The life, loves and hates of an individual church in New Testament times. Considers the life and writings of St. John.

"The word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of the soul, discerning the thoughts of the heart.""So proclaims the Letter of the Hebrews. Yet for many persons biblical word of God is less a sharp sword than a crutch, supporting rather than piercing them. Interpreted as they have 'always' heard it, Scripture tells exactly what they want to hear. Modern critical investigation of the Bible can change that radically."Raymond E. Brown, a Catho...

Three distinguished scholars draw on critical theory to address the causes and circumstances behind the rise of autocracies and oligarchies.Across the Euro-Atlantic world, political leaders have been mobilizing their bases with nativism, racism, xenophobia, and paeans to "traditional values," in brazen bids for electoral support. How are we to understand this move to the mainstream of political policies and platforms that lurked only on the far fringes through most ...

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Complete Edition) presents Robert Browning's celebrated narrative poem in its full whimsical and unsettling force. Based on a medieval German legend recorded in Hamelin's civic memory, the poem transforms folklore into a brisk, musical tale of civic greed, broken promises, and supernatural retribution. Browning's rollicking rhymes, vivid color, and dramatic momentum make the poem accessible to children, yet its moral irony and social satire place it firmly within...

A vacation to the far North...Heather is gifted a week away at a resort in the Arctic Circle by her grandmother, a chance to finally move on after finding her fiancé in bed with another woman.With two Nordic hunks to keep her company...The two sexy studs make is easy to get over her failed relationship. That is, until they tell her their secret.Are the two men really extraterrestrials or just a fantasy created by her lonely soul?

The Complete Poetry gathers the full range of Robert Browning's verse, from early experimental works to the great dramatic monologues that secured his place in Victorian literature. Restless, intellectual, and psychologically acute, Browning's poetry turns inward upon motive, conscience, faith, ambition, and artistic creation. Poems such as "My Last Duchess," "Andrea del Sarto," and "Fra Lippo Lippi" reveal his mastery of voice: speakers disclose themselves not through confession but throu...

Granny's Wonderful Chair is a luminous Victorian fairy-tale sequence framed by the fortunes of the gentle orphan Snowflower, whose enchanted chair transports her through hardship into realms of moral trial and imaginative wonder. Combining Christmas warmth with the older cadence of oral folklore, Frances Browne's prose is graceful, didactic, and richly symbolic. The original illustrations deepen its period charm, while the interwoven tales of generosity, vanity, justice, and perseverance p...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Rain, Mud, and Happily Ever AfterFitzwilliam Darcy meant to restore peace to his mind and protect his heart. He intended to escape from Hertfordshire to the safety of London, but when the very person from whom he is running falls into his arms and requires his help, he will be forced to admit that there is only one place where he will find peace and his heart will be safe.Elizabeth Bennet meant ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The course of true love never did run smooth. Sometimes, it must circumvent ridiculous relations and troublesome former friends.Having come to the realization that Miss Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect lady for him, Fitzwilliam Darcy sets a plan to eventually secure her hand in marriage.Elizabeth is amenable to his proposal, and so begins a courtship that is more of a formality than something whi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.It's not only the windowpanes that are frosty.In an attempt to distance himself from the pain of rejection, Patrick left Ashmore Hall four years ago. Now, just before Christmas, he has returned, brought home by the deaths of both his mother and brother. However, the painful memories that he finds upon his arrival threaten to drive him away once more until the determination of the lady he loves proves to...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He expected to wait out the storm in his cottage. He didn't expect to lose his heart in the process.When the distant rumble of thunder forces Darcy to seek shelter from the coming storm, he finds much more than a refuge from the elements. Inside his cottage, he finds a beautiful stranger and what promises to be a bright and happy future. That is if he can keep both Elizabeth and her reputation safe....

To simply say the 2008 presidential election was historic seems like an understatement. The election was unique in many ways beyond the selection of the nation's first African-American as President. The drama of the election was also heightened by the historic nomination battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The contest generated issues of race and gender throughout the campaign, as did the candidacy of Sarah Palin as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee. And John McCain bro...