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Missional Theology in Context

Globality, Empire, and a Wounded World

by Nicole Ashwood, Anthony Le Duc, David Fidler, Mphumezi Hombana, David Hirome, Hwang Tsung-I, Thandi-de Jong, Tsholofelo Jeffrey Kukuni, Bright Myeong-Seok Lee, Agreeneth Nomonde Macu, Monument Makhanya0, Buhle Mpofu1, Herbert Moyo3, Knowledge Mirirayi4, Kenosi Patson Motuku5 ...

This book discusses Missional Theology from trans-disciplinary and diverse angles from which scholars unpack 'missional theologies' which emerge out of their different contexts spanning from countries such as Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Netherlands, Switzerland Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe. This diversity of contexts and scholarly approaches underscore the notion of 'globality' which is at ... Read more

$120.99 CAD

This book discusses Missional Theology from trans-disciplinary and diverse angles from which scholars unpack 'missional theologies' which emerge out of their different contexts spanning from countries such as Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Netherlands, Switzerland Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe. This diversity of contexts and scholarly approaches underscore the notion of 'globality' which is at
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The Making of a Smart City in Korea

The Quest for E-Seoul

by KwangJong Ahn, Monica Bernardi, Jesse W. Campbell, Lorenzo Chelleri, June-Suh Cho, Sungtaek Choi, Sangho Choo, Seok-Jin Eom, Sunyoung Hlee, Hanchan Hwang, Yu-Min Joo0, Jun Houng Kim1, Kijung Kim2, Sujae Kim3, Hyangsook Lee4, Hyunae Lee5, Jong Youl Lee6, Keumsook Lee7, Sang Do Park8, Sohyun Park9, Thorsten Schuetze0, Junmin Song1, Xiaobo Wang2, Changhyo Yi3, Yejin Yoo4, Joong-Hwan Oh5, Dr. Jaehyeon Jeong7, Dr. Hojeong Lee9 ...

Series series Korean Communities across the World
This book illustrates how Seoul's transition into a digitally networked city has reshaped governance structures, economic systems, and cultural life.Central to this transformation is the proactive role of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which has guided the city through multiple stages of smart urbanization with strategic planning and policy innovation.Organized into three parts, the ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

This book illustrates how Seoul's transition into a digitally networked city has reshaped governance structures, economic systems, and cultural life.Central to this transformation is the proactive role of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which has guided the city through multiple stages of smart urbanization with strategic planning and policy innovation.Organized into three parts, the
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Understanding Kim Jong-un's North Korea

Regime Dynamics, Negotiation, and Engagement

by Robert Carlin, Chung-in Moon, Rüdiger Frank, Edward Ham, Siegfried S. Hecker, Zuzana Hudáková, Dongho Jo, Sung Kyung Kim, Gee-Dong Lee0, Jong Seok Lee1, Jung-Chul Lee2, Kee B. Park3, Hazel Smith4, Thomas J. Biersteker5 ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies on Korea's Place in International Relations
This ambitious book is constructed to provide the reader with unusually broad and deep insight into North Korea, illustrating how the Kim Jong-un regime calculates, balances, and addresses the various key policy challenges it faces. This will be accomplished through the extensive experience of the authors—Korean, European, and American—in North Korea and with North Koreans. There is no substitute ... Read more

$136.99 CAD

This ambitious book is constructed to provide the reader with unusually broad and deep insight into North Korea, illustrating how the Kim Jong-un regime calculates, balances, and addresses the various key policy challenges it faces. This will be accomplished through the extensive experience of the authors—Korean, European, and American—in North Korea and with North Koreans. There is no substitute
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Understanding North Korea

Indigenous Perspectives

by Chin Hee-gwan, Kee Kwang-seo, Kim Gwang-oon, Kim Keun-sik, Kim Yeon-chul, Lee Gee-dong, Lee Jong-seok, Lee Ju-cheol, Lee Woo-young, Lim Soo-Ho, Suh Bo-hyuk, Suh Choo-suk, Yea Dae-yeol ...

Why does North Korea want to possess nuclear capabilities? In order to find the answer to this question, we must have an accurate understanding of the history and structure of the North Korean regime. So far, we have only formed conjectures and predictions regarding North Korea based on our own perspectives; we now need to deal with and consider North Korea “as is” to reach viable solutions to the ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

Why does North Korea want to possess nuclear capabilities? In order to find the answer to this question, we must have an accurate understanding of the history and structure of the North Korean regime. So far, we have only formed conjectures and predictions regarding North Korea based on our own perspectives; we now need to deal with and consider North Korea “as is” to reach viable solutions to the
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Cosmopolitanism and Tourism

Rethinking Theory and Practice

by Robert Shepherd, Adam Kaul, Ben Feinberg, Sarah E. Edwards, Rebecca L. Nelson, David Geary, Alex Jong-Seok Lee, Cherubim Quizon, Clare A. Sammells, Noel B. Salazar0 ...

Series series The Anthropology of Tourism: Heritage, Mobility, and Society
Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet a fundamental value of a cosmopolitan outlook—namely, to not only to be “at home in the world” but ... Read more

$126.99 CAD

Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet a fundamental value of a cosmopolitan outlook—namely, to not only to be “at home in the world” but
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Social Media Retrieval

Edited by Naeem Ramzan, Roelof van Zwol, Jong-Seok Lee, Kai Clüver, Xian-Sheng Hua ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an improved multimedia-centric quality of experience. Each chapter offers a practical step-by-step walkthrough for a variety of concepts, ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This comprehensive text/reference examines in depth the synergy between multimedia content analysis, personalization, and next-generation networking. The book demonstrates how this integration can result in robust, personalized services that provide users with an improved multimedia-centric quality of experience. Each chapter offers a practical step-by-step walkthrough for a variety of concepts,
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Asian Christian Ethics

Evangelical Perspectives

Edited by Aldrin M. Peñamora, Bernard K. Wong ...

Series series Foundations in Asian Christian Thought
Asian Christian Ethics provides an introduction for students to a range of key topics related to Christian ethics in Asia. Fifteen Christian scholars from across Asia and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds demonstrate how to think theologically and contextually about key ethical issues, as well as describe best practices in Christian moral formation. Ideal for use as a companion textbook ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Asian Christian Ethics provides an introduction for students to a range of key topics related to Christian ethics in Asia. Fifteen Christian scholars from across Asia and from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds demonstrate how to think theologically and contextually about key ethical issues, as well as describe best practices in Christian moral formation. Ideal for use as a companion textbook
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The Impossible State

North Korea, Past and Future

by Victor Cha ...

From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the ... Read more

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From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the
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When God Became White

Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity

by Grace Ji-Sun Kim ...

When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker skin. But over time, European Christians cast Jesus in their own image, with art that imagined a fair-skinned Savior in the style of imperial rulers. Grace Ji-Sun Kim explores the historical origins and ... Read more

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When Western Christians think about God, the default image that comes to mind is usually white and male. How did that happen?Christianity is rooted in the ancient Near East among people of darker skin. But over time, European Christians cast Jesus in their own image, with art that imagined a fair-skinned Savior in the style of imperial rulers. Grace Ji-Sun Kim explores the historical origins and
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The Real North Korea

Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia

by Andrei Lankov ...

Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career, using his fluency in Korean and personal contacts to build a rich, nuanced understanding. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career, using his fluency in Korean and personal contacts to build a rich, nuanced understanding. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this
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New Feminist Christianity: Many Voices, Many Views

by Mary E.Hunt; Diann L. Neu ...

Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future.Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing womens full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Powerful insights from ministers, theologians, activists, leaders, artists and liturgists who are shaping the future.Christianity has been a source of the oppression of women, as well as a resource for unleashing womens full humanity. Feminist analysis and practice have recognized this. Feminist Christianity is reshaping religious institutions and religious life in more holistic, inclusive, and
... Read more
The Changing Face of World Missions

Engaging Contemporary Issues and Trends

by Michael Pocock, Gailyn Van Rheenen, Douglas McConnell, A. Moreau ...

Series series Encountering Mission
The dramatic changes that have taken place both in global society and in the church have implications for how the church does missions in the twenty-first century. These trends include the rise of postmodernism, the spiritual decline in the West and the advance of the gospel in the rest of the world, and the impact of technology on society and missions.The Changing Face of World Missions is for ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

The dramatic changes that have taken place both in global society and in the church have implications for how the church does missions in the twenty-first century. These trends include the rise of postmodernism, the spiritual decline in the West and the advance of the gospel in the rest of the world, and the impact of technology on society and missions.The Changing Face of World Missions is for
... Read more

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