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The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises

The Making of the Matthean Self

By: George Branch-Trevathan

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The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises

The Making of the Matthean Self

By: George Branch-Trevathan

What, in Matthew’s view, should a human being become and how does one attain that ideal? In The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises: The Making of the Matthean Self, George Branch-Trevathan presents a new account of Matthew’s ethics and argues that the evangelist presents the Sermon on the Mount as functioning like many other ancient sayings collections, that is, as facilitating transformative work on oneself, or “spiritual exercises,” that enable one to realize the evangelist’s ideals. The conclusion suggests some implications for our understanding of ethical formation in antiquity and the study of ethics more generally. This will be an essential volume for scholars studying the Gospel of Matthew, early Christian ethics, the relationships between early Christian and ancient philosophical writings, or ethical formation in antiquity.

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BRILL

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9004425543

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Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro

By: George Orwell

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Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro

By: George Orwell

Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro (Nineteen Eighty Four, 1949), também conhecido como 1984, é uma ficção social-científica distópica escrita pelo inglês George Orwell. Sua primeira edição foi publicada em junho de 1949. Foi seu último livro em vida, escrito após a morte de sua esposa, que lhe deixou um filho bebê. Orwell centrou a narrativa em uma crítica inflamada e pessimista sobre o totalitarismo nazista, stalinista mas, também — coisa pouco abordada pela crítica —, ao excepcionalismo estadunidense e ao colonialismo britânico. Muitas de suas previsões acabaram se concretizando após a data de 1984, quando Ronald Reagan e Margareth Thatcher implementaram a cultura da guerra como força econômica e a vigilância civil como controle social. De certa maneira, também previu a massificação do individualismo — que o capitalismo neoliberal prega sob o manto da "liberdade" — e a consequente infantilização da linguagem, o "newspeak" ou a "novilíngua" — o que pode ser acompanhado corriqueiramente após o engajamento global à Internet e às redes sociais. Mais recente ainda é a presença de Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro no fenômeno atual da polarização política e nas fake news, uma vez que o trabalho diário do protagonista Winston Smith é exatamente criar notícias falsas e distorcer a verdade em benefício da classe dominante, alterando a memória dos cidadão e mantendo a classe trabalhadora na ignorância e na amnésia geracional.

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697

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Literatura Livre – Sesc São Paulo

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6589008191

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9786589008194

Mi Potencial Ilimitado

By: George Romero

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Mi Potencial Ilimitado

By: George Romero

¡YO NACI PARA TENER UNA VIDA MEJOR! En este libro de auto-ayuda yo quiero mostrarte una enseñanza que data más de 3000 años y te revelare paso a paso en una forma muy sencilla y fácil de de ver la vida en otro nivel. Vivirás tu vida como nunca, no importa si eres feliz, no tienes dinero, quieres tener una mejor relación con tu pareja, quieres lograr un mejor trabajo o negocio. No hay tiempos malos, ni una mala vida la solución está en Tú poder interno. Descubre la magia del amor, experimentaras una vida grata llena de bendiciones. Tú crearas los milagros que siempre has soñado. Descubre la magia de tu poder interno...vive tu vida como te lo mereces.

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George Romero

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1456415263

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9781456415266

Before God

By: George W. Stroup

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Before God

By: George W. Stroup

Many Christians today have experienced a loss of enormous significance -- they no longer understand their daily lives to be lived "before God." This timely work traces the development and implications of this loss and argues for its recovery. In comparing contemporary Christians with believers of previous eras, author George Stroup sees an "eclipse" of life lived before God. This eclipse is tragic because the Bible presupposes human life as a daily, personal relationship with God. Stroup here offers help by exploring anew the biblical view that Jesus Christ models most clearly what life lived before God and neighbor looks like. He then suggests that describing Christian life as "gratitude naturally evokes a sense of life lived before God. The book concludes by examining whether life before God requires a sense of God's presence -- and whether it is possible to live before God even in those times when he seems to be absent. Offering thought-provoking analysis of modern faith and sound direction for spiritual renewal, "Before God is perfect for churches, study groups, pastors, and individuals pursuing genuine discipleship.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802822142

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9780802822147

The Devil's Pool and Other Stories

By: George Sand

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The Devil's Pool and Other Stories

By: George Sand

Newly translated into English, "The Devil's Pool" is the most popular of George Sand's novellas and her best-selling work in France today. Illustrating Sand's brevity, liveliness, and exemplary storytelling, the tale deals with many of her characteristic themes—the relations between the sexes, the plight of the underprivileged, and the role of fantasy in human life—making it an ideal introduction to her work. Also included are translations of two of Sand's most admired short stories, "Lavinia" and "The Unknown God," as well as various relevant essays and documents.

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State University of New York Press

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0791484777

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9780791484777

The Subaltern

The Diaries of George Greig during the Pennisular War

By: George Greig

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The Subaltern

The Diaries of George Greig during the Pennisular War

By: George Greig

Lieutenants, or "subalterns" as they were called, were very young in the British Army of the Napoleonic Wars, so George Gleig was not unique when he joined the 85th Light Infantry at the age of 17. Thrown into action in Spain against invading French forces in the summer of 1813, Gleig fought continuously for 18 months. The unique quality of Gleig's personal account was recognized immediately, and his narrative was praised by the Duke of Wellington himself. Although not always readily available to the general public. Gleig's account has been extensively drawn on by later historians and historical novelists. Gleig left behind a unique account of Wellington's victories, the primitive conditions endured by both soldiers and civilians, and the mood of the times.George Robert Gleig had a distinguished career with the British Army. His classic narrative has now been edited with an introduction and chapter notes by Ian Robertson. Robertson has been writing on the Peninsular War for 40 years. His most recent work was Wellington at War in the Peninsula.

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Casemate Publishers

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1783379421

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9781783379422

The Book of Joshua

By: F. R. Fay,George Ripley Bliss

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The Book of Joshua

By: F. R. Fay,George Ripley Bliss

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385386349

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American Fork

By: George B. Handley

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American Fork

By: George B. Handley

Zacharias Harker is a brilliant botanist and an aging recluse. Haunted by his mistakes and living without his wife and daughter for the past twenty years, he hatches the idea to write his magnum opus, a book on the implications of climate change for humanity focused on the wildflowers of Utah's Wasatch Mountains. Just prior to the tragedy of 9/11, he hires a young artist, Alba, to paint flowers for the book. Over the course of their unlikely friendship, Harker convinces Alba to return to Chile to learn the story, long hidden from her by her mother, of her father's disappearance under Pinochet. Alba's discovery of her family history and her experience listening to the stories of Chileans who have resisted a government ruled by fear inspire her return to Utah with renewed purpose. As America grows more distrusting of immigration and diversity, Alba commits her art to the protection of the environment and to a more inclusive meaning of family and belonging while she and her husband, John, strive to learn Harker's hidden past and include him in their lives before it is too late. Rooted in the Mormon heritage of Utah but hemispheric in its reach, American Fork is a story of restoration and healing in the wake of loss and betrayal.

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375

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John Hunt Publishing

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1780995407

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9781780995403

Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

Book Two of the Puppetman Quartet

By: George R. R. Martin,Wild Cards Trust

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Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

Book Two of the Puppetman Quartet

By: George R. R. Martin,Wild Cards Trust

Here, in the fifth volume of the exciting series, ten of science fiction's most gifted writers take readers on a journey of wonder and excitement in an astounding alternate history. Let the secret history of the world be told-of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others caused terror. And now, forty years later, as a gang war between the Shadow Fists and the mafia rages out of control in the streets of Jokertown, Aces and Jokers go underground-to wage their own war against the powers of the netherworld. Featuring the talents of John J. Miller, Roger Zelazny, Leanne C. Harper, Arthur Byron Cover, Melina C. Snodgrass, Edward Bryant, Stephen Leigh, Pat Cadigan, Walter Jon Williams, and George R. R. Martin. The Wild Cards Universe The Original Triad #1 Wild Cards #2 Aces High #3 Jokers Wild The Puppetman Quartet #4: Aces Abroad #5: Down and Dirty #6: Ace in the Hole #7: Dead Man’s Hand The Rox Triad #8: One-Eyed Jacks #9: Jokertown Shuffle #10: Dealer’s Choice #11: Double Solitaire #12: Turn of the Cards The Card Sharks Triad #13: Card Sharks #14: Marked Cards #15: Black Trump #16: Deuces Down #17: Death Draws Five The Committee Triad #18: Inside Straight #19: Busted Flush #20: Suicide Kings The Fort Freak Triad #21: Fort Freak #22: Lowball #23: High Stakes The American Triad #24: Mississippi Roll #25: Low Chicago #26: Texas Hold 'Em At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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512

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Tor Books

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1466824379

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Red Lines

Political Cartoons and the Struggle against Censorship

By: Cherian George,Sonny Liew

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Red Lines

Political Cartoons and the Struggle against Censorship

By: Cherian George,Sonny Liew

A lively graphic narrative reports on censorship of political cartoons around the world, featuring interviews with censored cartoonists from Pittsburgh to Beijing. Why do the powerful feel so threatened by political cartoons? Cartoons don't tell secrets or move markets. Yet, as Cherian George and Sonny Liew show us in Red Lines, cartoonists have been harassed, trolled, sued, fired, jailed, attacked, and assassinated for their insolence. The robustness of political cartooning--one of the most elemental forms of political speech--says something about the health of democracy. In a lively graphic narrative--illustrated by Liew, himself a prize-winning cartoonist--Red Lines crisscrosses the globe to feel the pulse of a vocation under attack. A Syrian cartoonist insults the president and has his hands broken by goons. An Indian cartoonist stands up to misogyny and receives rape threats. An Israeli artist finds his antiracist works censored by social media algorithms. And the New York Times, caught in the crossfire of the culture wars, decides to stop publishing editorial cartoons completely. Red Lines studies thin-skinned tyrants, the invisible hand of market censorship, and demands in the name of social justice to rein in the right to offend. It includes interviews with more than sixty cartoonists and insights from art historians, legal scholars, and political scientists--all presented in graphic form. This engaging account makes it clear that cartoon censorship doesn't just matter to cartoonists and their fans. When the red lines are misapplied, all citizens are potential victims.

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448

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MIT Press

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026254301X

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9780262543019

Sea of Cortez

A Novel

By: George Barkin

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Sea of Cortez

A Novel

By: George Barkin

A troubled detective falls in love with the daughter-in-law of a rich client.

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266

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Xlibris Corporation

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1425712657

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9781425712655

Intelligent Systems and Robotics

By: George Zobrist,C Y Ho

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Intelligent Systems and Robotics

By: George Zobrist,C Y Ho

Intelligent Systems and Robotics focuses on new developments in robotics and intelligent systems and provides insight, guidance and specific techniques vital to those concerned with the design and implementation of robotics and intelligent system applications. Intelligent Systems and Robotics presents information on a 3-D vision for robots and intelligent control of a vision-based reasoning system with a robot manipulator. The reader will find authoritative presentations on autonomous land vehicle navigation, manipulator reachable workspace problems and the formulation of algorithms for their solution. Covered are methods for medical applications utilizing expert adaptive control, the integrated piezoelectric sensor/actuator design for distributed identification and control of smart machines, including theory, experiments, finite element formulation and analysis. Automatic repair of aircraft transparencies and geometric modeling utilized in robot task planning as well as the evaluation of standard fieldbus networks utilized in the factory environment are presented.

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CRC Press

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9056996657

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9789056996659

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The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises

The Sermon on the Mount and Spiritual Exercises

Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro

Mil novecentos e oitenta e quatro

Mi Potencial Ilimitado

Mi Potencial Ilimitado

Before God

Before God

The Devil's Pool and Other Stories

The Devil's Pool and Other Stories

The Subaltern

The Subaltern

The Book of Joshua

The Book of Joshua

American Fork

American Fork

Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty

Red Lines

Red Lines

Sea of Cortez

Sea of Cortez

Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Intelligent Systems and Robotics

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