Author: Carlos CortínezPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : es
Pages : 376
Book Description
Borges, the Poet
Author: Carlos CortínezPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : es
Pages : 376
Book Description
Reparations
Author: Duke L. KwonPublisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493429574
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"Kwon and Thompson's eloquent reasoning will help Christians broaden their understanding of the contemporary conversation over reparations."--Publishers Weekly "A thoughtful approach to a vital topic."--Library Journal Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently to address these things, is underequipped to offer solutions. Because of this, the church needs a new perspective on its responsibility for the deep racial brokenness at the heart of American culture and on what it can do to repair that brokenness. This book makes a compelling historical and theological case for the church's obligation to provide reparations for the oppression of African Americans. Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson articulate the church's responsibility for its promotion and preservation of white supremacy throughout history, investigate the Bible's call to repair our racial brokenness, and offer a vision for the work of reparation at the local level. They lead readers toward a moral imagination that views reparations as a long-overdue and necessary step in our collective journey toward healing and wholeness.
Ritual of the Bacabs
Author: Ralph L. RoysPublisher: Civilization of the American I
ISBN: 9780806111216
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Discovered in the early twentieth century, the manuscript's origins are traced to the golden period of Maya civilization. It contains incantations used to cure diseases of body and spirit, and it records the magic practiced among the Mayas—the most advanced Western civilization of antiquity.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Languages
Author: Friedrich DiezPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical languages
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Wolves' Dream
Author: Abdón UbidiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Wolves' Dream is the story of five characters who hatch a plan to carry out a bank robbery in Quito, Ecuador in 1980, at the end of the oil boom. Against the background of the city, another character in the novel, the five schemers merge their talents and learn to overcome mutual mistrust to form a team in crime. Their dream of easy wealth becomes a nightmare, as their situation changes in ways none of them could have foreseen.
Seven Nights
Author: Jorge Luis BorgesPublisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 9780811218382
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The incomparable Borges delivered these seven lectures in Buenos Aires in 1977; attendees were treated to Borges' erudition on the following topics: Dante's The Divine Comedy, Nightmares, Thousand and One Dreams, Buddhism, Poetry, The Kabbalah, and Blindness.
Bruna and Her Sisters in the Sleeping City
Author: Alicia Yánez CossíoPublisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810114081
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A magic-realism novel set in Ecuador which traces an eccentric family's history from the Conquest to modern times. One woman paints her face white for a portrait to hide her Indian origin, another weaves a carpet intended to stretch to Rome so as to encourage the Pope to visit.
Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written about the Game
Author: Cor van den HeuvelPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393062198
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
One of the more unusual baseball books of the season, this remarkable new collection, which includes poems from both America and Japan, captures perfectly the thrill of the game in haiku.
Cosmos Latinos
Author: Andrea L. BellPublisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 9780819566348
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The first-ever collection of Latin American science fiction in English.
Aspects of the Masculine
Author: C.G. JungPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317529308
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
The concept of masculinity was crucial not only to Jung's revolutionary theories of the human psyche, but also to his own personal development. If, as Jung believed, "modern man is already so darkened that nothing beyond the light of his own intellect illuminates his world," then it is essential to show every man the limits of his understanding and how to overcome them. In Aspects of the Masculine Jung does this by revealing his most significant insights concerning the nature and motivations of masculinity, both conscious and unconscious, and explaining how this affects the development of the personality. Offering a unique perspective on the masculine, based upon both his personal and clinical experiences, Jung asks questions that remain as insistent as ever. He offers answers that--whether they surprise, shock or edify--challenge us to re-examine our contemporary understanding of masculinity.