Philippians: A Participatory Study Guide is the sixth volume in the Participatory Study Series. From beginning to end, the student is invited to absorb the text and allow God's message to change her or his life. At the same time, it maintains the series standard of providing a guide that takes account of current biblical scholarship and helps the student examine the text critically while also listening to and being guided by the Holy Spirit. This guide contains eight lessons suitable for use by an individual student, but best used in a small group. The lessons are clearly written so that a...

Life-giving theology emerges from our evolving personal and communal experiences of divine inspiration amid the dynamic interdependence of life. Emerging process theology arises from the faithful and ongoing gifts of a lively community of friends and colleagues. Each moment of experience and ones whole lifetime emerges from the universe and God who gives birth to all things.

Bruce Epperly calls Healing Marks a "very personal book" as it comes from over thirty years of experiencing the healing stories of Jesus. From his early years as a young college professor, he sought to make sense of the growing interest in complementary and alternative medicine. For seventeen years, Bruce was a chaplain and professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and was among the first to teach courses on spirituality and medicine at a major medical school. While embracing Jesus' healing ministry as a pastor, professor, reiki teacher, and spiritual guide, he has also wrestled...

Epperly introduces readers to 12 individuals or groups of mystics through the ages. Each chapter describes each mystic's life, spiritual experiences and worldview, and provides spiritual exercises to help readers experience the mystic firsthand.