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A Black Theology of Liberation

By: James H. Cone

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A Black Theology of Liberation

By: James H. Cone

With the publication of his two early works, Black Theology & Black Power (1969) and A Black Theology of Liberation (1970), James Cone emerged as one of the most creative and provocative theological voices in North America. These books, which offered a searing indictment of white theology and society, introduced a radical reappraisal of the Christian message for our time. Combining the visions of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., Cone radically reappraised Christianity from the perspective of the oppressed black community in North America. Forty years later, his work retains its original power, enhanced now by reflections on the evolution of his own thinking and of black theology and on the needs of the present moment.

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Orbis Books

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1570758956

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9781570758959

Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction

By: James Ruppert

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Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction

By: James Ruppert

Mediation is the term James Ruppert uses to describe his important new theory of reading Native American fiction. Focusing on novels of six major contemporary American writers - N. Scott Momaday, James Welch, Leslie Silko, Gerald Vizenor, D'Arcy McNickle, and Louise Erdrich - Ruppert analyzes the ways in which these writers draw upon their bicultural heritage, guiding Native and non-Native readers alike to a different and expanded understanding of each other's worlds. While Native American writers may criticize white society, revealing its past and present injustices, their emphasis, Ruppert argues, is on healing, survival, and continuance. Their fiction aims to produce cross-cultural understanding rather than divisiveness. To that end they articulate the perspectives and values of competing world views. In particular they create characters who manifest what Ruppert calls "multiple identities" - determined by both Native and non-Native perceptions of the self. These writers use a variety of narrative techniques deriving from different cultural traditions. They might incorporate Native oral storytelling techniques, adapting them to written form, or they might reconstruct Native mythologies, investing them with new meaning and relevance by applying them to contemporary situations. As novel-writers, they also include features more characteristic of western European writing - such as the omniscient narrator or the detective-story plot.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080612749X

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9780806127491

Religion Enters the Academy

The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America

By: James Turner

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Religion Enters the Academy

The Origins of the Scholarly Study of Religion in America

By: James Turner

Religious studies—also known as comparative religion or history of religions—emerged as a field of study in colleges and universities on both sides of the Atlantic during the late nineteenth century. In Europe, as previous historians have demonstrated, the discipline grew from long-established traditions of university-based philological scholarship. But in the United States, James Turner argues, religious studies developed outside the academy. Until about 1820, Turner contends, even learned Americans showed little interest in non-European religions—a subject that had fascinated their counterparts in Europe since the end of the seventeenth century. Growing concerns about the status of Christianity generated American interest in comparing it to other great religions, and the resulting writings eventually produced the academic discipline of religious studies in U.S. universities. Fostered especially by learned Protestant ministers, this new discipline focused on canonical texts—the “bibles”—of other great world religions. This rather narrow approach provoked the philosopher and psychologist William James to challenge academic religious studies in 1902 with his celebrated and groundbreaking Varieties of Religious Experience.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820344184

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9780820344188

A Black Political Theology

By: James Deotis Roberts

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A Black Political Theology

By: James Deotis Roberts

Originally published: Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1974.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664229662

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9780664229665

Modern Christian Thought: The twentieth century

By: James C. Livingston,Francis Schüssler Fiorenza

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Modern Christian Thought: The twentieth century

By: James C. Livingston,Francis Schüssler Fiorenza

This widely acclaimed introduction to modern Christian thought, formerly published by Prentice Hall, provides full, scholarly accounts of the major movements and thinkers, theologians and philosophers in the Christian tradition since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment, together with solid historical background and critical assessments. This second edition deals with the entire modern period, in both Europe and America, and is the first to include extensive treatment of modern Catholic thinkers, Evangelical thought, and Black and Womanist theology.

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Fortress Press

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1451410298

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9781451410297

Where the Domino Fell

America and Vietnam 1945 - 1995

By: James S. Olson,Randy W. Roberts

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Where the Domino Fell

America and Vietnam 1945 - 1995

By: James S. Olson,Randy W. Roberts

Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Provides an accessible, concise narrative history of the Vietnam conflict A new final chapter examines Vietnam through the lens of Oliver Stone’s films and opens up a discussion of the War in popular culture A chronology, a glossary, and a bibliography all serve as helpful reference points for students

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444358413

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9781444358414

The Sumter Flying Artillery

A Civil War History of the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery

By: James Speicher

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The Sumter Flying Artillery

A Civil War History of the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery

By: James Speicher

The heroism of the men in the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery is a story that needs to be told." -Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States "Unique photographs and thorough individual war service record briefs make this book valuable as a research tool for personal, school, and public libraries alike." -Ben C. Sewell III, executive director, Sons of Confederate Veterans Beginning with Georgia's decision to secede from the union, author James L. Speicher chronicles the history of the little-known battalion that bravely fought for the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. With more than eight hundred members serving at various points during the Civil War, most men in the unit, many of whom died on the battlefield, were from Sumter County, Georgia. Speicher details the horrific conditions they faced during their clashes, including the battle at Dranesville, which resulted in the most bloodshed experienced by the unit. Diary entries and personal letters, provided by descendants of the soldiers, illustrate daily life during the war. Rather than analyze the underlying causes of the war, the author focuses on the men who endured it, the men of the Sumter Flying Artillery. Speicher's scope includes Allen Sherrod Cutts, the battery's first commander and most prominent member. This remarkable man received personal congratulations from Gen. Robert E. Lee for leading his battalion to safety during the deadly battle of South Mountain in 1862. Highlights include pictures of the men before they left for battle, portraits of the Confederates in uniform, and images of the unit's flag. Appendixes provide a full roster listing each member's name, rank, and enlistment date, along with a section detailing the organization of the unit and the specific cannon used by the Sumter Battalion. With maps illustrating the position of the battery during specific battles, such as Gettysburg, and information on each officer, this book is an asset to genealogists and students of the Civil War. ABOUT THE AUTHOR James L. Speicher served in the U.S. Army for thirty years. He is a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation, among other organizations. After earning his B.A. in history from the Citadel, he obtained an A.A.S. in law enforcement from Oakland Community College and advanced degrees from Wayne State University and Webster University. Speicher resides in Shawnee, Kansas, with his wife.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1455612677

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Religion in the Public Square

Sheen, King, Falwell

By: James M. Patterson

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Religion in the Public Square

Sheen, King, Falwell

By: James M. Patterson

Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell—religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the public In Religion in the Public Square, James M. Patterson considers religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the public. Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell differed profoundly on issues of theology and politics, but they shared an approach to public ministry that aimed directly at changing how Americans understood the nature and purpose of their country. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Sheen was an early adopter of paperbacks, radio, and television to condemn totalitarian ideologies and to defend American Catholicism against Protestant accusations of divided loyalty. During the 1950s and 1960s, King staged demonstrations and boycotts that drew the mass media to him. The attention provided him the platform to preach Christian love as a political foundation in direct opposition to white supremacy. Falwell started his own church, which he developed into a mass media empire. He then leveraged it during the late 1970s through the 1980s to influence the Republican Party by exhorting his audience to not only ally with religious conservatives around issues of abortion and the traditional family but also to vote accordingly. Sheen, King, and Falwell were so successful in popularizing their theological ideas that they won prestigious awards, had access to presidents, and witnessed the results of their labors. However, Patterson argues that Falwell's efforts broke with the longstanding refusal of religious public figures to participate directly in partisan affairs and thereby catalyzed the process of politicizing religion that undermined the Judeo-Christian consensus that formed the foundation of American politics.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812296117

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9780812296112

Social Problems

By: James William Coleman,Donald Ray Cressey

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Social Problems

By: James William Coleman,Donald Ray Cressey

A color-illustrated textbook that opens with an overview of the sociological tools and perspectives that are used in the study of social problems. It then disusses fundamental changes and problems in four basic social institutions--the economy, government, education, and family--before examining more specific topics, such as health care and poverty. This updated edition adds two new features: "Signs of Hope" boxes and "Personal Perspectives" boxes. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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HarperCollins Publishers

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0060413344

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Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph

Scientific Truth Verification, Lie Detection

By: James Allan Matté

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Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph

Scientific Truth Verification, Lie Detection

By: James Allan Matté

Carefully and succinctly explores polygraph law, history, and science. For related material, see Hein Item #327060.

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J.A.M. Publications

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0965579409

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9780965579407

Webster's New World Easy Crossword Key

By: James H. Capps

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Webster's New World Easy Crossword Key

By: James H. Capps

An exact map of thousands of actual crossword puzzle clues, this book gives answers, not lists of synonyms. It's the perfect help for newcomers to crossword puzzles, for people building word skills, or for anyone stumped by that one obscure clue in a puzzle. Over 179,000 clues and answer words are arranged in a simplified format that makes answers easy to find. Included are many off the beaten path entries and full clue phrases that can't be found in conventional crossword puzzle dictionaries. The author is a lifelong crossword puzzle fan, who has compiled the entries for this book over years of puzzle solving.

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0028618378

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Book's by James H. Capps

A Black Theology of Liberation

A Black Theology of Liberation

Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction

Mediation in Contemporary Native American Fiction

Religion Enters the Academy

Religion Enters the Academy

A Black Political Theology

A Black Political Theology

Modern Christian Thought: The twentieth century

Modern Christian Thought: The twentieth century

Where the Domino Fell

Where the Domino Fell

The Sumter Flying Artillery

The Sumter Flying Artillery

Religion in the Public Square

Religion in the Public Square

Social Problems

Social Problems

Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph

Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph

Webster's New World Easy Crossword Key

Webster's New World Easy Crossword Key

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