Rufus M.

Beloved children’s author Eleanor Estes has been the recipient of the Newbery Medal, several Newbery Honors, and the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Literature. Rufus Moffat, a very lively and creative boy, stars in this charming tale set in the 1910s. Rufus is seven and he has two older sisters and one older brother. Rufus has many adventures. During one adventure he gets a library card all by himself, even before he can read! Other days, Rufus plays baseball with his sister. Rufus loves baseball, but he also hopes the team will take lots of breaks for cookies and punch. Young listeners will delight in Christina Moore’s spirited narration.

Was hat ein Mord in der endlosen Wüste Jordaniens mit dem Börsengang des größten deutschen Bauunternehmens und der Fusion einer Großbank zu tun?
Eddy und Bruno - der eine ein genialer Safeknacker, der andere ein begnadeter Computerhacker - bekommen den Auftrag, in die Villa eines der mächtigsten Bankiers Deutschlands einzubrechen, um eine Akte zu stehlen. Eine Akte, die aufzeigt, dass diese Bank schlimmer ist als die Mafia.

Der Hörer erlebt einen spannenden Schlagabtausch zwischen einer Großbank und zwei Gaunern. Ein Banker, der jedes Augenmaß verloren hat, versucht ohne Skrupel und rücksichtslos bis zum Äußersten seinen jahrelangen Betrug im großen Stil geheim zu halten und seine Gier nach Macht und Geld um jeden Preis zu befriedigen. Es beginnt ein Wettlauf mit dem Tod. Und er hört nicht auf, obwohl längst klar ist, dass er verloren hat. In diesem Augenblick schreckt er auch nicht vor heimtückischen Morden zurück.

Ein spannendes und aufwendiges Krimihörspiel aus der Welt der Finanzjongleure und Börsenspekulanten.

You've never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.

When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write...even though he doesn't yet know how to read. When food is scarce, he plants some special "Rufus beans" that actually grow...despite his digging them up every day to check on them. And Rufus has friends that other people don't even know exist! He discovers the only invisible piano player in town, has his own personal flying horse for a day, and tours town with the Cardboard Boy, his dearest friend-and enemy.

Rufus isn't just the youngest Moffat, he's also the cleverest, the funniest, and the most unforgettable.

THERE have been many transition periods in the long history of the Christian Church, and this is not the only such period that has seemed to the thoughtful observers of the time to be critical for religion. But there are many sound reasons for the judgment that this is at least one of the most momentous of all the transition epochs through which the Church has ever passed. It can well be predicted, I think, that when the Church emerges from this period of transition, it will come forth more profoundly transformed than was the case at the Reformation, or at any other epoch since Pentecost. If that profound transformation here predicted does not occur, it will be because something much more serious than transformation has happened. If the Church is too deeply intrenched in its ancient system and dogma to adjust to the new situation which confronts us and to the expansion of truth and light now going on, then the Church will become a congealed and rigid institution, out of contact with the onward march of life and thought, left behind in the unfolding process and useless as an organ of the Spirit—a withered branch. The hundred per cent, conservative may think that he is “saving” the Church by his resistance to progress, but he is “saving” it only by a method of shrinkage and arrested development, which looks very much like another form of “losing” it. Failure to adjust to the progress of expanding life is only another way of spelling death.

The issue now before us is not merely one between the scientific interpretation of the universe and the Biblical interpretation of it. If it were solely that, it could in time be settled by the gradual process of thought, for the mind can in the end answer the questions which the mind asks. If one answer is right and the other answer is wrong, some day the right position will conquer the wrong, and truth will drive error from the field.

In five short stories and one long novelette, Rufus King introduces Colin Starr, a young physician whose medical knowledge enables him to detect murder where a less able doctor would have signed a certificate of death from natural causes. Because of his shrewd understanding of human psychology as well as his application of scientific knowledge to seemingly unrelated facts, Dr. Starr is a unique detective in the annals of crime. Included in this volume are:
The Case of the Three Baleful Brothers
The Case of the Prodigal Bridegroom
The Case of the Sudden Shot
The Case of the Imperious Invalid
The Case of the Buttoned Collar
The Case of the Lonely Ladies

Rufus King (1893-1966) was an American author of Whodunit crime novels. He created four series of detective stories, the most famous being Lieutenant Valcour. Modern critics are rediscovering Rufus King's work. Mike Grost, on Golden Age Detective, features a long writeup of King, stating: "King had a vivid writing style, with colorful characters, events, and images. He was clearly a born writer."

Rufus M. Jones discusses the importance of atonement in Christianity, and the role that prayer plays in conferring spiritual growth and lasting joy to the believer.
Introducing this work on a philosophical note, Rufus M. Jones quotes Plato's Symposium, which famously contains a discussion of the nature of love between Socrates and other Greek thinkers. The group's shifting definition eventually evolves to the point where love is thought to be an expression of the eternal. Something which is enduring and lasts forever is divine - thus, a search for the divine is the very definition of love. 
The author turns to the model of Jesus Christ, and quickly establishes a discussion upon both prayer and atonement. Christ's character and words are examined, and his divine origins discussed in the context of Christian belief. The notion that Christ is the embodiment of love, and therefore an eternal entity crucial for all mankind, forms a poignant narrative. 
In the second part, the author turns to theories of atonement; the process by which Christians attain forgiveness and change their behavior to become closer to God's essence. Such recovery from a sinful life is, for Rufus Jones, a crucial part of the believer's search for truth and love. Finally, Jones discusses prayer, establishing that those who pray form a cohesive whole of faithful souls seeking regular, sustained contact with the Lord. 
In all, The Double Search is a moving manual of faith, grounded in theology and supported by Biblical quotations.

Privatdetektiv L. Aemilius Paulus, den man wegen seiner roten Haare »Rufus« (der Fuchsrote) nennt, löst verzwickte Kriminalfälle im Alten Rom zur Zeit des Kaisers Trajan. Wer ihm in den spannenden Fällen dieser mehrbändigen Reihe von Gruselkrimis folgt, erlebt gleichzeitig alle Winkel und markanten Plätze dieser Großstadt der Alten Welt, der man den Namen »Caput Mundi«, »Haupt(stadt) der Welt« gegeben hat.
Zunächst begleiten wir Roms berühmten Privatdetektiv L. Aemilius Paulus ins kleine Städtchen Tibur (Tivoli) bei Rom; dort ist ein ehemaliger Seemann glatt an die Wand gespießt worden; Hauptmann Galba, der mit dem Mordfall betraut ist, kommt nicht recht weiter und bittet Rufus samt seinem Freund Sokrates um Mitarbeit; auf getrennten Wegen kommt unser Terzett der Lösung des grausigen Geschehens näher, aber ohne Rufus' Scharfsinn hätte man die Angelegenheit, in der eine mörderische Gladiatorin als Hauptperson auftaucht, ungelöst zu den Akten gelegt ...

Auch in seinem vierten Buch bringt Doktor Sokrates zwei Fälle unter, einen kürzeren und einen längeren, wie gehabt, bei denen er an der Seite von Lucius Aemilius Paulus, ob seiner roten Haare »Rufus« (der Fuchsrote / der Rotfuchs) genannt, stehen durfte; beide ereigneten sich im Sommer und Spätsommer eines nicht genannten Jahres unter der milden Herrschaft des Traianus:
Herr der Frauen
und
Der Fall Romulus und Remus
Sokrates macht Urlaub an der Küste bei Neapel; dort erlebt er einen faszinierend gut aussehenden Mann, dem die Frauen zu Füßen liegen; der nutzt das gnadenlos aus, um sie, wenn sie ihm das Geld vermacht haben, auf unheimliche Weise dazu zu bringen, sich das Leben zu nehmen; erst als er eine reiche Witwe in seine Gewalt bringt, greift Rufus ein; doch es ist nicht leicht, dem genialen Verbrecher beizukommen; Rufus kennt ihn schon lange und hat jedes Mal gegen ihn den Kürzeren gezogen; doch jetzt setzt ein atemberaubendes Wettrennen ein, bei dem es um Leben oder Tod geht ...
Wenig später lungert Rufus lethargisch im Korbsessel herum, als ihn Marcellus und Galba um Mitarbeit bitten; der neue Fall spielt im Spätsommer auf den rund 30 km. der Via Appia südlich von Rom: Dort wurde bereits die vierte Anhalterin ermordet, am helllichten Tag, um nachts vor einem Revier der Stadtwache abgeladen zu werden; es gibt niemanden, der dem Phantom einen Namen geben könnte; kein Tatzeuge lässt sich auftreiben; jetzt ist der fünfte Mord geschehen, und Rufus, der mit den Männern der Stadtwache an einer Straßensperre steht, wird auf ein Brüderpaar aufmerksam: Sie sind in ihrer tödlichen Liebe und dem gegenseitigem Hass einander ähnlich geworden: Rufus nimmt seine Ermittlungen auf, die ihn zu einem Punkt führen, wo er seinen Beruf verflucht; zehn Tage, nachdem der Fall gelöst scheint, kommt es zu einer grausigen Überraschung, welche Sokrates die Haare empor spießen lässt; er hat sie in die letzten Zeilen seines vierten Buches gepackt.

Privatdetektiv L. Aemilius Paulus, den man wegen seiner roten Haare »Rufus« (der Fuchsrote) nennt, löst verzwickte Kriminalfälle im Alten Rom zur Zeit des Kaisers Trajan. Wer ihm in den spannenden Fällen dieser mehrbändigen Reihe von Gruselkrimis folgt, erlebt gleichzeitig alle Winkel und markanten Plätze dieser Großstadt der Alten Welt, der man den Namen »Caput Mundi«, »Haupt(stadt) der Welt« gegeben hat.
Auch im dritten Rufus-Band geht es munter zur Sache: Halb Rom lacht über einen Verrückten, der nichts anderes im Sinn hat als nachts alle möglichen Büsten des vor rund 150 Jahren ermordeten Diktators Caesar zu zerschmettern; als es schließlich dabei zu einem scheußlichen Mord kommt, holt Hauptmann Galba, der nicht mehr weiter weiß, Rufus zu Hilfe; dieser geht der Sache mit gewohnter Akribie nach, um zu seiner eigenen Überraschung schließlich auf eine rätselhafte Frau zu stoßen ...

Privatdetektiv L. Aemilius Paulus, den man wegen seiner roten Haare »Rufus« (der Fuchsrote) nennt, löst verzwickte Kriminalfälle im Alten Rom zur Zeit des Kaisers Trajan. Wer ihm in den spannenden Fällen dieser mehrbändigen Reihe von Gruselkrimis folgt, erlebt gleichzeitig alle Winkel und markanten Plätze dieser Großstadt der Alten Welt, der man den Namen »Caput Mundi«, »Haupt(stadt) der Welt« gegeben hat.
Ein scheinbar verzwickter Kriminalfall kommt auf Privatdetektiv L. Aemilius Paulus zu, den man wegen seiner roten Haare »Rufus« (der Fuchsrote) nennt: Allem Anschein nach geht hier eine Frau um, die kleinen Kindern das Blut aus den Adern saugt; die Stadtwache von Rom ist überfordert; Rufus widmet sich der Sache, assistiert von seinem Freund Sokrates, einem griechischen Arzt und löst die Gruselgeschichte mit der ihm eigenen Souveränität.
Auf der Suche nach dem Killer erleben die drei Freunde eine wahre Mordserie; immer ist ihnen der anonyme Mörder, der sogar einen Rufus in Lebensgefahr bringt, den Verfolgern einen Schritt voraus.
Der Autor M.G. Scultetus legt hier einen Gruselkrimi vor, der zugleich eine bittersüße Liebesromanze ist, in deren Mittelpunkt Fabiola steht, eine liebenswürdige und liebesbedürftige Frau in der Mitte des Lebens, voller teilweise verheerender Fehler und Unzulänglichkeiten, äußerlich wie im Charakter, eben eine Süße, mit der man sich identifizieren kann.

Ohio’s Rufus P. Ranney embodied many of the most intriguing social and political tensions of his time. He was an anticorporate campaigner who became John D. Rockefeller’s favorite lawyer. A student and law partner of abolitionist Benjamin F. Wade, Ranney acquired an antislavery reputation and recruited troops for the Union army; but as a Democratic candidate for governor he denied the power of Congress to restrict slavery in the territories, and during the Civil War and Reconstruction he condemned Republican policies.

Ranney was a key delegate at Ohio’s second constitutional convention and a two-time justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He advocated equality and limited government as understood by radical Jacksonian Democrats. Scholarly discussions of Jacksonian jurisprudence have primarily focused on a handful of United States Supreme Court cases, but Ranney’s opinions, taken as a whole, outline a broader approach to judicial decision making.

A founder of the Ohio State Bar Association, Ranney was immensely influential but has been understudied until now. He left no private papers, even destroying his own correspondence. In The Jacksonian Conservatism of Rufus P. Ranney, David M. Gold works with the public record to reveal the contours of Ranney’s life and work. The result is a new look at how Jacksonian principles crossed the divide of the Civil War and became part of the fabric of American law and at how radical antebellum Democrats transformed themselves into Gilded Age conservatives.

Rufus

Eine Halloweengeschichte von A.M. Arimont

Der 31. Oktober, es ist wieder Halloween. Herr Droste möchte seine Ruhe haben und nicht von nervenden Kindern gestört werden. Doch dann bekommt er ein unerwartetes Geschenk.

Rufus Matthew Jones lays out the tenets of Quaker religion, helping the reader to understand and appreciate the tenets of morality, the beliefs and the customs which comprise the Quaker tradition.
Founded in the 17th century as an alternative creed to Puritanism, the Quaker movement was one of the most successful Christian creeds. Its unique interpretation of the message of Christ, and its pioneering ideas of collaboration and cooperation, drove followers to forge great bonds of strength and enterprise. 
Amid persecution and upheaval in England, many Quakers decided to emigrate to colonial North America – their presence is prominent in the history of New England, and many Quakers would go on to become successful and respected figures in civic life.
Rufus Jones was born in Maine to a family with a long history of activity in the Quaker movement. Proving to be an able student of theology and philosophy, his expertise in these subjects is reflected in his lectures and writings. His adamance that God is a personal being who appreciates a deep and sustained connection with every believer, and that those with spiritual beliefs should cultivate a bond between their own soul and the divine, is demonstrated within many of his works.

Perhaps no religious group enjoys such wholehearted esteem as the Society of Friends. Ever since their founding, the Quakers have proved a stimulating and inspiriting force in the Christian Church. Standing for Jesus’ program for world peace, practicing non-resistance, and performing miracles of mercy and relief in a world of hatred, they have achieved a position almost unique in Christendom. Their astonishing history is here told by one who is of all men most fitted for the task—Dr. Rufus M. Jones, one of the founders of the American Friends Service Committee and one of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century.

According to Wikipedia: "Christian Church and the word church are used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship. The word church is usually, but not exclusively, associated with Christianity. The term means something quite different for each religious institution that sees itself as belonging to the Christian traditions. The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Churches each claim to be the one Church established by Jesus Christ, specially guided by the Holy Spirit as the Body of Christ. This ecclesiology describes those people, including other Christians, not in full communion with the Church as standing in several degrees of imperfect communion; other churches are recognised as legitimate to varying degrees, but also as deviant from the true and orthodox Christian faith to varying degrees. The word 'church' (lower case c) also describes particular different groups of tradition within the Church, e.g. the Syro-Malabar Rite church as a particular church within the 'Catholic Church', as is each diocese, while the Greek Orthodox church is a particular church within the 'Orthodox Church'; again, to a Catholic the Eastern Orthodox are but particular churches, and conversely to an Eastern Orthodox the Roman Catholics form particular churches, each not viewing the other as 'the Church' commissioned by Jesus. The other Eastern churches such as the Oriental Orthodox are also viewed by both in this way. Anglicans feel that they are but a branch of the Church. Neither the Eastern Orthodox nor the Catholics recognise Protestants as 'churches' at all, describing them as communities in imperfect communion with the Church, as they have not maintained the particular features of historic Christianity (such as Apostolic succession) that the Catholic/Eastern Orthodox define as conferring 'church' status. In both the secular and the Protestant views, the Christian Church is a religiously ambiguous and cultural-sociological term to refer to all religions based on the worship of Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God."

The Boy of Ten Years
His Heroes
In Jerusalem
In Rabbi Gamaliel's School
Tent-Making In Tarsus
The Great Teacher of Galilee
In Jerusalem Again
The Man with a Shining Face
On the Road to Damascus
In Arabia
Fifteen Wonderful Days
The First Great Missionary Journey
The First Great Problem
A Letter to His Churches
“Come Over Into Macedonia and Help Us”
Alone In Athens
Corinth and Ephesus
“Ready to Be Bound”
In the Prison at Caesarea
The Stormy Journey to Rome
The Triumph of the Hero

The Inner Life reflects upon the Christian principle of the soul and nourishing one's spiritual essence, as viewed from the Quaker perspective of Rufus M. Jones.
Populating this treatise with a variety of sources and inspirations, Rufus M. Jones advances the view that Christians may seek and find the very core of God's strength laying within themselves. To illustrate this central point, he examines the life of Jesus Christ, plus various prophets and sainted figures who achieved closeness to God through inner contemplation of the divine present within and around all of humanity. 
With occasional recourse to poetic passages, Jones delves through the Bible, quoting parts which allude to the concept of the inner life. Both the Old and New Testament texts feature, while modern works of scholarship by authors such as Percy Gardner also receive discussion. Such scrutiny culminates in the book's final chapter, which attempts to answer how all of these religious experiences shed light onto God and the nature of the divine. 
Not content with merely quoting or discussing the theory of the inner life, Jones offers the reader practical steps to cultivate their own spiritual growth. Prayer is foremost among his methods, but he is also careful to acknowledge the 'mystery of goodness' - the process whereby a person spurns the powerful force of selfishness to live a truly altruistic life. Being mindful of Christ's deeds and words, and the principles of the Holy Spirit, are vital in achieving a lasting and meaningful inner growth.