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Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage
by Joe WheelerHow Lincoln's Faith Shaped His Leadership Undoubtedly the most revered leader in American history, Abraham Lincoln has had more books written about him than all our nation's presidents put together. But for all that's been written, little has focused on his faith and how this quality shaped the man who led our country during its most tumultuous years. Author Joe Wheeler, historian and scholar, brings to the pages of this insightful book the knowledge gleaned from over ten years of study and more than sixty books on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Skillfully weaving his own narrative with direct quotes from Lincoln and poignant excerpts from other Lincoln biographers, Wheeler brings a refreshingly friendly rendition of Lincoln's life, faith, and courage. The stories, historical details, and powerful quotes on the pages of this book will leave a lasting impression on your heart, your mind, and your life.
Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth
by Carol DelaneyAbraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this biblical and qur'anic story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith, to the point where the abuse and betrayal of children has today become widespread and sometimes institutionalized. Her strikingly original analysis also offers a new perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the increasing violence among them. <P><P>Delaney critically examines evidence from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim interpretations, from archaeology and Freudian theory, as well as a recent trial in which a father sacrificed his child in obedience to God's voice, and shows how the meaning of Abraham's story is bound up with a specific notion of fatherhood. The preeminence of the father (which is part of the meaning of the name Abraham) comes from the still operative theory of procreation in which men transmit life by means of their "seed," an image that encapsulates the generative, creative power that symbolically allies men with God. The communities of faith argue interminably about who is the true seed of Abraham, who can claim the patrimony, but until now, no one has asked what is this seed. Kinship and origin myths, the cultural construction of fatherhood and motherhood, suspicions of actual child sacrifices in ancient times, and a revisiting of Freud's Oedipus complex all contribute to Delaney's remarkably rich discussion. She shows how the story of Abraham legitimates a hierarchical structure of authority, a specific form of family, definitions of gender, and the value of obedience that have become the bedrock of society. The question she leaves us with is whether we should perpetuate this story and the lessons it teaches.
Abraham or Aristotle? First Millennium Empires and Exegetical Traditions
by Garth FowdenJudaism, Christianity and Islam - the three scriptural monotheisms, still often studied separately - are here intertwined within a historical frame. The approach outlined in this lecture pivots around the Qur'an as it emerged in seventh-century Arabia on the peripheries of the two world-empires of Iran and Rome, and variously refracts rabbinic Judaism and patristic - especially Syriac - Christianity. The formation and exegesis of scriptural canons helps define the major religious communities and identities both before and after Muhammad. The latter part of the lecture concentrates on the interaction of these communities, and especially their scholars, in the Abbasid Baghdad of the ninth and tenth centuries, and on the theological and philosophical debates that flourished there. The lecture interrogates the newly fashionable concept of 'Abrahamic' religion and proposes a fresh historical periodization inclusive of both late antiquity and Islam, namely the First Millennium.
Abraham - the father of faith
by Domenico BarberaSpeaking of Abraham, it is not the simple tale of a character of antiquity, who was famous Abraham that the Bible presents as the father of a people, that is the Jews. Because if this is true, in that it cannot be disputed, according to what the Bible says, it is also true that Abraham is not only the acknowledged father of the Jews, but it is also the father of faith, as the New Testament recognizes it as such. The purpose of our intervention, is not only to talk about this, but mainly highlight the characteristics that Abraham had that from the point of view of faith, made him famous, not only among the Jews, but also in the midst of Christianity. In fact, when Christianity speaks of Abraham and holds him up for example of faith, it does so primarily on the basis of the characteristics that showed in believing in God and in having faith in Him, in all that which God said and the promises the he promised. These are the essential elements of antiquity proved that this man in his time, which made him famous in this area of life, Christianity, do not hesitate to call the Christian character, supported especially by the testimony that the same Jesus He made when talking about him, and pointed for example model to the religious Jews who constantly challenged.
Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence
by Kelly James Clark Jeffrey KoperskiThis open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution to quantum mechanics, randomness has become an essential part of the scientific worldview. An interdisciplinary team of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars—biologists, physicists, philosophers and theologians—addresses questions of randomness and providence.
The Abrahamic Revolution: God’s Mission in Motion
by Todd AhrendGod set His mission into motion when He invited Abraham to lay down his plans for a greater plan a global plan. Abraham's life was revolutionized! He became the first in a historic line who stepped out to follow God in reaching the nations. Todd Ahrend helps us understand the missional theme of God's Word, the task remaining in God's world, and our calling to God's work. God's purpose is one, continuous and all-encompassing movement to redeem people from every tribe, tongue and nation. You are invited to join the legacy that began with Abraham and will end in God s global glory. Join the Abrahamic Revolution!
Abraham's Bosom
by Basil King...Berkeley Noone, afflicted with the incurable Hutchinson's disease, has accepted the fact that he must die. Half eagerly, half anxiously he waits for death, only to experience no death; instead, come to a translation into a higher, fuller kind of life, in which new values dawn, and into wich there appears a new radiant vision of God...Abraham's Bosom is a beautiful and comforting little philosophy of faith and may be more convincing to many readers than some abstract treatises on the subject.
Abraham's Children
by Kelly James ClarkScarcely any country in today's world can claim to be free of intolerance. Israel and Palestine, Northern Ireland, Sudan, the Balkans, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and the Caucasus are just some of the areas of intractable conflict apparently inspired or exacerbated by religious differences. Can devoted Jews, Christians, or Muslims remain true to their own fundamental beliefs and practices, yet also find paths toward liberty, tolerance, and respect for those of other faiths? In this vitally important book, fifteen influential practitioners of the Abrahamic religions address religious liberty and tolerance from the perspectives of their own faith traditions. Former president Jimmy Carter, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Indonesia’s first democratically elected president, Abdurrahman Wahid, and the other writers draw on their personal experiences and on the sacred writings that are central in their own religious lives. Rather than relying on "pure reason," as secularists might prefer, the contributors celebrate religious traditions and find within them a way toward mutual peace, uncompromised liberty, and principled tolerance. Offering a counterbalance to incendiary religious leaders who cite Holy Writ to justify intolerance and violence, the contributors reveal how tolerance and respect for believers in other faiths stand at the core of the Abrahamic traditions.
Abraham's Curse
by Bruce ChiltonWhen they arrived at the place which God had indicated to him, Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood. Then he bound his son and put him on the altar on top of the wood. Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son . . . ” —The Book of Genesis
Abraham's Well
by Sharon Ewell FosterFictionalized account of a young girl's experience on the Trail of Tears. Christian Historical Fiction.
Abraza lo que no pudo ser / Embrace Your Almost: Encuentra claridad y alegría en lo que casi no llegó a ser, lo que no fue y lo desconocido
by Jordan Lee DooleyDe parte de la autora bestseller de Cada día es tuyo, una guía sin complicaciones para conseguir la vida que anhelas, aun cuando las cosas no se den según lo planeado. Jordan Lee Dooley sabe de primera mano lo devastador que puede ser casi alcanzar una meta, casi cumplir un sueño y casi estar donde deseas estar, justo para quedarte a un paso de lograrlo o ver cómo todo se desmorona en el último momento. Los sueños interrumpidos, retrasados o incluso aparentemente destruidos tienen una forma de hacernos reconsiderar todo. Pero quizá reconsiderar sueños no siempre sea lo peor. En esos momentos tienes la oportunidad de detenerte y meditar qué es lo que más te importa, así como redefinir tu clase de éxito en un mundo que te dice constantemente qué deberías querer o hacer. Aunque no lo creas, es posible cultivar una vida que realmente te guste y una en la que puedas tener éxito, justo en el punto medio entre donde empezaste y donde esperabas estar. Descubre: • La pregunta más importante que puedes hacerte al momento de establecer metas y hacer planes. • Pasos prácticos para seguir adelante cuando tus planes no salgan como esperabas. • Cómo precisar las metas correctas para ti (y cuáles no lo son). • Qué hacer cuando los sueños parecen cumplirse para todos menos para ti. • Las inesperadas ganancias que pueden surgir de un dolor indeseado. • Cómo saber cuándo es momento de dejar ir un sueño... y qué hacer con el espacio que deja. La vida está llena de interrupciones inesperadas, de momentos “casi, pero todavía no”, de incertidumbre y de espera. Por difíciles que puedan ser tales experiencias, también ofrecen una invitación única para alinear tus sueños y tus metas con lo que más te importa. Aprende cómo obtener una mayor claridad sobre lo que en verdad quieres, por qué lo quieres y cómo empezar a buscarlo.
Abrazados por el Espíritu: Las bendiciones desconocidas de la intimidad con Dios
by Charles R. Swindoll¿Hace mucho que su corazón no se conmueve? Charles Swindoll también ha estado así; cansado de una fe estéril y previsible. Conduciendo con el tanque vacío, y a la vez teniendo en su corazón la convicción de que con seguridad debía haber mucho más. Abrazados por el Espíritu le da la bienvenida como compañero peregrino a un andar más profundo e íntimo con Dios por medio de una comprensión mayor del poder del Espíritu santo. El autor ha entretejido de manera magistral toda una vida de experiencia en esta obra clásica e inspiradora acera del Espíritu Santo. Si ansía más y anhela experimentar todas la bendiciones que Dios le tiene preparadas he aquí su puerta de entrada a una relación más espontánea y dinámica con él.
El Abrazo Del Padre: Como encontrar la comunion genuina con Dios
by Danilo Montero“Quiero que sepas que aunque nunca vuelvas a servirme, Yo te seguiré amando igual. Porque no te amo por lo que hagas por mí, sino por lo que eres. Y eres mi hijo, no hay nada que puedas hacer para cambiar eso”, así amorosamente le susurró Dios al oído. Esas fueron las palabras que alteraron el rumbo de Danilo Montero para siempre y con ellas nacieron las páginas de este libro. Fue el abrazo del Padre el que tornó su rebeldía y le ayudó a superar el dolor de un padre alcohólico y ausente. El autor expone sus vivencias junto a la de muchos personajes bíblicos que como él fueron capturados por el amor de Su presencia. David aprendió a ser un adorador a través de las largas vigilias en el desierto. Ana fue estéril hasta que decidió ir sola a la Casa del Señor, donde encontró paz y cambio. En la soledad del desierto Jesús fue tentado, pero también fue allí donde obtuvo la victoria para nuestra vida. La presencia de Dios es la fuente que nos lleva a la confesión y el cambio. Es en el refugio de la intimidad con Dios donde se puede encontrar la respuesta a cómo salir del letargo espiritual.
Ábrete a lo inesperado (Outrageous Openness Spanish Edition): Deja que lo divino te guíe
by Tosha SilverNow available in Spanish. A collection of spiritual lessons, anecdotes, and thoughts on the Divine's intervention in our lives, Outrageous Openness teaches how to live purposefully and in line with what the Divine already has in store for each of us.We all have at our fingertips the touch of the Divine in our lives. Learning to trust in this Divine guidance brings peace as well as faith that everything happens for a reason. After twenty-five years spent giving nearly 30,000 consultations to people from all over the world, Tosha Silver realized that everyone had similar concerns: "How do I stop worrying? How can I know that things will work out? How can I feel safe?" and often, "Why do I feel so alone?" or "Who am I really?" Even individuals with years of spiritual practice often felt besieged by confusion, fear, or worry. Despite meditating, chanting, or practicing yoga, they didn't always have the practical tools for aligning with the Divine every day. Outrageous Openness provides just that: techniques to create a relaxed, trusting openness to answers as they spontaneously arise. Being open to the Divine's intervention has the power to change our lives, and Outrageous Openness teaches us how to trust in the Divine, a Force of Love that can help guide each of us in the most intimate and practical ways--if only we knew how to invite it in. At its heart, Outrageous Openness--a simple, delightful book of anecdotes, observations and fresh perspectives--opens the door to a profound truth. By allowing the Divine to lead the way, we can finally put down the heavy load of fervent hopes and fears and opinions about how things are supposed to be, just let them be, and delight in the spectacular show that is our life.
¡Abrid las puertas a Cristo!: Meditaciones sobre Juan Pablo II
by Benedicto Xvi Mm. LeonettiEste libro, que pretende ser un instrumento para acercarse a la figura de Juan Pablo II con ocasión de su beatificación, en la plaza de San Pedro el primero de mayo de 2011, se presenta como una colección de intervenciones que Benedicto XVI ha querido dedicar al gran papa polaco.
An Abridgement of Secret Doctrine
by H. P. BlavatskyThe creation of the universe and the nature of humanity as taught by the Ancient Wisdom. An abridgement of the original 1500 page work, The Secret Doctrine. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born of a noble family in Russia. She became a student of metaphysical lore, and traveled to many lands, including Tibet, in search of hidden knowledge. In the 1870s she went to New York and, with Col. Henry S. Olcott and others, formed the Theosophical Society.
An Abridgement of the Secret Doctrine
by H P Blavatsky Elizabeth PrestonThe creation of the universe and the nature of humanity as taught by the Ancient Wisdom. An abridgement of the original 1500 page work, The Secret Doctrine. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born of a noble family in Russia. She became a student of metaphysical lore, and traveled to many lands, including Tibet, in search of hidden knowledge. In the 1870s she went to New York and, with Col. Henry S. Olcott and others, formed the Theosophical Society.
Abrogation in the Qur'an and Islamic Law (Routledge Studies in Religion #22)
by Louay FatoohiThis book examines in detail the concept of "abrogation" in the Qur’an, which has played a major role in the development of Islamic law and has implications for understanding the history and integrity of the Qur’anic text. The term has gained popularity in recent years, as Muslim groups and individuals claim that many passages about tolerance in the Qur’an have been abrogated by others that call on Muslims to fight their enemies. Author Louay Fatoohi argues that this could not have been derived from the Qur’an, and that its implications contradict Qur’anic principles. He also reveals conceptual flaws in the principle of abrogation as well as serious problems with the way it was applied by different scholars. Abrogation in the Qur’an and Islamic Law traces the development of the concept from its most basic form to the complex and multi-faceted doctrine it has become. The book shows what specific problems the three modes of abrogation were introduced to solve, and how this concept has shaped Islamic law. The book also critiques the role of abrogation in rationalizing the view that not all of the Qur’anic revelation has survived in the "mushaf", or the written record of the Qur’an. This role makes understanding abrogation an essential prerequisite for studying the history of the Qur’anic text.
Absence and Difficult Knowledge in Contemporary Art Museums (Routledge Research in Art Museums and Exhibitions)
by Margaret TaliThis book analyzes practices of collecting in European art museums from 1989 to the present, arguing that museums actualize absence both consciously and unconsciously, while misrepresentation is an outcome of the absent perspectives and voices of minority community members which are rarely considered in relation to contemporary art. Difficult knowledge is proposed as a way of dealing with absence productively. Drawing on social art history, museology, postcolonial theory, and memory studies, Margaret Tali analyzes the collections of four modern and contemporary art museums across Europe: the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, and the Kumu Museum in Tallinn.
Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
by Marilynne RobinsonEssays from the lectures delivered at Yale University, the Dwight Harrington Terry Foundation. Includes bibliographical references.
Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self
by Marilynne RobinsonIn this ambitious book, acclaimed writer Marilynne Robinson applies her astute intellect to some of the most vexing topics in the history of human thought--science, religion, and consciousness. Crafted with the same care and insight as her award-winning novels, Absence of Mind challenges postmodern atheists who crusade against religion under the banner of science. In Robinson's view, scientific reasoning does not denote a sense of logical infallibility, as thinkers like Richard Dawkins might suggest. Instead, in its purest form, science represents a search for answers. It engages the problem of knowledge, an aspect of the mystery of consciousness, rather than providing a simple and final model of reality. By defending the importance of individual reflection, Robinson celebrates the power and variety of human consciousness in the tradition of William James. She explores the nature of subjectivity and considers the culture in which Sigmund Freud was situated and its influence on his model of self and civilization. Through keen interpretations of language, emotion, science, and poetry, Absence of Mind restores human consciousness to its central place in the religion-science debate.
An Absence So Great (Portraits of the Heart #2)
by Jane KirkpatrickWhile growing in confidence as a photographer, 18-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele's personal life is at a crossroads. But even a job she loves can't keep painful memories from seeping into her heart when the shadows of a forbidden love threaten to darken the portrait of her life.
The Absent God in the Works of William Wordsworth (Routledge Studies in Romanticism)
by Eliza BorkowskaCalled by one of its reviewers "Wordsworth’s biographia literaria," this book takes its reader on a fascinating journey into the mind of the poet whose attitude to God and religion points to a major shift in Western culture. The monograph probes the philosophical foundations of Wordsworth’s religious outlook, drawing attention to this First Generation Romantic poet as the author who happened to record in his verse the rise to prominence of some of the intellectual and spiritual challenges and the most troublesome uncertainties that have defined Western man ever since. The book constitutes a self-contained whole and can be read independently. Simultaneously, it creates an unusual duet with the companion volume, The Presence of God in the Works of William Wordsworth. These two works can be regarded as contraries—or negatives: one offering an ironically positive reading of Wordsworth’s religious discourse, the other offering a reading which is positively negative.
The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books
by Elina GertsmanGuided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui—the fear of empty space—is thus often construed as a definitive feature of Gothic material culture. In The Absent Image, Elina Gertsman argues that Gothic art, in its attempts to grapple with the unrepresentability of the invisible, actively engages emptiness, voids, gaps, holes, and erasures.Exploring complex conversations among medieval philosophy, physics, mathematics, piety, and image-making, Gertsman considers the concept of nothingness in concert with the imaginary, revealing profoundly inventive approaches to emptiness in late medieval visual culture, from ingenious images of the world’s creation ex nihilo to figurations of absence as a replacement for the invisible forces of conception and death.Innovative and challenging, this book will find its primary audience with students and scholars of art, religion, physics, philosophy, and mathematics. It will be particularly welcomed by those interested in phenomenological and cross-disciplinary approaches to the visual culture of the later Middle Ages.
The Absent Image: Lacunae in Medieval Books
by Elina GertsmanWinner of the 2022 Charles Rufus Morey Award from the College Art AssociationGuided by Aristotelian theories, medieval philosophers believed that nature abhors a vacuum. Medieval art, according to modern scholars, abhors the same. The notion of horror vacui—the fear of empty space—is thus often construed as a definitive feature of Gothic material culture. In The Absent Image, Elina Gertsman argues that Gothic art, in its attempts to grapple with the unrepresentability of the invisible, actively engages emptiness, voids, gaps, holes, and erasures.Exploring complex conversations among medieval philosophy, physics, mathematics, piety, and image-making, Gertsman considers the concept of nothingness in concert with the imaginary, revealing profoundly inventive approaches to emptiness in late medieval visual culture, from ingenious images of the world’s creation ex nihilo to figurations of absence as a replacement for the invisible forces of conception and death.Innovative and challenging, this book will find its primary audience with students and scholars of art, religion, physics, philosophy, and mathematics. It will be particularly welcomed by those interested in phenomenological and cross-disciplinary approaches to the visual culture of the later Middle Ages.