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In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Africa faced a unique set of challenges that sparked a profound spiritual response among its people. Wash and Pray: African Theological Discourse on COVID-19 delves into the heart of this response, exploring the intersections of faith, culture, history, and the pandemic that gripped the world from 2019 to 2022. The book demonstrates that for many Africans, the pandemic was not just a medical crisis but also a spiritual battle. As such, the book invites the reader to witness the historicising of the pandemic in Africa through this landmark resource for current and future generations, ensuring that the narratives of African Christianity in the face of COVID-19 and other pandemics are not lost. The chapter contributions offer diverse perspectives from Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and the UK, each contextualising the African Christian response to the pandemic. In essence, this monograph paints a rich tapestry of African theological discourse during a global crisis, ultimately affirming that faith and science, when harmonised, can lead to a resilient and thriving community.
New Churches: A Theology considers the theological issues and questions that surface from the starting of new churches in the UK context. Offering both a theology for starting new churches (to support, guide, encourage and challenge practitioners to plant fully Christian churches) and a theology from new churches (using new churches as an opportunity to explore vital theological, ecclesiological, and missiological questions we might otherwise miss), the book brings together some of those most significant voices in the conversation today, speaking from a wide spread of perspectives including theologians and practitioners, pioneers and planters, evangelical and Anglo-Catholic.
This book is born out of the outreach of the authors to young adults and teenagers, particularly, those they are mentoring in an online village called Alive Mentorship Group. Based on an acknowledgement of the fact that our everyday life offers us tremendous learning opportunities, the book brings together various life lessons which the authors have shared with their mentees on the mentorship platform within a year (2021). Written in a devotional style based on reflective journaling, each chapter draws some life lessons from a reflection on the life experiences of the authors—their victories, failures, and observations from doing life with others on a daily basis. Their hope is that each reader will truly find these life lessons from their 'online village' a helpful resource as they make progress in their destiny journey.
Christianity has long been associated with the West, often creating a disjunction affecting the understanding of the essence of the gospel. The Asianization of Christianity is a clarion call by Asian Christian leaders for the gospel to be indigenized by encouraging practitioners to seriously engage with both the Bible and the cultures of Asia. The book demonstrates that both the theology and the presentation of the gospel need to be framed according to the mindset of the respective Asian cultures so that the message of the Bible can be understood and accepted. Case studies on evangelism, church, and training models from several Asian nations are explored. Core issues such as culture, communication, and contextualization underpin the practical cases to give depth and clarity for the effective communication of the gospel.
It is said here that the human race can be divided by attitude into four; can it now? These four attitude-determined groups may very well be said to have been created along the planes of the temperaments. Thus, there are the Sanguine, the Choleric, the Melancholy and the Phlegmatic. Each one of these persons has his own inherent strengths and weaknesses. Interestingly, mentioned here is not just a weakness, but the paramount, and perhaps defining, weakness of each temperament: the Sanguine's pride, the Choleric's voraciousness, the Melancholy's pessimism, and the Phlegmatic's sanctimony! But where is here? Am I involved? Do you belong? How are you involved? What can you learn? Lets find out, together. As is said, learning never stops. Come along now, please!
A revealing work of public history that shows how communities remember their pasts in different ways to fit specific narratives, Race, Place, and Memory charts the ebb and flow of racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina, from the 1730s to the present day. Margaret Mulrooney argues that white elites have employed public spaces, memorials, and celebrations to maintain the status quo. The port city has long celebrated its white colonial revolutionary origins, memorialized Decoration Day, and hosted Klan parades. Other events, such as the Azalea Festival, have attempted to present a false picture of racial harmony to attract tourists. And yet, the revolutionary acts of Wilmington’s A...
This book develops a model to evaluate and assess life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on typical Australian commercial building design options. It also draws comparisons between some of the many green building rating tools that have been developed worldwide to support sustainable development. These include: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) by the Building Research Establishment, Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE) by the Japanese Sustainable Building Consortium, and Green Star Environmental Rating Sy...
“The Empty Tomb: Easters Surprise Kids Bible Stories” is a captivating and immersive journey into the heart of one of Christianity’s most profound and transformative events, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through 15 richly detailed chapters, readers are invited to experience the Easter story in a fresh and engaging way, exploring the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tactile sensations that bring each biblical narrative to life. From the miracle of Easter morning, when the stone is rolled away to reveal the empty tomb, to the encounter between Mary Magdalene and the risen Lord, every chapter is infused with sensory experiences that transport readers to the heart of the story. They...
Work and Struggle: Voices from U.S. Labor Radicalism focuses on the history of U.S. labor with an emphasis on radical currents, which have been essential elements in the working-class movement from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. Showcasing some of labor's most important leaders, Work and Struggle offers students and instructors a variety of voices to learn from -- each telling their story through their own words -- through writings, memoirs and speeches, transcribed and introduced here by Paul Le Blanc. This collection of revolutionary voices will inspire anyone interested in the history of labor organizing.