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The Snow Leopard
Peter MatthiessenMatthiessen was a student of Zen Buddhism and for him this was as much an inner journey as a field trip. The resulting book is an extraordinary account of a 'true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart.
Peter Matthiessen and Ecological Imagination
Intaek Oh"Peter Matthiessen and Ecological Imagination "offers an ecocritical reading of the Watson Trilogy "Killing Mister Watson" (1990), "Lost Man s River" (1997), and "Bone By Bone" (1999) which draws together themes Matthiessen has been ...
Killing Mister Watson
Peter MatthiessenDrawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida Everglades around the turn of ...
Under The Mountain Wall
Peter MatthiessenIn Under the Mountain Wall Matthiessen illuminates the lives of the Kurelu's with respect and sympathy, capturing a culture untouched by civilisation and vanishing along with the wilderness lying beneath the dramatic peaks of the Snow ...
Peter Matthiessen: An Annotated Bibliography
William H. RobersonThis is the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of English-language works by and about Peter Matthiessen, who is considered by many to be the foremost contemporary American nature writer.
Key Terms in Systemic Functional Linguistics
Christian MatthiessenMartin, James R. (1985) 'Process and text: two aspects of human semiosis', in James D. Benson & William S. Greaves (eds), Systemic Perspectives on Discourse. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex. pp. 248–274. Martin, James R. (1987) 'The meaning of ...
The American Shorthorn Herd Book
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In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse
Peter MatthiessenWhen this book was first published it was immediately the subject of two $25 million-dollar legal actions that attempted to suppress it permanently.
Sanctified by Grace: A Theology of the Christian Life
PreviewFew offer an account of the Christian life that portrays redeemed Christian existence within the multifaceted and beautiful whole of the Christian confession. This book attempts to fill that gap.
Year Book of the Disciples of Christ (Christian Churches).
Disciples of Christ... Ada M., First Christian Church, Fresno Zartman, Elizabeth, First Christian Church, Oakland California (South) Champie, Miss Josie, First Christian Church, Santa Monica Dougherty, Robert L., Central Christian Church, Pasadena Handsaker, ...
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Peter MatthiessenSet in the South American jungle, this thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos--one who has come to convert the Indians to Christianity, and one who has been hired to kill them. Now the basis for a major motion picture.
A Shared Christian Life
Ben WitheringtonChristian faith is caught through participation, nurtured through Christian fellowship, and steeped in prayer and Bible study.
In Paradise
Peter MatthiessenIn Paradise tells the story of a group of men and women who come together for a weeklong meditation retreat at the site of a World War II concentration camp, and the grief, rage and upsetting revelations that surface during their time ...
A Theology for Christian Education
James Riley EstepA Theology for Christian Education, written by dedicated professors of Christian Explain and defend the rationale for the influence of theology in Christian educational theory; Describe the process of forming a theologically informed theory ...
Shaping a Christian Worldview: The Foundations of Christian ...
PreviewWith contributions from key players in the field, this book addresses the critical issues for Christian institutions of various traditions as the new century begins to leave its indelible mark on education.
A Conspiracy of Dunces
Bill ShawTwo-oh-oh-eight, well that was an off-year, and look what we got. A Kenyan Islamist.” “Christian! A Christian! We want a Christian in the White House!” “ Christian in the White House.” “Chrischun, Chrischun, Chrischun!!!” Loughlin was loving it.
Educating for Life: Reflections on Christian Teaching and ...
Nicholas P. WolterstorffThis book draws together the world-renowned Christian philosopher's thoughts and reflections on Christian education over the last three decades.
American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
Chris HedgesExplores the political ambitions of the Christian right, discussing how their agenda gained momentum through alternative networks, schools, and publishers, and warns that another national crisis may enable the Christian right to seize ...
History of Christian Dogma
Ferdinand Christian BaurA translation of a mid-19th-century work on the history of Christian dogma by Ferdinand Christian Baur (1792-1860), who applied Hegelian categories to his historical studies in New Testament and church history.
Disciplines for Christian Living: Interfaith Perspectives
Thomas P. RyanWhile based firmly on Christian tradition, this book also draws enrichment, wisdom, and insight from other world religions, bringing them to bear on Christian faith and practices. Foreword by Henri Nouwen.
Christian life and Christian hope: raids on the inarticulate
Rowan A. GreerA world-class historian of the Anglican/Episcopal churches and early Christian history offers an accessible guide as seen through the eyes of the New Testament, Augustine, poet John Donne, and others.
Blue Meridian
Peter MatthiessenBlue Meridian records the awesome experience of swimming in open water among hundreds of sharks, the beauties of strange seas and landscapes and the camaraderie, humour and tension of people who live in close proximity and risk their lives ...
Christian Apologetics
Norman L. GeislerThe standard for Christian apologetics, this systematic approach presents both the methods and reasons for defending Christianity. This work on Christian apologetics is in three parts.
Landscapes of Faith: The Christian Heritage of the North East
Michael SadgroveWhat has been missing is a book that interprets the Christian heritage in a holistic way by 'reading' the churches, monasteries, Christian sites - together with the artefacts they inspired - in the light of both the regional history of ...
The Cloud Forest
Peter MatthiessenThe Cloud Forest brings to vivid life a South American journey that took him from the Sargasso Sea to the jungles of Amazonia, from the Inca city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes to the bleak rocks of Tierra del Fuego and the winds and ...
Shadow Country
Peter MatthiessenInspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself to his ...
Christian Dogmatics: An Introduction
G. Van Den BrinkA fresh, inviting text on the content of Christian faith in our contemporary context This one-volume systematic theology presents an accessible, orthodox overview of the Christian faith for students, teachers, pastors, and serious lay ...
Radical Christian Writings: A Reader
PreviewM. Fraser. Christian Grassroots Communities in Europe (1980) Christian Base Communities flourished in Latin America in the 1960s and '70s. Essentially groups of poor Christians from the same neighborhood or workplace who met together ...
Biology Through the Eyes of Faith: Christian College ...
Richard WrightThis comprehensive work, one of a series cosponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, addresses the needs of the Christian student of biology to align science and faith.
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