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First published 2012 in the UK by Rider, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a Random House Group company.

Modern Protestant debates about spousal relations and the meaning of marriage began in a forgotten international dispute some 300 years ago. The Lutheran-Pietist ideal of marriage as friendship and mutual pursuit of holiness battled with the idea that submission defined spousal roles. In the contexts of early modern Europe and Pietist missions in India and North America this dispute triggered an enormous debate that has largely been forgotten....

Proceedings of a conference held in Jan. 2010 in Aarhus, Denmark.

Originally published: London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2010.

Extraordinary Ernie and the Marvelous Maud, the ten-year-old superhero-in-training and his sidekick sheep, have a good chance of winning the Heroes of the Year award until a pencil-wielding fiend starts to wreak havoc in the town of Baxter.

Dorothy Meyerink entered her ministry among the Maya of Chiapas, Mexico, in 1956, and spent her entire service there. "Ministry among the Maya" is an exciting account of persecution and success, relating the story of how, through the faithful witness of the laity and the early ordination of Mayan ministers, a strong, large, indigenous church was established and continues to flourish. Meyerink interweaves her personal experiences and the histor...

The Church of Sweden is the largest Lutheran church body in the world, with 6.5 million members that represent about 70% of the Swedish population. The Meaning of Christian Liturgy illuminates and explains the changes that have occurred in the liturgy of the Church of Sweden from 1980 to 2000. In the process, this volume asks a number of questions of immense importance not only within Sweden but also for Christian churches in the English-speak...

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The story of the Reformed Church's relationship to Native Americans is one of persistence and optimism in the face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately, it's also a story that reflects all too well the sad record of U.S. dealings with America's first inhabitants.In this frank, well-balanced account of the Reformed Church's Native American missions and churches, LeRoy Koopman recounts the spiritual journey of the "Jesus Road" shared by Reformed ...

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Evelyn Underhill has said that "every religion looks for, and most have possessed, some revealer of the Spirit." In "Invincible Spirits, " Felicity Leng brings us profound and moving words from some of the brilliant women who have been the revealers of their times. Many silent and forgotten voices are brought back to life in this sparkling collection of spiritual writings. From a ninth-century mother in France writing a poignant self-help book...

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Eleven-year-old Emma is disappointed when her mother, a doctor, has to deliver a baby on Christmas Day. But when she arrives with Mama at the house, Emma realizes she isn't the only one whose Christmas has been interrupted. With warm pencil-and-watercolor illustrations, this story offers a glimpse of life on the prairie in the 1800s.

Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008.

In this work the Groupes des Dombes undertakes a comprehensive study of the complex issue of doctrinal authority in the church. This includes the role of Scripture, of confession-making bodies, and of individual persons entrusted with authority in service to the unity of faith.