Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Living - Social Issues

Roger Betsworth introduces ethics by focusing on the cultural narratives that shape American images of self and world: the biblical story, the American gospel of success, the idea of wellbeing, and the global mission of America. These cultural narratives display the ways in which the sense of self and world, and therefore ethical vision, is fundamentally conflicted.

This book looks at the experiences of people with AIDS as a means of examining the way Christianity views the problem and deals with it on both personal and community levels. This book begins by sharing the experience and ministry of those living with AIDS. Also presented is a series of theological reflections on what living with AIDS means for the renewal of the church. Russell also asks how the traditional church might be seen differently by those struggling with AIDS. The final section, is designed as a tool for study and discussion groups.

AIDS in the Church provides important information about the changing evolution of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the persons it is affecting, and its global impact. It offers accurate scientific and sociological data and psychological insight. But most importantly, AIDS and the Church presents a compassionate and prophetic vision of how the church ought to respond to this global crisis.

How can the church respond to the divisions within society that leave many persons marginalized? This book refocuses our notions of what mission is and suggests how local churches can immerse themselves in other cultural contexts.

North American Christians have become concerned with justice and human rights struggles of the third-world poor, but such "globalization" has not made connections with the poor of the first-world society who are overwhelmingly rooted in the inner cities of the nation. Recinos examines the meaning of globalization as reflected in Biblical and specific...

In this updated edition of A Strong Delusion, author and counselor Joe Dallas helps readers understand what pro-gay theology is and how to confront it. In a biblical manner, Dallas examines believers' personal responses and the need for bold love and commitment as they

• become familiar with the movement's background and beliefs
• study a clear, scriptural response to each belief
• extend Christ's love to those living the homosexual lifestyle

This resource is an important one for those who have been unsure how to respond to the growing acceptance of...