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This digital document is an article from Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 315 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Based on the scholarship in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Africa, this work presents Africa, from Egypt to Cape Town and from prehistoric times to the present day. This set spans many disciplines, covering animals, foods, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, music and art, trade and economy, geography, religion, folklore, and fossil and skeletal discoveries. ... Read more

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In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, Americans are still struggling with a complex range of emotions.From the Ashes is a collection of extraordinary writings from religious leaders and remarkable citizens whose wisdom will help lead us on a spiritual search toward justice, hope and healing.

Over 30 contributors focus on such questions as: Where was God? What was God saying to us?What does Islam really teach? Can any good come out of this?As the nation strives to makes sense of what happened, these are encouraging words to live by.Amazon.com Review
From the Ashes is a hardbound testimonial to two enduring sources of comfort in times of grief: the word and the spirit. After the September 11 attack on the United States, poetry was suddenly heard everywhere--from memorial services to the network news. Meanwhile, churches reported an enormous increase in attendance. In this outstanding collection of essays, the world's spiritual leaders blend their poetic words with their indestructible spirits to offer Americans solace. Collected by the editors of Beliefnet, a multifaith Internet site, these essays represent a multitude of spiritual traditions. Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh answers the question, "What I would say to Osama bin Laden." The Reverend Billy Graham speaks to "The Mystery of Evil." Religious scholar Karen Armstrong asks, "Is Islam Violent?" and Wiccan Starhawk ponders, "What would the Goddess do?"

Some of the most touching words come from the e-mails posted on the Beliefnet message board in the days after the attack. (The e-mails are displayed on a ticker tape-like band across the bottom of every page.) From the wisdom of rabbis, priests, and Wiccans to the voices of everyday Americans, this collection stands as a phoenix, symbolizing the hope and possibility that can arise from the ashes. --Gail Hudson ... Read more

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from the Ashes: A Spiritual Response
I got the book in fine condition when I ordered it through your products, Amazon. I also received the book,"from the Ashes: A Spiritual Response" quickly. I look forward to reading the book though I haven't had time to do so yet. I'm hoping it will bring me some peace and healing. It is about 911 and what or how the spiritual community reacted. I know many of us prayed that day. God led us to turn the TV on and we saw it. That, preparation for Y2K & the fact that my husband & I are stewards of a food pantry compels me to get my own healing & prepare so that I may be an encourager of others & have the food pantry prepared with Spiritual as well as physical food if something would happen in the area where I live. I'm hoping this book will be an aide to me.
Rev. Lewis

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Did not receive item from lworlddistribution. looks like a good book. They supposedly shipped it Nov. 4, but it is Dec. 7 and I do not have it yet. Other people left comments on their website that they had not responded to their emails re: items ordered from them. How do we get better protection from people like this? I really want this book ASAP. What do I do Now?
Amazon, please answer me.
J.C. Lewis

Our crimes and hatred against one another
I can only look at the events of September 11, 2001 in a spiritual sense.After those terrible acts, I went to church to seek solace, pray for the victims and their families and also pray for the perpetrators.All humans are members of God's family despite the atrocities we commit against each other and we all will face God on Judgement Day.Therefore, I don't believe that the terrorists won: their hatredwas and is totaly alien to God's nature and wishes for God's children and I believe they will suffer eternally. And, as Reverend Jakes wrote in his sermon, Jesus took many to be with him at the end of their lives.Christ is the Christian's hope and light in the terrible darkness we are walking through today. His love is a salve to me as it is to many others.The author's in this book accurately pointed out the many mistakes American politicians have made in foreign policy and have supported evil when it was to in their minds, advantageous to America.This book is well-written and I believe a must-read for those of us who are seeking answers.

Our crimes and hatred against one another
I can only look at the events of September 11, 2001 in a spiritual sense.After those terrible acts, I went to church to seek solace, pray for the victims and their families and also pray for the perpetrators.All humans are members of God's family despite the atrocities we commit against each other and we all will face God on Judgement Day.Therefore, I don't believe that the terrorists won: their hatredwas and is totaly alien to God's nature and wishes for God's children and I believe they will suffer eternally. And, as Reverend Jakes wrote in his sermon, Jesus took many to be with him at the end of their lives.Christ is the Christian's hope and light in the terrible darkness we are walking through today. His love is a salve to me as it is to many others.The author's in this book accurately pointed out the many mistakes American politicians have made in foreign policy and have supported evil when it was to in their minds, advantageous to America.This book is well-written and I believe a must-read for those of us who are seeking answers.

awesome and inspiring
Picked this book up at an airport just before
my flight and was unable to put it down during
the entire flight!It is filled with healing
words, inspirational thoughts, and wisdom from
some of the greatest spiritual leaders of our
times, at a time when so many are desperately
seeking answers to questions regarding this
horrific tragedy against mankind.I strongly
recommend this book --- a must read for all of
us who care deeply about what happened to our
nation on September 11. ... Read more

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This new commentary on the book of Exodus attempts to show how this Old Testament book is of continuing significance to readers today, explaining why the Exodus event is central to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to the faith of believers in our age. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Rowan Williams, Robert Lowth, John William Colenso, John Arthur Thomas Robinson, Lewis Bayly, George Murray, Gerald James Ian Ernest, Glyn Simon, Évêque de Blackburn, Peter Akinola, John Strachan, Pierre Whalon. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Desmond Mpilo Tutu (né le 7 octobre 1931 à Klerksdorp, en Afrique du Sud) est un archevêque anglican sud-africain qui a reçu le prix Nobel de la paix en 1984. Il fut ensuite le président de la Commission de la vérité et de la réconciliation, chargée de faire la lumière sur les crimes et les exactions politiques commis, durant la période de politique d'apartheid, au nom des gouvernements sud-africains mais également les crimes et exactions commis au nom des mouvements de libération nationale. Deuxième des trois enfants de Zacheriah Zililo et Aletta Tutu, Desmond Mpilo Tutu est né à Klerksdorp dans la province du Transvaal le 7 octobre 1931. Son père est instituteur et sa mère, femme de ménage et cuisinière dans une école pour aveugle. Desmond Tutu fait ses études dans la ville de Johannesburg. Il veut dans un premier temps devenir médecin, mais de telles études coûtant trop cher pour sa famille, il se destine à devenir instituteur, tout comme son père. De 1951 à 1954, il étudie et commence à enseigner en 1954 au Johannesburg Bantu High School. Mais il démissionne en 1957, pour protester contre la mauvaise qualité de l'enseignement donné aux noirs. Il décide alors de s'orienter vers la théologie. Il est ordonné prêtre de l'Église anglicane en 1961 et devient l'aumônier de l'université de Fort Hare. Fort Hare est à l'époque une des seules universités pour les noirs d'Afrique du Sud et d'Afrique australe; les principaux dirigeants actuels d...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Nelson Mandela, Jan Smuts, Amanda Coetzer, Eugène Terre'blanche, Jacob Zuma, John Vorster, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Jeff Coetzee, Piet Norval, Julius Malema, Percy Montgomery, Abel Mphela, Katia Guerreiro, Breyten Breytenbach, Christo Van Rensburg, Godfrey Mokoena, Solomon Plaatje, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Christiaan Barnard, Helen Suzman, Pieter de Villiers, Gary Anderson, Ruben Kruger, Chanelle Scheepers, Johan Kriek, Brian Norton, Sydney Brenner, Mark Andrews, Patrick Spence, D.j. Opperman, Eustace Fannin, Mr Pearl, Itumeleng Khune, Trevor Fancutt, Jaco Erasmus, Bernard Mitton, Owen Horwood, David Nyathi, Ian Vermaak, Donald Woods, Giniel de Villiers, Gavin Hume, Hannes Coetzee, Maurice Mcgregor, Adri Badenhorst, James Gregory, Thuso Mpuang, Sergio Mullins, Hannes Dreyer, Barend Britz. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (« Madiba », de son nom tribal), né le 18 juillet 1918 à Mvezo en Afrique du Sud, fut l'un des meneurs historiques de la lutte contre le système politique d'apartheid et le président de la République d'Afrique du Sud de 1994 à 1999, à la suite des premières élections nationales non-raciales de l'histoire du pays. Nelson Mandela intègre l'African National Congress (ANC) en 1944, afin de lutter contre la domination politique de la minorité blanche et la ségrégation raciale menée par celle-ci. Devenu avocat, il participe à la lutte non-violente contre les lois de l'apartheid, qui commencent à être mises en place après la victoire électorale du Parti national en mai 1948. L'ANC est interdit en 1960, et la "lutte pacifique" ne donnant pas de résultats concrets, Mandela fonde et dirige la branche militaire de l'ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe, en 1961, qui mène une campagne de...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Desmond Mpilo Tutu, John William Colenso, Wilfrid Fox Napier, Stephen Brislin, Stephen Naidoo. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Desmond Mpilo Tutu (né le 7 octobre 1931 à Klerksdorp, en Afrique du Sud) est un archevêque anglican sud-africain qui a reçu le prix Nobel de la paix en 1984. Il fut ensuite le président de la Commission de la vérité et de la réconciliation, chargée de faire la lumière sur les crimes et les exactions politiques commis, durant la période de politique d'apartheid, au nom des gouvernements sud-africains mais également les crimes et exactions commis au nom des mouvements de libération nationale. Deuxième des trois enfants de Zacheriah Zililo et Aletta Tutu, Desmond Mpilo Tutu est né à Klerksdorp dans la province du Transvaal le 7 octobre 1931. Son père est instituteur et sa mère, femme de ménage et cuisinière dans une école pour aveugle. Desmond Tutu fait ses études dans la ville de Johannesburg. Il veut dans un premier temps devenir médecin, mais de telles études coûtant trop cher pour sa famille, il se destine à devenir instituteur, tout comme son père. De 1951 à 1954, il étudie et commence à enseigner en 1954 au Johannesburg Bantu High School. Mais il démissionne en 1957, pour protester contre la mauvaise qualité de l'enseignement donné aux noirs. Il décide alors de s'orienter vers la théologie. Il est ordonné prêtre de l'Église anglicane en 1961 et devient l'aumônier de l'université de Fort Hare. Fort Hare est à l'époque une des seules universités pour les noirs d'Afrique du Sud et d'Afrique australe; les principaux dirigeants actuels du pays y ont étudié. Desmond Tutu obtient en 1966 une maîtrise en théologie au King's College de Londres, et retourne ensuite en Afrique ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more