Sentences with phrase «of devotional literature»

In the last century the production of devotional literature on various levels has been continuous.

A theological tradition which «believes in Jesus» encourages the believer to construct the faith - image of this Jesus, an image made up as a result of many different influences: the preaching and teaching of the Church, the reading of the gospels and of devotional literature, the lives and ideals of influential individuals, and so on.

Not exact matches

When used carefully, prayer, scripture, sacraments, and devotional literature can be of distinct value, particularly in supportive and crisis counseling.

In making this abridgement of a devotional work by Kuyper first published in the U.S. in 1918, James Schaap, professor of literature at Dordt College in Iowa, has adapted Kuyper's daily meditations by trying «to deliver the essential Kuyper to the ordinary people he respected.»

The basic reorientation consisted in the discovery that the Gospels are the devotional literature of the primitive Church, rather than the products of scholarship.

They learned to pray in Arabic, they translated the Scriptures into Arabic and eventually produced a whole body of historical, devotional, polemical, theological and hagiographical literature in the language of their conquerors.

Cartoons, devotional Tibetan painting, and Russian literature are among the inspirations for Kantarovsky, the 33 - year - old artist beloved for his sinewy, seemingly playful subjects (think whimsical composers conducting for an audience of none), which are often embedded with dark, socio - political commentary.

His Bachelors degree from Burlington College (Vermont) is in Writing & Literature, with research focused on the work of Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali devotional poetry, and the Beat Generation.