From the Franz Kafka Prize–winning author of Lenin’s Kiss, a “stupendous and unforgettable” novel of Mao’s China (The Times, London). In the ninety-ninth district of a re-education compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen their loyalty to Communist ideologies. Here, the Musician and her lover, the Scholar, along with the Author and the Theologian, are subjected to grinding physical labor. They are also encouraged to inform on each other’s dissident behavior—for the prize of a chance at freedom. Their preadolescent supervisor, the Child, delights in reward systems and excessive punishments. But when agricultural and industrial production quotas are raised to an unattainable level, the ninety-ninth district dissolves into lawlessness. As inclement weather and famine set in, the people are abandoned by the regime and left alone to survive. Set inside a labor camp during Mao’s Great Leap Forward, Booklist calls The Four Books a “rich and complex novel,” from “China’s most heralded and censored modern writer” (The South China Morning Post).

With a diverse list of contributors, this volume seeks to discuss in depth some of the key issues that migration poses to World Christianity in the fields of constructive theology, ethics, spirituality, mission, ministry, inculturation, interreligious dialogue, and theological education.

"Volume 11 in the sixteen-volume Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works English Edition, Ecumenical, Academic, and Pastoral Work: 1931-1932, provides a comprehensive translation of Bonhoeffer's important writings from 1931 to 1932, with extensive commentary about their historical context and theological significance. This volume covers the significant period of Bonhoeffer's entry into the international ecumenical world and the final months before the beginning of the National Socialist dictatorship. It begins with Bonhoeffer's return to Berlin in June 1931 after his year of study in the United States. In the crucial period that followed, Bonhoeffer continued his preparations for the ministry, began teaching at Berlin University, and became active at international ecumenical meetings. His letters and lectures, however, also document the economic and political turbulence on the European and world stage, and Bonhoeffer directly addresses the growing threat of the Nazi movement and what it portends not only for Germany, but for the world. Several of the documents in this volume, particularly the student notes of his university lecture on "The Nature of the Church" and his lectures on Christian ethics, give important insights into his theology at this point. His ecumenical lectures and reports are significant documents for understanding the ecumenical debates of this period"--Publisher description.

The Lord reaches out to Bella Louise Allen in 2006. Jesus Christ comes to her to prepare her for her near-death experience six years later. Bella records the messages, visions and her experiences since that fateful day. She walked the halls of her local mental facility and finds the Lord standing, waiting for her to open her heart to Him. After her near-death experience in 2012 Jesus Christ takes over her every thought and every desire to live life. The Lord asks her one simple question and she follows His direction. Bella Louise records all that He brings to her. She conveys the messages and warnings brought forward to her since her awakening and tries to open many doors to get the messages of deep sadness to the children of the world. Book of Dreams; will highlight the tragic events that took place in the year ending 2020-2021. The year of the horrible pandemic, history in the making. The angels surround and push her on with lessons in love from the other side. Science behind the physical body taught and understood and Bella shares some self-help techniques that helped her on her own ‘spiritual emergence’. Bella was shown many things by the Lord, since 2015. The dim future was only one vision shared with her on her daily walks with Christ. Warnings and messages shared with her through her dreams by the creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. He reaches out to us all and she tries to get messages of hope, love and the promise of a better tomorrow written for the world to see. Bella Louise Allen wishes to share; “none of us walk alone” and “angels do walk among us. “There is hope for a brighter tomorrow if we love one another”. “Unity of a nation and a world will be important over the next few years, in order to bring the light back into this world”. This book is one in a series of thirty-three books written. Highlighting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the worlds tragic loses in the year 2020-2021. Jesus Christ calls out to all God’s children as Bella Louise Allen records His Truths and the love God has for all humanity.

In the past one hundred years alone, more than 200 million people have been killed as a consequence of systematic repression, political revolutions, or ethnic or religious war. The legacy of such violence lingers long after the immediate conflict. Drawing on the author’s experiences of his native El Salvador, Liberation through Reconciliation builds on Jon Sobrino’s thought to construct a Christian spirituality and theology of reconciliation that overcomes conflict by attending to the demands of truth, justice, and forgiveness.

Glimpses of Canaan Land is a compilation of different topics that should be of great interest to Christians and non-Christians alike. With heartfelt passion, spiritual understanding and a well-grounded knowledge of Scripture, the author offers these writings to those who want to know more about the fundamentals. Composed in an easy to read style, yet with depth and unique biblical discernment, Glimpses of Canaan Land would be a marvelous devotional tool or compelling Bible study for individual or group study. Subject matter has a wide range. A few of the chapter topics are: Heavenly Scenes; The Approaching Voyage; Kadesh-Barnea; James the Just; The Land Called Moriah; Age of Laodicea; and the awe-inspiring Trilogy of Love. You will want to return often to Glimpses of Canaan Land for a new and refreshing infusion of biblical inspiration. Remember, as Christians, each of us should be on a personal quest to learn more about Gods Holy Word.