Honor Thy Gods - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Honor Thy Gods write by Jon D. Mikalson. This book was released on 2014-03-19. Honor Thy Gods available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Honor Thy Gods Jon Mikalson uses the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides to explore popular religious beliefs and practices of Athenians in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. and examines how these playwrights portrayed, manipulated, and otherwise represented popular religion in their plays. He discusses the central role of honor in ancient Athenian piety and shows that the values of popular piety are not only reflected but also reaffirmed in tragedies. Mikalson begins by examining what tragic characters and choruses have to say about the nature of the gods and their intervention in human affairs. Then, by tracing the fortunes of diverse characters -- among them Creon and Antigone, Ajax and Odysseus, Hippolytus, Pentheus, and even Athens and Troy -- he shows that in tragedy those who violate or challenge contemporary popular religious beliefs suffer, while those who support these beliefs are rewarded. The beliefs considered in Mikalson's analysis include Athenians' views on matters regarding asylum, the roles of guests and hosts, oaths, the various forms of divination, health and healing, sacrifice, pollution, the religious responsibilities of parents, children, and citizens, homicide, the dead, and the afterlife. After summarizing the vairous forms of piety and impiety related to these beliefs found in the tragedies, Mikalson isolates "honoring the gods" as the fundamental concept of Greek piety. He concludes by describing the different relationships of the three tragedians to the religion of their time and their audience, arguing that the tragedies of Euripides most consistently support the values of popular religion.
Intentional Faith
Intentional Faith - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Intentional Faith write by Allen Jackson. This book was released on 2020-03-24. Intentional Faith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Megachurch pastor Allen Jackson invites readers on a 100-day adventure of experiencing God through ten biblical practices that will reignite their faith and transform their lives. Many Christians experience low points in their faith, times when their spiritual lives have grown cold, stagnant, or routine. They feel frustrated and desperate to reconnect with God. Yet encouragement alone is not enough. We need God's power to bring transformation, and we need specific tools and a focused intent to know the Lord. Drawing upon years of pastoral ministry and his own experience, Allen Jackson has developed a 100-day plan to reinvigorate a believer's life, organized around ten declarations of intent, including: I Intend to Grow Spiritually, I Intend to Read the Gospels I Intend to Pray Daily I Intend to Honor God in My Home, and I Intend to Work with Integrity. A simple investment of twenty minutes a day will create an unstoppable momentum in readers' lives. Their hearts are opened to new possibilities with God where his purposes unfold and where the fruit of his rewards are found.
God's Hand on My Shoulder for Women
God's Hand on My Shoulder for Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God's Hand on My Shoulder for Women write by Honor Books. This book was released on 2004. God's Hand on My Shoulder for Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. True-to-life stories and reflections that share personal, life-changing encounters with God. This book will encourage women to embrace God's presence in their lives and to seek God with anticipation.
Honor Thy Children
Honor Thy Children - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Honor Thy Children write by Molly Fumia. This book was released on 2000-03-01. Honor Thy Children available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Experience this gripping true story of a Japanese American family’s transformation from brokenness to wholeness in the face of tragedy. The inspirational account of a Japanese-American family’s triumph after grappling with the death of their three children—two from AIDS and a third the victim of a tragic drive-by shooting—Honor Thy Children chronicles the creation, devastation, and remarkable resurrection of the Nakatanis, who journey from unimaginable grief to healing. Praise for Honor Thy Children “This is a story that will break your heart and make it whole again. It will bring you into a realm of humanness and compassion you didn’t know you had. It might even set you free to love in ways you’ve never loved before.” —Sister Helen Prejean, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Dead Man Walking “I have never read such a powerful story about a Japanese American family like this before. It relates a universal message of the deep love the Nakatanis have for their children which transcended alienation and despair.... It is the Nakatanis enduring legacy of love and hope to the world.” —Ford H. Kuramoto, national director, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
Honor Thy Father and Mother
Honor Thy Father and Mother - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Honor Thy Father and Mother write by Gerald J. Blidstein. This book was released on 2005. Honor Thy Father and Mother available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
