Ruth Tucker Livres

The lively narrative of church history presents Christianity as an exhilarating adventure, showcasing an informative historical overview enriched by Tucker's engaging writing style. Readers will encounter a selection of colorful characters that bring the story to life, making it appealing to both students and lay learners.

This book offers an in-depth exploration of significant alternative religions in the United States, focusing on movements that have emerged since the 1960s. It examines the beliefs, practices, and cultural impacts of various groups, providing insights into their origins and evolution. The survey highlights the diversity of spiritual expressions and the ways these religions have shaped American society, making it a valuable resource for understanding contemporary religious landscapes.

Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, was by any measure the First Lady of the Reformation. A strong woman with a mind of her own, she would remain unknown to us were it not for her larger than life husband. Unlike other noted Reformation women, her primary vocation was not related to ministry. She was a farmer and a brewer with a boarding house the size of a Holiday Inn - and all that with a large family and nursing responsibilities. In many ways, Katie was a modern woman - a Lean In woman or a modern-day version of a Proverbs 31 woman. Katharina's voice echoes among modern women, wives and mothers who have carved out a career of their own. Decisive and assertive, she transformed Martin Luther into at least a practicing egalitarian. Katharina was a full partner who was a no-nonsense, confident and determined woman, a starke Frau who did not cower when confronted by a powerful man. Ruth Tucker invites readers to visit Katie Luther in her sixteenth-century village life - with its celebrations and heartaches, housing, diet, fashion, childbirth, child-rearing and gender restrictions - and to welcome her today into our own living rooms and workplaces.

Christianity has long been criticized as a patriarchal religion. But during its two-thousand-year history, the faith has been influenced and passed down by faithful women. Martyrs and nuns, mystics and scholars, writers and reformers, preachers and missionaries, abolitionists and evangelists, these women are examples to us of faith, perseverance, forgiveness, and fortitude. With gracious irreverence, Ruth Tucker offers engaging and candid profiles of some of the most fascinating women of Christian history. From the famous to the infamous to the obscure, women like Perpetua, Joan of Arc, Teresa of Avila, Anne Hutchinson, Susanna Wesley, Ann Judson, Harriet Tubman, Fanny Crosby, Hannah Whitehall Smith, Corrie ten Boom, and Mother Teresa, along with dozens of others, come to vivid life. Perfect for small groups, these portraits of women who changed the world in their own significant way will spark lively discussion and inspire today's Christians to lives of faithful witness.

This book examines the history of missions with emphasis on biographical approach and covers missions chronologically and geographically to discuss key issues, both modern and historical, within missions. Bibliography, maps, photos, and charts are all included.

Die Amerikanerin Ruth Tucker hat nicht nur die oft atemberaubende Geschichte der Mission seit ihren Anfängen neu beschrieben, sondern auch die weithin unbekannten menschlichen Schicksale der Männer und Frauen dargestellt, die das Evangelium hinausgetragen haben. Ihr Buch - ein Standardwerk der englischsprachigen Welt mit zahlreichen Auflagen - handelt von Pionieren, von Menschen, die unbeirrbar, fast starrköpfig Wege einschlugen, die vor ihnen niemand gegangen war. Es läßt die Missionarinnen und Missionare an vielen Stellen selbst zu Wort kommen. Auch ihre Alltagsnöte, ihre Entbehrungen und Enttäuschungen und ihre Schwächen werden uns nicht verschwiegen. So bekommen wir einen tiefen Einblick in ihr Leben und Handeln. Einzelgestalten von Aylward bis Zinzendorf stehen neben den vielen großen und kleinen Bewegungen. Das ganze Spektrum missionarischen Wirkens wird komprimiert auf einigen hundert Seiten wiedergegeben. Ruth Tucker zeigt auch, daß gerade Frauen im Missionsdienst sich in einer von Männern dominierten Welt durchzusetzen vermochten und oft Übermenschliches leisteten. Hautnah erlebt der Leser, wie sich der Ruf Gottes im Leben unscheinbarer Menschen Bahn bricht und weltweit gehört wird. Ein Buch, das zum Nachdenken zwingt, aber nicht zur Resignation führt, sondern zur Hoffnung, daß Gott selbst das Werk der Mission zum Ziel bringt.