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Paranormal Nation

Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot

By: Marc E. Fitch

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Paranormal Nation

Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot

By: Marc E. Fitch

This thought-provoking study of paranormal phenomena traces the impact of supernatural beliefs on popular culture and, conversely, examines the influence of new communication technologies on research being conducted in the field. Did you know that interest in UFO research increased during the 1960s as a result of the Kennedy assassination? Or that America experienced a Satanic Panic in the 1980s that culminated with the longest, most expensive court trial in American history? This book reviews the history, economy, and community of paranormal research in this country, and considers the deeper meaning behind the philosophies and theories surrounding the industry. Paranormal Nation: Why America Needs Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot explores the events that have defined paranormal belief systems today. From the birth of religious doctrine, to European witch hunts, to the increasing popularity of the supernatural in American television programming, the author examines the past and present conditions that have fueled interest in the unexplained and considers what this trend means for modern-day America.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313382077

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9780313382079

The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

Towards an Evangelical Political Theology

By: David E. Fitch

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The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

Towards an Evangelical Political Theology

By: David E. Fitch

In The End of Evangelicalism? David Fitch examines the political presence of evangelicalism as a church in North America. Amidst the negative image of evangelicalism in the national media and its purported decline as a church, Fitch asks how evangelicalism's belief and practice has formed it as a political presence in North America. Why are evangelicals perceived as arrogant, exclusivist, duplicitous, and dispassionate by the wider culture? Diagnosing its political cultural presence via the ideological theory of Slavoj Zizek, Fitch argues that evangelicalism appears to have lost the core of its politic: Jesus Christ. In so doing its politic has become "empty." Its witness has been rendered moot. The way back to a vibrant political presence is through the corporate participation in the triune God's ongoing work in the world as founded in the incarnation. Herein lies the way towards an evangelical missional political theology. Fitch ends his study by examining the possibilities for a new faithfulness in the current day emerging and missional church movements springing forth from evangelicalism in North America.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1621892379

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9781621892373

Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress

By: Bradford Fitch

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Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress

By: Bradford Fitch

Next to the AP Style Guide, the Media Relations Handbook is arguably the most valuable reference available for any public affairs officer, press secretary or Beltway PR professional. The Media Relations Handbook is required reading for Capitol Hill press secretaries, federal agency public affairs officers, political campaign spin doctors, nonprofit PR professionals, lobbyists or anyone involved in garnering media coverage. In this Handbook, Bradford Fitch explores theory and practice, discussing general principles and illustrating each point with real-life examples. This book is for those who are seeking the most effective means to communicate on behalf of a government agency, a national association or nonprofit, or an elected official. It will help you channel your hot passion with the cool guidance that has been gleaned through others' experience. The author professes no unique insight into media relations in public affairs. Rather, this book is an amalgamation of the collective wisdom of hundreds of public relations professionals in the worlds of government and politics. It is an overview of the ideas that have become the accepted rules of communications in Washington, presented in one volume. "[T]his book will be of value to students and professionals of political communications and public relations. Summing up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." -- CHOICE "Although targeted for new media relations staff or ones starting a new press office, even the most experienced public information officer can learn from this book." -- Gene Rose, Director of Public Affairs, NCSL, in State Legislatures magazine "Offers a wealth of practical advice on public relations that will be of benefit to governmental and non-governmental organizations alike." -- Municipal World A rich 'how-to' lesson for pros and for novices who must negotiate the competitive landscape of America's new media." -- Ann Compton, White House Correspondent, ABC News Summary Table of Contents Introduction Foreword Ch. 1 First Steps Ch. 2 Tools of the Craft Ch. 3 Developing a Message and Communications Plan Ch. 4 Interacting with Reporters Ch. 5 Overview of the Media: Print, Radio, and TV Ch. 6 Web-Based and Online Communications Ch. 7 Dealing With the Principal Ch. 8 Interview Preparation Ch. 9 Internal Issues: Experts, Policy, Numbers, Leaks, Lawyers and Language Ch. 10 How to Interact with Congressional Campaign Operations Ch. 11 Communications in a Federal Agency Ch. 12 Crisis Communications in Public Affairs Ch. 13 Ethics in Public Affairs Appendices Glossary Epilogue Index Complete Table of Contents online at www.MediaRelationsHandbook.com

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376

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The Capitol Net Inc

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ISBN 10

1587330032

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9781587330032

Taxing Municipal Bond Income

By: Lyle C. Fitch

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Taxing Municipal Bond Income

By: Lyle C. Fitch

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.

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Univ of California Press

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0520347684

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9780520347687

Media Relations Handbook for Government, Associations, Nonprofits, and Elected Officials, 2e

By: Bradford Fitch

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Media Relations Handbook for Government, Associations, Nonprofits, and Elected Officials, 2e

By: Bradford Fitch

Human communication is a constant, continuous, and dynamic phenomenon. You cannot not-communicate nor can you un-communicate. For an individual entity, there is only ONE communication. Not multiple, not varieties, only one. That one communication is the culmination of all that has been communicated by the entity until the "now" in time. You cannot go back and un-communicate something. You can only begin from the "now" to create the intended outcome. That outcome is always a negotiation with the receiver/audience/community to cultivate an agreed understanding. For a communication professional, understanding this fact is essential. No matter where you work, someone has been communicating something before you began. You cannot un-communicate it. You cannot create a new beginning; but you can begin now to create a new outcome. Research continues into the changes in communication wrought by the Internet and public expectations that are experiencing mercurial change. As best practices are now being developed, the Media Relations Handbook 2e can give you guidance and ideas that will spark your innovation.

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The Capitol Net Inc

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1587332620

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9781587332623

Introduction to Policing

By: Steven M. Cox,David Massey,Connie M. Koski,Brian D. Fitch

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Introduction to Policing

By: Steven M. Cox,David Massey,Connie M. Koski,Brian D. Fitch

Written and extensively updated by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers, Introduction to Policing focuses on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the challenging and rewarding world of policing. The authors skillfully balance research and practice to offer students an overview of both the foundations of policing and the expanded role of today’s police officers. Evolving with the modern realities of the field, the Fourth Edition discusses major new and ongoing impactful events, such as the political shift marked by the U.S. presidential election of 2016 and expanded coverage of women and minorities in policing. The accessible and engaging writing style, coupled with unique coverage of the issues of policing in multicultural communities, the impact of technology on policing, and policing strategies and procedures, make this bestselling book a must-have for policing courses. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

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SAGE Publications

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154433964X

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9781544339641

The Church of Us vs. Them

Freedom from a Faith That Feeds on Making Enemies

By: David E. Fitch

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The Church of Us vs. Them

Freedom from a Faith That Feeds on Making Enemies

By: David E. Fitch

We are living in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with conflict. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. We are perceived as angry, judgmental, and defensive, fighting among ourselves in various media while the world looks on. How have we failed to be a people of reconciliation and renewal in the face of such tumult? Claiming that the church has lost itself in the grip of an antagonistic culture, David Fitch takes a close look at what drives the vitriol in our congregations. He traces the enemy-making patterns in church history and diagnoses the divisiveness that marks the contemporary evangelical church. Fitch shows a way for the church to be true to itself, unwinding the antagonisms of our day and making space for Christ's reconciling presence in our day-to-day lives. He offers new patterns and practices that move the church beyond making enemies to being the presence of Christ in the world, helping us free ourselves from a faith that feeds on division.

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Brazos Press

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1493418327

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9781493418329

The Poetry of Knowledge and the 'Two Cultures'

By: John G. Fitch

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The Poetry of Knowledge and the 'Two Cultures'

By: John G. Fitch

This book argues that poetry is compatible with systematic knowledge including science, and indeed inherent in it; it also discusses particular poems that engage with such knowledge, including those of Lucretius, Vergil, and Vita Sackville-West. The book argues that there are substantial similarities between knowledge-making and poetry-making, for example in their being shaped by language, including metaphor, and in their seeking unity in the world, under the impulse of eros and pleasure. The book also discusses some of the obstacles to a ‘poetry of knowledge’, including scientific objectivism, the Kantian tradition in philosophy, and the separation of the ‘two cultures’ in our academic and intellectual institutions. The book is designed to be accessible to all those interested in the issue of the ‘two cultures’, or in the role of poetry and of science in contemporary culture.

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Springer

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3319895605

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9783319895604

Illuminati at my Door

By: Rosie F. Maureen,Ronder Scott,Shane Simmons,Russ Bickerstaff,Marc E. Fitch,David J. Fielding,Matt Adama,Bill B. Peters,Natasha Cage,Melanie Williams,Gregory L. Norris

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Illuminati at my Door

By: Rosie F. Maureen,Ronder Scott,Shane Simmons,Russ Bickerstaff,Marc E. Fitch,David J. Fielding,Matt Adama,Bill B. Peters,Natasha Cage,Melanie Williams,Gregory L. Norris

Tales of Speculative Fiction from this century's most creative and paranoid minds. If Secret Societies exist, ILLUMINATI AT MY DOOR offers an unrestricted view of their playbook while explaining their need to control every aspect of our lives... Short Stories inspired by Secret Society rumor and folklore.

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Black Books Publishing Inc.

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1530937450

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9781530937455

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Paranormal Nation

Paranormal Nation

The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

The End of Evangelicalism? Discerning a New Faithfulness for Mission

Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress

Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress

Taxing Municipal Bond Income

Taxing Municipal Bond Income

Media Relations Handbook for Government, Associations, Nonprofits, and Elected Officials, 2e

Media Relations Handbook for Government, Associations, Nonprofits, and Elected Officials, 2e

Introduction to Policing

Introduction to Policing

The Church of Us vs. Them

The Church of Us vs. Them

The Poetry of Knowledge and the 'Two Cultures'

The Poetry of Knowledge and the 'Two Cultures'

Illuminati at my Door

Illuminati at my Door

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