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Mount London

Author : Tom Chivers

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 15,92 MB

Release : 2014

Category : London (England)

ISBN : 9781908058188

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An invisible mountain is rising above the streets of the capital - and at over 1,800 metres, it is Britain's highest peak. This ingenious new book is an account of the ascent of 'Mount London' by a team of writers and urban cartographers, each scaling a smaller hill within the city - from Crystal Palace (112m) to Primrose Hill (78m). The essays and stories in Mount London unpeel London's history and geography, reimagining the city as mountainous terrain and exploring what it's like to move through the urban landscape. Ascents of natural peaks are offset by expeditions to the city's artificial mountains - The Shard (306m), the chimneys of Battersea Power Station (103m) - the search for 'ghost hills' in the back streets, and a descent into the deepest part of the Tube. Mount London is a unique and visionary record of the vertical city. - CONTRIBUTORS Matt D. Brown, Sarah Butler, Tom Chivers, Liz Cookman, David Cooper, Tim Cresswell, Alan Cunningham, Joe Dunthorne, Inua Ellams, Katy Evans-Bush, SJ Fowler, Bradley L. Garrett, Edmund Hardy, Justin Hopper, Martin Kratz, Amber Massie-Blomfield, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Helen Mort, Mary Paterson, Gareth E. Rees, Gemma Seltzer, Chrissy Williams, Tamar Yoseloff. - REVIEWS Unflinchingly original ... Tom Chivers and Martin Kratz, with the help of an eclectic mix of contributors, have reinvented and redefined London as a space that is not simply sleepless and overwhelming, but also remote and beautiful JAMES READER, THE GREAT OUTDOORS A lovely read full of lots of interesting historical and geographical snippets JANE'S LONDON In London, no matter how high we climb, we will never escape from each other, and from other hills PETER WATTS, THE GREAT WEN A catalyst for assessing a city that can mean so many different things to different people ... Any new resident within a London borough is strongly recommended to read it. ANDREW HERBERT, WILD CULTURE



The Sermon on the Mount

Author : Clarence Bauman

Publisher : Mercer University Press

Page : 468 pages

File Size : 36,10 MB

Release : 1985

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780865541139

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Mount Athos

Author : Graham Speake

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 34,76 MB

Release : 2002-01-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780300103236

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Mount Athos, a spectacularly beautiful rocky peninsula on the coast of Greece, has been a monastic preserve since the ninth century. This richly illustrated book tells the entire story of Athos, the Holy Mountain, from the first anchorite monks who lived in caves and huts through centuries of political and religious controversy to the thriving monastic communities of today. "Superb photographs, fascinating. Travelers and pilgrims alike, as well as those who prefer to stay at home, will relish this tour of Athos’s history, its relics and treasures, and, in part, its consciousness.”--Literary Review "An all-embracing panorama of the nature and detailed history of Athos.”--Anglo-Hellenic Review "This beautifully produced book contains everything the layman could wish to know about Athos. It is more, much more, than a mere travel book, though it would be a useful addition to the Orthodox pilgrim’s knapsack.”--The Tablet





The Sermon on the Mount

Author : Roland H. Worth

Publisher : Paulist Press

Page : 298 pages

File Size : 42,60 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780809137466

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Roland Worth's study of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount traces the roots of Jesus' teaching to the precepts of the Torah and Prophets. This is a comprehensive work for those who seek a deeper knowledge of the Bible.



Everyday Life in Medieval London

Author : Toni Mount

Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 20,73 MB

Release : 2014-03-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1445615649

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Step back in time to medieval London to find out about the lives of those working and living there.



The Lord's Prayer and the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's Gospel

Author : Charles Nathan Ridlehoover

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 256 pages

File Size : 32,47 MB

Release : 2019-12-26

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0567692337

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Charles Nathan Ridlehoover examines the Lord's Prayer in Matthew's Gospel, focusing on the prayer's centrality and showing how this centrality affects our reading of the Sermon on the Mount and subsequently, the prayer itself. Ridlehoover argues that the Lord's Prayer is structurally, lexically, and thematically central to the Sermon on the Mount, and the means through which disciples of Jesus are empowered to live out the kingdom righteousness it defines. In turn, the Sermon on the Mount clarifies what the answer to the petitions of the Lord's Prayer might look like in the life of the disciple of Jesus. Whilst the centrality of the Lord's Prayer has been noted by previous commentators, this centrality and its intended purpose has not hitherto been defined or examined in great depth. Ridlehoover fills this gap with a closely argued and in-depth study, ranging from methodology and the structure of the prayer itself to examining the Father, will, forgiveness and evil petitions, and the relevance of word and deed for hearers and doers. Ridlehoover's examination of the relationship between the Sermon and Prayer advances studies in compositional criticism and intratextuality.



The Hunt for Mount Everest

Author : Craig Storti

Publisher : Nicholas Brealey

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 41,91 MB

Release : 2021-10-05

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1529366291

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"This book would be enjoyed by those seeking knowledge of Everest beyond the climbing narratives, as well as those who appreciate the details of navigation and exploration." — Booklist The height of Mt. Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mt. Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain. It's a tale of high drama, of larger-than-life characters-George Everest, Francis Younghusband, George Mallory, Lord Curzon, Edward Whymper-and a few quiet heroes: Alexander Kellas, the 13th Dalai Lama, Charles Bell. A story that traverses the Alps, the Himalayas, Nepal and Tibet, the British Empire (especially British India and the Raj), the Anglo-Russian rivalry known as The Great Game, the disastrous First Afghan War, and the phenomenal Survey of India - it is far bigger than simply the tallest mountain in the world. Encountering spies, war, political intrigues, and hundreds of mules, camels, bullocks, yaks, and two zebrules, Craig Storti uncovers the fascinating and still largely overlooked saga of all that led up to that moment in late June of 1921 when two English climbers, George Mallory and Guy Bullock, became the first westerners-and almost certainly the first human beings-to set foot on Mt. Everest and thereby claimed the last remaining major prize in the history of exploration. With 2021 bringing the 100th anniversary of that year, most Everest chronicles have dealt with the climbing history of the mountain, with all that happened after 1921. The Hunt for Mt. Everest is the seldom-told story of all that happened before.



Mount Sinai

Author : Joseph J. Hobbs

Publisher : University of Texas Press

Page : 510 pages

File Size : 20,50 MB

Release : 2014-02-19

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0292761511

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This study of the Egyptian mountain widely believed to be Mount Sinai examines its geographical features, sacred sites, and the effects of rising tourism. Amid the high mountains of Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula stands Jebel Musa, “Mount Moses,” which many Christians and Muslims revere as Mount Sinai. In this fascinating study, Joseph Hobbs draws on geography and archaeology, Biblical and Quranic accounts, and a wide array of personal experiences—from Christian monks to Bedouin shepherds, medieval Europeans, and casual tourists—to explore why this mountain came to be considered a sacred place. He also shows how that very perception now threatens its fragile ecology and inspiring solitude. After discussing the physical and geographic characteristics of Jebel Musa that suggest it as the most probable Mount Sinai, Hobbs fully describes all Christian and Muslim sacred sites around the mountain. He also views Mount Sinai from the perspectives of the Jabaliya Bedouins and the monks of the St. Katherine Monastery, both of whom have inhabited in the region for centuries. Hobbs concludes his account with the international debate over whether to build a cable car on Mount Sinai and with an unflinching description of the negative impact of tourism on the delicate desert environment. His book raises important, troubling questions for everyone concerned about the fate of the earth's wild and sacred places.



Parables and Rhetoric in the Sermon on the Mount

Author : Ernst Baasland

Publisher : Mohr Siebeck

Page : 756 pages

File Size : 31,27 MB

Release : 2015-07-27

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9783161541025

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"Parable research has to a large degree ignored the Sermon on the Mount (SM) and for its part, research into the SM has likewise left the parables by the wayside. However, the use of parabolic language in more than one third of the SM influences its interpretation and indeed opens up a new approach to it. In the current volume, Ernst Baasland focuses on this important factor, whilst also taking the rhetoric of Jesus' teaching into consideration. The author maintains that rhetorical features have a great bearing on the interpretation of the text with the overall structure illuminating the entire composition of the sermon. Fresh insights into its oration therefore serve to challenge the source problem in a new way. The religious and philosophical settings of this most well-known of Christ's preachings are clarified by its parables and rhetoric; and the sermon's Jewish background has often been investigated. While the author continues with that particular task, he simultaneously affords more emphasis to the parallels in (Greek) Hellenistic literature. The combining of all these factors leads to a clearer comprehension of the Sermon on the Mount's philosophy of life and provides a better understanding of this classical text"--