In God's Empire, Hilary M. Carey charts Britain's nineteenth-century transformation from Protestant nation to free Christian empire through the history of the colonial missionary movement. This wide-ranging reassessment of the religious character of the second British empire provides a clear account of the promotional strategies of the major churches and church parties which worked to plant settler Christianity in British domains. Based on extensive use of original archival and rare published sources, the author explores major debates such as the relationship between religion and colonization, church-state relations, Irish Catholics in the empire, the impact of the Scottish Disruption on colonial Presbyterianism, competition between Evangelicals and other Anglicans in the colonies, and between British and American strands of Methodism in British North America.

"Human flight is not a simple matter of science and technology. It is a continuing epic of dreams and obsession, of yearning and striving to harness the intellect in the service of the emotions." In Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flight, Bayla Singer offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flying. Rather than merely tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright Brothers, Bayla Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture, and technology on the age-old quest to fly. This enlightening study begins with the deities and other denizens of the heavens that humanity has created in its religion, literature, and art. At first a monopoly of the gods, flight came to interest humanity as a way to free itself from the physical and intellectual bonds of the earth. The myth of flight eventually gives way to the pursuit of actual flight. Singer shows in compelling detail the many flying machines that have been created, including balloons, gliders, and kites. The accomplishment of the Wright Brothers and our successful trips into space are merely stops on a continuing journey, as our ancient dream of flight continues to push us to new and loftier places. Filled with compelling stories and detailed illustrations, this book provides absorbing reading for aviation experts, those fascinated with the intimate relationship between technology and culture, and all of us who have even a passing interest in flying.

The Centennial 2029 Summary The Centennial 2029 is an eccentric novel that will capture the hearts of the family, the clergy, and followers of the scriptures. It is a diverse and challenging absorption of prophecy that will cause any group of people to measure their course as God intended verse what the world has established. This work is a spiritual journey, an excellent script of family honesty, has a biblical and historical outlook, and is extremely romantic. About the Author Larry Allen Smoot Jr. Larry was born and reared in Cleveland, OH to Larry Sr. and Lenora Smoot. He completed his elementary and high school education in Ohio and Wisconsin. Larry continued and achieved higher education in Accounting from Purdue University, where he also pledged as a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He has a heart of compassion for a healthy family unit, and is the proud father of three beautiful children who are the central characters of his script.

This is a book about the grace of God and His singular purpose for everyone's life. Using his life as an example, the author signals how we are born into certain families, have certain unique talents, have various life experiences, learn important life lessons, get off track and have to be bounced around a bit, and perhaps have to hit a horrible bottom before we surrender to this ordained purpose from our Creator. The book is colorful, fast moving, and covers a multitude of areas including alcoholism, the 12 step program, psychology and the field of mental health, theology, New Age journeys, custody battles, male-female relations, many travel and adventure experiences, and various other topics as sampled by the author. Mostly, the book is about the futility of our personal resources in serving our God ordained purpose without a surrender to this power greater than ourselves and the grace that follows.

Excerpt from God's Centennial: 1776, 1876, 1976 Now, when one hundred years have elapsed, since she was born in doubt and darkness and baptized in blood, she stands forth the mightiest amongst the mighty. Her centennial rejoicings afford topics of interest to the inhabitants of every clime and realm. As Americans we feel proud of our heaven-blessed land, we rej cice in her prosperity, we hail with ven cration her stars and stripes that proudly float in every breeze, we rejoice that our eagle's dusky pin ions are revered and honored the wide world over, and are to the oppressed of every land a symbol of hope and joy. Wonderful are the ways of Provi dence, and wonderful indeed are the steps by which Columbia, beneath His guardianship, has been led to power, Opulence and honor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.