Where Mortal and Immortal Meet


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Glasgow's thirteenth-century cathedral is the city's oldest building and one of Scotland's top tourist destinations. The cathedral remains an active congregation of the Church of Scotland and serves as the focus for many events of national significance. It is, however, many years since a comprehensive overview of the cathedral's history has been published. The standard work, The Book of Glasgow Cathedral, was compiled more than 120 years ago by George Eyre-Todd. Since then, the interior of the building has been completely transformed, thanks largely to the efforts of the Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral, founded in 1936 by the Rev. A. Nevile Davidson with the aims of "adorning and beautifying" the building and encouraging research into its history. To mark the eighty-fifth anniversary of the society, this new book traces the story of its achievements and presents the fruits of scholarship undertaken during recent decades, combining essays and lectures on the history of Glasgow Cathedral by eminent historians of the past with new and hitherto unpublished research. Where Mortal and Immortal Meet will be an invaluable resource for future generations of historians and for all those who have a love for one of Scotland's most significant architectural treasures.




All Men are Mortal


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After a beautiful and accomplished young actress revives a downcast stranger at a French resort, he reveals that he is immortal.




Knowing How to Know


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This volume examines some crucial issues in the conduct of fieldwork and ethnography and provides new insights into the problems of constructing anthropological knowledge. How is anthropological knowledge created from fieldwork, whose knowledge is this, who determines what is of significance in any ethnographic context, and how is the fieldsite extended in both time and place? Nine anthropologists examine these problems, drawing on diverse case studies. These range from the dilemmas of the religious refashioning of the ethnographer in contemporary Indonesia to the embodied knowledge of ballet performers, and from ignorance about post-colonial ritual innovations by the anthropologist in highland Papua to the skilled visions of slow food producers in Italy. It is a key text for new fieldworkers as much as for established researchers. The anthropological insights developed here are of interdisciplinary relevance: cultural studies scholars, sociologists and historians will be as interested as anthropologists in this re-evaluation of fieldwork and the project of ethnography.




Mortal Danger


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Edie seeks revenge against those who bullied her.




Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors


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For nearly seven continuous years the "Warriors" maintained a combat presence in some of the most austere and remote locations during the height of the war in Afghanistan. Through written accounts, photographs and interviews, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment illuminate the shadows of war to provide personal insight into the tolls of combat. From its opening words to its closing remarks, 'Mortal Men, Immortal Warriors' leads you across an uncharted terrain within narrative non-fiction. Journey alongside with them in this compelling tribute to one of the United States Army's unsung military units.




Socrates Meets Hume


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This book is the 6th book in a series of Socratic explorations of some of the Great Books. The books in this series are intended to be short, clear, and non-technical, thus fully understandable by beginners. Through such Socratic dialogues, Peter Kreeft introduces (or reviews) the basic questions in the fundamental divisions of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, anthropology, ethics, logic, and method. In Socrates Meets Hume, Kreeft presents a Socratic examination of enquiry concerning human understanding in relation to the skepticism of Hume, posing questions that challenge the concepts that Hume proposed. Kreeft states that Hume is the "most formidable, serious, difficult-to-refute skeptic in the history of human thought." Kreeft invites you to take part in the process of refuting Hume's skeptical arguments, with the aid of Socrates. Based on an imaginary dialogue between Socrates and Hume that takes place in the afterlife, this profound and witty book makes an entertaining and informative exploration of modern philosophy.




When Love Meets Fear


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Everyone is afraid. Sometimes fear is inappropriate and unnecessary. At other times, we have good reason to be afraid. But in every case, fear reduces our ability to be ourselves. It convinces us we shouldn’t take chances or risks. This book is for people who want to let go of unreasonable fear or act more creatively in the face of reasonable fear. It explores the roots of fear—the fear of change, of self-disclosure, of giving and receiving, of being alone. Beneath all of these is the greatest fear of all: the fear of loving and being loved. This 25th anniversary edition speaks of the enduring message of the book and this new edition has been greatly updated and expanded to include more contemporary developments in psychology and current events. Every chapter of the book has been rewritten and revised with a new audience in mind. Some new sections have been added and existing sections revised. This revised and updated edition reflects the author’s growing understanding of the ageless concern in our lives—becoming free from fear so that we can be more resourceful in our life.




Becoming Immortal


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Providing the philosophical, practical, and theoretical leverage for abandoning evolution and development in favor of engineering human beings, Becoming Immortal examines the directions biological change might take if civilization were to take charge of its own destiny. With the aid of embryonic manipulation, cloning, and stem-cell therapy, immortality would seem within the reach of future generations. The question is, "Do we presently have the wisdom to undertake creating immortal organisms?" The author examines every facet of this question, from theory to practice, and provides an answer through an in-depth analysis of life and death.




The Immortal Game


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When struggling pre-med student Ruby West beats the unconquerable Ash at chess he becomes fixated on her. Which is great if you like smoldering blue eyes, sculpted features, and afternoons of unexpected adventure. But not so great when she discovers he is a Greek god and his father, Zeus, has forbidden the gods from interacting with humans. Ruby soon realizes her love for Ash threatens the fragile stability that has kept the gods from meddling in the mortal world. Before long the two find themselves on a quest to rescue a goddess, save the Earth from unending winter, and secure the right to be together forever.




The Birth of Immortality


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THIS WAS AN ANGEL SENT FROM GOD AS SEEN IN MY VISION. THE VISION AND REVELATION OF THE BIRTH FO IMMORTALITY IT WERE A BIG EXPLOSION IN OUTER SPACE OUTSIDE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. AT THE FAR END OF THE UNIVERSE THIS BIG HEAVENLY BODY EXPLODED AND FRAGMENTS FROM THE GIANT PLANET WENT SPEEDING INTO ALL DIRECTIONS OF SPACE. AS I SAW THIS GREAT VISION IT WAS A SPIRITUAL LIGHT. AFTER TIMES AND TIMES THESE FRAGMENTS APPEARED TO BE MADE INTO PLANETS, SOME INTO MOONS, COMETS, SOME INTO, STARS, AND OTHER WELL KNOWN HEAVENLY BODIES. ONE OF THE FRAGMENTS WERE EARTH, AND ONE OF THE FRAGMENTS FROM THIS LARGE HEAVENLY BODY APPEARED TO BE SUPER BRIGHT. THE APPEARANCE OF THIS FRAGMENT AS I SEEN IT OUT IN THE SECOND HEAVEN WERE AS METERITE OR A SMALL COMET IN THE DARKNESS OF SPACE THE APPEARANCE OF IT AS A SHOOTING STAR IN THE DARKNESS OF THE HEAVENS AND AFTER SOME SPIRITUAL TIME THIS SMALL HEAVENLY BODY DESCENDED DOWN UNTO ME. THESE WORDS APPEARED AND WERE REVEALED INTO A SPIRITUAL REVELATION FROM GOD THE BIRTH OF IMMORTALITY THIS IS WHERE THE REVELATION OF THIS BOOK BEGAN TITLE: THE BIRTH OF IMMORTALITY BOOK WRITTEN BY: RAY WILSON