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'A sprawling tale of love, family, duty, war, and displacement'
Khaled Hosseini Correspondents by Tim Murphy is a powerful story
about the legacy of immigration, the present-day world of
refugeehood, the violence that America causes both abroad and at
home, and the power of the individual and the family to bring good
into a world that is often brutal. Spanning the breadth of the
twentieth century and into the post-9/11 wars and their legacy,
Correspondents is a powerful novel that centres on Rita Khoury, an
Irish-Lebanese woman whose life and family history mirrors the
story of modern America. Both sides of Rita's family came to the
United States in the golden years of immigration, and in her home
north of Boston Rita grows into a stubborn, perfectionist, and
relentlessly bright young woman. She studies Arabic at university
and moves to cosmopolitan Beirut to work as a journalist, and is
then posted to Iraq after the American invasion in 2003. In
Baghdad, Rita finds for the first time in her life that her safety
depends on someone else, her talented interpreter Nabil al-Jumaili,
an equally driven young man from a middle-class Baghdad family who
is hiding a secret about his sexuality. As Nabil's identity
threatens to put him in jeopardy and Rita's position becomes more
precarious as the war intensifies, their worlds start to unravel,
forcing them out of the country and into an uncertain future.
Coming out of the dark...
This is the story of a restaurant and hotel executive's climb to
the top while falling into the darkness of addiction, and what life
in the fast lane has to offer. After being raped as a young teen,
attempted suicide, dealing with sexual abuse from a priest, death
from a car wreck, the Drug Farm, countless broken relationships and
twenty five years of addiction, rehabs and jails, he comes to God
after a life of darkness and finds light in the hope of Jesus
Christ. At forty-six he turns his life around and becomes the man
that God had created him to be. The journey of miracles, hope and
faith is electric in the account of this new found life. From the
darkness and into the light is a journey with a powerful contrast.
This is my life story. It's a testimony to God for such a second
chance at life.
A HANDBOOK FOR THE BROKEN A valuable guide for anyone dealing with
PTSD, trauma and tragedy, family members of trauma victims, clergy
who seek a better understanding of psychology, and for counselors
who seek a better understanding of the role of faith in healing
from trauma. THE CHRIST CURE is comprehensive handbook of healing
for victims of trauma and their families, guiding the reader
through a unique path of true restoration, inspired by the life and
works of the Apostle Paul (a survivor of multiple traumas), by
modern day mentors, the humbling personal experiences of the
author, Psychologist, Navy veteran and former Member of Congress
Dr. Tim Murphy, and reinforced by solid scientific research. Dr.
Murphy’s book is a faith foundation guide for healing the
psychological problems in the wake of trauma. Awakened by his own
failures, the author grasped for ways out of his deep depression
and re-discovered inspiration in the life and works of the Apostle
Paul, who himself lived a life filled with major traumatic
experiences. It offers new insights into how life threatening
abuse, chronic stress and self-inflicted trauma affects us
physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, and most
importantly, how we can heal. In the book, Dr. Murphy candidly
describes his own fall from grace, his battle with depression and
his humble confession that while he was trying to save the world he
was losing his own soul; disconnecting from his faith and family.
He walks the reader through his return to the Bible and his
discovery of a great mentor for healing from trauma—the Apostle
Paul. Paul the Apostle suffered several dozen severe traumas
including whippings, stoning, shipwrecks, trials, imprisonment,
abandonment, and a looming death sentence. Modern psychological
research suggests any one of these traumas should have been
emotionally crippling for him. Instead, Paul grew stronger and more
courageous. Unique to this book is the foundation of
biblical pillars for healthy treatment of trauma all supported by
research and scripture including fitness, sleep, healthy eating,
healthy relaxation, resilience, resistance, recovery, and renewal.
Within each stage the reader is challenged to choose between sets
of dichotomies, one leading to healing, while the other worsens our
problems. Throughout, the reader is empowered through their own
suffering to become stronger in their relationships and
faith:Â Building Strength instead of Weakness Courage over
Fear Vigilance over Vulnerability Hope over Despair Guilt over
Shame Forgiveness over Condemnation Acceptance of Faith, Trust,
Grace and Mission Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) effects
tens of millions with symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep
disorders, broken relationships, isolation, and suicidal thoughts.
Current treatment approaches include counseling and medication, but
this often leaves many still struggling in darkness for years.
Here, readers are guided on a very different path lit by a beacon
of faith. THE CHRIST CURE: 10 Biblical Ways to Heal Your
Mind from Trauma, Tragedy, and PTSD provides much-need help and
guidance to “the broken†from secular to scriptural;
illustrated with inspirational stories of those who are winning
their own battles.
Hidden anger that comes out indirectly can undermine relationships
between friends, family, and colleagues. When people feel compelled
to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, there can be serious
physical and psychological results for everyone involved. Dr. Tim
Murphy and Loriann Oberlin offer a clear definition of
passive-aggression and show readers not only how to end the
behaviour but also how to avoid falling victim to other people's
hidden anger. This revised and updated edition offers essential
guidance for dealing with problems in the workplace and at school
avoiding the pitfalls of social media, texting, and online
communication and when to seek professional help. Whether you need
ways to manage your own passive-aggressiveness or ways to cope with
the hidden anger of others, Overcoming Passive Aggression shares
sage advice, practical exercises, and opportunities for personal
growth.
Since Saussure argued that there is an arbitrary, not a natural,
relationship between a signifier and what it signifies, the human
sciences have been in a crisis of representation. This volume
consists of essays which explore the critical and constructive
dimensions of that crisis. The critical dimension focuses on the
history of Religious Studies, especially phenomenology, showing how
it has been predicated on a transcendental, non-empirical concept
of subjectivity (Geist). This led to a universalized concept of
consciousness and a dehistoricized concept of experience as central
to the understanding of religion. Nietzsche's critique of precisely
these concepts, as refined and extended by poststructuralist
theorists, is applied to this segment of the history of the study
of religion. The constructive dimension of this work combines the
methodological insights of Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes,
and Bakhtin to form a Nietzschean semiotics (and the adjectival
form is meant seriously), which serves as the basis for a new
theory of religion. both to structure difference and to form
trans-generational identities. This book would be of interest to
students and scholars of religion who are looking for new ways of
doing description and/or theory.
Since Saussure argued that there is an arbitrary, not a natural,
relationship between a signifier and what it signifies, the human
sciences have been in a crisis of representation. This volume
consists of essays which explore the critical and constructive
dimensions of that crisis. The critical dimension focuses on the
history of Religious Studies, especially phenomenology, showing how
it has been predicated on a transcendental, non-empirical concept
of subjectivity (Geist). This led to a universalized concept of
consciousness and a dehistoricized concept of experience as central
to the understanding of religion. Nietzsche's critique of precisely
these concepts, as refined and extended by poststructuralist
theorists, is applied to this segment of the history of the study
of religion. The constructive dimension of this work combines the
methodological insights of Nietzsche, Saussure, Foucault, Barthes,
and Bakhtin to form a Nietzschean semiotics (and the adjectival
form is meant seriously), which serves as the basis for a new
theory of religion. both to structure difference and to form
trans-generational identities. This book would be of interest to
students and scholars of religion who are looking for new ways of
doing description and/or theory.
Correspondents by Tim Murphy is a powerful story about the legacy of immigration, the present-day world of refugeehood, the violence that America causes both abroad and at home, and the power of the individual and the family to bring good into a world that is often brutal.
Spanning the breadth of the twentieth century and into the post-9/11 wars and their legacy, Correspondents is a powerful novel that centres on Rita Khoury, an Irish-Lebanese woman whose life and family history mirrors the story of modern America. Both sides of Rita’s family came to the United States in the golden years of immigration, and in her home north of Boston Rita grows into a stubborn, perfectionist, and relentlessly bright young woman. She studies Arabic at university and moves to cosmopolitan Beirut to work as a journalist, and is then posted to Iraq after the American invasion in 2003.
In Baghdad, Rita finds for the first time in her life that her safety depends on someone else, her talented interpreter Nabil al-Jumaili, an equally driven young man from a middle-class Baghdad family who is hiding a secret about his sexuality. As Nabil’s identity threatens to put him in jeopardy and Rita’s position becomes more precarious as the war intensifies, their worlds start to unravel, forcing them out of the country and into an uncertain future.
In this epic, ambitious, and deeply poignant novel, Tim Murphy
follows a diverse group of people whose fates intertwine in an
iconic building in Manhattan's East Village, the Christodora.
Moving kaleidoscopically from the Tompkins Square Riots and the
activism of the 1980s to a future New York City of the 2020s where
subzero winters are a thing of the past, Christodora recounts the
heartbreak wrought by AIDS, portrays the allure and destructive
power of hard drugs, and brings to life a bohemian Lower Manhattan
of artists and idealists. On Avenue B in the East Village, the
Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple
with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector, a gay Puerto Rican
man who was at one point celebrated for his work as an AIDS
activist but has now descended into the throes of drug addiction,
becomes connected to Milly and Jared's lives in ways none of them
can anticipate. Meanwhile, Milly and Jared's adopted son Mateo
grows to see the opportunity for both self-realization and oblivion
offered by New York City. As the junkies and protestors of the
1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they in turn to the
wealthy inhabitants of the glass towers of the 2020s, enormous
changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared and the
constellation of people around them. Christodora is a panoramic
novel that powerfully evokes the danger, chaos, and wonder of New
York City--and the strange and moving ways in which its dwellers'
lives can intersect.
'An engrossing and inspiring story of loss, love and hope, set
against a backdrop of art, activism and addiction.' Observer The
Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple
with artistic ambitions. Their neighbour, Hector, a Puerto Rican
gay man who was once a celebrated AIDS activist but is now a lonely
addict, becomes connected to Milly's and Jared's lives in ways none
of them can anticipate. Meanwhile, the couple's adopted son, Mateo,
grows to appreciate the opportunities for both self-realization and
oblivion that New York offers. As the junkies and protestors of the
1980s give way to the hipsters of the 2000s and they, in turn, to
the wealthy residents of the crowded, glass-towered city of the
2020s, enormous changes rock the personal lives of Milly and Jared
and the constellation of people around them. Moving
kaleidoscopically from the Tompkins Square Riots and attempts by
activists to galvanize a response to the AIDS epidemic, to the New
York City of the future, Christodora recounts the heartbreak
wrought by AIDS, illustrates the allure and destructive power of
hard drugs, and brings to life the ever-changing city itself.
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