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| Author | : David S. Herrstrom |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2012-03-29 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1610971884 |
The Book of Unknowing meditates on John's confrontation with the incandescent Jesus, a figure of our desire for immortality. Guiding us through the Gospel's coming to grips with Jesus, the poet David Sten Herrstrom prefers sparking the imagination to arguing a thesis, as he explores John's own obsessions, such as image (light), symbol (water), sign (water to wine), shapeliness (symmetry), loves (Peter, Mary's), and above all, words (the Word, the body of Jesus). The result is a heady, literary engagement not afraid of wit and paradox. For anyone who loves literature or whose business is interpretation--ministers and teachers--this book blossoms with fresh revelations about the many voices of Jesus living in the House of the Interpreter and interacting with another interpreter (Nicodemus), as well as about John the interpreter who continually pauses to explain Jesus' motives, metaphors, and the meaning of his death. This meditation on John's Gospel takes the goat's leaping approach to the craggy language of John and Jesus rather than the methodical rock climber's. And along the way, to help him find footholds on the how and why of John's strategies, the author calls on other poets, from William Blake to Emily Dickinson and Miguel de Unamuno. The result: a poet's rather than a preacher's, theologian's, or scholar's reading of John's book, one which crosses the borders of disciplines. Throughout The Book of Unknowing, David Herrstrom is unsettled and exhilarated by the peculiar orneriness and fragrance of John's book, by its strange particulars that grab him by the throat and call lives into question. As William Blake has said, "Exuberance is Beauty," and this is an exuberant book.
| Author | : Ronald J. Frederick |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 213 |
| Release | : 2009-03-11 |
| Genre | : Self-Help |
| ISBN | : 0470496711 |
In LIVING LIKE YOU MEAN IT, author Ronald J. Frederick, does a brilliant job of describing why people are so afraid of their emotions and how this fear creates a variety of problems in their lives. While the problems are different, the underlying issue is often the same. At the core of their distress is what Dr. Frederick refers to as feelings phobia. Whether it s the experience of love, joy, anger, sadness, or surprise, our inborn ability to be a fully feeling person has been hijacked by fear--and it s fear that s keeping us from a better life. The book begins with a questionnaire-style list that help readers take an honest look at themselves and recognize whether and how they are afraid of their feelings. It then moves on to explore the origins of fear of feeling and introduces a four-part program for overcoming the fear: (1) Become aware of and learn to recognize feelings--anger, sadness, joy, love, fear, guilt/shame, surprise, disgust. (2) Master techniques for taming the fear. (3) Let the feeling work its way all the way through to its resolution. (4) Open up and put those feelings into words and communicate them confidently. With wisdom, humor, and compassion, the book uses stories and examples to help readers see that overcoming feelings phobia is the key to a better life and more fulfilling relationships.
| Author | : John Bodel |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2021-08-19 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1108892884 |
A common belief is that systems of writing are committed to transparency and precise records of sound. The target is the language behind such marks. Readers, not viewers, matter most, and the most effective graphs largely record sound, not meaning. But what if embellishments mattered deeply - if hidden writing, slow to produce, slow to read, played as enduring a role as more accessible graphs? What if meaningful marks did service alongside records of spoken language? This book, a compilation of essays by global authorities on these subjects, zeroes in on hidden writing and alternative systems of graphic notation. Essays by leading scholars explore forms of writing that, by their formal intricacy, deflect attention from language. The volume also examines graphs that target meaning directly, without passing through the filter of words and the medium of sound. The many examples here testify to human ingenuity and future possibilities for exploring enriched graphic communication.
| Author | : Mark Hitchcock |
| Publisher | : Multnomah |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 159052764X |
Discusses biblical prophecies concerning Persia and the end of the world, and describes the potential for nuclear jihad and an invasion of Israel by Russia and Iran.
| Author | : Daniel Stein |
| Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2012-05-03 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 0472028502 |
Music Is My Life is the first comprehensive analysis of Louis Armstrong's autobiographical writings (including his books, essays, and letters) and their relation to his musical and visual performances. Combining approaches from autobiography theory, literary criticism, intermedia studies, cultural history, and musicology, Daniel Stein reconstructs Armstrong's performances of his life story across various media and for different audiences, complicating the monolithic and hagiographic views of the musician. The book will appeal to academic readers with an interest in African American studies, jazz studies, musicology, and popular culture, as well as general readers interested in Armstrong's life and music, jazz, and twentieth-century entertainment. While not a biography, it provides a key to understanding Armstrong's oeuvre as well as his complicated place in American history and twentieth-century media culture.
| Author | : Rubén A. Gaztambide-Fernández |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2009-09-30 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 067426374X |
For two years, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández shared the life of what he calls the “Weston School,” an elite New England boarding school. He sat in on classes, ate meals in the dining halls, cheered at sporting events, hung out in dorms while students baked cookies or celebrated birthdays. And through it all, observing the experiences of a diverse group of students, conducting interviews and focus groups, he developed a nuanced portrait of how these students make sense of their extraordinary good fortune in attending the school. Vividly describing the pastoral landscape and graceful buildings, the rich variety of classes and activities, and the official and unofficial rules that define the school, The Best of the Best reveals a small world of deeply ambitious, intensely pressured students. Some are on scholarship, others have never met a public school student, but all feel they have earned their place as a “Westonian” by being smart and working hard. Weston is a family, they declare, with a niche for everyone, but the hierarchy of coolness—the way in which class, race, sexism, and good looks can determine one’s place—is well known. For Gaztambide-Fernández, Weston is daunting yet strikingly bucolic, inspiring but frustratingly incurious, and sometimes—especially for young women—a gilded cage for a gilded age. “Would you send your daughter here?” one girl asks him, and seeing his hesitation asks, “Because you love her?”
| Author | : J.S. Watts |
| Publisher | : Strange Fictions Press |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2015-03-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
"Harry Potter for the grown-up crowd." "Witchlight is an enchanting read that will tickle the reader with its humor and adventure." Darcie Cameron, The San Francisco Book Review In this humorous urban fantasy, Holly has been mortal all her life. Now at thirty-eight, her fairy godfather arrives to tell her she’s a witch, and suddenly she's having to come to terms with the uncertainties of an alarmingly magic-fuelled world. Magic is not like it is in the books and films, and Holly starts to doubt whether her fairy godfather, Partridge Mayflower, is the fey, avuncular charmer he appears. As a new romance blooms, appearances become magically deceptive, and Holly can’t afford to trust those closest to her, including herself. Accidents start to happen, people die, Old Magic is on the hunt, but in the age-old game of cat and mouse, just who is the feline and who is the rodent? An unusual take on the fantasy chick lit genre, Witchlight is no ordinary paranormal romance, and Holly is no ordinary witch. J.S. Watt proves that wonder, magic ― and love ― wait around the corner at every stage in life. And just when we think we have it all figured out, fate sets us on another unexpected adventure and has us fighting to protect our own. “Holly girl, you are all too human, I can assure you. Prickly and awkward and human, because that's what witches are ― human, that is. Not necessarily the prickly and annoying bit. That's just you." Fans of strong female characters in a magical world ― like Terry Pratchett's Granny Weatherwax and Tiffany Aching, or J.K. Rowling's Professor Minerva McGonagall and Hermione Granger ― will love Holly Jepps in Witchlight. "I was a fan of Holly from the first page." - GoodReads Reviewer
| Author | : MaryRose Occhino |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 2006-09-05 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1440628688 |
In Beyond These Four Walls, renowned Brooklyn-born psychic medium MaryRose Occhino told her remarkable life story—how her psychic ability first manifested itself, how she learned to recognize the signs and the visions from the other side, her moving experiences with her clients, and the inspiring story of her struggle with, and eventual victory over, multiple sclerosis. Now, in The Sign of the Dove, MaryRose goes even further in depth into her psychic encounters, and offers the reader all-new insights into deciphering the psychic signs and symbols present in their own lives. As MaryRose explains, we are all given messages; all we need to learn is how to recognize them, to discover who exactly it is who’s guiding us, and better understand synchronicity and coincidence—and how to surrender ourselves to it. She also stresses the importance of listening to our dreams, revealing what we can do to learn invaluable lessons from them, and the best ways to make them come true—whether it’s choosing the right life partner or the right job, or finding your own true purpose in life. Just read the signs. In this illuminating, inspiring, and powerful book, MaryRose Occhino will tell you how. “Mary Occhino . . . is extraordinary.”—Depak Chopra, author of How to Know God “[An] informative psychic autobiography . . . There’s no denying the profound emotional impact [of psychic phenomena] on the author—and in her plain prose, the author does justice to that impact.”—Publishers Weekly
| Author | : Floyd Merrell |
| Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 1997-01-01 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780802079824 |
C.S. Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, was an American philosopher and mathematician whose influence has been enormous on the field of semiotics. Merrell uses Pierce's theories to reply to the all-important question: "What and where is meaning?"
| Author | : Constance Stellas |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2006-10-30 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1605503061 |
Lower your voice to seduce a Scorpio. Kiss the Bull's neck to make him see red. Start a fling with a Cancer at the new moon. Every sun sign has its match--in and out of bed. In this hot new edition of the classic bestseller, you'll learn the sensual secrets of the zodiac, including how to: Find their sexual soulmate using the author's sign compatibility quiz Act and dress to attract any sign Ravish that special someone with sign-specific sexual techniques Determine the best (and worst) sun-sign matches With in-depth quizzes and descriptions of the sexual characteristics, favorite fantasies, and compatible matches of each sign, this entertaining guide is guaranteed to heat up any couple's sex life--one heavenly body at a time!
