Product Description: The subject of poverty is rich in meanings and associations, among them hunger, stench, disease, disfigurement, shame, revulsion, and loss. It is a topic that has preoccupied the mind and hearts of the faithful since the inception of Christianity...read more

Product Description: Wealth and poverty are issues of perennial importance in the life and thought of the church. This volume brings patristic thought to bear on these vital issues. The contributors offer explanations of poverty in the New Testament period, explore developments among Christians in Egypt and Asia Minor and in early Byzantium, and connect patristic theology with contemporary public policy and religious dialogue...read more

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Product Description: When an unknown woman posing as an American missionary turns up dead in the red light district in Banaras, India's holy city, the investigation to solve her murder revives disturbing memories of abduction and abuse for Katrien, a young Swiss widow fighting her Indian in-laws for child custody...read more

Product Description: A practical handbook for quantity cooking first designed to empower those cooking for a church-based outreach to low income women in an urban community. The authors provide practical suggestions and easy-to-follow recipes for anyone who cooks in quantity on a budget...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Essentials of Nutrition for the Health Professions/64-04446