Dancing with God

Author: Karen Baker-Fletcher
Publisher: Chalice Press
ISBN: 0827206402
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Dancing With God is an exploration of the divine gifts of courage and grace in the face of evil. Moreover, it is a doctrine of God as the source of that courage. Baker-Fletcher presents an understanding of the work of the Trinity with regard to the problem of crucifixion, a metaphor she uses for unnecessary violence. She develops a process of relational, womanist theology that considers the empathetic omnipresence of God in the midst of unnecessary suffering and the healing power of God in movement of the Holy Spirit. She engages the contributions of a diversity of theologians like Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Gordon Kaufman, John Cobb, Jr., Majorie Suchocki, Charles Hartshorne, Andrew Sung Park, and Katie Cannon in her discussion of the dance of the Trinity in creation, and the problem of sin, evil, and suffering. Through creative works like that of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and journalist Joyce King's account of the James Byrd, Jr. murder in Jasper County, Texas, Baker-Fletcher reveals the healing, encouraging power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of survivors of unnecessary violence.

The Parable of the Dancing God

Author: C. Baxter Kruger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Building on Jesus' story of a father and his two sons, this book is a short and powerful picture of the shocking truth about God. Far from being a bookkeeping legalist, who watches us like a hawk to see if we keep His rules, the Father Jesus reveals is a passionate Father who loves us forever, and desires nothing from us except that we know His acceptance and delight and live in their freedom.

Dancing with God

Author: Alexander
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281059652
Category : Grace (Theology)
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Down-to-earth, engaging and psychologically astute, Dancing with God takes us inside the gospel stories, so we might explore these ideas through imagining ourselves to be in the presence of Jesus.

Encountering God Through Dance

Author: Saara Taina
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768488346
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Release the Kingdom through Dance! You can experience God’s presence and healing power through dance. Encountering God Through Dance equips believers to worship Jesus in wholehearted devotion—to express love without fear or shame. What people are saying: Encountering God Through Dance is the wonderful journey of a radical lover of God…and a manual for instruction and inspiration. —Bill Johnson, Senior Pastor, Bethel Church This is by far the most refreshing book I have read in a long time. Saara Taina has given her life to a core area of life that is far too marginalized in many churches. —Marc A. Dupont, Mantle of Praise Ministries, Inc. Rarely do you see a book that offers passion, testimonies, and biblical expertise so that others can be fully equipped. —Theresa Dedmon, Director of Prophetic Arts, Bethel Church We have personally experienced the breakthrough power of the dance many, many times in Succat Hallel, our 24/7 worship room that overlooks Mount Zion in Jerusalem. —Rick and Patti Ridings, Succat Hallel The author’s personal journey of devotion through dance has taken her worldwide. She wraps her exciting travels with a solid biblical framework for the importance of dance in the Kingdom of God—on earth, today!

Dancing with God

Author: Reverend Bobbie McKay, Ph.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491710071
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
“Dancing with God” is a book about the dance we call “life”. Based on her original research study of Spiritual Life in mainstream, interfaith congregations, Dr. McKay takes us on a journey to discover God available everywhere for all people. She helps us find God in our lives by sharing stories from her own life and from some of the four thousand others in her study. Dr. McKay describes God as Mystery and Presence, reminding us that God’s other name is always “surprise!” She challenges us to follow a God directed pathway; to trust that Love does not abandon us and to know that Spirit linked to Spirit will change the world. “Dancing with God” is like a digital book, each chapter containing a unique God experience which you can revisit in whatever order you choose and is a powerful way to share God experiences in a group setting.

Dancing with God

Author: Roger Button
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 149083124X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167

Book Description
This book is dedicated to helping people see God in the everydayness of life.

Dancing with God

Author: Mark Kunis
Publisher: Menorah Books
ISBN: 9781940516653
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
How do we really connect with God so that our prayers move from the head to the heart? In its wisdom, Jewish tradition has created what can only be understood as a dance that, if done properly, can lift the participant into an intimate encounter with the Divine. How is Jewish prayer a dance? One sits and stands, moves one's hands, moves backward and forward, bows and rises up; one chants and sings and embraces God. Each movement is pregnant with meaning. Taken together, Jewish prayer is nothing short of a most intimate dance with the Creator. This book was written to help the reader learn how to "dance" in such a way that he will connect with God every time he prays.

Dancing with God

Author: Timothy Paul Neller
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1643495461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359

Book Description
It is the 1960s, and two high school boys are headed in different directions. Terry is an athlete engrossed in himself and filled with anger toward his father, the mayor of St. Louis, who has little time for him or his two siblings. He goes after whatever he wants and knocks down anyone who gets in his way. Nick, a burgeoning Einstein, is timid and withdrawn and buries himself in his school work. Both of them are enchanted by the same girl, Lolly, a wallflower pianist and academic perfectionist who attracts the two boys like a warm bright candle that lures in unsuspecting moths. Their rivalry becomes even more complicated when another girl, Jennifer, comes into their lives. Jennifer, Lolly's best friend, is a dancer who seems destined to become an elite prima ballerina on the New York stage after she graduates from high school. The two girls are concerned about both boys' lack of faith and the directions that their lives may be taking them. Nick is convinced that there is no God, and Terry just doesn't have time for him. But despite of what appears to be an inevitable battle, the two boys are brought together when a series of unexpected events leads them to come face-to-face with God looking for answers in a world that has suddenly become overwhelming and possibly fatal for both of them.

Dancing in the Arms of God

Author: Connie Neal
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310219159
Category : Christian biography
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Deep within, every woman longs for her own Cinderella experience: to rise from her humble past, discover the best in herself, and be appreciated by a true, lasting love. Yet, her own efforts to fill the yearning often end in tatters. And no man can rescue her. In Dancing in the Arms of God, the Cinderella fairy tale provides a powerful allegory for women's deepest hopes and dreams and the God who longs to fill them. It's a message proved true in the life of author Connie Neal. For all of us who have wrestled with disillusionment, abandonment, our own limitations, and the lies that whisper we're not beautiful, Connie's true-life insights reveal what it means to dance with God . . . following his lead until every promise he's ever made proves true.

Dancing with God

Author: Jay Emerson Johnson
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819221120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
Johnson uses the metaphor of dance to help readers--especially those without a theological background--approach the discipline of theology as something everyone does, and not only something to believe.