Books with title Renaissance Beauty

CONFLICTBenedict Fuller's world is one of beauty and violence, religion and sin.BY DAYA peaceful civilised England, reborn after devastating pandemics and civil war.BY NIGHTThe masks of culture slip and animal violence is only a moment away.IN HELLAnother agent is brutally murdered.The clues to his betrayer are buried in the tunnels of the Old City.IN HEAVENA slow dance in a high-class speakeasy with the mysterious Leila puts Ben on the traitor's track and sets them both running for their lives.

We live in dark times. Christians wonder: Are the best days of the Christian faith behind us? Has modernity made Christian thought irrelevant and impotent? Is society beyond all hope of redemption and renewal? In Renaissance, Os Guinness declares no. Throughout history, the Christian faith has transformed entire cultures and civilizations, building cathedrals and universities, proclaiming God's goodness, beauty and truth through art and literature, science, and medicine. The Christian faith may similarly change the world again today. The church can be revived to become a renewing power in our society - if we answer the call to a new Christian renaissance that challenges darkness with the hope of Christian faith. In this hopeful appeal for cultural transformation, Guinness shares opportunities for Christians, on both local and global levels, to win back the West and to contribute constructively to the human future. Hearkening back to similar pivotal points in history, Guinness encourages Christians in the quest for societal change. Each chapter closes with thought-provoking discussion questions and a brief, heart-felt prayer that challenges and motivates us to take action in our lives today.

Discover the art of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th century. Here is a beautiful, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to understanding the Renaissance. Superb color reproductions of paintings, sculptures and sketches, clear artworks and authoritative text from an established art historian offer a fresh "eyewitness" insight into appreciation of the momentous and influential art of the Renaissance era.

Travel back in time to the period of extraordinary growth and vitality that was Renaissance Europe. Meet Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and the Medicis. Experience the daily life and workings of a Renaissance town. View some of the most beautiful and important art works in the world. In glorious full-color photographic spreads, Renaissance documents Europe's emergence from the Dark Ages into an era of unparalleled enlightenment and creativity in the realms of politics, arts, literature, technology, and innovation.

“If you had lived back then, why, they would’ve had to chase the boys away with a stick!” Grams said. I was mesmerized by the images before me. And it was true, what Grams had said. I did look like the women in these masterpieces. My whole life they had told me how I would’ve fit in better in that time. “A true Renaissance beauty,” Grams would say, thinking she was giving me real comfort. Avery Rose has struggled her whole life to fit in. Then her grandparents take her on a trip to Rome to celebrate her high school graduation. There she visits a gallery and views the sixteenth century painting of Lucrezia Panciatichi that will change the course of her life. She wonders if there had been more to Lucrezia than meets the eye. And if so, could it be true for her as well?

Discover the art of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, from the 14th to the 16th century. Here is a beautiful, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to understanding the Renaissance. Superb color reproductions of paintings, sculptures and sketches, clear artworks and authoritative text from an established art historian offer a fresh "eyewitness" insight into appreciation of the momentous and influential art of the Renaissance era.

New Caelum is virus-free, and its citizens are eager to venture outside for the first time in nearly seven years. But when an outsider shows up with a near-fatal dog bite along with a harsh message from Governor Jackson, it becomes clear: the elite people of New Caelum are not welcome outside the gates of New Caelum and new dangers lurk in the outside world. With Cricket suffering nightmares over past battles and West discovering a dark secret his mother kept well hidden from him—a secret that threatens to tear Cricket and West apart forever, Cricket and West leave the city in search of a place for the people of New Caelum to settle. They will not only have to fight Governor Jackson’s obstacles, they’ll be searching for a future together neither of them is confident exists.

CONFLICTBenedict Fuller's world is one of beauty and violence, religion and sin.BY DAYA peaceful civilised England, reborn after devastating pandemics and civil war.BY NIGHTThe masks of culture slip and animal violence is only a moment away.IN HELLAnother agent is brutally murdered.The clues to his betrayer are buried in the tunnels of the Old City.IN HEAVENA slow dance in a high-class speakeasy with the mysterious Leila puts Ben on the traitor's track and sets them both running for their lives.

Renaissance is a great American mystery that features Scotty and Verily Fisher at the beginning of their endless honeymoon. The Holy One's travel to the Mediterranean to search for a missing missionary girlfriend. The lovers clash against ancient Babylonian strongholds of the mafia, the pornography industry and a sex trafficking ring. They suffer many hardships such as the Apostle Paul did on his voyages. They finally free the missing missionary girl and themselves with the help of their new powerful friends.