In the opulent world of Napoleon's court, Isabelle de Montclair, a young lady-in-waiting, finds herself torn between two men who represent opposing worlds. Gabriel Laurent, a passionate revolutionary, opens her eyes to a vision of justice and equality, while the charming aristocrat Alexandre de Rochefort offers stability and influence within the court. As whispers of rebellion grow louder and the delicate balance of power shifts, Isabelle must navigate a dangerous game of love and loyalty. With the fate of her heart and the future of France hanging in the balance, Isabelle embarks on a journey of self-discovery and courage. "Love and Justice Entwined" is a captivating tale of passion, intrigue, and the pursuit of destiny. Versailles, historical romance, love triangle, Napoleon's court, revolutionary, aristocrat, political intrigue, forbidden love, courtly drama, destiny

"Hearts Entwined" is a gripping tale of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of a clandestine world. Mark and Sarah, driven by a shared desire for justice, uncover a web of deceit woven by an enigmatic organization known as The Veil. As they delve deeper into its secrets, they discover shocking truths that threaten to unravel their lives and everything they hold dear. Racing against time and pursued by relentless adversaries, they must navigate a treacherous path of danger and deception. With courage and determination, they embark on a quest for truth, where each revelation brings them closer to the heart of darkness. In a world where loyalties are tested and alliances forged in shadows, Mark and Sarah must confront their own fears and confront the ultimate question: how far are they willing to go for love and justice

Operating on the premise that our failure to recognize our interconnected relationship to the rest of the cosmos is the origin of planetary peril, this volume presents academic, activist, and artistic perspectives on how to inspire reflection and motivate action in order to construct alternative frameworks and establish novel solidarities for the sake of our planetary home. The selections in this volume explore ecologies of interdependence as a frame for religious, theological, and philosophical analysis and practice. Contributors examine questions of justice, climate change, race, class, gender, and coloniality and discuss alternative ways of engaging the world in all its biodiversity. Each essay, poem, reflection, and piece of art contributes to and reflects upon how to live out entangled differences toward positive global change. Constructive and practical, global and local, communal and personal, Ecological Solidarities is an innovative contribution to the discourses on relational and liberative thought and practice in religion, philosophy, and theology. It will be welcomed by scholars of World Christianity and theology as well as seminary students, activists, and laity interested in issues of justice and ecology.

The remarkable story of “outsider” artist Judith Scott, who was institutionalized for more than thirty years before being reunited with her sister From birth, fraternal twins Judith and Joyce Scott lived as if they were one person in two bodies, understanding instinctively what the other wanted and felt, despite the fact that Judy had Down syndrome, profound deafness, and never learned to speak or sign. But this idyllic childhood of color, texture, and feeling ended abruptly when, at age seven, Judy was taken from their shared bed while Joyce slept, not knowing that the wholeness they had known was being shattered. For the next three decades, Joyce is left without her other half and must grieve unexpected loss while navigating her relationship with an emotionally distant mother—alone. Even so, her life parallels her twin’s in surprising ways. While in college, Joyce too is sent away, pressured to relinquish the secret daughter she bore in hiding to adoption. Decades later, Joyce resolves to reunite with her sister and fill their remaining years with joy. After overcoming legal hurdles to become Judy’s legal guardian, she enrolls her in an art center for adults with disabilities in Oakland, California. Judy is hesitant at first, but after two years of uninterested painting and drawing, her untapped creativity suddenly ignites when she is introduced to fiber art, and she begins carefully and intentionally winding yarn and other materials around combinations of found objects. With unflagging intensity, Judy works five days a week for the next eighteen years, producing more than two-hundred astoundingly diverse fiber sculptures. Unconcerned with her growing fame, she remains fully immersed in her artistic vision until her death in 2005. Today, Judith Scott’s work is displayed in museums and galleries around the world, in some of the most prestigious collections of contemporary art. Entwined is a penetrating personal narrative that explores a complex world of disability, loss, reunion, and the resiliency of the human spirit. Part memoir, part biography, Entwined is a poignant and astonishing story about sisters finding their voices in each other’s love and through art.

"Hearts Entwined" is a suspenseful tale of love, mystery, and courage. Emma and Alex's lives are forever changed when a dangerous organization from Alex's past threatens their love. As they face betrayal, dark secrets, and unyielding shadows, they must navigate a treacherous journey to unravel the truth. Alongside enigmatic ally Adrian and a secret resistance group, they must confront the organization's malevolence and find redemption in a heart-pounding battle for justice. Their hearts become their shield, love their strength, and unity their beacon as they stand together to defy the darkness and uncover the power of love's resilience.

Historian and theologian Justo González presents the beloved Gospel of Luke, who heralds Jesus' birth as "good news of great joy for all the people" (Luke 2:10). González guides us and challenges us to ask, "What is the meaning of this text for us today?" The result is an engaging and important theological discussion of Luke's Gospel and its relation to the life and proclamation of the church and its members.

Love, Justice, and Education by William H. Schubert brings to life key ideas in the work of John Dewey and their relevance for the world today. He does this by imagining continuation of a highly evocative article that Dewey published in the New York Times in 1933. Dewey wrote from the posture of having visited Utopia. Schubert begins each of thirty short chapters with a phrase or sentence from Dewey's article, in response to which a continuous flow of Utopians consider what is necessary for educational and social reform among Earthlings. Schubert encourages the Utopians, who have studied Earthling practices and literatures, to recommend from their experience what Earthlings need for educational and social reform and how they can address obstacles to that reform. The Utopians speak to myriad implications of Dewey's report by drawing upon a wide range of philosophical, literary, and educational ideas - including many of Dewey's other writings. Their central message is that loving relationships and empathic dedication to social justice are necessary for educational reform that responds wholeheartedly to learner needs and interests. True to Dewey's original position, such education must be built upon social reform that works to overcome acquisitive society based on greed: the principal impediment to realizing human potential, democratic society, and educational relationships that enhance it. To overcome the debilitating acquisitiveness that plagues Earth is the challenge for educators and all human beings who seek to involve the young in composing their lives and cultivating a world of integrity, beauty, justice, love, and continuously evolving capacities of humanity.