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Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

By: James Kellenberger

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Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

By: James Kellenberger

Using various and competing religious sensibilities, Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion helps students work through the traditional material and their own religious questions.

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Routledge

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1351219766

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Persistence Pays

U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending

By: Julian M. Alston,Matthew A. Andersen,Jennifer S. James,Philip G. Pardey

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Persistence Pays

U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending

By: Julian M. Alston,Matthew A. Andersen,Jennifer S. James,Philip G. Pardey

gricultural science policy in the United States has profoundly affected the growth and development of agriculture worldwide, not just in the A United States. Over the past 150 years, and especially over the second th half of the 20 Century, public investments in agricultural R&D in the United States grew faster than the value of agricultural production. Public spending on agricultural science grew similarly in other more-developed countries, and c- lectively these efforts, along with private spending, spurred agricultural prod- tivity growth in rich and poor nations alike. The value of this investment is seldom fully appreciated. The resulting p- ductivity improvements have released labor and other resources for alternative uses—in 1900, 29. 2 million Americans (39 percent of the population) were - rectly engaged in farming compared with just 2. 9 million (1. 1 percent) today— while making food and fiber more abundant and cheaper. The benefits are not confined to Americans. U. S. agricultural science has contributed with others to growth in agricultural productivity in many other countries as well as the Un- ed States. The world’s population more than doubled from around 3 billion in 1961 to 6. 54 billion in 2006 (U. S. Census Bureau 2009). Over the same period, production of important grain crops (including maize, wheat and rice) almost trebled, such that global per capita grain production was 18 percent higher in 2006.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441906584

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9781441906588

Analytic Philosophy of Religion

By: James Franklin Harris

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Analytic Philosophy of Religion

By: James Franklin Harris

When Gene Long, editor of Kluwer's Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy of Religion Series, first invited me to write the volume on Analytic Philosophy of Religion, I accepted with great enthusiasm. My only explanation for that enthusiasm now is that I was younger and more naive at the time. Soon after starting work on the volume, my enthusiasm was dampened by the daunting magnitude of the task. I began as a sprinter and quickly settled into the pace of a long-distance runner. Although I considered myself well read in the subject, I soon discovered that I had a great deal of research to do to be confident that I had considered all of the major contributions to the various discussions, issues, and of religion. As I read more and more problems found within analytic philosophy books and articles, I realized that I had rushed into a territory already well trodden by the angels. I am greatly impressed by the sophistication and subtlety of philosophical argument that characterize the different debates in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion. This volume covers a vast amount of material. I have endeavored to provide the fairest possible reading of different authors, and, in cases where I include my own critical evaluations and develop my own positions, I have endeavored to provide the strongest possible interpretations of the positions I criticize.

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History of the University of Alabama

Volume One, 1818-1902

By: James Benson Sellers

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History of the University of Alabama

Volume One, 1818-1902

By: James Benson Sellers

History of the University of Alabama: Volume One, 1818-1902.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817357696

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Divine Agency and Divine Action

By: William James Abraham

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Divine Agency and Divine Action

By: William James Abraham

Divine Agency and Divine Action, Volume I lays the groundwork for a constructive contribution to the contemporary debate regarding divine action. Noted scholar William J. Abraham argues that the concept of divine action is not a closed concept--like knowledge--but an open concept with a variety of context-dependent meanings. This volume charts the history of debate about divine action among key Anglophone philosophers of religion, and observes that they were largely committed to this erroneous understanding of divine action as a closed concept. After developing an argument that divine action should be understood as an open, fluid concept, Abraham engages the work of William Alston, Process metaphysics, quantum physics, analytic Thomist philosophy of religion, and the theology of Kathryn Tanner. Abraham argues that divine action as an open concept must be shaped by distinctly theological considerations, and thus all future work on divine action among philosophers of religion must change to accord with this vision. Only deep engagement with the Christian theological tradition will remedy the problems ailing contemporary discourse on divine action.

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Oxford University Press

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0198786506

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Come Laugh with Me

By: James Alston Branscomb

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Come Laugh with Me

By: James Alston Branscomb

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, Proverbs 17:22. These 420 diverse and unique anecdotes are not available anywhere else. Once you read them, you will laugh with me. Personal recollections of a 94-year-old man through humorous glimpses into his childhood in small-town south Alabama; his University of Alabama days; his work years at Reynolds Metals Aluminum Company; his service with the Kiwanis Club; his United Methodist Church participation; and his community experiences. Many people have asked me throughout my life, When are you going to write a book? and have then said, I want the first copy!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462886604

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The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers

By: Bill James

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The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers

By: Bill James

The man Newsweek once called “the guru of baseball” offers profiles of top managers, sidebars, statistics, and snapshots of each decade. Widely considered to be one of the greatest minds in the history of the game, Bill James has changed the way we think about the sport of baseball. In this chronicle of field generals, strategists, and occasional cannon fodder, James writes with piercing insight about the men who hold what may be the most important spot in the dugout. For nearly forty years, James has led the vanguard of how we measure the game. From sabermetrics to his Baseball Abstracts, James has influenced even the casual fan all the way up to the top brass. Somewhere in the middle of that spectrum, however, is the manager, and Bill James has penned a guide on some of the most innovative and renowned men to ever hold that position. Some of the game’s greatest managers have been Hall of Fame players who put down a bat and picked up a lineup card: Frank Robinson, Mel Ott, Joe Cronin, Tris Speaker, and Rogers Hornsby. Others have achieved greatness from their ability to assemble legendary teams: Billy Martin, Tommy Lasorda, Connie Mack, Joseph McCarthy, Dick Williams, and Leo Durocher. Here, Bill James explores the history of the manager, and its evolution from 1870–1990, in a decade-by-decade chronicle, examining the successes, the failures, and what baseball fans can learn from both. The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers is a thought-provoking, entertaining, and seminal guide to a vital part of the national pastime, written by one of its most groundbreaking iconoclasts. “A delightful collection that will satisfy baseball fans of all ages.” —Library Journal

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Diversion Books

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1626812632

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The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

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The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

Chief among its contents we find abstracts of land grants, court records, conveyances, births, deaths, marriages, wills, petitions, military records (including a list of North Carolina Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Line, 1775-1782), licenses, and oaths. The abstracts derive from records now located in the state archives and from the public records of the following present-day counties of the Old Albemarle region: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington, and the Virginia counties of Surry and Isle of Wight.

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0806304413

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Fashion Show, or, The Adventures of Bingo Marsh

A Novel

By: James Brady

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Fashion Show, or, The Adventures of Bingo Marsh

A Novel

By: James Brady

In this sparkling comic novel by one of the most "inside" of fashion insiders, journalist John Sharkey recounts his career under that legendary tyrant of the fashion press Bingo Marsh. Heady as champagne, arch and funny as the best dinner partner you've ever had, Fashion Show is a completely captivating romp through the elegant wilds of style.

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Little, Brown

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0316086207

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Acceptable Premises

An Epistemic Approach to an Informal Logic Problem

By: James B. Freeman

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Acceptable Premises

An Epistemic Approach to an Informal Logic Problem

By: James B. Freeman

When, if ever, is one justified in accepting the premises of an argument? What is the proper criterion of premise acceptability? Can the criterion be theoretically or philosophically justified? This is the first book to provide a comprehensive theory of premise acceptability and it answers the questions above from an epistemological approach that the author calls common sense foundationalism. It will be eagerly sought out not just by specialists in informal logic, critical thinking, and argumentation theory but also by a broader range of philosophers and those teaching rhetoric.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139442430

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Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law

By: Ian Brownlie,James Crawford

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Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law

By: Ian Brownlie,James Crawford

Serving as a single volume introduction to the field as a whole, this book seeks to present international law as a system that is based on, and helps structure, relations among states and other entities at the international level. It identifies the constituent elements of that system in a clear and accessible fashion.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199699690

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Problems of Evil and the Power of God

By: Professor James A Keller

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Problems of Evil and the Power of God

By: Professor James A Keller

Why do bad things happen, even to good people? If there is a God, why aren't God's existence and God's will for humans more apparent? And if God really does miracles for some people, why not for others? This book examines these three problems of evil – suffering, divine hiddenness, and unfairness if miracles happen as believers claim – to explore how different ideas of God's power relate to the problem of evil. Keller argues that as long as God is believed to be all-powerful, there are no adequate answers to these problems, nor is it enough for theists simply to claim that human ignorance makes these problems insoluble. Arguing that there are no good grounds for the belief that God is all-powerful, Keller instead defends the understanding of God and God's power found in process theism and shows how it makes possible an adequate solution to the problems of evil while providing a concept of God that is religiously adequate.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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A Lost Art

Business Etiquette with Exceptional Service

By: James E. Alston

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A Lost Art

Business Etiquette with Exceptional Service

By: James E. Alston

Customer Service is the impetus and sustenance to a successful business... -Carol Holman ...an insider look at what makes a successful business and a productive workforce... an excellent text for business students and must-have for all entrepreneurs. -Sharon L. Davis-Julius The economic downturn is sculpting a new way of doing business. The old business models revolving solely around profit margins riding on line items has run its course. There's a new way of thinking. It's impossible to achieve your business goals if you don't have a satisfied, engaged workforce. It's such a basic concept, yet employers fly by the concept. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your guests. Businesses that accept this philosophy will prosper; the market conspires to help businesses that help people.

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Tate Publishing

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1618622838

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John Ruskin

A Life in Pictures

By: James S. Dearden

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John Ruskin

A Life in Pictures

By: James S. Dearden

Despite professing a dislike of having his portrait taken, John Ruskin's footsteps were dogged by portrait painters, sculptors, caricaturists and photographers from the cradle to the grave and beyond. A thoroughly accessible book it lists and describes some 331likenesses made between 1822 and 1998. The three introductory chapters to this book survey Ruskin portraiture and the portraits, his general physical appearance througout his life, his hands, his mouth, his various illnesses and their effect on his appearance, his clothes, style of dress, size, tailors, their bills, etc. These opening chapters include many descriptions and reminiscences by Ruskin's friends and acquaintances, and those who portrayed him. The principal part of the book deals with the individual portraits, their history, where and why they were made, what Ruskin was doing at that time of his life and what his connection was with the artists in question. He was portrayed so regularly that this section is also effectively a potted Ruskin biography, based on the portraits. A 'catalogue raisonne' of the Ruskin portraits follows where the physical details of the works are listed, together with details of reproductions, exhibitions and provenance.

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A&C Black

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1841270466

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An Incarnational Model of the Eucharist

By: James Arcadi

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An Incarnational Model of the Eucharist

By: James Arcadi

Updates a neglected incarnational motif with contemporary conceptual resources to propose a novel model of Christ's presence in the Eucharist.

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1108425895

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Epistemology as Theology

An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's Religious Epistemology

By: James Beilby

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Epistemology as Theology

An Evaluation of Alvin Plantinga's Religious Epistemology

By: James Beilby

Alvin Plantinga is arguably one of the most influential philosophers of our time. Much of his career has been devoted to explaining and defending the intellectual acceptability of Christian belief. Recently he has developed a comprehensive, rigorous, and distinctively Christian religious epistemology. This book presents the development of Plantinga's religious epistemology before considering Plantinga's mature religious epistemology in detail. Locating Plantinga's most recent work in the context of his theological assumptions, his previous work on religious epistemology, and in the context of the current debate over how knowledge should be characterized, Beilby blends theological and philosophical discussion to offer a unique perspective on Plantinga's influential proposal.

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Routledge

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1351939327

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The Burr Conspiracy

Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis

By: James E. Lewis

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The Burr Conspiracy

Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis

By: James E. Lewis

A multifaceted portrait of the early American republic as examined through the lens of the Burr Conspiracy explores the political and cultural forces that influenced public perception and how in spite of vague and conflicting evidence, the former Vice President was arrested and tried for treason. --Publisher.

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Princeton University Press

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0691191557

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Echoes of a Voice

We are not Alone

By: James W Sire

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Echoes of a Voice

We are not Alone

By: James W Sire

This book deals with profound experiences - emotional, intellectual, highly charged, usually sudden, unannounced, often odd, some weird, others glorious. Do these experiences mean anything? Are we puzzling over questions we can't answer no matter how long we try? Is that puzzling itself meaningful? If so, is that meaning significant? Are these experiences actually signals that there is something more than to human life - our human life, my life - perhaps something transcendent? The book endswith a discussion of the need for an apologetic that includes a wide range of biblical revelation - not just religious experience, but historical and scientific evidence and rational arguments involving both a positive case and a negative refutationof objections.

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Lutterworth Press

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0718842758

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Living Religion

Embodiment, Theology, and the Possibility of a Spiritual Sense

By: James W. Jones

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Living Religion

Embodiment, Theology, and the Possibility of a Spiritual Sense

By: James W. Jones

Is it reasonable to live a religiously oriented life, or is such a life the height of irrationality? Has neuroscience shown that religious experiences are akin to delusions, or might neuroscience actually support the validity of such experiences? In Living Religion James W. Jones offers a new approach to understanding religion after the Decade of the Brain. The modern tendency to separate theory from practice gives rise to a number of dilemmas for those who think seriously about religion. Claims about God, the world, and the nature and destiny of the human spirit have been ripped from their context in religious practice and treated as doctrinal abstractions to be justified or refuted in isolation from the living religious life that is their natural home. Jones argues that trends in contemporary psychology, especially an emphasis on embodiment and relationality, can help the thoughtful religious person return theory to practice, thereby opening up new avenues of religious knowing and new ways of supporting the commitment to a religiously lived life. This embodied-relational model offers new ways of understanding our capacity to transform and transcend our ordinary awareness and shows that it can be meaningful and reasonable to speak of a "spiritual sense." The brain's complexity, integration, and openness, and the many ways embodiment influences our understanding of ourselves and the world, all significantly impact our thinking about religious understanding. When linked to contemporary neuroscientific theories, the long-standing tradition of a spiritual sense is brought up to date and deployed in support of the argument of this book that reason is on the side of those who choose a religiously lived life.

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Oxford University Press

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0190927399

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