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Catching the Torch

Contemporary Canadian Literary Responses to World War I

By: Neta Gordon

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Catching the Torch

Contemporary Canadian Literary Responses to World War I

By: Neta Gordon

Catching the Torch examines contemporary novels and plays written about Canada's participation in World War I. Exploring such works as Jane Urquhart's The Underpainter and The Stone Carvers, Jack Hodgins's Broken Ground, Kevin Kerr's Unity (1918), Stephen Massicotte's Mary's Wedding, and Frances Itani's Deafening, the book considers how writers have dealt with the compelling myth that the Canadian nation was born in the trenches of the Great War. In contrast to British and European remembrances of WWI, which tend to regard it as a cataclysmic destroyer of innocence, or Australian myths that promote an ideal of outsize masculinity, physical bravery, and white superiority, contemporary Canadian texts conjure up notions of distinctively Canadian values: tolerance of ethnic difference, the ability to do one's duty without complaint or arrogance, and the inclination to show moral as well as physical courage. Paradoxically, Canadians are shown to decry the horrors of war while making use of its productive cultural effects. Through a close analysis of the way sacrifice, service, and the commemoration of war are represented in these literary works, Catching the Torch argues that iterations of a secure mythic notion of national identity, one that is articulated via the representation of straightforward civic and military participation, work to counter current anxieties about the stability of the nation-state, in particular anxieties about the failure of the ideal of a national "character.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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155458986X

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Wisdom from Babylon

Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age

By: Gordon T. Smith

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Wisdom from Babylon

Leadership for the Church in a Secular Age

By: Gordon T. Smith

What does it mean to provide leadership for the church in an increasingly secular context? Analyzing the phenomenon of secularization in the West and charting common Christian responses, this indispensable resource from Gordon Smith discusses the competencies and capacities essential for cultivating distinctively Christian leadership today.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830853278

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9780830853274

Temperature Regulation in Laboratory Rodents

By: Christopher J. Gordon

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Temperature Regulation in Laboratory Rodents

By: Christopher J. Gordon

With the help of extensive data tables and figures, this book explains the key facets of rodent thermal physiology, including neurological control and gender and intraspecies variations. The book should therefore find use in government, academic or industrial laboratories whose researchers are working with rodents.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521414261

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Integrative Theology

By: Gordon R. Lewis,Bruce A. Demarest

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Integrative Theology

By: Gordon R. Lewis,Bruce A. Demarest

Integrative Theology is designed to help graduate students in a pluralistic world utilize a standard method of fruitful research. Each chapter on a major doctrine: (1) states a classic issue of ultimate concern, (2) surveys alternative past and present answers and (3) tests those proposals by their congruence with information on the subject progressively revealed from Genesis to Revelation. Then the chapter (4) formulates a doctrinal conclusion that consistently fits the many lines of biblical data, (5) defends that conviction respectfully, and finally (6) explores the conclusion’s relevance to a person’s spiritual birth, growth and service to others, all for the glory of God. Why the title Integrative Theology? In each chapter, steps 2-6 integrate the disciplines of historical, biblical, systematic, apologetic and practical theology.

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Zondervan Academic

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0310872766

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Quotes for the Journey, Wisdom for the Way

By: Gordon S. Jackson

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Quotes for the Journey, Wisdom for the Way

By: Gordon S. Jackson

1,300 Quotations for Daily Christian Living Compiled from Gordon Jackson's long-standing love affair with quotations, Quotes for the Journey, Wisdom for the Way is a treasure house of wisdom and insight. Thoughtfully chosen and topically arranged, these nuggets of truth are so compelling, so fresh and relevant, they'll challenge the way you think about yourself and the world around you. Guaranteed to make you smile, nod, or maybe even squirm, these quotes are not only a wonderful source of personal inspiration, but an indispensable tool for writers and speakers.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1608990958

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Jews and Christians Together

An Invitation to Mutual Respect

By: Christian van Gorder,Gordon Fuller

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Jews and Christians Together

An Invitation to Mutual Respect

By: Christian van Gorder,Gordon Fuller

Rabbi Gordon Fuller and Dr. Christian van Gorder are committed to helping people of both faith traditions gain, as far as is possible, a participant's appreciation of those from the other community. This means addressing misconceptions and misrepresentations as well as challenging widely held assumptions. Jews and Christians Together delves into the strained relationship between these two faith communities and exposes why these communities need to come to a better understanding and appreciation of the other. Events such as the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania demonstrate why society must address and foil anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism wherever and whenever such views appear. The efforts of Fuller and van Gorder to explore these issues with their own faith communities can provide a helpful starting-point to confront trends of increasing hate and bigotry towards Jews today. Fuller and van Gorder ask us to acknowledge the marred history of Christianity and anti-Semitism, so that we can explore healthy Jewish-Christian dialogue and gain a shared and constructive mutual respect.

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1532690096

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Getting the Gospel Right - A Balanced View of Salvation Truth

By: Carl Gordon Olson

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Getting the Gospel Right - A Balanced View of Salvation Truth

By: Carl Gordon Olson

A revised and abridged edition of Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: An Inductive Mediate Theologyof Salvation, in Which theologian/missiologist Olson gives the fruit of a 25-year theological pilgrimage. His inductive focus on Scripture results in a middle view of salvation truth, thus resolving polarized extremes. This edition is much more readable and accessible for most Christians. The exegetical methodology emphasizes context, word studies, and grammar of all relevant passages, with extensive support for eternal security and refutation of deterministic concepts of salvation. In the foreword, Dr. Tim LaHaye refers to the incredible distribution of the academic edition, which sold out in 3 years. A revised academic edition is forthcoming in 2006.

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Global Gospel Publishers

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0962485063

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Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School

Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas

By: Tara Goldstein,Gordon Pon,Timothy Chiu,Judith Ngan

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Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School

Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas

By: Tara Goldstein,Gordon Pon,Timothy Chiu,Judith Ngan

Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School: Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas is for teachers and teacher educators working in communities that educate children who do not speak English as a first language. At the center of the book are findings from a four-year critical ethnographic case study of a Canadian high school with a large number of emigrant students from Hong Kong and rich descriptions of the multitude of ways teachers and students thought about, responded to, and negotiated the issues and dilemmas that arose. The solutions and insights they derived from their experiences of working across linguistic, cultural, and racial differences will be extremely valuable to educators in other locales that have become home to large numbers of immigrant families. The book is designed to help readers think about how the issues and dilemmas in the case study manifest themselves in their own communities and how to apply the insights they gain to their own teaching and learning contexts: * Each chapter includes four components: an excerpt from the ethnographic study; an analytic commentary on the ethnographic text drawn from a variety of theoretical perspectives and academic disciplines (including interactionist sociolinguistics, language minority education, English as a Second Language education, critical literacy, anti-racist education, and critical teacher education); a pedagogical discussion; and suggestions for further reflection and discussion. * The book features the use of ethnographic play writing to engage readers with the issues that arise in multicultural/multilingual schools. The author's play Hong Kong, Canada is included in its entirety and is used to stimulate further discussion of the issues raised in each of the chapters. * Although it is organized around two different kinds of schooling dilemmas--dilemmas of speech and silence, and dilemmas of discrimination--everyday dilemmas of curriculum and assessment are also discussed throughout the book. * A methodological discussion of the choices the author made while designing, conducting, and writing up the critical ethnographic case study makes the book useful in qualitative research methodology courses. * A set of strategies and activities is provided for helping students develop English oral presentation skills.

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Routledge

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1135641986

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Cognitive Science

An Introduction to the Study of Mind

By: Jay Friedenberg,Gordon Silverman,Michael J. Spivey

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Cognitive Science

An Introduction to the Study of Mind

By: Jay Friedenberg,Gordon Silverman,Michael J. Spivey

Cognitive Science provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the study of the mind from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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SAGE Publications

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154438016X

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The Quantum Exodus

Jewish Fugitives, the Atomic Bomb, and the Holocaust

By: Gordon Fraser

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The Quantum Exodus

Jewish Fugitives, the Atomic Bomb, and the Holocaust

By: Gordon Fraser

It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb happened at the same time. When the Nazis came into power in 1933, their initial objective was not to get rid of Jews. Rather, their aim was to refine German culture: Jewish professors and teachers at fine universities were sacked. Atomic science had attracted a lot of Jewish talent, and as Albert Einstein and other quantum exiles scattered, they realized that they held the key to a weapon of unimaginable power. Convinced that their gentile counterparts in Germany had come to the same conclusion, and having witnessed what the Nazis were prepared to do, the exiles were afraid. They had to get to the Atomic Bomb first. The Nazis meanwhile had acquired a more pressing objective: their persecution of the Jews had evolved into extermination. Two dreadful projects - the Bomb and the Holocaust - became locked a grisly race.

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OUP Oxford

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0191627518

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The Physics of Solar Flares

By: Einar Tandberg-Hanssen,A. Gordon Emslie

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The Physics of Solar Flares

By: Einar Tandberg-Hanssen,A. Gordon Emslie

The authors explore solar flares by applying physics and theoretical investigations.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521308046

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One Weekend in May

By: Gordon F.D. Wilson

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One Weekend in May

By: Gordon F.D. Wilson

It is a bright, clear Saturday morning when Ken Graham’s ex-wife stumbles through the front gate of his sheep farm, having walked, inexplicably, from the hospice facility where she has been spending her last days. Lena, suffering through a rare form of dementia compounded by a brain tumour, is convinced she is Gilgamesh, the main character of the epic Persian poem that made up her academic life’s work. Lena’s arrival draws in and galvanizes the people that make up Ken’s—and her—life, demanding they make a change; from Sheena, their daughter, who has kept the father of her son a secret from him, to Asher, the career-driven son of Lena and her previous husband, whose resentment toward Ken and his family has prevented him from seeing his life clearly; from Jessica, one of Lena’s care workers, a closeted lesbian from a Scottish Presbyterian family, to Janis, Ken’s openly gay farmer-neighbour, with her own conservative upbringing as the daughter of a Rabbi. For Ken, Lena’s arrival brings on an onslaught of remembered feelings, lost dreams, and compassion for the woman who broke his heart. For himself and everyone else, it is a reminder of the unyielding reach death has into all our lives, the constancy of change, and the need to rise to the challenges life sets before us. In the face of certain death, everyone must learn we cannot hope to chase time any more than we can hope to outrun it. There are times in one’s life when fate’s fingers flick us in the ear and awaken us from our self-imposed slumber to face providence, confront our fears, and recognize that life and necessarily death, not our longings, triumph—this weekend in May is such a time.

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1038304911

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Canadian Quandary

By: Harry Gordon Johnson

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Canadian Quandary

By: Harry Gordon Johnson

Harry G. Johnson is best known as one of Canada's most respected economists, particularly for his research on international trade and finance and monetary policy. But Johnson was also a prolific and influential public intellectual. A sharp and popular polemicist, he wrote on a wide range of subjects, from advertising to affluence to foreign investment, and was published in Punch and The Spectator as well as all the leading economic journals. The Canadian Quandary is a collection of "unbuttoned" pieces written in Johnson's witty and acerbic style between 1958 and 1963. Focusing on Canadian policy on trade and foreign policy, the volume includes Johnson's classic dismemberment of the Canadian nationalist movement. Although Trudeau's Foreign Investment Review Agency and National Energy Policy have been dismantled, economic nationalism persists; it is a testament to both the lucidity of Johnson's mind and the vigour and clarity of his writing that many of his opinions on this debate remain fresh, interesting, and relevant. William Watson's introduction provides an intriguing look at Johnson's life and work.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773529322

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9780773529328

Your Calling Here and Now

Making Sense of Vocation

By: Gordon T. Smith

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Your Calling Here and Now

Making Sense of Vocation

By: Gordon T. Smith

At this time and place, who are you meant to be, and what are you called to do? According to Gordon T. Smith, vocation is not a goal on the horizon but a present reality we can discern and explore. Whether you're navigating career transitions or looking for meaning in the ordinary, these theological reflections and spiritual practices invite you to step into God's call in the present moment.

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1514003422

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One Vast Winter Count

The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

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One Vast Winter Count

The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

This magnificent, sweeping work traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Emphasizing conflict and change, One Vast Winter Count offers a new look at the early history of the region by blending ethnohistory, colonial history, and frontier history. Drawing on a wide range of oral and archival sources from across the West, Colin G. Calloway offers an unparalleled glimpse at the lives of generations of Native peoples in a western land soon to be overrun.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496206355

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Hammer Is a Word:

One Man's Plight on 9/11 and Beyond

By: Perry Stuart Gordon Anderson

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Hammer Is a Word:

One Man's Plight on 9/11 and Beyond

By: Perry Stuart Gordon Anderson

Late one evening in the fall of 2005, just twenty minutes outside of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, a thirty-seven-year-old man takes a break from Coldplay to go outside his trailer on a farmer's field only to find out he is not alone. There was something floating a mere hundred feet or so just above him. It was the classic case of alien visitation, only there was nothing to suggest it was actually alien . . . just alien to him. Indeed it looked more like an Area 51 project gone astray. There were two of them, both identical and jet-black except for lights, extremely stealthy looking and totally silent. It wouldn't be the last time Mr. Anderson would come face-to-face with the paranormal. Something about their behavior seemed to be telling him that it was just "somebody's mistake" and to just go back inside the house and forget he had seen anything . . . trouble was . . . he didn't forget! He starts to wonder about his French speaking skills. Next morning he awoke to Sarah McLachlan's rendition of Black Bird.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483614832

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Baptists in Canada

By: Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray

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Baptists in Canada

By: Gordon L. Heath,Dallas Friesen,Taylor Murray

Baptists arrived in what would become Canada in the mid-eighteenth century, and from those early arrivals Baptists from a wide variety of backgrounds planted churches in every region of the vast nation. This book traces that history of Baptists in Canada, and provides historical antecedents and theological rationales for their church polity. Written in a generous spirit, it recognizes what Baptists share with other Christian communities and how they differ among themselves on some matters. It places Baptists in Canada in the larger historical and global context, and concludes with commentary on opportunities and challenges ahead.

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1532689322

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After the Waste Land

Democratic Economics for the Year 2000

By: Samuel Bowles,David M. Gordon,Thomas E. Weisskopf

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After the Waste Land

Democratic Economics for the Year 2000

By: Samuel Bowles,David M. Gordon,Thomas E. Weisskopf

This critique of Reaganomics attempts to provide alternatives to both the supply experiments of the 1980s and neoliberal strategies of austerity. It presents arguments for economic democracy with a worker-oriented blueprint for improving productivity, growth, employment and economic justice.

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Routledge

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1317477405

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Rural Health and Aging Research

Theory, Methods, and Practical Applications

By: Wilbert Gesler,Donna Rabiner,Gordon Defriese

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Rural Health and Aging Research

Theory, Methods, and Practical Applications

By: Wilbert Gesler,Donna Rabiner,Gordon Defriese

This book describes a wide-ranging set of research approaches which have been used to study the health care problems of adults living in rural areas. It shows how these approaches can be used to define health care problems, measure levels of illness and health, and evaluate health care practices. For each approach, contributors provide a theoretical background from the health care delivery literature, details of how it can be carried out in the field, its strengths and weaknesses, and illustrative examples from both the literature and their own work.

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1351841904

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PDQ Pharmacology

By: Gordon E. Johnson

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PDQ Pharmacology

By: Gordon E. Johnson

There's no better way to achieve a quick overview of all areas of pharmacology than with this new PDQ edition. Filled with figures and illustrations selected to illustrate important principles of drug action, PDQ Pharmacology, Second Edition, will assist students to grasp the concepts that underlie groups of drugs. It will help students take a global view of complex topics and understand how individual drugs, or groups of drugs, fit into the big picture of drug therapy. The text outlines the dramatic changes in drug therapy and their impact on the treatment of such conditions as hypertension, depression and infectious diseases, among others. PDQ Pharmacology Second Edition, will prove to be a valuable learning aid in pharmacology education and an ideal resource for review before sitting for exams.

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PMPH-USA

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1550091093

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Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest

Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, and Muste at the Gethsemani Abbey Peacemakers Retreat

By: Gordon Oyer

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Pursuing the Spiritual Roots of Protest

Merton, Berrigan, Yoder, and Muste at the Gethsemani Abbey Peacemakers Retreat

By: Gordon Oyer

In the fall of 1964, Trappist monk Thomas Merton prepared to host an unprecedented gathering of peace activists. "About all we have is a great need for roots," he observed, "but to know this is already something." His remark anticipated their agenda--a search for spiritual roots to nurture sound motives for "protest." This event's originality lay in the varied religious commitments present. Convened in an era of well-kept faith boundaries, members of Catholic (lay and clergy), mainline Protestant, historic peace church, and Unitarian traditions participated. Ages also varied, ranging from twenty-three to seventy-nine. Several among the fourteen who gathered are well known today among faith-based peace advocates: the Berrigan brothers, Jim Forest, Tom Cornell, John Howard Yoder, A. J. Muste, and Merton himself. During their three days together, insights and wisdom from these traditions would intersect and nourish each other. By the time they parted, their effort had set down solid roots and modeled interreligious collaboration for peace work that would blossom in coming decades. Here for the first time, the details of those vital discussions have been reconstructed and made accessible to again inspire and challenge followers of Christ to confront the powers and injustices of today.

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1630871397

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The Scratch of a Pen

1763 and the Transformation of North America

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

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The Scratch of a Pen

1763 and the Transformation of North America

By: Colin Gordon Calloway

In this superb volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Colin Calloway reveals how the Treaty of Paris of 1763 had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion a cascade of unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, new alignments, and new relationships. Most Americans know the significance of the Declaration of Independence or the Emancipation Proclamation, but not the Treaty of Paris. Yet 1763 was a year that shaped our history just as decisively as 1776 or 1862. This captivating book shows why.

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0195331273

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Religious Studies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

A State-of-the-Art Review

By: John M. Badertscher,Gordon Harland,Roland E. Miller

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Religious Studies in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

A State-of-the-Art Review

By: John M. Badertscher,Gordon Harland,Roland E. Miller

This fourth volume in a series of state-of-the-art reviews of religious studies programs in Canadian provinces traces the formative role of religion in the establishment of the universities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Despite strong roots in denominational colleges, with their confessionally oriented study of religion, by the 1960s, “there was a diffused sense in the culture of the need for a religious perspective, and even a quest for religious experience, but at the same time there was a growing dissatisfaction with the conventional ways of being religious.” This new perspective, coupled with rising enrollments and increased funding, both a result of the explosion of post-secondary education in Canada, was reflected in a shift away from the theological study of religion to an academic one. New Religious Studies departments that reflected a “science of religion” philosophy were founded, and faculty hired and curricula developed to meet these broader concerns. Current issues, such as graduate studies, research and publication, and faculty hiring are also treated, as are the Bible colleges and theological seminaries which play such an important role in both provinces. Assessments of religious studies research programs and their relation to the general community situate the programs in a wider context and indicate future directions. This solid, sensitively written volume adds considerably to our knowledge of religious studies in Canada and illustrates how yet another region is meeting the needs of a pluralistic society by providing new contexts for the study of religion.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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0889208883

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What in the World Is God Doing

The Essentials of Global Missions: An Introductory Guide

By: C. Gordon Olson

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What in the World Is God Doing

The Essentials of Global Missions: An Introductory Guide

By: C. Gordon Olson

Veteran missionary and missiologist C. Gordon Olson has distilled his knowledge and experience to produce an introductory text to missions that is marked by its balance between theory and practice.

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Global Gospel Publishers

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0962485055

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Team Studies

Undefeated: Team Studies on Character

By: Handley Rod,Thiessen Gordon

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Undefeated: Team Studies on Character

By: Handley Rod,Thiessen Gordon

Team Studies: Undefeated is the second book in the Team Character Series written by Rod Handley and Gordon Thiessen. Strong teams all have one key ingredient in common: character. Features 16 key character studies to use throughout the season as a discussion guide on how to build a championship team. The purpose of this book is to identify character qualities that will make a winning difference in your life and on your team. Make it your plan to examine at lease one character quality each week as an individual and with your teammates. Here are the 16 character qualities in this study: humility, truth, love, faith, alertness, flexibility, indignation initiative, justice, leadership, loyalty, persuasiveness, punctuality, responsibility, thoroughness and transparency.

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1938254414

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Understanding Teamwork in Health Care

By: Gordon Mosser,James W. Begun

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Understanding Teamwork in Health Care

By: Gordon Mosser,James W. Begun

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The experts agree: Understanding Teamwork in Health Care is a true must-read A Doody's Core Title for 2017! "This is a much-needed addition to the training curriculum of anyone involved in the healthcare industry." -- James Townsend, DHSc., MBA, MIS (A. T. Still University) and Doody's Review Service "Our health care can be magnificently effective, but, without constant coordination and cooperation, its technologies and specialization can be the front doors to confusing complexity and risky fragmentation. Better teamwork improves every aspect of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 'Triple Aim'--patients' experience of health care, the health of our populations,and the cost of providing care. In this book, Dr. Mosser and Professor Begun have given us a superb guide for better teamwork. Their account is based on sound evidence and compelling concepts, but it is also eminently practical. Nearly 100 stories of teamwork—mostly exemplary,sometimes cautionary—illustrate what it means for patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and others to work together in effective harmony." -- Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow,Institute for Healthcare Improvement "Best health outcomes are often the result of an extremely competent, completely connected team of caregivers, working with an empowered patient who is the absolute central focus and sometimes the team quarterback. Drs. Mosser and Begun grasp the critical importance ofhealthcare team members working as equals despite titles or disciplines of practice. This is an engaging, enlightening, entertaining must-read for clinicians currently working in the field of health care, those considering the profession, people teaching potential caregivers, and anyone interested in the future of how we can deliver best health care at lowest cost throughcohesive teams." -- George C. Halvorson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente "Dr. Mosser and Dr. Begun blend clinical vignettes and science in a highly readable book to help us understand the importance and diversity of health care teams. The authors' conceptual frameworks are intellectually compelling, and their vignettes capture those concepts in action. Members of every type of health care team will find this book to be a valuable resource. Read the first three chapters. You won’t be able to resist the pleasure of reading the rest of the book." -- Linda Cronenwett, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "The team-based models developing in progressive health care call for a comprehensive and insightful guidebook. Understanding Teamwork in Health Care meets this need. It provides pharmacists and other health care professionals with the foundational knowledge necessaryto be members of effective clinical teams." -- Joseph DiPiro, Pharm D, Professor and Executive Dean, South Carolina College of Pharmacy This important guide focuses on the core skills necessary to effectively implement teamwork in a complex hospital or primary care setting. The book's mission is to make often-overlooked perspectives about teamwork more widely known and used. No matter what your prior level of team involvement may be, this is the one resource that will help you adeptly participate in, lead, or manage teams. Unlike other texts that rely heavily on theory and healthcare policy, this indispensable reference offers a realistic, practical look at the challenges and many opportunities

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Domino Reactions in Organic Synthesis

By: Lutz F. Tietze,Gordon Brasche,Kersten Gericke

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Domino Reactions in Organic Synthesis

By: Lutz F. Tietze,Gordon Brasche,Kersten Gericke

Domino reactions enable you to build complex structures in one-pot reactions without the need to isolate intermediates- a dream comes true. In this book, the well-respected expert, Professor Lutz Tietze, summarizes the possibilities of this reaction type - an approach for an efficiant, economically benificial and ecological benign synthesis. A definite must for every organic chemist.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527608680

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Losing the Long Game

The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East

By: Philip H. Gordon

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Losing the Long Game

The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East

By: Philip H. Gordon

Foreign Affairs Best of Books of 2021 "Book of the Week" on Fareed Zakaria GPS Financial Times Best Books of 2020 The definitive account of how regime change in the Middle East has proven so tempting to American policymakers for decades—and why it always seems to go wrong. "It's a first-rate work, intelligently analyzing a complex issue, and learning the right lessons from history." —Fareed Zakaria Since the end of World War II, the United States has set out to oust governments in the Middle East on an average of once per decade—in places as diverse as Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan (twice), Egypt, Libya, and Syria. The reasons for these interventions have also been extremely diverse, and the methods by which the United States pursued regime change have likewise been highly varied, ranging from diplomatic pressure alone to outright military invasion and occupation. What is common to all the operations, however, is that they failed to achieve their ultimate goals, produced a range of unintended and even catastrophic consequences, carried heavy financial and human costs, and in many cases left the countries in question worse off than they were before. Philip H. Gordon's Losing the Long Game is a thorough and riveting look at the U.S. experience with regime change over the past seventy years, and an insider’s view on U.S. policymaking in the region at the highest levels. It is the story of repeated U.S. interventions in the region that always started out with high hopes and often the best of intentions, but never turned out well. No future discussion of U.S. policy in the Middle East will be complete without taking into account the lessons of the past, especially at a time of intense domestic polarization and reckoning with America's standing in world.

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