Author: Roy Strong
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448138795
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church From the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism; from the cataclysm of the Reformation, to the gentrified cleric we meet in Jane Austen novels, Roy Strong takes us on a journey - historical, social and spiritual - to explore what men and women experienced through the age when they went to church on Sunday. ‘Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account’ Country Life
A Little History Of The English Country Church
Author: Roy Strong
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448138795
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church From the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism; from the cataclysm of the Reformation, to the gentrified cleric we meet in Jane Austen novels, Roy Strong takes us on a journey - historical, social and spiritual - to explore what men and women experienced through the age when they went to church on Sunday. ‘Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account’ Country Life
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448138795
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church From the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism; from the cataclysm of the Reformation, to the gentrified cleric we meet in Jane Austen novels, Roy Strong takes us on a journey - historical, social and spiritual - to explore what men and women experienced through the age when they went to church on Sunday. ‘Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account’ Country Life
Scenes of Clerical Life (Classic Reprint)
Author: George Eliot
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Excerpt from Scenes of Clerical Life Litany, only to feel with more intensity my burst into the conspicuousness of public life when I was made to stand up on the seat during the psalms or the singing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Excerpt from Scenes of Clerical Life Litany, only to feel with more intensity my burst into the conspicuousness of public life when I was made to stand up on the seat during the psalms or the singing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint)
Author: John William Graham
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript
Author: Thomas Gray
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript" by Thomas Gray. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript" by Thomas Gray. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Notes and Queries
Music in Print Master Title Index, 1999
Classical Revenge
Author: Robert Burton Robinson
Publisher: Robert Burton Robinson
ISBN: 1442157100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Robert Burton Robinson developed his skills while writing some 300,000 words of fiction online, including three novels, two novellas, and numerous short stories. Online readers expect a quick pace, with no fluff. And that's exactly what Mr. Robinson delivers in this tightly-crafted collection of stories. So, buckle up for a fast ride, as the author carries you through a range of emotions by way of characters and situations that are variously creepy, funny, twisted, romantic, suspenseful, and playful. Titles: Classical Revenge, Road Rage to Nowhere, Kory Mantra, BuckThirsty, Prince of Pumpkinshire, Your Personal President, Impala Cruise, Smiley Frowner, Layoff Rumors, Margin of Error, Sun-Powered Car, Governor Hooks a Lady, and Mary Goldalore.
Publisher: Robert Burton Robinson
ISBN: 1442157100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Robert Burton Robinson developed his skills while writing some 300,000 words of fiction online, including three novels, two novellas, and numerous short stories. Online readers expect a quick pace, with no fluff. And that's exactly what Mr. Robinson delivers in this tightly-crafted collection of stories. So, buckle up for a fast ride, as the author carries you through a range of emotions by way of characters and situations that are variously creepy, funny, twisted, romantic, suspenseful, and playful. Titles: Classical Revenge, Road Rage to Nowhere, Kory Mantra, BuckThirsty, Prince of Pumpkinshire, Your Personal President, Impala Cruise, Smiley Frowner, Layoff Rumors, Margin of Error, Sun-Powered Car, Governor Hooks a Lady, and Mary Goldalore.
Love Has No Gender - Gay Classics Collection
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3277
Book Description
June is the Pride month and we have hand-picked the greatest queer classics to spread love and positivity. This collector's collection is a testimony to the versatile writers and poets from the past whose works were throughout the ages - subversive, celebratory, or simply in your face. So come and celebrate the month of love and acceptance. Content: The Picture of Dorian Gray Mrs. Dalloway Joseph and His Friend Regiment of Women Bertram Cope's Year The Green Carnation This Finer Shadow Cecil Dreeme The Satyricon The Sins of the Cities of the Plain Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics The History of Sir Richard Calmady Carmilla
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 3277
Book Description
June is the Pride month and we have hand-picked the greatest queer classics to spread love and positivity. This collector's collection is a testimony to the versatile writers and poets from the past whose works were throughout the ages - subversive, celebratory, or simply in your face. So come and celebrate the month of love and acceptance. Content: The Picture of Dorian Gray Mrs. Dalloway Joseph and His Friend Regiment of Women Bertram Cope's Year The Green Carnation This Finer Shadow Cecil Dreeme The Satyricon The Sins of the Cities of the Plain Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics The History of Sir Richard Calmady Carmilla
Lessons on the Acts of the Apostles ... Reprinted from the “Church Sunday School Magazine.”
A Religious History of the American People
Author: Sydney E. Ahlstrom
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300100129
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
This classic work, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion and Christian Century's choice as the Religious Book of the Decade (1979), is now issued with a new chapter by noted religious historian David Hall, who carries the story of American religious history forward to the present day. Praise for the earlier edition: ?An unusual and praiseworthy book. . . . It takes a modern, almost anthropological view of history, in which worship is a part of a web of culture along with play, love, dress, and language.”?B.A. Weisberger, Washington Post Book World ?The most detailed, most polished of the works in its tradition.”?Martin E. Marty, New York Times Book Review ?An intellectual delight that one does not so much read as savor.”?America ?The definitive one-volume study by the leading authority.”?Christianity Today ?No one writing or thinking hereafter about America's past will be able to ignore Ahlstrom's magisterial account of the religious element.”?American Historical Review
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300100129
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
Book Description
This classic work, winner of the 1973 National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion and Christian Century's choice as the Religious Book of the Decade (1979), is now issued with a new chapter by noted religious historian David Hall, who carries the story of American religious history forward to the present day. Praise for the earlier edition: ?An unusual and praiseworthy book. . . . It takes a modern, almost anthropological view of history, in which worship is a part of a web of culture along with play, love, dress, and language.”?B.A. Weisberger, Washington Post Book World ?The most detailed, most polished of the works in its tradition.”?Martin E. Marty, New York Times Book Review ?An intellectual delight that one does not so much read as savor.”?America ?The definitive one-volume study by the leading authority.”?Christianity Today ?No one writing or thinking hereafter about America's past will be able to ignore Ahlstrom's magisterial account of the religious element.”?American Historical Review