Worship: the source of renewal

The Christian life, seen as a pilgrimage, teaches impermanence, continuity, hope. We are not to settle too comfortably in this world, for its monuments and we ourselves have no permanence. In continuity with the past, out of which we come and which we carry with us, we advance. Thus in hope we are impelled toward the future, for our tradition is one of growth and discovery. These three lessons are related to the description of God (Romans 11:36, NEB) as Source, Guide, Goal; for it is finally our encounter with God in worship which is the constant source of our continual renewal

Worship: the source and summit of faith

In worship God comes to serve his people with his gifts. Worship, as God\u27s service of us, is the source of faith. Worship is also the summit of faith as God lifts his people to himself, to the service of others, to a reconciliation with the natural world. Worship is thus our service of God in response to his initiative. Zion, the mountain of God, is the biblical symbol of the place from which God comes and to which we with all the nations are called to share the messianic banquet. The Easter Vigil is a liturgical dramatization of the interchange between God and us, the passage from death to life, a renewal of the past and a promise of what is to come

Dowry and Intrahousehold Bargaining: Evidence from China

This paper analyzes the relationship between a woman’s intrahousehold bargaining position and her welfare within marriage. Simultaneity problems common to the literature are overcome by using dowry to proxy for bargaining position. Omitted variable bias is addressed by using grain shocks in the year preceding marriage and sibling sex composition as instruments for dowry. Instrumented dowry positively impacts several measures of a wife’s welfare, including time allocation, household purchases, and the wife’s decision-making authority, thereby offering strong evidence to support collective models of the household.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39994/3/wp608.pd