Resurrection's Angel
Resurrection's Angel

Author: B. Hughes-Millman

Publisher: CityOwl+ORM

Published: 2018-10-09

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1949090132

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Urban fantasy takes wing in this follow-up to Purgatory’s Angel. “The suspense, the plot twists, the characters—great story!”—D. B. Sieders, author of the Southern Elemental Guardians series A long flight across the ocean with a demon six rows away is no place for a dark angel. But Jaime Connor is not only running from her past and the husband who betrayed her, she is trying to protect her unborn child. She has no choice. A suspicious death finds her in shackles upon reaching Thailand with a murderous rogue angel on her trail. In what might be Jaime’s darkest hour, a powerful ally comes to her aid. But Jaime’s path toward peace is precarious at best, considering her newfound friend has potent demons of her own. A narrow escape takes Jaime through the Thai countryside where demons are growing a deadly hybrid flower that has the power to control minds. Destroying the flowers may well cost her more than just her own life, but if she doesn’t try, the world will be lost. To save the people, Jaime will have to find it in her heart to forgive her husband’s betrayal and invite him back into her life. But that is a wound that has festered deep, maybe too deep . . . Praise for Purgatory’s Angel “An awesome paranormal romance that fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and J. R. Ward will really enjoy . . . No simple angels here.”—Danielle DeVor, author of the Marker Chronicles “With compelling characters, interesting subplots and plenty of paranormal action Purgatory’s Angel is the kind of book that keeps one up at night!”—InD’tale (5 stars)

Resurrected to Eternal Life
Resurrected to Eternal Life

Author: Jürgen Moltmann

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1506469396

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In this deeply personal and daring meditation, eminent theologian Jürgen Moltmann challenges many closely held beliefs about the experience of dying, the nature of death, and the hope of eternal life. Moving deftly between biblical, theological, and existential domains, Moltmann argues that while we know intimately the experience of dying--both our loved ones' dying and, ultimately, our own--death itself is a mystery. Are those who have died in fact dead? If the dead are alive, how or in what respect? When the dead awaken to eternal life, who wakes? Moltmann's interrogations yield surprising and beautiful fruits. The living soul that awakens to eternal life is not a ghost in a machine, but the Lebensgestalt, the shape and story of a life, its human and divine contexts, its whole. Drawing on themes from his oeuvre's entire arc, Resurrected to Eternal Life testifies to the inner unity of Moltmann's theology: the cross, the Spirit, the kingdom, the end, and the hope that makes the end present here and now. Seasoned readers of Moltmann will find in these pages a capstone of a lifetime of theological exploration, while those new to his complex thought will find a concise and elegant entry point into his voluminous work.

The Virtual Future
The Virtual Future

Author: William Sims Bainbridge

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0857299042

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The newest communication technologies are profoundly changing the world's politics, economies, and cultures, but the specific implications of online game worlds remain mysterious. The Virtual Future employs theories and methods from social science to explore nine very different virtual futures: The Matrix Online, Tabula Rasa, Anarchy Online, Entropia Universe, Star Trek Online, EVE Online, Star Wars Galaxies, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Each presents a different picture of how technology and society could evolve in coming centuries, but one theme runs through all of them, the attempt to escape the Earth and seek new destinies among the stars. Four decades after the last trip to the moon, a new conception of spaceflight is emerging. Rather than rockets shooting humans across vast physical distances to sterile rocks that lack the resources to sustain life, perhaps robot space probes and orbiting telescopes will glean information about the universe, that humans can then experience inside computer-generated environments much closer to home. All nine of these fantastically rich multiplayer masterpieces have shown myriads of people that really radical alternatives to contemporary society could exist, and has served as a laboratory for examining the consequences. Each is a prototype of new social forms, a utopian subculture, and a simulation of technologies that have yet to be invented. They draw upon several different traditions of science fiction and academic philosophy, and they were created in several nations. By comparing these nine role-playing fantasies, we can better consider what kind of world we want to inhabit in the real future.

Gaming and the Divine
Gaming and the Divine

Author: Frank G. Bosman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0429018681

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This book formulates a new theological approach to the study of religion in gaming. Video games have become one of the most important cultural artifacts of modern society, both as mediators of cultural, social, and religious values and in terms of commercial success. This has led to a significant increase in the critical analysis of this relatively new medium, but theology as an academic discipline is noticeably behind the other humanities on this subject. The book first covers the fundamentals of cultural theology and video games. It then moves on to set out a Christian systematic theology of gaming, focusing on creational theology, Christology, anthropology, evil, moral theology, and thanatology. Each chapter introduces case studies from video games connected to the specific theme. In contrast to many studies which focus on online multiplayer games, the examples considered are largely single player games with distinct narratives and ‘end of game’ moments. The book concludes by synthesizing these themes into a new theology of video games. This study addresses a significant aspect of contemporary society that has yet to be discussed in any depth by theologians. It is, therefore, a fantastic resource for any scholar engaging with the religious aspects of digital and popular culture.

A bit of metaphysics
A bit of metaphysics

Author: Antonio Pinto Renedo

Publisher: XinXii

Published: 2020-11-26

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 3969310148

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With this book, I try to transmit those ideas that I consider appropriate to favor the progress of humanity. Every time we meditate, we extract from within ourselves the small proportion of God that we all have, and then we become creators of a new and better world. We must not waste this possibility with a life dedicated solely to the stimulation of the senses. When a philosopher meditates and has enough inspiration, he becomes the discoverer of a better world that we could have if we believe in it. Pirst the idea exists only in his mind, but when the ge nte believe him becomes reality, to putting his ideas into practice. That is the key to evolution, because all the wonders that we know today were once the dream of a philosopher.When a person is only concerned with feeling the pleasures of the bodily senses, the pleasure of feeling the essence of the universe that can only be obtained with meditation is lost. Someday perhaps there are no more discoveries to find and then stimuli are the only way possible, but in a world in evolution only those seeking the truth so n able to understand the universe in its whole. Because a materialistic man only knows how to travel through a geographical territory, whereas a philosopher when he has enough intuition, is able to travel with his mind through time and space and discover a better world that he can then share with the rest of humanity. I also try to offer readers what Jesus called "the water of life" that is, the food for the spirit that philosophy provides, because just as the body feeds on matter, the spirit feeds on emotions, which is what philosophy represents. I hope this book is like a light that guides people in that ocean of lies that is the contemporary world.

The Canopus Revelation
The Canopus Revelation

Author: Philip Coppens

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781931882262

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Links the star Canopus in the constellation Orion with the god Osiris, the Grail legend, and alchemy. Proposes that Canopus enabled men to communicate with gods and enter other dimensions, and shows how this connection is part of both Egyptian mythology and modern physics and describes the structure of the universe.

Awake and Aware
Awake and Aware

Author: Cathy LaCounte

Publisher: CreateSpace 4 Cathy LaCounte

Published: 2009-06-05

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1442196351

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A Big Picture book without the pictures. Shift your paradigm. Change your attitude. Reclaim your power. Self-help meets Awake and Aware. Get ready to have your socks knocked off and your world rocked. One could say that your world will be turned on its ear, but this is really an opportunity to set an upside-down world back upright. In order to help this world, you must first help yourself. In order to help yourself, you must first understand how we got to this point, the influences behind all facets of our everyday lives, and understand the truly significant times we are living in. We can do it all if we get our priorities straight.

Resurrection Inc
Resurrection Inc

Author: Kevin J. Anderson

Publisher: Voyager

Published: 2016-01-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008181727

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IT IS THE FUTURE - AND THE DEAD WALK THE STREETS. Resurrection, Inc. found a profitable way to do it. All it took was a microprocessor brain, a synthetic heart and blood, and a viola! Anyone with the price could buy a Servant with no mind of its own and trained to obey any command. But for every Servant created, Resurrection, Inc.'s profits became everyone's else's loss. Some take to rioting in the streets, their rampages ruthlessly ended by heavily armed Enforcers, eager for the kill. Others join the ever growing cult of Neo-Satanism, seeking heaven in the depths of hell. Only one man tries to save the world. He is the last hope for the living. His name is Danal, he's dead - but he remembers. Everything.

R.S. Thomas
R.S. Thomas

Author: E. Shepherd

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-17

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0230375499

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R.S. Thomas's presentation of God has given rise to controversy and dissent. Exploring Thomas's techniques of creating his images of God, Elaine Shepherd addresses the problems surrounding the language of religion and of religious poetry. Refusing to limit herself to conventionally religious poems, and drawing on material from the earliest work to Counterpoint and beyond, she identifies the challenges with which Thomas confronts his readers. The sequence of close readings engages the reader in an exploration of language and image: from the image of woman as constructed by the Impressionist to the non-image of the mystical theologian.

“A Curious Machine”
“A Curious Machine”

Author: Arseny Ermakov

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-09-28

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1666762598

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In his sermon "What Is Man?," John Wesley spoke of the human being as a "curious machine," reflecting the eighteenth-century view of the person as a set of complex mechanisms animated by the soul. The rapid rate of technological development in recent decades is opening toward a future in which the centrality and uniqueness of human beings is undergoing a shift. Developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, surveillance, autonomous weapons, human enhancement, and genetic modification raise an array of questions for the Christian tradition. The awareness of the negative impact of human activity on the natural environment is challenging the traditional view of humanity as having a uniquely privileged role at the heart of creation. This collection of essays addresses Wesleyan and broadly Christian voices that explore the theological, philosophical, biblical, ethical, and practical implications of emerging technologies, their impact upon different aspects of human life, and the possibilities that are opening up toward a posthuman future.