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These 365 devotions are an English translation of the popular
devotional, "Tagliche Andachten, the German version of "Portals of
Prayer.
The term ars erotica refers to the styles and techniques of
lovemaking with the honorific title of art. But in what sense are
these practices artistic and how do they contribute to the
aesthetics and ethics of self-cultivation in the art of living? In
this book, Richard Shusterman offers a critical, comparative
analysis of the erotic theories proposed by the most influential
premodern cultural traditions that shaped our contemporary world.
Beginning with ancient Greece, whose god of desiring love gave
eroticism its name, Shusterman examines the Judaeo-Christian
biblical tradition and the classical erotic theories of Chinese,
Indian, Islamic, and Japanese cultures, before concluding with
medieval and Renaissance Europe. His exploration of their errors
and insights shows how we could improve the quality of life and
love today. By using the engine of eros to cultivate qualities of
sensitivity, grace, skill, and self-mastery, we can reimagine a
richer, more positive vision of sex education.
The God of All Comfort is an inspiring manual of faith by Hannah
Whitall Smith, who was one of the leading authors of Christian
advice in the late nineteenth century. Smith, having lived and
witnessed a life of supreme faith to God, writes her account of the
principles of the Lord and Jesus Christ. Her aim is to inspire
Christians who may be doubting their faith, as well as those who
need guidance through crises or struggles in life. With a close
reading of the Bible, Whitall Smith is able to demonstrate the
sublime comfort and serenity which the Lord God can dispense
through His love. Blessed with a gift for words and eloquent turns
of phrase, Hannah Whitall Smith places both her faith and her
affinity for language front and center in this book. For many years
this book has been consulted as a sublime manual of true Christian
advice, notable for the greathearted way in which lessons on how to
live and take joy as a follower of God are dispensed.
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