Religion is usually thought inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. This book takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continues to have in federal, provincial, and territorial arenas. Drawing on case studies from across the country, it explores three important axes of religiously based contention ? Protestant vs. Catholic, conservative vs. reformer, and, more recently, minority religious practices. Although the extent of partisan engagement with each of these sources of conflict has varied across time and region, the authors show that religion still matters in shaping...
Religion is usually thought inconsequential to contemporary Canadian politics. This book takes a hard look at just how much influence faith continu...
Ordination training in the area of marriage often focuses solely on the development of marriage liturgies. Consequently, many newly ordained clergy are pastorally ill-equipped to exercise this key ministry. This practical handbook addresses all that ministers need to know to about conducting weddings well:
Procedural: the initial contact with a couple; structuring the conversation and the ground you need to cover; the pastoral and procedural opportunities of marriage ministry; and advice and examples on how to proceed with clarity and confidence.
Liturgical: looks at...
Ordination training in the area of marriage often focuses solely on the development of marriage liturgies. Consequently, many newly ordained clergy ar...
Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never checked out of the Eldridge Hotel's mysterious room 506. Sigma Nu's fraternity house, the former home of Kansas's eighteenth governor, is still haunted by the specter of a young woman. Learn the tragic stories of Pete Vinegar, George Albach and Lizzie Madden and uncover the devilish truth behind the "legend" of Stull Cemetery. Author Paul Thomas reveals the ghoulish history behind these stories and many more.
Founded in 1854 as an abolitionist outpost, Lawrence is a seemingly unassuming college town with a long history of hauntings. A ghostly guest never ch...
