Veil and Vow

Veil and Vow
Author: Aneeka Ayanna Henderson
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-01-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1469651777

In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking to move beyond simple assessments of marriage as "good" or "bad" for African Americans, Henderson critically examines popular and influential late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century texts alongside legislation such as the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which masked true sources of inequality with crisis-laden myths about African American family formation. Using an interdisciplinary approach to highlight the influence of law, politics, and culture on marriage representations and practices, Henderson reveals how their kinship veils and unveils the fiction in political policy as well as the complicated political stakes of fictional and cultural texts. Providing a new opportunity to grapple with old questions, including who can be a citizen, a "wife," and "marriageable," Veil and Vow makes clear just how deeply marriage still matters in African American culture.

Guardians of the Veil

Guardians of the Veil
Author: Pepper McGraw
Publisher: PMG Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

To be a Guardian of the Veil is to live in the hearts of the Fae forever. Kalina and Thorne have served the Fae for centuries as Guardians of the Veil. As with all Guardians, their service will end in sacrifice to maintain the Veil that shields the Fae from the mortal world. Fate, however, has other plans in store, not just for Kalina and Thorne, but for all of the Fae. These two were never supposed to meet, but when they do, even centuries of tradition cannot deny the siren call of their mating bond. A bond that may just change the fate of the Fae forever.

British Monachism

British Monachism
Author: Thomas Dudley Fosbroke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 494
Release: 1843
Genre: Monasticism and religious orders
ISBN:

Delphi Collected Works of Ambrose (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Ambrose (Illustrated)
Author: Saint Ambrose
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 3624
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1913487385

Saint Ambrose, a fourth century Bishop of Milan, is a prominent figure of the early Christian Church, initiating ideas that widely impacted medieval conceptions of church and state relations. Serving as a model bishop that viewed the church as rising above the ruins of the Roman Empire, Ambrose is also remembered as the teacher that converted and baptised St. Augustine of Hippo, the great Christian theologian. Ambrose’s literary works, principally sermons, have been acclaimed as masterpieces of Latin eloquence, providing invaluable models of the transmission of Greek philosophy and theology in the West. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Ambrose’s collected works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ambrose’s life and works * Features the collected works of Ambrose, in both English translation and the original Latin * Translations by H. de Romestin, E. de Romestin and H. T. F. Duckworth, for ‘Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers’, 1896 * Also features the pseudo Ambrose text, ‘Concerning the Sacraments’ (tr. T. Thompson, 1919) * Ambrose’s ‘Letters’, translated by Members of the English Church in 1881 * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Provides a special dual English and Latin text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for Biblical studies * Features two biographies — discover Ambrose’s ancient world * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to explore our range of Ancient Classics titles or buy the entire series as a Super Set CONTENTS: The Translations On the Duties of the Clergy On the Holy Spirit On the Decease of His Brother Satyrus Exposition of the Christian Faith On the Mysteries Concerning Repentance Concerning Virgins Concerning Widows Memorial of Symmachus Sermon against Auxentius Selected Hymns Letters Concerning the Sacraments (Pseudo Ambrose) The Latin Texts List of Latin Texts The Dual Texts Dual Latin and English Texts The Biographies Saint Ambrosius, Bishop of Milan (1911) by John Llewelyn Davies St. Ambrose (1913) by James Francis Loughlin Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

The Sacred Writings of Saint Ambrose

The Sacred Writings of Saint Ambrose
Author: St. Ambrose
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Total Pages: 1000
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 3849621499

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Early Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose (c. between 337 and 340 – 4 April 397), was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church. (courtesy of wikipedia.com) This edition includes the following writings: Prolegomena to St. Ambrose. On the Duties of the Clergy. Introduction. Three Books on the Duties of the Clergy. Introduction to the Three Books of St. Ambrose on the Holy Spirit Three Books on the Holy Spirit. The Two Books on the Decease of His Brother Saytrus. Exposition of the Christian Faith On the Mysteries. Introduction. The Book Concerning the Mysteries. Two Books Concerning Repentance. Note on the Penitential Discipline of the Early Church. Concerning Virgins. Introduction. Three Books Concerning Virgins Concerning Widows. Introduction. The Treatise Concerning Widows. Selections from the Letters of St. Ambrose.

The Complete Works of St. Ambrose. Illustrated

The Complete Works of St. Ambrose. Illustrated
Author: St. Ambrose
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Total Pages: 1207
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Saint Ambrose, also known as Aurelius Ambrosius, is one of the four original doctors of the Church. He was the Bishop of Milan and became one of the most important theological figure of the 4th century. He is considered a saint by the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, and various Lutheran denominations, and venerated as the patron saint of Milan. Ambrose's intense episcopal consciousness furthered the growing doctrine of the Church and its sacerdotal ministry, while the prevalent asceticism of the day, continuing the Stoic and Ciceronian training of his youth, enabled him to promulgate a lofty standard of Christian ethics. Thus we have the De officiis ministrorum, De viduis, De virginitate and De paenitentia. In De Officiis, the most influential of his surviving works, and one of the most important texts of patristic literature, he reveals his views connecting justice and generosity by asserting these practices are of mutual benefit to the participants. Exposition of the Christian Faith On the Holy Spirit On the Mysteries Concerning Repentance On the Duties of the Clergy Concerning Virginity Concerning Widows On the Death of Satyrus The Memorial Letters

Feather and Bone

Feather and Bone
Author: Melissa Wright
Publisher: Melissa Wright
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A bargain with a fey lord cannot be unbroken. Frey holds the fate of both the fey and elven lands in her half-blood hands. The encroaching darkness has crept past the boundary and claimed a life as its toll. If she doesn’t discover a way to end it, the next casualty could be one of her own. As her Seven rush to discover the source of the darkness, the changelings conspire to break themselves free, bringing forth a new danger--one that could end them all. Time is running out, and her only chance to defeat the darkness might be to embrace it.