Simply put, sinners by nature or sinners by choice are the traditionalpositions of Western and (Near) Eastern branches of the Church. JohnChrysostom, an early fifth century Bishop of Constantinople, took the latterposition. Having gained a basic anthropology from his training in the Greekpaideia, he understood the mindset (γνμη) to be the centre ofresponsibility of the person. Repeatedly in his homilies, the γνμη is heldresponsible for sin in action, thought, and intention. The mindset evaluatespassions and thoughts, and then directs the προαρεσις (the moral choice)towards the end decided by the γνμη. The γνμη, a store of deliberatedattitudes, is the very lodging-place of sin in the psyche. Chrysostom,holding our basic nature to be unchangeable, found in the γνμη, a facultyof the soul distinct from nature, a citadel of sin needing to be overcome bythe power of the Gospel. Then the person with a renewed mindset sets aboutshaping it to be conformed to the image of Christ.Ray Laird has been lecturing in Church History and Theology for over thirtyyears in Bible/theological colleges in Australia, and has served as Principalof two colleges and Dean of the South Australian Graduate School ofTheology. He has worked closely with the Australian College of Theology,serving on their Academic boards, committees, as Head of the Departmentof Christian Thought, examiner, moderator, and interim Dean. He holds aB.A. (hons.) First class, with university Medal, from Uni. Qld., a B.D. fromMCD, a research M.A. from Newcastle (NSW), and a Th.D. from theAustralian College of Theology. He was awarded the Medal of Order ofAustralia Award (OAM) “For service to the study of theology” in 2011.
In this book of poetry you find empowerment and the encouragement to Take a balanced view of a holistic and natural way of thinking. Cultivating your thoughts and what your thoughts look like to you?
THE KING IN YELLOW Robert W. Chambers was influenced by Ambrose Bierce and hailed by H. P. Lovecraft. He inspired such authors as Clark Ashton Smith, A. Merritt and Sax Rohmer. His works have been anthologized over the years in horror collections and his stories praised by such editors as Lin Carter, Hugh Lamb, Sam Moskowitz and Stephen Jones. Inspired by the Decadents, Chambers wrote about poisonings of the soul—taintings of the spirit—generating what Lovecraft referred to as “cosmic fear.” It started with The King in Yellow, a collection of vaguely connected stories tied together by a forbidden book, the reading of which induces madness in its readers. Written in 1895 while the author was a young artist in Paris, these stories exude a true Gothic sense, steeped in darkness and decay. THE MYSTERY OF CHOICE The Mystery of Choice from 1897 collects further tales of suspense and unease, also loosely connected by its characters and mood. But unlike the foreboding gloom that pervades the stories of The King in Yellow, the supernatural tales in The Mystery of Choice are lighter in tone, set more in the outside world—the world of nature—and offer an interesting contrast to the earlier collection. This volume forms part one of “The Complete Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers.”
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Simply put, sinners by nature or sinners by choice are the traditionalpositions of Western and (Near) Eastern branches of the Church. JohnChrysostom, an early fifth century Bishop of Constantinople, took the latterposition. Having gained a basic anthropology from his training in the Greekpaideia, he understood the mindset (γνμη) to be the centre ofresponsibility of the person. Repeatedly in his homilies, the γνμη is heldresponsible for sin in action, thought, and intention. The mindset evaluatespassions and thoughts, and then directs the προαρεσις (the moral choice)towards the end decided by the γνμη. The γνμη, a store of deliberatedattitudes, is the very lodging-place of sin in the psyche. Chrysostom,holding our basic nature to be unchangeable, found in the γνμη, a facultyof the soul distinct from nature, a citadel of sin needing to be overcome bythe power of the Gospel. Then the person with a renewed mindset sets aboutshaping it to be conformed to the image of Christ.Ray Laird has been lecturing in Church History and Theology for over thirtyyears in Bible/theological colleges in Australia, and has served as Principalof two colleges and Dean of the South Australian Graduate School ofTheology. He has worked closely with the Australian College of Theology,serving on their Academic boards, committees, as Head of the Departmentof Christian Thought, examiner, moderator, and interim Dean. He holds aB.A. (hons.) First class, with university Medal, from Uni. Qld., a B.D. fromMCD, a research M.A. from Newcastle (NSW), and a Th.D. from theAustralian College of Theology. He was awarded the Medal of Order ofAustralia Award (OAM) “For service to the study of theology” in 2011.
In this book of poetry you find empowerment and the encouragement to Take a balanced view of a holistic and natural way of thinking. Cultivating your thoughts and what your thoughts look like to you?
THE KING IN YELLOW Robert W. Chambers was influenced by Ambrose Bierce and hailed by H. P. Lovecraft. He inspired such authors as Clark Ashton Smith, A. Merritt and Sax Rohmer. His works have been anthologized over the years in horror collections and his stories praised by such editors as Lin Carter, Hugh Lamb, Sam Moskowitz and Stephen Jones. Inspired by the Decadents, Chambers wrote about poisonings of the soul—taintings of the spirit—generating what Lovecraft referred to as “cosmic fear.” It started with The King in Yellow, a collection of vaguely connected stories tied together by a forbidden book, the reading of which induces madness in its readers. Written in 1895 while the author was a young artist in Paris, these stories exude a true Gothic sense, steeped in darkness and decay. THE MYSTERY OF CHOICE The Mystery of Choice from 1897 collects further tales of suspense and unease, also loosely connected by its characters and mood. But unlike the foreboding gloom that pervades the stories of The King in Yellow, the supernatural tales in The Mystery of Choice are lighter in tone, set more in the outside world—the world of nature—and offer an interesting contrast to the earlier collection. This volume forms part one of “The Complete Weird Fiction of Robert W. Chambers.”
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.