Klerus, Gesellschaft, Literatur (Regensburger Arbeiten Zur Anglistik Und Amerikanistik / Rege, #24)
by Peter Lenz
O'Connor, O'Faolain und O'Flaherty gelten als die -Vater- der gesellschaftskritisch-realistischen Erzahlprosa des Irish Free State und spateren Eire. Ein Blick zuruck in die jungere irische Literaturgeschichte zeigt jedoch, dass u.a. schon Moore, O'Donovan und Joyce in diesem Genre die gesellschaftlichen Missstande, die vor allem durch den normativen Einfluss des katholischen Klerus auf die Volksmentalitat bedingt sind, kritisch analysiert haben. Den Protagonisten entsprechender Erzahlungen blei...
Sermons on the Liturgical Seasons, Saint Augustine
Reading Moby-Dick and Other Essays (American University Studies, #69)
by William Hamilton
Do you watch movies with your eyes open? You buy your tickets and concessions, and you walk into the theater. Celluloid images flash at twenty-four frames per second, and the hypnotic sequence of moving pictures coaxes you to suspend disbelief and be entertained by the implausible. Unfortunately, many often suspend their beliefs as well, succumbing to subtle lessons in how to behave, think and even perceive reality. Do you find yourself hoping that a sister will succeed in seducing her sibling's...
Vulgata-Studies Vol. I (Das Alte Testament Im Dialog / An Outline of an Old Testamen, #8)
The journeys of Hannah, Meg, Charissa, and Mara take unexpected turns in Barefoot, the third book of the Sensible Shoes series. In this study guide author Sharon Garlough Brown has crafted a practical resource to help you process the characters' stories and explore the novel's spiritual formation themes more deeply. You'll find twelve weeks of daily Scripture readings, reflection questions, and invitations to prayer, with weekly discussion questions and practices for groups to do together. Each...
Colonizers imposed Christianity and biblical codes upon their conquered subjects. In the waning of imperialism the newly emerging peoples employed these same biblical codes as their cries for freedom and justice as they drove out their former masters. This collection of twelve essays exposes this tool of oppression as a tool of justice in works from Latin American, Native American, African, and Middle Eastern authors. Drawing on a variety of theological perspectives, including liberation theolo...
An award-winning historian of religion examines the role a "messiah" plays in Western culture, from its pre-Christian roots to modern interpretations of a savior. Over the centuries, people have longed for a messiah, whether a religious figure such as Jesus, a political leader, or even in popular culture. The messianic quest emerges most acutely during difficult times when people experience a sense of powerlessness and desperation. But the concept of a messiah-a savior-has its root in the wr...
The Paranormal and Popular Culture (Routledge Studies in Religion)
Interest in preternatural and supernatural themes has revitalized the Gothic tale, renewed explorations of psychic powers and given rise to a host of social and religious movements based upon claims of the fantastical. And yet, in spite of this widespread enthusiasm, the academic world has been slow to study this development. This volume rectifies this gap in current scholarship by serving as an interdisciplinary overview of the relationship of the paranormal to the artefacts of mass media (e.g....
A historical novel about the births, lives, and related missions of Jesus and John the Baptist
Deux homelies inedites de Jacques de Saroug (Analecta Gorgiana, #497)
This volume contains the Syriac text, with French translation, of two previously unedited homilies from Jacob of Sarug: "On Mary and Golgotha," and "On Strangers and their Burial."
The Existence and Attributes of God, Vol. 7b of 50 Greatest Chr Classics
by Stephen Charnock
The Spiritual World of the Hobbit (Library Edition)
by James Stuart Bell