Providing a metaphysical grounding for liturgical participation, this book argues that "active participation" in the liturgy must be understood principally as our participation in God's act, particularly in the act of Christ, and only secondarily as our ritual involvement. Utilizing Neoplatonist philosophy, Kjetil Kringlebotten proposes that this should be understood in terms of theurgy, which is the human participation in divine action, which finds its consummation in the incarnation of C...

December, 2014: In the forbidding waters off Antarctica, Captain Hammarstedt of the Bob Barker sets off on a voyage unlike any seen before. Across ten thousand miles of hazardous seas, Hammarstedt's crew will relentlessly pursue the Thunder – an infamous illegal fishing ship – for what will become the longest chase in maritime history. Wanted by Interpol, the Thunder has for years evaded justice: hunting endangered species and accumulating millions in profits.

This "uncommonly astute study" examines the early development of the US-UK military alliance that would eventually lead to victory in WWII (Paul Miles, author of FDR's Admiral).On December 12, 1937, Japanese aircraft sank the American gunboat Panay outside Nanjing, China. Although the Japanese apologized, President Roosevelt set Captain Royal Ingersoll to London to begin conversations with the British admiralty about Japanese aggression in the Far ...

Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy?In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and designed a new salmon that was fatter and faster growing. This was considered an amazing innovation and was the beginning of a new industry: salmon farming.The industry...

This book refers to a set of poems, free verses, reflections and short stories, which, out of passion, necessity, and madness, I write every day of my life.Like all life, mine also goes through a valley of tears, and I am not a fool to not accept it, ergo, most of what is put here has that dramatic, sad and “why not” reflective bias of always being in catharsis.I have always believed that in sadness, loneliness, pain, loss, much or all of the creativity of the human being h...

Mark the days till Christmas with this feel-good cozy mystery set at a quaint family inn in the snowy mountains of Norway—structured as an advent calendar for your daily reading pleasure.An old mystery. A tragic accident. Secrets. Confessions. A new beginning.After a traumatic climbing accident, well-known Alpinist Ingrid Berg has returned to the small Norwegian village that her family has called home for generations to take over the management of ...

To Make the World a Better Place is a thoughtful collection of poetry about the extraordinary possibilities found within ordinary moments.Through reflections on love, creativity, nature, community, faith, aging, recovery, and the passage of time, Matthew C. Johnsen invites readers to slow down, listen more deeply, and become more fully aware of the world, and of themselves. His poems move between quiet observations of morning light, music, seasons, friendship, and ...

The Meaning of My Neighbor’s Faith addresses two of the most critical challenges of our time: immigration and religious diversity. The diverse group of contributors, representing a variety of religious traditions, disciplines, and methodologies, explore “the meaning of my neighbor’s faith” in the age of migration. Each author reflects on the meaning of religious traditions in the context of the unprecedented migrations of people who look and believe differently than their hosts. The volume...

Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries.Challenging the traditional narrative, this volume argues that the roots of the most prominent features of Nordic design’s contemporary significance are not to be found amongst the objects for the home collectively branded as ‘Scandinavian Design’ to great acclaim in the 1950s, but in the discourses, institution...

Empowering, adventurous, and honest, Michael K Johnsen's book Dreamer will not only inspire you but give you the tools to help change your life. His candid approach to his life's journey will enlighten you on how your self-motivated personality can be your engine that will empower you to new heights. Dreamer takes you on a real-life adventure and explores how chasing dreams with hardcore passion can lead to success. Growing up surrounded by doubt and negativity Michael was motivated to pro...

From the Norwegian creators of the award-winning Bedtime for Bo, this story illuminates the possibilities that can unfurl when we spread our wings, dive into new waters, and trust in our own capabilitiesElla, a small penguin on summer vacation, only has her eyes set on the wonders of the sky––how she wishes she could fly! The ocean, on the other hand, an endless abyss of the unknown, scares her. When her grandmother endeavors to teach her how to swim, Ella...

Through the 1940s and 1950s, PAGON (Progressive Architects Group Oslo Norway) was an alliance of young CIAM-affiliated Norwegian architects known for their innovative joint projects. As a group, PAGON went on to become largely overlooked in the history of modern architecture, even though its individual members – which included Sverre Fehn, Jørn Utzon, Arne Korsmo, and Christian Norberg-Schulz – became defining figures in Scandinavian and international modernism.This book tells the ...