Download or read book Earthly Measures written by Edward Hirsch and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-10-09 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Hirsch's strong, arresting poems have been praised from the start of his career. Of his second book, Wild Gratitude, Robert Penn Warren said, "I am convinced that the best poems here are unsurpassed in our time". This, his fourth collection, contains his finest work. From gritty, apocalyptic views of the urban Midwest to brilliantly empathetic portrayals of Simone Weil and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the range of poems is at once wide and subtle. "In the Midwest" speaks of the nightmare of abandon and decay; "From a Train (Hofmannsthal in Greece)" is the poet's compelling view of a timeless landscape; "The Italian Muse" is a meditation on Henry James in Rome; "Luminist Paintings at the National Gallery" beautifully evokes the sense of nineteenth-century American countryside. There is an argument about transcendence in these poems, an evocation of American spaces and European landscapes, a quest for reconciliation to the earth as it is. Hirsch's work, as Anthony Hecht has said, "has not only the courage of its strong emotions, but the language and form that makes and keeps them clear and true".

Download or read book The Quran written by Ejaz Naqvi MD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addresses the key themes of the Quran and answers commonly asked questions in search of finding common ground: Who wrote the Quran? Who is the "God" of the Quran? What is the Quranic view of the prophets, especially Moses and Jesus? What does the Quran teach about interfaith relations? Does the Quran promote peace and harmony between Muslims and the People of the Book, or does it promote violence? How does the Quran compare to the Bible on important themes like worshipping God, the prophets, human rights, moral values, and fighting for justice and human dignity? Does the Quran render women as second-class citizens? Dispelling major myths, 'The Quran: With or Against the Bible?' systematically analyzes and compares the similarities in the paths of guidance the two scriptures have bestowed upon mankind."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book The Prophets and Kings of the Old Testament written by Frederick Denison Maurice and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rendezvous with the Invisibles written by Larisa Seklitova and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rendezvous with the Invisibles book is about a real meeting of authors with aliens. They came from a distant planet in other dimension. As their body is made up of matter, which belongs to another dimension, so they remain invisible for our physical world. Only those can see them, whose third eye is opened. Aliens can materialize. The authors came into contact with aliens, who told stories about life on their planet and purpose of their visit to the Earth. Aliens perception of our world is rather interesting. Readers will know their point of view regarding people and their behavior. Different worlds different ideas about life, so to achieve mutual understanding between one reasonable beings and the other, one should find common concepts. Reader can find there how they love and reproduce, what they eat and what hurts them, about their telepathical ability, extraordinary speedy way of reading and unusual treatment of a channeler. Reader will know how aliens have acquainted the authors with lunar inhabitants and many others. Reveal much new about life of reasonable beings from other world together with the authors and meet aliens!

Download or read book The Gospel of St John written by Frederick Denison Maurice and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Chronology of American Literature written by Daniel S. Burt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking to brush up on your literary knowledge, check a favorite author's work, or see a year's bestsellers at a glance, The Chronology of American Literature is the perfect resource. At once an authoritative reference and an ideal browser's guide, this book outlines the indispensable information in America's rich literary past--from major publications to lesser-known gems--while also identifying larger trends along the literary timeline. Who wrote the first published book in America? When did Edgar Allan Poe achieve notoriety as a mystery writer? What was Hemingway's breakout title? With more than 8,000 works by 5,000 authors, The Chronology makes it easy to find answers to these questions and more. Authors and their works are grouped within each year by category: fiction and nonfiction; poems; drama; literary criticism; and publishing events. Short, concise entries describe an author's major works for a particular year while placing them within the larger context of that writer's career. The result is a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of some of America's most prominent writers. Perhaps most important, The Chronology offers an invaluable line through our literary past, tying literature to the American experience--war and peace, boom and bust, and reaction to social change. You'll find everything here from Benjamin Franklin's "Experiments and Observations on Electricity," to Davy Crockett's first memoir; from Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" to Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome; from meditations by James Weldon Johnson and James Agee to poetry by Elizabeth Bishop. Also included here are seminal works by authors such as Rachel Carson, Toni Morrison, John Updike, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lavishly illustrated--and rounded out with handy bestseller lists throughout the twentieth century, lists of literary awards and prizes, and authors' birth and death dates--The Chronology of American Literature belongs on the shelf of every bibliophile and literary enthusiast. It is the essential link to our literary past and present.

Download or read book The Language of Creation written by Tantra Maat and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a Language of Creation, within which we all exist, whether a sun, a tiger, or a human being this language carries our Original Design. The flower opening toward the sun is that language. The spiritual feeling of being one with God is that language. The smile on a mothers face when her infant is placed in her arms is that language. The tears in our eyes when we feel heard or feel seen are that language. Over the course of time, we have forgotten. But now, once again, something is stirring. And we are Awakening We are in the midst of a phenomenal global shift. We are awakening to the discovery that much of what we have believed until now, in fact, isnt true. Awakening is no longer secreted away in unconventional thinking. Awakening is what is happening. We just had no idea it would look or feel like it does. We have mistaken awakening for overwhelm, physical exhaustion, mental confusion, emotional anxiety. What we are experiencing, the old systems of understanding cannot sort out. Our minds and bodies are awakening into the Language of Creation. Our entire system is actively restoring this Original Design. We are beginning to remember, once again, that we are an integral part of life. New perceptions and applications are now demanded. After eons of time, we are in a powerful creative process as our Original Design reformats our minds, re configures our bodies, and reboots our physical and non-physical systems. This book is a road-map to navigate your path to your Original Design. Through the use of template-writing exercises you reconfigure your neural pathways to be life-enhancing rather than life-defeating, manifesting your life in the majesty of what it was always meant to be. The Language of Creation is a tool for re-formatting HOW you think to create the life you want.

Download or read book Adam Mickiewicz written by Roman Robert Koropeckyj and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), Poland's national poet, was one of the extraordinary personalities of the age. In chronicling the events of his life--his travels, numerous loves, a troubled marriage, years spent as a member of a heterodox religious sect, and friendships with such luminaries of the time as Aleksandr Pushkin, James Fenimore Cooper, George Sand, Giuseppe Mazzini, Margaret Fuller, and Aleksandr Herzen--Roman Koropeckyj draws a portrait of the Polish poet as a quintessential European Romantic. Spanning five decades of one of the most turbulent periods in modern European history, Mickiewicz's life and works at once reflected and articulated the cultural and political upheavals marking post-Napoleonic Europe. After a poetic debut in his native Lithuania that transformed the face of Polish literature, he spent five years of exile in Russia for engaging in Polish "patriotic" activity. Subsequently, his grand tour of Europe was interrupted by his country's 1830 uprising against Russia; his failure to take part in it would haunt him for the rest of his life. For the next twenty years Mickiewicz shared the fate of other Polish émigrés in the West. It was here that he wrote Forefathers' Eve, part 3 (1832) and Pan Tadeusz (1834), arguably the two most influential works of modern Polish literature. His reputation as his country's most prominent poet secured him a position teaching Latin literature at the Academy of Lausanne and then the first chair of Slavic Literature at the Collége de France. In 1848 he organized a Polish legion in Italy and upon his return to Paris founded a radical French-language newspaper. His final days were devoted to forming a Polish legion in Istanbul. This richly illustrated biography--the first scholarly biography of the poet to be published in English since 1911--draws extensively on diaries, memoirs, correspondence, and the poet's literary texts to make sense of a life as sublime as it was tragic. It concludes with a description of the solemn transfer of Mickiewicz's remains in 1890 from Paris to Cracow, where he was interred in the Royal Cathedral alongside Poland's kings and military heroes.

Download or read book So You Want to Change the World written by Don Nori and published by Destiny Image Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So You Want to Change the World? is a compilation of twelve authors’ perspectives on how you can make a positive difference in your world. Some key themes include: Doing the same things and expecting change. Church-as-usual isn’t working. God can do amazing things with humble, broken vessels. The Secret Place is the key to hearing Heaven’s heartbeat and bringing God’s will to earth. Change can come through miracles, worship, and intercession. The essays reflect a variety of inspiring and exciting thought from Patricia King’s exhortation to “go for it” to Doug Alexander’s in-depth look at Psalm 45. You are encouraged and will be motivated to think and act beyond your normal routine and traditions—stretching yourself for the sake of bettering your world for His glory.

Download or read book Plymouth Pulpit written by Beecher, Henry Ward and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Works of Thomas Chalmers written by Thomas Chalmers and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Temptations of Jesus in Mark s Gospel written by Susan R. Garrett and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Garrett focuses on the theme of the temptation and testing of Jesus, as reflected in the Gospel of Mark, arguing that by his endurance Jesus opened up the path and provides the example for those who follow the "way of the Lord.

Download or read book Death in the Works of Galway Kinnell written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Epidemics and the Modern World written by Mitchell L. Hammond and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020-01-16 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epidemics and the Modern World uses "biographies" of epidemics such as plague, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS to explore the impact of diseases on society from the fourteenth century to the twenty-first century.

Download or read book The Civil Wars Experienced written by Martyn Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil Wars Experienced is an exciting new history of the civil wars, which recounts their effects on the 'common people'. This engaging survey throws new light onto a century of violence and political and social upheaval By looking at personal sources such as diaries, petitions, letters and social sources including the press, The Civil War Experienced clearly sets out the true social and cultural effects of the wars on the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and how common experiences transcended national and regional boundaries. It ranges widely from the Orkneys to Galway and from Radnorshire to Norfolk. The Civil Wars Experienced explores exactly how far-reaching the changes caused by civil wars actually were for both women and men and carefully assesses individual reactions towards them. For most people fear, familial concerns and material priorities dictated their lives, but for others the civil revolutions provided a positive force for their own spiritual and religious development. By placing the military and political developments of the civil wars in a social context, this book portrays a very different interpretation of a century of regicide and republic.

Download or read book Messianic Political Theology and Diaspora Ethics written by P. Travis Kroeker and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political theology as a normative discourse has been controversial not only for secular political philosophers who are especially suspicious of messianic claims but also for Jewish and Christian thinkers who differ widely on its meaning. These essays mount an argument for a "Messianic Political Theology" rooted in an interpretation of biblical (especially Pauline), Augustinian, and Radical Reformation readings of messianism as a thoroughly political and theological vision that gives rise to what the author calls "Diaspora Ethics." In conversation also with Platonic, Jewish, and Continental thinkers, Kroeker argues for an exilic practice of political ethics in which the secular is built up theologically "from below" in the form of public service that flows from messianic political worship. Such a "weak messianic power" practiced by the messianic body inhabits an apocalyptic political economy in which the mystery of love and the mystery of evil are agonistically unveiled together in the power of the cross--not as an instrument of domination but in the form of the servant. This is not simply a matter of "pacifism" but of a messianic posture rooted in the renunciation of possessive desire that pertains to all aspects of everyday human life in the household (oikos), the academy, and the polis.

Download or read book Ancient Wisdom written by Elizabeth and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Wisdom is a Healer's manual, the crme of the crop of Spiritual Wisdom gathered during fourteen years of study with Spiritual Masters from all over the world and beyond