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An Alien Heatby Michael MoorcockISBN 0060130040 (0-06-013004-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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The Book of End Times: Grappling with the Millenniumby John CluteISBN 0061050334 (0-06-105033-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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City of Godby Augustine of Hippo, Henry Bettenson, G. R. EvansISBN 0140448942 (0-14-044894-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City of God'Book summary:Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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City of Godby Marcus Dods, AugustineISBN 0394603974 (0-394-60397-4)
Hardcover, Modern Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City of God'Book summary:Augustine's City of God, a monumental work of religious lore, philosophy, and history, was written as a kind of literary tombstone for Roman culture. After the sack of Rome, Augustine wrote this book to anatomize the corruption of Romans' pursuit of earthly pleasures: "grasping for praise, open-handed with their money; honest in the pursuit of wealth, they wanted to hoard glory." Augustine contrasts his condemnation of Rome with an exaltation of Christian culture. The glory that Rome failed to attain will only be realized by citizens of the City of God, the Heavenly Jerusalem foreseen in Revelation. Because City of God was written for men of classical learning--custodians of the culture Augustine sought to condemn--it is thick with Ciceronian circumlocutions, and makes many stark contrasts between "Your Virgil" and "Our Scriptures." Even if Augustine's prose strikes modern ears as a bit bombastic, and if his polarized Christian/pagan world is more binary than the one we live in today, his arguments against utopianism and his defense of the richness of Christian culture remain useful and strong. City of God is, as its final words proclaim itself to be, "a giant of a book." --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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The Cold and the Dark: The World After Nuclear Warby Paul R. Ehrlich, Donald Kennedy, Carl Sagan, Walter Orr RobertsISBN 0393302415 (0-393-30241-5)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Comedy of Dante Alighieriby Alighieri Dante, Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0140441050 (0-14-044105-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Comedy of Dante Alighieri'Book summary:Dante (12651321) is the greatest of Italian poets, and his Divine Comedy is the finest of all Christian allegories. To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his Comedy in colloquial Italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader. Taking two threads of a story that everybody knew and loved the story of a vision of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, and the story of the lover who has to brave the Underworld to find his lost lady he combined them into a great allegory of the souls search for God. He made it swift, exciting and topical, lavishing upon it all his learning and wit, all his tenderness, humour and enthusiasm, and all his poetry. In Paradise, which T. S. Eliot among others has found either incomprehensible or intensely exciting, Dante journeys through the encircling spheres of heaven towards God. Translated by and introduced by Dorothy L. Sayers [via]
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The Comedy of Dante Alighieri the Florentineby Dante Alighieri, Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0140440062 (0-14-044006-2)
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The Community of the Renewed Covenant: The Notre Dame Symposium on the Dead Sea Scrollsby Eugene Ulrich, James C. VanderKamISBN 0268008167 (0-268-00816-7)
Hardcover, University of Notre Dame Press
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Cosmos, Chaos, and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faithby Norman CohnISBN 0300065515 (0-300-06551-5)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ As the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theologyby J-Urgen MoltmannISBN 0060659017 (0-06-065901-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy: Infernoby Mark Musa, Dante AlighieriISBN 0253332141 (0-253-33214-1)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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"Musas commentary is thorough and clear... recommended." Library Journal
"Among currently available parallel-text editions, this one certainly has the most elaborate and helpful annotation..." Choice
The publication of the first two volumes of the six-volume ÂDivine Comedy brings readers Mark Musas vivid verse translation of the ÂInferno. Musa has revised his earlier version, long cited as the most accessible and reliable of the English translations. The dual-language first volume presents Musas translation with facing Italian text, and compiled in the second volume is his lifetime study of the ÂInferno, where Musa examines and discusses the critical commentary of other Dante scholars and presents his own ideas and interpretations.
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Dante's Infernoby Dante AlighieriISBN 0253141842 (0-253-14184-2)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Dante's Inferno: The Indiana Critical Editionby Mark Musa, Alighieri DanteISBN 0253209307 (0-253-20930-7)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The Descent into Hellby Not Available, Dorothy L. SayersISBN 0141026421 (0-14-102642-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Descent into Hell'Book summary:Many have made the journey. None have ever returned. Wandering through a dark forest, Dante finds himself at the gates to the underworld. Despite his terror, he dares to enter the Circles of Hell, where the damned lie in torment. As he descends deeper, he encounters wild-eyed sinners, sees the three-headed, howling hound Cerberus, and meets a long-dead prophet who foretells Dante's destiny. He passes through realms of fire and ice, and at last reaches the frozen heart of Hell where the hideous Satan, greatest of all the damned, lies in wait. [via]
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Dispensationalism, Israel and the Church: The Search for Definitionby Craig A. Blaising, Darrel L. BockISBN 0310346118 (0-310-34611-8)
Softcover, Zondervan
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The Divine Comedyby Dante Alighieri, Robin KirkpatrickISBN 0140448950 (0-14-044895-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:This splendid verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum provides an entirely fresh experience of Dante's great poem of penance and hope. As Dante ascends the Mount of Purgatory toward the Earthly Paradise and his beloved Beatrice, through "that second kingdom in which the human soul is cleansed of sin, " all the passion and suffering, poetry and philosophy are rendered with the immediacy of a poet of our own age. With extensive notes and commentary prepared especially for this edition.
"The English Dante of choice."--Hugh Kenner.
"Exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths."--Robert Fagles, Princeton University.
"Tough and supple, tender and violent . . . vigorous, vernacular . . . Mandelbaum's Dante will stand high among modern translations."-- "The Christian Science Monitor" [via]
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The Divine Comedyby Mark Musa, Dante AlighieriISBN 0142437220 (0-14-243722-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy'Book summary:This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of Hell re-creates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text. @HolyHaha I have to climb a mountain now? You got to be kidding me. Is this a joke? Who the hell came up with story? VIIIRRRGGGILLLLLLLLLLL! From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less [via]
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieriby Dante AlighieriISBN 0195004124 (0-19-500412-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri'Book summary:An invaluable source of pleasure to those English readers who wish to read this great medieval classic with true understanding, Sinclair's three-volume prose translation of Dante's Divine Comedy provides both the original Italian text and the Sinclair translation, arranged on facing pages, and commentaries, appearing after each canto, which serve as brilliant examples of genuine literary criticism. [via]
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Infernoby Robert M. Durling, Alighieri Dante, Robert TurnerISBN 0195087445 (0-19-508744-5)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Inferno'Book summary:This first volume of Robert Durling's new translation of The Divine Comedy brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with all its terror, pathos, and humor. Remarkably true to both the letter and spirit of this central work of Western literature, Durling's is a prose translation (the first to appear in twenty-five years), and is thus free of the exigencies of meter and rhyme that hamper recent verse translations. As Durling notes, "the closely literal style is a conscious effort to convey in part the nature of Dante's Italian, notoriously craggy and difficult even for Italians." Rigorously accurate as to meaning, it is both clear and supple, while preserving to an unparalleled degree the order and emphases of Dante's complex syntax. The Durling-Martinez Inferno is also user-friendly. The Italian text, newly edited, is printed on each verso page; the English mirrors it in such a way that readers can easily find themselves in relation to the original terza rima . Designed with the first-time reader of Dante in mind, the volume includes comprehensive notes and textual commentary by Martinez and Durling: both are life-long students of Dante and other medieval writers (their Purgatorio and Paradiso will appear next year). Their introduction is a small masterpiece of its kind in presenting lucidly and concisely the historical and conceptual background of the poem. Sixteen short essays are provided that offer new inquiry into such topics as the autobiographical nature of the poem, Dante's views on homosexuality, and the recurrent, problematic body analogy (Hell has a structure parallel to that of the human body). The extensive notes, containing much new material, explain the historical, literary, and doctrinal references, present what is known about the damned souls Dante meets --from the lovers who spend eternity in the whirlwind of their passion, to Count Ugolino, who perpetually gnaws at his enemy's skull--disentangle [via]
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Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy: The Complete Guide to Scriptural Predictions and Their Fulfillmentby J. Barton PayneISBN 0060664762 (0-06-066476-2)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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The End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mountby Gershom GorenbergISBN 0195152050 (0-19-515205-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The End of the Age Has Come: The Theology of Paulby C. Marvin PateISBN 0310383013 (0-310-38301-3)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Eucharist and Eschatologyby Geoffrey WainwrightISBN 019520249X (0-19-520249-X)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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From Grave to Glory: Resurrection in the New Testament Including a Response to Norman L. Geislerby Murray J. HarrisISBN 0310519918 (0-310-51991-8)
Softcover, Zondervan
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The Future of Manby Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, Teilhard Pierre De Chardin, Norman DennyISBN 0385510721 (0-385-51072-1)
Softcover, Image Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Future of Man'Book summary:The Future of Man is a magnificent introduction to the thoughts and writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, one of the few figures in the history of the Catholic Church to achieve renown as both a scientist and a theologian. Trained as a paleontologist and ordained as a Jesuit priest, Teilhard de Chardin devoted himself to establishing the intimate, interdependent connection between scienceparticularly the theory of evolutionand the basic tenets of the Christian faith. At the center of his philosophy was the belief that the human species is evolving spiritually, progressing from a simple faith to higher and higher forms of consciousness, including a consciousness of God, and culminating in the ultimate understanding of humankinds place and purpose in the universe. The Church, which would not condone his philosophical writings, refused to allow their publication during his lifetime. Written over a period of thirty years and presented here in chronological order, the essays cover the wide-ranging interests and inquiries that engaged Teilhard de Chardin throughout his life: intellectual and social evolution; the coming of ultra-humanity; the integral place of faith in God in the advancement of science; and the impact of scientific discoveries on traditional religious dogma. Less formal than The Phenomenon of Man and The Divine Milieu, Teilhard de Chardins most renowned works, The Future of Man offers a complete, fully accessible look at the genesis of ideas that continue to reverberate in both the scientific and the religious communities.
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A Generous Orthodoxyby Brian D. McLarenISBN 0310258030 (0-310-25803-0)
Softcover, Youth Specialties
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A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calviniby Brian D. McLarenISBN 0310257476 (0-310-25747-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvini'Book summary:A confession and manifesto from a senior leader in the emerging church movement---A Generous Orthodoxy calls for a radical, Christ-centered orthodoxy of faith and practice in a missional, generous spirit. Brian McLaren argues for a post-liberal, post-conservative, post-protestant convergence, which will stimulate lively interest and global conversation among thoughtful Christians from all traditions. In a sweeping exploration of belief, author Brian McLaren takes us across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. A Generous Orthodoxy rediscovers the mysterious and compelling ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon. Rather than establishing what is and is not 'orthodox,' McLaren walks through the many traditions of faith, bringing to the center a way of life that draws us closer to Christ and to each other. Whether you find yourself inside, outside, or somewhere on the fringe of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy draws you toward a way of living that looks beyond the 'us/them' paradigm to the blessed and ancient paradox of 'we.' [via]
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Glimmeringby Elizabeth HandISBN 0061012165 (0-06-101216-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Glimmering'Book summary:In 1999 the world has gone to hell: global warming, AIDS, urban decay, environmental disasters, and, above it all, the Glimmering. The Glimmering is an accident of modern society, a phenomenon that is destroying the ozone layer and killing the earth. In these last days, Jack Finnegan, suffering from AIDS, has come home to his family's decaying Manhattan mansion to die. He will meet Trip Marlowe, a rock star hooked on the hallucinogenic IZE, and unknowingly play out a bizarre drama scripted by his former lover, the "sociocultural pathologist" Leonard Thrope. You won't be able to put down this engrossing tale. [via]
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The Great Year: Astrology, Millenarianism and History in the Western Traditionby Nicholas CampionISBN 0140192964 (0-14-019296-4)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Heaven: Your Real Homeby Joni Eareckson TadaISBN 0310219191 (0-310-21919-1)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Heaven, the Heart's Deepest Longingby Peter KreeftISBN 0060647760 (0-06-064776-0)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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Hellby Steve Ellis, Dante AlighieriISBN 0099476711 (0-09-947671-1)
Hardcover, Vintage
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Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishmentby Robert A. PetersonISBN 0310240417 (0-310-24041-7)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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Hereafter: A New Look at an Old Question What Happens beyond Deathby David Brian WinterISBN 0340160039 (0-340-16003-9)
Hardcover, Hodder and Stoughton; Christian Book Promotion Trust
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A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilizationby Jonathan KirschISBN 0060816988 (0-06-081698-8)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization'Book summary:The mysterious author of the Book of Revelation (or the Apocalypse, as the last book of the New Testament is also known) never considered that his sermon on the impending end times would last beyond his own life. In fact, he predicted the destruction of the earth would be witnessed by his contemporaries. Yet Revelation not only outlived its creator, this vivid and violent revenge fantasy has played a significant role in the march of Western Civilization. Ever since Revelation was first preached as the revealed word of Jesus Christ, it has haunted and inspired hearers and readers alike. The mark of the beast, the antichrist, 666, the whore of Babylon, Armageddon, and the four horsemen of the apocalypse are just a few of the images, phrases and codes that have burned their way into the fabric of our culture. The questions raised go straight to the heart of the human fear of death and obsession with the afterlife. Will we, individually or collectively, ride off to glory or will we drown in hellfire for all eternity? As those who best manipulate this dark vision learned, what side we fall on is often a matter of life or death. Honed into a weapon in the ongoing culture wars between states, religions, and citizenry, Revelation has significantly altered the march of history. Kirsch, whom the Washington Post calls -a fine storyteller with a flair for rendering ancient tales relevant and appealing to modern audiences-, delivers a far-ranging, entertaining, and shocking history of this scandalous book that was nearly cut from The New Testament. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Black Death, the Inquisition to the Protestant Reformation, the New World to the rise of the Religious Right, this chronicle of the use and abuse of the Book of Revelation tells the tale of the unfolding of history and the hopes, fears, dreams, and nightmares of all humanity. [via]
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I Believe in Satan's Downfallby Michael GreenISBN 0340630345 (0-340-63034-5)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Idea of Revelation in Recent Thoughtby John BaillieISBN 0231085540 (0-231-08554-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Infernoby Dante Alighieri, Robert Hollander, Jean HollanderISBN 0385496982 (0-385-49698-2)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Inferno'Book summary:"Palma's wonderfully readable translation comes close to perfection. I'm tempted to call it a miracle."X. J. Kennedy
Unlike every known translator before him, Michael Palma re-creates Dante's masterpiece in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others, rendering Inferno into contemporary American English while maintaining Dante's original triple rhyme scheme. The result is a translation that can be appreciated for its literal faithfulness and beautiful poetic form, accompanied by facing-page Italian and explanatory notes. "A superb translation; highly recommended."Library Journal "I find Michael Palma's Inferno to be one that I'm having a hard time improving."Lawrence Ferlinghetti "I think highly of Michael Palma's Inferno....Readers will find it admirably clear and readable."Richard Wilbur [via]More editions of The Inferno:
- Inferno: ISBN 0393323870 (0-393-32387-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Inferno: ISBN 039397796X (0-393-97796-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Inferno: ISBN 0385496974 (0-385-49697-4)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing - The Inferno: ISBN 039304341X (0-393-04341-X)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Inferno: ISBN 0385496982 (0-385-49698-2)
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The Infernoby Gustave Dore, Anthony M. Esolen, Alighieri DanteISBN 034548357X (0-345-48357-X)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translationby Dante Alighieri, Robert Pinsky, Nicole PinskyISBN 0374524521 (0-374-52452-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation'Book summary:The one quality that all classic works of literature share is their timelessness. Shakespeare still plays in Peoria 400 years after his death because the stories he dramatized resonate in modern readers' hearts and minds; methods of warfare have changed quite a bit since the Trojan War described by Homer in his Iliad, but the passions and conflicts that shaped such warriors as Achilles, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus still find their counterparts today on battlefields from Bosnia to Afghanistan. Likewise, a little travel guide to hell written by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri in the 13th century remains in print at the end of the 20th century, and it continues to speak to new generations of readers. There have been countless translations of the Inferno, but this one by poet Robert Pinsky is both eloquent and tailored to our times.
Yes, this is an epic poem, but don't let that put you off. An excellent introduction provides context for the work, while detailed notes on each canto are a virtual who's who of 13th-century Italian politics, culture, and literature. Best of all, Pinsky's brilliant translation communicates the horror, despair, and terror of hell with such immediacy, you can almost smell the sulfur and feel the heat from the rain of fire as Dante--led by his faithful guide Virgil--descends lower and lower into the pit. Dante's journey through Satan's kingdom must rate as one of the great fictional travel tales of all time, and Pinsky does it great justice. [via]
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The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translationby Robert Pinsky, Nicole Pinsky, Alighieri Dante, Michael MazurISBN 0374525315 (0-374-52531-5)
Softcover, Noonday Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation'Book summary:The one quality that all classic works of literature share is their timelessness. Shakespeare still plays in Peoria 400 years after his death because the stories he dramatized resonate in modern readers' hearts and minds; methods of warfare have changed quite a bit since the Trojan War described by Homer in his Iliad, but the passions and conflicts that shaped such warriors as Achilles, Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Odysseus still find their counterparts today on battlefields from Bosnia to Afghanistan. Likewise, a little travel guide to hell written by the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri in the 13th century remains in print at the end of the 20th century, and it continues to speak to new generations of readers. There have been countless translations of the Inferno, but this one by poet Robert Pinsky is both eloquent and tailored to our times.
Yes, this is an epic poem, but don't let that put you off. An excellent introduction provides context for the work, while detailed notes on each canto are a virtual who's who of 13th-century Italian politics, culture, and literature. Best of all, Pinsky's brilliant translation communicates the horror, despair, and terror of hell with such immediacy, you can almost smell the sulfur and feel the heat from the rain of fire as Dante--led by his faithful guide Virgil--descends lower and lower into the pit. Dante's journey through Satan's kingdom must rate as one of the great fictional travel tales of all time, and Pinsky does it great justice. [via]
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The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Chingby Terence McKenna, Dennis McKennaISBN 0062506358 (0-06-250635-8)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching'Book summary:A thoroughly revised edition of the much-sought-after early work by Terence and Dennis McKenna that looks at shamanism, altered states of consciousness, and the organic unity of the King Wen sequence of the I Ching. [via]
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Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in the Religions of the Westby Alan SegalISBN 0385422997 (0-385-42299-7)
Hardcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in the Religions of the West'Book summary:A magisterial work of social history, Life After Death illuminates the many different ways ancient civilizations grappled with the question of what exactly happens to us after we die.
In a masterful exploration of how Western civilizations have defined the afterlife, Alan F. Segal weaves together biblical and literary scholarship, sociology, history, and philosophy. A renowned scholar, Segal examines the maps of the afterlife found in Western religious texts and reveals not only what various cultures believed but how their notions reflected their societies realities and ideals, and why those beliefs changed over time. He maintains that the afterlife is the mirror in which a society arranges its concept of the self. The composition process for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam begins in grief and ends in the victory of the self over death.
Arguing that in every religious tradition the afterlife represents the ultimate reward for the good, Segal combines historical and anthropological data with insights gleaned from religious and philosophical writings to explain the following mysteries: why the Egyptians insisted on an afterlife in heaven, while the body was embalmed in a tomb on earth; why the Babylonians viewed the dead as living in underground prisons; why the Hebrews remained silent about life after death during the period of the First Temple, yet embraced it in the Second Temple period (534 B.C.E. 70 C.E.); and why Christianity placed the afterlife in the center of its belief system. He discusses the inner dialogues and arguments within Judaism and Christianity, showing the underlying dynamic behind them, as well as the ideas that mark the differences between the two religions. In a thoughtful examination of the influence of biblical views of heaven and martyrdom on Islamic beliefs, he offers a fascinating perspective on the current troubling rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
In tracing the organic, historical relationships between sacred texts and communities of belief and comparing the visions of life after death that have emerged throughout history, Segal sheds a bright, revealing light on the intimate connections between notions of the afterlife, the societies that produced them, and the individuals search for the ultimate meaning of life on earth. [via]More editions of Life After Death: A History of the Afterlife in the Religions of the West:
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Life and Work of Flavius Josephusby F. JosephusISBN 0030370159 (0-03-037015-9)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life and Work of Flavius Josephus'Book summary:From the dust jacket: "Valued by scholar and layman alike, these important writings of the famous historian, student of law, and military commander of antiquity, chronicle the fascinating first century A.D. The ancient past springs to life, becoming a thrilling narrative, when seen through the eyes of Josephus. His able pen paints the unforgettable times of Christ, making them real and meaningful. This edition is the standard English translation and includes the Antiquity and Wars of the Jews, The Life of Josephus, and Dissertations on Christ, John the Baptist and others; also the only non-Biblical contemporary reference to Jesus in all of ancient literature. This important book should be on every student's shelf." [via]
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Life in the Spiritby Thomas C. OdenISBN 0060663499 (0-06-066349-9)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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Life in the Spirit: Systematic Theologyby Thomas C. OdenISBN 0060663626 (0-06-066362-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Living in the Shadow of the Second Comingby Timothy P. WeberISBN 0226877329 (0-226-87732-9)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Millenial Kingdomby John WalvoordISBN 0310340918 (0-310-34091-8)
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Myth and Realityby Micrea EliadeISBN 0060904666 (0-06-090466-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myth and Reality'Book summary:An informative guide to the modern mythologies! This classic study, translated from the original French, deals primarily with societies around the world in which myth is--or was until very recently-- "living," in the sense that it supplies models for human behavior and, by that very fact, gives meaning and value to life. The author believes that understanding the structure and function of myths in these traditional societies serves to clarify a stage in the history of human thought: "myths reveal that the World, man, and life have a supernatural origin and history, and that this history is significant, precious, and exemplary." [via]
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On Being a Christianby Hans KungISBN 038519286X (0-385-19286-X)
Softcover, Doubleday
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Oryx and Crakeby Margaret AtwoodISBN 0385721676 (0-385-72167-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Oryx and Crake'Book summary:In Oryx and Crake, a science fiction novel that is more Swift than Heinlein, more cautionary tale than "fictional science" (no flying cars here), Margaret Atwood depicts a near-future world that turns from the merely horrible to the horrific, from a fool's paradise to a bio-wasteland. Snowman (a man once known as Jimmy) sleeps in a tree and just might be the only human left on our devastated planet. He is not entirely alone, however, as he considers himself the shepherd of a group of experimental, human-like creatures called the Children of Crake. As he scavenges and tends to his insect bites, Snowman recalls in flashbacks how the world fell apart.
While the story begins with a rather ponderous set-up of what has become a clichéd landscape of the human endgame, littered with smashed computers and abandoned buildings, it takes on life when Snowman recalls his boyhood meeting with his best friend Crake: "Crake had a thing about him even then.... He generated awe ... in his dark laconic clothing." A dangerous genius, Crake is the book's most intriguing character. Crake and Jimmy live with all the other smart, rich people in the Compounds--gated company towns owned by biotech corporations. (Ordinary folks are kept outside the gates in the chaotic "pleeblands.") Meanwhile, beautiful Oryx, raised as a child prostitute in Southeast Asia, finds her way to the West and meets Crake and Jimmy, setting up an inevitable love triangle. Eventually Crake's experiments in bioengineering cause humanity's shockingly quick demise (with uncanny echoes of SARS, ebola, and mad cow disease), leaving Snowman to try to pick up the pieces. There are a few speed bumps along the way, including some clunky dialogue and heavy-handed symbols such as Snowman's broken watch, but once the bleak narrative gets moving, as Snowman sets out in search of the laboratory that seeded the world's destruction, it clips along at a good pace, with a healthy dose of wry humor. --Mark Frutkin, Amazon.ca [via]
Phenomenon of Manby Pierre Teilhard De ChardinISBN 006090495X (0-06-090495-X)
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The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Agesby Norman CohnISBN 0195004566 (0-19-500456-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages'Book summary:At the end of the first millennium A.D., itinerant preachers crisscrossed Europe warning that the end of the world was nigh. Hundreds of thousands of people took heed, joining religious cults and anti-governmental militias in preparation for the coming war between good and evil. (If this sounds familiar, it is proof only that history is cyclical.) During this heady time, Europe exploded in religious war, peasant revolts and sectarian strife, marked by the first large-scale massacres of Jews and gypsies, the first inklings of inquisitions and holy crusades. Norman Cohn, a masterful writer and interpreter, carefully explores this extraordinary period in European history in a book that bears rereading as our own millennium approaches its end. [via]
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Quantum Cosmology and the Laws of Nature: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Actionby Nancey C. Murphy, Robert John Russell, C.J. Isham, Robert J. RussellISBN 0268039763 (0-268-03976-3)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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The Rapture: Pre-, Mid-, or Post-Tribulationalby Gleason ArcherISBN 0310447410 (0-310-44741-0)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Return of the Lordby John WalvoordISBN 0310341213 (0-310-34121-3)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Revelation: An Expositional Commentaryby Donald G. BarnhouseISBN 0310204917 (0-310-20491-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imaginationby Eugene H. PetersonISBN 0060665033 (0-06-066503-3)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination'Book summary:Peterson's eloquent meditation on the Revelation of St. John engages the imagination and awakens the intellect to the vitality and relevance of the last words on scripture, Christ, church, worship, evil, prayer, witness, politics, judgement, salvation, and heaven.
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Science And the Trinity: The Christian Encounter With Realityby John PolkinghorneISBN 030011530X (0-300-11530-X)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Science And the Trinity: The Christian Encounter With Reality'Book summary:[via]Most often, the dialogue between religion and science is initiated by the discoveries of modern sciencebig bang cosmology, evolution, or quantum theory, for example. In this book, scientist-theologian John Polkinghorne changes the discussion. He approaches the dialogue from a little-explored perspective in which theology shapes the argument and sets the agenda of questions to be considered.
The author begins with a review of approaches to science and religion in which the classification focuses on theological content rather than on methodological technique. He then proceeds with chapters discussing the role of Scripture, a theology of nature, the doctrine of God, sacramental theology, and eschatology. Throughout, Polkinghorne takes the perspective of Trinitarian thinking while arguing in a style that reflects the influence of his career as a theoretical physicist. In the final chapter, the author defends the appropriateness of addressing issues of science and religion from the specific standpoint of his Christian belief. His book provides an important model for theologians and scientists alike, showing how their two fields can inform one another in significant ways.More editions of Science And the Trinity: The Christian Encounter With Reality:
The Second Coming of Christby Clarence LarkinISBN 0001477889 (0-00-147788-9)
Softcover, Fleming H Revell Co
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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biologyby Ray KurzweilISBN 0143037889 (0-14-303788-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Systematic Theology of the Christian Religionby James A. BuswellISBN 0310221900 (0-310-22190-0)
Hardcover, Zondervan
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Three Views on the Rapture: Pre; Mid; Or Post-Tribulation?by Paul D. Feinberg, Douglas J. Moo, Gleason L. Archer, Richard R. RetterISBN 0310212987 (0-310-21298-7)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Views on the Rapture: Pre; Mid; Or Post-Tribulation?'Book summary:Premillennialists continue to be divided on the question of the rapture of the church. Will it occur before, in the middle of, or after the tribulation? Drs. Feinberg (pretribulation), Archer (midtribulation), and Moo (post-tribulation) present the cases for their respective positions. They also critique each other's positions, and they provide a defense in response to the critiques of their fellow authors. Firmly held and clearly stated convictions are tempered by an irenic spirit. The interactive and fair-minded nature of the Counterpoints format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions. Three Views on the Rapture is introduced by Richard Reiter's helpful essay tracing the history of this debate in American evangelicalism. The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparison and critique of different views on issues important to Christians. Counterpoints books address two categories: Church Life and Bible and Theology. Complete your library with other books in the Counterpoints series. [via]
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The Trinity and the Kingdom: The Doctrine of Godby J-Urgen MoltmannISBN 0060659068 (0-06-065906-8)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Trinity and the Kingdom: The Doctrine of God'Book summary:"An excellent introduction to the prophets and the prophetic literature . . . The goal of the book is to understand the thought of the prophets in their historical contexts, and to communicate that understanding for our time. Its approach, while innovative, builds upon he best of contemporary analysis of the prophetic literature." --Gene M. Tucker Candler School of Theology Emory University "Koch's first volume on the prophets of ancient Israel displays his sound and creative scholarship and will fill a bibliographical gap.He displays the individuality of each prophet with perceptive insight, but he also compares and interrelates them in his various summaries. Furthermore, Koch relates his study of individual prophets to theological currents that have been flowing through the scholarly world in recent decades." --Bernhard W. Anderson Princeton Theological Seminary [via]
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World Without End: Mainstream American Protestant Visions of the Last Things, 1880-1925by James H. MoorheadISBN 0253335809 (0-253-33580-9)
Hardcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The World's Last Night, and Other Essaysby C. S. LewisISBN 0156027712 (0-15-602771-2)
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