Biography: religious and spiritual Books
St Augustine's Press Roads to Rome – A Guide to Notable Converts from
Book SynopsisTo be a Christian is to be a convert. The word “convert” applies in a real sense both to cradle-born Catholics and to those, traditionally regarded as converts, who become Catholics as adults. The Catholic Church is the divinely established framework of the program of a conversion, which Christ presented as a thorough change of mind and heart (metanoia). While for a cradle-born Catholic the implementation of that program is usually a gradual process, for converts it contains a momentous act as they vote, so to speak, with their feet, on behalf of Truth, by joining the Church as the One True Fold, the Sole Ark of Salvation, to recall hallowed phrases dear to John Henry Newman, easily the greatest convert during the nineteenth century. The aim of this book is to summarize the lives of notable converts from Britain and Ireland and explain (by reference to quotations from their writings) why they entered the Catholic Church. These reasons were many. Some looked chiefly at history and saw the apostolic Church in their day to be residing in the Catholic communion. Others, though appreciating the fact of the gift of faith, saw reason as the chief support of the step they were taking. To yet others it was the endurance of both the Church and that remarkable office of the papacy that proved the necessary stimulus. Many were inspired by the witness of some unsung saint in their neighbourhood. Some were eminent even before their “move to Rome,” others almost completely unknown. Some found fame on their conversion, others suffered greatly for their zeal for the one true fold of Christ. Some came into the Church relatively early in life, others entered at the final hour, even while on their death bed. Taken altogether these accounts provide a profound and moving witness to the operation of divine grace in human souls.
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St Augustine's Press Sacred Monster Of Thomism – Life & Legacy
Book SynopsisThis new paperbound edition of The Sacred Monster of Thomism (the epithet comes from François Mauriac) is the first full-length study of the life and thought of the most influential Dominican theologian in the first half of the twentieth century, and the scourge of liberal theologians everywhere. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange taught at the Angelicum for fifty years, held the first chair of spiritual theology in the Church’s history, and authored twenty-eight books and over six hundred articles. He was also the doctoral dissertation director for Pope John Paul II. This work sketches the life and general context of Garrigou’s life, discusses at length the most important factor in his life – his affiliation with the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) – and examines his philosophical disputes with Henry Bergson and Maurice Blondel, his theological (and political) disputes with Jacques Maritain and M.- Dominique Chenu, and ends with the chapters examining Garrigou’s Thomism and his approaches to theology and spirituality.
£18.58
University of Scranton Press,U.S. A Privilege of Intellect: Conscience and Wisdom
Book SynopsisBased on decades of research, "A Privilege of Intellect" is D. A. Drennen's portrait of the English cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-90), whose conversion to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 significantly boosted the presence of the Catholic Church in England and caused many Anglicans to follow his example. Newman - who will be beatified this fall - devoted his life both to the Church and to the university, demonstrating that religious faith and intellectual pursuits could exist in harmony. Drennen's biography combines theology with psychology and philosophy and will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church.
£999.99
Modern Language Association of America The Life of Saint Eufrosine
Book SynopsisIncludes Old French text and English translation of the life of Saint Eufrosine, who dressed as a man to become a monk in a monastery. Mixing hagiography, romance, epic, and theology, this work from around 1200 CE raises questions about sexuality and identity, family relationships, and spiritual and secular values.Trade ReviewA welcome addition to the growing corpus of medieval hagiographic works in translation designed for upper-division classroom use." —Nancy Vine Durling, Independent Scholar"Ogden's Eufrosine fills a need for saints' lives in translation." —Maureen Boulton, University of Notre Dame
£32.21
Brandeis University Press The Besht
Book SynopsisNow available in English, a provocative new biography of the founder of Hasidism
£999.99
University of Tennessee Press God's Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings
Book SynopsisLoathed by mainstream Southern Baptists, J. Frank Norris (1877–1952) was in many ways the Southern Baptist Convention’s first fundamentalist. Twenty-five years after its first publication, this second edition of Barry Hankins’s field-defining work God’s Rascal: J. Frank Norris and the Beginnings of Southern Fundamentalism engages new scholar- ship on American fundamentalism to reassess one of the most controversial figures in the history of American Christianity. In this completely revised edition, Hankins pens an entirely new chapter on J. Frank Norris’s murder trial, examines newly uncovered details regarding his recurrent sexual improprieties, and reconsiders his views on race in order to place J. Frank Norris, a man both despicable and captivating, among the most significant Southern fundamentalists of the twentieth century.Norris merged a southern populist tradition with militant fundamentalism, carving out a distinctly take-no-prisoners political niche within the Baptist church that often offended his allies as much as his enemies. Indeed, Norris was about as bad as a fundamentalist could be. He resided in a world of swirling conspiracies of leftists who, he argued, intended to subvert both evangelical religion and American culture. There are times when Norris’s ego looms so large in his story that he seemed less interested in the threat these alleged conspiracies posed than in their power to keep him in the limelight. Finally, his tactics foreshadowed those employed in the fundamentalists’ tenacious takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention that would occur more than twenty years after Norris’s death.
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University of Utah Press,U.S. Amasa Mason Lyman, Mormon Apostle and Apostate: A
Book SynopsisThe early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is filled with fascinating characters, but few led a more tumultuous life than Amasa Lyman. Though he has been largely forgotten, this new biography provides a unique and revealing account of the early days of Mormonism and Lyman’s role in creating that history. He served as a missionary in the “burned-over” district of upstate New York and in Ohio before moving to Kirtland, where he suffered in the infant church’s financial crisis. He participated in the conflicts with hostile Missourians and emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. There, he became a leader in the church and a close associate of Joseph Smith. Lyman then led a company of pioneers across Iowa to Winter Quarters and on to the Salt Lake Valley. He was sent to the California gold fields and led the colonization of San Bernardino, where he became its first mayor, before returning to Utah, and he traveled to Europe as head of the church’s European missions. Having spent more than thirty years in the service of his church, Lyman began to move away from its teachings after a series of conflicts with its second leader, Brigham Young. Lyman was one of the first Mormons to criticize the Mountain Meadows Massacre, which led to his dismissal as an apostle. He was excommunicated in 1870 and became one of the foremost spokesmen of the Godbeite Church of Zion movement before his death in 1877. Author Edward Leo Lyman chronicles Amasa Lyman’s life and interactions with Mormon history with an honesty true to his ancestor’s freethinking spirit. Winner of the Francis Armstrong Madsen Best Utah History Book Award from the Utah Division of State History.Trade ReviewUntil now...the apostle-turned-apostate has remained a peripheral figure in much of Mormon historical literature. This new biography aims to provide a definitive treatment of Amasa's life. Lyman's book is likely to remain the most complete source on Amasa for years to come. Includes enough material to engage anyone interested in studying the early development of the Church through the experiences of Amasa Mason Lyman, an enigmatic and fascinating apostle."—Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought"Throws new light on many episodes of Mormon history. Leo Lyman is not afraid to address difficult subjects, including documenting events that show Brigham Young in a less than favorable light. This notable book is worth the effort to read."—Utah Historical Quarterly"The book holds a wealth of information on early Mormon and early Utah history."—New Mexico Historical Review"Fine history. Rich meat to chew on. Much top-notch history to digest and enjoy here."—The Journal of Mormon HistoryTable of ContentsPreface1. Development of a Disciple, 1832–18372. The Emergence of a Young Church Leader—and Friend of the Prophet3. Loss of the Prophet and Transition to New Leadership in Nauvoo4. Travel and Settlement Planting in the West, amid Further Adaptations in Church Governance5. Supporting Leadership on the Plains, at Salt Lake City, and Missions to California, 1848–18516. San Bernadino: A Tribute to Amasa's Leadership7. The Utah War and Lyman's Ministry in Southern Utah, 1857–18608. European Mission and Doctrinal Developments9. Sidelined: Lyman's Gradually Diminished Apostolic Role, 1863–186710. Years of Alienation, 1867–187011. Era of Rebellion, 1870–187212. Last Years, 1872–1877Appendices1. The Amasa M. Lyman and John Tanner Families2. Early Lyman Study Notes3. Additional Atonement4. Lyman PoemNotesBibliographic EssayBibliographyIndex
£26.36
University of Utah Press,U.S. Like a Fiery Meteor: The Life of Joseph F. Smith
Book Synopsis Joseph F. Smith was born in 1838 to Hyrum Smith and Mary Fielding Smith. Six years later both his father and his uncle, Joseph Smith Jr., the founding prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were murdered in Carthage, Illinois. The trauma of that event remained with Joseph F. for the rest of his life, affecting his personal behavior and public tenure in the highest tiers of the LDS Church, including the post of president from 1901 until his death in 1918. Joseph F. Smith laid the theological groundwork for modern Mormonism, especially the emphasis on temple work. This contribution was capped off by his “revelation on the redemption of the dead,” a vision accepted by Mormons as a prophetic glimpse into the afterlife. Taysom’s book traces the roots of this vision, which reach far more deeply into Joseph F. Smith’s life than other scholars have previously identified. In this first cradle-to-grave biography of Joseph F. Smith, Stephen C. Taysom uses previously unavailable primary source materials to craft a deeply detailed, insightful story of a prominent member of a governing and hugely influential Mormon family. Importantly, Taysom situates Joseph F. Smith within the historical currents of American westward expansion, rapid industrialization, settler colonialism, regional and national politics, changing ideas about family and masculinity, and more. Though some writers tend to view the LDS Church and its leaders through a lens of political and religious separatism, Taysom does the opposite, pushing Joseph F. Smith and Mormonism closer to the centers of power in Washington, DC, and elsewhere. Trade ReviewThis remarkable, path-breaking, sometimes jaw-dropping Joseph F. Smith biography makes an immense contribution to the fields of Mormon history and Mormon studies." —John Turner, George Mason University"Taysom has done a marvelous job of mining the voluminous primary sources available to him, primarily in church archives. He has produced a detailed, textured, and fascinating biography of a major but underappreciated figure in Latter-day Saint history." —Patrick Q. Mason, Utah State UniversityTable of Contents A Note on Sources Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Bloodlines 2. From Missouri to Nauvoo 3. The Murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith 4. Pioneer Days 5. Upon the Isles of the Sea 6. Returning to Utah and Finding a Wife 7. Mission to the British Isles 8. Marital Discord, Domestic Violence, and Divorce 9. JFS the Apostle, JFS the Polygamist 10. Mission President in England, Losing the Lion 11. Exile 12. “We were unsettled as a Quorum” 13. An Emerging Gospel Scholar, Iosepa, and the Manifesto 14. The Ever- Tightening Knot of Utah Politics 15. Politics, Economics, and Polygamy Collide 16. Presiding High Priest, 1901–1918 17. The Complexities of Religion in a New Century 18. From Salt Lake to Sharon 19. Dusk Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Augustus Hopkins Strong and the Struggle to
Book SynopsisAt the end of the nineteenth century Augustus Hopkins Strong worked to bring modernists and traditional Christians together but found the task more difficult than many imagined. In the wake of the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species in 1859, Christianity, or at least many people's understanding of Christianity, was evolving. The rising popularity of Darwinism combined with the pervasive influence of German idealism began forcing many professing Christians to rethink the faith they had long taken for granted. Among those who would be compelled to face the apparent conflicts between modern thought and traditional orthodoxy was Baptist theologian Augustus Hopkins Strong (1836-1921). As president and professor of systematic theology at Rochester Theological Seminary for forty years (1872-1912) Strong stood as the premier theologian of the Northern Baptists at the end of the nineteenth century. Yet, as author John Aloisi shows in this important study, he remains a puzzling figure. Strong considered himself a defender of orthodoxy even as the school he led transitioned to a more modern and arguably less orthodox understanding of the Christian faith. His Systematic Theology went through eight editions, and the later editions increasingly reflected a shift in his thinking. Strong wrestled with how to reconcile Christian theology with modern thought while also trying to solve tensions within his own theology. He hoped to be able to bring modernists and more traditional Christians together around a concept he labeled ethical monism. In the end, while his effort suggested the task was more difficult than many understood it to be, Strong's journey had a significant impact on the direction of Rochester Theological Seminary. This book is openly available in digital formats thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.Table of ContentsTHE MAKING AND MINISTRY OF A THEOLOGIAN PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND OF ETHICAL MONISM ETHICAL MONISM AS BOTH A CONCLUSION AND A STARTING POINT FOR THEOLOGY ETHICAL MONISM AND ITS IMPACT ON OTHER AREAS OF STRONG'S THEOLOGY CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES AND THE LEGACY OF STRONG'S ETHICAL MONISM CONCLUSION
£23.74
Faithlife Corporation Living Together in Unity with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Brandeis University Press Defender of the Faithful – The Life and Thought
Book SynopsisThe first scholarly biography of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv in English in over thirty-five years. Defender of the Faithful explores the life and thought of Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv (1740–1809), one of the most fascinating and colorful Hasidic leaders of his time. This is an intellectual and religious biography, a reading of the development of his thought and career. Featuring examples of Levi Yitshak’s extraordinary texts alongside insightful analysis by scholar and theologian Arthur Green, Defender of the Faithful is a compelling study of both Levi Yitshak’s theology and broader philosophy. Trade Review“Arthur Green, a modern master of Jewish thought, explores the life and thought of Rabbi Levi Yitsḥak, one of the towering, formative figures in early Hasidism. In Green’s lucid presentation, Levi Yitsḥak emerges as a mystic, but also a realist who faces the fact that we live in a world seemingly not guided by divine will. Boldly, Levi Yitshak claims that a righteous individual can actually implant a new will within God. A fascinating, profound book.” -- Daniel Matt, author of Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation and the multivolume annotated translation The Zohar: Pritzker Edition“A brilliant intellectual biography of a spiritual hero, a leading eighteenth-century Hasidic master and leader, a mystical revolutionary thinker who took upon himself to act in a world seemingly not guided by divine intervention, hidden or revealed. Skillfully and felicitously written by one of the world’s leading scholars of Hasidism, it presents new dimensions of the thoughtful, profound, and original author of Kedushat Levi (1798), and contextualizes the mystical-Hasidic phenomenon in the spiritual and historical circumstances in which it evolved.” -- Rachel Elior, John and Golda Cohen Chair in Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew University“In this stunningly interesting study, Arthur Green sets aside the legendary Levi Yitshak of Berdychiv in pursuit of the historical figure, whose life and thought Green explores with his signature combination of extraordinary erudition and finely-honed sensitivity to the psychological and spiritual dimensions of classical Hasidism. A wonderfully crafted landmark study of a seminal figure, richly contextualized and bringing to light many of the complexities that characterized Hasidism in its early stages of development.” -- Lawrence Fine, author of Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship“Arthur Green blends meticulous historical scholarship with delicate textual analysis and poetic writing to help us understand anew the life and teachings of one of the most important leaders of early Hasidism, a daring theologian who was also remembered as a popular spiritual hero and an iconic Jewish leader. Much like his pathbreaking intellectual and religious biography of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, Green inspires us again. This book is a must read for scholars and seekers alike!” -- Biti Roi, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, and author of Love of ShekhinaTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Levi Yits?ak as Hasidic Leader 1. The Life and Times of an Eighteenth-Century Rabbi 2. Levi Yits?ak in the Maggid’s Circle: The Challenge of Leadership 3. First Steps: The Evidence of Shemu‘ah Tovah 4. The Hasidic Tsaddik and the Quest for Models 5. The Mezritch Circle: A Later Look Part II: Mystic Disciple and Teacher 6. Translating the Transcendent 7. The Mystic and the Religious Revival 8. The Question of Miracles 9. An Emerging Religious Personality 10. Power and Pleasure in Serving God 11. Defending the Commandments 12. Interpreting Torah 13. Looking into the Future? Abbreviations Used in Notes Bibliography
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Watkins Media Limited Conversations with Buddha: A Fictional Dialogue
Book SynopsisA relaxed chat with the Buddha tells us what he thought about impermanence, karma, mindfulness, compassion, love, and everything else that leads us toward a true understanding of ourselves and the cosmos. We know him as the Buddha, the “Awakened One”. Born Siddhartha Gautama 2,500 years ago in northern India, he became one of the world’s greatest spiritual leaders. He suffered as we do, then by his own efforts found the key to liberation from the bonds of desire, hatred and ignorance. As Westerners living in relative prosperity, we can identify with this man who had it all – love, success, money, talent, privilege – but set these things aside to search for something deeper and more enduring. This book presents an account of the Buddha’s life followed by a series of plausible and illuminating but imagined conversations, which probe all aspects of his philosophy for living. The insights he conveys here offer us practical wisdom for a better life.
£999.99
Liverpool University Press Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A
Book SynopsisNational Jewish Book Awards 2019 Winner of the Barbara Dobkin Award for Women’s Studies and Finalist for Education and Jewish Identity.Sarah Schenirer is one of the unsung heroes of twentieth-century Orthodox Judaism. The Bais Yaakov schools she founded in interwar Poland had an unparalleled impact on a traditional Jewish society threatened by assimilation and modernity, educating a generation of girls to take an active part in their community. The movement grew at an astonishing pace, expanding to include high schools, teacher seminaries, summer programmes, vocational schools, and youth movements, in Poland and beyond; it continues to flourish throughout the Jewish diaspora.Naomi Seidman explores the movement through the tensions that characterized it, capturing its complexity as a revolution in the name of tradition. She presents the context which led to its founding, examining the impact of socialism, feminism, Zionism, and Polish electoral politics on the process, and recounts its history, from its foundation in interwar Kraków to its near-destruction in the Holocaust, and its role in the reconstruction of Orthodoxy in subsequent decades.A vivid portrait of Schenirer shines through. The book includes selections from her writings published in English for the first time. Her pioneering, determined character remains the subject of debate in a culture that still regards innovation, female initiative, and women’s Torah study with suspicion.Trade ReviewFascinating new book ... Seidman is one of the most interesting scholars working in Jewish studies today.'Rokhl Kafrissen, Tablet Magazine'Professor Seidman recounts stories, legends, and myths about Schenirer. Here is a towering figure, a revolutionary who changed Jewish Orthodoxy, but who also embodied the values that tradition associated with femininity: simplicity, humbleness, and maternal care… We have empirical proof: Bais Yaakov gave birth to many ethically engaged, Jewish-educated women, among them, Naomi Seidman, author, scholar, and feminist.'Brian Horowitz, H-Judaic'[Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement] serves as an important first major study of a figure and a movement that marked a significant shift in the position of Orthodox women… Seidman writes with passion, scholarship, and lucid prose.' Jackie Rosensweig, Tradition'Seidman’s study brings women’s voices back to the centre of the history of Orthodoxy. Much of the reason that women have been overlooked in the study of Orthodoxy has been the subjects that scholars and fields of study define as worthy of attention. As Seidman’s study reveals there is an abundance of data and archives to present a full—not simply a male—history of Orthodoxy.' Eliyahu Stern, Shofar'By combining her thoughtful monograph with a full translation of Schenirer’s available Yiddish writings, Seidman has made these important documents widely available in English for the first time… her nuanced portrait will only encourage other scholars to delve further into the many unanswered questions surrounding a movement that she has amply and subtly shown to be “a revolution in the name of tradition.”' Eliyana R. Adler, Shofar'An extremely valuable aspect of the book is its broad context, which allows the reader to see Schenirer’s work against the background of the changes taking place at that time not only within Orthodox Judaism itself but also in the emergent feminist, socialist, Zionist, and Yiddishist movements.' Joanna Lisek, Shofar'Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement, which so many have been waiting for, does not disappoint. Only after seeing how significant Sarah Schenirer was can we both wonder why it took so long for a rigorous study of Bais Yaakov to appear, and realise how appreciative we have to be to Seidman for removing the veil of hagiography from this subject.' Marc B. Shapiro, Shofar'Naomi Seidman’s book fills a void in the study of modern Jewish history… This book is a building block in the future research of Orthodoxy and opens new frontiers for scholarship.'Ilan Fuchs, The Lehrhaus'Naomi Seidman is uniquely qualified to write the definitive biography of Sarah Schenirer... Seidman portrays Schenirer as a learned, charismatic educator, worthy of being taken seriously in the field of modern Jewish thought... I recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of Jewish women’s education or allied fields.'Debbie Weissman, NashimTable of ContentsIntroductionPART ONE. Reading Bais Yaakov1. ‘In a Place Where There Are No Men’: Before Bais Yaakov2. ‘A New Thing that Our Ancestors Never Imagined’: Beginnings (1917–1924)3. ‘Building Bais Yaakov’: Institution and Charisma4. ‘So Shall You Say to the House of Jacob’: Forging the Discourse of Bais Yaakov5. ‘A New Kind of Woman’: Bais Yaakov as Traditionalist Revolution‘Bais Yaakov, Let Us Walk in the Light of the Lord’: Destruction and Rebirth PART TWO. Collected Writings of Sarah SchenirerI. Pages from My LifeII. Bais Yaakov and Bnos Agudath IsraelIII. The Jewish YearIV. Jewish Women’s Lives: The Sacred Obligations of the Jewish WomanV. Ten Letters to Jewish ChildrenVI. A Letter from Mrs Schenirer, May Peace Be Upon HerVII. With Perseverance and Faith: From Kraków to New York AppendicesA. Sarah Schenirer’s DiaryB. Sarah Schenirer’s Family TreeC. Map of Sarah Schenirer’s KrakówD. Maps of Bais Yaakov Schools, 1935E. The Bnos Agudath Israel Anthem BibliographyIndex
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Diary of Thomas Larkham, 1647-1669
Book SynopsisThis volume provides a rich new resource for exploring religion and daily life in Interregnum and Restoration England. Thomas Larkham kept his 'diary' - an account book with spiritual musings and autobiographical notes - throughout his time as Vicar of Tavistock, Devon, and on into his days as a nonconformist apothecary in the town. Only fragmentshave appeared in print before. This edition provides a new resource for exploring religion and daily life in Interregnum and Restoration England. Larkham's life captures the twists and turns a clerical career could take in the 17th century. He went to New England in the 1630s, then came back and joined the Parliamentary army. As Vicar of Tavistock in the 1650s, he took a controversial path. He preached to the parish at large but restricted baptism and communion to an ever smaller circle. Local resentment erupted in a no-holds-barred pamphlet war. A watershed came in 1660. Larkham scored a thick black line in his diary under these words: 'The Lords day Oct. 21. I left mine imployment of preaching in feare & upon demand of the Patron'. The entries that follow show how his fortunes changed as a result - prisoner, fugitive preacher, Tavistock apothecary. The diary illuminates the private side of a turbulent public life. It is intriguing both for what it includes and for what has to be read between the lines. The edition also includes two rare tracts - Naboth and Judas hanging himselfe - from the vociferous debate his activities provoked. A substantial introduction sets Larkham and his diary in context. SUSAN HARDMAN MOORE is Senior Lecturer in Divinity at the University of Edinburgh.Trade ReviewWith its excellent archival material, this remains a useful addition to the historiography of the period in its own right. * SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEWS *Will be a marvellous new source for researchers into the provincial life and controversies during this crucial period. * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction The diary of Thomas Larkham, 1647-1669 Naboth, in a narrative and complaint of the church of God ... at Tavistock in Devon [London, 1657] Judas hanging himselfe: or Naboths false accuser intangled in his own testimony. Set forth in a rejoinder of the church of Christ in Tavistock, to a scurrilous pamphlet published lately by N. W. &c. [London, 1658] Appendix 1. Gifts and sales of The wedding-supper [London, 1652] Appendix 2. Gifts and sales of The attributes of God [London, 1656] Appendix 3. Apothecary shop accounts, 1664-1666
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Agnes Blannbekin, Viennese Beguine: Life and
Book SynopsisFemale mysticism, usually nourished in contemplative surroundings, in Blannbekin's case drew its inspiration from urban life; Weithaus identifies her visions as "street mysticism". This early example of a spiritual diary incorporating the visions of a female mystic offers a glimpse of religious women's daily life and spiritual practices. Her visions comment on memorable events such as a popular bishop's visit to town during which people were trampled to death; the consequences of a rape committed by a priest; thefts of the Eucharist and the work of witches. Christ, for Blannbekin, is not only bridegroom, but also shopkeeper, apothecary, and axe-wielding soldier, and it was her vision of swallowing Christ's foreskin which led to her eventual censorship. Life and Revelations has only relatively recently been rediscovered by Austrian scholar Peter Dinzelbacher, and this translation is based on his critical edition. Ulrike Wiethaus is Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Appointments, Wake Forest University.Trade ReviewScholars of women's spirituality will welcome this entrée to th etext of a lively, hitherto inaccessible author. * CATHOLIC HISTORICAL REVIEW [hardback edition] *
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Inter-Varsity Press Inside Story: The Life Of John Stott
Book SynopsisIntegrity matters. We expect it of leaders in all walks of life. But why is integrity so rare? Jonathan Lamb looks at the example of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians and offers us a model of integrity in leadership that spans the centuries.
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SPCK Publishing Life on the Line: The extraordinary life and
Book SynopsisDr Des Sinclair has witnessed many remarkable miracles in the course of his healing and evangelistic ministry. For over two decades he and his wife Ros have travelled throughout Africa. He has seen a man raised from the dead: he has been released from prison in extraordinary circumstances. He has preached the gospel in the face of fierce opposition, particularly from Muslim groups. He was thrown out by his father when just 11 years old. He has been abused, imprisoned, tortured, sentenced to death - yet in obedience to the perceived call of God he has pressed on. His conviction, shared through story after story, is that when you put your life on the line for God, it will become a life-line for others to hold on to.
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SPCK Publishing In Japan the Crickets Cry: How could Steve
Book SynopsisSteve had suffered under the brutal regime of his Japanese guards. He and his classmates at Chefoo school in China - for the most part the children of missionaries - had been interned in 1942. Resentment of the Japanese was a way of life. Could he possibly pray for them? Painfully, reluctantly, he found that he could, and his prayers sank deep. At the end of the war the China Inland Mission was seeking young men willing to go to Japan . Steve trained, packed and went. Thus began Steve's lifelong love of Japan. Over the years he would tussle with a culture where courtesy wins over truth; where suicide is an honourable choice; where to be foreign is to be forever alien. Time after time he would encounter miracles of healing, provision, and protection as God looked after him, his wife Evelyn and their growing family. In a resistant culture he would see many come to Christ. This is the story of how a boy's grudging prayers were remarkably answered.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 9Biographee’s Note 11Sudachi (Leave Home) 14Kinkou (Balance) 24Kyuchi (Straits) 31Torikago (Caged Bird) 37Keisou (Relay Race) 42Yoake (Daybreak) 50Jiyu (Freedom) 59Kyokuro (Winding Path) 68Kadowomagaru (Turn a Corner) 75Oten (Stain) 81Iriguchi (Doorway) 88Yoromeki (Faltering Steps) 95Seika (Fruit) 106Enro (Long Road) 118Gyakufuu (Adverse Wind) 126Aika (Song of Lament) 134Ai (Love) 143Kaika (Blossom) 152Osaetakoe (Muffled Voices) 162Wakai (Reconciliation) 170Heisei (Peace Everywhere) 181Kumiawase (Dovetail) 187Hikitsugi (Take the Torch) 196Kikoku (Return Home) 202Afterword: The Eastern Lisu and the Work of George“Eddie” Metcalf (1906–51) 209Author’s Notes 212Bibliography 213Notes 218
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SPCK Publishing Out of the Ashes: The restoration of a burned boy
Book SynopsisPeter Gladwin was barely one when a domestic fire left him horribly scarred. The third of nine children, he was raised on a rough council estate in Halifax. Peter was always in trouble with the police, in and out of care homes, spending his time on the streets. Then he was stabbed and effectively lost the use of his right arm. Every relationship failed. For years Peter took refuge in gambling, drinking and drugs. His sister Annette, four years senior, was called after Peter contemplated suicide. She insisted he accompany her to a local church. 'Little did I know that God was there For the first time in weeks I went to sleep without being drunk or high on drugs.' It was the start of Peter's profound transformation. In 1993 he started a two-year course at the Elim Bible College in Cheshire, and met a lovely Swiss girl, Sarah, who is now his wife. After several years working in drug rehabilitation, and as a probation officer in a cat B prison he now works as a full time evangelist.Table of ContentsC o n t e n t sForeword 7Acknowledgments 91. Out of the ashes 112. Lost boy 143. Escape routes 324. Into the dungeon 505. Out of the darkness 646. Healing 807. A new life 958. Seeking guidance 1149. Skilled and equipped 13210. Into the future 147
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Unisa Press Philip Quaque’s letters to London, 1763-1811
Book Synopsis``There are many reasons to welcome Adeleke Ade?ko’s new edition of the letters of the Reverend Phillip Quaque: the letters bring new insights into the contradictions that defined the encounter between Europeans and West Africans in the modern period, and of Quaque's complicated life as he tried to negotiate his role as a subject caught between the aspiration to be modern and the brutality of the slave trade. Ade?ek?o’s careful editing of the letters makes them accessible to modern readers and ensures that the troubled and troubling voice of the African will become central to our understanding of the “Black Atlantic”.’ – Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University.Trade Review‘‘There are many reasons to welcome Adélékè Adé??k??’s new edition of the letters of the Reverend Phillip Quaque: the letters bring new insights into the contradictions that defined the encounter between Europeans and West Africans in the modern period, and of Quaque's complicated life as he tried to negotiate his role as a subject caught between the aspiration to be modern and the brutality of the slave trade. Adé??k??’s careful editing of the letters makes them accessible to modern readers and ensures that the troubled and troubling voice of the African will become central to our understanding of the “Black Atlantic”.’ – Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University‘An accomplished literary study, taking Quaque most seriously and paying very close attention to his language – the tenor, tone, even identifying different dramatis personae of many Quaques in the letters occasioned by circumstance, and richly speculating on the meaningful relationships among and between all these literary strategies’. – Tejumola Olaniyan, Louise Durham Mead Professor of English and African Cultural Studies. University of Wisconsin Madison‘This is a magnificent gift offering not just to the well-established field of West African church history, but to the wider area of identity formation in the era of early colonial capitalism. A text to be celebrated!’ – Ato Quayson, Professor of English, FRSU University & Director, Center for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of TorontoTable of Contents Abbreviations In Letters Preface Acknowledgements 1. Arduous Pessimism of Native Agency in the Missionary Letters of Philip Quaque 2. Letters of Rev. Philip Quaque Bibliography Index
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St Bede's Publications,U.S. Saint Benedict: The Man and His Work
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Numata Center for Buddhist Translation & Research. Lives of Great Monks and Nuns
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Liverpool University Press Rabbi, Mystic, or Impostor?: The
Book SynopsisThe enigmatic kabbalist Samuel Falk, known as the Ba'al Shem of London, has piqued the curiosity of scholars for enerations. Eighteenth-century London was fascinated by Jews, and as a miracle-worker and adventurer, well connected and well read, Falk had much to offer. Interest in the man was further aroused by rumours of his dealings with European aristocrats and other famous characters, as well as with scholars, Freemasons, and Shabbateans, but evidence was scanty. Michal Oron has now brought together all the known source material on the man, and her detailed annotations of his diary and that of his assistant give us rich insights into his activities over several years. We learn of his meetings and his travels; his finances; his disputes, his dreams, and his remedies; and lists of his books. We see London's social life and commerce, its landed gentry and its prisons, and what people ate, wore, and possessed. The burgeoning Jewish community of London and its religious practices, as well as its communal divisiveness, is depicted especially colourfully. The scholarly introductions by Oron and by Todd Endelman and the informative appendices help contextualize the diaries and offer an intriguing glimpse of Jewish involvement in little-known aspects of London life at the threshold of the modern era.Trade ReviewReviews ‘The legend of Samuel Falk is tantalising… Dr. Oron examines Falk’s magisterial ‘successes’ in the line of self-isolation, survival and prophecy.’Stephen Massil, editor of Jewish Book News and Reviews'Oron’s translation and annotation of Falk’s diary is a fascinating window into the lives of both Falk and his associates... Falk’s diaries only add to the complexity of a figure who was undoubtedly anything but conventional.' Joel S. Davidi Weisberger, Jewish Link & the Times of Israel‘Will be welcomed by researchers and historians of eighteenth-century Jewish mysticism and esoteric freemasonry . . . the actual texts of the diaries make a valuable contribution to scholarship and open up many new avenues for future research . . . the final translation is excellent, and the raw material presented in the diaries (Hirsch’s covering 1747-51, Falk’s covering 1772-81) provides a remarkable account of kabbalistic magical practices and the survival of esoteric interests among a wide range of English and European Freemasons and ‘adventurers’ during the years of the so-called Enlightenment.’Marsha Keith Schuchard, British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies'A glimpse into the kind of “superstitious,” bizarre, “irrational” beliefs and practices that the Enlightenment thought was part of a past that rational people had cast aside [...] Without [Oron’s] invaluable notes, much of this material would remain incomprehensible.'Achsah Guibbory, The North American Conference on British StudiesTable of ContentsNote on Transliteration and Conventions Used in the Text Translator's Note Note on the Editing of the Diaries Introduction to the English Edition Todd M. Endelman INTRODUCTION I. A Brief History of Ba'alei Shem II. A Biography of Samuel Falk III. Falk's Activities According to the Diary of Zevi Hirsch IV. Samuel Falk as Seen by Jacob Emden V. Samuel Falk and the Freemasons VI. The Diaries and Their Research THE DIARIES The Diary of Zevi Hirsch of Kalisz The Diary of Samuel Falk APPENDICES A. People Featuring Prominently in the Diaries B. Falk's Dreams C. The Letter of Sussman Shesnowzi to His Son D. The Letter of Jacob Emden E. Falk's Library F. Falk's Will Glossary Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A
Book SynopsisSarah Schenirer is one of the unsung heroes of twentieth-century Orthodox Judaism. The Bais Yaakov schools she founded in interwar Poland had an unparalleled impact on a traditional Jewish society threatened by assimilation and modernity, educating a generation of girls to take an active part in their community. The movement grew at an astonishing pace, expanding to include high schools, teacher seminaries, summer programmes, vocational schools, and youth movements, in Poland and beyond; it continues to flourish throughout the Jewish diaspora. Naomi Seidman explores the movement through the tensions that characterized it, capturing its complexity as a revolution in the name of tradition. She presents the context which led to its founding, examining the impact of socialism, feminism, Zionism, and Polish electoral politics on the process, and recounts its history, from its foundation in interwar Krakow to its near-destruction in the Holocaust, and its role in the reconstruction of Orthodoxy in subsequent decades. A vivid portrait of Schenirer shines through. The book includes selections from her writings published in English for the first time. Her pioneering, determined character remains the subject of debate in a culture that still regards innovation, female initiative, and women's Torah study with suspicion.Trade ReviewFascinating new book ... Seidman is one of the most interesting scholars working in Jewish studies today.'Rokhl Kafrissen, Tablet Magazine'Professor Seidman recounts stories, legends, and myths about Schenirer. Here is a towering figure, a revolutionary who changed Jewish Orthodoxy, but who also embodied the values that tradition associated with femininity: simplicity, humbleness, and maternal care… We have empirical proof: Bais Yaakov gave birth to many ethically engaged, Jewish-educated women, among them, Naomi Seidman, author, scholar, and feminist.'Brian Horowitz, H-Judaic'[Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement] serves as an important first major study of a figure and a movement that marked a significant shift in the position of Orthodox women… Seidman writes with passion, scholarship, and lucid prose.' Jackie Rosensweig, Tradition'Seidman’s study brings women’s voices back to the centre of the history of Orthodoxy. Much of the reason that women have been overlooked in the study of Orthodoxy has been the subjects that scholars and fields of study define as worthy of attention. As Seidman’s study reveals there is an abundance of data and archives to present a full—not simply a male—history of Orthodoxy.' Eliyahu Stern, Shofar'By combining her thoughtful monograph with a full translation of Schenirer’s available Yiddish writings, Seidman has made these important documents widely available in English for the first time… her nuanced portrait will only encourage other scholars to delve further into the many unanswered questions surrounding a movement that she has amply and subtly shown to be “a revolution in the name of tradition.”' Eliyana R. Adler, Shofar'An extremely valuable aspect of the book is its broad context, which allows the reader to see Schenirer’s work against the background of the changes taking place at that time not only within Orthodox Judaism itself but also in the emergent feminist, socialist, Zionist, and Yiddishist movements.' Joanna Lisek, Shofar'Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement, which so many have been waiting for, does not disappoint. Only after seeing how significant Sarah Schenirer was can we both wonder why it took so long for a rigorous study of Bais Yaakov to appear, and realise how appreciative we have to be to Seidman for removing the veil of hagiography from this subject.' Marc B. Shapiro, Shofar'Naomi Seidman’s book fills a void in the study of modern Jewish history… This book is a building block in the future research of Orthodoxy and opens new frontiers for scholarship.'Ilan Fuchs, The Lehrhaus'Naomi Seidman is uniquely qualified to write the definitive biography of Sarah Schenirer... Seidman portrays Schenirer as a learned, charismatic educator, worthy of being taken seriously in the field of modern Jewish thought... I recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of Jewish women’s education or allied fields.'Debbie Weissman, NashimTable of ContentsNote on Transliteration Introduction PART I. Reading Bais Yaakov 1. `In a Place Where There Are No Men': Before Bais Yaakov 2. `A New Thing that Our Ancestors Never Imagined': Beginnings (1917--1924) 3. Institution and Charisma 4. `So Shall You Say to the House of Jacob': Forging the Discourse of Bais Yaakov 5. `A New Kind of Woman': Bais Yaakov as Traditionalist Revolution Epilogue: Destruction and Rebirth PART II. The Collected Writings of Sarah Schenirer Foreword (1955): Rabbi Shlomo Rotenberg A Note from the Central Secretariat of Bnos Agudath Israel in Poland (1933) A Letter from the Hafets Hayim Introduction Sarah Schenirer's Students in America 1. Pages from My Life (5643--5678 [1883--1917/18]) 2. Bais Yaakov and Bnos Agudath Israel 3. The Jewish Year 4. Jewish Women's Lives: The Sacred Obligations of the Jewish Woman 5. Ten Letters to Jewish Children 6. A Letter from Mrs Schenirer [1935] Epilogue: With Perseverance and Faith: From Krakow to New York Appendices A. Schenirer, `From the Diary' (translated from Hebrew) âSchenirer, `Excerpts from the Diary' (translated from Polish) B. How Many Schools and Students Did Bais Yaakov Have? C. Sarah Schenirer's Family D. Sarah Schenirer's Krakow Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Louis Jacobs and the Quest for a Contemporary
Book SynopsisFor Louis Jacobs, the quest—the process of engaging with and thinking about Jewish faith—was a lifelong pursuit. He offered a model in the 1960s, a period characterized by general religious crisis, of an observant, committed, but intellectually curious Judaism that empowered individual seekers to address challenges to faith. In Orthodox Judaism at the time a battle was under way for religious control. Generating a widespread controversy in British Jewry known as the ‘Jacobs Affair’, his thought offers a lens for examining the trajectory of Orthodoxy. In a contemporary context marked by the changing cultural and intellectual concerns of a ‘post-secular’ age, the focus of some of these debates over religious control has shifted. Yet Jacobs’ emphasis on a personal quest is as relevant as ever, perhaps more so. This first book-length analysis of his theology unpacks the building blocks of his thought. It argues that, despite its particularities and limitations, his approach can provide a powerful model for contemporary religious seekers in the context of a growing impetus away from established, denominationally bound forms of religion. Many orthodox believers across a range of faiths continue to prefer the certainty of unquestionable religious truth claims rather than pursuing a subjective search for religious meaning. For those seeking alternative models for the contemporary Jewish quest, a reconsideration of Jacobs’ theology can offer valuable tools.Trade Review‘A major study of an important twentieth-century Jewish thinker and religious leader, whom I was privileged to know and learn from.’ David Novak, Fellow of St. Michael's College, University of TorontoTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I. The Grinning Cheshire Cat 1. The Making of Louis Jacobs2. Tradition vs. Orthodoxy3. The Jew in the PewPart II. Liberal Supernaturalism: The Theology of Louis Jacobs 4. God5. Torah6. IsraelPart III. The Contemporary Jewish Quest: From Cheshire Cat to Tinkerer7. Revelation in Context: From Louis Jacobs to TheTorah.com8. The Tyranny of Labels9. Mysticism and the New Age10. Truth and FaithConclusion: Reconsidering Jacobs for the Contemporary Jewish Quest Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Sa'adyah Gaon
Book SynopsisSa’adyah Gaon was an outstanding tenth-century Jewish thinker—a prominent rabbi, philosopher, and exegete. He was a pioneer in the fields in which he toiled, and was an inspiration and basis for later Jewish writing in all these areas. The last major English-language study of his work was published in 1921, long before Genizah research changed the understanding of the time in which he lived. Robert Brody’s masterly work, covering Sa’adyah’s biography and his main areas of creativity in an accessible way, is therefore a much-needed reassessment of an outstanding figure. The opening chapter, on the geonic period that formed the background to Sa’adyah’s life (a period on which there are few works in English), is followed by an overview that brings out the revolutionary aspects of his work and the characteristic features of his writings. Subsequent chapters consider his philosophical works; his Bible commentaries; his pioneering linguistic work; his poetry; his halakhic activity (including an examination of his use of the Palestinian Talmud compared to that of the Babylonian Talmud); and his activity as a polemicist, notably against the Karaites. An Epilogue sums up his importance in medieval Jewish culture. Particularly valuable features of the book are the copious quotations from Sa’adyah’s works, which facilitate familiarity with his style as well as his ideas; the clarity in presenting complex and difficult concepts; the constant assessment of his relationship to his predecessors in his various fields of study and his own unique contributions to each field; and the contextualization of his contribution within the political, cultural, and religious climate of his times so that both revolutionary and conservative elements in his thought can be identified and evaluated.Trade Review'Gives you a sense of who Sa'adyah was, and the impact of his works. It's a fascinating work, about one of the most fascinating personalities in Jewish thought.'Ben Rothke, The Times of IsraelTable of Contents1 The Geonic Period and the Background of R. Sa'adyah Gaon's Activities2 The Revolutionary Champion of Tradition3 The Philosopher4 The Biblical Commentator5 The Linguist6 The Poet7 The Man of Halakhah8 Sa'adyah, Polemicist and PublicistBibliographyIndex
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SPCK Publishing In the Steps of Saint Paul
Book SynopsisIn this highly engaging book, Peter Walker uses his expertise in Biblical studies and his extensive experience of leading tours around the Mediterranean to bring the world of Saint Paul vividly to life. Following Luke's account in the Book of Acts and using evidence from Paul s own letters, he reconstructs the apostle s wide-ranging travels and describes the many places Paul visited as we encounter them today. In doing so he helps us to appreciate the issues that Paul confronted and to understand the motivation that drove him on. Enriched with boxed features outlining key timelines and topics, and supplemented with maps and street plans, this book is an ideal introduction to Paul and his travels for scholars at all levels of study.Trade ReviewThere is nothing on the market to compare with [this book] for accurate scholarship and real accessibility. I commend it strongly.' -- Dr. Michael Green, [Oxford], formerly principal of St John's Nottingham and Professor at Regent College, Vancouver.In the Steps of Saint Paul is an incisive and creative work that helps a scholar integrate the biblical story with the archaeological context. [...] a veritable treasure for New Testament sleuthing.' -- Very Rev'd Henry L. Thompson, Dean/President Trinity School for Ministry, USA.
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