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Concupiscence (from Late Latin concupīscentia, from the Latin verb concupīscere, from con-, "with", here an intensifier, + cupere, "to desire" + -scere, a verb-forming suffix denoting beginning of a process or state) is an ardent longing, typically one that is sensual. [1]
Spencer was born on July 17, 1943, in Browerville, Minnesota, where she was raised. Shortly after her high school graduation Spencer married her high school sweetheart Dan Spencer. The two had three daughters. They lived in a Victorian house in Stillwater, Minnesota until selling their family home in 2011.
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [1] A book review may be a primary source, an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [2] Books can be reviewed for printed periodicals, magazines, and newspapers, as school work, or ...
Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II[1][2] (/ ˈbuːtɪdʒədʒ / BOO-tij-əj; [a] Maltese: Buttiġieġ [bʊtːɪˈd͡ʒɪːt͡ʃ] ⓘ; May 20, 1947 – January 27, 2019) [5] was a Maltese-American Marxist [6] literary scholar and translator. [7] He served as William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame until his retirement ...
Debbie Macomber (born October 22, 1948) is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six of her novels have become made-for-TV movies and her Cedar Cove series of novels was adapted into a television series of the same name. [1] Macomber was the inaugural winner of the fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 [2 ...
In Christian theology, the beatific vision (Latin: visio beatifica) is the ultimate direct self-communication of God to the individual person.A person possessing the beatific vision reaches, as a member of redeemed humanity in the communion of saints, perfect salvation in its entirety, i.e., heaven.
Madeleine L'Engle (/ ˈ l ɛ ŋ ɡ əl /; November 29, 1918 [1] – September 6, 2007) [2] was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.
t. e. The Summa contra Gentiles[a] is one of the best-known treatises by Thomas Aquinas, written as four books between 1259 and 1265. Whereas the Summa Theologiæ was written to explain the Christian faith to theology students, the Summa contra Gentiles is more apologetic in tone. While the last book deals with topics of revealed theology such ...