Download or read book Sincerely Held written by Charles McCrary and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you read Supreme Court opinions on cases involving First Amendment religion issues, you're likely to encounter the ubiquitous phrase "sincerely held religious belief." The "sincerity test" of religious belief has become a cornerstone of US jurisprudence, determining what counts as legitimate grounds for First Amendment claims in the eyes of the law. In Sincerely Held, Charles McCrary provides an original account of how "sincerely held religious belief" became the primary standard for determining what legally counts as genuine religion. McCrary traces the interlocking histories of sincerity, religion, and secularism in the US, starting in the mid-nineteenth century. He then shows how, in the 1940s, as the courts expanded the concept of religious freedom, they incorporated the notion of sincerity as a key element in determining religious freedom protections. The legal sincerity test was part of a larger trend in which the category "religion" became largely individualized and correlated with "belief." This linking of religion and belief, with all its Protestant underpinnings, is a central concern of critical secularism studies. McCrary contributes to this conversation by revealing the history of how sincerity and sincerely held religious belief developed as technologies of secular governance, constraining the type of subject one has to be in order to receive protections from the state"--
Download or read book Held written by Barbara F. Meyers and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Held, community minister and mental health advocate Barbara F. Meyers illustrates how members of liberal religious congregations can be supportive to those living with mental health problems. Meyers addresses the fundamental elements of spiritual support-truth, hope, presence, acceptance, encouragement, authenticity, public witness, pastoral care, and safe places-with stories from real life situations and suggestions for how parishioners can provide and advocate for support in their congregations"--
Download or read book Held written by Leslie Haskin and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haskin was on the 34th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11—and survived. Haskin's experiences with survival, recovery, and faith throughout this ordeal are guideposts to help other people who come through extraordinary circumstances, especially cataclysmic events and disasters. Every day Haskin encounters people who are going through pain and suffering, and she speaks to how God picks us up through these trying times.
Download or read book Held written by Edeet Ravel and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old Chloe’s summer vacation in Greece comes to an abrupt end when she is suddenly bound, gagged and whisked away to an unidentified location. Waking up from a drug-induced sleep, she finds herself in a squalid warehouse. Chloe can only imagine the worst. After several days of total isolation and utter despair, Chloe faces a new threat when her kidnapper appears, but she also feels a sense of relief. His revelation that she is being held as ransom for a prisoner exchange, however, does little to allay her fears. The weeks pass and, haunted by terrifying dreams and with only her thoughts to keep her company, Chloe fights to remain calm in an impossible situation. At least her kidnapper, although cold and distant, visits frequently, often bringing gifts. Before long, Chloe begins to have feelings for him that take her by surprise. Though still fearing for her safety, she now fantasizes about a life together. And is it her imagination, or does her captor share those feelings? Even when she is finally released, Chloe vows to protect her captor at any cost. This powerful psychological thriller, written by renowned novelist Edeet Ravel, leaves readers wondering at every suspenseful turn: Is Chloe experiencing Stockholm syndrome?
Download or read book Held Gone 2 written by Stacy Claflin and published by Stacy Claflin. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This follows Gone, the first book in the trilogy. Held follows Macy Mercer after being abducted by Chester Woodran, a man who has committed murder...she's sure of it. He seems to want to keep Macy - so he can replace his daughter who looks just like Macy. Now that Chester is convinced Macy believes she is his daughter, he has relaxed and is even being nice. That unnerves Macy more than when he was being mean. They set off to their new home...in a place Macy thought was only reserved for scary movies. Meanwhile, back home her family and friends continue to deal with her disappearance. New clues come in, furthering their confusion and distress. Other books now available: Gone (#1) Over (#3) The Complete Trilogy
Download or read book Held written by Abbey Wedgeworth and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Psalm 139, Abbey Wedgeworth walks alongside women suffering the heartbreak of miscarriage. Having experienced the sorrow of miscarriage herself, she acknowledges the isolation commonly felt and the impact that such an experience can have on faith. The 31 biblical reflections in this beautiful and comforting book remind grieving women that God sees them, knows them, loves them, and is actively caring for them. These precious verses will show women that God can bring comfort, assurance, protection, and purpose in the very sorrow that they are experiencing. Includes personal stories of pregnancy loss from others, including Courtney Reissig, Kristie Anyabwile, and Eric Schumacher encouraging sufferers that they are not alone. It is a very helpful book to give to women who are suffering in this way.
Download or read book Holding Court written by K.C. Held and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Jules Verity knows exactly what's in store at her new job at castle-turned-dinner-theater Tudor Times. Some extra cash, wearing a fancy-pants dress, and plenty of time to secretly drool over the ever-so-tasty-and completely unavailable-Grayson Chandler. Except that it's not quite what she imagined. For one, the costume Jules has to wear is awful. Then there's the dead body she finds that just kind of...well, disappears. Oh, and there's the small issue of Jules and her episodes of what her best friend calls "Psychic Tourette's Syndrome"-spontaneous and uncontrollable outbursts of seemingly absurd prophecies. The only bright side? This whole dead body thing seems to have gotten Grayson's attention. Except that the more Jules investigates, the more she discovers that Grayson's interest might not be as courtly as she thought. In fact, it's starting to look suspicious...
Download or read book The Corner That Held Them written by Sylvia Townsend Warner and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique novel about life in a 14th-century convent by one of England's most original authors. Sylvia Townsend Warner’s The Corner That Held Them is a historical novel like no other, one that immerses the reader in the dailiness of history, rather than history as the given sequence of events that, in time, it comes to seem. Time ebbs and flows and characters come and go in this novel, set in the era of the Black Death, about a Benedictine convent of no great note. The nuns do their chores, and seek to maintain and improve the fabric of their house and chapel, and struggle with each other and with themselves. The book that emerges is a picture of a world run by women but also a story—stirring, disturbing, witty, utterly entrancing—of a community. What is the life of a community and how does it support, or constrain, a real humanity? How do we live through it and it through us? These are among the deep questions that lie behind this rare triumph of the novelist’s art.
Download or read book Statutes Passed in the Parliaments Held in Ireland written by Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Accounting and Valuation Guide Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation written by AICPA and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new Guide has been developed by AICPA staff and the Equity Securities Task Force and is the first in a series of 3 NEW AICPA Accounting Valuation Guides to be released. This long anticipated release reflects best practices developed over the previous decade. Since the issuance of FASB ASC 718 and 505-50 in 2004, valuing stock-based compensation ("cheap stock") has been a significant challenge for private companies. This New Guide has been designed to mitigate those challenges. It brings you practical guidance and illustrations related to accounting, disclosures and valuation of privately held company equity securities issued as compensation. This guide includes: Evaluating private and secondary market transactions — What should companies do when transaction activity doesn't match their estimates of value? Adjustments for control and marketability — How should companies think about the value of the enterprise for the purpose of valuing minority securities? When is it appropriate to apply a discount for lack of marketability, and how should the estimated discount be supported? Highly leveraged entities — How should companies incorporate the fair value of debt in the valuation of equity securities? What is the impact of leverage on the expected volatility of various securities? The relevance of ASC 820 (SFAS 157) to cheap stock issues Updated guidance and illustrations regarding the valuation of, and disclosures related to, privately held company equity securities issued as compensation This Guide also provides expanded and more robust valuation material to reflect advances in the theory and practice of valuation since 2004. This edition includes guidance from FASB ASC 718, 505-50, 820-10 and SSVS 1 which were all issued since the last AICPA guidance dedicated to this issue.
Download or read book International Monetary Conference held in compliance with the invitation extended to certain governments of Europe by the Government of the United States in pursuance of the second section of the Act of Congress of February 28 1878 in Paris in August 1878 under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Authorize the Use for War Purposes of Silver Held Or Owned by the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Home Rule Conference held at the Rotunda Dublin written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Download or read book Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States written by United States. 78th Cong., 2d sess., 1944. House and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
