Bøker av Andrew Laird

Soon after the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521, missionaries began teaching Latin to native youths in Mexico. This initiative was intended to train indigenous students for positions of leadership, but it led some of them to produce significant writings of their own in Latin, and to translate a wide range of literature, including Aesop's fables, into their native language. Aztec Latin reveals the full extent to which the first Mexican authors mastered and made use of European learning and provides a timely reassessment of what those indigenous authors really achieved.

This collection is the first concerted attempt to explore the significance of classical legacies for Latin American history - from the uses of antiquarian learning in colonial institutions to the currents of Romantic Hellenism which inspired liberators and nation-builders in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.* Discusses how the model of Roman imperialism, challenges to Aristotle's theories of geography and natural slavery, and Cicero's notion of the patria have had a pervasive influence on thought and politics throughout the Latin American region* Brings together essays by specialists in art history, cultural anthropology and literary studies, as well as Americanists and scholars of the classical tradition* Shows that appropriations of the Greco-Roman past are a recurrent catalyst for change in the Americas* Calls attention to ideas and developments which have been overlooked in standard narratives of intellectual history

How the Gospel helps us handle the pressures of work ';Why do I feel so stressed about work?' ';Is life always going to feel this overwhelming and busy?' ';How can my faith help me cope with the demands of my workplace?' If you've asked these kinds of questions before, you're not alone. When it comes to our daily work, most of us are feeling the squeeze. We're Under Pressure.In this short, immensely practical book, Andrew Laird considers the top five pressures we face at work and shows us how the gospel can help us handle them. From addressing our hearts to changing our daily work habits, Andrew provides hope for the working Christian who feels under pressure.