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Luke's People

The Men and Women Who Met Jesus and the Apostles

By: Thomas J. F. Stanford

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Luke's People

The Men and Women Who Met Jesus and the Apostles

By: Thomas J. F. Stanford

Luke's People seeks to understand the men and women who met Jesus and the apostles as they are described in the Gospel of Luke and in the Acts of the Apostles in the way that Luke, who wrote these works, intended. This socio-historical literary study seeks to interpret Luke's writings in the light of the time when they were written on the basis that Luke was a skilled writer who wrote what he meant and meant what he wrote. It argues that Luke's depiction of women has been grossly misunderstood and finds that this misunderstanding may be due to a widespread attempt around the end of the first century to impose a patriarchal system of governance upon the church. Luke's People shows that Luke did not share such a patriarchal viewpoint but instead always presents Christian women as autonomous and agentic. It also finds that this patriarchal interpretation both distorts Luke's presentation of the rich and powerful, who are shown to receive their authority from the devil, and obscures the way in which the love of money corrupts men in his story.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1625641966

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9781625641960

Planetary Modernisms

Provocations on Modernity Across Time

By: Susan Stanford Friedman

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Planetary Modernisms

Provocations on Modernity Across Time

By: Susan Stanford Friedman

Drawing on a vast archive of world history, anthropology, geography, cultural theory, postcolonial studies, gender studies, literature, and art, Susan Stanford Friedman recasts modernity as a networked, circulating, and recurrent phenomenon producing multiple aesthetic innovations across millennia. Considering cosmopolitan as well as nomadic and oceanic worlds, she radically revises the scope of modernist critique and opens the practice to more integrated study. Friedman moves from large-scale instances of pre-1500 modernities, such as Tang Dynasty China and the Mongol Empire, to small-scale instances of modernisms, including the poetry of Du Fu and Kabir and Abbasid ceramic art. She maps the interconnected modernisms of the long twentieth century, pairing Joseph Conrad with Tayeb Salih, E. M. Forster with Arundhati Roy, Virginia Woolf with the Tagores, and Aimé Césaire with Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. She reads postcolonial works from Sudan and India and engages with the idea of Négritude. Rejecting the modernist concepts of marginality, othering, and major/minor, Friedman instead favors rupture, mobility, speed, networks, and divergence, elevating the agencies and creative capacities of all cultures not only in the past and present but also in the century to come.

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Columbia University Press

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0231539479

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9780231539470

Kurt Gödel: Collected Works: Volume IV

Selected Correspondence, A-G

By: Kurt Gödel,Stanford Unviersity of Mathematics

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Kurt Gödel: Collected Works: Volume IV

Selected Correspondence, A-G

By: Kurt Gödel,Stanford Unviersity of Mathematics

Kurt Gödel (1906 - 1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis. He is also noted for his work on constructivity, the decision problem, and the foundations of computability theory, as well as for the strong individuality of his writings on the philosophy of mathematics. He is less well known for his discovery of unusual cosmological models for Einstein's equations, in theory permitting time travel into the past. The Collected Works is a landmark resource that draws together a lifetime of creative thought and accomplishment. The first two volumes were devoted to Gödel's publications in full (both in original and translation), and the third volume featured a wide selection of unpublished articles and lecture texts found in Gödel's Nachlass. These long-awaited final two volumes contain Gödel's correspondence of logical, philosophical, and scientific interest. Volume IV covers A to G, with H to Z in volume V; in addition, Volume V contains a full inventory of Gödel's Nachlass. All volumes include introductory notes that provide extensive explanatory and historical commentary on each body of work, English translations of material originally written in German (some transcribed from the Gabelsberger shorthand), and a complete bibliography of all works cited. Kurt Gödel: Collected Works is designed to be useful and accessible to as wide an audience as possible without sacrificing scientific or historical accuracy. The only comprehensive edition of Gödel's work available, it will be an essential part of the working library of professionals and students in logic, mathematics, philosophy, history of science, and computer science and all others who wish to be acquainted with one of the great minds of the twentieth century.

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Clarendon Press

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019100376X

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9780191003769

Catholicism: An Introduction

A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith

By: Peter Stanford

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Catholicism: An Introduction

A comprehensive guide to the history, beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith

By: Peter Stanford

This is a complete guide to the oldest institution in the Western world - the Catholic Church. Explore the essential beliefs and practices of the religion and delve into its long and fascinating history. From the significance of Rome and the importance of the Papacy, to current issues such as science, contraception and new movements within the faith, learn what it means to be Catholic today. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of psychology. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

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Teach Yourself

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1444131036

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9781444131031

Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island

By: Larry Stanford

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Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island

By: Larry Stanford

Newport, Rhode Island, is renowned for its stunning cliff-side vistas and the luxurious summer homes of the Gilded Age elite. Yet the opulent facades of the City by the Sea concealed the scintillating scandals, eccentric characters and unsolved mysteries of its wealthiest families. Learn how Cornelius Vanderbilt III was cut out of the family's fortune for his unapproved marriage to Grace Wilson and how John F. Kennedy's marriage to a Newport debutante helped to secure his presidency. Travel to the White Horse Tavern, where a vengeful specter still waits for his supposed murderer to return to the scene, and discover the mysterious voyage of the "Sea Bird" and its missing crew. Historian Larry Stanford searches the dark corners of Newport's past to expose these scandalous tales and more.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625844913

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9781625844910

Forget the Alamo

The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

By: Bryan Burrough,Chris Tomlinson,Jason Stanford

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Forget the Alamo

The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

By: Bryan Burrough,Chris Tomlinson,Jason Stanford

A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.

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Penguin

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198488011X

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9781984880116

Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 3 - March 2012

By: Stanford Law Review

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Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 3 - March 2012

By: Stanford Law Review

A leading law journal features a digital edition as part of its worldwide distribution, using quality ebook formatting and active links. The March 2012 issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by recognized scholars on diverse topics of interest to the academic and professional community. Contents for the March 2012 issue include: Prosecuting the Exonerated: Actual Innocence and the Double Jeopardy Clause; By Jordan M. Barry From Multiculturalism to Technique: Feminism, Culture, and the Conflict of Laws Style; By Karen Knop, Ralf Michaels & Annelise Riles Fragmentation Nodes: A Study in Financial Innovation, Complexity, and Systemic Risk; By Kathryn Judge Note: Insurmountable Obstacles: Structural Errors, Procedural Default, and Ineffective Assistance; By Amy Knight Burns Comment: The Gulf Coast Claims Facility and the Deepwater Horizon Litigation: Judicial Regulation of Private Compensation Schemes; By Colin McDonell In the ebook edition, all the footnotes, graphs, and tables of contents (including those for individual articles) are fully linked, properly scalable, and functional; the original note numbering is retained. Also, the URLs in notes are active; and the issue is properly formatted.

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Quid Pro Books

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1610279468

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

By: Michael Stanford

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

By: Michael Stanford

This book uncovers the wealth of philosophical problems that history presents, and encourages further thought on how these issues grow out of historical questions.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0631199411

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9780631199410

Light at Evening Time. A Book of Support and Comfort For the Aged. At Evening Time it Shall be Light

By: John Stanford Holme

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Light at Evening Time. A Book of Support and Comfort For the Aged. At Evening Time it Shall be Light

By: John Stanford Holme

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385366623

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9783385366626

Turkey and the Holocaust

Turkey’s Role in Rescuing Turkish and European Jewry from Nazi Persecution, 1933–1945

By: Stanford J. Shaw

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Turkey and the Holocaust

Turkey’s Role in Rescuing Turkish and European Jewry from Nazi Persecution, 1933–1945

By: Stanford J. Shaw

The neutrality maintained by Turkey during most of the Second World War enabled it to rescue thousands of Jews from the Holocaust in the Nazi-occupied or collaborating countries of Europe. This book shows how in France, the Turkish consuls in Paris and Marseilles intervened to protect Turkish Jews from application of anti-Jewish laws introduced both by the German occupying authorities and the Vichy government and rescued them from concentration camps, getting them off trains destined for the extermination chambers in the East, and arranging train caravans and other special transportation to take them through Nazi-occupied territory to safety in Turkey. 'an important and unique addition to the vast scholarship available on that tragic era' Rabbi Abraham Cooper

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Springer

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1349130419

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9781349130412

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Luke's People

Luke's People

Planetary Modernisms

Planetary Modernisms

Kurt Gödel: Collected Works: Volume IV

Kurt Gödel: Collected Works: Volume IV

Catholicism: An Introduction

Catholicism: An Introduction

Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island

Scandalous Newport, Rhode Island

Forget the Alamo

Forget the Alamo

Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 3 - March 2012

Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 3 - March 2012

An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

An Introduction to the Philosophy of History

Light at Evening Time. A Book of Support and Comfort For the Aged. At Evening Time it Shall be Light

Light at Evening Time. A Book of Support and Comfort For the Aged. At Evening Time it Shall be Light

Turkey and the Holocaust

Turkey and the Holocaust

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