Faith and Frenzy
Faith and Frenzy

Author: K. L. Chowdhury

Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing

Published: 2013-06-11

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1611879728

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Faith & Frenzy is a collection of short stories that brings to the reader the intimate details of forgotten Kashmiris of all hues, caught in the quagmire of terror and murky politics. Their stories have remained untold, submerged as they remain under layers of shady rhetoric and politics of deceit. Most, but not all, stories take place in a background of escalating militancy that brought terror, insecurity and mayhem into the lives of people and dealt a deathblow to the tradition of amity, tolerance and peaceful living that had defined Kashmiri life over significant periods of history. A unique feature of many of these stories is that they are discovered and revealed through the lens of a doctor who is also a keen observer of a society in flux. The author himself is the narrator of the stories. More importantly, he is also involved as one of the key participants in most of them. His initial contact with the main characters often begins in his role as a physician. He receives them as patients and, while providing his professional services, he finds himself entwined into the intricacies, uncertainties and struggles of their lives. The stories peep deep into their lives, and probe inside their souls. Above all, these are stories of the universal human circumstance. This title is published by Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd. and is distributed worldwide by Untreed Reads.

New SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality
New SCM Dictionary of Christian Spirituality

Author: Philip Sheldrake

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 1016

ISBN-13: 0334049547

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This dictionary attempts to give direct access to the development of Christian Spirituality. It is a series of pieces written by experts to provide instant, accurate and thought-provoking information of high scholarship.

Eternal Nights - Book 1
Eternal Nights - Book 1

Author: Richard Spegal

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

Published: 2022-07-20

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1662928637

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In a paranormal series starter, John and Danielle Wolf enjoy married life through the centuries as vampires. Nine hundred years ago, they were turned into creatures of the night on the eve of their wedding. “Feeding” off their love as much as drinking blood, they retain their humanity. However, their very existence is now threatened by the radical religious group The Sword of God. Founded by the Pope in the seventh century, they are tasked to eliminate manifestations of evil. When they discover John and Danielle are powerful vampires, they vow to destroy them. Under attack by armed religious zealots, the couple wonders whether they finally face extinction or redemption. No matter the outcome, they will face it together as always. “The author effortlessly keeps the tension high, every scene pushing the story forward as the couple fights for their unlives … Fast-paced fun.” – Kirkus Book Review 1: "Spegal offers unique twists in vampire lore, and the logic he creates for his creatures and organizations is well-supported … For die-hard fans of vampire stories, this is a fast-paced, high-action tale with originality and an interesting underlying conflict." -- Blue Ink Review Book review 2: “This is not your typical, one-dimensional occult book … After reading Redemption, readers will anxiously await the next tale of ‘undead enchantment’ to follow in Book Two.” -- Gary Klinga, ForeWord Clarion Review Book Review 3: "The author effortlessly keeps the tension high, every scene pushing the story forward as the couple fights for their unlives … Fast-paced fun.” -- Kirkus Indie

True Christian Religion
True Christian Religion

Author: Emanuel Swedenborg

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2013-11-08

Total Pages: 1216

ISBN-13: 3849640523

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This is the annotated edition including a very detailed biography about Swedenborg, his life and his writings. This is the last volume published by Swedenborg, and contains the crowning resume of all he had previously been expounding. It is here condensed into a "universal theology." But it is not mere repetition. Its style is more comprehensive; its argument is a new combination of philosophy and doctrine; its form and its illustrations are to a large extent new. In addition to this, it contains a last section upon the previous Churches, or Dispensations, that have hitherto governed on this earth, and the New Church or New Dispensation which was then being established, the doctrines of which it was Swedenborg's mission to teach. The Lord, the Word, Creation, Redemption, the Christian Life, the Sacraments, are all treated of fully and cogently, and given an interpretation that is both spiritual and rational.

Fire in My Bones
Fire in My Bones

Author: Glenn Hinson

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2010-11-24

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0812203011

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Glenn Hinson focuses on a single gospel program and offers a major contribution to our understanding not just of gospel but of the nature of religious experience. A key feature of African American performance is the layering of performative voices and the constant shifting of performative focus. To capture this layering, Hinson demonstrates how all the parts of the gospel program work together to shape a single whole, joining speech and song, performer and audience, testimony, prayer, preaching, and singing into a seamless and multifaceted service of worship. Personal stories ground the discussion at every turn, while experiential testimony fuels the unfolding arguments. Fire in My Bones is an original exploration of experience and belief in a community of African American Christians, but it is also an exploration of African American aesthetics, the study of belief, and the ethnographic enterprise.