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Pleasure Palace: New and Selected Stories
by Marian ThurmShort fiction filled with both warmth and dark wit by a writer who &“embraces the ironies and the absurdities of the ordinary world&” (Newsday). At the age of twenty-five, Marian Thurm began publishing short stories in the New Yorker, and over a remarkable career, her work has been compared to the short fiction of Lorrie Moore, Ann Beattie, and Amy Bloom. Known for her uncanny sense of the absurd along with her empathy for her characters, Thurm&’s acclaimed writing has been featured in The Best American Short Stories, as well as numerous other anthologies. This volume, selected from her four collections—with stories written over a span of forty-two years—shows Thurm&’s remarkable craft, never failing to reveal both her emotional acuity and her pitch-dark humor. &“Marian Thurm is either a movingly compassionate observer of human foibles or a charmingly ruthless one.&” —The New York Times Book Review
Pleasures of God
by John PiperThe author, a pastor, discusses chapter by chapter the pleasures of God, from His pleasure in His Glory to His pleasure in the prayers of His people.
Pledges of Jewish Allegiance
by Daniel Gordis David EllensonSince the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated—culturally, socially, and politically—into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal opinions written by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel. It argues that these rabbis' divergent positions—based on the same legal precedents—demonstrate that they were doing more than delivering legal opinions. Instead, they were crafting public policy for Jewish society in response to Jews' social and political interactions as equals with the non-Jewish persons in whose midst they dwelled. Pledges of Jewish Allegiance prefaces its analysis of modern opinions with a discussion of the classical Jewish sources upon which they draw.
Plegarias del cosmos: Reflexiones sobre el significado original de la palabra de Jesús
by Neil Douglas-Klotz«Cuidado, lector: aunque este libro es breve, contiene las semillas de una revolución.» Matthew Fox, director fundador del Institute of Culture and Creation Spirituality Neil Douglas-Klotz, el sufí fundador de la red internacional de las Danzas de Paz Universal, nos regala una nueva interpretación de las palabras de Jesús a partir de su idioma original: el arameo. Descifrándolas con base en esa antigua realidad, Plegarias del Cosmos recorre las oraciones y las bienaventuranzas del misticismo del antiguo Medio Oriente, horadando su significado, además de que nos deja ver a un Cristo más místico, feminista, cósmico; leerlo es como tener la contraseña secreta a una verdad oculta a plena vista. Es un libro que nos permite experimentar las Escrituras a través del corazón, del cuerpo y de la meditación. Toda una revelación espiritual. «Cuando leas este libro, no te quedará duda alguna de que Dios te ama infinita e incondicionalmente.» Science of Mind
Plenty Good Room
by Cheri Paris EdwardsWhen child care worker Tamara Britton is asked to temporarily take 14-year-old foster child Sienna Larson into her home, she agrees--but only because it's temporary. Soon, Tamara finds the outspoken, churchgoing teenager to be almost more than she can bear. Yet, despite herself, Tamara begins to open her heart as well as her home. Now, through the bond she forms with Sienna, Tamara begins to awaken to newfound truths about herself, her family history, and God--and learns that no matter what the circumstances are, God is in control of not just some things, but of all things.
Plenty Good Room: A Lenten Bible Study Based on African American Spirituals
by Lewis V. Baldwin Marilyn E. ThorntonThis unique short-term Bible study combines an in-depth look at Scripture, American history, and the music and lyrics of six African American spirituals. The six-session study provides biblical, social, and historical analyses of the spirituals: 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit," "This Lonesome Valley," "Bow Down on Your Knees," "Plenty Good Room," "Ain't Dat Good News," and "Were You There?" Marilyn E. Thornton wrote all-new lessons appropriate to the season.Leader helps can be found in the book providing discussion questions and activities. Plenty Good Room is a powerful resource for small groups, Sunday schools, choir groups, and any setting where persons seek to enrich their devotional and spiritual experience through God's Word and music.
Plot Twist
by Bethany TurnerAn aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor who could be the man of her dreams. Over the next ten years, she&’ll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star?February 4, 2003, promises to be a typical day for Olivia Ross—a greeting card writer whose passion project is a screenplay of her own. But after she and a handsome actor have a magical meet-cute in a coffee shop, they make a spontaneous pact: in ten years, after they&’ve found the success they&’re just sure they&’re going to achieve, they&’ll return to the coffeehouse to partner up and make a film together. The only problem? Olivia neglected to get the stranger&’s name. But she doesn&’t forget his face—or the date.For the next ten years, every February 4 is marked with coincidences and ironies for Olivia. As men come and go and return to her life, she continues to write, but still wonders about the guy from the coffee shop—the nameless actor she&’s almost certain has turned out to be Hamish MacDougal, now a famous A-lister and Hollywood leading man.But a lot can happen in ten years, and while waiting for the curtain to rise on her fate, the true story of Olivia&’s life is being written—and if she&’s not careful, she&’ll completely miss the real-life romantic comedy playing out right before her eyes.&“Plot Twist gave my rom-com loving heart everything it could hope for . . . Perfect for anyone who loves love or dreams about meeting George Clooney.&”—Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks&“Funny, clever, and sweet, Plot Twist reminds us that sometimes love doesn&’t look just like the movies—and that it can be so, so much better than we ever dreamed.&”—Melissa Ferguson, bestselling author of The Cul-de-Sac War&“Bethany Turner just keeps getting better! Plot Twist is like experiencing the best parts of all my favorite rom-coms, tied together with Turner&’s pitch-perfect comedic timing, an achingly sweet &‘will they or won&’t they?&’ romance, and the BFF relationship most girls dream of.&”—Carla Laureano, RITA Award–winning author of The Saturday Night Supper Club and ProvenanceSweet and playful contemporary rom-comFull-length, stand-alone novel (approx. 86,000 words)Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella and Katherine ReayIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
Plotinus on the Soul
by Damian CaluoriPlotinus on the Soul is a study of Plotinus' psychology, which is arguably the most sophisticated Platonist theory of the soul in antiquity. Plotinus offers a Platonist response to Aristotelian and Stoic conceptions of the soul that is at the same time an innovative interpretation of Plato's Timaeus. He considers the notion of the soul to be crucial for explaining the rational order of the world. To this end, he discusses not only different types of individual soul (such as the souls of the stars, and human and animal souls) but also an entity that he was the first to introduce into philosophy: the so-called hypostasis Soul. This is the first study to provide a detailed explanation of this entity, but it also discusses the other types of soul, with an emphasis on the human soul, and explains Plotinus' original views on rational thought and its relation to experience.
Plowshares: Protest, Performance, and Religious Identity in the Nuclear Age
by Kristen TobeyIn September 1980, eight Catholic activists made their way into a Pennsylvania General Electric plant housing parts for nuclear missiles. Evading security guards, these activists pounded on missile nose cones with hammers and then covered the cones in their own blood. This act of nonviolent resistance was their answer to calls for prophetic witness in the Old Testament: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not take up sword against nation; they shall never again know war.”Plowshares explores the closely interwoven religious and social significance of the group’s use of performance to achieve its goals. It looks at the group’s acts of civil disobedience, such as that undertaken at the GE plant in 1980, and the Plowshares’ behavior at the legal trials that result from these protests. Interpreting the Bible as a mandate to enact God’s kingdom through political resistance, the Plowshares work toward “symbolic disarmament,” with the aim of eradicating nuclear weapons.Plowshares activists continue to carry out such “divine obediences” against facilities where equipment used in the production or deployment of nuclear weapons is manufactured or stored. Whether one agrees or disagrees with their actions, this volume helps us better understand their motivations, logic, identity, and ultimate goal.
Plugged In: Connecting Your Faith With Everything You Watch, Read, and Play
by Daniel StrangeEnjoy culture in a way that feeds your faith and helps you share it with others. <p><p> Whether it's TV boxsets, Instagram stories or historical novels, we all consume culture. So it's important that we are neither bewitched by it, buying into everything it tells us, or bewildered by it lashing out in judgment or retreating into a Christian bubble. <p><p> Dan Strange encourages Christians to engage with everything they watch, read and play in a positive and discerning way. He also teaches Christians how to think and speak about culture in a way that plugs in to a bigger and better reality-the story of King Jesus, and his cosmic plan for the world. <p><p> It's possible to watch TV and read novels and play video games in a way that actually feeds our faith, rather than withers it. It's even possible for you, yes, you, to be that person who starts off talking to a mate about last night's football and ends up talking about Jesus. <p><p> So be equipped to engage with culture in a way that helps your relationship with Christ and points others to him.
Plum Creek Bride
by Lynna BanningPLUM CREEK BRIDEErika Scharf Had Always Followed Her HeartNow it had led her to America, and a tortured man with a motherless infant. But would the widowed Dr. Jonathan Callender ever recover from his grief?Whatever drove him had died with his young wife-or so it seemed to Jonathan Callender. He knew only that nothing mattered anymore-until the day a German whirlwind disguised as the very determined Erika Scharf charged into his life-and made his heart live again.
Plunge!: Come Thirsty Student Edition
by Max LucadoThe teenage soul is a thirsty machine, always looking, always yearning, always searching for that which is refreshing and filling. Plunge! is designed for teenagers who long to drink, to drink from the W-E-L-L.Throughout the course of this study , teens will seek out four ways in which their thirst can be satisfied. God's Work. God's Energy. His Lordship. His Love.
Plural Wife
by Martha Bradley-Evans Mabel Finlayson AllredMabel Finlayson Allred was a wife of Rulon Allred, leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, one of the major groups of fundamentalist Mormons who, since about the 1930s, have practiced plural marriage as separatists from the mainstream Latter-day Saints Church. Mabel's autobiography maintains a mood of everyday normalcy strikingly in contrast with the stress of the ostracized life she was living. Her cheerful tone, expressive of her wish to live simply and gracefully in this world, is tempered by more somber descriptions of her personal struggle with clinical depression, of Rulon Allred's inner struggles, of tensions with the law and with Allred's fundamentalist colleagues, and ultimately by her forthright account of his assassination. Emerging from this unique narrative is the portrait of a woman buoyed by faith in both her religion and her husband, a window into the interior life of a woman seeking a resilient simplicity in an uncommonly challenging life. Plural Wife, conntextualized by Martha Bradley's introduction, gives us insight into Mabel's experience of history during an important period of the 20th century and advances our understanding of life ways of 20th century polygamy and the growth of the fundamentalist movement.
Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson Allred (Life Writings Frontier Women #13)
by Mabel Finlayson AllredMabel Finlayson Allred was a wife of Rulon Allred, leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, one of the major groups of fundamentalist Mormons who, since about the 1930s, have practiced plural marriage as separatists from the mainstream Latter-day Saints Church. Mabel’s autobiography maintains a mood of everyday normalcy strikingly in contrast with the stress of the ostracized life she was living. Her cheerful tone, expressive of her wish to live simply and gracefully in this world, is tempered by more somber descriptions of her personal struggle with clinical depression, of Rulon Allred’s inner struggles, of tensions with the law and with Allred’s fundamentalist colleagues, and ultimately by her forthright account of his assassination. Emerging from this unique narrative is the portrait of a woman buoyed by faith in both her religion and her husband, a window into the interior life of a woman seeking a resilient simplicity in an uncommonly challenging life. Plural Wife, conntextualized by Martha Bradley’s introduction, gives us insight into Mabel’s experience of history during an important period of the 20th century and advances our understanding of life ways of 20th century polygamy and the growth of the fundamentalist movement.
Pluralism in Islamic Contexts - Ethics, Politics and Modern Challenges (Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations #16)
by Mohammed HashasThis book brings together international scholars of Islamic philosophy, theology and politics to examine these current major questions: What is the place of pluralism in the Islamic founding texts? How have sacred and prophetic texts been interpreted throughout major Islamic intellectual history by the Sunnis and Shi‘a? How does contemporary Islamic thought treat religious and political diversity in modern nation states and in societies in transition? How is pluralism dealt with in modern major and minor Islamic contexts? How does modern political Islam deal with pluralism in the public sphere? And what are the major internal and external challenges to pluralism in Islamic contexts? These questions that have become of paramount relevance in religious studies especially during the last three-four decades are answered as critically highlighted in Islamic founding sources, the formative classical sources and how it has been lived and practiced in past and present Islamic majority societies and communities around the world. Case studies cover Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, and Thailand, besides various internal references to other contexts.
Pluralism in the World Religions: A Short Introduction
by Harold CowardFeaturing coverage of all the major religions, this is a fascinating introduction to the manner in which each world faith views the others.
Pluralität und Pluralismus in der evangelischen Friedensethik: Grundsatzfragen • Band 5 (Gerechter Frieden)
by Christian Polke Hendrik StoppelDieses Buch thematisiert Pluralität und Pluralismus in der evangelischen Friedensethik. Denn die Kirche kann nur und muss letztendlich im Rahmen des politischen und weltanschaulich-religiösen Pluralismus agieren. Ob sie dabei selbst als eine einheitliche Stimme auftreten soll, ist Gegenstand der Diskussion. Sie selbst ist schließlich intern immer schon plural verfasst, gesellschaftlich aber eben auch die Kirche. Das verschärft die Frage nach der Stimme der Kirche: Geht ihren Äußerungen ein interner Klärungsprozess voraus, der den inneren Pluralismus zu eben jener einen Stimme zusammenführt oder nimmt die Kirche in Form mehrerer einzelner Stimmen am pluralistischen Konzert teil? Diese Fragen beantwortet der Sammelband aus verschiedenen, nicht nur kirchlichen, Perspektiven.
Pluralizing Humanism: Religions and Secularisms Beyond Power (Classical and Contemporary Social Theory)
by Slavica JakelićHumanism is appealed to today whenever we want to tackle the conditions of dehumanization in the contemporary world. But for humanism to be viable in the twenty first century, this book argues, it needs to be pluralized.Employing theoretical, historical, and sociological arguments, this book moves beyond the discourse of critique. It engages theories of religion and secularism, as well as postmodern, postcolonial, and decolonial critiques of Western humanist projects, to uncover the ideas and practices of religious and secular humanisms when they challenge dehumanization in the pursuit of conditions of flourishing for all. Through studies of the Solidarity movement in Poland and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, the book demonstrates the centrality of humanist traditions to the emergence of religious-secular solidarities that transformed the political landscapes of the world. By highlighting the instances in which humanisms functioned as checks on each other’s absolutist claims, the book contends that humanisms supply a constructive path for addressing the challenges of our time—a time of radically divided societies and intolerant, even violent, forms of nationalism. A challenge to the critiques of humanism that seek to identify it solely as the legacy of the West, as anti-religious discourse, or relegate it to the domain of power constellations, Pluralizing Humanism highlights the rich plurality of humanist discourses and the need for their mutual engagements. It points to humanist ideals as constitutive of politics that can guide our human power because they are irreducible to it.As such, this book will appeal to social scientists, social theorists, religious studies scholars, and ethicists with interests in religion, secularism, social movements, and humanist thought and practice.
Pluralizing Philosophy’s Past: New Reflections in the History of Philosophy
by Amber L. Griffioen Marius BackmannThis collection of 15 accessible essays on neglected philosophical figures and traditions aims to provide readers with concrete access points to less familiar philosophical sources and methods. Showcasing the latest research by both up-and-coming and well-established scholars, each essay focuses on a particular topic relevant to the pluralization of the history of philosophy and offers advice for incorporating the figure, theme, or approach into the philosophy classroom.
Plus jamais ça!
by Gabriel Agbo«Le SEIGNEUR dit:« Je vous rendrai ce que vous avez perdu aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets grouillants et aux sauterelles sautillantes… Jamais plus mon peuple ne sera déshonoré comme ça. Alors vous saurez que je suis ici parmi mon peuple d'Israël et que je suis seul l'Éternel, votre Dieu. Mon peuple ne sera plus jamais déshonoré comme ça. » Joël 2: 25-27 Il est temps d'arrêter ces choses qui veulent vous arrêter. C'est la volonté de Dieu d'arrêter tout ce qui veut vous retirer de ses plans pour votre vie. Et vous savez déjà que son plan pour vous est d'avoir le meilleur de la joie, de la paix, de la prospérité, de la miséricorde, de la bonne santé et de posséder tous vos biens. Même si vous êtes sous son jugement, il peut être inversé aujourd'hui et vous recommencerez à nager dans sa grâce. Nous avons également examiné les expériences des autres et la version israélienne moderne de Never Again. Pourquoi ont-ils adopté ce slogan et jusqu'où sont-ils allés pour le faire respecter? Bien sûr, Israël est devenu aujourd'hui l'une des nations les plus puissantes sur terre (Il a la meilleure organisation intelligente - le Mossad et la troisième meilleure armée du monde) non seulement parce que Dieu est avec eux, mais parce qu'ils ont également juré de ne jamais permettre Les Juifs subissent les traitements, les douleurs, la tristesse et les morts les plus déshumanisants qu'ils ont connus lors des événements malheureux et évitables du siècle dernier. Aujourd'hui, ils mènent non seulement la défense, mais aussi l'agriculture, les TIC, la science et la médecine. Oui, nous pouvons dire plus jamais aujourd'hui! Ce livre est certainement une lecture intéressante. «Le SEIGNEUR dit:« Je vous rendrai ce que vous avez perdu aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets grouillants et aux sauterelles sautillantes… Jamais plus mon peuple ne sera désho
Plus or Minus: Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility
by Matt Appling Cheri ApplingInfertility—a long and quiet war...Matt and Cheri Appling couldn&’t get pregnant. One minus sign after another cast them into a long season of trying, failing, waiting, and hoping—into the wilderness where faith grew tired before it got stronger. And in that wilderness they wrote this book. A blend of story, reflection, and lament, Plus or Minus is the chronicle of three couples warring with infertility. It depicts life, faith, and love amidst the ebb and flow of gain and loss. Amidst empty nurseries and quiet hallways, another baby shower for someone else. As you journey with the Applings and their friends, you will learn to cope when dreams and reality collide. You will learn to cling to God&’s real promises even as you long for gifts he may not give. You will see marriage in sickness and in health and witness strength in weakness. You will see what it means to live fruitfully amidst barrenness and to be thankful in every season.This book provides solace for those battling infertility and a window into their pain for those who aren&’t. Poetic and raw, Plus or Minus is a portrait of faith in the trenches of infertility.
Plus or Minus: Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility
by Matt Appling Cheri ApplingInfertility—a long and quiet war...Matt and Cheri Appling couldn&’t get pregnant. One minus sign after another cast them into a long season of trying, failing, waiting, and hoping—into the wilderness where faith grew tired before it got stronger. And in that wilderness they wrote this book. A blend of story, reflection, and lament, Plus or Minus is the chronicle of three couples warring with infertility. It depicts life, faith, and love amidst the ebb and flow of gain and loss. Amidst empty nurseries and quiet hallways, another baby shower for someone else. As you journey with the Applings and their friends, you will learn to cope when dreams and reality collide. You will learn to cling to God&’s real promises even as you long for gifts he may not give. You will see marriage in sickness and in health and witness strength in weakness. You will see what it means to live fruitfully amidst barrenness and to be thankful in every season.This book provides solace for those battling infertility and a window into their pain for those who aren&’t. Poetic and raw, Plus or Minus is a portrait of faith in the trenches of infertility.
Pneumaformity: Transformation by the Spirit in Paul
by Mark J. KeownProminent recent studies elevate the themes of "Christoformity" and "Cruciformity" in Paul, but few sufficiently account for how a believer is actually transformed into the image of Christ. Pneumaformity fills the gap in Pauline studies by surveying Paul's letters for teachings on the Spirit's agency in the life of God' people. This study aptly demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is the instrument through whom such radical living is possible. This study dives into Paul's teachings on the following aspects of the Spirit's agency and more: - The Spirit's participation in conversion - The Spirit's role in forming Christian character - The Spirit's integrating work within the Christian community - The Spirit and missional engagement - The Spirit's place in the believer's final eschatological transformation Keown shows how Paul infuses his christological language with pneumatological realities, offering readers a fuller understanding of the Spirit's work in individuals, the church, and the world.
Pneumatology: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)
by Daniel CasteloThis guide aims to elaborate and constructively engage some of the ongoing dogmatic challenges within the field of Christian pneumatology. Rather than a strict survey, the book largely represents a collection of working proposals on a number of relevant themes, including cosmology, mediation, the nature and role of Spirit-baptism, and discernment. <P><P> For those who have found pneumatology frustrating and confusing, the book can serve as an aid to clarify some of the most crucial matters at stake in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and in turn provide some ways forward amidst the morass of possibilities available.
Pobres corazones
by Melina TorresLas bandas narcos mantienen sitiada la ciudad de Rosario y solo una mujer, la oficial de policía Silvana Aguirre, tendrá la valentía de buscar la verdad. Las bandas narcos mantienen en vilo a Rosario, todos los días alguien mata y alguien muere en la ciudad que los medios de comunicación nacionales llaman la "Medellín de la Argentina". Los delincuentes esconden el dinero por la venta de drogas en departamentos del centro, las madres lloran a los hijos que perdieron en medio de balaceras, los mafiosos cierran grandes negocios en las torres que dan al río y el poder político asiste cómplice al espectáculo del terror. En este caos, la oficial de policía Silvana Aguirre, jefa del Departamento de Criminología, deberá resolver tres casos en los que se jugará no solo su prestigio sino también la vida. Siempre malhumorada, irónica, lengua larga, intransigente, fantasiosa, y a la vez valiente y honesta, Aguirre no descansará hasta llegar a la verdad. Y en esos días de muerte, se perderá en la ciudad manchada de sangre, pero que aún guarda sus encantos en el agua marrón del Paraná, el puente hacia Victoria, las canchas de fútbol, los boliches y las calles, donde supo amar y donde todavía sueña con un mundo menos injusto. Pobres corazones se inscribe en la herencia argentina de ficción de calidad con personajes adorables que acompañarán a los lectores más allá de esta novela, una trama impecable y un humor poco frecuente dentro del género policial.