Ergebnis für "Conversion" in Literatur & Belletristik

These delightful stories capture the very essence of India. These stories are set in both the rustic setting of laid back villages, where time has almost stopped, and the modern settings of cities, where everyone is in a hurry to reach somewhere, yesterday. Simple stories, simple ideas, simple thoughts remind one of the simple life that once existed and is now more and more getting lost as we are drawn inexorably into the speedy web of things. They are meant just for the pure joy.

Slavery confuses Caroline Allerton. The compassionate twelve-year-old can't understand why her friend was given a young slave as a Christmas present, nor why her friend mistreats the miserable Caribbean girl. Caroline also befriends a little girl who lives with her mother in the poorer area of Boston. Caroline’s actions are greatly misunderstood by her friends and she discovers that she must make difficult choices to stand for what she knows is right.

The Blinding Light on the Road to Damascus: The Conversion of Saul tells the story of Saul of Tarsus, a man defined by his zealous persecution of a new religious movement. As a staunch Pharisee and a terrifying figure in Jerusalem, Saul embarks on a mission to Damascus to hunt down followers of Jesus and bring them to justice. But on that dusty road, his life is irrevocably changed by a light brighter than the sun and a voice that calls out his name.