In this fascinating book, which takes the form of a series of edited interviews with noted journalist Jean-Maurice de Montremy, Jacques Le Goff offers us a synthesis of his work. In the course of these conversations he explains how he came to write his books and how an overall view of the civilisation of the Middle Ages gradually emerged; a civilisation which shaped 'western' culture both for better and for worse. Each conversation touches upon one of the major themes of his work and the book as a whole presents the reader with a fascinating attempt to recover, define, and understand the Middle Ages.

An inspiring and thought-provoking exploration of the fullness of human potential, Moorings: Embracing the Grounds We Have Embarked Upon challenges readers to become aware of our “omnipotential” to effect and create the changes we desire to see in our world. As a “mindfulness memoir,” this book will nurture deep reflection and thoughts about our existence as individuals as part of the greater whole. Author Alida Hilbrander has engaged in extensive research, citing various other authors, and opens her own life and experiences in order to present a thorough and personal examination of the oneness of humanity in which all races, cultures, and creeds are embraced. Together, we share a common spiritual foundation, and from that we have the power to pursue our planetary purpose to liberate light and love. As we journey past the various signposts that give direction to our lives, we seek greater awareness and consciousness and will find the joy of renewed purpose. Moorings: Embracing the Grounds We Have Embarked Upon will serve as an engaging, educating, and life-changing guide.

In life's ruthless race God can seem like so much outer space. But life's more than a long fight for last place. The answer is to give God more than just shelf space and go from self-centeredness to discipleship. Love. Art. Science. Spirituality. In God Space Tompaul Wheeler tackles issues that can make your head spin. With wit, spirit, and openness he zooms in on seven central themes one for each day of the week. Go behind the scenes of the Bible, science, Adventism, and spirituality and discover God's incredible mission for your life. So defog your headspace. Put God in first place. Stop worrying about saving face. And welcome to a world of grace.

Have you ever had a friend that told you some horrific news about themselves or their loved ones? You were possibly struck by their frankness and caught off guard as to how to respond. Did you know how important your response was to them, and that it could cause permanent damage to them and your relationship if it were handled badly? This book is the story of a large blended family and a little girl who never felt quite right. Something was missing and the secrets that went along with that feeling left her dangling in mystery and mayhem. Jo Lynn spent a lifetime of wondering about the puzzle until it came to a startling and shocking end. She was left with the choice of picking up the pieces letting it go and moving on, or listen to the nagging voice in her head that spoke of how much easier the alternative of giving up would be.

In this fascinating spiritual-theological autobiography, Robert Rakestraw tells of his lifelong, unceasing search for God. After a troubled and unconventional childhood, he came to know the grace and freedom of God in a personal way during his college years. He then embarked on an unwavering intellectual and spiritual quest for truth and meaning in life. Without technical language, Rakestraw highlights significant developments and revisions in his understanding of God and God's ways of interacting with the world. In striking and sometimes intimate detail he relates compellingly his experiences as a student, pastor, professor, sufferer, heart-transplant recipient, and above all, seeker of God. Dr. Rakestraw's gripping portrayal of his difficulties and sufferings, especially with regard to health issues, does not come across as depressing. Rather, it presents the sustaining love and goodness of God in such a way that will pull readers in to investigate the remarkable and freely-offered grace of God extolled by the author.

In her first personal growth book, Girl Talk 101: A Simple But Yet Complete Guide To Getting Your Stuff Together, author Erin Johnell Dickey examines many issues in which women face. These issues (better known as stuff) are hindering many women from enjoying all that life has to offer them. It is imperative that women address inner issues such as pain inflicted by others and self inflicted pain caused by negligence. Women must also make their dreams become reality. This book is meant to be an easy reader so that women on the go will have time to read it and apply it in their daily lives.

‘The average woman will live 30 years after menopause. You can have lots of fun in that time. This is our third act, the time that many women learn to ROAR! I’m now marinating in all the things I love most and writing about them.’ After retiring from a distinguished career in education and health, Jay Courtney found life rather beige. ‘I realised that I didn’t know how to do this part of my life’ she says. ‘There was no route map to follow, only a looming ‘Exit’ sign, so I went on a quest to find a colour that suited me.’ Courtney’s métier transpired to blend travel and inspirational writing, combined with a talent for finding others whose experiences resonate. In Juicy Crones she fêtes the lives of women embracing their ‘third act’ with gusto. Written by a Telegraph travel-writing competition winner and former Women’s Hour guest, Juicy Crones is a joyous celebration of post-menopausal women life travellers. ‘Crones were revered as wise women, warriors, speakers of uncomfortable truths, carrying with them the wisdom of life’ says Courtney. ‘As for the ‘juicy’ part, this is me thumbing my nose at language often used of older women as ‘dried-up’, wrinkled, barren. Many older women I have met have been the very opposite: beautiful, vibrant, outrageously funny, full of self-knowledge, free-spirited. There is no better group to be part of. What we lack in collagen we make up for in wisdom!’ Courtney’s debut is a unique title with an infectious enthusiasm for living life to the full, that blends adventure with feminism, women’s health with well-being, and autobiography with self-help. This is a book for the UK’s 12 million ‘crones’ and anyone who shares their life, for women adventurers and for fans of Raynor Winn’s The Salt Path, Caitlin Moran’s More than a Woman and Helen Lewis’ Difficult Women. And the first subtitle? ‘Free for the Strangest Adventure’ is a quotation from Virginia Woolf in To the Lighthouse. ‘For me it represents the state of mind that enables a Crone to be juicy!’ says Courtney. ‘This is when the magic happens.’

"Memoirs of Life and Literature" is the autobiography of English novelist and economics writer William H. Mallock. Spanning the time from his childhood, the book provides a background to the influences that shaped his life and political views that he wrote about. For instance his grandfather, a founder member of the pro Catholic Oxford Movement could have contributed to his writing in support of the Roman Catholic Church and in opposition to positivist philosophy and socialism. Also his time at Oxford University as a student that formented many of his political views.

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This study outlines the history and anatomy of the European apology tradition from the sixth century BCE to 1500 for the first time. The study examines the vernacular and Latin tales, lyrics, epics, and prose compositions of Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Spanish, and Welsh authors. Three different strands of the apology tradition can be proposed. The first and most pervasive strand features apologies to pagan deities and-later-to God. The second most important strand contains literary apologies made to an earthly audience, usually of women. A third strand occurs more rarely and contains apologies for varying literary offenses that are directed to a more general audience. The medieval theory of language privileges an imitation of the Christian master narrative and a hierarchical medieval view of authorship. These notions express a medieval philosophical concern about language and its role, and therefore the role of the author, in cosmic history. Despite the fact that women apologize for different purposes and reasons, their examples illustrate, on yet another level, the antifeminist subtext inherent in the entire apology tradition. Overall, the apology tradition characterized by interauctoriality, intertextuality, and intratextuality, enables self-critical authors to refer not only backward but also-primarily-forward, making the medieval apology a progressive strategy that engenders new literature. This study would be relevant to all medievalists, especially those interested in literature and the history of ideas.