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Guns to God

Author : Claud Jackson

Publisher : SPCK

Page : 151 pages

File Size : 37,16 MB

Release : 2021-08-19

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0281084955

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Claud was just six years old when he first held a gun in his hands. Now, over twenty years later, he is returning to communities just like the one he grew up in, this time holding a Bible. Guns to God is the incredible autobiography of Claud Jackson, a young boy who became a drug dealer and professional criminal before giving his life to God through the Alpha Course and later being called to become a Christian minister. Though exceptional in parts, Claud's journey is remarkably relatable: it is one of being shaped by circumstance and formed through faith, of losing yourself only to be found. Guns to God is an inspiring and thought-provoking Christian autobiography for anyone wanting a stronger understanding of and insight into the struggle against drugs and drug dealing in urban communities in the UK, and the role that the Christian faith has to play. The story of one man's search for belonging, this an incredible and moving testament to the life-changing power of God.



God, Guns & Rock'N'Roll

Author : Ted Nugent

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 21,59 MB

Release : 2001-08-14

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1596986638

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Rock and Roll legend Ted Nugent contends that a lot of what is wrong with this country could be remedied by a simple, but controversial concept: gun ownership.



God and Guns in America

Author : Michael W. Austin

Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Page : 221 pages

File Size : 43,89 MB

Release : 2020-05-12

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1467457981

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What if Christians did more than offer thoughts and prayers in response to gun violence? Ethicist Michael Austin argues—from a biblical but nonpacifist perspective—that we can impose firearms restrictions to make our society safer and less fearful while still respecting the rights of gun owners. God and Guns in America is a thoughtful, measured, and articulate treatment of a polarizing topic that is too often treated with more heat than light.



God, Guns, Gold and Glory

Author : Lauren Langman

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 394 pages

File Size : 11,75 MB

Release : 2016-09-12

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9004328637

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America, beginning as a small group of devout Puritan settlers, ultimately became the richest, most powerful Empire in the history of the world, but having reached that point, is now in a process of implosion and decay. This book, inspired by Frankfurt School Critical Theory, especially Erich Fromm, offers a unique historical, cultural and characterological analysis of American national character and its underlying psychodynamics. Specifically, this analysis looks at the persistence of Puritan religion, as well as the extolling of male toughness and America's unbridled pursuit of wealth. Finally, its self image of divinely blessed exceptionalism has fostered vast costs in lives and wealth. But these qualities of its national character are now fostering both a decline of its power and a transformation of its underlying social character. This suggests that the result will be a changing social character that enables a more democratic, tolerant and inclusive society, one that will enable socialism, genuine, participatory democracy and a humanist framework of meaning. This book is relevant to understanding America’s past, present and future.



God, Guns, Grits, and Gravy

Author : Mike Huckabee

Publisher : Macmillan + ORM

Page : 293 pages

File Size : 45,16 MB

Release : 2015-01-20

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1466866713

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The New York Times bestseller from the conservative commentator and 2016 presidential candidate. In God, Guns, Grits and Gravy, Mike Huckabee explores today’s fractious American culture, where divisions of class, race, politics, religion, gender, age, and other fault lines make polite conversation dicey, if not downright dangerous. As Huckabee notes, the differences between the “Bubble-villes” of the big power centers and the “Bubba-villes” where most people live are profound, provocative, and sometimes pretty funny. Here, Huckabee takes on government bailouts, politician pig-outs, and popular culture provocations from Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Honey Boo-Boo and Duck Dynasty. The former Arkansas Governor also discusses gun rights, gay marriage, the decline of patriotism, and the mainstream media’s contempt for those who cherish a faith-based life. The trouble with Democrats, the even bigger trouble with Republicans, our national security complex, and how our Constitution is eroding under our noses.



Land, God, and Guns

Author : Levi Gahman

Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.

Page : 282 pages

File Size : 50,38 MB

Release : 2020-05-15

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1786996383

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This book is an antidote to the forms of American nationalism, masculinity, exceptionalism, and self-anointed prowess that are currently being flexed on the global stage. Through a fascinating combination of ethnographic research across seven US states and the application of postcolonial, anti-racist, feminist and poststructuralist theories, Land, God, and Guns reveals how time-honoured rites of passage associated with taken-for-granted notions of manhood in the American Heartland are constitutive of a constellation of colonial worldviews, capitalist logics, gender essentialisms, ethnocentric religious beliefs, jingoistic populism, racial animus, and embodied violence. A constellation that, within the US, upholds a heteropatriarchal and racist ordering of life that both privileges and ultimately damages its main proliferators – white settler men. This is a detailed work that at once unravels rural white settler masculinity and the US state at their roots, whilst demonstrating why any analysis of the cultural production and social practice of masculinity in the United States must take into account the country's historical trajectories of imperialism, land dispossession, nation-state building, enslavement, extractive accumulation and valorisation of masculinist assertions of dominance.



God and Guns

Author : Jeff Robinson

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 191 pages

File Size : 11,84 MB

Release : 2012-03-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1469157179

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God and Guns is a biblical view of the right to bear arms. If you love either God or Guns you’ll love this book as you see how guns lower crime and even prevent crime. God and Guns is packed with helpful tactics that will prepare you in an encounter, including the aftermath. Also included is a gun log and safety tips to keep you and your loved ones safe. First, we must find out what Jesus has to say about the subject of putting our faith in a man-made weapon for survival. You might be surprised and find a new sense of joy as you realize He promoted the carrying of weapons. Be careful, this life changing book may alter the world as you see it.



Mitch, Please!

Author : Matt Jones

Publisher : Simon & Schuster

Page : 512 pages

File Size : 49,84 MB

Release : 2020-10-06

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1982164166

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The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller about how Mitch McConnell has been bad for Kentucky—and why he needs to be voted out of office from the founder of Kentucky Sports Radio and attorney Matt Jones. They say all politics is local. In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US Senator. Thirty years. The Senate Majority leader’s power is as undeniable as it is infuriating, and the people of Kentucky have had enough. Led by Matt Jones, they (and they alone) have the power to oust him from office. How did Jones, a local boy turned attorney turned sports radio host come to shine the brightest light on McConnell’s ineptitude? Simple—he knows Kentucky inside and out, and has used the state’s love of sports as an entry point for showcasing how McConnell has failed his fellow citizens both economically and socially for three decades. Entertaining, maddening, yet ultimately inspiring, these stories from Kentuckians in each of its 120 counties illustrate the Senate Majority leader’s stunning shortcomings. “Jones employs a sharp, political scalpel eviscerating McConnell…[and this book is] an effective combination of description and vivisection” (Kirkus Reviews). Jones brings his trademark wit and wisdom throughout the book, while also offering a beautiful portrait of a state with arguably the most untapped potential in our country. Ultimately, the white-hot hatred for McConnell on the coasts is just white noise. Only the people of Kentucky can remove him from office. Here, Matt Jones demonstrates he has the influence, charisma, and institutional knowledge to lead the charge. He and his fellow Kentuckians have had enough—and they’re ready for a fight.



Blazing Guns, Wild Horses, & the Grace of God

Author : Dana Maria Hill

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 13,91 MB

Release : 2011-03

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 145674397X

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James Kilpatrick escaped the hand of death, dodging bullets and standing strong and brave to protect his family. The enemy sought to destroy him, but God sent angels to camp around him and protect him. That night began a long, hard journey to places unknown and dangers unseen.



Embracing Justice

Author : Isabelle Hamley

Publisher : SPCK

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 39,67 MB

Release : 2021-12-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0281086559

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‘In a world where justice is too often about power, Isabelle Hamley shows that God’s justice brings transformation, healing and hope for all.’ JUSTIN WELBY What is justice? It’s a question we encounter everywhere in life and that over the last years has increasingly demanded an answer. In Embracing Justice, Isabelle Hamley invites us on an exhilarating journey through Scripture to discover how we, as churches, communities and individual Christians, can seek and practice justice even when enmeshed in such a fractured world. Full of practical encouragement, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book for 2022 brilliantly weaves together biblical texts, diverse voices, contemporary stories, and personal and group meditations to reveal liberating and imaginative ways in which me may grow in discipleship – and more fully reflect the justice, mercy and compassion of Christ in our lives. With six chapters to take you from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, this Lent devotional for 2022 is essential reading for anyone interested in the issues of justice – from climate and economic justice to gender and racial equality – that are increasingly at the forefront of global consciousness, and the role that Christians and the Church must play in them. Suitable for use both as a single study for individuals and for small groups to prepare for Easter, Embracing Justice will encourage, inform and motivate anyone looking for Christian books about justice. It will help you understand justice from a biblical perspective, and inspire you to seek it in every aspect of your life. Although the world is broken, unequal and violent, the call to reflect God’s own justice and mercy continues to sound like a steady drumbeat, impossible to ignore. Company with Isabelle Hamley this Lent, and discover that we can all join God’s mission of transformation and embrace his justice.