books by Alan Jacobs     books:     Alan Jacobs      Original Sin HarperCollins e-books, 2008 Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessary one. As G. K. Chesterton explains, "Only with original sin can we at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." Do we arrive in this world predisposed to evil? St. Augustine passionately argued that we ...             The Essential Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas & the Gospel of Mary Alan Jacobs Watkins, 2006 The Gnostics were early Christians whose beliefs and practices put them at odds with the orthodox Church; indeed, the Church considered Gnostics to be heretics and made a concerted effort to destroy their writings. However, in 1945, a remarkable discovery was made in Nag Hamadi, in the Egyptian desert: a jar containing 13 papyrus documents, dating ...             The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis (Plus) Alan Jacobs HarperOne, 2008 Narnia for all There are many books about magic worlds, some even excellent. I love the works of E Nesbit, Edward Eager, J. K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien and others, and enjoy rereading them from time to time. It's very pleasant to hang out with old friends and reground for an hour or ...             The Blackwell Reader in Judaism (Blackwell Readings in Religion) Wiley-Blackwell, 2001 Very highly recommended, scholarly, and "reader friendly" In The Blackwell Reader In Judaism, Jacob Neusner (Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College) and Alan J. Avery-Peck (Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies at The College of the Holy Cross) effective collaborate to provide readers with a clear, ...             The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius Alan Jacobs O Books, 2004 Aphorisms for every day living It is said that the collected sayings of Marcus Aurelius are the best treatise on practical philosophy ever written. Living in Rome at a time when Stoicism and the legacy of Socrates' wisdom were resounding through the marketplace and Senate, Emperor Marcus Aurelius ...             Looking Before and After: Testimony and the Christian Life (Stob Lectures 2006) alan Jacobs Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008             Original Sin: A Cultural History Alan Jacobs HarperOne, 2008 an act of intellectual courage Three out of the five blurbs on the back cover of Original Sin manage to import some wariness over the book's content into their glowing recommendation of the book's execution. Ron Hansen acknowledges that the "even-tempered" Jacobs gives "even the most disagreeable ...             The Principal Upanishads: The Essential Philosophical Foundation of Hinduism (Sacred Wisdom) Watkins, 2007 A Very Good Selection, Handsomely Presented After searching long and hard for a quality edition of the Upanishads, I found this little abridgement to be the best of its kind. The ten texts that make up this selection, are, as advertised, the most consequential for Hindu philosophy, and the hardcover volume ...             Thank God For These Guys: Chicago's Firemen on the Job M.T. Publishing Company, Inc., 2007 This book is about firemen doing their work. It is not a book exclusively for firemen, men and women, at least not directly. It is a book about them, their work and how they do it, their tradition and dedication. It is for all of us who didn't know what they do. It is for all the fascinated people to whom the author has shown these photos who ...             The Wisdom of Balsekar: The Essence of Enlightenment from the World's Leading Teacher of Advaita: The Concept ... Ramesh S. Balsekar Watkins, 2004 Timeless Wisdom In the manner of Shankara, who codified the Upanishads, and in more recent times, David Godman, who has anthologised the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Alan Jacobs has produced an essential guide to the principal teachings of Ramesh Balsekar, one of the world's leading ...             Must Christianity Be Violent?: Reflections on History, Practice, and Theology Brazos Press, 2003 Excellent Discussions of Christians and Violence This timely and helpful work is the result of a conference at Wheaton College (Illinois) in 2000. The goal was to investigate and apply the Christian ethic of peace and how it has been compromised by believers over the centuries. The triadic focus of the book allows ...             The Bhagavad Gita (The Divine Conversations) Alan Jacobs O Books, 2004 Sipping as a humble bumble bee . . . Despite the fact that there are now 279 English translations of the 'Bhagavad Gita' in existence, Alan Jacob's own recently pubished edition is one of the most beautiful. A transcreation rather than a translation, the author has endeavoured to preserve the essence of ...             Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty Watkins, 2006 Rich and expansive This collection lives up to the title, providing a rich and expansive corpus of poems that leads one on a journey of discovery -- through the eyes of poets across the ages and continents -- of that which resonates across time and space at the core of all human spirits. ...             Judaism in Late Antiquity: Where We Stand : Issues and Debates in Ancient Judaism (Handbook of Oriental ... Brill Academic Publishers, 1998             A Theology Of Reading: The Hermeneutics Of Love Alan Jacobs Westview Press, 2001 Simply Outstanding! This is a damn fine book! Dr. Jacobs writes from a vast reservoir of subject-knowledge--from Aristotelian ethics through Augustinian theology, Dickensian sentimentalism to Bakhtinian hermeneutics--and takes us into an extended meditation as to what truly charitable ...          products you might be interested in search for books christianity, conversations, enlightenment, hermeneutics, orientalistik, philosophical      toavi.com    web we recommend Aphorisms for every day living randomly chosen electronics: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 -Slate