Author: James Walters
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783276045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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Examines how the form and function of the Covenants were shorn of religious implications and repurposed, serving a pluralistic vision of the role of religion in politics and public life. Until now, scholarship on the Covenants has mainly focussed on their role in the conflicts of the 1640s, with discussion of the Covenants after 1660 mostly limited to the context of violent Scottish radicalism. This book moves beyond a rigid focus on Scotland to explore the legacy of the Covenants in England. It examines the discourse surrounding key events in the Restoration period and traces the influence of the Covenants in the context of radical Presbyterianism, and in mainstream debates around politics, church government, and the constitution of the British kingdoms. The Covenants continued to have relevance in two primary respects. Firstly, the Covenants were used as reference points for discussing the competing legacies of the English and Scottish Reformations and the confused issues of church and state that defined the Restoration period. Furthermore, the form of the Covenants as solemn individual subscriptions to a constitutional and religious model, and the political ideas that underpinned them, were emulated by those seeking to resist royal authority during the Exclusion Crisis of 1679-81, and during the events surrounding the Revolution of 1688. Thus, this book holds particular interest for students of constitutionalism, legal pluralism or civil religion in seventeenth-century Britain, and for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the intellectual origins of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Revolution of 1688-9.
Author: Ralph Reynaud
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532017189
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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This Book of Poetic Verse spans some thirty (30) odd years of writing which is presented here as excepts from two (2) as yet unpublished works by this writer Unleash a CeaseFire Peace and Abiding within the Oneness of the One along with additional sections of verse. This Volume portrays the heartache and heartbreak of gun violence, pinpoints and analyzes the causative factors involved and proposes possible solutions. It challenges America to make word and deed one in reference to equality and equal justice under the law with all deliberate speed its Creed to heed. It gives an African-American perspective or world view of events across the years. It looks within the Spirit-Soul and Heart Beat of life for lifes existential vital answers about itself-for lifes sake! This Book of Verse is a treatise confronting the agony and challenge of gun violence in America specifically in the Black Community; the realities of inequality and injustice in racial America; and life as a spiritual journey with its existential ponderings and quest which is in its raw essence-a dare to be and a wonder unfolding to do and to see. The reader is invited to experience, to feel, to understand and to know through this poetic verse the vitality of Being, the value of the unfolding of Ones True-Self, the Unity of Community and the price of equality & justice in a truly egalitarian and democratic America!
Author: D.J. Letscher
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1645156702
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 325
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As no part of the Bible is to be considered more important than any other part and there are no words of Scripture that we can do without, the words of Genesis 1:1""11:26 are not considered any more or less important or noteworthy than another set of eleven chapters randomly found in Scripture. These eleven chapters do, however, form the beginning of God's word to us and we are presented with history on a universal scale. In my opinion, it is the most sensible place to begin learning about our heavenly Father and about His eternal plan. This approach will give a Bible student the fundamental knowledge that is essential to understanding all remaining Scripture. This commentary will cover topics such as: 1. The Creation of the Heaven and the Earth by God in Eternity Past (Gen. 1:1) and the Ruin in which they Ended (Gen. 1:2). 2. The Six Days of Creation in Time Present (Gen. 1:2""31), Including the (Sixth Day) Creation of all "mankind," both "male and female" (Gen. 1:27), and the Blessing by God of the Seventh Day (Gen. 2:1""3). 3. The Generations of the Heavens and of the Earth (Gen. 2:4-4:26). 4. The (Sixth Day) Formation of Adam (Gen. 2:7), the Creation of Eve (Gen. 2:22), and Their Stay in the Garden of Eden (2:8-25). 5. The Beguiling of Adam and Eve by Satan (Gen. 3:1-7); the Punishment Determined by God upon Satan, Eve, and Adam (Gen. 3:8-24). 6. The Promise of a Savior (Gen. 3:15). 7. The Birth of Cain and Abel; the Murder of Abel by Cain, and the Lineage of Cain (Gen. 4:1-24). 8. The Lineage of Adam and the Antediluvian, or Pre-Flood, Patriarchs (Gen. 5:1-31). 9. The Fallen Angels and their Progeny; the Giants (Gen. 6:1-7). 10. Grace found only in Noah (Gen. 6:8). 11. The Pedigree of Noah; the Ark, and the Flood (Gen. 6:9-9:29). 12. The Generations of the Sons of Noah (Gen. 10:1-31). 13. Nimrod and the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9). 14. The Generations of Shem (Gen. 11:10-26). In addition, below each verse of the eleven chapters covered selected words will be highlighted and both the equivalent Hebrew translation of the word, as well as its definition will be given. *Definitions given are from The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307819205
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 662
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“Wounded Land is . . . a deeper, richer world than that presented in the previous volumes. . . . [Stephen R.] Donaldson is extending himself, creating a fuller, more mature world of imagination.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer Four thousand years have passed since Covenant first freed the Land from the devastating grip of Lord Foul and his minions. The monstrous force of Evil has regained its power, once again warping the very fabric and balance of the Land. Armed with his stunning white gold, wild magic, Covenant must battle not only terrifying external forces but his own capacity for despair and devastation. His quest to save the Land from ultimate ruin is exciting and heroic as ever.
Author: Mark Hitchcock
Publisher: Tyndale House
ISBN: 1414397100
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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Has the final countdown to the end days begun? Are the heavens telling us we are nearing the end? Astronomers have noticed it is coming. Historians have noted its significance. In 2014 and 2015, there will be a phenomenon in the skies of four blood moons falling during Jewish feasts. This has only happened three times in recorded history: 1493-94, 1949-50 and 1967-68. Each time these dates have had extraordinary significance for the Israelites. From the discovery of the New World to the creation of modern-day Israel, these years of the four blood moons have truly been turning points in history. Bible prophecy describes the moon being darkened and turned to blood. What is the significance of these signs in the skies? What will the future bring? Prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock guides you through the relevant Bible passages so you can understand the times in which you live.
Author: Cotton Calef, Robert Mather
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734043417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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Reproduction of the original: The Witchcraft Delusion in New England: Its Rise, Progress, and Termination by Cotton Mather, Robert Calef
Author: Vermont. Supreme Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 636
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Author: Gerina Dunwich
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806522937
Category : Neopagans
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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A guide to shops, books, catalogs, covens and organizations for Wiccans and Neopagans.
Author: Edward C. Visser
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512773697
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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People love to hear the familiar Christmas stories during the season of Advent. No matter how creative one might be with different approaches to Christmas preaching, for most it just doesnt seem the same without angels and shepherds and magi, without Mary and Joseph (and even wicked king Herod), and certainly without the child born in the manger! This leaves the preacher with four chapters of the scriptures, Matthew 12 and Luke 12, as the primary resources for the season. Preaching from these chapters for three years, much less thirty years, is a challenge. We are either left with preaching the same sermons, sometimes under different titles, or we need to think about Christmas preaching more creatively. The Birth of Jesus the Messiah combines thematic commentary on the birth stories of Matthew and Luke with preaching and teaching ideas. Biblical themes flowing through each birth narrative, set forth by the Gospel writers themselves, inspire fresh sermon series ideas for the Advent season. Over thirty sermon series ideas include In the Shadow of Herod, Advent at Risk: Women in Jesus Genealogy, Covenants for Christmas, Lukes Symphony, Angels in Advent: Dont Be Afraid. Engage with The Birth of Jesus the Messiah as a fresh starting point and annual resource for planning your Advent and Christmas preaching.
Author: Abbas Milani
Publisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817911367
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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This critical review of the history of America's relations with Iran shows how little of the two countries' long and complicated relationship is reflected in the foundational axioms of the "Great Satan" myth. The author explains why meaningful and equitable relations can begin only after the two nations have arrived at a common, critical, and accurate reading of the past.
