Christine Shepardson's Books

Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy

Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-century Syria (Patristic Monograph Series)

By: Christine Shepardson

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Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy

Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-century Syria (Patristic Monograph Series)

By: Christine Shepardson

A critical reading of Ephrem's numerous poetic writings demonstrates that his sharp anti-Jewish and anti-Judaizing language helped to solidify a pro-Nicene definition of Christian orthodoxy, cutting off from that community in the very act of defining it his so-called Judaizing and Arian Christian opponents, both of whom he accused of being more like Jews than Christians. Through carefully crafted rhetoric, Ephrem constructed for his audience new social and theological parameters that reshaped the religious landscape of his community.

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CUA Press

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0813215366

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9780813215365

Controlling Contested Places

Late Antique Antioch and the Spatial Politics of Religious Controversy

By: Christine Shepardson

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Controlling Contested Places

Late Antique Antioch and the Spatial Politics of Religious Controversy

By: Christine Shepardson

From constructing new buildings to describing rival-controlled areas as morally and physically dangerous, leaders in late antiquity fundamentally shaped their physical environment and thus the events that unfolded within it. Controlling Contested Places maps the city of Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) through the topographically sensitive vocabulary of cultural geography, demonstrating the critical role played by physical and rhetorical spatial contests during the tumultuous fourth century. Paying close attention to the manipulation of physical places, Christine Shepardson exposes some of the powerful forces that structured the development of religious orthodoxy and orthopraxy in the late Roman Empire. Theological claims and political support were not the only significant factors in determining which Christian communities gained authority around the Empire. Rather, Antioch’s urban and rural places, far from being an inert backdrop against which events transpired, were ever-shifting sites of, and tools for, the negotiation of power, authority, and religious identity. This book traces the ways in which leaders like John Chrysostom, Theodoret, and Libanius encouraged their audiences to modify their daily behaviors and transform their interpretation of the world (and landscape) around them. Shepardson argues that examples from Antioch were echoed around the Mediterranean world, and similar types of physical and rhetorical manipulations continue to shape the politics of identity and perceptions of religious orthodoxy to this day.

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312

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University of California Press

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0520303377

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9780520303379

Teaching Constructivist Science, K-8

Nurturing Natural Investigators in the Standards-Based Classroom

By: Michael L. Bentley,Edward S. Ebert,Christine Ebert

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Teaching Constructivist Science, K-8

Nurturing Natural Investigators in the Standards-Based Classroom

By: Michael L. Bentley,Edward S. Ebert,Christine Ebert

This reader-friendly text is solidly grounded on the three legged stool of constructivist theory, science content standards and practical applications. In this book for both experienced and novice teachers of elementary and middle school science, the authors connect constructivist compatible theory with practical teaching strategies and activities. Special features include original activities, a rich resource list for the constructivist science teacher, as well as strategies for working with special education students and English language learners (ELLs) in science. Classic and new ideas for student activities include "Big Science" activities such as tissue paper hot air balloons, cardboard boats and catenary arch projects developed by Edward Ebert. Discussion questions for teacher study groups close each chapter.

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497

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Corwin Press

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1412925762

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9781412925761

Unsung

A History of Women in American Music

By: Christine Ammer

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A History of Women in American Music

By: Christine Ammer

Examines the contributions of women instrumentalists, composers, teachers, and conductors to American music, and suggests why they have gone unnoticed in the past.

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388

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574670611

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9781574670615

Death of the Desert

Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt's Golden Age

By: Christine Luckritz Marquis

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Death of the Desert

Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt's Golden Age

By: Christine Luckritz Marquis

In the late fourth century, the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the teachings of the third-century theologian Origen and his positions on the incorporeality of God. In the year 400, Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria convened a council declaring Origen's later followers as heretics. Shortly thereafter, Theophilus banished the so-called Tall Brothers, four Origenist monks who led monastic communities in the western Egyptian desert, along with hundreds of their brethren. In some accounts, Theophilus leads a violent group of drunken youths and enslaved Ethiopians in sacking and desecrating the monastery; in others, he justly exercises his episcopal duties. In some versions, Theophilus' violent actions effectively bring the Golden Age of desert monasticism to an end; in others, he has shown proper respect for the desert fathers, whose life of asceticism is subsequently destroyed by bands of barbarian marauders. For some, the desert came to be inextricably connected to violence and trauma, while for others, it became a site of nostalgic recollection. Which of these narratives subsequent generations believed depended in good part on the sources they were reading. In Death of the Desert, Christine Luckritz Marquis offers a fresh examination of this critical juncture in Christian history and brings into dialogue narrative strands that have largely been separated in the scholarly tradition. She takes the violence perpetrated by Theophilus as a turning point for desert monasticism and considers how monks became involved in acts of violence and how that violence came back to haunt them. More broadly, her careful attention to the dynamic relations between memory practices, the rhetorical constructions of place, racialized discourse, and language and deeds of violence speak to us in our own time.

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225

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812298233

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9780812298239

The Russia Sanctions

By: Christine Abely

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The Russia Sanctions

By: Christine Abely

Examines the historic sanctions, export controls, and import restrictions enacted in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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225

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Cambridge University Press

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100936118X

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9781009361187

Teacher Expectations in Education

By: Christine Rubie-Davies

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Teacher Expectations in Education

By: Christine Rubie-Davies

The influence of teacher expectations on student outcomes is routinely explored by professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars. Written by a leading expert on teacher expectations, this book situates the topic within the broader context of educational psychology research and theory, and brings it to a wider audience. With chapters on the history of the teacher expectation field, student perceptions of teacher expectations, and implications for practice, this concise volume is designed for use in educational psychology courses and any education course that includes social-psychological aspects of classrooms in the curriculum. It will be indispensable for student researchers and both pre- and in-service teachers alike.

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Routledge

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1315520494

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9781315520490

Controlling Contested Places

Late Antique Antioch and the Spatial Politics of Religious Controversy

By: Christine Shepardson

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Late Antique Antioch and the Spatial Politics of Religious Controversy

By: Christine Shepardson

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University of California Press

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0520303377

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Even There

By: Mary Christine Shields

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Even There

By: Mary Christine Shields

Even There is a book of short stories inspired by the love of God. It is meant to bring the reader glimpses of courage and faith as it relates to instances of God's amazing care in the everyday moments of our lives. It is hoped that we all look for defining happenings like this in our own lives. It is said that if we don't look for something, we will never find it, or as Jesus told us, "Seek and ye shall find.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy

Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy

Controlling Contested Places

Controlling Contested Places

Teaching Constructivist Science, K-8

Teaching Constructivist Science, K-8

Unsung

Unsung

Death of the Desert

Death of the Desert

The Russia Sanctions

The Russia Sanctions

Teacher Expectations in Education

Teacher Expectations in Education

Controlling Contested Places

Controlling Contested Places

Even There

Even There

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