Author: Kiereini, Jeremiah Gitau
Publisher: East African Educational Publishers
ISBN: 9966259783
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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He is described as a Mau Mau oath-taker, seemingly of two minds ñ both for and against, loyal and disloyal. In A Daunting Journey, Jeremiah Gitau Kiereini, lets us into his life spanning three generations. He reveals insights into the influences and intrigues surrounding the early civil service and the powerful individuals who held Kenya's future in their hands. Kiereini also exposes the dichotomy that irreconcilably split the communities involved in the struggle for independence and the personal contradictions and challenges he encountered as he sought to find pride and loyalty in service to a newly independent Kenya. This is truly a fascinating chronicle that takes us from the humble and difficult years of childhood, through the Mau Mau years, the Kenyatta administration, the Moi regime, and on to the present in the life of Jeremiah Kiereini. Most captivating is the narrative on the infamous 1969 oath-taking commonly referred to as, ëCaai wa Gatunduí and the 1982 coup.
Author: Glynne Gordon-Carter
Publisher: Church House Publishing
ISBN: 9780715138557
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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How has the Church responded to the challenge to combat institutional racism? To what extent are the issues being addressed by church schools, clergy and parishes? How are theological colleges and courses responding to the importance of preparing and training ordinands for leadership in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-faith Britain? These are some of the questions that have challenged the Church of England in its struggle to understand racism and the way that it is used by institutions, maybe unwittingly, to disadvantage minority ethnic people. The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report acted as a catalyst and forced the Church to take a fresh look at itself with respect to its record in combating institutional racism. This book gives new insights into the Church of England's response to race issues and presents a fascinating view of the Church at the start of the twenty-first century. It highlights examples of good practice and demonstrates the progress that has been made wince the publication in 1991 of Seeds of Hope, a seminal report of a survey on combating rascism in the Church of England.
Author: Sarah Rodriguez
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1683220226
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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“It's one thing to talk about the moments you'll need faith the most. It's another to live through them. Sarah is someone whose story will inspire you to live your own!” —Jon Acuff, New York Times Bestselling Author of Do Over a miraculous story of hope and overcoming. . .a journey of beauty from ashes Sarah Rodriguez experienced more loss and heartache in a short period of time than most people will endure in a lifetime. Infertility. Her husband Joel’s cancer diagnosis (not once, but twice). Miscarriage. Her husband’s death. Her two-week-old baby girl in a fight for her life. . . Still, Sarah clung to her faith. And it was that imperfect faith that helped Sarah march toward the purpose from her pain. From Depths We Rise is a miraculous story of hope and overcoming. Sarah's is a journey of beauty from ashes, of marching toward purpose out of the pain. Her awe-inspiring story will encourage you to grasp tightly to your faith and to rise above even the most daunting of circumstances.
Author: Thomas Carothers
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
ISBN: 0870032860
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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The United States faces no greater challenge today than successfully fulfilling its new ambition of helping bring about a democratic transformation of the Middle East. Uncharted Journey contributes a wealth of concise, illuminating insights on this subject, drawing on the contributors' deep knowledge of Arab politics and their substantial experience with democracy-building in other parts of the world. The essays in part one vividly dissect the state of Arab politics today, including an up-to-date examination of the political shock wave in the region produced by the invasion of Iraq. Part two and three set out a provocative exploration of the possible elements of a democracy promotion strategy for the region. The contributors identify potential false steps as well as a productive way forward, avoiding the twin shoals of either reflexive pessimism in the face of the daunting obstacles to Arab democratization or an unrealistic optimism that fails to take into account the region's political complexities. Contributors include Eva Bellin (Hunter College), Daniel Brumberg (Carnegie Endowment), Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment), Michele Dunne (Georgetown University), Graham Fuller, Amy Hawthorne (Carnegie Endowment), Marina Ottaway (Carnegie Endowment), and Richard Youngs (Foreign Policy Centre).
Author: Richard Harrison Cutrer
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664257039
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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This book of biblical meditations will help former addicts rediscover the Christian church and all it provides. As you read, you’ll discover how the Bible can help you accept your past and find a better future. Learn how to: • develop an enhanced awareness of what it means to be a Christian; • recognize and avoid false solutions to problems; • absorb Scriptures more meaningfully through a maturing faith. Shaking that nagging feeling that you don’t belong can seem like an insurmountable hurdle for those wanting to find their way back to the church or join it for the first time. But it does not have to be that way. One of the keys to moving forward is to embrace the fact that Jesus Christ extends His mercy to all the Christian church provides. Filled with insights from the author’s forty-six years of continuous sobriety, let this book serve as your companion on a journey that leads to God.
Author: Severo Perez
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1648431801
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1941, acclaimed filmmaker Severo Perez moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His films have won awards, including five CINE Golden Eagles. Perez is also an accomplished playwright and novelist. Filmmaker’s Journey offers valuable insights into the life and work of this influential and visionary artist. Perez’s 1995 film . . . and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him, perhaps his best-known work, is adapted from Tomás Rivera’s classic 1971 Chicano novel . . . y no se lo tragó la tierra. The film follows the lives of a South Texas family of migrant farmworkers in the 1950s. Perez’s nuanced, powerful film beautifully evokes the substance and spirit of Rivera’s work, and it has won international critical acclaim, including top honors at film festivals worldwide. Some of these include the Sol Award at the 1995 CineSol Latino Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the San Diego Independent Film Festival, and Best Feature Film at the Minneapolis Rivertown Film Festival. Filmmaker’s Journey recounts Perez’s winding path toward building a career as an independent filmmaker. Beginning with the events accompanying the first week of production for . . . and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him—which coincided with the riots incited by the Rodney King verdict on April 29, 1992—then picking up the thread of his Westside San Antonio upbringing and his early fascination with making movies, Perez recounts his experiences with the small art houses, the obscure film collectives, and the move to Los Angeles that would eventually launch his forty-five-year career producing programming for PBS, cable, and network television.
Author: SIKANDAR ADNAN
Publisher: Pencil
ISBN: 935883613X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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"Threads of Fate" invites readers on an evocative journey that transcends the boundaries of time and space, navigating the intricacies of human experience through the lens of author Sikandar Adnan. Born and raised in the vibrant city of Delhi, Adnan's literary odyssey unfolds against the backdrop of diverse cultural threads, creating a narrative that resonates with the universal themes of resilience, faith, and redemption. In this poignant exploration, Adnan takes readers through the labyrinth of his characters' lives, threading their stories with the complexities of relationships, the fragility of faith, and the transformative power of adversity. The bustling streets of Delhi, steeped in history and cultural diversity, serve as a vivid canvas where the characters grapple with the shadows
Author: Jacob Willett
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478777192
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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God’s Love is a journey that starts as a born-again child and goes on forever, as people catch the vision of faith and answer the high calling of God. Journey Into God’s Promises is about discovering grace, and living with God’s promises from His holy Word. God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is His written revelation, containing many promises that can liberate His people. Knowing them is a key to finding their meaning, and ultimately, filling us with joy. This book contains 30 topics enhanced with examples from the author’s personal experience and with deep insight of the true spiritual meaning behind the written Word of God. God’s Word is filled with mysteries and parables, but the goal of this book is to break them down for the average reader, so you can truly begin the everlasting journey into God’s promises.
Author: Jon Erik Olsen
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456723421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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In book 3 of Flin's Destiny and "The Earth Time Continuum," Raggleroot, an angry old man who has been imprisoned deep into the earth due to Flin's great grandfather, Hovgard, is determined to destroy the cathedral and all those in it with his deranged pits and seeds he has been engineering for decades. Meanwhile, Blade and his men have taken control of Clover Cavern, leaving the leprechauns to slowly lose their magical powers and at some point, they will surely die. But if you thought that was bad, the Earth Time Continuum which is the heart of mother earth, has been stolen and without it the earth, both down under and up top, will cease to exist. Is it destiny that this young man find and restore these lost treasures before it's too late, or will all come to an end?
Author: Annemarie Scobey
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9781929039364
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Discovering Motherhood is a warm, friendly, profound account of the mundane and the mystical in the life of a mother. Somehow, amid the dirty tube socks, the trail of Legos and the baby's mashed bananas, God is present. Annemarie Scobey takes us on a daunting journey that has no map. It is a high-energy trek with ups and downs and bumps in the road. The price of admission is three a.m. feedings, endless diapers changes and lost sleep. But the payoff comes in the profound relationships of mother and children, and in the love that gives life its luster. Scobey has recorded the journey with insight, humor and a sure sense of the Divine in the turmoil, troubles and triumphs of everyday life.
