General Alonso de León's Expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690
General Alonso de León's Expeditions into Texas, 1686-1690

Author: Lola Orellano Norris

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2017-05-29

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1623495415

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In the late seventeenth century, General Alonso de León led five military expeditions from northern New Spain into what is now Texas in search of French intruders who had settled on lands claimed by the Spanish crown. Lola Orellano Norris has identified sixteen manuscript copies of de León’s meticulously kept expedition diaries. These documents hold major importance for early Texas scholarship. Some of these early manuscripts have been known to historians, but never before have all sixteen manuscripts been studied. In this interdisciplinary study, Norris transcribes, translates, and analyzes the diaries from two different perspectives. The historical analysis reveals that frequent misinterpretations of the Spanish source documents have led to substantial factual errors that have persisted in historical interpretation for more than a century. General Alonso de León’s Expeditions into Texas is the first presentation of these important early documents and provides new vistas on Spanish Texas.

Galilean Journey
Galilean Journey

Author: Virgilio P. Elizondo

Publisher: Orbis Books

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1570753105

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The groundbreaking work in Hispanic theology, relates the story of the Galilean Jesus to the story of a new mestizo people. In this work, which marked the arrival of a new era of Hispanic/Latino theology in the United States, Virgilio Elizondo described the "Galilee principle": "What human beings reject, God chooses as his very own". This principle is well understood by Mexican-Americans, for whom mestizaje -- the mingling of ethnicity, race, and culture -- is a distinctive feature of their identity. In the person of Jesus, whose marginalized Galilean identity also marked him as a mestizo, the Mexican-American struggle for identity and new life becomes luminous.

Operation World
Operation World

Author: Jason Mandryk

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 1018

ISBN-13: 083089599X

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The definitive guide to global prayer has been updated and revised to cover the entire populated world. Whether you are an intercessor praying behind the scenes or a missionary abroad, Operation World gives you the information you need to play a vital role in fulfilling the Great Commission. (Copublished with Global Mapping International.)

Toward an Urban Cultural Studies
Toward an Urban Cultural Studies

Author: Benjamin Fraser

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1137498560

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Toward an Urban Cultural Studies is a call for a new interdisciplinary area of research and teaching. Blending Urban Studies and Cultural Studies, this book grounds readers in the extensive theory of the prolific French philosopher Henri Lefebvre.

Then They Do
Then They Do

Author: Trace Adkins

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781401601300

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"You want the dreams they dreamed of to come true-Then They Do." That line from one of country music's best songs in recent memory pretty much sums up the way millions of parents feel about their children. Many times as they are growing up and driving you crazy, you dream of when they will be out of the house-and you will have your life back again-and then they do. Then They Do is filled with heartwarming, and sometimes tear-inducing, stories from parents about cherishing the moments with your children and celebrating the fine young men and women they have become. This book will serve as a reminder to parents to seize those moments when their tiny ones are still underfoot, and will be a nostalgia-inducing keepsake for those whose children have moved upwards and onwards. A fine gift for parents young and old or for grown children in the midst of raising their own families.

You Can Make a Difference
You Can Make a Difference

Author: Tony Campolo

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2008-10-21

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1418519537

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Graduates are looking for a challenge. Filled with superb stories that are inspiring, funny, even sad, this passionate book issues such a challenge. Master-communicator Tony Campolo wants every young Christian to know, "You Can Make a Difference." In four hard-hitting, humorous presentations he galvanizes high school and college students to live lives of total commitment to Christ, to move beyond warm fuzzies and good intentions, and to set a course for a lifetime of spiritual adventure. The perfect gift for any Christian who is finishing school.