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My Subtle Shift from Baptist Fundamentalist to ...

Sermons of a Newly Liberated Ministry

By: Terry Jonathan Moore

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My Subtle Shift from Baptist Fundamentalist to ...

Sermons of a Newly Liberated Ministry

By: Terry Jonathan Moore

Do you need help in reconciling the narrow demands of conformist religion with the free spirit maturing within you? Whether you or someone you know is struggling to overcome the psychological bondage of religious fundamentalism, I hope this book will prove helpful. I ́m Terry Jonathan Moore, Ph.D., author of "My Subtle Shift from Baptist Fundamentalist to Unitarian Universalist: Sermons of a Newly Liberated Ministry " (Xlibris, 1998). These are sermons I wrote following my own victory over the religion of fear in which I was immersed as a Southern Baptist for some twenty-five years. I hope you will benefit from my decades of religious study and inner struggle by considering a saner, freer, healthier spiritual life such as I have found. The following free excerpt is my autobiographical sharing of spiritual growth from conformist religiosity to greater personal maturity of soul. I hope it helps you in your growth beyond the fundamentals to free and reasonable faith! Here are the outlines for the chapters in the book: 1. MY SUBTLE SHIFT FROM BAPTIST FUNDAMENTALIST TO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST I. Baptists ́ God A. Experience B. Theory II. Jesus ́ God A. Experience B. Theory 2. A MOTHER LIKE MINE I. Her Hope II. Her Faith III. Her Love 3. ASPIRATIONS I. Saving My Breath to Avoid: A. Disillusionment B. Suffering C. Frustration II. Seeking Worthy Aspirations A. Sterling Character B. Loving Relationships 4. ANCIENT UNITARIANISM I. From Egypt A. A false start? B. Reborn hope II. From the Middle East A. Poly-, Heno-, & Monotheism B. Integrated religion & ethics III. Into Europe A. Our tested heritage B. Holding to mature faith 5. ANCIENT UNIVERSALISM I. From God ́s chosen people, the Hebrews A. Universalist theory B. Elitist practice II. Through Paul ́s mission to the Gentiles III. To Origen ́s universalism 6. MAGNANIMITY (MATTHEW 5:21-48) I. But I tell you, Transcend the Ten Commandments (21-37). II. But I tell you, Surpass retaliation with self-restraint (38-42). III. But I tell you, Overpower hatred with love (43-47). IV. Be mature (48). 7. CHRISTIANITY ́S INSPIRERS I. Jesus of Nazareth A. Respected, rural Palestinian B. Earthly concept of God ́s future kingdom C. Concern for outcast Jews II. Saul/Paul of Tarsus A. Disdained, urban Hellenist B. Cosmic concept of God ́s present salvation C. Concern for educated Gentiles 8. WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING I. His transitional theology A. More liberal than his Calvinist predecessors B. Conservative compared to his successors II. His enduring spirit 9. ASSOCIATION I. For our world II. For our region III. For our neighbors 10. INGATHERING I. Gather in the congregation A. Tolerate low-level conflict B. Omit abusive behavior C. Include theological diversity II. Gather in the committed III. Gather in the core 11. OUTSCATTERING I. It ́s good for our souls II. It ́s good for our church III. It ́s good for others 12. SIGHTS I. Our meaningful efforts as prophets II. Our meaningful efforts as priests After reading this free selection from the book, please click on contact author to email your comments.

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1984562851

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Condemned to Repeat?

The Paradox of Humanitarian Action

By: Fiona Terry

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Condemned to Repeat?

The Paradox of Humanitarian Action

By: Fiona Terry

Humanitarian groups have failed, Fiona Terry believes, to face up to the core paradox of their activity: humanitarian action aims to alleviate suffering, but by inadvertently sustaining conflict it potentially prolongs suffering. In Condemned to Repeat?, Terry examines the side-effects of intervention by aid organizations and points out the need to acknowledge the political consequences of the choice to give aid. The author makes the controversial claim that aid agencies act as though the initial decision to supply aid satisfies any need for ethical discussion and are often blind to the moral quandaries of aid. Terry focuses on four historically relevant cases: Rwandan camps in Zaire, Afghan camps in Pakistan, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan camps in Honduras, and Cambodian camps in Thailand. Terry was the head of the French section of Medecins sans frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) when it withdrew from the Rwandan refugee camps in Zaire because aid intended for refugees actually strengthened those responsible for perpetrating genocide. This book contains documents from the former Rwandan army and government that were found in the refugee camps after they were attacked in late 1996. This material illustrates how combatants manipulate humanitarian action to their benefit. Condemned to Repeat? makes clear that the paradox of aid demands immediate attention by organizations and governments around the world. The author stresses that, if international agencies are to meet the needs of populations in crisis, their organizational behavior must adjust to the wider political and socioeconomic contexts in which aid occurs.

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Cornell University Press

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0801468639

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Neither True nor Divine

Elihu Palmer's Opposition to Christianity

By: Terry Jonathan Moore

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Neither True nor Divine

Elihu Palmer's Opposition to Christianity

By: Terry Jonathan Moore

The purpose of the dissertation was to analyze Elihu Palmer's critical responses to Christianity as an historical witness to what Christianity was in his lifetime (1764-1806). Palmer's life story, following the memoir by John Fellows primarily, was interwoven chronologically with analyses of his publications. The first chapter traced Palmer's eventful first thirty-one years. Born and reared on a farm in Connecticut, Palmer graduated from Dartmouth College in 1787. After supplying the pulpit of First Presbyterian Church, Newtown (Queens), New York, he moved to Augusta, Georgia, where he studied law and lectured on deism. For his denial of the divinity of Jesus Christ, he was fired from a Philadelphia church belonging to the Society of Universal Baptists. He advertised in Philip Freneau's National Gazette and the General Advertiser (later the Aurora) that he would lecture against Christ's divinity. However, Episcopal Bishop William White intimidated landlords to prevent Palmer and John Fitch from renting a public hall for the lecture. Palmer completed his legal studies in western Pennsylvania and returned to Philadelphia in 1793 to open his law practice. He then was blinded in a Yellow Fever epidemic and resumed preaching deism. The second chapter included analysis of Palmer's publications during his first five years in New York City. His perceptions of Christian doctrines and their social impact were discussed. The last section traced Palmer's tour through Philadelphia and Baltimore as reported in Dennis Driscol's newspaper, the Temple of Reason, and John Hargrove's short-lived Temple of Truth. The third chapter contrasted the deist movement's potential during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson with its rapid decline after the return of Thomas Paine to America. Palmer's bitterness toward Christianity and his failure to articulate a positive message in competition with revivalists were considered. His belabored critique of the Bible in his magazine, Prospect, was interpreted as a cause of the American deist movement's decline. The conclusion suggested that Palmer's antithetical relationship to Christianity contributed to the rise of Christian social reform, the further separation of church and state, and biblical criticism.

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Xlibris Corporation

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198456286X

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DEL REY AND BANTAM BOOKS 2014 SAMPLER

Excerpts from Current and Upcoming Titles

By: George R. R. Martin,Diana Gabaldon,Robin Hobb,Terry Brooks,Kevin Hearne

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Excerpts from Current and Upcoming Titles

By: George R. R. Martin,Diana Gabaldon,Robin Hobb,Terry Brooks,Kevin Hearne

Discover life-changing worlds, old and new, with this eBook collection of seventeen excerpts from Del Rey and Bantam Books, featuring many of the biggest names and most exciting voices in science fiction and fantasy today. Maybe you’re finally ready to take the plunge into an epic saga such as George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire or Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. Maybe your inner Star Wars fan lights up at the thought of new novels that expand the canon of the original trilogy. Maybe you’ve been waiting for a sneak peek at the triumphant return of Robin Hobb or Peter F. Hamilton. Or maybe you’re curious about one of the exciting debuts, genre-bending trilogies, or short-story collections that come along every so often and upend everything you think you know about fiction. There’s really no good reason not to check out this sampler. Ranging from space opera and high fantasy to alternate history and twisted fairy tales, this one-of-a-kind eBook includes excerpts from: THE ABYSS BEYOND DREAMS by Peter F. Hamilton CLASH OF EAGLES by Alan Smale THE DARWIN ELEVATOR by Jason M. Hough FOOL’S ASSASSIN by Robin Hobb A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin HALF A KING by Joe Abercrombie THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by Scott Lynch OLD VENUS, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon RED RISING by Pierce Brown ROGUES, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois A STUDY IN SILKS by Emma Jane Holloway STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE JEDI by Kevin Hearne STAR WARS: LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller STAR WARS: TARKIN by James Luceno UPROOTED by Naomi Novik

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080418092X

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Haiti in the Balance

Why Foreign Aid Has Failed and What We Can Do About It

By: Terry F. Buss

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Haiti in the Balance

Why Foreign Aid Has Failed and What We Can Do About It

By: Terry F. Buss

A Brookings Institution Press and the National Academy of Public Administration publication Even after years of receiving considerable foreign aid, Haiti remains an impoverished, tremendously fragile state. Over a span of ten years, the United States spent over $4 billion in aid to Haiti, yet the average Haitian still has to survive on one dollar a day. Why has assistance been so ineffectual, and what can we learn from Haiti's plight about foreign aid in general? Haiti in the Balance tackles those questions by analyzing nearly twenty years of Haitian history, politics, and foreign relations. Terry Buss and his colleagues at the National Academy on Public Administration found a general failure to reinforce the capacity of institutions at all levels of Haitian government. Building up that system of institutions appears to be a necessary precursor to a nation using foreign aid in the most effective manner. Such an effort demands improved security, a more professional (and less corrupt) bureaucracy, and eventually decentralization and perhaps even some privatization. Different levels of government must be willing to learn how best to work with one another: according to Buss, "Haitian governments seemed consumed by politics, rather than good governance." People still matter, and so does administration. Until we learn that lesson, even the most generous foreign aid will not fulfill its intent.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0815701640

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The Secrets of Star Trek

Insurrection

By: Terry J. Erdmann

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The Secrets of Star Trek

Insurrection

By: Terry J. Erdmann

An in-depth look at the making of one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year, featuring interviews with all the major actors and guest-stars, including Patrick Stewart and actor/director Jonathan Frakes; as well as key production personnel including executive producer Rick Berman and screenwriter Michael Piller for an intimate, behind-the-scenes experience.

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Condemned to Repeat?

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Neither True nor Divine

Neither True nor Divine

DEL REY AND BANTAM BOOKS 2014 SAMPLER

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Haiti in the Balance

Haiti in the Balance

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The Secrets of Star Trek

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