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Devotional Activism

Public Religion, Innovation and Culture in the Nineteenth-Century

by Richard Schaefer ...

Modern history has not been neutral in telling the story of religion. Since it presumes the centrality of human motives and machinations as the one and only means of explicating the unfolding of ‘events’, it has helped set the terms for what counts as a viable motive and what does not, and this is evident in the systematic unmasking of religion as only really ever about ‘something else’. By ... Read more

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Modern history has not been neutral in telling the story of religion. Since it presumes the centrality of human motives and machinations as the one and only means of explicating the unfolding of ‘events’, it has helped set the terms for what counts as a viable motive and what does not, and this is evident in the systematic unmasking of religion as only really ever about ‘something else’. By
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The Glory of the Vision

by Richard A. Schaefer ...

Throughout the years of its history Loma Linda University has continued to stand and exemplify Christ-centered education. Its story is a testament of faith and proof that with God all things are possible. ... Read more

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Throughout the years of its history Loma Linda University has continued to stand and exemplify Christ-centered education. Its story is a testament of faith and proof that with God all things are possible.
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Physical Activity and Educational Achievement

Insights from Exercise Neuroscience

Edited by Romain Meeusen, Sabine Schaefer, Phillip Tomporowski, Richard Bailey ...

Series series ICSSPE Perspectives
A growing body of research evidence suggests that physical activity can have a positive effect on educational achievement. This book examines a range of processes associated with physical activity that are of relevance to those working in education – including cognition, learning, memory, attention, mood, stress and mental health symptoms – and draws on the latest insights from exercise ... Read more

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A growing body of research evidence suggests that physical activity can have a positive effect on educational achievement. This book examines a range of processes associated with physical activity that are of relevance to those working in education – including cognition, learning, memory, attention, mood, stress and mental health symptoms – and draws on the latest insights from exercise
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History of American Political Thought

by Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga, George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand, Paul O. Carrese, Daniel T. Carrigg, Laurence D. Cooper, Murray Dry0, Thomas S. Engeman1, Peter S. Field2, Christopher Flannery3, Steven Forde4, David F. Forte5, David Foster6, David Fott7, Matthew J. Franck8, Peter B. Josephson9, Steven Kautz0, John Koritansky1, Harvey C. Mansfield2, Sean Mattie3, Jonathan Marks4, James McClellan5, Peter C. Meyers6, Lance Robinson7, Michael J. Rosano8, Richard S. Ruderman9, Richard Samuelson0, David Lewis Schaefer1, Peter Schotten2, Kimberly C. Shankman3, Natalie Taylor4, Aristide Tessitore5, Eduardo A. Velásquez6, Karl-Friedrich Walling7, Melissa S. Williams8, Jean M. Yarbrough9, Lucas E. Morel0, James R. Stoner Jr.1, Michael Zuckert2, Jean Bethke Elshtain3, Steven F. Hayward4, Peter Augustine Lawler5, James A. Morone6, Ronald J. Pestritto7, William G. Thomas8, Daryl M. Tress9, David Tucker0, Bradley C. S. Watson1 ...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and ... Read more

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Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and
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Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between

Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media

by Fatima Q. Al Hattami, Sara Austin, Thomas J Billard, Nancy Bressler, Claire Burdfield, Chrys Egan, Rebecca Feasey, Susan G. Kahlenberg, Brian L. MacAuley, Jennifer Miller, Jerralyn R. R. Moudry0, Annick Pellegrin1, Christopher J. Olson2, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard4, Richard J. Schaefer6, Heike Steinhoff7 ...

Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently depicted stereotypically traditional gender roles and heterosexual relationships as the normal way that ... Read more

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Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently depicted stereotypically traditional gender roles and heterosexual relationships as the normal way that
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The Teaching of Jesus and its Enduring Significance

With an Appendix: 'A Brief Description of the Christian Doctrine'

Translated by Richard Schaefer ...

by Franz Brentano ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Here, for the first time in English, is Franz Brentano’s The Teaching of Jesus, a compendium of texts Brentano assembled for publication shortly before his death that constitute a frank, public settling of accounts with the Christian religion. Originally conceived by Brentano as a volume that might help others similarly led to doubt the doctrines of Christianity, the book is remarkably free of ... Read more

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Here, for the first time in English, is Franz Brentano’s The Teaching of Jesus, a compendium of texts Brentano assembled for publication shortly before his death that constitute a frank, public settling of accounts with the Christian religion. Originally conceived by Brentano as a volume that might help others similarly led to doubt the doctrines of Christianity, the book is remarkably free of
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Green Aviation

by Richard Blockley ...

Green Aviation is the first authoritative overview of both engineering and operational measures to mitigate the environmental impact of aviation.It addresses the current status of measures to reduce the environmental impact of air travel. The chapters cover such items as:Engineering and technology-related subjects (aerodynamics, engines, fuels, structures, etc.),Operations (air traffic management ... Read more

$250.99 CAD

Green Aviation is the first authoritative overview of both engineering and operational measures to mitigate the environmental impact of aviation.It addresses the current status of measures to reduce the environmental impact of air travel. The chapters cover such items as:Engineering and technology-related subjects (aerodynamics, engines, fuels, structures, etc.),Operations (air traffic management
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Rediscovering Americanism

And the Tyranny of Progressivism

by Mark R. Levin ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return to America’s most sacred values.In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders’ warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes that the men who created our country would be outraged and disappointed to see where we've ended up.Levin returns to ... Read more

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return to America’s most sacred values.In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders’ warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes that the men who created our country would be outraged and disappointed to see where we've ended up.Levin returns to
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The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture:The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament

The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament

by Bart D. Ehrman ...

Victors not only write history: they also reproduce the texts. Bart Ehrman explores the close relationship between the social history of early Christianity and the textual tradition of the emerging New Testament, examining how early struggles between Christian "heresy" and "orthodoxy" affected the transmission of the documents over which many of the debates were waged. He makes a crucial ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Victors not only write history: they also reproduce the texts. Bart Ehrman explores the close relationship between the social history of early Christianity and the textual tradition of the emerging New Testament, examining how early struggles between Christian "heresy" and "orthodoxy" affected the transmission of the documents over which many of the debates were waged. He makes a crucial
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American Dialogue

The Founders and Us

by Joseph J. Ellis ...

The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation ... Read more

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The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation
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A Book Forged in Hell

Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age

by Steven Nadler ...

When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious ... Read more

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When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious
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The Idea of America

Reflections on the Birth of the United States

by Gordon S. Wood ...

**“Exceptional... a remarkable study of the key chapter of American history and its ongoing influence on American character.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential to our identity and culture.**For Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is ... Read more

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**“Exceptional... a remarkable study of the key chapter of American history and its ongoing influence on American character.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential to our identity and culture.**For Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is
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