The University has lost its way. The world needs the university more than ever but for new reasons. If we are to clarify its new role in the world, we need to find a new vocabulary and a new sense of purpose. This book offers nothing less than a fundamental reworking of the way in which we understand the modern university.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date Bible dictionary available. With a fresh new look and updated photographs, this new and enhanced edition is a wealth of bible study information for any level of study. It includes more than 7,000 entries, plus more than 500 full-color photographs, maps, and pronunciation guides. Features include: Cross-references to all major translations More than 7,000 up-to-date entries More than 500 full-color photographs and maps Enlarged type size for easier reading Visual Survey of the Bible from The Open Bible
James Buchanan Elmore (1857–1942): Literary Ethnographer and Folk Poet details the life and work of Elmore as a “folk poet,” emphasizing the importance in the cultural understanding of the ethnographic insights he gave as a farmer in the midwestern region of the United States that experienced dramatic social change after the Civil War. In song and verse, folk poets write of community events and personalities associated with them and of manifestations of natural forces with effects upon society. Often about locations overlooked by national historians and anthropologists, these writings are valued for their interpretations as participants within the cultural expressions describing group feeling and thought. By many estimates, Elmore left the largest legacy of folk poetic material in the United States, but not until now has a folklorist analyzed this rich trove of documentation for understanding the shifting folklife of the Midwest amid cultural shifts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Baker illustrates that Elmore shows more similarities to folk poets such as South Carolina's Bard of the Congaree, journeyman printer J. Gordon Coogler (1865–1901), than with academic poets Wallace Stevens or even James Whitcomb Riley. Aptly nicknamed the Bard of Alamo, Elmore was his community's laureate—the voice of the-people—living in Indiana in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and a recorder of folklife from the 1830s on the frontier until after the Civil War when industrialization swept through the nation.
From a state of rebellion against God to a life devoted to full-time ministry, Ronald Peters has walked an incredible path of faith. In “Amazing Missionary Adventures” he takes the readers on a journey from British Columbia to Egypt, Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, India, New Zealand and numerous other locations, as he chronicles his experiences answering God’s call and sharing His Word. Mr. Peters ministry has been marked by miracles, healings and clear messages from God that direct him in his travels. Readers will meet a variety of people who over the years were all touched by the Holy Spirit through the author. An inspirational book that will bolster the faith of even the most doubtful, “Amazing Missionary Adventures” is a testament to the power and faithfulness of God.
An autobiography of a Midhurst lad with a Sussex childhood from the mid 1920's to the late 30's. Although poverty and illness marred his young life, the author's sense of mischief and humour shine through this childhood autobiography.
The Promise and Process of Surrender from Three Authors ANDREW MURRAY - Absolute Surrender JAMES McCONKEY - The Surrendered Life by CHARLES TRUMBULL - Victory in Christ
‘Morgan the Travel’ is an autobiographical travel memoir tracing over 50 years of globetrotting, much of the time as a Tour Manager escorting groups of adventurous souls around the world. The anecdotes related reflect the myriad of adventures, cultures and colourful people who have crossed Ron’s path and enriched his knowledge and life
This volume contains the following numbers from the renowned Wheel Publication series dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching: • WH 16, Buddhism and Christianity • WH 17, Three Cardinal Discourses of the Buddha • WH 18, Devotion in Buddhism • WH 19, The Foundations of Mindfulness • WH 20, The Three Signata: Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta • WH 21, The Removal of Distracting Thoughts • WH 22, Buddha The Healer • WH 23, The Nature and Purpose of the Ascetic Ideal • WH 24/25, Live Now • WH 26, The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest • WH 27/28, Going Forth • WH 29, The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation • WH 30, Women in Early Buddhist Literature
Have you ever wondered exactly what Jane Fairfax, Frank Churchill and the mysterious Mr. Dixon got up to in Weymouth during the summer before the events recounted in Emma? Well, now is your chance to find outing this latest homage to the immortal Jane (Austen not Fairfax from the author of ""Pride Unprejudiced."")
Jimmy was an idealistic farm boy who dreamed of more than life on the farm. With limited means but unlimited dreams, he moved to the city to escape the drudgery of farm life and discover a new life he never knew existed. But life in the city was full of unexpected twists and turns, and Jimmy soon found himself in a roller-coaster life where he had to make difficult choices with far-reaching consequences. Discover this engrossing and fast-paced tale of life in turn-of-the-century America and follow Jimmy's journey as he navigates his way through the tumultuous waters of city life. If you enjoyed John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, you would love this emotive and thought-provoking story of one man's struggle to make the best of his life. Buy now before the price changes!
The Emerson Brothers: A Fraternal Biography in Letters is a narrative and epistolary biography drawn from the unpublished lifelong correspondence exchanged among four brothers: Charles Chauncy, Edward Bliss, Ralph Waldo, and William Emerson. This is an extensive correspondence, for not counting Waldo's previously published letters, there are 768 letters exchanged among the brothers and an additional 483 unpublished letters from the brothers to their aunt Mary Moody Emerson, mother Ruth Haskins Emerson, and Charles' fiancee Elizabeth Hoar, among others.While lesser figures might have faltered under the burden of having been born an Emerson, with social, political, and ecclesiastic roots extending back to the first century of New England settlement, the brothers' letters reveal that all were invigorated by a shared sense of origin and aspired to make a significant reputation for themselves. Across six richly developed chapters, the signal events and friendships that shaped the Emerson brothers' lives are strung together to reveal a remarkable family culture. For the first time, The Emerson Brothers treats the illustrious history of the Emerson family in America as a foreshadowing of expectations the brothers inherited; defines the extent of Waldo's debt to William for his encounter with German Biblical Criticism; develops Charles' and Edward's incredibly promising but ultimately tragic lives; examines the profound emotional and intellectual impact of Aunt Mary on the younger Emersons; considers the three-year courtship between Charles and Elizabeth Hoar in the context of Waldo's own marriages; and studies the brothers' preoccupation with financial security for "the family" (revealing, too, that finances were at least as powerful a motivation behind Waldo's 1832 resignation from Boston's Second Church as were the death of his first wife and his religious doubts).This biography approaches Waldo's inner life in a way that makes him a figure to imagine personally by portraying him in relation to his brothers who are his intellectual equals. It offers an imaginative social and cultural history of one of our oldest and most gifted families, unique players in a period often considered to be the "American Renaissance.
There are cases in the annals of English criminal law that forever resonate. In Three Cases that Shook the Law former district judge Ronald Bartle has selected three for close scrutiny: cases where the defendants paid the ultimate penalty even though demonstrably the victims of injustice. They are those of Edith Thompson who suffered due to her romantic mind-set, a young lover and the prevailing moral climate; William Joyce (Lord ‘Haw Haw’) where the law was stretched to its limits to accommodate treason; and Timothy Evans who died due to the lies of the principal prosecution witness Reginald John Halliday Christie who it later transpired was both a serial killer and likely perpetrator. Weaving narrative, transcripts and original court records the author presents the reader with a captivating book in which his long experience as a lawyer and magistrate is brought fully to bear. A valuable addition to the history of English law that will be of particular interest to those concerned about miscarriages of justice or capital punishment (which remains rife in parts of the world). A must for collectors and librarians. Contains a powerful analysis of three of English law’s most iconic criminal cases. With extracts from the original transcripts and court reports. Readable, accessible and engaging. Paints vivid pictures of three different social eras. Extract If ever anyone on trial for murder brought about their own conviction and execution that person was Edith Thompson. Her letters were the only evidence of a guilty intent — namely the alleged incitement of Bywaters to murder her husband — and for that reason, as we shall see, the prosecuting counsel made the very most of them … As the song goes: “Maybe that love is blind when passion rules.” Passion rules with the power of a tyrant in this particular romance.
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