The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel assigned for each Sunday in Cycle A of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean, cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests a cross-cultural comparison with contemporary western culture. With this background information, readers can make more fitting applications of Scripture to modern life.
My Pants Are Haunted
They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem.
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Political Economy and Statesmanship: Smith, Hamilton, and the Foundation of the Commercial Republic by Peter McNamara, ISBN 0875802281
Contrasting Smith and Hamilton on the foundation of the commercial republic, McNamara investigates a crucial juncture in the history of political thought. His comparison suggests the need for social scientists to rethink the way they seek to guide politics.
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South Coast New Guinea Cultures: History, Comparison, Dialectic
South coast New Guinea has long been a focus of ethnographic attention, with its varied cultures, its reputation for flamboyant sexual practices, and its traditions of headhunting. Dr. Knauft examines previous ethnographic material to reanalyze the region's seven major language-culture areas, covering a range of topics including sexuality, social inequality, the status of women, religion, politics and violence. Ethnographically rich and theoretically sophisticated, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in Melanesia, and should be read by anyone concerned with the problems of cultural comparison.
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Working with Routers
"Working with Routers shows how to get the best from the most versatile tool in the shop--making moldings and edge treatments, cutting joinery, milling wood and a host of other practical shop applications. the book also shows how to save time by using templates to make the same parts consistently.
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Uno, Dos, Tres, One, Two, Three by Pat Mora, ISBN 0395672945
Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop buying birthday presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish.
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Primetime Politics: The Truth about Conservative Lies, Corporate Control, and Television Culture
In this insightful new book, media critic Philip Green explores the true nature of television and the effect this TV addiction has on American democracy. He argues that mainstream shows are little more than extended commercials, dominated by advertising interests and designed to be as habit-forming as possible. Programming is controlled by conglomerates afraid of losing market share or upsetting advertisers, leading to television news, dramas, and sitcoms that uphold conservative values at the expense...
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George Benson (Guitar) - Best Of George Benson (CBS)
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