Author : C.S. Lewis
Publisher : Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
C. S. Lewis was a British author, lay theologian, and contemporary of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Author : Philip Zaleski
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2006-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780618773602
Paying homage to prayer traditions from around the world and throughout history, this celebration of prayer covers everything from Pentacoastalist revivals to the sacred pipe to the Catholic rosary.
Author : Laura Miller
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 2008-12-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0316040266
Enchanted by Narnia's fantastic world as a child, prominent critic Laura Miller returns to the series as an adult to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power by looking at their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a more interesting and ambiguous truth: Lewis's tragic and troubled childhood, his unconventional love life, and his intense but ultimately doomed friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien. Finally reclaiming Narnia "for the rest of us," Miller casts the Chronicles as a profoundly literary creation, and the portal to a lifelong adventure in books, art, and the imagination.
Author : Rory Groves
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1725274167
With over thirty thousand occupations currently in existence, workers today face a bewildering array of careers from which to choose, and upon which to center their lives. But there is more at stake than just a paycheck. For too long, work has driven a wedge between families, dividing husband from wife, father from son, mother from daughter, and family from home. Building something that will last requires a radically different approach than is common or encouraged today. In Durable Trades, Groves uncovers family-centered professions that have endured the worst upheavals in history--including the Industrial Revolution--and continue to thrive today. Through careful research and thoughtful commentary, Groves offers another way forward to those looking for a more durable future. Winner, 2020 Silver Nautilus Award Finalist, 2020 Midwest Book Award
Author : Jillian Hunter
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2017-01-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781518784538
A Man of Science . . . Rogue physician Ian MacNeill is intrigued by wild child Margaret Rose from the night they first clash in the Victorian streets of Aberdeen. When she is suddenly banished by her father, Ian hopes to forget her and delves into dangerous experiments that taint his reputation. An outcast, he voyages to a lonely Scottish island to practice medicine...the very place of Margaret's exile. A Woman of Magic . . . Years might have passed since she was a broken, disillusioned girl, but Margaret Rose still remembers the charming, charismatic Ian. Now a warm, compassionate woman, she is shocked to realize that the handsome survivor she rescues from a shipwreck is the man who haunts her dreams. Once again she shuns his protection. Not even Ian can stop her study of the healing arts -- although she is taught at the hand of a known witch. But Ian is patient and persuasive...until he and Margaret join forces to defy society and confront the ghosts of the past. Only together do they find love and true magic... Suspense, emotion, and sensuality fill the pages of this classic Victorian romance from bestselling author Jillian Hunter.
Author : Colin Duriez
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 22,87 MB
Release : 2004-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830832071
Are you traveling to Narnia? No matter if this is your first visit to C. S. Lewis's wonderful fantasy world or if you've been there many times, you'll want to bring along this handy companion to the landscape and inhabitants of Narnia, including an A-to-Z guide to characters, places, objects and events. From Narnia expert Colin Duriez you'll learn Duriez also takes up some the sticky questions that you may be left wondering about, such as the destiny of Susan. His book will help you dig deeper into the series and its implications for understanding the Christian life.
Author : David C. Downing
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 2005-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0787978906
Published in the early 1950s, C. S. Lewis's seven Chronicles of Narnia were proclaimed instant children's classics and have been hailed in The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature as "the most sustained achievement in fantasy for children by a 20th-century author." But how could Lewis (a formidable critic, scholar, and Christian apologist)conjure up the kind of adventures in which generations of children (and adults) take such delight? In this engaging and insightful book, C. S. Lewis expert David C. Downing invites readers to join his vivid exploration of the Chronicles of Narnia, offering a detailed look at the enchanting stories themselves and also focusing on the extraordinary intellect and imagination of the man behind the Wardrobe. Downing presents each Narnia book as its own little wardrobe - each tale an opportunity to discover a visionary world of bustling vitality, sparkling beauty, and spiritual clarity. And Downing's examination of C. S. Lewis's personal life shows how the content of these classic children's books reflects Lewis's love of wonder and story, his affection for animals and homespun things, his shrewd observations about human nature, along with his vast reading, robust humor, theological speculations, medieval scholarship, and arcane linguistic jokes. A fun glossary of odd and invented words will allow readers to speak with Narnian flair, regaling friends and family with unusual words like cantrips, poltoonery, hastilude, and skirling. A masterful work that will appeal to both new and seasoned fans of Narnia, Into the Wardrobe offers a journey beyond Narnia's deceptively simple surface and into its richly textured and unexpected depths.
Author : Carl E. Braaten
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 20,58 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780802846952
Eight recognized Christian thinkers show that while the forms taken by these diabolical forces may have changed under the conditions of modern life, the underlying realities remain the same. Thus politics can become demonic, power can promote death, and sin can be disguised as virtue. Far from being pessimistic, however, the authors affirm God's victory over these enslaving powers through the proclamation of the gospel and the sacraments of the church."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Sam van Schaik
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834842815
A fascinating exploration of the role that magic has played in the history of Buddhism As far back as we can see in the historical record, Buddhist monks and nuns have offered services including healing, divination, rain making, aggressive magic, and love magic to local clients. Studying this history, scholar Sam van Schaik concludes that magic and healing have played a key role in Buddhism's flourishing, yet they have rarely been studied in academic circles or by Western practitioners. The exclusion of magical practices and powers from most discussions of Buddhism in the modern era can be seen as part of the appropriation of Buddhism by Westerners, as well as an effect of modernization movements within Asian Buddhism. However, if we are to understand the way Buddhism has worked in the past, the way it still works now in many societies, and the way it can work in the future, we need to examine these overlooked aspects of Buddhist practice. In Buddhist Magic, van Schaik takes a book of spells and rituals--one of the earliest that has survived--from the Silk Road site of Dunhuang as the key reference point for discussing Buddhist magic in Tibet and beyond. After situating Buddhist magic within a cross-cultural history of world magic, he discusses sources of magic in Buddhist scripture, early Buddhist rituals of protection, medicine and the spread of Buddhism, and magic users. Including material from across the vast array of Buddhist traditions, van Schaik offers readers a fascinating, nuanced view of a topic that has too long been ignored.
Author : Jerram Barrs
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433536005
From comic books to summer blockbusters, all people enjoy art in some form or another. However, few of us can effectively explain why certain books, movies, and songs resonate so profoundly within us. In Echoes of Eden, Jerram Barrs helps us identify the significance of artistic expression as it reflects the extraordinary creativity and unmatched beauty of the Creator God. Additionally, Barrs provides the key elements for evaluating and defining great art: (1) The glory of the original creation; (2) The tragedy of the curse of sin; (3) The hope of final redemption and renewal. These three qualifiers are then put to the test as Barrs investigates five of the world's most influential authors who serve as ideal case studies in the exploration of the foundations and significance of great art.
