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Designed to give readers a simple but accurate idea of an expression, this dictionary compiles, translates, and briefly explains the Latin phrases found in theological writings and canon law that may puzzle readers unfamiliar with Latin or the theological meaning and nuances of these terms. "Consecrated Phrases" is a valuable reference for anyone interested in theology at all levels ..
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The Coming Prophetic Revolution offers a unique and refreshing approach to the "heart issues" of the prophetic gifting. Centered around a character study of John, the beloved apostle, it develops the tie between intimacy with God and the corresponding grace of hearing his voice. Being a prophetic generation, the author explains, is not so much about giftedness as it is about people who have spent intimate time with the Lord Jesus and declared faithfully what they have heard from the mouth of God.

Ruthlessly yet graciously, Goll exposes common misconceptions from his own personal journey with prophetic ministry, as well as through the successes and failures of gifted people throughout church history. A great tool-more than instruction, but wisdom from the trenches-for pastors who grapple with the real-life issues of working with prophetic people. The Coming Prophetic Revolution casts the vision that will take us from a fragmented body of Christ to the great revolutionary army of God on earth..
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Does religious life still make sense today?

Author of New Wineskins, Sandra Schneiders began a brilliant yet controversial examination of modern religious life in her acclaimed book Finding the Treasure. That first title located religious life within the multiple realities of today's postmodern world and post-Vatican II Church. This new volume examines today's post-conciliar, post-modern religious life "from the inside," looking at the make-up of religious life's specific identity and how it functions today. She does this through the three lenses of commitment, consecrated celibacy, and community.

Through the lens of commitment, Schneiders surveys the process of entering the religious life, from the first experience of a call to a final promise of perpetual profession. She also explores the theological concept of divine call, as well as the psychological and spiritual process of human discernment. And she shows how realistic commitment is possible even in today's world of kaleidoscopic change and instability. Schneiders then examines consecrated celibacy from theological, biblical, and feminist standpoints. Last, she explores the theological and prophetic nature of community life as a Gospel imperative both shared by Christians and unique to religious. And she raises sociological and spiritual questions about the forms and lifestyles of community life.

Perhaps even more than the first volume, Selling All extends beyond its primary audience of women religious to include male religious, religious of other denominations, spiritual directors, retreat directors, and all lay Christians on a serious spiritual quest. The book is also invaluable for use by general chapters, in formation programs, and by study groups..
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Winner of Mormon History Association Best Biography Biography.As one of the LDS Church's most widely recognized scholars, Hugh Nibley is both an icon and an enigma. Through complete access to Nibley's correspondence, journals, notes and papers, Petersen has painted a portrait that reveals the man behind the legend. Starting with a foreword written by Zina Nibley Peterson (the author's wife and Nibley's daughter) and finishing with appendixes that include some of the best of Nibley's personal correspondence, the biography reveals aspects of the tapestry of the life of one who has truly consecrated his life to the service of the Lord..
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What is the Spirit saying today to consecrated men and women? How can religious of the third Christian millennium live in ever creative fidelity, as witnesses of Christian joy who are passionate in self-giving? The International Congress on Consecrated Life convoked to address these questions and the many challenges confronting religious today..
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Arguments about the Bible often dispute whether its account is pure myth or divine revelation In a stimulating departure from the normal debate, Caryl Johnston interprets the biblical events as figures or motifs of human knowledge, a way of seeing the Bible which is both novel and revealing. The author starts from the dual significance of the serpent, as tempter and as symbol of wisdom and inspiration. Human awareness changed from the moment that Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent and tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. By that act, they became aware of themselves as thinking beings. The venom of the serpent was to engage humans in the historical process itself, to make them active in the world through paying attention to their own thought. However, the Bible also reveals to us the serpent of Moses, that he 'lifted up' to rescue his people. Through thinking we are bound into creation by responsibility and moral presence, and by engaging with history we confront the greatest lessons that humanity has to learn. With striking and fresh insight on every page, Consecrated Venom explores the very nature of human awareness as imaged in the Bible stories of the Garden of Paradise, Cain and Abel, Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac, as well as the historical reality of humanity's Covenant with God..
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