The Lost Art of True Beauty
The Lost Art of True Beauty

Author: Leslie Ludy

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0736937102

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Sensuality equals beauty—that’s what today’s young women are learning from our sex-obsessed society. Millions of 20somethings are caught up in trying to look like fashion models, movie stars, or the hottest new pop singer and end up plagued by insecurity, eating disorders, and sexual promiscuity. Bestselling author and speaker Leslie Ludy (Set-Apart Femininity and Authentic Beauty) shares a different vision for feminine loveliness as God intended it to be—the breathtaking radiance of a young woman who has been transformed by Christ from the inside out. With candid personal stories, practical advice, and inspiration, Leslie leads young women on a life-changing journey to become women of feminine grace, beauty, and enduring style. Leslie inspires girls toward inner changes but also talks about practical social grace and manners, how to dress beautifully, and even how to create a warm and lovely environment in the home. Clearly, true beauty is more than skin deep.

Beauty
Beauty

Author: Natalie Carnes

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1625645848

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Beauty engages fourth-century bishop Gregory of Nyssa to address beauty's place in theology and the broader world. With the recent resurgence of attention to beauty among theologians, questions still remain about what exactly beauty is, how it is perceived, and whether we should celebrate its return. If beauty fell out of favor because it was seen to distract from the weightier concerns of poverty and suffering--because it can even be a tool of oppression--why should we laud it now? Gregory's writings offer surprisingly rich and relevant reflections that can move contemporary conversations beyond current impasses and critiques of beauty. Drawing Gregory into conversation with such disparate voices as novelist J. M. Coetzee and art theorist Kaja Silverman, Beauty displays the importance of beauty to theology and theology to beauty in a discussion that bridges ancient and modern, practical and theoretical, secular and religious.

Beckett's Dantes
Beckett's Dantes

Author: Daniela Caselli

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-07-19

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1847796303

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Beckett's Dantes: Intertextuality in the Fiction and Criticism is the first study in English on the literary relation between Beckett and Dante. It is an innovative reading of Samuel Beckett and Dante's works and a critical engagement with contemporary theories of intertextuality. It is an informative intertextual reading of Beckett's work, detecting previously unknown quotations, allusions to, and parodies of Dante in Beckett's fiction and criticism. The volume interprets Dante in the original Italian (as it appears in Beckett), translating into English all Italian quotations. It benefits from a multilingual approach based on Beckett's published works in English and French, and on manuscripts (which use English, French, German and Italian). Through a close reading of Beckett's fiction and criticism, the book will argue that Dante is both assumed as an external source of literary and cultural authority in Beckett's work, and also participates in Beckett's texts' sceptical undermining of authority. Moreover, the book demonstrates that the many references to various 'Dantes' produce 'Mr Beckett' as the figure of the author responsible for such a remarkably interconnected oeuvre. The book is aimed at the scholarly communities interested in literatures in English, literary and critical theory, comparative literature and theory, French literature and theory and Italian studies. Its jargon-free style will also attract third-year or advanced undergraduate students, and postgraduate students, as well as those readers interested in the unusual relationship between one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century and the medieval author who stands for the very idea of the Western canon.

Aspects of Beauty Study Guide
Aspects of Beauty Study Guide

Author: Denise Renner

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1667504142

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Irresistibly Beautiful! Throughout the ages, humanity has placed a value on beauty — the beauty of nature, art, music, and even the physical beauty of others. However, the way man determines what is beautiful is often very different from God's view of beauty. But what is beautiful to God? Denise Renner unpacks the Scriptures to reveal what God deems as beautiful and the "beauty treatments" that are available to you when a few touch-ups or even a total makeover may be needed. By gaining an understanding of true beauty, you will be able to focus on the aspects of beauty that will make your life shine — to God and to those around you. The four lessons in this study on the Aspects of Beauty will focus on the following topics: Irresistible Beauty — The Heart of Surrender Irresistible Beauty — Getting Younger Every Day Irresistible Beauty — A Forgiving Heart Irresistible Beauty — A Mouth Filled With Kindness You are far more beautiful than you may realize. Discover how to look into the mirror of God’s Word and see yourself the way God sees you!

The Young Lady's Guide to Charm, Style and Femininity
The Young Lady's Guide to Charm, Style and Femininity

Author: Keisha Clark

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2007-09

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1602472904

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The skills necessary to enhance a young woman's outward style and inner beauty are revealed in this valuable resource to every female searching for the true meaning of womanhood and femininity. A Young Lady's Guide to Charm, Style, and Femininity sheds new light on the hidden treasures of womanhood and the privileges of being treated like a queen.

1-2 Peter
1-2 Peter

Author: R. C. Sproul

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2011-03-08

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1433522926

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Peter wrote two letters to encourage churches to stand firm under persecution. The apostle Peter himself was familiar with persecution, as he probably wrote the letters from Rome, awaiting his death. From his own suffering Peter joins in fellowship with “elect exiles of the dispersion” by urging them to “rejoice, though now for a little while . . . you have been grieved by various trials.” His inspired challenges to live a life worthy of the gospel hold great relevance for us today. Pastor and scholar R. C. Sproul has preached through Peter’s letters and has now compiled these sermons into one volume. This St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary will enable readers to glean from Sproul’s wisdom and perspective on 1–2 Peter. The St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary series is the result of years of careful preparation and Bible-centered preaching. Delivered from a pastor’s heart for his congregation, readers will find this volume readable, applicable, appropriately paced, and thoroughly biblical. Here is an opportunity to sit at the feet of an eminent scholar and teacher, encountering the Word of God. Volumes on John, Acts, and Romans have already appeared.

Woman's Shape
Woman's Shape

Author: Pastor Ebua Buam

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-12-28

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1504962885

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Womans Shape is a must-have for both men and women as it is an eye-opener. It is divinely inspired and clearly reveals and defines the purpose of both men and women according to Gods plan and equally gives women strategies to use in order to fulfill their purposes here on earth, find fulfillment in life, and accomplish the will of the Father. The book is recommended to all women and especially Christian women who desire to please the heart of their Master, Jesus Christ.

Together Till the End
Together Till the End

Author: Lehlohonolo Lucas Mazindo

Publisher: Partridge Africa

Published: 2015-11-30

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1482825511

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Together till the End: A Blueprint for Successful Marriage was written with an intention to inspire couples all over the world to keep their marriages together until the end of time. The high rate of divorce and domestic violence makes many people believe that marriage is a terrible thing, but this book carries the truth that will bring hope to millions of people around the world. It brings deep psychological insights and spiritual revelations that will open the readers eyes of understanding and bring restoration to broken marriages. It highlights how our differences should work for us and not against us. Despite the many challenges of life, marriages can still thrive, and this book was written to help you make it happen for your marriage.

Augustine, Manichaeism and the Good
Augustine, Manichaeism and the Good

Author: Kam-Lun Edwin Lee

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1581120176

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Wickedness and mortality are deemed to be both spiritually and physically evil in Manichaean terms because they disturb a person's tranquil existence. In his non-metaphysical theory he designs to explain intrinsic personal evil developed in De uera religione (390), Augustine redefines these two notions as "sin" and "penalty," hence imposing on them a casual relation that makes the conception of a vicious circle mechanism possible.

The Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug
The Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug

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Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2014-01-06

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 0879077492

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The thirteen Discourses of Philoxenos of Mabbug (445-523) were delivered to new monks at a monastery under his episcopal care. Written in elegant Syriac, the Discourses deal with the fundamentals of the monastic and ascetic life-faith, simplicity, fear of God, renunciation, and the struggle against the demons of gluttony and fornication. This is Philoxenos's longest work and his most popular. It avoids the strident character of his letters and commentaries that were composed to advance the anti-Chalcedonian movement. This is the first English translation of an important Syriac text since the 1894 translation, now difficult to find. The introduction to this translation of the Discourses takes into account the scholarly work done and the books and articles published about Philoxenos in the past half century. There are no other titles in English that deal with the Discourses in this depth.