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Onesimus Our Brother: Reading Religion, Race, and Culture in Philemon (Paul in Critical Contexts)
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Rarely, if at all, has the other central figure, regarding whom and about whom the letter was written—Onesimus—stepped out of the background. He has been mentioned, discussed, referenced; subtly present, but voiceless, powerless, hidden in
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“how can one respect, let alone adopt, the values of a people who do not, on any level whatever, live the way they say they do, or the way they say they should?”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

“There are some works so luminous...so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new undertakings. A book can play this role.”
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“If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

“To accept one's past - one's history - is not the same things as drowning in it. An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressures of life like clay in a season of drought.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time

“I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.”
― Between the World and Me
― Between the World and Me

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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more

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InterVarsity Press has been publishing excellent Christian books for more than 50 years. With topics spanning all areas of Christian interest, IVP pub ...more

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