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Of Widows and Meals, June 2007
Though “community” has become a common byword in the contemporary Western church, the practice of communal sharing has effectively fallen by the wayside. Rather than eating together across social boundaries, the relational and economic gap between rich and poor grows ever wider.
It was not always so. In the earliest Jerusalem church, households ate communal meals daily so that Luke could say “there were no needy persons among them” (Acts 4:34). Women would have been given a place of honor in being responsible for preparing and serving these meals.
This book challenges traditional interpretations of the “community of goods” in the Jerusalem church and demonstrates that the communal sharing lasted for hundreds of years longer than previously assumed. Contemporary examples of communal eating are also included. |
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Roman House Churches for Today, 2nd Edition,
October 2007
Placing Paul’s letter to Roman Christians in its historical and cultural context, this book creates a simulation of the Roman house churches that first heard this letter and its call for inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles in the people of God.
The book can be used in small groups to re-create house churches as in first-century Rome. Through nine lessons from the Romans text, participants play various roles and converse, even debate, with other characters from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. Hopefully, Romans can come alive in new, concrete ways with many applications to current issues that often still divide groups of Christians.
Roman House Churches for Today includes aids and suggestions for simulation leaders, sample character sketches, and website links with resources for further, deeper study. Not only small groups but also individuals will profit from this unique Bible study. |
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The Wisdom of Daughters: Two Decades of the Voice of Christian Feminism, 2004
A collection of 80 original articles from the Daughters of Sarah magazine, revealing the roots and evolution of feminist Christian thought.
Topics include women in scripture, women and men in ministry, God as mother, women and abuse, women and family, human rights, social justice, and "herstory." Articles and poetry are both serious and humorous.
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