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Religion and Ethnicity in the United States
Get PDFReligion and ethnicity are deeply intertwined in American life. This does not mean that Americans cannot be one in the gospel, but we will need new models and new ideas of how to express our unity with one another that take into account the ethnic diversity of twenty-first-century America
Were You There? (John 18-19): Telling the Story of Jesus\u27 Trial--And Ours
Get PDFThe scenes leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion are an essential and yet troubling part of the Christian story. Focusing on the major characters provides a way to tell the story in ways that engage modern listeners and allow the gospel to be heard. In the end, it is God’s story of self-giving love that brings redemption out of tragedy
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the ELCA in Dispute: A Time for Humble Listening
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We Are Our Stories: Narrative Dimension of Human Identity and its Implications for Christian Faith Formation
Get PDFIncreasingly, representatives of diverse disciplines have come to a significant consensus about human identity. Each of us constructs and lives in a narrative that is, in fact, us. If this is the case, we will need an outside source to construct a narrative that is both good and true—one to which and in which we can give our lives. Such a story is given us in Holy Scripture and in the collective memory of the church
Mending the So-Called Sacred/Secular Divide: Discovering and Strengthening a Shared Space of Dialogue Between the Religious and Non-Religious
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From the Other Side: Funeral Directors Talk about the Changing Face of Funerals
Get PDFThis report of interviews with funeral directors will provide pastors with insight on funeral trends from the side of these professionals. More, it might serve as an impetus for useful conversations between pastors and funeral directors in their areas