Bøger af Benjamin Brown

Hasidic groups have myriad customs. While ordinary Jewish law (halakhah) denotes the "bar of holiness" mandated for the ordinary Jew, these customs represent the higher threshold expected of Hasidim, intended to justify their title as hasidim ("pious"). How did the hasidic masters perceive the enactment of these new norms at a time in which the halakhah had already been solidified? How did they explain the normative power of these customs over communities and individuals, and how did they justify customs that diverged from the positive halakhah? This book analyzes the answers given by nineteenth-century hasidic authors. It then examines a test case: kedushah ("holiness"), or sexual abstinence among married men, a particularly restrictive norm enacted by several twentieth-century hasidic groups. Through the use of theoretical tools and historical contextualization, the book elucidates the normative circles of hasidic life, their religious and social sources and their interrelations.

What the War Can't Erase (Love Romance Series) Rosaline is a twenty-eight year-old woman living in 1811, her parents are trying to find her a husband because she is of age. She's been constantly scaring off her suitors, mostly because she is unable to forget the friend she fell in love with and is married to her sister. But circumstances force her to try and it leads to her meeting with Benjamin. Benjamin is a widowed businessman with two daughters; his parents are also trying to get him to marry, but he is constantly getting his daughters to scare them off because he doesn't want to subject them to that pressure. Unfortunately his parents issue and ultimatum and demand that he marry or they will take his daughters; enter Rosaline. Upon meeting they realize that they don't want to marry each other, and that they could make that work in their favor: marry for a short while then get divorced. The arrangement seems simple enough, until an unavoidable but not unwanted attraction develops between them. Soon they're false marriage starts to become less false, as they find love and comfort with each other. But with war on the horizon, and with the war in their hearts, will their love survive?

Battling ghosts and demons isn't an easy job, and it's usually one that's best done alone - especially when you're the only one that can see them. But when Declan Brown, veteran ghost hunter, discovers that a mysterious figure known only as Mr V has set up a portal that allows demons to enter our world, he finds that maybe a partner - in the unlikely form of sassy, sharp-talking private investigator Jacqui Andrew - is exactly what he needs. Will Declan and Jacqui be able to seal the portal before our world is flooded with demons, and will they stop the source of this evil, Mr V, before it's too late? Find out in The Demon Portals, the exciting, fast-paced and action-packed first book of the Ghostbane: The Demon Hunter Chronicles series.

Benjamin Brown was an early and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was among the "First 100" pioneers to enter the Salt Lake Valley, traveling with the Brigham Young Company in June 1848. He was also an early settler of Nauvoo, Illinois and once assisted the prophet Joseph Smith in evading a violent mob. As a bishop at Winter Quarters, he helped the members of his ward survive the harsh and unforgiving conditions that claimed the lives of several hundred saints. Testimonies for the Truth was first published in 1853, while Benjamin Brown was a missionary in England. However, Benjamin Brown lived until May 22, 1878, making his autobiography prematurely incomplete. This edition was compiled by direct descendants of Benjamin Brown and contains additional annotations, including his Farewell Address to the saints in England on March 23, 1855. Benjamin Brown left behind a large posterity that desires to keep his testimony preserved for future generations.

"Why do we think differently from one another? Why do religious people adhere to their faith even against reason, whilst atheist thinkers label it "nonsense"? Why do some judges turn more to moral values and others less? Why do we attach different meanings to the same words? These questions can be tackled on psychological or sociological levels, but we can also analyze the subjects on the epistemological level. That is the purpose of this book. Thoughts and Ways of Thinking offers Source Theory as a single explanation for epistemic processes and their religious, legal and linguistic derivatives. The idea is simple: our senses, our understanding, our memory, the testimonies that we trust, and many other objects transmit data to us and so shape our beliefs. In this function they serve as our truth sources. Different beliefs stem from different sources or different hierarchies between same sources. This notion is formalized here through the new tool of Source Calculus, and, after balancing its relativistic consequences by adding pragmatic constraints, it is applied to the philosophies of religion, law and language. With this unified theory, old doubts are framed in new perspectives, and some of them even find their solution." This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

As if channeling Zig Ziglar, Frank Bettger, and Jeffrey Gitomer, Ben Brown shows you exactly how to achieve a radical improvement in your sales process to dramatically close more sales, develop long term clients, and enjoy more referrals. Straight forward and clearly written, business expert Ben Brown provides a high impact sales strategy based on his years of successful sales training and experience. Whether you are a sales representative who wants to take your business to the next level or a manager looking for a complete step-by-step sales system for your staff, this is the game-changing book you have been looking for! - Discover the secrets for turning skeptics into buyers and buyers into referral machines. - Learn how to stop wasting time with those who will never purchase from you and quickly identify those who will. - Use a proven step-by-step sales strategy that will skyrocket your success and give you rock solid confidence in selling. - Improve your communication skills and ability to influence others, both in business as well as your personal life. Put your sales process on steroids with Master the Art of Closing the Sale and reap the benefits you and your business deserve. "Sales is an art, when done right it's a beautiful thing." -- Ben Brown

When a computer scientist flees to Britain with highly classified information, the United States turns to the UK for help. Task Force Sabre, a division of British Intelligence tasked with the dismantling of terrorist organizations around the globe, is pulled from a high-value mission to apprehend the renegade computer scientist. Alex Michaels, along with his partner and brother, former Special Boat Service soldier Scott Michaels, tracks the scientist down and prepares to hand him over to federal authorities. That is until they are ambushed by an unknown enemy and their prisoner is kidnapped. Along with NSA cyber analyst Kelly Taylor, Alex and Scott pursue the scientist across the United States and, in doing so, uncover a conspiracy protecting an intelligence secret so devastating it could spark a global war. Fighting forces on both sides, Alex and Scott will have to muster all their skills to find out the truth that some would kill to discover and others to protect: what is Tier Zero?

People of His Presence provides a comprehensive yet straightforward approach to praise and worship for the local church. Readers will: Gain a biblical understanding of praise and worship Learn how to approach the presence of God Discover the benefits of a fruit-filled worshiping life Foster spirit and truth God encounters Realize the power of praise Develop depth and character in worship A must read for pastors, worship teams, and believers of all ages who want to become the kind of worshipers God desires!

The Digestive Health Solution provides effective, natural solutions for digestive health. The book explores the mindaEURO"body connection and food intolerances, with a five-step plan for lifelong digestive health.