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The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible, volume 3 (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainJoin Papa, Mama, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear as they read favorite Bible stories together as a family and imagine what it would have been like to see Adam and Eve in the garden, watch Noah build the ark, and listen as Jesus tells a parable to the people. Told with words and pictures in the beloved Berenstain style, twenty-three Old and New Testament stories come alive for young readers.
The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible, volume 4 (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainJoin Papa, Mama, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear as they read favorite Bible stories together as a family and imagine what it would have been like to see Adam and Eve in the garden, watch Noah build the ark, and listen as Jesus tells a parable to the people. Told with words and pictures in the beloved Berenstain style, twenty-three Old and New Testament stories come alive for young readers.
Berenstain Bears, Thank God for Good Health: Level 1 (I Can Read! / Berenstain Bears / Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainYoung readers will begin sounding out words and reading simple sentences in this Level One I Can Read addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn why it is important to take care of themselves and how going to the doctor isn&’t that scary. Berenstain Bears Thank God for Good Health—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4-8Teaching new readers how to sound out words and use context cluesSparking conversations about the importance of good health and how to take care of your bodyThe Berenstain Bears Thank God for Good Health is an addition to the Living Lights™ series, which:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainBrother, Sister, and Honey Bear teach children how to give thanks for all that God has given them as they journey to Gran and Gramps for Thanksgiving dinner. Young readers will develop an understanding of God&’s divine blessing and the virtue of giving thanks to him in this addition to The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series.Join the Berenstain Bears as they explore the value of being thankful in The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings. It&’s Thanksgiving Day and the cubs could not be more excited for pie, roast turkey, and all the trimmings. But Mama reminds them that there are more important things to be thankful for beyond the feast. Papa joins in and teaches the cubs about the many sacrifices that Bears made before them, so that they all can enjoy freedom, faith, and family today! Children will discover ways to act out traditional religious values and share God&’s goodness in Zonderkidz The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series of books. The Berenstain Bears Thanksgiving Blessings:Encourages age appropriate discussions about giving thanks and counting your blessing in lifeAn engaging story about appreciating what you have and being grateful for family, friends, and blessingsPerfect for back-to-school reading, holiday snuggle time, and holiday?gift-givingFor early reader ages 4-8 to reading aloud at home or in a classroom, or read aloud at bedtimeIncludes stickers for hours of enjoyment The Berenstain BearsLiving Lights™ series:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain with the Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date Look for additional inspirational children&’s picture books in The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series.?
The Berenstain Bears: The Trouble with Secrets (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainYoung readers will enjoy reading The Berenstain Bears: The Trouble with Secrets, another addition to the Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series of books. Children will learn along with the Brother and Sister Bear that being loving, respectful, and not excluding others is a good way to live every day.The Berenstain Bears: The Trouble with Secrets—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4-8Reading out loud in Sunday school classrooms, and during story time at home or at bedtimeBirthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your home librarySparking conversations about the importance of inclusion and respecting and loving behavior toward allThe Berenstain Bears: The Trouble with Secrets is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
The Berenstain Bears The Trouble with Tryouts: An Early Reader Chapter Book (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights)
by Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainSister Bear is a super soccer player. She should be a shoo-in at soccer tryouts … except for one little problem. Sister Bear is too small. Find out if Sister makes the team despite her size in this engaging early reader chapter book featuring all your favorite Berenstain Bear family and friends.Sister is fast on her feet. She kicks the ball with the power of a cub twice her size. Yet, even Mama, Papa, and Brother think she has set her sights too high because, compared to the other cubs, Sister Bear is too small to make the team … or is she?Featuring all your favorite Berenstain Bear family and friends, this early reader chapter book helps kids connect plot to chapter structure, taking their love of books and reading to the next level. And, as part of the beloved Living Lights series, it’s the perfect segue for emerging readers and fans of the brand.The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Tryouts:Helps early readers ages 6-10 graduate from following along with picture books to reading chapter books on their ownIs the perfect steppingstone for readers who are ready to take the next important step in their reading comprehensionIncludes all the Berenstain Bears family and friends who have been beloved by parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren for decadesFeatures kid-friendly text and easy-to-read, easy-to-remember Scripture versesTeaches valuable life lessons about always believing in yourself and never underestimating the power of an underdogIs a fun, new book in the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series, which has sold over 8 million copies since 2008
The Berenstain Bears, The Very First Christmas (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainYoung readers will enjoy reading about the angel Gabriel&’s announcement to Mary and the visit from the three wise men in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn all about Jesus&’ holy birth. Berenstain Bears The Very First Christmas—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4-8Reading out loud during Advent or the holiday seasonHoliday gift exchanges or as an Advent giftSparking conversations about the true meaning behind Christmas and the birth of JesusBerenstain Bears The Very First Christmas is an addition to The Living Lights™ series, which:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
The Berenstain Bears The Very First Easter: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainCelebrate Easter with the Berenstain Bears family as they share the story of Jesus&’ final days on Earth and His glorious resurrection. Join Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey as they take you down that fond and familiar sunny dirt road, deep in Bear Country to discover the story of the very first Easter.See the very first Easter from the heartwarming Berenstain Bear&’s point of view—from Jesus&’ entry into Jerusalem to the Last Supper to the risen Lord&’s first appearance on Easter Sunday. In this holiday classic, children will experience the signature Berenstain Bears artwork as they enjoy story time with parents and grandparents.Part of The Living Lights series of books, The Berenstain Bears The Very First Easter:Encourages age-appropriate discussions about the meaning of Easter and Jesus&’ death and resurrectionAn engaging story about the first Easter with the charm of classic Berenstain Bears storiesPerfect for early reader ages 4-8, reading out loud at home or in a classroomA great gift option for Easter baskets, baptism, or holiday gifting?The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series:Is written and illustrated by Mike BerenstainFeatures the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain with the Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date Look for additional inspirational children&’s picture books in The Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series.
The Berenstain Bears Treat Others Kindly (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainYoung readers will enjoy this three-book collection that is a part of the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn biblical values, and how to be respectful and kind to others. Included in the timeless collection you&’ll find The Berenstain Bears The Forgiving Tree, The Berenstain Bears Gossip Gang, and The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect.The Berenstain Bears Treat Others Kindly—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4-8Reading out loud in classrooms, during story time, and at home or bedtimeBirthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your e-librarySparking intentional conversations about forgiveness, respect, and honestyThe Berenstain Bears Treat Others Kindly is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
Berenstain Bears' Valentine Blessings: A Valentine's Day Book For Kids (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainA new Berenstain Bears Living Lights book perfect for Valentine&’s Day! In The Berenstain Bears&’ Valentine Blessings, young readers and Sister Bear find out that Brother Bear has a secret admirer! Sweetie Bear has sent him a valentine card, complete with pink hearts and flowers. What will tough, hockey-playing Brother do about this and his teasing sister? But Papa Bear steps in to save the day, telling the cubs a story about another set of young cubs and a secret admirer … Papa and Mama Bear! And he reminds the cubs that all love comes from God, who is love.The Berenstain Bears&’ Valentine Blessings:The bestselling and beloved Berenstain Bears brandLiving Lights seriesProven tradition of teaching children valuable life lessons in a fun and creative wayIncludes a sheet of colorful stickers featuring the whole Bear family
The Berenstain Bears Values and Virtues Treasury (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainCalling all Berenstain Bears fans! Young readers will enjoy this collection of 8 stories in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn about kindness, patience, love, respect, and much more.The Berenstain Bears Values and Virtues Treasury—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers, ages 4–8Reading out loud during story time or bedtimeBirthday gifts, Easter, Christmas gift giving, or as a new addition to your home libraryThis trusted storybook collection teaches children:How to be respectful, kind, be patient with others, and moreThe importance of loving your neighbor and making right choicesThe Berenstain Bears Values and Virtues Treasury is an addition to The Living Lights™ series:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain with the Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to dateIncludes Kindness Counts; The Golden Rule; Show Some Respect; Get Involved; Love Their Neighbors; Patience, Please; Do the Right Thing; and Honesty Counts
The Berenstain Bears Very Beary Stories: 3 Books in 1 (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Jan Berenstain Mike BerenstainBeginning readers will enjoy learning solid life lessons with the Bear cubs in this three-in-one collection of Level 1 I Can Reads that are part of the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. This popular I Can Read format encourages early reading and builds vocabulary skills.The Berenstain Bears Very Beary Stories—part of the popular Zonderkidz I Can Read Living Lights series of books—is:? A level one I Can Read book for ages 4–8 featuring: short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own? A bind up that includes three complete I Can Read titles: The Berenstain Bears Play a Good Game, The Berenstain Bears Respect Each Other, and The Berenstain Bears A Job Well Done? Perfect for reading out loud at home or in classrooms? Great for sparking conversations about fairness, being a peacemaker, being respectful, and working togetherThe Berenstain Bears Very Beary Stories:? Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family? Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books? Is part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
The Berenstain Bears Why Do Good Bears Have Bad Days? (Berenstain Bears/Living Lights: A Faith Story)
by Mike BerenstainYoung readers will understand why everyone has bad days in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn about fairness as it helps even the youngest children understand that God has a plan for everything. The Berenstain Bears Why Do Good Bears Have Bad Days—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights™ series of books—is perfect for:Early readers, ages 4-8 Reading out loud at home or in classroomsCreating honest conversations about fairness and processing feelingsThe Berenstain Bears Why Do Good Bears Have Bad Days:Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain familyContinues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain with the Berenstain Bears series of booksIs part of one of the bestselling children&’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date
Bere'shit: The JPS B'nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)
by Rabbi Jeffrey K. SalkinBere'shit (Genesis 1:1-6:8) and Haftarah (Isaiah 42:5-43:10): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary shows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. Each pamphlet includes a general introduction, two model divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, and one model davar Torah on the weekly Haftarah portion. Jewish learning—for young people and adults—will never be the same. The complete set of weekly portions is available in Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin’s book The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS, 2017).
The Berlin Discussion of the Problem of Evolution: Full Report of the Lectures Given in February 1907, and of the Evening Discussion
by Erich Wasmann, S.J.First published in 1909, this book collects the author’s lectures on the ‘problem of evolution’ and the resultant debate. The first considers the validity of the Theory of Evolution and whether it is in opposition to the Christian view of creation. The second examines the assertion that evolution harmonises only with Monism rather than Theism and which of the two views is preferable. It also looks at the popular identification of Darwinism with evolution, if it is scientific and the results this leads to. The third looks at man’s position in the problem of evolution — whether we are bound to bring in considerations higher than the zoological — and the evidence for our descent from ‘brutes’.
Berlin for Jews: A Twenty-First-Century Companion
by Leonard BarkanWhat is it like to travel to Berlin today, particularly as a Jew, and bring with you the baggage of history? And what happens when an American Jew, raised by a secular family, falls in love with Berlin not in spite of his being a Jew but because of it? The answer is Berlin for Jews. Part history and part travel companion, Leonard Barkan's personal love letter to the city shows how its long Jewish heritage, despite the atrocities of the Nazi era, has left an inspiring imprint on the vibrant metropolis of today. Barkan, voraciously curious and witty, offers a self-deprecating guide to the history of Jewish life in Berlin, revealing how, beginning in the early nineteenth century, Jews became prominent in the arts, the sciences, and the city's public life. With him, we tour the ivy-covered confines of the Schönhauser Allee cemetery, where many distinguished Jewish Berliners have been buried, and we stroll through Bayerisches Viertel, an elegant neighborhood created by a Jewish developer and that came to be called Berlin's "Jewish Switzerland." We travel back to the early nineteenth century to the salon of Rahel Varnhagen, a Jewish society doyenne, who frequently hosted famous artists, writers, politicians, and the occasional royal. Barkan also introduces us to James Simon, a turn-of-the-century philanthropist and art collector, and we explore the life of Walter Benjamin, who wrote a memoir of his childhood in Berlin as a member of the assimilated Jewish upper-middle class. Throughout, Barkan muses about his own Jewishness, while celebrating the rich Jewish culture on view in today's Berlin. A winning, idiosyncratic travel companion, Berlin for Jews offers a way to engage with German history, to acknowledge the unspeakable while extolling the indelible influence of Jewish culture.
Berlin Keys to the Sociology of Technology
by Cornelius Schubert Ingo Schulz-SchaefferThis volume offers a cross-section of a good fifteen years of research in the sociology of technology and innovation at the Department of Sociology of Technology headed by Werner Rammert at the TU Berlin. All contributions in this volume were initiated or discussed there and thus bear in a certain sense a "Berlin signature" - not in the sense of a clearly delimited scientific school, but rather in the form of an open discussion group with different, but mutually related focal points. The Berlin Key, which gives it its title, imposes on all its users the program of action objectified in its mechanism: "User, if you want to take the key back to yourself after unlocking the door and go your way, you must lock the door again first. Unlike that Berlin key, the "Berlin Keys to the Sociology of Technology" presented here offer a set of keys to different butinterconnected conceptual and methodological approaches in social science research on technology and innovation.
The Berlin Shadow: Living with the Ghosts of the Kindertransport
by Jonathan LichtensteinA deeply moving memoir that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son. In 1939, Jonathan Lichtenstein's father Hans escaped Nazi-occupied Berlin as a child refugee on the Kindertransport. Almost every member of his family died after Kristallnacht, and, upon arriving in England to make his way in the world alone, Hans turned his back on his German Jewish culture. Growing up in post-war rural Wales where the conflict was never spoken of, Jonathan and his siblings were at a loss to understand their father's relentless drive and sometimes eccentric behavior. As Hans enters old age, he and Jonathan set out to retrace his journey back to Berlin. Written with tenderness and grace, The Berlin Shadow is a highly compelling story about time, trauma, family, and a father and son's attempt to emerge from the shadows of history.
Berliner Schlüssel zur Techniksoziologie
by Cornelius Schubert Ingo Schulz-SchaefferDer Band bietet einen Querschnitt durch gut fünfzehn Jahre technik- und innovationssoziologischer Forschungen am von Werner Rammert geleiteten Fachgebiet für Techniksoziologie an der TU Berlin. Alle Beiträge dieses Bandes wurden dort angeregt oder diskutiert und tragen so in gewisser Weise eine „Berliner Handschrift“ – nicht im Sinne einer klar umgrenzten wissenschaftlichen Schule, sondern vielmehr in Gestalt eines offenen Diskussionszusammenhanges mit unterschiedlichen, aber wechselseitig aufeinander bezogenen Schwerpunktsetzungen. Der titelgebende Berliner Schlüssel zwingt allen seinen Benutzer*innen das in seinem Mechanismus objektivierte Handlungsprogramm auf: „Benutzer*in, wenn du, nachdem du die Tür aufgeschlossen hast, den Schlüssel wieder an dich nehmen und deiner Wege gehen willst, muss du die Tür zuvor wieder zuschließen.“ Anders als jener Berliner Schlüssel bieten die hier vorgelegten „Berliner Schlüssel zur Techniksoziologie“ einen Schlüsselbund unterschiedlicher, aber miteinander verbundener konzeptioneller und methodischer Herangehensweisen in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Technik- und Innovationsforschung.
Bernard Berenson
by Rachel CohenWhen Gilded Age millionaires wanted to buy Italian Renaissance paintings, the expert whose opinion they sought was Bernard Berenson, with his vast erudition, incredible eye, and uncanny skill at attributing paintings. They visited Berenson at his beautiful Villa I Tatti, in the hills outside Florence, and walked with him through the immense private library--which he would eventually bequeath to Harvard--without ever suspecting that he had grown up in a poor Lithuanian Jewish immigrant family that had struggled to survive in Boston on the wages of the father's work as a tin peddler. Berenson's extraordinary self-transformation, financed by the explosion of the Gilded Age art market and his secret partnership with the great art dealer Joseph Duveen, came with painful costs: he hid his origins and felt that he had betrayed his gifts as an interpreter of paintings. Nevertheless his way of seeing, presented in his books, codified in his attributions, and institutionalized in the many important American collections he helped to build, goes on shaping the American understanding of art today. This finely drawn portrait of Berenson, the first biography devoted to him in a quarter century, draws on new archival materials that bring out the significance of his secret business dealings and the way his family and companions--including his patron Isabella Stewart Gardner, his lover Belle da Costa Greene, and his dear friend Edith Wharton--helped to form his ideas and his legacy. Rachel Cohen explores Berenson's inner world and exceptional visual capacity while also illuminating the historical forces--new capital, the developing art market, persistent anti-Semitism, and the two world wars--that profoundly affected his life.
Bernard Lonergan: The Redemption, Volume 9 (Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan #9)
by Bernard Lonergan Robert Doran, S.J. Jeremy Wilkins H. Daniel MonsourThematically focused on the theology of redemption or what is called in theology "soteriology," each of the two sections of The Redemption addresses biblical literature and significant moments in the history of Christian theology, and especially the work of Anselm of Canterbury. The second part of the book presents a significant treatment of the problem of good and evil, and introduces the important category of cultural evil. Most significant from the standpoint of Lonergan's original contribution is the treatment accorded in both Part 1 and Part 2 to what he calls "the just and mysterious law of the cross." The treatment of biblical literature contains a valuable distinction between "redemption as end" and "redemption as medium." Beginning with theses 15-17 from Lonergan's Collected Works, The Incarnate Word, this volume also includes rare and never-before-published texts originally written in the late 1950s.
Bernard of Clairvaux: Selected Works
by Jean Leclercq Ewert Cousins G. R. Evans Bernard Of ClairvauxHere are writings of the great medieval spiritual teacher (1090-1153) who was preacher of the Crusades and founder of the Cistercians, with an introduction on the forming of Bernard's spirituality, its character and influence.
Bernard of Clairvaux: An Inner Life
by Brian Patrick McGuireIn this intimate portrait of one of the Middle Ages' most consequential men, Brian Patrick McGuire delves into the life of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to offer a refreshing interpretation that finds within this grand historical figure a deeply spiritual human being who longed for the reflective quietude of the monastery even as he helped shape the destiny of a church and a continent. Heresy and crusade, politics and papacies, theology and disputation shaped this astonishing man's life, and McGuire presents it all in a deeply informed and clear-eyed biography.Following Bernard from his birth in 1090 to his death in 1153 at the abbey he had founded four decades earlier, Bernard of Clairvaux reveals a life teeming with momentous events and spiritual contemplation, from Bernard's central roles in the first great medieval reformation of the Church and the Second Crusade, which he came to regret, to the crafting of his books, sermons, and letters. We see what brought Bernard to monastic life and how he founded Clairvaux Abbey, established a network of Cistercian monasteries across Europe, and helped his brethren monks and abbots in heresy trials, affairs of state, and the papal schism of the 1130s.By reevaluating Bernard's life and legacy through his own words and those of the people closest to him, McGuire reveals how this often-challenging saint saw himself and conveyed his convictions to others. Above all, this fascinating biography depicts Saint Bernard of Clairvaux as a man guided by Christian revelation and open to the achievements of the human spirit.
Bernard Shaw on Religion: On Religion (The Critical Shaw)
by George Bernard ShawFrom the Nobel Prize–winning playwright behind Pygmalion and Saint Joan, a collection of his critical writings on religion.The Critical Shaw: On Religion is a comprehensive selection of renowned Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate Bernard Shaw&’s pronouncements—many of them deliberately inflammatory—on all facets of religion and belief: on Christianity and the Church; on various religions, among them Protestantism, Catholicism, Quakerism, Christian Science, Fundamentalism, Calvinism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Islam; on atheism and agnosticism, atonement and salvation; the crucifixion, the resurrection, transubstantiation, and the Immaculate Conception; on the Bible, the Ten Commandments, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Thirty-nine Articles of the Anglican Church. And much more. In speeches, essays, and prefaces, Shaw relentlessly scrutinized and critiqued scores of religions—only to find most of their doctrines in need of exhaustive reform. And yet, in keeping with his many other paradoxes, though Shaw was fond of calling himself an atheist, he nonetheless recognized the importance, indeed the necessity, of religion.The Critical Shaw series brings together, in five volumes and from a wide range of sources, selections from Bernard Shaw&’s voluminous writings on topics that exercised him for the whole of his professional career: Literature, Music, Politics, Religion, and Theater. The volumes are edited by leading Shaw scholars, and all include an introduction, a chronology of Shaw&’s life and works, annotated texts, and a bibliography. The series editor is L.W. Conolly, literary adviser to the Shaw Estate and former president of the International Shaw Society.
Bernard Shaw, Paul Ricoeur, and the Jesusian Dialectics of Redemptive Living (Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries)
by Howard Ira EinsohnThis book explores a heretofore unremarked linkage between Bernard Shaw, the twentieth-century French thinker Paul Ricoeur, and Jesus of Nazareth. The ties that bind them are a foundational interest in the social teachings of the Nazarene and their use of a shared dialectics with respect to living the kind of compassionate life that holds out the promise in our contemporary world of achieving something approximating universal wellness on a healthy planet at peace with itself. This work argues that the three principal subjects of the study—independently of one another—used the same dialectical method to reach the same dialectically derived conclusion about how humans can live redemptively in a fractured world.