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The History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York

by Peter J. Paris, John W. Cook, James Hudnut-Beumler, Lawrence Mamiya ...

Series series Religion, Race, and Ethnicity
It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his release from prison, and that speakers as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu, Fidel Castro, and Reinhold Niebuhr lectured church and nation about issues of the day. The greatest of ... Read more

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It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his release from prison, and that speakers as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu, Fidel Castro, and Reinhold Niebuhr lectured church and nation about issues of the day. The greatest of
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Religion and Poverty

Pan-African Perspectives

by Peter J. Paris, Jacob Olupona, Katie Geneva Cannon, Barbara Bailey, Takatso A. Mofokeng ...

A Ghanaian scholar of religion argues that poverty is a particularly complex subject in traditional African cultures, where holistic worldviews unite life’s material and spiritual dimensions. A South African ethicist examines informal economies in Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa, looking at their ideological roots, social organization, and vulnerability to global capital. African American ... Read more

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A Ghanaian scholar of religion argues that poverty is a particularly complex subject in traditional African cultures, where holistic worldviews unite life’s material and spiritual dimensions. A South African ethicist examines informal economies in Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, and South Africa, looking at their ideological roots, social organization, and vulnerability to global capital. African American
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African American Theological Ethics

A Reader

by Peter J. Paris, Julius Crump ...

This volume in the Library of Theological Ethics series draws on writings from the early nineteenth through the late twentieth centuries to explore the intersection of black experience and Christian faith throughout the history of the United States. The first sections follow the many dimensions of the African American struggle with racism in this country: struggles against theories of white ... Read more

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This volume in the Library of Theological Ethics series draws on writings from the early nineteenth through the late twentieth centuries to explore the intersection of black experience and Christian faith throughout the history of the United States. The first sections follow the many dimensions of the African American struggle with racism in this country: struggles against theories of white
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Radical Jewish Politics

A Global Perspective

by Nathaniel Deutsch, Alma Rachel Heckman, Tony Michels, Anna Elena Torres, Bob Weinberg, Dario Miccoli, Michael Rom, Rami Ginat0, Michael Casper1, Milton Shain2, Richard Mendelsohn3, Kamilia Rahmouni4, Peter Kenez5, Arie Dubnov6, Kostis Karpozilos7, Paris Papamichos Chronakis8, Orit Bashkin9, Avery Weinman0, Pierre-Jean Le Foll-Luciani1, Jane Theresa Kuntz2, Lior Sternfeld3 ...

For the first time, this volume centers the rich but little known history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East and North Africa and puts it into conversation with developments in the Americas, South Africa, Soviet Asia, and Europe. Jews were attracted to radical politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to transform the societies they lived in but also out of a deep desire to ... Read more

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For the first time, this volume centers the rich but little known history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East and North Africa and puts it into conversation with developments in the Americas, South Africa, Soviet Asia, and Europe. Jews were attracted to radical politics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to transform the societies they lived in but also out of a deep desire to
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A Black Theology of Liberation

50th Anniversary Edition

by James H. Cone ...

Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

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6 hours 59 min

With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological voices in North America. His books offered a searing indictment of white theology and society and introduced a radical presentation of the Christian message of our time. Combining the visions of ... Read more

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With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological voices in North America. His books offered a searing indictment of white theology and society and introduced a radical presentation of the Christian message of our time. Combining the visions of
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The Future of Christian Realism

International Conflict, Political Decay, and the Crisis of Democracy

by Dallas Gingles, Joshua Mauldin, Rebekah L. Miles, Nigel Biggar, John P. Burgess, William P. George, Luping Huang, Elisabeth R. Kincaid0, Nathan McLellan1, Douglas F. Ottati2, Frederick Simmons3, Yoshibumi Takahashi4, Todd Whitmore5, Robin W. Lovin6, Gary Dorrien7, Kevin Carnahan8, Eric Gregory9, Simeon O. Ilesanmi0, Gerald McKenny1, Peter J. Paris2, William Schweiker3 ...

Series series Faith and Politics: Political Theology in a New Key
In the world’s most developed democracies, anxiety about the future of democracy is palpable. The tension between moral aspiration and moral despair has reached a point of crisis. Christian realism arose during a similar time of crisis, when Reinhold Niebuhr used the insights of the Christian tradition to interpret the clash between democracy and totalitarianism.Beginning with Robin Lovin’s ... Read more

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In the world’s most developed democracies, anxiety about the future of democracy is palpable. The tension between moral aspiration and moral despair has reached a point of crisis. Christian realism arose during a similar time of crisis, when Reinhold Niebuhr used the insights of the Christian tradition to interpret the clash between democracy and totalitarianism.Beginning with Robin Lovin’s
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Bull Run

by Paul Fleischman ...

Narrated by George Guidall, Christina Moore, Andy Paris, Peter Francis James, Barbara Caruso, Robert Sevra, Johnny Heller, Tom Stechschulte, Richard Poe, Paul Hecht, John McDonough, Jeff Woodman, Sam Gray, Sally Darling, Mark Hammer, Richard M. Davidson ...

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1 hour 51 min

IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice • Horn Book Fanfare • Library of Congress Children's 2019 Books • ALA Booklist Editor's 2019 Choice • Publishers Weekly Best Book • ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults • School Library Journal Best Book • Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction • ALA Best Book for Young Adults • ALA Notable Children's Book</... ... Read more

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IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice • Horn Book Fanfare • Library of Congress Children's 2019 Books • ALA Booklist Editor's 2019 Choice • Publishers Weekly Best Book • ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults • School Library Journal Best Book • Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction • ALA Best Book for Young Adults • ALA Notable Children's Book</...
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First Dive to Shark Dive

by Peter Lourie ...

Narrated by Andy Paris, Erin Moon ...

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55 min

Suzanna and her father, Peter, head to Andros Island, a diving paradise in the Caribbean. There, she learns the basics of scuba diving and eventually swims with fifteen reef sharks in this lively true underwater adventure. ... Read more

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Suzanna and her father, Peter, head to Andros Island, a diving paradise in the Caribbean. There, she learns the basics of scuba diving and eventually swims with fifteen reef sharks in this lively true underwater adventure.
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A More Perfect Heaven

How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos

by Dava Sobel ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren, George Guidall, John McDonough, Alma Cuervo, Michael Sullivan, Andy Paris, Peter Jay Fernandez ...

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7 hours 24 min

With the enthralling style that made Longitude and Galileo's Daughter international best-sellers, Dava Sobel paints an unforgettable portrait of the Copernican Revolution. Encouraged by his German protege, Polish cleric Nicolaus Copernicus published his heliocentric model of the universe, tantalizing 16th-century mathematicians and scientists-and triggering a groundswell of opposition. ... Read more

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With the enthralling style that made Longitude and Galileo's Daughter international best-sellers, Dava Sobel paints an unforgettable portrait of the Copernican Revolution. Encouraged by his German protege, Polish cleric Nicolaus Copernicus published his heliocentric model of the universe, tantalizing 16th-century mathematicians and scientists-and triggering a groundswell of opposition.
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Galileo's Daughter

A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love

by Dava Sobel ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

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10 hours 48 min

Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth moves around the sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years ... Read more

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Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world. His telescopes allowed him to reveal the heavens and enforce the astounding argument that the earth moves around the sun. For this belief, he was brought before the Holy Office of the Inquisition, accused of heresy, and forced to spend his last years
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The Glass Universe

How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

by Dava Sobel ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

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12 hours 43 min

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomyA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR'sScience Friday**Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Litera... ... Read more

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomyA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR'sScience Friday**Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Litera...
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Marco Polo

The Journey That Changed the World

by John Man ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

In 1271, a young Italian merchant named Marco Polo embarked on a groundbreaking expedition from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. His extraordinary reports of his experiences introduced medieval Europe to an exotic new world of emperors and concubines, amazing cities, huge armies, unusual spices and cuisine, and imperial riches. Marco Polo also revealed the wonders of ... Read more

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In 1271, a young Italian merchant named Marco Polo embarked on a groundbreaking expedition from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. His extraordinary reports of his experiences introduced medieval Europe to an exotic new world of emperors and concubines, amazing cities, huge armies, unusual spices and cuisine, and imperial riches. Marco Polo also revealed the wonders of
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