In a sweeping exploration of belief, Brian McLaren takes readers across the landscape of faith, envisioning an orthodoxy that aims for Jesus, is driven by love, and is defined by missional intent. This text rediscovers the ways that Jesus can be embraced across the entire Christian horizon.
This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the causes and consequences of the slave trade, in Africa, in Europe, and in the New World. African institutions, political events, and economic structures shaped Africa's voluntary involvement in the ...
This book challenges Christian leaders to engage in the messy art of creating the right culture to reach our postmodern, post-Christian society. Through real stories of God's perfect work in the lives of imperfect people, you will experience the power of an authentic church community and learn how to deconstruct barriers and bring hope and healing ...
A cross-section of five frontline leaders in the controversial emerging church movement shed informative light on their beliefs and basic message to help us understand whether it's all about new methods or a new message or both.
Purpose, success, a better life...we all want it, but does it come to us, or does it come through us? Find out in this 60-day experiment in loving God and loving people. It has proved itself in thousands of lives. Now experience for yourself how moment-by-moment connection to God with wide-open willingness fulfills our deepest longings and ...
In this volume, Herbert Brownell, the man Dwight D. Eisenhower said would make an outstanding president, recounts his achievements and trials as one of the GOP's presidential operative in the 1940s and 1950s and as Attorney General at a crucial time in American history. Instrumental in getting Eisenhower to run for office and wielding considerable ...
Could there be some sophisticated knowledge behind the designs of ancient monuments? Why would such a tremendous effort be made to construct huge mounds in North America, temples in South America, henges in Europe and the pyramids in Egypt when research shows that the structures were erected during desperate times of famine? Could the need to ...
In her pulchritudinous prime, Baby Doe was called the Silver Queen of Colorado by journalists and 'that shameless hussy' by the proper wives of the men who eyed her. Flirtatious, adventurous, ambitious, Elizabeth McCourt Doe gave everyone a lot to talk about when she met Horace Tabor, the Silver King of Leadville, in 1880. Three years later they ...
This book provides the insights and wisdom of the late, great boat designer and builder. Renowned as one of the last and best of the old-time boatbuilders, Captain R. D."Pete" Culler provided a guiding light for the wooden boat revival in the 1970s. His designs are classic melds of elegance and utility; his workmanship was akin to artistry; and ...
Improve performance, boost productivity and stay connected with this quintessential guide to the latest library technology topics and tools. Newly revised to include the most recent advancements in the field, this all-in-one resource will guide you on how to successfully conceptualize, purchase, implement and maintain your library's invaluable ...
This collection of various photographs and writings by John Paul II-homilies, letters, encyclicals, etc.- paints a vivid picture of the Pope, his life and his message.
For an undergraduate course in Vector or Multivariable Calculus for math, engineering, and science majors. Using a dual presentation that is rigorous and comprehensive-yet exceptionally student-friendly in approach-this text covers most of the standard topics in multivariate calculus and part of a standard first course in linear algebra. It ...
Taking readers into the shadowy world of today's most feared terrorist organizations, this revised and updated edition describes their deadly weapons, their innocent targets, and their terrible crimes. Includes fascinating insight on the lives and devastating deeds of Middle East mastermind Osama bin Laden, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, ...
In this study Peter Burke distances himself from the traditional interpretation of the Renaissance as essentially Italian, self-consciously modern and easily separable from the Middle Ages. He emphasises the survival of medieval traditions and the process of the creative adaptation of classical forms and values to their new cultural and social ...
This work comprises a selection of papers from the first symposium devoted to competency based learning held in Worthing in March 1989. The book provides an historical backdrop for anyone coming new to the study of Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET). Although CBET is a relatively new focus for research and development in the UK it has ...
It can come as no surprise that the ethnic makeup of the American population is rapidly changing. In this volume, John Francis Burke offers a "mestizo" theory of democracy and traces its implications for public policy. Mestizo, meaning "mixture," is a term from the Mexican socio-political experience. It represents a blend of indigenous, African, ...
Originally published by Oxford University Press in the 1890s, the famed Payne edition of "Select Works of Burke" is universally revered by students of English history and political thought. Volume 1 contains Burke's brilliant defense of the American colonists' complaints of British policy, including 'Thoughts on the Cause of the Present ...
This book provides an account of the curricular consequences of the outcomes approach to education (NVQs GNVQs etc). It contains contributions from leading experts in the field and, as such, is likely to become the core text in this area. An initial discussion of the main themes leads the reader into a discussion of key ideas and the theory behind ...
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A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey
