God's Cunning Women & Men

God's Cunning Women & Men
Author: Pastor Michael C. Champion Sr.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2022-03-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1665554177

This book is an informational book filled with a few chapters about God's creation of all human beings. These happen to be Biblical characters who lived lives and used cunningness to their advantage. The word cunning means many things such as having skill, knowing, crafty, having skill or ingenuity, sly, skillful in deception, clever, attractive, proficient, able to be performed with skill. Cunning is a powerful word so enjoy each chapter of this book as it deals with very cunning women and men of God.

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
Author: Shauna Lawless
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2022-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1803282606

The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel in the Gael Song series by Shauna Lawless. They think they've killed the last of us... 981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son – and herself – but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do fire-magic. She has kept her powers hidden at all costs, for there are other immortals in this world – like the Tuatha Dé Danann, a race of warriors who are sworn to kill Fomorians. Fódla is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann with the gift of healing. Her kind dwell hidden in a fortress, forbidden to live amongst the mortals. Fódla agrees to help her kin by going to spy on Brian Boru, a powerful man who aims to be High King of Ireland. She finds a land on the brink of war – a war she is desperate to stop. However, preventing the loss of mortal lives is not easy with Ireland in turmoil and the Fomorians now on the rise... Reviewers on The Children of Gods and Fighting Men 'Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.' SFX 'A novel that celebrates the extraordinary history and cultural traditions of Ireland while giving voice to the women who helped shape it. Highly recommended.' Lucy Holland 'An excellent read.' Mark Lawrence 'Highlander meets The Last Kingdom... I was hooked from page one.' Anthony Ryan 'Gripping and beautiful. A Celtic Last Kingdom with wild magic and fierce heroines.' Anna Smith Spark 'A beguiling blend of fantasy, history, and politics.' D.K. Fields 'A vividly written story that makes the ancient past feel contemporary.' Joseph O'Connor 'Rife with atmosphere and armies, magic and compelling characters, it swept me along and refused to be put down.' H.M. Long 'An epic historical fantasy that weaves myth and history into a sprawling tale of magic, intrigue, and war. Absorbing and richly detailed.' Ian Green 'With all the complex political machinations of A Song of Ice and Fire and the bloody battles of The Warlord Chronicles, it's ideal for fans of both.' Stephen Aryan 'An atmospheric journey into a thrilling historical fantasy world.' R.J. Barker

The Cunning Man's Handbook

The Cunning Man's Handbook
Author: Jim Baker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781905297689

"The desire to understand magic in any specific cultural context is an intellectual puzzle not only for scholars but believers." - Jim Baker

Trickster Makes This World

Trickster Makes This World
Author: Lewis Hyde
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2010-08-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1429930837

In Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology. He first visits the old stories—Hermes in Greece, Eshu in West Africa, Krishna in India, Coyote in North America, among others—and then holds them up against the lives and work of more recent creators: Picasso, Duchamp, Ginsberg, John Cage, and Frederick Douglass. Twelve years after its first publication, Trickster Makes This World—authoritative in its scholarship, loose-limbed in its style—has taken its place among the great works of modern cultural criticism. This new edition includes an introduction by Michael Chabon.

Man Made God

Man Made God
Author: Barbara G. Walker
Publisher: Stellar House Publishing
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0979963141

Extraordinary independent scholar of comparative religion and mythology Walker examines a time when the Goddess and her consort/son ruled supreme and forward into the era when the patriarchy usurped Her worship.

Cunning-folk

Cunning-folk
Author: Owen Davies
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN:

Local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued services to the community, cunning-folk were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell; and how to attract a lover or keep the love of a husband or wife. While cunning-folk sometimes fell foul of the authorities, both church and state often turned a blind eye to their existence and practices, distinguishing what they did from the rare and sensational cases of malevolent witchcraft. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.

A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Year B

A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church Year B
Author: Wilda C. Gafney
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1640655719

The next installment in the critically acclaimed lectionary series that focuses on women's stories. In this second volume of the three-volume Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church, widely praised womanist bible scholar and priest Wil Gafney selects scripture readings that emphasize women's stories. Focusing especially on the Gospel of Mark, Year B of A Women's Lectionary features Gafney's fresh, inclusive, and thought-provoking translations of every reading, alongside commentary on each reading. Designed for liturgical use or scriptural study, this resource offers a new perspective on the Bible and the liturgical year. “Gafney's paradigm-shifting scholarship will influence biblical preaching and teaching for generations to come." —National Catholic Reporter