The Meaning of the City (Paperback)

The Meaning of the City (Paperback)
By Jacques Ellul

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Jacques Ellul, a member of the Law Faculty at the University of Bordeaux, is increasingly being recognized as a brilliant and penetrating commentator on the relationship between theology and sociology. In The Meaning of the City he presents what he finds in the Bible — a sophisticated, coherent theology of the city fully applicable to today’s urbanized society. / Ellul believes that the city symbolizes the supreme work of man — and, as such, represents man’s ultimate rejection of God. Therefore it is the city, where lies man’s rebellious heart, that must be reformed. The author stresses the fact that the Bible does not find man’s fulfillment in a return to an idyllic Eden, but points rather to a life of communion with the Savior in the city transfigured. / The Meaning of the City, says John Wilkinson in his introductory essay to the book, is the “theological counterpoint” to Ellul’s Technological Society, a work that analyzed the phenomenon of the autonomous and totally manipulative post-industrial world. Ellul takes issue with those who idealistically plan new urban environments for man, as though man alone can negate the inherent diabolism of the city. For Ellul, the history of the city from the times of Cain and Nimrod through to Babylon and Jerusalem reveals a tendency to destroy the human being for the sake of human works. Nevertheless, continuing the theme of the tension between two realities that characterizes all his works, Ellul sees God as electing the city as itself an instrument of grace for the believer. Read more

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Grave Influence: 21 Radicals and Their Worldviews That Rule America From the Grave (Hardcover)

Grave Influence: 21 Radicals and Their Worldviews That Rule America From the Grave (Hardcover)
By Brannon Howse

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Atheism: A Philosophical Justification (Paperback)

Atheism: A Philosophical Justification (Paperback)
By Michael Martin

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In this book Michael Martin provides logical reasons for being an atheist. Carefully examining the current debate in Anglo-American analytic philosophy regarding God's existence, Martin presents a comprehensive critique of the arguments for the existence of God and a defense of arguments against the existence of God, showing in detail their relevance to atheism. Claiming that atheism is a rational position while theistic beliefs are not, he relies both on logic and evidence and confines his efforts to showing the irrationality of belief in a personal supreme being who is omniscient, omnipotent, perfect, and the creator of heaven and earth.The author's approach is two-fold. By presenting and criticizing arguments that have been advanced in favor of belief, he makes a case for 'negative atheism'. By offering arguments against atheism and defending it from these attacks, he presents a case for 'positive atheism'. Along the way, he confronts the views of numerous philosophers among them Anselm, Aquinas, Plantinga, Hick, and Swinburne and refutes both classical and contemporary arguments that have been advanced through the history of this debate.In his conclusion, Martin considers what would and would not follow if his main arguments were widely accepted, and he defines and distinguishes atheism from other 'isms' and movements. Building on the work of religious skeptics and atheists of the past and present, he justifies his reconstruction of this philosophical dispute by citing some of the most interesting and important arguments for atheism and criticisms of arguments for the existence of God that have appeared in recent journal articles and have yet to be systematically addressed. Author note: Michael Martin is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University and author of several books, including "The Legal Philosophy of H.L.A. Hart: A Critical Appraisal" and "The Case Against Christianity" (both from Temple). Read more

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Ecce Homo (translated, unexpurgated) (Lexido Classic Texts) (Kindle Edition)

Ecce Homo (translated, unexpurgated) (Lexido Classic Texts) (Kindle Edition)
By Friedrich Nietzsche

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A new edition by Lexido of Nietzsche's last work incorporating material that was suppressed by Nietzsche's sister and is not present in the original Ludovici version. This edition has furthermore completely overhauled the Ludovici version, providing an entirely new, thoroughly revised, completely reformatted edition of the text.

"I know my fate.  There will come a day when my name will recall the memory of something frightful, a crisis the like of which has never been known on earth..." Nietzsche's autobiography Ecce Homo was written in 1888 and completed just a few weeks before Nietzsche's complete mental collapse. It is a startling self-evaluation, taking in Nietzsche's life, works and aims as well as a savage critique of the decadence of contemporary culture and leading figures.  The at times almost strident tone is taken by some as a symptom of the coming madness.  However, lovers of Nietzsche's work will find that he never wrote better, with more passion and wit than in this, his final work.A new edition by Lexido of Nietzsche's last work incorporating material that was suppressed by Nietzsche's sister and is not present in the original Ludovici version. This edition has furthermore completely overhauled the Ludovici version, providing an entirely new, thoroughly revised, completely reformatted edition of the text.

"I know my fate.  There will come a day when my name will recall the memory of something frightful, a crisis the like of which has never been known on earth..." Nietzsche's autobiography Ecce Homo was written in 1888 and completed just a few weeks before Nietzsche's complete mental collapse. It is a startling self-evaluation, taking in Nietzsche's life, works and aims as well as a savage critique of the decadence of contemporary culture and leading figures.  The at times almost strident tone is taken by some as a symptom of the coming madness.  However, lovers of Nietzsche's work will find that he never wrote better, with more passion and wit than in this, his final work. Read more

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Philosophy Hope Springs Eternal Mist, 5 Ounce (Misc.)

Philosophy Hope Springs Eternal Mist, 5 Ounce (Misc.)
By Philosophy

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A refreshing, hydrating facial mist that rapidly replenishes skin's moisture levels to revitalize skin on contact. This can be used anytime for instant hydration and a refreshed glow. Read more

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The Abolition of Man (Paperback)

The Abolition of Man (Paperback)
By C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society.

C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man purports to be a book specifically about public education, but its central concerns are broadly political, religious, and philosophical. In the best of the book's three essays, "Men Without Chests," Lewis trains his laser-sharp wit on a mid- century English high school text, considering the ramifications of teaching British students to believe in idle relativism, and to reject "the doctrine of objective value, the belief that certain attitudes are really true, and others really false, to the kind of thing the universe is and the kinds of things we are." Lewis calls this doctrine the "Tao," and he spends much of the book explaining why society needs a sense of objective values. The Abolition of Man speaks with astonishing freshness to contemporary debates about morality; and even if Lewis seems a bit too cranky and privileged for his arguments to be swallowed whole, at least his articulation of values seems less ego-driven, and therefore is more useful, than that of current writers such as Bill Bennett and James Dobson. --Michael Joseph Gross Read more

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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers (Mass Market Paperback)

The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers (Mass Market Paperback)
By Will Durant

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The Story of Philosophy chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and intellectual environments which influenced them, and the personal traits and adventures out of which each philosophy grew.Easily the most engaging writer of Western intellectual history in the English language, Will Durant breathes life into philosophers and their ideas. He is colorful, witty, and above all, informative. Beginning with Socrates and ending with American philosopher John Dewey, Durant summarizes the lives and influence of philosophy's greatest thinkers, painting them with humanity and adding a few of his own wise platitudes. Seventy-some years after its first printing, The Story of Philosophy still stands as one of the best of its kind. Read more

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