Search Results: Religion from 100 POCKETS

Philadelphia, PA: Oliver Ditson, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Jacket. Text/As New, showing faint margin discoloration. Beige boards/Acceptable; strong & sound w/soiling & discoloration; spine nearly entirely lost and held by fabric binding. Collection of 27 songs, without instrumentation, assembled and edited by Norwegian-born violinist, composer and choral conductor F. Melius Christiansen (1871- 1955) of the Lutheran tradition and Noble Cain (1896 - 1977). The songs are presented in 2 parts: I, Secular; and II, Sacred.

New York, NY: Harper & Bros, 1960. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Text/NEW & Bright. 1960, Stated First Edition. Bi-color boards/NF. DJ/Good; PO name to front inner flap; intact w/nips, chips, faint creasings & small losses to edges, & surface rubs. Biography of Presbyterian missionary Reverend Sheldon Jackson (1834 - 1909) who established churches throughout the West, and is best remembered for his work in modern day Alaska.

Chicago, IL: John Rudin & Co, 1970. 32nd Edition of 1970 . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. Archival Photographs. BRAND NEW copy. First published 1923; this the Volume 8, 32nd Edition of 1970. Gilt embossed beige linen boards/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. Chronicles of Christian Apostle St. Paul (in Hebrew, Saul of Tarsus) through his writings. Not among one of the Twelve Apostles, St. Paul was a major figure of the Apostolic Age --- founding Christian communities in Asia Minor & Europe from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD of First century Roman times. 534 pgs w/archival photos, in 4 parts. Part I, Paul, the Great Capitan of the New Faith; II, The Letters of Paul, the Great Captain; III, Letters of Leaders of the Early Church; and IV, The Revelation of St. John the Devine.

Middleton, CT: Wesleyan Univ Press, 1969. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Two-Volume set. Vintage 1969, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Physical description of both volumes: Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated soft covers/NF; showing light edge wear, & discoloration (notably to spines). Both volumes are 2nd Printing of 1970. A 5-year interdisciplinary study of the Protestant clergy & laymen who serve college & university students. Volume I is the Report of the Director of the study. Volume II contains the working & technical papers of the many scholars (social scientists, theologians, historians & administrators) who participated in the study. Fine set.

New York, NY: Wenner-Gren Foundation, 1964. Subscribers Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/PO name to upper front of soft cover. Vintage 1964 publication. Study of the role of dance (religious, economic, therapeutic, recreational) and its place in the social and civic organization of the Anahuac, Meso-American civilizations of agriculturalists whose dance ceremonies focused on indispensable bodies of water or rain. Text in 3 parts fortified w/excellent pictorial materials. Part I, Sources: Chapter 2, Religion & Art; 3, The Maya; 4, The Aztecs Ceremonial Dances; 5, The Aztecs: Secular Dances. Part II, Motions:6, Aztec Ceremonial Patterns; 7, Comparative Choreography of Postures; 8, Chorography of Gestures; 9, Choreography of Steps; 10, Regional Comparisons; 11, Relics of Ancient Dances. Part III, Branches: 12, Music; and 13, Symbolism. Followed by 4 appendices on Maya Dance Terms, Aztec Songs & Dances, Aztec Dance Terms, and list of films of Modern… Read More

New York, NY: Harper & Bros, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Text/NEW. Vintage 1937, First Edition. Beige boards/Fine w/trace push to lower corner tips. DJ/None. Inspirational, pre-marital guidance from Christian educator, psychologist & mentor of youth, Roy A. Burkhart (1895 - 1962). Thoughtful considerations towards fostering a strong & fulfilled marriage. 8 chapters: I, Friendship in Our World; II, You as a Friend; III, "Dates"; IV, Intimacy; V, The Choice; VI, The Engagement; VII, Marriage & the Future; and VIII, The Home & the Community.

Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Company, 1964. 5th Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Adell Reese Palmer (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Vintage 1964 5th Edition. Faux-leather gilt boards/NF. DJ/None. Author signed on fEP. First published 1948; this is the 5th Edition of 1964. Anthology of poetry by Ora Pate Stewart (1910-1990), honored by 4 U.S. presidents for her achievements & 1982 poet laureate of the World Congress of Poetry. Some of the poems in this collection were previously published in periodicals & newspapers. The last poem, titled "A Gleaner's Prayer" reads : "Thou, who has brought my feet to bounteous fields/ And place in the furrows where the yields/ Are ripened whisps, my gleaner's sheaf to find./ Stay by me now and teach me how to bind." The poet was honored many a time by Brigham Young Univ and received seven honorary doctorate degrees.

Coldwater, MI: Remnant Publications/Project Restore, 2000. Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Revised edition of 1956 & 1979 adopted by the E.G. Whites Trustees. Discourse of esteemed prophetess Ellen G. White ( - 1915), a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Volume addresses the "Great Controversy" conflict between Jesus and Satan, as played out from its start in heaven, to its end when the world is destroyed and Jesus returns. Initially a "small" book (1858), it was expanded into a 4-volume set (1870-1884), and then to a separate volume (1888); the 1911 edition is also one of the 5-volume Conflict of the Ages; and, since 1957, the book has also been published under the title The Triumph of God's Love. The last edition during the author's lifetime was published in 1911.

New York, NY: Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, 2003. First Edition, 11th Printing . Hardcover. New/New. Misty McKeithen (Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. 2003, First Edition, 11th Printing. Red gilt embossed green linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fine. A book of thanks to nurses who mind the sick & infirm from Philis Boultinghouse (1951 -) with Biblical scriptural quotation from by LeAnn Weiss. 120 pgs. 118 illustrated, heat warming stories of nurses who give personal hugs to whom this volume remembers with like hugs in return. Presented in 7 chapters: 1, Love; 2, Peace; 3, Comfort; 4, Hope; 5, Tenderness; 6, Empathy; and 7, TLC.

Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest/Marshall Editions, 1997. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. David Atkinson (Maps). Text/NEW & Bright. 1997, First Edition, First Thus. Gilt embossed green linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. Life and works of Paul the Apostle (c. 5 - c. 67); originally known as Saul of Tarsus, both a Jew and a Roman citizen. Known to have persecuted early disciples of Jesus in the area of Jerusalem until his conversion. Chronicled in the book of Acts. While on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus, the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light --- struck blind for 3 days, the converted Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God. 14 the 27 books in the New Testament are traditionally attributed to him though questioned by scholarship. 95 pgs, w/illustrations, in 4 parts: 1, The First Missionary Journey; 2, The 2nd Missionary Journey; 3, The 3rd Missionary Journey; and 4, The Voyage to Rome.

New York, NY: Rand McNally, 1956. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/No Jacket. Text/NEW & Bright. Vintage 1956, stated First Edition, 1st Printing. Illustrated taupe linen boards/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips. DJ/None. Bookshop label to front cover verso. A pioneer field study exploring the psi ("phychic") of Australian Aborigines. 17 chapters: 1, Living Magic; 2, Sorcery; 3, To Areyonga; 4, A Witch Doctor's Ways; 5, Leech & Corner; 6, The Magic Cord; 7, How Magicians are Made; 8, The Way Love Finds; 9, Life with the Dead; 10, Aboriginal Telepathy; 11, Sagacity & Superstition; 12, Hypnotism; 13, Women in Magic; 14, Culture Clash; 15, Savage or Sage?; 16, Experimental; and, 17, Problems Solved, followed by 2 appendices.

New York, NY: A.C. Armstrong, 1892. 3rd Revised Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/VG; clean & strong, w/faint margin discoloration. Vintage 1892, 3rd Revised Edition. Brown cloth boards/VG w/edge rubs, fraying to spine edges, & short cut to upper spine. DJ/None. Front/rear hinges fortified. PO label to front cover verso; stamp to title page. First published 1882; this 3rd Revised Edition corrects errors w/o "material changes in text". Rev. Bruce (1813 - 1899) was Professor of Apologetics & New Testament Exegesis of Free Church College at Glasgow. 33 Parables and 8 Parable-Germs are considered in this study, and are arranged in 3 books: Book I, Theoretic Parables; II, The Parables of Grace; and, III, The Parables of Judgement. Strong copy despite flaws.

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1965. 2nd Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Tidy underlining to pgs 9 - 60 of Chapter 1, else As New. Taupe linen boards/NF. DJ/None. PO label to fEP. Anthology of classic essays, spanning some 100 years, of anthropological analysis of religious systems. First published 1958; this is the 2nd Edition of 1965.. Essays grouped into 12 chapters: 1, The Origin & Development of Religion; 2, The Function of Religion in Society; 3, Myth & Ritual; 4, Symbolism; 5, Mana & Taboo; 6, Totemism; 7, Magic, Witchcraft, & Divination; 8, The Magical Treatment of Illness; 9, Death, Ghosts & Ancestor Worship; 10, Shamans & Priests; 11, Dynamics in Religion; and 12, New Methods of Analysis, followed biographical sketches of contributors. Strong copy despite underling.

Tucson, AZ: Univ of Arizona, 1960. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Spanish & English parallel text. Text/BRAND NEW. Soft cover/Fine. White tissue dust jacket/NF w/trace surface wear to back. 15th century Hispano-Flemish altarpieces & other religious works of Fernando Gallego (c. 1440 - 1507). Combining artistic traditions of his native Spain w/those of Netherlandish painters as of Rogier van der Weyden & Dieric Bouts, Gallego produced what we admire as the Hispano-Flemish style. Likely born in Salamanca, Spain, Gallego worked throughout Castile & Extremadura, notably in Ciudad Rodrigo, Plasencia, Toro, and Zamora. This catalog of b/w plates of "The Retablo of the Cathedral of Cuidad Rodrigo" were gifted 1954 to the Univ of Arizona Musuem of Art by Samuel H. Kress which once adorned a church in Spain depicting the life of Jesus & illuminating the Gospels.

Nashville, TN: The Methodist Church, 1961. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX/LIB; UNCIRCULATED COPY. 1961, First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Maroon linen boards/NF. DJ/None. Number 7 in the Studies in Christian Higher Education series from the Methodist Church. Monogram. Treatise on education. 5 chapters: I, The Campus as Community; The Men & Women Who Put Education into Practice; III, The Vocation of Being a Student; IV, The Four Languages of the Classroom; and V, But Education is for Life. Strong copy.

Nashville, TN: The Upper Room, 1964. First Edition, First Thus . Soft Cover/Sheet Music. NEAR FINE-COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. COLLECTIBLE. Trim, 1964, 33-page Vintage, SHEET MUSIC. Vocal & Piano. Text: BRAND NEW. White, stapled softcover/NF w/ trace soiling. COVER ART: Pine branch. Devotional guide of 31 Christmas carols assembled by The Upper Room. The carols are preceeded by "Christmas Stories from the Gospels.

New York, NY: Bantam, 1973. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Betty Fraser (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW w/trace margin discoloration. Bantam Q7608. Stated Printing of April, 1973 (First published in hardback, Doubleday, 1971). Inspiring collection of prayers, meditations, reflections and musings of what it feels like to be a woman. A dialogue of faith.