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Meaning and Mystery: What It Means To Believe in God

John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Meaning and Mystery offers a challenge to the way Philosophy has traditionally approached the issue of belief in God as a theoretical problem, proposing instead a form of reflection more appropriate to the practical nature of the issue.

Makes use of abundant illustrative material, from both literature, such as Les...

The Hand of God: Finding His Care in All Circumstances

Moody Publishers, 2019

Are we hapless victims of life's whims? Are we driven along by some blind and impersonal force? Are we battered by circumstances beyond all control?

A thousand times, "No!" says pastor and author Alistair Begg. Instead, Begg says we are the objects of God's providential care. We reside under...

The Bible for BlockheadsRevised Edition: A User-Friendly Look at the Good Book

Zondervan, 2007

If you have a hard time making sense of the Bible, The Bible for Blockheads is for you. It will transform what might seem like gobbledygook into incredible significance—enough to change your life. It can do that because the Bible is more amazing than you've ever dreamed, packed with riches, and making sense of it is no mystery. You'll even...

Shadows of War: Violence, Power, and International Profiteering in the Twenty-First Century (California Series in Public Anthropology, 10)

University of California Press, 2004

"This should be made into a movie!"-Katia Lund, Co-director of City of God "Carolyn Nordstrom destroys the categories through which we normally look at war. This is a major achievement. Her eyewitness reporting, when contrasted with the official histories later compiled of the same events, is a revelation. The amount of...

Political Theology: A Critical Introduction

John Wiley & Sons, 2018

God is dead, but his presence lives on in politics. This is the problem of political theology: the way that theological ideas find their way into secular political institutions, particularly the sovereign state.

In this intellectual tour-de-force, leading political theorist Saul Newman shows how political theology arose...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Agora: Ancient Greek and Roman Humour

Legacy Books Press, 2007

Ancient Greece and Rome aren't usually remembered for their sense of humour. However, in reality the ancient Greeks and Romans often refused to take themselves seriously. Strange and outlandish activities abounded - including somebody accidentally exposing himself while dancing sideways at his wedding (those wearing bed sheets didn't...

Encyclopedia of Prophecy

ABC Clio, 2001

Worldwide in scope and dating from biblical times, though its thrust is by no means exclusively religious, this encyclopedia ranges widely in its A-to-Z listing of entries. Among them are "apocalypse," "Edgar Cayce," "end of the world," "Napoleon," "premonitions," "sphinx," and...

Don't Let Me Down: A Memoir

Atria, 2019

A fierce, vivid memoir about a father-daughter relationship steeped in God, rebellion, and the Beatles.

Erin Hosier’s coming-of-age was full of contradiction. Born into the turbulent 1970s, she was raised in rural Ohio by lapsed hippies who traded 1960s rock ‘n’ roll for 1950s-era Christian hymns....

God, Suffering, and the Value of Free Will

Oxford University Press, 2021

For many of us, the question of whether or not God exists is one of the most perplexing and profound questions of our lives, and numerous philosophers and theologians have debated it for centuries. Laura Ekstrom here takes a new look at the issue of God's existence by examining it against the
reality of human suffering, bringing...

Introducing Philosophy of Religion

Routledge, 2009

Does God exist? What about evil and suffering? How does faith relate to science? Is there life after death? These questions fascinate everyone and lie at the heart of philosophy of religion. Chad Meister offers an up-to-date introduction to the field, focussing not only on traditional debates but also on contemporary concepts such as the...

Time And Thermodynamics (Physics in Our World)

Facts on File, 2007

A LEGEND OF the ancient Greeks tells the story of a god called Prometheus, who taught people how to make fire. This gave a tremendous boost to humanity, and the other gods were furious with Prometheus for allowing humans to wield such potency.

Although the story of Prometheus is a myth, the ability to harness fire and heat did provide...

Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons

Apress, 2009

If you play World of Warcraft, chances are you know what Deadly Boss Mods is: it's the most widely downloaded modification available for WoW, considered required software for many professional raid guilds, and arguably the most popular modern video game mod in history.

Paul Emmerich, the author of Deadly Boss Mods, will...

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