These are not obscure teachers that Hanegraaff unmasks. We know their names. We have seen their faces, sat in their churches, and heard them shamelessly preach and promote the false pretexts of a give-to-get gospel. They are virtual rock stars who command the attention of presidential candidates and media moguls. Through make-believe miracles, urban legends, counterfeit Christs, and twisted theological reasoning, they peddle an occult brand of metaphysics that continues to shipwreck the faith of...
The Bread of the Strong (Catholic Practice in North America)
by Jack Lee Downey
Contributing to the ongoing excavation of the spiritual lifeworld of Dorothy Day—“the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism”—The Bread of the Strong offers compelling new insight into the history of the Catholic Worker movement, including the cross-pollination between American and Quebecois Catholicism and discourse about Christian antimodernism and radicalism. The considerable perseverance in the heroic Christian maximalism that became the...
This study examines the growth and interaction of four major world faiths. It looks at the distinctiveness of the Christian message in a world of faiths, and asks whether a truly tolerant pluralistic society could ever be possible.'
Friendship at the Margins (Resources for Reconciliation)
by Christopher L. Heuertz and Christine D. Pohl
In our anonymous and dehumanized world, the simple practice of friendship is radically countercultural. But sometimes Christians inadvertently marginalize and objectify the very ones they most want to serve. Chris Heuertz, international director of Word Made Flesh, and theologian and ethicist Christine Pohl show how friendship is a Christian vocation that can bring reconciliation and healing to our broken world. They contend that unlikely friendships are at the center of an alternative paradigm...
Virtue and Theological Ethics
by Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler
Reflections on the Church and society from a popular syndicated columnist and award-winning author of numerous books on Catholic faith and culture.
Messy 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 H...
Your Money and Your Life
by Keith Tondeur, Steve Pierce, and Keith Tondour
Using biblical examples and practical teaching, this book argues that by handling money in line with Christian principles we can enjoy contentment, peace of mind and freedom from the fear which affects so much of our financial thinking.
The conflict in the Middle East raises many questions for Americans, Christians, and the world community. Randall Price, a bestselling author and expert in Middle Eastern studies, provides concise answers to those questions. In a practical Q-and-A format with maps, charts, and sidebars, this book unveils a fascinating timeline of the conflict development as it answers:Why is America involved?What are the common misconceptions about the conflict?How does the truth differ from the headlines?Is the...
Faith on the Streets: Christians in action through the Street Pastors movement
by Les Isaac and Rosalind Davies
12,000 trained volunteers12 years280 towns 9 countries100,000 pairs of flip-flops - these are the numbers that are bringing about change, town by town, to the face of the UK... and more and more countries around the world. Since 2003, Street Pastors have been a fixture of the night-time high street: friendly faces and a reassuring presence, defusing tension and helping people get home safely.These are the Street Pastors: caring; listening; helping. And this is the church in action - taking its...