by Henri J. M. Nouwen (1977)
In three chapters the author formulates and answers a new and compelling question: Who am I as a living memory of God? The challenge to Christians is to become a living reminder of God. The way to meet this challenge is to seek a life in which personal prayer and service to others sustain and enrich one another. Addressed to all Christians who want to strenthen and deepen the meaning of their lives.
David Hansen
In this significantly revised new edition, Hansen includes new insights into his view of pastorate as parable and adds a new postlude in which he comes clean on his "constant attempts to leave the ministry." --from publisher description
Pierre Cousin, Christine Fourage, Kristoff Talin
Que deviennent les valeurs et les croyances chez les 25 - 40 ans ? Ce groupe d'âge n'a fait l'objet d'aucune étude sociologique bien qu'il soit à la charnière des évolutions actuelles tant sociales que religieuses. Cet ouvrage présente une étude comparative entre Angers et Grenoble, deux villes avec leurs spécificités culturelles, socio-économiques et institutionnelles. Il permet d'analyser l'influence de ces deux contextes différents et d'en mesurer l'impact. Les démarches quantitatives et qualitatives tentent de cerner la recomposition des croyances et des attitudes religieuses confrontées à la modernité, les mutations dans l'univers politique et social ainsi que la transmission des valeurs dans le nouveau contexte familial.
Stephen Batchelor
"Living with the Devil is Stephen Batchelor's work on humankind's greatest struggle - to become good. Batchelor traces the trajectory - from the words of the Buddha and Christ, through the writings at Shantideva, Milton, and Pascal, to the poetry of Baudelaire and the fiction of Kafka - of impediments that keep us from doing what's in our own and others' best interests. He shows us the myriad forms those obstacles take: a wandering farmer, a caring friend, a devout religious believer, a powerful king, even a frustrated old man who doodles in the sand when he cannot snare the Buddha. The devil need not appear with horns and a forked tail: he stands for everything that paralyzes our innate wisdom, freedom, and empathy, thus blocking our paths in life. In a world of black and white, Batchelor paints in shades of gray, illustrating what it means to live in an ambiguous and precarious environment that continually tempts us from what we hold to be good." "Drawing on classic religious texts from East and West, as well as the findings of modern physics and evolutionary biology, Batchelor asks us to examine who we really are, and to rest in the uncertainty that we may never know." "Living with the Devil tells a tale that weaves its way among philosophy, religion, and science, and psychology, history, and myth. This is a book that will challenge your attitudes, your beliefs, the very way you live your life."--BOOK JACKET.
Jay E. Adams
A Theology of Christian Counseling connects biblical doctrine with practical living. Salvation, that central concern of Protestant theology, is often too narrowly defined. It is thought of as "being saved from the consequences of sin." But God is doing much more. He is making something new out of the old sinful nature. He is, in Christ, making new creatures. "No counseling system that is based on some other foundation can begin to offer what Christian counseling offers....No matter what the problem is, no matter how greatly sin has abounded, the Christian counselor's stance is struck by the far-more-abounding nature of the grace of Jesus Christ in redemption. What a difference this makes in counseling!" In this book the reader will gain an insight into the rich theological framework that supports and directs a biblical approach to counseling. And the connection between solid theology and practical application will become compelling. This book is one-of-a-kind. -- Back cover.