The Woman Who Laughed At God

Author : Jonathan Kirsch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101664735

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The Woman Who Laughed at God by Jonathan Kirsch Pdf

Who is a Jew? In this colorful, eye-opening work, bestselling author and lecturer Jonathan Kirsch takes us on a three-thousand-year tour of Jewish identity and diversity and offers answers to this complex and difficult question. Kirsch reveals that Judaism has never been a religion of strict and narrow orthodoxy. For every accepted tradition in Jewish faith there are countertraditions rooted in biblical antiquity: the Maccabee freedom fighters who closed the Bible and picked up swords, dervish-like ecstatics who claimed to enjoy direct communication with God even after they had been excommunicated by a distrustful rabbinate, and courageous men and women who were the forgotten heroes of the Holocaust. With drama and narrative verve, Kirsch explores these and many other "Judaisms" that make up the rich tapestry of Jewish identity.

Author : Jonathan Kirsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1322853002

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Woman Who Laughed at God by Jonathan Kirsch Pdf

Author : Vanessa L. Ochs
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114245207

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Sarah Laughed by Vanessa L. Ochs Pdf

From Eve's rebellious taste of wisdom to the righteous anger of Job's wife, Judaic scholar Vanessa Ochs' vivid collection of stories breathes new life into biblical matriarchs. Intimate, familiar, and wise, the heroines in "Sarah Laughed" are revealed to be inspiring role models for women today. 0-07-140290-X$24.95 / McGraw Hill Professional

Author : Aviya Kushner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780385520829

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The Grammar of God by Aviya Kushner Pdf

"The author recalls how, after becoming very familiar with the Biblical Old Testament in its original Hebrew growing up, an encounter with an English language version led her on a ten-year project of examining various translations of the Old Testament and their histories, "--Novelist.

Author : Bianca Marais
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735219335

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If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais Pdf

A rich, unforgettable story of three unique women in post-Apartheid South Africa who are brought together in their darkest time and discover the ways that love can transcend the strictest of boundaries. In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, seventeen-year-old Zodwa lives in desperate poverty, under the shadowy threat of a civil war and a growing AIDS epidemic. Eight months pregnant, Zodwa carefully guards secrets that jeopardize her life. Across the country, wealthy socialite Ruth appears to have everything her heart desires, but it's what she can't have that leads to her breakdown. Meanwhile, in Zaire, a disgraced former nun, Delilah, grapples with a past that refuses to stay buried. When these personal crises send both middle-aged women back to their rural hometown to heal, the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby upends everything, challenging their lifelong beliefs about race, motherhood, and the power of the past. As the mystery surrounding the infant grows, the complicated lives of Zodwa, Ruth, and Delilah become inextricably linked. What follows is a mesmerizing look at family and identity that asks: How far will the human heart go to protect itself and the ones it loves?

Author : Vanessa L. Ochs
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827609280

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Sarah Laughed by Vanessa L. Ochs Pdf

Vanessa Ochs retells well known stories of Biblical women in terms that will inspire women today. Beginning with Eve, she adds a reflection on the lesson each story has to offer, then offers a ritual for each.

Author : Geneen Roth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780857201416

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Women Food and God by Geneen Roth Pdf

Millions of us are locked into an unwinnable weight game, as our self-worth is shredded with every diet failure. Combine the utter inefficacy of dieting with the lack of spiritual nourishment and we have generations of mad, ravenous self-loathing women. So says Geneen Roth, in her life-changing new book, Women, Food and God. Since her 1991 bestseller, When Food Is Love, was published, Roth has taken the sum total of her experience and combined it with spirituality and psychology to explain women's true hunger. Roth's approach to eating is that it is the same as any addiction - an activity to avoid feeling emotions. From the first page, readers will be struck by the author's intelligence, humour and sensitivity, as she traces the path of overeating from its subtle beginnings through to its logical end. Whether the drug is booze or brownies, the problem is the same: opting out of life. She powerfully urges readers to pay attention to what they truly need - which cannot be found in a supermarket. She provides seven basic guidelines for eating (the most important is to never diet) and shares reassuring, practical advice that has helped thousands of women who have attended her highly successful seminars. Truly a thinking woman's guide to eating - and an anti-diet book - women everywhere will find insights and revelations on every page.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442973695

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And The Rat Laughed (EasyRead Comfort Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Deborah L Willows,Steph Beth Nickel
Publisher : Castle Quay Books
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781927355176

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Living Beyond My Circumstances by Deborah L Willows,Steph Beth Nickel Pdf

When Deb Willows was diagnosed with cerebral palsy 50 years ago, her parents were advised to “put her in an institution and get on with your lives.” Experts believed parents were incapable of raising disabled children. But God had other plans. Deb’s parents challenged her to see her severe limitations as opportunities, to dream big dreams and to work hard to accomplish them. Overcoming many challenges, Deb has blazed the trail for other disabled people, representing Canada around the world as a Paralympian and the first disabled boccia ball referee. Her story is one of hope and inspiration for everyone who has a dream they want to achieve but with obstacles to overcome. Deb Willows has truly lived beyond her circumstances and demonstrates that with God’s help we can all accomplish great things!

Author : Trevor Dennis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016223518

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Sarah Laughed by Trevor Dennis Pdf

In this book the author takes an original look at some of the best-known narratives in the Bible from the view-point of women.

Author : Jonathan Kirsch
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307567925

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Moses by Jonathan Kirsch Pdf

Lawgiver and liberator. Seer and prophet. The only human permitted to converse with God "face-to-face." Moses is the most commanding presence in the Old Testament. Yet as Jonathan Kirsch shows in this brilliant, stunningly original volume, Moses was also an enigmatic and mysterious figure--at once a good shepherd and a ruthless warrior, a spiritual leader and a magician, a lawgiver who broke his own laws, God's chosen friend and hounded victim. Now, in Moses: A Life, Kirsch accomplishes the wondrous feat of revealing the real Moses, a strikingly modern figure who steps out from behind the facade of Sunday school lessons and movie matinees. Drawing on the biblical text and a treasury of both scholarship and storytelling, Kirsch examines all that is known and all that has been imagined of Moses. In these vivid pages, we see the marvels and mysteries of Moses's life in a new light--his rescue in infancy and adoption by an Egyptian princess; his reluctant assumption of the role of liberator; his struggles to wrest his people from the pharaoh's dominion; his desperate vigil on Mount Sinai. Here too is the darker, more ominous Moses--the sorcerer, the husband of a pagan woman, the military commander who cold-bloodedly ordered the slaying of innocent people; the beloved of God whom God sought twice to murder. Jonathan Kirsch brings both prodigious knowledge and a keen imagination to one of the most compelling stories of the Bible, and the results are fascinating. A figure of mystery, passion, and contradiction, Moses emerges from this book very much a hero for our time.

Author : Jen Wilkin
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433541797

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Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin Pdf

We all know it’s important to study God’s Word. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. What’s more, a lack of time, emotionally driven approaches, and past frustrations can erode our resolve to keep growing in our knowledge of Scripture. How can we, as Christian women, keep our focus and sustain our passion when reading the Bible? Offering a clear and concise plan to help women go deeper in their study of Scripture, this book will equip you to engage God’s Word in a way that trains your mind and transforms your heart.

Author : Moyra Dale,Cathy Hine,Carol Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1506475965

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When Women Speak... by Moyra Dale,Cathy Hine,Carol Walker Pdf

The twentieth century should be remembered in missions as the time when women got lost. Over that time, the voices of women missionaries, leaders, and facilitators of new Christian movements were all too often excluded from missiological discourse and strategic mission discussion. It is hoped that this book signals a revival in the contribution of women to mission in a way that values what they have to offer.

Author : Sheila Walsh
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781418588564

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Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God by Sheila Walsh Pdf

Do you ever question God’s ability to catch you when you fall? Do shame, fear, and brokenness keep you from fully trusting God? Do you secretly believe your dreams are unreachable? Do you secretly believe your dreams are unreachable? You are not alone. This is a book about trust. How we fight it. How we learn to do it. How it transforms us. Life is not safe. That reality slips over us as we grow. Our response to the Father in that reality allows us either to swing higher and higher with the trust of a child . . . or fearfully shrink back from the swing set altogether. As we weigh that choice, God whispers: Trust me. In a remarkably transparent account, author and speaker Sheila Walsh opens wide her lifelong battle with trust and the moment-by-moment choices she made to follow where God led. Sheila has lived a life ruled by the “hidden places” of insecurity and brokenness and knows the overwhelming beauty of a life wholly handed over to Christ. As you encounter her struggles and triumphs, you also meet ten of the Bible’s transformed—Tabitha, David, Paul, and others—who teach us that in spite of overwhelming circumstances, just one trusting encounter with Christ sets beautiful things in motion. It can resurrect dreams, instill purpose, and ignite hope.

Author : John Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101032411

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God Is Back by John Micklethwait,Adrian Wooldridge Pdf

A landmark examination of the resurgence of faith around the globe The Editor in Chief of The Economist and its Lexington columnist show how the global rise of religion will dramatically impact our century in God Is Back. Contrary to the popular assumption that modernism would lead to the rejection of faith, American-style evangelism has sparked a global revival. On the street and in the corridors of power the authors shine a bright light on a vast yet until now hidden world of religion. Twenty-first-century faith is being fueled by a very American emphasis on competition and a customer-driven attitude toward salvation. Revealing how the religion boom is destabilizing politics and the global economy, God Is Back concludes by showing how the same American ideas that created our unique religious style can be applied to channel the rising tide of faith away from volatility and violence.