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Delivering the People’s Message The Changing Politics of the Presidential Mandate


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English | 2014 | ISBN: 0801452244 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.5 mb
Presidents have long invoked electoral mandates to justify the use of executive power. In Delivering the People’s Message, Julia R. Azari draws on an original dataset of more than 1,500 presidential communications, as well as primary documents from six presidential libraries, to systematically examine choices made by presidents ranging from Herbert Hoover in 1928 to Barack Obama during his 2008 election. Azari argues that Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 marked a shift from the modern presidency formed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to what she identifies as a more partisan era for the presidency. This partisan model is a form of governance in which the president appears to require a popular mandate in order to manage unruly and deeply contrary elements within his own party and succeed in the face of staunch resistance from the opposition party.

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The Greatest Prayer Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer


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English | ISBN: 0061875686 | 2011 | 208 pages | PDF | 46 MB
In The Greatest Prayer, foremost historical Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan, bestselling author of Historical Jesus and Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography,intimately explores the revolutionary meaning of the cornerstone of Christian faith: The Lord’s Prayer.

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Medium or Message Language and Faith in Ethnic Churches


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English | 2004 | pages: 231 | ISBN: 1853597236, 1853597368 | PDF | 0,8 mb
What is the role of language in ethnic churches? This new and much needed account of the Australian experience examines the issues faced by sixteen congregations, together representing different periods of Australia’s migration history, as well as different languages, cultural backgrounds and Christian denominations. Drawing on the rich data provided by the study, the concept of "language-religion ideology" is developed to describe the nature of the relationship between language and religion which is exhibited by a denomination, with far-reaching implications for multilingual and multicultural societies.

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Truth Revealed The Message of the Gospel of John-Then and Now


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English | 2014 | ISBN: 1498202209 | EPUB | pages: 316 | 1.3 mb
If the New Testament represents the crown jewels of Christianity, the Gospel of John is its "pearl of great price" the most beloved, most read, most quoted, most distinctive, most memorable, most debated book in its canon. Truth Revealed is ideal for individual and group study. It divides the Gospel of John into twelve units, providing helpful introductory features, summaries, learning objectives, and questions for each unit, and concludes by offering perspective on a specific topic that arises as one follows the narrative, always with an eye on the big picture, namely, guidance for daily living. Few sayings attributed to Jesus are better known or more widely quoted than the words "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32). At his trial before Pilate, Jesus declared that his purpose in life was to witness to the truth. Pilate responds with the Gospel’s most memorable question: What is truth? The answer is explored in Truth Revealed, a commentary that provides literary, theological, historical, and textual guidelines for understanding the message of this ancient work in a way that is accessible and applicable to twenty-first century readers.

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The Message of Psalms 73-150 Songs for the People of God (Bible Speaks Today Series)


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English | 2001 | ISBN: 0830812458 | PDF | pages: 296 | 46.6 mb
The book of Psalms is a favorite of Christians, even though we frequently read it in portions and pieces, hopscotching through the familiar and avoiding the odd, the unpleasant and the difficult. But though the individual psalms arose from an assortment of times, experiences and settings, the book is composed in a deliberate pattern, not as a random anthology. The meaning of the Psalms is discovered in this pattern and order.

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The Message of 2 Corinthians (The Bible Speaks Today Series)


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English | 2020 | ISBN: 083081521X | PDF | pages: 208 | 3.5 mb
The letter of 2 Corinthians reveals a powerful debate between the apostle Paul and a shadowy group of opponents, along with the local church members who supported them. Paul records a range of emotional extremes as he defends his doctrine, ministry, and character to this beloved yet troublesome congregation. In his response to the conflict, Paul develops a momentous theological message: God’s power is at work in human beings, not in their power but in their weakness.

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Ezekiel The Prophet and His Message


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English | ISBN: 1506491979 | 2024 | 209 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Ezekiel was an ordinary person, called "mortal" by God more often than his own name. Yet because of the radical times, Ezekiel reacted in a radical way through his unusual lifestyle and his sharp theological diagnosis. His important message about judgment and hope came at a critical moment of Israel’s history.

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