This book won both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award. It is the story of seven men -- a naturalist, a writer, a lover, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier and a politician -- who at the age of 42 became the youngest President in history. View More...
Some pencil markings. 2 X 2 logo i.d. affixed inside front cover, "The Library of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Phila. PA 1908." View More...
These are the chapters on the 20th Century from Zinn's "A People's History of the United States," with a new chapter on the Carter & Reagan presidencies. View More...
Persona originally appeared in 1966. Black & white, 82 minutes. Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson & Gunnar Bjornstrand. Photographed by Sven Nykvist. Written & Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Swedish dialog with English subtitles. View More...
During the years of military rule in Argentina (1976-1983), thousands of people disappeared without trace. As repression intensified, the mothers of the disappeared took to the streets in protest. The author worked closely with these mothers, and compiled a portrait of Argentina in all its complexity, conflict and human tragedy.
Some yellow highlighting and pen underlining. View More...
Stars John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Gillian Lind, Tim Brooke-Taylor. A series of vignettes in which people become increasingly irritated by the subtle tactics of the irritator. View More...
In 1980, this was a ground-breaking study that showed from the NT that Christ, not Moses, was the spring board for all that believers do. Everything flows out of union with Christ and love to Him, not out of Law. And not just any love, but the love He displayed on the awful cross. This article has a lengthy historical section in which the major Christian ethical traditions are examined in light of Christ's revelation. View More...
The author looks at the historical development of the movement started by Thomas Campbell (aka Church of Christ) in light of his own journey, finding parallels and contrasts. While the author's heart has certainly matured since he wrote this in 1986, it continues to represent some key burdens he carries for life in the body of Christ. View More...
An excellent overview of the 16th Century Anabaptist movement. 1)Excerpts from The History of the Baptizers' Movement, Eberhard Arnold 2) The Anabaptists of the 16th Century, Ernest A. Payne 3) Conrad Grebel: The Founder of the Swiss Brethren, James M. Shantz 4) The Heremeneutics of Anabaptist Thought, H. Carl Shank 5) What Can We Learn from Reformation History? Jon Zens View More...
Princeton Seminary Pamphlets, Number One. Lists books helpful in the study of The Whole Bible, Hermeneutics, Archaeology, the O.T., the N.T., Linguistic Aids to Exegesis. View More...
Sparce pencil marks on a few pages; yellow highlighting on p.111; pp.111-114 a bit loose. The tale of the author as a theological witness for the ACLU at the 1981 Creationist trial in Little Rock, AR. View More...
This book covers the lives of a Native American woman, Ignon Ouaconisen (1700-1751), who traveled with the adventurer Etienne de Bourgmont (and bore his child), pioneer Olive Boone (1783-1858) who was married to Daniel Boone's brother and raised 14 children, Martha Janes Chisley (1833-1911), the mother of the first nationally known African American priest, and Nell Donnelly (1889-1991) who was a pioneering business woman who founded a successful dress company. View More...
Underscoring on about 25pp. 2nd edition, revised with the collaboration of Joel Colton. 20 chapters and 2 appendices, including The rise of Europe, The revolution in the Christiabn church 1300-1560, The wars of religion 1560-1648, The struggle for wealth and empire, European civilization 1871-1914, The 1st World War, The 2nd WW and its aftermath, etc. View More...
Has 10 studies of women in the Bible, followed by "Thoughts for discussion & Bible readings." Some marginal markings on pp.62-63. Some underscoring on pp.44-45, 56-57. View More...
