This volume traces the historical development of Lutheran churches in southern Africa from colonial establishment through apartheid to contemporary unity efforts. The study examines mission-to-church transitions, responses to apartheid, and multiple attempts at achieving unity including the formation of FELCSA, LUCSA, and includes:Comprehensive historical analysis of Lutheran churches in southern Africa from colonial establishment to contemporary unity effortsExamin...

This book is a collection of essays in honour of Albert Nolan OP, who died in October 2022 at the age of 88. Awarded the 'Order of Luthuli in Silver' by then President Thabo Mbeki in 2003 for his 'life-long dedication to the struggle for democracy, human rights and justice and for challenging the religious "dogma" especially the theological justification for apartheid', Nolan inspired a generation of Christian activists and theologians. From 1973-1980, he served as national chaplain for th...

Fiction devoted to the economic and financial crisis, read through the gate reading Albert Hirschman: exit, voice loyalty.Based in the University Paris Ouest Nanterre Defense, Jean-Philippe Denis holds a Ph.D. in Management Science, Associate of the Faculties of Law, Economics and Management (Management Science section).Specialist in the relationship between control, strategy and governance of the company, its research focuses on the ideological inspiration and theoretical ...

Dancing to the Heartbeat of God is a vibrant and inspiring exploration of Christian discipleship in today's world.Bringing together around thirty contributors from across the globe, this rich volume reflects the breadth, diversity, and vitality of the Anglican Communion. With a foreword and afterword by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullaly, and an introduction by the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, it offers a confident and hopeful vision of faith...

This hugely heartening book on hope will galvanise readers into looking at the world and the challenges we're facing in a new way.It gathers together a fantastic range of lively, up-and-coming writers who are willing to dig deep. Here they write passionately about what gives them hope, in reflections including Seeds of unity, A beautiful and messy awakening, Kingdom diplomacy across faiths, A vision for hope in politics, Wild paths of peace and Hope in suffering.

Contained in THE WISDOM OF JOHN PAUL II are essential excerpts from papal encyclicals, sermons, addresses, and other statements, both formal and occasional, from throughout his Holiness's papacy. They discuss, matters of faith and conscience, and range from the problems of Contemporary Spirituality and Morality to Progress in the Modern World and Human Rights – all informed by the profound wisdom and deep understanding of a man who devoted his life to God and His peoples.

Lent is Easter in disguise, a radical, subversive season of resistance. A blend of contemporary spirituality, scriptural reflection and tales from one of the UK's youngest nuns make this a vibrant take on an ancient season.Sister Liz Dodd, an activist and journalist, draws on feminist and Liberation theologies, as well as her work with refugees and her adventures cycling around the world, to outline a new spirituality for social justice. This Lent she challenges Christians to do mo...

The Science and Art of Getting Rich- What’s it that makes some people richer and richer and others poorer and poorer?- Who has decreed that this divide should exist in our world?- Is there any way in which the line can be crossed, and the have-nots can make their place among the privileged haves?- Can you make the jump from being the person who has to think about paying the next electricity bill to being the person who thinks about ...

The Common Good, option for the poor, subsidiarity- concepts like these have become part of the currency of Catholic teaching, but what do they mean? What are their foundations in scripture and tradition which make them distinctively Catholic? This eBook examines key aspects of human social relations such as the family, the state and civil society, the world of work and justice. It explains in clear language how a conscience informed by divine revelation brings out the true human vocation ...

This groundbreaking book examines the anarchic aspects of Jesus' message, and suggests that the demise of the church as pillar of social order gives it a fresh opportunity to exercise its prophetic role - challenging injustice, shaking institutions and undermining some of the central values and norms on which post-Christian society is built.

**2015 Book Award for Excellence in Missiology, American Society of MissiologyNamed an Outstanding Mission Book of 2015,** International Bulletin of Mission ResearchIn 1900 many assumed the twentieth century would be a Christian century because Western "Christian empires" ruled most of the world. What happened instead is that Christianity in the West declined dramatically, the empires collapsed, and Christianity's center moved to Africa, Asia, Lati...