Author : Anna Elkins
Publisher : Press 53
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781950413218
What might a sixteenth-century Spanish nun and an eighteenth-century French architect have in common? Hope of Stones invites you into a cross-century conversation among The Nun, The Architect, and The Poet that explores the desire to create and connect across time and other unseen things.
Author : David L. Chappell
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 2009-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0807895571
The civil rights movement was arguably the most successful social movement in American history. In a provocative new assessment of its success, David Chappell argues that the story of civil rights is not a story of the ultimate triumph of liberal ideas after decades of gradual progress. Rather, it is a story of the power of religious tradition. Chappell reconsiders the intellectual roots of civil rights reform, showing how northern liberals' faith in the power of human reason to overcome prejudice was at odds with the movement's goal of immediate change. Even when liberals sincerely wanted change, they recognized that they could not necessarily inspire others to unite and fight for it. But the prophetic tradition of the Old Testament--sometimes translated into secular language--drove African American activists to unprecedented solidarity and self-sacrifice. Martin Luther King Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, James Lawson, Modjeska Simkins, and other black leaders believed, as the Hebrew prophets believed, that they had to stand apart from society and instigate dramatic changes to force an unwilling world to abandon its sinful ways. Their impassioned campaign to stamp out "the sin of segregation" brought the vitality of a religious revival to their cause. Meanwhile, segregationists found little support within their white southern religious denominations. Although segregationists outvoted and outgunned black integrationists, the segregationists lost, Chappell concludes, largely because they did not have a religious commitment to their cause.
Author : Jim St. Germain
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062873229
In the tradition of The Other Wes Moore and Just Mercy, a searing memoir and clarion call to save our at-risk youth by a young black man who himself was a lost cause—until he landed in a rehabilitation program that saved his life and gave him purpose. Born into abject poverty in Haiti, young Jim St. Germain moved to Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, into an overcrowded apartment with his family. He quickly adapted to street life and began stealing, dealing drugs, and growing increasingly indifferent to despair and violence. By the time he was arrested for dealing crack cocaine, he had been handcuffed more than a dozen times. At the age of fifteen the walls of the system were closing around him. But instead of prison, St. Germain was placed in "Boys Town," a nonsecure detention facility designed for rehabilitation. Surrounded by mentors and positive male authority who enforced a system based on structure and privileges rather than intimidation and punishment, St. Germain slowly found his way, eventually getting his GED and graduating from college. Then he made the bravest decision of his life: to live, as an adult, in the projects where he had lost himself, and to work to reform the way the criminal justice system treats at-risk youth. A Stone of Hope is more than an incredible coming-of-age story; told with a degree of candor that requires the deepest courage, it is also a rallying cry. No one is who they are going to be—or capable of being—at sixteen. St. Germain is living proof of this. He contends that we must work to build a world in which we do not give up on a swath of the next generation. Passionate, eloquent, and timely, illustrated with photographs throughout, A Stone of Hope is an inspiring challenge for every American, and is certain to spark debate nationwide.
Author : Lucie White
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804769206
Stones of Hope shows how African human rights activists have opened new possibilities for justice in the everyday lives of the world's most impoverished peoples.
Author : Jean-Robert Cadet
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 39,78 MB
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0292729294
Cadet tells the story of his youth as a restavek, a practice of using children as unpaid and uneducated domestic workers often subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He is an advocate for these children and argues that the practice has created damaged adults incapable of participating in a productive economy--From P. [4] of cover.
Author : Gail Savitz
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Kidneys
ISBN :
Author : Patrick W. Carr
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441261028
2014 Carol Award Winner for Speculative The Fate of the Kingdom Awaits the Cast of Stones In the backwater village of Callowford, roustabout Errol Stone is enlisted by a church messenger arriving with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Eager for coin, Errol agrees to what he thinks will be an easy task, but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he's joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom. Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom's dynasty nears its end and the selection of the new king begins--but in secret and shadow. As danger mounts, Errol must leave behind the stains and griefs of the past, learn to fight, and discover who is hunting him and his companions and how far they will go to stop the reading of the stones. "With an engaging, imaginative world that bristles with danger, characters that keep you guessing, and a story that sticks with you, A Cast of Stones will keep you devouring pages until the very end. I highly recommend it!" --John W. Otte, author of Failstate "Carr's debut, the first in a series, is assured and up-tempo, with much to enjoy in characterization and description--not least the homely, life-as-lived details." -Publishers Weekly This fast-paced fantasy debut set in a medieval world is a winner. Both main and secondary characters are fully drawn and endearing, and Errol's transformation from drunkard to hero is well plotted. Carr is a promising CF author to watch. Fans of epic Christian fantasies will enjoy discovering a new voice. "Like the preceding series title, Inescapable, this tale of suspense offers a colorful cast of characters, small-town drama, and a hint of romance. A sure bet for fans of Hannah Alexander." --Library Journal "[Good fantasy books] have to be excellent. Good storytelling and exceptional characters with circumstances that are easy enough to follow and wrap your brain around but keep you entertained and guessing... Cast of Stones has found itself firmly in that list of books. I absolutely, one hundred percent loved this book." --Radiant Lit
Author : Howard W. Stone
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780800631390
This year one in ten adults will experience the isolation and inner barrenness of major depression. It is second only to marital difficulties in causing individuals to seek pastoral counseling. Depression and Hope is the expert, authoritative guide to appropriate ways for pastoral counselors to think about and treat depression. Building on his counseling practice, research, and personal experience, Howard Stone explains the latest understandings of depression and its symptoms, its spiritual dimensions, the likelihood of suicide, as well as the pros and cons of various drug therapies (including Prozac). In his characteristically readable, no-nonsense way, Stone then offers specific, tested ways for counselors briefly and effectively to address the physical, behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal facets of depression. Though enigmatic, depression is very treatable, and Stone shows how proper intervention by clergy can facilitate not only strong recovery but also strengthened faith.
Author : Hope Stone
Publisher :
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2020-04
Category :
ISBN :
Time to see what this sassy little sunflower's made of. I warned her she was mine, and I meant it. Ryder Life...it broke me from a young age. My kid sister, it broke her too... My purpose. My salvation. The only girl who'll ever mean anything...and everything to me. Enter Paige... the girl who waltzed right into my life and turned everything upside down. She'll pay the price. This chick pushes all my buttons. Smiles all the goddamn time like the world is cotton candy and rainbows, Looks at me like I'm the devil in leathers...little does she know how right she is. Oh, I'm way too beast for this beauty. And yet, my hardened heart...it wanted her. I'm her nightmare. Her saviour. And the best fucking thing to walk into her life. Time to see what this sassy little sunflower's made of. I warned her she was mine, and I meant it. Paige Biker. Outlaw. Killer. I gave myself to a man I knew was dangerous. A vicious, hate-worthy thug. A rugged hulk as cruel as he is beautiful. I always knew I wanted more. More out of life. More out of...men. But him? There's a special place in hell for a guy named Ryder. He's a man they call the devil himself, and it's true. Thinks he can protect me, but he's no hero and I'm nobody's fool. That club, those thugs he calls brothers - everything they touch turns to fire and ash. Karmas an ugly bitch...and that biker is bad juju. This match made in hell is over. I won't become a monster like him... Not even for love. Scroll up and click the buy button now to uncover the ugly truth... On SALE for the first time ever. Grab your copy now before the price goes back up!
Author : Daymon Jassal
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1499044518
Losing his dog, Bruno, Dawn is heartbroken and shattered on the inside. After the following events, he starts to have dreams and visions about a strange girl named Artemis. But what makes it even weirder is that Artemis turns out to be a real person, who transfers into Dawns school with only one message: Back off from the hunt for the stones, or I will kill you. And so the adventure unfolds as Dawns magical quest for the 5 hearts of the angel Midoria begin, and his battles with the powerful and devastating angel's vessel, Artemis, while facing powerful evil he cannot even comprehend, while being reunited with Bruno once more.
