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Enchantments: A Modern Witch's Guide to Self-Possession
by Mya Spalter Caroline PaquitaA wise, witchy, and welcoming guide to living life magically Mya Spalter has spent years among candles, herbs, cats, and spells as an employee at New York City’s oldest occult shop, Enchantments. Since it would get crowded in there if all of you visited, this beautifully illustrated book will be your guide to its secrets and stories; in the process, Mya will introduce you to some mystical concepts you can use to build spells and rituals that resonate with your own personal style, including: • Create and maintain altars Even people who aren’t spiritually inclined seem to be able to get down with the beneficial function of an altar as a place to model beauty and balance in their lives. It’s aspirational. • Save your love magic for yourself Because casting a love spell on someone else is pushy and far too easy to mess up. • Clean your filthy apartment Fine, maybe you make your bed every day, but Mya’s talking about the kind of grime you can’t necessarily see. • Money magic for need, not greed Hint: It starts with tipping well; it doesn’t pay to be miserly when asking the universe for abundance. Mya reveals the power of colors (Louboutins wouldn’t have the same status if their soles were lavender), the keys to banishing unfriendly spirits (with cleansing rituals or even a dance party), and invaluable instructions in the timeless arts of astrology, tarot, and finding a parking spot downtown. Open up this book and enchant your own life!Advance praise for Enchantments“Hilariously conversational, deceptively deep, and phenomenally illustrated, Enchantments will blow your mind and make you laugh while imparting expert knowledge of witchcraft and why it’s so needed today.”—Natasha Lyonne, actress and producer“Imagine that your best friend, a supremely cool, funny, and irreverent person, is also a witch willing to educate and inspire you toward your own witchy practice with humor, sass, and intelligence. This book is magic—literally!”—Michelle Tea, author of Modern Tarot“Part memoir, part recipe book, and part poetry collection, Enchantments lets readers in on the great secret of all witchcraft—that being a witch is about being free to be yourself.”—Dorothea Lasky, author of Milk and co-creator of Astro Poets“We can all use more magic in our lives in these trying times, and Enchantments will help us get started.”—Kimya Dawson, singer/songwriter, The Moldy Peaches
Encounter: A Spiritual Perspective That Will Shape Your Faith for the Coming Move of God
by Shawn BolzOne of the greatest spiritual battles right now is over perspective—the way you see possibilities, limitations, and what God is doing. This book will help you encounter God in such a way that you are able to walk in His original design for you, which is to not only commune with Him through conversation but to be aligned with His mind. When you share His thoughts and perceptions, you will be able to live the abundant, supernatural, super-empowered life God desires for you. Humans are unique in that we were not just made in the image of God; we reflect His very nature. If we understood our spiritual, neurological, psychological, and even physical connection to God, we could bring solutions to every problem humanity faces—and many would be practical, even scientific, solutions. In this book, Shawn Bolz shares a series of rich, divine encounters that have defined his spiritual perspective so others can be released into new ways of thinking and experience an expansion of their spiritual intelligence. To walk with God, you need to know not only His heart but also His mind. As believers, we were designed to commune with God, sharing not only conversation with Him but also His thoughts and perceptions—to know His mind through His Spirit. When Adam and Eve walked with God in the cool of the day, they didn&’t always need the verbal communication that so limits humanity today. They had inner communication from their connectedness. This is the kind of connectedness Solomon, Joseph, Daniel, Esther, and the apostle Paul experienced, and this is what God wants to restore to His people today. This book will help readers gain a fresh vision of their faith so they can walk out their spirituality exactly as God intended and take their place in the coming move of God.
Encountering China: Michael Sandel and Chinese Philosophy
by Michael J. SandelIn Michael Sandel the Chinese have found a guide through the ethical dilemmas created by their swift embrace of a market economy—one whose communitarian ideas resonate with China’s own rich, ancient philosophical traditions. This volume explores the connections and tensions revealed in this unlikely episode of Chinese engagement with the West.
Encountering the Book of Psalms: A Literary and Theological Introduction (Encountering Biblical Studies)
by C. Hassell BullockAccording to author Hassell Bullock, "No collection of poems has ever exercised as much influence on the Western world as the Book of Psalms." The attraction for Jews, Christians, as well as nonbelievers is surely the personal element that pervades these poems, which describe the human situation in all its complexity. <p><p>Though the Psalms are perhaps the most familiar portion of the Hebrew Bible, they are also among the most difficult to interpret. As a result, Bullock has created this guide to introduce students to the study and interpretation of the Psalms.
The End of Life as We Know It: Ominous News From the Frontiers of Science
by Michael Guillen"It's happening this second. Scientists are re-imagining and re-engineering the world forever. With brutal honesty and engaging story-telling, Michael Guillen gives us a clear-eyed look at a future that is already here. Consider this unsettling, brilliantly written, must-read book your official wake up call." -- ERIC METAXAS, #1 national bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy "Michael Guillen has tackled an important subject in The End of Life as We Know It... This book is a sobering look at where we could be headed. A fascinating read." -- DAVID LIMBAUGH, bestselling author of Jesus is Risen and The True Jesus In all aspects of life, humans are crossing lines of no return. Modern science is leading us into vast uncharted territory—far beyond the invention of nuclear weapons or taking us to the moon.Today, in labs all over the world, scientists are performing experiments that threaten to fundamentally alter the practical character and ethical color of our everyday lives. In The End of Life as We Know It: Ominous News from the Frontiers of Science, bestselling author and Emmy award winning science journalist Michael Guillen takes a penetrating look at how the scientific community is pushing the boundaries of morality, including: • Scientists who detached the head of a Russian man from his crippled, diseased body, and stitching it onto a healthy new donated body. • Fertility experiments aimed at allowing designer babies to be conceived with the DNA from three or more biological parents. • The unprecedented politicization of science – for example, in the global discussion about climate change that is pitting “deniers” against “alarmists” and inspiring Draconian legislation, censorship, and legal prosecutions. • The integration of Artificial Intelligence into communications and the economy. The End of Life as We Know It takes us into labratories and boardrooms where these troubling advances are taking place and asks the question no scientists seem to be asking: What does this mean for the future of humanity? PREVIOUS PRAISE FOR MICHAEL GUILLEN: “Guillen succeeds triumphantly…He writes with extraordinary grace and clarity.” — CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT, The New York Times “Guillen knows how to tell a story.” — Wall Street Journal “Michael Guillen is ‘Winsomely brilliant.’” — ERIC METAXAS, #1 national bestselling author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy “Michael Guillen bridges the seeming gap between science and faith better than anyone I know.” — CAL THOMAS, Syndicated and USA Today columnist/Fox News contributor
The End of Preaching
by Thomas H. TroegerThe End of Preaching is equal parts instruction and inspiration, offering practical help for every preacher and seminarian, and providing a new way of thinking about the purpose and craft of preaching. Tom Troeger explores the end--or purpose--of preaching as prayer. He gently reveals layer after layer of meaning for the preacher and the practice of preaching, giving deep insight into the preacher's approach, the task of preaching itself, and the impact of preaching on the hearers. This is a book to be studied and savored, a wonderful gift for one’s self or any preacher friend. Thomas Troeger delivered the 2016 Beecher Lectures, the nation's most prestigious and influential series of lectures on the topic of preaching. The series was established at Yale University in 1871.
Energie des Mitternachtsgebets
by Gabriel Agbo Nermin AdelDieses Buch Energie des Mitternachtsgebets ist zweifellos eins der umfassendsten undmeisten stärksten Bücher, die auf geistigeKriegsführung geschrieben werden. Die Wahldes Titels kam von einem Erfahrungsschatz,kühlenden Zeugnisse und Geständnisse undeine vorsichtige Studie von Wort Gottes. Es isttatsächlich eine sehr reiche und gut erforschteArbeit. Es ist als unglaubliches Buchbeschrieben worden. Hier lernen Sie, vom enormen aber dennochsind die völlig geklopfte geistige Energie, die in den Gebeten eingebettet wird, die zwischen11:00 P.M. und 3:0am erfolgt sind. Wissen Siegenug über die explosiven Energien des Lobs,des Gebets und des Fastens? Wissen Sie,welche Rollen die Engel des Gottes, der Geistdes Gottes und das Feuer des Gottes inunserem Krieg gegen das Königreich vonDunkelheit spielen? In diesem Buch hören Sie direkt von denehemaligen großartigen geheimnisvollenMeistern der kolossalen destruktivenAuswirkung, die der Name und das Blut imSatankönigreich verursacht. Was geschieht,wenn Satan und seine Dämonen direkt in Berührung mit diesen zwei stärkstenElementen im Universum kommen? Warumfiel Satan von seinem Stuhl in einer Sitzung,weil der Name von Jesus erwähnt wurde? Kennen Sie in den Kriegsstrategien desFeindes gegen die Kirche, die Christen und dieMinister aus? Wie senkt er und tötet manchmalMinister des Evangeliums? Wer sind die Mitteldes dunklen Königreiches in der Kirche?Welche Rollen sollten die Gebetskriegerspielen? Was ist das Interesse des Königreiches desSatans an den Menschenfleischen und amBlut? Warum Menschenopfer in dergeheimnisvollen Welt? Lesen Sieverschiedene Konten von den ehemaligenMitteln des Satans und sogar der Medien aufdem Opfern von Menschen und von andererkühlender unprintable Praxis.
Energy Strands: The Ultimate Guide to Clearing the Cords That Are Constricting Your Life
by Denise LinnThis book helps you discover the cables, ropes, ribbons, strands, threads, and filaments of energy that flow to and through you. By learning ancient shamanic techniques, you’ll learn how to release the cords that bind you and empower the strands that strengthen and heal you.Some energy strands allow us to feel vibrant and alive. Others deplete and weaken us. Most people are unaware of these energy strands, but they can feel them on a subconscious level.In Energy Strands, Denise Linn shares some of the methods she’s learned over the years to support you in finding harmony and balance in your life through understanding these lines of energy. Topics covered include attachments with family, ancestors, friends, lovers, crowds, and pets. Energy Strands also explores the connection between sound (crystal bowls), breath, meditation, and visualization in strands. You will gain practical tools to clear negative cords from unhealthy attachments, toxic relationships, and spaces."Discovering and releasing the energy cords that don’t empower you is a voyage of letting go . . . and stepping into the flow of life."
Engineers of Jihad: The Curious Connection between Violent Extremism and Education
by Diego Gambetta Steffen HertogThe violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginatively leverage to narrow that gap: they find that a disproportionate share of Islamist radicals come from an engineering background, and that Islamist and right-wing extremism have more in common than either does with left-wing extremism, in which engineers are absent while social scientists and humanities students are prominent.Searching for an explanation, they tackle four general questions about extremism: Under which socioeconomic conditions do people join extremist groups? Does the profile of extremists reflect how they self-select into extremism or how groups recruit them? Does ideology matter in sorting who joins which group? Lastly, is there a mindset susceptible to certain types of extremism?Using rigorous methods and several new datasets, they explain the link between educational discipline and type of radicalism by looking at two key factors: the social mobility (or lack thereof) for engineers in the Muslim world, and a particular mindset seeking order and hierarchy that is found more frequently among engineers. Engineers' presence in some extremist groups and not others, the authors argue, is a proxy for individual traits that may account for the much larger question of selective recruitment to radical activism.Opening up markedly new perspectives on the motivations of political violence, Engineers of Jihad yields unexpected answers about the nature and emergence of extremism.
Enlightenment Town: Finding Spiritual Awakening in a Most Improbable Place
by Jeffery PaineWhy has a tiny old mining town straight out of Gunsmoke or Deadwood — Crestone, Colorado — become home to twenty-five spiritual centers representing nearly all the brand-name faiths of the world? With the keen eye of a storyteller, the insights of a scholar, and the heart of a seeker, Jeffery Paine narrates a truly unique adventure. He explores Crestone’s wintry, oxygen-thin mountain geography and introduces a cast of spiritual mavericks and unlikely visionaries. Paine finds in Crestone a remarkable dedication to coexistence. Paradoxically, the town’s amazing spiritual diversity highlights fundamental commonalities in a way that will strike and even inspire believers, agnostics, and searchers of every stripe.
Enough Leader Guide Revised Edition: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity (Enough)
by Adam HamiltonMoney has great power in our lives. Used wisely, it is one key to accomplishing our goals, providing for our needs, and fulfilling our life purpose. In recent years, many of us ignored the wisdom of the past when it came to managing and spending our money. Credit card debt soared, savings rates plummeted, and our home equity became something to be tapped into and spent rather than a source of security in retirement. We felt an insatiable desire for more. And we found ourselves spending tomorrow’s money today in order to have what we hoped would satisfy. The result of all of this was not greater happiness and satisfaction, but greater stress and anxiety. Enough is an invitation to rediscover the Bible’s wisdom when it comes to prudent financial practices. In these pages are found the keys to experiencing contentment, overcoming fear, and discovering joy through simplicity and generosity. This book could change your life, by changing your relationship with money. The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the four-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options.
Enough Revised Edition: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity (Enough)
by Adam HamiltonMoney has great power in our lives. Used wisely, it is one key to accomplishing our goals, providing for our needs, and fulfilling our life purpose. In recent years, many of us ignored the wisdom of the past when it came to managing and spending our money. Credit card debt soared, savings rates plummeted, and our home equity became something to be tapped into and spent rather than a source of security in retirement. We felt an insatiable desire for more. And we found ourselves spending tomorrow’s money today in order to have what we hoped would satisfy. The result of all of this was not greater happiness and satisfaction, but greater stress and anxiety. Enough is an invitation to rediscover the Bible’s wisdom when it comes to prudent financial practices. In these pages are found the keys to experiencing contentment, overcoming fear, and discovering joy through simplicity and generosity. This book could change your life, by changing your relationship with money. “We Americans love our stuff. We’re living in a fast-paced, me-first, instant-gratification world, and it’s finally catching up to us. Debt is out of control, homes are in foreclosure ... even banks are going out of business. What the world needs today is the message of contentment and simplicity, and that’s exactly what Pastor Adam Hamilton delivers in Enough.” Dave Ramsey, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host “Once again, Adam Hamilton is leading the church; ‘Enough is enough’ was once a Wesleyan watchword. Adam breathes new life into the Wesleyan commitment to simplicity. Amid a culture of greed and conspicuous consumption Adam calls us to a biblically based, evangelical joy of having the faith to say ‘enough is enough.’” Bishop Will Willimon United Methodist Church, Birmingham Area “I pay close attention to whatever Adam Hamilton writes. His books are marked by extraordinary pastoral insight, biblical and theological depth, courage to speak the truth, and down-to-earth practicality. Enough comes like an antidote in the middle of a pandemic. I hope that classes, groups, couples, and individuals will use this book—and the economic crisis it addresses—as a challenge to get healthy again by deepening our discipleship in the vital area of money and possessions.” Brian McLaren, Author/Networker (brianmclaren.net)
Enriquézcase mientras entra al Mundo de la Era de Oro (Con Comentarios de Meditación)
by Brahma Kumari Pari ANTONIO SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ TranslatorUtilizando las practicas sugeridas en este libro, le ayudara a mejorar sus condiciones de Vida, Espiritual y Financiero. Este libro le explica, como puede volverse Rico, Financieramente y/o Espiritualmente, y obtener lo que usted quiera, mientras entra a la Era de Oro (vía el Universo Holográfico). Mientras que las explicaciones le son dadas, de cómo utilizar a Dios y su conocimiento para lograr sus objetivos, el autor también le explica, los siguiente: 1. Sobre las habilidades mágicas (Siddhis) y las especialidades, que usted adquiere mientras utiliza las prácticas de este libro. 2. Por qué la Ley de Atracción trabaja para traerle abundancia, felicidad, etc. 3. Por qué y cómo las visualizaciones pueden ser materializadas. 4. Por qué el estar cerca de una dimensión superior, donde Akashic Records existe, le ayudara a fácilmente realizar sus sueños. 5. El como usted fácilmente puede desempeñar el papel del creador (Brahma) desde Brahmaloka con el fin de lograr lo que usted quiere. 6. Como y cuando usted está en el Mundo de Brahma, el Éter también desempeña el papel de Brahma y crea lo que usted quiere. 7. Al usar las energías en lo profundo del alma, usted es Dios mismo o Brahma y así será capaz de satisfacer sus deseos y necesidades. 8. De como es materializada a través de frecuencias, resonancia, etc. 9. Sobre readquirir salud, prosperidad y habilidades mágicas, ahora. 10. De como la Energías Cuánticas, el Drama del Mundo, la Naturaleza, etc., sirve a las personas que están entrando en el Mundo de la Era de Oro y quienes ya están en la Era de Oro. 11. De como los cuerpos perfectos son creados para aquellos que están entrando en la Era de Oro. 12. De cómo l
Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality
by Ashley DreffThis book maps how American Methodists have responded to sexual change since World War II. It argues that the current United Methodist impasse over human sexuality has its root in the existence of two dichotomous ideologies of Methodist history and theology--one liberal and one evangelical, which come to the foreground in discussions of human sexuality. It offers evidence about how these ideologies have sought to reconcile their sexual ethic with sexual change since the birth control movement of the 1920s. In post-WWII America, most Methodists upheld a limited notion of family life and sexuality, one that allowed for the use of artificial contraception within marriage and for divorce. In response to the sexual revolution, liberal-leaning Methodists upheld a new sexual ethic, "the new morality," which peaked with radical new approaches to sex education, a full endorsement of abortion rights, and support of the homophile movement. However, "the new morality" coincided with an increased presence of and a new voice for evangelical Methodists, Charles Keysor and the Good News Movement. Evangelical Methodists critiqued "the new morality" as value-neutral and anti-Scripture. The evangelical desire for a rules-based morality solely reliant on Scripture collided with "the new morality" and led to intense debates over sex education, abortion, and the inclusion of LGBTQ persons within the United Methodist denomination from the 1970s onward. Since 1972, United Methodists have continually debated "human sexuality" at each General Conference, primarily through the advocacy efforts of political caucus groups. This author hopes that an historical examination of how Methodists have confronted sexual change will enlighten current conversations about human sexuality.
Entendiendo el Poder del Espíritu Santo
by Kelvin ArmstrongEntendiendo el Poder del Espíritu Santo provee una enseñanza profunda sobre el poder del Espíritu Santo y cada uno de los dones espirituales que Dios le da a los creyentes hoy en día para poder ser testigos de Él. El libro incluye versículos bíblicos claves para equipar a los creyentes sobre lo que constituye el Bautismo, los dones, y el fruto del Espíritu Santo. Además da un entendimiento sobre el pecado o la blasfemia en contra del Espíritu Santo. ¿Qieres experimentar el poderl del Espíritu Santo en tu vida diaria? Nos sorprendemos con los milagros que Jesús realizó en la biblia y muchas veces nos preguntamos si podemos adquiririr estos dones sobrenaturales. Esto es posible lograr hoy en día si tomamos el reto de equiparnos a nosotros mismos con el entendimiento del Espíritu Santo que opera dentro de nosotros los creyentes.
Entering the Passion of Jesus [Large Print]: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week (Entering the Passion of Jesus)
by Amy-Jill LevineJesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward. Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers risked everything when they left behind their homes, or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges. In Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience. Entering the Passion of Jesus provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individual readers alike. The book is part of a larger six-week study that is perfect for Lent and includes a DVD, and a comprehensive Leader Guide. The book’s six chapters include: Jerusalem: Risking Reputation The Temple: Risking Righteous Anger Teachings: Risking Challenge The First Dinner: Risking Rejection The Last Supper: Risking the Loss of Friends Gethsemane: Risking Temptation
Entering the Passion of Jesus Leader Guide: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Week (Entering the Passion of Jesus)
by Amy-Jill LevineJesus’ final days were full of risk. Every move he made was filled with anticipation, danger, and the potential for great loss or great reward. Jesus risked his reputation when he entered Jerusalem in a victory parade. He risked his life when he dared to teach in the Temple. His followers risked everything when they left behind their homes, or anointed him with costly perfume. We take risks as we read and re-read these stories, finding new meanings and new challenges. In Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, author, professor, and biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine explores the biblical texts surrounding the Passion story. She shows us how the text raises ethical and spiritual questions for the reader, and how we all face risk in our Christian experience. Entering the Passion of Jesus provides a rich and challenging learning experience for small groups and individual readers alike The Leader Guide contains everything needed to guide a group through the six-week study including session plans, activities, and discussion questions, as well as multiple format options.
Entrena tu lado espiritual: La búsqueda a través del silencio, el estiramiento y el canto
by Benjamín ShalvaEste libro trata de algo que es tan difícil de encontrar como la fuente del viento o de la vida, y que, no obstante, está dentro y fuera de nosotros a un mismo tiempo. Benjamin Shalva cuenta en su haber con una larga búsqueda espiritual que lo ha llevado de igual manera a peregrinar por el Tíbet como a internarse en un monasterio en Rhode Island. Ha luchado con demonios, danzado con sus tentaciones y cantado junto a cientos de voces bajo la noche estrellada. Gracias a su larga experiencia y conocimiento de los distintos métodos espirituales que ha explorado, Shalva nos ofrece simples y poderosas formas de conectarnos con nuestro yo interior, tanto si nos encontramos en un silencioso estudio de yoga como si estamos en una ajetreada oficina o en el caos de la ciudad. Shalva nos muestra que, por medio del silencio, el estiramiento y el canto, podemos ejercitar nuestro espíritu, y así dotar a nuestra existencia de un mayor sentido. De una manera fresca e ingeniosa, Entrena tu lado espiritual nos anima a emprender la búsqueda que ha de vincularnos con nuestra parte más auténtica y profunda, por medio de sencillos ejercicios que harán crecer la confianza y la sabiduría innata que habita en cada uno de nosotros. "Sólo te pido lo que me pido a mí: busca con una mente abierta y un corazón ligero, ten ganas de intentar algo nuevo, entrena conmigo un rato, estirando nuestros músculos espirituales mientras subimos la montaña juntos. Camina conmigo buscando la cima".
Environmental Humanities and Theologies: Ecoculture, Literature and the Bible (Routledge Environmental Humanities)
by Rod GiblettMany ways of thinking about and living with ‘the environment’ have their roots in the Bible and the Christian cultural tradition. Environmental Humanities and Theologies shows that some of these ways are problematic. It also provides alternative ways that value both materiality and spirituality. Beginning with an environmentally friendly reading of the biblical story of creation, Environmental Humanities and Theologies goes on to discuss in succeeding chapters the environmental theology of wetlands, dragons and watery monsters (including crocodiles and alligators) in the Bible and literature. It then gives a critical reading of the environmental theology of the biblical book of Psalms. Theological concepts are found in the works of English writers of detective and devotional stories and novels, American nature writers and European Jewish writers (as succeeding chapters show). Environmental Humanities and Theologies concludes with an appreciation for Australian Aboriginal spirituality in the swamp serpent. It argues for the sacrality of marsh monsters and swamp serpents as figures of reverence and respect for living bio- and psycho-symbiotic livelihoods in bioregions of the living earth in the Symbiocene. This is the hoped-for age superseding the Anthropocene. Environmental Humanities and Theologies is aimed at those who have little or no knowledge of how theology underlies much thinking and writing about ‘the environment’ and who are looking for ways of thinking about, being and living with the earth that respect and value both spirituality and materiality. It is a new text nurturing sacrality for the Symbiocene.
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel (The Seven Deadly Sins #2)
by Victoria Christopher MurrayA heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.Gabrielle Wilson has the perfect life: a Beverly Hills mansion, a loving family, and a massively successful PR firm. When her father admits that an affair he had years before resulted in a daughter, Gabrielle is shocked, but is actually happy. Could this be the sister she has been praying for all her life? Keisha Jones’s life is a struggle. Her late mother worked on the streets, and school was its own nightmare. When Gabrielle offers to fly Keisha out of Arkansas to meet the family, Keisha instantly agrees. But Gabrielle doesn’t realize that Keisha has known about the Wilsons for years. Keisha is determined to have everything she has always envied, and nothing can stand in her way.
Epistemology and Biblical Theology: From the Pentateuch to Mark’s Gospel (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism)
by Dru JohnsonEpistemology and Biblical Theology pursues a coherent theory of knowledge as described across the Pentateuch and Mark's Gospel. As a work from the emerging field of philosophical criticism, this volume explores in each biblical text both narrative and paraenesis to assess what theory of knowledge might be presumed or advocated and the coherence of that structure across texts. In the Pentateuch and Mark, primacy is placed on heeding an authenticated and authoritative prophet, and then enacting the guidance given in order to see what is being shown—in order to know. Erroneous knowing follows the same boundaries: failure to attend to the proper authoritative voice or failure to enact guidance creates mistaken understanding. With a working construct of proper knowing in hand, points of contact with and difficulties for contemporary philosophical epistemologies are suggested. In the end, Michael Polanyi’s scientific epistemology emerges as the most commensurable view with knowing as it appears in these foundational biblical texts. Therefore, this book will be of interest to scholars working across the fields of Biblical studies and philosophy.
Epistolary Acts: Anglo-Saxon Letters and Early English Media (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series)
by Jordan ZweckAs challenging as it is to imagine how an educated cleric or wealthy lay person in the early Middle Ages would have understood a letter (especially one from God), it is even harder to understand why letters would have so captured the imagination of people who might never have produced, sent, or received letters themselves. In Epistolary Acts, Jordan Zweck examines the presentation of letters in early medieval vernacular literature, including hagiography, prose romance, poetry, and sermons on letters from heaven, moving beyond traditional genre study to offer a radically new way of conceptualizing Anglo-Saxon epistolarity. Zweck argues that what makes early medieval English epistolarity unique is the performance of what she calls “epistolary acts,” the moments when authors represent or embed letters within vernacular texts. The book contributes to a growing interest in the intersections between medieval studies and media studies, blending traditional book history and manuscript studies with affect theory, media studies, and archive studies.
Erasmus and His Books (Erasmus Studies)
by Egbertus Van Gulik James K. McConica J. Trapman J. C. GraysonWhat became of Erasmus’ books? The most famous scholar of his day died in peaceful prosperity and in the company of celebrated and responsible friends. His zeal for useful books was insatiable. Indeed, he had taken care to insure that after his death they would pass to an appreciative noble owner, yet after his death their fate was unknown. Erasmus and His Books provides the most comprehensive evidence available about the books of Erasmus of Rotterdam – the books he owned and his attitude towards them, when and how he acquired them, how he housed, used, and cared for them, and how, from time to time, he disposed of them. Part 1 details the formation, growth, scope, and arrangement of Erasmus’ library and opens the door to a new understanding of the more intimate side of his daily life as a scholar at home with his books, friends, publishers, and booksellers. Part 2 presents a carefully annotated catalogue, the Versandliste, of the more than 400 books in Erasmus’ possession at one point. Drawing upon his command of bibliographical data and his extensive knowledge of Erasmus’ correspondence and related records Egbertus van Gulik proposes as precise an identification of each of the titles as the evidence will allow. Van Gulik’s insightful discoveries tell us what can be known of books in Erasmus’ working library and how he used them and will be of interest to students of the northern Renaissance, the history of the book, and the history of learning.
Eres vibración: Atrae a tu vida Energía positiva: amor, salud y éxito ilimitados
by Robyn OpenshawLos cambios más pequeños en tu vida, desde lo que comes hasta cómo piensas, pueden mejorar radicalmente tu estado de ánimo, tu salud general y tu calidad de vida. Eres vibración detalla los alimentos, las sustancias naturales y los hábitos de vida que elevan tus vibraciones. A través de diferentes prácticas, ejercicios y un plan détox de 7 días, aumentarás tu frecuencia vibratoria y cambiarás tu vida para siempre. Vivir en un estado de "alta vibración" es posible y te hará resistente a la enfermedad, la fatiga, el agotamiento y la depresión. Con este libro aprenderás sobre las emociones de baja vibración (miedo, ira, inercia), las emociones de alta vibración (amor, paz, gratitud) y cómo lograr vibraciones más elevadas en la vida diaria.
Eros and Evil: The Sexual Psychopathology of Witchcraft
by R. E. L. MastersEros and Evil is the first systematic modern study of the sexual behavior of witches (and of witch hunters) and, as such, is an important contribution to psychological literature. Emphasizing the period between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries (the witch era, when sexual licentiousness in fact and fantasy was rampant), R. E. L. Masters contends that intercourse with devils and demons was the central fact of witchcraft. His discussion ranges over such subjects as the anatomy of the devil, the sexual psychology of demons, and erotic cannibalism, and he shows how hysteria, mental disorders, and drugs may explain some of demonic sexuality’s strangest aspects. Most significantly, Eros and Evil throws light on the origins and development of Western sexual (or antisexual) morals. No other work makes so clear the superstitious and often diseased foundation of the sexual code by which we are still attempting to live.This edition of Eros and Evil, first published in 1962, contains the complete text of Ludovico Maria Sinistrari’s Demoniality, one of the great classics of demonology.