Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence, while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918.

A question which every author ought to ask of himself before he sends forth his work, and one which must occur to every thoughtful reader, is the inquiry, Cui bono?—what justification has one for treating the subject at all, and why in the particular way which he has chosen? To the pertinency of this question to the present treatise the author has been deeply sensible, and therefore cannot forbear a few prefatory words of explanation of his object and method. In accounts of the theistic ar...

In "The Basis of Early Christian Theism," Lawrence Thomas Cole meticulously explores the foundational elements that shaped the early development of Christian belief. Through a scholarly analysis of biblical texts, patristic writings, and socio-historical contexts, Cole artfully dissects the interplay between Hellenistic philosophy and Judaic traditions. His literary style is characterized by clarity and precision, allowing complex theological concepts to emerge with depth and accessibility...

In "The Basis of Early Christian Theism," Lawrence Thomas Cole embarks on a profound exploration of the foundational tenets of Christian belief as articulated in the formative years of the faith. The work is characterized by its rigorous scholarly approach, moving seamlessly through historical texts, doctrinal developments, and philosophical underpinnings of early Christianity. With an analytical lens, Cole delves into the implications of early theological debates and their influences on c...

According to Wikipedia: "Christian Church and the word church are used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship. The word church is usually, but not exclusively, associated with Christianity. The term means something quite different for each religious institution that sees itself as belonging to the Christian traditions. The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches each claim to be the one Church established by Jesus Christ, specially guided by...

In this mock picaresque parody of DON QUIXOTE the time is the 1980s and Ronald Reagan is preslident: the setting, San Francisco. The deranged hero, Jamie Bond, is serving time for an undisclosed crime. Due to Reagan budget cuts Jamie and his sidekick, Ted (Sancho Panza), are released early from their halfway house. Jamie becomes bellman at a San Francisco Airport hotel thanks to Nancy, his psychologist at the halfway house. The next round of budget cuts costs Nancy her job and she joins Ja...

What Is the Color of Love is a deeply reflective and spiritual exploration of love's true nature. Drawing from life experiences, visions, and heartfelt observations, author Lawrence George Thomas delves into the many faces of love—friendship, intimacy, betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption. Through poetic reflections and biblical wisdom, the book uncovers how love can heal, transform, and restore broken relationships and hearts.This inspiring work reminds readers that love ...

In accounts of the theistic argument, as in the history of philosophy in general, it has been customary to pass over a space of well-nigh ten centuries of the Christian era in silence, or with such scanty and unsympathetic notice as to make silence the better alternative.

More than a century after Appomattox, the Civil War and the idea of the"Lost Cause" remain at the center of the southern mind. God and GeneralLongstreet traces the persistence and the transformation of the Lost Cause from thefirst generation of former Confederates to more recent times, when the Lost Causehas continued to endure in the commitment of southerners to their regionalculture.Southern writers from the Confederate period through thes...

In 1898 Lawrence Cole submitted The Basis of Early Christian Theism as partial fulfillment for the requirements for a PhD in Philosophy at Columbia University. Theism is a doctrine concerning the nature of God and his relationship to the universe. God is seen as personal and active in the organization of the Universe. Cole begins by saying, "In accounts of the theistic argument, as in the history of philosophy in general, it has been customary to pass over a space of well-nigh ten centurie...

How valuable to your people are you right now?Do you feel that you are adding value to your people?Are you willing to challenge yourself, and work on yourself every day to become more valuable?The mindset of a highly effective leader is to be constantly growing and becoming more and more limitless.Their thinking is, if I improve myself, I am making myself more valuable to my team. By being more valuable to my team, I am in a great place to help them become m...

Fethiye is a small seaport on Turkey's Aegean shore where each summer starting in May, tourists from across Europe and England flock to exchange gloomy skies and rain for sand and sea and sometimes sex beneath a hot, bright Mediterranean sun. Connie Cullingsworth, whose life this novel is a portrait of, flies to Fethiye to rescue her daughter, who has been robbed and will need money. Accompanying Connie is her second husband, Charles, a computer whiz who lives in his world of cyberspace an...