The Tragedy of Almightiness

The Tragedy of Almightiness
Title The Tragedy of Almightiness PDF eBook
Author Sybe Schaap
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 340
Release 2016-01-06
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1498233058

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The Tragedy of Almightiness encircles the theme of human yearning for omnipotence, as expressed in religion and various ideologies. The central question revolves around the matter of what--in pursuing such an extreme power of the will--man seeks to achieve. While exploring the question, a thought-provoking link is made between religion and atheism; between the Biblical longing for God's promise and the Marxist appeal for man to realize that same promise. Omnipotence must vouch for the fulfilling of the promise, for justice and for man's dream of redemption. However that is not where it ends. The longing for salvation turns out to have a dangerous reverse side to it because it encourages a turning away from the actual world and the all-pervading evil. Omnipotence also facilitates the avenging of such evil. History has shown what this kind of yearning can lead to. The book demonstrates how modernity translates Biblical longings into ideologically justified revengefulness. The description of this process leads to a plea for renewed ethical purpose in life. It is a challenge that also extends to religion. Hence the reason that it is necessary to depart from the idea of omnipotence.

Tragedy and Biblical Narrative

Tragedy and Biblical Narrative
Title Tragedy and Biblical Narrative PDF eBook
Author J. Cheryl Exum
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 228
Release 1996-05-16
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780521565066

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Using insights about ancient and modern tragedy, this study offers challenging and provocative new readings of selected Biblical narratives: the story of Israel's first king, Saul, rejected for his disobedience to God and driven to madness; the story of Jephthah's sacrifice of his daughter in fulfillment of his vow to offer God a sacrifice in return for military victory; and the story of Israel's most famous king, David, whose tragedy lies in the burden of divine judgement that falls on his house as a consequence of his sins. The book discusses how these narratives handle such perennial tragic issues as guilt, suffering and evil.

Shadow of the Almighty

Shadow of the Almighty
Title Shadow of the Almighty PDF eBook
Author Elisabeth Elliot
Publisher Hendrickson Publishers
Pages 362
Release 2008
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1598562495

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"Shadow of the Almighty" is the bestselling account of the martyrdom of Jim Elliot and four other missionaries at the hands of the Huaorani Indians in Ecuador. "Elizabeth Elliot's account is more than inspirational reading, it belongs to the very heartbeat of evangelic witness"--"Christianity Today."

When God Weeps

When God Weeps
Title When God Weeps PDF eBook
Author Joni Eareckson Tada
Publisher Zondervan
Pages 260
Release 2000-09
Genre Religion
ISBN 0310238358

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A practical and deeply biblical investigation of the problem of pain and a hopeful portrait of a God who weeps with us.

Almighty Pretending System

Almighty Pretending System
Title Almighty Pretending System PDF eBook
Author Sheng HuaMiaoBi
Publisher Funstory
Pages 688
Release 2020-05-16
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1649206313

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The beautiful lady shouted angrily, "Zhou Xiaofei, are you going to die if you don't act tough?" Zhou Xiaofei said helplessly, "How did you know?" If I don't act tough, I really will die! " Zhou Xiaofei, who had suffered a car accident, was given a new lease on life after receiving a darn system that required acting tough to acquire all sorts of skills. From then on, Zhou Xiaofei was either pretending to be strong or he was pretending to be strong ...

Almighty Conceited Sovereign

Almighty Conceited Sovereign
Title Almighty Conceited Sovereign PDF eBook
Author Wu YueChuBa
Publisher Funstory
Pages 944
Release 2019-11-17
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1647592194

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Fang Shao Bai was betrayed by a slave and framed and dropped into the abyss. Everyone thought he was dead. He didn't except that he fell on a huge snowdrop.This is a magical snowdrop. Not only defeating two huge monsters easily for him, it but slao helped Fang Shaobai strengthen his physique, which greatly improved his cultivation. Thinking getting this snow lotus was lucky enough, he did not expect that there would be more amazing adventures waiting for him in the future ...☆About the Author☆On the eighth of May, a well-known online novelist, he has authored many novels, of which Almighty Conceited Sovereign has received more attention, and most readers have given this book a high score.

God Almighty Hisself

God Almighty Hisself
Title God Almighty Hisself PDF eBook
Author Mitchell Nathanson
Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 408
Release 2016-04
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0812248015

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Dick Allen is considered by some to be the best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame and by others to be the game's most destructive and divisive force—ever. God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen unveils the strange and maddening career of a man who fulfilled and frustrated expectations all at once.