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Augustine's Invention of the Inner Self: The Legacy of a Christian Platonist
by Phillip CaryPhillip Cary argues that Augustine invented the concept of the self as a private inner space--a space into which one can enter and in which one can find God. Although it has often been suggested that Augustine in some way inaugurated the Western tradition of inwardness, this is the first study to pinpoint what was new about Augustine's philosophy of inwardness and situate it within a narrative of his intellectual development and his relationship to the Platonist tradition. Augustine invents the inner self, Cary argues, in order to solve a particular conceptual problem. Augustine is attracted to the Neoplatonist inward turn, which located God within the soul, yet remains loyal to the orthodox Catholic teaching that the soul is not divine. He combines the two emphases by urging us to turn "in then up"--to enter the inner world of the self before gazing at the divine Light above the human mind. Cary situates Augustine's idea of the self historically in both the Platonist and the Christian traditions. The concept of private inner self, he shows, is a development within the history of the Platonist concept of intelligibility or intellectual vision, which establishes a kind of kinship between the human intellect and the divine things it sees. Though not the only Platonist in the Christian tradition, Augustine stands out for his devotion to this concept of intelligibility and his willingness to apply it even to God. This leads him to downplay the doctrine that God is incomprehensible, as he is convinced that it is natural for the mind's eye, when cleansed of sin, to see and understand God. In describing Augustine's invention of the inner self, Cary's fascinating book sheds new light on Augustine's life and thought, and shows how Augustine's position developed into the more orthodox Augustine we know from his later writings.
Augustine's Preached Theology: Living as the Body of Christ
by J. Patout Burns Jr.Vital insights from Augustine&’s sermons on the life of faith. Augustine is not usually thought of today as a preacher, but he delivered sermons weekly over the course of nearly forty years to his congregation in Hippo Regius and occasionally also in Carthage and other Roman cities he visited as bishop. The differences between his sermons and his theological treatises are striking but not surprising considering that the treatises targeted an elite, educated audience while his preaching was intended for Christians who lived—then as now—by the spoken and remembered rather than the written word. Where Augustine&’s treatises were intellectual, intricate, and theoretical, the rhetoric of his sermons is characterized by conviction, emotion, and a firm commitment to putting faith into action. This volume by renowned Augustine scholar Patout Burns explores the theology of Augustine&’s preaching. Utilizing recent advances in the chronological ordering of Augustine&’s extant sermons, Burns traces the development of their core thematic elements—wealth and poverty, sin and forgiveness, baptism, eucharist, marriage, the role of clergy, the interpretation of Scripture, the human condition, and the saving work of Christ. He also identifies the influence and manifestation of significant controversies in Augustine&’s preaching, most notably Donatism and Pelagianism. As Burns shows, most of Augustine&’s groundbreaking insights on the relation of Christ to Christians were developed in his sermons. Like any good preacher, Augustine strove to establish a dialogue between scripture and lived experience through his sermons—and did so quite effectively. Thus, pastors as well as scholars will benefit from Burns&’s insight into the teachings of one of the most effective ministers in Christian history.
Augustine’s Theology of Angels
by Elizabeth Klein<P>References to the good angels in the works of Augustine are legion, and angels also play a central role in some of his major works, such as City of God and the opening of On the Trinity. Despite Augustine's interest in angels, however, little scholarly work has appeared on the topic. <P>In this book, Elizabeth Klein gives the first comprehensive account of Augustine's theology of the angels and its importance for his thought more generally. Offering a close textual analysis of the reference to angels in Augustine's corpus, the volume explores Augustine's angelology in relationship with his understanding of creation, of community, of salvation history and of spiritual warfare. <P>By examining Augustine's angelology, we glimpse his understanding of time and eternity, as well as the meaning and perfection of created life. Klein's book is foundational for a proper understanding of Augustine's angelology and has far-reaching implications not only for Augustinian studies, but also the broader history of Christian angelology.
Augustine's Theology of Preaching
by Peter T. Sanlon<p>Scholarship has painted many pictures of Augustine—the philosophical theologian, the refuter of heresy, or contributor to doctrines like Original Sin—but the picture of Augustine as preacher, says Sanlon, has been seriously neglected. When academics marginalize the Sermones ad Populum, the real Augustine is not presented accurately. In this study, Sanlon does more, however, than rehabilitate a neglected view of Augustine. <p>How do the theological convictions that Augustine brought to his preaching challenge, sustain, or shape our work today? By presenting Augustine's thought on preaching to contemporary readers Sanlon contributes a major new piece to the ongoing reconsideration of preaching in the modern day, a consideration that is relevant to all branches of the twenty-first century church. </p>
The Augustinian Tradition (Philosophical Traditions #8)
by Gareth B. MatthewsAugustine, probably the single thinker who did the most to Christianize the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome, exerted a remarkable influence on medieval and modern thought, and he speaks forcefully and directly to twentieth-century readers as well. The most widely read of his writings today are, no doubt, his Confessions—the first significant autobiography in world literature—and The City of God. The preoccupations of those two works, like those of Augustine's less well-known writings, include self-examination, human motivation, dreams, skepticism, language, time, war, and history—topics that still fascinate and perplex us 1,600 years later.The Augustinian Tradition, like a number of recent single-authored books, expresses a new interest among contemporary philosophers in interpreting Augustine freshly for readers today. These articles, most of them written expressly for the book, present Augustine's ideas in a way that respects their historical context and the long history of their influence. Yet the authors, among whom are some of the best philosophers writing in English today, make clear the relevance of Augustine's ideas to present-day debates in philosophy, literary studies, and the history of ideas and religion. Students and scholars will find that these essays provide impressive evidence of the persisting vitality of Augustine's thought.
Aumenta tu Unción: Descubre lo Sobrenatural
by Bill VincentAumenta Tu Unción por Bill Vincent Descubre lo Sobrenatural Dios dijo que hemos de hacer obras aun mayores. La mayoría de los ministerios ni siquiera están haciendo las obras de Jesús. Dios dijo que hemos de hacer obras aun mayores. La mayoría de los ministerios ni siquiera están haciendo las obras de Jesús. Las cosas están por cambiar. Dios ha hablado y lo que he descubierto se pone a disposición para que todos podamos alcanzar el premio de nuestro llamado de lo alto. Ha llegado el momento para que fluyamos en milagros, señales y prodigios. Digo esto incluso a nivel de la iglesia local. Prepárate para una mayor unción. Recuerda que va a tener un costo para ti, pero valdrá la pena. Estás por descubrir tres tipos de unción que te cambiarán la vida. Se trata de la unción de revelación, la unción que abre cambio y la unción del Rey. Estas son las cosas más importantes que he descubierto que han llevado la unción a un nivel más elevado.
Aumentando Seu Dom Profético: Desenvolvendo Um Fluxo Profético Puro
by Bill VincentSe você é um iniciante ou está no profético já a algum tempo, este livro é para você. Este livro começa com os princípios básicos do ministério profético. Você descobrirá e será encorajado ao ler capítulo após capítulo de “Aumentando Seu Dom Profético”. É hora de todos explorarem seus dons proféticos e terem uma unção ainda mais profunda. No final deste livro, você lerá e será ativado ao ouvir as experiências pessoais de um jovem profeta. Bill começou como um simples pastor e ascendeu para se tornar um poderoso ministro profético. Bill profetizou a muitos e viu centenas de pessoas serem curadas e libertadas através do ministério profético pessoal. É hora de você aumentar seu dom profético hoje.
Aumente su Don Profético
by Bill Vincent Martha MauriSi es principiante o tiene años en lo profético, este libro es para usted. Empezará con los principios básicos del ministerio profético, hará descubrimientos y conforme lea un capítulo tras otro de Aumente Su Regalo Profético se sentirá motivado. Es hora de que todos aprovechen su llamada profética y logre una unción más profunda que nunca. Al finalizar este libro, el escuchar las experiencias personales de un joven profeta le harán sentirse más activado. Bill comenzó como un simple ministro y ahora tiene un poderoso ministerio profético. Bill ha profetizado a muchos y ha visto a cientos sanar y ser liberados a través del ministerio profético personal. Ha llegado el momento de que aumente su don profético hoy.
Aumento de la Revelación y la Restauración: Revelación, Recuperación & Restauración
by Bill VincentEstás por descubrir una porción de lo que toda la Iglesia necesita recibir. Este libro comenzará con el descubrimiento de todo lo que Dios nos ha concedido conocer. Por siglos, el enemigo ha robado y quitado a muchísimas personas. Es momento de aprender cómo hemos de recuperar y experimentar restauración total. Dios quiere despertar la restauración a tal punto que libere un movimiento en el que se restaurará todo lo que se ha perdido o ha sido robado. Recibirás mucha revelación a través de este libro de avance y descubrimiento.
Aura Alchemy: Learn to Sense Energy Fields, Interpret the Color Spectrum, and Manifest Success
by Amy Leigh MercreeDevelop your innate intuition, deepen your connection to the energy flow of the universe, and manifest your heart's desires using the power of your own electromagnetic field by diving deeply into the spiritual science of auras, the colorful energy fields that surround each and every one of us.A fresh take on auras from a medical intuitive who has been working with energy on a quantum level for over twenty years. Take a deep dive into the history and science of auras with this in-depth guide, learning not just what the colors of auras mean and how to see them in yourself and others, but how to raise the frequency of your own aura and those of others and use that knowledge to manifest your best life, filled with harmony and abundance.This books dives profoundly into the truth of complete interconnection in the universe and the living electromagnetic fields around all living things, which we call auras. In essence, the study and awareness of auras is an opening to feel the connection between all life. It also encourages and necessitates opening the clairvoyant and other intuitive senses to feel, taste, smell, touch, see, and hear auras and perceive them in new and expanded ways. These experiences allow the reader to open mind and heart to the universal life force that comprises all existence.
The Aura of Confucius: Relics and Representations of the Sage at the Kongzhai Shrine in Shanghai
by Julia K. MurrayThe Aura of Confucius is a ground-breaking study that reconstructs the remarkable history of Kongzhai, a shrine founded on the belief that Confucius' descendants buried the sage's robe and cap a millennium after his death and far from his home in Qufu, Shandong. Improbably located on the outskirts of modern Shanghai, Kongzhai featured architecture, visual images, and physical artifacts that created a 'Little Queli,' a surrogate for the temple, cemetery, and Kong descendants' mansion in Qufu. Centered on the Tomb of the Robe and Cap, with a Sage Hall noteworthy for displaying sculptural icons and not just inscribed tablets, Kongzhai attracted scholarly pilgrims who came to experience Confucius's beneficent aura. Although Kongzhai gained recognition from the Kangxi emperor, its fortunes declined with modernization, and it was finally destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Unlike other sites, Kongzhai has not been rebuilt and its history is officially forgotten, despite the Confucian revival in contemporary China.
Aura Reading for Beginners: Develop Your Psychic Awareness for Health & Success
by Richard WebsterFully comprehend those around you by learning to read their aura, the energetic manifestation of the soul. Watch for a dirty red haze around those who have just lost their temper, or an expanded aura for those doing philanthropic deeds. Learn to see auras through the proven methods taught by Richard Webster in his psychic training classes, including exploring the chakra system and learning how to restore balance. Then, begin to imprint your desires into your aura to attract what you want in your life.These proven methods for seeing and reading auras will help you:Interpret the meanings of colors in the auraFind a career that is best suited for youRelate better to the people in your lifeEnjoy excellent healthDiscover areas of your life that you need to work onImprint what you want in your future into your auraDiscover the signs of impending ill health, drug abuse, and painChange the state of your aura and stimulate specific chakras through music, crystals, color
Auralia's Colors: A Novel (The Auralia Thread #1)
by Jeffrey OverstreetWhen thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster's footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history. Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling-and forbidden-talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar's hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets. Auralia's gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, setting the stage for violent and miraculous change in the great houses of the Expanse. Auralia's Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Aurona
by Bb PrescottWritten with a movie in mind, Aurona is stunningly visual, rich with detailed illustrations and a quickly developing, suspenseful storyline. A technological feast for ages 12 and up, it feeds the universal human quest for the New and Different. Our present space telescopes beg these questions: Is there another planet out there in far better shape than the Earth? Can the atmosphere be in pristine condition with a carefully managed, yet untouched wilderness? Aurona, far more technologically advanced the Earth, offers the possibility that this might actually be possible. A paradise? Utopia? The story unfolds…
Auschwitz
by Sara Nomberg-PrzytykFrom the moment I got to Auschwitz I was completely detached. I disconnected my heart and intellect in an act of self-defense, despair, and hopelessness." With these words Sara Nomberg-Przytyk begins this painful and compelling account of her experiences while imprisoned for two years in the infamous death camp. Writing twenty years after her liberation, she recreates the events of a dark past which, in her own words, would have driven her mad had she tried to relive it sooner. But while she records unimaginable atrocities, she also richly describes the human compassion that stubbornly survived despite the backdrop of camp depersonalization and imminent extermination.Commemorative in spirit and artistic in form, Auschwitz convincingly portrays the paradoxes of human nature in extreme circumstances. With consummate understatement Nomberg-Przytyk describes the behavior of concentration camp inmates as she relentlessly and pitilessly examines her own motives and feelings. In this world unmitigated cruelty coexisted with nobility, rapacity with self-sacrifice, indifference with selfless compassion. This book offers a chilling view of the human drama that existed in Auschwitz.From her portraits of camp personalities, an extraordinary and horrifying profile emerges of Dr. Josef Mengele, whose medical experiments resulted in the slaughter of nearly half a million Jews. Nomberg-Przytyk's job as an attendant in Mengle's hospital allowed her to observe this Angel of Death firsthand and to provide us with the most complete description to date of his monstrous activities.The original Polish manuscript was discovered by Eli Pfefferkorn in 1980 in the Yad Vashem Archive in Jerusalem. Not knowing the fate of the journal's author, Pfefferkorn spent two years searching and finally located Nomberg-Przytyk in Canada. Subsequent interviews revealed the history of the manuscript, the author's background, and brought the journal into perspective.
The Auschwitz Escape
by Joel C. RosenbergA terrible darkness has fallen upon Jacob Weisz's beloved Germany. The Nazi regime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has surged to power and now hold Germany by the throat. All non-Aryans-especially Jews like Jacob and his family-are treated like dogs. When tragedy strikes during one terrible night of violence, Jacob flees and joins rebel forces working to undermine the regime. But after a raid goes horribly wrong, Jacob finds himself in a living nightmare-trapped in a crowded, stinking car on the train to the Auschwitz death camp. As World War II rages and Hitler begins implementing his "final solution" to systematically and ruthlessly exterminate the Jewish people, Jacob must rely on his wits and a God he's not sure he believes in to somehow escape from Auschwitz and alert the world to the Nazi's atrocities before Fascism overtakes all of Europe. The fate of millions hangs in the balance.
The Auschwitz Photographer: The Forgotten Story of the WWII Prisoner Who Documented Thousands of Lost Souls
by Luca Crippa Maurizio OnnisThe Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and everything he believed in.He refused.Poland, 1939. Professional photographer Wilhelm Brasse is deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and finds himself in a deadly race to survive, assigned to work as the camp's intake photographer and take "identity pictures" of prisoners as they arrive by the trainload. Brasse soon discovers his photography skills are in demand from Nazi guards as well, who ask him to take personal portraits for them to send to their families and girlfriends. Behind the camera, Brasse is safe from the terrible fate that so many of his fellow prisoners meet. But over the course of five years, the horrifying scenes his lens capture, including inhumane medical "experiments" led by Josef Mengele, change Brasse forever.Based on the true story of Wilhelm Brasse, The Auschwitz Photographer is a stark black-and-white reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. This gripping work of World War II narrative nonfiction takes readers behind the barbed wire fences of the world's most feared concentration camp, bringing Brasse's story to life as he clicks the shutter button thousands of times before ultimately joining the Resistance, defying the Nazis, and defiantly setting down his camera for good.
The Austen Escape
by Katherine ReayFalling into the past will change their futures forever.Mary Davies finds safety in her ordered and productive life. Working as an engineer, she genuinely enjoys her job and her colleagues—particularly a certain adorable and intelligent consultant. But something is missing. When Mary’s estranged childhood friend, Isabel Dwyer offers her a two-week stay in a gorgeous manor house in England, she reluctantly agrees in hopes that the holiday will shake up her quiet life in just the right ways.But Mary gets more than she bargained for when Isabel loses her memory and fully believes she lives in Jane Austen’s Bath. While Isabel rests and delights in the leisure of a Regency lady, attended by other costume-clad guests, Mary uncovers startling truths about their shared past, who Isabel was, who she seems to be, and the man who now stands between them.Outings are undertaken, misunderstandings arise, and dancing ensues as this company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation, work out their lives and hearts.
Austin Farrer: Oxford Warden, Scholar, Preacher
by Marcus Bockmuehl Stephen PlattenAustin Farrer served as Warden of Keble College from 1960 until his sudden death of a heart condition on 29 December 1968. The present volume celebrates his legacy in relation both to the 50th anniversary of his death in late 2018 and to the 150th anniversary of Keble College in 2020.
Australian Indigenous Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture, Identity, and Spirituality (Routledge Studies in Hip Hop and Religion)
by Chiara MinestrelliThis book investigates the discursive and performative strategies employed by Australian Indigenous rappers to make sense of the world and establish a position of authority over their identity and place in society. Focusing on the aesthetics, the language, and the performativity of Hip Hop, this book pays attention to the life stance, the philosophy, and the spiritual beliefs of Australian Indigenous Hip Hop artists as ‘glocal’ producers and consumers. With Hip Hop as its main point of analysis, the author investigates, interrogates, and challenges categories and preconceived ideas about the critical notions of authenticity, ‘Indigenous’ and dominant values, spiritual practices, and political activism. Maintaining the emphasis on the importance of adopting decolonizing research strategies, the author utilises qualitative and ethnographic methods of data collection, such as semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, participant observation, and fieldwork notes. Collaborators and participants shed light on some of the dynamics underlying their musical decisions and their view within discussions on representations of ‘Indigenous identity and politics’. Looking at the Indigenous rappers’ local and global aspirations, this study shows that, by counteracting hegemonic narratives through their unique stories, Indigenous rappers have utilised Hip Hop as an expressive means to empower themselves and their audiences, entertain, and revive their Elders’ culture in ways that are contextual to the society they live in.
Australian Muslim Women’s Borderland Subjectivities: Diverse Identities, Diverse Experiences
by Lütfiye AliThis book claims a discursive space in academic scholarship for knowledges and ways of knowing that capture the diversity, complexity and full humanness of Australian Muslim women’s subjectivities. It draws on in-depth conversational interviews with 20 Australian Muslim women from various ethnic backgrounds during which the women shared their experiences of being at the crossroads of their religious, gendered, racialised and ethnic identities. The book puts forward a decolonial feminist border methodology by weaving the work of decolonial feminist philosophers Maria Lugones and Gloria Anzaldúa with postmodern feminist thinking on subjectivity and with discourse analysis. This methodology is used to centre and attend to the fluidity and plurality of Muslim women’s subjectivities, at the intersections of race, ethnicity, patriarchy, gender, sexuality and Islam.
Auténtica y única: Viva libre de las comparaciones y la necesidad de complacer
by Joyce MeyerDescubre tus dones únicos y atrévete a ser diferente con la autora número uno en ventas del New York Times y reconocida maestra de la Biblia, Joyce Meyer. Dios te ha dado talentos y habilidades para que puedas cumplir su propósito en tu vida, pero si eres como muchas personas, es posible que aún no los hayas reconocido. A menudo, el mundo en el que vivimos nos presiona a vivir a la altura de una determinada imagen, en lugar de ser las personas únicas en las que Dios nos ha creado. Por lo tanto, permite que Dios te muestre qué tienes de especial en la forma que Él te hizo. Conviértete en una persona auténtica y única, ¡porque Dios nunca te ayudará a ser nadie más que tú misma! Él te ama tal como eres. Deja que Dios te use, con todas tus fortalezas y debilidades, y te transforme de adentro hacia afuera para hacer algo mucho más maravilloso que tus sueños más extravagantes.Discover your unique gifts and dare to be different with #1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer.God has given you talents and abilities so you can fulfill His purpose for your life, but if you're like a lot of people, you may not have recognized them yet. The world we live in often pressures us to live up to a certain image, rather than be the unique individuals God has created us to be, so let God show you what&’s special about the way He made you.Become Authentically, Uniquely You because God is never going to help you be anyone but yourself! He loves you just as you are. Let God use you, with all your strengths and weaknesses, and transform you from the inside out to do something more wonderful than your wildest dreams.
Autenticidad en un mundo corrupto
by Aldivan Teixeira Torres Karina Gabriela Mangurian FlôrLa historia muestra los valores necesarios para vivir la vida bien y cambiar su realidad. Mediante el asesoramiento perspicaz, puntos a manera de alcanzar el éxito y la felicidad. No se pierda esta oportunidad de cambio.
Autenticità in un mondo corrotto
by Aldivan Teixeira Torres Eleonora MaggiPiccola opera dedicata a coloro che inseguono verità e giustizia, non hanno ancora trovato una direzione nella vita o sono semplicemente curiosi di conoscere una nuova dottrina.
Authentic: Relationships From The Inside Out
by Sarah Abell"[Authentic] offers hope to anyone who has ever wished for stronger friendships, deeper relationships - and to be a better person? Rob Parsons, Care for the Family97.5% of people admit their relationships could be improved64% of people don?t think they give enough time to their close friendships59% of single people often feel lonely80% of people don?t respect their bossAre your friendships as strong as you?d like them to be? Are you struggling with a relationship at the moment? Have you ever wondered why some people make you react in a certain way. Perhaps you long for more time to spend with your loved ones, or for loved ones that you would want to spend more time with. Do you wish you didn?t lose your temper so much or that you could express your emotions more easily? Would you like to understand those around you better? If you want to have genuine, meaningful relationships with anyone everyone in your life AUTHENTIC is the book for you. Full of practical advice, it will show you how to invest in authentic relationships - one of the most rewarding adventures we can ever undertake.