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California's Prodigal Sons: Hiram Johnson and the Progressives, 1911-1917
by Spencer C. OlinThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1968.
California's Spiritual Frontiers: Religious Alternatives in Anglo-Protestantism, 1850-1910
by Sandra Sizer FrankielThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
California: Inspirational Romance Collection
by Kristin Billerbeck Sally Laity Dina Leonhardt Koehly Kathleen YappIn the largest, most diverse state in the Union, four women - unique in their God-given talents and goals - share a common desire to find love. Brenda Turner has achieved great success as a vice president of a San Francisco marketing firm. She doesn't have time for the neurological disease that is attacking her nerves and vision, and she'll do almost anything for a miracle cure. Can she trust Dr. Luke Marcusson's new methods in her quest To Truly See? Hoping to renew her inspiration to write, Celine Hart views a trip to a mountain retreat as A Gift from Above. Stephan James, an aspiring Christian singer, can relate to Celine's career frustrations. Will an unplanned reunion of these former high school classmates be more than a walk down memory lane? Callie McRae's fashion boutique in a quiet mountain town is doing well, but her new next-door neighbor is a man from her past she'd rather forget. Could the rich and spoiled Alexander Sheridan III really have changed so much that they could be Better Than Friends? Mining engineer Lindsey Faraday owns the Lucky Dollar Gold Mine in the Laguna Mountains. Her Golden Dreams of striking the mother lode are threatened when a mysterious person lays a claim against the mine. Complicating the threat to her future is the fact that she's falling in love with the claimant's attorney. Will she lose everything before she discovers where her treasure really lies? Watch as God's Spirit leads each woman to discover where true love and fulfillment are to be found. Rest in knowing that "all things work together for good to them that love God - to them who are the called according to his purpose. "
Caliphate Redefined: The Mystical Turn in Ottoman Political Thought
by Hüseyin YılmazThe medieval theory of the caliphate, epitomized by the Abbasids (750–1258), was the construct of jurists who conceived it as a contractual leadership of the Muslim community in succession to the Prophet Muhammed’s political authority. In this book, Hüseyin Yilmaz traces how a new conception of the caliphate emerged under the Ottomans, who redefined the caliph as at once a ruler, a spiritual guide, and a lawmaker corresponding to the prophet’s three natures.Challenging conventional narratives that portray the Ottoman caliphate as a fading relic of medieval Islamic law, Yilmaz offers a novel interpretation of authority, sovereignty, and imperial ideology by examining how Ottoman political discourse led to the mystification of Muslim political ideals and redefined the caliphate. He illuminates how Ottoman Sufis reimagined the caliphate as a manifestation and extension of cosmic divine governance. The Ottoman Empire arose in Western Anatolia and the Balkans, where charismatic Sufi leaders were perceived to be God’s deputies on earth. Yilmaz traces how Ottoman rulers, in alliance with an increasingly powerful Sufi establishment, continuously refashioned and legitimated their rule through mystical imageries of authority, and how the caliphate itself reemerged as a moral paradigm that shaped early modern Muslim empires.A masterful work of scholarship, Caliphate Redefined is the first comprehensive study of premodern Ottoman political thought to offer an extensive analysis of a wealth of previously unstudied texts in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish.
Caliphate: The History of an Idea
by Hugh KennedyIn Caliphate, Arab historian Hugh Kennedy offers a grand history of the caliphate since the death of the prophet Mohammed to its modern Islamist incarnations. He begins by vividly describing the political and cultural legacies of the Arab caliphates that shaped the Islamic Golden Age. From the seventh-century Rashiduns and Ummayyads to the twelfth- and thirteenth-century Abbasids and Fatimids, we explore the tolerant rule of Umar, witness the traumatic murder of the tyrannical caliph Uthman, and revel in the flourishing arts of the Moors of Andalucia. Kennedy then delves into the modern fate of the caliphate, from the British political schemes to spur dissent against the Ottomans in the twentieth century to the ominous calls of Islamist leaders for a new Muslim caliphate in the twenty-first.An authoritative new account of the dynasties of Arab leaders, Caliphate traces the history—and misappropriations—of one of the world's most potent political ideas.
Call Down Lightning: What the Welsh Revival of 1904 Reveals About the End Times
by Wallace HenleyGod Is Up to Something BigThe Bible dedicates more space to prophecy than to any other subject. These prophetic portions of Scripture have received an enormous amount of literary attention throughout the history of the church. Over the past fifty years alone countless books have been written about the biggest global trends of our day and whether they are signs of the coming end times. But one sign has been inexplicably neglected—revival. Wallace Henley believes such a spiritual awakening is not only possible today but probable—and likely a harbinger of the end times. Where are we on the timeline of human history?Are we approaching the rapture of the church?Henley presents a meticulously researched and compelling case that the Welsh Revival and the historical cycle revealed in God’s redemptive interactions with nations, make it highly likely that our contemporary world is ripe for the lightning of another revival. Henley is confident that we will be a part of that worldwide event, perhaps moving all creation nearer to its sudden glorious conclusion and rebirth.
Call For Transnational Jihad: Lashkar-e-taiba 1985-2014
by Arif JamalOn November 20, 1979, hundreds of jihadist Salafists, known as Juhayman's Ikhwan, rebelled against the House of Saud and occupied the Ka'aba. The Saudis arrested the rebel leader, Juhayman al-'Utaybi, and the self-anointed Mahdi, Muhammad bin Abdallah al-Qahtani, and executed them, along with scores of others after summary trials. The Meccan rebellion was the first jihadist operation by a truly international jihadist group. Few understood its significance at the time because of its failure. The danger the ideology of Juhayman's Ikhwan posed, and still poses, revealed itself slowly.
Call It English: The Languages of Jewish American Literature
by Hana Wirth-NesherCall It English identifies the distinctive voice of Jewish American literature by recovering the multilingual Jewish culture that Jews brought to the United States in their creative encounter with English. In transnational readings of works from the late-nineteenth century to the present by both immigrant and postimmigrant generations, Hana Wirth-Nesher traces the evolution of Yiddish and Hebrew in modern Jewish American prose writing through dialect and accent, cross-cultural translations, and bilingual wordplay. Call It English tells a story of preoccupation with pronunciation, diction, translation, the figurality of Hebrew letters, and the linguistic dimension of home and exile in a culture constituted of sacred, secular, familial, and ancestral languages. Through readings of works by Abraham Cahan, Mary Antin, Henry Roth, Delmore Schwartz, Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, Cynthia Ozick, Grace Paley, Philip Roth, Aryeh Lev Stollman, and other writers, it demonstrates how inventive literary strategies are sites of loss and gain, evasion and invention. The first part of the book examines immigrant writing that enacts the drama of acquiring and relinquishing language in an America marked by language debates, local color writing, and nativism. The second part addresses multilingual writing by native-born authors in response to Jewish America's postwar social transformation and to the Holocaust. A profound and eloquently written exploration of bilingual aesthetics and cross-cultural translation, Call It English resounds also with pertinence to other minority and ethnic literatures in the United States.
Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World
by Serene Jones"Theology is a place and a story. Theology is the place and story you think of when you ask yourself about the meaning of your life, of the world, and the possibility of God."So begins Serene Jones's epic work of raw truth, fierce love, and spiritual teaching as muscular as the fractured soul of this century demands. From her abiding Oklahoma roots to her historic leadership of a legendary New York seminary, her story illuminates the deep fault lines of this age--and points beyond them. With a voice that is at once frank and poetic, humble and prophetic, intimate and practical, Jones makes complex teachings around hatred, forgiveness, mercy, justice, death, sin, and grace understandable and immediately applicable for modern people. Excavating the wisdom of great theological voices--Soren Kierkegaard, Reinhold Niebuhr, John Calvin, James Baldwin, James Cone, Luce Irigaray, Saint Teresa of Avila--she brings them to life with an intimacy and vividness that illumines our lives and our culture now. At the same time, and with great beauty, Call It Grace reveals Serene Jones as a towering voice of a new, and urgently necessary, public theology for this century.
Call It Sleep
by Henry RothA sensitive boy's growing up is one strand in a complex web of his parent's tense life, their immigrant strangeness in a new land.
Call Me Al
by Eric Walters Wali ShahKey Selling Points Ali is an eighth-grade student trying to to do it all—get good grades, fit in with his friends, get the girl and satisfy his parents—all while struggling to deal with the anti-Muslim racism around him. Writing poetry helps. If only his father wasn't set against it. Call Me Al deals with what it's like to be an immigrant (Ali and his family immigrated from Pakistan when he was little), racism (from peers and the world at large), balancing family versus friends' expectations, first crushes, being from a lower-income household, being Muslim and finding forgiveness for those who hurt you. Features a relatable male protagonist who discovers spoken-word poetry as an outlet for his feelings. Also makes clear the relationship between poetry and hip-hop. Co-authored by the power duo of veteran writer Eric Walters and renowned poet and motivational speaker Wali Shah, who has based this character's struggles with choosing between studying science (for his parents) and writing poetry (for himself) on his own experiences.
Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh"Thich Nhat Hanh's work has proven to be the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows." —Ocean Vuong The definitive poetry collection by the world renowned Zen master, peace activist, and author of The Miracle of MindfulnessThough he is best known for his groundbreaking and accessible works on applying mindfulness to everyday life, Thich Nhat Hanh is also a distinguished poet and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. This stunning poetry collection explores these lesser-known facets of Nhat Hanh&’s life, revealing not only his path to becoming a Zen meditation teacher but his skill as a poet, his achievements as a peace activist, and his experiences as a young refugee.Through more than fifty poems spanning several decades, Nhat Hanh reveals the stories of his past—from his childhood in war-torn Vietnam to the beginnings of his own spiritual journey—and shares his ideas on how we can come together to create a more peaceful, compassionate world. Uplifting, insightful, and profound, Call Me By My True Names is at once an exquisite work of poetry and a portrait of one of the world&’s greatest Zen masters and peacemakers.
Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems
by Thich Nhat Hanh"The clear, still mind of this meditation teacher gives rise to piercing images time and time again. Nhat Hanh seems an inherently skilled poet.It is these poetic works,more than his essays or lectures, that show Thich Nhat Hanh clearly to be a Zen mystic". San Francisco Chronicle, "Thich Nhat Hanh's poems have an almost uncanny power to disarm delusion, awaken compassion, and carry the mind into the immediate presence of meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha". - Sogyal Rinpoche.
Call No Man Father (Father Koesler Mystery #17)
by William X. KienzleAn impending papal visit is wreaking havoc in Detroit. Rumors run rampant that the pope comes bearing a pronouncement on birth control that will rock devout Catholics to the very foundations of their faith, and Father Koesler can't help but get caught up in the religious controversy. But soon he'll be swept into the secular--and dangerous--business of protecting the pontiff's life. For among the throng of pilgrims lurks a host of predators: a devout man hopelessly twisted by grief, a washed-up reporter desperate to make headlines, and a faceless assassin within the pope's inner circle--all hell-bent on silencing His Holiness.
Call Of The Infinite: The Way of Shin Buddhism
by John ParaskevopoulosBuddhism is much more diverse and multifaceted than many people think. Shin ('Pure Land') Buddhism manages to be, simultaneously, one of the most widely practiced forms of this tradition (the largest Buddhist school in Japan) and the least understood in the West. From the beginning, Shin was a highly sophisticated lay form of Buddhism. This thoughtful short outline of its spirituality, while disclaiming academic originality is distinguished by its clarity, enthusiasm, and indeed its high level of accuracy. Written by a Shin priest, it shows very well why this form of Buddhism-real Buddhism, a form of Buddhism very different from the many popular images of it current in the West-might appeal to modern seekers depressed and frustrated with the decadent and sterile world around them. It also suggests why Shin Buddhism has so much to offer in fruitful dialogue and collaboration with its Christian brothers and sisters. Paraskevopoulos' little book is a delightful read, 'adorned with the fragrance of light' to quote a Buddhist text.
Call for Courage (Golden Filly #5)
by Lauraine SnellingAfter her history-making Kentucky Derby win, Trish believes she can go on to win the triple crown of thoroughbred racing but untold adversity and near tragedy may stop her progress.
Call of A Coward: The God of Moses and the Middle-Class Housewife
by Marcia MostonMoses never wanted to be a leader. Jonah ran away from his missions call. And when Marcia Moston's husband came home with a call to foreign missions, she was sure God had the wrong number. His call conflicted with her own dreams, demanded credentials she didn't have, and required courage she couldn't seem to find. She promised to follow where God led, but she never thought the road would lead to a Mayan village on a Guatemalan mountainside.From the trecherous road trip to their new village home, to learning to navigate a new culture, to a stateside mission field in Vermont, Moston's journey reveals that God leads just as clearly today as he did in biblical times. Her candid account tells a story of learning to trust and obey when faithfulness seems foolish.Written with humor and insight, Call of a Coward is an engaging reminder that with our very real God in control, cowards become courageous and ordinary people find great purpose.
Call of Bravery (K-9 Unit)
by Dana Mentink Maggie K. BlackThis volume includes two thrilling novels of love, faith, and danger from the Military K-9 Unit series!Top Secret Target by Dana MentinkWith his ex-wife next on a killer’s hit list, military police lieutenant Ethan Webb and his K-9 partner, Titus, must guard the woman posing as her. But courageous private investigator Kendra Bell refuses to be just bait—she wants to help bring down the killer. Can she play her part without falling for her pretend ex-husband?Standing Fast by Maggie K. BlackSuspected of aiding a serial killer, airman and single dad Chase McLear is desperate to clear his name. But whoever framed him isn’t finished—and has started targeting Chase’s little girl. The case hits close to home for preschool teacher Maisy Lockwood, but she knows in her heart that Chase is innocent. Can Chase’s K-9 beagle sniff out the evidence before the killer makes them his next victims?
Call of the Great Spirit: The Shamanic Life and Teachings of Medicine Grizzly Bear
by Bobby Lake-ThomA traditional Native American healer from the Karuk tribe shares his personal story of reconnection to the Great Spirit in contemporary America. • By Bobby Lake-Thom, author of the bestseller Native Healer. • Provides Native American shamanic perspective on disease and healing. • Explores indigenous social identity in a spiritual and political context. • Reveals authentic indigenous traditions and ceremonies from numerous tribes.This redemption story of Native American healer Bobby Lake-Thom invites the reader to enter a world of authentic indigenous traditions and ceremonies. Bobby, also known as Medicine Grizzly Bear, didn't recognize his shamanic calling at first. He didn't know that his vivid dreams, psychic abilities, and visitations by wild animals and ghostly figures were calls from the Great Spirit. In the age-old shamanic tradition, it took a near-death experience for the message to get through to him. Though still a young man, he was wracked with debilitating arthritis. Unable to handle the physical and psychic pain, he set out into the wilderness determined to kill himself with an overdose of drugs and alcohol. But before downing the substances, he approximated a Native American ceremony as best he could, sending a heartfelt prayer for assistance to the Great Spirit. He woke up--alive--the next morning and received a message from Eagle, telling him to seek help from Wahsek, a medicine man in the northern mountains. And so Bobby's apprenticeship began. Forbidden to reveal Wahsek's secrets until 10 years after his death, Bobby is now free to share this fascinating story with the world.
Call to Celebrate: Confirmation
by Our Sunday VisitorFor candidates ages 12 to 14. Eight sessions each with opening ritual prayer, age-appropriate content, Scripture, reflection and discussion opportunities, and activities. Invites young people to deepen their relationship with God, strengthen their faith, and connect to the whole faith community. Special features of the candidate book include Signs of Faith, Symbol of the Holy Spirit, Witness of Faith, Faith in Action, and a Share Together section for candidates and their families or sponsors. Updated with Roman Missal changes.
Call to Commitment
by William L. LaneLane's work unveils Hebrews as a sermon delivered by a concerned "preacher" to the church at Rome, which is under persecution, and dangerously close to rejecting the Christian faith. As an exposition of encouragement and exhortation, Hebrews addresses the central concerns of our contemporary church as well: the felt absence of God, a climate of uncertainty and insecurity, the tension between secular conformity and spiritual maturity, and the threat of societal perversion and materialism to a Christian commitment. Christians are called upon to express a faith that is rooted in the future, and to continue this life of pilgrimage with a radical new view of reality, which is based on sure confidence in the intervention of God in daily life. Tracing the writer's development thought-by-thought, rather than verse-by-verse, careful attention is paid to the cultural and historical background. Call to Commitment is useful as a study guide for groups and individuals, or for any reader who wishes a deeper understanding of the book of Hebrews.
Call to Duty Advanced Warfare
by Robin DinnanauthThis Book will teach you how to experience your personal deliverance through Advance Spiritual Warfare Prayers. You will discover: * The Power to resist the Devil * Breaking Ungodly Soul ties * Release Yourself from evil domination, demonic control, acquired and inherited bondage * Breaking yourself out of curses, spells, charms, jinxes and bewitchment * Taking Authority over every stronghold * Arresting and binding territorial Spirit, coming Satan to release all has stolen. * And much more. Advance Warfare Prayer is a powerful weapon. It has the capacity to issue embarrassing surprised on the enemies, because they can never know what you are going to say next or what your direction is. This is part of the reason the devil fears prayers, especially from somebody who prays in the Holy Ghost. Advance warfare prayer can turn the table in favor of the minority.
Call to Me
by Jeannine MoffittCall to Me is an easy to use prayer journal. With its beautifully laid out design in a weekly format you will find it easy to write your prayer requests along with the answer to prayers. Included is a sample of how to use Call to Me. With plenty of room to journal, readers can write about what they read that day in their Bible or how particular verses impacted them. Scriptures for various topics are included to help anyone in their prayer life and as they pray. It combines journaling with praying allowing both to be in one convenient place.
Call to the Center: The Gospel's Invitation to Deeper Prayer
by Basil PenningtonWell-known retreat master and author of the bestselling Centering Prayer, Basil Pennington now demonstrates the spiritually enriching power of that ancient prayer technique when used in conjunction with scripture. Just as a centering prayer involves listening to a call, he explains, so too our encounters with the Word of God are a listening experience. This devotional book contains thirty excerpts from Matthew's Gospel with corresponding meditational essays that invite prayerful reflection through "centering." We are guided through such areas as poverty of spirit, self-alienation, the transformation of consciousness, authentic love, abandonment and "letting go," and openness to the Spirit. Equally suites for a personal at-home retreat or in a prayer-group setting, this treasury of Gospel spirituality brings even greater joy to the experience of centering prayer.
Calla los NO y sé feliz: Secretos para superar límites, críticas y temores.
by Gustavo FalcónEste es un libro para aquellos que sueñan vivir una vida feliz y plena y no dejarse limitar por el que dirán de la gente ni los prejuicios impuestos por la sociedad.Algunos de los temas del libro:-Cómo desatar al campeón que todos llevamos dentro.- Cómo alimentar la pasión por la excelencia.-Cómo vencer prejuicios.-Cómo superar los malos pronósticos.-La vitalidad del entusiasmo.