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John Ackerman
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Welsh Dylan
"One: I am a Welshman; two: I am a drunkard; three: I am a lover of the human race, especially of women." This penetrating study uses photographs of Dylan Thomas, his family, friends, and environment, to explore the poet's Welsh identity and its influence on his work. Welsh Dylan surveys Thomas's background, upbringing and life in Wales, and discusses the distinctively Welsh flavour of the Swansea stories, his Laugharne-indluenced later poetry, and the warm, gossiping village life that informs perhaps his most famous work, "Under Milk Wood." From Cwmdonkin Park and Fern Hill to Ann Jones and Caitlin Thomas; from the Boat House and New Quay to Vernon Watkins and Florence Thomas, Ackerman's verdict is that Welshness is absolutely central to one of the century's great writers. John Ackerman's introduction considers his recent research into Thomas' politics-a further result of his Welsh background-while Dylan Thomas's daughter Aeron recalls her childhood in Laugharne in a fascinating foreword. - Publisher.
Dylan Thomas
John Ackerman's highly acclaimed study of the poems and prose works of Dylan Thomas traces his development as a writer, linking this for the first time with his Welsh background. The formative influence of Swansea on the young poet, his family roots in West Wales and the childhood visits to Fernhill farm and the nearby Blaen Cwm cottage are all included, together with the Boat House and Laugharne, the absorbing village life and the inspiration of its now famous land- and sea-scapes. The impact of Welsh nonconformity and the chapel, and the radical politics of Wales are also explored as important influences on the poet's career.
A Dylan Thomas Companion
Opening with Thomas's life, the book offers vignettes of Swansea in the 1920s and 1930s, pre- and post-war Laugharne and rural West Wales, wartime London and New York City in the early 1950s, seen through the poet's eyes. Thomas's political views are focused on, as well as his social attitudes.
Up the Lamb
The small Welsh mining town of Maesteg in the Depression of the 30's and the war years is the setting for John Ackerman's early life. Despite the poverty and unemployment which dominated the town and its people, an independent spirit informed life there. This spirit was typified by his matriarchal grandmother, a political woman who ran an unofficial salon in the Lamb, a local pub. Ackerman's detailed descriptions of childhood rivalries and the part played by the women in that society of miners are tellingly recounted in this story of growing up. John Ackerman is the author of The Dylan Thomas Companion and Dylan Thomas: His Life and Work.
Statement of John D. Ackerman, Sr., of His First Trip to California
Copy of a reminiscence by Ackerman, in which he describes his sea voyage aboard the Sterling from Boston to Calif., then trading up and down the coast, with stops in Monterey, Yerba Buena (San Francisco), Sausalito, and San Pedro, Oct. 1843-Aug. 1848. Mentions individuals and families living in Monterey and Yerba Buena, and describes the crew's involvement in a skirmish in the war with Mexico.
Listening to God
Learning how to attend to what God is doing right now is the lifelong work of (and play) of the person of faith. Helping people to attend to God is the central work of the congregation. It all begins with learning to listen to God as a community and to notice what God is doing in our life together. John Ackerman offers two four-step models and several additional tools that help us attend to the mystery at the center of our lives and our congregations.
Finding Your Way
This paper provides an introduction to how different MBTI personality types experience various spiritual disciplines, and helps readers assess which disciplines may be most effective for their spiritual growth.
Spiritual Awakening
Ackerman, parish pastor, spiritual director, and consultant on spiritual formation, provides an excellent guide for clergy desiring a congregation-wide approach to developing spirituality rooted in the life of the congregation. A six-week program focuses on developing individuals' spirituality in small groups and includes leader training and course plans. Practical suggestions assist in developing the "corporate spirituality" of congregations.
