The Last Carousel
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  • Some Real Gems in a Very Mixed Bag
The Last Carousel
Nelson Algren
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Some Real Gems in a Very Mixed Bag.......2000-05-27

There are some excellent stories (tales of growing up on Chicago's south side in the 19-teens), some very good stories (about bookies, railbirds, and down-on-their luck jockeys), and some mediocre stories (essays from a trip to Viet Nam and stories of pimps and prostitues in Saigon) in this collection. The best pieces made the collection well worth it for me.

Algren is one of the most lyrical writers that I've read. Few have written prose that gives me the sense of rhythm and melody in the English language that I get from Algren's best stuff (Toni Morrison comes to mind). My favorite passage in this book, from EVERYTHING INSIDE'S A PENNY -- "My father was a fixer of tools, a fixer of machinery; a fixer of tables gone wobbly and windows that had stuck....Other men wished secretly to be forever drunken. He wished to be forever fixing."
The Last Carousel
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    The Last Carousel

    Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons
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    ASIN: B000EG6GY4

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    37 stories, essays, and poems, all his rich output from the 1960s and 1970s.
    The Last Carousel
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      The Last Carousel

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      The Last Carousel
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        The Last Carousel
        Nelson Algren
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          The Last Carousel
          Nelson Algren
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          Last Carousel 1ST Edition
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            Nelson Algren
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            1000 firsts and lasts (A carousel book)
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              Gyles Daubeney Brandreth
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                Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons
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                Anthology of Nelson Algren's short stories. 37 stories, essays, and poems. Here is his output from the 1960s and 1970s.
                Last Carousel
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                  Last Carousel
                  Nelson Algreen
                  Manufacturer: WARNER PAPERBACK LIBRARY
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                    The Last Carousel
                    Nelson Algren
                    Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons c1973
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                    Wind Rider's Oath (The Bahzell)
                    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                    • Not your usual run of swords and sorcery book
                    • Not Weber's Best, but Still Good
                    • Good, But Not Excellent
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                    • Another HIT!!
                    Wind Rider's Oath (The Bahzell)
                    David Weber
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                    ASIN: 1416508953

                    Book Description

                    In The War God's Own, Bahzell had managed to stop a war by convincing Baron Tellian, leader of the Sothoii, to "surrender" to him, the War God's champion. Now, he has journeyed to the Sothoii Wind Plain to oversee the parole he granted to Tellian and his men, to represent the Order of Tomanak, the War God, and to be an ambassador for the hradani. What's more, the flying coursers of the Sothoii have accepted Bahzell as a wind rider-the first hradani wind rider in history. And since the wind riders are the elite of the elite among the Sothoii, Bahzell's ascension is as likely to stir resentment as respect. That combination of duties would have been enough to keep anyone busy-even a warrior prince like Bahzell-but additional complications are bubbling under the surface. The goddess Shigu, the Queen of Hell, is sowing dissension among the war maids of the Sothoii. The supporters of the deposed Sothoii noble who started the war are plotting to murder their new leige lord and frame Bahzell for the deed. Of course, those problems are all in a day's work for a champion of the War God. But what is Bahzell going to do about the fact that Baron Tellian's daughter, and heir to the realm, seems to be thinking that he is the only man-or hradani-for her?

                    Customer Reviews:

                    5 out of 5 stars Not your usual run of swords and sorcery book.......2006-08-26

                    Most of David Weber's work is military SF, but he has branched out into the swords and sorcery genre with his three books about Bahzell Bahnakson. I don't usually have much time for "Conan" style books even when they're written by authors of the calibre of Roland Green or Harry Turtledove, but these three - Oath of Swords, The War God's own, and Wind-rider's Oath - are something else.

                    Some of the particular strengths of this series are things which are carried over from Weber's other work - good use of humour, brave but believable heroes and heroines, characters who have to overcome their own prejudices and mostly do so.

                    One thing which I appreciate about David Weber as an author is that he does not find it necessary to insert a gratuitous love story into every book, even in this genre. Not that his characters are sexless or incapable of love, and there are hints of interplay between characters which may - or may not - develop into romances later in the series, but Weber's characters fall in love when it fits the bigger story canvass and not for the sake of including a romance in every volume in some formulaic pattern.

                    Perhaps the best feature of the book is that it is not entirely predictable and first impressions are not always right. For example, when one of the central characters meets someone who initially appears to be a bigoted blockhead, there is a roughly 25% chance that he or she really will turn out to be a hopeless case or a bad guy, and a 75% chance that he or she will actually be an honest person who is at least sometimes capable of doing the right thing. Equally some of those who appear at first to be good guys (or girls) turn out to be in the wrong, or even working for the dark Gods.

                    The storyline is strong, if a little complicated. It is much easier to keep track of what is going on if you had previously read the first two books in the series. One interesting feature is that, during a pause in the middle of the book, Bahzell's patron God gives him an explanation of how free will and destiny could both exist: it is a take on the "many worlds" thesis which I had not previously encountered and for me it was worth reading this book just for that passage.

                    There are some irritating minor issues in the presentation of the book. It contains two maps, but both of them fail to show most of the main locations in this book. There is a list of mortal characters at the front of the book and a list of Gods (good and evil) at the back. The three most important characters in the book are not included, which is not really a problem, but also excluded from the list are one or two characters from previous books who are repeatedly referred to and I found this rather annoying. In one scene two of the characters discuss someone called Wencit of Rum, and after trying and failing to remember who he is I looked at the index of characters: no mention. Eventually to make sense of the conversation I had to dig up the previous books in the series to remind myself who Wencit is (he is approximately the equivalent of Gandalf or Belgarath).

                    When I originally wrote this review I said that the point of the cover art, showing the concluding scene of the book, appeared to have been diminished by the unfortunate placement of a bubble with the words "New York Times best seller" which I suspected hid the object which Kaeritha has just thrown in Bahzell's direction. In subsequent printings the offending words have been removed and the item is indeed now visible.

                    Bottom line: if you liked any of David Weber's other books, read the three Bahzell Bahnakson books and it is unlikely that you will be disappointed. If you like the swords and sorcery genre generally, it is also likely that you will like these three. But if you do read any of these, make sure to read them in the right order, which is Oath of Swords, The War God's own, and Wind-rider's Oath.

                    4 out of 5 stars Not Weber's Best, but Still Good.......2006-07-19

                    I was a bit worried when I opened this book. It had been years since I read the first two in the series, and I didn't have them with me. But the story drew me right in, refreshing my memory of the characters and the world without getting bogged down in summarizing the earlier books.

                    David Weber does a lot of things well. His battles have a powerful, epic feel, and the action in this book pulls you right along.

                    At the same time, there's a distinction between being larger than life, and being a bit flat as a character. I don't just mean Bahzell here. All of the heroes are too heroic. Weber spends a great deal of time building up the animosity between the Sothoii and the Hradani, but pretty much ever one of the Sothoii go through the same pattern of initially hating Bahzell, then seeing the error of their ways and humbly apologizing, after which Bahzell so nobly offers his understanding. It's nice that all of the good guys are oh so enlightened, but it started to strain the seams of credibility.

                    Likewise, the nastiness of the villains started to go a bit overboard when they all started giving off a poisonous, vile green glow.

                    My last nitpick is that things happen a bit too easily for the champions, at times. Not only are they all marvelous warriors (which makes sense, as they're champions of a war god), but if they're ever in over their heads, the god Tomanak pops in to help them out. They're stronger than their enemies, and Bahzell's god is stronger than everyone else's. Even the green glow of kryptonite--I mean, of evil--isn't enough to defeat these superheroes. They get tired and exhausted, pushing themselves to the brink, but there's rarely a sense that they're in genuine danger.

                    I admit it: I'm a picky reader, and I have a hard time ignoring flaws like these in a book. In this case, the strengths of the story were more than enough to pull me through. More than anything, Bahzell and his companions are fun. They believe in justice and good and all that noble stuff, but they also have a sense of humor. Even the war god jokes around with his champions sometimes. And while I prefer my stories and characters a bit more complex, there's also something to be said for a good old clash of good vs. evil.

                    I would definitely recommend starting with the first two books, which I think are stronger. But I don't regret buying this one, either.

                    4 out of 5 stars Good, But Not Excellent.......2006-07-07

                    The first of this series I had the pleasure to read was the middle volume, THE WAR GOD'S OWN. I found it to be well written and interesting and different enough from the run of the mill product to be really of note. After that, I read the first volume and now I have just finished the third. It too is well written but does not have the excitement or the humor of the second. It is about on par with the first volume. This may be disappointing but it should not be. Everything cannot be a masterpiece and even Weber's lesser works are VERY well done.

                    In this installment, our Hradani champion is called upon to go to the Sothoii Kingdom, the hereditary enemies of his own people. He is called upon to foil yet another plot the a coterie of the gods of darkness and this time it will be more difficult because they are working under false colors. It is also more difficult because the political situation with regard to his race as well as that of his allies is highly complex. The Sothoii love the Coursers and both hate the Hradani. That makes it difficult when the Champion come to save your people is a hated hradani and it gets weirder when the champion gets bonded with a courser. It also makes for a few smiles.

                    Its not his best work but it is enjoyable.

                    4 out of 5 stars The Cover.......2006-01-25

                    I liked the book. But, of the three books, this is the weakest. Still, I hope that the story continues...

                    But... The cover! Don't artists know that a SIGNIFICANT part of the story needs to be depicted? Not this one. The cover depicts a scene that happens after the end of the story. The closing paragraph. I really hated that. Perhaps the artist only read the first and last chapter before deciding what to paint, and couldn't come up with anything better.

                    5 out of 5 stars Another HIT!!.......2005-09-30

                    David Weber has completely captured my attention with the Bahzell series. This is the third book in the series and I just wish he would write them faster.

                    Bazell is a hradani (very tall human like with fox ears, unhuman endurance and 'the rage'). Weber has more fantasy in this series than in some of his others but once again, his writing is excellent. He drags you into a world where the Gods sometime interact thru their 'champions'. The War God has chosen Bazell as one of his champions and sets him tasks to help all of the hradani people. It's easy to find yourself in this world and only wake up when the novel is done. The characters are well thought out and in-depth - after reading the first two books, I was looking forward to the reaction some of the characters would show...

                    I don't want to recap the plot since it's above in the synopsis but if you like fantasy and enjoy well written novels, the Bahzell series is fun and full of life.
                    WIND RIDER'S OATH
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                      WIND RIDER'S OATH
                      DAVID WEBER
                      Manufacturer: Baen
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                      Vault of the Ages
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                        Vault of the Ages
                        Poul ANDERSON
                        Manufacturer: The John C. Winston Company
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                        Archaeologists, studying the past, are handicapped by the fact that relics are usually few and in poor condition. Often, one is not even sure where to look for them. Out of such finds, from tombs, ruined cities, swamps, deserts, and any other place where men of the past have left some trace of themselves, the archaeologist tries to build up a picture of these men's lives and civilizations. but there are great gaps in our knowledge and probably always will be. For Instance, we cannot yet read the inscriptions left by the ancient Cretans, and so are in the dark about many features of their high civilization. .....
                        The Secret Vault: The Secret Societies' Manipulation of Sauniere And the Secret Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Marceille
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                        The Secret Vault: The Secret Societies' Manipulation of Sauniere And the Secret Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Marceille
                        Philip Coppens , and Andre Douzet
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                        In this brilliant work of investigative research, the authors uncover new secrets in the basilica of Notre Dame de Marceille. On the surface, this church is like any other, but it has a hidden dimension, which has been successfully kept secret. Underneath the church lies an underground complex, hidden for more than 500 years, where there was a monetary treasure and a pagan religious site once under the control of the Templars. Both the Compagnie de St. Sacrement, a 17th century secret society, and SauniŠre, the priest at the center of the enigma of RennesleChƒteau tried to get hold of this underground complex, and its monetary and religious treasure—and of the secret. Here is the full shocking story!

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars Information right on.......2006-08-20

                        This is the best book I have read so far on Saunier. Notre-Dame-de-Marceille information was new to me. This book discussed Sauniere and his friends. Places he visited that might give information on where he was getting money and if he knew any secrets of hidden treasure. Very good.
                        The Secret Vaults Of Time: Psychic Archaeology And The Quest For Man's Beginnings (Studies in Consciousness)
                        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                        • A classic for sure
                        • Psychic archaeology stranger than fiction
                        • Fascinating book with compelling evidence for psi effects
                        The Secret Vaults Of Time: Psychic Archaeology And The Quest For Man's Beginnings (Studies in Consciousness)
                        Stephan A. Schwartz
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                        The Secrets Vaults of Time is a fascinating look at the best psychics and remote viewers of the 20th century, including Edgar Cayce and George McMullen, and their impressive contributions to science, in particular the advancement of archaeology. Schwartz uncovers never-before-detailed background on some of the most important digs of the past 100 years, including the recovery of Glastonbury Abbey—known as both the legendary Avalon of King Arthur and the birthplace of Christianity in England. The 12th title in Hampton Roads' Studies in Consciousness line, The Secrets Vaults of Time was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1978 (ISBN 0448127172) and hailed by Publishers Weekly as "compelling and cogent . . .new evidence that the thinking and writing on things psychic has attained a maturity that commands the most serious attention." Stephan Schwartz is the former research director of the Mobius Society, as well as a founder and past president of the Society of the Anthropology of Consciousness.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars A classic for sure.......2006-05-01

                        Stephan Schwartz has written one of the classics in the field of consciousness research. This book should be in the collection of everyone serious about understanding psychic functioning. The book is beautifully written, and the arguments its makes are very compelling. The first chapters tell the stories of some extraordinary people who have used their psychic abilities to locate archaeological sites. The later chapters give the reader a context in which to consider this information. I found it a rare pleasure.

                        5 out of 5 stars Psychic archaeology stranger than fiction.......2006-02-03

                        The Secret Vaults of Time, by Stephan A. Schwarz

                        Review by Saul Paul Sirag

                        The subtitle of this book is "Psychic Archeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings." It is good news that this book, originally published in 1978, has been republished by Hampton Roads in 2005. It describes in detail six episodes of the use of psychic information to answer the archaeologist's most pressing questions: where to dig, what one is likely to find, and even what it means. The accounts range from Glastonbury Abbey in England to Indian village sites in Canada, as well as Scotland, France, Poland, Egypt, and Mexico. Both the archaeologists and the psychics are presented as real characters-quite colorful characters-in stories that are stranger than fiction. The last three chapters constitute an essay on the philosophical and scientific implications of this breakthrough work. Two appendices provide practical advice for the use of psychics as team members in archaeology. This well illustrated book is a delight to read - and ponder!

                        5 out of 5 stars Fascinating book with compelling evidence for psi effects.......2005-05-17

                        Stephan Schwartz has been involved in discovering, refining, teaching, and using remote viewing techniques for many years. In The Secret Vaults of Time he entertainingly documents the way psi techniques, such as remote viewing and similar psychic talents, have been used for the last hundred years or so in the field of archaeology. He reveals the stories of a number of people who have used such methods to guide their archaeological explorations with astonishing success, but for obvious reasons have sometimes kept to themselves the fact that their initial guidance came from psi methods rather than established traditionally scientific approaches. Even if you are not particularly interested in archaeology (and especially if you are), you should enjoy the book. Clearly Schwartz carried out a great deal of painstaking research for this book, sometimes seeking out relatively obscure references (including in some cases unpublished personal notes from researchers). For anyone looking for clues about whether psi effects represent a hard reality supportable by experiment or whether they are simply fantasy dreamed up by those who wish it were true, this book is an excellent resource. There is a great deal of concrete evidence presented that something "real" is going on here, even if it falls beyond the current mainstream scientific paradigms. A mind sufficiently open to look honestly at the evidence is really the only pre-requisite; from that point you can draw your own conclusions about the validity of these ideas. For me, this book is rather compelling. However, those people who already know with certainty that such things do not exist, regardless of any evidence (which they may safely ignore because it can only be lies or deception), need not bother with this one. For the rest of us, I highly recommend the book, the first in Schwartz's "Engineering of Psi" series. In my opinion writing is excellent and the material is fascinating.
                        Vault of the Ages
                        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                        • Intriguing first novel..
                        • Imaginative glimpse of post-apocalyptic future
                        • VAULT OF THE AGES - A timeless tale!
                        Vault of the Ages
                        Poul Anderson
                        Manufacturer: Berkley
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                        Customer Reviews:

                        3 out of 5 stars Intriguing first novel.........2007-01-07

                        Poul Anderson's "Vault of the Ages" is a good tale of life going on after all is lost. Set 500 years after a nuclear disaster, a tribe in what is now the Alleghanies tries desparately to keep an invader from taking over. The son of a chiefian seeks shelter in a place that the others in his tribe are afraid of, and finds a very large time capsule in which the technology of our day is preserved in record. The rest deals with the invading horde which desparately needs fertile land or it'll strave and the fears of the tribe. Anderson showed his good writing from the beginning

                        5 out of 5 stars Imaginative glimpse of post-apocalyptic future.......2006-12-06

                        This contains very succinct writing that conveys a very imaginative glimpse of a fictional post-apocalyptic future where civilization is about to be re-kindled. Very well written. The author doesn't get extravagant or excessive. This book is much more enjoyable when you maintain the perspective of what our culture was like when this book was written. It's also helpful to keep in mind that science fiction was comparatively rare when this book was written.

                        5 out of 5 stars VAULT OF THE AGES - A timeless tale!.......2005-10-10

                        When I first read "Vault of the Ages" it was an exciting book; in reviewing it as an adult close to 40 years later as an adult I find it still an enjoyable read. Looking back on the stories I read in my youth this had to be the first in the series of this genre of post doomsday chronicles that I continued to enjoy...

                        This book emphasizes messages about human responsibility and the importance of using science only for good almost as though accentuated with a bright yellow Hi-Lighter Pen.

                        The story is set in the Alleghenies roughly 500 years after a nuclear holocaust, Vault of the Ages tells the story peaceful farming tribes vs. fierce warriors. Carl, our lead hero and son of the village Chief is responsible for trading with the people from the ruined city to obtain metal and other needed materials form the remains of skyscrapers etc...

                        Carl and his companions discover a "time vault," basically a large time capsule remaining from the pre-holocaust civilization, containing numerous tools, books, models of apparatus and more depicting the sciences that have since been lost. With the aid of the newly discovered sciences and much common sense he is able to help his people.

                        In rereading the description of the 'VAULT' it brings a smile to my face when I look around our office, library and museum facilities here at the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation here in Glendale Arizona.... I can imagine a facility such as this being the 'VAULT' spoken of in this story. I wonder what the world will be like in 500 years and what part the material preserved by the museum here will play in it....

                        Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC
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                        Dinosaurs (Vault)
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                          Dylan M. Nash
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                          Caution: Deadly Creatures Inside!

                          This terrific interactive book reads like a paleontologist s exhaustively researched and meticulously well-documented field notebook. Within these weather-beaten pages, readers will discover everything that they ever wanted to know about the largest and the deadliest creatures to ever roam Earth: Dinosaurs.

                          Dinosaurs--traveling back to a time when reptiles ruled the Earth
                          The Ghost Files: Paranormal Encounters, Discussion, and Research from the Vaults of Ghostvillage.com
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                            Jeff Belanger
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                            ASIN: 1564149749

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                            In 1999, Ghostvillage.com was launched with the objective of exploring and openly discussing the subject of ghosts and the supernatural. What started then as six Web pages has exploded into more than 150,000 pages of personal encounters, research articles, and in-depth interviews with various experts, all supporting the existence of ghosts. Today, Ghostvillage.com is the largest and most popular supernatural Web site, according to Google. People from around the world have found a place to share their encounters, evidence, and thoughts on the paranormal.

                            Now Jeff Belanger, the man behind this groundbreaking website, brings you The Ghost Files, a new book featuring compelling evidence and riveting discussion on one of the greatest mysteries of the human experience: what happens after death? Culled from the pages and files of Ghostvillage.com, this book offers dozens of personal and profound accounts of ghost encounters, feature articles, commentary from the experts, and much more. Something like a "best of" the paranormal, it covers topics such as:

                            * Animal spirits

                            * Folklore

                            * Ghost hunting

                            * Historic haunts

                            * Near-death experiences

                            * Possession

                            * Psychics

                            * Skepticism

                            * Spirit communication

                            The Ghost Files is for fans of ghost stories and paranormal investigation, as well as for anyone who wants to understand the supernatural experience. Objective and open, it dares to go into dark corners, haunted places, and other locales where ghosts lurk and hide. If you're looking for new insight on an ancient mystery, this is the book for you.

                            Gymnastics Events: Floor, Vault, Bars, And Beam (Snap)
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                              Gymnastics Events: Floor, Vault, Bars, And Beam (Snap)
                              Jen Jones
                              Manufacturer: Snap
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                              Binding: Library Binding

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                              Quest for Bruton Vault: An American Williamsburg happening (Birth of a new age)
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                                Marie Bauer Hall
                                Manufacturer: Veritat Foundation
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                                Binding: Paperback

                                BritishBritish | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books | 18th Century | 19th Century | 20th Century | Classics | Contemporary | General | Historical | Humor | Letters & Correspondence | Middle | Old | Poetry | Renaissance | Shakespeare | Short Stories
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                                    Faith Without Certainty: Liberal Theology In The 21st Century
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                                    Faith Without Certainty: Liberal Theology In The 21st Century
                                    Paul Rasor
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                                    ASIN: 1558964843

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                                    This innovative critical analysis of religious liberalism probes the dynamic tensions of a theology that is committed to individual freedom and autonomy on the one hand and a greater sense of community on the other. Much more than a primer, Faith Without Certainty lays out the basic characteristics of liberal theology, delving into historical and philosophical sources as well as social and intellectual roots. Clear-eyed but ultimately hopeful, Rasor explores the ambiguous and creative nature of liberal theology today. Ideal for readers who want a better understanding of liberal theology, a religious tradition that is rooted not in authority but in one's own experience and conscience.

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                                    3 out of 5 stars Lack of clarity.......2007-04-03

                                    The book was disappointing to me. It is written with an opaque academic tone. It seemed to consist of endless streams of summaries of what other philosophers have thought, with very little thought on the part of the author.

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