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The Emperor of Shoes: A Novel
by Spencer WiseFrom an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant’s vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex’s own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite? Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.
The Empire of the Senses
by Alexis LandauA sweeping, gorgeously written debut: a novel of duty to family and country, the dictates of passion, and blood ties unraveling in the charged political climate of Berlin between the world wars. Lev Perlmutter, an assimilated, cultured German Jew, enlists to fight in World War I, leaving behind his gentile wife, Josephine, and their children, Franz and Vicki. Moving between Lev's and Josephine's points of view, the first part of the novel focuses on Lev's experiences on the Eastern Front--both in war and in love--which render his life at home a pale aftermath by comparison. The second part of the novel takes us to Berlin, 1927-28. Now young adults, the Perlmutter children grapple with their own questions: Franz, drawn into the Nazi brown shirt movement, struggles with his unexpressed homosexuality; Vicki, seduced by the Jazz Age and everything new, bobs her hair and falls in love with a young man who wants to take her to Palestine. Unlike many historical novels of its kind, The Empire of the Senses is not about the Holocaust but about the juxtaposition of events that led to it, and about why it was unimaginable to ordinary people like Lev and his wife. Plotted with meticulous precision and populated with characters who feel and dream to the fullest, it holds us rapt as the tides of cultural loss and ethnic hatred come to coexist with those of love, passion, and the power of the human spirit.From the Hardcover edition.
The Empirical Science of Religious Education
by Mandy Robbins Leslie J. FrancisThe Empirical Science of Religious Education draws together a collection of innovative articles in the field of religious education which passed the editorial scrutiny of Professor Robert Jackson over the course of his impactful fourteen year career as editor of the British Journal of Religious Education. These articles have made an enormous contribution to the international literature establishing of the empirical science of religious education as a research field. The volume draws together, organises and illustrates the contours of this emerging field and is an essential compendium which covers work in: teacher education and teacher experience; student understanding, attitudes and values; varieties of religious schooling, and; worldview and life interpretation Organised into ten thematic sections the contributors cover the field comprehensively and bring with them an international and reflexive approach to their research. It is an essential resource for those practitioners and researchers who wish to access original and innovative research undertaken by way of ethnographic fieldwork, practitioner research, life-history approaches to research, psychological scales and measures, and large surveys. Particularly interested readers will be studying PGCE and masters level programmes in religious education, as well as qualified religious educators undertaking continuing professional development.
The Empty Boat
by Osho Osho International FoundationTalks on the Stories of Chuang Tzu. OSHO revitalises the 300-year-old Taoist message of self-realization through the stories of the Chinese mystic, Chuang Tzu. He speaks about the state of egolessness, "the empty boat"; spontaneity, dreams and wholeness; living life choicelessly and meeting death with the same equanimity . Available in a beautiful new edition, this series overflows with the wisdom of one who has realized the state of egolessness himself.
The Empty Bowl: Poems of the Holocaust and After
by Judith H. ShermanIn The Empty Bowl: Poems of the Holocaust and After, Holocaust survivor Judith H. Sherman strives to record trauma through art. Her poems, written largely in the words of a fifteen-year-old survivor, provide historical entry into the Holocaust. Put simply, the poems explore the reality of the events experienced by Sherman in her determination to survive—from first leaving home to illegal border crossings, hiding, capture, imprisonment by the Gestapo, the horrors of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, liberation, and, finally, a full life of joys and challenges that came after, including the unyielding intrusions of the past and hopeful celebration of a compassionate future.
The Empty Bowl: Pursuing Truth in a Messy World
by Rikki WestPerfect for readers seeking a higher understanding of their spiritual self, Rikki West&’s vibrant memoir follows her journey to confront hidden assumptions and childhood trauma on her way to finding her life&’s undeniable, living truth.Rikki West&’s tale begins with her Catholic childhood in a Chicago suburb. As a little girl, she prays for her drunk father, begging God not to send him to hell. As a rebellious adolescent, she abandons religion, yet she yearns to connect with something more loving and peaceful than the human mind. As a teen on the California coast in the 1960s, she seeks union with higher consciousness through drugs and mantra repetition. And as a young woman studying at UC Berkeley, she gives up spiritual matters and shifts her trust to science as the only reliable truth. But something is missing for her—and when she launches her career in Silicon Valley, the drinking culture forces her to confront her own demons. Relying on Alcoholics Anonymous and therapy to stay sober, Rikki gravitates to Eastern spirituality to find her genuine self and relationship to the universe. But after years of fasting, chanting, and praying, she still finds herself seeking more—and ultimately, it is only when she throws overboard all her notions of God and truth that something unexpected and wonderful blossoms in her world. The Empty Bowl is the story of a human seeking self-knowledge—fraught with victories and disappointments, streaked with longing for love and peace.
The Empty Chair
by James DavisThe Empty Chair is a story of friendship shared by four men and their journey of faith. The death of his first girlfriend makes Jake angry toward God. His disbelief further wells in his heart with the merciless killings he has witnessed in several of his Marine missions. An incident in Nigeria changes his idea of God when a chaplain risks his own life to save him. Jake decides to pursue Chaplaincy in Wake Forest, NC thinking he has a debt to pay. His journey takes a twist when he finds himself in Pakistan after finding that his friend Cameron and his wife Lilly, who are on mission in India, are in danger; Jake does his best to save them, even if it means giving up his own life. Their lives take some twists and turns and the relationships between the four are developed, including exciting and dramatic events that are based on true stories. Jake's journey for redemption takes him on an emotional ride and leads him to love and hope that he never expected to find.
The Empty Cross of Jesus: Seeing the Cross in the Light of the Resurrection (The Eerdmans Michael Green Collection)
by Michael Green&“The cross is too important a matter to be left to the theologians. If it is true that God almighty was in Christ redeeming the world on Calvary, then we need to understand what that cross can mean for ordinary individuals and communities.&” With this conviction, Green reexamines the question of atonement. Why did Jesus have to die? How could a loving God allow his son to suffer? And what role does the resurrection play in this divine drama? Rooting his discussion in Scripture, Green opens up the meaning of Easter in an easy, nontechnical style. The empty cross of Jesus liberates the theologian, inspires the preacher, comforts the counselor, and fortifies every disciple for a life of self-sacrifice.
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
by Janwillem van de WeteringSeen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers." <P><P>It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
The Empty Mirror: Experiences in a Japanese Zen Monastery
by Janwillem van de WeteringSeen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering's small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student—later a widely celebrated mystery writer—who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery. As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror "should be very encouraging for other Western seekers."It is the first book in a trilogy that continues with A Glimpse of Nothingness and Afterzen.
The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment Through the Radical Art of Lessening
by Billy WynneA guide to embracing emptiness to declutter the mind and distill our experience of daily life to its essential beauty, clarity, and joy “A truly extraordinary and transformative book.” — Dean Ornish, MD A clear and empowering antidote to our culture’s never-ending quest for more, The Empty Path is a how-to manual for cultivating the Buddhist principle of emptiness as the source of fundamental satisfaction in our lives. By exploring this often-misunderstood core teaching, author Billy Wynne dispels the common misconception that peace and fulfillment come via accumulation or achievement. Instead, he presents “the art of lessening” as the path to appreciating the depth and beauty contained in each moment. Wynne uses real-life examples and accessible practices to help us realize our inherent wholeness, overcome the barriers to lasting happiness, and replace anxiety with unbounded gratitude and ease.
The Empty Shrine
by William E. BarrettThis is a ticklish subject--the question of the authenticity of a vision experienced by a child, and the part played in exploiting it by avaricious adults who seek their own gain. William Barrett, with extraordinary sensitivity and understanding, has told the story well, and, up to the very closing pages, holds the reader--whether Protestant or Catholic--in the perceptive unfolding of this tale. The setting is an island in the St. Lawrence--Ile aux Erables, not far in miles from Quebec, but insulated from the outside world. The time spans 12 years, from 1945 to 1957, in the lives of the people, and particularly of the principals in the miracle: Valérie Rivard, a sensitive, lonely child of eight, who saw the vision of a lady in white stepping forth from a rocky cave; Antoine, her playmate, a fearful child, who dared not look, but believed; Robert, slightly older and a bully, unbelieving, but willing to make use of what had happened; and André, Robert's quite different brother, who believed, because he saw Valérie's radiance before the grasping adults had seized on her story, twisted it to their own ends, and destroyed for her its glory. It is this story, and its rejection, that embittered U.S. newspaperman Keller Barkley seeks for inclusion in a book he plans to write debunking shrines, visions, and miracles. He has come to the island 12 years later, and through his experiences there, the reader, too, explores what has happened and its effect on the island people.
The En Yaaqov: Jacob ibn Habib’s Search for Faith in the Talmudic Corpus
by Marjorie LehmanExamines the origins of the En Yaaqov in the tumultuous medieval period and the motivations of its creator, exiled Spanish rabbi Jacob ibn Habib.
The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill #49)
by Grace Livingston HillThanks to daughter Shirley's courage and resourcefulness, the homeless Hollisters were able to transform a deserted stone barn into a delightful residence. Their ingenuity even astounded the rich young landlord, Sidney Graham, who found the place a new haven of happiness, especially when Shirley was there. But his glad willingness to help them renovate worried her. Shirley could never accept charity, and she feared that he would one day forsake them and return to his world of wealth now that she was falling helplessly in love with him. No one knew that better than young Shirley Hollister whose hardworking family had lived with close tenderness regardless of their poverty. And now that they had an opportunity to live in the country, what did it matter if they could only afford to live in a barn? But Shirley's joy was clouded when their new young landlord seemed to take a charitable interest in their project. She knew that Sidney was too wealthy to understand their humble life. Could he ever know what it was like to be rich in love as well as money, or would he become bored and return to a world of carefree ease? As a result of the dedication of several volunteers there are 90 books by Grace Livingston Hill in Bookshare's library. These books feature romance, overcoming obstacles, adventure and the importance of Christian faith. They were written at the end of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century and deliver detailed views of life in the United States during those times.
The Enchanted Cat: Feline Fascinations, Spells & Magick
by Ellen DuganFrom the temples of ancient Egypt to the homes of modern Witches, cats have long been associated with magick and mystery. Examining cat mythology and folklore from around the world and sprinkled with enchanting cat quotes from famous feline admirers throughout the ages, The Enchanted Cat is a must-read for any magickal cat fancier.Witches, Pagans, and other magick-minded folks will love the dozens of charms, spells, and meditations included for working with feline power. A naming ceremony, lists of magickal cat names and correspondences, and spells and charms for your cat's collar are just a sampling of the feline-friendly magick inside. Cat astrology, tarot, and even a discussion of feline feng shui make The Enchanted Cat a uniquely magickal exploration of our enduring fascination with the feline mystique.Winner of the 2007 Coalition of Visionary Resources Award for Best Magick/Shamanism Book
The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity
by Eugene McCarraherEugene McCarraher challenges the conventional view of capitalism as a force for disenchantment. From Puritan and evangelical valorizations of profit to the heavenly Fordist city, the mystically animated corporation, and the deification of the market, capitalism has hijacked our intrinsic longing for divinity, laying hold to our souls.
The Enchiridion on Faith, Hope and Love
by Saint Augustine Henry PaolucciWritten by St. Augustine late in his life with the intention of supplying the Roman layman with a comprehensive exposition of the basic teachings of Christianity.
The Encircled Serpent: A Study Of Serpent Symbolism In All Countries And Ages
by M Oldfield HoweyThe Encircled Serpent: A Study of Serpent Symbolism in All Countries and Ages by M. Oldfield Howey is a comprehensive exploration of one of the most enduring and enigmatic symbols in human history: the serpent. Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Howey traces the serpent’s symbolic significance across different cultures, religions, and time periods, revealing its multifaceted role in shaping human belief systems and mythology.From the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia to the indigenous cultures of the Americas and beyond, Howey examines how the serpent has been revered, feared, and mythologized in diverse contexts. Whether as a symbol of wisdom, immortality, fertility, or evil, the serpent’s presence is found in the sacred texts, artistic expressions, and folklore of nearly every civilization.The Encircled Serpent delves into the various interpretations of serpent symbolism, exploring its connection to creation myths, healing practices, and esoteric traditions. Howey uncovers the serpent’s dual nature—both creative and destructive—and its role as a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds. He also discusses the serpent’s appearance in alchemical texts, where it is often depicted as the ouroboros, the serpent devouring its own tail, representing the cyclical nature of life and the concept of eternal return.M. Oldfield Howey’s work is an invaluable resource for historians, mythologists, and anyone interested in the symbolic language that has shaped human thought throughout the ages. His detailed study offers readers a deeper understanding of the serpent as a universal archetype that continues to captivate the human imagination.The Encircled Serpent is an essential read for those seeking to explore the rich tapestry of symbols that have influenced spiritual, religious, and cultural practices across the world. Howey’s engaging writing and thorough scholarship make this book a timeless reference for anyone intrigued by the powerful and mysterious symbol of the serpent.
The Enclave
by Karen HancockResearcher Lacey McHenry has a lowly position at the cutting edge Kendall-Jakes Longevity Institute, where a peculiar intruder sets off a complex chain of events that draws together McHenry and researcher Cameron Reinhard.
The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts
by Charity Tillemann-DickThe remarkable true story of acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, who received not one but two double lung transplants and went from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in the world.Charity Tillemann-Dick was a vivacious young American soprano studying at the celebrated Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest when she received devastating news: her lungs were failing, her heart was three and a half sizes too big, and she would die within five years. Inexplicably, despite her fatal pulmonary condition, she could still sing. Medical experts advised Charity to abandon her musical dreams, but if her time was running out, she wanted to spend it doing what she loved. In just three years, she endured two double lung transplants. Teetering between life and death, she slowly learned to breathe, walk, talk, eat, and sing again. With new lungs and fierce determination, she eventually fell in love, rebuilt her career, and reclaimed her life. Over a decade after her diagnosis, she has a chart-topping album, performs around the globe, and is a leading voice for organ donation. Weaving Charity’s extraordinary tale of triumph with those of opera's greatest heroines, The Encore illuminates the indomitable human spirit. It's the story of confronting devastating challenges with love: the intimate love of a mother for her daughter, a man for a woman, a doctor for her craft, and a singer for her music. Ultimately, grace from God and strangers enabled the work of love to save one young woman's breath and allowed her to reclaim her life.
The Encounter (Forbidden Doors, #6)
by Bill MyersKrissi is an airhead. Everyone knows it. So no one takes her seriously when she starts talking about receiving mysterious messages ... all written by her hand, all without her direction. No one, that is, but Philip. He knows that what is happening to his girlfriend is strange and getting stranger all the time. The odd communications, the cryptic warnings, the frightening encounters-they all seem to carry one message: Someone beyond this reality, beyond this planet, is coming for a visit. And the one person that visitor most wants to see... is Krissi. But there's more at stake than anyone realizes. And it's up to Philip, Becka, and their friends to discover the truth before it's too late.
The Encounter: Sometimes God Has to Intervene
by Stephen Arterburn"Great storytelling from Steve Arterburn! Read The Encounter and learn things about yourself that you never knew were there."--Andy Andrews, New York Times best-selling author, The Traveler's Gift and The NoticerThe past can be a dark and haunting place - full of secrets and mysteries too deep, too painful to confess.For Jonathan Rush, a wealthy and famous entrepreneur, this is an agonizing and startling reality -- one he never knew existed in his life until now. On a mission to Fairbanks, Alaska, to uncover the truth behind his mother's abandonment when he was only four years old, Jonathan comes face-to-face with his unresolved bitterness as well as a mysterious woman named Mercy who holds the key to unlocking the secrets of his past. Somehow he must convince Mercy to confide in him, learn how to forgive his mother, and -- even more painful -- learn how to forgive himself. The Encounter, from best-selling author, counselor, and speaker Stephen Arterburn, artfully reveals the power of your story, the fierce need for acceptance, and the true hope of healing. Discover in its pages the radical joys of forgiveness both toward others as well as from the ultimate healer and forgiver: Jesus Christ.Through the truth and hope revealed in this gripping parable, learn to step out from the darkness of a painful past and into the healing light of a forgiven future.
The Encyclopedia of American Religious History (Volume I, A-L)
by Edward L. Queen Stephen R. Prothero Gardiner H. ShattuckQueen (ethics and servant leadership, Emory U.), Stephen Prothero (religion, Boston U.) and Gardiner Shattuck (history of Christianity, Andover Newton Theological School of Massachusetts) lead a team of scholars in updating the broad reference from its 1996 and 2001 editions. It has expanded to three volumes to encompass the growing importance of information about religion in US politics, society, and culture since earlier editions, and a short history of religion in America has been added. The articles range from short paragraphs to several pages in length, are signed, and provide mostly secondary bibliographies that include World Wide Web sites. The cross-referencing is extensive. Among the topics are African-American religion, William Jennings Bryan, John Paul II, primitivism, Tecumseh, and World's Parliament of Religion. The three volumes are paged and indexed together. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Encyclopedia of Confucianism: 2-volume set
by Xinzhong YaoThe Encyclopedia, the first of its kind, introduces Confucianism as a whole, with 1,235 entries giving full information on its history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on the adaptation, transformation and new thinking taking place in China and other Eastern Asian countries. An indispensable source for further study and research for students and scholars.
The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity
by John Anthony McGuckinWith a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a team of leading religious experts, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity available in English today. An outstanding reference work providing the first English language multi-volume account of the key historical, liturgical, doctrinal features of Eastern Orthodoxy, including the Non-Chalcedonian churches Explores of the major traditions of Eastern Orthodoxy in detail, including the Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, Slavic, Romanian, Syriac churches Uniquely comprehensive, it is edited by one of the leading scholars in the field and provides authoritative but accessible articles by a range of top international academics and Orthodox figures Spans the period from Late Antiquity to the present, encompassing subjects including history, theology, liturgy, monasticism, sacramentology, canon law, philosophy, folk culture, architecture, archaeology, martyrology, hagiography, all alongside a large and generously detailed prosopography Structured alphabetically and topically cross-indexed, with entries ranging from 100 to 6,000 words