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Many people probably didn't think that Phyllis was anything
special. Single lady that lived alone all of her life. No kids. No
husband. No grand career. But Phyllis had an active inner life
along with an adventuresome spirit that led her into all sorts of
situations. She worked for the American Embassy in Spain and Greece
just after World War II, biked and skied around Europe with her dog
Chispa, worked with famous midcentury Modernist architect E. Stuart
Williams, had movie legend Pepe Serna for a landlord, and once had
to have Jose Greco do her plumbing And on a hair-thin budget she
managed to survive and weather the storms that one has in life, all
while supporting those less fortunate. She indeed was special to
those around her. This book of poetry and escapades is a revelation
about the uniqueness of us all, if we just look hard enough to find
it. ... and Phyllis thought to herself, ... "Here I am, drinking
whiskey and dancing with a man who is an almost total stranger in a
night club in Basel, Switzerland, at three in the morning. Not bad
for a middle-aged school teacher from California "
The second of three volumes devoted to Wesley s theological
writings contains two major sets of material. The first set (edited
by Paul Chilcote) contains writings throughout Wesley s ministry
devoted to defense of the doctrine of Christian perfection,
including "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection." The second set
(edited by Kenneth Collins) collects Wesley s various treatises
focused on predestination and related issues, often in direct
debate with Calvinist writers, including "Predestination Calmly
Considered."
The nature and origin of Jewish mysticism is a controversial
subject. This volume explores the subject by examining both the
Hebrew and Aramaic tradition (Dead Sea Scrolls, 1 Enoch) and the
Greek philosophical tradition (Philo) and also examines the
Christian transformation of Jewish mysticism in Paul and
Revelation. It provides for a nuanced treatment that differentiates
different strands of thought that may be considered mystical. The
Hebrew tradition is mythical in nature and concerned with various
ways of being in the presence of God. The Greek tradition allows
for a greater degree of unification and participation in the
divine. The New Testament texts are generally closer to the Greek
tradition, although Greek philosophy would have a huge effect on
later Christian mysticism. The book is intended for scholars and
advanced students of ancient Judaism and early Christianity.
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Aurora (Hardcover)
Sherah J. Collins
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This book is an outgrowth of a Research Symposium on the Modular
Representation Theory of Finite Groups, held at the University of
Virginia in May 1998. The main themes of this symposium were
representations of groups of Lie type in nondefining (or cross)
characteristic, and recent developments in block theory. Series of
lectures were given by M. Geck, A. Kleshchev and R. Rouquier, and
their brief was to present material at the leading edge of research
but accessible to graduate students working in the field. The first
three articles are substantial expansions of their lectures, and
each provides a complete account of a significant area of the
subject together with an extensive bibliography. The remaining
articles are based on some of the other lectures given at the
symposium; some again are full surveys of the topic covered while
others are short, but complete, research articles. The opportunity
has been taken to produce a book of enduring value so that this is
not a conference proceedings in the conventional sense. Material
has been updated so that this book, through its own content and in
its extensive bibliographies, will serve as an invaluable resource
for all those working in the area, whether established researchers
or graduate students who wish to gain a general knowledge of the
subject starting from a single source.
A Fragile Balance examines strategies to promote emergency savings,
especially among underserved households. Each chapter is by an
expert contributor and proposes an innovative financial product or
service designed to bolster emergency savings among low-asset
families. This collection also offers readers insights into the
role of emergency savings and mechanisms to facilitate savings
behaviors, and raises critical questions of the scale,
institutional capacity, sustainability, accessibility, and
effectiveness of existing programs.
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Theology and Tolkien - Practical Theology
Douglas Estes; Contributions by Miguel Benitez, Jr., Mark Brians, Chris Bruno, Christine Falk Dalessio, …
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The works of J.RR. Tolkien have not only redefined a genre of
literature and had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late
twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, but his name has joined
the ranks of authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, Dostoevsky,
Donne, and Dickens—authors who make us think differently about
the world, including the creator of the world and the meaning of
life. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international
group of scholars consider what Tolkien’s works (and Jackson’s
interpretations) can teach us about living out our theology in the
world. From essays on Tolkien’s insights into community, what we
can learn about our spiritual senses from encounters with the
Nazgûl, the pastoral wisdom of Treebeard, and the theological
value of food—including second breakfasts—we invite you to
journey with us through Middle-earth as we engage the applicability
of Tolkien’s works for theology and our world.
When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally
unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital.
A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college and medical
school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected
medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared
to his fellow residents Collins feels inadequate and unprepared.
All too soon, the euphoria of beginning his career as an orthopedic
resident gives way to the feeling he is a counterfeit, an imposter
who has infiltrated a society of brilliant surgeons.
This story of Collins' four-year surgical residency traces his rise
from an eager but clueless first-year resident to accomplished
Chief Resident in his final year. With unparalleled humor, he
recounts the disparity between people's perceptions of a doctor's
glamorous life and the real thing: a succession of run down cars
that are towed to the junk yard, long weekends moonlighting at
rural hospitals, a family that grows larger every year, and a
laughable income.
Collins' good nature helps him over some of the rough spots but
cannot spare him the harsh reality of a doctor's life. Every day he
is confronted with decisions that will change people's lives-or end
them-forever. A young boy's leg is mangled by a tractor: risk the
boy's life to save his leg, or amputate immediately? A woman
diagnosed with bone cancer injures her hip: go through a painful
hip operation even though she has only months to live? Like a jolt
to the system, he is faced with the reality of suffering and death
as he struggles to reconcile his idealism and aspiration to heal
with the recognition of his own limitations and
imperfections.
Unflinching and deeply engaging, "Hot Lights, Cold Steel" is a
humane and passionate reminder that doctors are people too. This is
a gripping memoir, at times devastating, others triumphant, but
always compulsively readable.
A distinctive and modern telling of the history of the Society of
Jesus in America The history of America cannot be told without the
history of religion, the history of American religion cannot be
told without the history of Catholicism, and the history of
Catholicism in America cannot be told without the history of
Jesuits in America. Jesuits in the United States offers a panoramic
overview of the Jesuit order in the United States from the colonial
era to the present. David J. Collins, SJ, describes the development
of the Jesuit order in the US against the background of American
religious, cultural, and social history. He investigates the
relationship of Jesuit activities in America to those in Europe
and, by the twentieth century, to those around the world as US
Jesuits are increasingly assigned to “foreign missions” and the
political and religious connections between the US and the world,
especially Latin America, grow. He covers the papacy’s
suppression of the order and its restoration period. He also
reflects on the future of the order in light of its past. Readers
familiar with the Jesuit tradition and those who are new to it will
learn from this book’s distinctive and modern perspective—using
twenty-first century scholarship and opinions on Jesuit
slaveholding, the sexual abuse crisis, and other contemporary
issues—on 500 years of Jesuit history in the United States.
Oxford successful accounting is a trusted accounting course that is
used by teachers all over South Africa. The rich content fully
covers the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement
(CAPS). Features: the content is rich, relevant and age appropriate
to ensure that learners stay interested throughout the year; topics
are structured according to CAPS which makes the course easy to use
in the classroom; scaffolded content and concepts provide learners
with a solid foundation for exam success; a wealth and variety of
activities, with thorough and detailed worked examples, consolidate
knowledge and skills, and provide ample practice to ensure success
in exams; appropriate language levels make content accessible,
build learner confidence and support independent learning and
revision; an exam section with exam tips and practice papers helps
learners prepare for formal assessment and exams.
Apocalypticism has been the source of hope and courage for the
oppressed, but has also given rise, on many occasions, to
fanaticism and intolerance. The essays in this volume seek neither
to apologize for the extravagance of apocalyptic thinkers nor to
excuse the perverse actions of some of their followers. Rather,
they strive to understand a powerful, perhaps even indispensable,
element in the history of Western religions that has been the
source of both good and evil, and still is yet today.The Editors
The Continuum History of Apocalypticism is a 1-volume, select
edition of the 3-vol. Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism first
published in 1998. The main historical surveys that provided the
spine of the Encyclopedia have been retained, while essays of a
thematic nature, and a few whose subject matter is not central to
the historical development, have been omitted. The work begins with
8 articles on The Origins of Apocalypticism in the Ancient World,
extending from ancient Near Eastern myth through the Old Testament
to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus, Paul, and the Book of Revelation.
Next are 7 articles on Apocalyptic Traditions from Late Antiquity
to ca. 1800 C.E., including early Christian theology, radical
movements in the Middle Ages, and both Jewish and Islamic
apocalypticism in the classic period. The final section,
Apocalypticism in the Modern Age, includes 10 articles on
apocalypticism in the Americas, in Western and Eastern Europe, and,
finally, in modern Judaism and modern Islam.
The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current
thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in
contemporary struggles for social justice - either as inspiration
or impediment. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of
leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for
thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands.
Individual essays treat key debates, themes, and texts, locating
each within its historical and cultural settings while also linking
them to the most pressing justice concerns of the twenty-first
century. The volume aims to challenge academic and ecclesiastical
complacency and highlight key avenues for future scholarship and
action.
Taking it theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership
Conference held at Cranfield School of Management, Leadership
Learning explores the challenge of learning and developing
leadership in the 21st century. This is the second of two books to
emerge from the conference, taking the theme "Knowledge into
Action."
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