Nothing Remains The Same

Author : Wendy Lesser
Publisher : HMH
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780547346892

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Nothing Remains the Same by Wendy Lesser Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book and a San Francisco Chronicle Book of the Year: A look at the pleasures and surprises of rereading. Compared with reading, the act of rereading is far more personal—it involves a complex interaction of our past selves, our present selves, and literature. With candor and humor, this “inspired intellectual romp, part memoir, part criticism” takes us on a guided tour of the author’s own return to books she once knew—from the plays of Shakespeare to twentieth-century novels by Kingsley Amis and Ian McEwan, from the childhood favorite I Capture the Castle to classic novels such as Anna Karenina and Huckleberry Finn, from nonfiction by Henry Adams to poetry by Wordsworth—as she reflects on how the passage of time and the experience of aging has affected her perceptions of them (Lawrence Weschler). A cultural critic and the acclaimed author of Why I Read, Wendy Lesser conveys an infectious love of reading and inspires us all to take another look at the books we’ve read to find the unexpected treasures they might offer. “Delightful.” —Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce “Anyone who has ever approached a once favorite book later in life . . . will find in this memoir moments of bittersweet recognition.” —The New York Times Book Review “Reflect[s] deeply and candidly on how a reader’s life experiences alter her perceptions of literature . . . [Lesser] has truly fascinating and original things to say about a compelling assortment of writers, including George Orwell, George Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Dostoyevsky, and Shakespeare.” —Booklist

Author : Meeka O'Brien
Publisher : Tenth Street Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780987602701

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Nothing Remains the Same by Meeka O'Brien Pdf

Birth - Sacrifice and Superstition... A spiritual adventure where traditional customs confront personal desire and how the birth of twins in a Ndebele tribal community, in South Africa, leads to both a spiritual awakening and a questioning of ones own beliefs. In the deep crevices of her cave Mthisa, the witchdoctor agrees to help the Spirit People rescue the rejected twin and raise him in their ways. Until the day he is ready to return to his village, As chief. Now fraught with the meaning of life, can Mandla convince his Ndebele people that God does not exist?

Author : Wendy Lesser
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1417717270

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Nothing Remains the Same: Rereading and Remembering by Wendy Lesser Pdf

Revisiting her favorite books after 20 or 30 years, Lesser is stirred by the changes she finds--in the books, in herself, and in the wider world.

Author : Paula Underwood
Publisher : A Tribe of Two Press
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 1879678101

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The Walking People by Paula Underwood Pdf

Author : Vasile Munteanu
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781457565878

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The Karma of Self by Vasile Munteanu Pdf

The book is a meditation on the ideas of the Ego, the Soul and the Higher Self and the differences between them. The narrator is a rather amorphous figure that can actually be anyone who has thought about these issues. There are no characters per sé, but as the novel evolves, night, darkness, the dreaming process, the mind, and thought become the main characters. The story is part of a very long, complex dream that the narrator seems to be going through as he makes his way to the realization that the Higher Self is the source of everything.

Author : Muhammad Kamal
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0754652718

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Mulla Sadra's Transcendent Philosophy by Muhammad Kamal Pdf

Sadradin Shirazi (1571 - 1640), known also as Mulla Sadra, spoke of the primacy of Being and promoted a new ontology, founding a new epistemology. Mulla Sadra's ontology is an important philosophical turn and contribution to the understanding of the development of Muslim philosophy and thought. This comprehensive study of Mulla Sadra's philosophical thought explores his departure from tradition; his turn to the doctrine of the primacy of Being; the dynamic characteristics of Being and the concept of substantial change; comparisons with Heidegger's fundamental ontology; and the influence of Mulla Sadra's ontology on subsequent Muslim philosophy. Of particular value to students of philosophy, Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, philosophy of religion, and general readers who seek to understand Muslim philosophy, this book explores the significance of the doctrine of Mulla Sadra and its impact on subsequent debates in the Muslim world.

Author : Jaime Luciano Balmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Metaphysics
ISBN : UCAL:B3278286

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Fundamental Philosophy by Jaime Luciano Balmes Pdf

Author : St Thomas Aquinas
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602065550

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Summa Theologica, Volume 2 (Part II, First Section) by St Thomas Aquinas Pdf

"The Summa Theologica is the best-known work of Italian philosopher, scholar, and Dominican friar SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (1225 1274), widely considered the Catholic Church s greatest theologian. Famously consulted (immediately after the Bible) on religious questions at the Council of Trent, Aquinas s masterpiece has been considered a summary of official Church philosophy ever since. Aquinas considers approximately 10,000 questions on Church doctrine covering the roles and nature of God, man, and Jesus, then lays out objections to Church teachings and systematically confronts each, using Biblical verses, theologians, and philosophers to bolster his arguments. In Volume II, Aquinas addresses: happiness good and evil love and hatred hope and despair anger virtue sin and grace and much more. This massive work of scholarship, spanning five volumes, addresses just about every possible query or argument that any believer or atheist could have, and remains essential, more than seven hundred years after it was written, for clergy, religious historians, and serious students of Catholic thought."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MSU:31293108025135

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United States Army Aviation Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Aquinas
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 5383 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788074842924

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Summa Theologica (All Complete & Unabridged 3 Parts + Supplement & Appendix + interactive links and annotations) by Thomas Aquinas Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "Summa Theologica (All Complete & Unabridged 3 Parts + Supplement & Appendix + interactive links and annotations)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This ebook is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225–1274). Although unfinished, the Summa is "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western literature." It is intended as an instructional guide for moderate theologians, and a compendium of all of the main theological teachings of the Catholic Church. It presents the reasoning for almost all points of Christian theology in the West. The Summa Theologica is divided into three parts, and each of these three parts contains numerous subdivisions. Part 1 deals primarily with God and comprises discussions of 119 questions concerning the existence and nature of God, the Creation, angels, the work of the six days of Creation, the essence and nature of man, and divine government. Part 2 deals with man and includes discussions of 303 questions concerning the purpose of man, habits, types of law, vices and virtues, prudence and justice, fortitude and temperance, graces, and the religious versus the secular life. Part 3 deals with Christ and comprises discussions of 90 questions concerning the Incarnation, the Sacraments, and the Resurrection. Some editions of the Summa Theologica include a Supplement comprising discussions of an additional 99 questions concerning a wide variety of loosely related issues such as excommunication, indulgences, confession, marriage, purgatory, and the relations of the saints toward the damned. Scholars believe that Rainaldo da Piperno, a friend of Aquinas, probably gathered the material in this supplement from a work that Aquinas had completed before he began working on the Summa Theologica. It seeks to describe the relationship between God and man and to explain how man’s reconciliation with the Divine is made possible at all through Christ. To this end, Aquinas cites proofs for the existence of God and outlines the activities and nature of God. Approximately one-half of the Summa Theologica then examines the nature and purpose of man. Finally, Aquinas devotes his attention to the nature of Christ and the role of the Sacraments in effecting a bridge between God and man. Within these broad topical boundaries, though, Aquinas examines the nature of God and man in exquisite detail. His examination includes questions of how angels act on bodies, the union of body and soul, the cause and remedies of anger, cursing, and the comparison of one sin with another. Aquinas is attempting to offer a truly universal and rational view of all existence. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (1225 – 1274), also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, within which he is also known as the "Doctor Angelicus", "Doctor Communis", and "Doctor Universalis". He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology, and the father of Thomism. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived in development or refutation of his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics, natural law, metaphysics, and political theory.

Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493412334

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Enjoying God by R. C. Sproul Pdf

Confused, angry, and hurt after the death of his father, a young R. C. Sproul began his personal search for ultimate truth with these piercing questions: Who are you, God? And why do you do the things you do? In Enjoying God, readers journey with R. C. Sproul to discover the attributes of God through the questions many of us have asked: Where are you, God? Can I trust you, God? and more. In this warm, personal account, Dr. Sproul communicates deep truths in a fresh and easy-to-understand style as he shares his passion to know God and urges the reader to dig deep and seek the God who is alive, who is real, and who loves each one of us.

Author : Pauline Phemister
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317408116

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Leibniz and the Environment by Pauline Phemister Pdf

The work of seventeenth-century polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz has proved inspirational to philosophers and scientists alike. In this thought-provoking book, Pauline Phemister explores the ecological potential of Leibniz’s dynamic, pluralist, panpsychist, metaphysical system. She argues that Leibniz’s philosophy has a renewed relevance in the twenty-first century, particularly in relation to the environmental change and crises that threaten human and non-human life on earth. Drawing on Leibniz’s theory of soul-like, interconnected metaphysical entities he termed 'monads', Phemister explains how an individual’s true good is inextricably linked to the good of all. Phemister also finds in Leibniz’s works the rudiments of a theory of empathy and strategies for strengthening human feelings of compassion towards all living things. Leibniz and the Environment is essential reading for historians of philosophy and environmental philosophers, and will also be of interest to anyone seeking a metaphysical perspective from which to pursue environmental action and policy.

Author : Dominic Murgido
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781098069476

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Miss Your Forever by Dominic Murgido Pdf

On a Monday in January, the author's life changed in the blink of an eye when his wife was killed in a vehicular accident by a distracted driver three days after her birthday. That day changed his life forever.The feelings and thoughts associated with the loss of one's spouse is horrific in itself but when it is sudden and unexpected the death can be difficult to accept in your new life without your loved one.Miss Your FOREVER highlights how an untimely death will affect you in ways that most other losses do not while it takes on a dimension all its own. With this life changing situation, the author will discuss his grief journey through reflections that he wrote and share entries from his personal journal while taking you on a path of discovery and renewal.

Author : Henry C. Plotkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199544950

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Evolutionary Worlds Without End by Henry C. Plotkin Pdf

In Evolutionary Worlds without end, Henry Plotkin considers whether there is any general theory in biology, including the social sciences, that is in any way equivalent to the general theories of physics. He starts by examining Ernest Rutherford's dictum as to what science is. In the later chapters he considers the possibility, within an historical framework, of a general theory being based upon selection processes. --

Author : Glen C. Cutlip
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781796094534

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The Transonic Sacrifice by Glen C. Cutlip Pdf

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