Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christian Church - Administration

Nigel Zimmermann presents critical reflections from leading Catholic prelates and scholars on the significance of the Second Vatican Council fifty years after it began. These include two senior Cardinals, one of whom is the head of the Congregation of Bishops and the other a member of Pope Francis' new advisory body on reforming the Roman Curia, as well as Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy.

Together with thinkers from North America, the UK, Rome and Australia, they take up key themes from the Conciliar documents and assess the reception of the Council half a century on from...

Der Sammelband vereinigt die Beitrage der Arbeitsgruppe -Athanasius-, die auf der XVI. International Conference on Patristic Studies (Oxford 2011) gehalten wurden. Das Spektrum reicht von allgemeinen kirchenrechtlichen Problemen zu einzelnen Betrachtungen der wichtigsten Synoden (Chalkedon, Mailand, Ankyra, Rimini).

This unique commentary helps

preachers see how knowledge of

first-century Judaism can help them

avoid incorporating misunderstandings

and stereotypes into their sermons on

the letters. Ronald Allen and Clark

Williamson explore insights from recent

Christian-Jewish dialogue, continuities

between Judaism and the theology of

Paul, and the Roman occupation to help

preachers understand the Jewish context

of the letters. As in their previous

book, Preaching the Gospels without

Blaming the Jews, they also suggest

how today's preacher...

With great compassion Allender offers hope for victims of rape, date rape, incest, molestation, sexting, sexual bullying, unwanted advances, pornography, and more, exposing the raw wounds that are left behind...

The Soul of Discernment provides concrete steps for groups of people who work together and need to make important decisions: church sessions, nonprofit hiring committees, etc. Liebert calls this process the Social Discernment Cycle, a process for seeking God's call in a particular situation. "It is called 'social' because it deals primarily with human communities in their social-structural, rather than interpersonal aspects," Liebert explains. "It is a cycle because one completed round of discernment prepares for the next. The Social Discernment Cycle is particularly apt for any...

A revolution of generosity will only occur as pastors, financial chairs and stewardship chairs live and give witness to the importance of generosity in their personal lives and then intentionally recruit and train others to join the revolution. Leading a revolution in generosity is not about simply using the right program or reading the right book or preaching the right sermon; a...