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Spirit and Reason

The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking

By: Dale Launderville

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Spirit and Reason

The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking

By: Dale Launderville

Ezekiel's symbolic thinking is an integrative rationality in which reason is regarded as operating within the heart through the empowerment and guidance of the Spirit.

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Piety and Politics

The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia

By: Dale Launderville

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Piety and Politics

The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia

By: Dale Launderville

Ancient kings who did not honor the gods overlooked an indispensable means for ruling effectively in their communities. In many traditional societies royal authority was regarded as a divine gift bestowed according to the quality of the relationship of the king both to God or the gods and to the people. The tension and the harmony within these human and divine relationships demanded that the king repeatedly strive to integrate the community's piety with his political strategies. This fascinating study explores the relationship between religion and royal authority in three of history's most influential civilizations: Homeric Greece, biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Dale Launderville identifies similar, contrasting, and analogous ways that piety functioned in these distinct cultures to legitimate the rule of particular kings and promote community well-being. Key to this religiopolitical dynamic was the use of royal rhetoric, which necessarily took the form of political theology. By examining a host of ancient texts and drawing on the insights of philosophers, poets, historians, anthropologists, social theorists, and theologians, Launderville shows how kings increased their status the more they demonstrated through their speech and actions that they ruled on behalf of God or the gods. Launderville's work also sheds light on a number of perennial questions about ancient political life. How could the people call the king to account? Did the people forfeit too much of their freedom and initiative by giving obedience to a king who symbolized their unity as a community? How did the religious traditions serve as a check on the king's power and keep alive the voice of the people? This study in comparative political theology elucidates these engaging concerns from multiple perspectives, making Piety and Politics of interest to readers in fields ranging from biblical studies and theology to ancient history and political science.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802845053

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Celibacy in the Ancient World

Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece

By: Dale Launderville

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Celibacy in the Ancient World

Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece

By: Dale Launderville

Celibacy is a commitment to remain unmarried and to renounce sexual relations, for a limited period or for a lifetime. Such a commitment places an individual outside human society in its usual form, and thus questions arise: What significance does such an individual, and such a choice, have for the human family and community as a whole? Is celibacy possible? Is there a socially constructive role for celibacy? These questions guide Dale Launderville, OSB, in his study of celibacy in the ancient cultures of Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece prior to Hellenism and the rise of Christianity. Launderville focuses especially on literary witnesses, because those enduring texts have helped to shape modern attitudes and can aid us in understanding the factors that may call forth the practice of celibacy in our own time. Readers will discover how celibacy fits within a context of relationships, and what kinds of relationships thus support a healthy and varied society, one aware of and oriented to its cosmic destiny. Dale Launderville, OSB, is professor of theology at Saint John's University School of Theology 'eminary, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the author of Piety and Politics: The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (Eerdmans, 2003) and Spirit and Reason: The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking (Baylor University Press, 2007).

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Liturgical Press

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0814657346

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9780814657348

Wooden Horses and Iron Men

The Story and History of an American Carnival

By: Dale W. Merriam PhD PE

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Wooden Horses and Iron Men

The Story and History of an American Carnival

By: Dale W. Merriam PhD PE

It’s a story of an American family, and a truly unique American industry. One that is colorful with its own lifestyle, its cast of characters, its sub-culture, and, yes, to some extent, its own language. From its birthplace at the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago, to its present popularity at State, and County Fairs, the Carnival industry is uniquely American. Meet the Cast who make it fun. The Merriam family, Pete Leslie, who sold tickets on the snake show, and One Ball Eddie, who somehow kept that last milk bottle standing upright. Learn the difference between a Circus, and a Carnival. A Circus you only have to watch to enjoy. A Carnival you have to participate. Throw the dart, eat the corndog, win the prize, and give your best gal a squeeze as you go over the top of one of the descendants of Ferris’s magnificent wheel.

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AuthorHouse

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1728347955

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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel

By: Daniel I. Block,Richard Hess,Dale W. Manor,V. Philips Long

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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel

By: Daniel I. Block,Richard Hess,Dale W. Manor,V. Philips Long

This series brings to life the world of the Old Testament through informative entries and full-color photos and graphics. Here readers find the premier commentary set for connecting with the historical and cultural context of the Old Testament.

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Zondervan

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0310255740

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9780310255741

Spirit and Reason

The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking

By: Dale Launderville

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The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking

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Ezekiel's symbolic thinking is an integrative rationality in which reason is regarded as operating within the heart through the empowerment and guidance of the Spirit.

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Celibacy in the Ancient World

Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece

By: Dale Launderville

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Its Ideal and Practice in Pre-Hellenistic Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece

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Piety and Politics

The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia

By: Dale Launderville

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The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia

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Dale Evans Rogers

Rainbow on a Hard Trail

By: Dale Evans Rogers

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Dale Evans Rogers

Rainbow on a Hard Trail

By: Dale Evans Rogers

Dale recounts her story of her career in Hollywood, falling in love with Roy Rogers, the joy of raising her children, her rehabilitation from her stroke, saying good-bye to her husband of nearly fifty-one years.

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Book's by Dale Launderville

Spirit and Reason

Spirit and Reason

Piety and Politics

Piety and Politics

Celibacy in the Ancient World

Celibacy in the Ancient World

Wooden Horses and Iron Men

Wooden Horses and Iron Men

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel

Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel

Spirit and Reason

Spirit and Reason

Celibacy in the Ancient World

Celibacy in the Ancient World

Piety and Politics

Piety and Politics

Dale Evans Rogers

Dale Evans Rogers

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