books about: captivity

books about: captivity

books:

Captivity

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

Nancy Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2008

A Must-Read
I have often lamented the overuse of the term "life-changing" amongst Christians. It is not unusual to hear people walk away from a particularly captivating sermon or conference saying "that changed my life!" The real measure and test of life change is time, for only ...

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity (Study Guide Edition)

Nancy R. Pearcey

Crossway Books, 2005

Must Read
One of the most important books about our culture written in the last couple decades. It is deep content but easy to read.

The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity

Thabiti M. Anyabwile

IVP Academic, 2007

High Praise!
In this volume, Anyabwile explores various theological voices of African Americans from several historical periods. The author gives thoughtful consideration to how the African American Slaves, former slaves and contemporary African American writers have understood ...

Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

Esther Perel

Harper Paperbacks, 2007

A lifechanging book for women and men
Perel's message is that good intimacy doesn't necessarily lead to good sex. In fact, closeness can dull our sexual appetites if we abandon the need for excitement and adventure in the need for predictability, comfort, and safety. So the dilemma is (in her terms) how ...

A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West 1830-1885

Gregory Michno, Susan Michno

Caxton Press, 2007

I'm not surprised...
I'm not surprised that A Fate Worse Than Death by Gregory and Susan Michno has fallen between the cracks in terms of being publicized. We live in such a "PC" world that any book that contradicts the "noble savage" theory, even if based on fact, is largely ignored. ...

Lilah: A Novel (Canaan Trilogy)

Marek Halter

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Great!
What great reading. I've read all 3 books of the Canaan Trilogy and have enjoyed being able to put them in the prospective of "real" lives and real stories. They are "fiction", but the characters are very real and help us to realize that they did exist and they did ...

The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Mary Rowlandson

Bedford/St. Martin's, 1997

Good book and clean
Great book, got it just in time for my american heritage class. Will recommend to all my friends.

The Ransom of Mercy Carter

Caroline B. Cooney

Laurel Leaf, 2002

great read!
I thought this was one of my favorite books! The story is very interesting and a great book to do a school report on. The book is mainly about a girl named Mercy Carter who is about 11 and the time. One cold winter night, her town was taken over by a bunch of native ...

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker

Carolyn Meyer

Gulliver Books Paperbacks, 1992

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker
Book arrived quickly and in new condition. Its a good book and easily read by younger readers.

Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America

Francis Bok, Edward Tivnan

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004

Choose to read this one!
Two days ago I began to read "Escape from Slavery". I have hardly wanted to set it down since I picked it up. I have been saddened but incredibly inspired. I am forcefully reminded that freedom is a miracle too easily taken for granted. Until this week, I admit I was ...

Wayward Christian Soldiers: Freeing the Gospel from Political Captivity

Charles Marsh

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Finding Our Way Back
White, middle-class evangelicals in America have in recent years so confused the gospel with a particular brand of neo-conservative political ideology, that they have exalted patriotism to the level of idolatry, and seriously complicated the life and work of the ...

Women's Indian Captivity Narratives (Penguin Classics)

Various

Penguin Classics, 1998

absolutely amazing eye-opening look at a forgotten chapter of american history
This collection is brilliantly put together, with very informative introductions by the editor that explain each story's historical and personal context. The stories themselves are pure women's voices from different eras of american history and incredibly valuable. ...

Sulcatas: African Spurred Tortoises in Captivity (Professional Breeders Series)
Russ Gurley

ECO/Serpent's Tale Nat Hist Books, 2005

New and revised, provides information on the natural history, anatomy, selection, housing, diet, health, breeding, eggs and incubation, and hatchlings for the hobbyists and professional breeders. Also discusses the red-footed, yellow-footed, leopard and central asian or russian tortoises. 80 full-color photographs, range map.

The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

Scott Zesch

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

an amazing read - couldnt put it down
picked up my first copy of this book in Fredericksburg, TX where I happened to be eating some BBQ and looked across the street to see an old settlers outpost fort. I wandered around to check it out and the volunteer guide there showed me the book and said it was an ...

Girl Captives of the Cheyennes: A True Story of the Capture and Rescue of Four Pioneer Girls, 1874 (Frontier ...

Grace E. Meredith

Stackpole Books, 2004

Eye-Witness History
Zane Grey called his copy of this book "one of the prized volumes of my Western library" and it is almost unique. On 9/11 in 1874, a lone wagon with a family of nine was ambushed in western Kansas, the parents and three of the older children were killed, and a massive ...