Zion, city of our God gathers studies by an international team of scholars that help portray the full significance of Jerusalem in the First Temple period of the Old Testament. John M. Monson explores Jerusalem's temple of Solomon in its original ancient Near Eastern context. Richard S. Hess looks at one of the most important events in the Bible's ......
A Legal History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1900
Explores the conflict between the Mormons' efforts to establish their own court system--one appropriate to the distinctive political, social, and economic practices they envisioned as Zion--and the pressures applied by the federal legal system to bring them to heel.Winner of an Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award The inability of American society to ......
Zion National Park in Utah offers stunning views for hikers and wildlife enthusiasts. Included in this lightweight, durable set is Zion National Park Day Hikes Map from National Geographic, along with our Zion National Park Wildlife folding pocket guide, a beautifully illustrated reference to over 100 familiar and unique species, perfect for field ......
Located in southern Utah, Zion National Park's varying microclimates and habitats are home to more than 400 species of amphibians, birds, mammals, fish and reptiles. This beautifully illustrated guide features approximately 100 of the species most easily observed within the park's boundaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, ......
Established as a Jewish settlement in 1909 and dedicated a year later, Tel Aviv has grown over the last century to become Israel's financial centre and the country's second largest city. This book examines a major period in the city's establishment when Jewish architects moved from Europe, including Alexander Levy of Berlin, and attempted to ......
On the heels of his highly-acclaimed novel Jenny Willow, Mike Gaddis reaches again into a half-century love affair with pointing dogs and upland birds to retrieve the true-life story of Zip Zap, his greatest English setter. Gaddis swore to be painfully selective in choosing the puppy that would accompany him as he pursued his dream of competing in ......
It has been the brilliance of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj iek (b. 1949) to uniquely weave theology, psychoanalysis, and politics together into stunning commentary on contemporary culture. Assuming little prior knowledge of this controversial (atheist, communist) philosopher, Marcus Pound provides the first comprehensive, systematic account of ......
An Exploration into the Language of Form, Gesture and Colour
From ancient times, people had knowledge of the zodiac's intimate involvement in the creation of physical life. They understood that the twelve realms of constellations of fixed stars in the sky emanated specific forces that were brought to life and movement by the planets. These spiritual energies created and formed all living beings on ......
