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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Heathen School A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic【電子書籍】[ John Demos ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Longlisted for the 2014 National Book Award＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The astonishing story of a unique missionary projectーand the America it embodiedーfrom award-winning historian John Demos.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Near the start of the nineteenth century, as the newly established United States looked outward toward the wider world, a group of eminent Protestant ministers formed a grand scheme for gathering the rest of mankind into the redemptive fold of Christianity and “civilization.” Its core element was a special school for “heathen youth” drawn from all parts of the earth, including the Pacific Islands, China, India, and, increasingly, the native nations of North America. If all went well, graduates would return to join similar projects in their respective homelands. For some years, the school prospered, indeed became quite famous. However, when two Cherokee students courted and married local women, public resolveーand fundamental idealsーwere put to a severe test.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Heathen School＜/em＞ follows the progress, and the demise, of this first true melting pot through the lives of individual students: among them, Henry Obookiah, a young Hawaiian who ran away from home and worked as a seaman in the China Trade before ending up in New England; John Ridge, son of a powerful Cherokee chief and subsequently a leader in the process of Indian “removal”; and Elias Boudinot, editor of the first newspaper published by and for Native Americans. From its birth as a beacon of hope for universal “salvation,” the heathen school descends into bitter controversy, as American racial attitudes harden and intensify. Instead of encouraging reconciliation, the school exposes the limits of tolerance and sets off a chain of events that will culminate tragically in the Trail of Tears.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞The Heathen School＜/em＞, John Demos marshals his deep empathy and feel for the textures of history to tell a moving story of families and communitiesーand to probe the very roots of American identity.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Limits of Marriage Why Getting Everyone Married Won't Solve All Our Problems【電子書籍】[ Gary R. Lee ]

＜p＞This book documents and explains the remarkable decline in the American marriage rate that began about 1970. This decline has occurred in spite of the fact that married people are better off than unmarried people in many ways. Many other attempts to explain the “retreat from marriage” blame it on culture change involving a devaluation of marriage, and/or on ignorance of the benefits of marriage among the unmarried population. In turn, because unmarried adults and single-parent families are poorer than others, poverty and its associated problems are attributed to the failure to marry.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The argument presented here is that the declining marriage rate is due to the deteriorating position of workers, particularly men, in the American economy. Not only have jobs disappeared and wages decreased, especially for the less-educated, but existing jobs have become more precarious. Less-educated workers can’t count on having jobs in the future, and can’t count on earning enough to support families if they have jobs because their wages have stagnated. In this economic environment, the flexibility to change partners becomes a survival strategy for the economically marginalized population, which has been increasing in size for the past four decades. Arrangements such as cohabitation allow for this flexibility; marriage does not.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This argument implies that marriage is not a realistic choice for many Americans. In fact, it is a choice that many people don’t actually have. Marriages between economically marginal men and women would not eventuate in the benefits that middle-class people experience when they marry, and would eliminate an option they may need to survive in the face of unrelenting poverty. We won’t convince these people that marriage would improve their lives, because in most cases it wouldn’t be true. To return the marriage rate to its pre-1970 level, we need to address the economic factors that have caused the decline.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Policing Public Opinion in the French Revolution The Culture of Calumny and the Problem of Free Speech【電子書籍】[ Charles Walton ]

＜p＞In the 1789 ＜em＞Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen＜/em＞, French revolutionaries proclaimed the freedom of speech, religion, and opinion. Censorship was abolished, and France appeared to be on a path towards tolerance, pluralism, and civil liberties. A mere four years later, the country descended into a period of political terror, as thousands were arrested, tried, and executed for crimes of expression and opinion. In ＜em＞Policing Public Opinion in the French Revolution＜/em＞, Charles Walton traces the origins of this reversal back to the Old Regime. He shows that while early advocates of press freedom sought to abolish pre-publication censorship, the majority still firmly believed injurious speech--or calumny--constituted a crime, even treason if it undermined the honor of sovereign authority or sacred collective values, such as religion and civic spirit. With the collapse of institutions responsible for regulating honor and morality in 1789, calumny proliferated, as did obsessions with it. Drawing on wide-ranging sources, from National Assembly debates to local police archives, Walton shows how struggles to set legal and moral limits on free speech led to the radicalization of politics, and eventually to the brutal liquidation of "calumniators" and fanatical efforts to rebuild society's moral foundation during the Terror of 1793-1794. With its emphasis on how revolutionaries drew upon cultural and political legacies of the Old Regime, this study sheds new light on the origins of the Terror and the French Revolution, as well as the history of free expression.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Psychedelic Mysticism Transforming Consciousness, Religious Experiences, and Voluntary Peasants in Postwar America【電子書籍】[ Morgan Shipley ]

＜p＞Concerned with scholarly, popular, and religious backdrops that understand the connection between psychedelics and mystical experiences to be devoid of moral concerns and ethical dimensionsーa position supported empirically by the rise of acid fascism and psychedelic cults by the late 1960sーPsychedelic Mysticism: Transforming Consciousness, Religious Experiences, and Voluntary Peasants in Postwar America traces the development of sixties psychedelic mysticism from the deconditioned mind and perennial philosophy of Aldous Huxley, to the sacramental ethics of Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, and Ralph Metzner, to the altruistic religiosity practiced by Stephen Gaskin and The Farm. Building directly off the pioneering psychedelic writing of Huxley, these psychedelic mystics understood the height of psychedelic consciousness as an existential awareness of unitive oneness, a position that offered worldly alternatives to the maladies associated with the postwar moment (e.g., vapid consumerism and materialism, lifeless conformity, unremitting racism, heightened militarism). In opening a doorway to a common world, Morgan Shipley locates how psychedelics challenged the coherency of Western modernity by fundamentally reorienting postwar society away from neoliberal ideologies and toward a sacred understanding of reality defined by mutual coexistence and responsible interdependence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1960s America, psychedelics catalyzed a religious awakening defined by compassion, expressed through altruism, and actualized in projects that sought to ameliorate the conditions of the least advantaged among us. In the exact moments that historians and cultural critics often locate as signaling the death knell of the counterculture, Gaskin and The Farm emerged, not as a response to the perceived failures of the hippies, nor as an alternative to sixties politicos, but in an effort to fulfill the religious obligation to help teach the world how to live more harmoniously. Today, as we continue to confront issues of socioeconomic inequality, entrenched differences, widespread violence, and the limits of religious pluralism, Psychedelic Mysticism serves as a timely reminder of how religion in America can operate as a tool for destabilization and as a means to actively reimagine the very basis of how people relateーsuch a legacy can aid in our own efforts to build a more peaceful, sustainable, and compassionate world.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Religious Test Why We Must Question the Beliefs of Our Leaders【電子書籍】[ Damon Linker ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A manifesto seeking to exhort both believers and atheists to behave better in the public sphere.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Constitution states that “no religious test” may keep a candidate from aspiring to political office. Yet, since John F. Kennedy used the phrase to deflect concerns about his Catholicism, the public has largely avoided probing candidates’ religious beliefs. Is it true, however, that a candidate’s religious convictions should be off-limits to public scrutiny?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Damon Linker doesn’t think so, and in this book he outlines the various elements of religious beliefーincluding radical atheismーthat are simply incompatible with high office, and sometimes even active citizenship, in a democracy. In six forceful chapters he enlightens us to the complicated interrelations between churches and states, consistently applying a political litmus test to a range of theological views. Along the way, he clearly explains, among other topics, why the government in a religiously tolerant society must not promote a uniform, absolute code of ethics and behavior; why the conviction that America is worthy of divine attention is dangerous; and why the liberal position on the political deregulation of sex is our nation’s only hope for conciliation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this provocative, hard-hitting manifesto, Linker exhorts both believers and atheists to behave better in the public sphere, and he offers a carefully charted road map for doing so.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Objective Communication Writing, Speaking and Arguing【電子書籍】[ Leonard Peikoff ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism is increasingly influencing the shape of the world from business and politics to achieving personal goals. Here, Leonard PeikoffーRand’s heirーexplains how you can communicate philosophical ideas with conviction, logic, and, most of all, reason.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Based on a series of lectures presented by Peikoff, ＜em＞Objective Communication＜/em＞ shows how to apply Objectivist principles to the problem of achieving clarity both in thought and in communication.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Peikoff teaches readers how to write, speak, and argue on the subject of philosophical ideasーideas pertaining to profoundly important issues ranging from the question of the existence of God to the nature and proper limits of government power.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Including enlightening discussions of a wide range of Objectivist topicsーsuch as the primacy of consciousness, the pitfalls of rationalistic thinking, and the true meaning of the word “altruism,” as well as in-depth analysis of some of Ayn Rand’s own writingsーPeikoff’s ＜em＞Objective Communication＜/em＞ is essential reading for anyone interested in Ayn Rand’s philosophy.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】American Arsenal A Century of Waging War【電子書籍】[ Patrick Coffey ]

＜p＞When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the German air force. Less than a century later, the United States today has by far the world's largest military budget and provides over 40% of the world's armaments. In ＜em＞American Arsenal＜/em＞ Patrick Coffey examines America's military transformation from an isolationist state to a world superpower. Focusing on fifteen specific developments, Coffey illustrates the unplanned, often haphazard nature of this transformation, which has been driven by political, military, technological, and commercial interests. Beginning with Thomas Edison's work on submarine technology, ＜em＞American Arsenal＜/em＞ moves from World War I to the present conflicts in the Middle East, covering topics from chemical weapons, strategic bombing, and the nuclear standoff with the Soviet Union, to "smart" bombs, hand-held anti-aircraft missiles, and the Predator and other drone aircrafts. Coffey traces the story of each advance in weaponry from drawing board to battlefield, and includes fascinating portraits of the men who invented and deployed them -Edward Teller, "the father of the hydrogen bomb", Robert Oppenheimer, head of atomic bomb design at Los Alamos; Curtis LeMay, who led the fire-bombing of Japan; Herman Kahn, nuclear strategist and a model for Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove; Abraham Karem, inventor of the Predator, and many others. Coffey also examines the increasingly detached nature of modern American warfare- the ultimate goal is to remove soldiers from the battlefield entirely- which limits casualties (211,454 in Vietnam and only 1,231 in the Gulf War) but also lessens the political and psychological costs of going to war. Examining the backstories of every major American weapons development, ＜em＞American Arsenal＜/em＞ is essential reading for anyone interested in the continuing evolution of the U.S. defense program.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Oath and the Office A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents【電子書籍】[ Corey Brettschneider ]

＜p＞＜strong＞"A cleareyed, accessible, and informative primer: vital reading for all Americans." ー＜em＞Kirkus Reviews＜/em＞, starred review＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can the president launch a nuclear attack without congressional approval? Is it ever a crime to criticize the president? Can states legally resist a president’s executive order? In today’s fraught political climate, it often seems as if we must become constitutional law scholars just to understand the news from Washington, let alone make a responsible decision at the polls.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Oath and the Office＜/em＞ is the book we need, right now and into the future, whether we are voting for or running to become president of the United States. Constitutional law scholar and political science professor Corey Brettschneider guides us through the Constitution and explains the powersーand limitsーthat it places on the presidency. From the document itself and from American history’s most famous court cases, we learn why certain powers were granted to the presidency, how the Bill of Rights limits those powers, and what “we the people” can do to influence the nation’s highest public officeーincluding, if need be, removing the person in it. In these brief yet deeply researched chapters, we meet founding fathers such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, as well as key figures from historic cases such as ＜em＞Brown v. Board of Education＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Korematsu v. United States＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brettschneider breathes new life into the articles and amendments that we once read about in high school civics class, but that have real impact on our lives today. ＜em＞The Oath and the Office＜/em＞ offers a compact, comprehensive tour of the Constitution, and empowers all readers, voters, and future presidents with the knowledge and confidence to read and understand one of our nation’s most important founding documents.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Thin Light of Freedom The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America【電子書籍】[ Edward L. Ayers ]

＜p＞**Winner of the Lincoln Prize＜/p＞ ＜p＞A landmark Civil War history told from a fresh, deeply researched ground-level perspective.**＜/p＞ ＜p＞At the crux of America’s history stand two astounding events: the immediate and complete destruction of the most powerful system of slavery in the modern world, followed by a political reconstruction in which new constitutions established the fundamental rights of citizens for formerly enslaved people. Few people living in 1860 would have dared imagine either event, and yet, in retrospect, both seem to have been inevitable.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a beautifully crafted narrative, Edward L. Ayers restores the drama of the unexpected to the history of the Civil War. From the same vantage point occupied by his unforgettable characters, Ayers captures the strategic savvy of Lee and his local lieutenants, and the clear vision of equal rights animating black troops from Pennsylvania. We see the war itself become a scourge to the Valley, its pitched battles punctuating a cycle of vicious attack and reprisal in which armies burned whole towns for retribution. In the weeks and months after emancipation, from the streets of Staunton, Virginia, we see black and white residents testing the limits of freedom as political leaders negotiate the terms of readmission to the Union. With analysis as powerful as its narrative, here is a landmark history of the Civil War.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Limits of Free Will【電子書籍】[ Paul Russell ]

＜p＞＜em＞The Limits of Free Will＜/em＞ presents influential articles by Paul Russell concerning free will and moral responsibility. The problems arising in this field of philosophy, which are deeply rooted in the history of the subject, are also intimately related to a wide range of other fields, such as law and criminology, moral psychology, theology, and, more recently, neuroscience. These articles were written and published over a period of three decades, although most have appeared in the past decade. Among the topics covered: the challenge of skepticism; moral sentiment and moral capacity; necessity and the metaphysics of causation; practical reason; free will and art; fatalism and the limits of agency; moral luck, and our metaphysical attitudes of optimism and pessimism. Some essays are primarily critical in character, presenting critiques and commentary on major works or contributions in the contemporary scene. Others are mainly constructive, aiming to develop and articulate a distinctive account of compatibilism. The general theory advanced by Russell, which he describes as a form of "critical compatibilism", rejects any form of unqualified or radical skepticism; but it also insists that a plausible compatibilism has significant and substantive implications about the limits of agency and argues that this licenses a metaphysical attitude of (modest) pessimism on this topic. While each essay is self-standing, there is nevertheless a core set of themes and issues that unite and link them together. The collection is arranged and organized in a format that enables the reader to appreciate and recognize these links and core themes.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】War & Aftermath (1914-1920)【電子書籍】[ Robert George Cruise ]

＜p＞Canada’s war is told in files and flesh. It opens in Ottawa, where a short statute with a long reachーthe War Measures Actーteaches a country to govern by Order-in-Council while censors slit envelopes and permits become passwords to ordinary life. The tone is legal; the effects are warm to the touch: doors lock, presses fall silent, and “enemy aliens” learn how a list becomes a fence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Valcartier’s dust to Salisbury Plain’s mud, an army climbs off paper and learns by error. The Ross rifle, loved in parliament and loathed in trenches, gives way to the Lee-Enfield without romance. At Second Ypres, men discover chemistry by terror and hold a line with rags and nerve.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Industry stumbles, then runs. The Imperial Munitions Board imposes specifications, cracks scandals, and proves that a ledger can move mountains of steel. The Wartime Prices and Trade Board polices margins and preaches “honour rationing,” writing thrift into shop windows and kitchens.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ports and pilots take their chapters: convoys gather in fog; the Royal Canadian Navy learns the slow heroism of moving grain and men under threat; in the air, maps get sharper and secrecy thinner. Halifax explodes and then rebuilds under a relief commission that turns urgency into administration.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Vimy is presented as orchestrationーa model, not a miracleーand the Hundred Days as tempo: deception, clocks, bridges, orders. Victory Loans and new taxes pay the bills; influenza collects its own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Armistice opens another file. Demobilization breeds riots at Kinmel Park and quiet homecomings on cold platforms. A new bureaucracy learns pensions, hospitals, and training; the Soldier Settlement Act tries to turn policy into soil with uneven mercy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The book keeps its ledger honest. Black Canadians of No. 2 Construction Battalion earn dignity and return to limits; Indigenous veterans meet pass systems and narrow benefits; women who kept benches and accounts demand wages and rights beyond the shift whistle.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Winnipeg strikes; warrants replace bayonets. In Paris, Canada signs for itself and sits, softly separate, at the League. The Imperial War Graves Commission writes equality in stone; memory becomes administration. What began as an emergency becomes a habit, and a nation steps into the 1920s with new muscles, new debts, and arguments about what “after” means.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Qin Dynasty A History of China【電子書籍】[ Hui Wang ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The Qin Dynasty: A History of China＜/strong＞ takes you on a journey through one of the most dramatic chapters in Chinese history. From the unification of the warring states to the iron rule of Qin Shi Huang, this book dives deep into the empire that set the foundation for China's future. The First Emperor built a centralized government, enforced strict laws, and undertook grand projects like the Great Wall and his massive underground mausoleum. But his rule was also marked by fear-the infamous Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars, heavy taxation, and forced labor that pushed people to their limits. When Qin Shi Huang passed away, his successors struggled to hold the empire together, and cracks began to show.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As unrest spread, a single spark ignited a rebellion that would shake the empire to its core. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, two common soldiers, defied orders and rose up, setting off a wave of uprisings across the land. The once-unbreakable Qin Dynasty faced challenge after challenge, as ambitious warlords seized the opportunity to fight for power. Among them, two figures stood out-Liu Bang, a clever and adaptable leader with a commoner's background, and Xiang Yu, a fearsome warrior whose strength was unmatched. Their rivalry would turn into a fierce battle for control over China, each determined to claim victory in their own way.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through shifting alliances, brilliant strategies, and brutal clashes, the struggle between these two giants shaped the fate of an empire. As cities fell and armies clashed, their contrasting styles of leadership and personal ambitions drove them toward an inevitable showdown. Would brute force or cunning strategy decide the future of China? As tensions rose, betrayal lurked in the shadows, and the tide of war could change in an instant.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Packed with gripping stories, unforgettable characters, and key moments that shaped Chinese history, this book brings the Qin Dynasty's rise and fall to life in vivid detail. If you want to explore the ambition, power, and conflicts that defined an era, turn the page and step into a world where empires are built-and destroyed-by the choices of a few.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Rules for Retrogrades:【電子書籍】[ Timothy J. Gordon ]

＜p＞NOTE: The eBook edition of this title is currently only available in EPUB (Non-Kindle) format.＜/p＞ ＜p＞What is a retrograde? A retrograde calculates, night and day, how to return the world to:＜/p＞ ＜p＞the Old Order of moral and sexual decency＜/p＞ ＜p＞classical masculinity＜/p＞ ＜p＞national sovereignty and national borders＜/p＞ ＜p＞faith and hope and charity＜/p＞ ＜p＞goodness and beauty and truth＜/p＞ ＜p＞Christian civic liberty＜/p＞ ＜p＞and most importantly, the social kingship of Christ＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the words of Shakespeare, a retrograde is one of Gods spies. The retrograde has the unique capacity for understanding the stark chasm between the degenerate, socialist-infiltrated world of decay on one side and the well-meaning, good-hearted, but clueless Christian world on the other. In a time of such profound decay, being one of Gods spies is a last resort and a pure necessity: it involves not ;deep cover,;ーi.e., acting like the enemyーbut rather ;half cover;: acting as a ;contra; in the secular arena, a crypto-Christian counterinsurgent willing to fight like a Navy Seal and to think like a counterintel officer. Retrogrades . . . to the streets! Our aim is to reverse the deliberate, deuced machinations of ;radicals; like Saul Alinsky who, by penning the rulebook of radicalism, threw down a challenge that has, until now, gone unanswered. Rules for Retrogrades is the handbook men of good will need to win the culture war! Here is a sampling from the call to action found within these pages:＜/p＞ ＜p＞No truth is ;off-limits;; we must never be ashamed to be candid.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It is a damnable lie that humility disallows Christians from standing up (for what they believe) in the cultural and political forum!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Control of language is control of thought; dont let radicals control the language.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Never trust a man who is unwilling to have enemies.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Radicals form coalitions, but retrogrades form fellowships.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The root of cultural decay is feminism: end feminism to end radicalism.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The United Nations Security Council and the Authorisation of Force Form, Character and Nature【電子書籍】[ Marko Svicevic ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This book examines the United Nations Security Council's authorisation of the use of force, considering the extensive body of UN Security Council resolutions across its now eighty years of existence.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞As one of the established exceptions to the Article 2(4) UN Charter prohibition on the use of force, UN Security Council authorisation of force remains a key focus for both States and scholars alike. Despite the apparent consequences of authorisation, authorising resolutions lack prescribed formats or mandatory content. The UN Security Council has over time, however, developed a consistent practice of prior explicit authorisation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The development of this practice is reflected in a number of essential characteristics within authorising resolutions of the UN Security Council. These include explicit determinations of a threat to international peace and security, the invocation of Chapter VII (or VIII) of the UN Charter, the use of specific authorising language, the inclusion of time or functional limits on authorisation, and the imposition of reporting obligations on those authorised to use force. The book ultimately argues that prior explicit authorisation constitutes a well-established practice, rejecting the legality and admissibility of implicit and retroactive authorisation.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Spike Island The Rebels, Residents & Crafty Criminals of Ireland’s Historic Island【電子書籍】[ John Crotty ]

＜p＞A monastic outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation; Spike Island’s remarkable 1300-year history far exceeds its modest acreage. No other place better encapsulates the Irish story. Spike Island tells of religious fervour, frequent rebellion, social endeavour, and a nation’s unextinguishable yearning for freedom. After 206 years off-limits to the public, its secrets can finally be divulged. The island has garnered international attention many times, such as the famine-era prison overcrowding and inhumane conditions, the triumphant 1938 handover of the island from Britain to Ireland, and the violent prison riot in 1985. Spike Island echoes with the voices of prisoners past, having housed fierce rebels like John Mitchel, who would inspire the 1916 generation, and 1200 Republicans during the War of Independence. More recent arrivals include the notorious crime boss The General, who terrorized 1980’s Ireland. Told in an entertaining and accessible chronological style featuring accounts from island dwellers and the interned alike, this book is sure to captivate anyone interested in Irish history.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Educazione salentina O di come il Salento ? diventato il Salento【電子書籍】[ Mello Federico ]

＜p＞Alla fine degli anni Ottanta, il Salento era isolato e praticamente sconosciuto al resto d’Italia, un luogo dominato dalla criminalit? e dalla violenza da cui molti cercavano di fuggire per la mancanza di prospettive e di futuro. Sul territorio esplodeva una bomba al giorno, il centro storico di Lecce, trascurato e fatiscente, abitato in gran parte da prostitute e travestiti, diventava una zona off-limits non appena calava il sole.＜br /＞ Venticinque anni dopo, un cambiamento radicale ha investito la citt? e la provincia: questa terra povera, lontana e oppressa dalla delinquenza, ? rifiorita, trasformandosi in un centro culturale vivo, sconfiggendo la Sacra Corona Unita e affermandosi come una meta turistica di portata mondiale.＜br /＞ Cosa ? successo? Come si ? innescata questa trasformazione straordinaria e chi ne sono stati i protagonisti?＜br /＞ Queste sono le domande che Federico Mello esplora nel suo libro, attraverso un quarto di secolo che per il Salento ha rappresentato un vero e proprio “rinascimento”.＜br /＞ Dal reggae alla pizzica, dai movimenti culturali alla politica ? intrecciando storie suggestive e ricerche d’archivio ma, soprattutto, intervistando testimoni e attori di questa trasformazione ? Mello ha scritto una storia di uomini e donne visionari che con le loro idee e il loro impegno hanno regalato un nuovo futuro alla penisola salentina.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Free Press Crisis of 1800 Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel【電子書籍】[ Peter Charles Hoffer ]

＜p＞The far-reaching Sedition Act of 1798 was introduced by Federalists to suppress Republican support of French revolutionaries and imposed fines and imprisonment “if any person shall write, print, utter or publish . . . scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States.” Such a broadly and loosely defined offense challenged the freedom of the American press and gave the government the power to drag offending newspaper editors into court. The trial of Thomas Cooper in particular became an important showcase for debating the dangers and limits of the new law, one with great implications for both the new republic and federal constitutional law.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cooper’s trial has now been rescued from long neglect and illuminated by Peter Charles Hoffer, one our nation’s preeminent legal historians. While most modern students of the Sedition Act regard it as an extreme measure motivated by partisan malice, Hoffer offers a much more nuanced view that weighs all the arguments and fairly considers the position of each side in historical and legal context.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hoffer sets the stage by revisiting both the much better known 1735 trial of Peter Zenger and the subsequent fashioning of the First Amendment during the first meeting of the U.S. Congress. He then describes the rise of political factions in the early republic, congressional debate over the Sedition Act, and Thomas Jefferson’s and James Madison’s Kentucky and Virginia Resolves. After a close reading of Cooper’s allegedly seditious writings, Hoffer brings the trial record to life, capturing prosecution and defense strategies, including Cooper’s attempt to subpoena President Adams and Federalist trial judge Samuel Chase’s management of the prosecution from the bench. Long after the Federalists had departed the scene, echoes of the free-press crisis continued to roil American politicsーreappearing in the debates over antislavery petitions, the suppression of dissent during the Civil War and two world wars, and most recently in the trials of suspected terrorists.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hoffer’s book is an authoritative review of this landmark case and a vital touchstone for anyone concerned about the role of government and the place of dissent in times of national emergency.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Take the Limits Off God An Introduction to Don't Limit God【電子書籍】[ Andrew Wommack ]

＜p＞Do you feel like there's something more to life than what you are experiencing? Have you ever felt dissatisfied with just getting up, going to work, coming home, and going back to bed?＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is so much more that God has for you. If you are not experiencing the Lord’s very best for your life, it may be that you are limiting Him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this vision-changing booklet, learn about all that is possible once you take the limits off God!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】God's Love No Limits, No Boundaries【電子書籍】[ Theodora Kunatsa ]

＜p＞Have you ever felt not good enough or unworthy to be loved by God? When you fall short, do you feel a bit distant from God? Do you think that before you got saved, or if you are not saved, God's love is not available to you? Do you think there are certain things you have to do to receive God's love? God's Love: No Limits, No Boundaries is written to show you how God's love is unconditional and comes in different forms depending on how you need to be loved. This book will edify and strengthen you as you get revelation on the truth concerning God's love. If you already know God's love but sometimes feel like His love is distant or you are undeserving of it, this book will also help you take the limits off God's love and remove all boundaries you thought existed concerning His love for you.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Last Great Strike Little Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America【電子書籍】[ Ahmed White ]

＜p＞In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as “Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, ＜em＞The Last Great Strike＜/em＞ tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Regardless of Frontiers Global Freedom of Expression in a Troubled World【電子書籍】

＜p＞The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 proclaimed a vision of freedom of expression exercised regardless of frontiers. Nonetheless, laws and norms regarding the freedom or limits of expression are typically established and understood at the national level. In today’s interconnected world, newfound threats to free expression have suddenly arisen. How can this fundamental right be secured at a global level?＜/p＞ ＜p＞This volume brings together leading experts from a variety of fields to critically evaluate the extent to which global norms on freedom of expression and information have been established and which actors and institutions have contributed to their diffusion. The authors also consider ongoing and new challenges to these norms, from conflicts over hate speech and the rise of populism to authoritarian governments, as well as the profound disruption introduced by the internet. Together, the essays lay the groundwork for an international legal doctrine on global freedom of expression that considers issues such as access to government-held information, media diversity, and political speech. As the world risks renouncing previous commitments to the freedom of expression, ＜em＞Regardless of Frontiers＜/em＞ serves as a timely reminder of just how much is at stake and what needs protecting.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Giants Coming Down A Journey of Faith and Triumph【電子書籍】[ Bill Vincent ]

＜p＞In "Giants Coming Down: A Journey of Faith and Triumph," readers are invited into a powerful narrative of spiritual warfare and divine intervention. This compelling book chronicles the relentless battle against the giants of immorality, self-righteousness, and humanism that threaten to derail believers from their God-given destinies. Through a series of insightful teachings and personal revelations, the author unveils the strategies employed by these formidable foes and the keys to their defeat.＜br /＞ Set against the backdrop of a modern-day revival in the small town of Litchfield, the narrative weaves together biblical wisdom, prophetic insights, and miraculous signs of God's glory manifesting in the natural world. From golden dust appearing in unexpected places to the prophetic fulfillment of long-awaited promises, readers are taken on a journey that challenges the limits of their faith and encourages them to believe in the impossible.＜br /＞ "Giants Coming Down" is more than just a book; it's a call to arms for believers everywhere to rise up, confront the giants in their lives, and step into the fullness of their destinies. With each page, you'll be inspired to stand firm in your faith, embrace the supernatural, and witness the mighty hand of God moving in your life and in the world around you. Join the battle, see the giants fall, and be part of the revival that starts with you.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】...God's Still Calling... ...Finding GOD's FINGERPRINTS【電子書籍】[ James R Needham ]

＜p＞his book is the life journey of a seventy-nine-year-old＜/p＞ ＜p＞man who was asked by his grandchildren, “What did＜/p＞ ＜p＞you do before you met Grandma?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞He pondered the thought, intrigued by the＜/p＞ ＜p＞question, and answered that he had done a thing or＜/p＞ ＜p＞two they might be interested in: produced television＜/p＞ ＜p＞programs, helped produce The Joy of Painting＜/p＞ ＜p＞programs with Bob Ross, worked for President Nixon＜/p＞ ＜p＞on a special project and with the woman who edited＜/p＞ ＜p＞the original Jaws movie.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When they sat there, eating dessert after＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thanksgiving that day in 2017, their eyes rapt with＜/p＞ ＜p＞attention, he fleshed out the stories a bit to see if they＜/p＞ ＜p＞really were interested. They seemed to be, so he＜/p＞ ＜p＞asked them, “If I wrote it down, would you read it?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Oh yes, Grandpa,” they urged him. “Would you＜/p＞ ＜p＞do that for us?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞And that became the odyssey that is now this＜/p＞ ＜p＞book. Grandpa Jim has been on television most of his＜/p＞ ＜p＞life, tested his parents’ limits as a small child, fought with a skunk and lost,＜/p＞ ＜p＞nearly lost his life several times by refusing to be an obedient child and＜/p＞ ＜p＞driving too long multiple times when he was tired and going off the road.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And as a nine-year-old, Jim and a friend dug a cave in a clay and sand＜/p＞ ＜p＞field beside the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, switching yard near＜/p＞ ＜p＞Chicago, where one day, the cave collapsed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now, every time he sees his grandchildren, their plaintive cry is, “Are＜/p＞ ＜p＞you finished with the book yet, Grandpa?”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fortunately, he lived to tell the cave-in story. But his misbehavior＜/p＞ ＜p＞isn’t the focus. His off-again, on-again journey with God is the story, with＜/p＞ ＜p＞many adventures and misadventures along the way. As an adult who has＜/p＞ ＜p＞recommitted his life to Christ, Jim has been a Young Life Leader, an Adult＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sunday School teacher, a Mission Committee Chair, Mission Team Leader,＜/p＞ ＜p＞television producer, talk-show host, mentor, and Teacher of the Year for＜/p＞ ＜p＞the TCOMーnow MEDIA Department at a Major University. Most of all,＜/p＞ ＜p＞for over forty-seven years, he has been learning to see God’s fingerprints＜/p＞ ＜p＞wherever he goes, and you will too. It is an adventure worth joining and＜/p＞ ＜p＞one you will never, ever forget.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hot Erotic Short Stories 3 in 1Naughty Adult Collection【電子書籍】[ Eva Harmon ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Hot Erotic Short Stories 3 in 1: A Sinfully Seductive Audio Collection＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Prepare to be irresistibly drawn into the sultry world of "Hot Erotic Short Stories 3 in 1: A Sinfully Seductive Collection."＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book is your ticket to an unforgettable journey through desire, passion, and unadulterated pleasure. Featuring three captivating segments, it will captivate your senses and leave you yearning for more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞- Taboo Temptations: Forbidden Desires Unleashed＜/p＞ ＜p＞Experience the allure of forbidden fantasies as they push the boundaries of what's considered off-limits. These gripping tales will awaken your deepest desires, setting your senses ablaze with a lustful intensity that's impossible to resist.＜/p＞ ＜p＞- Tantric Bliss: Ignite Your Intimate Flames＜/p＞ ＜p＞Discover the ancient art of Tantra, unlocking the secrets to profound connection and heightened sensuality. This sensual guide will lead you on a journey of prolonged ecstasy and intense pleasure, transforming your intimate moments into passionate, soul-stirring encounters.＜/p＞ ＜p＞- Kama Sutra Unveiled: Sensual Exploration at Its Finest＜/p＞ ＜p＞Uncover the timeless wisdom of the Kama Sutra as it guides you through the art of seduction, sexual positions, and the pursuit of ultimate pleasure. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned lover, this audiobook offers a tantalizing experience.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Every Step Is Home A Spiritual Geography from Appalachia to Alaska【電子書籍】[ Lori Erickson ]

＜p＞＜em＞"In this book, Erickson’s steps don’t lead to grand cathedrals but to the transformative, powerful elements supporting life itself. "＜/em＞ - Foreword Reviews＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"Travel writer Erickson has written a travelogue about areas of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, that have sacred and spiritual meaning to people now and throughout history . . . Ideal for fans of Erickson’s work, curious readers, armchair travelers, and those who are compelled to take a spiritual pilgrimage.＜/em＞" - Library Journal＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Globetrotting travel writer Lori Erickson has long searched for the sacred in locations and cultures far from home as well as in her beloved Iowa.＜/strong＞ But when the pandemic put both air travel and in-person worship off-limits, Lori and her husband hit the road with a camper in tow to discover spiritual sites and experiences in their own home country.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the Serpent Mound of Ohio to the Redwoods of Californiaーand, ultimately, by air to see natural wonders in Alaska and HawaiiーErickson uncovers deep connections both to the lands that now make up the United States and to the elements that have had sacred meaning to people throughout history and across the globe. Through her profound, informative, and witty reflections on the power of stone, water, light, fire, and more, readers will discover new destinations in North America while deepening their own connection to spirit. Whether exploring national parks or visiting holy sites, this book makes for the perfect spiritual companion and guide.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Perfect for book clubs!＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Food Waste, Food Insecurity, and the Globalization of Food Banks【電子書籍】[ Daniel N. Warshawsky ]

＜p＞Food banksーwarehouses that collect and systematize surplus foodーhave expanded into one of the largest mechanisms to redistribute food waste. From their origins in North America in the 1960s, food banks provide food to communities in approximately one hundred countries on six continents. This book analyzes the development of food banks across the world and the limits of food charity as a means to reduce food insecurity and food waste.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Based on fifteen years of in-depth fieldwork on four continents, Daniel Warshawsky illustrates how and why food banks proliferate across the globe even though their impacts may be limited. He suggests that we need to reformulate the role of food banks. The mission of food banks needs to be more realistic, as food surpluses cannot reduce food insecurity on a significant scale. Food banks need to regain their institutional independence from the state and corporations, and incorporate the knowledge and experiences of the food insecure in the daily operations of the food system. These collective changes can contribute to a future where food banks play a smaller but more targeted role in food systems.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Unlimited Power of Faith【電子書籍】[ David O. Oyedepo ]

＜p＞Faith is that spiritual force which opens humanity to a world of unlimited possibilities. Faith is a world of no limits; if you can believe, all things are possible. Faith is living in a spiritual world of no limits. All that we see in our Ministry, today, has cost us nothing; but they have cost God everything. However, it takes faith to get God on the line. I‘d like to say, therefore, that the capital cost for all our experiences to date as a Ministry, that keeps committing God to perform, is faith. It is that kind of faith that I want to impart to you, through this book. Everything answers to faith, and faith answers to God.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Unforgivable? Exploring the Limits of Forgiveness【電子書籍】[ Stephen Cherry ]

＜p＞Forgiveness is a lovely idea, wrote C. S. Lewis, and in recent decades it has been seen and admired in situations ranging from therapy to politics, and proposed as a constructive pathway in the aftermath of abuse and atrocity. Not everyone is impressed, however, and in parallel with praise and promotion of forgiveness, cries of 'unforgivable' are uttered with increased shrillness and frequency.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this hugely compelling, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking book, Stephen Cherry argues that while forgiveness can be transformative in the aftermath of harm, it can also, if not handled with care, become an additional pressure and anxiety for those who have been harmed. He teases out the way in which Christian understandings often lie behind pressure to forgive, identifying a number of typical mistakes with the Christian approach to forgiveness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Reflecting on many examples from real life as well as literature, and on the insights of psychologists and philosophers, Cherry uses the tension between the desire to forgive and the protest that a person is unforgivable to push towards understandings of forgiveness that avoid the harshness of binary models. Forgiveness is not, he insists, the only good way forward after harm. A positive understanding of non-vengeful ＜em＞unforgiveness＜/em＞ is vital if the harmed are to be given the care and support they need and deserve, and if forgiveness itself is to be authentic and liberating.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cherry's challenging book brims with energy and blends human insight with intellectual vision. It argues that if forgiveness is to play a part in the aftermath of harm without inflicting further harm it must be presented in a non-idealized way and only following acknowledgement of the depth of the human impact of the harm done.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Be Still: A Journey of the Heart【電子書籍】[ Noah Reese ]

＜p＞Be Still: A Journey of the Heart arose as God took Noah Reese on a journey. In his secret place with God, the author began to journal about what they focused on. Whether it was current events, fears, sins, relationships, or dreamsーnothing was off limits. As the author engaged with God, he learned some powerful lessons, such as: ? There must be space in our thoughts to be still before the Lord. ? If we never train our hearts and minds to bow to the Lord, we will never hear His transforming whisper or feel His healing touch. ? He is constantly thrilled to be with us and more excited than we are to share His heart with us and wrap us up in His loving arms. With these devotionals, the author urges readers to be aware of the Holy Spirit. Come with brokenness and humilityーand lay everything at the feet of Jesus. The author’s wish is that God will place this book in the right hands of the right people at the right time to bless their future.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures【電子書籍】[ Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Foreword by Marcello Pera＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Written by Joseph Ratzinger shortly before he became Pope Benedict XVI, ＜em＞Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures＜/em＞ looks at the growing conflict of cultures evident in the Western world. The West faces a deadly contradiction of its own making, he contends.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Terrorism is on the rise. Technological advances of the West, employed by people who have cut themselves off from the moral wisdom of the past, threaten to abolish man (as C.S. Lewis put it)?whether through genetic manipulation or physical annihilation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In short, the West is at war-with itself. Its scientific outlook has brought material progress. The Enlightenment's appeal to reason has achieved a measure of freedom. But contrary to what many people suppose, both of these accomplishments depend on Judeo-Christian foundations, including the moral worldview that created Western culture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞More than anything else, argues Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, the important contributions of the West are threatened today by an exaggerated scientific outlook and by moral relativism-what Benedict XVI calls "the dictatorship of relativism"-in the name of freedom.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures＜/em＞ is no mere tirade against the moral decline of the West. Razinger challenges the West to return to its roots by finding a place for God in modern culture. He argues that both Christian culture and the Enlightenment formed the West, and that both hold the keys to human life and freedom as well as to domination and destruction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ratzinger challenges non-believer and believer alike. "Both parties," he writes, "must reflect on their own selves and be ready to accept correction." He challenges secularized, unbelieving people to open themselves to God as the ground of true rationality and freedom. He calls on believers to "make God credible in this world by means of the enlightened faith they live."＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Topics include:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Reflections on the Cultures in Conflict Today＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Significance and Limits of Today's Rationalistic Culture＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Permanent Significance of the Christian Faith＜/p＞ ＜p＞Why We Must Not Give Up the Fight＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Law of the Jungle, the Rule of Law＜/p＞ ＜p＞We Must Use Our Eyes!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Faith and Everyday Life＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can Agnosticism Be a Solution?＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Natural Knowledge of God＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Supernatural" Faith and Its Origins＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。