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Excerpt from Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F. R. S, Vol. 4 of 5: Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II. And James II., Comprising His Diary Form 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A. B. From the Original Short-Hand Ms. In the Pepysian Library, and a Selection Form His Private CorrespondenIt is a pleasant period for illustration of the charac ter of Pepys himself. Mrs. Pepys has gone into the country to stay with ...

Excerpt from Some Thoughts on Hilaire BellocExpress it. Few, however, know much about anything. Mr. Braybrooke is a sound journalist. He has a singular capacity for only writing about men he has studied from every angle. His impressions of G. K. Chesterton proved that. His criticisms of Mr. Belloc's works and his study Of the man, is timely. The more we know about him, the better we appreciate or understand what he writes. I welcome these.Abou...

Excerpt from Gilbert Keith ChestertonIt is one of the tragedies of human existence that the divine sense of wonder is eventually destroyed by inexcusable routine and more or less mechanical living. Mental abandon, the exercise of fancy and imagination, the function of creative thought - all these things are squeezed out of the conscious ness of man until his primitive enjoyment of the mystical part of life is affected in a very serious way.Not...

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Die Welt der Bibel erlebenLassen Sie sich durch dreidimensionale Illustrationen, Karten und Fotos in die Gegend und die Zeit hineinversetzen, die die Bibel beschreibt. Erleben Sie Jerusalem während der Regentschaft Davids und 1000 Jahre später zur Zeit Jesu, verfolgen Sie die Reisen von Paulus, werfen Sie einen Blick in den Tempel des Salomon und folgen Sie dem Leidensweg Jesu auf der Via Dolorosa.Ein fesselndes Nachschlagewerk, das auf aktuel...

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A real interdisciplinary conversation among logicians, historians, and social scientists interested in rules and their impact".--Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University.

Olivia Manning was a superb writer - extravagantly funny and deeply serious at the same time - but her talent was not fully recognised in her lifetime. This beautifully written biography puts the record straight.

Utilitarianism, belaboured by repeated counterexamples, has fallen out of favour as an ethical theory. In Utilitarianism: Restorations, Repairs, Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's recent championship of natural law - dispels the discredit that standard versions of utilitarianism h...

Essays by David Braybrooke take up an assortment of practical concerns that ethics brings into politics: people's interests, needs along with preferences, work and commitment to work, participation in social life.

Braybrooke challenges received scholarly opinion by arguing that canonical theorists Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Rousseau took St Thomas Aquinas as their point of reference, reinforcing rather than departing from his natural law theory.

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or the author of this important book, a revised understanding of Judaism, and of Christianity's relationship to the Jewish people, is vital for the future of Christian Jewish dialogue. Braybrooke views the record of Jesus' ministry not as a Christian argument against Judaism but as a contribution to the continuing discussion about the obedience that God requires, which cuts across religious divides. He makes it clear that the first Jews who b...

Starting with the Geology and Topography, it quickly moves on to the early residents and then to the huge effect that the Norman invasion of 1066 had on the people of Hanborough. It includes a detailed description of the Domesday Book entry for Hanborough and gives a full description of the flour mill. The chapters then talk about the arable land in and around Hanborough during Medieval times, about the Manor and the Peasants lifestyle. We als...

In this first original English contribution to the series, Marcus Braybrooke, a former director of the Council of Christians and Jews, introduces Judaism to a Christian audience.

Religions preach peace, but too often they have been hijacked to justify violence. Widening Vision tells the story of the growing interfaith movement, which seeks to bring people of all faiths together in the search for peace, the protection of human rights, service of the poor and reverence for all life. Widening Vision brings to life the beginnings of the World Congress of Faiths, which was founded by Sir Francis Younghusband in 1936, and it...

Hostility and Prejudice between Muslims and Christians is still a threat to peace. This book shows what Christians can learn from the Qur'an and from the Prophet Muhammad. It makes clear that Muslims highly respect 'Isa' Jesus - but also tries to explain why Muslims have often misunderstood Christian teaching. On subjects such as wealth, poverty, and forgiveness. Muslims and Christians can lean from each other. Instead of a Clash of Civilizati...