Bobby Darling has a lot of catching up to do. He missed his youth, most of his friends, and some great parties. In fact, he spent the last 20 years in a persistent vegetative state. But Bobby's problems are just getting started.
It seems Bobby is on a list of terminally ill patients who have outlived their life expectancies. The insurers who own the policies on these patients hope to nudge the process along a bit. If that isn't enough, Bobby's roommate Anthony has made it clear he wants to be more than just friends. To free-spirited Bobby, that might be a fate worse than the hitman heading...
Bobby Darling has a lot of catching up to do. He missed his youth, most of his friends, and some great parties. In fact, he spent the last 20 years in...
Evil presents a profound and eternal challenge to humanity - why do we do what we know to be wrong? Why does not an all-good and omnipotent God step in and put an end to evil? The Problem of Evil looks at people's efforts to deal with evil, starting with ancient Israel and moving through the great figures of the Western tradition to the twenty-first century.
Evil presents a profound and eternal challenge to humanity - why do we do what we know to be wrong? Why does not an all-good and omnipotent God step i...
The New Testament tells the story of Jesus, the most remarkable person who ever lived, and of his disciples. It includes some of the most famous narratives in the world and the most memorable words ever spoken. It introduces us to great people who moved history and of those who took the difficult step of leaving the religions of their ancestors and families to become Christians. Kelly shows that in looking at the New Testament we see real people communicating with us - sharing their beliefs, their fears, and their hopes. Distant yet familiar, challenging yet comprehensible, the New Testament...
The New Testament tells the story of Jesus, the most remarkable person who ever lived, and of his disciples. It includes some of the most famous narra...
This is the story of the conflict between a Brooklyn detective and the head of a New York organized crime family. The crime boss is helpful to the Organized Crime Task Force in eliminating his enemies. The detective is appalled by the duplicitous nature of the relationship between the crime boss and the police. Torn by the need for the cooperation from the crime boss and his sense of "sleeping with the devil" the detective struggles with the relationship. On a parallel track, the detective meets the son of the crime boss and is impressed by the youngster, who is conflicted by the way of his...
This is the story of the conflict between a Brooklyn detective and the head of a New York organized crime family. The crime boss is helpful to the Org...
This is the story of the conflict between a Brooklyn detective and the head of a New York organized crime family. The crime boss is helpful to the Organized Crime Task Force in eliminating his enemies. The detective is appalled by the duplicitous nature of the relationship between the crime boss and the police. Torn by the need for the cooperation from the crime boss and his sense of "sleeping with the devil" the detective struggles with the relationship. On a parallel track, the detective meets the son of the crime boss and is impressed by the youngster, who is conflicted by the way of his...
This is the story of the conflict between a Brooklyn detective and the head of a New York organized crime family. The crime boss is helpful to the Org...
There have been twenty-one universal gatherings--ecumenical councils--of the Catholic Church. The first opened in 325, the last closed in 1965, and the names of many ring out in the history of the church: Nicea, Chalcedon, Trent, Vatican II. Though centuries separate the councils, each occurred when the church faced serious crises, sometimes with doctrinal matters, sometimes with moral or even political matters, and sometimes with discerning the church's relation to the world. The councils determined much of what the Catholic Church is and believes. Additionally, many councils impacted...
There have been twenty-one universal gatherings--ecumenical councils--of the Catholic Church. The first opened in 325, the last closed in 1965, and...
When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the date for the feast? How did the Bible's "magi from the East" become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode camels from three different continents to worship the newborn Christ? How did the Feast of the Nativity generate an entire liturgical season from Advent to Candlemas? Why did medieval and Renaissance artists portray Joseph as an old man? When did the first Christmas music appear? And who was the real Saint Nicholas? These and many other questions are answered in this revised and expanded edition of...
When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the date for the feast? How did the Bible's "magi from the East" become three kings na...
