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The Key to Peace

Rating 2.4
Word count
66K words
Chapters
7

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Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Key to Peace by Anna Marie MilesAuthor: Miles, Anna Marie,Language: English, Class: BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament, Release Date: Apr 1, 2004

Editor's review

The Key to Peace falls under the category of religion and the Bible. The author, Anna Marie Miles, discusses Christian faith, and the title states its theme directly: the key to peace. From the available information, it is an early Project Gutenberg electronic text, popular in length and format rather than a scholarly theological treatise. Its reading value lies in how it presents one way early twentieth-century ordinary English-speaking Christians understood peace; the language is plain, and the arguments center on the life of faith. For religious scholars and believing readers, it can serve as supplementary material for understanding popular Christian writing of the period; for general readers, it is more like a quiet text for self-reflection, suited to slow reading in the morning or before bed, chapter by chapter, to take in the rhythm of its argument. One caution: the views expressed represent the author's personal faith stance, and readers should read with a discerning eye rather than take them as neutral exposition.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers with a Christian background who prefer devotional reading
  • Enthusiasts of popular religious writing and peace issues
  • Learners who want to practice reading religious texts in the original English

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting systematic theological argument or scholarly annotation
  • Readers with little interest in religious exhortation
  • Readers seeking a comparative, multi-religious perspective

Reading tips

  1. Read slowly, chapter by chapter, and after each chapter summarize the author's argument in one or two sentences.
  2. Keep a notebook to record the scriptures cited in the book, so you can check the original passages.
  3. For research, read alongside pacifist religious texts from the same period for comparison.
  4. Mark places where the argument jumps, and revisit them after finishing the book.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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FAQ

What is this book mainly about, and is it a theological treatise?
It is about Christian faith and peace, written as popular faith writing rather than systematic theology; the emphasis is on exhortation and explanation, and it is suited to understanding the religious stance the author represents.
Can I read it without a Christian background?
Yes, but the book relies heavily on biblical vocabulary and faith premises, so readers without that background may find the argument hard to enter; it is advisable to get a basic sense of the relevant scriptures first.
Is the e-book edition suitable for citation?
If citing it in your writing, check the specific passage and page information in the Project Gutenberg text and cite the electronic source, and avoid treating the author's personal views as general conclusions.

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About the author

Anna Marie Miles is an author about whom limited public information is available. Only one of her works is currently held in the collection, The Key to Peace. Her nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career are not clearly recorded in the available materials, so a complete personal biography is difficult to piece together. Based on what is known, her writing centers on the theme of peace, and the title itself suggests that the work may explore ways of achieving peace, its inner foundations, or the path of reconciliation between people. Judging by its subject matter, such a work would typically address general readers in plain, clear language, conveying ideas rather than piling up technical terms. Because records of translations, reviews, and editions are lacking, the book's reach and reader response remain hard to assess, and its value awaits further information before any judgment can be made.