Max -- My Father, Annabelle Despard

Автор: Daniel Wallace L.
Название: Russia`s Uncommon Prophet: Father Aleksandr Men and His Times
ISBN: 087580733X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780875807331
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Рейтинг:
Цена: 37580.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:

This lucidly written biography of Aleksandr Men examines the familial and social context from which Men developed as a Russian Orthodox priest. Wallace Daniel presents a different picture of Russia and the Orthodox Church than the stereotypes found in much of the popular literature. Men offered an alternative to the prescribed ways of thinking imposed by the state and the church. Growing up during the darkest, most oppressive years in the history of the former Soviet Union, he became a parish priest who eschewed fear, who followed Christ's command "to love thy neighbor as thyself," and who attracted large, diverse groups of people in Russian society. How he accomplished those tasks and with what ultimate results are the main themes of this story.

Conflict and controversy marked every stage of Men's priesthood. His parish in the vicinity of Moscow attracted the attention of the KGB, especially as it became a haven for members of the intelligentsia. He endured repeated attacks from ultraconservative, anti-Semitic circles inside the Orthodox Church. Fr. Men represented the spiritual vision of an open, non-authoritarian Christianity, and his lectures were extremely popular. He was murdered on September 9, 1990. For years, his work was unavailable in most church bookstores in Russia, and his teachings were excoriated by some both within and outside the church. But his books continue to offer hope to many throughout the world—they have sold millions of copies and are testimony to his continuing relevance and enduring significance. This important biography will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in religion, politics, and global affairs.

Автор: Grady John
Название: Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography: A Biography, 1806-1873
ISBN: 0786478217 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786478217
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Рейтинг:
Цена: 38810.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In becoming “a useful man” on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontained Maury focused light on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights in a troubled union, and preached Manifest Destiny from the Arctic to Cape Horn. Late in life, he revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines.Maury's eagerness to go to the public in person and in print on the questions of the day riled powerful men in business and politics, and the United States, Confederate and Royal navies. They dismissed him as the “Man on the Hill”. Over his career, Maury more than once ran afoul of Jefferson Davis, and Stephen R. Mallory, chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee and later secretary of the Confederate States Navy. Through the political, social and scientific struggles of his time, however, Maury had his share of powerful allies, like President John Tyler; but by the early 1870s they too were in eclipse or in the grave.

Автор: Oakley Ann
Название: Father and Daughter: Patriarchy, Gender, and Social Science
ISBN: 1447318102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447318101
Издательство: Marston Book Services
Рейтинг:
Цена: 21110.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Father and daughter provides an unique `insider perspective` on two key figures in twentieth-century British social science, combining biography of Richard Titmuss and autobiography by his daughter Ann Oakley.

Автор: Williams
Название: Konrad Adenauer - The Father of the New Germany
ISBN: 0471407372 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780471407379
Издательство: Wiley
Рейтинг:
Цена: 44880.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presents the fascinating life of the father of the New Germany. This book tells how, in an astonishing political career that spanned six decades including fourteen years as chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) was instrumental in shaping the modern political landscape, both of his own country and of Europe.