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American priestess : the extraordinary story of Anna Spafford and the American Colony in Jerusalem / by Geniesse, Jane Fletcher.(CARDINAL)655215;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-364) and index.A beginning -- Anna -- Spafford -- Thrilling ideas -- The calamity of the age -- Collision at sea -- "You must give yourself to my work" -- Return to Chicago -- The overcomers -- "Amelikans" in Yerushalayim -- The Gadites -- Bad news and good works -- Friends and a foe -- Overcoming temptation and the dangers of attachment -- Struggling on -- The Whiting affair -- The trial -- The Chicago Swedes -- The Swedes from Nås -- A cemetery war begins -- The sultan, the emperor, the Zionists, and buried bodies -- The novelist -- The new dispensation -- Triumph -- War -- Suffering -- Surrender -- The lion and the lamb -- Death -- Epitaph.Branded heretics by Jerusalem's established Christian missionaries when they arrived in 1881, the Spaffords nevertheless won over Muslims and Jews with their philanthropy. When her husband Horatio died, Anna assumed leadership, shocking even her adherents by abolishing marriage and establishing an uneasy dictatorship based on emotional blackmail and religious extremism.
Subjects: Spafford, Anna T., 1842-1923.; American Colony (Jerusalem); Americans; Christian communities; Lay missionaries;
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Imprisoned in the Golden City / by Jackson, Dave,1944-(CARDINAL)517671; Jackson, Neta.(CARDINAL)755547;
Includes bibliography (page 155)As the Burmese War begins in the 1820s, missionaries Adoniram and Ann Judson, the adoptive parents of May-lo and Len-lay, are accused of espionage."Young readers (8-12)"--Cover p.[4].Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Judson, Adoniram, 1788-1850; Judson, Ann Hasseltine, 1789-1826; Missionaries; Anglo-Burmese War, 1st, 1824-1826; Christian life; Missionaries;
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Drive thru history. [videorecording] : with Dave Stotts / by Fitzgerald, Jim.(CARDINAL)415806; Stotts, Dave.(CARDINAL)551302; ColdWater Media.(CARDINAL)553972; Focus on the Family (Organization)(CARDINAL)381252; Tyndale Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)591267;
Episode 1, Greece: Greeks ; The oracle at Delphi ; The ancient Olympics ; Paul and the games ; The first democracy ; Alexander the Great. -- Episode 2, Athens/Paul: Lost in Athens ; Acropolis & Parthenon ; The philosophers ; The life of Paul ; Paul on Mars Hill ; Paul's final missionary journeys. -- Episode 3, Corinth: The lay of the land ; Paul arrives in Corinth ; Corinthian decadence ; Acrocorinth & Diolkos road ; The Corinth canal ; New Testament history and evidence.Executive producer, Mark Waters ; Drive thru history theme, Jason Atkins.Host, Dave Stotts ; narration, John-Rhys Davies.This isn't your typical tour of ruins and dusty artifacts. It's history as exciting today as it was 2000 years ago! In a style all his own, Dave Stotts speeds through the ancient world giving you a fast-paced encounter with the people, places and events that have shaped our world and the Christian faith. His adventures include on-location explorations, loads of animations and narration that's definitely "outside the classroom." You may never read the Bible the same way again! This DVD focuses on the ancient history of Greece as it relates to the Bible.DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; NTSC, stereo.
Subjects: Travelogues (Motion pictures, television, etc.); Video recordings.; Christian education;
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American Catholics : a history / by Tentler, Leslie Woodcock,author.(CARDINAL)140008;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. On the fringes of empire. Profile : Eusebio Kino, S.J. -- Spain's North American frontier -- France in America -- Catholics in the British Colonies -- Part II: Growing with the nation, 1815-1870. Profile : Samuel Mazzuchelli, O.P. -- The frontier church -- An urban stronghold -- Slavery and the Civil War -- Part III: A turbulent passage, 1871-1919. Profile : Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. -- Institutional growing pains -- A people numerous and varied -- "They are afraid of democracy at Rome" -- Part IV: Exuberant maturity, 1920-1962. Profile : John C. Cort -- This confident church -- Catholic minds : education and intellectual life -- Public Catholicism : politics and social movements -- Part V: A world unbound, 1963-2015. Profile : Patricia Caron Crowley -- Something like a revolution -- Toward an uncertain future."This comprehensive survey of Catholic history in what became the United States spans nearly five hundred years, from the arrival of the first Spanish missionaries to the present. Distinguished historian Leslie Tentler explores lay religious practice and the impact of clergy on Catholic life and culture as she seeks to answer the question, What did it mean to be a "good Catholic" at particular times and in particular places? In its focus on Catholics' participation in American politics and Catholic intellectual life, this book includes in-depth discussions of Catholics, race, and the Civil War; Catholics and public life in the twentieth century; and Catholic education and intellectual life. Shedding light on topics of recent interest such as the role of Catholic women in parish and community life, Catholic reproductive ethics regarding birth control, and the Catholic church sex abuse crisis, this engaging history provides an up-to-date account of the history of American Catholicism."--
Subjects: History.; Catholic Church; Catholics; Catholics;
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African American congregational singing : nineteenth-century roots. by Reagon, Bernice Johnson,1942-(CARDINAL)150861; Brevard, Lisa Pertillar.; National Public Radio (U.S.)(CARDINAL)139884;
Sign of the judgement (4:34) ; Lay down body (2:59) (McIntosh County Shouters) -- Lay down body (1:29) ; Run, Mary, run, you got a right to the tree of life (2:30) (Seniorlites) -- One morning soon (Rev. C.J. Johnson) (:43) -- I wanna go where Jesus is (4:55) ; You better run to the city of refuge (3:09) (Rev. C.J. Johnson and family) -- I heard the voice of Jesus say (5:48) ; Give me Jesus (3:55) ; I am a soldier in the army of the Lord (5:59) (United Southern Prayer Band of Baltimore, Washington and Virginia) -- Am I a soldier of the cross? (Richard Allen Singers with Theodore King) (6:12) -- Early, my God, without delay (Richard Allen Singers) (3:57) -- Come and go to that land (congregational song) (2:53) -- Glory, glory, Hallelujah, since I laid my burden down (4:07) ; A charge to keep I have (4:27) ; Traditional prayer with moans (9:45) ; Sit down servant (2:04) (Blue Spring Missionary Baptist Association Delegation, Southwest Georgia).Various performers.Recorded 1989 and 1992.
Subjects: Gospel music.; African Americans;
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Total abandon / by Witherall, Gary.(CARDINAL)472803; Newenhuyse, Elizabeth Cody.(CARDINAL)782527;
A world ends -- A school, a city, and a woman -- There must be more -- An adventurer for Christ -- A soul on the edge -- The Oregon trail -- Eat sand! -- Love in a time of war -- Life is hard, but God is good -- Laying it all down -- A princess of the Kingdom -- A long journey -- The astonishment of His grace -- To the limits!
Subjects: Biographies.; Witherall, Bonnie Penner, -2002.; Witherall, Gary.; Missionaries; Missions;
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Lay it on my heart / by Pneuman, Angela,author.(CARDINAL)478711;
"This piercing, sly debut novel tells the story of one unforgettable month in a Kentucky girl's thirteenth year. Charmaine Peake's prophet father has been committed to a psychiatric institution. Her mother, forced to rent out their house and move them down to a trailer on the river, won't stop telling Charmaine things she doesn't want to hear--from marital details and middle-aged doubts to uncomfortable preoccupations with Charmaine's changing body. A sanctimonious missionary kid has taken over her real bedroom, where Charmaine discovers his stash of strange and questionable photos. She is being tested at every turn: Where will her choices take her? And her faith? She tries to pray ceaselessly as her father taught, but with so much upheaval, even God seems to have changed. Like the beloved Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Lay It on My Heart unleashes Southern humor on the effects of a parent's mental illness. It brings us into the heart of a family weathering the toughest patch in their lives. But most of all, it marks out the seemingly unbearable realities of adolescence and the power that comes from discovering--and accepting--who you are. A moving, hilarious portrayal of the relationship between mothers and daughters, this book fulfills Angela Pneuman's promise as "one of the most astonishingly talented writers today" (Julie Orringer)"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; Families; Mentally ill;
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Acts / by Maddox, Robert L.,commentator.(CARDINAL)506302; Layman's Bible Book Commentary.;
Introduction: the surprise in perspective -- A series of surprises -- Under fire the church expands -- Peter's great surprise: Gentiles believe -- Paul's first missionary journey -- Paul's second grand adventure -- To Rome"Written in clear, readable style, this 24-volume set is designed to give a thorough and easily understood exposition of each book of the Bible." -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible; Bible.Acts;
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The missionary kids : unmasking the myths of white evangelicalism / by Fletcher, Holly Berkley,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.What do we learn about white evangelicalism from those raised by its heroes? From historian Holly Berkley Fletcher, herself a missionary kid, comes this first-of-its-kind examination of how the experiences of missionary kids illuminate broader currents in American Christianity. As sidekicks to their parents' and churches' ambitions, missionary kids (MKs) face questions many white Christians eventually ask: about God's calling, sacrifice, faith, privilege, racism, abuse, and what belonging means. In The Missionary Kids, Fletcher reveals how MKs have intimate access to the movement's logic, longings, and ideals. With penetrating research, sly wit, and an empathic gaze, Fletcher lays bare complicated emotions and troublesome truths. She investigates how calling, multiculturalism, saints, and indispensability can distract white American Christians from their own tradition's sins and failures. Drawing on her experience as a Southern Baptist MK in Kenya, on conversations with other missionary kids, and on the work of psychologists, historians, missiologists, and researchers, Fletcher paints an intricate portrait of family life on the front lines of the missionary movement. From boarding school to war zones, and from sexual assault by adult missionaries to fending for themselves so as not to distract from the work of the Lord, MKs bear the weight of their parents' choices and their churches' ideals. Fletcher delves into the "missionary industrial complex" that shapes the lives of missionary families, listening to MKs speak of the vexing, wordless longing for the places they've lived. For many years, few people sought out MKs' real voices. God had called their parents to do great things, so the kids were beside the point. But the children of missionaries are beneficiaries of evangelicalism's rewards and victims of its failings. And now they are ready to talk.
Subjects: Children of missionaries.; Evangelicalism.;
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The Cherokee ghost dance : essays on the Southeastern Indians, 1789-1861 / by McLoughlin, William G.(William Gerald),1922-1992.(CARDINAL)123024; Conser, Walter H.(CARDINAL)176468; McLoughlin, Virginia Duffy.(CARDINAL)176469;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. 1: Cherokee nationalism -- Cherokee anomie, 1794-1810 -- James Vann: intemperate patriot, 1768-1809 -- Thomas Jefferson and the rise of Cherokee nationalism, 1806-1809 -- The Cherokee ghost dance movement, 1811-1813 -- Experiment in Cherokee citizenship, 1817-1829 -- The right to lay internal taxes, 1820-1828 -- The Cherokee censuses of 1809, 1825, and 1835 -- Pt. 2: Slavery -- African sources of American Indian creation myths -- Red Indians, black slavery, white racism -- Presbyterians and slaveholding Indians, 1838-1861 -- The Cherokee preacher and the Baptist schism of 1844-1845 -- The Choctaw slave burning: a crisis in Indian missions, 1859-1861 -- Pt. 3: Missionaries -- Parson Blackburn's whiskey, 1809-1810 -- Cherokee antimission sentiment, 1823-1824 -- The Methodists and the removal question, 1831-1832 -- Civil disobedience and social action among the missionaries, 1829-1839 -- Reverend Evan Jones and slaveholding Baptist Indians, 1845-1861 -- Oswald Woodford and the Cherokee male seminary, 1851-1856.
Subjects: Indians of North America; Cherokee Indians; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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