John Henry Mackay fue conocido como poeta lírico y anarquista. Su obra sobre Max Stirner reavivó el interés por el filósofo del egoísmo del siglo XIX. La larga carrera literaria de Mackay abarcó diversas formas de escritura, pero siguió siendo más célebre por su poesía. Su voz y estilo únicos resuenan en los lectores que buscan profundas reflexiones.
Exodus is about a journey: a journey out of Egypt, but more particularly a journey from a land where God's power, sovereignty and continuing interest in His people could be easily questioned, to a place where God dwelt in the midst of His people. schovat popis
The book delves into the significant impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel in Russia and the Soviet Union from the 1850s to the present. It highlights how the themes of American slavery resonated with Russia's own history of serfdom and the intertwining of authoritarianism and radicalism. John MacKay explores various translations, adaptations, and the reactions from notable figures like Tolstoy and Turgenev. The analysis covers the novel's role in debates on serf emancipation, its adaptation in Soviet contexts, and its enduring influence on Russian culture over 150 years.
The writer of Lamentations witnessed the Babylonians destroying Jerusalem. It was a terrible judgment, almost too much to bear for God's covenant people, yet it was God's grace so that we could receive the gospel. What does a book with such a dreary reputation say to today's society? The reality is that it could not be more relevant.
The ministry of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi is a record of how God deals with people he has restored as they try to translate their basic loyalty to him into practical action.
These prophets were writing in the time period 7th to 8th Century BC. Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah were all writing towards the end of the 7th Century BC. Micah's is the oldest prophecy here, he was a contemporary of Isaiah, Jonah came in between at the start of the 7th Century.
Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new purpose. But then he uncovers a secret from the past.
A novel about the homosexual sub-culture in inter-war Berlin. A nice middle-class Berliner, age 19, falls in love with a 14 year old street hustler.
Life in the Scottish Hebrides can be harsh - the edge of the world some call it. For Kirsty MacLeod, the love of Murdo promises a new life away from the scrape of the land and the repression of the church. But the Great War looms.
