Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United States, and Latin America.
To facilitate cross-cultural comparisons, each chapter addresses four crucial issues: the social and cultural facts regarding the arming of slaves, the...
Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the...
One wants to take over the world. One wants to save it. Two are just trying to make it out alive. Survival takes you on a journey filled with intrigue, humor and the undead. When they arrived for their shift as overnight security guards at a cosmetics testing facility, Chris and Jeff had no idea that they would soon be caught in the middle of a fight for their lives. A fate worse then death lurks around every corner, eager to devour the unsuspecting. Hell has arrived and the very world as we know it rests in the hands of Chris and Jeff. Will they prevail or will darkness win it all?
One wants to take over the world. One wants to save it. Two are just trying to make it out alive. Survival takes you on a journey filled with intrigue...
Synopsis: By bringing four contemporary companioning narratives into dialogue with gospel descriptions of Jesus' encounters with people, this book demonstrates how wonderfully diverse interpersonal ministry--pastoral care, counselling, chaplaincy, mentoring, spiritual companioning, and spiritual direction--is active participation in his shepherding, healing, restorative, and guiding purposes. Jesus' invitation, as the true shepherd, master guide, and companion, is to embody and reflect his humble, life-giving, and restorative dynamic. With the essence of his way encapsulated in the words,...
Synopsis: By bringing four contemporary companioning narratives into dialogue with gospel descriptions of Jesus' encounters with people, this book dem...
