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11 produkter
When Prayer Fails
Faith Healing, Children, and the Law
E-bok, 2007
569 kr
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Relying on religious traditions that are as old as their faith itself, many devout Christians turn to prayer rather than medicine when their children fall victim to illness or injury. Faith healers claim that their practices are effective in restoring health - more effective, they say, than modern …
When Prayer Fails
Faith Healing, Children, and the Law
Inbunden, 2007
804 kr
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Relying on religious traditions that are as old as their faith itself, many devout Christians turn to prayer rather than medicine when their children fall victim to illness or injury. Faith healers claim that their practices are effective in restoring health - more effective, they say, than modern …
When Prayer Fails
Faith Healing, Children, and the Law
E-bok, 2007
569 kr
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Relying on religious traditions that are as old as their faith itself, many devout Christians turn to prayer rather than medicine when their children fall victim to illness or injury. Faith healers claim that their practices are effective in restoring health - more effective, they say, than modern …
The Catonsville Nine
A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era
Inbunden, 2012
436 kr
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On May 17th, 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists burst into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records (which they called "death certificates"), and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''Catonsville Nine'' …
Catonsville Nine
A Story of Faith and Resistance in the Vietnam Era
E-bok, 2012
294 kr
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In the spring of 1968, a group of Catholic antiwar activists barged into a draft board in suburban Baltimore, stole hundreds of Selective Service records, and burned the documents in a fire fueled by homemade napalm. The bold actions of the ''''Catonsville Nine'''' quickly became international …
Judging Jehovah's Witnesses
Religious Persecution and the Dawn of the Rights Revolution
Häftad, 2000
683 kr
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While millions of Americans were defending liberty against the Nazis, liberty was under vicious attack at home. One of the worst outbreaks of religious persecution in U.S. history occurred during World War II when Jehovah's Witnesses were intimidated, beaten, and even imprisoned for refusing to …
Yoder Case
Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights
Häftad, 2003
342 kr
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In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case.
Yoder Case
Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights
E-bok, 2024
399 kr
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Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency. But what if a segment of society considers state education detrimental to its own values? In the late 1960s, one Wisconsin Amish community held that view and removed its …
When Bad Men Combine
The Star Route Scandal and the Twilight of Gilded Age Politics
Inbunden, 2023
591 kr
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The Star Route scandal captured the nation's attention for more than a decade, with newspapers throughout the United States characterizing it as an unprecedented case of Gilded Age graft. Shawn Francis Peters's When Bad Men Combine provides a glimpse into this uniquely tumultuous period marked by …
Lord of the Lies
The Amazing Adventures of Lord Gordon Gordon, the Greatest Con Man of the Nineteenth Century
Inbunden, 2027
423 kr
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The incredible true story of Lord Gordon Gordon, the nineteenth century's most audacious fraudsterThroughout the nineteenth century, a legendary con artist made headlines for perpetrating a series of brazen scams across Europe, the United States, and Canada. He adopted the grand title of "Lord …
Infamous Harry Hayward
A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis
Häftad, 2018
217 kr
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A fascinating tale of seduction, murder, fraud, coercion-and the trial of the “Minneapolis Monster”On a winter night in 1894, a young woman’s body was found in the middle of a road near Lake Calhoun on the outskirts of Minneapolis. She had been shot through the head. The murder of Kittie Ging, a …
