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Jesus : uncovering the life, teachings, and relevance of a religious revolutionary / by Borg, Marcus J.(CARDINAL)342083; Borg, Marcus J.Jesus, a new vision.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-335) and indexes.Jesus today : telling his story -- The Gospels : memory and testimony -- The Gospels : memory, metaphor, and method -- The shaping of Jesus : Jewish tradition in an imperial world -- The shaping of Jesus : his experience of God -- The big picture : the synoptic profile of Jesus -- God : God's character and passion -- Wisdom : the broad way and the narrow way -- Resistance : the Kingdom and the domination system -- Executed by Rome, vindicated by God -- Jesus and American Christianity today.Almost two thousand years after his death, Jesus continues to be front-page news in the United States. Yet American Christians are deeply divided about what it means to follow him. Bible scholar Borg takes us on a journey to discover who Jesus was, what he taught, and why he still matters today. Borg argues that how we see Jesus affects how we see Christianity and reveals a new way of seeing--a new perspective that can overcome the differences between the literalists and progressives, a path that emphasizes following "the way" of Jesus, the original name of the Jesus movement. Jesus remains the decisive revelation of God, but we now encounter him as both a reality and a role model centered in God, focused on both personal and political transformation, emphasizing practices rather than beliefs, and exemplifying a faith characterized by deep commitment and gentle certitude.--From publisher description.

Subjects: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Jésus-Christ; Jésus-Christ; Jésus-Christ; Jésus-Christ;

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Contemporary synagogue art; developments in the United States, 1945-1965. by Kampf, Avram.(CARDINAL)172405;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-263) and index.The Synagogue: A house of prayer, study and assembly -- Synagogue and ancient temple -- A house of the people instead of a house of God -- Worship by prayer and not sacrifice -- Instruction and debate replace magical elements -- New relation of individual to service -- The origin of the synagogue -- Löw's Theory -- From city gate to people's house to synagogue -- The view of S. W. Baron -- conditions for growth of self government in ancient Israel -- The synagogue as institution adapted to survival of religious-ethnic group in many lands -- The synagogue as house of instruction -- Prayer as instruction -- Psychological consequences of daily prayer -- The synagogue as house of assembly -- Community functions of the synagogue --Philo on the synagogue -- The Interpretation of the Second Commandment: Strict and liberal interpretations of the second commandment -- General retarding effect on development of plastic arts -- Sculptures in the biblical temple -- David Kaufmann revises historical view of Jewish attitude toward arts -- The work of Leopold Löw -- Abraham Geiger's Responsum -- View of contemporary scholarship -- The archeological evidence of an ancient Jewish art -- Liberal and conservative talmudic views -- Jewish craftsmen as makers of idols -- The view of Maimonides -- Art among the Jews of Italy and Poland -- Philosophic considerations -- Judaism's preference for the spoken word -- Views of Grätz and Herman Cohen -- The Jewish concept of God -- Attitude toward images reflecting religious situations in the ancient world -- Pervasiveness of a moral view of life -- The American Synagogue Today: The return to the synagogue -- The rise of the synagogue center -- Jewish survival under conditions of freedom -- The quest for Jewish identity -- The expansion of synagogue activities -- The quest for decorum -- Demand for art coming from tradtional sources and new conditions -- The view of Dr. M. 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Kaplan -- The idea of the Holy -- The adoption of modern architecture -- What should a synagogue look like? -- The view of Lewis Mumford -- The need for reconciliation of function and expression in synagogue architecture --The failure of functional planning to satisfy psychological needs -- The need for the work of art -- relationship of art and modern architecture -- the solutions to the problem of art in architecture by Sullivan, Wright, the International Style and the Bauhaus -- Leaders in architecture build synagogues -- The function of art in today's architecture -- Percival Goodman's contribution to the problem -- Collaboration among the arts -- Aft for Today's Synagogue: The expression of the Jewish ethos -- The communal art of a seventeenth-century synagogue -- The breakdown of the traditional Jewish world view -- Jewish theology today -- The function of art in the reestablishment of Jewish communal and religious values -- The artist vis-à-vis the community -- The position of the architect -- The role of the rabbi -- The need for his education in the arts -- art as an avenue of religious experience -- Modern art for the synagogue -- The expansion of the repertoire of Hebrew art -- A monumental scale for Jewish Analytic, expressive, and decorative tendencies of contemporary art in the synagogue -- The problem of communication in modern synagogue art -- The Hebrew letter -- Didactic art -- Synthesis of the abstract and the concrete in synagogue art -- synagogue art and the freedom of the artist -- Existence of Jewish motives in contemporary art of which the synagogue is unaware -- A genuine religious art for which the synagogue is a natural home -- Younger American artist and their Jewish subjects -- The place of the isolated work of art in the synagogue -- Relation of Jewish community to Jewish artists -- The case of Ben-Zion -- Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey: Contemporary artists in the service of the synagogue -- Artwork integrated into exterior -- Sculpture aiding architecture in expressing the building's purpose -- The burning bush -- Use of new materials and new techniques -- A mural on the theme of the temple wall -- Inscriptions on the walls of the prayer hall -- A congregation remembers -- Stones from destroyed synagogues -- Torah curtains designed by artist and executed by women of congregation -- The signs of the curtain -- The reaction of the congregation -- The aims and achievements of the artist -- Artwork on Synagogue Exteriors -- The pillar of fire in hammered bronze -- The creation of the world and the liberation from bondage in sgraffito, terrazzo and metal -- Eight relief sculptures on persistent ideas of Judaism -- "Not by might but by my spirit..." -- The use of Hebrew mythology for representation of spirit and might -- "On three things the world is founded" -- A bronze sculpture of Moses and the burning bush -- A menorah designed in brick -- The pillar of fire and pillar of smoke in concrete, and a menorah resembling a chariot -- Five tile murals on Jewish ideas from the Bible -- A sculptural metaphor on theme of the menorah -- Sculpture in wrought iron -- The ladder, the Torah and the crowns -- A sculpture in metal and glass -- Artwork in the Vestibule: House of prayer, house of study , house of assembly, a mosaic mural on the contemporary synagogue -- the burning bush and the Messianic hope -- The yoke of Torah, a ladder to heaven -- Jacob's dream --The Messianic theme, another version of a mosaic mural -- The Miracle -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part I: The ark as receptacle for the Torah scrolls -- Ark and bimah, two centers competing for attention -- The bimah, from a small platform to an imposing structure -- The representation of the ark in ancient Hebrew art -- The enlargement of the ark's frame -- The Torah curtains and the Eternal Light -- The menorah, a cosmic tree transformed as symbol of Judaism -- The memorial light -- The Torah ornaments -- The commanding position of the ark today -- The prayer hall embodying tensions within Judaism--the point of view of a Jewish theologian -- The functions of the synagogue are indivisible -- The need to evoke the numinous -- The use of stained-glass windows -- Different artistic conceptions of the prayer hall -- The wall which shelters the ark -- The ark, free standing and recessed -- The impact of contemporary design and materials on the ark -- The menorah today, search for depth and asymmetry -- A variety of Eternal Light lamps -- The memorial tables -- The use of electricity questioned -- Artwork in the Prayer Hall-Part II: Interiors designed by Erich Mendelsohn -- The evocation of the Holy by darkness and emptiness -- The bimah of Temple B'nai Israel in Bridgeport, Conn. -- The Beth El, Springfield, Mass. -- The primitive invades a modern synagogue -- Evocation of time and mobility in the arks of the Hebrew Congregation in Indianapolis, Ind. -- Silver ark doors narrate the biblical story in Temple Beth El in Great Neck, N.Y. -- Sculptured lead doors which recall the Holocaust -- Human figures and artist's self portrait carved on ark doors -- A modern carving of an old Hebrew fold motif -- The winged ark at Brandeis University -- The meeting of man with God -- The bronze ark of Temple B'rith Kodesh in Rochester, N.Y. -- Stained-Glass Windows: Stained-glass windows -- Man and community -- The windows in Temple B'nai Aaron, St. Paul, Minn. -- Stained-glass walls at the Milton Steinberg House in New York City and at Temple Shalom in Newton, Mass. -- Jewish history in stained glass at Har Zion in Philadelphia, Pa. -- Aspects of American Jewish history at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh -- Stained-glass windows as backdrop for the ark in New York City -- Fragments of old stained-glass windows worked into a modern design -- the unity of man, god, and the universe -- Abraham Rattner bases the design of a window on the cabala -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

Subjects: Synagogue art, American.; Synagogue architecture;

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Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs / by Athas, George,author.; Longman, Tremper,III,editor.(CARDINAL)757413; McKnight, Scot,editor.(CARDINAL)765991;

Includes bibligraphical references and indexes."On even the most casual reading, the Song of Songs (hereafter, 'the Song') is likely to raise eyebrows. This short book of ancient Hebrew love poetry is replete with erotic imagery, sexual innuendo, and risqué metaphors, which, for the average Bible reader, can be quite confronting. A closer reading only heightens the sensation. It is difficult to know what to do with such sensual literature. Rabbi Aqiva (AD 50-135) spoke of those who sang the Song as a bawdy tune in taverns (t. Sanh. 12:10). He condemned such treatment of the Song, for to him, the Song was the holiest piece of Scripture, and all of history was not worthy as the day on which God gave it to Israel (m. Yad. 3:5). But why is such erotic literature in the biblical canon? What is its purpose and message? What connection does it have to God? These questions, and others like them, challenge us to read this curious book more closely in pursuit of understanding."--Introduction to Song of Songs, page 249"Therefore, throughout the course of this commentary, we will be looking at how the context of its authors impacted what they wrote, as well as how what they wrote impacted their context. As we will see, this is not a simple task, for the words or 'argument' of Ecclesiastes are hazardous to negotiate. The flow of thought seems to chop and change, staggering between encouragement and despair. But diligence will yield us understanding, showing us how the book is unconventional and disturbing as well as enriching and crucially significant."--Introduction to Ecclesiastes, page 19

Subjects: Bible.; Bible.; Wisdom literature;

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Speaking Christian : why Christian words have lost their meaning and power--and how they can be restored / by Borg, Marcus J.(CARDINAL)342083;

"Christianity, like any religion, is understood and defined by its language. Yet today, much of Christian language is poorly understood or distorted, leading to a religion that is quickly being stripped of its true meaning. With his clear, accessible style that his fans have come to love, Marcus Borg illustrates how modern Christianity has lost its transforming power: through a literalism that has impoverished the meaning of the Bible, and a misunderstanding of Christianity's core ideas. Borg offers a way to redeem Christian language from these distortions by reading Scripture through a "historical-metaphorical lens." This allows us to see Christian language in its ancient historical context and interpret the biblical text in a way that focuses on its religious purpose, therby conveying the words richer and more powerful meaning. Speaking Christian explores such words and phrase as salvation, redemption, grace, eternal life and the Lord's Supper. Through this exercise we discover how the Biblical text can continue to be both persuasive and powerful, providing life-changing words for the 21st century"--

Subjects: Dictionaries.; Christianity; Theology.; Language and languages;

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Bells in the night : poems by Richard Betz / by Betz, Richard,author.;

Perfect pitch -- Splitting oak -- Shore path, Bar Harbor, Maine -- The white peacock -- Stonework -- The painter -- Miller cemetery -- Toad on the walkway -- Maundy Thursday -- Bells in the night -- Going out to watch the stars -- The empire of the eye -- Branch drop -- The way to heaven is broad and catholic -- Ode to azomite -- The undiscovered poems of Han-Shan -- Old Salem -- Poor Stephen -- Wachet auf -- A soft target -- Violet -- Broken beyond repair -- Sea glass -- Cervices -- A daughter -- Peace and plenty -- Far off Hatteras Point -- Nets flung wide -- The sweetness of doing nothing -- Just above the surface -- The birder -- The poem I wish I could write -- Where to begin again -- Petal fall -- Little craft -- Last week in October at the Outer Banks -- Running over a squirrel -- The near journey -- The history of sight -- Another funeral -- Two haikus -- Morning glory: a song of innocence -- The umbrellas of the morticians -- The black snake on the windowsill -- The upward trail -- The king of metaphor -- Fragments for another day -- Revival -- Cleaning out the culvert at Hidden Springs Lane -- Pruning the apple trees -- Deer crossing -- Betula lenta -- Mercy -- Easels in the garden -- The freighter -- Picking blackberries on Yellow Mountain Road -- Cherohala skyway -- The principles of photography -- Santeetlah lake -- On one's daughter reading Milosz -- The ages of man -- Fourth of July -- Savannah -- Lake Tohopekaliga -- Drought in July -- Summer nights -- Building walls -- A long summer -- Learning to pay attention -- Down east food -- Pickles -- Read me from the book of glory -- Read me from the book of glory (music) -- Witness -- Sleight of moon -- Sermons in stone -- Gardener's confession -- Sowing winter rye -- Farewell to Arrowood Road -- October light -- Autumn piece -- Wide awake -- The wrong things -- November -- December -- The blessing of the snow shovels -- Clear ice -- Five egrets descending in snow -- The ice storm -- A hard winter -- Christmas poems.Bells in the Night spans the seasons from January to December and distances from New England to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Outer Banks of North Carolina. In the words of Randolph Shaffner, who wrote the Foreword for the book, Richard Betz writes about our mortality and the frailty of life - "Life sings through our veins and unbalances us." Yet it's this very frailty that attracts him to each precious moment to be savored before it's gone, "pinching up every crumb of day" with "the taste of the purely physical on the tip of my tongue." It's what the Japanese call Ichi-go ichi-e (treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment). In his companion poems "Stonework" and "Building Walls" he laments with nostalgia the loss that comes with the passage of time. "Work that endures" yields to "hard work and little to show for it." The same holds for words, which "skitter and slip like living things, like the dappled sunlight under these trees that shift and change when the wind blows." What he used to think he was good at, he still strives to achieve: "to enclose some small holy space," which he hopes to preserve in a poem. He writes of a rainy day at the beach with Il dolce far niente (the sweetness of nothing to do), of fishing as a glorious waste of time, hands filled to overflowing with blackberries, the day-darkness of blindness, sand dollars broken into change, and the high bright cerulean sky. His poems ring with the clink of cowbells, the clang of a hemlock branch on a metal roof, tick-tock crickets, the soft fall of a poplar petal into a cobweb, the rasping and screeching of iron on iron, the whispering water of fallen mountains, and the siren song of gravity. He paints what he sees and what he doesn't, the visible and the invisible, beyond the margin of sight. His easel is filled with images of twig-legged shore birds, braids of foam, wind ripples of sand, pelicans stitching up waves, and the rumpled sea, of a black snake on a windowsill, the ghostly blue lights of condo windows jumping with televisions, and the vast emptiness of a January sky. His poems struggle with contradictions, as he confesses, "I learned to live with paradox." In seeking passageways from one world to the next, from doubt to faith, he writes of birth and death, the squaring off of religion and philosophy, the shedding of our belongings, blindness as a dilemma for the theologian, and the bewildered Lazarus stumbling unbound amongst us. He finds inspiration for his poems in the Bible and Karl Barth, in the haiku, the poems of the Chinese Taoist Han-Shan, the plays of Shakespeare, Homer's Odyssey, the poetry of the Polish-American Milosz, the songwriter Leonard Cohen, the artwork of the Japanese designer Ohara Koson, even the Japanese chef Masa Takayama, and Yogi Berra. He writes with a delicate gentleness when he describes his daughter at birth, having "kissed the softest forehead my lips have known, and watched two eyes drift quizzically across mine." He writes with a merciless honesty when he describes the unkind, broken world of "The Wrong Things" and the raw, bitter, icy winter warmed only by candlelight at Christmas. He uses metaphor as a subtle tool of understanding, making it hard to tell "where metaphor ends and rock begins." Yet all his poems strive for the glorious insomnia of complete wakefulness, a waking up to the glories of nature but also to the glory of an oncologist's report that reduces a merciful day "to such absolute joy."

Subjects: Poetry.;

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Fermentation as metaphor / by Katz, Sandor Ellix,1962-author.(CARDINAL)673760;

Includes bibliographical references."Bestselling author Sandor Katz-an "unlikely rock star of the American food scene" (New York Times)-delivers a mesmerizing treatise on the meaning of fermentation alongside his awe-inspiring photography of this transformative process, teaching us with words and images about ourselves, our culture, and being human. In 2012, Sandor Ellix Katz published The Art of Fermentation, which quickly became the bible for foodies around the world, a runaway bestseller, and a James Beard Book Award winner. Since then his work has gone on to inspire countless professionals and home cooks worldwide, bringing fermentation into the mainstream. In Fermentation as Metaphor, stemming from his personal obsession with all things fermented, Katz meditates on his art and work, drawing connections between microbial communities and aspects of human culture: politics, religion, social and cultural movements, art, music, sexuality, identity, and even our individual thoughts and feelings. He informs his arguments with his vast knowledge of the fermentation process, which he describes as a slow, gentle, steady, yet unstoppable force for change. Throughout this truly one-of-a-kind book, Katz showcases fifty mesmerizing, original images of otherworldly beings from an unseen universe-images of fermented foods and beverages that he has photographed using both a stereoscope and electron microscope-exalting microbial life from the level of "germs" to that of high art. When you see the raw beauty and complexity of microbial structures, Katz says, they will take you "far from absolute boundaries and rigid categories. They force us to reconceptualize. They make us ferment." Fermentation as Metaphor broadens and redefines our relationship with food and fermentation. It's the perfect gift for serious foodies, fans of fermentation, and non-fiction readers alike"--

Subjects: Fermentation.; Fermented foods.;

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The song [videorecording] / by Ramsey, Richard,film director,screenwriter,film editor.; Pelan, Cassandra Arza,film producer.; Sooter, Shane,film producer.; Powell, Alan,actor.; Faulkner, Ali,actor.; Nicol-Thomas, Caitlin,actor.; Vinson, Danny,actor.; Jenkins, Gary,actor.(CARDINAL)732945; Benward, Aaron,actor.; Benward, Kendra,actor.; Ramsey, Jude,actor.; City On A Hill Studio,production company.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)282399;

Music, Vincent Emmett ; editor, Jared Hardy, Austin Anderson, Richard Ramsey ; director of photography, Kevin Bryan.Alan Powell, Ali Faulkner, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas, Danny Vinson, Gary Jenkins, Aaron Benward, Kenda Benward, Jude Ramsey.Aspiring singer, songwriter Jed King is struggling to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his famous father when he reluctantly agrees to a gig at a local vineyard harvest festival. Jed meets the vineyard owner's daughter, Rose, and a romance quickly blooms. Soon after their wedding, Jed writes Rose a song, which becomes a breakout hit. Suddenly thrust into a life of stardom and a world of temptation, his life and marriage begin to fall apart.MPAA Rating: PG-13; for thematic elements including some substance abuse, smoking and rude references.DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Subjects: Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Singers; Fame; Marriage;

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