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Messianism and Sociopolitical Revolution in Medieval Islam
by Said Amir ArjomandThis study of messianism and revolution examines an extremely rich though unexplored historical record on the rise of Islam and its sociopolitical revolutions from Muhammad’s constitutive revolution in Arabia to the Abbasid revolution in the East and the Fatimid and Almohad revolutions in North Africa and the Maghreb. Bringing the revolutions together in a comprehensive framework, Saïd Amir Arjomand uses sociological theory as well as the critical tools of modern historiography to argue that a volatile but recurring combination of apocalyptic motivation and revolutionary action was a driving force of historical change time and again. In addition to tracing these threads throughout 500 years of history, Arjomand also establishes how messianic beliefs were rooted in the earlier Judaic and Manichaean notions of apocalyptic transformation of the world. By bringing to light these linkages and factors not found in the dominant sources, this text offers a sweeping account of the long arc of Islamic history.
Messy: God Likes It That Way
by A. J. SwobodaChristianity is messy. Unanswered prayers. Painful choices. Unresolved regrets. But there is good news: God works in the mess. He gets a kick out of these disturbing, disorderly moments because in these moments, we learn to trust Him. What if we all trusted Jesus? How would the world look different? How would we look different?Both annoyingly honest and refreshingly humorous, Messy reassures Christians that God can reveal Himself in their clutter. Author and pastor A.J. Swoboda offers biblical insight and vivid, personal stories to redefine faith from something that must be perfect to something that is imperfect, but can still give beauty, meaning, and purpose to a messy life. As entertaining as it is challenging, this book teaches Christians what it means to trust in each other, in grace, in hope, and in a Savior who defied the rules of death. Here's to finding joy in your chaos!
Messy Beautiful Love
by Darlene SchachtMessy Beautiful Love deliversan incredible testimony of grace that offers hope for today's marriages and aspark for rekindling love.Love gets messy. Financial problems, sickness, agingparents, a chronically unhappy spouse . . . trials will inevitably come thatthreaten your marriage. No matter how long you've been married or how strongyour relationship is, sooner or later you are going to have a mess to clean up.MessyBeautiful Love is about cleaning up messes God's way, exchanging your ideasfor His, and being prepared for both the best and the worst that marriage hasto offer. When you surrender yourrelationship to God, then and only then will you experience the blessing ofmarriage as He intended. This is the blessing of obedience.Messy Beautiful Love is an invitation to that obedience. The cynical world says marriagesdon't last, but God knows better. Tune out the world and tune in to Him. Whenyou do that, a beautiful marriage is not only possible, it's inevitable.
Messy Christmas: A Craft-based Journal For Messy Churches (Messy Church Series #2)
by Lucy Moore Jane LeadbetterChristmas can be complicated. Parties, gifts, and family tensions dominate the season. So maybe it's time we explore what Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany are really about. The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Christmas offers your church a tool to create a unique, come-as-you-are experience built on creativity—allowing space for all to play and create celebration—worshiping God and his redeeming work in Jesus hospitality—sharing a meal where all are welcome These three once-a-month sessions include Christmas prayers, global action suggestions, games and competitions, Christmas food crafts, and many other ideas to experience joy during this time of the year. This season, give your community the gift of a messy church!
Messy Church: Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community (Messy Church Series #1)
by Lucy Moore Jane LeadbetterWe like the idea of community, but where do we start? The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Church, the first book in the series, offers your church a tool to create a unique, come-as-you-are experience built on creativity—allowing space for all to play and create celebration—worshiping God and his redeeming work in Jesus hospitality—sharing a meal where all are welcome This complete resource helps you share the love of God and his people with families in your community, creating an opportunity for connection and learning in a fun and welcoming environment. With instructions for starting a program at your church, Messy Church includes fifteen sessions for use throughout the year. Let's get messy!
Messy Church
by Ross ParsleyWhen you look at the church today, what do you see? A corporation with a CEO at the helm? A social organization that does good things for the community? Pastor Ross Parsley believes that neither of those pictures is God's desire. Instead, God wants His church to function as a family--a group of real people who love each other and care for one another's needs, no matter how messy. Our culture is dying for the kind of community that only the church can provide--if we are living as God intended: as a family, protecting one another, extending grace, and loving unconditionally. We are not called to be consumers who ask what the church can offer us. We are called to love deeply, fight fairly, and bring hope to a generation of people starving to belong to something greater than themselves. Welcome to the family. You belong here.
Messy Easter: 3 Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter (Messy Church Series)
by Jane LeadbetterChocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, colored eggs, and baskets are a lot of fun, but is that really what this season is all about? The new resource Messy Easter offers your church a tool to bring together people of all ages and stages of faith for a unique come-as-you-are experience of <p><p> • creativity—allowing space for all to play and create <p> • celebration—worshiping God and his redeeming work in Jesus <p> • hospitality—sharing a meal where all are welcome <p> These three once-a-month sessions include ideas for activities, games, crafts, food, and much more to help us learn about Lent, Holy Week, and Easter in an excitedly messy way! This season, give your community the gift of a Messy Church! The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community.
The Messy Family
by Katherine Pebley O'NealOh no! Friends are coming, and the Messys must team up to clean up. But when an intricate cobweb and new litter of kittens take their eyes off the ball, the family just hopes no one opens any closets or peeks under any beds! In the end, they learn the Albrights don’t come because the Messys are perfect—they come for the fun and fellowship of friends who love God!
Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction
by Caleb KaltenbachSometimes, grace gets messy. Caleb Kaltenbach was raised by LGBT parents, marched in gay pride parades as a youngster, and experienced firsthand the hatred and bitterness of some Christians toward his family. But then Caleb surprised everyone, including himself, by becoming a Christian…and a pastor. Very few issues in Christianity are as divisive as the acceptance of the LGBT community in the church. As a pastor and as a person with beloved family members living a gay lifestyle, Caleb had to face this issue with courage and grace. Messy Grace shows us that Jesus&’s command to &“love your neighbor as yourself&” doesn&’t have an exception clause for a gay &“neighbor&”—or for that matter, any other &“neighbor&” we might find it hard to relate to. Jesus was able to love these people and yet still hold on to his beliefs. So can you. Even when it&’s messy. &“Messy Grace is an important contribution to the conversation about sexual identity for churches and leaders. Caleb's story is surprising and unique, and he weaves it together compellingly. He states his views clearly, leaves room for disagreement, and champions love no matter where you are in this conversation.&”—Jud Wilhite, Sr. Pastor, Central Christian Church
The Messy Middle: Encouraging You Through the Frustrating Gap Between Where You Are Now and Where You Want to Be
by Stephanie O’Brien-MartinThe Messy Middle addresses something that is far too often ignored: the struggle that always comes when doing something significant to advance the Kingdom of God. Stephanie O’Brien shares a wide variety of true stories that will encourage and inspire the readers to work through the challenging parts of important work. She provides encouragement and empowers readers to help them make it through the challenges that come when doing any great work. Readers will learn how to keep the faith and stay on course, even when the middle seems too messy.
Messy People - Women's Bible Study Leader Guide: Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes (Messy People)
by Jennifer CowartEvery life gets messy at times. Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than to clean. But sometimes they are intangible messes such as illness, conflict, depression, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce, and job loss. And these messes can be painful, hurting our hearts and our homes. But as we see in the Bible, God loves to use messy people! In this six-week study, we will dig into the lives of biblical heroes who were messy people just like us but who were used by God in powerful ways. Together we will examine the stories of five wonderful but messy people and one messy parable character: Rahab, the Prodigal Son, Josiah, Mary, David, and Daniel. From their stories, we will learn how God can use broken people, restore damaged hearts and relationships, give us power to handle our critics, and help us deal with the hard moments of life. Along the way we’ll discover that we don’t have to just endure messy lives but can actually learn to thrive with God’s guidance and help. In the hands of God, our messes can become His masterpieces! The Leader Guide, to be used along with the study's workbook and DVD, contains six session plan outlines, complete with discussion points and questions, activities, prayers, and more—plus leader helps for facilitating a group. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Participant Workbook, and DVD with six 10-15 minute sessions.
Messy People - Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook: Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes (Messy People)
by Jennifer CowartEvery life gets messy at times. Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than to clean. But sometimes they are intangible messes such as illness, conflict, depression, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce, and job loss. And these messes can be painful, hurting our hearts and our homes. But as we see in the Bible, God loves to use messy people! In this six-week study, we will dig into the lives of biblical heroes who were messy people just like us but who were used by God in powerful ways. Together we will examine the stories of five wonderful but messy people and one messy parable character: Rahab, the Prodigal Son, Josiah, Mary, David, and Daniel. From their stories, we will learn how God can use broken people, restore damaged hearts and relationships, give us power to handle our critics, and help us deal with the hard moments of life. Along the way we’ll discover that we don’t have to just endure messy lives but can actually learn to thrive with God’s guidance and help. In the hands of God, our messes can become His masterpieces! The participant workbook, to be used along with the study's DVD, includes five days of lessons for each week, combining study of Scripture with personal reflection, application, and prayer. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Leader Guide, and DVD with six 10-15 minute sessions.
Messy Perfect
by Tanya BotejuPerfect for fans of Mason Deaver and Becky Albertalli, this tender, raucous novel follows a rule-following, perfectionist teen who starts an underground GSA club at her conservative Catholic high school, from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens.Cassie Perera is a star student in St. Luke's junior class. But the new school year brings an unwelcome surprise—the return to St. Luke's of Cassie's former friend, Ben, who left a few years ago after a homophobic bullying incident Cassie knows she didn't do enough to prevent.Still harboring guilt from her inaction, Cassie decides, in her usual, overzealous way, to team up with the neighboring public school to found an underground Gender and Sexuality Alliance—as a complicated strategy for making things up to Ben. Secretly, Cassie is also tempted by the possibility of opening up about her own sexuality for the first time.As Cassie’s new friends urge her out of her comfort zone, she unlocks a kind of joy and freedom she’s never felt before—even as she struggles to balance these experiences with her typical tightrope of being the perfect daughter, student, and Catholic.Cassie’s perfectly curated life unravels into turmoil, but can she embrace the mess enough to piece together something new?
Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
by Mike YaconelliFind freedom from legalism's should's and discover the deep spirituality of being loved by the God who meets and transforms you in the midst of a messy and unpredictable life.Do you ever feel like you don't pray enough, read your Bible enough, share your faith enough, love God enough . . . and ultimately that you're not a very good Christian?Welcome to the club. Messy Spirituality was written for the silent majority of us who are convinced we just don't do Christianity right. Mike Yaconelli dares to suggest that imperfection, unfinishedness, and messiness are, in fact, the earmarks of true Christianity; that real Christianity is messy, erratic, lopsided . . . and gloriously liberating.In these pages, he challenges you to let go of the legalism that holds you back and embrace the grace freedom that God offers. He opens your eyes to the one-size-fits-all spirituality churches often want us to embrace and shares what it truly means to walk with God in a deep, intimate, life-changing way.Full of innovative ideas and concepts, Messy Spirituality is a classic that offers timeless wisdom for anyone ready to be free from the bonds of perfectionism.Spanish edition also available.
Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People
by Mike YaconelliIf you feel like you are not spiritual enough, then, this book is for you!
Messy Truth: How to Foster Community Without Sacrificing Conviction
by Caleb KaltenbachFrom the author of Messy Grace, a former pastor raised by gay parents, comes a compassionate playbook to help Christians, church staff, and ministry leaders create a culture of belonging without sacrificing theological convictions. What should we do? This is a question many Christians are asking as they face shifting societal norms, conflicting opinions, and often inaccurate scriptural interpretations regarding those who identify as LGBTQ+. Caleb Kaltenbach believes there&’s a more helpful question:What am I willing to do to keep and build influence with ______________? Caleb knows our love for others is best measured by the lengths we&’ll go to help them. He also recognizes that people find and follow Jesus better in community than in isolation. As a child raised by three activist gay parents, Caleb experienced firsthand the outrage of some Christians. That&’s why he is committed to creating a sense of belonging for all people. True community can happen only when Christians are intentional in infusing their attitudes, systems, and values with grace and truth. This hopeful, practical book offers tools for encouraging church involvement, strengthening personal relationships, increasing empathy, and engaging in pivotal conversations about grace and truth with our whole community. Fostering a culture of belonging is a messy process, but it holds a massive possibility for everyone involved: a growing relationship with Jesus.
The Mestizo Augustine: A Theologian Between Two Cultures
by Justo L. GonzálezFew thinkers have been as influential as Augustine of Hippo. His writings, such as Confessions and City of God, have left an indelible mark on Western Christianity. He has become so synonymous with Christianity in the West that we easily forget he was a man of two cultures: African and Greco-Roman. The mixture of African Christianity and Greco-Roman rhetoric and philosophy gave his theology and ministry a unique potency in the cultural ferment of the late Roman empire. Augustine experienced what Latino/a theology calls mestizaje, which means being of a mixed background. Cuban American historian and theologian Justo González looks at the life and legacy of Augustine from the perspective of his own Latino heritage and finds in the bishop of Hippo a remarkable resource for the church today. The mestizo Augustine can serve as a lens by which to see afresh not only the history of Christianity but also our own culturally diverse world.
Mestizo Christianity: Theology From the Latino Perspective
by Arturo J. Banuelas'Mestizo Christianity' is the most comprehensive introduction to the work of the principle figures in U.S. Hispanic theology - Protestant as well as Catholic. Other anthologies exist, but 'Mestizo Christianity' provides the best and most representative writing by each of the fourteen first-generation" theologians in their areas of specialization. Since by every account the Latino/Hispanic church will continue to grow well into the twenty-first century, 'Mestizo Christianity' provides a grounding in an area of increasing theological and pastoral importance. Topics include affirming Hispanic culture and theological identity, methodology, popular religiosity, women's voices, social ethics, spirituality, and ecumenical perspectives. Also included is a brief biography of each featured author and a comprehensive bibliography of Hispanic theology, the only one of its kind. 'Mestizo Christianity' will be an indispensable resource for students, clergy, and pastoral agents.
La meta es el amor: Cómo ganar en el noviazgo, el matrimonio, y el sexo
by Michael ToddSeguro has visto en redes sociales fotos y más fotos de parejas felices y has pensado: “¡Quiero una relación así!”. Sin embargo, muchas de esas relaciones son un espejismo: mientras más te acercas, menos reales son. Entonces, ¿cómo es una relación real y cómo llegas a ella? Aprende cómo ganar en las relaciones. Bestseller del New York Times. En La meta es el amor, el Pastor Michael Todd profundiza en las relaciones de pareja y te brinda mensajes positivos e ideas prácticas y realizables para que saques el máximo provecho a tus relaciones. Por ejemplo, te explica: • Qué significa escoger una cita intencional en vez de una cita recreacional • Cómo superar los errores que has cometido en el pasado • Por qué el amor se fortalece después del matrimonio • Qué dice la Biblia sobre el sexo (Advertencia: ¡es más candente de lo que imaginas!) • Por qué las mejores amistades tienen a Dios como centro Ya sea que estés casado, soltero o en una relación complicada, apuntar a la meta correcta marcará toda la diferencia en encontrar la satisfacción verdadera. Y aunque no lo creas, Dios tiene las mejores metas en el amor para tu vida. ¿Por qué contentarte con menos?
Meta humano: Libera tu potencial infinito
by Deepak Chopra¿Es posible ir más allá del día a día y experimentar el grado más alto de conciencia? Deepak Chopra nos da la certeza de que la conciencia superior es alcanzable aquí y ahora. El maestro y autor bestseller Deepak Chopra descubre los secretos para superar nuestras limitaciones y acceder a un campo de posibilidades infinitas. ¿Cómo lo conseguimos? Convirtiéndonos en metahumanos. Ser metahumanos significa vencer las construcciones de la mente que subyacen bajo la ansiedad, la atención y el ego, y entrar en un nuevo estado de conciencia en el que deliberadamente tenemos experiencias clave que pueden transformar la vida desde lo más profundo. No se trata sólo de mindfulness o meditación, sino de despertar: expandir nuestra conciencia hacia todo lo que pensamos, decimos y hacemos, con el fin de darle sentido a la vida. Para hacer posible esta práctica, Chopra culmina el libro con una guía de31 días para convertirnos en metahumanos. Una vez que despertamos -dice-, la vida se transforma porque la conciencia plena amanece en nuestras vidas. Sólo entonces se manifiesta nuestro potencial infinito. «En su nuevo y brillante libro, Deepak Chopra argumenta con éxito que la conciencia es la única creadora del ser, la mente, el cerebro, el cuerpo y el universo como lo conocemos. Después Deepak nos enseña que cuando comprendemos verdaderamente esta idea revolucionaria, serán removidos de forma efectiva los sistemas de pensamiento limitante y la negatividad que nos impiden alcanzar nuestro máximo potencial humano. ¡Sumamente recomendable!» -Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, profesor de Neurología en la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard, y coautor de los bestsellers El yo sanador, Supercerebro y Supergenes «¡Metahumano es una poderosa llamada para despertar! Al fusionar brillantemente conocimientos científicos y holísticos, Deepak Chopra nos permite ir más allá de los constructos mentales ilusorios para atestiguar la realidad sin límites. ¡Sólo así podremos alcanzar nuestro potencial total!» -Dr. Lars Buttler, cofundador y ceo de la Artificial Intelligence Foundation «Al integrar descubrimientos recientes de neurociencia, endocrinología y psicología, Deepak Chopra demuestra en términos concretos cómo las restricciones reduccionistas y materialistas de la naturaleza humana son simplemente incorrectas y limitan seriamente a aquellos que las sostienen. Este libro es un parteaguas.» -Allan Leslie Combs, PhD, profesor de Estudios de la Conciencia en el Instituto de Estudios Integrales de California «En Metahumano, Deepak Chopra nos brinda una guía paso a paso para volver a imaginar la realidad del mundo en que vivimos, una realidad que no está limitada por las creencias y entendimiento que tenemos sobre el mundo material y físico, sino por lo ilimitado de nuestra intención y energía.» -Robert LoCascio, fundador y ceo de LivePerson
Meta-Religion: Religion and Power in World History
by James W. LaineWhereas many textbooks treat the subject of world religions in an apolitical way, as if each religion were a path for individuals seeking wisdom and not a discourse intimately connected with the exercise of power, James W. Laine treats religion and politics as halves of the same whole, tracing their relationship from the policies of Alexander the Great to the ideologies of modern Europe secularists, with stops in classical India, China, and the Islamic world. Meta-Religion is a groundbreaking text that brings power and politics to the fore of our understanding of world religions, placing religion at the center of world history. This synthetic approach is both transformative and enlightening as it presents a powerful model for thinking differently about what religion is and how it functions in the world. With images and maps to bring the narrative to life, Meta-Religion combines sophisticated scholarly critique with accessibility that students and scholar alike will appreciate.
Meta-Science of Tawhid: A Theory of Oneness
by Masudul Alam ChoudhuryThis book explores the methodological foundation of Islamic thought premised on the cardinal principle of Tawhid, meaning the Oneness of God as the universal law. The consequential methodological worldview arising from the monotheistic unity of knowledge is explained as the theory of consilience, meaning unity of knowledge as the primal ontological reality leading to its epistemological and phenomenological essentials of reasoning and thereby configuring reality. Masudul Alam Choudhury presents a non-mathematical exposition of the theory and applications of Meta-Science of Tawhid, and brings out the essential monotheistic methodological worldview of science.
Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
by Steven Hollon Adrian WellsThis groundbreaking book explains the "whats" and "how-tos" of metacognitive therapy (MCT), an innovative form of cognitive-behavioral therapy with a growing empirical evidence base. MCT developer Adrian Wells shows that much psychological distress results from how a person responds to negative thoughts and beliefs-for example, by ruminating or worrying-rather than the content of those thoughts. He presents practical techniques and specific protocols for addressing metacognitive processes to effectively treat generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depression. Special features include reproducible treatment plans and assessment and case formulation tools, plus a wealth of illustrative case material.
Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential
by Deepak ChopraIs it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? In his latest book, Deepak Chopra says that higher consciousness is available here and now. “Metahuman helps us harvest peak experiences so we can see our truth and mold the universe’s chaos into a form that brings light to the world.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz, Attending Physician, New York–Presbyterian, Columbia University New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. How does one do this? By becoming metahuman. To be metahuman, however, isn’t science fiction and is certainly not about being a superhero. To be metahuman means to move past the limitation constructed by the mind and enter a new state of awareness where we have deliberate and concrete access to peak experiences that can transform people’s lives from the inside out. Humans do this naturally—to a point. For centuries the great artists, scientists, writers, and many so-called ordinary people have gone beyond the everyday physical world. But if we could channel these often bewildering experiences, what would happen? Chopra argues we would wake up to experiences that would blow open your body, mind, and soul. Metahuman invites the reader to walk the path here and now. Waking up, we learn, isn’t just about mindfulness or meditation. Waking up, to become metahuman, is to expand our consciousness in all that we think, say, and do. By going beyond, we liberate ourselves from old conditioning and all the mental constructs that underlie anxiety, tension, and ego-driven demands. Waking up allows life to make sense as never before. To make this as practical as possible, Chopra ends the book with a 31-day guide to becoming metahuman. Once you wake up, he writes, life becomes transformed, because pure consciousness—which is the field of all possibilities—dawns in your life. Only then does your infinite potential become your personal reality.Advance praise for Metahuman“Our world is preoccupied with material progress, yet too often we overlook the miracle of our very existence. In this remarkable book, Deepak Chopra reminds us not to be distracted by the idols of our age but to marvel at the deep truths of being. Metahuman is a handbook to becoming fully alive.”—Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; author of Love Your Enemies
Metamodernism: The Future of Theory
by Jason Ananda Josephson Storm&“Not only an astute diagnosis of the confusions and contradictions of contemporary thought; it also offers compelling alternatives.&” —Rita Felski, author of Hooked: Art and Attachment For decades, scholars have been calling into question the universality of disciplinary objects and categories. The coherence of defined autonomous categories—such as religion, science, and art—has collapsed under the weight of postmodern critiques, calling into question the possibility of progress and even the value of knowledge. Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm aims to radicalize and move beyond these deconstructive projects to offer a path forward for the humanities and social sciences using a new model for theory he calls metamodernism.Metamodernism works through the postmodern critiques and uncovers the mechanisms that produce and maintain concepts and social categories. In so doing, Storm provides a new, radical account of society&’s ever-changing nature—what he calls a &“Process Social Ontology&”—and its materialization in temporary zones of stability or &“social kinds.&” Storm then formulates a fresh approach to philosophy of language by looking beyond the typical theorizing that focuses solely on human language production, showing us instead how our own sign-making is actually on a continuum with animal and plant communication. Storm also considers fundamental issues of the relationship between knowledge and value, promoting a turn toward humble, emancipatory knowledge that recognizes the existence of multiple modes of the real. Metamodernism is a revolutionary manifesto for research in the human sciences that offers a new way through postmodern skepticism to envision a more inclusive future of theory in which new forms of both progress and knowledge can be realized.