Bless Break Share: Recipes for Faithful Living is a Lent and Easter devotional from the United Church of Canada that explores the deep connection between faith, food, and spiritual hunger. Rooted in progressive Christian theology, this devotional invites readers to reflect on hunger—not only for food, but for justice, belonging, meaning, and resurrection hope.Drawing on the image of Christ as the bread of life, Bless Break Share centers ev...

Revised, restructured and updated to reflect the latest data and debates, this new edition of the widely used, classic textbook offers students an accessible account of the major social divisions that structure social life. Written by internationally known sociologists and experts, the book:• addresses a wide range of social divisions and inequalities in novel ways, with added chapters on education and age;• provides a framework for understanding contemporary social inequal...

What is the meaning of grace, of sin, of the sacraments? How are we to understand our dependence on God or relate to the person of Jesus? What roles do the Bible and the church play in our life of faith? Talking about theology needn't be boring or stuffy, the authors argue. Rather, it is exhilarating to explore the why of our faith. Each of 13 key doctrines is explored theologically, scripturally, in pastoral application, and in a sample sermon.

Juliana Fiori est tombée de Charybde en Scylla : afin d’échapper à un importun, elle a commis l’erreur de se réfugier dans la voiture de l’insupportable duc de Leighton. Une fois de plus, cet arrogant la traite en gamine effrontée. Il est temps que quelqu’un le remette à sa place ! Apprenant qu’il s’apprête à conclure un mariage de raison, Juliana lui lance un défi : elle lui prouvera qu’il est impossible de résister à la passion ! Amusé, Leighton accepte et lui laisse quinze jours pour se...

This book is a collaboration between a biblical scholar (Mary Ann Beavis) and a practical theologian (HyeRan Kim-Cragg) who are concerned with the way that the Bible is portrayed and interpreted in popular culture, including but not limited to the movies. This concern points to a need for a conversation, examining what the Bible actually says, in order to uncover transformations and distortions of the biblical stories in the wider culture--including Christian culture. Our conversation is c...