Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019'[A] painfully intense, courageous and gripping account of [Fanning's] journey to the underworld of madness and back. This is a brave and instructive book.' Irish Times'Extraordinary. An account of mental illness, grief, delusions, homelessness, a fractured family relationship ... and all while trying to recover and create. Superb...

"The Christian Life: Its Course, Its Hindrances, and Its Helps" by Thomas Arnold is a profound exploration of the spiritual journey that Christians undertake. Arnold delves into the various stages of the Christian experience, emphasizing the importance of faith, perseverance, and community. He addresses the common obstacles that believers face, such as doubt, temptation, and moral challenges, providing insights on how to navigate these difficulties. His writing encourages readers to cultiv...

Address to the Inhabitants of Rugby about the Cholera Morbus is a historical pamphlet written in 1832, during the height of the cholera epidemic that swept through England and much of Europe. The book serves as a direct and urgent communication to the residents of Rugby, a market town in Warwickshire, providing them with crucial information about the nature, causes, symptoms, and prevention of cholera, a deadly and much-feared disease at the time. The author, deeply concerned for the welfa...

The Christian life: its course, its hindrances, and its helps is a theological treatise that maps the spiritual journey of the believer as a path shaped by both divine promise and human struggle. Drawing on the Genesis account of the Fall, the author presents human life as a kind of wilderness, marked by moral disorder and the weight of sin, yet also open to the possibility of growth toward a higher, divinely‑given nature. Early sections emphasize the need for self‑knowledge and humility, ...

For centuries, many Christians have taken it for granted that the idea of eternal damnation in Hell is a fundamental truth of Scripture, but this idea is neither foundational, nor as old as is often claimed. The earliest writings of the Church not only fail to mention the idea, but the idea of ultimate reconciliation that the Apostolic Fathers wrote on even rejects it entirely.There are any number of poorly conceived ideas based on inaccurate interpretations of Scripture. This work...

This title, first published in 1925, are based on a series of lectures delivered in the University of London. The chapters explore the nature of the caliphate, its origin and history, and the situation and trend of development in the early twentieth century. This title will be of interest to students of Middle Eastern studies, religion and history.

Dr. Shirley intended, as general Editor, to have prefixed to the works an elaborate Introduction, in which he would have endeavoured to fix the exact theological position of the writer in reference both to his own and to later times, besides probably settling, so far as the means at our disposal allow, the chronology and authenticity of the immense mass of writings ascribed to Wyclif,—a subject which Bale left in utter confusion, and which Lewis has done very little to elucidate. Such mino...

This book offers the reader thrilling, action-packed snapshots of life as a Luftwaffe nightfighter. 'Suddenly, flash bombs to my right, I instantly dive low to avoid being a direct target. We stay down, close above ground … before too long life returns in the area and we spot men milling around; Richard and Pitt let them have it, but good. We're down to our last bit of ammunition. Some Russians have frozen in fear, others lift their arm, others still lie flat on the ground. Not a single on...

"I thing that one of the great strengths of this book is its ′real-life′ cases for the students to examine from multiple perspectives." -Sherry Dingman, *Marist College"This book approaches ethics from a unique perspective that appeals to students. In addition to providing stimulating cases, it provides the framework and legal background important to psychologists-in-training. Amazing work!...The vignette approach makes the book much more interesting than its competitors."...

The Anxiety TrapBiblical Principles for How to Break Free and Be MeAnnouncing a breakthrough in faith-based healing: Conquer anxiety and achieve inner peace with time-honored biblical strategies.Introducing this life-changing book – your ultimate guide to overcoming anxiety through faith and the wisdom of the Bible.In this transformative book, you'll discover:The eye-opening connection between anxiety and spirituality that can ...

Collects critical essays by the author of Making the Second Ghetto.Arnold R. Hirsch (1949–2018) was one of the preeminent urban historians of his generation, a reputation cemented by his landmark book, Making the Second Ghetto. With compelling clarity, Hirsch demonstrated that segregation is not the inevitable result of individual choices, natural tendencies, or cultural traits—it is a structural phenomenon, reinforced on every level by state powe...

One of the greatest English authors of the 19th Century, George Eliot is renowned for her realistic storytelling and insight into the human psyche. This BBC Radio collection presents dramatisations of her five most famous novels, as well as an exploration of her life through her fictional characters.Adam BedeSummer, 1799, and in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind... Eliot's haunting story of lo...