Bøger af Maynard Miller

The Pilgrims journeyed toward the New World with a distinct purpose in mind. They left behind a life dissatisfying to them and arrived with a vision of liberty and hope. They held within themselves the seeds of a nation exceptional in all of history. Their convictions paved the way for the colonists, who would eventually give form and substance to a government based on the truth of the ages. A unique nation-a nation under God-would arise and seize the God-given right to live free, offer opportunity and realize prosperity. But contrary to the settlers' and founders' principles, alien elements have arisen in recent years to challenge the American ideal and threaten the foundation of the republic. Forces foreign to the Constitution are producing radical changes in our cultural and political life, and "one nation under God" has become "one nation under siege." The Book and The Right examines those qualities that have made America exceptional, but that are endangered at the present time, and looks in detail at the causes that are putting her at serious risk. It appraises her current direction and stresses the steps she must take to return to the course of her originally chosen destiny. The Book and The Right addresses a subject long held taboo and goes to the heart of the issue for answers. The author draws on historical, theological, psychological and political data to pursue the truth and call America back to her roots. Maynard Miller holds degrees from Asbury College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Kentucky. He has been a psychotherapist, administrator and college teacher in the mental health/human service field. A frequent speaker and writer, he is a leader in national and international service projects. His previous book is The Face in the Mirror.

Since creation the birth of Christ has been the most momentous event in human history, and has been commemorated around the world in various ways. In its early stages the observance was ap-propriately focused on the birth of Christ, but by the Middle Ages much of the commemoration had taken on a more secular and cultural nature, unrelated to the actual meaning of the original Bib-lical event, deteriorating into merrymaking of various kinds, drunkenous, debauchery, and general-ly raucous behavior. By the early American era the annual event had gradually evolved into a more tranquil pattern while still maintaining much activity of a distinctly cultural quality. In modern times the Yuletide season has been, and still is, the occasion for a variety of activity, much of which calls no attention to the gift of God to redeem the world, consequently ignoring the Biblical account of the arrival of the savior of mankind. The author of A Christian Christmas presents the need to focus the observance on the event it rep-resents and its meaning. It is in fact a traditional remembrance that deserves to be maintained as a distinctly Christian experience. A Christian Christmas presents a collection of articles focused on the coming of Christ the author has shared over the years with his own family for the purpose of giving Christmas a markedly Christian emphasis amidst all the other traditional activities. It stresses the need to recover the actual meaning of the celebration during the Yuletide season, and encourages others to have a "home-style" celebration of the birth of Christ. Maynard Miller holds degrees from Asbury College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Kentucky. First serving as a Methodist pastor, he later become Campus Director of the Methodist Home for Children of Kentucky. By appointment of the Methodist Church to specialized ministry he went into the mental health field as therapist, administrator and college teacher. A frequent speaker and writer, he has been a leader in national and international service projects. His previous books are The Face in the Mirror, The Book and the Right and At My Father's Knee. Now retired, he lives in Versailles, Kentucky.