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Remembrance today : poppies, grief and heroism
Proposing a return to the original ideas of Remembrance, and suggesting many changes to the modern-day spectacle, this book is a powerful polemic on how our ideas of heroism, duty, and grief have lost their way. The text calls for a re-focusing of Remembrance from its divisive tradition to a more uniting and appropriate observance.
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Remembrance today
Remembrance Today is a powerful polemic on how our ideas of heroism, duty and grief have lost their way. The book calls for a refocusing of Remembrance from its current divisive tradition to a more uniting and appropriate observance.
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The Preacher Shrugs: Reading Ecclesiastes in the Twenty-First Century
This work revolves around a contextual reader-centred hermeneutic brought to the Old Testament wisdom book of Ecclesiastes. After investigating the history of the interpretation of the book and its central themes, I develop my own reading of the work. My reading interprets Ecclesiastes as ultimately salutary, through admitting to life's darkness, brevity, and absurdity. After that, I delve into how Ecclesiastes might speak to my time, my culture, the post-modern condition, and the present environmental crisis. I then bring the lens of phenomenological research to two church group readings of Ecclesiastes: first with an adult group, and then with a teenaged confirmation group. Neither group is entirely receptive to Ecclesiastes, but the book proves nonetheless to be a remarkably effective tool of discovery, prompting readers to articulate significant aspects of their own spirituality. I conclude by theologizing about the timeliness of Ecclesiastes as an antidote to the death-denial of modern North American mainline Christianity and culture. The appendix includes a number of my own creative sermons which emerge from my study.
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The death and resurrection of Elvis Presley
\"The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley tells the story of Elvis after Elvis. It shows how his estate, which was pillaged by his manager, was saved through the business acumen and financial vision of his ex-wife Priscilla Presley. It explores a spiritual dimension to the Elvis revival, where fans create a fantasy quasi-religion through which they blend and confuse Elvis and Jesus. In the growing myth of Elvis, Harrison identifies a vibrant synthesis between money and faith, unique to the modern age, but reminiscent of the early centuries of Christianity. Underpinning the whole story is Elvis's extraordinary charisma, thousands of fans simply having a lot of fun and ultimately some great, enduring music. This is a must-read for the many millions of loyal followers, as well as those who are more critical of the King.\"-- Publisher's website.
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