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A faith of many rooms : inhabiting a more spacious Christianity / by Thomas, Debie,author.(CARDINAL)888573;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184)."Disillusioned by narrow theology and constricted dogma, people are leaving Christianity in droves. But Jesus describes the reign of God as a house with many rooms. What if there are nooks and crannies of faith we have yet to explore? In A Faith of Many Rooms, Debie Thomas claims that the space where God dwells is expansive and full of belonging"--
Subjects: Christianity.; Identification (Religion);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Slave : the hidden truth about your identity in Christ / by MacArthur, John,1939-(CARDINAL)718022;
Includes bibliographical references.One hidden word -- Ancient history, timeless truth -- The good and faithful slave -- The Lord and master (pt. 1) -- The Lord and master (pt. 2) -- Our Lord and our God -- The slave market of sin -- Bound, blind, and dead -- Saved from sin, slaved by grace -- From slaves to sons (pt. 1) -- From slaves to sons (pt. 2) -- Ready to meet the master -- The riches of the paradox -- Appendix. Voices from church history.John MacArthur uses deep Bible teaching and historical evaluation to expertly uncover the one forgotten word that restores the Bible's definition of true Christian freedom. What does it mean to be a Christian the way Jesus defined it? MacArthur says it all boils down to one word: Slave. "We have been bought with a price. We belong to Christ. We are His own possession." --from publisher description
Subjects: Identification (Religion); Christian life.;
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Slave : The hidden truth about your identity in Christ / by MacArthur, John.(CARDINAL)428397;
Hidden word -- Ancient history, timeless truth -- The good and faithful slave -- The Lord and master (pt. 1) -- The Lord and master (pt. 2) -- Our Lord and our God -- The slave market of sin -- Bound, blind, and dead -- Saved from sin, slaved by grace -- From slaves to sons (pt. 1) -- From slaves to sons (pt. 2) -- Ready to meet the master -- The riches of the paradox -- Appendix. Voices from church history.
Subjects: Identification (Religion); Christian life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Why did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed cross the road? : Christian identity in a multi-faith world / by McLaren, Brian D.,1956-(CARDINAL)646725;
Includes bibliographical references.The scene of a thousand jokes -- Conflicted religious identity syndrome -- How a Muslim boy converted me -- How a book in the 1970s anticipated the story line of the early 21st century -- How a mentor shocked me - and gently nudged me toward higher ground -- How your friends can be more dangerous than your enemies (and how you can be more dangerous than both) -- How an atheist made - and missed - an essential point about religion -- How (not) to create a strong-benevolent Christian identity -- How a liberal arts education ruined my opinion of Christopher Columbus -- How Constantine prepared the way for Columbus -- How Constantine prepared the way for today's headlines -- How the doctrine of creation can create humankind(ness) -- How the doctrine of (un)original sin can help Christians be less sinful -- How the doctrine of election (or chosen-ness) can help Christians choose benevolence -- How the doctrine of the trinity can foment harmony and unity -- How a deeper Christology can save Christians from hostility -- How the doctrine of the holy spirit can empower our encounter with the other -- How faithful doctrinal reformulation can make orthodoxy more generous -- How the Christian year can become more Christian -- How baptism differs from sitting on Santa's knee -- How songs, prayers, sermons, and Sunday school classes can save lives -- How reading the Bible responsibly can look irresponsible (and vice versa) -- How the table differ from the altar -- How subversive friendship can change the world -- How God's commonwealth of peace confronts earthly empires of hostility -- How with-ness complements witness -- How mission can reorganize organized religion -- How Evangelism is like a windmill -- How a Hindu can help Christians discover their true identity in a multi-faith world.Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths? Is it possible to affirm other religious traditions without watering down your own? In his most important book yet, widely acclaimed author and speaker Brian McLaren proposes a new faith alternative, one built on "benevolence and solidarity rather than rivalry and hostility." This way of being Christian is strong but doesn't strong-arm anyone, going beyond mere tolerance to vigorous hospitality toward, interest in, and collaboration with the other. Blending history, narrative, and brilliant insight, McLaren shows readers step-by-step how to reclaim this strong-benevolent faith, challenging us to stop creating barriers in the name of God and learn how affirming other religions can strengthen our commitment to our own. And in doing so, he invites Christians to become more Christ-like than ever before.
Subjects: Christianity and other religions.; Religions; Identification (Religion);
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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The mind of Christ the transforming power of thinking his thoughts. by Hunt, T. W.,1929-2014.(CARDINAL)757887;
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Christian life; Identification (Religion);
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Becoming Rasta : origins of Rastafari identity in Jamaica / by Price, Charles,1963-(CARDINAL)496080;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.Preface -- Introduction -- Race formation and morally configured Black identities -- Ethnogenesis, surprise, and collective identity formation -- The positive power of stigma and Black identity -- Encounters -- Acts of identity work -- Rastafari nation on the move: identity and change -- Conclusion: Toward a more comprehensive understanding of racial identity formation.
Subjects: Black people; Identification (Religion); Rastafari movement;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Immortal diamond : the search for our true self / by Rohr, Richard.(CARDINAL)357609;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-235) and index.Dissolve the distractions of ego to find your authentic self in God. Your "true self" is like a diamond, buried deep within your, formed under the intense pressure of our lives, that must be searched for, uncovered, separated from all the debris of ego that surrounds it. Like Jesus, it be resurrected-- and that process is not resuscitation but transformation.
Subjects: Identification (Religion); Self-knowledge, Theory of.; Self; Theological anthropology;
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Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul. by Gager, John G.(CARDINAL)729787;
In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the Apostle's views to early and later Christians. Though Christian clerical elites ascribed a rejection-replacement theology to Paul's legend, Gager shows that the Apostle was considered a loyal Jew by many of his Jesus-believing contemporaries and that later Jewish and Muslim thinkers held the same view. He holds that one of the earliest misinterpretations of Paul was to name him the founder of Christianity, and in recent times numerous Jewish and Christian readers of Paul have moved beyond this understanding. Gager also finds that Judaism did not fade away after Paul's death but continued to appeal to both Christians and pagans for centuries. Jewish synagogues remained important religious and social institutions throughout the Mediterranean world. Making use of all possible literary and archaeological sources, including Muslim texts, Gager helps recover the long pre-history of a Jewish Paul, obscured by recent, negative portrayals of the Apostle, and recognizes the enduring bond between Jews and Christians that has influenced all aspects of Christianity.
Subjects: Paul, the Apostle, Saint; Identification (Religion); Christianity and other religions;
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God makes us different / by Caswell, Helen Rayburn.(CARDINAL)713366;
Subjects: Creation; Identification (Religion); Providence and government of God; Providence and government of God;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Coming out Christian in the Roman world : how the followers of Jesus made a place in Caesar's empire / by Boin, Douglas.(CARDINAL)401988;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-194) and index.A bewitching Sibyl -- The quieter ones -- The new neighbors who moved in next door -- A safe space--for being Jewish -- What goes on behind closed doors -- At the threshold of the palace -- "Soldiers" in God's heavenly Army -- The moment of the eruption.Not so, argues Douglas Boin. Such tales are simply untrue to history, and ignore the most important fact of all: life in Rome never came to a dramatic stop. Instead, as Boin shows, a small minority movement rose to transform society--politically, religiously, and culturally--but it was a gradual process, one that happened in fits and starts over centuries. Drawing upon a decade of recent studies in history and archaeology, and on his own research, Boin opens up a wholly new window onto a period we thought we knew. His work is the first to describe how Christians navigated the complex world of social identity in terms of "passing" and "coming out." Many Christians lived in a dynamic middle ground. Their quiet success, as much as the clamor of martyrdom, was a powerful agent for change. With this insightful approach to the story of Christians in the Roman world, Douglas Boin rewrites, and rediscovers, the fascinating early history of a world faith.
Subjects: Christianity and culture; Identification (Religion); Christians;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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