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  • Hello? Is Anyone There?

    A Pastoral Reflection on the Struggle with "Unanswered" Prayer

    by Roger Philip Abbott ...
    According to the Bible, the God of Christianity has a reputation for answering prayer. However, many Christians have been sometimes severely tempted to think they have been sold short as they have found themselves in some crisis and have cried out to God in all sincerity, and found that he has been "out." From years of pastoral experience in addressing crises, and after having to face crises in ... Read more

    $13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sounds for a New World

    The Christianizing Soundscapes of Late Antiquity

    by Philip Abbott ...
    In the Greco-Roman world, gods were known to tame soundscapes, or acoustic landscapes. Zeus, Apollo, Orpheus, and other Classical deities demonstrated their power by bringing order to chaotic sound worlds, replacing cacophony with harmony. In late antiquity, Christians took up this archetype and applied it to Jesus. For many early Christians, the advent of Christ resembled the modern phenomenon of ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Life in Christ

    A Celebration

    by Mark Ellison; Joshua Sears ...
    This volume explores the transformative power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Devoted disciples and scholars reflect on what it means to live in Christ—to walk in newness of life, to gain a more expansive view of ourselves and others, to be changed by grace, and to find divine peace and joy even in our darkest moments. Together, their reflections testify that Christ’s triumph over death is ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Narratives of Faith from the Haiti Earthquake

    Religion, Natural Hazards and Disaster Response

    by Roger Philip Abbott, Robert S. White ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Religion
    This book presents an in-depth ethnographic case study carried out in the years following the 2010 Haiti earthquake to present the role of faith beliefs in disaster response. The earthquake is one of the most destructive on record, and the aftermath, including a cholera epidemic and ongoing humanitarian aid, has continued for years following the catastrophe.Based on dozens of interviews, this book ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Challenge of the American Presidency

    Washington to Obama

    by Philip Abbott ...
    According to Niccolo Machiavelli, leaders must always be prepared for unexpected change, sometimes rapidly and in violent and dramatic forms, in order to retain control of their fate. Philip Abbott applies this insight to U. S. presidents. He identifies six major periods of change in the political economic and international sphere and examines how presidents from Washington to Obama responded to ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

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    Top Secret

    The Battle for the Pentagon Papers (1991)

    by Geoffrey Cowan, Leroy Aarons ...
    Narrated by Philip Abbott, Irene Arranga, Bo Foxworth, Darrell Larson, Ed Begley Jr., Edward Asner, Gerrit Graham, Harris Yulin, Harry Shearer, Hector Elizondo, Howard Hesseman, Jack Coleman, James Whitmore, Joe Spano, Marsha Mason, Nan Martin, Richard Dysart, Richard Riehle, Robert Foxworth, Robin Gammell, Stacy Keach ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 44 min

    The original version of LATW’s groundbreaking docudrama about the Pentagon Papers, the infamous classified documents about US involvement in the Vietnam War, and how The Washington Post fought the government to publish them.Includes a 1991 panel discussion with journalists Ben Bradlee, Peter Braestrup, Robert Maynard, Carla Robbins, Robert Scheer, and George WilsonRecorded before a live audience ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • The Wandering Mind

    What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction

    by Jamie Kreiner ...
    A revelatory account of how Christian monks identified distraction as a fundamental challenge—and how their efforts to defeat it can inform ours, more than a millennium later.The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We fantasize about escaping our screens. We dream of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Reading To Live

    The Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina

    by Raymond Studzinski OSB ...
    Series Book 231 - Cistercian Studies Series
    Lectio divina, the ancient practice of prayerful reading, is a font whose waters are waiting to quench the thirst of spiritual seekers, both beginners on the spiritual journey and experienced travelers. The art of holy reading transforms lives. Through the practice of lectio individuals and communities discover God's living word addressed to them in their particular now," to enlighten, challenge, ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Ransom of the Soul

    Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

    by Peter Brown ...
    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Tablet Book of the YearMarking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlife from 250 to 650 CE, The Ransom of the Soul explores a revolutionary shift in thinking about the fate of the soul that occurred around the time of Rome’s fall. Peter Brown describes how this shift transformed the Church’s institutional relationship to ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Individuals and Societies for the IB MYP 3

    by Paul Grace ...
    A concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Individual and societies teaching and learning.- Approaches each chapter with statements of inquiry framed by key and related concepts, set in a global context- Supports every aspect of assessment using tasks designed by an experienced MYP educator- Differentiates and extends learning with research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities- ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • True and False Reform in the Church

    Translated by Paul Philibert OP ...
    by Yves Congar OP ...
    Archbishop Angelo Roncali (later Pope John XXIII) read True and False Reform during his years as papal nuncio in France and asked, A reform of the church 'is such a thing really possible?" A decade later as pope, he opened the Second Vatican Council by describing its goals in terms that reflected Congar's description of authentic reform: reform that penetrates to the heart of doctrine as a message ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Will Many Be Saved

    What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization

    by Martin, Ralph ...
    The question of whether and how people who have not had the chance to hear the gospel can be saved goes back to the beginnings of Christian reflection. It has also become a much-debated topic in current theology. In Will Many Be Saved? Ralph Martin focuses primarily on the history of debate and the development of responses to this question within the Roman Catholic Church, but much of Martin's ... Read more

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