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Schooling the New South
Pedagogy, Self, and Society in North Carolina, 1880-1920
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Schooling the New South deftly combines social and political history, gender studies, and African American history into a story of educational reform. James Leloudis recreates North Carolina's classrooms as they existed at the turn of the century and explores the wide-ranging social and psychological...
Immigrant City
Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1845-1921
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
The violence and radicalism connected with the Industrial Workers of the World textile strike of 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, left the popular impression that Lawrence was a slum-ridden city inhabited by un-American revolutionaries. Immigrant City is a study of Lawrence which reveals that the...
by Shane Idleman
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
America is divided on many fronts. Where are the answers? How will the future and security of America unfold in the days to come?
My previous books address personal issues. This book, however, recognizes the biblical foundation that once guided America. These principles are the foundation on...
by Raymond J. Egan
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2010
This is a layman's look into the controversial 'battle' between Atheists and those of religious belief. Taken from the Atheist perspective, this author touches on such topics as Evolution, questions for atheists 'that can't be answered', the fossil record, and others. He does well in his attempt to enlighten the majority of people who still hold fast to ancient, man-made Holy books.
CHANT OF AGES; CRY OF COTTON
THE BIOGRAPHY OF A SOUTH GEORGIA JEWISH COMMUNITY'S BEGINNINGS, 1865-1908
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
The beginnings of the contemporary Jewish community in Valdosta starts with the arrival of two Jewish confederate veterans, Abraham Ehrlich and Benjamin Kaul, in 1866 and ends with the formal establishment of the present-day congregation in 1908. It is a very warm, personal tale of real...
by Jules Casseus
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2011
THE JANUARY 12, 2010 EVENT that happened in our midst triggered a series of crises—emotional, mental, psychological, politic and social—that require the survivors to go through a period of mental and spiritual rehabilitation before meaningful participation in the reconstruction of Haiti can occur....
The Bible & the Ballot
Reflections on Christian Political Engagement in Malaysia Today
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
How do we relate Christianity to political engagement in Malaysia today? This is the question that we, as part of the community of believers, are trying to answer in this book. It is our conviction that “if Jesus Christ is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all”. We proclaim the lordship of Jesus...
by Peter J. Paris, John W. Cook, James Hudnut-Beumler
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his release from prison, and that speakers as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu, Fidel Castro,...
Silenced
How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom Worldwide
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Blasphemy accusations in the Muslim world are increasingly used as key tools by authoritarian governments and extremist forces to acquire and consolidate their power. These charges, which draw on disputed interpretations of Islamic law and carry a traditional punishment of death, have proved effective...
by David Harrington Watt
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
David Harrington Watt's Antifundamentalism in Modern America gives us a pathbreaking account of the role that the fear of fundamentalism has played—and continues to play—in American culture. Fundamentalism has never been a neutral category of analysis, and Watt scrutinizes the various political...
The Mind of Terror
A Former Muslim Sniper Explores What Motivates ISIS and Other Extremist Groups (and how best to respond)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
What motivates Islamic terrorists? What is in the mind of terror? Our news reports from the Middle East cover events—bombings, massacres, and suicide attacks. Our newscasters take time to explain who the players are—from Hezbollah to the Iranian Quds, from ISIS to the Palestinian National Authority....
by John MacArthur
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
September 11, 2001 saw the deadliest attack ever launched on American soil, leaving us asking questions such as: Why did God permit such a thing to happen? Was the attack a divine judgment or was it merely an atrocity perpetrated by the forces of evil? How can human beings be capable of such diabolical...
by Kamran Karimi
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
If the thought of covering America's beloved Statue of Liberty in a Burka bothers you, then this book is for you. Sound ridiculous? Who would dream of desecrating America's eminent symbol of freedom? Islamic fundamentalists. In fact, recently a prominent Muslim activist was quoted saying that it is their...
The Martyr's Oath
Living for the Jesus They're Willing to Die For
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Be Inspired by Amazing Eyewitness Stories of Hope and Courage from the Persecuted Church
We are witnessing an astonishing escalation in Christian persecution like we have rarely seen since the first century. Some estimate that every five minutes, a Christian is martyred for his or her faith. Countries...