Almighty Matters

Almighty Matters: God's Politics in the Bible explores the underlying politics of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles by uncovering their political-theological connection in a single story line. The politics of the New Testament completes the politics of the Old. Although it has long been recognized that the Hebrew Bible prominently portrays the political development of God's Chosen People, the role of Jesus as a politician, the founder of a movement aimed from its beginning at subverting and capturing the Roman Empire, has not been recognized. Putting the Hebrew and Christian Bibles' political approach foremost shows why so much of it is hidden and why, until recently, Jewish-Christian relations have been contrary to God's design.

Almighty Matters: God's Politics in the Bible explores the underlying politics of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles by uncovering their political-theological connection in a single story line. The politics of the New Testament completes the politics of the Old. Although it has long been recognized that the Hebrew Bible prominently portrays the political development of God's Chosen People, the role of Jesus as a politician, the founder of a movement aimed from its beginning at subverting and capturing the Roman Empire, has not been recognized. Putting the Hebrew and Christian Bibles' political approach foremost shows why so much of it is hidden and why, until recently, Jewish-Christian relations have been contrary to God's design.

Visually arresting and utterly one-of-a-kind, Sarah J. Sloat's Hotel Almighty is a book-length erasure of Misery by Stephen King, a reimagining of the novel's themes of constraint and possibility in elliptical, enigmatic poems. Here, "joy would crawl over broken glass, if that was the way." Here, sleep is “a circle whose diameter might be small," a circle "pitifully small," a "wrecked and empty hypothetical circle." Paired with Sloat's stunning mixed-media collage, each poem is a miniature canvas, a brief associative profile of the psyche—its foibles, obsessions, and delights.

The dollar is the lifeblood of globalisation: China holds billions in reserve for good reason. Greenbacks, singles, bucks or dead presidents, call them what you will, $1.2 trillion worth are floating around right now - and half the dollars in circulation are actually outside of the USA. But what is really happening as these billions of dollars go around the world every day? By following $1 from a shopping trip in suburban Texas, via China's Central Bank, Nigerian railroads, the oil fields of Iraq and beyond, The Almighty Dollar answers questions such as: why is China the world's biggest manufacturer - and the US its biggest customer? Is free trade really a good thing? Why would a nation build a bridge on the other side of the globe? In lively and entertaining prose Dharshini David lays bare these complex interrelationships through the simple story of one dollar as it moves through the opaque international system. This is essential reading that gets to the heart of how our new globalised world really works.

“The book The Almighty, I hope will enlighten many inquisitive minds and open the gateway to the School of Religious learning. Once any human being reaches this height, most mystic confusions will be clarified to a hitherto confused soul. I wish the book will be a treasure to a wise and inquisitive man who recognizes the Lord of the Universe and remain loyal and obedient to Him in this earthly life.” - Professor S.A. Ashraf, Bangladesh. “This book is a wonderful treatise into philosophical and theological aspects of mysticism, and articulates Dr. Hannan’s preoccupation with spirituality, as it brings with it a deep concern for our accountability to God” - Mohammad Asafuddowlah. The author’s personal contribution to the analysis of the Holy Book for Muslims, Al Qur’an. Throughout the task, a humble attempt was devoted to sharing the perceived knowledge of the Holy Scripture, its association with the reality, supported by existing knowledge of Science, delicately or vibrantly. The intent was to disseminate the understanding for the simple grasp of truth by the masses. He gives the reader hints on the essence of life, changes, power, creation, time, angels and afterlife. A detailed explanation of the Scripture, in which the relationship between human life and the Lord of the Universe is undivided. “…The Holy Qur’an directs mankind to surrender to the will of Allah/God with firmness of faith and get guided to move forward from darkness to the light, as mentioned ‘Allah is the guardian of those who believe. He brings them out from the depth of darkness into the Light’ (Qur’an. Ch.2: ver.257).” Dr. M.A. Hannan, is a successful and passionate teacher, clinician and a researcher in oral health professional. He has a good number of international scientific publications in his credit. Professional after completing under graduate program from the University of Dhaka. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D from Hokkaido University, Japan, and a Master’s in Public Health (mph) from the University of Texas, USA. Writing a book outside his primary educational background is the first of this kind. An internal transformation, about eight years ago inspired him to write a book on spirituality. The mission is the outcome of profound internal feelings and painstaking works, where numerous hours have been spent over a period of six years.

A practical and deeply biblical investigation of the problem of pain and a hopeful portrait of a God who weeps with us.

**A Washington Post "Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016"** ON A TRANQUIL SUMMER NIGHT in July 2012, a trio of peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the “Fort Knox of Uranium,” Y-12 was supposedly one of the most secure sites in the world, a bastion of warhead parts and hundreds of tons of highly enriched uranium—enough to power thousands of nuclear bombs. The three activists—a house painter, a Vietnam War veteran, and an 82-year-old Catholic nun—penetrated the complex’s exterior with alarming ease; their strongest tools were two pairs of bolt cutters and three hammers. Once inside, these pacifists hung protest banners, spray-painted biblical messages, and streaked the walls with human blood. Then they waited to be arrested. WITH THE BREAK-IN and their symbolic actions, the activists hoped to draw attention to a costly military-industrial complex that stockpiles deadly nukes. But they also triggered a political and legal firestorm of urgent and troubling questions. What if they had been terrorists? Why do the United States and Russia continue to possess enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the world several times over? IN ALMIGHTY, WASHINGTON POST REPORTER Dan Zak answers these questions by reexamining America’s love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. At a time of concern about proliferation in such nations as Iran and North Korea, the U.S. arsenal is plagued by its own security problems. This life-or-death quandary is unraveled in Zak’s eye-opening account, with a cast that includes the biophysicist who first educated the public on atomic energy, the prophet who predicted the creation of Oak Ridge, the generations of activists propelled into resistance by their faith, and the Washington bureaucrats and diplomats who are trying to keep the world safe. Part historical adventure, part courtroom drama, part moral thriller, Almighty reshapes the accepted narratives surrounding nuclear weapons and shows that our greatest modern-day threat remains a power we discovered long ago.