Dodds marcus (16 risultati)

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HandS-1888 226pp.

HandS. - 1888. 276pp.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 681 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.71 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 706 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.77 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condizione: Fine. The Sunday School and its Relations (1896) Marcus Dodds ? The Sunday School Union ISBN: heroically non-existent Condition: Fine (borderline time-travelling) Vendor: Crappy Old Books Behold a miraculous survivor from 1896: a book about Sunday schools that somehow looks like it?s been hiding in a climate-controlled ark, waiting patiently for the 21st century to arrive and feel slightly guilty. Marcus Dodds? The Sunday School and its Relations is exactly what the title promises: a thorough, Victorian exploration of what Sunday schools are, what they should be, whom they belong to, whom they answer to, and ? very politely ? how everyone else is doing it wrong. Dodds inspects the spiritual, social, educational and ecclesiastical ?relations? of the Sunday school with the sort of earnest seriousness usually reserved for international treaties and misplaced umbrellas. Inside you will encounter: Chapters that treat punctuality and hymn-singing as matters of high strategic importance. Detailed reflections on how to shepherd small, restless humans toward godliness armed only with a Bible, a blackboard and unshakable moral certainty. The thrilling question of whether the Sunday school belongs more to the Church, the home, or that most formidable institution of all: the superintendent. An almost touching confidence that if you just organise the children properly, the world will follow. And now, the condition , which is frankly ridiculous. This copy is officially graded Fine , but let?s be honest: for a book printed in 1896 , it?s flirting shamelessly with As New . The cloth is crisp, the pages are clean, the spine is unnervingly upright ? as if the book has spent 128 years standing at attention, waiting for roll call. There is, however, one tiny human fingerprint on history : Someone has signed their name on the front page. It is not Marcus Dodds (sorry, autograph hunters). It appears to have been done with a biro , which is technically an anachronism since biros didn?t exist in 1896. This means either: The book gained an owner sometime in the mid-20th century, or We are dealing with a time-travelling Sunday school teacher who packs a ballpoint and a strong eschatology. Either way, it?s the only real flaw in a copy that otherwise looks like it?s just arrived fresh from The Sunday School Union, pausing briefly to wonder what on earth TikTok is. Perfect for: Historians of religious education who enjoy their sources crisp and barely touched . Fans of Victorian moral earnestness, best consumed with a faint sense of irony and a cup of tea. Book collectors who like to own something older than everyone at the dinner table?s great-grandparents, yet in better physical condition than most recent paperbacks. Anyone who has ever worked with children in a church context and wants to read how it was meant to be done before glitter glue, safeguarding forms and dietary requirements were invented. In short: The Sunday School and its Relations is an almost absurdly well-preserved manual from a world where Sunday school was a cultural cornerstone and ?relations? meant theology, not Facebook status. Available now from Crappy Old Books , where our stock may be old, our name may be honest, and our condition grades are occasionally incredulous.…

HandS-1911 hb. 303pp.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.