Resultados para "Benjamin" en Denominaciones cristianas

Apenas somos conscientes de cómo la reforma protestante ha influido en nuestras vidas. Tras el atormentado antihéroe de las películas americanas, la autoimposición de la felicidad como un deber absoluto, la necesidad imperiosa de un triunfo profesional o las angustias de la soledad y el individualismo que nos abaten, podemos descubrir los ecos de una nueva antropología que trajo la Reforma protestante. La eclosión espiritual que implicó, llevó a innumerables grupos y congregaciones a buscar la pureza espiritual pero reflejada una moral y control público que hoy nos asustaría.

The year 2017 is the 500th-year anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany - the event that marked the beginning of the Reformation and the end of unified Christianity. For Catholics, it was an unjustified rebellion by the heterodox; for Protestants, the release of true and purified Christianity from centuries-old enslavement to corruption, idolatry, and error. Benjamin Wiker's account rejects the common distortions of Catholic, Protestant, Marxist, Freudian, or secularist retellings of this world-changing event.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called "burned-over district" of upstate New York, which was producing seers and prophets daily. Most of the new creeds flamed out; Smith's would endure, becoming the most significant homegrown religion in American history. In American Zion Benjamin E. Park presents a fresh, sweeping account of the Latter-day Saints.

Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant follows Franklin's remarkable career through the lens of the trends and innovations that the Protestant Reformation started (both directly and indirectly) almost two centuries earlier. His work as a printer, civic reformer, institution builder, scientist, inventor, writer, self-help dispenser, politician, and statesmen was deeply rooted in the culture and outlook that Protestantism nurtured.

Compared to the Puritans, Mormons have rarely gotten their due, often treated as fringe cultists or marginalized polygamists unworthy of serious examination. In Kingdom of Nauvoo, Benjamin E. Park excavates the brief, tragic life of a lost Mormon city, demonstrating that the Mormons are essential to understanding American history writ large. Using newly accessible sources, Park re-creates the Mormons' 1839 flight from Missouri to Illinois.

Best-selling author Sr. Mary Lea Hill helps you delve deeper into the beatitudes, our special passageways to joy, and unlocks their secrets for a happy life. You will find yourself smiling, if not laughing out loud, at her unique insights into the would-be blessings often hidden in the ups and downs of our everyday lives.

After two decades of separation, Manu and Elder Taylor are reunited on the beautiful island of Moloka‘i. As you visit the sacred places of Hālawa Valley, Kapuaiwa Royal Coconut Grove, and Kamakou rain forest, you’ll learn truths about Aloha, slowing down, guardian angels, simplicity, and connecting with your creator. At locations throughout the leper colony of Kalaupapa, you’ll be taught how to minister like the lord Jesus Christ. This book will transport you to a tropical paradise to be touched by the light and love that radiates from the people and places of Moloka‘i.

The Fearless Benjamin Lay chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular and astonishing man - a Quaker dwarf who became one of the first ever to demand the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world. He performed public guerrilla theater to shame slave masters, insisting that human bondage violated the fundamental principles of Christianity.

This book is a discovery of the days of revival, and the continual revival that happens when we daily approach the unapproachable light of God’s presence. What is contained within this audiobook is the product of a pondering and prayerful exploration of the days of revival.

Teresa of Ávila was more than a nun cloistered in 16th-century Spain. She was a mystic, a visionary, a passionate reformer, and a woman who revolutionized our understanding of prayer. This captivating biography delves into the life and profound teachings of this inspiring saint.

Discover the inspiring story of St. Francis of Assisi, a wealthy young man who left everything behind to embrace a life of radical humility and service. This captivating biography explores his spiritual transformation, his compassionate work with the poor and marginalized, his deep connection with nature, and the profound impact he had on the world.

Satan is always trying to pull us away from the Savior through temptations, distractions, and struggles that are continually present in our mortal life. Only the Savior can overcome those challenges, and to help us He gave us the Book of Mormon to connect us to Him and remind us of His love. The Book of Mormon: A Powerful Connection to Jesus Christ by Benjamin Hyrum White, delves into the core teachings of the atonement, shows how to combat the false teachings of the three major anti-Christs in the Book of Mormon, and explores the three sermons delivered by the Savior at the temple.

Believers in every generation have not only the promise of experiencing resurrection life in their "mortal flesh," but they also have been told of the process by which it happens. The revelations contained in this book will reveal how every believer can be identified with Jesus and the people of the way. All the power and the glory of the kingdom of God can be experienced in this life, for "the way" has been revealed.

The Hammer of Witches, known as the Malleus Maleficarum in Latin, is perhaps the most important (and infamous) treatise on witchcraft in the history of the Catholic Church. Penned in 1486, the Malleus Maleficarum challenges those who would deny the existence of witchcraft and offers authorities, both civil and religious, the tools necessary to expose, condemn, and ultimately defeat it.

In this modern classic, Frank Sheed, renowned Catholic author and lecturer, shows us how to know Christ as he actually lived among his people. Through the lens of the Gospel, Sheed shines a light on his relationships and interrogates how and why he was seen as he was, deepening our knowledge and strengthening our faith along the way.

In his classic work The Secret of the Rosary, St. Louis de Montfort provides an in-depth explanation of the Rosary, including its origin and development, its mysteries, its prayers, its meaning, the divers methods that may be used in the recitation, and its importance for keeping us united with Jesus and Mary. An appendix includes a look at the new Luminous Mysteries and a sample of how they can be said in Methods I to IV of St. Louis de Montfort.