A Ghanaian scholar of religion argues that poverty is a particularly complex subject in traditional African cultures, where holistic worldviews unite life’s material and spiritual dimensions. A South African ethicist examines informal economies in Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa, looking at their ideological roots, social organization, and vulnerability to global capital. African American theologians offer ethnographic accounts of empowering religious rituals performed in churches ...

In the world’s most developed democracies, anxiety about the future of democracy is palpable. The tension between moral aspiration and moral despair has reached a point of crisis. Christian realism arose during a similar time of crisis, when Reinhold Niebuhr used the insights of the Christian tradition to interpret the clash between democracy and totalitarianism.Beginning with Robin Lovin’s account of Christian realism as a nuanced blend of theological, moral, and political realisms...

It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his release from prison, and that speakers as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu, Fidel Castro, and Reinhold Niebuhr lectured church and nation about issues of the day. The greatest of American preachers have served as senior minister, including Harry Emerson Fosdick, Robert J. McCrack...

E. F. Benson's "Peter" is a masterful exploration of human relationships, identity, and societal expectations, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England. The novel intricately weaves a narrative that unfolds through the life of its eponymous character, Peter, who navigates his complex emotions and interactions in a world marked by both rigid hierarchies and the emerging modern sensibilities. Benson's prose is characterized by its sharp wit and rich, evocative descriptions, ech...

« Peter James a trouvé son créneau, quelque part entre Stephen King et Michael Crichton. » Mail on SundayLes rêves peuvent-ils tuer ?La dernière fois que Sam a fait un tel rêve, elle avait sept ans... et cette nuit-là, ses parents sont morts.Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, les cauchemars de Sam sont de retour, et ils se réalisent de nouveau : viols, meurtres, accidents horribles... Elle est prête à tout pour qu'ils cessent. Mais psychiatres et médiums n'arrivent pas à l'aid...

Discover twice the city in half the time as Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Paris.This latest edition uncovers the city's most popular experiences and unexpected surprises from discovering artistic treasures at the Louvre, to gazing in wonder at the Sacré-Coeur, and people-watching with a drink from Maison Maison's perfect Seine-side terrace....

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Paris.Discover Paris's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from sipping coffee and people watching under the buttresses of Notre Dame at La Brasserie de L'Isle Saint-Louis, to ambling shaded towpaths and iron footbridges along the charming Canal St-Martin, and visiting the Louvre at night for the marvellous ambience of th...

»In Paris im Herbst 1977. Der deutsche Herbst.« Der Abschluss von Kurzecks Chronik Das alte JahrhundertSpätsommer, bald Herbst 1977. Der Erzähler Peter und seine Freundin Sibylle kommen nach Frankfurt am Main. Seit drei Jahren zusammen und immer noch dabei, sich ihr Leben zu erzählen. Peter arbeitet an seinem ersten Buch. Eine Zeit der Anfänge und des Aufbruchs. Die Zeit der Schleyer-Entführung, Straßensperren, Razzien. Peter muss seinen Freund Jürgen über die Grenze nach ...

The first new translation in over a century of the brilliant epic novel that inspired Les MisérablesSensational, engrossing, and heartbreaking, The Mysteries of Paris is doubtless one of the most entertaining and influential works to emerge from the nineteenth century. It was one of France’s first serial novels, and for sixteen months, Parisians rushed in droves to the newsstands each week for the latest installment. Eugène Sue’s intricat...

Paris im Frühling 1925. Die junge Berlinerin Ann-Sophie von Schoeller ist gerade in die französische Hauptstadt gezogen, wo ihr Ehemann in der renommierten Anwaltskanzlei seines Onkels einer vielversprechenden Karriere entgegensieht. Ann-Sophie hingegen spaziert gelangweilt durch die Straßen. Eines Tages landet sie in der Rue de l'Odéon vor einer Buchhandlung namens Shakespeare and Company, vor der eine rauchende Frau in Männerkleidung steht: die Buchhändlerin und Verlegerin Sylvia Beach. ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • When the world is your oyster, you need a cat to enjoy it with you.“An entertaining romp that leaves no doubt that Mr. Gethers and his cat have a most remarkable relationship.”—Kiki Olson, The New York Times Book ReviewAt one time in his life, Peter Gethers, publisher, screenwriter, and author, was a confirmed loner and cat hater. All that changed when a Scottish Fold kitten named Norton entered his life....

Sie sind Elitesoldaten der ganz besonderen Art, denn sie stehen allein im Dienste Gottes:DIE RITTER DES VATIKANWährend einer Urlaubsreise nach Paris werden Shari Cohens Kinder von Jadran Božanović entführt, einem so skrupellosen wie gefürchteten Menschenhändler. Die Behörden scheinen der Entführung jedoch nicht wirklich nachgehen zu wollen, und auch die amerikanische Botschaft will nicht eingreifen.In ihrer Verzweiflung erinnert sich Shari an ein Ver...