Reclaiming Purity

Author : Laura C. Mayer
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781973645269

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Reclaiming Purity by Laura C. Mayer Pdf

It took Brian, my husband, and me some time to grasp the idea of purity while we were dating. After reading our story, you’ll see that making the commitment to purity was just the beginning. We had tasted the forbidden fruit for a number of years. Then I got to know Jesus in a new and powerful way as I recovered from an eating disorder. Brian eventually followed, and we knew things had to change. We had the difficult task of trying to figure out how to have a Christian dating relationship, living in the Garden of Eden, so to speak, right next to the tree but resisting the habit and compulsion of reaching for that fruit. How close to the forbidden tree can you get? Can you actually hold the apple in your hand but not taste it? There is no hard-and-fast rule I can give you for where to draw the line. However, I will share with you some lessons that I learned to show you how to build your relationship together through Christian dating. I will describe some strategies to keep the pilot light of your passion lit but under God’s gentle control. Then, how does it work to take two imperfect people, joined under God to become one in a loving marriage?

Author : Darrell Brown,Richard Hallman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Land use
ISBN : MINN:31951002926474J

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Reclaiming Disturbed Lands by Darrell Brown,Richard Hallman Pdf

Author : Gaik Cheng Khoo
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774841443

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Reclaiming Adat by Gaik Cheng Khoo Pdf

In the early 1990s, the animist and Hindu traces in adat, or Malay custom, became contentious for resurgent Islam in Malaysia. Reclaiming Adat focuses on the filmmakers, intellectuals, and writers who reclaimed adat to counter the homogenizing aspects of both Islamic discourse and globalization in this period. They practised their project of recuperation with an emphasis on sexuality and a return to archaic forms such as magic and traditional healing. Using close textual readings of literature and film, Khoo Gaik Cheng reveals the tensions between gender, modernity, and nation. Khoo weaves a wealth of cultural theory into a rare analysis of Malay cinema and the work of new Malaysian anglophone writers. Reclaiming Adat makes an essential contribution to our knowledge of the complexities embedded in modern Malaysian culture, politics, and identity.

Author : Nicole O'Dell
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780825488689

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Hot Buttons Sexuality Edition by Nicole O'Dell Pdf

From substance abuse to temptation, relationships to breakups, peer pressure to popularity, teens face all sorts of tough issues. How teens respond to these challenges will influence their future, possibly define their future, maybe even determine whether they have a future or not. What if parents could help their teens prepare for these hot buttons—before the issues arise? Now they can, and in a way that’s serious but fun, direct but nonconfrontational, and abundantly beneficial to the parentteen relationship. These two new editions in the popular Hot Buttons Series each offer creative scenarios, discussion points, and Bible verses to help parents create conversation on difficult topics. Hot Buttons Sexuality Edition offers: the facts about teen sexuality, backed by statistics; specifics for how to talk frankly about sex with your kids, discussion about the growth of homosexuality and bisexuality among teens; and compassionate advice for guiding your teen to reclaim purity. The Hot Buttons Series continues to be a quick-reference resource that parents can use to safeguard their children from today’s negative influences.

Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1298 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000033126548

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by United States. Patent and Trademark Office Pdf

Author : Ferdinand de Jong,Michael Rowlands
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315421124

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Reclaiming Heritage by Ferdinand de Jong,Michael Rowlands Pdf

Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts—often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities—markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

Author : Rolf Koring,Expert Verlag
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780768077247

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Changes in Plain Bearing Technology by Rolf Koring,Expert Verlag Pdf

A unique fusion of theoretical and practical knowledge, “Changes in Plain Bearing Technology”, by Rolf Koring, covers a meaningful range of expertise in this field. Drawing from years of experience in design development, materials selection, and their correlation to real-life part failure, this title, co-published by SAE International and expert Verlag (Germany), concentrates on hydrodynamic bearings lined with whitemetals, also known as Babbits. Written under the assumption that even the most mature body of knowledge can be revisited and improved, “Changes in Plain Bearing Technology” is a courageous and focused approach to questioning accepted test results and looking at alternative material compounds, and their application suitability. The process, which leads to innovative answers on how the technology is transforming itself to respond to new market requirements, shows how interdisciplinary thinking can recognize new potential in long-established industrial modus operandi. Tackling the highly complex issue of component failure, “Changes in Plain Bearing Technology” addresses the basics of hydrodynamic plain bearings while shedding new light on the performance of compound materials, including the limits of measurable fatigue strength, the lining materials of the future and damage evaluation. Main points of interest in this book are: • The advantages of hydrodynamic plain bearings • Backing and lining materials • Compound materials: the great unknown and new conclusions • Investigations on test rigs • Quality standards for plain bearings • Assembly and operations • Damage of plain bearings and its consequences • The future of the technology “Changes in Plain Bearing Technology” is a must-read for those looking for new solutions in this high-impact area of mechanical engineering.

Author : Jenny Solomon
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645072287

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Reclaim Your Marriage by Jenny Solomon Pdf

When your husband struggles with pornography, your world is shattered.Where can you go with your grief, insecurities, fear, and even anger? Jenny Solomon comes alongside hurting wives and gently encourages them to bring their pain to God, who is able to reclaim their marriage.

Author : Anissa Helie,Homa Hoodfar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780322872

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Sexuality in Muslim Contexts by Anissa Helie,Homa Hoodfar Pdf

This groundbreaking book explores resistance against the harsh policing of sexuality in some Muslim societies. Many Muslim majority countries still use religious discourse to enforce stigmatization and repression of those, especially women, who do not conform to sexual norms promoted either by the state or by non-state actors. In this context, Islam is often stigmatized in Western discourse for being intrinsically restrictive with respect to women's rights and sexuality. The authors show that conservative Muslim discourse does not necessarily match practices of believers or of citizens and that women's empowerment is facilitated where indigenous and culturally appropriate strategies are developed. Using case studies from Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, Israel and India, they argue persuasively that Muslim religious traditions do not necessarily lead to conservative agendas but can promote emancipatory standpoints. An intervention to the construction of 'Muslim women' as uniformly subordinate, this collection spearheads an unprecedented wake of organizing around sexualities in Muslim communities.

Author : Irfan Ahmad
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691139203

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Islamism and Democracy in India by Irfan Ahmad Pdf

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the most influential Islamist organization in India. This book offers an in-depth examination of India's Jamaat-e-Islami and SIMI, exploring political Islam's complex relationship with democracy and providing a rare window into the Islamist trajectory in a Muslim-minority context

Author : Jon C. Laansma,Grant Osborne,Ray Van Neste
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610975308

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New Testament Theology in Light of the Church's Mission by Jon C. Laansma,Grant Osborne,Ray Van Neste Pdf

This book offers important new case studies in understanding the theology and praxis of mission in the New Testament and in reading the New Testament for mission. Significant scholars from around the world explore aspects of the missional theology of the Gospels, Acts, Paul, Hebrews, and Revelation. The essays are offered as a fitting tribute to I. Howard Marshall--one of the most outstanding evangelical New Testament scholars of his generation.

Author : Nicola Slee,Dawn Llewellyn,Kim Wasey,Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000928334

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Female Faith Practices by Nicola Slee,Dawn Llewellyn,Kim Wasey,Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz Pdf

This book explores female faith practices, drawing on qualitative research to consider how women navigate and create spiritual and religious practices. The chapters cover Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist contexts as well as newer spiritual movements. The contributors examine prayer and ritual practices and familial, educational and ritual spaces and relationships in a variety of cultural settings. The volume reflects on the ways in which women subvert traditional or patriarchal religious practices and spaces, both problematising and expanding existing notions of ‘religious practice’. It also touches on research itself as a form of spiritual and academic practice, considering ways in which women challenge androcentric modes of research as well as ways in which the subject of research – in this case, female faith – may challenge the researcher’s convictions and practice. Blending case studies with empirical research, this book will be an outstanding resource to theologians and researchers interested in Practical Theology, Gender Studies, Sociology of Religion and Anthropology.

Author : Samuel S. Hill
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817360085

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Southern Churches in Crisis Revisited by Samuel S. Hill Pdf

Hill’s landmark work in southern religious history returns to print updated and expanded—and compellingly relevant. In 1966, Samuel S. Hill’s Southern Churches in Crisis argued that southern Protestantism, a cornerstone of white southern society and culture, was shirking its moral duty by refusing to join in the fight for racial justice. Hill predicted that the church was risking its standing in southern society and that it would ultimately decline in influence and power. A groundbreaking study at the time, Hill’s book helped establish southern religious history as a field of scholarly inquiry. Three decades later, Southern Churches in Crisis continues to be widely read, quoted, and cited. In Southern Churches in Crisis Revisited, which reprints the 1966 text in full, Hill reexamines his earlier predictions in an introductory essay that also describes how the study of religion in the South has become a major field of scholarly inquiry. Hill skillfully engages his critics by integrating new perspectives and recent scholarship. He suggests new areas for exploration and provides a selected bibliography of key studies in southern religious history published in the three decades subsequent to the original appearance of this groundbreaking work.

Author : John Ludlum McConnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : UOMDLP:afj9729:0001.001

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Western Characters by John Ludlum McConnel Pdf

Author : M. S. Naidu
Publisher : I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Electric substations
ISBN : 9788189866754

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Gas Insulated Substations by M. S. Naidu Pdf

The increase in demand for electricity and the growing energy density in metropolitan cities have made it necessary to extend the existing high voltage network right up to the consumer. Stepping down the voltage from transmission to the distribution level at the substations located near the actual consumers not only yields economic advantages, but also ensures reliable power supply. Such substations are required to meet a number of severe requirements, including small installation size, effective protection against atmospheric pollution and moisture, noiseless operation, nonexplosive and flame resistant, reduced maintenance, minimal radio interference while providing excellent electric characteristics. Conventional substations using atmospheric air as the main dielectric cannot satisfy these requirements, but totally enclosed substations using sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) gas insulation that are also known as Gas Insulated Substations (GIS). GIS is now in widespread use in the electrical power industry, especially in metropolitan areas. This book will serve as a valuable reference for the novice as well as the expert who needs a wider and detailed scope of coverage within the area of GIS. Gas Insulated Substations provides a comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics which include: " Introduction to GIS & Properties of SF6 " Layout, Design, Construction, Testing & Maintenance of GIS " Special Problems and Diagnostic Techniques " VFTO Phenomena and its Effects in GIS " Service Experience " Standards Specifications " Future Trends " Extensive References Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) is the first single source for authoritative information on the state of the art in GIS.