Stating how readers can discover a life's purpose through the pursuit of Christian principles, a guide on how to understand God's will introduces the concept of 'Triage Theology,' through which people must utilize currently available tools in order to confront everyday challenges. Reprint.

Stating how readers can discover a life's purpose through the pursuit of Christian principles, a guide on how to understand God's will introduces the concept of 'Triage Theology,' through which people must utilize currently available tools in order to confront everyday challenges. 15,000 first printing.

Challenges the pat answers often given to those who suffer, and provides, instead, a theology that takes seriously the devastating character of persistent suffering and senseless loss. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: "Does the face of God change? Years ago I would have said, 'No.' Countless hymns, passage of Scripture and confessions of faith assert or imply the changelessness of God. To take issue with traditions that are centuries, if not millennia old, seemed to be daunting and misguided...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Drawing from interviews of fifty ordained and seminary-trained women, Frederick W. Schmidt, Jr. explores the bureaucratic and cultural underpinnings of the church that continues to bar women from positions of authority. Writing as a seminary-trained sociologist, Schmidt concentrates on the roles of clergywomen in five denominations - Episcopal, United Methodist, Evangelical Lutheran, Southern Baptist, and Roman Catholic...read more