The Rich And The Pure

Author : Daniel Caner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520381582

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"As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, its stability and prosperity moved decisively to the east, producing history's first truly affluent, multi-faceted Christian society, in what is now known as the Byzantine Empire. What united the twenty-four million people living in this vast realm--Roman citizens all, but as diverse as the landscape itself--was a shared conviction in the Christian ideal of philanthrōpia. In this sweeping cultural and social history of Christian philanthropy, Daniel Caner shows this practice involved more than simply a love of humanity; it required living up to Jesus's injunction to 'Give to all who ask of you' by offering mercy and material aid to every human being, whatever their origin or status. Yet this commitment to the common good arose in an aristocratic society marked by sharp gradations of rank and privilege and dominated by an official church experiencing explosive growth and unprecedented affluence. In tracking the evolution of distinctive ideals and modes of Christian giving over three centuries, Caner brings to the fore the people of Byzantium, from the countryside to the lower levels of urban society to the elites, and the complex, hierarchical relationships that these gifts fostered among them. Drawing on an immense range of evidence, The Rich and the Pure offers nothing less than a portrait of the whole of early Byzantine society"--

Author : Daniel Caner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520381599

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A portrait of history’s first complex Christian society as seen through the lens of Christian philanthropy and gift giving As the Roman Empire broke down in western Europe, its prosperity moved decisively eastward, to what is now known as the Byzantine Empire. Here was born history’s first truly affluent, multifaceted Christian society. One of the ideals used to unite the diverse millions of people living in this vast realm was the Christianized ideal of philanthrōpia. In this sweeping cultural and social history, Daniel Caner shows how philanthropy required living up to Jesus’s injunction to “Give to all who ask of you,” by offering mercy and/or material aid to every human being, regardless of their origin or status. Caner shows how Christian philanthropy became articulated through distinct religious ideals of giving that helped define proper social relations among the rich, the poor, and “the pure” (Christian holy people), resulting in new and enduring social expectations. In tracking the evolution of Christian giving over three centuries, he brings to the fore the concerns of the peoples of Early Byzantium, from the countryside to the lower levels of urban society to the imperial elites, as well as the hierarchical relationships that arose among them. The Rich and the Pure offers nothing less than a portrait of the whole of early Byzantine society.

Author : Benjamin Parsons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Evangelicalism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081769960

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Last Words of an Advocate of Pure Evangelical Religion by Benjamin Parsons Pdf

Author : Justin Ritzinger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190491161

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Anarchy in the Pure Land by Justin Ritzinger Pdf

Anarchy in the Pure Land shows that the modern Chinese reinvention of cult of Maitreya, the future Buddha, functioned as an important site for articulating a Buddhist vision of modernity.

Author : Shih Cheng Yen
Publisher : Jing Si Publishing Co., Ltd.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9786269645251

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Pure wisdom by Shih Cheng Yen Pdf

人生的煩惱歸結起來，不離家庭、事業和感情，究其根源，則不外多欲多求——名利、物欲、愛情、親情，永遠都在無止境的追求中，渾然不覺自己生活在人間，而人間事原本就無法事事如意啊！ 本書收羅證嚴法師與眾生歷年之問答，話題包含信仰、病苦、往生處理、經營理財以及持家等。書中文字啟發人人本有的智慧，學得少欲知足，身心自然輕安自在。 What people worry about can often be summarized into three categories: family, business, and relationships. Greed and desire are often the root cause of people’s worries. People tirelessly pursue fame and fortune, material goods, family love, and romantic relationships, yet they completely forget that they live in the human world, where one cannot have everything as one wishes! This book compiled questions and responses over the years between Dharma Master Cheng Yen and disciples or visitors: the questions may be about faith, suffering of illness, managing wealth, managing the household, etc. The words in this book will inspire people to bring out their inherent wisdom and learn to have fewer desires, so they will be able to live peaceful lives.

Author : John O'Kane,Bernd Radtke
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047432487

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Pure Gold from the Words of Sayyidī ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Dabbāgh by John O'Kane,Bernd Radtke Pdf

Around 1720 in Fez A?mad b. al-Mub?rak al-Lama??, a religious scholar, wrote down the words and teachings of the Sufi master ?Abd al-?Az?z al-Dabb?gh. Al-Dabb?gh shunned religious studies but, having reached illumination and met with the Prophet Mu?ammad, he was able to explain any obscurities in the Qur??n, ?ad?ths and sayings of earlier Sufis. The resulting book, known as the Ibr?z, describes how al-Dabb?gh attained illumination and access to the Prophet, as well as his teachings about the Council of the godly that regulates the world, relations between master and disciple, the darkness in men’s bodies, Adam’s creation, Barzakh, Paradise and Hell, and much more besides. This ‘encyclopaedia’ of Sufism with its many teaching stories and illustrations provides a window onto social life and religious ideas in Fez a generation or so before powerful outside forces began to play a role in the radical transformation of Morocco.

Author : William Hurrell Mallock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351480031

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The Limits of Pure Democracy by William Hurrell Mallock Pdf

The 1910s was a decade in which theories of socialism, pacifism, and collectivism flowered. Publicists and playwrights from Sidney Webb to George Bernard Shaw expressed not just belief in "utopianism" but a vigorous assault on the existing political and economic order. Less well known is how a group of Tory thinkers laid the foundations of a conservative counter-attack expressed with equal literary and intellectual brilliance. Foremost among them was W. H. Mallock. In The Limits of Pure Democracy he argued that the pseudo-populist leaders of the political party system promise everything but deliver only the end of parties as such. For Mallock, what starts with populism ends in dictatorship. The Russian Revolution was simply the historical outcome of utopian socialist visions that were more dedicated to destroying the present system of things than bringing about a revitalized future. Mallock's book explains how the modern free market succeeds through competition in increasing output, broadening occupational opportunities, and multiplying the numbers of skilled professionals. In contrast, welfare schemes serve to deepen poverty by spreading wealth so evenly that incentives to work decline and personal savings are eliminated. These arguments have become commonplace today. But at the time they served as an incendiary reminder that class warfare works in both directions. Mallock was a remarkably talented writer who made the case against exaggerated expectations, a nascent welfare system, and mass political parties led by oligarchs. But he also offered a case for increasing a regard for work, advancing the cause of education as a method of entering the modern world, and for retaining a sense of religious codes that define the West. Mallock's search for an understanding of popular rule coincided with his appreciation and elucidation of the limitations of the emerging plebiscitarian spirit within democracy. The Limits of Pure Democracy will

Author : Clayton Thibodeau
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780578025360

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Pure Patriotism by Clayton Thibodeau Pdf

Pure Patriotism is about American Patriotism: it is about love, and respect, and devotion, and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America and to the country and people it protects.

Author : Arthur L. Smith,Jerrold D. Wear
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Airplanes
ISBN : UOM:39015086463810

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Performance of Pure Fuels in a Single J33 Combustor by Arthur L. Smith,Jerrold D. Wear Pdf

Author : Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Publisher : Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789574575527

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Buddha-Dharma: Pure And Simple 3 by Venerable Master Hsing Yun Pdf

In today’s Buddhist sphere, numerous claims have been made on what the Buddha has taught. However, were they truly spoken by the Buddha? The Buddha-Dharma: Pure and Simple series is an exploration of over 300 topics, where Venerable Master Hsing Yun clarifies the Buddha’s teachings in a way that is accessible and relevant to modern readers. Erroneous Buddhist views should be corrected, the true meaning of the Dharma must be preserved in order to hold true to the original intents of the Buddha. Starting with the question "Who am I?" Venerable Master explains what it means to be a true Buddhist practitioner by describing the roles and responsibilities of a Buddhist in upholding and passing down the legacy of the Buddha.

Author : Arch-Preacher John Wesley Ellis I
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781456762391

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Pure Thought: the Reign of Jesus Christ by Arch-Preacher John Wesley Ellis I Pdf

Lord God, in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for being so good and kind to all of the people. Even though chastening may seem to be unbearable sometimes, it is for the good of all. I understand that a loving Father will do many things to keep His children from going astray. Lord we ask you to heal the wounds of our past and to keep us from being wounded in the future. Our nation is in great trouble, and we need your help. The politicians do not have an answer and are so confused. Please give the leaders of our country the knowledge to repent.

Author : Susan Johnson
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307575043

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Pure Sin by Susan Johnson Pdf

A tale of exquisite pleasure that begins in the wilds of Montana—and ends in the untamed places of two lovers’ hearts Lady Flora Bonham couldn’t help but be tantalized by Adam Serre’s potent sensuality. It made no difference that she’d only just met him or that he was the scandal of polite society. Flora had never lived according to anybody’s rules, and the instant she felt the heat of Adam’s passion, the only thing that mattered was that she wanted him. Adam Serre couldn’t help but be wary. Lady Flora was quite spectacular, with her daring beauty and delicious conversation, but the noble daughter of a famed archaeologist did not fall into the category of amorous interludes. And after just extricating himself from a vicious marriage, his interest in women was purely transitory. Until the incomparable Flora set out to seduce him with a temptation that was pure sin.

Author : Andrew Miller
Publisher : Sceptre
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444724271

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Pure by Andrew Miller Pdf

'ANDREW MILLER'S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT' Hilary Mantel 'ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND' Sunday Times ***Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award*** 'Irresistibly compelling' Sunday Telegraph 'Dazzling' Guardian 'A work of beauty' The Times An enthralling tale of an extraordinary year in pre-revolutionary Paris from the critically acclaimed author of Oxygen and The Slowworm's Song Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer charged by the king with demolishing it. At first Baratte sees this as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long, he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own. PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER 'Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity' Sarah Hall 'A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative' The Times 'A wonderful storyteller' Spectator

Author : Margaret Aymer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567002396

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First Pure, Then Peaceable by Margaret Aymer Pdf

In 2001, Continuum published the extensive collected papers from African Americans and the Bible, an interdisciplinary conference held at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. In the collection's introduction, Vincent L. Wimbush issued a challenge to take seriously those who "read darkness," and to consider what it is they are doing when they read the Bible as "scripture." Wimbush's focus on "darkness readers," both within and outside of the African diaspora, breaks open the discourse around the nature, meaning, and importance of the Bible. By following the lead of "darkness readers," the Bible is revealed to be more than a collection of ancient documents from an inaccessible past; it is the site upon which modern, contemporary ideological battles have and continue to be waged. In this book Margaret Aymer takes up his challenge. It is an examination of the way in which Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century abolitionist, used the epistle of James, particularly Jas 3:17, in his abolitionist speeches, to "read" the "darkness" of slavery and slaveholding Christianity. Within the epistle of James is a rhetoric of the world as "darkness". Douglass uses this to read his contemporary "darkness." As part of her research, Aymer has created an index of biblical references in all of Frederick Douglass' abolitionist speeches as collected by J. W. Blassingame (1841-1860).

Author : Christoph Kletzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509913459

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The Idea of a Pure Theory of Law by Christoph Kletzer Pdf

Most contemporary legal philosophers tend to take force to be an accessory to the law. According to this prevalent view the law primarily consists of a series of demands made on us; force, conversely, comes into play only when these demands fail to be satisfied. This book claims that this model should be jettisoned in favour of a radically different one: according to the proposed view, force is not an accessory to the law but rather its attribute. The law is not simply a set of rules incidentally guaranteed by force, but it should be understood as essentially rules about force. The book explores in detail the nature of this claim and develops its corollaries. It then provides an overview of the contemporary jurisprudential debates relating to force and violence, and defends its claims against well-known counter-arguments by Hart, Raz and others. This book offers an innovative insight into the concept of Pure Theory. In contrast to what was claimed by Hans Kelsen, the most eminent contributor to this theory, the author argues that the core insight of the Pure Theory is not to be found in the concept of a basic norm, or in the supposed absence of a conceptual relation between law and morality, but rather in the fundamental and comprehensive reformulation of how to model the functioning of the law intended as an ordering of force and violence.