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Radical prophet : the mystics, subversives and visionaries who strove for heaven on Earth
\"Christianity began with the conviction that the old order was finished. The mysterious, elusive and charismatic figure of Jesus proclaimed that a new era, the Kingdom of God, was dawning. Yet despite its success, and the conversion of the empire which had executed its founder, the religion he inspired was soon domesticated, its counter-cultural radicalism tamed, as the Church attempted to control both its doctrines and its followers. Christopher Rowland here shows that this was never the whole story. At the margins, around the edges, sometimes off the religious map, the apocalyptic flame of the New Testament continued to burn. In 1649 the Diggers occupied St George's Hill to put the egalitarianism of Christ into practice. 'You must break these men or they will break you', Oliver Cromwell declared of the 'lunaticks'. This book argues that such revolutionaries had divined the true intent of the enigma who threw over the tables of the money-changers: to summon a new epoch - strange, iconoclastic, uncomfortable and otherworldly. It gives full weight to a remarkable strain of radical religion that simply refuses to die.\"--Jacket flap.
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Wheels within Wheels
The Père Marquette Lecture in Theology. Christopher Charles Rowland is Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture and Fellow Rowland \"Wheels within Wheels\" of Queen's College, in England's prestigious Oxford University. Born 21 May 1947, he was educated at Doncaster Grammar School and Christ's College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he earned the BA Theology Class I (Theological Tripos Part II with Hebrew Prize) in 1969, and a Class I Theological Tripos Part III (New Testament) in 1970. He was awarded the MA Degree in 1973, and in 1975 the PhD, for a dissertation entitled The Influence of the First Chapter of Ezekiel on Judaism and Early Christianity. From 1974 to 1979, Rowland was Lecturer in Religious Studies (with special responsibility for New Testament studies) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. From 1979 to 1991, he served as Fellow and Dean of Jesus College, and University Lecturer in Divinity, both at the University of Cambridge. Since that time, he has held the Dean Ireland's professorship at Oxford University. From 1998 to 2000, he served as chair of the Faculty Board of Theology.
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Urban allies : ten brand-new collaborative stories
These collaborative stories unite two beloved characters from two different urban fantasy series in each of ten electrifying new stories.
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Revelation
This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. - Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture. - Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through the ages. - Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians. - Considers the book's effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt. - Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere. - Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers.
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Microsoft® big data solutions
Tap the power of Big Data with Microsoft technologies
Big Data is here, and Microsoft's new Big Data platform is a valuable tool to help your company get the very most out of it. This timely book shows you how to use HDInsight along with HortonWorks Data Platform for Windows to store, manage, analyze, and share Big Data throughout the enterprise. Focusing primarily on Microsoft and HortonWorks technologies but also covering open source tools, Microsoft Big Data Solutions explains best practices, covers on-premises and cloud-based solutions, and features valuable case studies.
Best of all, it helps you integrate these new solutions with technologies you already know, such as SQL Server and Hadoop.
* Walks you through how to integrate Big Data solutions in your company using Microsoft's HDInsight Server, HortonWorks Data Platform for Windows, and open source tools
* Explores both on-premises and cloud-based solutions
* Shows how to store, manage, analyze, and share Big Data through the enterprise
* Covers topics such as Microsoft's approach to Big Data, installing and configuring HortonWorks Data Platform for Windows, integrating Big Data with SQL Server, visualizing data with Microsoft and HortonWorks BI tools, and more
* Helps you build and execute a Big Data plan
* Includes contributions from the Microsoft and HortonWorks Big Data product teams
If you need a detailed roadmap for designing and implementing a fully deployed Big Data solution, you'll want Microsoft Big Data Solutions.
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