Download or read book The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest written by John Gerard and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truth is stranger than fiction. And nowhere in literature is it so apparent as in this classic work, "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest." This autobiography of a Jesuit priest in Elizabethan England is a most remarkable document and John Gerard, its author, a most remarkable priest in a time when to be a Catholic in England courted imprisonment and torture; to be a priest was treason by act of Parliament. Smuggled into England after his ordination and dumped on a Norfolk beach at night, Fr. Gerard disguised himself as a country gentleman and traveled about the country saying Mass, preaching and ministering to the faithful in secret always in constant danger. The houses in which he found shelter were frequently raided by priest hunters; priest-holes, hide-outs and hair-breadth escapes were part of his daily life. He was finally caught and imprisoned, and later removed to the infamous Tower of London where he was brutally tortured. The stirring account of his escape, by means of a rope thrown across the moat, is a daring and magnificent climax to a true story which, for sheer narrative power and interest, far exceeds any fiction. Here is an accurate and compelling picture of England when Catholics were denied their freedom to worship and endured vicious persecution and often martyrdom. But more than the story of a single priest, "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest" epitomizes the constant struggle of all human beings through the ages to maintain their freedom. It is a book of courage and of conviction whose message is most timely for our age.
Download or read book John Gerard written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish Town written by John Gerard Fagan and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Approaching 30 and disillusioned with life in Glasgow, I sold everything I had and left for a new life in a remote fishing village in Japan. I knew nothing of the language or the new land that I would call home for the next seven years."
Download or read book Gerard s Herball written by John 1545-1612 Gerard and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Just Business Multinational Corporations and Human Rights Norton Global Ethics Series written by John Gerard Ruggie and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A true master class in the art of making the impossible possible." —Paul Polman One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the world’s most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human rights groups and businesses were locked in a stalemate, unable to find common ground. In 2005, the United Nations appointed John Gerard Ruggie to the modest task of clarifying the main issues. Six years later, he had accomplished much more than that. Ruggie had developed his now-famous "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights," which provided a road map for ensuring responsible global corporate practices. The principles were unanimously endorsed by the UN and embraced and implemented by other international bodies, businesses, governments, workers’ organizations, and human rights groups, keying a revolution in corporate social responsibility. Just Business tells the powerful story of how these landmark “Ruggie Rules” came to exist. Ruggie demonstrates how, to solve a seemingly unsolvable problem, he had to abandon many widespread and long-held understandings about the relationships between businesses, governments, rights, and law, and develop fresh ways of viewing the issues. He also takes us through the journey of assembling the right type of team, of witnessing the severity of the problem firsthand, and of pressing through the many obstacles such a daunting endeavor faced. Just Business is an illuminating inside look at one of the most important human rights developments of recent times. It is also an invaluable book for anyone wanting to learn how to navigate the tricky processes of global problem-solving and consensus-building and how to tackle big issues with ambition, pragmatism, perseverance, and creativity.
Download or read book American Founding Son written by Gerard N. Magliocca and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bingham was the architect of the rebirth of the United States following the Civil War. A leading antislavery lawyer and congressman from Ohio, Bingham wrote the most important part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights and equality to all Americans. He was also at the center of two of the greatest trials in history, giving the closing argument in the military prosecution of John Wilkes Booth’s co-conspirators for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and in the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. And more than any other man, Bingham played the key role in shaping the Union’s policy towards the occupied ex-Confederate States, with consequences that still haunt our politics. American Founding Son provides the most complete portrait yet of this remarkable statesman. Drawing on his personal letters and speeches, the book traces Bingham’s life from his humble roots in Pennsylvania through his career as a leader of the Republican Party. Gerard N. Magliocca argues that Bingham and his congressional colleagues transformed the Constitution that the Founding Fathers created, and did so with the same ingenuity that their forbears used to create a more perfect union in the 1780s. In this book, Magliocca restores Bingham to his rightful place as one of our great leaders. Gerard N. Magliocca is the Samuel R. Rosen Professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He is the author of three books on constitutional law, and his work on Andrew Jackson was the subject of an hour-long program on C-Span’s Book TV.
Download or read book 200 Illustrations from Gerard s Herbal written by John Gerard and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a rare and vast storehouse of botanical information -- beautiful, royalty-free illustrations of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and garden flowers. Ideal for craftwork, these handsome illustrations will also delight herbal enthusiasts. 214 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Gerard s Herbal written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Gerald's Herbal', or 'The Generall Historie of Plantes', is the fourth gathering in 400 years. This edition spans 428 pages, 323 illustrations taken from the original, and contains 300 entries, many of them unseen for centuries.
Download or read book My Very Very First Weather Book written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Popular weatherman John Gerard uses nature and the alphabet to gently lead young children into a better understanding of who God is. When storms come, children learn that God wants to protect them and keep them safe. The characters in this book are beautifully illustrated and their wide-eyed faces simply jump off the pages as God's character is revealed."
Download or read book Constructing the World Polity written by John Gerard Ruggie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruggie is one of the most important and influential International Relations theorists of the last twenty years Brings together in one volume Ruggie's most influential theoretical ideas Includes extensive introduction and material covered by essays is contextualised throughout the book Controversial - includes an extended critique of mainstream theorizing
Download or read book The Herbal Or General History of Plants written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winning the Peace written by John Gerard Ruggie and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world. Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, with key players in the making and execution of U.S. policy towards China since World War II. Historical events usch as Nixon's trip to China, the Tiananmen Massacre, and the recurring Taiwan Straits crises come to life as never before. Portraits of the essential personalities in Sino-American relations emerge from the pages of China Confidential, including Mao Zedong, Henry Kissinger, Zhou Enlai, Ronald Reagan, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui. This rich array of interviews provides the context for understanding the otherwise baffling diplomatic interaction between the United States and China, shedding light on the circumstances under which difficult and crucial decisions were reached and revealing the background and biases of the people who made and carried out those policies.
Download or read book A Catalogue of Plants Cultivated in the Garden of John Gerard in the Years 1596 1599 written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Herball Or Generall Historie of Plants written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1597 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book During the Persecution written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What are They Saying about John written by Gerard Stephen Sloyan and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This revised edition of What Are They Saying About John? is essentially an up-to-date and comprehensive review of contemporary scholarly writing on John's Gospel. It summarizes a number of landmark works on the Gospel of John and analyzes a selection of books and articles that have appeared from 1970 to the present day, including some helpful writings from critical thinkers." "By familiarizing us with the major directions in the study of John, this book enables the reader to cover a broad range of biblical and theological topics related to the Gospel."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book The herball written by John Gerard and published by . This book was released on 1636 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
