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Before the Sun Has Set

Retribution in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor

By: John Darretta

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Retribution in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor

By: John Darretta

This detailed analysis of the theme of retribution is a key to understanding the fiction of Flannery O'Connor. An idea central to the Bible, Dante, and Chaucer - one is paid back for the evil one does or for failure to do good - retribution expresses O'Connor's interest as a writer and defines the contour of her achievement as an artist. Within the twenty-year span of her writing career, O'Connor's notion of retribution expanded from her original concept in her first story, «The Geranium, » of retribution as personal and familial, to her final version in her last story, «Judgement Day, » which shows an interest that is eschatological.

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Peter Lang

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0820481661

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9780820481661

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

A Journey into a Church

By: John Lawrence Darretta, Ph.D.

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Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

A Journey into a Church

By: John Lawrence Darretta, Ph.D.

Entering a church, our senses are sparked. We see candlelight, the colorful windows, and statues. We smell the faint burning wax and incense. We touch our foreheads with holy water and our knees to the floor. During Mass, we hear bells and the choir singing, and taste the sacrament. Some would say we are overwhelmed with physical objects but not spiritual essence. However, how does one know the spiritual essence if not through the physical objects? Knowledge comes through the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. We achieve understanding and move further into spiritual awareness. Our senses communicate symbols that are physical signs of the abstract, the spiritual, and the metaphysical. SACRED SENSES IN SACRED SPACE contributes to a greater understanding and reverence for sacred objects as perceived through the senses designed for the layman rather than an academic study of the historical or liturgical origins of sacred objects and images. Sacred Senses guides the reader through a church on a meditative journey down the sanctuary’s central aisle. Along the way, it reveals what we see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, which moves us from the physical to the spiritual. It begins with an introductory chapter on using your senses and recognizing signs in a sacred space. The book is organized according to the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Listed under each specific sense are various objects and practices that we experience in church with a page of description, definition, background, and meditative comments, and a scriptural reference. Each chapter showcases a relevant photograph and ends with a pertinent quote or poetic verse, so that the sacred objects are revealed and revered. Together, the pages quickly explain and show each object with its beauty, meaning, and purpose within the sacred space. Teaching the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Religious Education programs for adults and youths, I discovered students of the Catholic faith must know the truth about the “smells and bells” of the Catholic Church and their spiritual significance. Yet, I have known Catholics who do not fully understand why we have statues, fonts, tabernacle, ringing bells, burning candles, swirling incense, and more. Sacred Senses in Sacred Space is an excellent devotional and educational experience for use in RCIA and Religious Education programs, book clubs, and for inquisitive audiences.

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Gatekeeper Press

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1662932561

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9781662932564

A Literary Companion to Rome

Including Ten Walking Tours

By: John Varriano

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A Literary Companion to Rome

Including Ten Walking Tours

By: John Varriano

Arranged as a series of walks through the city, this book is both an illuminating guide for the visitor to Rome and a delight to read at home for those who love the city and want to enrich their knowledge of it. Includes 10 walking tours & illustrations.

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Macmillan

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0312131127

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9780312131128

100 Best Stocks 2007

By: John Slatter

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100 Best Stocks 2007

By: John Slatter

In The 100 Best Stocks You Can Buy, 2007, investment analyst John Slatter, C.F.A., reveals the 100 stocks you can't afford to miss this year. Having painstakingly researched thousands of stocks, Slatter shows you only those that demonstrate the best potential for both long and short-term growth-the stocks of companies known for their innovative marketing, great products, cutting-edge research, sound management, and consistent growth. Each stock is evaluated and assessed based on a variety of factors, including: Management practices, Growth opportunity, Investment risk and price per share.

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Adams Media

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159337707X

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9781593377076

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

A Journey into a Church

By: John Lawrence Darretta, Ph.D.

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A Journey into a Church

By: John Lawrence Darretta, Ph.D.

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Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Summer 2004

Featuring First-Quarter Results for 2004

By: Mergent Inc,John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Summer 2004

Featuring First-Quarter Results for 2004

By: Mergent Inc,John Wiley & Sons Inc

Presents key financial statistics on approximately 900 New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. This book presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of various quarterly results.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471663352

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Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Spring 2004

Featuring Year-End Results for 2003

By: Mergent Inc,John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Spring 2004

Featuring Year-End Results for 2003

By: Mergent Inc,John Wiley & Sons Inc

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks(TM) offers you quick and easy access to key financial statistics on approximately 900 New York Stock Exchange--listed issues. This handbook, updated quarterly, presents market data, performance ratios, stock prices, and dividend information of recent quarterly results as well as future prospects in succinct one-page profiles. Filled with the latest available facts and figures, Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks(TM) helps you make the most informed investment decisions. Each full-page company profile includes: Business Summary-highlights products, markets, and business lines Summary of recent developments, including latest quarterly earnings reports Future prospects analysis Stock movement charts showing ten-year records of monthly highs and lows and trading volumes, if available Ten years of income statement and balance sheet data, if available Dividend payment record Key performance ratios Institutional holdings-number of institutions and number of shares held Officers, address, phone and fax numbers, Web sites, transfer agents, auditor, investor contact, and legal counsel Plus, special addenda that include: Companies added and dropped Recent and pending dividends and splits Recent dividend changes Recent and pending name changes Latest developments A Century of Providing Trusted Information For over a century, Mergent has been the preferred source for global business and financial information by providing comprehensive data to savvy investors, both novice and professional. Mergent's businessresearch tools offer a convenient way to quickly identify potential investment opportunities with the most reliable and complete business and financial information available.

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0471663336

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9780471663331

Before the Sun Has Set

Retribution in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor

By: John Darretta

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Peter Lang

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0820481661

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John L Stoddard's Lectures

Southern California

By: John L. Stoddard

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John L Stoddard's Lectures

Southern California

By: John L. Stoddard

John Lawson Stoddard (1850-1931) was an American writer, hymn writer and lecturer who gained popularity through his travelogues. He began travelling around the world in 1874, and published Red-Letter Days Abroad in 1884. He turned his experiences into a series of popular lectures delivered throughout North America. These lectures were periodically published in book form as John L. Stoddard's Lectures and eventually numbered ten volumes and five supplements (1897-1898). The books include numerous illustrations derived from the immense catalog of photographs taken by Stoddard, and cover every subject, from art and architecture, to archeaology and natural history. The books were immensely popular in their day and many copies still survive. Later in life, Stoddard also published poetry, as well as books on religious subjects.

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1409973344

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Before the Sun Has Set

Before the Sun Has Set

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

A Literary Companion to Rome

A Literary Companion to Rome

100 Best Stocks 2007

100 Best Stocks 2007

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

Sacred Senses in Sacred Space

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Summer 2004

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Summer 2004

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Spring 2004

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Spring 2004

Before the Sun Has Set

Before the Sun Has Set

John L Stoddard's Lectures

John L Stoddard's Lectures

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