Bøker av Richard Robbins

"If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this." C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. The American revolution gave people the ability to think as they wanted, without fear of retribution. Religion became a highly discussed topic. The mere number of Camp meetings, and the number of those attending, three thousand to ten thousand people at each gathering, was a good indication of the interest in religion at the time. It should not surprise us then, that religion could be the main subject of discussion, even among young maturing persons. This story of three companions, two young men and a young woman, demonstrate how the search for truth can affect lives. This should lead the way to spiritual introspection, the examination of our own souls.Plato asked, "...why should we not calmly and patiently review our own thoughts, and thoroughly examine and see what these appearances in us really are?"

All good cowboys knew, that where there were no written laws, it might become necessary at times to take, inappropriate behavior and immoral matters of others, into their own hands. It sometimes required them to set aside personal plans to help when someone is in need.This was a situation Joshua was facing. He hadn't before been involved in disputes but always felt that he was ready if he was to be tested. A cowboy did what he had to do without expecting to be paid for his efforts, even if he knew it might cause him the forfeiture of life.What circumstances in life prepared him for what he knew he had to do? What gave him the mettle: the courage, bravery, determination, Intelligence, spirit, grit, resolve and valor needed is the lesson that should be taken from the story.

Presents the first full-length biography of Charles S. Johnson (1893-1956). Although he called himself a "sidelines activist", his advocacy for racial equality was never watered-down or half-hearted. His strategy was to work indirectly, sometimes behind the scenes, to influence public policy and to mobilize groups with special concerns, especially black sharecroppers.