Telling Truths in Church
Title | Telling Truths in Church PDF eBook |
Author | Mark D. Jordan |
Publisher | Beacon Press |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2016-01-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0807010499 |
Is the reform we have seen in the wake of the pedophilia scandals in the Catholic Church meaningful? Have our conversations about the causes of these scandals delved as deeply as they need to? For those questioning the relations between hierarchical power, secrecy, and sexuality in institutional religion, Mark D. Jordan's eloquent meditations on what truths about sexuality need to be told in church-and the difficulty of telling any truths-will be a balm and a revelation.
Truth Telling in a Post-Truth World
Title | Truth Telling in a Post-Truth World PDF eBook |
Author | D. Stephen Long |
Publisher | Wesley's Foundery Books |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2019-08-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9781945935503 |
Where would we be without the truth telling of Moses, Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr.- and you? The choice is clear: truth, justice, and freedom, or lies, injustice, and bondage? The good life and a just society depend on truth telling- but are we more comfortable with lies and fake news?
Truth-Telling and Other Ecclesial Practices of Resistance
Title | Truth-Telling and Other Ecclesial Practices of Resistance PDF eBook |
Author | Christine Helmer |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Total Pages | 203 |
Release | 2021-05-25 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1978712103 |
In this book, leading American Lutheran theologians, inspired by the Scandinavian emphasis on theology as embodied practice, ask how Christian communities might be mobilized for resistance against systemic injustices. They argue that the challenges we confront today as citizens of the United States, as a species in relation to all the other species on the planet, and as members of the body of Christ require an imaginative reconceptualization of the inherited tradition. The driving force of each chapter is the commitment to truth-telling in naming the church’s complicity with social and political evils, and to reorienting the church to the truth of grace that Christianity was created to communicate. Contributors ask how ecclesial resources may be generatively repurposed for the church in the world today, for church-building grounded in Christ and for empowering the church’s witness for justice. The authors take up the theme of resistance in both theoretical and pragmatic terms, on the one hand, rethinking doctrine, on the other, reconceiving lived religion and pastoral care, in light of the necessary urgencies of the time, and bearing witness to the God whose truth includes both justice and hope.
In the Middle of the Mess
Title | In the Middle of the Mess PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Walsh |
Publisher | Thomas Nelson |
Total Pages | 190 |
Release | 2017-11-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1400204925 |
How do you turn your struggles into strengths? Beloved Bible teacher Sheila Walsh teaches readers how the daily spiritual practices of confession, meditation on God’s Word, and prayer result in fresh freedom in Christ. In her long-awaited book, Sheila Walsh equips women with a practical method for connecting with God’s strength in the midst of struggle. From daily frustrations that can feel like overwhelming obstacles to hard challenges that turn into rock-bottom crises, women will find the means to equip themselves for standing strong with God. Using the spiritual applications of confession, prayer, and meditation on Scripture to form a daily connection to Jesus, women will learn how to experience new joy as a child of God who is fully known, fully loved, and fully accepted. In In the Middle of the Mess, Walsh reveals the hardened defenses that kept her from allowing God into her deepest hurts and shares how entering into a safe place with God and practicing this daily connection with him have saved her from the devil’s prowling attacks. Though we will never be completely “fixed” on earth, we are continually held by Jesus, whatever our circumstances. Sheila Walsh acts as our guardian in In the Middle of the Mess as she shows us we’re not alone in our struggles, guides us through a courageous journey of self-discovery, and reminds us where to find hope, comfort, and strength in tough times.
The Church and Truth-telling
Title | The Church and Truth-telling PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hyman Ayers |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 7 |
Release | 1962 |
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Telling the Truth
Title | Telling the Truth PDF eBook |
Author | John S. McClure |
Publisher | John McClure |
Total Pages | 180 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 9780829812824 |
Every congregation in North America has victims, survivors, and perpetrators of violence in its midst. Many in the church, while supporting marital and family connections, do not know how to address abuse. Many ministers are searching for theological and ethical perspectives with which to frame an effective pulpit, teaching, and pastoral ministry.Telling the Truth assembles the wisdom of experts from across disciplines and denominations. Biblical and theological issues are analyzed by Johanna Van Wijk-Bos, Shawn Copeland, and Wendy Farley. Pastoral resources are presented by Marie M. Fortune, James Poling, Nancy Ramsay, and David Goatley. Preaching strategies are discussed by Barbara Patterson and John S. McClure. Four sermons are also included to provide effective models for ministering against sexual and domestic violence.
Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience
Title | Truth-Telling as Subversive Obedience PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Brueggemann |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | 126 |
Release | 2011-07-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1621890635 |
"Those who serve as truth-tellers in the church, like those who listen to the truth-telling in the church, are a mix of yearning and fearfulness, of receptiveness and collusion. In the end, the work of truth-telling is not to offer a new package of certitudes that displaces old certitudes. This truth to be uttered and acted, rather, is the enactment and conveyance of this Person who is truth, so that truth comes as bodily fidelity that stays reliably present to the pain of the world." --from the Preface