Bøger af Michael Giordano

The greatest killer in human history was not war but disease caused by fecal bacteria. Protestantism was founded while Martin Luther perched on a toilet. Poop created and then revolutionized agriculture and allowed for the Industrial Revolution. Aversion to excrement led man to create sanitation, modernize his society and cities, and created civilization. Overall, feces has had a greater impact on the world and human history than perhaps any other change agent. This book takes a scientific and historical look at the subject of dung, the first ever attempted, in an effort to flesh out these stories. It is a collection of vignettes tied together by a common theme, that poop made the world great and modern. Beyond simply an enjoyable read, it is an academic look at a little known catalyst for the development of the modern world. Man made feces, and feces made the modern word.

The authors tell their stories of leaving the traditional institutional models of church and discovering what it means to be the church. Their ministry with LifeQuest is centered on discipleship and developing Jesus Communities that truly express the manifold wisdom of God.

The Art of Meditation and the French Renaissance Love Lyric examines the poetics of meditation in the French love lyric at the height of the Lyonnais Renaissance as illustrated by one of the country's most prominent writers.