This varied and vast collection captures more than 160 sermons developed and delivered by John Coburn — prominent church leader, educator, and rector at St. James Church in New York City. Powerful, yet readily accessible, the sermons reflect Coburn’s refined understanding of personal spirituality, Christian responsibility, congregational life, and the Christian journey. The collection also includes significant meditations for Lent and Easter, plus Coburn’s personal and professional observations on life, church, culture, politics, and the nation at large.
This varied and vast collection captures more than 160 sermons developed and delivered by John Coburn — prominent church leader, educator, and rector at St. James Church in New York City. Powerful, yet readily accessible, the sermons reflect Coburn’s refined understanding of personal spirituality, Christian responsibility, congregational life, and the Christian journey. The collection also includes significant meditations for Lent and Easter, plus Coburn’s personal and professional observations on life, church, culture, politics, and the nation at large.
The purpose of this volume says John Coburn is to help you pray and grow in your personal religious life. It is a book about your inner life and your relationship with God. Although this relationship is unique for each person, there is a general way in which God deals with us and through which we respond. This book is concerned with this general pattern. Chapters include: Prayer is Response to God Be Yourself and Begin with Where You Are Clearing the Ground: When, Where, and How to Pray The Foundation Stones of Prayer: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Confession, Intercession, Petition The House that Prayer Builds: Prayers that You Think, that You Feel, that You Will Progress in Prayer: Practicing the Presence of God; Reading, Prayer Groups, Retreats; a Rule of Life; On Beginning Again Mature Personal Religion: Action and Worship On Suffering and Joy
In this major contribution to the study of the Chinese classics and comparative religion, John Henderson uses the history of exegesis to illuminate mental patterns that have universal and perennial significance for intellectual history. Henderson relates the Confucian commentarial tradition to other primary exegetical traditions, particularly the Homeric tradition, Vedanta, rabbinic Judaism, ancient and medieval Christian biblical exegesis, and Qur'anic exegesis. In making such comparisons, he discusses some basic assumptions common to all these traditions--such as that the classics or scriptures are comprehensive or that they contain all significant knowledge or truth and analyzes the strategies deployed to support these presuppositions. As shown here, primary differences among commentarial or exegetical traditions arose from variations in their emphasis on one or another of these assumptions and strategies. Henderson demonstrates that exegetical modes of thought were far from arcane: they dominated the post-classical/premodern intellectual world. Some have persisted or re-emerged in modern times, particularly in ideologies such as Marxism. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Scripture, Canon, and Commentary is not only a challenging interpretation of comparative scriptural traditions but also an excellent introduction to the study of the Confucian classics. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism "God" very often means "Goddess." This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. They are local, like Vindhyavasini, and global, like Kali; ancient, like Saranyu, and modern, like "Mother India." The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these compelling essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before—fascinating, contradictory, powerful.
Now available in a trade edition, this daily devotional by the chaplain of the U.S. Senate offers 365 days of insight, encouragement and hope, revealing how God can bring His best out of each believer's problems and perplexities.
Provides: over 26,000 academic institutions, 150,000 staff and officials; extensive coverage of universities, colleges and other centres of learning; and detailed information on over 400 international cultural, scientific and educational organizations.
“The purpose of this volume,” says John Coburn, “is to help you pray and grow in your personal religious life. It is a book about your inner life and your relationship with God. Although this relationship is unique for each person, there is a general way in which God deals with us and through which we respond. This book is concerned with this general pattern.” Chapters include: • Prayer is Response to God • Be Yourself and Begin with Where You Are • Clearing the Ground: When, Where, and How to Pray • The Foundation Stones of Prayer: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Confession, Intercession, Petition • The House that Prayer Builds: Prayers that You Think, that You Feel, that You Will • Progress in Prayer: Practicing the Presence of God; Reading, Prayer Groups, Retreats; a Rule of Life; On Beginning Again • Mature Personal Religion: Action and Worship • On Suffering and Joy
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