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Archeologies of Confession

Writing the German Reformation, 1517-2017

Edited by Carina L. Johnson, David M. Luebke, Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer, Jesse Spohnholz ...

Series Book 16 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
Modern religious identities are rooted in collective memories that are constantly made and remade across generations. How do these mutations of memory distort our picture of historical change and the ways that historical actors perceive it? Can one give voice to those whom history has forgotten? The essays collected here examine the formation of religious identities during the Reformation in ... Read more

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Modern religious identities are rooted in collective memories that are constantly made and remade across generations. How do these mutations of memory distort our picture of historical change and the ways that historical actors perceive it? Can one give voice to those whom history has forgotten? The essays collected here examine the formation of religious identities during the Reformation in
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Save What's Left

A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club)

by Elizabeth Castellano ...

Narrated by Thérèse Plummer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

**GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER • An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.“Irreverent and unexpectedly tender, this story takes neighborhood feuding to new heights and finds beauty and reinvention in unlikely places." —Oprah Daily"Brings a tongue ... Read more

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**GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER • An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.“Irreverent and unexpectedly tender, this story takes neighborhood feuding to new heights and finds beauty and reinvention in unlikely places." —Oprah Daily"Brings a tongue
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Ideas and Cultural Margins in Early Modern Germany

Essays in Honor of H.C. Erik Midelfort

Edited by Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer ...

While the assumption of a sharp distinction between learned culture and lay society has been broadly challenged over the past three decades, the question of how ideas moved and were received and transformed by diverse individuals and groups stands as a continuing challenge to social and intellectual historians, especially with the emergence and integration of the methodologies of cultural history. ... Read more

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While the assumption of a sharp distinction between learned culture and lay society has been broadly challenged over the past three decades, the question of how ideas moved and were received and transformed by diverse individuals and groups stands as a continuing challenge to social and intellectual historians, especially with the emergence and integration of the methodologies of cultural history.
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Ritual Theatre

The Power of Dramatic Ritual in Personal Development Groups and Clinical Practice

by Gary Raucher, Steve Mitchell, Sylvia Israel, Elizabeth Plummer, Sheila Rubin, Saphira Linden, Roger Grainger, Thalia Valeta, Debra Colkett, Carrie Todd, Susan Nisenbaum Nisenbaum Becker, Dr Sue Jennings ...

Ritual theatre is a powerful healing system that has been practised since ancient times by early societies and in tribal communities. It has the ability to effect deep transformation in its participants, support growth and development, and resolve personal issues.This book considers the relevance of ritual theatre in contemporary life and describes how it is being used as a highly cathartic ... Read more

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Ritual theatre is a powerful healing system that has been practised since ancient times by early societies and in tribal communities. It has the ability to effect deep transformation in its participants, support growth and development, and resolve personal issues.This book considers the relevance of ritual theatre in contemporary life and describes how it is being used as a highly cathartic
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From Priest's Whore to Pastor's Wife

Clerical Marriage and the Process of Reform in the Early German Reformation

by Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer ...

On 13 June 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, in a private ceremony officiated by city preacher Johann Bugenhagen. Whilst Luther was not the first former monk or Reformer to marry, his marriage immediately became one of the iconic episodes of the Protestant Reformation. From that point on, the marital status of clergy would be a pivotal dividing line between the Catholic ... Read more

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On 13 June 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, in a private ceremony officiated by city preacher Johann Bugenhagen. Whilst Luther was not the first former monk or Reformer to marry, his marriage immediately became one of the iconic episodes of the Protestant Reformation. From that point on, the marital status of clergy would be a pivotal dividing line between the Catholic
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Names and Naming in Early Modern Germany

Edited by Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer, Joel F. Harrington ...

Series Book 20 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
Throughout the many political and social upheavals of the early modern era, names were words to conjure by, articulating significant historical trends and helping individuals and societies make sense of often dramatic periods of change. Centered on onomastics—the study of names—in the German-speaking lands, this volume, gathering leading scholars across multiple disciplines, explores the dynamics ... Read more

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Throughout the many political and social upheavals of the early modern era, names were words to conjure by, articulating significant historical trends and helping individuals and societies make sense of often dramatic periods of change. Centered on onomastics—the study of names—in the German-speaking lands, this volume, gathering leading scholars across multiple disciplines, explores the dynamics
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Stripping the Veil

Convent Reform, Protestant Nuns, and Female Devotional Life in Sixteenth Century Germany

by Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer ...

Series series Studies in German History
Protestant nuns and mixed-confessional convents are an unexpected anomaly in early modern Germany. According to sixteenth-century evangelical reformers' theological positions outlined in their publications and reform-minded rulers' institutional efforts, monastic life in Protestant regions should have ended by the mid-sixteenth century. Instead, many convent congregations exhibiting elements of ... Read more

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Protestant nuns and mixed-confessional convents are an unexpected anomaly in early modern Germany. According to sixteenth-century evangelical reformers' theological positions outlined in their publications and reform-minded rulers' institutional efforts, monastic life in Protestant regions should have ended by the mid-sixteenth century. Instead, many convent congregations exhibiting elements of
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Holding Pattern

A Novel

by Jenny Xie ...

Narrated by Annie Q ...

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8 hours 13 min

**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, VOGUE, VULTURE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AND ELECTRIC LITERATUREA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE"Exquisite and wise." – New York Times“There is so much heart in these pages, so much wisdom on how we love. This book had me in its orbit, from beginning to end.” – Weike Wang, author of Joan is Okay**Kathleen Cheng has blown up her life. She’s gone ... Read more

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**NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, VOGUE, VULTURE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, AND ELECTRIC LITERATUREA NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE"Exquisite and wise." – New York Times“There is so much heart in these pages, so much wisdom on how we love. This book had me in its orbit, from beginning to end.” – Weike Wang, author of Joan is Okay**Kathleen Cheng has blown up her life. She’s gone
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Fireworks Every Night

A Novel

by Beth Raymer ...

Narrated by Rachel Jacobs ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

A young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite.“Marvelous . . . a hopelessly funny, rueful account of [a] hair-raising childhood . . . a true heroine for tough times.”—People (Book of the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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A young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this “riveting” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite.“Marvelous . . . a hopelessly funny, rueful account of [a] hair-raising childhood . . . a true heroine for tough times.”—People (Book of the
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Congratulations, The Best Is Over!

Essays

by R. Eric Thomas ...

Narrated by R. Eric Thomas ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Here for It returns with a collection of “funny and compulsively readable” (Vogue), “hilarious and incisive” (Time) essays about what happens after happily ever after.“How is it possible that I liked this book even more than his last one? Phenomenal.”—Jenny Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of Broken (in the best possible way)A ... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The beloved author of Here for It returns with a collection of “funny and compulsively readable” (Vogue), “hilarious and incisive” (Time) essays about what happens after happily ever after.“How is it possible that I liked this book even more than his last one? Phenomenal.”—Jenny Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of Broken (in the best possible way)A ...
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The Sunset Crowd

A Novel

by Karin Tanabe ...

Narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

Money and fame: in 1970s Los Angeles, everyone is fighting to reach the top, but very few have the talent, ambition, and luck to get there.Meet LA darling Evra Scott. The daughter of an Oscar-winning director and a Brazilian bombshell actress, Evra is the city’s reigning style queen. By day, she’s at the helm of Sunset on Sunset, the store beloved by Hollywood’s young and beautiful. By night, she ... Read more

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Money and fame: in 1970s Los Angeles, everyone is fighting to reach the top, but very few have the talent, ambition, and luck to get there.Meet LA darling Evra Scott. The daughter of an Oscar-winning director and a Brazilian bombshell actress, Evra is the city’s reigning style queen. By day, she’s at the helm of Sunset on Sunset, the store beloved by Hollywood’s young and beautiful. By night, she
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Social Engagement

A Novel

by Avery Carpenter Forrey ...

Narrated by Eileen Stevens ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

""If you’re looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one’s for you."" —theSkimm""Millennial wedding culture gets a much-needed skewering in this alternately light and biting novel."" — VogueA razor-sharp and darkly humorous debut novel exploring millennial wedding culture, class, and relationships, all filtered through the ever-present lens of social media.In an opulent honeymoon suit... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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""If you’re looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one’s for you."" —theSkimm""Millennial wedding culture gets a much-needed skewering in this alternately light and biting novel."" — VogueA razor-sharp and darkly humorous debut novel exploring millennial wedding culture, class, and relationships, all filtered through the ever-present lens of social media.In an opulent honeymoon suit...
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