Have you ever been frustrated, lonely and exhausted to the point of suicide? Ever felt trapped in a lifestyle that you never wanted? Author Evan Stark explores a world of sexual discovery, church legalism, bullying, racism and family issues that left him in despair. However, after years of pain and confusion he found hope and healing in unexpected places. Metamorphosis is an eye-opening story that will reshape the way you think about the church, community, homosexuality, sexual addiction and the process of recovery.
Moving beyond merely biographical or textual interpretation, Claude Tannery traces the philosophy of life and art developed by André Malraux. With both sensitivity and expert interpretation he defines the issues—personal and artistic as well as political—that underlie Malraux's writings—including early as well as late works, novels, speeches, and essays. The result is a new and subtle portrait of Malraux.
In "Triumph Over Temptation," author Bill Vincent embarks on a profound exploration of the pervasive struggle against lust, one of humanity's most formidable spiritual battles. Drawing from his extensive experience in pastoral care and deliverance ministry, Vincent delves deep into the heart of this insidious force, revealing its many facets beyond mere sexual desire, encompassing the lust for power, control, and material excess. Through twelve compelling chapters, Vincent offers a piercing analysis of the various manifestations of lust, its historical roots in biblical narratives, and its contemporary relevance in a world increasingly blurred between the sacred and the secular. He unravels the deceptive allure of lust, its potential to lead even the most devout astray, and the subtle ways it infiltrates our thoughts and actions. The book illuminates the often-misunderstood dynamics of spiritual warfare, the role of leadership in safeguarding the flock, and the importance of discernment in distinguishing the voice of God from the cunning whispers of the adversary. Vincent calls for a return to biblical truths, urging believers to stand firm in their faith, fortified by the Word and led by the Holy Spirit. "Triumph Over Temptation" is not merely a discourse on the pitfalls of lust; it's a roadmap to liberation, a call to arms against the forces that seek to ensnare us. It's an invitation to embark on a transformative journey, fortified by divine wisdom, to claim victory over the desires that threaten to derail our spiritual walk. Whether you are a long-standing believer or new to the faith, this book is a beacon of light, offering guidance, hope, and the promise of triumph over the trials that test our resolve. Embrace the journey within these pages, and step into the freedom and victory that await.
Discover Pastor Paula's strength in her inspiring faith journey as well as your own spiritual gifts through her honest and stirring story. Early in Paula's life, she didn't know God, but there was always a pull to something greater. Once she prayed for salvation at the age of eighteen, Paula finally understood the meaning of grace and purpose, and realized God had been taking care of her the whole time. Paula shares her journey of faith in Something Greater, what she calls "a love letter to God from a messed up Mississippi girl." She details feeling led to a higher calling as a child, how she came to serve others as a female pastor, and what led to being asked to become spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump. Something Greater encourages readers to know and understand the "something greater" that is in all of them, and will teach them how to cling to Jesus Christ in times of need and abundance.
Walter Cohen argues that the history of European literature and each of its standard periods can be illuminated by comparative consideration of the different literary languages within Europe and by the ties of European literature to world literature. World literature is marked by recurrent, systematic features, outcomes of the way that language and literature are at once the products of major change and its agents. Cohen tracks these features from ancient times to the present, distinguishing five main overlapping stages. Within that framework, he shows that European literatures ongoing internal and external relationships are most visible at the level of form rather than of thematic statement or mimetic representation. European literature emerges from world literature before the birth of Europe — during antiquity, whose Classical languages are the heirs to the complex heritage of Afro-Eurasia. This legacy is later transmitted by Latin to the various vernaculars. The uniqueness of the process lies in the gradual displacement of the learned language by the vernacular, long dominated by Romance literatures. That development subsequently informs the second crucial differentiating dimension of European literature: the multicontinental expansion of its languages and characteristic genres, especially the novel, beginning in the Renaissance. This expansion ultimately results in the reintegration of European literature into world literature and thus in the creation of todays global literary system. The distinctiveness of European literature is to be found in these interrelated trajectories.
Out of the Crucible offers an illuminating study of the novels and short stories relating to the lives of Chinese urban youth who were dispatched to rural areas to live the peasants' life during the second phase of the Cultural Revolution. This comprehensive achievement covers the works, authors, themes, characters, and plots of zhiqing literary writing from the late nineteen-seventies to the late nineteen-nineties. The book demonstrates the historical, political, social and humanistic significance of the urban youths' rural experience.
This collection of original essays brings together some of the most prominent figures in new historicist and cultural materialist approaches to the early modern period, and offers a new focus on the literature and culture of the Renaissance. Traditionally, Renaissance studies have concentrated on the human subject. The essays collected here bring objects - purses, clothes, tapestries, houses, maps, feathers, communion wafers, tools, pages, skulls - back into view. As a result, the much-vaunted early modern subject ceases to look autonomous and sovereign, but is instead caught up in a vast and uneven world of objects which he and she makes, owns, values, imagines, and represents. This book puts things back into relation with people; in the process, it elicits new critical readings, and new cultural configurations.
