Why does democracy—as a word and as an idea—loom so large in the political imagination, though it has so often been misused and misunderstood? Setting the People Free starts by tracing the roots of democracy from an improvised remedy for a local Greek difficulty 2,500 years ago, through its near extinction, to its rebirth amid the struggles of the French Revolution. Celebrated political theorist John Dunn then charts the slow but insistent metamorphosis of democracy over the next ...

Mariannridge, a small, tight-knit coloured community nestled in the heart of Durban, was a place where dreams were either born or buried. The flats and semi-detached houses stood like silent witnesses to the lives of those who called this place home. For 16-year-old Junaid "JJ" Jacobs, Mariannridge was both a playground and a prison

The Bible is not as complicated as some people think. The objective of this eBook, and this series of eBooks, is to help place the Bible in focus. Without this focus it is easy to get bogged down when reading the rest of the Bible. It is much easier to understand the rest of the Bible once you understand the 7 chapters of the Bible introduced in this eBook, and covered in this series of eBooks!We suggest you use the eBooks in this series in group study / discussion sessions. Select...

Russian: A Comprehensive Grammar gives a practically complete description of the grammatical system of the contemporary Russian language, including phonetics, morphology, word formation, and syntax.It illuminates grammatical categories by focusing on forms and semantics, using as a basis the comparative analysis of language categories in Russian and English and accompanying accessible but not simplistic explanations with authentic examples. It employs a parallel presentati...

John Dunn never expected that his summer job as a caddie at the local course in Connecticut might turn into something more. The lifers who plied the loops were an ensemble of misfits and degenerates who made the caddie yard look more like a gambling hall than a country club. But Dunn came of age in those yards and on those courses, and the magnetism of the game and the lifestyle proved irresistible. One adventure after another kept him coming back summer after summer, until he found himsel...

From Scripture to Screen: Understanding How We All Direct Our Own Jesus StoryIn this innovative book, two respected New Testament scholars explore the ways the Jesus story has been told and retold from the earliest Gospel writings to contemporary film adaptations. John Anthony Dunne and Jeannine Brown highlight what later narratives can teach us about the hermeneutical process we employ, knowingly or unknowingly, as we read the Gospels.In this book, you wil...

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command! Anyone who comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. By faith Noah built, Abraham went, Moses lead, etc. None of them received what was promised but they looked forward to the city whose architect is God. We are not what we shall be, but we are on the way.We suggest you use the eBooks in this series in group study / discussion sessions. Select a time and place for ...

Modern Russian Grammar: A Practical Guide is an innovative reference guide to Russian, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume.The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as agreement, nouns, verbs and adjectives. Part B is carefully organized around language functions covering all major communication situations.With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, all grammar points and ...

We live in a world of illusions. Mass media blurs what is real and what isn’t, and old belief structures cloud what is right: our inner truth. We require no other source of knowledge outside ourselves. The Feeling Universe guides you through your awakening. Learn to utilize the powers of mindfulness, to trust your own emotions and to truly feel again; our feelings are our direct connection to Source, God, and All-That-Is. Using lessons gained from his own spiritual journey, John Dunn pulls th...

All human action lies under the shadow of prospective regret, but there are few areas of contemporary life over which that shadow falls so darkly as it does over politics. We hear constantly that Americans are less likely than ever to vote and are increasingly cynical about the ability of politicians to effect change. Why is politics so consistently disappointing? Starting from the premise that the professional study of politics can offer us a way to understand why we have so little faith ...

The transition to a New Era described in Revelation is not the first transition to a New Era recorded in the Bible! In this ebook thought provoking questions are asked about other transitions to a new era recorded in the Bible. This is likely to give a clearer understanding of the transition to a new era described in the book of Revelation in the Bible.The ebooks in this series can be most effective in group study / discussion sessions. Select a time and place for group discussion....

In this timely and important work, eminent political theorist John Dunn argues that democracy is not synonymous with good government. The author explores the labyrinthine reality behind the basic concept of democracy, demonstrating how the political system that people in the West generally view as straightforward and obvious is, in fact, deeply unclear and, in many cases, dysfunctional. Consisting of four thought-provoking lectures, Dunn’s book sketches the path by which democracy became t...