Bøger af William Harmening

In this critical assessment of the modern day Church, William Harmening deconstructs many of its longest held beliefs and practices against the backdrop of our contemporary social milieu. He approaches the subject head-on, peeling away the layers of archaic dogma to rediscover the core teachings of Jesus that have been lost through the centuries in the fog of institutionalized religion and ceremonial worship. No area of the modern Church escapes his critique; the clergy, the Bible, the structure and practice of the Church, and even our popular conceptions of the Holy Trinity. He ends with a final chapter in which he offers a model for a new kind of Church; one that is socially relevant, passionately ecumenical, and empowered by the simple message of love and tolerance found in the story of the Cross. Not since the writings of the radical theologians who came to the forefront during the 1960s has such an honest and thought-provoking critique of the contemporary Church been offered.

A mysterious map leading to a cache of gold; a legendary Indian curse awaiting the unfortunate souls seeking to own the treasure; murderous frontiersmen who'll stop at nothing to claim the map for their own; and in the middle of it all, Salem Jack and Finnigan Reeves! After Jack discovers the map on the person of a dead man, and learns from his friend, Abe Lincoln, of the rumored existence of a strain of gold the size of a steamboat somewhere in the wilderness north of New Salem, he sets out to convince his best friend, Finnigan Reeves, to journey with him to retrieve the fortune. The story chronicles their ill-fated adventure, as they band together to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to discover the true fortunes life has to offer. It is a story of boys becoming men, and of the pursuit of those grandiose dreams that cause young boys to lay awake at night wishing for the sun to rise! above all else, it is a story of friendship

In Tongues of Corinth, William Harmening takes a critical look at the modern charismatic doctrine of tongues against the backdrop of such ancient Jewish writings as the Mishnah and Talmud, and the historical record of the first-century synagogue. He begins by clearly defining the various doctrines and beliefs that guide the modern charismatic church on this issue, leads us through the historicval development of those doctrines, and finally, using the Rabbinical writings of ancient Judaism, provides a new and enlightening exposition of the New Testament scriptures that make mention of this purported supernatural phenomenon. His thought-provoking analysis demonstrates that the tongues of First Corinthians actually predate the New Testament narrative, and were employed by the Jews in their synagogue service long before Paul wrote his corrective discourse, thus refuting the view of tongues held by the modern charismatic church. For anyone who has struggled to understand this controversial aspect of modern Christian practice, Tongues of Corinth will serve as an important guide to further research and study.