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Angels and Ages

Author : Adam Gopnik

Publisher : Vintage

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 38,63 MB

Release : 2009-01-27

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307271218

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In this captivating double life, Adam Gopnik searches for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution. Born by cosmic coincidence on the same day in 1809 and separated by an ocean, Lincoln and Darwin coauthored our sense of history and our understanding of man’s place in the world. Here Gopnik reveals these two men as they really were: family men and social climbers, ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers, grieving parents and brilliant scholars. Above all we see them as thinkers and writers, making and witnessing the great changes in thought that mark truly modern times.



Angels Through the Ages

Author : James Platts

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 11,23 MB

Release : 2001-08

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 0595196462

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The only author already in print discussing the history of higher angels appears to be Mother Alexandra, an Orthodox nun who wrote The Holy Angels. This presentation also concentrates on those higher angels but also briefly reviews those lower less dramatic guardian angels. After studying angel apparitions in the Old Testament, the Christian era presents a dramatic increase in angel activities. Joining the older traditional Michael and Gabriel, we are introduced, at the Transfiguration, to Moses and Elijah, those two giants of Judaism These latter have, somewhere in time, become new archangels. On that Mount Tabor, Jesus also acquires archangel status, when the mighty spirit of David, the third giant, completes exactly one thousand years of penance, and is transfigured into this carpenter from Nazareth. Mary, the Mother of Angels in the Roman Catholic tradition, receives archangel status upon her death. Also emerging in that first Christian century is Satan, the Fallen Archangel. A serious consideration of Satan is vital, because each one of us must overcome Satan’s earthly temptations in order to reach the Promised Land. Thereafter, Mary and Jesus appear in angel form over the Christian centuries – sometimes together, more often alone - in their attempt to bring peace to a troubled world..



Angels and the New Spirituality

Author : Duane A. Garrett

Publisher : B&H Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,33 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Angels

ISBN : 9780805461763

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Book Description

A wealth of information on how angels can add a new dimension to faith, without getting caught up in the New Age mythology or diverting attention away from Christ.



Angels and Angelology in the Middle Ages

Author : David Keck

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 279 pages

File Size : 13,37 MB

Release : 1998-07-23

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0195354966

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Recently angels have made a remarkable comeback in the popular imagination; their real heyday, however, was the Middle Ages. From the great shrines dedicated to Michael the Archangel at Mont-St-Michel and Monte Garano to the elaborate metaphysical speculations of the great thirteenth-century scholastics, angels dominated the physical, temporal, and intellectual landscape of the medieval West. This book offers a full-scale study of angels and angelology in the Middle Ages. Seeking to discover how and why angels became so important in medieval society, David Keck considers a wide range of fascinating questions such as: Why do angels appear on baptismal fonts? How and why did angels become normative for certain members of the church? How did they become a required course of study? Did popular beliefs about angels diverge from the angelologies of the theologians? Why did some heretics claim to derive their authority from heavenly spirits? Keck spreads his net wide in the attempt to catch traces of angels and angelic beliefs in as many portions of the medieval world as possible. Metaphysics and mystery plays, prayers and pilgrimages, Cathars and cathedrals-all these and many more disparate sources taken together reveal a society deeply engaged with angels on all its levels and in some unlikely ways.



A Book of Angels

Author : Marigold Hunt

Publisher : Sophia Institute Press

Page : 177 pages

File Size : 43,87 MB

Release : 2006-09

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1933184000

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Angel stories from the Bible — for kids

Modern believers may be tempted to look upon angels as one of the more fanciful elements of Scripture, but this illuminating and entertaining collection of angel stories from the Bible shows that there are just too many angels for them to be metaphorical, allegorical, or unimportant.

So that children will come to know and learn to revere angels, Marigold Hunt explains what angels are (and are not!) and gathers here in one volume most of the stories of angels in the Bible, including exciting tales of:

  • The fallen angels, beginning with the devil himself, tempting Adam and Eve
  • The angel who barred the gates of Eden so Adam and Eve could never enter again
  • The angels who announced that Sara, Abraham’s aged wife, would have a baby
  • The angels who tried to save Lot from destruction with the city of Sodom
  • The angel who stayed Abraham’s hand as he was about to sacrifice his son Isaac
  • The angels in Jacob’s dream who climbed the stairway to Heaven
  • The angels who saved Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago from the fiery furnace
  • The angel Raphael, who shielded Tobias from death, and protected his wife Sara
  • The angels at the Ascension who chided the apostles for staring at the sky
  • The angel Gabriel, who foretold the birth of Jesus and John the Baptist
  • The choirs of angels who sang above Bethlehem when Jesus was born
  • The angel who carried food to Daniel when he was imprisoned in the lion’s den
  • The angel who freed Peter from prison, and, of course:
  • The countless angels who fill the marvelous pages of the Book of Revelation

    • Children will be charmed by these exciting tales.

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    Invoking Angels

    Author : Claire Fanger

    Publisher : Penn State Press

    Page : 408 pages

    File Size : 17,9 MB

    Release : 2012-02-01

    Category : Religion

    ISBN : 0271051434

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    Book Description

    "A collection of essays examining medieval and early modern texts aimed at performing magic or receiving illumination via the mediation of angels. Includes discussion of Jewish, Christian and Muslim texts"--Provided by publisher.



    Are Angels Real?

    Author : Kathleen Long Bostrom

    Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

    Page : 84 pages

    File Size : 45,43 MB

    Release : 2001

    Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

    ISBN : 9780842339599

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    Book Description

    Rhyming text and illustrations explain what angels are and how they watch over God's children.



    Angels Are for Real

    Author : Judith MacNutt

    Publisher : Baker Books

    Page : 209 pages

    File Size : 46,12 MB

    Release : 2012-02-01

    Category : Religion

    ISBN : 1441270175

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    Leading Expert Demystifies Angels and How They Interact with People Angels have a vital role in the Kingdom of God--and in the lives of believers. Yet many Christians treat the existence of angels lightly or fail to consider them at all. In Angels Are Real Judith MacNutt pulls back the curtain on this intriguing topic, recounting inspiring, true-life stories and miraculous interactions, revealing what the Bible says about these heavenly beings, and offering insight into the spiritual realm. She draws on solid scriptural support to explore · what angels look like · what they do · why they are important in believers' lives · the heavenly hierarchy · what fallen angels are · and more. Angels Are Real is an accessible, comprehensive, encouraging guide for Christians. When believers grasp the importance of angels to God--and themselves--they will better understand God's power and his extraordinary love.





    Angels Watching Over Me

    Author : Lurlene McDaniel

    Publisher : Laurel Leaf

    Page : 123 pages

    File Size : 50,83 MB

    Release : 2012-02-29

    Category : Young Adult Fiction

    ISBN : 0307814122

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    It's Christmas time, and Leah Lewis-Hall finds herself spending the holiday season alone and stuck in the hospital. Luckily, she quickly befriends her hospital roommate, a young Amish girl, and her close-knit Amish family. She becomes especially close to Ethan, the handsome and gentle older brother who can barely look Leah in the eye. When Leah receives frightening news about her condition, Ethan will show her that miracles can happen- and that sometimes angels appear in the most unexpected places. This nationally bestselling book is the first of three stories in The Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel.