A rogue terrorist in Northern Ireland prepares for his final deadly strike—to assassinate the pope The classic Jack Higgins thriller?Trained by the KGB, the assassin known as Cuchulain has been wreak
Shortly after assuming the Saxon throne in 1656, Lutheran Elector Johann Georg II (r. 1656-80) replaced the elder Kapellmeister Heinrich Schi??tz with younger Italian Catholic composers. Seemingly ove
Far from being a unique, defining property of the confessional poets, confessionalism is a central trope of American literature. This book examines confessional writing not as a private, apolitical ar
In this book the different manifestations, meanings, and processes of the star and celebrity confessional will be explored. The confessional is taken to be any moment in which a star, celebrity, or fa
Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in the Age of Confessional Politics analyzes religious rhetoric in presidential campaigns from 1976-2008, proposing a confessional political style successful candidates
Absolve your sins from the comfort of your office with the Desktop Confessional, a charming mini replica of the classic confessional booth that is always here to say "You are forgiven " Press your fingers on the kneeler of this stylized mini confessional to receive a daily dose of absolution This kit includes: 3" miniature confessional, with light-up screen and pressure-activated kneeler that says "You are forgiven."48-page illustrated mini book.
In the late 1950s the notion of a "mother poem" emerged during a confessional literary movement that freed poets to use personal, psychosexual material about intimate topics such as parents, childhood
A comprehensive and scholarly account of this popular and influential genre, the essays in this collection explore confessional literature from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, and includ
God and Self in the Confessional Novel explores the question: what happened to the theological practice of confession when it entered the modern novel? Beginning with the premise that guilt rema
A poet and English teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, Hayes explains how US poet Lowell (1917-77), in his 1959 collection Life Studies, broke a long-standing taboo by introducing the voice and feelings of
Given the amount of scholarship on twentieth-century poetry, there has been remarkably little published about Anne Sexton, even though her work is considered to be as important as that of such contemp
The essays in Emancipating Calvin: Culture and Confessional Identity in Francophone Reformed Communities demonstrate the vitality and variety of Francophone Reformed communities, examining how local c
Traditional ways of living the Christian faith—shaped and guided by confessional norms—exhibit remarkable staying power in American religious life. Holding On to the Faith addresses issues related to
