WHITEFOLKS is the name of a planned series of books & new media by new author/old adman Lowell Thompson. Thompson mixes casual language, scholarly references & irreverent, street-wise sarcasm in a way that confronts American racism & hypocrisy head-on. WHITEFOLKS #1 is Thompson's own savvy insights into the whys & wherefores of racism, hypocrisy, sexism, classism, materialism, commercialism & other isms that have become integral parts of the American Character. "Blackfolks in America give new meaning to the term 'captive audience'. We have been forced to silently sit & watch (& participate in) the ups & downs of American life for almost 400 years. It's time we spoke up & give 'white' America a piece of our minds & the benefit of our observations.", Thompson says. WHITEFOLKS #1 is sure to stir controversy. It covers the following topics, among many others: Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father of our Racism, Bill Clinton's Proposed 4th of July, 1996 Speech, Face to Face with the Angry White Man, Is Racism Just Human Nature?, How Whitefolks Betrayed America, Are Whitefolks Really White? Anyone who wants new insights into America's problems - & not just about race - should read WHITEFOLKS. To order call (312) 664-6203 or FAX (312) 664-7604.
The story of black Chicago is so rich that few know it all. It began long before the city itself. "The first white man here was a black man," Potowatami natives reportedly said about Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the brown-skinned man recognized as Chicago's first non-Indian settler. It's all here: from the site of DuSable's cabin--now smack-dab in the middle of Chicago's Magnificent Mile--to images of famous and infamous residents like boxers Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Louis. Here are leaders and cultural touchstones like Jesse Binga's bank, Robert S. Abbott's Chicago Defender, legendary filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, Ida B. Wells, the Eighth Regiment, Jesse Jackson, Oprah, and much more . . . including a guy named Obama. Here is the black Chicago family album, of folks who made and never made the headlines, and pictures and stories of kinship and fellowship of African Americans leaving the violent, racist South and "goin' to Chicago" to find their piece of the American Dream. Chicago has been called the "Second City," but black Chicago is second to none.
Continuing where the first New Beacon Bible Commentary on Psalms left off, NBBC Psalms 73-150 expertly explores relevant details of these prayers and hymns such as their poetic features, theological emphases, and types (thanksgiving psalms, praise psalms, laments, etc.). Attention is given to Old Testament thematic elements found in the Psalms, as well as the important influence of the Psalms on Jesus and the New Testament writers. The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan theological perspective, it offers insight and perceptive scholarship to help you unlock the deeper truths of Scripture and garner an awareness of the history, culture, and context attributed to each book of study. Readable, relevant, and academically thorough, it offers scholars, pastors, and laity a new standard for understanding and interpreting the Bible in the 21st century.Each Volume Features: CONTEMPORARY NEW SCHOLARSHIP from notable experts in the Wesleyan theological traditionCONVENIENT INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL, for each book of the Bible including information on authorship, date, history, audience, sociological/cultural issues, purpose, literary features, theological themes, hermeneutical issues, and moreCLEAR VERSE-BY-VERSE EXPLANATIONS, which offer a contemporary, Wesleyan-based understanding derived from the biblical text in its original languageCOMPREHENSIVE ANNOTATION divided into three sections, which cover background elements behind the text; verse-by-verse details and meanings found in the text; and significance, relevance, intertextuality, and application from the textHELPFULYNbeaContinuing where the first New Beacon Bible Commentary
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