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Author: Jane Garnett Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780231423 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 313
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Winner of the ACE / Mercers' Book Award 2014 Spectacular Miracles confronts an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep, or produce miraculous cures. Although contrary to widely held assumptions, the cults of particular paintings and statues held to be miraculous have persisted beyond the middle ages into the present, even in a modern European city such as Genoa, the primary focus of this book. Drawing upon rich documentation from northwest Italy and elsewhere, Spectacular Miracles shows how these images “work” in a range of historical contexts. Jane Garnett and Gervase Rosser vividly evoke ritual animation of the image and the phenomenology of the beholder’s experience. These images, they demonstrate, have the subversive potential of the miraculous image to bypass clerical and secular authority, a power enhanced by reproducibility—devotion is hard to control when a copy of a venerated image is held to carry the same supernatural potential as the original, even when in a digital form mediated by the Internet. Engaging with the history, anthropology, and visual culture of images and religion, Spectacular Miracles is a convincing study of the continuing power of faith and art.
Author: Jane Garnett Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1780231423 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 313
Book Description
Winner of the ACE / Mercers' Book Award 2014 Spectacular Miracles confronts an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep, or produce miraculous cures. Although contrary to widely held assumptions, the cults of particular paintings and statues held to be miraculous have persisted beyond the middle ages into the present, even in a modern European city such as Genoa, the primary focus of this book. Drawing upon rich documentation from northwest Italy and elsewhere, Spectacular Miracles shows how these images “work” in a range of historical contexts. Jane Garnett and Gervase Rosser vividly evoke ritual animation of the image and the phenomenology of the beholder’s experience. These images, they demonstrate, have the subversive potential of the miraculous image to bypass clerical and secular authority, a power enhanced by reproducibility—devotion is hard to control when a copy of a venerated image is held to carry the same supernatural potential as the original, even when in a digital form mediated by the Internet. Engaging with the history, anthropology, and visual culture of images and religion, Spectacular Miracles is a convincing study of the continuing power of faith and art.
Author: Dr. Ashwin Drummond Publisher: Ladder To Heaven ISBN: 8195888984 Category : Bibles Languages : en Pages : 93
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In this book, the miracles narrated in the Bible have been captured and explained. The man who therefore works miracles gives clear proof that it comes from the authority of God. The miracle worker, by the power of God, makes the impossible possible. At the end of the day, good will always prevail against evil. When the human mind fails to fathom, when logic gets embarrassed, when science is at a loss for words, and when the foundations of all knowledge crumble down, then we call such a phenomenon miracle. The dictionary defines it as something extraordinary or surprising. This supernatural power is none other than the Creator God Himself. The New and Old Testaments of the Bible has more than a hundred recorded miracles. When Jesus walked on the water, He defied the law of gravity. He was there at the time of the creation of this planet. Thus, as a creator God, He has the power to create, uncreated, super create and destroy. He, therefore, has the power to override the fundamental laws as understood by man. It is for this reason he could perform umpteen miracles when He was on this earth. There are thirty-seven recorded miracles of Jesus apart from hundreds of them not recorded. In addition to the miracles of Jesus Christ, there are many miracles performed through the disciples, apostles, and prophets of God. All these miracles point to a single fact, that, for God nothing is impossible.
Author: Susie Federer Publisher: ISBN: 9780982710197 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discover desperate circumstances in America's past and how men and women rose up with faith and courage and situations unexplainably turned around. Read of captivating, little-known stories during the French & Indian War, Revolution, Barbary Pirate War, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI & II, and up through Apollo 13. Learn "the rest of the story" of how leaders prayed, challenged and inspired the nation and disaster was averted! YOU will be inspired as you uncover "Miracles in American History - 32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayer." ARE you aware of these past crises when America's fate hung in the balance? In 1746, 70 ships with 13,000 troops sailed from France to lay waste to the American colonies. Massachusetts Governor William Shirley proclaimed a Day of Fasting. What happened next was unexplainable! After the Battle of Monongahela, George Washington wrote from Fort Cumberland to his younger brother, John Augustine Washington, July 18, 1755: But by the All-Powerful Dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me! How did Thomas Jefferson's resolution for a Day of Fasting on June 1, 1774, lead to the forming of the Continental Congress, and eventually Independence? Read how in 1781 the providential rising of three rivers in 10 days allowed Americans to escape British General Cornwallis? Or how the uncanny way Benedict Arnold's planned betrayal of West Point was discovered? George Washington exclaimed: "The Hand of Providence has been so conspicuous in all this (the course of the war) that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith." Ben Franklin declared: "In the beginning of the Contest with Great Britain...we had daily prayer in this room for Divine protection...All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a Superintending Providence in our favor." In 1865, President Lincoln proclaimed a Day of Fasting for April 30. What freak accident happened two days later which changed the course of the Civil War? What did Woodrow Wilson declared as the U.S. entered WWI. Or Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression? Or FDR, Eisenhower, MacArthur and Patton during WWII? Or Truman during the Korean War? When Apollo 13 was lost in space, what happened after President Nixon called all of America to pray? Are you aware of these American Miracles? Find out as you read "Miracles in American History - 32 Amazing Stories of Answered Prayer."
Author: Alex Osorio Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1546227407 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 166
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The Best Is Yet to Come is an inspirational read that will help you navigate through lifes storms and adversities. You will be challenged to ascend higher, motivated to never quit, and equipped to tackle and conquer whatever life throws at you! Its not overit never is over. Discover secrets and revelations found in the Bible that are key to your victory. Uncover biblical truths and principles to strengthen your walk and strengthen you in the battlefield. Start declaringstart believing that the best is yet to come!
Author: Paul Ungar Publisher: Elm Hill ISBN: 1400327288 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 570
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In Romans 7:15, St. Paul expressed frustration with something all of us can relate to, saying, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” Despite our best efforts to live our lives as we ought to, we repeatedly fall into the trap of “not understanding what we do,” and constantly perpetrating the same missteps we have previously vowed never to take again. What is the reason of our deeply ingrained fallibility? Christians do what they hate either because they consciously, deliberately and sinfully transgress Jesus’ commands, or because they are experiencing unintended and often unconscious symptoms of mental ailments. The interconnectedness of sinful and psychologically disordered behaviors is undeniable. Malignant selfishness, which we recognize as sin, is often linked to narcissistic character features. Repeated belligerent acting out may be rooted in a paranoid mindset. Emotional cruelty may be not freely chosen but tied to antisocial personality traits; sinning against the sixth commandment can be driven by the illness of pedophilia. The reverse is also true: most mentally disordered behaviors involve some form of intentional and sinful violation of Jesus’ command. Though the boundary between sin and sickness may appear fuzzy at times, a thorough understanding of their interplay is of utmost importance when faced with matters of freedom of choice, conscience, responsibility and, most of all, pastoral care. This comprehensive handbook on pastoral care successfully integrates the biblical and medical/scientific perspectives on human anthropology, mental illness and sin. It expounds on the signs of all major mental ailments and provides recommendations for their pastoral and medical treatment. Problems from psychoses to mood disorders, suicide to sexual disturbances, anxiety to addictive behaviors, and ailments in between are explained. Readers will find new insights on the ways in which various personality disorders interfere with spiritual functioning. Developmental stages in life are also discussed, together with the spiritual challenges they pose, and the pastoral answers they call for. This work does not shy away from controversial topics, such as post-abortion syndrome, euthanasia, gender ideology, or the psychological aspects of atheism. Soundly faith-based, yet well-grounded in contemporary psychiatric knowledge, this handbook captures a lifetime of learning and healing by practicing psychologist who holds an MD, PhD, and a graduate theology degree. It is an indispensable practical reference for all pastoral workers.
Author: Marilyn Hickey Publisher: Whitaker House ISBN: 1603744711 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 287
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Step into amazing adventures of the miraculous with renowned speaker and Bible teacher Marilyn Hickey. Your Pathway to Miracles takes you from Marilyn’s early experiences of discovering true faith in God to a life of supernatural protection and provision. For more than forty years and in 120 countries, Marilyn has traced a pathway to miracles that others can follow to experience God’s supernatural intervention in their own lives. As Marilyn shares miracles that she has personally experienced and witnessed, as well as biblical accounts of miracles, your own faith will increase, and you will: Identify keys to receiving miracles Remove mountains that block your miracles See the impossible become possible Experience supernatural breakthroughs Turn problems into miraculous opportunities God desires to work supernatural miracles in—and through—you. See miracles happen in your life!
Author: Eric Eve Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 0567224430 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 441
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Scholarly literature on Jesus has often attempted to relate his miracles to their Jewish context, but that context has not been surveyed in its own right. This volume fills that gap by examining both the ideas on miracle in Second Temple literature (including Josephus, Philo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha) and the evidence for contemporary Jewish miracle workers. The penultimate chapter explores insights from cultural anthropology to round out the picture obtained from the literary evidence, and the study concludes that Jesus is distinctive as a miracle-worker in his Jewish context while nevertheless fitting into it.
Author: Heidi Baker Publisher: Charisma Media ISBN: 1621362949 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 226
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In Birthing the Miraculous, Heidi Baker weaves true stories from her life and ministry together with the biblical story of Mary’s pregnancy with Jesus to show readers how to carry the promises of God in their own lives, becoming a catalyst for God’s glory here on earth.
Author: Jane Garnett
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