Springs of living water: Bible studies on grace and transformation
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- Publication Date
- 2005
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries
- Call Number
- BT 761.3 S67 2005
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Publisher
- WCC Publications
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- viii, 60 p. ; 21 x 12 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "This book invites you to consider the theme of the ninth assembly of the World Council of Churches (Porto Alegre, Brazil, February 2006), `God, in your grace, transform the world', from a biblical perspective and to relate it to your own life and to the witness of your church." -- Intro., p. [vii].
- "Suggestions on how to work with the texts have been prepared by Simon Oxley of the WCC staff". -- Intro., p. [vii].
- Contents: Introduction -- Bible study 1: Hand in Hand: So That We May Have Days of Grace / Milton Schwantes and Elaine Neuenfeldt -- Bible study 2: "New Heavens and a New Earth" / Lopeti Taufa -- Bible study 3: God Shows No Partiality / Susan Durber -- Bible study 4: The World of Untouchables in India / Vedanayagam Devasahayam -- Bible study 5: "My Grace is Sufficient for You" / Isabel Apawo Phiri -- Bible study 6: Water and the Well Springing to Eternal Life / Serge Hackel -- Bible study 7: "In God's Word I Hope" / Meloyan Vaghinag -- That Grace May Abound: Concluding Reflections from Latin America / Israel Batista -- Appendix: Rationale for the Choice of Texts.
- "This publication is also available in French, German, Spanish and Portuguese". -- verso of t.-p.
- Vedanayagam Devasahayam, the author of Bible study 4 is the Bishop of Madras in the Church of South India.
- Series
- Risk book series ; 109
- Added Entry
- World Council of Churches. Assembly (9th : 2006 : Porto Alegre, Brazil)
- Oxley, Simon
- Batista, Israel
- Devasahayam, Vedanayagam
- Durber, Susan
- Hackel, Sergei, 1931-2005
- Neuenfeldt, Elaine
- Phiri, Isabel Apawo
- Taufa, Lopeti
- Schwantes, Milton
- Vaghinag, Meloyan
- Subjects
- Bible - Study and teaching
- Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Grace (Theology)
- Bible studies
- Dalits - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1420-4
- Call Number
- BT 761.3 S67 2005
- Location
- U. of T. Libraries