Augsburg Fortress

Ethics in Ministry: A Guide for the Professional

An ethical guide for clergy and laypersons who deal with "the vexing questions that arise in the daily life of a minister at work." The authors discuss...

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Bible and Ethics in the Christian Life: Revised and Expanded Edition

Among the topics treated are: Christian ethics as community ethics Charting the moral life Elements of character formation Character and social structure...

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Faith Development and Pastoral Care

James Fowler's work as the originator of faith development research -- his use of the theories of Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson for theology -- has been...

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Homiletic: Moves and Structures

Buttrick presents a complete homiletic that focuses on how sermons form in consciousness and how the language of preaching functions in the communal...

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Congregation: Stories and Structures

Is the congregation a kind of machine? This metaphor is implicit in those studies that assume congregations operate by rational cause-effect principles, have...

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Pastor as Person: Maintaining Personal Integrity in the Choices & Challenges of Ministry

Harbaugh captures your interest with dramatic stories of the inner lives of working pastors, weaving these stories into patterns of meaning from his own...

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Power in Weakness: New Hearing for Gospel Stories of Healing and Discipleship

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Visible Words: The Interpretation and Practice of Christian Sacraments

Robert W. Jenson is a leading American Lutheran theologian. He has taught at many institutions, including Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, the Lutheran Seminary...

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