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Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is the most important work of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of The Church of Christ, Scientist. Along with the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is the central text of the Christian Science religion. Science and Health encapsulates the teachings of Christian Science and Christian Scientists often call it their «textbook.»Christian Science develops its theology and its healing method from these simple statements: 1) «God is All-in all.»...
| Автор | Mary Baker Eddy |
"Defense of the Faith and the Saints" in 2 volumes is a collection of miscellaneous writings by one of the main authorities in Mormon history and theology Brigham Henry Roberts. In this work, the author devoted his energy to doctrinal and historical themes, and one circumstance after another arose which called him to the defense of the Mormon faith and the Mormon people. The second volume features the analysis of the origin and validity of the Book of Mormon, a foundational work of...
| Автор | B. H. Roberts |
This 2-volume book represents the very first special history of the origin and establishment of the Constitution of the United States in American literature. The Constitution of the United States was the means by which republican liberty was saved from the consequences of impending anarchy; it secured that liberty to posterity, and it left it to depend on their fidelity to the Union. The alternatives, therefore, that presented themselves to the generation by whom the Constitution was...
| Автор | George Ticknor Curtis |
"Systematic Theology" in 3 volumes is one of the best-known works by the American Baptist minister and theologian Augustus Hopkins Strong. Excerpt: "Under the influence of Ritschl and his Kantian relativism, many of our teachers and preachers have swung off into a practical denial of Christ's deity and of his atonement. We seem upon the verge of a second Unitarian defection that will break up churches and compel secessions, in a worse manner than did that of Channing and Ware a...
| Автор | Augustus Hopkins Strong |
Memoirs of the Empress Josephine in two volumes, is a biographical account of Madame de Rémusat, lady-in-waiting, of Josephine Bonaparte, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Madame de Rémusat, born Clair de Vergennes, lost her father and grandfather in Revolution. Her mother was friend with Josephine, and when Josephine became Empress, she took Clair with her to be her lady-in-waiting. Madame de Rémusat was with Josephine to the end. She followed her into retirement and then took up her pen to...
| Автор | Madame de Rémusat |
Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent is a two-part biography on the life and achievements of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), an Italian administrator, leader of the Florentine Republic and one of the most influential benefactors of Renaissance culture in Italy. Also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, he is recognized for his patronage of artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo. His life spanned concurrently with the stable part of the Italian Renaissance and the Golden Age of...
| Автор | Alfred von Reumont |
Kindern mit Zuwanderungsgeschichte soziale und kulturelle Teilhabe zu ermöglichen, gehört zu den zentralen Aufgaben der Grundschule. Voraussetzung dafür ist, dass ihre unterschiedlichen Sprachen, Lebens- und Bildungserfahrungen in den Unterricht eingebunden werden. Vor diesem Hintergrund stehen folgende Fragen im Mittelpunkt des Buches: Welches Wissen brauchen Lehrkräfte, um das schulische Handeln von Kindern und Eltern mit Zuwanderungsgeschichte zu verstehen? Wie lässt sich die sprachliche und...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
This 3-volume book features a detailed historical account of one of the most turbulent periods in Irish history. The Tudor conquest (or reconquest) of Ireland took place under the Tudor dynasty, which held the Kingdom of England during the 16th century. Following a failed rebellion against the crown by Silken Thomas, the Earl of Kildare, in the 1530s, Henry VIII was declared King of Ireland in 1542 by statute of the Parliament of Ireland, with the aim of restoring such central authority as had...
| Автор | Bagwell Richard |
"Aus einem extraordinär brutalen Terroranschlag wurde das welthistorisch folgenreiche Ereignis 9/11 gemacht. Erst durch die rückwärtsgewandten Reaktionen der Regierung Bush wurde 9/11 zu einem Einschnitt für unsere Gegenwart." Als die Türme des World Trade Center einstürzten, war die Welt live dabei. Die Anschläge vom 11. September 2001 veränderten nicht nur die USA, sondern viele Gesellschaften weltweit, denn auf den Terror folgte Krieg. Der Sturz der afghanischen Taliban, die Suche...
| Автор | Philipp Gassert |
Kritische Theorie soll die Gesellschaft emanzipieren, statt sie wie herkömmliche Forschung nur zu erfassen. Die Grundzüge dieser engagierten Wissenschaft skizzierte Horkheimer erstmals in seinem berühmten Aufsatz von 1937 in der «Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung». Das Nachwort hilft, die schwierigen Konsequenzen dieser einfachen Idee nachzuvollziehen. Außerdem wird die wichtigste Kritik an Horkheimers Argumenten sowie deren Weiterentwicklung in der Frankfurter Schule aufgezeigt und das Fortleben...
| Автор | Max Horkheimer |
This meticulously written H. C. Lodge's biography of George Washington represents a detailed 2-volume account of the life and work of one of the most significant American statesmen. George Washington (1732-1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional...
| Автор | Henry Cabot Lodge |
The History of England from the Accession of James II is the five-volume work by Lord Macaulay. It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III's death. Macaulay's approach to writing the History was innovative for his period. He consciously fused the picturesque, dramatic style of classical historians such as Thucydides and Tacitus with the learned and factual...
| Автор | Томас Бабингтон Маколей |
On Christian Doctrine is a theological text written by Augustine of Hippo. It consists of four books that describe how to interpret and teach the Scriptures. By writing this text, Augustine set three tasks for Christian teachers and preachers: to discover the truth in the contents of the Scriptures, to teach the truth from the Scriptures, and to defend scriptural truth when it was attacked. Book One discusses enjoyment, use, interpretation, and the relation of various Christian doctrines to...
| Автор | Saint Bishop of Hippo Augustine |
"Merrie England in the Olden Time" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the English author George Daniel that features a long series of gossipy papers on old books and customs. Excerpt: "Youth is the season of ingenuousness and enjoyment, when we desire to please, and blush not to own ourselves pleased. At that happy period there is no affectation of wisdom; we look only to the bright and beautiful: we inquire not whether it be an illusion; it is sufficient that fairy land,...
| Автор | George Daniel |
"A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County" is a comprehensive account of the New York City's most populous borough from the time of the discovery of America until the late 19th century. Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen, Brooklyn was an independent incorporated city, and previously an authorized village and town within the provisions of the New York State Constitution, until 1898, when, after a long political campaign and public relations battle during the 1890s,...
| Автор | Stephen M. Ostrander |
La identificación de los Estados Unidos de América como imperio es común en la prensa y en el medio académico de hoy. Sin embargo, ya en el siglo XIX, intérpretes adventistas habían identificado ese potencial y habían relacionado esa nación emergente con las profecías apocalípticas. El objetivo de este libro es mostrar de qué modo el proceso de fundación de ese país provee importantes datos para iluminar la interpretación adventista de Apocalipsis 13. Además de esto, aclara el actual panorama...
| Автор | Vanderlei Dorneles |
Der Große Nordische Krieg war einer der folgenreichsten Konflikte in der neueren europäischen Geschichte. Zwischen 1700 und 1721 kämpfte Schweden gegen eine gegnerische Allianz aus Russland, Dänemark, Sachsen-Polen und weiteren Staaten um die Vorherrschaft in Osteuropa. Mit seiner ebenso schlagkräftigen wie gefürchteten Armee gelang es König Karl XII. nicht, den schwedischen Großmachtstatus zu halten. Stephan Lehnstaedt erklärt anschaulich, warum am Ende einzig das Zarenreich als eindeutiger...
| Автор | Stephan Lehnstaedt |
"The History of Christmas" is a study of Christmas and the celebration of this Holy Feast, particularly in England, in the olden times, through the middle ages, and to modern days. "Has the early dream of youth faded away purposeless?—the ambition of manhood proved vanity of vanities? Have riches made themselves wings and flown away? or, has fame, just within the grasp, burst like a bubble? Have the friends, the companions of youth, one by one fallen off from thy converse; or the prop...
| Автор | William Sandys |
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin's major work of evolutionary theory. The book concerns the biological aspects of emotional life, and Darwin explores the animal origins of such human characteristics as the lifting of the eyebrows in moments of surprise and the mental confusion which typically accompanies blushing. Darwin's biological approach links emotions to their origins in animal behavior, and allows cultural factors only an auxiliary role in the...
| Автор | Чарльз Дарвин |
This book is a record of things the author saw, and of conversations he had, during a series of visits to Ireland between January and June 1888 made on his return from a sojourn in Rome during the celebration of the Jubilee of His Holiness Leo XIII. These visits were made in quest of light, not so much upon the proceedings and the purposes of the Irish «Nationalists» – with which, on both sides of the Atlantic, he has been tolerably familiar for many years past – as upon the social and economic...
| Автор | William Henry Hurlbert |
Die Jungsteinzeit ist die Epoche der europäischen Prähistorie, in der die Menschen sesshaft wurden und begannen, Landwirtschaft zu betreiben. Die Zeit der großen Eiszeitjäger war endgültig vorbei. Damit gehen tiefgreifende gesellschaftliche Veränderungen einher. So reflektieren die archäologischen Quellen einen bedeutenden Wandel demographischer und sozialer Strukturen: Es entstehen Territorialität und Privatbesitz. Darüber hinaus greift der Mensch nun verstärkt in seine Umwelt ein und gestaltet...
| Автор | Silviane Scharl |
Basándose en sus estudios y observaciones en los campos del desarrollo infantil y la educación religiosa, la Dra. Habenicht explica cómo los niños se desarrollan espiritualmente y ofrece sugerencias prácticas para ayudar a tu niño a establecer una amistad duradera con Dios. Ella sabe de qué manera enseñar a los niños a amar, confiar y obedecer, a perdonar y pedir perdón y a respetar la Palabra de Dios. Tú aprenderás cómo conducir a tus niños a Jesús y ayudarlos a conectarse con Dios, por medio...
| Автор | Donna Habenicht |
La muerte es parte de la vida. Las personas han estado tratando de comprender la muerte durante milenios: casi todas las culturas conocidas por la humanidad han presentado alguna teoría de lo que le sucede a una persona después de la muerte. Pero ¿quién sabe lo que realmente pasa? Ninguno de los que vivimos hoy ha experimentado la muerte de primera mano. Aunque la Biblia tiene mucho que decir sobre el tema de la muerte, hay varios puntos de vista conflictivos sobre el más allá. ¿Cuál es...
| Автор | Gerald Wheeler |
This eBook edition has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Emigrants and Immigration The Emigrant and his Prospects A Journey to the Westward The French Canadian Penetanguishene Barrie and Big Trees A new Capital of a new District The Rebellion and the Radicals Toronto and the Transit Views of American and of English Institutions Blacklegs and Races Colonial high life Setting fire to Niagara The Great Fresh-water...
| Автор | Richard Henry Bonnycastle |