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Touching the Bones of Elisha

Nine Life-Giving Spiritual Practices from an Ancient Prophet

By: Albert Haase,Phil Vestal

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Touching the Bones of Elisha

Nine Life-Giving Spiritual Practices from an Ancient Prophet

By: Albert Haase,Phil Vestal

In this book, Franciscan priest Fr. Albert Haase, OFM, and Protestant pastor Phil Vestal bring to life nine spiritual practices from the life and ministry of the ancient Hebrew prophet Elisha—practices later promoted by Jesus, Paul, and subsequent figures in the history of Christian spirituality. These spiritual practices point directly to important themes in spiritual formation: •The call of God •Healing •Perseverance in the face of opposition •Gratitude and charity •Prayer, petition, and intercession •The tension between obedience to the law and Jesus’ command to love •Living with the awareness of God’s investment in every human endeavor •God’s ever-present grace and protection in the face of trials and tribulations •Mercy Based upon incidents in the life of an ancient prophet, these nine practices are life-giving bones that God uses to instill new spirit and creativity in the contemporary believer.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666760730

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Accidental Diplomats

American Missionaries and the Cold War in Africa

By: Phil Dow

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Accidental Diplomats

American Missionaries and the Cold War in Africa

By: Phil Dow

Evangelicals in the Shadows of Global Conflict In the twentieth century, a hidden chapter of the Cold War unfolded in Africa, shaped by American evangelical missionaries. Accidental Diplomats uncovers this lesser-known story, revealing how these missionaries’ quest to spread the gospel intersected with global geopolitics. Their spiritual mission had an unforeseen impact on the socio-political dynamics of the era. This book offers a deep dive into the complex interplay of evangelical missions, African politics, and Cold War strategies. It explores the significant yet subtle role of faith in shaping international relations and cultural transformations in Congo, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The narrative brings to light key events and influential figures, unraveling the intricate web of religion and global power politics. Accidental Diplomats is an enlightening read that challenges conventional Cold War narratives, spotlighting the often-overlooked influence of American evangelicals in shaping Africa’s political landscape during this tumultuous period. Providing a unique perspective on the intersections of faith, history, and international diplomacy during the Cold War, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and lay readers alike.

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264

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William Carey Publishing

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1645085694

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Vice Versa

By: Phil Porter

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Vice Versa

By: Phil Porter

A wily servant and a pair of wronged young lovers team up to bamboozle a pompous general in this riotous new farce. Dodgy disguises, comic capers and a talking monkey create pandemonium as the tricksters try to save the girl, free the servant and live to tell the tale!

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100

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786820773

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9781786820778

Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland

By: Phil Sterling,Barry Henwood

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Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland

By: Phil Sterling,Barry Henwood

A much-needed guide – you can't truly understand a moth or a butterfly without first getting to know the caterpillar.' – Nick Baker This beautifully illustrated field guide covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles. The comprehensive introduction covers how to study caterpillars and provides a window into their diverse natural histories, while the species accounts cover status, field characters, similar species, habitat, foodplant and field notes, and are accompanied with up-to-date distribution maps.

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450

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472933559

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9781472933553

A Right to Flee

Refugees, States, and the Construction of International Cooperation

By: Phil Orchard

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A Right to Flee

Refugees, States, and the Construction of International Cooperation

By: Phil Orchard

Why do states protect refugees? In the past twenty years, states have sought to limit access to asylum by increasing their border controls and introducing extraterritorial controls. Yet no state has sought to exit the 1951 Refugee Convention or the broader international refugee regime. This book argues that such international policy shifts represent an ongoing process whereby refugee protection is shaped and redefined by states and other actors. Since the seventeenth century, a mix of collective interests and basic normative understandings held by states created a space for refugees to be separate from other migrants. However, ongoing crisis events undermine these understandings and provide opportunities to reshape how refugees are understood, how they should be protected, and whether protection is a state or multilateral responsibility. Drawing on extensive archival and secondary materials, Phil Orchard examines the interplay among governments, individuals, and international organizations that has shaped how refugees are understood today.

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313

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Cambridge University Press

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1316062139

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9781316062135

1945 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs

By: Phil Carradice

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1945 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs

By: Phil Carradice

A unique look at the final year of the Second World War at sea through the medium of old photographs.

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172

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445622777

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9781445622774

A Renaissance Faire Golden Age Language Guide Elizabethan Edition I

By: Phil Trimarchi

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A Renaissance Faire Golden Age Language Guide Elizabethan Edition I

By: Phil Trimarchi

When you attend a Renaissance Faire, you participate in a unique experience. This is an apportionment of Queen Elizabeth's Golden Age that is revived and presented to you daily for an immersive enjoyment. A one of a kind art form consisting of scripted scenes and histrionic performances on stage as well as interactive opportunities amongst the streets throughout the "Faire". For more than fifty years, thousands of actors have studied the Elizabethan tongue as a second language, refine their skills with techniques of improvisational performances, dances, songs and period wardrobe to become a reincarnated resident of an Elizabethan Shire.The opportunity of participation with folk liturgy at a "Faire" will help to foment in us the memories of simpler times more in harmony with nature and the world. I am appreciative that you desire to join us in this twenty first century Renaissance Language learning experience.

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Lulu.com

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0359393136

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9780359393138

Carmen on Screen

An Annotated Filmography and Bibliography

By: Ann Davies,Phil Powrie

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Carmen on Screen

An Annotated Filmography and Bibliography

By: Ann Davies,Phil Powrie

A filmographic and bibliographic guide to the screen adaptations of the story of Carmen. 'Carmen' on Screen is a filmographic and bibliographic guide for scholars interested in the different versions of the story of Carmen in film since her original appearance in Mérimée's novella and its operatic adaptation byBizet. With over 110 screen versions between 1894 and 2005, it is the most adapted narrative in film. The volume offers: chronological listings of 82 feature films with credits and annotations of scholarly articles, selected citations of reviews and news articles, and listings of more general works on film adaptations of opera; works on the novella or on the opera; and, finally, lists of works on the 12 major female and 8 major male stars in the 82feature films. ANN DAVIES lectures in Spanish Studies and Film at the University of Newcastle; PHIL POWRIE is Professor of French Cultural Studies at the University of Newcastle.

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Tamesis Books

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1855661292

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9781855661295

The Chalice

By: Phil Rickman

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The Chalice

By: Phil Rickman

Glastonbury Tor is the legendary resting place of the Holy Grail, but something else also rests beneath the hill Glastonbury, legendary resting place of the Holy Grail, is a mysterious and haunting town. But when plump, dizzy Diane Ffitch returns home, it's with a sense of deep unease—and not only about her aristocratic family's reaction to her broken engagement and her New Age companions. Plans for a new motorway have intensified the old bitterness between the local people and the "pilgrims," so already the sacred air is soured. And, as the town becomes increasingly split by violence and death, Diane, local bookseller Juanita Carey, and the writer Joe Powys must now face up to the worst of all possibilities: the existence of an anti-Grail—the dark chalice.

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642

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Atlantic Books

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0857896911

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9780857896919

Ticket to the Opera

Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Rec

By: Phil G. Goulding

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Ticket to the Opera

Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Rec

By: Phil G. Goulding

In Ticket to the Opera, Phil G. Goulding finally makes the magic and mystique of opera accessible to all. Here he offers a complete operatic education, including history, definitions of key musical terms, opera lore and gossip, portraits of famous singers and the roles they immortalized, as well as pithy introductions to the greatest operas of Europe and America and their composers. The book's centerpiece is what Goulding terms "the collection"--85 classics, among them Aida, The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, and Madama Butterfly, that have been packing the world's opera houses for years. This entertaining, meticulously researched book also includes a fascinating chapter on American opera from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess to Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach and a discussion of the gems of twentieth-century opera featuring works like Leos Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen, Alban Berg's Lulu, and Serge Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges. Whether you're a curious neophyte, a music lover interested in branching out, or an aficionado eager to compare notes with a brilliant fellow opera buff, you'll prize Ticket to the Opera as an essential volume in your music library.

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Ballantine Books

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0307761843

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9780307761842

Sinners and Saints

By: Phil Robinson

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Sinners and Saints

By: Phil Robinson

Reproduction of the original: Sinners and Saints by Phil Robinson

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282

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BoD – Books on Demand

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373267164X

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9783732671649

Jazz A-B-Z

By: Wynton Marsalis,Paul Rogers,Phil Schaap

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Jazz A-B-Z

By: Wynton Marsalis,Paul Rogers,Phil Schaap

Profiles twenty-six of the jazz greats of all time, from Count Basie to Louis Armstrong, through a review of their work, their life stories, and their greatest hits by one of today's top jazz performers. A is for "almighty" Louis Armstrong, whose amazingartistry unfolds in an accumulative poem shaped like the letter he stands for. As for sax master Sonny Rollins, whose "robust style radiates roundness," could there be a better tribute than a poetic rondeau? In an extraordinary feat, Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer Wynton Marsalis harmonizes his love and knowledge of jazz's most celebrated artists with an astounding diversity of poetic forms-from simple blues (Count Basie) to a complex pantoum (Charlie Parker), from a tender sonnet (Sarah Vaughan) to a performance poem snapping the rhythms of Art Blakey to life.

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Candlewick Press

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0763621358

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9780763621353

Straight to the Heart of Romans

60 bite-sized insights

By: Phil Moore

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Straight to the Heart of Romans

60 bite-sized insights

By: Phil Moore

Paul's letter to the Romans is not just the longest surviving letter from the ancient world. It was also the most dangerous. Paul sent it into Nero's backyard to proclaim that Jesus is Lord and that his readers needed to surrender. Whatever the world may have told us and whatever false gospels we may have believed, it's time for all of us to wake up to Paul's message that there is a new King in town. A series of devotional commentaries, which allow people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time. Phil Moore will not cover the whole of each book, but rather focuses on key sections which together form a useful introduction. There will be 25 volumes in all: each contains about 60 readings, but this may vary from book to book. Although the tone is light, the text is full of useful application and backed by substantial scholarship.

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272

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Monarch Books

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0857211846

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9780857211842

A Scientific Search for Religious Truth

By: Phil Mundt

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A Scientific Search for Religious Truth

By: Phil Mundt

A four year research reconciling science and religion. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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498

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BookPros, LLC

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1933538619

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9781933538617

Any Guru Will Do

A Modern Man's Search for Meaning

By: Phil Brown

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Any Guru Will Do

A Modern Man's Search for Meaning

By: Phil Brown

A humorous look at a usually lofty and intimidating topic—the meaning of life—this book documents one man's uphill journey to enlightenment. Explaining the attractions (and pitfalls) of a pick-and-choose approach, the discussion covers Eastern and Western beliefs, all the while elucidating their practices through personal anecdotes. An attack of existentialism, a dogged attempt to discover God through poetry, a doomed "holiday" at a health farm, and time spent at a ritual Egyptian dance workshop are some of the instructive stories offered, complete with such odd characters as a saffron-turbaned Dadaji, the poet Les Murray, and a Catholic priest who stops taking the author's calls.

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Univ. of Queensland Press

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0702258482

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9780702258480

The Human Cost of Welfare

How the System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help

By: Phil Harvey,Lisa Conyers

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The Human Cost of Welfare

How the System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help

By: Phil Harvey,Lisa Conyers

Why is the welfare system failing to work for so many people? This book examines the problems with the current welfare system and proposes reforms to create a smarter, smaller system that helps people improve their lives through rewarding work. Unlike other books on welfare, this one draws on the stories of more than 100 welfare recipients who are trapped in a system that keeps them underemployed and unemployed. The authors present case studies that show that being a part of a welfare program can actively result in the recipient having to limit their job efforts for fear of losing government assistance. The book examines all major U.S. welfare systems, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SNAP, Medicaid, and others. The authors begin by exploring the nation's basic poverty issues and examining the relationship between work and happiness. Next, they zero in on specific welfare programs, reporting both on their dollar costs and on the ways that they fail enrollees. The book then concludes with strategies for addressing the shortcomings of the current U.S. welfare system. This book is appropriate for readers interested in public policy, government programs, welfare, and cultural shifts in America. It adds a new perspective to the existing body of welfare scholarship by systematically assessing the impact of welfare on the receivers themselves.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216099741

Touching the Bones of Elisha

Nine Life-Giving Spiritual Practices from an Ancient Prophet

By: Albert Haase OFM,Phil Vestal

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Touching the Bones of Elisha

Nine Life-Giving Spiritual Practices from an Ancient Prophet

By: Albert Haase OFM,Phil Vestal

In this book, Franciscan priest Fr. Albert Haase, OFM, and Protestant pastor Phil Vestal bring to life nine spiritual practices from the life and ministry of the ancient Hebrew prophet Elisha--practices later promoted by Jesus, Paul, and subsequent figures in the history of Christian spirituality. These spiritual practices point directly to important themes in spiritual formation: -The call of God -Healing -Perseverance in the face of opposition -Gratitude and charity -Prayer, petition, and intercession -The tension between obedience to the law and Jesus' command to love -Living with the awareness of God's investment in every human endeavor -God's ever-present grace and protection in the face of trials and tribulations -Mercy Based upon incidents in the life of an ancient prophet, these nine practices are life-giving bones that God uses to instill new spirit and creativity in the contemporary believer.

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1666760757

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