Browse by category
Caspar David Friedrich: Nature and the Self by AMSTUTZ NINA
Category: No Category | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
A revelatory look at how the mature work of Caspar David Friedrich engaged with concurrent developments in natural science and philosophy Best known for his atmospheric landscapes featuring contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies and morning mists, Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) cam ...Show more
Embodied Self Awakening: Somatic Practices for Trauma Healing and Spiritual Evolution by Nityda Gessel
Category: No Category | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
We have learned how to suppress our pain and deny its presence, but when we fight against our internal turmoil, glimmers of peace are short-lived. Rejecting our suffering is not a sustainable solution because trauma is held in the body. In this book, Nityda Gessel invites readers on a journey toward las ...Show more
Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics by Michael Ignatieff
Category: Politics | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
In 2005 Michael Ignatieff left his life as a writer and professor at Harvard University to enter the combative world of politics back home in Canada. By 2008, he was leader of the country's Liberal Party and poised--should the governing Conservatives falter--to become Canada's next Prime Minister. It ne ...Show more
Interaction of Color by Josef Albers
Category: Art | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
Josef Albers's Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers's singular explanation of complex color theory principles. Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as ...Show more
Life Sculpted - Tales of the Animals, Plants, and Fungi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth by Anthony J. Martin
Category: Reference | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
Meet the menagerie of lifeforms that dig, crunch, bore, and otherwise reshape our planet. Did you know elephants dig ballroom-sized caves alongside volcanoes? Or that parrotfish chew coral reefs and poop sandy beaches? Or that our planet once hosted a five-ton dinosaur-crunching alligator cousin? In f ...Show more
Mother Earth's Lullaby - A Song for Endangered Animals by Terry Pierce; Carol Heyer (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
When Mother Earth bids goodnight, / the world is bathed in silver light. / She says, "Goodnight, my precious ones." / Nature's song has just begun. Mother Earth's Lullaby is a gentle bedtime call to some of the world's most endangered animals. Rhythm, rhyme, and repetition create a quiet moment for chil ...Show more
Odyssey: ANew Translation by Homer; Peter Green
Category: Classics | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
The Odyssey is vividly captured and beautifully paced in this swift and lucid new translation by acclaimed scholar and translator Peter Green. Accompanied by an illuminating introduction, maps, chapter summaries, a glossary, and explanatory notes, this is the ideal translation for both general readers a ...Show more
On the Prowl - In Search of Big Cat Origins by Mark Hallett; John Harris
Category: No Category | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
On the Prowl is a fully illustrated and approachable guide to the evolution of the big cats and what it portends for their conservation today. Mark Hallett and John M. Harris trace the origins of these iconic carnivores, venturing down the evolutionary pathways that produced the diversity of big cat spe ...Show more
Private Truths, Public Lies - The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification by Timur. Kuran
Category: Politics | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, such as when we tell the host of a dinner party that we are enjoying the food when we actually find it bland. In Private T ...Show more
Stalin As Warlord by Alfred J. Rieber
Category: History | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
The Second World War was the defining moment in the history of the Soviet Union. With Stalin at the helm, it emerged victorious at a huge economic and human cost. But even before the fighting had ended, Stalin began to turn against the architects of success. In this original and comprehensive study, Alf ...Show more
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
Category: Sport | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
When we first meet Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter ...Show more
The Complete Eightball 1-18 by Daniel Clowes
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser.
The beloved comic book series Eightball made Daniel Clowes' name even before he gained fame as a bestselling graphic novelist (Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Ice Haven) and screenwriter. From 1989 to 1997, he produced 18 issues of what is still widely considered one of the greatest and most influe ...Show more