Recovering the Lost Art of Reading: A Quest for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, Paperback - Leland Ryken

A Christian Perspective on the Joys of Reading Reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering us endless information with the tap of a fi...

Description"And God saw that it was good..."Look out over the world today, it seems a far cry from God's original declaration. Pain, conflict, and ...

Reducere. Most people are familiar with the classics of Western literature, but few have actually read them. Written to equip readers for a lifetime of learn...

Reducere. DescriptionThe arts--merely entertaining or indispensable? The arts belong to the Christian life. And in 'The Liberated Imagination, ' author Lelan...

DescriptionChristians throughout the ages have written poetry as a way to commune with and teach about God, communicating rich truths and enduring ...

Reducere. In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama,...

DescriptionIt's all but certain that the next fifty years will bring enormous, not to say cataclysmic, disruptions to our present way of life. Worl...

Reducere. No word in our language is more misunderstood than the word "heart.' And almost no word is more important, for it refers to what is at the very cen...

Reducere. "Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quot...

Reducere. This is a book for everyone. In using the metaphor comparing the raising of the seed of wheat with that of a baby, the importance of a nurturing en...

A strikingly original exploration of the profound impact of World War II on how we understand the art that survived itPublisher: Yale University Pr...

Reducere. More and more in our modern and postmodern culture the twin concepts of beauty and truth have been separated both from each other and from their in...

Reducere. What does it mean to say Yes to receiving-without guilt or shame? How many of us can say that we use our bodies to do this with sleep, rest, food, ...

Reducere. The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding...

Reducere. This revealing memoir from a 34-year veteran of the CIA who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11 provides...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Robert Sackville-WestNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 27Cover type:...

Why efforts to create a scientific basis of morality are doomed to fail

DescriptionWe treasure hymns for their messages of comfort or conviction, for their associations with beloved brothers and sisters or their connect...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the second of a projected six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature (the first volume being How Bible Stories Wor...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the witty senior editor of Jalopnik, Gizmodo Media's acclaimed website devoted to cars, technology, and more, comes a revealing, sa...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)Author(s): Sackville-West Robert Sackville-WestNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 234...

Reducere. Encourages Christian artists in the pursuit of their calling and provides artists and non-artists alike a short introduction to thinking Christianl...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Edmund (Lecturer in Classics, Durham University, UK) RichardsonNumber of pages: 352Publication da...

Reducere. In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most f...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Robert Sackville-WestNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 242 x 37Cover type:...

Activist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the nonprofit Lunch on Me, LaRayia Gaston offers inspiring and practical guidance for bringing kind...

Reducere. Peter A. Redpath, Ph.D., is retired Full Professor of Philosophy at St. John's University, New York, and author/editor/co-editor of seventeen philo...

Reducere. Ever wondered why supermarket potatoes are so bland and boring? In the Andes, where potatoes originate, there are thousands of varieties with brigh...

Reducere. Twentieth-century sleuthing methods are linked with the romance and mystery of the past in this true story of a treasure hunt that has yielded mill...

Publisher: Hal Leonard CorporationAuthor(s): Keith RosierNumber of pages: 80Publication date: 1997Dimensions: 301 x 229 x 8Cover type: BookRedescop...

Reducere. At the peak of his career and success, Ari Meisel nearly killed himself from exhaustion and overwork. He had to make a choice: he could let his "su...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)Author(s): Richardson Edmund RichardsonNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 232 x 31Cov...

Reducere. Current discussions about worship are often driven by pragmatics and personal preferences rather than by the teaching of Scripture. True worship, h...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a federal courtroom in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, Standing Bear, clan chief of the small and peaceful Ponca tribe, was in court demand...

When traditional Chinese parents attempted to bring up a family in Britain in the old ancestral tradition, the two worlds of East and West collide ...

Reducere. A practical guide to Dr. John Dee's angelic magic - Contains instructions for performing Enochian magic meditations - Examines John Dee's original ...

Reducere. AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Acclaimed journalist and author of The Dorito Effect delivers a groundbreaking, entertaining, and informative work that...