Download or read book Contesting Spirit written by Tyler T. Roberts and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-19 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the dominant scholarly consensus that Nietzsche is simply an enemy of religion, Tyler Roberts examines the place of religion in Nietzsche's thought and Nietzsche's thought as a site of religion. Roberts argues that Nietzsche's conceptualization and cultivation of an affirmative self require that we interrogate the ambiguities that mark his criticisms of asceticism and mysticism. What emerges is a vision of Nietzsche's philosophy as the enactment of a spiritual quest informed by transfigured versions of religious tropes and practices. Nietzsche criticizes the ascetic hatred of the body and this-worldly life, yet engages in rigorous practices of self-denial--he sees philosophy as such a practice--and affirms the need of imposing suffering on oneself in order to enhance the spirit. He dismisses the "intoxication" of mysticism, yet links mysticism, power, and creativity, and describes his own self-transcending experiences. The tensions in his relation to religion are closely related to that between negation and affirmation in his thinking in general. In Roberts's view, Nietzsche's transfigurations of religion offer resources for a postmodern religious imagination. Though as a "master of suspicion," Nietzsche, with Freud and Marx, is an integral part of modern antireligion, he has the power to take us beyond the flat, modern distinction between the secular and the religious--a distinction that, at the end of modernity, begs to be reexamined.
Download or read book The Fighting Spirit written by George Foreman III and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fighting Spirit is a self-help life motivator through storytelling. It catches your attention through the wonder of George, boxing and how it relates to life. It will inspire through real life "Fights" and successes. It shows us how this law applies, by providing real life stories we can all relate to - the ?ght of life that is real and next door. George's experience and growth through his father as a Motivator, Minister and, most importantly, a fighter. George parlays his experience growing up as George III, as his son, Business Manager and a Professional Boxer, himself.
Download or read book Bruce Lee written by Bruce Thomas and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This belting read pulls off the nifty trick of making the kung fu legend's spiritual and combat ideas accessible' Maxim 'Truly gets under the skin of this iconic figure' Film Review In the 1970s Bruce Lee emerged as the world's greatest fighting star - an accolade he has kept ever since. He battled to succeed in America in spite of the racial prejudice that denied him a starring role, eventually making films in Hong Kong that turned him into a star - the highest-paid movie star of his day. His controversial death, at the age of thirty-two when he was at the height of his powers, has given him a James-Dean style enduring appeal. In Bruce Lee - Fighting Spirit, Bruce Thomas has written a complete account not only of Lee's life and death, but of the fighting philosophy he developed (jeet kune do) which made him the greatest exponent of martial arts in modern times. In this updated edition he reassesses Lee's skills and examines the enduring impact of his legacy - on action films and martial arts today. As an icon Bruce Lee's popularity continues to grow and this book is a fitting tribute to an extraordinary man whose achievements have never been surpassed. 'An endlessly stimulating account of Lee's life and times' Loaded
Download or read book Fighting Spirit written by HarperCollins Publishers Australia and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic tribute to the courage and resilience of bushfire-affected communities and their journeys of recovery. Australia's Black Summer of 2019-20 will never be forgotten. The tragedy of lost lives, homes, livelihoods, land and wildlife, and the subsequent rallying of courageous communities across the country are captured in this unique photographic tribute to the fighting spirit of the people of Australia. Including a foreword from Prime Minister Scott Morrison, an introduction by award-winning author Trent Dalton, community contributions and two poems selected through a national competition for school children, this book reflects the healing power of community, kindness and hope. 'The book you hold in your hands is as much a meditation on the Black Summer fires as it is a permanent reminder of an inextinguishable fire that exists in the community-owned-and-operated spiritual heart of our nation' Trent Dalton
Download or read book Fighting Spirit written by Yoshitaka Horie and published by Naval Inst Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only memoir available in English by a Japanese military officer who helped plan the Battle of Iwo Jima. Yoshitaka Horie, a Japanese field-grade Army officer who served as a liaison officer with the Japanese Navy, was in a unique position to describe in detail the respective positions, ideas, and assumptions that both services had about the Pacific War. A specialist in logistics and head of the headquarters on Chichi Jima, Horie was intimately involved with the battle plans. His insights reveal the limits to Japan's strategy and the personalities of the planners--Publisher's description.
Download or read book The Fighting Spirit written by Lou Holtz and published by . This book was released on 1990-09 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lou Holtz, coach of one of the nation's most popular football teams, tells of the championship season at Notre Dame. Holtz brought the Fighting Irish back from a five-year slump in 1987. Illustrated.
Download or read book Bruce Lee Fighting Spirit written by Bruce Thomas and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only independent biography of Bruce Lee, and it is complete in terms of both the martial arts and the movies.
Download or read book The Fighting Spirit of Judo written by Yasuhiro Yamashita and published by Ippon Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contesting Nietzsche written by Christa Davis Acampora and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant exploration of a significant and understudied aspect of Nietzsche’s philosophy. In this groundbreaking work, Christa Davis Acampora offers a profound rethinking of Friedrich Nietzsche’s crucial notion of the agon. Analyzing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources and synthesizing decades of Nietzsche scholarship, she shows how the agon, or contest, organized core areas of Nietzsche’s philosophy, providing a new appreciation of the subtleties of his notorious views about power. By focusing so intensely on this particular guiding interest, she offers an exciting, original vantage from which to view this iconic thinker: Contesting Nietzsche. Though existence—viewed through the lens of Nietzsche’s agon—is fraught with struggle, Acampora illuminates what Nietzsche recognized as the agon’s generative benefits. It imbues the human experience with significance, meaning, and value. Analyzing Nietzsche’s elaborations of agonism—his remarks on types of contests, qualities of contestants, and the conditions in which either may thrive or deteriorate—she demonstrates how much the agon shaped his philosophical projects and critical assessments of others. The agon led him from one set of concerns to the next, from aesthetics to metaphysics to ethics to psychology, via Homer, Socrates, Saint Paul, and Wagner. In showing how one obsession catalyzed so many diverse interests, Contesting Nietzsche sheds fundamentally new light on some of this philosopher’s most difficult and paradoxical ideas.
Download or read book Touching Spirit Bear written by Ben Mikaelsen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Nautilus Award-winning classic Touching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life. After severely injuring Peter Driscal in an empty parking lot, mischief-maker Cole Matthews is in major trouble. But instead of jail time, Cole is given another option: attend Circle Justice, an alternative program that sends juvenile offenders to a remote Alaskan Island to focus on changing their ways. Desperate to avoid prison, Cole fakes humility and agrees to go. While there, Cole is mauled by a mysterious white bear and left for dead. Thoughts of his abusive parents, helpless Peter, and his own anger cause him to examine his actions and seek redemption—from the spirit bear that attacked him, from his victims, and, most importantly, from himself. Ben Mikaelsen paints a vivid picture of a juvenile offender, examining the roots of his anger without absolving him of responsibility for his actions, and questioning a society in which angry people make victims of their peers and communities. Touching Spirit Bear is a poignant testimonial to the power of a pain that can destroy, or lead to healing. A strong choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.
Download or read book Indestructible written by Blake K. Healy and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE VEIL Learn about angels and demons from a man who can see them. This book will teach you how to battle your spiritual struggles from the winning side so that you can be victorious both in your life and in the issues happening in today’s world. Many Christians limp through their lives feeling beat up by the enemy, their circumstances, and internal strife. They look at the pattern of world events with a sense of hopelessness. Too often they simply accept these as the natural trials and challenges of life. However, other Christians acknowledge that there is a war happening, a battle between angels and demons. They want to know: What are the rules of engagement for this battle? What weapons do we have? What kind of enemy are we facing? Is this battle always happening, or are there moments of rest and peace? Am I really meant to fight in a battle where I can’t see my enemies or my allies? Blake Healy has seen angels and demons since he was a small child. In this book readers will discover what Healy has learned about the nature of spiritual warfare after over thirty years of seeing in the spirit. They will learn the truth about how they can be victorious in both their personal battles and the battles that are happening in the world. And they will see how they can truly feel as if they are fighting their spiritual battles from the winning side. This book will Teach readers how to posture their hearts and minds for personal spiritual battles as well as global spiritual warfare Show readers how to live from the victory Jesus won on the cross Give readers insight into the nature of spiritual warfare—how we fight, what winning looks like, our authority as Christians, and how much power the enemy has Indestructible will show readers how to have complete victory in their daily spiritual battles and join the front lines as heaven invades earth. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: Blake’s remarkable stories of seeing in the spirit Thought exercises to help readers identify the difference between thinking in an earthly context and thinking in a heavenly context Exercises designed to help awaken dreams that may have been shut down or have gone unrecognized and to show readers how to pursue those dreams with the Holy Spirit as their guide Activations and meditations at the end of each chapter to help readers implement the principles OTHER BOOKS BY BLAKE HEALY: Profound Good (2019) ISBN: 978-1629995656 The Veil (2018) ISBN: 978-1629994901
Download or read book Fighting Spirit Continent written by Fei Xiang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Sima Zeyu killed the Aquatic Rhino, he suddenly felt his eyes light up. He had actually come out from the Ten Thousand Beast Forest all of a sudden. In the past thousands of years, Sima Zeyu was one of the very few people who could walk out of the Ten Thousand Beast Forest normally. So it turned out that in order to leave the Ten Thousand Beast Forest, he only needed to kill a talking Demon Beast. After successfully leaving the Ten Thousand Beast Forest, Sima Zeyu's strength had already surpassed Yin Tian Chou's and his revered patriarch's. He had surpassed most of the people on the Dou Ling Continent and had become the peak existence on the Dou Ling Continent.
Download or read book That Fighting Spirit of Methodism written by Paul Neff Garber and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lives in Spirit written by Harry T. Hunt and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the roots of modern transpersonal psychology and spirituality through psychobiography.
Download or read book Spirit and the Politics of Disablement written by Sharon V. Betcher and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Explores the larger significance of disability in cultural, political, and religious venues * Novel aspects of Christian theological tradition emerge in this light * Highly original and thought-provoking
Download or read book Spirit Possession Modernity Power in Africa written by Heike Behrend and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Africa as well as in Europe, many spirits and their mediums are part of local as well as global cultures. Christian spirits named Hitler, Mussolini, or King Bruce (Bruce Lee) flourish in a pantheon of new holy spirits in Uganda waging war against the government. Spirits of airplanes, engines, guitars, and angels are found in Central Africa; and thunder, snakes, and rain as well as playboys and prostitutes inhabit the spirit world in West Africa. Spirit possession cults have continued to proliferate, even in the secular West, and continue to be a subject of intense interest. Despite the continuous expansion of the field, some problems are only now beginning to be explored. The experts in this volume focus on questions of power, the history and inner dynamics of cults, the role of gender and images of the other, based on research conducted during the last fifteen years in Africa. The contributors document changes taking place across the continent as possession beliefs and practices respond to new circumstances and address the shifting local implications of an increasingly global socio-economy. Gender, ethnicity, and class are examined as intersecting forces and features of spirit phenomena. The case studies presented are richly contextualized: history, social organization and upheaval, alternative religious options--all are considered relevant to an understanding of possession forms. Contributors: Leslie Sharp, Heike Behrend, Adeline Masquelier, Mathias Krings, Jean-Paul Colleyn, Alexandra O. de Sousa, Susan Kenyon, Tobias Wendl, Ute Luig, and Linda Giles Co-published with James Currey Publishers, U.K. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the United Kingdon, the traditional British Commonwealth (excepting Canada), nor in Europe.
Download or read book This Day We Fight written by Francis Frangipane and published by Chosen Books. This book was released on 2005-06-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Francis Frangipane tells us that the call of God is a call to war. An enemy lurks at our gates, and one of his first lines of attack is often a spirit of heaviness, which causes Christians to become passive. As a result, they do not pray with authority against the enemy, rendering themselves defenseless in the unfolding battle. Backed by experience and delivered with passion, Frangipane's timeless message equips believers to receive a fresh anointing from the Holy Spirit--an anointing that will activate the "war mode" in their hearts. We stand at the cusp of a major spiritual awakening in our land, and this is no time for surrender. No, this day we fight!
