Jacques Duquesne

"Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power."-New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, moving, and provocative, a book that will affect every Christian reader deeply and profoundly, Jesus is a remarkable work that presents a very different view of a savior and king of peace who proclaimed-in thought and action-that all may participate in the rule of God.

Gustave de Beaumont's 1835 work, Marie: or, Slavery in the United States, is structured as a fascinating essay on race interwoven with a novel. It is the story of socially forbidden love between an idealistic young Frenchman and an apparently white American woman with African ancestry. The couple's idealism fades as they repeatedly face racial prejudice and violence and are eventually forced to seek shelter among exiled Cherokee people. Notable as the first abolitionist novel to focus on racial prejudice rather than bondage as a social evil, Beaumont's work was also the first to link prejudice against American Indians to prejudice against blacks. This translation, with a new introduction by Gerard Fergerson, provides modern readers with interesting insights into the inconsistencies and injustices of democratic Jacksonian society.

Parce qu'un jour de printemps un enfant est mort dans ses bras, le destin de Catherine, la fille de Maria Vandamme, a basculé : elle a décidé de devenir médecin. Mais, dans le monde de 1891, une telle ambition est folie pour une femme : toutes les portes, ou presque, sont closes. Catherine va les ouvrir une à une, se lancer dans les aventures les plus risquées avec obstination, générosité et courage, tout comme sa mère, vingt-cinq ans plus tôt. Aimée et désirée d'abord par Paul, un jeune journaliste qui, pour autant, ne comprend guère son ambition, puis par Jérôme qui, lui, saura l'aider, encouragée autant que détestée par son entourage, elle traverse, depuis le Nord jusqu'à Paris, les salons et les taudis, les salles de rédaction et celles des hôpitaux. Et trouve enfin le succès et l'amour. Catherine Courage complète la trilogie commencée avec Maria Vandamme et Alice Van Meulen.

"Designed to look beyond the artistic merit of the 100 depictions of Christian saints reproduced here -- often well known to us as visual images -- to discuss the meanings behind them. Brief descriptions of each piece recount the stories they represent and explain, further, the relevant religious, historical, and cultural context"--Provided by publisher.

"Designed to highlight the deeper meanings in 100 paintings, reproduced here, that were inspired by events in Christian history; the authors provide brief descriptions of each painting to discuss both the historical events and the religious and cultural background surrounding them"--Provided by publisher.