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Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

By: Matthew L. McDowell

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Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

By: Matthew L. McDowell

For most people, surfing is associated with Hawaii, California, and Australia – with sun, sand, and scantily-clad bodies. However, after the Second World War, surfing also found a more unlikely home: the north coast of Scotland. In the 1960s and 1970s, the first people to surf the Pentland Firth’s world-class waves braved brutal weather conditions, poor (or no) wetsuits, and baffled locals. Equally as unlikely as surfing’s presence on the north coast was its first permanent community, founded amongst workers at a nuclear research facility with a notoriously poor safety record. This book discusses the existence and evolution of surfing in the region, from the 1960s to the present day. It does not, however, focus just on surfing: it also acts as a history of the region itself, and examines the possibilities and limits of surfing, sport, and activities like them being used as a means of reinventing communities. This book is therefore a valuable tool for historians, sport practitioners, and economic policymakers alike: what can surfing tell us about the modern Highlands and Islands, and indeed contemporary Scotland?

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1036410684

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Preaching to a Divided Nation

A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity

By: Matthew D. Kim,Paul A. Hoffman

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Preaching to a Divided Nation

A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity

By: Matthew D. Kim,Paul A. Hoffman

We live in angry times. No matter where we go, what we watch, or how we communicate, our culture is rife with division and polarization. Unfortunately, Christians appear to be caught up in the same animosity as the culture at large. While our faith calls us to Christian unity, the hard fact remains: our churches are tragically divided across class, ethnic, gender, and political lines. As these social chasms grow--both inside and outside the church--the role of the preacher becomes paramount. This book issues a prophetic call to pastors to use the influence of their pulpits to promote reconciliation and unity in their churches and communities. Two scholar-practitioners who are experts in homiletics and reconciliation present a practical, 7-step model that empowers faithful leaders to bring healing and peace to their fractured churches and world. The book includes questions for reflection, salient illustrations, and an accountability covenant. It also includes useful appendixes on preaching themes, preaching texts, and sample sermons from three leading preachers: Ralph Douglas West, Rich Villodas, and Sandra Maria Van Opstal.

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Baker Books

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1493436708

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Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew

An Intermediate Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the Old Testament

By: Chip Hardy,Matthew McAffee

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Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew

An Intermediate Study of the Grammar and Syntax of the Old Testament

By: Chip Hardy,Matthew McAffee

Learning any language is no small task, not least one that sounds as unusual as Hebrew does to most English speakers’ ears. Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew primarily aims to equip second-year grammar students of biblical Hebrew to read the Hebrew Scriptures. Using a variety of linguistic approaches, H. H. Hardy II and Matthew McAffee offer a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook for professors and students.

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B&H Publishing Group

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1462776744

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Ideas of Landscape

By: Matthew Johnson

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Ideas of Landscape

By: Matthew Johnson

Ideas of Landscape discusses the current theory and practice of landscape archaeology and offers an alternative agenda for landscape archaeology that maps more closely onto the established empirical strengths of landscape study and has more contemporary relevance. The first historical assessment of a critical period in archaeology Takes as its focus the so-called English landscape tradition -- the ideological underpinnings of which come from English Romanticism, via the influence of the “father of landscape history”: W. G. Hoskins Argues that the strengths and weaknesses of landscape archaeology can be traced back to the underlying theoretical discontents of Romanticism Offers an alternative agenda for landscape archaeology that maps more closely onto the established empirical strengths of landscape study and has more contemporary relevance

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405178337

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9781405178334

Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook 1994

By: Matthew Bruccoli

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Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook 1994

By: Matthew Bruccoli

Updates entries already published and supplements the Dictionary of Literary Biography series with entries on newly prominent writers.

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Dictionary of Literary Biograp

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0810357054

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Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

By: Matthew L. McDowell

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Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

Preaching to a Divided Nation

Preaching to a Divided Nation

Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew

Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew

Ideas of Landscape

Ideas of Landscape

Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook 1994

Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook 1994

Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland

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