wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Joy to the World: Sacred Christmas Songs Through the Ages
ISBN: 9781581822052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Joy to the World tells the stories behind some of the most wonderful and best-loved songs of the season that express the spiritual sentiments of Christmas. While many other Christmas songs celebrate home and family, romance, and winter weather, the songs whose stories are told here express the underlying reality of the Christmas season between Advent and Epiphany - the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The songs in Joy to the World are among the most enduring and permanent of the season's musical traditions. They have stood the test of time and express the many moods and emotions that evoke the...
Joy to the World tells the stories behind some of the most wonderful and best-loved songs of the season that express the spiritual sentiments of Chris...
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104,79 zł |
Church and State in Canada
ISBN: 9781573920797 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The United States has enjoyed a long and venerable tradition of separation of church and state. But how is this relationship handled in Canada with which we have considerable political, economic, and social ties? Church and State in Canada describes the main contours of how religion and government interact in Canada. While written from the perspective of an American separationist, it reflects the unique traditions that have developed a somewhat different style of church-state relationships in our neighbor to the north. Written to inform U.S. readers, it includes much data from a variety of...
The United States has enjoyed a long and venerable tradition of separation of church and state. But how is this relationship handled in Canada with wh...
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148,47 zł |
December Wars
ISBN: 9780879758578 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In this age of "political correctness," Christmas has become our most controversial holiday. Each year brings new court battles over nativity scenes on public property and heated school board meetings in the public schools.
Author Albert J. Menendez traces this dispute as far back as the fourth century, when Catholic orthodoxy turned Christmas into a major propaganda tool as well as a religious observance. Over the centuries there has been a surprising amount of disagreement among the various Christian sects about the nature of the Christian observance and whether Christmas should be... In this age of "political correctness," Christmas has become our most controversial holiday. Each year brings new court battles over nativity scenes o...
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131,00 zł |
The Religious Factor in the 1960 Presidential Election: An Analysis of the Kennedy Victory Over Anti-Catholic Prejudice
ISBN: 9780786460373 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The candidacy of John F. Kennedy provoked widespread discussion of issues relating to church and state and to the role of Catholics in American politics. This text is the inside story of that dramatic campaign and is the first scholarly examination based on actual voting returns. It includes a detailed analysis of the vote in every county, revealing that religion affected the outcome of the election far more than previously thought. Kennedy lost more votes than he gained due to his religious affiliation, but by crafting a strong coalition, he prevailed in one of the closest races in...
The candidacy of John F. Kennedy provoked widespread discussion of issues relating to church and state and to the role of Catholics in American politi...
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250,60 zł |
Christmas in the White House
ISBN: 9780664222161 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This enjoyable book illuminates the long-held traditions and rare occurances that have shaped Christmas at the White House over the course of its history. Albert Menendez poured through diaries, memoirs, letters, newspapers, and more to compile the stories chronicled here, which include a Christmas wedding and honeymoon for Woodrow Wilson, the first lighting of the National Christmas Tree by Calvin Coolidge, a surprise dinner for poor children hosted by Abraham Lincoln's son, and so much more. This enjoyable book illuminates the long-held traditions and rare occurances that have shaped Christmas at the White House over the course of its h... |
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104,83 zł |
Visions of Reality
ISBN: 9780879758028 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Although a majority of Americans have repeatedly shown in referendum elections and opinion polls that they oppose tax support for nonpublic schools, fundamentalist leaders and their political lobbies are putting increasing pressure on Congress and state legislatures to compel taxpayers to support sectarian private schools through "vouchers" or "tuition tax credits," under the deceptive banner of "school choice."
Albert J. Menendez has carefully examined the most widely used history, English, and science textbooks in fundamentalist private schools. He documents the fact that these schools... Although a majority of Americans have repeatedly shown in referendum elections and opinion polls that they oppose tax support for nonpublic schools, f...
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104,79 zł |
The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004
ISBN: 9780786444595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "This work concentrates on the longstanding and significant factors of regionalism and sectionalism in the voting for the US chief executive. Even after the Civil War restored the nation's wholeness, the first postwar election showed the persistence of regional voting patterns. These patterns became even more pronounced in the succeeding elections of the 19th century and beyond"--Provided by publisher.
"This work concentrates on the longstanding and significant factors of regionalism and sectionalism in the voting for the US chief executive. Even aft...
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311,76 zł |
Religious Liberty and State Constitutions
ISBN: 9780879758394 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This comprehensive volume brings together all of the religious liberty and church/state provisions of the fifty state constitutions. The only work of its kind, "Religious Liberty and State Constitutions" will serve as a useful reference work for people in the fields of education, law, religion, and politics.
This comprehensive volume brings together all of the religious liberty and church/state provisions of the fifty state constitutions. The only work of ...
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122,26 zł |
Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
ISBN: 9781573929417 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) This outstanding collection of memorable quotations on religious freedom -- the most comprehensive ever assembled -- covers many centuries of thought and a wide array of sources. On every page the reader will discover a wealth of thoughtful, wise, and sometimes impassioned statements by all manner of men and women on a subject that has moved the consciences of generations from the distant past to the present. Included are early church fathers, Enlightenment philosophers, popes, anticlerical European statesmen, journalists, famous writers, judges, twenty-six presidents of the United States,...
This outstanding collection of memorable quotations on religious freedom -- the most comprehensive ever assembled -- covers many centuries of thought ...
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87,32 zł |
Church Schools and Public Money
ISBN: 9780879757083 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) "Parochiaid" - any form of direct or indirect aid to parochial and other nonpublic elementary and secondary schools - has given rise to the most enduring, bitter, and important controversy in the history of American education and church-state relations.
Edd Doerr and Albert J. Menendez, examining and critiquing the attitudes and activities of federal, state, and local government regarding parochiaid, offer a searing indictment of the resurgent drive to support sectarian schools wtih tax dollars. Concentrating on the last five decades, during which the parochiaid lobbies have gained in... "Parochiaid" - any form of direct or indirect aid to parochial and other nonpublic elementary and secondary schools - has given rise to the most endur...
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100,42 zł |
The Case Against School Vouchers
ISBN: 9781573920926 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Should public funds be used to support non-public education? Controversy over that question has raged since the early 19th century. In the 1990s, this debate centers on elementary and secondary school tuition vouchers, sometimes called 'scholarships', which feature numerous plans with varying levels of aid, but they all involve public funds being spent for non-public education. Voucher advocates claim that it's only fair to include non-public schooling in public funding for elementary and secondary education, that vouchers will promote diversity, and that school 'choice' will improve the...
Should public funds be used to support non-public education? Controversy over that question has raged since the early 19th century. In the 1990s, this...
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100,42 zł |