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Thomas Edward Frank points out that the dominant paradigm of many contemporary books about church administration reflects an underlying "theology of progress," a distilling of the gospel into self-worth, a conflation of basilea with market growth. According to Frank, good fortune and blessing are confused; praise and good feeling are identified. This paradigm of success and progress, however, fails to account adequately for the vision of the believers' presence in the world as ecclesia. "The soul of the congregation," argues Frank, is a way of being and being-in-the-world, and not didactic...

With a New Afterword by the Author

The New York Times bestseller, praised as "hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests" (Molly Ivins)

Hailed as "dazzlingly insightful and wonderfully sardonic" (Chicago Tribune), "very funny and very painful" (San Francisco Chronicle), and "in a different league from most political books" (The New York Observer), What's the Matter with Kansas? unravels the great political mystery of our day: Why do so...

Ciceros zweite philippische Rede ist nach Auffassung des Autors der vorliegenden Studie das beruhmteste Beispiel fur die Existenz von Flugschriften in der spaten romischen Republik. Sie wurde offensichtlich wie ihr poetisches Pendant, Varros Bimarcus, im November 44 v. Chr. verbreitet. Sie war Bestandteil eines typischen Adelskonflikts, mobilisierte kurzfristig erfolgreich den Widerstand gegen M. Antonius und war ein Mittel Ciceros, den Senat als Machtzentrum zu erhalten. Sie gab den Befreiern um Brutus ein Handlungskonzept vor und trug wahrscheinlich zum Tod ihres Verfassers...

Through the unique lens of African American preaching, Thomas explores the theology, dynamics and guidelines for celebrative preaching.

" Thomas Frank is] perhaps the most provocative young cultural critic of the moment."--Gerald Marzorati, New York Times Book Review

"An indispensable...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, this witty and highly provocative book asks a simple question: How is it possible that the disastrous collapse of the free market economy in 2008 could have heralded a popular revival--of the right?

In Pity the Billionaire, a brilliant, funny, and disturbing tour de force, Thomas Frank analyzes the sleight of hand involved in the right's resurgence--all the upside-down grievances that have transformed economic suffering into valentines for the rich...