Holy Clues

Author : Stephen Kendrick
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307426246

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Holy Clues by Stephen Kendrick Pdf

If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals Sherlock Holmes as spiritual guide. Drawing on the teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism--as well as a host of thinkers as varied as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and Vincent van Gogh--Kendrick explores the stories of Sherlock Holmes and finds remarkably prescient religious insights. He shows us the link between careful observation of clues and the Buddhist concept of "Bare Attention." He illuminates the parallel between the great sleuth's pursuit of justice and God's actions on the scene of the first murder, when Cain slew Abel. And in the detective's open, engaged mind, Kendrick finds a model for uniting the principles of science with a sincere spiritual quest. The result is a book of inspiration for the modern, skeptical searcher--and an entertaining work that sheds new light on the methods of the world's greatest detective.

Author : Stephen Kendrick
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780375703386

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Holy Clues by Stephen Kendrick Pdf

If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals Sherlock Holmes as spiritual guide. Drawing on the teachings of Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism--as well as a host of thinkers as varied as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, and Vincent van Gogh--Kendrick explores the stories of Sherlock Holmes and finds remarkably prescient religious insights. He shows us the link between careful observation of clues and the Buddhist concept of "Bare Attention." He illuminates the parallel between the great sleuth's pursuit of justice and God's actions on the scene of the first murder, when Cain slew Abel. And in the detective's open, engaged mind, Kendrick finds a model for uniting the principles of science with a sincere spiritual quest. The result is a book of inspiration for the modern, skeptical searcher--and an entertaining work that sheds new light on the methods of the world's greatest detective.

Author : Frederick Osei-Manu
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359741182

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A Walk With The Holy Spirit by Frederick Osei-Manu Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 974 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:31951P00735769V

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The Parents' Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Baker,Deborah Shaller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441168344

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Detecting Detection by Peter Baker,Deborah Shaller Pdf

We indulge our fascination with detection in many ways, only some of which occur in the detective story. In fact, modern fiction regularly uses elements of a detective narrative to tell another story altogether, to engage characters, narrators, and readers with questions of identity, with examinations of moral and ethical reasoning, with critiques of social and political injustices, and with the metaphysics of meaning itself. Detective plots cross cultural and national boundaries and occur in different ways and different genres. Taken together, they suggest important contemporary understandings of who and what we are, how and what we aspire to become. Detecting Detection gathers writing from the UK, North and South America, Europe, and Asia to draw together instances of the detective plot in contemporary fiction. It is unique not only in addressing the theme-a recurring one in modern literature-but in tracking the interest in detectives and detection across international borders.

Author : Laurence W. Mazzeno
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781640140936

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The Critical Reception of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by Laurence W. Mazzeno Pdf

Examines both academic and popular assessments of Conan Doyle's work, giving pride of place to the Holmes stories and their adaptations, and also attending to the wide range of his published work. Twenty-first-century readers, television viewers, and moviegoers know Arthur Conan Doyle as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most recognizable fictional detective. Holmes's enduring popularity has kept Conan Doyle in the public eye. However, Holmes has taken on a life of his own, generating a steady stream of critical commentary, while Conan Doyle's other works are slighted or ignored. Yet the Holmes stories make up only a small portion of Conan Doyle's published work, which includes mainstream and historical fiction; history; drama; medical, spiritualist, and political tracts; and even essays on photography. When Doyle published - whatever the subject - his contemporaries took note. Yet, outside of the fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes, until recently relatively little has been done to analyze the reception Conan Doyle's work received during his lifetime and since his death. This book examines both academic and popular assessments of Conan Doyle's work, giving pride of place to the Holmes stories and their many adaptations for print, visual, and online media, but attending to his other contributions to turn-of-the-twentieth-century culture as well. The availability of periodicals and newspapers online makes it possible to develop an assessment of Conan Doyle's (and Sherlock Holmes's) reputation among a wider readership and viewership, thus allowing for development of a broader and more accurate portrait of Doyle's place in literary and cultural history.

Author : Rev. T. Ronald Haney
Publisher : Author House
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781452065366

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One Minute Meditations by Rev. T. Ronald Haney Pdf

We live in a speed-driven, compulsive, obsessive world. Time seems to evaporate. In such a world its refreshing to be able to take a minute out of our busy-ness to meditate on what is essential in life. These brief meditations will offer the reader the experience of Jesus in the ordinary dynamisms of everyday life. Even when Jesus is not explicitly mentioned in a given meditation, he is the Word who pervades all human words. Each meditation is an attempt to reflect Jesus dream for us to become all God wants us to be, to experience the beauty, the mystery, the challenge of Jesus in days that blur into days.

Author : Josef Steiff
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812697360

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Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy by Josef Steiff Pdf

This entertaining collection of essays shows that Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world – and human behavior – in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who have followed in his footsteps and who seem to rival his abilities. Just turn on the TV or browse the local bookshop and you’ll find idiosyncratic super sleuths using forensics and reasoning to solve a whole host of crimes and misdeeds. And yet no one rivals our dear, dear Holmes. Why does Sherlock reign, even more than a century later, as king? Can this mystery be solved? Unable to reach either Holmes or Watson (or Doyle for that matter, though we’ve tried every medium we can think of), we’ve been forced to gather our own team of investigators to practice their powers of observation and perception, to apply their own reasoning and methodologies to the task at hand. The results, I fear, have led us to a number of cases that must be solved first. Is Holmes simply eccentric or a sociopath? Is he human or something from the holodeck? Is he as dangerous on the page as he is in person? Wait – does he even exist? For that matter, do you? (I fear several investigators have been forced to take a much needed holiday after wrestling with that one.) What is the source of his faculty of observation and facility for deduction? Systematic training as Watson surmises? Genetic? Or is he just really lucky? And is this whole logic thing compatible with emotions? Are Holmes and Watson good friends or soul mates? Just what is the nature of friendship? Do they complete each other or just get on each other’s nerves? And why all the secrecy? Disguises? Deceptions? The plot thickens. What is the essence of consciousness? Is the observable world subject to our intentions? Why does Holmes debunk mysticism when Doyle so readily embraces it? Why is Holmes our favorite drug user? Our notebooks are filled with clues and, dare I say, answers. Is there more than one way to define the concept, justice? Is hope necessary in the world? Is boredom? Play? Can any thing really be understood? Objectively? And just what is the last unresolved mystery involving Sherlock Holmes? The game that's afoot isn't just the thing being pursued but the fun to be had as well.

Author : T. Ronald Haney
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441599087

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Musings by T. Ronald Haney Pdf

Author : Stephen Kendrick
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807066300

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The Lively Place by Stephen Kendrick Pdf

The story of one of the Boston area’s most famous attractions, the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and how its founders and “residents” have influenced American culture When Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded, in 1831, it revolutionized the way Americans mourned the dead by offering a peaceful space for contemplation. This cemetery, located not far from Harvard University, was also a place that reflected and instilled an imperative to preserve and protect nature in a rapidly industrializing culture—lessons that would influence the creation of Central Park, the cemetery at Gettysburg, and the National Parks system. Even today this urban wildlife habitat and nationally recognized hotspot for migratory songbirds continues to connect visitors with nature and serves as a model for sustainable landscape practices. Beyond Mount Auburn’s prescient focus on conservation, it also reflects the impact of Transcendentalism and the progressive spirit in American life seen in advances in science, art, and religion and in social reform movements. In The Lively Place, Stephen Kendrick celebrates this vital piece of our nation’s history, as he tells the story of Mount Auburn’s founding, its legacy, and the many influential Americans interred there, from religious leaders to abolitionists, poets, and reformers. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Father T. Ronald Haney
Publisher : Author House
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781452065298

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God Within You by Father T. Ronald Haney Pdf

Do you have trouble praying? Do you get easily disconcerted? Aggravated? Depressed? Stressed? Anxious? Do you have low self-esteem? Lack a sense of self-worth and self-acceptance? Do you feel socially inadequate? Are you having problems loving and being loved? Do you feel disillusioned in your marriage? Lonely in your single life? Are you bored with the routine of your daily living and relating? With stories, both inspirational and humorous, references to Scripture, movies, novels, TV programs as well as to religious leaders and the works of spiritual writers, the author draws you into the intimacy of the life of the Trinity dwelling within you and you within the Indwelling Trinity. In this dynamism, the world of mystical experience opens up to you and lures you in.

Author : Doug Allyn,Lawrence Block,Jeffery Deaver
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429958417

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The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories by Doug Allyn,Lawrence Block,Jeffery Deaver Pdf

In the tradition of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and The Year's Best Science Fiction, The World's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, First Annual Edition finally fills the void for those with a hunger for the best mystery and suspense stories of the past year. Including such bestselling authors as Jeffrey Deaver, Elizabeth George, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Ed McBain, Anne Perry, and Ruth Rendell, plus many, many others, this volume will positively blow the competition away. For, unlike the other various mystery anthologies, The World's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories collects stories from writers around the globe, including Britain's Silver Dagger short-fiction award winners. It will also be almost twice as big, weighing in at more than 200,000 words, and will arrive two months before the competition. This comprehensive anthology promises to be the definitive annual collection of the very best mystery and suspense stories the world over. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Paul Kendrick,Stephen Kendrick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802715234

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Douglass and Lincoln by Paul Kendrick,Stephen Kendrick Pdf

Describes how two towering figures of the nineteenth century--Abraham Lincoln and Federick Douglass--set the groundwork in three historic meetings to abolish slavery in the United States, despite their differing perspectives on the war and the institution of slavery.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410348371

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A Study Guide for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Srdjan Smajić
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139485883

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Ghost-Seers, Detectives, and Spiritualists by Srdjan Smajić Pdf

This book is a study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajić argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.