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The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in…
Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a premier scholar of Chinese studies. Chinese History and Culture volumes 1 and 2 bring his extraordinary oeuvre to English-speaking readers. Spanning two thousand years of social, intellectual, and political change, the essays in these volumes investigate two central questions through all aspects of Chinese life: what core values sustained this ancient civilization through centuries of upheaval, and in what ways did these values survive in modern times?From Yü Ying-shih's perspective, the Dao, or the Way, constitutes the inner core of Chinese civilization. His work explores the unique dynamics between Chinese intellectuals' discourse on the Dao, or moral principles for a symbolized ideal world order, and their criticism of contemporary reality throughout Chinese history. Volume 1 of Chinese History and Culture explores how the Dao was reformulated, expanded, defended, and preserved by Chinese intellectuals up to the seventeenth century, guiding them through history's darkest turns. Essays incorporate the evolving conception of the soul and the afterlife in pre- and post-Buddhist China, the significance of eating practices and social etiquette, the move toward greater individualism, the rise of the Neo-Daoist movement, the spread of Confucian ethics, and the growth of merchant culture and capitalism. A true panorama of Chinese culture's continuities and transition, Yü Ying-shih's two-volume Chinese History and Culture gives readers of all backgrounds a unique education in the meaning of Chinese civilization.By Andrew Chamberlin Rieser. 2003
This book traces the rise and decline of what Theodore Roosevelt once called the "most American thing in America." The…
Chautauqua movement began in 1874 on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in western New York. More than a college or a summer resort or a religious assembly, it was a composite of all of these—completely derivative yet brilliantly innovative. For five decades, Chautauqua dominated adult education and reached millions with its summer assemblies, reading clubs, and traveling circuits.Scholars have long struggled to make sense of Chautauqua's pervasive yet disorganized presence in American life. In this critical study, Andrew Rieser weaves the threads of Chautauqua into a single story and places it at the vital center of fin de siècle cultural and political history. Famous for its commitment to democracy, women's rights, and social justice, Chautauqua was nonetheless blind to issues of class and race. How could something that trumpeted democracy be so undemocratic in practice? The answer, Rieser argues, lies in the historical experience of the white, Protestant middle classes, who struggled to reconcile their parochial interests with radically new ideas about social progress and the state. The Chautauqua Moment brings color to a colorless demographic and spins a fascinating tale of modern liberalism's ambivalent but enduring cultural legacy.By Carole Satyamurti. 2020
About Carole Satyamurti’s translation “Carole Satyamurti’s version of the Mahabharata moves swiftly and powerfully. She has found a voice that’s…
capable of a wide variety of expression, and a line—basically classical English blank verse with a jazz-like freedom to swing—that propels the reader effortlessly onward through the cosmic, terrifying, erotic, sublime events of this extraordinary work. I think I shall never get tired of it.” —PHILIP PULLMAN, author of The Golden CompassBy Gerard Mannion, Darren J. Dias, Jaroslav Z. Skira, Michael S. Attridge. 2021
The painful reality faced by refugees and migrants is one of the greatest moral challenges of our time, in turn, becoming a…
focus of significant scholarship. This volume examines the global phenomenon of migration in its theological, historical, and socio-political dimensions and of how churches and faith communities have responded to the challenges of such mass human movement. The contributions reflect global perspectives with contributions from African, Asian, European, North American, and South American scholars and contexts. The essays are interdisciplinary, at the intersection of religion, anthropology, history, political science, gender and post-colonial studies. The volume brings together a variety of perspectives, inter-related by ecclesiological and theological concerns.Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf…
Crisis details the relationships between the Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al Thani royal family in Qatar, and between the Mauritanian Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Al Nahyans, the rulers of Abu Dhabi and senior royal family in the United Arab Emirates. These relationships stretch back decades, to the early 1960s and 1970s respectively. Using this history as a foundation, the book examines the connections between Qaradawi’s and Bin Bayyah’s rival projects and the development of Qatar’s and the UAE’s competing state-brands and foreign policies. It raises questions about how to theorize the relationships between the Muslim scholarly-elite (the ulamā) and the nation-state. Over the course of the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis, Qaradawi and Bin Bayyah shaped the Al Thani’s and Al Nahyan’s competing ideologies in important ways. Offering new ways for academics to think about Doha and Abu Dhabi as hegemonic centers of Islamic scholarly authority alongside historical centers of learning such as Cairo, Medina, or Qom, this book will appeal to those with an interest in modern Islamic authority, the ulamā, Gulf politics, as well as the Arab Spring and its aftermath.By Benjamin M. Friedman. 2021
From one of the nation's preeminent experts on economic policy, a major reassessment of the foundations of modern economic thinking…
that explores the profound influence of an until-now unrecognized force--religion.Critics of contemporary economics complain that belief in free markets--among economists as well as many ordinary citizens--is a form of religion. And, it turns out, that in a deeper, more historically grounded sense there is something to that idea. Contrary to the conventional historical view of economics as an entirely secular product of the Enlightenment, Benjamin M. Friedman demonstrates that religion exerted a powerful influence from the outset. Friedman makes clear how the foundational transition in thinking about what we now call economics, beginning in the eighteenth century, was decisively shaped by the hotly contended lines of religious thought within the English-speaking Protestant world. Beliefs about God-given human character, about the after-life, and about the purpose of our existence, were all under scrutiny in the world in which Adam Smith and his contemporaries lived. Friedman explores how those debates go far in explaining the puzzling behavior of so many of our fellow citizens whose views about economic policies--and whose voting behavior--seems sharply at odds with what would be to their own economic benefit. Illuminating the origins of the relationship between religious thinking and economic thinking, together with its ongoing consequences, Friedman provides invaluable insights into our current economic policy debates and demonstrates ways to shape more functional policies for all citizens.By Bunmi Laditan. 2021
Dear God is a poignant collection of funny, often heartbreaking, and deeply insightful letters to God that bravely share the…
emotions we all feel as we grapple with this broken world and search for divine love. With the same gutsy and poetic honesty that charmed readers around the world, Bunmi now shares prayers and poems that chart her faith journey toward reconnecting with the God she loved, lost, and realized had never left her side even while she wandered. These candid fieldnotes will stir your heart and make you laugh out loud with Bunmi's self-aware humor and profound insight into the spiritual journey we're all trying to navigate. Join Bunmi as she journeys through emotions we all experience--doubt, anger, joy, desperation, love, loneliness, and gratefulness. Wittingly fresh and stunningly relatable, she exquisitely names our fears, voices our painful questions, and bravely says what we're all thinking anyway in our prayerful wrestling with God. For those who find themselves thirsting for something more, those who seek to reconnect with God, or those who really don't know what they believe but appreciate a good word, this poignant collection of prayers is a strengthening reminder that the same Love that rises and sets the sun cares for you with particular affection.By Aedamar Kirrane. 2021
A book of modern mysticism about rediscovering the true meaning of faith and how to reclaim our spiritual wisdom.Light on…
Fire is the soulful exploration of one woman's journey to awakening and becoming a modern-day Christian mystic. It's a compassionate guide that will support others on the path to awakening by offering new insights and practical guidance on how to reconnect with our innate spirituality. In her search to understand her own spontaneous awakening, Aedamar discovered that awakening is a natural life process from which we have become estranged. In beautifully poetic language, and through accessible philosophy, Aedamar shares how and why we are designed to wake up, and to experience Divine Union, in the ordinary course of life. Waking up is what is now needed to heal ourselves and the deeply rooted traumas of Western society. Light on Fire concludes with 'The Path of Gold', Aedamar's seven-stage guide to awakening that offers a model for rediscovering Divine Love in everyday life. It helps us to reconnect with our spiritual wisdom, which is critical as we enter a new era that uniquely calls us to mysticism and to love.By Diana L. Eck. 1998
By David Kelsey. 2021
Persons anguished by another's profound suffering are often outraged by well-intentioned efforts to console them which suggest that God 'sent'…
that horrific suffering to their loved one for a 'purpose' according to a tailor-made 'plan' for just that person. However, the outraged reaction simply deepens the anguish. This book argues that such 'consolation' is theologically problematic because it assumes that unrestricted power is what makes God 'God.' Against that it outlines an account of 'who' and 'what' the Triune God is, framed in terms of God's intrinsic 'glory,' the attractive and perfectly self-expressive self-giving in love that is God's life, and sets limits to the range of things we can say God 'does.' Correlatively it offers an account of different senses in which God is 'sovereign' and 'powerful', one which reflects three ways God relates to all else: to create, to bless eschatologically, and to reconcile, as is scripturally narrated.Studies into religion and violence often put religion first. René Girard started with violence in his book Violence and the…
Sacred and used the Durkheimian term 'sacred' as its correlate in his study of early religions. During the unfolding of his theory, he more and more distinguished the sacred from saintliness to address the break that the biblical revelation represented in comparison to early religions. This distinction between the sacred and saintliness resembles Henri Bergson's complementing Emile Durkheim's identification of the sacred and society with a dynamic religion that relies on individual mystics. Girard's distinction also relates to the insights of thinkers like Jacques Maritain, Simone Weil, and Emmanuel Levinas. This element explores some of Girard's main features of saintliness. Girard pleaded for the transformation of the sacred into holy, not their separation.By Young Richard Kim. 2021
Every Sunday, Christians all over the world recite the Nicene Creed as a confession of faith. While most do not…
know the details of the controversy that led to its composition, they are aware that the Council of Nicaea was a critical moment in the history of Christianity. For scholars, the Council has long been a subject of multi-disciplinary interest and continues to fascinate and inspire research. As we approach the 1700th anniversary of the Council, The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Nicaea provides an opportunity to revisit and reflect on old discussions, propose new approaches and interpretative frameworks, and ultimately revitalize a conversation that remains as important now as it was in the fourth century. The volume offers fifteen original studies by scholars who each examine an aspect of the Council. Informed by interdisciplinary approaches, the essays demonstrate its profound legacy with fresh, sometimes provocative, but always intellectually rich ideas.By Gabriël Agbo. 2020
Hierdie klein maar kragtige boek is geskryf om Christene aan te moedig en te bemagtig wie deur moeilike tye van…
beproewing gaan. Hulle moet weet dat daardie onaangename omstandighede as God se instrumente sal dien op hulle op te lig na hulle volgende fase of deurbraak toe. Hier sal ons sien dat ons houding ons hoogte kan vasstel in ons wandel met God. En ook, dat daar is altyd profyt in elke teëspoed.By Pensacola Helene Jefferson. 2020
Pensé que había terminado de escribir mi serie de libros transformadores, pero el Espíritu Santo me impulsó a escribir otro. Dios…
me inspiró cuando estaba en una celebración de cumpleaños con algunos amigos de la iglesia. Estaba sentado en una mesa con otras tres mujeres. Una dama era de una naturaleza particularmente alegre y divertida, recordándome a mí misma. Un hermano, que acababa de llegar a la fiesta, me preguntó si era mi hermana. Dije en broma: "Sí, ella es mi hermana-en-el-Señor ..." Me preguntaba por qué preguntó, porque no creía que nos pareciéramos físicamente, pero sí favorecíamos espiritualmente, así que algo me preguntó: ¿cuál era la semejanza? ? Por supuesto que mi mente espiritual se volvió loca. Lo pensé por el resto de la noche, soñé, me desperté pensando en eso, y ahora estoy escribiendo otro libro de dag burn. LOL. Ya expliqué en un libro anterior que mi libro TRANSFORMANDO EL AMOR trataba sobre la realidad del amor de Dios; mi libro TRANSFORMANDO LA INTIMIDAD trataba sobre la PRUEBA del amor de Dios; mi libro, TRANSFORMANDO EL SUFRIMIENTO trata sobre la PRUEBA de su amor por Dios y este libro TRANSFORMANDO SUS RECURSOS trata sobre la PRUEBA de su relación con Dios a través de Cristo.By Gabriel Agbo. 2020
Generationenflüche brechen: Anspruch auf Ihre Freiheit von Gabriel Agbo Beschreibung des Buches: Dieses Buch wird euch die Augen öffnen…
für die Folgen all unserer Handlungen für unser Schicksal und das unserer Kinder, auch der noch ungeborenen. Das Thema Flüche wurde lange Zeit vernachlässigt, und wir fanden es notwendig, es hier darzulegen. Wir beginnen damit, dass wir in die Heilige Schrift gehen, um genau zu wissen, was Gott über Flüche zu sagen hat, wie sie wirken und wie wir völlig frei von ihnen sein können. Flüche von Generationen sind so wichtig, dass Gott sie auf den Tisch der Zehn Gebote gelegt hat. So viele Menschen sind durch den Feind mit unsichtbaren und nicht identifizierbaren Instrumenten der Knechtschaft gebunden. In dieser Studie wird uns beigebracht, wie wir diese Ketten, die vom Feind herrühren, durchbrechen können. Wir gehen tiefer in Bereiche wie Götzendienst (einschließlich Halloween), Unsittlichkeit, Verrat, Diebstahl, Mord usw. ein. Ich glaube, wenn ihr dieses Buch lest und seine Wahrheiten erforscht, wird es in euch einen Aufruhr geben, sich selbst zu untersuchen und sich bewusst darum zu bemühen, ein heiliges Leben zu führen, wenn schon nicht für sich selbst, so doch zumindest für eure Kinder und die noch ungeborenen Generationen.By DR Pensacola H Jefferson. 2020
Estoy agradecida por la sabiduría de Dios al permitirme pasar por momentos difíciles para que pueda aprender a DEPENDER DE…
su Espíritu Santo que mora en mí, ¡el cual ME AYUDA siempre!. Dios a veces te lleva al desierto para darte un trago de agua. Los lugares desiertos me ayudan a aprender que puedo DEPENDER DEL Espíritu Santo que mora en mí para que me dé el poder para HACER la obra de la fe. Sin momentos de debilidad o prueba, nunca sabrías realmente cómo Dios te ha dado el Espíritu Santo que mora en ti como una garantía de que vas a SUPERAR lo que sea que estés pasando, ¡no importa cuánto tiempo, finalmente tendrás la VICTORIA! No te rindas. Sigue dependiendo de su AMOR a través de la habilitación de su Espíritu Santo.By Dr Pensacola Helene Jefferson. 2021
Esta guía de estudio está escrita para todos los SEGUIDORES de Cristo (la PALABRA DE DIOS) que desean restablecer , renovar o fortalecer su relación con…
Dios a través de Cristo. Con suerte, puede usar este libro de trabajo como una guía devocional para estudiar individualmente o en grupo, o para un estudio bíblico semanal . Los temas están orientados hacia la relación con Dios a través de Cristo, y las escrituras están tomadas de la versión King James a menos que se indique lo contrario. Las preguntas están destinadas a fomentar el crecimiento y el desarrollo espiritual como cristiano . Este estudio está dividido en capítulos y está diseñado para promover una transformación auténtica al aprender acerca de su relación con Dios a través de Cristo , la PALABRA de DIOS . TODAS las preguntas vienen con respuestas sugeridas o escrituras , pero se pueden agregar, exponer, alterar , cambiar o modificar según lo guíe el Espíritu Santo.By Gabriël Agbo. 2020
Elke stryd in hierdie lewe is wenbaar. Alle stryde wat jy in die gesig staar, as individueel of groep word…
deur drie kategorieë verteenwoordig - oorlog, siekte en hongersnood. Oorlog verteenwoordig beide fisiese en spirituele opposisie, gevegte en konflikte wat ons daagliks in die gesig staar. Siekte sluit in alle siektes, infeksies, geneesbare en ongeneesbare siektes. Dan, hongersnood of droogte het betrekking op alle ekonomiese, finansiële tekort en ander uitdagings. En in hierdie boek, wys ons jou effektiewelik dat dit moontlik is om altyd deur hierdie uitdagings te gaan en as 'n oorwinnaar uit te kom. Hier, sal jy gevestigde en getoetse beginsels vind wat jou permanent aan die wenners kant sal plaas. Hulle is inderdaad getoets, goddelik, universeel en vir ewig. Hulle kan nie misluk nie! Hier sal jy tien gelaaide en kragtige hoofstukke vind: Gebed van Jehósafat; God van Hemel en aarde; Dit is ons erfenis; Oorlog, siekte en hongersnood; Kyk hoe hulle ons beloon; Sal jy hulle nie keer nie; Moenie moedeloos of bang wees nie; So spreek die Here, Marsjeer uit en neem jou posisie in; Krag van lofprysing. Ons het ook 'n stel kragtige gebeds punte aan die einde van elke hoofstuk wat onmiddelike resultate sal oplewer.By Gabriel Agbo. 2020
Es ist an der Zeit, die Dinge zu stoppen, die euch stoppen wollen. Es ist Gottes Wille, alles zu stoppen,…
was euch von seinen Plänen für eures Leben entfernen will. "Der Herr sagt: 'Ich gebe dir zurück, was du durch die streifenden Heuschrecken, den schneidenden Heuschrecken, den schwärmenden Heuschrecken und den hüpfenden Heuschrecken verloren hast... Nie wieder wird mein Volk so entehrt werden. Dann wirst du wissen, dass ich hier bei meinem Volk Israel bin und dass ich allein der Herr, dein Gott, bin. Mein Volk wird nie wieder auf diese Weise in Ungnade fallen." Joel 2: 25-27 Es ist an der Zeit, die Dinge zu stoppen, die ihr stoppen wollt. Es ist Gottes Wille, alles zu stoppen, was euch von seinen Plänen für Ihr Leben entfernen will. Und ihr wisst bereits, dass sein Plan für euch das Beste aus Freude, Frieden, Wohlstand, Barmherzigkeit, guter Gesundheit und dem Besitz all Ihres Besitzes ist. Selbst wenn ihr unter seinem Urteil steht, kann es heute rückgängig gemacht werden, und ihr werdet wieder in seiner Gnade schwimmen. Wir befassten uns auch mit den Erfahrungen anderer und mit der modernen israelischen Version von Nie wieder. Warum haben sie diesen Slogan übernommen und wie weit sind sie gegangen, ihn durchzusetzen? Sicher, Israel ist heute zu einer der mächtigsten Nationen der Erde geworden (es hat die beste intelligente Organisation - den Mossad und die drittbeste Armee der Welt), nicht nur, weil Gott mit ihnen ist, sondern auch, weil sie geschworen haben, den Juden niemals die entmenschlichendsten Behandlungen, Schmerzen, Kummer und Todesfälle zuzugestehen, die sie in den unglücklichen, vermeidbaren Ereignissen des letzten Jahrhunderts erlebt haben. Heute sind sie nicht nur in der Verteidigung führend, sondern auch in der Landwirtschaft, ICT, Wissenschaft und Medizin. Ja, wir können heute sagen: Nie wieder! Ihr werdet auch Kapitel wie Nie wieder! Was hat das gebracht? Schaut auf den Regenbogen, BBy Dr Pensacola H. Jefferson. 2020
En ocasiones en una situación de tristeza o dificultad, olvidamos de lo que Dios quiere para nuestras vidas según está…
escrito en su palabra, o nos olvidamos del plan de Dios para nuestra vida, pero independiente de lo triste que nos encontremos, debemos creer en su palabra, esforzarnos, y ser valiente y proclamar que: "El gozo del Señor es vuestra fuerza". (Nehemías 8:10) A través de las paginas de este libro la autora nos detalla sobre la importancia del gozo, de cómo estar gozosos en Dios nos hace fuertes, y nadie podrá detenernos. La gente experimenta muchas emociones cuando ellos oyen las "buenas nuevas" del evangelio. Esta respuesta es llamada "el gozo del señor" que surge del corazón y que proviene de estar "en" Cristo, que para algunos, representa las gratificaciones que nos da la vida, para otros, es poseer las bendiciones presentes de una vida en Cristo y la esperanza de futuras bendiciones de vida eterna. "... La dádiva de Dios es vida eterna a través de Jesucristo". (Romanos 6:23) que incluye la posesión gratuita de Dios de la salvación, y compartir las riquezas de la gloria de Dios, que es Cristo, el Espíritu que mora en uno. Algunos creyentes están gozosos por la bendición de tener una relación correcta y de pacto con Dios, o por la oportunidad de conocer a Dios, ser un espíritu con él, y estar en su presencia. Otros creyentes están felices de entender y ser conscientes de que Dios es la fuente y objeto del verdadero gozo. El gozo dado por Dios siempre está disponible, pero es una elección. Tiene un origen sobrenatural y es un fruto y una señal del Espíritu que mora en uno. El gozo dado por Dios no borra ni elimina las pruebas y tribulaciones, el gozo que mora en uno es una fuente de satisfacción que fortalece nuestro andar en el Señor. Así que no importa por lo que esté pasando, o por cuanto tiempo, o cómo se sienta al estarlo pasando, de