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Augusto "César" Sandino Augusto "César" Sandino Marco Aurelio Navarro-Génie "In 1979, President Jimmy Carter helped the Sandinista Liberation Front oust the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua and turned the term sandinista into a household word. Few realized that the name came from… OL12026710W
God's Kingdom on Earth and in Heaven God's Kingdom on Earth and in Heaven Gary Cangelosi If Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah, then where is his messianic kingdom? According to the Old Testament prophets, the Messiah was supposed to rule as King of kings over Israel and the whole w… OL16816903W
Captain America and the crusade against evil Captain America and the crusade against evil John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett "Arguing that the superhero is the antidemocratic counterpart of the classical "monomyth" described by Joseph Campbell, the authors show that the American version of the monomyth derives from tales o… OL1945166W
Jesus Against the Rapture Jesus Against the Rapture Robert Jewett The historical Jesus would have strongly disagreed with the new apocalyptic mood of many current writers. In seven vivid New Testament studies, Dr. Jewett demonstrates what Jesus really had to say ab… OL1945171W
Expecting Armageddon Expecting Armageddon Jon R. Stone The expectation of an end to time and the yearning for a millennial paradise have been recurring themes in Western religious thought. But when we speak of "expectation" of the world's end we are mind… OL1976991W
Rua and the Maori millennium Rua and the Maori millennium Peter Webster "In the heart of the Urewera ranges in the North Island of New Zealand, there is a great clearing in the forest, and scattered over it the empty houses of a departed people ... these are remains of t… OL2552267W
Good news from outer space Good news from outer space John Kessel George Eberhart is dead. Or was. The newsnet he works for has illegally revived him. But he finds himself examining the sensationalist stories he has been reporting on - for evidence that there are A… OL2684723W
Joachim of Fiore & the prophetic future Joachim of Fiore & the prophetic future Marjorie Reeves ix, 212 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm OL27569W
Ethics for the new millennium Ethics for the new millennium His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama In a difficult, uncertain time, it takes a person of great courage, such as the Dalai Lama, to give us hope. Regardless of the violence and cynicism we see on television and read about in the news, t… OL318758W
Storming heaven Storming heaven Kyle Mills Punished for his maverick ways, FBI agent Mark Branson has been exiled from Washington, D.C. in a sleepy Southwest office where he's got one last chance to play by the rules. But that's not going to … OL480528W
A Case for Amillennialism A Case for Amillennialism Kim Riddlebarger What does the Bible really teach about the end times? Will there be a rapture with some people left behind? How has the church traditionally understood the millennial age? In a clear and accessible m… OL5843130W