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Little Sissy Williams' life had become an unending nightmare of molestation and sexual abuse. Unlike many five year olds, she was aware that what was being done to her was evil and wrong. What she never understood was why.

Many times, after her father or her father's friend completed violations, she found comfort by acknowledging the presence of her guardian angels. They nurtured her soul and kept her mind whole and hopeful. As a child with protective instincts, she also took it upon herself to protect her angels from the chance of being hurt by her two lifelong abusers.

This story is based on the life of the Ethiopian woman, referred to as Mericah in this book, who became the wife of Moses (Numbers 12 V-I). This marriage caused controversy because many thought she wasn't good enough because of her dark skin, country of origin, and because she was not a Hebrew -- even though she was chosen by God.

Mericah is a fictitious character and is not intended to conflict with actual biblical or historical writings. She was born into the biblical environment to open minds to the possibility of what may have been. Additionally, the author hopes that she may...

In Phenomenology, Naturalism and Empirical Science, Jack Reynolds takes the controversial position that phenomenology and naturalism are compatible, and develops a hybrid account of phenomenology and empirical science. Though phenomenology and naturalism are typically understood as philosophically opposed to one another, Reynolds argues that this resistance is based on an understanding of transcendental phenomenology that is ultimately untenable and in need of updating. Phenomenology, as Reynolds reorients it, is compatible with liberal naturalism, as well as with weak forms of...

While There Have Been Many Essays devoted to comparing the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty with that of Jacques Derrida, there has been no sustained book-length treatment of these two French philosophers. Additionally, many of the essays presuppose an oppositional relationship between them, and between phenomenology and deconstruction more generally. Jack Reynolds systematically explores their relationship by analyzing each philosopher in terms of two important and related issues - embodiment and alterity. Focusing on areas with which they are not commonly associated (e.g., Derrida on the...

The Continuum Companion to Existentialism offers the definitive guide to a key area of modern European philosophy. The book covers the fundamental questions asked by existentialism, providing valuable guidance for students and researchers to some of the many important and enduring contributions of existentialist thinkers. Specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts explore existentialism's relationship to
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