In Church-going, Going, Gone! Michael Horan argues that although the Christian church in Britain may be in terminal decline, that is not to be equated with a national decline in spiritual values. Most if not all people have some level of awareness of what he calls the 'Other-than-oneself', even though they have rejected, or never accepted, the church's now outdated teaching. Church-going, Going, Gone! is concerned less with teaching than with learning. The book provides atheists, agnostics and believers-in-exile, as well as those who have given little thought to belief, with a framework for collaborating as learners, working toward equality, peace and reconciliation, and dedicated to unselfish and imaginative social action. A new movement of the human spirit is beginning.
Jesus and the Trojan War looks at ways in which stories are presented and understood; and how story-tellers - and their listeners - may wittingly or unwittingly confuse fact with fiction. This book explores the parallels between four stories (the Trojan war, Moses, King Arthur, and Jesus), and the way their sources relate to their histories and contemporary relevance.
This up-to-date digest of current medical problems will aid the reader in interpretation of investigations, which are increasingly requested. It provides guidance for the first line of management of patients. It is written primarily by an experienced geriatrician, informed by an old-age psychiatrist; a unique combination of author perspectives that
Discusses the development of parachuting from smoke balloonists to high altitude parachutists, including the contributions of women and Dayton, Ohio, as an early center of aeronautical activity.
Explains how to use the computer language BASIC to write fundamental programs for the Comodore 64 computer and provides games and exercises to develop programming skills.
In understanding any text, one must go beyond simply taking in the words. The challenge is to set the text within a broader context. For the Catechism that context is multifaceted. How does the way in which catechisms have been used in the past provide insight into the use of the Catechism today? What is the context within which the proposal for the Catechism was presented and how does that provide insight for our reading of the text? What role is the Catechism to play within the catechetical endeavour as it is given shape within our parishes? How can the Catechism serve as an important component as we attempt to give shape to alternative images of catechesis? How do the documents of the Second Vatican Council shape the content of the Catechism? How can other theological conversations complement the insights presented in the Catechism? By exploring these core questions the author provides as important tool for exploring the text of the Catechism and its meaning for us today.
Discusses the development of parachuting from smoke balloonists to high altitude parachutists, including the contributions of women and Dayton, Ohio, as an early center of aeronautical activity.
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