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The Plum Tree: An Emotional and Heartbreaking Novel of WW2 Germany and the Holocaust
by Ellen Marie WisemanA deeply moving and masterfully written story of human resilience and enduring love, The Plum Tree follows a young German woman through the chaos of World War II and its aftermath."Bloom where you're planted," is the advice Christine Bölz receives from her beloved Oma. But seventeen-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It's a world she's begun to glimpse through music, books--and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for. Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler's regime. Anti-Jewish posters are everywhere, dissenting talk is silenced, and a new law forbids Christine from returning to her job--and from having any relationship with Isaac. In the months and years that follow, Christine will confront the Gestapo's wrath and the horrors of Dachau, desperate to be with the man she loves, to survive--and finally, to speak out. Set against the backdrop of the German homefront, this is an unforgettable novel of courage and resolve, of the inhumanity of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake.
La pluma de Caly: Historias, cuentos, relatos… esas cosas
by Facundo AranaEl primer libro de cuentos del reconocido actor y músico Facundo Arana; un conjunto de historias de ficción sobre la enfermedad, la resiliencia, la muerte, la fe, el amor; experiencias fantásticas y otras que atraviesan la historia. Nací el 31 de marzo de 1972. Tuve una familia increíble, la infancia más linda del mundo, una adolescencia perdida. Quise morir. Tuve cáncer; me salvó mi madre, y me salvaron el abrazo de los míos y los ángeles disfrazados de médicos, la pluma de Caly y su compañía. Me salvaron el dibujo, el teatro y jugar con la música. Amo actuar, tocar el saxo, el piano, la armónica, cantar, dibujar, escribir, bucear, subir montañas, pilotear aviones, saltar de ellos, surfear, perderme en paisajes increíbles, coleccionar atardeceres y amaneceres, viajar. Pude convertir mis pasiones en mi oficio. Amo a mis cachorros. Encontré al ser más extraordinario del universo y comparto mi vida con ella. Saqué dos discos y me presenté con mi banda por todos lados. Toqué el saxo en el subte. Subí tres veces al Aconcagua, y el Everest me dejó llegar a su cumbre con ayuda de mis amigos. Viajé por toda mi tierra que quiero tanto, con giras de teatro y de música, con una campaña de donación de sangre y porque sí. La recorrí en avión, auto, moto, camioneta, micro, bicicleta, caminando, a dedo. Vivo mi vida con toda mi alma. Lloré todas mis lágrimas. Reí todas mis risas. Miro de frente. Y escribí estas historias.
Plunge!: Come Thirsty Student Edition
by Max LucadoThe teenage soul is a thirsty machine, always looking, always yearning, always searching for that which is refreshing and filling. Plunge! is designed for teenagers who long to drink, to drink from the W-E-L-L.Throughout the course of this study , teens will seek out four ways in which their thirst can be satisfied. God's Work. God's Energy. His Lordship. His Love.
Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson Allred (Life Writings Frontier Women #13)
by Mabel Finlayson AllredMabel Finlayson Allred was a wife of Rulon Allred, leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, one of the major groups of fundamentalist Mormons who, since about the 1930s, have practiced plural marriage as separatists from the mainstream Latter-day Saints Church. Mabel’s autobiography maintains a mood of everyday normalcy strikingly in contrast with the stress of the ostracized life she was living. Her cheerful tone, expressive of her wish to live simply and gracefully in this world, is tempered by more somber descriptions of her personal struggle with clinical depression, of Rulon Allred’s inner struggles, of tensions with the law and with Allred’s fundamentalist colleagues, and ultimately by her forthright account of his assassination. Emerging from this unique narrative is the portrait of a woman buoyed by faith in both her religion and her husband, a window into the interior life of a woman seeking a resilient simplicity in an uncommonly challenging life. Plural Wife, conntextualized by Martha Bradley’s introduction, gives us insight into Mabel’s experience of history during an important period of the 20th century and advances our understanding of life ways of 20th century polygamy and the growth of the fundamentalist movement.
Plural Wife
by Martha Bradley-Evans Mabel Finlayson AllredMabel Finlayson Allred was a wife of Rulon Allred, leader of the Apostolic United Brethren, one of the major groups of fundamentalist Mormons who, since about the 1930s, have practiced plural marriage as separatists from the mainstream Latter-day Saints Church. Mabel's autobiography maintains a mood of everyday normalcy strikingly in contrast with the stress of the ostracized life she was living. Her cheerful tone, expressive of her wish to live simply and gracefully in this world, is tempered by more somber descriptions of her personal struggle with clinical depression, of Rulon Allred's inner struggles, of tensions with the law and with Allred's fundamentalist colleagues, and ultimately by her forthright account of his assassination. Emerging from this unique narrative is the portrait of a woman buoyed by faith in both her religion and her husband, a window into the interior life of a woman seeking a resilient simplicity in an uncommonly challenging life. Plural Wife, conntextualized by Martha Bradley's introduction, gives us insight into Mabel's experience of history during an important period of the 20th century and advances our understanding of life ways of 20th century polygamy and the growth of the fundamentalist movement.
Pluralism in Islamic Contexts - Ethics, Politics and Modern Challenges (Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations #16)
by Mohammed HashasThis book brings together international scholars of Islamic philosophy, theology and politics to examine these current major questions: What is the place of pluralism in the Islamic founding texts? How have sacred and prophetic texts been interpreted throughout major Islamic intellectual history by the Sunnis and Shi‘a? How does contemporary Islamic thought treat religious and political diversity in modern nation states and in societies in transition? How is pluralism dealt with in modern major and minor Islamic contexts? How does modern political Islam deal with pluralism in the public sphere? And what are the major internal and external challenges to pluralism in Islamic contexts? These questions that have become of paramount relevance in religious studies especially during the last three-four decades are answered as critically highlighted in Islamic founding sources, the formative classical sources and how it has been lived and practiced in past and present Islamic majority societies and communities around the world. Case studies cover Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, and Thailand, besides various internal references to other contexts.
Pluralism in the World Religions: A Short Introduction
by Harold CowardFeaturing coverage of all the major religions, this is a fascinating introduction to the manner in which each world faith views the others.
Pluralität und Pluralismus in der evangelischen Friedensethik: Grundsatzfragen • Band 5 (Gerechter Frieden)
by Christian Polke Hendrik StoppelDieses Buch thematisiert Pluralität und Pluralismus in der evangelischen Friedensethik. Denn die Kirche kann nur und muss letztendlich im Rahmen des politischen und weltanschaulich-religiösen Pluralismus agieren. Ob sie dabei selbst als eine einheitliche Stimme auftreten soll, ist Gegenstand der Diskussion. Sie selbst ist schließlich intern immer schon plural verfasst, gesellschaftlich aber eben auch die Kirche. Das verschärft die Frage nach der Stimme der Kirche: Geht ihren Äußerungen ein interner Klärungsprozess voraus, der den inneren Pluralismus zu eben jener einen Stimme zusammenführt oder nimmt die Kirche in Form mehrerer einzelner Stimmen am pluralistischen Konzert teil? Diese Fragen beantwortet der Sammelband aus verschiedenen, nicht nur kirchlichen, Perspektiven.
Pluralizing Humanism: Religions and Secularisms Beyond Power (Classical and Contemporary Social Theory)
by Slavica JakelićHumanism is appealed to today whenever we want to tackle the conditions of dehumanization in the contemporary world. But for humanism to be viable in the twenty first century, this book argues, it needs to be pluralized.Employing theoretical, historical, and sociological arguments, this book moves beyond the discourse of critique. It engages theories of religion and secularism, as well as postmodern, postcolonial, and decolonial critiques of Western humanist projects, to uncover the ideas and practices of religious and secular humanisms when they challenge dehumanization in the pursuit of conditions of flourishing for all. Through studies of the Solidarity movement in Poland and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, the book demonstrates the centrality of humanist traditions to the emergence of religious-secular solidarities that transformed the political landscapes of the world. By highlighting the instances in which humanisms functioned as checks on each other’s absolutist claims, the book contends that humanisms supply a constructive path for addressing the challenges of our time—a time of radically divided societies and intolerant, even violent, forms of nationalism. A challenge to the critiques of humanism that seek to identify it solely as the legacy of the West, as anti-religious discourse, or relegate it to the domain of power constellations, Pluralizing Humanism highlights the rich plurality of humanist discourses and the need for their mutual engagements. It points to humanist ideals as constitutive of politics that can guide our human power because they are irreducible to it.As such, this book will appeal to social scientists, social theorists, religious studies scholars, and ethicists with interests in religion, secularism, social movements, and humanist thought and practice.
Pluralizing Philosophy’s Past: New Reflections in the History of Philosophy
by Amber L. Griffioen Marius BackmannThis collection of 15 accessible essays on neglected philosophical figures and traditions aims to provide readers with concrete access points to less familiar philosophical sources and methods. Showcasing the latest research by both up-and-coming and well-established scholars, each essay focuses on a particular topic relevant to the pluralization of the history of philosophy and offers advice for incorporating the figure, theme, or approach into the philosophy classroom.
Plus jamais ça!
by Gabriel Agbo«Le SEIGNEUR dit:« Je vous rendrai ce que vous avez perdu aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets grouillants et aux sauterelles sautillantes… Jamais plus mon peuple ne sera déshonoré comme ça. Alors vous saurez que je suis ici parmi mon peuple d'Israël et que je suis seul l'Éternel, votre Dieu. Mon peuple ne sera plus jamais déshonoré comme ça. » Joël 2: 25-27 Il est temps d'arrêter ces choses qui veulent vous arrêter. C'est la volonté de Dieu d'arrêter tout ce qui veut vous retirer de ses plans pour votre vie. Et vous savez déjà que son plan pour vous est d'avoir le meilleur de la joie, de la paix, de la prospérité, de la miséricorde, de la bonne santé et de posséder tous vos biens. Même si vous êtes sous son jugement, il peut être inversé aujourd'hui et vous recommencerez à nager dans sa grâce. Nous avons également examiné les expériences des autres et la version israélienne moderne de Never Again. Pourquoi ont-ils adopté ce slogan et jusqu'où sont-ils allés pour le faire respecter? Bien sûr, Israël est devenu aujourd'hui l'une des nations les plus puissantes sur terre (Il a la meilleure organisation intelligente - le Mossad et la troisième meilleure armée du monde) non seulement parce que Dieu est avec eux, mais parce qu'ils ont également juré de ne jamais permettre Les Juifs subissent les traitements, les douleurs, la tristesse et les morts les plus déshumanisants qu'ils ont connus lors des événements malheureux et évitables du siècle dernier. Aujourd'hui, ils mènent non seulement la défense, mais aussi l'agriculture, les TIC, la science et la médecine. Oui, nous pouvons dire plus jamais aujourd'hui! Ce livre est certainement une lecture intéressante. «Le SEIGNEUR dit:« Je vous rendrai ce que vous avez perdu aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets pèlerins, aux criquets grouillants et aux sauterelles sautillantes… Jamais plus mon peuple ne sera désho
Plus or Minus: Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility
by Matt Appling Cheri ApplingInfertility—a long and quiet war...Matt and Cheri Appling couldn&’t get pregnant. One minus sign after another cast them into a long season of trying, failing, waiting, and hoping—into the wilderness where faith grew tired before it got stronger. And in that wilderness they wrote this book. A blend of story, reflection, and lament, Plus or Minus is the chronicle of three couples warring with infertility. It depicts life, faith, and love amidst the ebb and flow of gain and loss. Amidst empty nurseries and quiet hallways, another baby shower for someone else. As you journey with the Applings and their friends, you will learn to cope when dreams and reality collide. You will learn to cling to God&’s real promises even as you long for gifts he may not give. You will see marriage in sickness and in health and witness strength in weakness. You will see what it means to live fruitfully amidst barrenness and to be thankful in every season.This book provides solace for those battling infertility and a window into their pain for those who aren&’t. Poetic and raw, Plus or Minus is a portrait of faith in the trenches of infertility.
Plus or Minus: Keeping Your Life, Faith, and Love Together Through Infertility
by Matt Appling Cheri ApplingInfertility—a long and quiet war...Matt and Cheri Appling couldn&’t get pregnant. One minus sign after another cast them into a long season of trying, failing, waiting, and hoping—into the wilderness where faith grew tired before it got stronger. And in that wilderness they wrote this book. A blend of story, reflection, and lament, Plus or Minus is the chronicle of three couples warring with infertility. It depicts life, faith, and love amidst the ebb and flow of gain and loss. Amidst empty nurseries and quiet hallways, another baby shower for someone else. As you journey with the Applings and their friends, you will learn to cope when dreams and reality collide. You will learn to cling to God&’s real promises even as you long for gifts he may not give. You will see marriage in sickness and in health and witness strength in weakness. You will see what it means to live fruitfully amidst barrenness and to be thankful in every season.This book provides solace for those battling infertility and a window into their pain for those who aren&’t. Poetic and raw, Plus or Minus is a portrait of faith in the trenches of infertility.
Pneumaformity: Transformation by the Spirit in Paul
by Mark J. KeownProminent recent studies elevate the themes of "Christoformity" and "Cruciformity" in Paul, but few sufficiently account for how a believer is actually transformed into the image of Christ. Pneumaformity fills the gap in Pauline studies by surveying Paul's letters for teachings on the Spirit's agency in the life of God' people. This study aptly demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is the instrument through whom such radical living is possible. This study dives into Paul's teachings on the following aspects of the Spirit's agency and more: - The Spirit's participation in conversion - The Spirit's role in forming Christian character - The Spirit's integrating work within the Christian community - The Spirit and missional engagement - The Spirit's place in the believer's final eschatological transformation Keown shows how Paul infuses his christological language with pneumatological realities, offering readers a fuller understanding of the Spirit's work in individuals, the church, and the world.
Pobres corazones
by Melina TorresLas bandas narcos mantienen sitiada la ciudad de Rosario y solo una mujer, la oficial de policía Silvana Aguirre, tendrá la valentía de buscar la verdad. Las bandas narcos mantienen en vilo a Rosario, todos los días alguien mata y alguien muere en la ciudad que los medios de comunicación nacionales llaman la "Medellín de la Argentina". Los delincuentes esconden el dinero por la venta de drogas en departamentos del centro, las madres lloran a los hijos que perdieron en medio de balaceras, los mafiosos cierran grandes negocios en las torres que dan al río y el poder político asiste cómplice al espectáculo del terror. En este caos, la oficial de policía Silvana Aguirre, jefa del Departamento de Criminología, deberá resolver tres casos en los que se jugará no solo su prestigio sino también la vida. Siempre malhumorada, irónica, lengua larga, intransigente, fantasiosa, y a la vez valiente y honesta, Aguirre no descansará hasta llegar a la verdad. Y en esos días de muerte, se perderá en la ciudad manchada de sangre, pero que aún guarda sus encantos en el agua marrón del Paraná, el puente hacia Victoria, las canchas de fútbol, los boliches y las calles, donde supo amar y donde todavía sueña con un mundo menos injusto. Pobres corazones se inscribe en la herencia argentina de ficción de calidad con personajes adorables que acompañarán a los lectores más allá de esta novela, una trama impecable y un humor poco frecuente dentro del género policial.
Pocahontas: True Princess
by Mari D. HanesWritten for children ages 8-12, this well-researched book tells the exciting story of Chief Powhatan's brave daughter and the amazing adventures that led her to her heavenly Father.
Pocket Bios: Joan of Arc (Pocket Bios)
by Al BerengerA colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of martyr and Roman Catholic saint, Joan of Arc.Joan of Arc was a teenager known for her instrumental role in the Hundred Years' War between the rulers of France and England. Guided by religious visions, she fearlessly helped King Charles VII win back the French throne from the British. After being captured and burned at the stake, she was declared a martyr and canonized as a saint in the Roman Catholic church. Joan of Arc is a national heroine and patron saint, as her legend remains popular and fascinating to this day. About the Pocket Bios series:Pocket Bios are full of personality, introducing readers to fascinating figures from history with simple storytelling and cheerful illustrations. Titles include men and women from history, exploration, the sciences, the arts, the ancient world, and more. Looking for biographies about women in history? Don't miss the Pocket Bios about Princess Diana, Cleopatra, Coco Chanel, Rosa Parks, Marie Antoinette, and Pocahontas.
The Pocket Book of Prayers
by Jim PalmerFeaturing some of the most beautiful and profound prayers in the English language, The Pocket Book of Prayer is a superb companion for daily intercession and meditation. Drawing from the deep well of the history of Christian faith, this pocket-sized tome offers prayers from poets, theologians, church leaders, authors, and oral traditions. Here's a small sample of text:Lord of the excluded,Open my ears to those I would prefer not to hear,Open my life to those I would prefer not to know,Open my heart to those I would prefer not to love,And so open my eyes to seeWhere I exclude You.-Iona Abbey PrayerAppealing to a wade range of readers within the Judeo-Christian tradition, readers will want to buy multiple copies for their friends and relatives.
The Pocket Book of Revelation: From The King James Bible
by Hugh BarkerThe Book of Revelation is the apocalyptic final book of the the New Testament. In the final confrontation between heaven and hell, the worlds of heaven, earth, and hell are invoked. Using real and symbolic characters, the cryptic nature of this work has made it a source of controversy amongst scholars and religious thinkers. It has an enduring fascination for both Bible students and lay readers.
The Pocket Chögyam Trungpa
by Chogyam TrungpaHere is a treasury of 108 short teachings by Chögyam Trungpa, one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of our time. Pithy and immediate, these teachings address a range of topics, including fear and fearlessness, accepting our imperfections, developing confidence, helping others, appreciating our basic goodness, and everyday life as a spiritual path.
Pocket Dictionary for the Study of New Testament Greek (The IVP Pocket Reference Series)
by Matthew S. DeMossIf you are beginning your study of New Testament Greek or Greek exegesis, this book is for you! From ablative to zeugma, it defines the tangled terms that infest Greek textbooks, grammars and lexicons. Here is the book to deliver you from late-night ponderings of the predicate and frantic fumings over the fricative. It is the indispensable lexicon to that third language that is neither Greek nor recognizable English: the technical vocabulary of grammarians, lexicographers, linguists and Greek instructors. What's more, this pocket dictionary gives you the inside edge on the terminology of exegesis, textual criticism and biblical criticism. Careful definitions, helpful examples and copious cross-references make this economically priced, brief dictionary easy to use. And its convenient size will make it a constant companion in your study of the Greek New Testament.
Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion
by C. Stephen EvansThe Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics Philosophy of Religion is designed to be a companion to your study of these two related disciplines. Terms, from a posteriori to worldview, Apologists, from Abelard to Van Til, Philosophers of religion, from Alston to Wolterstorff, Movements, from analytic philosophy to voluntarism, Apologetic arguments, from the cosmological to the wager, Theologies, from Arminianism to Zoroastrianism.
Pocket Dictionary of Apologetics & Philosophy of Religion: 300 Terms Thinkers Clearly Concisely Defined (The\ivp Pocket Reference Ser.)
by C. Stephen EvansDesigned as a companion to the study of apologetics and philosophy of religion, this pocket dictionary by C. Stephen Evans offers 300 entries covering terms, apologists, philosophers, movements, apologetic arguments and theologies.
Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies: Over 300 Terms Clearly Concisely Defined (The IVP Pocket Reference Series)
by Arthur G. Patzia Anthony J. PetrottaPocket Dictionary of Biblical Studiesgenre criticismtradition criticismagraphavaticinium ex eventuFrühkatholizismusWissenschaftAleppo CodexZadokite Documentacrosticwoe oracleAugustinian hypothesisYahwist sourcecodexWestern textPocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies
Pocket Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (The IVP Pocket Reference Series)
by Don ThorsenPocket Dictionary of Christian Spiritualityterms and ideastraditions and movementspractices and ritualstexts and theologyPocket Dictionary of Christian Spirituality