to English of 1923 by John W. Harvey, who strived to preserve the clarity, concision and poise of Otto's lessons. Since the book was originally published in German in 1918, it has been translated into over twenty different languages.
The Idea of the Holy-Text of First English Edition
by Rudolf OttoOtto's most famous work is The Idea of the Holy, published first in German in 1917, and first translated into English in 1923. It is one of the most successful German theological books of the 20th century, has never gone out of print, and is now available in about 20 languages. The book defines the concept of the holy as that which is numinous. Otto explained the numinous as a "non-rational, non-sensory experience or feeling whose primary and immediate object is outside the self".-Print ed.
The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History
by Cemil AydinAs Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconception to think that the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims constitute a single religio-political entity. How did this mistaken belief arise, why is it so widespread, and how can its grip be loosened so that a more fruitful discussion about politics in Muslim societies can begin?
The Idea of the Theater in Latin Christian Thought: Augustine to the Fourteenth Century
by Donnalee DoxMedieval thinkers did not construe drama as theatrical performances, Dox (performance studies, Texas A&M U. ) argues, because of how thought was organized beginning with the late classical transmitters and through the Scholastics. Theater as a performance practice and institutional institution was distinguished from poetry, rhetoric, reading, and writing until the height of the Scholastic period, early in the 14th century, when this categorical distinction began to break down. She says her conclusions complement rather than challenge others derived from the same material. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
The Ideal Life and Other Unpublished Addresses
by Henry DrummondThe addresses which make up this volume were written by Professor Drummond between the years 1876 and 1881, and are now published in the hope that they may continue his work. Included here are "Ill-Temper," "Why Christ Must Depart," "Going to the Father," "The Eccentricity of Religion," "To Me to Live Is Christ," "Clairvoyance," "The Three Facts of Sin," "The Three Facts of Salvation," "Marvel Not," "Penitence," "The Man After God's Own Heart," "What is Your Life?," "What is God's Will?," "The Relation of the Will of God to Sanctification," and "How to Know the Will of God."