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Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Tess’s experience is shaped by economic vulnerability and unequal moral expectations. Attend to the narrator’s language, the changing rural settings and th...
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The Bible: I. Authenticity II. Credibility III. Morality
The Bible: I. Authenticity II. Credibility III. Morality — English source edition. Subject: Free thought.
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The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion'
The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' — English source edition. Subject: Church...
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600Cassels, Walter Richard, 1826-1907. Supernatural religionBible. Gospels -- Evidences, authority, etc.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Invented identities and elaborate social rules make serious commitments look absurd. Attend to the precision of the dialogue and the reversals of familiar...
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The Prince
Advice about political survival examines the gap between public reputation and the means of maintaining authority. Read a selected argument in its historic...
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The Scriptures able to make us wise unto salvation
The Scriptures able to make us wise unto salvation — English source edition. Subject: Salvation.
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The Supernatural in the New Testament, Possible, Credible, and Historical Or, An Examination of the Validity of Some Recent Objections Against Christianity as a Divine Revelation
The Supernatural in the New Testament, Possible, Credible, and Historical Or, An Examination of the Validity of Some Recent Objections Against Christianity...
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The Tempest
On an island shaped by magic and contested authority, Prospero brings old opponents into his reach. The Tempest asks who can command, who must serve and wh...
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy’s journey brings companions who believe they lack qualities they repeatedly demonstrate. Trace their actions rather than accepting their own labels...
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Treasure Island
Read Chapter I from the captain’s arrival at the Admiral Benbow to his request that Jim watch for a seafaring man with one leg. His forceful manner suggest...
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When Were Our Gospels Written?
When Were Our Gospels Written? — English source edition. Subject: Bible. Gospels -- Evidences, authority, etc..
Bible. Gospels -- Evidences, authority, etc.Tischendorf, Constantin von, 1815-1874. Wann wurden unsere Evangelien verfasst? English
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