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REGGIE: You Can't Change Your Past, but You Can Change Your Future
by John Driver Reggie DabbsI don't have to see your home to know your shame . . . I have my own.But someone loved me just the way I am, and someone loves you just the way you are.Meet Reggie Dabbs.Born as the result of a heart-wrenching decision made by his then sixteen-year-old mom, Reggie offers hope and inspiration to those who are stuck in the despair of their broken beginnings and are crying out for help. It is this first chapter in his life that sets Reggie on the journey of a lifetime--one filled with fear, regret, sorrow, and, ultimately redemption. Taking a chronological look at his life, Reggie reveals the transforming power of faith, weaving in personal anecdotes, biblical principles, and ten ways to discover everything from your voice and your name to your hero and your passion. Prepare to discover, as Reggie did, that although you cannot change your past, you can change your future."Reggie Dabbs is one of the strongest, most influential voices God has raised up to speak to this generation."--Jentezen Franklin"Reggie not only will inspire you but also will lead you on a journey to the core elements of life--and the potential therein to change."--Mark Batterson
The Regime: Before They Were Left Behind
by Tim Lahaye Jerry B. JenkinsContinuation of Left Behind Christian eschatology, where six lives are inexorably destined to intersect at the most pivotal point in human history
Regime, Religion and the Consolidation of Zanu-PFism in Zimbabwe: When Religion Becomes a Threat to Democracy (African Histories and Modernities)
by Bekithemba DubeThis collection focuses on the role of religious leaders and religious institutions in supporting or resisting the democratization process in Zimbabwe. It scrutinizes the actions of religious leaders such Andrew Wutawunashe and Jeremiah Mutendi who were prominent in the political scene and participated as enablers of the undemocratic regime. The contributors to this volume employ a variety of methodological approaches to understand the operational dilemma of the second republic under Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, commonly referred to as Zanupfism. It is an empirical study to determine the impact of religious leaders as regime enablers and assess the effects of such an approach in terms of social development, democracy, and social transformation as espoused in the rise of the second republic. In order to balance the narrative, the book highlights and offers critique of religious leaders and institutes who are the resistors of the regime. It specifically explores the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Council of Churches, Talent Chiwenga and Shingi Munyeza. This is a critical study of decoloniality in a religious context that documents characters such as Shingi Mayeza, Bishop Mutendi, Mapostori who seldomly appear in scholarship despite their great impact (either positive or negative) on the lives of the people of Zimbabwe.
Region, Religion and Politics: 100 Years of Shiromani Akali Dal
by Amarjit S. NarangAn objective and dispassionate study of the oldest religion based regional political party: the Shiromani Akali Dal, participating in the democratic politics and processes of socio-economic development and transformation of the country. It delineates and analyses events and developments from the emergence of the Akali Dal, as a religious movement, its transformation into a religious political party, concerned with safeguarding the political, social and economic interests of the Sikhs as a minority and to represent them in governing institutions, engaged in the struggle for power in secular domain mobilising the community support using the ideology of fusion of religion and politics, yet lacking equal support from different sections of the community. Rather than dwelling on a mere narrative of events and describing strategies, tactics and agitations of the Akalis an attempt has been made to understand why and how social and economic antagonisms arising out of generation and articulation of demands in a pluralistic society, undergoing modernization and democratization may be marked by identity politics. The study is located in the broader framework of rise and growth of regional parties and identity politics in India as a part and consequence of India’s adopted model of state and nation building, integration and socio-economic development and transformation.
Regional and International Powers in the Gulf Security (Middle East Today)
by Alaa Al-Din ArafatThis book discusses the threats and challenges facing the Persian Gulf and the future security in the region, providing an overview of the major regional and extra-regional actors in Gulf security. It argues that except for Iran, no regional or extra-regional actors, including the United States, China, India and Russia, have developed a strategy for Persian Gulf security, and only Turkey has expressed a willingness to provide security for the region. Importantly, the major threats to Persian Gulf security are nonconventional, rather than external, threats to Iranian hegemony or the balance of power. In conclusion, it predicts that the power struggle in the Persian Gulf in the coming decades will be between Iran and Turkey, and not between Iran and Saudi Arabia. This book is of interest to diplomats, journalists, international affairs specialists, strategists and scholars of Gulf politics and security and defence studies.
Regional Culture and Social Change: A Study of Miao-Inhabited Areas of Southwest China
by Yuhua MaThis book explores Shimenkan—a Miao-inhabited area in Weining County, China—and its rural society from a comprehensive and long-term perspective, drawing on research conducted by the author in the course of ten years. Located in the northwest of Weining County in Guizhou Province, Shimenkan is a multiethnic area, where, e.g., the Hans, Miaos, Yis, Huis, and Buyis live. Until the early twentieth century, it was a small mountain village; the introduction of Christianity led to significant cultural and social changes in this area. Focusing on China in the twentieth century, the book addresses the traditional culture of the Miao people, the popularity of Christianity in early modern times, the management and control by the government, the socialist reform in the period of the People’s Republic of China, and the changes following the reform and opening-up in recent years. Covering a century’s worth of history, it discusses the major historical events in Northeastern Yunnan and Northwestern Guizhou around Shimenkan and analyzes local social structures, religions, ideologies, customs, and ethnic psychologies, making it a valuable addition to the study of regional social history. The book draws on archives, literature reviews, and field surveys and pursues a multi-disciplinary approach combining history, anthropology, and other disciplines. It offers a valuable resource for researchers in history, religion, and ethnology, as well as readers interested in the spread of Christianity in the Miao-inhabited areas of southwestern China.
The Regional Order in the Gulf Region and the Middle East: Regional Rivalries and Security Alliances
by Philipp O. AmourThis book examines the regional order in the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East, focusing on regional rivalries and security alliances. The authors analyze the regional system in terms of its general structure as well as the major inter-state and non-state security alliances. The structure of the regional system in the wider Middle East and the shake-ups it has experienced explain the ongoing regional rivalry and polarization since 2011 in hotspots such as Syria, Yemen, and Libya. As such, the various chapters address regional transition and power dynamics between and among regional great powers and non-state militant actors across the Gulf Region and the wider Middle East in terms of the alliance building, persistence, and disintegration since 2011.
Regional Sufi Centres in India: Significance and Contribution
by Nasir Raza KhanRegional Sufi Centres in India: Significance and Contribution sets out to explore and understand the hundreds of years old multi-religious sect of India, "Sufism," which advocates humane and global outlook for entire mankind and regards humanity as a brotherhood. Sufism came to India from its Arabic Turkic and Persian homes, instead of remaining confined to palaces and mosques. It spread out to all over India establishing regional Centres and Dargahs often known by the surnames of the families which sustained it, like Khanqah-e-Niazia, in Bareilly (UP), Khanqah Gesu Daraz in Gulbarga, and Firdausi in Bihar. The authors of this volume discuss some of the regional Sufi Centres in India and their contribution in the social emancipation of the society. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth: The Role of History and Culture (International Studies in Entrepreneurship #40)
by Michael Fritsch Michael WyrwichThis book offers a dynamic perspective on regional entrepreneurship, knowledge, innovation and economic growth, with a particular focus on the role that history and culture play. The authors provide comprehensive empirical analyses offering unique insights into the spatial patterns of long-term differences of regional self-employment, new business formation, cultures of entrepreneurship, innovation activities, and development. Policy implications from the analyses and a discussion of important avenues for future research complete this unique book combining history, culture, and entrepreneurship.This is a superb book with an original, historical take on entrepreneurship and regional development. It is a landmark study on Germany showing that regional levels of entrepreneurship are persistent and resilient, despite many disruptive shocks.Ron Boschma, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and Stavanger University, NorwayThis book presents the distilled wisdom of two leading authorities on the link between entrepreneurship and economic prosperity at a regional level. Although its prime empirical focus is on Germany there are clear lessons for scholars and policy-makers in all high-income countries.David J Storey, University of Sussex, UK
Reglas De Combate: El arte de la oración estratégica y la guerra espiritual
by Cindy TrimmCindy Trimm es una autora muy solicitada que ha vendido más de 150,000 unidades en el mercado. Este es un libro bien estructurado que incluye declaraciones para combatir al enemigo armados con el poder y la autoridad de Dios. El lector estará equipado para derrocar al reino de la oscuridad y emerger como un verdadero conquistador. Este libro ayudará a los lectores a reconocer los principados y espíritus subordinados que operan en la oscuridad y además muestra cómo exponer las armas de la guerra y ser triunfador.
Las reglas de combate para derrotar tu pasado: Libérese de la culpa, el rechazo, el abuso y la traición.
by Cindy TrimmLos libros que tratan de guerra espiritual son importantes - pero cuando usted tiene un problema específico en su vida, usted necesitará una estrategia de oración específica Todos tenemos cosas en nuestro pasado que pueden descarrilar nuestro futuro si no aprendemos cómo superarlos. Al estilo de Cindy Trimm, ésta identifica los espíritus que nos atacan a través de nuestras experiencias pasadas y proporciona escrituras específicas, oraciones y declaraciones para romper su poder. Hay una batalla espiritual, y Las reglas de combate para derrotar su pasado es un manual que lo ayudará a librar una guerra efectiva. Es el momento de tomar una posición en contra de los poderes de Satanás. Con la autoridad que le ha sido dada por Dios, usted puede entrar en el reino del poder de la oración, para romper el espíritu de la culpa, el rechazo, el abuso, la traición, y mucho más.
Las reglas del Mar Rojo: 10 estrategias dadas por Dios para los tiempos difíciles
by Robert J. MorganAl igual que Moisés y los israelitas se encontraron atrapados entre «el diablo y el profundo mar Rojo», así nosotros a veces nos vemos abrumados por los problemas de la vida. Pero Dios libró a los israelitas, y nos librará a nosotros también.Las reglas del mar Rojo revela, incluso en medio de situaciones aparentemente imposibles, la promesa de Dios de abrir un camino para nosotros. Su amorosa guía nos protegerá en medio del peligro, la enfermedad, las peleas matrimoniales, los problemas financieros... cualquier desafío que Satanás ponga en nuestro camino.Utilizando la historia de los israelitas como ejemplo, Robert Morgan ofrece diez sensatas estrategias para pasar del temor a la fe. Entre ellas: Reconocer que Dios quiere que estemos donde estamos. Reconocer al enemigo, pero mantener nuestros ojos en el Señor. Orar.La vida es difícil, especialmente para los cristianos. Es seguro que enfrentaremos dificultades, y que Dios las permitirá así como permitió que los israelitas quedaran atrapados entre los ejércitos del Faraón que se aproximaban y el mar Rojo que no podían cruzar. Pero igual de seguro es el hecho de que el mismo Dios que nos llevó hasta ahí nos hará salir. ComoLas reglas del mar Rojo aclara de modo tranquilizador, Él está en control.
Regresar a lo Esencial
by Farhad Pour-GolafshanDescripción del libro: El mundo, tal como lo conocíamos, se detuvo de la noche a la mañana, por el miedo a que un virus mortal se propague rápidamente y provoque una pandemia. Las personas fueron obligadas a permanecer encerradas en sus hogares durante un número imprevisto de semanas. Se cerraron negocios. Las consecuencias económicas aún no se sintieron del todo, pero sus perspectivas eran más mortales que las del virus. Todos comenzaron a aprender y a prestar atención a la higiene física. Esta reclusión forzada hizo que muchos volvieran a pensar sus vidas y lo que consideraban normal, y todo lo que habían dado por sentado. Para muchos, el significado de sus vidas fue cuestionado, y el enfoque comenzó a cambiar a cómo podríamos prepararnos para un evento como este o peor. Para muchos se hizo evidente que la debilidad crucial había sido la desnutrición espiritual y la negligencia; ¿Qué pasa con la higiene espiritual? Este trabajo se enfoca en cómo revivirnos espiritualmente para darnos cuenta y cumplir el verdadero significado de nuestras vidas.
El regreso de los dioses
by Jonathan Cahn"¡EL LIBRO MÁS EXPLOSIVO DE JONATHAN CAHN! ¿Será posible que tras lo que está sucediendo en Estados Unidos de América y el mundo se esconda un misterio oculto en las antiguas inscripciones de Medio Oriente? ¿Acaso están regresando a nuestro mundo las antiguas entidades conocidas como “dioses”? ¿Qué son esos seres misteriosos llamados shedim? ¿Qué es la trinidad oscura? ¿Y cuándo llegaron a Estados Unidos y al mundo? ¿Qué es la casa de los espíritus? Y ¿qué tiene que ver todo eso contigo? En El regreso de los dioses, Jonathan Cahn te llevará a lo más recóndito del mundo antiguo —Filistea, Sumeria, Asiria, Babilonia, etc.— para encontrar las piezas del rompecabezas que explican lo que está aconteciendo hoy ante la vista de todos. Más aun, Cahn revela el asombroso misterio que se extiende a lo largo de las edades —desde la antigua Akkad hasta la ciudad de Nueva York en nuestros días—, y que está cambiando al mundo. ¿Será posible que hallemos respuestas en la mitología de esos pueblos? Es más, ¿podría el misterio de los dioses haber determinado los días exactos en los que se han dictado algunas de las decisiones más trascendentales de la Corte Suprema de esta nación? Prepárate para un viaje fascinante, inolvidable y alucinante en el que la realidad es más extraña que la ficción y en el que verás al mundo como nunca antes lo viste."
El regreso de los niños de la luz: Profecías de los Inca y Maya para un nuevo mundo
by Judith Bluestone PolichA personal exploration of the conjunction between ancient Mesoamerican prophecy and New Age higher consciousness • Selected by the Independent Publisher’s Book Awards as one of the top two New Age books of the year • Explores ancient prophecies and their relevance in the contemporary world The Incan and Mayan cultures saw themselves as “children of light”--descended from celestial realms--and their prophecies foretell a time of great spiritual awakening. As the ancients predicted, the human god-seed is beginning to awaken, and modern civilization is finally beginning to perceive human potential in ways that the ancient cultures accepted as truth. Polich introduces techniques for awakening our own human potential through dreaming, meditations, and the power of sacred sites.
Regret Free Parenting
by Catherine HickemAre my kids ready for the world? Did I teach them the right things? What if I made a bad decision that affects them forever? What could I have done differently?Moms have a list of worries a mile long about their parenting. They fear they'll spend twenty years raising children--only to discover they missed investing in and teaching the things that mattered. How can any parent be sure she won't have regrets?Now an acclaimed motherhood expert teaches the principles every mother needs to confidently raise her children. Catherine Hickem shows you how to:Build companionship and trustLive peacefully in the teen yearsMaintain your position as the parentDevelop emotional intelligenceKnow the difference between control and intentionAnd much, much more.Most importantly, Hickem shows how to achieve intentional parenting. Everything important in life requires planning. And every mom knows her greatest legacy, the truest expression of her heart and hope for the world, is bound up in the way she raises her child. With a perspective rich in faith and tested by life, join Hickem and learn how you can achieve regret-free parenting!"While mothering is the hardest job we'll ever undertake, our Creator designed it to be the most rewarding, most powerful, and closest to grasping God's heart." --CATHERINE HICKEM, LCSWEndorsements: "Have you ever picked up a book and as you read it became aware that this is more than just a great book, it's a gift from God at the perfect moment? That's how I feel about Catherine's book on parenting. If you are like me, you long to love your children well through all the ages and stages of their lives. But at times, the path ahead gets a little foggy....Regret Free Parenting reminds us of what we know to be true. I am grateful for this book, I believe you will be too." ?Sheila Walsh, Women of Faith Speaker and Author of The Shelter of God's Promises and Gigi, God's Little Princess. "Catherine Hickem, wisely reminds us that as parents of teens that 'they need us to be our best when they are at their worst.' Her advice to be the 'Keeper of the Vision' and to provide affirmation to our children during the difficult teen years is exactly the right message. Regret Free Parenting is an excellent resource for all parents! ?Elayne Bennett, President and Founder of Best Friends Foundation and future author of Saving Our Daughters (Thomas Nelson 2012). Elayne is married to bestselling author, former Secretary of Education and Morning in America host, Bill Bennett.
Regular Soldiers, Irregular War: Violence and Restraint in the Second Intifada
by Devorah S. ManekinWhat explains differences in soldier participation in violence during irregular war? How do ordinary men become professional wielders of force, and when does this transformation falter or fail? Regular Soldiers, Irregular War presents a theoretical framework for understanding the various forms of behavior in which soldiers engage during counterinsurgency campaigns—compliance and shirking, abuse and restraint, as well as the creation of new violent practices.Through an in-depth study of the Israeli Defense Forces' repression of the Second Palestinian Intifada of 2000–2005, including in-depth interviews with and a survey of former combatants, Devorah Manekin examines how soldiers come both to unleash and to curb violence against civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign. Manekin argues that variation in soldiers' behavior is best explained by the effectiveness of the control mechanisms put in place to ensure combatant violence reflects the strategies and preferences of military elites, primarily at the small-unit level. Furthermore, she develops and analyzes soldier participation in three categories of violence: strategic violence authorized by military elites; opportunistic or unauthorized violence; and "entrepreneurial violence"—violence initiated from below to advance organizational aims when leaders are ambiguous about what will best serve those aims. By going inside military field units and exploring their patterns of command and control, Regular Soldiers, Irregular War, sheds new light on the dynamics of violence and restraint in counterinsurgency.
Regulating Difference: Religious Diversity and Nationhood in the Secular West
by Marian BurchardtTransnational migration has contributed to the rise of religious diversity and has led to profound changes in the religious make-up of society across the Western world. As a result, societies and nation-states have faced the challenge of crafting ways to bring new religious communities into existing institutions and the legal frameworks. Regulating Difference explores how the state regulates religious diversity and examines the processes whereby religious diversity and expression becomes part of administrative landscapes of nation-states and people’s everyday lives. Arguing that concepts of nationhood are key to understanding the governance of religious diversity, Regulating Difference employs a transatlantic comparison of the Spanish region of Catalonia and the Canadian province of Quebec to show how processes of nation-building, religious heritage-making and the mobilization of divergent interpretations of secularism are co-implicated in shaping religious diversity. It argues that religious diversity has become central for governing national and urban spaces.
Regulating Islam: Religion and the State in Contemporary Morocco and Tunisia
by Sarah J. FeuerMany countries in the Arab world have incorporated Islam into their state- and nation-building projects, naming it the 'religion of the state'. Regulating Islam offers an empirically rich account of how and why two contemporary Arab states, Morocco and Tunisia, have sought to regulate religious institutions and discourse. Drawing on a range of previously unexamined sources, Sarah J. Feuer traces and analyzes the efforts of Moroccan and Tunisian policymakers to regulate Islamic education as part of the respective regimes' broader survival strategies since their independence from French rule in 1956. Out of the comparative case study emerges a compelling theory to account for the complexities of religion-state dynamics across the Arab world today, highlighting the combined effect of ideological, political, and institutional factors on religious regulation in North Africa and the Middle East. The book makes an important and timely contribution to the on-going scholarly and policy debates concerning religion, politics, and authoritarian governance in the post-uprisings Arab landscape.
Regulating Religion: State Governance of Religious Institutions in South Africa (ICLARS Series on Law and Religion)
by Helena Van CollerThis book focuses on government regulation of religious institutions in South Africa. PART 1 explains the meaning of government regulation for religious communities by providing a brief overview of the relationship between church and state, the right to freedom of religion and the legal status of religious organisations. With reference to case examples, this section highlights the importance of religious autonomy and the right to self-determination of religious institutions and non-interference by the state in the internal affairs of the organisation. No fundamental rights are however absolute and the section concludes with a discussion on the limitation of rights and an overview of the relevant constitutional provisions and anti-discrimination laws in place relevant to religious organisations, in the context of equality and non-discrimination. PART 2 discusses in more detail the daily rights, responsibilities and freedoms associated with the right to freedom of religion within some specific spheres of society where regulation of religion has occurred or are necessary or has proved to be problematic. It includes those related to the role of religion in society; the relations between religion and state institutions; education; finance; family matters; employment law; planning law; broadcast media and general governance issues.
Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire: Ideology, the Bible, and the Early Christians
by David Wheeler-ReedA New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses Challenging the long-held assumption that American values—be they Christian or secular—are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms, this provocative study compares ancient Christian discourses on marriage and sexuality with contemporary ones, maintaining that modern family values owe more to Roman Imperial beliefs than to the bible. Engaging with Foucault’s ideas, Wheeler-Reed examines how conservative organizations and the Supreme Court have misunderstood Christian beliefs on marriage and the family. Taking on modern cultural debates on marriage and sexuality, with implications for historians, political thinkers, and jurists, this book undermines the conservative ideology of the family, starting from the position that early Christianity, in its emphasis on celibacy and denunciation of marriage, was in opposition to procreation, the ideological norm in the Greco-Roman world.
The Regulation of Religion and the Making of Hinduism in Colonial Trinidad
by Alexander RocklinHow can religious freedom be granted to people who do not have a religion? While Indian indentured workers in colonial Trinidad practiced cherished rituals, "Hinduism" was not a widespread category in India at the time. On this Caribbean island, people of South Asian descent and African descent came together—under the watchful eyes of the British rulers—to walk on hot coals for fierce goddesses, summon spirits of the dead, or honor Muslim martyrs, practices that challenged colonial norms for religion and race. Drawing deeply on colonial archives, Alexander Rocklin examines the role of the category of religion in the regulation of the lives of Indian laborers struggling for autonomy.Gradually, Indians learned to narrate the origins, similarities, and differences among their fellows' cosmological views, and to define Hindus, Muslims, and Christians as distinct groups. Their goal in doing this work of subaltern comparative religion, as Rocklin puts it, was to avoid criminalization and to have their rituals authorized as legitimate religion—they wanted nothing less than to gain access to the British promise of religious freedom. With the indenture system's end, the culmination of this politics of recognition was the gradual transformation of Hindus' rituals and the reorganization of their lives—they fabricated a "world religion" called Hinduism.
Regulatory Model for Digital Rights Management: Analysis of U.S., Europe and China
by Cong XuThis book highlights the shortcomings of the present Digital Rights Management (DRM) regulations in China. Using literature reviews and comparative analysis from theoretical and empirical perspectives, it appraises different DRM restriction regulations and practices as well as current advice on balance of interests to analyze the dilemma faced by the DRM system.This research intends to help China establish a comprehensive DRM regulatory model through comparative theoretical and empirical critiques of systems in America and Europe. A newly designed DRM regulatory model should be suitable for specific Chinese features, and should consist of government regulated, self-regulated, and even unregulated sections. The new regulation model might be an addition to existing legal structures, while self-regulations/social enforcement also would be as important as legislation based on case studies.
Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God's Word in Community
by Anna Carter FlorenceSCRIPTURE. We can study it carefully. We can listen to sermons on it and read what the experts say about it. But in the end, says Anna Carter Florence, Scripture needs to be rehearsed and encountered—and we can do that best in community with others. In this book Florence offers concrete, practical tools for reading and rehearsing Scripture in groups. Suitable for new and seasoned Bible readers alike, Florence&’s Rehearsing Scripture invites solitary readers to become community readers as well—to gather around a shared text and encounter God anew together.
Rehearsing Scripture: Discovering God's Word in Community
by Anna Carter FlorenceSCRIPTURE. We can study it carefully. We can listen to sermons on it and read what the experts say about it. But in the end, says Anna Carter Florence, Scripture needs to be rehearsed and encountered—and we can do that best in community with others. In this book Florence offers concrete, practical tools for reading and rehearsing Scripture in groups. Suitable for new and seasoned Bible readers alike, Florence&’s Rehearsing Scripture invites solitary readers to become community readers as well—to gather around a shared text and encounter God anew together.