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Female leadership has been a topic of debate for centuries between theologians and laity, Christians and non-Christians, as well as men and women. This study will present a theological analysis of the debate concerning male and female roles in leadership positions and ministry. An analysis of the role of the female pastor’s spouse, the effects of sexism in religion, and how it has influenced the ecclesiology of the church will be examined as well. Reflections of case studies employing biblical narratives of couples in the Bible will be used to substantiate the roles of women leaders and their spouses. Each scenario identifies the particular role of the husband and the wife, specifically when the wife is the spiritual leader. Read with anticipation the outcome of biblical interpretation of the roles of the female leader and their spouses.
Grace Paley is a "writer's writer," admired by both scholars and the reading public for her originality and unique voice. In this first book-length study of her work, Jacqueline Taylor explores the source of Paley's originality, locating it in the way Paley transforms language to create strongly woman-centered stories. Drawing on interviews with the author, as well as the stories themselves, Taylor emphasizes Paley's awareness that women's voices have been muted and their stories ignored or left untold in our culture's male-oriented dominant discourse. She watches Paley in the process of reshaping language at both the semantic and narrative levels to make it express women's perceptions and experiences. In Paley's stories, it becomes possible to ignore traditional heroic and dramatic themes and instead talk about women and children in such everyday settings as the playground, the kitchen, and the grocery store. Some of the specific techniques Paley uses to accomplish this include identifying and repudiating sexist language in the dominant discourse and redefining ordinary words from the perspective of women. At the narrative level, Taylor reveals how she draws on women's oral traditions to tell open-ended stories that resist rigid beginning-middle-and-end structuring. This transformed language enables Paley to construct a social world where woman-centered meanings can flourish. In her nontraditional stories, no single narrator or version of events dominates. Anyone can be a storyteller and no one has the last word.
Jacqueline Taylor offers an original reconstruction of Hume's social theory, which examines the passions and imagination in relation to institutions such as government and the economy. Reflecting Subjects begins with a close examination of Hume's use of an experimental method to explain the origin, nature and effects of pride, an indirect passion that reflects a person's sense of self-worth in virtue of her valuable qualities, for example, her character or wealth. In explaining the origin of pride in terms of efficient causes, Hume displaces the traditional appeal to final causes, and is positioned to give an account of the significance for us of the passions in terms of a social theory. Subsequent chapters reconstruct this social theory, looking in particular at how the principle of sympathy functions to transmit cultural meanings and values, before examining Hume's account of social power—especially with regard to rank and sex. Turning to Hume's system of ethics, Taylor argues for the importance of Hume's more sophisticated moral philosophy in his Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals, since it emphasizes certain virtues of good moral evaluation. She demonstrates that the principle of humanity stands as the central concept of Hume's Enlightenment philosophy.
The extraordinary life and work of architect Amaza Lee Meredith, and the role modernism and material culture played in the aspiring Black American middle class of the early twentieth century. Amaza Lee Meredith Imagines Herself Modern tells the captivating story of Amaza Lee Meredith, a Black woman architect, artist, and educator born into the Jim Crow South, whose bold choices in both life and architecture expand our understanding of the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, while revealing the importance of architecture as a force in Black middle-class identity. Through her charismatic protagonist, Jacqueline Taylor derives new insights into the experiences of Black women at the forefront of culture in early twentieth-century America, caught between expectation and ambition, responsibility and desire. Central to Taylor’s argument is that Meredith’s response to modern architecture and art, like those of other Black cultural producers, was not marginal to the modernist project; instead, her work reveals the tensions and inconsistencies in how American modernism has been defined. In this way, the book shines a necessary light on modernism’s complexity, while overturning perceived notions of race and gender in relation to the modernist project and challenging the notion of the white male hero of modern architecture.
A working-class history of the Texas oil fields, as told by one of its workers. Oil, the black gold of Texas, has given rise to many a myth. Oil could turn a man overnight into a millionaire—and did—for some. But these myths have obscured what life was really like in the oil patch, a place that was neither the El Dorado of legend nor quite the unredeemed den of sin and iniquity that some feared. In Roughnecks, Drillers, and Tool Pushers, Gerald Lynch provides a much-needed insider’s view of the oil industry, describing life in various oil fields in and around Texas. He also chronicles changes in drilling methods and oil-field technology and how these changes affected him and his fellow oil-field workers. No one else has written a working-class history of the oil fields as colorful and articulate as this one.
Lewis, a hedgehog, and his friend Clark, a skunk, set out from their comfortable burrow under Miss Nancy's potting shed on an expedition to see more of the "Whole Wide World.
For ages 3-9... . Othello the cat was perfectly happy living by the ocean in California. He could watch the waves, chase the seagulls and bask in the bright sun. He had no desire to go anywhere, but when Othello's "family" decided to move across the country, to Maryland, he didn't have a choice. He had to travel in noisy airplanes and bumpy cars - inside a box! And there were cold, cold winters, enough to make any cat grumpy. Just as he was getting used to his new life, they moved again! Only this time it was Florida. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and Othello could watch the waves again...
Chaucer: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. It provides a clear critical analysis of the texts, while also providing some necessary background to key medieval ideas and the historical period in which he lived. Jacqueline Tasioulas gives a brief account of Chaucer’s life in its historical and cultural context and also introduces the reader to some of the key religious and philosophical ideas of the period. The essentials of the language and pronunciation are introduced through close reading in a section dedicated to demystifying this often alien-seeming aspect of studying Chaucer. Including a whole chapter devoted to poetry the book also discusses key works, such as: The Book of the Duchess The House of Fame The Parliament of Fowls Troilus and Criseyde The Legend of Good Women The Canterbury Tales With glosses and translations of texts, a glossary of key terms and a timeline, this book is essential reading for anyone studying Chaucer and medieval literature.
Lewis, a hedgehog, and his friend Clark, a skunk, set out from their comfortable burrow under Miss Nancy's potting shed on an expedition to see more of the "Whole Wide World.
This comprehensive allergy resource and doctor-patient guide covers both conventional medical protocols and holistic interventions, making this the most complete guide to allergy relief and prevention available. Features a clear, concise explanation of the body's defense systems, helpful information on lifestyle management, and much more.
In this laugh-out-loud early chapter book with charming full-color illustrations, best-selling author Jacqueline Davies continues the adventure of two best friends who chase their dreams, even through doubt and obstacles. Perfect for fans of the Mercy Watson and Owl Diaries series. When Taylor decides he wants to be the World's First Flying Hedgehog, there is little Sydney can do to stop him. Will Taylor realize his dream? Will he forgive Sydney for not believing in him? And can Sydney keep his spiny friend in one piece? This hilarious story, illustrated with expressive full-color art, highlights the importance of friendship and the need to reach for the sky.
The modern period in landscape architecture is enjoying the fascinated appreciation of scholars and historians in Europe and the Americas, and new themes, new subjects and new appraisals are appearing. This book contributes to the conversation by focusing on the work of a singular designer who spent his entire career in a province of the North Island of New Zealand. Ted Smyth practiced an assured landscape modernism without ever seeing the designs of his forebears or his contemporaries working in the UK, Europe and the United States. Designing in isolation from the mainstream of modernism, and a little after its high tide, Smyth produced a series of gardens that provoke a revaluation of the diffusionist model of influence. The book explains and describes the evolution of Smyth’s design vocabulary and relates it to the development of tropical landscape modernism in other Asia-Pacific sites. It shows how a culture of garden modernism can be generated from within a particular locale, and highlights Smyth’s engagement with Māori design traditions in search of a specific expression of the high modern essentialism of place.
No one talks about the mental battles that we grow through collectively. It is as if these things are ignored. Nor does anyone analyze the experiences that may have structured certain morals in life. This is the book we never had. A guide to mental freedom.
A History of Creative Warmaking None Can Equal! You have to give our presidents credit " eight wars that's number 8 since WW II! What other country can make that claim? Number One in War! Doesn't that warm the cockles of your heart? What other country can even come close? Not counting civil wars now, they're easy, angry factions with a history of friction, all right there in the same country, no long distances to travel and carry gigantic bombs and missiles and transport soldiers half way around the world in ships and planes, not to mention little things like carting food all over the world, trying to make sure it doesn't go bad listen, that's how SPAM got started, good travel smarts! And look at how thoughtful all of our warring presidents have been about making sure that our loyal soldiers get a real Christmas and Thanksgiving turkey dinner no matter how filthy and bloody and panicky they may be in some wild wooded land they never heard of whose strange looking citizens are always shooting at them or cutting their heads off. President Bush himself went all the way to Iraq to serve a real turkey dinner well, he was actually holding a fake one himself for the photo op for Christmas, or was it Thanksgiving? The point is how many leaders in those pesky little civil wars actually go to serve a turkey dinner to their soldiers on Christmas or maybe Thanksgiving? Not one I've ever seen pictured on CNN! And let me say this sure, there are lots of little wars between countries sharing a border, sharing water and all that ordinary stuff. But we don't have such easy ways to start a war peaceable Canada above us and pretty little Mexico below, our only stormy borders being the oceans on both sides. Some might say that we were blest, living in peace with such nice neighbors. But no! It would be too boring! And what of all of those weapons of mass destruction we've paid so much for and can boast of to the whole world? George W is from Texas, a great big state, and his father had two fine wars, and he doesn't want to trail behind his Daddy! Only Jimmy Carter neglected all of that high-cost hardware, letting it get dusty. "Not one missile, not one bomb went out during my term of office to hurt anyone," he says. Is he boasting or apologizing? He just wasn't creative enough! All of our presidents since WWII, except him and Eisenhower, have traveled far and wide to locate good spots for their military masterstrokes. Just five years after WWII, Truman began the saga by interfering in a civil war between North and South Korea....I don't remember exactly, but I think one of them must have been involved in our Civil War, I don't know which side, I think the North, but Truman felt he had to pay back the debt, so he tried to stop the North part of Korea from planting communism onto the South, so he sent a few thousand of our young soldiers way over there to kill or be killed, and when some of them really did get killed, their parents were told "They died for the country." This is what is always said to the parents or wives, and the government never says what would have happened to "their country" if they had NOT fought and died way around the world, but no doubt something terrible would have happened to "their country." Anyway, when General-President Eisenhower came into the Oval Office, he ended that war, and even though he was a fine general and could have waged a few dandy wars, he didn't have one, which plunged the Military Industrial Complex into a slough of despond all that great battle know-how gone to waste! This time was called "The Cold War," which sure is perplexing because all wars are pretty warm, even hot with powerful weapons. When President Kennedy came into the Oval Office, a lot of "advisors" were in Vietnam, like about anywhere in the world 'cause we're so smart other places want to shar
This book is words from insight of God. God has given me a gift to speak through words, for readers of all ages. God says it’s time for others to feel, listen and experience the love he has for all of us. Remember life is about love and the love of God. Hold on as long as you can and let God decide. This book is about expressions, feeling good about yourself and loving yourself, no matter how you look, you are the image that God has created, for you are perfect in his eyes. Accept the things you cannot change, this is one of them, only God can make this change. This book also gives you insight to no matter how times seem hard, and how we fall; we can always outstretch our arms to God. I did, for I am a believer. My title of this book reflects the times that I was often awaken by the whisper voice of God, saying “arise my child and listen, to what I have to say”. I did.
Smiles... for Miles and Miles is an awakening of joy. It opens the heart to a burst of smiles from simple everyday life. There are plenty of reasons to smile, and they are often found just around the corner. Discover your own joyful times and pass the smiles along.
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