Michael J. Murray’s powerful memoir chronicles his difficult battle to conquer his undiagnosed pain. Murray confides his emotional torment and near collapse as numerous doctors—most of whom don’t actually take the time to truly listen to their desperate patient—promise relief but only deliver ineffective treatments, contradicting diagnoses, and often dispassionate care. In the end, Murray’s chance discovery in a book on back pain leads to a dawning awareness of the emotional root of his ne...

Esta Introducción a la filosofía de la religión ofrece una amplia visión de los temas fundamentales en el debate en la filosofía contemporánea de la religión. Se discuten y analizan las principales ideas y argumentos de autores tanto históricos como contemporáneos, centrándose en las tres principales religiones teístas (judaísmo, cristianismo e islam). El libro aborda todos los temas importantes en este campo, como por ejemplo la coherencia de los atributos divinos, los argumentos teístas ...

A NATUREZA GEME Como explicar o sofrimento evitável – e que não serve a propósito algum – de um animal? É disso que trata o quinto livro da série Filosofia e Fé Cristã, "Natureza Sanguinária – Deus e o problema do sofrimento animal". O mal continua sendo um desafio para os que creem. Como lidar com os argumentos em favor do ateísmo, tendo em vista o sofrimento animal e também a ausência de respostas da fé cristã? Como lidar com o aparente conflito entre a tese teísta de que existe um Deus ...

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion provides a broad overview of the topics which are at the forefront of discussion in contemporary philosophy of religion. Prominent views and arguments from both historical and contemporary authors are discussed and analyzed. The book treats all of the central topics in the field, including the coherence of the divine attributes, theistic and atheistic arguments, faith and reason, religion and ethics, miracles, human freedom and divine providenc...

Poder descifrar el origen de la religión en la naturaleza humana y su fundamento en la razón es uno de los temas antropológicos más interesantes y polémicos de la modernidad. Sin embargo, 250 años después de Hume y 150 años después de Darwin, este crucial y fascinante debate entre la religión y las ciencias naturales sigue siendo un tema poco tratado en la vida cívica e intelectual.El primate creyente lanza una serie de cuestiones que invitan a la discusión y reflexión sobre este te...

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern worldThe New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key figures who have shaped the theory and practice of war and statecraft throughout the centuries. Featuring entirely new entries by a who’s who of world-class scholars, this new edition provides global, comparative perspectives on strategic thought from antiquity to...

The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith, but now more than ever many question its historical reliability and relevance for life today. In what may become the definitive contemporary evangelical resource on this foundational topic, John MacArthur and a host of pastors, biblical scholars, historians, and theologians defend the doctrine of biblical inerrancy from their various disciplines. With contributions from evangelical leaders such as Kevin DeYoung, R. Albert Mohler Jr., R....

PRE-ORDER SALTWASH NOW: THE DISTURBING NEW NOVEL FROM ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY'An impeccable work of folk horror' Irish TimesThe worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Convinced that the boy still lives on in some form, and desparate to make contact, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Whereas Ricahrd...

PRE-ORDER SALTWASH NOW: THE DISTURBING NEW NOVEL FROM ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY'The Loney is not just good, it's great. It's an amazing piece of fiction' Stephen KingEaster 1976. Two teenage brothers, one mute, the other his lifelong protector, set off on a retreat with their parents and others from their church to a Catholic shrine on a wild, ever-changing stretch of Lancashire coastline known as the Loney. Led by new incumbe...

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a k...

This story of a silent-film star's rise and fall offers "a lesson about those heady days of early Hollywood and the transience of fame" ( Library Journal).Renowned for her classic beauty and charismatic presence, Mae Murray rocketed to stardom as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, moving across the country to star in her first film, To Have and to Hold, in 1916. An instant hit with audiences, Murray soon became one of the most famous names in Tinse...

In this revealing autobiography, Canada’s first lady of song, for the first time, tells the whole story of her astonishing 40-year career in show biz. It is a candid retrospective of the extraordinary success achieved, and the prices that had to be paid.“After ‘Snowbird’ hit, I was swept up like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, and catapulted into a strange new universe … If I thought for a moment that I was really in control of events, I was deluded.” Anne MurrayAn un...