A Miracle Creed
A Miracle Creed

Author: Jeffrey K. McDonough

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022-01-13

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0197629091

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A rival to Isaac Newton in mathematics and physics, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz believed that our world--the best of all possible worlds--must be governed by a principle of optimality. This book explores Leibniz's pursuit of optimality in five of his most important works in natural philosophy and shows how his principle of optimality bridges his scientific and philosophical studies. The first chapter explores Leibniz's work on the laws of optics and its implications for his defense of natural teleology. The second chapter examines Leibniz's work on the breaking strength of rigid beams and its implications for his thinking about the metaphysical foundations of the material world. The third chapter revisits Leibniz's famous defense of the conservation of vis viva and proposes a novel account of the origin of Leibniz's mature natural philosophy. The fourth chapter takes up Leibniz's efforts to determine the shape of freely hanging chains--the so-called problem of the catenary--and shows how that work provides an illuminating model for his thinking about the teleological structure of wills. Finally, the fifth chapter uses Leibniz's derivation of the path of quickest descent--his solution to the so-called problem of the Brachistochrone--and its historical context as a springboard for an exploration of the legacy of Leibniz's physics. The book closes with a brief discussion of the systematicity of Leibniz's thinking in philosophy and the natural sciences.

A Miracle Creed
A Miracle Creed

Author: Jeffrey K. McDonough

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0197629075

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"This book introduces Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's Principle of Optimality and argues that it plays a central role his physics and philosophy, with profound implications for both. Each chapter begins with an introduction to one of Leibniz's ground-breaking studies in natural philosophy, paying special attention to the role of optimal form in those investigations. Each chapter then goes on to explore the philosophical implications of optimal form for Leibniz's broader philosophical system. Individual chapters include discussions of Leibniz's understanding of teleology, the nature of bodies, laws of nature, and free will. The final chapter explores the legacy of Leibniz's physics in light of his work on optimal form"--

The Healing Creed
The Healing Creed

Author: Becky Dvorak

Publisher: Destiny Image Incorporated

Published: 2017-03-03

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780768414639

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Meet Jesus, the Healer Do you believe in Jesus the Healer? Many Christians confess, I believe in Jesus, the Son of God, the Savior, theRedeemer. But what about Jesus the Healer? Could it be that believers today are not experiencing the fullness of Heaven shealing power because they have ignored this vital, ancient identity of Jesus? The Healing Creed is a revolutionary work that shows you how to believe in, activate, and experience the supernatural demonstration of Jesus healing power. Through a blend of practical teaching and powerful, first-hand healing testimonies, you will learn to: Apply the Blood Covenant of Jesus and release miracles into impossiblesituations Appropriate the redemptive work provided by the Cross over every curseand disease Activate the faithful healing promises of God and stand firm against sickness Access the untapped healing power of repentance and forgiveness Authoritatively Pray against sickness with confidence to release victorioushealing Put the Healing Creed to work in your lifeand experience the miracle-working power of Jesus today! "

The Atheist's Creed
The Atheist's Creed

Author: Michael Palmer

Publisher: Lutterworth Press

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 0718896904

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"In The Atheist's Creed a prominent and widely-read contemporary philosopher, Dr Michael Palmer, presents the most comprehensive anthology of the major philosophical arguments for atheism now before the public. While the so-called 'new atheism' of RichardDawkins and others has attracted considerable publicity, it is these philosophical arguments that have down the ages provided the principal landmarks in the unfolding and increasingly widespread belief that no God exists. Using a combination of extracts,detailed introductions, biographies and extensive bibliographies, the author guides the reader through the history of atheism, from the time of the early Greeks down to the present day. In this analysis particular attention is given to the writings of Hume, Nietzsche, Marx and Freud. The Atheist's Creed requires no specialist knowledge of philosophy. Each chapter is structured around a single theme and the various authors coordinated to allow the full force of the particular atheistic argument to emerge.The result is a compelling and powerful assessment of the case for atheism, which will be essential and fascinating reading for student and non-student alike and for all those concerned with the fundamental question: whether or not there is a God."

The Apostles' Creed
The Apostles' Creed

Author: R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2019-03-26

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0718099184

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I believe. These two words are among the most explosive words any human can utter. The Apostles' Creed has shaped and guided Christian faith for almost two thousand years. Shared by Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox traditions, it is perhaps the most compelling statement of Christian doctrine the world has ever known. But do we know what it really means—and how it applies to us today? In The Apostles' Creed, renowned theologian and pastor R. Albert Mohler Jr. works line-by-line and phrase-by-phrase through each section of the Creed, revealing the rich truths it contains, including: the profound mystery of the Trinity the miracle of the Incarnation the world-shaking truth of the resurrection the hope of Christ's return the theological heritage contained in this ancient statement The Apostles’ Creed is an often-overlooked treasure that contains the power to shape us for vibrant and steadfast living today, equipping believers to live faithfully in a post-Christian culture.

The Miracle of Language
The Miracle of Language

Author: Richard Lederer

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-05-11

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1439139407

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Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's "Wizard of Idiom" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements... Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him "In Praise of English," and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as "of small reatch" has become the most widely spoken language in history: English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that! He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the "The Department of Redundancy Department," "Is English Prejudiced?" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.

Supernatural Religion (Vol. 1-3)
Supernatural Religion (Vol. 1-3)

Author: Walter Richard Cassels

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 949

ISBN-13:

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This 3-volume work is the result of many years of earnest and serious investigation, undertaken in the first instance for the regulation of personal belief of the author. His main object has been conscientiously and fully to state the facts of the case, to make no assertions the grounds for which are not clearly given, and as far as possible to place before the reader the materials from which a judgment may be intelligently formed regarding the important subject discussed. Fear of the results of investigation, in author's opinion, should deter no man, for the issue in any case is gain: emancipation from delusion, or increase of assurance. That which is true in Religion cannot be shaken; that which is false no one can desire to preserve._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to Christianity_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to the Order of Nature_x000D_ Reason in Relation to the Order of Nature_x000D_ The Age of Miracles_x000D_ The Permanent Stream of Miraculous Pretension_x000D_ Miracles in Relation to Ignorance and Superstition_x000D_ The Synoptic Gospels:_x000D_ Clement of Rome – The Epistle of Barnabas – The Pastor of Hermas_x000D_ The Epistles of Ignatius – The Epistle of Polycarp_x000D_ Justin Martyr_x000D_ Hegesippus – Papias of Hierapolis_x000D_ The Clementines – The Epistle to Diognetus_x000D_ Basilides – Valentinus_x000D_ Marcion_x000D_ Tatian – Dionysius of Corinth_x000D_ Melito of Sardis – Claudius Apollinaris – Athenagoras – The Epistle of Vienne and Lyons_x000D_ Ptolemæus and Heracleon – Celsus – The Canon of Muratori – Results_x000D_ The Fourth Gospel:_x000D_ The External Evidence_x000D_ Authorship and Character of the Fourth Gospel_x000D_ The Acts of the Apostles:_x000D_ The External Evidence_x000D_ Evidence Regarding the Authorship_x000D_ Design and Composition_x000D_ Primitive Christianity_x000D_ Stephen the Martyr_x000D_ Philip and the Eunuch. Peter and Cornelius_x000D_ Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles_x000D_ The Direct Evidence for Miracles:_x000D_ The Epistles and the Apocalypse_x000D_ The Evidence of Paul_x000D_ The Resurrection and Ascension:_x000D_ The Relation of Evidence to Subject_x000D_ The Evidence of the Gospels_x000D_ The Evidence of Paul_x000D_ Conclusions

Creed's Law
Creed's Law

Author: Kerry Newcomb

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2001-12-09

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1429978686

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Billy Anthem is a long way from Texas when he comes to the Pacific Coast town of Calamity Bay. On his way north, Billy survives a bushwhacking and ends up deputized by a sheriff who needs someone to trust. For a decade, Calamity Bay has been in the grip of one man. Following a brutal murder, Noah Creed and his sons want a murder suspect hanged--no matter what the evidence shows, no matter what the law says. Bound by a promise, and more than a little interested in a woman, Billy knows this is no time to be moving on. But he doesn't know how explosive the truth is, or how desperate the Creeds really are. Now, for a Texan a long way from, there's only one choice: to be armed and ready for anything--in a place where he belongs...