Bøker av Russell Walden

Face to Face with the Father is a chronicle of the men and women who saw the face of God and lived. In this work of Biblical fiction you will join men and women throughout the bible who experienced up close and personal encounters with God. Have you ever puzzled over passages such as Genesis 17:9: "And God said unto Abraham..."? What must that have been like? Does God speak to us in like manner today? Have you longingly envied when you read in John 21:20 how John the beloved "leaned on the master''s breast at supper"? Have you wondered what Ezekiel must have experienced when he said in Ezekiel 1:1: "the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God."? Are such visions available to you today? This book is a work of inductive fiction. Reading these chapters will plunge you into the rarified atmosphere of a FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTER with God. Over the centuries Christian mystics have disclosed stunning accounts of open visions. Face to Face with the Father makes that experience accessible to you, the reader. Reading Face to Face with the Father will leave you undone at the feet of the Master. Each chapter will fire your passion for your own unique experience that awaits every seeker.

This book is born out of a sense of scepticism with self-indulgence in architecture. It seeks a new prescription for readdressing architecture as an expression of human need. Sense, Sagacity and the Sublime define the architectural realities of its organizing principle, while Gods and Goddesses; Princes and Prelates; Corporate Clients and Citizens identify strategic shifts in Western Civilization. The book carries the judgment of democracy derived from Greek Goddess Athena. This is followed by the measured building world of Le Thoronet which advances unswervingly towards the Paris Opera - the greatest processional triumph of the 19th Century. The finale deals with Frank Lloyd Wright at Falling Water Le Corbusier at Ronchamp, Renzo Piano at Kansai Airport, Japan, and Santiago Calatrava's winged vehemence at Milwaukee, USA. The book concludes with a thoughtful reminder - emphasizing the values of human engagement while providing philosophical support for the social contract in architecture.