Communication in Modern Social Ordering investigates the modern history of communication in relation to the thinking of the political community in the United States. By illustrating the intertwining o
Unsure about where to do your placement? Scared about what might await you? Keen to make the most of every moment? Whether thinking about teaching abroad, working in your local school or supporting le
Marinkova (literature, U. of Birmingah, UK) finds a "haptic" aesthetic in the writings of Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje that relies on the bodily, the sensual, and the material in its approach to
The Concept of Time presents Heidegger's so-called Dilthey review, widely considered the first draft of his celebrated masterpiece, Being and Time. Here Heidegger reveals his deep commitment to Wilhel
Thinking in Literature examines how the Modernist novel might be understood as a machine for thinking, and how it offers means of coming to terms with what it means to think. It begins with a theoret
Pozorski (English, Central Connecticut State U.) points out the importance of American writer Phillip Roth's fiction not only to his generation of Jewish writers and intellectuals, but also to young r
Blindness and Enlightenment presents a reading and a new translation of Diderot's Letter on the Blind. Diderot was the editor of the Encyclopedie, that Trojan horse of Enlightenment ideas, as well as
Blindness and Enlightenment presents a reading and a new translation of Diderot's Letter on the Blind. Diderot was the editor of the Encyclopedie, that Trojan horse of Enlightenment ideas, as well as
The editors (associated with Monash U. and U. of New South Wales, Australia) propose that J.M. Coetzee, perhaps more than any author, strove to write without literary authority or, in other words, sou
Thinking in Literature examines how the Modernist novel might be understood as a machine for thinking, and how it offers means of coming to terms with what it means to think. It begins with a theoret
The Concept of Time presents Heidegger's so-called Dilthey review, widely considered the first draft of his celebrated masterpiece, Being and Time. Here Heidegger reveals his deep commitment to Wilhel
Scholars of English literature examine the pivotal role that New Zealand-born British short-story writer, poet, and essayist Mansfield (1888-1923) played in both performing and defining modernist lite
Provides an analysis of the use of digital technology within the field of foreign language learning, drawing on empircal evidence. This book situates insights into the value of digital technology for
The 1924 collection of eight essays Das Wort Gottes und die Theologie contains the core commitments of Swiss theologian Barth's (1886-1968) later thought, says Marga (systematic theology, Luther Semin
Debate on the effects of class on educational attainment is well documented and typically centres on the reproductive nature of class whilst studies of the effect of class on educational aspirations a
"Addresses the issue of how the Christianity depicted in and represented by the individual Gospels relates to the vision of Christianity represented by Paul and the Pauline writings. This raises such
Scholars of religion, the Bible, and church history explore the variety of ways that Paul was received, interpreted, and used in the second century and into the early third. Among their topics are Pau
Irish social scientist Kennedy provides a biography of Duff (1889-1980), who is best known for founding the Legion of Mary, which organizes lay Catholics in the service of local bishops and parish pri
Examines the metaphysical underpinnings of cynical philosophies both past and present in an attempt to diagnose and ameliorate contemporary forms of cynicism.>
Calling for a "new public theology of ecology that takes account of the richness of religious resources and relates those resources to the requirements of political praxis," Deane-Drummond (theology a
The rise of the Information Age, the fall of the traditional media, and the bewildering explosion of personal information services are all connected to the historical chain of communications' revoluti
Catholic scholars set out what the Catholic Church teaches about Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the more recent phenomenon of New Age religions. D'Costa (Catholic theology, U. of Bristol) say
Dickinson (Catholic U. of Leuven, Belgium) teases out theological elements in the work of Italian political philosopher Georgio Agamben (b. 1942). He covers the state of original sin, the eclipse of h
Race was all over the immigrant newspaper week after week. As early as the 1890s the papers of the largest Slovak fraternal societies covered lynchings in the South. While somewhat sympathetic, these
The rise of the Information Age, the fall of the traditional media, and the bewildering explosion of personal information services are all connected to the historical chain of communications' revoluti
Happening across film footage of a young French airman working with the British Royal Air Force at an airfield in Cornwall in the midst of the air war with Nazi Germany, the author came to discover th
Giroux (English and cultural studies, McMaster U., Canada) wrote most of the nine essays collected in this volume during the past decade, but some go back over 30 years, and the fact that they are sti
McNicol (New Testament, Austin Graduate School of Theology, Texas) argues that the views of the prophet John on the end-times were deeply formed by reading key passages of scripture on the pilgrimage
"This highly useful book provides quick reference and accessibility to the current canon law of both churches. The entry for every canonical term presents its definition and the law relating to it in
Based on papers delivered at a 2009 symposium in Boulder, Colorado, the 7 chapters of this volume contribute thoughtful and diverse approaches to reading, including postmodern reading, of the fathers
A pastor in New Hampshire, Abasciano (New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts) continues the exegesis of Romans 9 that he began in his 2005 book on verses 1-9; he projects a
This volume is centred around the theme of veiling in Islam and provides multifarious aspects of the discussion regarding veiling of Muslim women, especially in the West. The issue of veiling has been
Legends and history abound about the Knights Templar, perhaps because they came to such a dramatic end, says Buttigieg (history, U. of Malta Junior College), but little is known about the other major
