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The perfect Lent book for art lovers of all ages
Who was ultimately responsible for sentencing Jesus to death on
the cross? Can we ever be good enough for God? Do all "religious"
people go to heaven?
In "Who Put Jesus on the Cross?" A.W. Tozer examines some of the
most difficult questions of the Christian faith. His indictment of
lackluster belief forms the cornerstone of his appeal as he asks
the reader what it really costs to be a Christian.
Tozer inspires conviction that will have you digging deep within
your heart to newly realize the meaning of Christ's death and
resurrection and discover the "Word of God as the foundation of our
peace and rest."
Teaching writing is not for the faint of heart, but it can be a
tremendous gift to teachers and students. Students often approach
writing courses with trepidation because they think of writing as a
mystical and opaque process. Teachers often approach these same
courses with dread because of the enormous workload and the
often-unpolished skills of new writers. This approachable
composition textbook for beginning writers contends that writing
can be a better experience for everyone when taught as an
empathetic and respectful conversation. In a time in which
discourse is not always civil and language is not always tended
carefully, a conversation-based writing approach emphasizes
intention and care. Written by a teacher with more than fifteen
years of experience in the college writing classroom, Composition
as Conversation explores what happens when the art of conversation
meets the art of writing. Heather Hoover shows how seven
virtues--including curiosity, attentiveness, relatability,
open-mindedness, and generosity--inform the writing process and can
help students become more effective writers. She invites writers of
all skill levels to make meaningful contributions with their
writing. This short, accessible, and instructive book offers a
reflective method for college-level writing and will also work well
in classical school, high school, and homeschool contexts. It
demystifies the writing process and helps students understand why
their writing matters. It will energize teachers of writing as they
encourage their students to become careful readers and observers,
intentional listeners, and empathetic arguers. The book also
provides helpful sample assignments.
Vita Kirk is a travel writer who has never left her hometown. In
fact, she rarely leaves her house. Due to deep wounds and bitter
losses, Vita has chosen isolation over vulnerability. But when she
stumbles across an antique chest in a hole-in-the-wall boutique,
she discovers a puzzling link to her past and her physical
surroundings mysteriously begin to change. Inscribed in the
treasure chest are the words, "Love is the key that unlocks every
portal."
The power of these words prove to unlock a part of Vita she
thought had died years ago.
"Stories like this go by many different names-fantasy,
time-shift, magical realism. Some are overtly Christian or
religious in nature, others are not. But from a spiritual
perspective, the common thread in all these works is the redeeming,
transforming power of God's grace not only to alter the future but
to change our understanding of the past."--Penelope Stokes
The ideas of heaven and hell have sparked some of the most powerful
writings of all time. In this creative coupling of literature and
Scripture, classic writers such as T.S. Eliot, William Butler
Yeats, Charles Dickens and Emily Dickenson share their own
inspiring visions of immortality.
Doyle constructs communion ecclesiology as a broad and inclusive
category that makes room for a range of legitimate approaches. He
examines the approaches of Johann Adam Mohler, Charles Journet,
Henri de Lubac, Yves Congar, Karl Rahner, Hans Urs von Balthasar,
Elizabeth Johnson, Joseph Ratzinger and many others.
Includes all of the pupil book plus additional instructions on each
lesson for the teacher. An outline of each lesson helps in
presenting the lesson. Answers to workbook exercises are included.
Russell Krabill's church membership study for young believers. This
pupil book is a workbook with 12 lessons for 12 weeks of work.
Instead of a catechism with questions and answers, Krabill has
interwoven Christian doctrine into the lessons. Included are
projects which put the new believer to work.
A visual feast of eclectic artwork informed and inspired by
spiritual beliefs, magical techniques, mythology and otherworldly
experiences. Mystical beliefs and practices have existed for
millennia, but why do we still chase the esoteric? From the
beginning of human creativity itself, image-makers have been drawn
to these unknown spheres and have created curious artworks that
transcend time and place - but what is it that attracts artists to
these magical realms? From theosophy and kabbalah, to the zodiac
and alchemy; spiritualism and ceremonial magic, to the elements and
sacred geometry - The Art of the Occult introduces major occult
themes and showcases the artists who have been influenced and led
by them. Discover the symbolic and mythical images of the
Pre-Raphaelites; the automatic drawing of Hilma af Klint and Madge
Gill; Leonora Carrington's surrealist interpretation of myth,
alchemy and kabbalah; and much more. Featuring prominent,
marginalised and little-known artists, The Art of the Occult
crosses mystical spheres in a bid to inspire and delight. Divided
into thematic chapters (The Cosmos, Higher Beings, Practitioners),
the book acts as an entertaining introduction to the art of
mysticism - with essays examining each practice and over 175
artworks to discover. The art of the occult has always existed in
the margins but inspired the masses, and this book will spark
curiosity in all fans of magic, mysticism and the mysterious.
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The Choice
(Hardcover)
Michael Arditti
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A rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, by
"our best chronicler of the rewards and pitfalls of present-day
faith" [PHILIP PULLMAN] "A novel that probes any number of
aggressive varieties of moralism, while testing the reader's own
moral alertness for rigour, realism and generosity. An engrossing,
three-dimensional, grown-up narrative." ROWAN WILLIAMS "An
irresistibly readable, thoughtful and characteristically witty
examination of the quandaries and compromises faced by the Church
of England in an era of decline . . . I loved this book for its
lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that
glitters like clashing rapiers." MIRANDA SEYMOUR As a woman in the
early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her vocation to
the priesthood. Instead, she joins the BBC's religious affairs
department, where she is sent to interview celebrated artist,
Seward Wemlock, about the panels he is painting for an ancient
Cheshire church. "A serious and important writer" ROSE TREMAIN
Thirty years on, Clarissa, now rector of that same church, chances
upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest
friend, fondling fifteen-year-old David. Dismissing David's claim
that they are in love, Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose
friendship or conscience, sympathy or her official duty of care?
The fallout from that choice forces her to reflect on the original
controversy over Wemlock's panels and her concerns about his
relationship with the teenagers who modelled for Adam and Eve. Had
she acted on the whispers that reached her at the time, how many
lives - her own included - would have turned out differently? The
Choice is a rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and
redemption, questioning whether it's possible, let alone prudent,
to separate the art from the artist. It examines the fault lines in
both religious and secular society, from the AIDS crisis and the
struggle for women's ordination in the 1980s to the culture wars of
today. Richly comic and deeply compassionate, The Choice is a
remarkable synthesis of the sacred and profane. "At a time when
British fiction has never been more timorous about tackling novels
of ideas, Michael Arditti has produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch
and Graham Greene. Brilliantly ambiguous, waspishly witty and
thoroughly enjoyable, this is Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to
date" AMANDA CRAIG
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The Collar
(Hardcover)
Sue Sorensen; Foreword by William H Willimon
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Publishers Weekly starred review A Best Book of 2018 in Religion,
Publishers Weekly Reading great literature well has the power to
cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In
this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of
great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues
that philosophers and theologians throughout history have
identified as most essential for good character and the good life.
Covering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane
Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O'Connor to F. Scott
Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal
themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn
to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with
great writing. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection
questions geared toward book club discussions, original artwork
throughout, and a foreword by Leland Ryken. The hardcover edition
was named a Best Book of 2018 in Religion by Publishers Weekly.
"[A] lively treatise on building character through
books.'"--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious
imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their
former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to
survive the Middle Ages. This beautifully illustrated book is an
ideal introduction to this fascinating subject. It tells the
stories behind the paintings and explains their purpose, the
subjects they showed, how they were made and by whom, and what
happened to these works of art during and after the enormous
upheavals of the Reformation. It also compares and contrasts
religious and domestic wall paintings and explores modern
approaches to their conservation and care. A comprehensive
gazetteer provides an invaluable guide to where the best British
examples can be seen. Roger Rosewell is a Fellow of the Society of
Antiquaries and a leading expert on medieval wall paintings. He is
also the Features Editor of Vidimus, the online magazine about
medieval stained glass and a professional lecturer and
photographer. Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, he has
also written Stained Glass and The Medieval Monastery for Shire.
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