Tragic Humanity And Hope

Author : Pius Ojara SJ
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498275965

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With insights into the thought of Gabriel Marcel, Tragic Humanity and Hope recognizes that in our age scientific knowing is becoming a dominant form of knowledge. The leadership, influence, growth, and gravitational center of human existence depend, it seems, on scientific knowledge. As a result, we live in an information age that prizes production and immediate satisfaction but devalues the cultivation of wisdom. We risk diminishing the significance of sapiential knowing to deal with the immensely complex and intricate domains of human relationality. Furthermore, inquiry into moral discernment methods expands, becoming more diverse; yet, scholarly conversations that engage the vital exigencies as founding moral sensibility seem noticeably insufficient. Tragic Humanity and Hope strives to overcome this lack. But Ojara also seeks ethical groundings that exceed the language of pragmatic utility and aesthetic preference. Foundations of morality cannot exclude questions of the common good and shared moral obligations that free people to reach out to one another with hopes and memories that endow life with shared meaning. Through continuity and cohesion that the interlacing of scientific, sapiential, and moral knowing bring, life becomes a marvelous expression of light, joy, and fervor.

Author : Pius Ojara
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781556351495

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Tragic Humanity and Hope by Pius Ojara Pdf

With insights into the thought of Gabriel Marcel, Tragic Humanity and Hope recognizes that in our age scientific knowing is becoming a dominant form of knowledge. The leadership, influence, growth, and gravitational center of human existence depend, it seems, on scientific knowledge. As a result, we live in an information age that prizes production and immediate satisfaction but devalues the cultivation of wisdom. We risk diminishing the significance of sapiential knowing to deal with the immensely complex and intricate domains of human relationality. Furthermore, inquiry into moral discernment methods expands, becoming more diverse; yet, scholarly conversations that engage the vital exigencies as founding moral sensibility seem noticeably insufficient. Tragic Humanity and Hope strives to overcome this lack. But Ojara also seeks ethical groundings that exceed the language of pragmatic utility and aesthetic preference. Foundations of morality cannot exclude questions of the common good and shared moral obligations that free people to reach out to one another with hopes and memories that endow life with shared meaning. Through continuity and cohesion that the interlacing of scientific, sapiential, and moral knowing bring, life becomes a marvelous expression of light, joy, and fervor.

Author : Alfred Austin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086843885

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Author : Carroll Quigley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 193943811X

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Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley Pdf

UNCENSORED! Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time by Carroll Quigley is the ultimate insider admission of a secret global elite that has impacted nearly every modern historical event. Learn how the Anglo-American banking elite were able to secretly establish and maintain their global power. This massive book provides a detailed world history beginning with the industrial revolution and imperialism through two world wars, a global depression and the rise of communism. Tragedy & Hope is the definitive work on the world's power structure and an essential source material for understanding the history, goals and actions of the New World Order. ALL ORIGINAL CONTENT, UNABRIDGED. This Millennium Edition is a larger page format, allowing for the same content in less pages. The larger page format also allows for a larger font than previous editions, for easier reading. ORIGINAL BOOK DESCRIPTION: TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century. With clarity, perspective, and cumulative impact, Professor Quigley examines the nature of that transition through two world wars and a worldwide economic depression. As an interpretative historian, he tries to show each event in the full complexity of its historical context. The result is a unique work, notable in several ways. It gives a picture of the world in terms of the influence of different cultures and outlooks upon each other; it shows, more completely than in any similar work, the influence of science and technology on human life; and it explains, with unprecedented clarity, how the intricate financial and commercial patterns of the West prior to 1914 influenced the development of today's world.

Author : Shalom Auslander
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101561287

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Hope: A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book 2012 The rural town of Stockton, New York, is famous for nothing: no one was born there, no one died there, nothing of any historical import at all has ever happened there, which is why Solomon Kugel, like other urbanites fleeing their pasts and histories, decided to move his wife and young son there. To begin again. To start anew. But it isn’t quite working out that way for Kugel… His ailing mother stubbornly holds on to life, and won’t stop reminiscing about the Nazi concentration camps she never actually suffered through. To complicate matters further, some lunatic is burning down farmhouses just like the one Kugel bought, and when, one night, he discovers history—a living, breathing, thought-to-be-dead specimen of history—hiding upstairs in his attic, bad quickly becomes worse. Hope: A Tragedy is a hilarious and haunting examination of the burdens and abuse of history, propelled with unstoppable rhythm and filled with existential musings and mordant wit. It is a comic and compelling story of the hopeless longing to be free of those pasts that haunt our every present.

Author : Pink Dandelion,Douglas Gwyn,Rachel Muers,Brian Phillips
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351878418

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Towards Tragedy/Reclaiming Hope by Pink Dandelion,Douglas Gwyn,Rachel Muers,Brian Phillips Pdf

The 'death of tragedy' in the modern era has been proposed and debated in recent years, largely in terms of literature and western culture in general. Today, any catastrophe or misadventure is likely to be labeled a 'tragedy', without any inference of a larger, transcendent horizon or providential design that the word once conveyed. This book offers new perspectives on the idea of the 'death of tragedy', taking England and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in particular as a case study. Chapters focus on the origins of tragedy in ancient Greece, gospel and tragedy, the beginnings of the Quaker movement in seventeenth-century England, apocalyptic versus secularized experiences of time, Edwardian Quaker triumphalism, the search for English identity in postcolonial Britain, liberal Quakerism at the end of the twentieth century, and the promise and dilemma of postmodernity. The different disciplinary perspectives of the contributing authors bring literature, history, theology and sociology into a creative and revealing conversation. A Foreword by Richard Fenn introduces the book with an original and provocative meditation on tragedy and time.

Author : Joseph Plummer
Publisher : Brushfire Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 0985728310

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Tragedy and Hope 101 by Joseph Plummer Pdf

The information contained in this book contradicts nearly everything you've been led to believe about democracy and "representative government." Based on the groundbreaking research of respected historian Carroll Quigley, "Tragedy and Hope 101" reveals an unimaginably devious political system, skillfully manipulated by a handful of elite, which is undermining freedom and democracy as we know it. The goal of those who control the system, in Quigley's own words, is to dominate "all habitable portions of the world." Using deception, theft, and violence, they have achieved more toward this goal than any rulers in human history. However, the Information Age is quickly derailing their plans. The immorality of their system, and those who serve it, has become nearly impossible to hide. Awareness and resistance are growing...Tragedy is yielding to hope.

Author : Madhu Bala Nath
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0850926769

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From Tragedy Towards Hope by Madhu Bala Nath Pdf

This book tells the real life stories of men and women who live with the HIV/AIDS virus and have triumphed over it. It describes the impact of the virus on people and communities, and the initiatives taken by UNAIDS and the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). It delves into the myths and rituals that surround women, sex and sexuality, and helps readers understand the human consequences of the epidemic for those affected, their families, communities and society at large.

Author : Andrew Benjamin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134784387

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Present Hope by Andrew Benjamin Pdf

An understanding of what we mean by the present is one of the key issues in literature, philosophy, and culture today, but also one of the most neglected and misunderstood. Present Hope develops a fascinating philosophical understanding of the present, approaching this question via discussions of the nature of historical time, the philosophy of history, memory, and the role of tragedy. Andrew Benjamin shows how we misleadingly view the present as simply a product of chronological time, ignoring the role of history and memory. Accordingly, discussion of what is meant by the present disappears from philosophical concern. To draw attention to this absence, Andrew Benjamin introduces the notion of hope and asks what this concept can tell us about the present. At the heart of the outstanding work is an emphasis on the relation between hope and the Jewish tradition. Through discussions of philosophical responses to the Holocaust, the work of Walter Benjamin, Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum, and the poetry of Paul Celan, Present Hope shows how we must look beyond the purely philosophical horizon to understand the present we live in.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Tony Manera
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780987895240

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Hope, Discovery, Mystery and Tragedy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert L. Veninga
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307784162

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A Gift of Hope by Robert L. Veninga Pdf

Tragedy is a part of life, it is a part of the human mystery which we all must face. A Gift of Hope is a moving, beautifully written book that will give you the understanding and the self-assurance to overcome the anger and the loneliness, the suffering and the pain of your own personal travail: the loss of a loved one, the heartbreak of a handicapped child, a debilitating illness, an unwanted divorce, a severe financial setback. Here is a practical and inspirational guide to help you express your sorrow and begin the process of healing -- to help you move from sadness to serenity, from fear to faith, and to find courage in your moment of crisis. -- How to identify the stages of grief and recognize your need for help -- How to soothe the initial panic and relieve the long-term anxiety -- How to preserve your health, resist self-destructive impulses, and renew your sense of well-being -- How to draw on family and friends for spiritual solace and emotional support -- When to seek professional guidance, with a comprehensive list of national organizations

Author : Alfred Austin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3311864

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The Human Tragedy by Alfred Austin Pdf

Author : Kenneth D. Benne
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 0813151228

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Education for Tragedy by Kenneth D. Benne Pdf

A distinguished educator and social critic here considers the demands put upon democratic and progressive policies in education, which remains, he believes, man's strongest hope for creating new bases for human values in an age of change and cultural crisis. The importance of human worth and individual advancement, within communities and varied age demographics, is analyzed.

Author : Anthony Griffith,Brigitte Travis-Green,Mark Caro
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780785219811

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Behind the Laughter by Anthony Griffith,Brigitte Travis-Green,Mark Caro Pdf

How do you keep going when your world is falling apart? Discover the powerful story of stand-up comic Anthony Griffith and how to navigate grief through persistence, faith, humor and love. Now available in trade paper. Just as Anthony’s career in stand-up comedy launched him onto the stage of The Tonight Show, he and his wife Brigitte faced an unimaginable personal nightmare: their two-year-old daughter, Brittany Nicole, was dying from cancer. While Anthony performed under bright lights, he struggled not to succumb to the darkness of losing a child. In this stirring memoir, Anthony Griffith and his wife of more than thirty years, Brigitte Travis-Griffin, share the powerful story of living between life’s funniest moments and its most heartbreaking tragedies. With humor and deep insights into the human spirit, Behind the Laughter explores Anthony’s life and career as well as the bonds between parent and child and husband and wife. The surprising twists along Anthony’s path highlights experiencing God’s sustaining presence in the darkest moments as well as the sweetest dreams. Behind the Laughter explores: Powerful, relatable emotions and lessons that are universal and inspiring New perspectives on difficult topics that everyone can relate to The power of finding humor in spite of adversity Find true inspiration along with laugh-out-loud humor in this remarkable story of resilience and grace in the face of loss.

Author : Dick Donaghue
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1091977925

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Crash and Other Stories: Humour, Love, Heartache, Romance, Tragedy, Hope: All of Humanity Is Here. by Dick Donaghue Pdf

This collection of short stories deal with a wide gambit of underlying emotions of love, dedication, mistrust, hope and many of the traits and elements that make up the complexity of human beings from all walks of life and settings. It is these diverse characteristics that make our fellow humans so interesting. Many of these stories have been published both locally and nationally in magazines and newspapers, in Ireland.