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The Inspirational Story of the Twentieth Century s Greatest
Evangelist Billy Graham has preached the gospel message in person
to more people than anyone in history, and millions more have heard
him through television, radio, and film. His faithful witness is
testimony to his great love of God and passion to serve Him. This
easy-to-read biography tells Billy Graham s story, including his
humble beginnings as a southern farm boy, his calling to the
ministry, the start of the crusades, his service to America s
leaders, and his later years preaching around the globe. As you
read these details of a life dedicated to the cause of Christ, you
will be encouraged. Also these stories will inspire anyone who
desires to give their life in service to God. Here s a fresh look
at a contemporary man of God and giant of the faith."
The Inspirational Story of the Twentieth Century s Greatest
Evangelist Billy Graham has preached the gospel message in person
to more people than anyone in history, and millions more have heard
him through television, radio, and film. His faithful witness is
testimony to his great love of God and passion to serve Him. This
easy-to-read biography tells Billy Graham s story, including his
humble beginnings as a southern farm boy, his calling to the
ministry, the start of the crusades, his service to America s
leaders, and his later years preaching around the globe. As you
read these details of a life dedicated to the cause of Christ, you
will be encouraged. Also these stories will inspire anyone who
desires to give their life in service to God. Here s a fresh look
at a contemporary man of God and giant of the faith."
Kosher haggis, tartan kippot, and Jewish Burns' Suppers: Jews
acculturated to Scotland within one generation and quickly
inflected Jewish culture in a Scottish idiom. This book analyses
the religious aspects of this transition through a transnational
perspective on migration in the first three decades of the
twentieth century. As immigrants began to outnumber the established
Jewish community, and Eastern European rabbis challenged the
British Jewish leadership in London, Scottish Jewry underwent
momentous changes. The book examines this tumultuous period through
a thematic biography of Salis Daiches, Scotland's most significant
rabbi. Drawing on previously unseen archival material, including
Rabbi Daiches' personal correspondence, the book provides a window
into the dynamics of Jewish religious life and power relations.
Volume 3 of 4. Encompassing the whole milieu of early Islamic
civilization, this major work of Western orientalism explores the
meaning of the life and teaching of the tenth-century mystic and
martyr, al-Hallaj. With profound spiritual insight and
transcultural sympathy, Massignon, an Islamicist and scholar of
religion, penetrates Islamic mysticism in a way that was previously
unknown. Massignon traveled throughout the Middle East and western
India to gather and authenticate al-Hallaj's surviving writings and
the recorded facts. After assembling the extant verses and prose
works of al-Hallaj and the accounts of his life and death,
Massignon published La Passion d'al-Hallaj in 1922. At his death in
1962, he left behind a greatly expanded version, published as the
second French edition (1975). It is edited and translated here from
the French and the Arabic sources by Massignon's friend and pupil,
Herbert Mason. Volume 1 gives an account of al-Hallaj's life and
describes the wo rld in which he lives; volume 2 traces his
influence in Islam over the centuries; volume 3 studies Hallajian
thought; volume 4 contains a full biography and index. Each volume
contains Massignon's copious notes and new translations of original
Islamic documents. Herbert Mason is University Professor of
Religion and Islamic History at Boston University. He is also apoet
and novelist; his version of the Gigamesh epic was a nominee for
the National Book Award in 1971. Bollingen Series XCVIII.
Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
Volume 2 of 4. Encompassing the whole milieu of early Islamic
civilization, this major work of Western orientalism explores the
meaning of the life and teaching of the tenth-century mystic and
martyr, al-Hallaj. With profound spiritual insight and
transcultural sympathy, Massignon, an Islamicist and scholar of
religion, penetrates Islamic mysticism in a way that was previously
unknown. Massignon traveled throughout the Middle East and western
India to gather and authenticate al-Hallaj's surviving writings and
the recorded facts. After assembling the extant verses and prose
works of al-Hallaj and the accounts of his life and death,
Massignon published La Passion d'al-Hallaj in 1922. At his death in
1962, he left behind a greatly expanded version, published as the
second French edition (1975). It is edited and translated here from
the French and the Arabic sources by Massignon's friend and pupil,
Herbert Mason. Volume 1 gives an account of al-Hallaj's life and
describes the wo rld in which he lives; volume 2 traces his
influence in Islam over the centuries; volume 3 studies Hallajian
thought; volume 4 contains a full biography and index. Each volume
contains Massignon's copious notes and new translations of original
Islamic documents. Herbert Mason is University Professor of
Religion and Islamic History at Boston University. He is also apoet
and novelist; his version of the Gigamesh epic was a nominee for
the National Book Award in 1971. Bollingen Series XCVIII.
Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
The story of the succession to the Prophet Muhammad and the rise of
the Rashidun Caliphate (632-661) is familiar to historians from the
political histories of medieval Islam, which treat it as a factual
account. The story also informs the competing perspectives of Sunni
and Shi'i Islam, which read into it the legitimacy of their claims.
Yet while descriptive and varied, these approaches have long
excluded a third reading, which views the conflict over the
succession to the Prophet as a parable. From this vantage point,
the motives, sayings, and actions of the protagonists reveal
profound links to previous texts, not to mention a surprising irony
regarding political and religious issues. In a controversial break
from previous historiography, Tayeb El-Hibri privileges the
literary and artistic triumphs of the medieval Islamic chronicles
and maps the origins of Islamic political and religious orthodoxy.
Considering the patterns and themes of these unified narratives,
including the problem of measuring personal qualification according
to religious merit, nobility, and skills in government, El-Hibri
offers an insightful critique of both early and contemporary Islam
and the concerns of legitimacy shadowing various rulers. In
building an argument for reading the texts as parabolic commentary,
he also highlights the Islamic reinterpretation of biblical
traditions, both by Qur'anic exegesis and historical composition.
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