Charles B. Ward's Books

Hear the Ancient Wisdom

A Meditational Reader for the Whole Year from the Early Church Fathers up to the Pre-Reformation

By: Charles R. Ringma

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hear the Ancient Wisdom

A Meditational Reader for the Whole Year from the Early Church Fathers up to the Pre-Reformation

By: Charles R. Ringma

There is a hunger in the modern world for spirituality. One vast resource of spiritual wisdom comes from the pre-Reformation church--from the martyrs of the first centuries of Christianity, through the long tradition of monasticism, to the medieval Christian mystics. These are the deep wells of Christian reflection from persons such as John Chrysostom, Augustine, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, Bonaventure, Bernard of Clairvaux, Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, and Julian of Norwich, to mention just a few. The spiritual insights of over seventy men and women of pre-Reformation Christianity are found in these pages. From these figures we can learn more about the practices of prayer and contemplation, a life of following Christ, the relevance of community, the challenge of asceticism, the movement of withdrawal and engagement, the love of God for God's own sake, living the gospel, sacrificing for the kingdom of God, the longing for union with God, the practices of justice, and a life of prophetic witness. For us, so embedded and shaped by the modern world, this ancient wisdom will come as refreshing water and as a breath of fresh air, with the wings of the Spirit and whispers of angels.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

422

Publisher

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1621895785

ISBN 13

9781621895787

The Origins of Medieval Architecture

Building in Europe, A.D 600-900

By: Charles B. McClendon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Origins of Medieval Architecture

Building in Europe, A.D 600-900

By: Charles B. McClendon

This book is the first devoted to the important innovations in architecture that took place in western Europe between the death of emperor Justinian in A.D. 565 and the tenth century. During this period of transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages, the Early Christian basilica was transformed in both form and function.Charles B. McClendon draws on rich documentary evidence and archaeological data to show that the buildings of these three centuries, studied in isolation but rarely together, set substantial precedents for the future of medieval architecture. He looks at buildings of the so-called Dark Ages—monuments that reflected a new assimilation of seemingly antithetical “barbarian” and “classical” attitudes toward architecture and its decoration—and at the grand and innovative architecture of the Carolingian Empire. The great Romanesque and Gothic churches of subsequent centuries owe far more to the architectural achievements of the Early Middle Ages than has generally been recognized, the author argues.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300106882

ISBN 13

9780300106886

Virginia Legends & Lore

By: Charles A. Mills

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Virginia Legends & Lore

By: Charles A. Mills

For centuries, Virginians have told, retold and embellished wonderful stories of their history. Legends such as the "wild Spanish ponies" of Chincoteague, General Braddock's lost gold, the Mount Vernon Monster and the Richmond Vampire tug at the imagination. Revolutionary War heroes, Annandale's Bunny Man, the enslaved woman who became a Union spy in the White House of the Confederacy and many others left imprints on the Commonwealth of Virginia. Explore secret societies, hidden knowledge and the mysteries of the universe with author Chuck Mills.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

157

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439673357

ISBN 13

9781439673355

Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. They present rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

393

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1107041376

ISBN 13

9781107041370

Book's by Charles B. Ward

Hear the Ancient Wisdom

Hear the Ancient Wisdom

The Origins of Medieval Architecture

The Origins of Medieval Architecture

Virginia Legends & Lore

Virginia Legends & Lore

Who's Bigger?

Who's Bigger?

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email