A COMPILATION OF STORIES THAT SPANS THE GAMUT OF GENRE FICTION. THIS BOOK WILL SCARE ENTERTAIN AND AMUSE YOU. IT TAKES YOU FROM THE OCCULT OF OLD VIRGINIA TO THE WORLD OF TRANSLATED BEINGS THAT LIVE BEYOND THE STARS. THOROUGHLY ABSORBING.

The port town of Winchelsea is mentioned in most books which discuss medieval England, but perhaps inevitably, given the nature of the published literature, the references mainly concentrate on the town as a member of the Cinque Ports and on its planned grid system of streets laid out under orders of Edward I in the late 13th century. The town rarely appears amongst the lists of significant medieval towns and ports, unless the ranking is based upon participation in the maritime activities of the medieval realm. The implication is that Winchelsea was just another small medieval port catering...

'Secularization' has been hotly debated since it was first subjected to critical attention in the mid-sixties by David Martin, before he sketched a 'General Theory' in 1969. 'On Secularization' presents David Martin's reassessment of the key issues: with particular regard to the special situation of religion in Western Europe, and questions in the global context including Pentecostalism in Latin America and Africa. Concluding with examinations of Pluralism, Christian Language, and Christianity and Politics, this book offers students and other readers of social theory and sociology of...

This title was first published in 2002.Christian Language in the Secular City offers a series of meditations by the internationally renowned sociologist, David Martin. Martin presents a distinctive angle of vision on key issues of Christian faith, dividing the book into three clear sections: the Liturgical Year; the Christian agenda, including prophecy, justification, sacred places and spaces, wisdom, providence, peace and war, angelic and demonic; and Emergent Occasions such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 900th anniversary of Winchester Cathedral, commemoration of poets and of martyrs,...

Get ready to move! Everyone is invited as Bear, Moose, and a medley of forest animals join in an impromptu dance - each in their own way. "I like your moves. But I'm not like you. So I'll just do what I can do." Some like to kick their feet and bend their knees to the music. Others prefer to slip and slide ... or swoop down ... or skip high and low! Whatever their style, children will be captured by David Martin's buoyant rhymes and Raissa Figueroa's vibrant illustrations as Bear, Moose, Snake, and other forest animals dance to their own groove in a rhythmic celebration of individuality.