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Leadership in a Shrinking Church

Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places

by William H. Harrison ...

Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a ... Read more

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Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a
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Mother Shipton

by William H. Harrison ...

Mother Shipton Investigatedby William H. Harrison"Mother Shipton (1488-1561) is a traditional English character with a reputation as a prophet. Among the most startling predictions attributed to her is a short poem which predicts thatCarriages without horses shall go, And accidents fill the world with woe. Around the world thoughts shall fly In the twinkling of an eye. The world upside down shall ... Read more

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Mother Shipton Investigatedby William H. Harrison"Mother Shipton (1488-1561) is a traditional English character with a reputation as a prophet. Among the most startling predictions attributed to her is a short poem which predicts thatCarriages without horses shall go, And accidents fill the world with woe. Around the world thoughts shall fly In the twinkling of an eye. The world upside down shall
... Read more
Mother Shipton

by William H. Harrison ...

This critical investigation of the Mother Shipton literature is published early in 1881, the year in which, according to that celebrated Yorkshire prophetess, the world is to come to an end. The best known of the prophecies attributed to her, is the following; "The world to an end shall come, In eighteen hundred and eighty one." This, and other prophecies, said to have been copied from records of ... Read more

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This critical investigation of the Mother Shipton literature is published early in 1881, the year in which, according to that celebrated Yorkshire prophetess, the world is to come to an end. The best known of the prophecies attributed to her, is the following; "The world to an end shall come, In eighteen hundred and eighty one." This, and other prophecies, said to have been copied from records of
... Read more
In Praise of Mixed Religion

The Syncretism Solution in a Multifaith World

by William H. Harrison ...

When asked "What religion do you follow?" the typical answer is to name a specific group, or to respond "None." An increasing number of people, however, are intentionally combining elements from various religious heritages, demonstrating that religions do not have firm boundaries, nor are they purely distinct.In Praise of Mixed Religion discusses the concept of syncretism, the term for the mixing ... Read more

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When asked "What religion do you follow?" the typical answer is to name a specific group, or to respond "None." An increasing number of people, however, are intentionally combining elements from various religious heritages, demonstrating that religions do not have firm boundaries, nor are they purely distinct.In Praise of Mixed Religion discusses the concept of syncretism, the term for the mixing
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Mother Shipton

The Yorkshire Sibyl Investigated

by William H. Harrison ...

This essay about Mother Shipton was written in the year 1881; it gives the text of the earliest Mother Shipton prophecies, which primarily concern events from the reign of Henry the Eighth. As it turns out, these were spawned after the fact, penned by a notorious plagarist. If there is any truth to the Mother Shipton legend, it can't be determined from any verifiable documentation. Mother Shipton ... Read more

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This essay about Mother Shipton was written in the year 1881; it gives the text of the earliest Mother Shipton prophecies, which primarily concern events from the reign of Henry the Eighth. As it turns out, these were spawned after the fact, penned by a notorious plagarist. If there is any truth to the Mother Shipton legend, it can't be determined from any verifiable documentation. Mother Shipton
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Leadership in a Shrinking Church

Finding New Vision in Unlikely Places

by William H. Harrison ...

Narrated by Jim Denison ...

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Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a ... Read more

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Theological and practical reflections on demographic change in the church.Numerous churches are contending with the challenges posed by declining membership and attendance. While these trends have most recently been ascribed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trajectory predates the pandemic and is likely to continue beyond it. William Harrison takes the perspective that demographic decline is merely a
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Red Frontier: 60 Classic Stories of Mars

Timeless Tales of Mars, Mystery, and Adventure

by Robert Moore Williams, Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison, Alan J. Ramm, Fritz Leiber, Clifford D. Simak, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Joe Gibson, Rog Phillips, Mack Reynolds, William Morrison, H. B. Fyfe, Erik Fennel, Fredric Brown, Richard R. Smith, Jack McKenty, Henry Slesar, Charles L. Fontenay, Frederik Pohl, Philip K. Dick, Evan Hunter, Alan K. Lang, Robert F. Young, Frank M. Robinson, Bryce Walton, J. F. Bone, Donald A. Wollheim, John Wyndham, Dick Purcell, Charles E. Fritch, Harlan Ellison, H. G. Wells, Frank Belknap Long, Raymond Z. Gallun, James R. Adams, Arthur Jean Cox, Basil Wells, Lucius Daniel, Stephen Bartholomew, Henry Kuttner, Robert Silverberg, Robert Sheckley, James Blish ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies
Unabridged

31 hours 11 min

Red Frontier is the ultimate journey to the most fascinating world in classic science fiction. Spanning more than 30 hours of listening, this extraordinary collection brings together sixty unforgettable stories that explore Mars as only the greatest writers of the golden age could imagine it—a world of forgotten civilizations, dangerous frontiers, mysterious ruins, and endless possibilities ... Read more

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Red Frontier is the ultimate journey to the most fascinating world in classic science fiction. Spanning more than 30 hours of listening, this extraordinary collection brings together sixty unforgettable stories that explore Mars as only the greatest writers of the golden age could imagine it—a world of forgotten civilizations, dangerous frontiers, mysterious ruins, and endless possibilities
... Read more
The Lancashire Witches

by William Harrison Ainsworth ...

The classic Victorian novel of romance and an unholy feud reaching across generations, based on the Lancashire witch trials of 1612.Widely considered to be a masterpiece of nineteenth–century gothic literature, William Ainsworth's The Lancashire Witches begins in 1536 with a fateful confrontation atop the notorious Pendle Hill. Falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death, Nicholas Demdike ... Read more

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The classic Victorian novel of romance and an unholy feud reaching across generations, based on the Lancashire witch trials of 1612.Widely considered to be a masterpiece of nineteenth–century gothic literature, William Ainsworth's The Lancashire Witches begins in 1536 with a fateful confrontation atop the notorious Pendle Hill. Falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death, Nicholas Demdike
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Auriol: The Elixir of Life

by William Harrison Ainsworth ...

The Sixteenth Century drew to a close. It was the last day of the last year, and two hours only were wanting to the birth of another year and of another century. The night was solemn and beautiful. Myriads of stars paved the deep vault of heaven; the crescent moon hung like a silver lamp in the midst of them; a stream of rosy and quivering light, issuing from the north, traversed the sky, like the ... Read more

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The Sixteenth Century drew to a close. It was the last day of the last year, and two hours only were wanting to the birth of another year and of another century. The night was solemn and beautiful. Myriads of stars paved the deep vault of heaven; the crescent moon hung like a silver lamp in the midst of them; a stream of rosy and quivering light, issuing from the north, traversed the sky, like the
... Read more
Collected Works of William Harrison Ainsworth (Delphi Classics)

by William Harrison Ainsworth, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 25 - Delphi Series Five
The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth was a prolific historical novelist, whose works helped changed the course of Victorian literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Ainsworth’s works ever compiled in a single edition, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual ... Read more

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The friend and rival of Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth was a prolific historical novelist, whose works helped changed the course of Victorian literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Ainsworth’s works ever compiled in a single edition, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual
... Read more
Preston Fight: The Insurrection of 1715

by William Harrison Ainsworth ...

One morning, at this juncture, the young earl, mounted on his favourite dapple-grey steed, rode out from the castle, and took his way down the chestnut avenue, accompanied by his brother, Charles Radclyffe. The two young equestrians made a very gallant appearance, being attired in scarlet riding-coats, edged with gold lace, feathered hats, long neckcloth, laced ruffles, and boots ascending above ... Read more

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One morning, at this juncture, the young earl, mounted on his favourite dapple-grey steed, rode out from the castle, and took his way down the chestnut avenue, accompanied by his brother, Charles Radclyffe. The two young equestrians made a very gallant appearance, being attired in scarlet riding-coats, edged with gold lace, feathered hats, long neckcloth, laced ruffles, and boots ascending above
... Read more
Rookwood

by William Harrison Ainsworth ...

Within a sepulchral vault, and at midnight, two persons were seated. The chamber was of singular construction and considerable extent. The roof was of solid stone masonry, and rose in a wide semicircular arch to the height of about seventeen feet, measured from the centre of the ceiling to the ground floor, while the sides were divided by slight partition-walls into ranges of low, narrow catacombs ... Read more

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Within a sepulchral vault, and at midnight, two persons were seated. The chamber was of singular construction and considerable extent. The roof was of solid stone masonry, and rose in a wide semicircular arch to the height of about seventeen feet, measured from the centre of the ceiling to the ground floor, while the sides were divided by slight partition-walls into ranges of low, narrow catacombs
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