The Idle Brain A Theological Odyssey

Author : Terrence Bertin
Publisher : Writers Republic LLC
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781637287224

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The Idle Brain: A Theological Odyssey by Terrence Bertin Pdf

Faithless clergyman Simeon Cole is spirited into the psyche of a comatose, dying criminal. His task is to awaken the criminal and combat the legions of demonic forces holding sway in the Inner World. Simeon must pass through many challenges and tribulations with all the Powers of the Inner World bent on his destruction. Accompanied by several companions -- fragments of the criminal’s own mind, Simeon journeys through the bizarre science-fiction and fantasy world made and controlled by the demonic Powers. If he succeeds, he can escape the Inner World; failure means his own life. But success also means losing the only real and meaningful friendships he has ever known. It is a fearsome task for a clergyman with no faith and no stomach for adventures. In any case, Simeon must conquer his own flaws and come to terms with his God to emerge as something more.

Author : John W. De Gruchy
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781920689438

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A Theological Odyssey by John W. De Gruchy Pdf

John de Gruchy is one of the greatest and most respected South African theologians of the past five decades. His work has left an indelible mark on both the South African and international theological landscapes. In this book he describes his theological journey, revisiting core themes, periods and sources. This is an enriching read, as De Gruchy engages with some of the greatest theologians in the history of the church ? notably John Calvin, Karl Barth, Karl Rahner, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Reinhold Niebuhr ? as well as with a wide selection of his fellow South African theologians.ÿ?ÿCas Wepener

Author : Julian Jaynes
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780547527543

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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes Pdf

National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry

Author : William Oddie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191614866

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Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy by William Oddie Pdf

On the publication of Orthodoxy in 1908, Wilfrid Ward hailed G. K. Chesterton as a prophetic figure whose thought was to be classed with that Burke, Butler, Coleridge, and John Henry Newman. When Chesterton died in 1936, T. S. Eliot pronounced that 'Chesterton's social and economic ideas were the ideas for his time that were fundamentally Christian and Catholic'. But how did he come by these ideas? Eliot noted that he attached 'significance also to his development, to his beginnings as well as to his ends, and to the movement from one to the other'. It is on that development that this book is focused. Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy is an exploration of G.K. Chesterton's imaginative and spiritual development, from his early childhood in the 1870s to his intellectual maturity in the first decade of the twentieth century. William Oddie draws extensively on Chesterton's unpublished letters and notebooks, his journalism, and his early classic writings, to reveal the writer in his own words. In the first major study of Chesterton to draw on this source material, Oddie charts the progression of Chesterton's ideas from his first story (composed at the age of three and dictated to his aunt Rose) to his apologetic masterpiece Orthodoxy, in which he openly established the intellectual foundations on which the prolific writing of his last three decades would build. Part One explores the years of Chesterton's obscurity; his childhood, his adolescence, his years as a student and a young adult. Part Two examines Chesterton's emergence on to the public stage, his success as one of the leading journalists of his day, and his growing renown as a man of letters. Written to engage all with an interest in Chesterton's life and times, Oddie's accessible style ably conveys the warmth and subtlety of thought that delighted the first readership of the enigmatic GKC.

Author : Edgar Erdman
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481741699

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Eden Altered- an Odyssey in Double Time by Edgar Erdman Pdf

The Book of Andrew takes a young boy named Andrew Engleman from the summer of 1938 through World War Two and the Cold War, including the hot intervals in Korea and Vietnam and the swift expansion of terrorist activity on a global scale that led to punitive incursions into the hotbeds of the Middle East by coalitions of Western powers under the leadership of the United States. It also provides the reader with a glimpse of what the world may be like a few decades hence. The author hopes to promote greater understanding of the historical significance of the Korean War, which has been labeled "The Forgotten War". It was an undeclared war for which none of the belligerent parties, excepting North Korea, was fully prepared at the start. Close to 4.5 million human beings, less than half of whom were in military service, were killed, injured or reported missing during the 37 months and two days of its duration. North Korea, South Korea and China suffered the greatest number of casualties, both military and civilian. The total for the United States alone was 136,826 combatants. The Korean War brought us perilously close to a third world war that almost certainly would have been nuclear. It was the first war in which American infantry units were fully integrated, blacks and whites serving harmoniously together. And it was the only real war to have been fought under the aegis and flag of the United Nations. It stands out as a chapter in the annals of warfare that contains many important lessons for us all. And in this book it is the constant backdrop against which the protagonist's experiences and thought processes are highlighted as they unfold before our eyes.

Author : Xiaolian Liu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X002579286

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The Odyssey of the Buddhist Mind by Xiaolian Liu Pdf

Xiaolian Liu presents the first and only major study on the achievement of the novel in the context of both Western and Chinese allegorical traditions. This groundbreaking book provides a comparative study of the nature and various aspects of allegory as illustrated through the analysis of The Later Journey to the West, a seventeenth-century Chinese allegorical novel. The author also examines the theme, structure and characterization of the novel and their allegorical meanings. Contents: Introduction: A Chinese Allegorical Novel; The Hero's Quest: The Basic Allegory; The Pilgrims' Progress: Meaning of the Allegorical Journey; Symbolic Images and Actions: Representations of Allegorical Characters; Hou Xiyou ji in the Context of Western and Chinese Allegorical Traditions; Appendix I; A Synopsis of Hou Xiyou ji; Appendix II: The Problem of Authorship of Hou Xiyou ji; Selected Bibliography; Index.

Author : William Seymour Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Greece
ISBN : PRNC:32101059160885

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The Theology of the Greek Poets by William Seymour Tyler Pdf

Author : James P. Wind,James W. Lewis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226901866

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American Congregations, Volume 1 by James P. Wind,James W. Lewis Pdf

The congregation is a distinctly American religious structure, and is often overlooked in traditional studies of religion. But one cannot understand American religion without understanding the congregation. Volume 1: Portraits of Twelve Religious Communities chronicles the founding, growth, and development of congregations that represent the diverse and complex reality of American local religious cultures. The contributors explore multiple issues, from the fate of American Protestantism to the rise of charismatic revivalism. Volume 2: New Perspectives in the Study of Congregations builds upon those historical studies, and addresses three crucial questions: Where is the congregation located on the broader map of American cultural and religious life? What are congregations' distinctive qualities, tasks, and roles in American culture? And, what patterns of leadership characterize congregations in America?

Author : Gary Hoppenstand,Garyn G. Roberts
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476646404

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The Early Thrillers of Dean Koontz by Gary Hoppenstand,Garyn G. Roberts Pdf

Born into poverty with an abusive home life, Dean Koontz found a respite in books. As he began a writing career in the late 1960s, Koontz began injecting the dark experiences of his own life into his literature, and autobiography became a central thematic element of his thrillers, science fiction and horror stories. Even Koontz's earliest pieces, like Star Quest and Demon Seed, are tapestries of raw, varied and energetic storylines equally as worthy of examination as his later popular novels. This compilation of essays examines the fiction of Dean Koontz, from his earliest literary efforts in the 1960s and '70s to his emergence as a bestselling author of suspense. Written by some of the top experts in popular culture studies, these essays will appeal to the many fans of Dean Koontz's work, as well as to general readers of popular thrillers. It is the first study to approach the evolution of major themes and intricacies in Koontz's early career as a bestselling author.

Author : Werner Jaeger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020088402

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Paideia: the Ideal of Greek Culture: Archaic Greece. The mind of Athens by Werner Jaeger Pdf

Author : John Colmer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781000221558

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E. M. Forster by John Colmer Pdf

Originally published in 1975, E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice draws on information about the life and works of E. M. Forster that came to light following his death in 1970. Exploring in particular the publication of Maurice in 1971, The Life to Come in 1972, and the Forster papers in King's College Library, Cambridge, this volume is an extensive study of E. M. Forster. It provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of Forster's work, his intellectual and literary background, his personality, and the reception of his work. E. M. Forster: The Personal Voice places Forster's works in their social and cultural context and provides an excellent insight into his development as a writer.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Unitarianism
ISBN : NYPL:33433081671251

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Christian Examiner and Theological Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip C. Rule
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0823223159

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Coleridge and Newman by Philip C. Rule Pdf

By examining Samuel Taylor Coleridge's and John Henry Newman's parallel approaches to the central question of Christian apologetics - the existence of God - Coleridge and Newman: The Centrality of Conscience documents more fully than ever before the extent of Coleridge's influence on Newman. Both men sought to develop an argument for God's existence by understanding conscience as the moral self-awareness that makes us human. The study provides fresh readings of three texts by Colerdige and three by Newman. The result of these comparative readings is a rhetoric that both informs and invites the reader to personal reflection.

Author : Gordon J. Spykman
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802805256

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Reformational Theology by Gordon J. Spykman Pdf

Following the Biblical story line of creation, fall-redemption-consummation, Spykman's "new paradigm" systematics represents a notable revision of the traditional loci method--Spykman has reordered the basic Christian dogmas in a bold attempt to overcome the rationalist-scholastic influences inherent in the older method.

Author : Edward Caird
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Literature
ISBN : WISC:89094650751

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Dante in his relation to the theology and ethics of the Middle Ages. Goethe and philosophy. Rousseau. Wordsworth. The problem of philosophy at the present time. The genius of Carlyle by Edward Caird Pdf