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Alcuin II: Theology and Thought
by Douglas DalesScholar, ecclesiastic, teacher and poet of the eighth century, Alcuin can be seen as a true hidden saint of the Church, of the same stature and significance as his predecessor Bede. His love of God and his grasp of Christian theology were rendered original in their creative impact by his gifts as a teacher and poet. In his hands, the very traditional theology that he inherited, and to which he felt bound, took new wings. In that respect, he must rank as one of the most notable and influential of Anglo-Saxon Christians, uniting English and continental Christianity in a unique manner, which left a lasting legacy within the Catholic Church of Western Europe. This book is intended for the general reader as well as for those studying, teaching or researching this period of early medieval history and theology in schools and universities.
Aldaraia (Matthew Bishop (Español) #1)
by Burt ClinchandhillLa búsqueda del mayor secreto de la Tierra ha comenzado. •GANADOR: Premio Pinnacle a la excelencia literaria, Invierno 2021 - Mejor novela de suspenso "El suspenso es monumental, la historia nunca se ralentiza, y tiene ese don mágico de difuminar las líneas de lo aparentemente imposible con algo que casi parece que podría estar basado en la verdad absoluta (AKA, El Código Da Vinci)." ~ Reseñas de libros de Feathered Quill, Amy Lignor, VERDADERO HIGH-FIVE Cuando el padre de Jennifer Porter muere de una misteriosa enfermedad, ella hereda un libro de 400 años de antigüedad, titulado Aldaraia sive Soyga voco'r, escrito en una lengua desconocida que su padre había estado intentando descifrar antes de morir. Sin saber por dónde empezar, Jennifer pide ayuda al estimado profesor de Yale, Matthew Bishop, y ambos entablan una improbable amistad mientras comienzan a desentrañar los secretos del libro. Pronto descubren que se han omitido componentes vitales y se embarcan en la búsqueda global de una serie de pergaminos ocultos destinados a resolver uno de los mayores misterios del mundo. Sin embargo, Jennifer y Bishop no son los únicos interesados en los secretos del libro, y su búsqueda se convierte en una peligrosa y aterradora carrera contra el tiempo. "Burt Clinchandhill es un gran narrador con un don único para la prosa elegante, grandes diálogos y personajes que atrapan la atención de los lectores. La historia es trepidante y la tensión aumenta muy rápido, escalando hacia una conclusión deliciosa y explosiva." ~ Reseñas de libros favoritos de Lectores, Romuald Dzemo, 5 ESTRELLAS EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTA el primer libro de la serie "Matthew Bishop" de thrillers de conspiraciones religiosas, ideal para fans de Dan Brown y Michael Crichton. "Burt Clinchandhill lleva Aldaraia a un nuevo nivel de lectura apasionant
Aldo's Fantastical Movie Palace
by Jonathan FriesenIn the Darkness of this Theater, Anything Can Happen The family's broken-down theater has always been a safe place for Chloe. There, no one can see the scars that line her face—scars her inventor father accidentally caused, leaving even deeper wounds between them. In the darkness she meets Nick, a boy with his own hurts. While Nick isn't the most pleasant companion, a rocky friendship is formed over their love of films. Soon the two are working on a movie script about a fantastical world—one that suddenly comes alive on the screen. Chloe and Nick are transported into an adventure beyond what they ever imagined, filled with dragons, magical pools, and a sinister vapor that threatens to destroy everyone. But when tragedy strikes, Chloe must find the courage to step out of the shadows and find what she’s always longed for.
Aldrig Mer!
by Gabriel Agbo”Och jag skall gottgöra er för åren som slukades av gräshopporna, av gräsbitarna, gräsätarna och gräsgnagarna – min stora här som jag sände mot er. Då skall ni äta och bli mätta och prisa HERREN, er Gud, som har handlat så underbart mot er. Och aldrig mer skall mitt folk stå med skam. Då skall ni inse att jag finns mitt i Israel, att jag, HERREN, är er Gud, jag och ingen annan. Och aldrig mer skall mitt folk stå med skam.” Joel 2:25-27 Det är dags att stoppa det som vill stoppa dig. Det är Guds vilja att stoppa allt som vill ta dig bort från hans planer för ditt liv. Du vet redan att Hans plan för dig är att ha det bästa av glädje, frid, välstånd, barmhärtighet, god hälsa, och att äga alla dina ägodelar. Även om du är under Hans domslut just nu kan det vändas idag, och du kommer på nytt att börja simma i hans nåd. Vi tittar också på andras erfarenheter, och det moderna Israels version av Aldrig mer!. Varför antog de denna slogan, och hur långt har de gått för att genomdriva den? Israel är en av de mäktigaste nationerna på jorden idag (de har den bästa intelligenta organisationen – Mossad – och den tredje bästa armén i världen) inte bara för att Gud är med dem, utan för att de också har lovat att aldrig tillåta judarna genomgå de mest omänskliga behandlingar, smärtor, sorg och dödsfall som de upplevde under de olyckliga, undvikbara händelserna under förra seklet. Idag leder Israel inte bara inom försvar utan också inom jordbruk, IKT, vetenskap och medicin. Ja, vi kan sannerligen säga Aldrig mer! idag! Du kommer att läsa kapitel som Aldrig mer!, Vad orsakade detta?, Se på regnbågen, Undantagets förbund, Var är ditt altare?, Att återuppbygga det förstörda altaret, ”Hämta åt mig en skål”, och Israel säger ”Aldrig mer!”. Denna bok är sannerligen intressant läsning.
Alef Is for Allah: Childhood, Emotion, and Visual Culture in Islamic Societies
by Jamal J. EliasAlef Is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate concepts such as innocence, cuteness, gender, virtue, and devotion, as well as community, nationhood, violence, and sacrifice. In addition to exploring a subject that has never been studied comparatively before, Alef Is for Allah extends the boundaries of scholarship on emotion, religion, and visual culture and provides unique insight into Islam as it is lived and experienced in the modern world.
Aleister Crowley
by Gary LachmanThis definitive work on the occult's "great beast" traces the arc of his controversial life and influence on rock-and-roll giants, from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath. When Aleister Crowley died in 1947, he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture figure of the next century. But twenty years later, Crowley's name and image were everywhere. The Beatles put him on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Rolling Stones were briefly serious devotees. Today, his visage hangs in goth clubs, occult temples, and college dorm rooms, and his methods of ceremonial magick animate the passions of myriad occultists and spiritual seekers. Aleister Crowley is more than just a biography of this compelling, controversial, and divisive figure--it's also a portrait of his unparalleled influence on modern pop culture.
Aleister Crowley and the Ouija Board
by J. Edward CorneliusPart fascinating history and part practical manual, this engaging guide takes the position that the Ouija Board is indeed as powerful as its detractors claim, revealing the dark secrets and hidden truths of this curious, enduring "game."
Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick
by Stephen SkinnerThis is the masterpiece of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley, introduced for the first time by one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions, Stephen Skinner."Do what thou wilt."Written in the early twentieth century, the four books contained within this collection make up one of the most complete and groundbreaking works on the practice of magick ever written. They are considered to be the masterpiece of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley and the core texts for the religion of Thelema. Their influence on alternative western thought and philosophy cannot be exaggerated.Also known as Book Four, or Liber ABA, the four parts bring together many rituals, received texts, theorems and unequalled insights into the practice of magick, culminating in The Book of the Law, the central, sacred text dictated to Crowley by a preternatural entity. Anyone interested in yoga, ceremonial magic, esoteric thought, invocation, divination and beyond, or those looking to delve into the fascinating, playful and illuminating writings of a unique man, will find inspiration.For the first time, one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions and magic, Dr. Stephen Skinner, introduces the text, sharing his insights into Crowley's take on yoga, ceremonial magick and Thelema. His long involvement with magick, both as an academic and as a practitioner, enabled Dr. Skinner to highlight the differences between the psychological and the spirit-orientated approaches to magick, and to show how that dilemma shaped Crowley's practice and his founding of Thelema, enlightening the reader to many previously unknown connections.
Aleister Crowley: The Beast Demystified
by Roger HutchinsonAleister Crowley (1875-1947) - mystic, writer, poet, astrologer, sexual revolutionary, painter, mountain climber and social critic - has a terrifying reputation. The contemporary press labelled him the 'wickedest man in the world', while he called himself the 'great beast'. Crowley dabbled in the occult, supported Germany in the First World War, was addicted to opiates, and many who associated with him died tragically in mysterious circumstances.Working from the starting point that behind the demonic reputation there stood a human being, and that beyond the self-proclaimed black magician there was a man hungry for publicity and fame, Roger Hutchinson lifts the smokescreen of mythology to reveal a truly astonishing figure.Why did this curious product of the Plymouth Brethren found the first 'hippy commune' in Sicily? What led this Cambridge graduate to be celebrated 20 years after his death on the cover of The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album? Why did Mussolini expel him from Italy? Why did a British magazine label him 'the man we'd like to hang'? Roger Hutchinson reveals the real Crowley: warts, wickedness, talent, courage, cowardice and all.
Alex's Choice
by Carol StewardAn unexpected fireKatarina Berthoff had everything planned out. Her business was developing well, and her stable boyfriend would propose in eight weeks, according to his timetable. Then smoke jumper Alex MacIntyre-Katarina's teenage crush-reentered her life. Alex was kind and romantic and just as handsome as she remembered. And he was definitely not part of the plan.Things weren't exactly going as Alex expected, either. He'd left smoke jumping only temporarily to help his brother Kevin run his construction business. Eventually he would be going back to his dangerous calling as a firefighter. There was no place in that life for a vivacious and beautiful woman who also happened to be practically engaged. But Alex couldn't deny that he liked the regular hours in construction, being there for family get-togethers...and coming home to Katarina. Which meant he had a choice to make-and so did she.
Alex's Triple Treat (10th Anniversary Edition)
by Nancy Simpson Levene3 Alex books: Shoelaces and Brussels Sprouts, Peanut Butter and Jelly Secrets, and T-Bone Trouble.
Alexander Pope’s Catholic Vision: "Slave to no sect"
by G. Douglas AtkinsA fresh look at the greatest poet of early eighteenth-century England, this highly readable book focuses on Pope's religious thinking and major poems. G. Douglas Atkins extends the argument that the Roman Catholic poet was no Deist, 'closet' or otherwise.
Alexander to Constantine
by Eric M. Meyers Mark A. ChanceyDrawing on the most recent, groundbreaking archaeological research, Eric M. Meyers and Mark A. Chancey re-narrate the history of ancient Palestine in this richly illustrated and expertly integrated book. Spanning from the conquest of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century CE, they synthesize archaeological evidence with ancient literary sources (including the Bible) to offer a sustained overview of the tumultuous intellectual and religious changes that impacted world history during the Greco-Roman period. The authors demonstrate how the transformation of the ancient Near East under the influence of the Greeks and then the Romans led to foundational changes in both the material and intellectual worlds of the Levant. Palestine's subjection to Hellenistic kingdoms, its rule by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties, the two disastrous Jewish revolts against Rome, and its full incorporation into the Roman Empire provide a background for the emergence of Christianity. The authors observe in the archaeological record how Judaism and Christianity were virtually undistinguishable for centuries, until the rise of imperial Christianity with Emperor Constantine. The only book-length overview available that focuses on the archaeology of Palestine in this period, this comprehensive and powerfully illuminating work sheds new light on the lands of the Bible.
Alexandra David-Neel: Portait of an Adventurer
by Ruth MiddletonThis unique biography explores the inner journey of a woman whose outer life was a thrilling story of passion and adventure. Alexandra David-Neel (1868-1969), born in Paris to a socially prominent family, once boasted, "I learned to run before I could walk!" In the course of a lifetime of more than one hundred years, she was an acclaimed operatic soprano, a political anarchist, a religious reformer, an intrepid explorer who traveled in Tibet for fourteen years, a scholar of Buddhism, and the author of more than forty books. But perhaps the most intriguing of all her adventures was the spiritual search that led her from a youthful interest in socialism and Freemasonry to the teachings of the great sages of India and culminated in her initiation into the secret tantric practices of Tibetan Buddhism. This book reveals the penetrating insight and courage of a woman who surmounted physical, intellectual, and social barriers to pursue her spiritual quest.
Alexandrian Summer
by Yitzhak Gormezano Goren&“A powerful novel of tensions—sexual, familial, religious, and political . . . Alexandria—sensual and enchanting—shimmers in these pages&” (Dalia Sofer, national-bestselling author of The Septembers of Shiraz). Alexandrian Summer is the story of two Jewish families living their frenzied last days in the doomed cosmopolitan social whirl of Alexandria just before fleeing Egypt for Israel in 1951. The conventions of the Egyptian upper-middle class are laid bare in this dazzling novel, which exposes startling sexual hypocrisies and portrays a now vanished polyglot world of horse-racing, seaside promenades, and elegant nightclubs. Hamdi-Ali senior is an old-time patriarch with more than a dash of strong Turkish blood. His handsome elder son, a promising horse jockey, can&’t afford sexual frustration, as it leads him to overeat and imperil his career, but the woman he lusts after won&’t let him get beyond undoing a few buttons. Victor, the younger son, takes his pleasure with other boys. But the true heroine of the story—richly evoked in a pungent upstairs/downstairs mix—is the raucous, seductive city of Alexandria itself. &“Helps show why postwar Alexandria inspires nostalgia and avidity in seemingly everyone who knew it . . . The result is what summer reading should be: fast, carefree, visceral, and incipiently lubricious.&” —The New Yorker &“Luminous . . . One of the great triumphs of Alexandrian Summer is the richness of the evocation of this city and the multiple cultures pressed within it . . . A sultry eroticism pervades.&” —The Forward &“Gormezano Goren&’s characters are vividly depicted as they grow up or grow older in a city of conflicting loyalties, riven by resentment, ready to revolt. Readers will be transported.&” —Publishers Weekly &“A profound literary experience.&” —Ahshav
Alexandrine Teaching on the Universe (Routledge Revivals)
by R. B. TollintonOriginally published in 1932, this book is based on a series of lectures delivered in Cambridge in 1931. The views of the universe as held by the great teachers of Ancient Alexandria are discussed: Philo, Clement, Origen, Plotinus and the Gnostics are considered and their outlook compared and contrasted with certain phases of early 20th Century scientific opinion..
Alexi's Secret Mission
by Anita DeynekaBecause of their religious beliefs, a family is exiled to Siberia, where they engage in the distribution of Bibles.
Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy
by Muhsin S. MahdiIn this work, Muhsin Mahdi—widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of Islamic political thought—distills more than four decades of research to offer an authoritative analysis of the work of Alfarabi, the founder of Islamic political philosophy. Mahdi, who also brought to light writings of Alfarabi that had long been presumed lost or were not even known, presents this great thinker as his contemporaries would have seen him: as a philosopher who sought to lay the foundations for a new understanding of revealed religion and its relation to the tradition of political philosophy. Beginning with a survey of Islamic philosophy and a discussion of its historical background, Mahdi considers the interrelated spheres of philosophy, political thought, theology, and jurisprudence of the time. He then turns to Alfarabi's concept of "the virtuous city," and concludes with an in-depth analysis of the trilogy, Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle. This philosophical engagement with the writings of and about Alfarabi will be essential reading for anyone interested in medieval political philosophy.
Alfred Stieglitz: Taking Pictures, Making Painters (Jewish Lives)
by Phyllis RoseA fascinating biography of a revolutionary American artist ripe for rediscovery as a photographer and champion of other artists Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946) was an enormously influential artist and nurturer of artists even though his accomplishments are often overshadowed by his role as Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband. This new book from celebrated biographer Phyllis Rose reconsiders Stieglitz as a revolutionary force in the history of American art. Born in New Jersey, Stieglitz at age eighteen went to study in Germany, where his father, a wool merchant and painter, insisted he would get a proper education. After returning to America, he became one of the first American photographers to achieve international fame. By the time he was sixty, he gave up photography and devoted himself to selling and promoting art. His first gallery, 291, was the first American gallery to show works by Picasso, Rodin, Matisse, and other great European modernists. His galleries were not dealerships so much as open universities, where he introduced European modern art to Americans and nurtured an appreciation of American art among American artists.
Algo asombroso
by Chitra DivakaruniEs tarde en la oficina de expedición de visados y pasaportes de una ciudad americana. La gente ha estado yendo y viniendo, pero ahora solo quedan nueve personas: una adolescente punki, una pareja caucásica de clase alta, un joven musulmán americano, una recién licenciada, un exsoldado afroamericano, una anciana china y dos empleados. De pronto, un terremoto rompe con la paz de la tarde y los atrapa a todos en el edificio. La lucha por la supervivencia hace que el estrés emocional y psicológico se acerque al límite, hasta que uno de ellos sugiere que cada uno cuente una historia personal, algo asombroso que haya ocurrido en sus vidas. De este modo, sus sorprendentes narraciones sobre el amor, el deber, la familia, la política y la muerte se van desvelando a la vez que dejan al descubierto la parte oculta de cada personaje y ayudan al resto a desviar su atención de la terrorífica situación que están viviendo. Una novela sobre los valores, la esperanza, el increíble poder de los relatos y la insignificancia de la condición humana en sí misma.
Algo grande viene para ti: Descubre la ruta que te lleva a un futuro brillante, mejor y más grande
by Joel OsteenCOMIENZA A CREER DE NUEVO, COMIENZA A SOÑAR DE NUEVO,COMIENZA A HACER PLANES DE LO QUE ESTÁ EN TU CORAZÓN. Ya sea que estés escalando hacia el siguiente nivel, esforzándote por llegar a una meta fuera de tu alcance o haciendo todo lo posible para superar un desafío, es hora de que logres una vida mejor y grandes cosas. Cuando te esfuerzas por cumplir con tus expectativas, ¡recuerda que donde estás ahora no es donde debieras estar! En Algo grande viene para ti, el autor número uno en ventas del New York Times, Joel Osteen, desafía tu percepción sobre tu situación actual y te inspira a perseverar para lograr lo mejor que se avecina. Sea lo que sea que estés experimentando, no pierdas la fe, ni renuncies a tus sueños. Espera lo mejor. Porque algo grande está por llegar: mayor alegría, mayor fuerza, mejores relaciones, mejores oportunidades, mayor éxito y mayor paz. Todo esto te pertenece. Lo que sea que hayas estado esperando, trabajando, orando y proclamando, está en camino. Algo grande viene para ti nutrirá tu alma y empoderará tu corazón para superar el dolor y dominar lo banal. Tu historia está lejos de terminar y lo mejor está por venir. No te rindas justo cuando estás a punto de descubrir un nuevo nivel de aumento, paz y gozo. Vislumbra tu gran avance justo adelante y aguanta un poco más: ¡lo mejor está por llegar!
Algo tiene que cambiar
by David PlattDavid Platt, autor bestseller del New York Times, embarca al lector en un viaje desgarrador, espiritual e introspectivo por los barrios empobrecidos de las montañas del Himalaya. Con una gran pasión y sorprendente vulnerabilidad, Platt desafía a los lectores a marcar la diferencia en un mundo lleno de necesidades urgentes, comenzando en sus propias ciudades. Mientras dirigía un grupo en una larga caminata por las montañas del Himalaya, el autor bestseller y pastor David Platt, se sorprendió de las necesidades humanas que iba descubriendo en el camino, fue una experiencia tan dramática que "cambió la trayectoria de mi vida", comenta el autor en el libro. Al encontrarse con un hombre que había perdido un ojo por una simple infección, al ver la trata de niños en las ciudades y muchos otros sucesos inolvidables, vio cara a cara a las personas detrás de los números estadísticos y lo obligó a luchar con lo que él pensaba que era la fe. En Algo tiene que cambiar / Something Needs to Change, Platt invita a los lectores a participar tanto en la caminata como en la travesía de buscar respuestas a preguntas difíciles como, "¿Dónde está Dios cuando hay sufrimiento?" "¿Qué hace que mi religión sea mejor que la de otra persona?" y "¿Qué pienso acerca del sufrimiento eterno?" Platt ha creado un mensaje indeleble sobre lo que significa dar tu vida por el Evangelio: dejar de hablar sobre la fe y empezar a vivirla verdaderamente".
Ali Ibn Abi Talib: Hero of Chivalry
by Resit HaylamazAli ibn Abi Taleb is the fourth Caliph of Islam, but he is the first to remember from among all the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad as far as bravery is concerned. He is a symbol of courage and gallantry as much as a leading spiritual figure in Islam. This book brings to life the biography of this unique hero of Islam, analyzing where and how he was raised, the dynamics that formed his personality and the struggles that he went through in his lifetime.
Ali el Grande y el percance del mercado (Ali el Grande)
by Saadia FaruqiAli Tahir pierde algo importante en el mercado: ¡su hermano! ¿Al pensar rápido, Ali salvará el día? Ali Tahir loses something important at the market—his brother! Will Ali’s quick thinking save the day?
Ali el Grande y la sorpresa de la fiesta de Eid (Ali el Grande)
by Saadia Faruqi¡Eid Mubarak! El hermano de Ali, Fateh, está de mal humor y sigue estropeándolo todo! ¿Podrá Ali encontrar una manera de animar a Fateh y devolverle la diversión al día festivo? Eid Mubarak! Ali’s brother, Fateh, is being cranky and keeps spoiling everything! Can Ali find a way to cheer up Fateh and bring the fun back to the holiday?