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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom
A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdom Although a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence. Heightened cultural, religious, and political debates about Islamic martyrdom have, in a large part, prompted increased interest in the role of martyrdom in the Christian tradition. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom is a compre...
Brännmärkt (Första boken i Imperiet-serien)
EN AV ÅRETS MEST OMTALADE DYSTOPIER 9/10 på Dagens bok »Brännmärkt blir mer och mer spännande för varje sida.« | Annika Koldenius, Borås tidning »En stark röst, som kommer att göra ett stort avtryck i den svenska ungdomslitteraturen.« | Bokkoll.se En dystopisk, intensiv framtidsskildring, som på kort tid blivit ett referensverk inom den svenska ungdomslitteraturen. Vänskap har aldrig varit så dödlig. Efter flera hundra år av översvämningar, orkaner, epidemier och krig tvingas återstoden av mänskligheten att hålla hårt i sina resurser för att inte gå under. Befolkningen är inordnad i ett hierarkiskt system, där bara den som fötts som Alfa kan göra sin röst hörd...
Värsta bästa tonåren
Ny bok i värsta-bästa-serien som vänder sig lika mycket till tonåringarna som till lärare och föräldrar. Underhållande och med stor sakkunnighet avdramatiserar boken jobbiga ämnen och svarar på allt som rör tonåringens kropp och själ. Här får du spännande och viktig kunskap om alltifrån hur du hanterar oren hy till första besöket på ungdomsmottagningen eller förälskelser. Influencers, som Hampus Nessvold, bjuder på berättelser från sin egen tonår på ett sätt som får läsaren att känna igen sig. Kriminologen och författaren Maria Dufva ger råd om konflikter och problem medan barnmorskan Frida Garell svarar på alla de frågor hon möter i sitt arbete på en ung...
After the Flood
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities and then its heartland, leaving nothing but an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water. Stubbornly independent Myra and her precocious seven-year-old daughter, Pearl, fish from their small boat, the Bird, visiting dry land only to trade for supplies and information in the few remaining outposts of civilization. For sev...
蛻變教會
世事變幻，是不變的真理。生命如果長期停滯不動不變，就開始腐化。福音派教會興起至今，已歷百年，期間經歷的改變不算多；但到這十多年間，改革呼聲不斷，恰似說明教會已到了要蛻變革新的時候。 本書兩位作者致力研究教會的復興和使命。他們及其研究團隊，在年多時間裡，訪問了7,000家教會，歸納出具增長力的教會特質，並結合聖經教導，寫成本書。他們大膽地更新了衡量教會的傳統準則，不單單偏重人數多寡、財政盈虧、堂址大小，而改為關注一些難以量化的事物，譬如信徒生命的成長等。書中更提出教會「成功蛻變」的三大範疇，堅信惟有信徒群體先經歷蛻變，才能成為神合用的器皿，實踐神的使命，為世界帶來轉變。
The Shining Ones
Before Queen Elhana took a hand in educating him, the Tamul Emperor Sarabian was a mere puppet ruler. His vast territories were prey to insurrection; Sparhawk and the giant Atans crushed one such rebellion within the gates of the pearl-bright Tamul capital Matherion. But yet greater turmoil threatens Sarabian as Trolls, Gyrgai, vampires, zombies, ghouls and Ogres form a vast conspiracy to take over the Empire. Most disturbing of all are reported sightings of Shining Ones amongst the hordes. These luminous beings inspire more fear than the rest combined &
Evermore
Seventeen-year-old Ever is the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her entire family. Living with her aunt in Southern California, she's plagued by the ability to hear the thoughts of those around her, and haunted by the ghost of her little sister. She tries to tune everyone out, shunning her old lifestyle as the pretty, popular cheerleader, but somehow she can't hide from Damen, the new guy at school. Stunningly handsome, clever and not a little bit intimidating, there's something about him that doesn't quite add up. Ever realises he's hiding something, but nothing could prepare her for the truth - especially when the truth involves past lives, murderous enemies, everlasting love and the secret of eternal youth . . .
Little Bee
Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis. “Little Bee will blow you away.” —The Washington Post The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph” (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.
Birth of the Firebringer
Volume One of the Firebringer Trilogy Jan, the prince of the unicorns, is high-spirited, reckless-and the despair of his mighty father, Korr. Reluctantly, Korr allows Jan to accompany the other initiate warriors on a pilgrimage. Soon Jan's curiosity leads him, along with his friend Dagg, and their mentor, the female warrior Tek, into the greatest dangers-deadly gryphons, sly pans, wyverns, pards, and renegade unicorns. Yet time after time they are rescued, leading Jan to wonder: Am I the heir to a special destiny? "The language is poetic, with wonderful rhythm and sweeping images...The world is a compelling one, and Jan is a dramatic hero."—Booklist
The Fates Divide
In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable. Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: he will die in service to Cyra's family. And when Cyra's father, Lazmet Noavek - a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead - reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever. As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may - or may not - be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.
