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Language for God in Patristic Tradition

Wrestling with Biblical Anthropomorphism

by Mark Sheridan ...

Criticism of myth in the Bible is not a modern problem. Its roots go back to the earliest Christian theologians, and before them, to ancient Greek and Jewish thinkers. The dilemma posed by texts that ascribe human characteristics and emotions to the divine is a perennial problem, and we have much to learn from the ancient attempts to address it.Mark Sheridan provides a theological and historical ... Read more

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Criticism of myth in the Bible is not a modern problem. Its roots go back to the earliest Christian theologians, and before them, to ancient Greek and Jewish thinkers. The dilemma posed by texts that ascribe human characteristics and emotions to the divine is a perennial problem, and we have much to learn from the ancient attempts to address it.Mark Sheridan provides a theological and historical
... Read more
Genesis 12-50

Volume 2

Edited by Mark Sheridan, Thomas C. Oden ...

Series Book 2 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah and Hagar as they ... Read more

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Genesis 12–50 recounts the history of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. From their mentors Paul, Peter, Stephen, and the author of the letter to the Hebrews, the early fathers learned to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. The Alexandrian school especially followed Paul's allegorical use of the story of Sarah and Hagar as they
... Read more
Attitude

Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court

by Jay Wright, Michael Sheridan, Mark Dagostino ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the coach of the 2016 and 2018 NCAA Tournament–winning Villanova University men’s basketball team comes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERGWhen Kris Jenkins sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the coach of the 2016 and 2018 NCAA Tournament–winning Villanova University men’s basketball team comes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERGWhen Kris Jenkins sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the
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Stories From The Shadows - Volume 6

Embrace the darkness

by William Hope Hodgson, E T A Hoffman, Tom Hood, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Anthony Hope, Violet Hunt, William Hunt, C J Cutcliffe Hyne, Washington Irving, Violet Jacob, W W Jacobs, M R James, Fanny Kemble Johnson, Franz Kafka, W G Kelly, Arabella Kenealy, Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Rudyard Kipling, Perceval Landon, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

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An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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The News Quiz Classic Collection

12 original episodes from the topical Radio 4 comedy panel show

by BBC Radio Comedy ...

Narrated by Barry Norman, Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi Toksvig, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, John Sergeant, Mark Steel, Sheridan Morley ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The News Quiz
Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Twelve rare archive editions of the humorous radio quiz show that gives a poke in the eye to the people and stories that make the news.For over forty years The News Quiz has graced the Radio 4 airwaves with an irreverent sideways look at the headlines. Having first appeared in 1977, it boasts a tantalising archive of episodes to remind us of the news from yesteryear, refracted through the ... Read more

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Twelve rare archive editions of the humorous radio quiz show that gives a poke in the eye to the people and stories that make the news.For over forty years The News Quiz has graced the Radio 4 airwaves with an irreverent sideways look at the headlines. Having first appeared in 1977, it boasts a tantalising archive of episodes to remind us of the news from yesteryear, refracted through the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Primary Phase

by Douglas Adams ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Susan Sheridan, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Stephen Moore ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays)
Unabridged

3 hours 56 min

A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - Fit the First to Fit the Sixth - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legendThe original series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope's version of the familiar theme tune and specially ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - Fit the First to Fit the Sixth - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legendThe original series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope's version of the familiar theme tune and specially
... Read more
Audiobook

Attitude

Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court

by Jay Wright, Michael Sheridan, Mark Dagostino ...

Narrated by Michael Sheridan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men’s basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success.When Kris Jenkins sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament, it was a victory not just for a team and its coach ... Read more

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Also available as: eBook

In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of a champion, the coach of the Villanova University men’s basketball team shares his competitive and cooperative philosophy, along with lessons from his coaching career and the story of his personal road to success.When Kris Jenkins sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament, it was a victory not just for a team and its coach
... Read more

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Dickon the Devil

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

26 min

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28th August 1814 in Dublin into a literary family with Huguenot, Irish and English roots.For a time he and his siblings were tutored but Le Fanu would often immerse himself in the books of his father’s library.In 1833 Le Fanu began his Law studies at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1839. Although called to the bar he instead began a career in journalism ... Read more

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28th August 1814 in Dublin into a literary family with Huguenot, Irish and English roots.For a time he and his siblings were tutored but Le Fanu would often immerse himself in the books of his father’s library.In 1833 Le Fanu began his Law studies at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1839. Although called to the bar he instead began a career in journalism
... Read more
The Top 10 Short Stories - The 1870's - The Men: The top ten short stories written in the 1870s by male authors

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mark Twain, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
... Read more
Audiobook

Green Tea

Amazing supernatural tale ahead of its time

by Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was born on August 28th, 1814, at 45 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin, into a literary family with Huguenot, Irish and English rootsThe children were tutored but, according to his brother William, the tutor taught them little if anything. Le Fanu was eager to learn and used his father's library to educate himself about the world. He was a creative child and by fifteen ... Read more

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Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was born on August 28th, 1814, at 45 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin, into a literary family with Huguenot, Irish and English rootsThe children were tutored but, according to his brother William, the tutor taught them little if anything. Le Fanu was eager to learn and used his father's library to educate himself about the world. He was a creative child and by fifteen
... Read more
Audiobook

Sheridan Le Fanu - Six of the Best

Their legacy in 6 classic stories

by Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number.Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their ... Read more

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Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number.Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their
... Read more
Audiobook

Gruesome Ghosts - A Short Story Volume

Several classic stories looking at ghosts in different ways

by Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mark Twain, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

At some point in our lives we believe that creak, that low moan, that whisper is something unnatural, beyond our comprehension. And in these stories our instincts are right. We are afraid. And we should be. Perhaps even terrified. In this volume our classic authors take different approaches but the result is inevitably the same. We are hooked by these unknowable forces, our emotions heightened and ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

At some point in our lives we believe that creak, that low moan, that whisper is something unnatural, beyond our comprehension. And in these stories our instincts are right. We are afraid. And we should be. Perhaps even terrified. In this volume our classic authors take different approaches but the result is inevitably the same. We are hooked by these unknowable forces, our emotions heightened and
... Read more

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