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Paradise Mislaid

Author : Anne Whitehead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Australians
ISBN : 1761280694

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"Part history, part travelogue, all riveting story, Paradise Mislaid is historian Anne Whitehead's award-winning account of her quest to discover the story of the 500 idealistic Australians who attempted to establish a socialist Utopia in the jungles of Paraguay at the end of the nineteenth century." -- Publisher's website.

Paradise Mislaid

Author : Jeffrey Burton Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199882854

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The Christian concept of heaven flourished for almost two millennia, but it has lost much of its power in the last hundred years. Indeed today even theologians tend to avoid the topic. But heaven has always been a central tenet of the Christian faith, writes Jeffrey Burton Russell. If there is no heaven, no resurrection of the dead, the entire Christian story makes no sense. In this stimulating book, Russell sets out to rehabilitate heaven by forcefully attacking a series of ideas that have made belief in heaven, not to mention belief in God, increasingly difficult for modern people. Russell provides elegant and persuasive refutations of arguments ranging from the idea that science has disproved the existence of the supernatural, to the notion that biblical criticism has emptied the scripture of meaning. Along the way, as Russell looks at the ideas of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer, Mark Twain and Alfred Lord Tennyson, Marx and Freud, and a host of others, he sheds light not only on the history of Christian thought, but on the process of secularization in the West. One by one, Russell refutes these anti-religious ideologies, pinpointing the deficiencies of their reasoning. Throughout the book, Russell invites the reader, whatever his or her beliefs, to take the concept of heaven seriously both as a worldview in itself and as one with enormous influence on the world. It is a book that will be welcomed by thinking Christians, who often feel beleaguered by the forces of modernity and sometimes find it hard to defend their own beliefs.

Paradise Lost

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1827
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000118256365

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Paradise Lost, Book 3

Author : John Milton,Gustave Doré
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019070595

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Paradise Lost

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015008809405

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Paradise Lost

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1711
Category : Bible
ISBN : OXFORD:N11678720

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Paradise Lost

Author : David S. Brown
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674978263

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Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation’s shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination.

Paradise Mislaid

Author : J. P. Paradise
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0993093132

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Couples

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Random House
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780679645726

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“Trapped in their cozy catacombs, the couples have made sex by turns their toy, their glue, their trauma, their therapy, their hope, their frustration, their revenge, their narcotic, their main line of communication and their sole and pitiable shield against the awareness of death.”—Time One of the signature novels of the American 1960s, Couples is a book that, when it debuted, scandalized the public with prose pictures of the way people live, and that today provides an engrossing epitaph to the short, happy life of the “post-Pill paradise.” It chronicles the interactions of ten young married couples in a seaside New England community who make a cult of sex and of themselves. The group of acquaintances form a magical circle, complete with ritualistic games, religious substitutions, a priest (Freddy Thorne), and a scapegoat (Piet Hanema). As with most American utopias, this one’s existence is brief and unsustainable, but the “imaginative quest” that inspires its creation is eternal. Praise for Couples “Couples [is] John Updike’s tour de force of extramarital wanderlust.”—The New York Times Book Review “Ingenious . . . If this is a dirty book, I don’t see how sex can be written about at all.”—Wilfrid Sheed, The New York Times Book Review

A Peculiar People

Author : Gavin Souter
Publisher : Xoum Publishing
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922057020

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In 1893 almost 500 Australians set out by ship to plant a communist utopia in the heart of Paraguay. Led by socialist journalist and activist, William Lane, their aim was to realise the cherished Australian principles of equality and mateship. It was not to be. Expulsions and secessions began early; in mid-1894 Lane himself seceded with a loyal minority and founded Cosme, some forty-five miles south of the original settlement, but two years later the new colony had deteriorated and dwindled. Acclaimed historian Gavin Souter unravels the history of the New Australia movement, exploring the motivations and motives of its members, its organisation, the conflicts and dissension and the final disillusionment. He suggests a number of factors contributing to the venture’s failure, not the least being William Lane’s contradictory personality. Meticulously researched and based on countless interviews with descendants of the original settlers, A Peculiar People is a work of literary as well as historical value. Winner of the Foundation of Australian Literary Studies award, it brings the fascinating story of idealism, courage and human fallibility to vivid life. Reviews of A Peculiar People ‘The most complete, objective and altogether satisfying account – by turns ironic, sardonic, compassionate, frequently evocative and finally haunting.’ Australian Book Review ‘An excellent book, lively in its narrative and judicious in its interpretations.’ The Age ‘Souter … writes with admirable clarity and can make a story, period and cast of people come alive – exciting, absurd and gallant by turns.’ The Bulletin

Paradise Mislaid

Author : Jeffrey Burton Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195334586

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The Christian concept of heaven flourished for almost two millennia, but it has lost much of its power in the last hundred years. Indeed today even theologians tend to avoid the topic. This stimulating book sets out to rehabilitate heaven by forcefully attacking a series of ideas that have made belief in heaven, not to mention belief in God, increasingly difficult for modern people. The author provides elegant and persuasive refutations of arguments ranging from the idea that science has disproved the existence of the supernatural, to the notion that biblical criticism has emptied the scripture of meaning. Along the way, as Russell looks at the ideas of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer, Mark Twain and Alfred Lord Tennyson, Marx and Freud, and a host of others, he sheds light not only on the history of Christian thought, but on the process of secularization in the West. One by one, Russell refutes these anti-religious ideologies, pinpointing the deficiencies of their reasoning. "A marvelous overview of the many philosophical, literary, social, and even religious forces that have challenged the concept of heaven.... Russell's elegant and richly textured survey of heaven offers a first-rate history of a much-debated subject." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Believers and unbelievers alike will find much here to challenge their thinking.... Russell argues that, far from hiding dark realities behind pretty illusions, the great metaphors of Christianity--from the luminous New Jerusalem of Revelation to the heavenly chariot of African American spirituals--gesture toward realities too cosmic to fit within ordinary language." --Booklist (starred review) Patient, generous, eloquent, it delivers to the ordinary reader a brilliant analysis of the long battle for Christian ideas. Russell shrinks from nothing as he pierces the illusions surrounding skepticism and cynicism and how these biases have come to dominate our daily lives. Vitally important for those of us who struggle to articulate the richness of the faith they hold dear." --Anne Rice

Paradise Regained

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : English poetry
ISBN : WISC:89002234276

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Paradise Lost in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)

Author : BookCaps,John Milton
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 1596 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781621072126

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Paradise Lost in Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version) by BookCaps,John Milton Pdf

John Milton put a twist on the story of Adam and Eve--in the process he created what some have called one of the greatest literary works in the English Language. It has inspired music, art, film, and even video games. But it's hundreds of years old and reading it today sometimes is a little tough. BookCaps is here to help! BookCaps puts a fresh spin on Milton’s classic by using language modern readers won't struggle to make sense of. The original English text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCapsTM can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

Milton's Samson Agonistes

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019357565

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