"Some stories keep returning, each time reimagined to fit the occasion. In some cases, we know them without having read the originals, and in a few brief sentences we can sketch the essential plot points and key characters. Robinson Crusoe, Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes, Batman: their stories, Philip Ball contends, are among our modern myths. Written since Crusoe was published in 1719, these modern myths truly serve the same function as the stories of Thor and Loki, Hercules and Jason, and other ancient universal myths of creation, flood, redemption, and heroism. What is that function? Why are we still making myths? Why do we need new myths? And which are they? By posing these questions and seeking answers, The Modern Myths makes bold claims about the nature of storytelling, the condition of modernity, and the categories of literature. The themes and meanings of modern myths are decided collectively and dynamically and shift with the times. They escape the intentions of their authors because they inadvertently touch on issues that trouble and obsess us and become vehicles for exploring them. The Modern Myths takes a wide-ranging journey--discovering unexpected truths behind familiar tales, excavating strange and colorful histories, and finding hidden connections between them. The result is an exploration of how stories are created and how they evolve. And from this, Ball crafts provocative conclusions about the purposes and values of literature today and about the roles that new media and technology will play in creating the myths of tomorrow"--

Ron Nicholas and others bring together essays which address the principles and practice of helping Christians grow through small groups. 194 pages, paper

'A simply wonderful, irresistible book' Daily Telegraph 'An extraordinary achievement' Sunday Times 'Terrifically entertaining and imaginative' Daily Mail Sophie's World introduces us to fourteen-year-old Sophie: a Norwegian highschooler who receives mysterious letters addressed to another girl, asking big questions. But who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself? To solve the riddle, Sophie embarks on on a fantastic philosophical saga, and as the book hurtles through several millennia of philosophy - raising profound questions about the meaning of life and the origin of the universe - the dimensions of Sophie's world grow ever wider. An addictive blend of mystery, fantasy and philosophy, Sophie's World is an international phenomenon which has been translated into sixty languages and sold more than forty million copies worldwide.

Philosophy and trading strategies from one of the great investors of our time.

Ada anggapan bahwa agama tidak mampu menggerakkan kehidupan ekonomi, lebih-lebih ekonomi kapitalis. Ini didasarkan pada pemiki- ran bahwa agama dan ekonomi merupakan dua ranah yang memiliki titik sentral dan tujuan berbeda. Di antara keduanya, selamanya tidak akan pernah sejalan. Max Weber kemudian muncul dengan Die Protestant Ethik Under Giest Des Kapitalis (Etika Protestan dan Semangat Kapitalis), sebuah pemikiran baru yang seolah menegasikan anggapan tersebut. Ia dengan sangat baik menunjukkan kaitan yang erat antara doktrin-doktrin agama yang puritan dengan fakta-fakta sosial, terutama dalam perkembangan industri modern sehingga melahirkan corak dan ragam nilai yang menjadi tolok ukur keberhasilan individu; keberhasilan di dunia ialah cerminan kebahagiaan di akhirat. Melalui buku fenomenal ini, Max Weber tidak sekadar mengung- kapkan pemikiran-pemikirannya yang brilian terkait dengan relasi antara agama dan kehidupan sosial masyarakat modern. Lebih jauh, ia juga me- ngupas secara komprehensif sejarah lahirnya agama, gagasan tentang Tuhan, etika keagamaan, dan sebagainya. Selamat membaca!

Keselamatan hanya ada di dalam Yesus Kristus. Tidak ada nama lain di bawah kolong langit ini yang olehnya kita diselamatkan. Yesus satu-satunya Juruselamat manusia yang diturunkan dari surga, bagi seluruh umat manusia. Yesus satu-satunya Juruselamat yang diutus oleh Tuhan Allah untuk datang ke dunia. Pengutusan ini tidak pernah dimandatkan kepada siapa pun selain Yesus. Kematian-Nya di kayu salib menggantikan kita manusia berdosa yang seharusnya mati karena dosa kita. Oleh karena itu mari kita sebagai umat tebusan melakukan kehendak Penebus kita sampai akhir hidup sebagai ucapan syukur kita kepada-Nya.