This book presents a comparative study of the land settlements and sovereign arrangements between the US government and the three major aggregated groups of indigenous peoples-American Indians, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians-whose land rights claims have resulted in very different outcomes. It shows that the outcomes of their sovereign claims were different, though their bases were similar. While the US government insists that it is committed to the government-to-government relationship it has with the tribes, federal authority severely limits the ability of tribal governments to participate as an equal partner.

GETTING 'UNNECESSARY'! When high school teacher Mykee Kane learns of the suicide of a close friend, his curiosity will uncover the sordid underbelly of life and crime in a small Welsh town, provoking emotional and violent reactions. He gets ... all 'unnecessary'! A DARK STORY OF REVENGE Greedy property developers, international drug dealers, online pornographers, corrupt policemen and vicious protection racketeers, exploit their struggling community with impunity, until Mr. Kane gets ... all 'unnecessary'! HOW WOULD YOU REACT? Where do Where do YOU draw the line? Read and find out how MyKee Kane reacts!

Pure God addresses areas where Christians and non-Christians often have uncertain beliefs. If left unattended, such beliefs become stumbling blocks for unbelievers and create doubt and confusion in the minds of believers.

The subject matter delves into controversial areas of eternal security, the deity of Jesus, the Holy Trinity, baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and prophesying. Pure God provides insight-found in no other book-about the origin of the people of Nod and the identity of the Nephilim. Moreover, readers learn what the Bible teaches about faith, sin, salvation, evil, death, and the end times.

Pure God is more than a simple question-and-answer book. Ensuing topics, appurtenant passages of scripture, and true-to-life illustrations progressively unravel the mystery of God. Each chapter draws the reader closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. Readers experience God's irresistible love and discover what it means to be a Christian.

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1955 Original Publisher: Association Press Subjects: Pastoral psychology Psychology, Religious Mental illness Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Self-Deception and Self-Encounter in the Religion off the Mentally III Psychiatrists Have Been Astute to observe that patients often "use" religion as a self-concealment device. Yet, on the other hand, theologians have always been concerned about the self-revelatory character of religious experience. The depth psychotherapists have made one of the most trenchant criticisms of religion by empirically describing the various concealment and defense devices whereby the sick person defends himself from reality. As Karl Menninger puts it, "From the standpoint of the psychiatrist a religion which merely ministers to the unconscious repudiation of reality . . . cannot be regarded as anything other than a neurotic or psychotic system." 1 He observes that religion may mean different things to different people; ." . . psychological mechanisms determine what type of religion will satisfy a particular individual." 2 Flugel, in addition, says that ever since Adam and Eve, mankind has "endeavored to escape the consequences of their guilt by projecting upon one another." 8 The utterances of Jesus, however, even more trenchantly criticize popular religion. For instance, he said: i Karl Menninger, The Human Mind (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1947), p. 466. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites 1 for you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, stra...

Ali is a gorgeous Persian cat that lives in Saudi Arabia with his owner Jill. While sitting on a rooftop, he dreams of being able to fly over the city's tallest and most magnificent tower. One night, with the help of a magic ball and a genie, his dreams come true. Ali's flight, however, turns into a nightmare. Confronted by out-of-this-world objects and a gigantic sandstorm, will he make it back home safely to his owner?

Wayne Oates, one of America's leading pastoral counselors, draws on psychological insights to describe in everyday language several common personality disorders that make human interaction so difficult. He examines the reasons why individuals develop as they do and illuminates how personality disorders can result in destructive relgious behavior. Proposing pastoral care approaches that combine understanding with empathy and firmness, Oates discusses how the resources of the Christian faith can unmask these disorders so the real person can emerge. He concludes with a sixfold agenda for the total ministry of the church to prevent, affect, and deal with personality disorders.