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Where the Waters Part

A Family's Search for Freedom and Authenticity: Nine Generations of Wards, Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, and Their Descendants

By: James F. Ward

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Where the Waters Part

A Family's Search for Freedom and Authenticity: Nine Generations of Wards, Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia, and Their Descendants

By: James F. Ward

This is a story of the Wards, Irish immigrants initially settling in Pennsylvania and Augusta County, Virginia. It follows nine generations over two-hundred-fifty years, beginning with the first generation that arrived in Philadelphia around 1730. Notable representatives include: •a citizen of colonial Virginia who participated in the church/state debate of 1785; •a Revolutionary War soldier who spent a cold winter in 1777‒1778 with General George Washington; •a Baptist minister who became an influential and long-time president of a Texas college in 1900; and •a United States Air Force doctor who monitored the safety of the first Americans sent into space beginning in 1961‒1962. Surveying this family’s lengthy history, certain of their ideals and peculiarities have persisted across the generations, shaping individual and family choices and actions. Drawing heavily on the philosophy of Charles Taylor (The Ethics of Authenticity), the author believes that the Wards were continually searching for a balance between freedom and authenticity.

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141

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532696310

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9781532696312

Confronting Gouldner

Sociology and Political Activism

By: James J. Chriss

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Confronting Gouldner

Sociology and Political Activism

By: James J. Chriss

Alvin W. Gouldner (1920-1980) was a leading sociologist of his era who provided groundbreaking analyses in the areas of industrial sociology, critical sociological theory, ideology, reciprocity, and class analysis. Even as a self-avowed radical sociologist, Gouldner was unable to maintain allegiance to any particular theorist or theoretical school, for doing so could lead to theory becoming blind partisanship leading to unreflective and sometimes destructive practices (e.g., the problem of the communist dictator). In Confronting Gouldner James J. Chriss confronts the larger issue of the place of critical theory, and specifically Marxism, in framing the perspective of sociology as political activism. Through this confrontation with Gouldner, the author explores the implications of critical theory as it relates to social justice, marriage and family, religion, political activism, public sociology, and deviance and crime.

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277

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BRILL

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9004232427

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9789004232426

Essex

By: James Bettley,Nikolaus Pevsner

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Essex

By: James Bettley,Nikolaus Pevsner

Essex, one the largest counties of England, stretches from the suburban fringes of East London to the fishing and sailing ports of Harwich and Maldon and the famous seaside resorts of Clacton, Frinton, and Southend. Its buildings encompass rich Roman survivals, powerful Norman architecture, and the remains of major Tudor and Jacobean country houses. Essex is first and foremost a county famed for its timber buildings, from the eleventh-century church at Greensted to the early and mighty barns at Cressing Temple, and a wealth of timber-framed medieval houses. Later periods have also made their contribution, from Georgian town houses to Victorian and Edwardian industrial and civic buildings, and from important exemplars of early Modern Movement architecture to the major monument of High Tech at Stansted Airport.

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1036

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Yale University Press

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0300116144

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9780300116144

Twice the Citizen

A History of the United States Army Reserve, 1908-1995

By: James T. Currie,Richard B. Crossland

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Twice the Citizen

A History of the United States Army Reserve, 1908-1995

By: James T. Currie,Richard B. Crossland

In this revised and expanded second edition, you will find a comprehensive history of the United States Army Reserve, from its birth on April 23, 1908 with limited mission to a force of almost one million men and women serving and their contributions to the national defense structure of our country. There is a great deal of material relating to the US Army Reserve role in Desert Shield and Desert Storm time-frame. Questions about the "Total Force" and how well it worked during the Gulf Conflict as well as the Army Reserve's size and structure are a few of the author's controversial topics covered within this volume. Select black and white photos interspersed throughout add a visual component to this dense text as well as several appendices to provide additional historical relevance. Related products: Other products relating to the U.S. Army Reserve Command can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/army-reserve-command Warrior Citizen: The official magazine fo the U.S. Army Reserve print subscription is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/warrior-citizen-official-magazine-us-army-reserve Operational Reservations: Considerations for a Total Army Force available here:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/operational-reservations-considerations-total-army-force

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708

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Department of the Army

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0160946468

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9780160946462

German Realpolitik and American Sociology

An Inquiry Into the Sources and Political Significance of the Sociology of Conflict

By: James A. Aho

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German Realpolitik and American Sociology

An Inquiry Into the Sources and Political Significance of the Sociology of Conflict

By: James A. Aho

A critical history of the sociologies of conflict of Lester Ward, Albion Small, Robert Park, and Arthur Bentley all of whom fell under the influence of German sociologists who explicitly approached the study of conflict from the perspective of realpolitik.

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Bucknell University Press

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0838714536

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9780838714539

Law and Society

A Sociological Approach

By: James J. Chriss

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Law and Society

A Sociological Approach

By: James J. Chriss

This text introduces students to the study of law from a sociological perspective by focusing on four themes: the relationship between law and society; law in everyday life; the role of race, class and gender in the legal system; and current political debates that are connected to law. While explaining the essentials elements of law, and drawing on scholarly literature and relevant cases, the author does not advocate for normative views on law and the legal system. The text compares laws across various societies, discusses international law, and demonstrates how the laws of certain countries affect those of others--providing readers with insights into the nature of law within any society.

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SAGE Publications

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1483358194

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9781483358192

The Sacred and the Secular University

By: Jon H. Roberts,James Turner

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The Sacred and the Secular University

By: Jon H. Roberts,James Turner

American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. During this period, U.S. colleges underwent fundamental changes--changes that helped to create the modern university we know today. Most significantly, the study of the sciences and the humanities effectively dissolved the Protestant framework of learning by introducing a new secularized curriculum. This secularization has long been recognized as a decisive turning point in the history of American education. Until now, however, there has been remarkably little attention paid to the details of how this transformation came about. Here, at last, Jon Roberts and James Turner identify the forces and explain the events that reformed the college curriculum during this era. The first section of the book examines how the study of science became detached from theological considerations. Previously, one of the primary pursuits of "natural scientists" was to achieve an understanding of the workings of the divine in earthly events. During the late nineteenth century, however, scientists reduced the scope of their inquiries to subjects that could be isolated, measured, and studied objectively. In pursuit of "scientific truth," they were drawn away from the larger "truths" that they had once sought. On a related path, social scientists began to pursue the study of human society more scientifically, attempting to generalize principles of behavior from empirically observed events. The second section describes the revolution that occurred in the humanities, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, when the study of humanities was largely the study of Greek and Latin. By 1900, however, the humanities were much more broadly construed, including such previously unstudied subjects as literature, philosophy, history, and art history. The "triumph of the humanities" represented a significant change in attitudes about what constituted academic knowledge and, therefore, what should be a part of the college curriculum. The Sacred and the Secular University rewrites the history of higher education in the United States. It will interest all readers who are concerned about American universities and about how the content of a "college education" has changed over the course of the last century. "[Jon Roberts and James Turner's] thoroughly researched and carefully argued presentations invite readers to revisit stereotypical generalizations and to rethink the premises developed in the late nineteenth century that underlie the modern university. At the least, their arguments challenge crude versions of the secularization thesis as applied to higher education."--From the foreword by William G. Bowen and Harold T. Shapiro

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199

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Princeton University Press

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1400823501

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9781400823505

Talking about God in Practice

Theological Action Research and Practical Theology

By: Deborah Bhatti,Catherine Duce,James Sweeney,Clare Watkins

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Talking about God in Practice

Theological Action Research and Practical Theology

By: Deborah Bhatti,Catherine Duce,James Sweeney,Clare Watkins

A first-rate textbook for students and researchers in Practical Theology written by some of the leading practical theologians in the UK.

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197

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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0334043638

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9780334043638

Clashing Worldviews in the U.S. Supreme Court

Rehnquist vs. Blackmun

By: James Davids,Erik Gustafson,Sherena Arrington

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Clashing Worldviews in the U.S. Supreme Court

Rehnquist vs. Blackmun

By: James Davids,Erik Gustafson,Sherena Arrington

Contrasting two Protestant justices who hold distinctively different worldviews, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justice Harry A. Blackmun, this book explores how each came to hold his worldview, how each applied it in Supreme Court rulings, and how it led them to differing outcomes for liberty, equality, and justice. This clash of worldviews between Rehnquist, whose religious and philosophical influences were anchored in the Reformation, and Blackmun, whose Reformation theology was modified by Enlightenment philosophy, provide the context to examine the true nature of justice, liberty, and equality and to consider how such ideals can be maintained in a society with increasingly divergent worldviews.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498570607

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9781498570602

Book's by James F. Ward

Where the Waters Part

Where the Waters Part

Confronting Gouldner

Confronting Gouldner

Essex

Essex

Twice the Citizen

Twice the Citizen

German Realpolitik and American Sociology

German Realpolitik and American Sociology

Law and Society

Law and Society

The Sacred and the Secular University

The Sacred and the Secular University

Talking about God in Practice

Talking about God in Practice

Clashing Worldviews in the U.S. Supreme Court

Clashing Worldviews in the U.S. Supreme Court

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