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An explosive new look at the pressures on today's teachers and the pitfalls of school reform—a passionate appeal to save public schools, before it's too late."A compelling and thoughtful personal narrative about corporate school reform's war on teachers." —Dr. Michael Klonsky, PhD, DePaul UniversityWhen John Owens left a lucrative job to teach English at a public school in New York City's South Bronx, he thought he could do some good. Faced...

John O’Driscoll is madly in love with Karen Black but is so mesmerised by her beauty that in her presence his brain refuses to function. He walks in fear of school governor Father Kennedy, a man with nasal hair so terrifying it gives grown men nightmares and sends small animals scurrying for cover. And all O’Driscoll’s efforts to impress Karen seem to end in disaster and public humiliation at the hands of the cantankerous cleric. Will O’Driscoll stay out of the pub long enough to win Karen...

The Mortification of Sin, written by John Owen and published in 1656, is considered by many as one of the most important monumental works in Christian history.

John Owen's "The Death of Death in the Death of Christ" stands as one of the most rigorous and influential works of Reformed theology ever written. First published in 1647, this masterwork presents a comprehensive biblical and logical defense of particular redemption—the doctrine that Christ's atoning death was designed to actually save His people, not merely make salvation possible.In this modernized edition, Owen's profound arguments are made accessible to contemporary readers wh...

"The Fashionable World Displayed" by John Owen is a captivating exploration of the social dynamics and cultural trends of its time. Through a vivid narrative, Owen delves into the intricacies of fashion, highlighting how clothing and style reflect societal values and individual identities. The book serves as both a critique and celebration of the fashion industry, examining how trends influence behavior and social status. Owen's keen observations provide readers with a lens to understand t...

In A Letter to a Country Clergyman, Occasioned by His Address to Lord Teignmouth, John Owen responds to a letter from a rural clergyman who has addressed Lord Teignmouth, the then Governor-General of India. Owen's letter reflects on the themes of duty, faith, and the responsibilities of clergymen in their ministry.Owen emphasizes the importance of maintaining a clear understanding of the gospel and the need for clergy to uphold their spiritual responsibilities in the face of societal chall...

In "Mortification of Sin," John Owen presents a profound theological exploration of the nature of sin and the believer's responsibility in overcoming it. Written in the 17th century, Owen's work marries Puritan thought with a rich, contemplative style, characterized by intricate argumentation and scriptural grounding. The text delves into the process of mortification 'Äì the act of putting sin to death 'Äì emphasizing the necessity of a proactive and spiritual approach to combat the innate...

John Calvin was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon the Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Congregational, Reformed and Presbyterian churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have s...

The Glory of Christ is John Owen's mature meditation on the believer's contemplation of Christ as the heart of faith and the anticipation of heaven. Taking its impulse especially from John 17:24, Owen unfolds the glory of Christ's person, offices, incarnation, and mediatorial work with characteristic Puritan intensity. The prose is dense, scriptural, and devotional, joining Reformed scholastic precision to warm spiritual exhortation within the seventeenth-century tradition of practical div...

John Owen's Mortification of Sin is a concise yet searching work of seventeenth-century Puritan theology, expounding Romans 8:13 with rigorous pastoral urgency: "be killing sin, or it will be killing you." Its prose is dense, aphoristic, and scripturally saturated, combining scholastic precision with devotional force. Set within Reformed practical divinity, the book analyzes indwelling sin, false remedies, and the Spirit-dependent discipline by which believers resist corruption. Owen, one ...

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is John Owen's formidable defense of definite atonement, arguing that Christ's sacrifice was intended effectually to redeem the elect rather than merely make salvation possible. Written with rigorous scholastic precision and saturated in biblical exegesis, the work moves through argument, refutation, and theological synthesis. It stands within the polemical context of seventeenth-century Reformed orthodoxy, answering Arminian accounts of universal ...