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The Poet, the Warrior, the Prophet

theology

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philosophy

theopoetics

Rubem Alves - 1990

Using poetry, story and philosophy to bring theology alive, this book shows that theology cannot be reduced to conventional forms, but is rather like the enigmatic illustrations of M.C.

Echer, many of whose pictures the book reproduces. The book draws on the writings of Rainer Maria Rilke, Gabriel Garcia Marques, Emily Dickinson, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud and the "Tao Te Ching," among other works, to show how good theology is best compared to the image of wild birds flapping their wings and refusing to be caged. This material was originally delivered at the 1990 Edward Cadbury Lectures in the University of Birmingham.

Shallow Water Dictionary

John R. Stilgoe - 1990

Shallow Water Dictionary is both a celebration of the richness of our vernacular language and a lament on its passing and with it, the passing of the words we need to understand our shallow water regions, once the primary landscape of America and now facing extinction, both physical and linguistic.

This small book is an intriguing and valuable addition to our knowledge of a changing landscape. Literary, etymological, historical, and vernacular investigations of such varied terms as guzzle, creek, and chartreuse, Stilgoes definitions are lyric explanations of words whose original meanings have been eroded by time.

Laments

Jenny Holzer - 1990

Artwork by Jenny Holzer.

Jenny Holzer was born in 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio. She first came to prominence in New York in the late 70s and early 80s. Among other awards she has received, Holzer in 1990 became the first woman to ever win the Leone d'Oro at the Venice Biennale. Her work has been exhibited in most every major museum around the world, and she has created installations for public and private sites including the Reichstag and the Times Square Spectacolor billboard in New York.

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins: Definitions and Origins of More Than 12,500 Words and Expressions

Robert Hendrickson - 1990

"From Axis of Evil to Zoot Suit Riots—a complete guide to the many words and phrases often ignored in dictionaries." Praise for the previous editions: A feast for phrase detectives...that will enliven debates and illuminate issues.—William Safire ...recommended for large public and academic libraries that serve the curious as well as the scholarly., Choice ...roughly triple the greatest number [of entries] in any previous collection of its kind.—Reference and Research Book News...language lovers will romp among its pages with as much excitement as a cat rolling in catnip., Reference Reviews on www.gale.com...provides a winner to any who want a comprehensive coverage more in-depth than most casual lay treatments.

This A-Z collection includes slang, proverbs, animal and place names and historical expressions under one cover, making an invaluable reference for students of language., Midwest Book ReviewClear and easy to read...provides a wealth of background material for anyone interested in words and languages., Calliope An updated and expanded edition

A History of British Surnames

R.A. McKinley - 1990

Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day.

Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.