books by Alan Jacobs     books:       Must Christianity Be Violent?: Reflections on History, Practice, and Theology1 review Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007 Excellent Discussions of Christians and Violence This timely and helpful work is the result of a conference at Wheaton College (Illinois) in 2000. The goal was to investigate and apply the Christian ethic of peace and how it has been compromised by believers over the centuries. The triadic focus of the book allows the reader to consider historically both Christian complicity and prophetic action regarding the First Crusade (Joseph Lynch), the ...             The Blackwell Reader in Judaism (Blackwell Readings in Religion)1 review Wiley-Blackwell, 2001 Very highly recommended, scholarly, and "reader friendly" In The Blackwell Reader In Judaism, Jacob Neusner (Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College) and Alan J. Avery-Peck (Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies at The College of the Holy Cross) effective collaborate to provide readers with a clear, comprehensive, single volume introduction to Judaism, including passages from Scripture, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinic writings, ...             The Ocean of Wisdom: A Bible for the Spiritual Heart1 review Alan Jacobs O Books, 2005 Compelling Compendium Over the last few years, Alan Jacobs has established himself as one of the world's leading exponents of nondualist philosophy, publishing a corpus of work dedicated to promoting the perennial wisdom of ancient and modern teachings from both the Western and Eastern continents. 'The Ocean of Wisdom' is the culmination of his endeavours and is a compelling compendium of the world's profoundest ...             Bhagavad Gita1 review Alan Jacobs New Age Books,India, 2005 Sipping as a humble bumble bee . . . Despite the fact that there are now 279 English translations of the 'Bhagavad Gita' in existence, Alan Jacob's own recently pubished edition is one of the most beautiful. A transcreation rather than a translation, the author has endeavoured to preserve the essence of the nondualist teachings (also known as Advaita Vedanta) interwoven in Hinduism's best known spiritual text as well as introduce ...             The Wisdom of Balsekar: The Essence of Enlightenment from the World's Leading Teacher of Advaita: The Concept ...2 reviews Ramesh S. Balsekar Watkins, 2004 Timeless Wisdom In the manner of Shankara, who codified the Upanishads, and in more recent times, David Godman, who has anthologised the teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Alan Jacobs has produced an essential guide to the principal teachings of Ramesh Balsekar, one of the world's leading exponents of Advaita. In recent decades, the spread of nondualist philosophy - the belief that all of the manifest world stems ...             The Encyclopedia of Judaism: Supplement 21 review Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003 Collaboratively compiled and knowledgeably edited Collaboratively compiled and knowledgeably edited by the team of Jacob Neusner (Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies, University of South Florida, and Professor of Religion, Bard College, New York); Alan J. Avery-Peck (Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts); and William Scott Green (Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Judaic ...             A little book of Jews: 10 Jews in natural color1 review Marc Alan Jacobs M.A. Jacobs, 1995 marc, its Ned- call me asap--i have good news for you! this is the best - highly recommended- everyone finds it as funny as can be!             The Principal Upanishads (Divine Conversation)2 reviews Alan Jacobs O Books, 2004 All there is is That `Upanishads breathe throughout the sacred spirit of the Vedas!' wrote Arthur Schopenhauer, `How every line is full of sure, definite and harmonizing significance! How out of every page confront us deep, original, elevated thoughts, while a higher and highly sacred earnestness vibrates through the whole!' Alan Jacobs has produced yet another literary masterpiece in his transcreation of the ...             The Spiritual Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius: A Poetic Transcreation2 reviews Alan Jacobs Watkins Publishing Limited, 2003 Aphorisms for every day living It is said that the collected sayings of Marcus Aurelius are the best treatise on practical philosophy ever written. Living in Rome at a time when Stoicism and the legacy of Socrates' wisdom were resounding through the marketplace and Senate, Emperor Marcus Aurelius composed a series of meditations, designed to help people get through the stresses and strains of daily life. Previous ...             Grimms' Fairy Tales: Volume 1: Snow White and Other Tales (Classic, Children's, Audio)1 review Jacob Grimm, Brothers Grimm Penguin Audio, 1997 Now THIS is a kids book on tape! The Narrators bring these wonderful stories to life - my children and their friends can listen to these over and over! Each narrator brings wonderful voices to each of the characters! The variety of stories and the length of each is just enough to capture their interest and keep them entertained!             The Narnian CD: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis26 reviews HarperAudio, 2005 Narnia for all There are many books about magic worlds, some even excellent. I love the works of E Nesbit, Edward Eager, J. K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien and others, and enjoy rereading them from time to time. It's very pleasant to hang out with old friends and reground for an hour or two; but ah, there's nothing like the thrill of falling back into Narnia. As "The Wind in the Willows" was for C. S. Lewis, Narnia ...             A Theology Of Reading: The Hermeneutics Of Love2 reviews Alan Jacobs Westview Press, 2001 Simply Outstanding! This is a damn fine book! Dr. Jacobs writes from a vast reservoir of subject-knowledge--from Aristotelian ethics through Augustinian theology, Dickensian sentimentalism to Bakhtinian hermeneutics--and takes us into an extended meditation as to what truly charitable reading might be. Poets, philosophers, and novelists come into vital dialogue about the intersection of love, justice, and knowledge ...             Poetry for the Spirit: An Original and Insightful Anthology of Mystical Poems2 reviews alan Jacobs Watkins Publishing Ltd, 2002 Quest for the Self `The poetry of mysticism,' wrote Evelyn Underhill, `might be defined on the one hand as a temperamental reaction to the vision of Reality: on the other, as a form of prophecy. As it is the special vocation of the mystical consciousness to mediate between two orders, going out in loving adoration towards God and coming home to tell the secrets of Eternity to other men; so the artistic ...             A Visit to Vanity Fair: Moral Essays on the Present Age1 review alan Jacobs Brazos Press, 2001 The inside is as interesting as the cover design As a new mother, I have time only for short jaunts through a book. This one was perfect and worth the time I spent on it. I appreciated Alan Jacobs' discernment in quoting (and modeling his style after) time-tested writers; despite the subtitle, he avoids the wearisome tendency to employ endless examples from pop culture in making his points. When he does mention the present age--such as in his ...             Original Sin: A Cultural History3 reviews Alan Jacobs HarperOne, 2008 an act of intellectual courage Three out of the five blurbs on the back cover of Original Sin manage to import some wariness over the book's content into their glowing recommendation of the book's execution. Ron Hansen acknowledges that the "even-tempered" Jacobs gives "even the most disagreeable voices their say." Publishers Weekly gives the "brilliant" book a starred review but manages to damn its subject despite this high ...             The Principal Upanishads: The Essential Philosophical Foundation of Hinduism (Sacred Wisdom)1 review Watkins, 2007 A Very Good Selection, Handsomely Presented After searching long and hard for a quality edition of the Upanishads, I found this little abridgement to be the best of its kind. The ten texts that make up this selection, are, as advertised, the most consequential for Hindu philosophy, and the hardcover volume itself is quite handsome, and comes complete with a ribbon bookmark. Highly recommended.             Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty1 review Watkins, 2006 Rich and expansive This collection lives up to the title, providing a rich and expansive corpus of poems that leads one on a journey of discovery -- through the eyes of poets across the ages and continents -- of that which resonates across time and space at the core of all human spirits. A joy to give away as well as to keep. The organization according to time eras juxtaposes that which is culturally familiar ...             What Became of Wystan: Change and Continuity in Auden's Poetry1 review alan Jacobs University of Arkansas Press, 1998 Three cheers for Dr. J An ideological exploration of the themes in Auden's later poetry. Best ever. 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