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This work features a traditional community's struggle to define itself in the face of agricultural change. Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition from corporate megafarms, the German Baptists find themselves forced to adjust. ... Read more

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More about farming than faith
Although the first few chapters were interesting, it seems to me that the author (who reportedly took several years to write this book) ran out of ideas. The middle and end of the book is more about farming and farm changes than it is about the Brethren.Many people who are interested in learning about the Old Order may be disappointed in this book.If you live in the Franklin County area, or are from this area, you will know many of the people mentioned herein. I am glad I bought the book, although I had to force myself to finish it. ... Read more

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An army of shadows has been amassed. Its one goal: to destroy the Pirate Lords for their Shadow Lord--an alchemist who has created a special gold that grants him unfathomable power. But the soothsayer Tia Dalma has other plans for the Lords and cannot allow them to be destroyed. So she calls on the one man who can turn the tide--Captain Jack Sparrow...

In the midway point of the epic LEGENDS series, Jack Sparrow finds himself lost in the peaks of the Himalayas. How did a pirate captain wind up atop some of the world's taller mountains? That's exactly what his crew would like to know. And the only man who can answer that question is the Pirate Lord Sri Sumbaji of the Indian Ocean! ... Read more

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The cataclysmic conclusion to the international bestselling Brethren trilogy

1295 A. D. The Christian empire in the Holy Land lies in ruins. Returning to Paris, Knight Templar Will Campbell is at a crossroads. He has sworn to uphold the principles of the Anima Templi, a secret brotherhood within the Order whose aim is peace, but peace seems ever more impossible.

The Temple has forged an alliance with Will's enemy, King Edward of England, vowing to help him wage war on Scotland. Will now faces a bitter choice: to stay with the Temple and fight another war he doesn't believe in, or to break his vows and forge his own path to peace, even if that too means fighting...for the Scots. Will is unaware that an even more ominous threat is rising, for there is a warrior king on the throne of France whose desire for supremacy knows no bounds and who will stop at nothing to fulfill his twisted ambitions. The fight for the holy land is over, but the Temple's last battle has just begun...

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Getting a sense of the Crusades
"The Fall of the Templars" is the 3rd and last in the series that began with "Brethren" and which I am half-way through.I've immensely enjoyed all three of these books by Robyn Young.They are not a history of the Crusades but the fictional experiences of one Templar as the age of the Crusades comes to a close.

I found them very entertaining.Why would a person want to be a Templar? Could just any man become a Knight Templar? How did one become a Templar?What was it like to be a Templar?Was there was a prevalence among them to wonder if they were doing the right thing or if they believed whole-heartedly in their cause.

These books are an interesting take on how one individual might have reacted to the duty expected of him and what happens when his loyalties become divided.As long as the reader is constantly aware that this is fiction based on history but not the actual history itself, they are a really good read.

great finish to the series
The Fall of the Templars kept me interested throughout.I felt sorry for Will because you always knew he was going to suffer some how.I was impressed with the finish of the book.So many books can't seem to tie up loose ends.Robyn Young did a nice job.It was definitely a great read!!!

A meandering river
I don't enjoy this author.Although talented, Robyn Young seems to meander a bit too much for my liking.I do enjoy the time period and the surrounding history and will likely push myself to read the third book but could be tortuous for me at times.

The Fall of the Templars
Book was received in a timely fashion and in the condition indicated.I will purchase from them again.

By Far the Weakest of the Three Books
I really liked the Brethern and it inspired me to read other authors who wrote about the Templars and the Crusades.I felt compelled to continue to read Ms. Young's second installment about Will Campbell and was disappointed, but I figured it is hard to top a great book like the Brethern and decided to give The Fall of the Templars a try.This was hands down the worse book of the three.First of all the Fall of the Templars is really a secondary story here as the real story is Will and his desire to go after King Edward, this alone would have made a nice story.Instead the book just jumps around and covers alot of time and ground and has one story line after another which just got confusing after a while.The other thing I really did not like is Will is an old man during this story line and he escapes death time after time, after a while the story no longer made sense.I think the fall of this story was the author's desire to try and do way to much, instead of sticking to one story line and perhaps giving us a 4th book we get way more than we bargined for. ... Read more

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Ikhwan al-Safa' (The Brethren of Purity) were the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity of lettered urbanites that was principally based in Basra and Baghdad. This brotherhood occupied a prominent station in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopedia: Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' (The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). This compendium contained fifty-two epistles that offered synoptic explications of the classical sciences and philosophies of the age. Divided into four classificatory parts, it treated themes in mathematics, logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics and theology, in addition to moral and didactic fables. The Ikhwan were learned compilers of scientific and philosophical knowledge, and their Rasa'il constituted a paradigmatic legacy in the canonization of philosophy and the sciences in mediaeval Islamic civilization.

This present volume gathers studies by leading philosophers, historians and scholars of Islamic Studies, who are also the editors and translators of the first Arabic critical editions and first complete annotated English translations of the Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa', which will be published in the OUP Series that this present volume initiates, as well as being members of the Editorial Board.

The chapters of this present volume explore the conceptual and historical aspects of the philosophical and scientific contents of the Rasa'il and their classification, as well as investigating the authorship and dating of this corpus and the impact that the Ikhwan's intellectual tradition exercised in the unfolding of the history of ideas in Islam. ... Read more

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John Williams, the Viscount of Marsdale, libertine, duelist, dilettante, haphazard philanthropist and philosopher, is asked by his estranged father to start a plantation in Jamaica in 1667.He doesn't realize that he is going to the right island for the wrong reasons until he meets buccaneers and learns he has far more in common with the wild Brethren of the Coast than he does with the nobility of Christendom.Still, he questions joining them and leaving his title and the plantation behind, until he meets Gaston the Ghoul, a mysterious French buccaneer who is purportedly mad.He quickly decides that the freedom of the buccaneer life and even the mere chance of love that a man such as Gaston might offer are better than anything he could ever inherit.But even though Gaston seems intrigued by him, can the crazy Frenchman ever love him? ... Read more

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Great Series ...
I have to say I was pleasently surprised by this series. It sounded okay, the reviews were decent and I became totally addicted! I give credit to some of the reviewers who complained regarding Will's "21st century views" and Gaston's modern medical expertise, particularly in this first book. But the author at least attempted to explain these unique views (yes, maybe just a little on the weak side) but enough for me to get past it and just enjoy the great love story, wonderful characters, differing locales and the action. I do wonder why the last book is not on Kindle?? Recommended.

Fantastic
Wonderful series.I am absolutely in love with W. A. Hoffman's style and can't wait to finish to start over.

Flawed But Still Wonderful(minor SPOILERS!)
Let me see if I can explain why I consider an obviously flawed work of historical fiction to also be a bravura piece of story-telling.OK.I'll get the flaws out of the way first.In my humble opinion there is only one but it permeates the entire story so it's also sizable.

Since the story of young and impetuous Will begins in late 17th century Europe, the inclusion of his deeply entrenched and fully formed 21st century values don't so much make him more likable and/or accessible as unbelievable.No doubt there were people of his time who couldn't deny the inhumanity that surrounded them but Will - and most of his fellow travelers - are almost glib about it.I think it might have been more interesting to see these characters contending with societies policies instead of being the only ones who have exceeded them - and done so with little resistance.I have the same complaint for Gaston and his medical expertise that is at least a couple hundred years ahead of his time.The sad fact is that 17th century people most likely survived illness and injury despite their healthcare and not because of it.This push to modernize historical characters is a huge detraction because it gives the impression that they are visiting a certain time instead of living in it.

That said - and put aside - I do love this story.First and foremost for the characters.Will and Gaston are the main ones but they're in good company.I'm not a big fan of ensemble casts in large part because if I do have a favorite character he is usually given his thing to do and then put on a carousel where I have to wait through the other characters bobbing along until my guy circles around again.Not so here.As invested as I came to be in Will and Gaston I was equally involved in the passages that included Pete and Striker, Dickey, the Bard, Liam and Otter, Cudro and even the briefly mentioned Siegfried whose passing seems to signal the end of an era.These are incredibly complex and engaging characters who are ever evolving.For example, Dickey and Cudro are introduced as, respectively, a fop and a brute but they believably emerge as men who can't be so neatly pigeon-holed.

Often with a first-person narrative that person can do no wrong.There tends to be a sense of taking in other peoples foolishness from a safe and smarter distance.Again, not so here.One of my favorite scenes is where Will rallies Gaston and the other buccaneers to risk life and limb to rescue Davey from pressed labor only to discover shortly thereafter that he doesn't really like Davey.Having Will narrate his own unsatisfactory conclusion amuses me probably more than it should but it also shows me that Hoffman, the author, is more interested in illuminating human foibles rather than eschewing them.

For me, the book is filled with scenes like the above that I enjoy rereading.I love it when Will and Gaston first meet and are instantly drawn to each other with no idea of how they will profoundly affect one another or how Pete and Striker will influence them even further.There's the scene where Gaston shows Will his scars and Will, trying to keep his feelings for Gaston platonic still tells him, "The scars are horrible, but underneath, you are exquisite.And I would have you know that, if I could." which struck me as an incredibly economic way to let Gaston know Will loved him for more than his outward appearance without pressing the issue.Later, when Gaston asks Will if he has loved anyone before Will tells him, "Oui, and it has gone unanswered ... every time" and Gaston simply replies, "Not this time."It's the kind of dialogue that's moving without being overwrought and carries on to the other characters as when Dickey asks Will and Gaston if love is found or built.

If you're willing to put aside some admittedly hefty points of contention then there's a story here that's emotionally rich and rewarding.

Why does this series have such high ratings?
While I acknowledge there are those who find these kind of soap opera antics deeply engaging, I am baffled as to how they might think it merits a high score. Melodrama does not constitute emotional insight.

Try these:

Warchild -- Karin Lowachee
Hallucinating Foucault -- Patricia M. Duncker
Swordspoint -- Ellen Kushner
The Left Hand of Darkness -- Ursula K. Le Guin

I enjoyed mocking the novel
I read the whole thing, but after a while I simply kept reading so I could tell my boyfriend about particularly silly parts and we could make fun of it.Months later we still make jokes which reference particularly ridiculous plot points.But since I had fun reading the whole thing (even if my pleasure wasn't due to the awesomeness of the book), I gave it two stars.Think of it as Mystery Science Theater 3000, but you have to supply your own mocking commentary.

Marsdale (the protagonist), is the gay son of an English Earl.His sexuality is barely hidden in Europe, despite the low view of homosexuality, and is not hidden at all in the Caribbean where such relationships are an accepted fact of life.He goes to Jamaica to oversee his father's business interests there.

Gaston is Marsdale's shiny new boyfriend.It is love at first sight, literally.They don't meet and fall for each other, they simply see each other and *know*.Sadly Gaston is straight (or possibly asexual) and certifiably insane, but that just makes their love more tortured and "romantic".So over the course of the novel Gaston slowly allows Marsdale to vent his lust upon Gaston's unwilling body."It was not his fault he did not respond. I was very thankful he did allow me to vent my lust upon him."Let me stress, the sexual relationship developed SLOWLY.After hundreds of pages and numerous encounters I think we'd finally worked up to a handjob.

It also comes out that Gaston is a skilled physician - think of a modern physician sent back in time - because Gaston doesn't limit himself to 17th century treatments.For instance, Gaston knows about micro-organisms and has developed (correct) theories on how they affect wounds, disease, etc.But he has done so over a decade before Leeuwenhoek discovered microorganisms with an early microscope and centuries before the germ theory of disease had any type of widespread acceptance.He was also the only person in the New World who could cure amoebic dysentery (even if Gaston's cure might prevent dysentery, but wouldn't actually cure it in real life).Other examples of his time-bending skills as a doctor and surgeon abound.

Medical knowledge wasn't the only anachronism - the main character had a modern mindset about slavery, the class system, civil rights, etc.While I probably wouldn't like characters who saw people as sub-human property, that was the nature of the times, especially for the nobility like the main character.His indentured servants, virtual slaves everywhere else on the island, were practically treated like modern union members, complete with health care benefits when he visits the plantation with his boyfriend.

This enlightened view did not encompass women.There are repeated references to women which indicated that they were vastly inferior and that is part of why male-male relationships were so superior.
- "women are the root of all evil ... They create nothing but trouble, and they rain all manner of destruction upon men foolish enough to fall prey to them."
- "Women you leave in port, and they are generally frail, and they cannot fight or sail, though I am sure they can be taught. But they lack the strength. They are things one must care for, and here in the West Indies, I do not have time to care for another who is not my equal."
Further, Marsdale realizes after researching the matter that male-male love is stronger, better, and more enduring than male-female relationships.This is mostly because men can respect other men and they have things in common with other men which doesn't often seem to be the case with men and women.

Before the story begins, Marsdale fell in love with his older male cousin, but the cousin hated Marsdale for being so gay (weak) even though the cousin clearly wanted some boy-on-boy action.So the cousin spurned the sexual offers from Marsdale and instead would regularly bind Marsdale and rape him.But Marsdale was proud of the fact that he could so engender lust in the cousin that the cousin would break down time after time and rape Marsdale again.At another point Marsdale talks about how awesome it is that Gaston has the strength to force himself upon Marsdale if he so desires (which a woman could not do).

But despite a twisted view of rape, in other ways male-male relationships are idealized/girlified.For the pirates are almost universally in committed monogamous relationships.One of the pirates talks about it and how after having a matelot (pirate slang for gay partner), it's not even appealing to have sex with anyone with whom you haven't developed that bond.Yup, nothing says 'pirate' like only wanting sex with someone you love.

The author did a lot of research about the times and setting, and some of that information was interesting.But when it suited Hoffman, a modern view was inserted. ... Read more

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Joseph Johnson was an 18th-century Mohegan Indian leader, preacher, and schoolteacher in upper New York state. Johnson's diaries, written between 1771 and 1773, document daily life in the Indian Christian communities, and his letters to white benefactors reveal both an uncommon talent for diplomacy and a powerful vision of Indian solidarity. ... Read more

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The face of AIDS at the end of the 20th century is just as likely to belong to the poor, homeless, and forgotten members of society as it is to gay men. Offering gritty details from his three-and-a-half years at the Spellman Center at St. Clare's Hospital in New York's Hell's Kitchen, Daniel J. Baxter, M.D., tells the stories of patients living each day with grace in a place where people find a reason to care.Amazon.com Review
Doctor and author Daniel Baxter tells the true story ofworking in the 17-bed unit at the Spellman Center for HIV RelatedDiseases at New York City's St. Clare Hospital. More than just tellinghis own story though, Baxter introduces us to the untouchables--theAIDS victims of the late 20th century. We meet transvestiteprostitutes, teenage crack addicts and penniless ex-prisoners: theinvisible members of society who die in the roach-infested wards of aninner city hospital. This could be a morose, grim tale of humandespair, but Baxter refuses to allow his ward or his book to succumbto such a sad fate. Instead, this story becomes a phoenix of spiritualhope and human compassion, which eloquently rises from the ashes ofAIDS in the 1990s. --Gail Hudson ... Read more

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Poignant - The last days living with Aids
I was struck with the humanity of the book. Dr Baxter gives an accurate insight into the last days of the "lepers of our society". He is a rare find in today's medical circle. He treats his patient with respect and kindness, doing his best to make sure that their final days are as comfortable as possible in the midst of a horrendous journey into death. Here is a doctor with a heart. He has no "God complex". He does not seek to make his patients live at all costs but rather, helps them to die with some dignity. The fine print of the book may be a hinderance to some readers but I felt the book was well worth the struggle. Would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the subject and those who have seen too much of the negative side of our medical providers. I especially liked that the hospital cared enough to provide a memorial rememberance of these people who are often so alone.

A wonderful, insightful book from a wonderful, insightful man!
I had the wonderful pleasure to meet Dr. Baxter at a book party thrown by a mutual friend in New York. I had already read his fascinating book (through the recommendation of our shared friend) and was delighted to have the chance to meet such a selfless, caring man!

I learned that Dr. Baxter is currently living in Botswana, Africa teaching healthcare workers there how to treat HIV and AIDS patients (Botswana has the second highest rate of HIV infection in the world). The fact that he completely uprooted his life in the States to help others thousands of miles away is further testament to his compassionate spirit and good heart. I can only hope he writes another book detailing his experiences across the Atlantic. If it's anything like "The Least of These My Brethren," it should be a great, great read!



**As a side note, Dr. Baxter is indeed as verbose in person as his writing suggests, though his extensive vocabulary is anything but pretentious! His vast intellect and humble character were a delightful paradox!

Wonderful stories, wonderful doctor.
Yes, the doctor does write rather 'high-falutin'. I haven't met the guy, but if he is like many other of the doctors I met in med school...some of them come by their language honestly. Maybe he was raised in a home where language was spoken that pretentiously. If so, then there is more to admire about him. Doctors do not have to choose to work with members of society who are less fortunate. Especially one of Baxter's caliber. That he did raises him in my esteem, and impresses me all the more. He writes with compassion and with a sense of humor, which is necessary to deal with such a hard field. AIDS does not suffer fools lightly, and Baxter is no fool in spite of his language. He does an excellent job of making others aware of the real life of most with HIV. Very few are actually lucky enough to have insurance which will pay for the pharmaceutical "cocktail" which is necessary to maintain life, and even some who do have access...their bodies reject the drugs and they become worse. TheAIDS crisis is far from over. We Americans have merely closed our eyes to that fact. Baxter tries to alert us to the needs of those who are dealing with day-to-day tragedies. This is a wonderful book, and a great addition to my shelves. Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

A Privilege to Read
This book touched me deeper than anything else I've read in a very long time. It was a privilege to have a glimpse into the lives of Dr. Baxter's AIDS patients, to both laugh and cry, to both shake your head and marvel at humanity. I honestly felt for these characters and the author presents themwith a grim reality that spares no detail. From this novel I have a muchbetter understanding of what an AIDS patient must face on emotional,spiritual and physical levels.

The only drawback is the doc's narrationstyle. His personality is strong and the doctor's point of view makes itthat more interesting. But his writing style is painful to read at times.His writing is extremely superflous, with a lot of 50 cent words. Manytimes he reminded me of TV psych, Frazier Crane, his vocabulary is thatpretentious.

If you look past the author's agonizing writing style -there is no limit to the feelings this book can evoke on human suffering,the human will and spirit and fears of our own mortality.

Grace In Unexpected Places!
Dr. Daniel Baxter's chronicle of his daily routine as a physician in an AIDS ward at Saint Clare's Hospital in New York City, one of the poorest broken down and inadequate facilities truly serving the "dregs ofhumanity" is one of the richest, most spiritual and compelling books Ihave read in recent years. I finished this book and have kept it in my mindin many weeks going over the truly profound truths and challenges Baxterpresents in his own story. The Least of My Brethren is a multifaceted,complex chronicle that teaches far more than the most readers expect asthey begin any new non-fiction book. I was captivated by The Least of MyBrethren from the very start; awed by Baxter's ability to present an entirerange of issues, at times separately and yet, all at once in otherinstances -- from the seemingly simple and unimportantissue of how to geta room cleaned up or a light bulb changed in a hospital with only theleanest of support services, and in the next breath, to be speaking quitearticulately on issues such as AIDS, poverty, the tragedy and loneliness ofhuman beings who have no one left in life who have not abandoned them, tothe entire spectrum of human sexuality, to questions of philosophy of lifeand the meaning of death and back again to the more mundane insignificanceof individuals, almost all terminally ill, breaking rules on smoking inhospitals and in public places. Baxter presents a story that is as muchphilosophy as it is medical science; as much sociology as it is genderstudies, as much psychology as it is political science. As one individualreader, above everything else, Daniel Baxter's story was a moving, yet attimes, an inadvertently hysterically funny portrait of how little thelatest buildings and equipment really mean to medicine in comparison to theneed for a much rarer and seemingly more easily attainable achievement, theenlistment of truly caring human beings. When Baxter speaks of caringpeople, he is not referring to those who show their care by donations tocharity or participation in clothing drives for the poor -- but "downand dirty" caring in the midst of stink, the odor of death and thescarcity of hope! This, one can conclude in reading Baxter's chronicle, isa truly rare and precious giver of life -- not easily found. In some ways Iwas shocked that truly caring human beingsare a preciously rarecommodity, yet the more I thought about the issue, I was able toacknowledge how few people there are who are willing to transcendthemselves and give to others unconditionally -- while at the same timehaving the courage to face the demon of hopeless straight in the eye andprevail with hope. What Baxter brought squarely home to me were manypersonal questions and issues I have need to address in my own life.Whether it was Baxter indirectly asking me how much I appreciate the life Ihave, for whatever time it is given to me, to his ability to bring me tothe realization that I have only marginally and clinically considered myown mortality. Baxter keeps going with questions and challenges on theimportance of doing meaningful work in our lives to challenging me toexamine my own willingness to place myself in the midst of dirt and filthand to be unaffected by it because the other person, far more needy than I,needs my help in the midst of that personally discomforting squalor.Finally, Daniel Baxter offers -- not by preaching -- but by his ownpersonal example, the very real and comprehensible answer as to why ourhuman behavior is so often paradoxical: that in order to conquer our fear,in order to gain anything worthwhile, in order to truly transcend ourselvesfor the good of others, we must become fearless, courageous, spirit-filledand hopeful persons ourselves. And, how do we get to such a place? Theanswer so obvious that we all actually know it, kept very close to ourhuman consciousness, but often within far enough a safety zone that we donot have to necessarily respond: that is, in order to become stronger andbetter persons, we must face down, touch and truly look, often for the veryfirst time, at what we find ourselves most afraid. In so doing, we becomestronger, more courageous and grace-filled persons. Indeed there seems tobe truth to the adage that ³what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger;² forit is proven out in the daily lives of many committed persons like DanielBaxter, Sister Pascal or the drag queens in ...Brethren, who come tominister their sick friend up by decorating his room and applying hismake-up and dressing him in all his finery, in order to help him feel morehopeful and comfortable. I finished Baxter¹s book more fully understandingmyself,myown strengths, fears and weaknesses and biases. In addition, Icame away with new role models to help me to at least try to make somechanges for myself and to better understand the meaning of truly caring forall with whom my path crosses in the course of this mysterious journey wecall life.A singular and outstanding read which should deserves muchattention! ... Read more

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This examination of the declining membership of thePlymouth Brethren Church by prominent Plymouth Brethren leader NateSmith gives concrete suggestions on how this once-dynamic dissentingdenomination might recpature its historical vibrancy. It has beenrepeatedly recommended by church leaders as a wonderful resourcefilled with cogent recommendations for all those involved in churcheswho struggle to maintain traditional forms of worship in a societyundergoing huge changes. ... Read more

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a must read
A must read for any one of Christian Brethren background who seeks to bring about spiritual renewal and growth in churches of this background.A book with a balanced perspective that would appeal to the progressive thinkers as well as those with a more conservative bent. ... Read more

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To My Younger Brethren - Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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It is our belief that the Lord Jesus wants to see thedemonic influence of the accuser of the brethren obliterated from thethought process of the church. the Father's House shall be called aHouse of Prayer, not faultfinding. This study will help you to exposeand cast down the accusing spirit. You will also learn how to protectyourself from this faultfinding spirit and how to have the victory. ... Read more

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Exposing the Accuser of the Brethren
The book in excellant condition. What a great Author on the subject of discerning the spirits and identifying the enemies strongholds. Wow!

Serious about Christian Life?
Francis Frangipane's books are like having a mentor for the Christian life. Always a blessings.

discernment review
great deal - great book - everyone should own this book and read it periodically to remind themselves of just how slimy satan is.

excellent read
This book is great!! right on! If you are looking for a great read but yet the absolute truth get this little book. The book is a very short book for you ones out there that do not enjoy reading as much.

Excellent
Seriously, oh yeap every saint should read this book. Francis Frangipane is an awesome man of God and I can say that because of the insight he gives to the Word of God.It was a blessing reading this book and one can start and finish reading this book before lunch is over and still learn a lot.His writing are very simple and easy to understand, praise the Lord. ... Read more

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Great synopsis of history of Plymouth Brethren
Having grown up in a New Testament assembly which meets along the lines of the Plymouth Brethren movement, I really enjoyed reading about the history of this group of people who believed in meeting according to New Testament principles rather than that which men have made traditional.

This is an honest account of the movement and includes things many people would rather not have recorded as well as the great things done by those who desire to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.My only desire is that believers today would have the same zeal as those men in the 1800's who desired to follow Christ. ... Read more

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Examines the early 18th-century formation and expansion of the Church of the Brethren in Europe. Hardcover. ... Read more

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A deceptively powerful novel about the singularly eventful summer weekend of an Episcopal clergyman in New York. ... Read more

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A Classic by James Gould Cozzens
This is one of James Gould Cozzen's especially good novels. Written in 1936, it describes a weekend in the life of the Rev. Ernest Cudlipp, the vicar of an Episcopal chapel in Manhattan. For readers unfamiliar with the what clergymen do when they are not preaching or conducting services, the writer does a fine job of portraying the every day working life of a parish priest or minister. Throughout the book, Fr. Cudlipp is called upon to help people with problems. Among the people he encounters are an older clerical colleague undergoing a crisis of faith, a young clergyman struggling with issues of faith and social justice, parishioners, as well as people only loosely associated with the church, who come to him with marital, relationship, sexual and addiction problems. I found this book very appealing because Fr. Cudlipp, while caring and tolerant, consistently takes a realistic, rather than a sentimental, view of life. He talks frankly to people about their problems. He does not water down the transcendent mysteries of faith to make his religion more assimilable for people seeking what Dietrich Bonhoeffer once called "cheap grace." Throughout the book, one can see the chain-smoking, sometimes brusk, but always caring and committed Fr. Cudlipp as an instrument of God's grace.

one busy summer weekend
....One busy summer weekend at his Manhattan Episcopal church the Rev.Ernest Cudlipp is forced to deal with urgent pressures of a multitude ofunrelated episodes. We see the workings of a church as Cudlipp deals withabortion,suicide, natural death etc. Cudlipp takes responsibility for hisactions-displaying the qualities of a sensible,practical, and experiencedman with a keen sense of duty. He considers resignation when he is slowedby his clerical superior, Doctor Lamb, and the awareness of powerful churchpolitics. Cudlipp is the hero one expects from Cozzen. First published in1936 this intellectuallyexciting novel remains contemporary-a conflict ofideas and solutions.The contents of this attractive and affordablepaperback reprint compares favorably to the writing quality of Cozzen'sGuard of Honor and By Love Possessed. ... Read more

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Samantha Among the Brethren, Complete is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Marietta Holley is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Marietta Holley then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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LIST OF STORIES FOR THOSE INTERESTED... WE ALL KNOW THESE STORIES ARE ROCKIN' AWESOME!!!!
This isn't a review per se, but a list of the contents in Conan's Brethren. And what a brethren he has! I've read about 99% of these stories at one time or another in various collections over years and there is not a dog in the bunch. In fact, all of them are classics! These stories are a greatest hits of Conan's Brethren; Bran Mak Morn, Kull, Solomon Kane, Black Turlough, James Allison etc. You'll find about all of them here. Now, for a list of the stories....

Introduction

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane's Homecoming (verse)
Red Shadows
Skulls in the Stars
Rattle of Bones
The Moon of Skulls
The Hills of the Dead
The Footfalls Within
Wings in the Night

King Kull

The Shadow Kingdom
The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune
The King and the Oak (verse)

Bran Mak Morn & the Picts

The Lost Race
Kings of the Night
The Dark Man
Worms of the Earth

Savages, Swordsmen & Sorcerers

Spear and Fang
Hawks of Outremer
The Gods of Bal-Sagoth
The Sowers of the Thunder
Lord of Samarcand
The Lion of Tiberias
The Shadow of the Vulture
The Valley of the Worm
The Frost King's Daughter
The Garden of Fear
Gates of Empire
Almuric
The Ghost Kings (verse)

Afterword: Kinsmen of Conan by Stephen Jones

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HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS. CHAPTER I ON THE STATE OF MYSTICAL PHILOSOPHY IN GER!I[ANY AT TIlE CLOSE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. THE traditions of the Neo-Platonic philosophy, with its elaborate theurgical system, were to some extent perpetuated through the whole period of the Middle Ages, for beside the ol'thodox theology of the gt'eat Latin Chmch, and amidst the clamour of scholastic philosopby, we find the secret theosophy of the magician, the KalJbalist, and the alchemical adept borrowing, directly 01' indirectly, from this prolific fountain of exalted mysticism. The traces of its influence are discoverable in Augustine, in Albcrtus Magnus, in 8t Thomas, the angel of the schools, and in other shining lights of western Christendom, while the metaphysical principles of Johannes 8cotus Erigena, even so early as the close of the ninth century, were an actual revival of tbis philoFWl')hy. He translated the extraordinary works of Pseudo-Dionysius on the celestial hie

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