Land Of The Gods

Author : Lyz Lenz
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253041546
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God Land written by Lyz Lenz and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Will resonate with any readers interested in understanding American landscapes where white, evangelical Christianity dominates both politics and culture.” —Publishers Weekly In the wake of the 2016 election, Lyz Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. A mother of two, a Christian, and a lifelong resident of middle America, Lenz was bewildered by the pain and loss around her—the empty churches and the broken hearts. What was happening to faith in the heartland? From drugstores in Sydney, Iowa, to skeet shooting in rural Illinois, to the mega churches of Minneapolis, Lenz set out to discover the changing forces of faith and tradition in God’s country. Part journalism, part memoir, God Land is a journey into the heart of a deeply divided America. Lenz visits places of worship across the heartland and speaks to the everyday people who often struggle to keep their churches afloat and to cope in a land of instability. Through a thoughtful interrogation of the effects of faith and religion on our lives, our relationships, and our country, God Land investigates whether our divides can ever be bridged and if America can ever come together. “God Land, Lyz Lenz’s much-anticipated debut book, is a marvel. Not only is it a window into the middle America so many like to stereotype but fail to fully understand in all of its complexity, but it mixes reportage, memoir, and gorgeous prose so seamlessly I wanted to know how she did it.” —Sarah Weinman, author of The Real Lolita

Author : Christian Marek
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691182906
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Land of a Thousand Gods written by Christian Marek and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental book provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. In this English-language edition of the critically acclaimed German book, Christian Marek masterfully employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more.

Author : Sally Prue
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472918118
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land of the Gods written by Sally Prue and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laugh-out-loud comedy from popular author Sally Prue, taking a light hearted look at the clash of cultures in Roman Britain. After all - who would live in a hut if there were underfloor heating on offer... "If they were Romans I was done for: they'd tear me apart, bit by bit, and enjoy doing it..." When Lucan sees a legion of Roman soldiers near his village it definitely makes sense to hide. But hiding in a wagon could prove to be a dangerous mistake. And falling asleep in the wagon is not the best idea that Lucan has ever had. Trapped as a Roman slave, can Lucan find his way home... and does he even want to? This hilarious book is packed with wonderful (and eccentric) characters and insight into life in Roman Britain.

Author : Kate Daloz
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610392264
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Are As Gods written by Kate Daloz and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1970 and 1974 ten million Americans abandoned the city, and the commercialism, and all the inauthentic bourgeois comforts of the Eisenhower-era America of their parents. Instead, they went back to the land. It was the only time in modern history that urbanization has gone into reverse. Kate Daloz follows the dreams and ideals of a small group of back-to-the-landers to tell the story of a nationwide movement and moment. And she shows how the faltering, hopeful, but impractical impulses of that first generation sowed the seeds for the organic farming movement and the transformation of American agriculture and food tastes. In the Myrtle Hill commune and neighboring Entropy Acres, high-minded ideas of communal living and shared decision-making crash headlong into the realities of brutal Northern weather and the colossal inconvenience of having no plumbing or electricity. Nature, it turns out, is not always a generous or provident host—frosts are hard, snowfalls smother roads, and small wood fires do not heat imperfectly insulated geodesic domes. Group living turns out to be harder than expected too. Being free to do what you want and set your own rules leads to some unexpected limitations: once the group starts growing a little marijuana they can no longer call on the protection of the law, especially against a rogue member of a nearby community. For some of the group, the lifestyle is truly a saving grace; they credit it with their survival. For others, it is a prison sentence. We Are As Gods (the first line of the Whole Earth Catalog, the movement's bible) is a poignant rediscovery of a seminal moment in American culture, whose influence far outlasted the communities that took to the hills and woods in the late '60s and '70s and remains present in every farmer's market, every store selling Stonyfield products, or Keen shoes, or Patagonia sportswear.

Author : Peter Booth Wiley
Publisher : Viking
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yankees in the Land of the Gods written by Peter Booth Wiley and published by Viking. This book was released on 1990 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel J. Gargola
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469632438
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lands, Laws, and Gods written by Daniel J. Gargola and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lands, Laws, and Gods, Daniel Gargola examines the formulation and implementation of laws regulating the use of public lands, including the establishment of colonies, in Republican Rome (509-27 B.C.). During this period of territorial expansion, the Romans developed the basic legal forms by which they governed captured land, and they constructed the processes and ceremonies by which those forms were translated into practice. Using agrarian law as a case study and focusing especially on rituals that both validated and gave structure to the administrative process, Gargola demonstrates the fundamental connections between religion, law, and government. Essential acts in the administration of agrarian legislation, such as the transfer of land from one party to another and the granting of contracts for public works, depended upon ritual formulas and gestures, often within the context of religious ceremonies. By recovering these formulas and their larger significance, Gargola reconstructs an important dimension of Roman life. Originally published in 1995. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Donald H. Akenson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801427558
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God's Peoples written by Donald H. Akenson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Akenson brings to light critical similarities among three politically troubled nations: South Africa, Israel, and Northern Ireland.

Author : In-Wan Youn
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781974715138
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kingdom of the Gods written by In-Wan Youn and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the comic that inspired the Netflix Original zombie series Kingdom! Years of war and famine and have plunged Joseon into chaos. The young Prince Yi Moon, having lost all his bodyguards to an assassination attempt, has no choice but to turn to the mountain bandit Jae-ha for help. But as the unlikely pair race to find safety in a world gone mad, it becomes horrifyingly clear that humans aren’t the only thing they must fear! In a bonus story, a secluded island becomes a private battlefield as the notorious Japanese criminal Juu and the infamous Korean felon Han face off against each other. But they aren’t the only ones on the island…

Author : John S. Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land of the Fallen Star Gods written by John S. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land of Lost Gods written by Richard Stoneman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1987 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: