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Patterns of Polity

By: Edward Le Roy Jr. Long,Edward Leroy Long

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Patterns of Polity

By: Edward Le Roy Jr. Long,Edward Leroy Long

An excellent primer on the spectrum of ways in which Christians organize their institutional life, Long's study of polity—that is, methods of religious organization—intends to enlighten the reader about the ways in which belief shapes personal and communal function. "Patterns of Polity" is a comparative examination of church governance by bishops, governance by elders, and governance by congregations across contemporary branches of Christianity. "Patterns of Polity" does not defend the validity of any particular polity, but instead raises questions that are essential to all polities and to all communities: How is power created and used? In what ways are polities most likely to function well? In what ways are polities susceptible to corruption and dysfunction? How are conflicts adjudicated and finances handled?

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The Pilgrim Press

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0829820760

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9780829820768

Ritual in Early Modern Europe

By: Edward Muir

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Ritual in Early Modern Europe

By: Edward Muir

The comprehensive 2005 study of rituals in early modern Europe argues that between about 1400 and 1700 a revolution in ritual theory took place that utterly transformed concepts about time, the body, and the presence of spiritual forces in the world. Edward Muir draws on extensive historical research to emphasize the persistence of traditional Christian ritual practices even as educated elites attempted to privilege reason over passion, textual interpretation over ritual action, and moral rectitude over gaining access to supernatural powers. Edward Muir discusses wide ranging themes such as rites of passage, carnivalesque festivity, the rise of manners, Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the alleged anti-Christian rituals of Jews and witches. This edition examines the impact on the European understanding of ritual from the discoveries of new civilizations in the Americas and missionary efforts in China and adds more material about rituals peculiar to women.

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344

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Cambridge University Press

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0521841534

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9780521841535

To Liberate and Redeem

Moral Reflections on the Biblical Narrative

By: Edward LeRoy Long

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To Liberate and Redeem

Moral Reflections on the Biblical Narrative

By: Edward LeRoy Long

In To Liberate and Redeem, scholar Edward LeRoy Long Jr. surveys the full biblical narrative--setting the context by beginning with the oppression of Israel's enslavement and the Exodus liberation, then looking back to the Creation and forward to Christ, Paul, and the early church. This original approach demonstrates how the unfolding drama of the Bible is marked by those who need liberation because they are trapped in oppressive structures and those who, once freed, must faithfully construct communities of redemption so as not to become oppressors themselves. From this basis Long explores how present-day moral decisions can be informed by studying the ways in which our biblical forebears wrestled with concerns similar to our own while standing in faithful responsiveness to God.

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279

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1608991733

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9781608991730

Higher Education as a Moral Enterprise

By: Edward LeRoy Long Jr.

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Higher Education as a Moral Enterprise

By: Edward LeRoy Long Jr.

Long argues that higher education is a moral enterprise and that, as such, it must be guided by a commitments to what is morally right and fundamentally good, not just by what is necessary in intellectual or financial endeavors.

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250

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Georgetown University Press

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1589013425

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9781589013421

Facing Terrorism

Responding as Christians

By: Edward Le Roy Long

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Facing Terrorism

Responding as Christians

By: Edward Le Roy Long

This brief but judicious reflection by a senior statesman of Christian ethics tackles the political, religious, and moral dimensions of terrorism.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664227600

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9780664227609

The Nature and Future of Christianity

A Study of Alternative Approaches

By: Edward LeRoy Long Jr.

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The Nature and Future of Christianity

A Study of Alternative Approaches

By: Edward LeRoy Long Jr.

This book briefly characterizes the many different ways Christianity is currently understood and practiced. These include approaches that center primarily on beliefs and doctrine, those that focus on the support of personal wellbeing, versions of Christianity that nurture special kinds of community in response to particular group identities, those that give attention to Christians' role in society, and those that offer different ways of thinking about the role and function of the church. Long then considers how these traditions relate to each other in both ecumenical and interfaith encounters. He concludes by developing a theological foundation for recognizing and celebrating what is valuable in each of these many diverse approaches. Written primarily as a resources for adult education groups in parish settings, this book will also be of interest to professionals, scholars, and lay readers alike. It considers the strengths and possible limitations of each approach and the challenges that all Christians confront in facing the future.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1630872539

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The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes

By: Edward Coke

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The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes

By: Edward Coke

Reprint of the last and best edition with Butler and Hargrave's notes, with mistakes corrected from the 1681 folio edition. "[Coke's] Commentary upon the Magna Charta, and particularly on the celebrated 29th Chapter [on habeas corpus], is deeply interesting to the lawyers of the present age, as well from the value and dignity of the text, as the spirit of justice and of civil liberty which pervades and animates the work." Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 208.

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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158477200X

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9781584772002

Book's by Edward Le Roy Long

Patterns of Polity

Patterns of Polity

Ritual in Early Modern Europe

Ritual in Early Modern Europe

To Liberate and Redeem

To Liberate and Redeem

Higher Education as a Moral Enterprise

Higher Education as a Moral Enterprise

Facing Terrorism

Facing Terrorism

The Nature and Future of Christianity

The Nature and Future of Christianity

The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes

The Second Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England Containing the Exposition of Many Ancient and Other Statutes

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