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  You Shall Be as Gods - Pagans...

  Erick son

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  Our country doesn't have a partisan problem, a political problem, a social problem, or an economic problem. We have a spiritual problem. 
   
   
   
  As Christianity has been pushed aside, the Progressive Left has developed a new pagan religion. But the radical roots of the new secular religion are ancient. We've seen it all before. In You Shall Be as Gods, Erick Erickson traces the religion's roots from Paganism and Gnosticism through the Age of Enlightenment all the way into the Postmodernism of the twenty-first century. At the heart of the ancient religion is a self-centered culture. 
   
   
   
  The Christian church today has been weakened by compromising with the neo-pagan religion, leaving the faithful ill-prepared to counter the claims of society's present-day doctrine. Yet there remains a significant remnant in America that refuses to bow to the rising belief system. 
   
   
   
  Just as in Rome and countless societies throughout history, the religions present two opposing stories of reality which necessitates conflict. In an era where the "Christian thing" to do seems to be to go along and get along, Erickson makes clear that the two cultures cannot peacefully coexist and calls the listener to speak the truth in love.

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  Dramatis Personae

  W. B. Yeats

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  Dramatis Personae is a four part autobiographic collection, published by Yeats in 1936 and detailing incidents, events, and people he met who influenced his artistic development as a poet.
  
  The first section is Dramatis Personae and describes Yeats' meetings with Lady Augusta Gregory at Coole Park, Galway, which eventually led to the creation of the Irish National Theatre Society and the opening of the Abbey Theatre in 1904.
  
  The second section, Estrangement, deals with Yeat's anxiety that his works were not accessible to their intended audience, the Irish people. Yeats came from a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family but became a committed nationalist, attracted to Celtic mysticism, legends and folklore. Nonetheless he lamented that, as part of the elite and an intellectual artist, he felt aloof from the common Irish Catholic population who were largely indifferent to his work.
  
  The third section, The Death Of Synge, describes Yeats' association with John Millington Synge, the child of a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family. Yeats encouraged Synge to travel to the Aran Islands to study the Irish peasants and fishermen who lived there and to use them as inspiration for his work.
  
  In the fourth and final section, The Bounty Of Sweden, Yeats' pays tribute to Sweden for awarding him with the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature in 1923. The award was given to Yeats in the period immediately after the end of the Irish Civil War when the Irish Free State emerged as a newly independent nation. Yeats sought to use the event to establish himself as the cultural representative of Irish independence and Irish nationalism.

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  The New Dark Age - Why Liberals...

  Nigel Biggar

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  In an increasingly polarized age, culture wars are everywhere. They are often criticized as superficial or confected disagreements designed to distract us from more important issues. Is this true, or are they rather more fundamental than that?In this thoughtful and passionate intervention, renowned theologian and moral philosopher Nigel Biggar argues that 'culture wars' are in fact political and moral debates that cut to the very quick of some of the most substantial questions of our time, ranging from the welfare of children to the way we conceive and manage ethnic and cultural differences in diverse societies. The fact that these debates are so often characterized by bad faith, dishonesty, and mindless abuse exposes the rot at the heart of the intellectual culture of the west, in universities, the media, and beyond. An authoritarian desire to suppress or smear opponents and exercise the power of intimidation and coercion is a dramatic illustration of a dangerous reality: our fragile and valuable liberal culture of rational truth-seeking and good faith civility is under threat. A new dark age looms.Mixing firsthand experience with broad ethical, political, and cultural reflection, this is a powerful and erudite polemic from one of our most respected thinkers.

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  Declaration of Independence

  James Madison, Benjamin...

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  What words changed the course of history forever?
  
  The Declaration of Independence is the defining statement of American liberty and one of the most influential political documents ever written. Drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson and shaped by leaders such as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, this historic text announced the birth of a nation founded on the principles of freedom, equality, and self-government.
  
  Adopted on July 4, 1776, the Declaration boldly asserted that all people are endowed with unalienable rights and that governments exist to secure those rights. Its powerful language and moral clarity inspired not only the American Revolution, but democratic movements around the world.
  
  This Kindle Edition presents the Declaration in a clean, readable format, ideal for study, reference, and reflection. It is an essential text for understanding American history, constitutional principles, and the origins of modern democracy.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  The full text of the Declaration of Independence
  
  The philosophical foundations of liberty and natural rights
  
  The ideas that launched the American Revolution
  
  One of the most important documents in world history
  
  Read in classrooms, quoted in courts, and celebrated every Independence Day, the Declaration remains a living document whose message continues to resonate.
  
  Return to the moment freedom was declared. Buy now and own the words that shaped a nation.

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  Baltic Edge

  Corey Driscoll

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  A covert Ukrainian operation cripples Russia’s strategic lifeline through the Baltic Sea in the near future, triggering a chain reaction that neither side can fully control. As Russia and NATO scramble to contain the fallout and control the damage, the incident ignites a shadow war of espionage and brinkmanship, threatening to push the Baltic region over the edge. Misread signals, deniable actions, and fractured communication turn a calculated strike into a test of resolve with no clear off-ramp. 
  Behind closed doors, alliances fracture, deniability erodes, and political betrayal becomes as dangerous as open combat. As covert operatives, diplomats, and naval commanders race to shape the outcome, the line between covert action and open warfare begins to vanish. Leaders are driven toward riskier decisions, even as the cost of escalation becomes impossible to ignore, and field operatives pursue military adventurism to right historic wrongs and re-shape the balance of power. This near-future geopolitical thriller explores how a single operation in the Baltic Sea could draw Ukraine, Russia, and NATO into a confrontation with global consequences.

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  The EU Indo-Pacific Bid -...

  Filippo Fasulo

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  Over the past five years, the Indo-Pacific region's importance for Europe has grown significantly. However, the launch of the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in September 2021 and its subsequent implementation have been affected by growing polarisation between the US and China, and by a fast-changing scenario caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This Report examines the state and perspectives of the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy, 18 months after its launch. Are there avenues for cooperation with regional military initiatives, such as the QUAD? How is the economic landscape changing, in particular after the start of negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)? What are the main strategies of Indo-Pacific countries for the green transition? And how do the US, China, and ASEAN countries view and act in the Indo-Pacific region?

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