Download or read book Roger Williams s Little Book Of Virtues written by Becky Garrison and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roger Williams’s Little Book of Virtues, religion writer Becky Garrison delves into the life of her eleventh/twelfth great-grandfather to uncover the untold story behind this forgotten pioneer of religious liberty. Employing a format reminiscent of How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality, Garrison examines Roger Williams’s work through the lens of the four classical virtues, which, as she observes, define values that have an almost universal consensus regardless of one’s particular belief system. How can Roger Williams’s life and ministry shed light on the role of the citizens in a global pluralized world? Garrison asks why this conversation focusing on the role of religion in public life got relegated to moralists like William J. Bennett, who crafted a fundamentalist rulebook that views these virtues through a very strict black-and-white lens. In this age of horizontal social media, what prevents people from standing up to these modern-day Goliaths and taking away their media megaphone? Here Garrison sees hope in the rise of the “nones” who, like Williams, follow their own spiritual path and create spaces that embrace women, POC, LGBT folks, and others marginalized by the institutional church.
Download or read book Roger Williams s Little Book Of Virtues written by Becky Garrison and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roger Williams's Little Book of Virtues, religion writer Becky Garrison delves into the life of her eleventh/twelfth great-grandfather to uncover the untold story behind this forgotten pioneer of religious liberty. Employing a format reminiscent of How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality, Garrison examines Roger Williams's work through the lens of the four classical virtues, which, as she observes, define values that have an almost universal consensus regardless of one's particular belief system. How can Roger Williams's life and ministry shed light on the role of the citizens in a global pluralized world? Garrison asks why this conversation focusing on the role of religion in public life got relegated to moralists like William J. Bennett, who crafted a fundamentalist rulebook that views these virtues through a very strict black-and-white lens. In this age of horizontal social media, what prevents people from standing up to these modern-day Goliaths and taking away their media megaphone? Here Garrison sees hope in the rise of the "nones" who, like Williams, follow their own spiritual path and create spaces that embrace women, POC, LGBT folks, and others marginalized by the institutional church.
Download or read book Book of Virtues written by William John Bennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-11 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
Download or read book Life s Little Book of Virtues written by Jo Petty and published by Arrowood Press. This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new treasury, drawn from many sources, celebrates the essential virtues--love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance--in Petty's unique style. From the devotional to the practical, these inspiring selections offer readers a lift anytime, anywhere. Petite, portable, and delightfully affordable--this book is the ideal gift for any occasion.
Download or read book The Little Book of Virtues written by Edward Goble and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-25 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Book of Virtues is like a walk through a garden of flowers. Somehow each blossom is the most beautiful, the most fragrant, and the most desirable. In each flower you see the beauty of the Creator, a deep, colorful beauty that is at once Full of heaven and at the same time grounded in rich, earthy soil. The virtues are like those flowers. Reading and meditating about them draws us toward the beauty of their source, and encourages us to gain them, practice them, and in their quest become fully human. The Little Book of Virtues will help people of all ages be the person they were made to be, virtuous and strong, leaders, confidants, parents, teachers, and presidents. Because the virtues are the building blocks of morality and ethics. As such, they are desirable among all people to help create a reasonable, prosperous culture and society. "A different measuring stick for success!""These concepts are simple enough for children, yet vital for anyone who wants to live a richer, fuller life.The Little Book of Virtues is the perfect size for small group study, Bible studies, or Sunday School as each chapter includes helpful discussion starters. The book makes a great gift for people entering a new season of life--graduates, newly engaged, baptisms or birthdays, or any gift-giving holidays.
Download or read book The Little Book of Virtues written by Abingdon Press and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged around the virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, and charity, A Child's Garden of Virtues includes Bible stories, classic and historical stories, poetry, and Scripture -- all written in easy-to-understand language. A Garden of Virtues offers stories, poems, encouraging quotations, Scripture verses, and inspirational anecdotes to help readers focus on all dimensions of a virtuous life. A Garden of Virtues collection includes the following items in the quantities indicated in parentheses. Items may be ordered individually.
Download or read book The Complete Writings of Roger Williams The letters of Roger Williams written by Roger Williams and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Writings of Roger Williams written by Roger Williams and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reading Roger Williams written by Linford D. Fisher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-03-22 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roger Williams is best known as the founder of Rhode Island who was banished from Massachusetts in 1636 for his dangerous thoughts on religious liberty. But the city and colony Williams helped to found was deep in Native country situated between the powerful Narragansett and Wampanoag nations. The Williams that emerges from the documents in this collection is immersed in a dynamic world of Native politics, engaged in regional and trans-Atlantic debates and conversations about religious freedom and the separation of church and state, and situated at the crossroads of colonial outposts and powerful Native nations. Williams lived among and relied on the generosity of his Narragansett neighbors and yet he was a Native enslaver and part of a process that dispossessed regional Indigenous populations. He could establish a colony based on full religious freedom and yet bitterly complain and campaign against residents with whom he disagreed, such as Samuel Gorton or the Quakers. For the first time, Reading Roger Williams offers readers the opportunity to explore the many facets of Williams’s life by including selections from all of his writings, starting with his life in London and ending with one of his final letters, written when he was nearly eighty years old. Each document includes an introduction and annotations to help the reader better understand the text and context.
Download or read book The Complete Writings of Roger Williams written by Roger Williams and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Finding Providence written by Avi and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-08-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1635, and Mary Williams and her family live in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her father, Roger, is on trial for preaching new ideas about freedom. When found guilty, he flees into the cold, telling Mary that she must trust in God's providence to see him to safety. Roger's only hope of survival lies with the Narragansett Indians. Will Mary ever see her father again?
Download or read book The complete writings of Roger Williams 2 written by Roger (Theologe) Williams and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Solemn Reverence written by Randall Balmer and published by Steerforth Press / Truth to Power. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A slender but thoroughly argued case for reinforcing the wall between church and state. . . A stern warning that those who push for the intrusion of religion into public life do so at the peril of both." -- Kirkus Reviews The First Amendment to the US Constitution codified the principle that the government should play no role in favoring or supporting any religion, while allowing free exercise of all religions (including unbelief). More than two centuries later, the results from this experiment are overwhelming: The separation of church and state has shielded the government from religious factionalism, and the United States boasts a diverse religious culture unmatched anywhere in the world. In Solemn Reverence, Randall Balmer, one of the premier historians of religion in America, reviews both the history of the separation of church and state as well as the various attempts to undermine that wall of separation. Despite the fact that the First Amendment and the separation of church and state has served the nation remarkably well, he argues, its future is by no means assured.
Download or read book Range written by David Epstein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking—with a new afterword on expanding your range—as seen on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, and more. “The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes “Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. Pink Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule. David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields—especially those that are complex and unpredictable—generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see. Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.
Download or read book When Texas Prison Scams Religion written by Michael G. Maness and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State ordained child torturer Minister prisoner represents the offices of the Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, TDCJ Director Bryan Collier, TBCJ, and wardens throughout the prison—but the greatest piece of fantasy is how the Executive Culture of cover ups came to see this Fools’ Parade as good for Texas, even “God’s will” to change the world. TDCJ destroys records of violence after 7 years and has hired the lowest qualified of the applicant pool many times in the last 25 years, even ordered the cleaning of contraband at the Polunsky Prison, and all those responsible for covering up a horde were promoted! 25 years of this! Who thinks a director that allowed that can competently supervise a naïve volunteer in a systemwide program of indenturing prisoners? Why is the director sponsoring psychopaths counseling psychopaths? Answer? MONEY—selling the Fools’ Parade Fantasy that buying faith from prisoners with favor turns them into saints after 4 years of Bible to naïve Evangelicals. Who thinks it JUSTICE that 400,000,000 hours of officer contact has zero definitive influence on parole when a commissioner spends
Download or read book Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower written by Tom Krattenmaker and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an argument for secular non-believers maintaining that following Jesus Christ as a teacher, example, and primary guide for living can serve to give meaning and direction to those who don't believe in the supernatural elements of Christianity.
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