The Drama of Atheist Humanism (de Lubac Henri)(Paperback)

The Drama of Atheist Humanism (de Lubac Henri)(Paperback)

De Lubac traces the origin of 19th century attempts to construct a humanism apart from God, the sources of contemporary atheism which purports to have moved beyond God. The three persons he focuses on are Feuerbach, who greatly influenced Marx; Nietzsche, who represents nihilism; and Comte, who is

To the Heart of the Mystery of Redemption (Von Speyr Adrienne)(Paperback)

Preface by Henri Cardinal de Lubac Postscript and foreword by Jacques Servais, S.J. In the 1960's, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar gave two conferences in Paris on the subject of redemption. One considered the perspective of Christ the Redeemer. The other gave a view of the redemption from the

Heretics Anonymous (Henry Katie)(Paperback)

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved in debut author Katie Henry's hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time

The Princesse de Cleves (Lafayette Madame de)(Paperback)

Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cleves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Cleves, who is married to a loyal and faithful man, and the Duc de Nemours, a handsome man most female courtiers find irresistible. Warned by

Humanism of the Other (Levinas Emmanuel)(Paperback)

Levinas on the possibility and need for humanist ethicsIn Humanism of the Other, Emmanuel Levinas argues that it is not only possible but of the highest exigency to understand one's humanity through the humanity of others. In paperback for the first time, Levinas's work here is based in a new

The Children of Henry VIII (Guy John)(Paperback)

Behind the facade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the

Christian Atheist: Belonging Without Believing (Mountford Brian)(Paperback)

'Christian Atheist' examines the growing religious phenomenon of those who are drawn to Christianity without accepting its metaphysical claims or

Religion for Atheists - A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion (de Botton Alain)(Paperback / softback)

All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. In this book, a non-believer both rejects the supernatural claims of the major religions and points out just how many good ideas they sometimes have about how we should live. It looks at the God debate with fresh eyes

Theory of the Modern Drama (Szondi Peter)(Paperback)

Theory of the Modern Drama is a brilliant analysis of the emergence and development of modern drama from the Renaissance to the present day. Szondi shows how the rise of modern drama was linked to broader social processes and expressed some of the beliefs characteristic of early modern Europe. This

Grave of the Fireflies (Wit Alex Dudok de)(Paperback)

On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed at Studio Ghibli by its co-founder Isao Takahata, and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, this portrait of two Japanese children struggling to survive in the dying days of

Florence Henri: Mirror of the Avant-Garde 1927-40 (Henri Florence)(Pevná vazba)

Copublished by Aperture and Jeu de

Scourge of Henry VIII: The Life of Marie de Guise (Clegg Melanie)(Paperback)

Although Mary, Queen of Scots continues to fascinate both historians and the general public alike, the story of her mother, Marie de Guise, is much less well known. A political power in her own right, she was born into the powerful and ambitious Lorraine family, spending her formative years at the

The Henri Meschonnic Reader: A Poetics of Society (Meschonnic Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Meschonnic was a linguist, poet, translator of the Bible and one of the most original French thinkers of his generation. He strove throughout his career to reform the understanding of language and all that depends on it. His work has had a shaping influence on a generation of scholars and

The Life of Henry Brulard (Stendhal)(Paperback)

The Life of Henry Brulard is the autobiography of one of France's greatest writers, Stendhal, author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. Here, writing at white heat and with such ferocious honesty and indignation that his book was to remain unpublishable for more than a century

The Two Eleanors of Henry III: The Lives of Eleanor of Provence and Eleanor de Montfort (Baker Darren)(Pevná vazba)

Montaigne (Zweig Stefan)(Paperback)

A brilliant and impassioned biography of one of the founding fathers of humanism, from one of its greatest defenders in the 20th century Written during the Second World War, Zweig's typically passionate and readable biography of Michel de Montaigne, is also a heartfelt argument for the importance

Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization (Sharp Hasana)(Paperback)

There have been many Spinozas over the centuries: atheist, romantic pantheist, great thinker of the multitude, advocate of the liberated individual, and rigorous rationalist. The common thread connecting all of these clashing perspectives is Spinoza's naturalism, the idea that humanity is part of

Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 (Strickland Matthew)(Paperback)

This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father's lifetime. Crowned at fifteen to secure an undisputed

Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism (Wittkower Rudolf)(Paperback)

A brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the values underlying this

The God Delusion (Dawkins Richard)(Paperback)

A preeminent scientist--and the world's most prominent atheist--asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11. With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old

The Portrait of a Lady (James Henry)(Paperback)

Henry James is one of the giants of American literary history. From the novella 'Daisy Miller' and classic short stories such as 'The Turn of the Screw' to the popular short novel Washington Square and intricately woven and highly complex later novels such as The Golden Bowl and The Ambassadors,

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever (Hitchens Christopher)(Paperback)

The Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Paperback)

A chilling ghost story, wrought with tantalising ambiguity, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw is edited with an introduction and notes by David Bromwich in Penguin Classics. In what Henry James called a 'trap for the unwary', The Turn of the Screw tells of a nameless young governess sent to a

Henri Rousseau: The Dream (Rousseau Henri)(Paperback)

A singular figure in the avant garde of the early twentieth century, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught painter who turned to art after retiring as a customs inspector at the age of 49. Although he never left Paris, Rousseau painted a number of jungle scenes, drawing on images of the