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Theologically, how do people of different faiths find liberation in their separate gods simultaneously? Stephen Kaplan seeks to answer this question in this study, which is designed to present a model for religious pluralism that does not fall victim to the criticisms of pluralist models.

In the freshest international law text in 20 years, Christopher C. Joyner offers a critical assessment of international legal rules in the early 21st century as they are applied by governments to the real world.

This text argues that it is the nature of modernity to foster compassion. It offers a historical view to disprove the idea that modernity erodes moral sentiment and breaks down older social bonds. The book looks at the way in which modern society is building new and different social bonds.

Presents key questions about attempting to put our spirituality into practice by integrating who we are with what we buy. This book talks about economic spirituality, with such questions as: Where do these products come from? How does what I buy affect others? What does my faith have to do with what I buy? When is enough, enough?

Acclaimed as a fundamental resource on the creation, development, and management of America's national park system, this documentary collection is now in paperback for use by students and individual scholars.

This work addresses the relationship of humans to the non-human world by analysing Pannenberg's theology and ethics. It provides a close reading of his understanding of creation, redemption and theological anthropology, and demonstrates that his conception of God has implications for our age.

This text bings together the seminal essays of two leading Catholic moral theologians - Thomas Shannon and James Walter - in a n effort to identify the key ethical and theologoical questions raised by genetic medicine.

First published in 1954, this indispensable reference quickly became the gold standard for concise summaries of important U.S. Supreme Court cases. Updated through the end of the 2008 term, the 15th edition is an essential resource for students, lawyers, and everyone interested in our nation's Constitution.

Addresses the major lessons about accounting, auditing, taxation, and corporate governance that are illustrated by the collapse of Enron and other major corporate scandals.

Based on anthropological research conducted during the 1990s in Lu Village and informed by the classic 1930s study of the same village by Fei Xiaotong, China's most famous anthropologist, this book portrays individuals confronting a variety of changes in their daily lives.

This volume reflects Jacques Derrida's views on the role of education and international organizations in an era of globalization. Derrida develops a notion of the global citizen that is uniquely post-Kantian, and he looks especially at the changing role of UNESCO and similar organizations.

This study of Soviet censorship during its whole existence emphasizes textual changes made in literary works by official censorship and editorial boards. Covering the works of 80 writers, it groups censorial corrections to show the aims of censorship and its evolution in Communist Party policy.

This text re-examines Durkheim's "science of morality" as it is illuminated by Aristotle's philosophy. The author demonstrates, by examining previously unappreciated aspects of the latter's moral sociology, that Durkheim's theory can be compatible with postmodernism.

Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them into an historical framework-from Plato, to Aquinas, to today's thinkers.

Immortal Remains takes a fresh look at some of the most puzzling cases suggesting survival after death, and considers how to distinguish evidence for an afterlife from evidence for exotic things (including psychic things) done by the living. Author Stephen E. Braude concludes that we have some reason, finally, for believing in life after death.

One of the central questions of philosophy has been that of how we know that the objects perceive are real. The author develops a theory of awareness in which perception gives us an awareness of objects, not mental representations, and we have non-inferential knowledge of the objects' properties.

Using excerpts from rarely seen publications such as "White Patriot" and "White Power", this text explores the world of white supremacists and the way they imagine racial and gender identity. Discussing groups like the Ku Klux Klan, this text provides a history of race as a concept.

In this book, Chomsky builds a larger understanding of our educational needs, starting with the changing role of schools today, yet broadening our view toward new models of public education for citizenship.

A legendary coach and five New York City players move south and change the face of college basketball forever.

This title is an account of a one-year cruise, from Connecticut to Grenada and back, undertaken by an adventurous sailing couple. Their story contains humour and high adventure and reflects a deep respect for and understanding of the history, people and economy of the many islands that they visit.

This user-friendly book covers the principles and history of action research, ethical and legal considerations, how to conduct both formal and informal action research, data collection methods, data analysis and interpretation, planning and initiating action, and evaluating the results of action. Illustrations are included in each chapter.

This study examines the response of the Reagan administration to the political violence it confronted during the 1980s. It discusses the negotiations over how to respond to terrorist acts and shows how the decision making process hindered the formulation of an effective terrorism policy.

East Timor is at last, and at terrible human cost, firmly on the road to independence. Exploring the significance of its passage to freedom-for its people, for Asia, and for the world-this multi-voiced volume offers a comprehensive overview of this newest nation's travails and triumphs in an international context.

The Fog of War provides the background behind the Academy Award-winning documentary by Errol Morris. In this intriguing work, editors James G. Blight and janet M. Lang, who served as academic advisors on the film, bring together film transcripts, documents, dialogues, and essays to explore the issues raised by Robert McNamara's life and work.

In this translation of two seminal works by Mauriac, the 1930 novel "What Was Lost" and its theoretical basis, the 1929 essay "God and Mammon", Raymond MacKenzie re-introduces Mauriac to the English speaking world.

This text discusses the historical roots of Iran's current divisions and debates. It identifies major conflicts, such as Iran versus Islam, secularism versus religion, and constitutionalism versus Islamic government. It also discusses politics and discourses in the Islamic republic regarding fundamental issues of identity, culture, and governance.

As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state.