Not Scattered or Confused


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The Hebrew Bible displays a complicated attitude toward cities. Much of the story tells of a rural, agrarian society, yet those stories were written by people living in urban environments. Moreover, cities frequently appear in a negative light; the Hebrew slaves in the book of Exodus were forced to build cities, and the book of Samuel’s critique of monarchy assumes an urban setting that supports that monarchy. At the same, time Ezra-Nehemiah makes restoration of Jerusalem and its wall a holy priority, and Genesis 1–11 (and subsequent references to the primeval narrative) show a much more layered view of the dangers and opportunities of the urban context. As the world’s population continues to move into cities and we debate the impact on human life and the natural environment, it becomes increasingly important to know how the biblical writers understood the ways in which urban life enhances and disrupts human thriving. In this book, McEntire offers a comprehensive and hopeful understanding of the Bible and the city.




Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® 2021 United States Edition


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This e-book edition features a fixed layout displaying page spreads that match the popular print edition and is perfect for viewing on a desktop computer. If you prefer an experience as similar as possible to the printed version of Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word, this is the recommended edition. The e-book edition is perfect in this time of social distancing when effective practice and proclamation of Scripture is essential. As assembly members continue to experience Mass in a variety of ways, they still encounter the Lord through the Word proclaimed—at home through live streaming, or in a church while socially distanced. Whether preparing readings for live-streamed or in-person Masses, Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word continues to help and inspire readers and provides the tools they need to proclaim the Word at Mass, or simply reflect at home with a greater understanding of the readings. Workbook provides: The Sunday readings in large print for practice Proclamation suggestions for emphasis in bold text Commentaries that provide background and explain the meaning of the reading The Responsorial Psalms for meditation and context For almost forty years, Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word has helped those who proclaim the Word of God at liturgy prepare for their ministry. We hope you find the e-book edition helpful in your ministry.




The Collected Works of Harold Clurman


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(Applause Books). For six decades, Harold Clurman illuminated our artistic, social, and political awareness in thousands of reviews, essays, and lectures. His work appeared indefatigably in The Nation, The New Republic, The London Observer, The New York Times, Harper's, Esquire, New York Magazine , and more. The Collected Works of Harold Clurman captures over six hundred of Clurman's encounters with the most significant events in American theatre as well as his regular passionate embraces of dance, music, art and film. This chronological epic offers the most comprehensive view of American theatre seen through the eyes of our most extraordinary critic. 1102 pages, hardcover.




Hearings


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Hearings


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The Ministry of God's Word


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This volume consists of a series of messages delivered by the noted Chinese pastor-teacher Watchman Nee during a training period for workers held in Kuling, Foochow, China in 1948.







Civil War Writing


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Civil War Writing is a collection of new essays that focus on the most significant writing about the American Civil War by participants who lived through it, whether as civilians or combatants, southerners or northerners, women or men, blacks or whites. Collectively, as contributors show, these writings have sustained their influence over generations and include histories, memoirs, journals, novels, and one literary falsehood posing as an autobiographical narrative. Several of the works, such as William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoirs or Mary Chesnut’s diary, are familiar to scholars, but other accounts, including Charlotte Forten’s diary and Loreta Velasquez’s memoir, offer new material to even the most omnivorous Civil War reader. In all cases, a deeper look at these writings reveals why they continue to resonate with audiences more than 150 years after the end of the conflict. As supporting evidence for historical and biographical narratives and as deliberately designed communications, the writings discussed in this collection demonstrate considerable value. Whether exploring the differences among drafts and editions, listening closely to fluctuations in tone or voice, or tracing responses in private correspondence or published reviews, the essayists examine how authors wrote to different audiences and out of different motives, creating a complex literary record that offers rich potential for continuing evaluation of the country’s greatest national trauma. Overall, the essays in Civil War Writing underscore how participants employed various literary forms to record, describe, and explain aspects and episodes of a conflict that assumed proportions none of them imagined possible at the outset.