Author: Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226584011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness, first published in 1944, is considered one of the most profound and relevant works by the influential theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and certainly the fullest statement of his political philosophy. Written and first read during the prolonged, tragic world war between totalitarian and democratic forces, Niebuhr’s book took up the timely question of how democracy as a political system could best be defended. Most proponents of democracy, Niebuhr claimed, were “children of light,” who had optimistic but naïve ideas about how society could be rid of evil and governed by enlightened reason. They needed, he believed, to absorb some of the wisdom and strength of the “children of darkness,” whose ruthless cynicism and corrupt, anti-democratic politics should otherwise be repudiated. He argued for a prudent, liberal understanding of human society that took the measure of every group’s self-interest and was chastened by a realistic understanding of the limits of power. It is in the foreword to this book that he wrote, “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” This edition includes a new introduction by the theologian and Niebuhr scholar Gary Dorrien in which he elucidates the work’s significance and places it firmly into the arc of Niebuhr’s career.
Author: Nicholas Mosley
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
ISBN: 9781564781512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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A journalist investigates the appearance of the Virgin Mary to a group of children in England. The site is near a nuclear power station which had an accident. He remembers children having a similar vision during a nuclear accident in Yugoslavia. Is there a connection?
Author: Robert Halmo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Born the mortal sons of a magical ashterim, Eri and Nithell hold the key to Elder Earthb s survival against an awakening darkness. Magic, fantastic creatures, Living Shadow, wild gods, wars, and love are a sampling of what lies in store.
Author: Dan DeWitt
Publisher: B&H Kids
ISBN: 9781087709352
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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With brilliant illustrations that contrast darkness and light, this picture book helps children who struggle with fear and anxiety understand that God's love is more powerful than any scary thing.
Author: David Litwack
Publisher: The Seekers
ISBN: 9781622534258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A thousand years ago the Darkness came-a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant. GOLD MEDAL: Feathered Quill Book Award - 2016 - Science Fiction/Fantasy WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Summer 2015 - Best Science Fiction WINNER: Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence "But what are we without dreams?" The vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with "temple magic," and by eliminating forever the rush of progress that nearly caused the destruction of everything. Childhood friends, Orah, Nathaniel, and Thomas have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When they're cast into the prisons of Temple City, they discover a terrible secret that launches the three on a journey to find the forbidden keep, placing their lives in jeopardy, for a truth from the past awaits that threatens the foundation of the Temple. If they reveal that truth, they might once again release the potential of their people. Yet they would also incur the Temple's wrath, as it is written: "If there comes among you a prophet saying, 'Let us return to the darkness, ' you shall stone him, because he has sought to thrust you away from the Light." "The plot unfolds easily, swiftly, and never lets the readers' attention wane... After reading this one, it will be a real hardship to have to wait to see what happens next." Feathered Quill Book Awards "A tightly executed first fantasy installment that champions the exploratory spirit." Kirkus Reviews EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the multiple award-winning first book in the extraordinary "The Seekers" series of dystopian sci-fi adventures, from the author of such award-winning greats as The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky, Along the Watchtower, and The Time That's Given.
Author: Virginia C. Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780743263214
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Third - and final - novel in the thrilling new 3-part GEMINi series
Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1368005063
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Rosa and her mama go to school together-in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she's working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it'll mean a whipping-one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others.
Author: John Harvey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547628005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367
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A retired cop returns to the mean streets of Nottingham on a murder case that resurrects a haunted past in this “elegantly told tale” (Independent, UK). When Frank Elder’s ex-wife calls him for a favor, he can’t say no. Her friend Jennie’s sister Claire has gone missing in Nottingham, and she wants him to look into it. Suddenly, he’s back on the job . . . and back in the city where his life fell apart. Elder uncovers sexual secrets of Claire’s that take Jennie by surprise. But when Claire is found dead at home—unmarked and carefully dressed—it is Elder who is surprised by the similarities to an old case. To solve this riddle, Elder will have to reconnect with Detective Inspector Maureen Prior and delve into dangerous territory, as well as the traumatic histories of several suspects.
Author: Eric A. Shelman
Publisher: Dolphin Moon Pub
ISBN: 9780966940015
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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In 1874, an amazing event took place--the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) initiated the rescue of a severely abused child named Mary Ellen Wilson. Her rescue initiated the beginning of true child protection in this country, and eventually, the first child protection agency in America was formed.
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307762483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road • In this taut, chilling story, Lester Ballard—a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape—haunts the hill country of East Tennessee when he is released from jail. While telling his story, Cormac McCarthy depicts the most sordid aspects of life with dignity, humor, and characteristic lyrical brilliance. "Like the novelists he admires-Melville, Dostoyevsky, Faulkner-Cormac McCarthy has created an imaginative oeuvre greater and deeper than any single book. Such writers wrestle with the gods themselves." —Washington Post Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
