Since the success of the best-selling first edition, the world has remained fascinated with US foreign policy, not least because of the far-reaching consequences of the US led invasion of Iraq. This fully updated textbook follows the events of the past two and a half years including the 2004 presidential campaign, whilst still providing a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of American foreign policy. Chapter headings include: from colony to superpower the post-Cold War decade the role of Congress the media and public opinion the US and terrorism. Examining the administrations of George Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, it explains the complex interaction between the institutions of power, the key actors and the non-governmental organizations to give a complete picture of foreign policy. With a complete glossary of terms, this textbook is ideal for those studying American politics or international relations. Companion website available at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415358655
Evangelicals and Abortion traces the history and theological development of evangelical involvement in the abortion issue, and recommends some models of a biblically based response, with particular attention to the United States in the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The book provides an overview of the efforts to develop a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the European Union. It covers the attempts to create a European Defence Community in the 1950s, the establishment of the system of European Political Cooperation (EPC) in the 1970s and the renewed drive for a CFSP culminating in the treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam. The book assesses the CFSP in operation, discusses the EU response to the Bosnia and Kosovo crises and offers some challenging proposals for the future development of the CFSP in light of the enlargement of the Union. This title is published in conjunction with UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. UACES web site can be found at www.uaces.org
This text is the best introduction to the history, institutions, actors, processes and challenges of European Foreign Policy. This 2nd edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the substantial changes to European Foreign Policy as a result of the Lisbon Treaty and other significant changes in European and global politics. New material for this edition includes: detailed analysis of the changes brought about by the Lisbon treaty including the new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the new EU External Action Service changing transatlantic relations since the election of President Obama expanded discussion of the European and Security Defence missions in Afghanistan, Kosovo and elsewhere an assessment of the impact of the relations between the EU and its three strategic partners – China, India and Japan –as well as ASEAN and the new FTA with Korea evaluation of the global financial crisis on the EU, examining EU’s external relations within the context of a rapidly changing global power structure. With clearly illustrated up-to-date case studies, covering major issues such as Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Iran, each chapter includes key questions and suggestions for further reading. As such, An Introduction to European Foreign Policy continues to be essential reading for all students of European and international politics as well as those who wish to become involved in the external relations of the EU.
The concept of missionary baptism is based on the household baptism of converts and their families described in the New Testament. This is most commonly experienced today in missionary situations, when entire families become Christians. Building on the work of nineteenth-century Scottish theologian William Cunningham, this study explores some implications for the connection between believers’ baptism, infant baptism, baby dedication, and Christian unity, particularly among evangelicals.
Are you looking for a brief introduction to what the biblical counseling movement is and how it has changed over the years? In Developments in Biblical Counseling , J. Cameron Fraser turns a journalistic eye to this question and presents a concise assessment. Introducing us to the formative work of Jay Adams, Fraser outlines several themes of biblical counseling that became foundational for the movement as a whole and observes how the movement received criticisms from outside and made necessary developments from within. He points out that some of these developments have an affinity with Puritan approaches to counseling that Adams rejects but may point in a more consistently biblical direction. Table of Contents: 1. Some Foundational Views of Nouthetic Counseling 2. Some Criticisms of Nouthetic Counseling 3. Some Developments in Biblical Counseling 4. Biblical and Puritan Counseling
The concept of missionary baptism is based on the household baptism of converts and their families described in the New Testament. This is most commonly experienced today in missionary situations, when entire families become Christians. Building on the work of nineteenth-century Scottish theologian William Cunningham, this study explores some implications for the connection between believers' baptism, infant baptism, baby dedication, and Christian unity, particularly among evangelicals.
Little Consequences An illegitimate baby was fodder for the local gossips—especially when the identity of the baby's father was uncertain. But Riona knew that Cameron Adams, the wealthy American who owned the farm she managed in Scotland, was her son's father. He was also the man who'd left her without a word. When Cam returned and took one look at the five-month-old baby in her arms, Riona's deepest fear became a reality. Cam gave her a choice—a marriage of convenience to legitimize their son…or a custody battle that Riona knew only Cam could win!
James Mackay served as Lord Advocate of Scotland and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. He is, in the words of a past President of the Law Society of Scotland "not only an outstanding man in his profession, but one of the most brilliant Scottish scholars of all time." This book seeks to introduce Lord Mackay to a wider audience.
When Meagan starts her stint as a doctor on Scotland's Western Isles, the last person she expects to see is the man who broke her heart six years earlier, Dr. Cameron Stuart. Or, as the locals know him, Lord Grimsay! Meagan is still reeling from that discovery when she finds out that not only is Cameron a lord, he's also a single father! In the past Cameron was forced to do his duty. Now fate has given him a chance to follow his heart and build a life with Meagan. But will she agree to be the new Lady Grimsay?
The role of the European Union (EU) as a key international economic player is both highly developed and widely recognized. The Union's profile as an international political actor is much more limited, even though its activities are considerable. One of the principal objectives of the workshop on “The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union: Germany's Due Role as Architect and Constrictor” was to familiarize American policy and research communities with the realities of the structure, practice and limits of this policy initiative. The workshop, held in May 1995, and sponsored by the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, the U. S. Army War College, and the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States, also highlighted the special role Germany has played in the development of the CFSP, while considering, as well, the contribution of France and the United Kingdom. The future course of the CFSP matters to the United States as it raises questions about the nature of sovereign decision making on the part of principal American allies. Will these allies increasingly come to the tale with singular collective positions? Will such a development enhance European stability? Will greater European unity diminish U.S. influence? How will NATO accommodate the change? The resolution of these issues in the early years of the coming century will have a profound impact on U.S. European relations and gives added salience to this report.
..".full of interest to all who have a feeling for Africa." -Lord MacKay "Thandabantu is the story of a man for whom the Lord Jesus Christ was everything. Its author, Cameron Fraser, tenderly and beautifully tells the poignant story of a wonderful missionary teacher, James Fraser-the father he knew all too briefly. In a simple and evocative way he records the spiritual qualities that made him the man of God he was. Here is a book whose value is out of all proportion to its size. It will move your emotions, challenge your commitment, and refine you. It is an honour indeed to be invited to commend it." -Sinclair B. Ferguson J. Cameron Fraser (pictured here as a child in his father's arms) was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Scotland from about the age of five. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, he studied theology and missions at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (with the initial intention of returning to Zimbabwe), and later received a D.Min. degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is currently pastor of First Christian Reformed Church in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, where he lives with his wife, Margaret. The Frasers have two sons, to whom this book is dedicated.
Thandabantu is the story of a man for whom the Lord Jesus Christ was everything. Its author, Cameron Fraser, tenderly and beautifully tells the poignant story of a wonderful missionary teacher, James Fraser-the father he knew all too briefly. In a simple and evocative way he records the spiritual qualities that made him the man of God he was. Here is a book whose value is out of all proportion to its size. It will move your emotions, challenge your commitment, and refine you. It is an honour indeed to be invited to commend it." -Sinclair B. Ferguson
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