Ritual Practices category: 1070 books
Martyrdom and Terrorism
Pre-Modern to Contemporary Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
In recent years, terrorism has become closely associated with martyrdom in the minds of many terrorists and in the view of nations around the world. In Islam, martyrdom is mostly conceived as "bearing witness" to faith and God. Martyrdom is also central to the Christian tradition, not only...
Doors to the Sacred
A Historical Introduction to Sacraments in the Catholic Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, Doors to the Sacred has endured as an indispensable account of the sacraments of the Catholic Church. Used in hundreds of university and seminary courses and full of critical acclaim, it details their historical and cultural evolution and the rituals and practices associated...
by Jules Bois
Language: French
Release Date: March 19, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: March 19, 2015
Le Satanisme et la magie est un livre écrit par le poète, romancier et dramaturge français Jules Bois (1868 - 1943), auteur d'ouvrages sur l'ésotérisme. Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture...
by Nicole Chareyron
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2005
"Every man who undertakes the journey to the Our Lord's Sepulcher needs three sacks: a sack of patience, a sack of silver, and a sack of faith."—Symon Semeonis, an Irish medieval pilgrim
As medieval pilgrims made their way to the places where Jesus Christ lived and suffered, they...
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook
Practices That Transform Us
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
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The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, 1520
The Annotated Luther
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
In his The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, Martin Luther set forth a reconsideration of the sacramental Christian life that centered on the word. His thesis is that the papacy had distorted the sacraments with its own traditions and regulations, transforming them into a system of control and coercion....
Living Santería
Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has created an active oricha “house” and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in...
The Sacred Enneagram Workbook
Mapping Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2019
**Whether you are looking to discover your type for the first time or take a deeper dive into your identity, The Sacred Enneagram Workbook is designed to help you grow in your spiritual life through the understanding of your Enneagram type.
Most of us spend a lifetime trying to figure out...
For the Glory of God
Recovering a Biblical Theology of Worship
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Current discussions about worship are often driven by pragmatics and personal preferences rather than by the teaching of Scripture. True worship, however, is our response to God's gracious revelation; in order to be acceptable to God, worship must be experienced on God's terms.
Respected Old...
Japanese Shamanism
Trance and possession
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The present work examines the controversies inherent to the issues on shamanic practices, by comparing the different outlooks of the scholars and their methodological approaches, Then, applying to the case of Japan, it will give a theoretical systematization of trance and possession going through...
Evangelical versus Liturgical?
Defying a Dichotomy
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
Why is there such a deep divide between evangelical and liturgical churches, especially when it comes to worship? How did this unfortunate evangelical-liturgical dichotomy develop, and what can be done about it?
In this book Melanie Ross draws on historical analysis, systematic theology, and...
It Takes a Church to Baptize
What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized?
Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring...
by Richard Valantasis
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
From its earliest days, Christianity has been marked by a rich diversity of beliefs and practices. Different interpretations of Jesus’ life and mission, as well as conflicting views about worship and rituals, gave rise to numerous sects in the first centuries C.E. Condemned as heretical by the official...
Sacred Rhythms
Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Winner of a 2006 Logos Book Award! Do you long for a deep, fundamental change in your life with God? Do you desire a greater intimacy with God? Do you wonder how you might truly live your life as God created you to live it? Spiritual disciplines are activities that open us to God's transforming love...