Anne Bradstreet’s Quest for Spiritual Solace
Anne Bradstreet’s Quest for Spiritual Solace

Author: Nasser Al-Beshri

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1477132368

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This book studies Anne Bradstreet’s quest for spiritual solace during times of hardships after she and her family fled from England to North America. During those adversities, Bradstreet questioned her faith. In all the poems subject of this book Bradstreet’s inner struggle between her flesh and spirit can obviously be seen. Bradstreet uses her talent in poetry writing as a means to express her deepest thoughts and fears hoping to find the peace and comfort she needs. Bradstreet was able to get over all those shattering hardships and emerge a better person believing even more strongly than ever that God will reward her patience in the afterlife with better and heavenly blessings. Before her death, the constant disturbing struggle between her flesh and spirit is replaced by serenity and longing for heaven.

The Channeling Zone
The Channeling Zone

Author: Michael Fobes Brown

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780674108837

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Neither a debunker nor an advocate, Michael Brown examines why so many intelligent Americans have turned to channeling as a source of spiritual guidance and how this links with older and more esoteric native religions.

I Hear America Singing
I Hear America Singing

Author: Walt Whitman

Publisher: Philomel

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780399218088

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Whitman's famous poem, accompanied by linoleum-cut illustrations, depicts people at work all over an earlier America.

50 Women Every Christian Should Know
50 Women Every Christian Should Know

Author: Michelle DeRusha

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2014-09-09

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1441220623

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Throughout history, countless women have boldly stepped out in faith and courage, leaving their indelible mark on those around them and on the kingdom of God. In lively prose Michelle DeRusha tells their stories, bringing into focus fifty incredible heroines of the faith. From Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Anne Hutchison to Susanna Wesley, Harriet Tubman, and Corrie ten Boom, women both famous and admirable live again under DeRusha's expert pen. These engaging narratives are a potent reminder to readers that we are not alone, the battles we face today are not new, and God is always with us in the midst of the struggle.

Great Short Poems
Great Short Poems

Author: Paul Negri

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-02-18

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0486411052

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Outstanding anthology features more than 150 English and American masterpieces spanning over 400 years. "Death Be Not Proud," "The Tyger," "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," plus works by Tennyson, Whitman, Dickinson, Yeats, Frost, others. Includes 3 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet

Author: Heidi L. Nichols

Publisher: P & R Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780875526102

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Anne Bradstreet (1612-1669) was America's first published poet. She lived in England and the Colonies during a remarkable historic period marked by civil and religious strife and political upheaval. Bradstreet's life and work challenge stereotypes of Puritans, revealing her vibrant intellectualism and her outspoken love for her husband. -- From publisher's description.

GI Jews
GI Jews

Author: Deborah Dash MOORE

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0674041208

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Through memoirs, oral histories, and letters, Deborah Dash Moore charts the lives of 15 young Jewish men as they faced military service and tried to make sense of its demands.