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How to Start a New Service
Baker Publishing Group 1997; US$ 20.00Why, when, and how to start a new church service, encourage attendance, evaluate the service, and more. Foreword by Leith Anderson. more...
Daoist Rituals, State Religion, and Popular Practices
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 130.00Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion. Religious specialists, lay devotees, the state machine, and the cultural industry all participated, both collaboratively and competitively, in the evolution of this devotional movement. This book centres on the development and transformation... more...
Living Water: Images, Symbols, and Settings of Early Christian Baptism
BRILL 2010; US$ 169.00This general survey of early Christian baptismal iconography and architecture integrates visual depictions and physical settings of baptism with textual evidence for its practice and purpose. An opening overview of pictorial art (paintings, relief sculpture, mosaics, and ivories) prompts questions about components of the actual ritual which are treated... more...
The Simple Guide to Attending Christian Ceremonies
Kuperard 2011; US$ 4.99In today?s multicultural society we are increasingly likely to meet and become friends with people from different religious backgrounds, and to find ourselves attending an unfamiliar ceremony. When this happens, there can be few of us who know exactly what to expect, or are confident about how to behave. This chapter from Do I Kneel or Do I Bow? ... more...
Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice
Oxford University Press, USA 1992; US$ 23.99Ritual studies today figures as a central element of religious discourse for many scholars around the world. Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice, Catherine Bell's sweeping and seminal work on the subject, helped legitimize the field. In this volume, Bell re-examines the issues, methods, and ramifications of our interest in ritual by concentrating on... more...
Kaddish
Pan Macmillan UK 2000; US$ 18.03When Leon Wieseltier's father died in March 1996, he began to observe the rituals of the traditional year of mourning, going daily to the synagogue to recite the Kaddish. Between his prayers and his everyday responsibilities, he sought out ancient, medieval and modern Jewish texts in pursuit of the Kaddish's history and meaning. And every day he studied,... more...
Being Santa Claus
Penguin Group US 2012; US$ 10.99A veteran Santa reveals heartwarming true stories and lessons from his twenty-year career spreading Christmas magic. With the holiday shopping season beginning earlier each year, more than ever. Americans are struggling to remember the true meaning of Christmas. And who better to deliver the gift of Christmas inspiration than a man who has spent... more...
Christmas Is Not Your Birthday
Abingdon Press 2011; US$ 11.99Every year, we say we?re going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season?Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier just to indulge our wants and whims. Overspending, overeating, materialism, and busyness rob us of our peace and joy and rob... more...
Redesigning Worship
Abingdon Press 2010; US$ 17.99Creative worship is possible?no matter what size the church more...









