Haunted By Paradise

Author : James Bernard Murphy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725269071

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The Bible today is weaponized by both liberals and conservatives, each side cherry-picking their favorite verses. Have you ever wondered why the Bible lends itself to supporting contradictory positions in moral debates--why even the devil quotes Scripture? If so, you will enjoy this book. Haunted by Paradise reveals the unity and coherence of the Bible in the light of paradise. The Bible begins in Eden and ends in the new Jerusalem--in between, the Bible is haunted by the memory of paradise lost and the hope for paradise regained. With paradise as the interpretive key, Murphy unlocks biblical ethics. He shows that there is no Old Testament ethics or New Testament ethics--only a unified biblical ethics. In sixteen short chapters, this book addresses urgent moral questions about issues ranging from capital punishment to war, including divine justice, homosexuality, marriage, nature, racism, patriarchy, and work. In each chapter, Murphy shows how the Bible negotiates the tension between divine ideals and human realities.

Author : James Bernard Murphy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725269064

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Haunted by Paradise by James Bernard Murphy Pdf

The Bible today is weaponized by both liberals and conservatives, side cherry-picking their favorite verses. Have you ever wondered why the Bible lends itself to supporting contradictory positions in moral debates—why even the devil quotes Scripture? If so, you will enjoy this book. Haunted by Paradise reveals the unity and coherence of the Bible in the light of paradise. The Bible begins in Eden and ends in the new Jerusalem—in between, the Bible is haunted by the memory of paradise lost and the hope for paradise regained. With paradise as the interpretive key, Murphy unlocks biblical ethics. He shows that there is no Old Testament ethics or New Testament ethics—only a unified biblical ethics. In sixteen short chapters, this book addresses urgent moral questions about issues ranging from capital punishment to war, including divine justice, homosexuality, marriage, nature, racism, patriarchy, and work. In each chapter, Murphy shows how the Bible negotiates the tension between divine ideals and human realities.

Author : Glenn Barr
Publisher : Last Gasp
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 0867196564

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Glenn Barr's Haunted Paradise by Glenn Barr Pdf

Glenn Barr's robots, creatures and vixens live in a seedy, yet swinging 1960s universe, drenched in the haze of a post-industrial hangover. Working out of the burgeoning lowbrow movement in Detroit, Barr creates kinky inner sanctums adorned with disembodied cherubs, morally bankrupt babes and sizzling femme fatales. Influenced by both pulp art and comics, Barr's work, beautifully sampled in this collection, is the visual equivalent of a David Lynch film.

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771017902

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To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

From the author of the classic A LITTLE LIFE, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist’s damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him—and solve the mystery of her husband’s disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can’t exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness. TO PARADISE is a fin de siecle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love—partners, lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens—and the pain that ensues when we cannot.

Author : Charley Marsh
Publisher : Timberdoodle Press LLC
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Haunted in Paradise by Charley Marsh Pdf

The much anticipated follow-up to Betrayed in Paradise.

Amateur sleuth Harriet Monroe barely gets settled back in from her trip to the mainland when a female guest disappears. No ransom note. No obvious motive. Runaway or kidnapped?

Running on empty both emotionally and physically, Harriet’s memories slowly begin to return as she helps look for their missing guest. Past clashes with present, leading to unexpected danger.

Bringing back familiar characters and the fast-paced writing readers expect, Haunted in Paradise delivers twists, turns, and romance set on the tropical Island Resort.

Author : Sam Golbach,Colby Brock,Gaby Triana
Publisher : Permuted Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781682619506

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Paradise Island by Sam Golbach,Colby Brock,Gaby Triana Pdf

Four best friends—Check. One unforgettable week in Kauai—Check. Sun, surf, and hula girls in bikinis—Check. A creepy mansion on the forbidden side of the island…. Check? Sam and Colby’s vacation in paradise goes from enchanting, to weird, to deadly, when Trey, an old acquaintance, insists they can’t leave without a visit to the legendary Nā Pali Coast. It turns out Trey has been living at the infamous Belle Estate, owned by a wealthy and eccentric widow—who locals believe is a witch. The only thing odder than how a twenty-three-year-old college kid from Utah ended up living in a remote and isolated mansion on the North Shore of Kauai is that he is romantically involved with a woman old enough to be their grandmother. Belle Estate’s walls hold an eerie sway over all who enter, and a dark, shadowy presence seems to be following them around the grounds. When an unfavorable change of plans forces them to stay overnight, Sam and Colby are in for the most terrifying encounter of their lives.

Author : F. Marion Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1594565228

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By the Waters of Paradise by F. Marion Crawford Pdf

Author : Andy Conway
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1087498376

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The Ghosts of Paradise Place by Andy Conway Pdf

Don't look back or the devil will get you... The dark anti-heroine of the bestselling time travel saga gets her own personal origin story in this novella that reveals how she first found her touchstone. Taking up her new job at Birmingham Central Library, Kath Bright is haunted by sinister occurrences in the modernist concrete complex.It's 2008 and Kath is recovering from a failed relationship while Britain slides into its first credit crunch Christmas. But money and love troubles are not Kath's only concern as she uncovers a chilling tale of witch hunts and a Victorian murder mystery from the archives.This past becomes very real when the archives reveal a door to the building that was there 100 years ago.And a killer who is waiting for her.Advance readers say:"Brilliant... a great story... back to the best for me.""I read this book in one sitting - I loved it!""Love the atmosphere in this story - 'deep and crisp and evil' - wonderful." "Couldn't put it down! Really loved it and didn't want it to end."

Author : Jullian Scott
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798839666566

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Haunted Paradise by Jullian Scott Pdf

Jamie Lawrence spent ten years away from Tyrell Island, hoping to escape the ghosts of her past. Shortly after returning, she finally learned the truth about her best friend's disappearance and started to build a life with her high school sweetheart. But when a woman with a striking resemblance to Jamie is found dead on the beach, dark secrets are revealed. In a race to discover who is desperate to keep the truth buried, Jamie is about to become the killer's next target.

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781510109841

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Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes Pdf

'Addy is a heroine any reader might aspire to be, a teenager who learns to trust her own voice and instincts, who realizes that fire can live within someone, too' - New York Times From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale set during a devastating wild fire. Addy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Now, years later, Addy's grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness programme. There, Addy joins five other Black city kids - each with their own troubles - to spend a summer out west. Deep in the forest, the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping, hiking, rock climbing and how to start and safely put out campfires. Most important, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. But then comes a furious forest fire ... From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.

Author : Wendy Haley
Publisher : Diamond/Charter
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 078650000X

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This Dark Paradise by Wendy Haley Pdf

The Danilovs of Savannah, Georgia, have few rivals when it comes to wealth, power, and prestige. But many secrets dwell in their secluded family estate--where ghosts of the past walk hand in hand with shadows of things to come. For the Danilovs are a family haunted by timeless passion--and immortal desires.

Author : Oliver K. Langmead
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781789094824

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Birds of Paradise by Oliver K. Langmead Pdf

American Gods meets The Chronicles of Narnia in this adult fantasy about the Biblical Adam recovering the lost pieces of the Garden of Eden. Many millennia after the fall of Eden, Adam, the first man in creation, still walks the Earth – exhausted by the endless death and destruction, he is a shadow of his former hope and glory. And he is not the only one. The Garden was deconstructed, its pieces scattered across the world and its inhabitants condemned to live out immortal lives, hiding in plain sight from generations of mankind. But now pieces of the Garden are turning up on the Earth. After centuries of loneliness, Adam, haunted by the golden time at the beginning of Creation, is determined to save the pieces of his long lost home. With the help of Eden's undying exiles, he must stop Eden becoming the plaything of mankind. Adam journeys across America and the British Isles with Magpie, Owl, and other animals, gathering the scattered pieces of Paradise. As the country floods once more, Adam must risk it all to rescue his friends and his home – because rebuilding the Garden might be the key to rebuilding his life.

Author : Sandy Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501134050

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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise by Sandy Allen Pdf

“Compelling…A bracing work of art and a loving tribute” (Los Angeles Times), this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before. Sandra Allen did not know their uncle Bob very well. As a child, Sandy had been told Bob was “crazy,” that he had spent time in mental hospitals while growing up in Berkeley in the 60s and 70s. But Bob had lived a hermetic life in a remote part of California for longer than Sandy had been alive, and what little Sandy knew of him came from rare family reunions or odd, infrequent phone calls. Then in 2009 Bob mailed Sandy his autobiography. Typewritten in all caps, a stream of error-riddled sentences more than sixty, single-spaced pages, the often-incomprehensible manuscript proclaimed to be a “true story” about being “labeled a psychotic paranoid schizophrenic,” and arrived with a plea to help him get his story out to the world. “Searing” (O, The Oprah Magazine), “enthralling” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis), and “a marvel” (Esquire), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise shows how Sandy translated Bob’s autobiography, artfully creating a gripping coming-of-age story while sticking faithfully to the facts as he shared them. Sandy also shares background information about their family, the culturally explosive time and place of their uncle’s formative years, and the vitally important questions surrounding schizophrenia and mental healthcare in America more broadly. The result is a heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious portrait of a young man striving for stability in his life as well as his mind, and an utterly unique lens into an experience that, to most people, remains unimaginable. “Thrilling…Gorgeous…a watershed in empathetic adaptation of ‘outsider’ autobiography” (The New Republic), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise is a dazzlingly, daringly written book that’s poised to change conversations about schizophrenia and mental illness overall.

Author : Juda Bennett
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781438453552

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Toni Morrison and the Queer Pleasure of Ghosts by Juda Bennett Pdf

Offers the first queer reading of all ten of Morrison’s novels. Toni Morrison and the Queer Pleasure of Ghosts radically intervenes in one of the most established and sacred topics in Toni Morrison scholarship, love. Moving beyond Morrison’s representation of ghosts as the forgotten or occluded past, Juda Bennett uncovers how Morrison imagines the spectral sphere as always already queer, a provocation and challenge to heteronormativity—with the ghost appearing as an active participant in disruptions of compulsory heterosexuality, as a figure embodying closet desires, or as a disembodied emanation that counterpoints homophobia. From The Bluest Eye to Home, Morrison’s novels have included many queer ghosts that challenge our most cherished conceptions of love and speak to cultural anxieties about black sexualities, gay marriage, AIDS, lesbian visibility, and transgender identities. Not surprisingly, the scene-stealing ghost Beloved appears at the very heart of this book, but Bennett cautions against interpretative stasis, inviting readers to break free of the stranglehold Beloved has had on imaginations, so as not to miss the full force of Morrison’s lifelong project to queer love.

Author : Dale Gilbert Jarvis
Publisher : St. John's, NL : Flanker Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fantômes
ISBN : 1894463544

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Haunted Shores by Dale Gilbert Jarvis Pdf

From the northern shores of Labrador to the south coast of Newfoundland, there are as many ghost stories as there are bays and inlets. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is rich with tales of ghost ships, mysterious lights, sinister spectres, tokens of impending death, headless pirates, and murdered loves. From legends of phantom loggers to stories of possessed teapots, Haunted Shores: True Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador is an eerie exploration of the phantom-filled nooks and crannies of the province. Why does a mournful lady ghost return to Arnold's Cove every November? Do ghostly submarines still sail the waters of Trinity Bay? What is the most haunted street in St. John's? Drawn from both archival sources and first-hand accounts, the stories herein weave together anecdote, oral tradition, history and folklore to form a rich tapestry depicting a rarely explored side of Newfoundland and Labrador. Read the book, if you dare . . .