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Restoring Her Faith: A Fresh-Start Family Romance

by Jennifer Slattery

She left belief behind…Yet this family could change her mindWith two boys to raise, a fledgling contracting business to run and a family ranch to keep afloat, widower Drake Owens finds his hands aren’t just full—they’re overflowing. When Faith Nichols is hired to help him renovate the church, he’s drawn to the beautiful artist, but he can’t fall for a woman who isn’t a believer. Can love restore her faith…and his heart?

Restoring His Heart

by Lorraine Beatty

A Love To Build OnAfter he crashes his sports car into a gazebo, Adam Holbrook is sentenced to spend thirty days rebuilding it-definitely not Adam's usual glamorous lifestyle. But when Laura Durrant, the contractor scheduled to help him, shows up, everything changes. Suddenly Adam wouldn't mind an extended sentence. And no one's more surprised by this change in attitude than Adam. As they work amid the sawdust and sweat, Laura teaches him about more than carpentry. She teaches him everything he's missed out on-a family, a relationship with God...and maybe even love.

Restoring The Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians Condensed from Messianic Judaism

by David H. Stern

Introduces Christians to Messianic Judaism. Explains how both Jews and Christians are God's people, the difference between Jews and Gentiles in the Church, how God relates to Jews today and the relevance of the Lw of Moses for today.

Restoring Notre-Dame de Paris: Rebirth of the Legendary Gothic Cathedral

by Patrick Zachmann Olivier de Châlus

Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann was on the scene when the disastrous fire erupted in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the evening of April 15, 2019. At the time he did not yet know that he would continue to document the events at the cathedral over the months that followed. Eventually, he clambered along scaffolding and up and down steep stairs, and he would, from atop an aerial work platform, discover hitherto unknown aspects of Notre-Dame, its new silhouette, and the artistic gems that survived. Zachmann was granted privileged access to the worksite early on, and from the very first weeks after the disaster, he takes us along on one of the most exciting construction sites in the world. He also provides us with a deep dive into history and invites us on a captivating and moving visit to a building that has been torn apart and for which scientists and craftspeople alike are caring, motivated to breathe new life into it. Throughout these pages, his photographs document an extraordinary human adventure, and his diary entries shed an intimate light on the experience. In addition, cathedral historian Olivier de Châlus provides the historical context, both to elucidate the mysteries surrounding the medieval construction site and to illuminate the paradoxes regarding the building&’s restoration. This beautiful book is a genuine ode to a monument rich in symbolism and secrets.

Restoring Shakertown: The Struggle to Save the Historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

by Thomas Parrish

Mother Ann Lee founder of the Shakers, articulated a vision of a community that embraced sacrifice over the needs of the individual; the result was one of the most successful utopian experiments of nineteenth-century America. The Shakers, an idealistic offshoot of the ascetic Quaker religion, grew to as many as six thousand members in nineteen communities reaching from New England to the Midwest. Lee's experiment, focused mainly on simplicity, celibate communal living, and sexual equality, provided a model of prosperity for more than one hundred years. Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community located in the center of the bluegrass region. After the Civil War, a steadily shrinking membership resulted in the gradual decline of this remarkable community, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In the years immediately following, it appeared as though the village would fall prey to neglect and a lack of historic preservation. In 1961, however, local citizens formed a private not-for-profit organization to preserve and restore the village and to interpret the rich heritage of the Pleasant Hill Shakers for future generations. Over several years, and against incredible odds, this group succeeded in raising the funds necessary for the restoration projects. By 1968, eight buildings at Shakertown, carefully adapted for modern use while retaining their historical and architectural significance, had been opened to the public. Thomas Parrish's Restoring Shakertown masterfully explains how the Shaker settlement was saved from the ravages of time and transformed into a nationally renowned landmark of historic preservation. In chronicling how the hopes of the early fund-raisers were quickly challenged by the harsh reality of economic hardships, the book serves as a valuable study in modern philanthropy. Parrish also details how the village negotiated legal challenges and how its final plans for creating awareness of the Shakers' legacy set the standard for later museum developments around the country. In addition to recounting the remarkable history of the formation and eventual demise of the "Shaking Quakers," Parrish presents a dramatic chronicle of the village's evolving fortunes. From describing the challenges of financing the restoration to finding preservation experts to achieve the highest standards of authenticity, Restoring Shakertown reveals the complexities and rewards of the preservation of one of Kentucky's most significant historical and architectural sites. THOMAS PARRISH has written a number of books on twentieth-century history, including Roosevelt and Marshall: Partners in Politics and War and The Submarine: A History. He is also author of The Grouchy Grammarian.

Restoring the Pleasure: Complete Step-by-Step Programs to Help Couples Overcome the Most Common Sexual Barriers

by Clifford L. Penner Joyce J. Penner

Do you need help restoring the pleasure to your marriage?Whether you&’ve been married a day, a decade, or half a century, if your sexual relationship is marred by pain, tension, or disappointment—you are not alone. Thousands of couples struggle with sexual problems that keep their marriages from being all that God intended them to be. But there is hope!Now, sexual therapists and best-selling authors Joyce and Cliff Penner share their proven methods in this comprehensive, easy-to-follow book of detailed explanations, realistic anecdotes, and clearly written exercises. Providing the biblical basis for the sexual relationship, as well as helpful diagnostic aids, the Penners help you improve communication and educate yourselves about your God-given sexual response. Then they lead you step-by-step through creative (and fun) sexual-retraining assignments to help you overcome various problems.The Penners provide straightforward advice and reassuring encouragement to help you start restoring the pleasure to your marriage. Beginning counselors and pastors will also find this an invaluable resource for helping others overcome their sexual barriers.

Restoring the Shattered: Illustrating Christ's Love Through the Church in One Accord

by Nancy E. Head

Written in an easy-to-understand, conversational style, Restoring the Shattered is an account of Nancy E. Head’s journey through single-motherhood and poverty. The permanent divide between her and her husband led to a shattering of their family as the children settled into separate camps. The story begins when Nancy and her children have little to eat. Through a miraculous intervention, God provides—and leads them along their way. Other interventions and more guidance came from people of different denominations, illustrating Christ’s love through the larger Church. When one of Nancy’s grown children became Catholic, she became more aware of the ways her own evangelical tradition often dismisses Catholic believers and misinterprets many of their doctrines. While doctrines may differ, so many essential beliefs are the same. Restoring the Shattered looks at the causes of the Reformation and other schisms, and how the original schism in Christianity happened because of a mistranslation. Misunderstanding others’ faith languages feeds so much separation today. Nancy encourages pursuing accord among evangelical, Catholic, and Christian Orthodox communities in order to lead the Church to the kind of ministry that helped Nancy’s family so much and rebuild the ruins of society through obedience to Christ’s call for Christian accord.

Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)

by Heather Davediuk Gingrich

What is complex traumatic stress disorder (CTSD)? How do Christian counselors help complex trauma survivors live the "abundant life"? Are we inadvertently retraumatizing our counselees? The challenge of counseling survivors of complex trauma is one that many Christian counselors are not adequately equipped to handle. Too often the result is the painful reexperience of the traumatic event in a way that can further damage their personhood and alienate them from the church. In such sensitive cases, empathy and care must be wedded to the skilled application of foundational counseling principles. Heather Davediuk Gingrich brings years of counseling experience to bear on this delicate and difficult issue. She presents Judith Herman?s classic three-phase model for dealing with CTSD, focusing on safety and stabilization, the processing of traumatic memories, and consolidation and restoration. Gingrich ably integrates the established research on trauma therapy with keen insights from her own experience and an intimate understanding of the special concerns related to Christian counseling--including a discussion of prayer and spiritual warfare. This work is a thoughtful and much-needed guide for working with complex trauma that is essential reading for counselors and pastors alike.

Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)

by Heather Davediuk Gingrich

Nearly every professional counselor will encounter clients with a history of complex trauma.Restoring the Shattered SelfDSM-5

Restoring the Soul of the University: Unifying Christian Higher Education in a Fragmented Age

by Todd C. Ream Perry L. Glanzer Nathan F. Alleman

Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Politics/Public Life Has the American university gained the whole world but lost its soul? In terms of money, prestige, power, and freedom, American universities appear to have gained the academic world. But at what cost? We live in the age of the fragmented multiversity that has no unifying soul or mission. The multiversity in a post-Christian culture is characterized instead by curricular division, the professionalization of the disciplines, the expansion of administration, the loss of community, and the idolization of athletics. The situation is not hopeless. According to Perry L. Glanzer, Nathan F. Alleman, and Todd C. Ream, Christian universities can recover their soul—but to do so will require reimagining excellence in a time of exile, placing the liberating arts before the liberal arts, and focusing on the worship, love, and knowledge of God as central to the university. Restoring the Soul of the University is a pioneering work that charts the history of the university and casts an inspiring vision for the future of higher education.

Restoring Their Family: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (True North Springs #2)

by Allie Pleiter

A three-week retreat… Could be life changing Kate Hoyle came to Camp True North Springs to help her grieving children heal. She definitely didn&’t come here to fall in love. But camp chef Seb Costa, working through a recovery of his own, soon cooks his way into the affections of Kate&’s family—especially that of her troubled son. Would risking her heart when it&’s barely mended be foolish? Or will they find the happiness they all deserve? A TRUE NORTH SPRINGS ROMANCEFrom Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.True North Springs Book 1: Restoring Their FamilyBook 2: The Nurse's Homecoming

The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II (Studies in Church and State #2)

by Robert Wuthnow

The description for this book, The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II, will be forthcoming.

Resuelva los conflictos cotidianos

by Ken Sande

Todo el mundo experimenta conflictos, ya sean con un compañero de trabajo, un familiar, un amigo o un completo desconocido. Y sin embargo, todos deseamos armonía en nuestras relaciones. Resuelva los conflictos cotidianos es una guía práctica, bíblica y concisa para buscar la paz en la vida cotidiana. Enseña cómo convertir sus relaciones problemáticas en pacíficas. Con los consejos prácticos de este libro, los autores Ken Sande y Kevin Johnson le mostrarán cómo lograr no solo un cese de hostilidades, sino también la unidad y la armonía. Su orientación bíblica le llevará más allá de la resolución de los conflictos hacia la verdadera reconciliación que transforma su relación con la familia, los compañeros de trabajo, y otros creyentes. Everyone encounters conflict----whether it be with a co-worker, family member, friend, or complete stranger. And yet we all desire harmony in our relationships. Resolving Everyday Conflict is a practical, biblical, and concise guide to peacemaking in everyday life that can turn your troubled relationships into peaceful ones. With the proven advice found in this book, authors Ken Sande and Kevin Johnson show you how to achieve not only a cease-fire but also unity and harmony. Their biblical guidance will take you beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family, co-workers, and fellow believers.

The Resurgent Church: 7 Critical Ways to Thrive in the New Post-Christendom World

by Mike Mcdaniel

For the first time in centuries, the Church no longer has a primary place in the cultural dialogue. Christian leaders living off old assumptions are struggling, while missional churches are discovering new ways to reinvent themselves, arrest the general decline, and become catalysts for new strategies for reaching non-believers. These new voices are are following the lead of the early church, shifting their focus to a missional model. The Resurgent Church will help church leaders who are struggling to find and incorporate this new paradigm into their local church body.

Resurrección

by Mario Escobar

¡La búsqueda ha comenzado y no parará hasta dar con el secreto!La huida de San Diego y tener que dejar atrás Villa Esperanza ha sido muy duro para los humanos, pero esperan recuperar fuerzas llegando a otra de sus colonias en la Florida. El viaje es largo y peligroso, los supervivientes apenas tienen víveres y Susi, Mike y Tes tendrán que buscar alimentos en México. Tras un infortunado incidente, deberán atravesar México y enfrentarse a las oscuras fuerzas del mal, para llegar a la base en la Florida y desde allí recorrer Washington en la gran última batalla en la que se decidirá el futuro de la humanidad.The search is on, and it will not end until the secret is discovered!Fleeing San Diego and having to leave behind Villa Esperanza has been very difficult for the humans, but they hope to recover their strength once they reach one of their other colonies in Florida. The journey is long and dangerous. The survivors barely have enough provisions, and Susi, Mike, and Tes have to search for food in Mexico. After an unfortunate incident, they have to cross Mexico and face the dark forces of evil to get to their base in Florida, from which they will set out for Washington for the last great battle that will decide the future of humanity.

Resurrección / Resurrection: Una investigación sobre un rabino de Brooklyn, un predicador de Galilea y un acontecimiento que cambió al mundo

by Michael L. Brown

¿Qué fue lo que hizo de Jesús el Mesías? Lo llamaban el Rebe del Lubavitch, y no era un rabino común. Durante su vida, estableció centros de atención con ayuda humanitaria para todas las personas. Él mismo saludaba personalmente a todos los visitantes los domingos. Repartía billetes de un dólar para alentar el espíritu caritativo. Previsiblemente, luego de la muerte del rabino en 1994, sus seguidores comenzaron a proclamarlo como el Mesías.¿Pero es eso posible? El Dr. Michael L. Brown, lo dirigirá en un recorrido que comienza en Brooklyn, Nueva York, y en el que estudiará la historia judía, analizando creencias poco conocidas sobre los posibles Mesías en cada generación, e incluso sobre el alma reencarnada del Mesías. Entre ellas, descubrirá que efectivamente, creían que un rabino fallecido podía ser el Mesías...pero con una salvedad. He was called the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and he was arguably the most influential Jewish leader of the twentieth century. Presidents and prime ministers sought personal audiences with him. He established outreach centers in virtually every Jewish community worldwide. And by the time of his death in 1994, his followers believed he was the Messiah. Many still believe this today, more than twenty-five years after his death.But is that possible? Michael L. Brown, PhD, takes you on a journey beginning in Brooklyn, New York, then back through Jewish history, looking at little-known Jewish beliefs about potential Messiahs in each generation and even the reincarnated soul of the Messiah. Discover how yes, a deceased rabbi could be the Messiah…but with one caveat.

Resurrected: Overcoming Death, Destruction, and Defeat

by Debbie Rich

Your Setbacks Can Become the Stage for Your Greatest ComebackFrom the icy expanses of Alaska to the vibrant cultures of over fifty nations, Dr. Debbie Rich's life story inspires hope in anyone feeling defeated by life's trials. With honesty and vulnerability, Debbie recounts her journey from a young girl called by God, through the turmoil of abusive marriages and near-death experiences, to a life of incredible ministry and worldwide influence.Debbie invites you to journey with her through personal mistakes and victories that weave through the darkest valleys of life to the highest moments of spiritual fulfillment, demonstrating that with God, no defeat is final.God's love and grace can wipe your slate clean, enabling you to rise above your past and experience your divine destiny. Her story will challenge you to never give up and know that we serve a God of second chances who delights in our recovery, not our fall.If you've ever questioned whether you can recover from life's blows, let Dr. Debbie Rich's journey inspire you to trust in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ to redeem your trials for triumphs, your pain for purpose, and your defeat for victory.Your life is not over; it's just awaiting resurrection."You will be strengthened, encouraged, and challenged as you read her story." ~Pastor Mirek Hufton, World Harvest Church, Roswell, GA"This book will inspire you to leave your past in the rearview mirror and run your race with confidence that your best days are ahead of you." ~ Pastor Allyn Clevenger, Faithlife Church, Olympia, WA"…be ready for an Encounter with the Holy Ghost." ~ Pastor/Evangelist Sam & Jennifer Dalin The River of Glory, Juneau, AK "Prepare yourself to laugh, cry, learn, and know why I say, 'Everyone loves Debbie.'" ~ Evangelist Gayle Wasik, The Fathers Joy, Tampa, FLAbout Debbie Rich:Known as a fiery preacher who flows in the Holy Spirit while ministering the Word of God, Dr. Debbie Rich is an international teacher, evangelist, and revivalist who has carried the fire of revival to over fifty nations.She received her Ph.D. in Theology from Life Christian University following her graduation from Rhema Bible Training Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She also attended Open Bible College in Des Moines, Iowa.Dr. Debbie pioneered Faith Life Church and Word & Spirit Institute Northwest in the state of Washington. She teaches in Bible schools around the world.Currently, she ministers out of Revival Ministries International in Tampa, Florida, with Pastors Rodney and Adonica Howard-Browne.

Resurrected Hearts

by Annie J. Kribs

When museum curator Savannah Decatur trades in her job at a prestigious New York museum to set up a museum in the tiny town of Wolf Creek, New Hampshire, she resolves to use the isolation and enticement of the mysterious old manor to put the heartbreaking past year behind her. And her plan starts out great - until she meets a major distraction in the form of Daniel Harrison.On sabbatical from teaching criminology, Professor Harrison is in a race against time to uncover the secrets of Alder Manor and finish his dissertation. When Daniel meets Savannah, he instantly knows two things: Savannah's work is stirring up Wolf Creek's secrets and he must have her for himself. While Savannah agrees to team up with Daniel to find the answers they're both seeking, she is resolute in avoiding her attraction to him.As danger brings them closer together and dead ends impede their progress, they are desperate to resolve the longstanding dispute between the local Maliut Indian tribe and the residents of Wolf Creek. But what they learn about this centuries-old mystery is a gamechanger.Now they must convince both sides to work together before someone else gets hurt...

The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament

by David Limbaugh Christen Limbaugh Bloom

#1 nationally best-selling author of Jesus is Risen and Jesus on Trial returns with his coauthor and daughter for the final installment in his hugely popular Jesus series, challenging the modern church to reexamine the compelling testimony of early Christians. Limbaugh, a believing lawyer and brother of the late great Rush Limbaugh, and Christen Limbaugh Bloom engage history and logic to develop deeper understanding and stronger faith in the divinity of Christ, the resurrection, and the life everlasting Jesus promises.The Resurrected, Conquering Jesus In the fifth and final installment of his bestselling Jesus series, David Limbaugh digs into the New Testament epistles with passion and imagination, showing that the testimony of Jesus&’ earliest followers provides irrefutable proof of His resurrection. Inspired by God and penned by the apostles, the epistles were written to the first Christians to proclaim the divinity of Christ and to encourage them to persevere through persecution, famine, sickness, and doubt. On a lawyerly quest for truth, Limbaugh looks behind these biblical texts, exploring the lives of their authors, who included some of those closest to the Lord—his most intimate friends, Peter and John, and his own kinsmen James and Jude. The result is an unforgettable encounter with Jesus. The Resurrected Jesus speaks to the struggles the church faces today, strengthening believers and challenging doubters with the eyewitness accounts of the messengers who travelled far and wide to proclaim the resurrected Christ.

The Resurrected Skeleton: From Zhuangzi to Lu Xun (Translations from the Asian Classics)

by Wilt Idema

The early Chinese text Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi) is well known for its relativistic philosophy and colorful anecdotes. In the work, Zhuang Zhou ca. 300 B.C.E.) dreams that he is a butterfly and wonders, upon awaking, if he in fact dreamed that he was a butterfly or if the butterfly is now dreaming that it is Zhuang Zhou. The text also recounts Master Zhuang's encounter with a skull, which praises the pleasures of death over the toil of living. This anecdote became popular with Chinese poets of the second and third century C.E. and found renewed significance with the founders of Quanzhen Daoism in the twelfth century.The Quanzhen masters transformed the skull into a skeleton and treated the object as a metonym for death and a symbol of the refusal of enlightenment. Later preachers made further revisions, adding Master Zhuang's resurrection of the skeleton, a series of accusations made by the skeleton against the philosopher, and the enlightenment of the magistrate who judges their case. The legend of the skeleton was widely popular throughout the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and the fiction writer Lu Xun (1881–1936) reimagined it in the modern era. The first book in English to trace the development of the legend and its relationship to centuries of change in Chinese philosophy and culture, The Resurrected Skeleton translates and contextualizes the story's major adaptations and draws parallels with the Muslim legend of Jesus's encounter with a skull and the European tradition of the Dance of Death. Translated works include versions of the legend in the form of popular ballads and plays, together with Lu Xun's short story of the 1930s, underlining the continuity between traditional and modern Chinese culture.

Resurrecting Candrakirti

by Kevin A. Vose

The seventh-century Indian master Candrakirti lived a life of relative obscurity, only to have his thoughts and writings rejuvenated during the Tibetan transmission of Buddhism. Since then, Candrakirti has been celebrated as offering the most thorough and accurate vision of Nagarjuna's view of emptiness which, in turn, most fully represents the final truth of the Buddha's teaching. Candrakirti's emptiness denies the existence of any "nature" or substantial, enduring essence in ourselves or in the phenomenal world while avoiding the extreme view of nihilism. In this view, our false belief in nature is at the root of our ignorance and is the basis for all mental and emotional pain and disturbance. For many Tibetan scholars, only Candrakirti's Middle Way entirely overcomes our false belief in inherent identity and, consequently, alone overcomes ignorance, delivering freedom from the cycle of uncontrolled death and rebirth known as samsara. Candrakirti's writings have formed the basis for Madhyamaka study in all major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. In Resurrecting Candrakirti, Kevin Vose presents the reader with a thorough presentation of Candrakirti's rise to prominence and the further elaborations the Tibetans have made on his presentation of emptiness. By splitting Madhyamaka into two subschools, namely the Svatantrika and Prasangika, the Tibetans became pioneers in understanding reality and created a new way to define differences in interpretation. Resurrecting Candrakirti provides the historical and philosophical context necessary to understand both Madhyamaka and its importance to Tibetan Buddhist thought.

Resurrecting Easter: How The West Lost And The East Kept The Original Easter Vision

by Sarah Crossan John Dominic Crossan

In this four-color illustrated journey that is part travelogue and part theological investigation, bestselling author and acclaimed Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan and his wife Sarah painstakingly travel throughout the ancient Eastern church, documenting through text and image a completely different model for understanding Easter’s resurrection story, one that provides promise and hope for us today.Traveling the world, the Crossans noticed a surprising difference in how the Eastern Church considers Jesus’ resurrection—an event not described in the Bible. At Saint Barbara’s Church in Cairo, they found a painting in which the risen Jesus grasps the hands of other figures around him. Unlike the Western image of a solitary Jesus rising from an empty tomb that he viewed across Eastern Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the Crossans saw images of the resurrection depicting a Jesus grasping the hands of figures around him, or lifting Adam and Eve to heaven from Hades or hell, or carrying the old and sick to the afterlife. They discovered that the standard image for the Resurrection in Eastern Christianity is communal and collective, something unique from the solitary depiction of the resurrection in Western Christianity.Fifteen years in the making, Resurrecting Easter reflects on this divide in how the Western and Eastern churches depict the resurrection and its implications. The Crossans argue that the West has gutted the heart of Christianity’s understanding of the resurrection by rejecting that once-common communal iconography in favor of an individualistic vision. As they examine the ubiquitous Eastern imagery of Jesus freeing Eve from Hades while ascending to heaven, the Crossans suggest that this iconography raises profound questions about Christian morality and forgiveness.A fundamentally different way of understand the story of Jesus’ rebirth illustrated with 130 images, Resurrecting Easter introduces an inclusive, traditional community-based ideal that offers renewed hope and possibilities for our fractured modern society.

Resurrecting Erotic Transgression: Subjecting Ambiguity in Theology (Gender, Theology and Spirituality)

by Anita Monro

'Resurrecting Erotic Transgression' presents a feminist theological methodology based on the work of Julia Kristeva. This methodology provides the means for 'subjecting ambiguity', bringing to theology a recognition of the multiplicity of language and identity. A method of 'poetic reading' is proposed with a three stage process: articulation of the dualities present in and around a focal discourse; subversion of these dualities through a range of strategies; and the re-presentation of the discourse emphasising its ambiguous nature. The hermeneutical method of 'poetic reading' is explored in relation to three biblical texts and an image of the 'otherness' of God as whore.

Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World

by Douglas Harink

The theme of justice pervades the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. And all Christians agree that justice is important. We often disagree, however, about what justice means, both in Scripture and for us today. Many turn to Old Testament laws, the prophets, and the life of Jesus to find biblical guidance on justice, but few think of searching the letters of Paul. Readers frequently miss a key source, a writing in which justice is actually the central concern: the book of Romans. In Resurrecting Justice, theologian Douglas Harink invites readers to rediscover Romans as a treatise on justice. He traces Paul's thinking on this theme through a sequential reading of the book, finding in each passage facets of the gospel's primary claim—that God accomplishes justice in the death and resurrection of Jesus Messiah. By rendering forms of the Greek word dikaiosynē as "just" or "justice," Harink emphasizes the inseparability of personal, social, and political uprightness that was clear to Paul but is obscured in modern translations' use of the words "righteous" and "righteousness" instead. Throughout this book, Harink includes personal reflection questions and contemporary implications, helping readers connect Paul's teaching to issues in their world such as church life, politics, power, criminal justice, and violence. Romans demands nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of all things in the light of the gospel. And in Romans the life, death, resurrection, and exaltation of Jesus makes all the difference in how we think about justice. Resurrecting Justice makes clear that the good news of a justice that can come only from God is crucial not only for individual lives but for all peoples and nations of the world.

Resurrecting the Brother of Jesus: The James Ossuary Controversy and the Quest for Religious Relics

by Ryan Byrne

In 2002 a burial box of skeletal remains purchased anonymously from the black market was identified as the ossuary of James, the brother of Jesus. Transformed by the media into a religious and historical relic overnight, the artifact made its way to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, where 100,000 people congregated to experience what had been prematurely and hyperbolically billed as the closest tactile connection to Jesus yet unearthed. Within a few months, however, the ossuary was revealed to be a forgery. Resurrecting the Brother of Jesusoffers a critical evaluation of the popular and scholarly reception of the James Ossuary as it emerged from the dimness of the antiquities black market to become a Protestant relic in the media's custody. The volume brings together experts in Jewish archaeology, early Christianity, American religious history, and pilgrimage to explore the theory and practice couched in the debate about the object's authenticity. Contributors explore the ways in which the varying popular and scholarly responses to the ossuary phenomenon inform the presumption of religious meaning; how religious categories are created, vetted, and used for various purposes; and whether the history of pious frauds in America can help to illuminate this international episode. Resurrecting the Brother of Jesusalso contributes to discussions about the construction of religious studies as an academic discipline and the role of scholars as public interpreters of discoveries with religious significance. Contributors: Thomas S. Bremer, Rhodes College Ryan Byrne, Menifee, California Byron R. McCane, Wofford College Bernadette McNary-Zak, Rhodes College Milton Moreland, Rhodes College Jonathan L. Reed, University of La Verne

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