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February 2023

No masters but God

Portraits of anarcho-Judaism

by Hayyim Rothman

The forgotten legacy of religious Jewish anarchism, and the adventures and ideas of its key figures, finally comes to light in this book. Set in the decades surrounding both world wars, No masters but God identifies a loosely connected group of rabbis and traditionalist thinkers who explicitly appealed to anarchist ideas in articulating the meaning of the Torah, traditional practice, Jewish life and the mission of modern Jewry. Full of archival discoveries and first translations from Yiddish and Hebrew, it explores anarcho-Judaism in its variety through the works of Yaakov Meir Zalkind, Yitshak Nahman Steinberg, Yehudah Leyb Don-Yahiya, Avraham Yehudah Heyn, Natan Hofshi, Shmuel Alexandrov, Yehudah Ashlag and Aaron Shmuel Tamaret. With this ground-breaking account, Hayyim Rothman traces a complicated story about the modern entanglement of religion and anarchism, pacifism and Zionism, prophetic anti-authoritarianism and mystical antinomianism.

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March 2011

Man will geliebt sein

by Max Frisch, Margit Unser

Eifersucht als produktive Kraft? Und ob! Max Frisch weiß davon zu berichten, genauso wie von all den anderen Höhen und Tiefen, die Frau und Mann zu durchleben haben, wenn sie es miteinander versuchen. Ohneeinander geht es freilich auch nicht, denn es gilt ja doch für jeden: Man will geliebt sein. »Es ist bemerkenswert, daß wir gerade von dem Menschen, den wir lieben, am mindesten aussagen können, wie er sei. Wir lieben ihn einfach. Eben darin besteht ja die Liebe, das Wunderbare an der Liebe, daß sie uns in der Schwebe des Lebendigen hält, in der Bereitschaft, einem Menschen zu folgen in allen seinen möglichen Entfaltungen.«

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Humanities & Social Sciences

March 2017

The Arctic in the British imagination 1818–1914

by Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie, Rob David

The Arctic region has been the subject of much popular writing. This book considers nineteenth-century representations of the Arctic, and draws upon an extensive range of evidence that will allow the 'widest connections' to emerge from a 'cross-disciplinary analysis' using different methodologies and subject matter. It positions the Arctic alongside more thoroughly investigated theatres of Victorian enterprise. In the nineteenth century, most images were in the form of paintings, travel narratives, lectures given by the explorers themselves and photographs. The book explores key themes in Arctic images which impacted on subsequent representations through text, painting and photography. For much of the nineteenth century, national and regional geographical societies promoted exploration, and rewarded heroic endeavor. The book discusses images of the Arctic which originated in the activities of the geographical societies. The Times provided very low-key reporting of Arctic expeditions, as evidenced by its coverage of the missions of Sir John Franklin and James Clark Ross. However, the illustrated weekly became one of the main sources of popular representations of the Arctic. The book looks at the exhibitions of Arctic peoples, Arctic exploration and Arctic fauna in Britain. Late nineteenth-century exhibitions which featured the Arctic were essentially nostalgic in tone. The Golliwogg's Polar Adventures, published in 1900, drew on adult representations of the Arctic and will have confirmed and reinforced children's perceptions of the region. Text books, board games and novels helped to keep the subject alive among the young.

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Humanities & Social Sciences

February 2008

'Rendering to God and Caesar'

The Irish churches and the two states in Ireland, 1949–73

by Daithi Corrain

This book discusses the history of the Church of Ireland and the Catholic Church and their Episcopal leaders in the period from 1949 to 1973. It considers the opening years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and their impact on the main churches, and also the relationships between these churches and the two states in Ireland. It also looks at the development of inter-church relations and ecumenism, and offers a new perspective on North-South relations and the causes of religious division. Based on highly original and very comprehensive research, the book offers fascinating insights into the recent past of these key Irish institutions. It will be welcomed by students and teachers of twentieth century and contemporary Irish history, as well as those interested in the political landscape of Ireland today. ;

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Humanities & Social Sciences

September 2016

Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being

by Jonathan Smyth, Maire Cross

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May 2021

Creating God

by Robin Derricourt

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October 2022

Is God Democratic?

On the relationship between democracy and religion

by Otfried Höffe

How much religion can the secular state tolerate? And how much democracy can religion tolerate? Encounters between politics and religion carry a high potential for conflict. How can we handle this? The internationally renowned ethicist and philosopher Otfried Höffe explores these questions in depth in his essay, referring to ideas from antiquity to modernity as he does so. His knowledgeable and fascinating remarks are more relevant than ever in a time in which more and more political conflicts around the world are religiously charged.

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September 2009

Children of God

The Imago Dei in John Calvin and His Context

by Van Vliet, Jason

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Humanities & Social Sciences

June 2021

No masters but God

by Hayyim Rothman, Uri Gordon

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June 2011

Was will man mehr

by Rath, Hans

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March 2014

God around the clock

Die 24-Stunden-Bibel

by Dreyer, Martin

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April 2006

Ja, ich will!

by Hill, Melissa / Übersetzt von Pampus, Grace

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Humanities & Social Sciences

April 2009

Fighting like the Devil for the sake of God

by Mark Doyle, Rebecca Mortimer

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April 2009

Fighting like the Devil for the sake of God

by Mark Doyle

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Humanities & Social Sciences

December 2021

Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 97/2

by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr

The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects.

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April 2013

Men and Women in the Household of God

A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistles

by Zamfir, Korinna

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July 2021

The World of the North

Between Ragnarok and welfare utopia: A cultural-historical deconstruction

by Bernd Henningsen

— Analysis of how we view Europe's North and how this image emerged — An outsider's perspective on Nordic societies and their self image — Serves as an introduction into Northern European culture and society Our image of Northern Europe has been shaped by projections and desires in the long history of encounters: berserkers and war atrocities, bad weather, beautiful nature, stable political systems, social welfare, equality and prosperity, peacefulness, low corruption, hygge and Bullerby – all this is part of the Nordic narrative. But what about the religious, linguistic and ethnic homogeneity, what about the muchvaunted Nordic cooperation? How do politics "work" in the North? Why are Northern Europeans the happiest people?

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October 2018

Driven by God

Active Justification and Definitive Sanctification in the Soteriology of Bavinck, Comrie, Witsius, and Kuyper

by Jae-Eun Park

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February 1979

Ich will auch Geschwister haben

by Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland, Thyra Dohrenburg

In Astrid Lindgrens herzerwärmender Geschichte "Ich will auch Geschwister haben" sehnt sich Peter nach einem Geschwisterchen, inspiriert von den Erlebnissen seines Freundes Jan. Doch als sein Wunsch mit der Geburt seiner kleinen Schwester Lena in Erfüllung geht, findet er sich in einem emotionalen Wirrwarr wieder. Anfangs begeistert, kämpft Peter bald mit Eifersucht und dem Gefühl, von seinen Eltern weniger geliebt zu werden. Die Erzählung nimmt die Leser mit auf Peters Reise durch die Höhen und Tiefen des Geschwisterdaseins, seine Streiche, um Aufmerksamkeit zu erlangen, und sein Ringen mit der neuen Familienkonstellation. Lindgren gelingt es meisterhaft, die innere Welt eines Kindes, das sich plötzlich geteilter elterlicher Liebe gegenübersieht, einzufangen und bietet eine tiefgründige, zugleich humorvolle Reflexion über Familie, Liebe und das Großwerden. Emotionale Tiefe: Lindgrens unvergleichliches Talent, kindliche Gefühlswelten authentisch darzustellen, macht dieses Buch zu einem wertvollen Lesestoff für junge Familien. Wichtige Themen: Behandelt Themen wie Eifersucht, Familienzusammenhalt und die Anpassung an Veränderungen im Familienleben auf kindgerechte Weise. Für Vor- und Selbstleser geeignet: Einfühlsame und lebensnahe Erzählweise, die sowohl zum Vorlesen für jüngere Kinder als auch als Lektüre für Erstleser dient. Regt zum Gespräch an: Bietet zahlreiche Anknüpfungspunkte für Gespräche zwischen Eltern und Kindern über Gefühle und Veränderungen in der Familie. Klassische Illustrationen: Die Illustrationen von Ilon Wikland ergänzen die Geschichte perfekt und verleihen ihr zusätzliche Wärme und Charme. Zeitloses Lindgren-Werk: Wie alle Geschichten von Astrid Lindgren bleibt auch diese Erzählung ein zeitloser Klassiker, der Generationen von Kindern und Eltern anspricht. Perfektes Geschenk: Ideal als Geschenk für Familien, die Zuwachs erwarten oder bereits erlebt haben, und als Hilfsmittel, um ältere Geschwister auf das neue Familienmitglied vorzubereiten.

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Children's & YA

August 2013

Pixie Pinker oder Wie man kriegt, was man will

by Alexander, Jenny / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Zabini, Eleni

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Portraits of anarcho-Judaism

by Hayyim Rothman

by Max Frisch, Margit Unser

by Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie, Rob David

The Irish churches and the two states in Ireland, 1949–73

by Daithi Corrain

by Jonathan Smyth, Maire Cross

by Robin Derricourt

On the relationship between democracy and religion

by Otfried Höffe

The Imago Dei in John Calvin and His Context

by Van Vliet, Jason

by Hayyim Rothman, Uri Gordon

by Rath, Hans

Die 24-Stunden-Bibel

by Dreyer, Martin

by Hill, Melissa / Übersetzt von Pampus, Grace

by Mark Doyle, Rebecca Mortimer

by Mark Doyle

by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr

A Contextual Approach to Roles and Ministries in the Pastoral Epistles

by Zamfir, Korinna

Between Ragnarok and welfare utopia: A cultural-historical deconstruction

by Bernd Henningsen

Active Justification and Definitive Sanctification in the Soteriology of Bavinck, Comrie, Witsius, and Kuyper

by Jae-Eun Park

by Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland, Thyra Dohrenburg

by Alexander, Jenny / Englisch Weingran, Katrin; Illustriert von Zabini, Eleni

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