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Genesis

By: Susan Brayford

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The Septuagint (LXX) of Genesis allowed Greek-speaking Jews in the last centuries BCE to read their sacred stories in their new lingua franca. The Hellenistic influence on this Greek translation of Genesis at times subtly altered the manner in which Jews – and later Christians – understood the origins of the world and the relationships within and outside the first family of Israel. Because the LXX was the Bible of the early Christian Church, it had more influence on Christian thought than the earlier Hebrew version. LXX Genesis: A Commentary, based on the Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus, offers the first English language commentary on one of the most significant books of Tanak and the Christian Bible.

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9047419413

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Beautiful Death

Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France

By: Susan L. Einbinder

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Beautiful Death

Jewish Poetry and Martyrdom in Medieval France

By: Susan L. Einbinder

When Crusader armies on their way to the Holy Land attacked Jewish communities in the Rhine Valley, many Jews chose suicide over death at the hands of Christian mobs. With their defiant deaths, the medieval Jewish martyr was born. With the literary commemoration of the victims, Jewish martyrology followed. Beautiful Death examines the evolution of a long-neglected corpus of Hebrew poetry, the laments reflecting the specific conditions of Jewish life in northern France. The poems offer insight into everyday life and into the ways medieval French Jews responded to persecution. They also suggest that poetry was used to encourage resistance to intensifying pressures to convert. The educated Jewish elite in northern France was highly acculturated. Their poetry--particularly that emerging from the innovative Tosafist schools--reflects their engagement with the vernacular renaissance unfolding around them, as well as conscious and unconscious absorption of Christian popular beliefs and hagiographical conventions. At the same time, their extraordinary poems signal an increasingly harsh repudiation of Christianity's sacred symbols and beliefs. They reveal a complex relationship to Christian culture as Jews internalized elements of medieval culture even while expressing a powerful revulsion against the forms and beliefs of Christian life. This gracefully written study crosses traditional boundaries of history and literature and of Jewish and general medieval scholarship. Focusing on specific incidents of persecution and the literary commemorations they produced, it offers unique insights into the historical conditions in which these poems were written and performed.

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Princeton University Press

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1400825253

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9781400825257

Reclaiming Joy

Living in the Transforming Power of Reconciliation and Forgiveness

By: Rev. Susan Eaton

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Reclaiming Joy

Living in the Transforming Power of Reconciliation and Forgiveness

By: Rev. Susan Eaton

Are you involved in a quarrelsome or contentious relationship that is keeping you stressed and on guard? Are you holding on to some bitterness rooted in the past? Does the constant barrage of online bickering make you anxious and angry? Do you feel stuck in a place that is stealing your joy? If you have ever been challenged by any of these issues, then you are in the right place. This study of Genesis 26 will help you explore where you might be stuck. It will ask you to address some common attitudes, habits, and behaviors that are preventing you from living the life of joy God desires for you. Take this prayerful journey of introspection with the Holy Spirit and learn to embrace forgiveness, gain freedom from a painful past, and find healing from the things that are keeping you out of the wide-open space of joyful living.

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WestBow Press

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1973672057

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Reunion 2017 The Preens of Maisemore

By: Susan Laflin

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Reunion 2017 The Preens of Maisemore

By: Susan Laflin

The Preen Family History Study Group exists to research the history of the Preen Family. They also publish books such as this one and meet every year in a place where some part of the Preen family lived in earlier centuries. This year they chose to meet in Hartpury village hall and to spotlight the Preens of Maisemore (F22). A recent DNA study has shown that the Preen family is divided into three main groups. The one we call the "Kings Stanley Group" has as its common ancestors John Preen and his wife Ursula who lived in Kings Stanley in the second half of the seventeenth century. Their descendants remained in the area and many of them worked in the wollen mills.

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0244929610

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When Dragons War

A Confident Engagement Through Prayer, Through Praise, and Through God’s Word

By: Susan E. Erikson

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When Dragons War

A Confident Engagement Through Prayer, Through Praise, and Through God’s Word

By: Susan E. Erikson

As Christ-followers, we are at war. Paul tells us in Ephesians that we are not at war with flesh and blood, but against darkness and spiritual forces of evil; i.e., The Dragon. This war is a daily battle of competition for our hearts, and these battles can be overwhelming, testing spiritual equilibrium and straining hope. Be encouraged. We are never alone. Your battles (and mine) belong to God. When life is tough, God is even more powerful. He is our shield and protector. He is in the trenches with us every second of every day, equipping us and carrying us through to ultimate victory. So, beware of dragons. But more importantly, be aware of Christ. Lean on him. Come learn of his faithfulness and his power to meet you when and where you need him most. As you read When Dragons War, find assurance in God's word. Find hope. He will never let you go.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532658133

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The Promised Hand

By: Susan Wolfe

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The Promised Hand

By: Susan Wolfe

A turn-of-the-century love triangle, a tale as old as time: Can passion overpower religious commitment? In an anquishing struggle of covenantal community versus carnal desire, Isaac Grossman must choose whether to honor the marriage his parents arranged for him, or whether to listen to his heart. Told by his ladylove and hs wife, The Promised Hand, based on a true story, presents a dilemma of duty versus desire.

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0595000894

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The Westward Christmas Brides Collection

9 Historical Romances Answer the Call of the American West

By: Wanda E. Brunstetter,Susan Page Davis,Melanie Dobson,Cathy Liggett,Vickie McDonough,Olivia Newport,Janet Spaeth,Jennifer Rogers Spinola,MaryLu Tyndall

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The Westward Christmas Brides Collection

9 Historical Romances Answer the Call of the American West

By: Wanda E. Brunstetter,Susan Page Davis,Melanie Dobson,Cathy Liggett,Vickie McDonough,Olivia Newport,Janet Spaeth,Jennifer Rogers Spinola,MaryLu Tyndall

Take the journey into the American west alongside nine women who are chasing their dreams—Cynthia, for security; Beryl, for a new family; Adeline, for freedom; Molly, for marriage; Beth, for a new start; Belinda, for a place to heal; Suzette, for adventure; Juliet, for peace; and Caroline, for a future for her children. Celebrate Christmas alongside these pioneers as love finds them in nine distinctly different romances penned by leading Christian fiction authors, including New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter.

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Barbour Publishing

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1630585742

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The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

A Novel

By: Susan Jane Gilman

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The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street

A Novel

By: Susan Jane Gilman

A clever and complex woman builds an ice cream empire after immigrating from Russia in this stunning novel of power, Prohibition, and performance set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America. In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. Yet no sooner do they land on the squalid Lower East Side of Manhattan, than Malka is crippled and abandoned in the street. Taken in by a tough-loving Italian ices peddler, she manages to survive through cunning and inventiveness. As she learns the secrets of his trade, she begins to shape her own destiny. She falls in love with a gorgeous, illiterate radical named Albert, and they set off across America in an ice cream truck. Slowly, she transforms herself into Lillian Dunkle, "The Ice Cream Queen" -- doyenne of an empire of ice cream franchises and a celebrated television personality. Lillian's rise to fame and fortune spans seventy years and is inextricably linked to the course of American history itself, from Prohibition to the disco days of Studio 54. Yet Lillian Dunkle is nothing like the whimsical motherly persona she crafts for herself in the media. Conniving, profane, and irreverent, she is a supremely complex woman who prefers a good stiff drink to an ice cream cone. And when her past begins to catch up with her, everything she has spent her life building is at stake.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1455555452

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No Place of Rest

Jewish Literature, Expulsion, and the Memory of Medieval France

By: Susan L. Einbinder

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No Place of Rest

Jewish Literature, Expulsion, and the Memory of Medieval France

By: Susan L. Einbinder

No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812241150

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Closure in Biblical Narrative

By: Susan Zeelander

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Closure in Biblical Narrative

By: Susan Zeelander

There has been much discussion of narrative aspects of the Bible in recent years, but the ends of biblical narratives – how the ends contribute to closure for their stories and how the ending strategies affect the whole narrative – have not been studied comprehensively. This study shows how the writers and editors of short narratives in Genesis gave their stories a sense of closure (or in a few cases, the sense of non-closure). Multiple and sometimes unexpected, forms of closure are identified; together these form a set of closural conventions. This contribution to narrative poetics of the Hebrew Bible in the light of source criticism will also be valuable to those who are interested in narrative and in concepts of closure.

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9004221301

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A Fate Worse Than Death

Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885

By: Gregory Michno,Susan Michno

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A Fate Worse Than Death

Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885

By: Gregory Michno,Susan Michno

Captivity narratives have been a standard genre of writings about Indians of the East for several centuries.a Until now, the West has been almost entirely neglected.a Now Gregory and Susan Michno have rectified that with this painstakenly researched collection of vivid and often brutal accounts of what happened to those men and women and children that were captured by marauding Indians during the settlement of the West.

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Caxton Press

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0870044869

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The Book of Jerry Falwell

Fundamentalist Language and Politics

By: Susan Friend Harding

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The Book of Jerry Falwell

Fundamentalist Language and Politics

By: Susan Friend Harding

Harding focuses on the words - sermons, speeches, books, audiotapes, and television broadcasts - of individual preachers, particularly Falwell, as they rewrote their Bible-based tradition to include, rather than exclude, intense worldly engagement. As a result of these efforts, born-again Christians recast themselves as a people not separated from but engaged in making history."--Jacket.

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Princeton University Press

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0691089582

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Enchanted Kingdom of Niahm

The Journey Begins

By: Susan Hookway

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Enchanted Kingdom of Niahm

The Journey Begins

By: Susan Hookway

Chelsy is a 7 year old girl who is lonely and has no friends. She receives a package from an old lady, four seeds in a little packet. The seeds grow into a tree which behind lays a beautiful kingdom full of fairies, evil goblins with big florescent coloured eyes, trapping Chelsy in a cold damp darkened cave with a huge pot of boiling water, but what is the pot for? Will she come out unharmed? Firry dragons that captured all the kingdoms magical creatures kept them locked up in small cages, will Chelsy save them? Meeting a little boy with pointy ears Chelsy makes a new friend for life as he discovers her journey and tags along. Seeing the kingdom is the start of her journey, excitement frightfulness and adventures along the way to enable Chelsy to become a worthy leader but is it possible or will she fail miserably?

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A Prelude to Biblical Folklore

Underdogs and Tricksters

By: Susan Niditch

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A Prelude to Biblical Folklore

Underdogs and Tricksters

By: Susan Niditch

Treating Old Testament stories as the product of an oral traditional world, A Prelude to Biblical Folklore sets biblical narrative in a broad cross-cultural context and reveals much about the richness and complexity of the ancient Israelite civilization that produced it. Using a unique combination of biblical scholarship and folklore methodology, Susan Niditch tracks stories of biblical characters who become heroes against the odds, either through trickery or through native wisdom, physical prowess, and the help of human or divine agents. In this volume, originally published as Underdogs and Tricksters, Niditch examines three cross-sections of the Old Testament in detail: stories in Genesis in which patriarchs pretend that their wives are really their sisters; the contrasting stories of two younger sons, the trickster Jacob and the earnest underdog Joseph; and the story of Esther as a paradigm of feminine wisdom pitted against unjust authority. Linking these Old Testament heroes to the legendary tricksters and underdogs of other cultures, Niditch shows how the Israelites' worldview and self-image are reflected in the way biblical authors tell their stories. Through a thoughtful analysis of style, content, narrative choices, and attitudes to issues of gender and political authority in biblical narrative, A Prelude to Biblical Folklore draws persuasive conclusions about the identity, location, and provenance of the stories' authors and their audiences.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252068831

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9780252068836

Story of the World, Vol. 3 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Story of the World)

By: Susan Wise Bauer

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Story of the World, Vol. 3 Revised Edition: History for the Classical Child: Early Modern Times (Second Edition, Revised) (Story of the World)

By: Susan Wise Bauer

A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children. Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share (or for older readers to enjoy alone), this book covers the major historical events in the years 1600-1850 on each continent, with maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture. Over 1.3 million copies of The Story of the World have been sold. Newly revised and updated, THE STORY OF THE WORLD, VOLUME 3 includes a new timeline, 40 brand-new illustrations, and a pronunciation guide for unfamiliar names, places, and terms.

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1945841699

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The Holloway Girls

By: Susan Bishop Crispell

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The Holloway Girls

By: Susan Bishop Crispell

The Holloway Girls is about the power of a kiss—and the power of forgiveness, of siblings, of friendship, and, above all, of love. All wrapped up in a curse and woven through with magic. A page-turner that will charm you!" —Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author When your kiss is good luck, the wrong kiss could change everything... During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the boy—or girl—good luck. Or so it has been for all the Holloway girls before. But this year, Remy's first season, she doesn't follow the rules, dooming the boy she kisses to bad luck that almost kills him and leaving Remy with a cursed kissing season. Now Remy is adamant about keeping her lips to herself. But the new boy in town is making it hard to keep her promise. Especially because he seems to really want to get to know her, and isn't just using her for the Holloway luck. But before she can even think about kissing someone else, she'll have to find a way to fix the curse, or else her family's legacy will be tainted forever.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1728247152

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New Interchange Workbook 3B

English for International Communication

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

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New Interchange Workbook 3B

English for International Communication

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

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The Mending

By: Susan Lantz Simpson

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The Mending

By: Susan Lantz Simpson

With autumn’s golden glow, marriage season comes to Southern Maryland’s Amish country in a joyful romance from the author of The Promise. Malinda Stauffer is happy that her gutfrienden Phoebe Yoder may soon be married. Of course, Malinda can’t help wondering about her own future. She hopes someday to find the same contentment as a wife and mother that she has helping her own mamm care for Malinda’s father and five brothers. But a challenging health issue has her convinced no man wants the burden of a fraa who needs rest when there are farms to tend and businesses to run. Adding to her stress is the unwanted attention of an aggressive big city doctor smitten by her—an unsettling distraction she has kept to herself. Timothy Brenneman works alongside Malinda’s brother, Sam, handcrafting the finest Amish furniture in St. Mary’s County. He can’t recall when Sam’s little schweschder blossomed into a beautiful young woman—but he would do anything to hold Malinda close and soothe the sad yearning in her eyes. Sensing her unease at the mention of her doctor only confirms his desire to protect her. Healing, however, is in Gott’s hands, and a hard lesson in the true meaning of love may soon bless them both in ways they never imagined . . . Praise for Susan Lantz Simpson “Susan Lantz Simpson is a talented author and knows how to write authentic Amish fiction.” —She Lives to Read “Not many authors capture the humility of the Amish as well as Susan.” —Suspense Sisters

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Zebra Books

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1420146637

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HISTORY OF THE PREEN FAMILY VOLUME THREE KINGS STANLEY GROUP

By: Susan Laflin

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HISTORY OF THE PREEN FAMILY VOLUME THREE KINGS STANLEY GROUP

By: Susan Laflin

The PREEN FAMILY HISTORY STUDY GROUP exists to research the family. It organises an Annual Reunion and is preparing a History of the Preen Family in four volumes. DNA analysis has shown that the Preen Family is divided into three groups, each with a common ancestor in the seventeenth century. Volume One will discuss the early history of the family and then Volumes Two to Four will each cover one of the three groups. This book is Volume Three describing the Kings Stanley Group. They are descended from John and Margery Preen who lived in Stone in the 1600s and the book traces their descendants as they spread throughout the Gloucestershire and later throughout the world. It ends with the families who appeared in the 1911 census. For more details of the Group, see our website www.preen.org.uk

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0244613427

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RE in Action

By: Susan Smart

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RE in Action

By: Susan Smart

Folen's 'RE in Action' series offers a complete coverage of Primary RE for each year group delivered through intuitive teacher's notes and engaging photocopiable resources.

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1843037920

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HISTORY OF THE PREEN FAMILY: Volume Three Kings Stanley Group 1614-1911

Volume Three Kings Stanley Group 1614-1911

By: Susan Laflin

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Volume Three Kings Stanley Group 1614-1911

By: Susan Laflin

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Enchanted Afternoon

By: Susan Wiggs

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Enchanted Afternoon

By: Susan Wiggs

Enchanted Afternoon by Susan Wiggs released on Nov 1, 2008 is available now for purchase.

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Jerusalem and Athens

Reason and Revelation in the Work of Leo Strauss

By: Susan Orr

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Jerusalem and Athens

Reason and Revelation in the Work of Leo Strauss

By: Susan Orr

Leo Strauss dedicated his life to rejuvenating the serious study of political philosophy. But those who study his writings are at odds on the question of what he thought about revelation. By applying Strauss's own principles of analysis to his pivotal essay 'Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections, ' Susan Orr reveals that Strauss's understanding of religion, contrary to what previous scholars have maintained, was more than simply political.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847680118

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9780847680115

Susan Wiggs The Calhoun Chronicles Books 4-5

A Regency Romance

By: Susan Wiggs

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A Regency Romance

By: Susan Wiggs

Revisit the beloved Calhoun Chronicles series in these three sweeping, romantic tales from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs. ENCHANTED AFTERNOON Helena Cabot Barnes is the leading lady of Saratoga Springs, but beneath her glamorous facade lies a terrible deception—she married for all the wrong reasons and discovered too late that her husband is a dangerous man. Even after she ends her marriage and flees to the safety of Moon Lake, trouble still follows her, and she must put her trust in a man who once broke her heart. A SUMMER AFFAIR A gifted but troubled physician, Blue Calhoun runs a thriving practice from his Nob Hill mansion while raising his son after an unthinkable tragedy. When a fugitive with a gunshot wound appears in Blue's surgery, holding a pistol aimed at his heart, he is drawn to the woman's fragile beauty, her nerves of steel and the mystery surrounding her.

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1459295064

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Lies that Bind

Chinese Truth, Other Truths

By: Susan Debra Blum

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Lies that Bind

Chinese Truth, Other Truths

By: Susan Debra Blum

This provocative book explores the ideology of truth and deception in China, offering a nuanced perspective on social interaction in different cultural settings. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in China, Susan D. Blum examines rules, expectations, and beliefs regarding lying and honesty. She argues that public lying is evaluated within Chinese society by culturally specific moral values. Chinese, for example, might emphasize the consequences of speech, Americans the absolute truthfulness. But many Americans also excel in manipulation of language, yet find a simultaneous moral absolutism opposed to lying in any form. Blum considers Japanese and Jewish traditions as well, which similarly struggle to control the boundaries of honesty.

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0742554058

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Biblical Women and Who They Hooked Up With

By: Susan McGeown

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Biblical Women and Who They Hooked Up With

By: Susan McGeown

Fact: Every relationship in your life past, present, and future is directly related to the state of your heart. Let's take some time to examine the state of your heart: do a little thoughtful introspection, examine the quality of your heart, realign your priorities, begin to fix what's broken, strengthen what's weak, find what's lost and make God smile a bit. Let me introduce you to: Eve and The Only Guy On The Planet - A Heart of Perfection. Sarah and The Guy She Was With For One Hundred Years - A Heart Of Patience. Leah and Her Sister's Husband - A Heart Of Self Confidence. Tamar and The Guy She Picked Up on The Side of The Road - A Heart Of Strength. Rahab and The Guy Who Got It For Free - A Heart Of Belief. Bathsheba and The Guy Who Didn't Give Her Much Choice - A Heart Of Trust. Mary and the Perfect One - A Heart Of Obedience. Realize what is at the heart of the matter - A Heart Committed To God.

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061514876X

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Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian Controversy

The Making of a Saint and of a Heretic

By: Susan Wessel

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Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian Controversy

The Making of a Saint and of a Heretic

By: Susan Wessel

What were the historical and cultural processes by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was made into a heretic? In contrast to previous scholarship, Susan Wessel concludes that Cyril's success in being elevated to orthodox status was not simply a political accomplishment based on political alliances he had fashioned as opportunity arose. Nor was it a dogmatic victory, based on the clarity and orthodoxy of Cyril's doctrinal claims. Instead, it was his strategy in identifying himself with the orthodoxy of the former bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius, in his victory over Arianism, in borrowing Athanasius' interpretive methods, and in skilfully using the tropes and figures of the second sophistic that made Cyril a saint in the Greek and Coptic Orthodox Churches.

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0191533270

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Surviving God

A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors

By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim,Susan M. Shaw

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Surviving God

A New Vision of God through the Eyes of Sexual Abuse Survivors

By: Grace Ji-Sun Kim,Susan M. Shaw

Who is God when we see God through the eyes of survivors? Many books have dealt with sexual abuse scandals in the church and the role of pastoral care for survivors. Others have provided liberatory readings of biblical texts to support survivors of sexual violence. Surviving God takes a new approach, centering the voices of sexual abuse survivors while rethinking key Christian beliefs. Starting from experiences of oppression, beliefs that contribute to oppression are challenged, and new, hopeful, and healing beliefs take their place. Groundbreaking theologians Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw, each a survivor herself, demonstrate how traditional ways of thinking about God are highly problematic, contribute to the problems of sexual abuse, and are not reflective of the God of love and justice at the heart of the gospel. These long-held theologies often perpetuate the problem of sexual abuse and fail to promote healing for survivors. Drawing from their own experiences and the experiences of other survivors, and centering the ways gender intersects with race, sexuality, class, and religion, Kim and Shaw lead us to deep healing and a transformed church that no longer contributes to the devastation of sexual abuse. In these inspiring pages, you will discover new ways of thinking about God that are surprising, challenging, and empowering.

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150649594X

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9781506495941

The Reconciliation

By: Susan Lantz Simpson

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The Reconciliation

By: Susan Lantz Simpson

Winter in Southern Maryland’s Amish country brings brisk winds, crisp snow, and for one prodigal daughter, it may also bring a new beginning . . . On her baptismal day, Rebecca Zook ran from the church, leaving her stunned Amish community behind. She only wanted to see something of Gott’s vast world, but city life didn’t turn out as planned. Tricked into a sham marriage, Becky has come home humbled, wiser . . . and pregnant. Her mamm and daed are welcoming, and helping an overburdened young widow gives Becky a new sense of purpose. But after creating such scandal, Becky feels unworthy of a loving husband—let alone a wunderbaar man like Atlee Stauffer. Atlee knows Becky’s situation—and understands why his mother advises him to be careful. Still, this once flighty, flirty girl has become a thoughtful, kind young woman. He’s drawn to Becky like a magnet to a nail. One day, he hopes to build a family with her. But first, he must convince her wary, troubled heart to accept forgiveness and love . . . “Susan Lantz Simpson is a talented author and knows how to write authentic Amish fiction. This story about Becky Zook’s return to her Amish community was heart-tugging.” —She Lives to Read “Each time I start reading an Amish romance/romantic suspense novel . . . I’m hoping for accurate details, a true respect for the Amish culture, and a well paced plot that draws me into their world and keeps me there until the end. With Susan Lantz Simpson’s The Reconciliation, I received all that and more.” —Suspense Sisters

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Zebra Books

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1420146653

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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

By: Susan L. Verhulst,David A. DeCenzo

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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

By: Susan L. Verhulst,David A. DeCenzo

Once upon a time, companies had Personnel Departments. They hired people, handled benefits, gave out awards for service, trained new employees and planned company functions. Over time, the business environment and workplace grew more complex, and the Personnel Department evolved into the Human Resources Department (HR) with an ever-increasing amount of responsibility"--

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394243723

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