Ergebnis für "Paradise Garden" in Geschichte

Since its publication in 2003, the first edition of Black Garden has become the definitive study of how Armenia and Azerbaijan, two southern Soviet republics, were pulled into a conflict that helped bring them to independence, spell the end the Soviet Union, and plunge a region of great strategic importance into a decade of turmoil. This important volume is both a careful reconstruction of the history of the Nagorny Karabakh conflict since 1988 and on-the-spot reporting of the convoluted aftermath.

Step into the world of the Desert Fathers, the pioneering Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who sought solitude and divine connection in the Scetes desert of Egypt. Among them, St. Anthony the Great stands out as the father of desert monasticism, retreating to the wilderness in 270 AD and inspiring countless others with his commitment to a life of prayer, scripture meditation, and hard work. By the time of his passing in AD 356, his legacy had attracted thousands to embrace the austere lifestyle of the desert, where they prayed the psalms, rarely ate, and labored with their hands crafting...

Dive into the inspiring world of the Desert Fathers, early Christian hermits and monks who sought solitude and spiritual growth in the Scetes desert of Egypt. Among them stands St. Anthony the Great, who abandoned the comforts of society in 270 AD to forge a path of faith and asceticism. By the time of his death in AD 356, his remarkable example had drawn countless men and women to embrace a life of prayer, meditation, and hard work under the harsh desert sun. This captivating collection shares the profound stories of these early monks and nuns, revealing their unwavering commitment to a life ...

In Paradise Lust, Brook Wilensky-Lanford introduces readers to the enduring modern quest to locate the Garden of Eden on Earth. It is an obsession that has consumed Mesopotamian archaeologists, German Baptist ministers, British irrigation engineers, and the first president of Boston University, among many others. These quixotic Eden seekers all started with the same brief Bible verses, but each ended up at a different spot on the globe: Florida, the North Pole, Ohio, China, and, of course, Iraq.