From Blessing to Violence

From Blessing to Violence
Title From Blessing to Violence PDF eBook
Author Maurice Bloch
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 230
Release 1986-04-30
Genre History
ISBN 9780521314046

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This detailed description and analysis of Madagascar's Merina tribe and its ancient circumcision ritual is significant as a basis for the analysis of anthropological theories of ritual in general.

From Violence to Blessing

From Violence to Blessing
Title From Violence to Blessing PDF eBook
Author Vernon Neufeld Redekop
Publisher Virago Press
Pages 408
Release 2002-01
Genre Conflict management
ISBN 9782895073093

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"One of Canada's foremost leaders in conflict resolution writes about his personal experiences of infamous, long-standing conflicts in South Africa, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and elsewhere. He argues that we must understand human violence if we are to keep human civilization alive. From such understanding, he is able to show how deep-rooted conflict can slowly be transformed into peace and reconciliation. Anyone who cares about violence in this world should feel that this book is for them."

Violence

Violence
Title Violence PDF eBook
Author Slavoj Zizek
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 271
Release 2008-07-22
Genre History
ISBN 0312427182

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Philosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in the world.

The Blessing Next to the Wound

The Blessing Next to the Wound
Title The Blessing Next to the Wound PDF eBook
Author Hector Aristizabal
Publisher Lantern Books
Pages 269
Release 2010-09-08
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1590562445

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The story of a torture survivor from Colombia who has dedicated his life to healing the pains of others. Shockingly honest, heartbreaking, and vibrantly told, The Blessing Next to the Wound is a passionate and evocative memoir that, amid enormous suffering and loss, is a full-throated affirmation of life.

Divine Presence Amid Violence

Divine Presence Amid Violence
Title Divine Presence Amid Violence PDF eBook
Author Walter Brueggemann
Publisher Authentic
Pages 96
Release 2020-08-21
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781842276600

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"To pursue the matter of "revelation in context," I will address an exceedingly difficult text in the Old Testament, Joshua 11. The reason for taking up this text is to deal with the often asked and troublesome question: What shall we do with all the violence and bloody war that is done in the Old Testament in the name of Yahweh? The question reflects a sense that these texts of violence are at least an embarrassment, are morally repulsive, and are theologically problematic in the Bible, not because they are violent, but because this is violence either in the name of or at the hand of Yahweh." -from chapter 2

Prey Into Hunter

Prey Into Hunter
Title Prey Into Hunter PDF eBook
Author Maurice Bloch
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 136
Release 1992
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780521423120

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In this book Maurice Bloch synthesises a radical theory of religion.

The Blessings

The Blessings
Title The Blessings PDF eBook
Author Elise Juska
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Pages 228
Release 2014-05-06
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1455574015

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"Bursting with wise observations." -- J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements and Maine "Gleams like a jewel." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Stunning. . . Unique and unforgettable." -- Glamour Hailed as one of the best books of 2014 by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Elise Juska's The Blessings is a moving novel about a tight-knit Irish Catholic clan over the course of twenty years. The Blessings rally around one another in times of celebration and those of sorrow, coming together for departures and arrivals, while its members harbor private struggles and moments of personal joy. College student Abby ponders homesickness in her first semester away from her Philadelphia home, while her cousin Stephen commits a petty act of violence that takes a surprising turn, and their aunt Lauren faces a crisis in her storybook marriage she could never have foreseen. Through the lens of one unforgettable family, this beautifully moving novel explores how our families define us and how we shape them in return.