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A Portable God

The Origin of Judaism and Christianity

By: Risa Levitt Kohn,Rebecca Moore

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A Portable God

The Origin of Judaism and Christianity

By: Risa Levitt Kohn,Rebecca Moore

Many Christians and Jews believe that their faiths developed independently from each other, and that their religions are distinct, even antagonistic towards each other. A Portable God dramatically departs from the idea that the birth of Judaism and Christianity are two separate, unrelated events. Judaism and Christianity's origins are not seen as following a linear, chronological process that places the Israelites in the beginning, followed by the Jews, and finally the Christians. On the contrary, A Portable God shows that both Judaism and Christianity emerge from the same religious tradition--that of ancient Israel--at the same time. By telling the common story of Jewish and Christian origins, A Portable God shows Jews and Christians as siblings, rather than as parent and child, showing that the similarities between Judaism and Christianity far outweigh their differences, ultimately fostering appreciation for the shared heritage of Judaism and Christianity.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742544656

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9780742544659

A New Heart and a New Soul

Ezekiel, the Exile and the Torah

By: Risa Levitt Kohn

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A New Heart and a New Soul

Ezekiel, the Exile and the Torah

By: Risa Levitt Kohn

This book examines, in greater detail than previously undertaken, the presence of Priestly and Deuteronomic language and concepts in the book of Ezekiel. It asks: what is the nature of the relationship between Ezekiel and the Priestly Source? What is the nature of the relationship between Ezekiel, Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic History? Where does the book of Ezekiel stand in the evolution of Israelite history, theology and literature-specifically, what can Ezekiel teach us about the composition of the Torah?

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A&C Black

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0567583309

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9780567583307

Rioting for Representation

Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries

By: Risa J. Toha

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Rioting for Representation

Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries

By: Risa J. Toha

Toha explains why ethnic groups engage in violence during political transition, and why and how this violence eventually declines.

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325

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Cambridge University Press

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1316518973

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9781316518977

Vagrant Nation

Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s

By: Risa Goluboff

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Vagrant Nation

Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s

By: Risa Goluboff

In 1950s America, it was remarkably easy for police to arrest almost anyone for almost any reason. The criminal justice system-and especially the age-old law of vagrancy-served not only to maintain safety and order but also to enforce conventional standards of morality and propriety. A person could be arrested for sporting a beard, making a speech, or working too little. Yet by the end of the 1960s, vagrancy laws were discredited and American society was fundamentally transformed. What happened? In Vagrant Nation, Risa Goluboff answers that question by showing how constitutional challenges to vagrancy laws shaped the multiple movements that made "the 1960s." Vagrancy laws were so broad and flexible that they made it possible for the police to arrest anyone out of place: Beats and hippies; Communists and Vietnam War protestors; racial minorities and civil rights activists; gays, single women, and prostitutes. As hundreds of these "vagrants" and their lawyers challenged vagrancy laws in court, the laws became a flashpoint for debates about radically different visions of order and freedom. Goluboff's compelling account of those challenges rewrites the history of the civil rights, peace, gay rights, welfare rights, sexual, and cultural revolutions. As Goluboff links the human stories of those arrested to the great controversies of the time, she makes coherent an era that often seems chaotic. She also powerfully demonstrates how ordinary people, with the help of lawyers and judges, can change the meaning of the Constitution. The Supreme Court's 1972 decision declaring vagrancy laws unconstitutional continues to shape conflicts between police power and constitutional rights, including clashes over stop-and-frisk, homelessness, sexual freedom, and public protests. Since the downfall of vagrancy law, battles over what, if anything, should replace it, like battles over the legacy of the sixties transformations themselves, are far from over.

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481

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Oxford University Press

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0190262265

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9780190262266

Undercover Affair

By: Risa Kirk

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Undercover Affair

By: Risa Kirk

Undercover Affair by Risa Kirk released on Apr 24, 1990 is available now for purchase.

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308

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Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Superromance 90s

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0373704089

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9780373704088

My Before and After Life

A Novel

By: Risa Miller

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My Before and After Life

A Novel

By: Risa Miller

A story of the sometimes prickly relationship between adult children and their parents In Risa Miller's new novel, the first since the highly–acclaimed Welcome to Heavenly Heights—one family member tries on a faith that seems like a bad fit for the rest. Honey and Susan, two sisters in Boston, are shocked to learn that their elderly father has embraced Orthodox Judaism while on vacation in the Holy Land. His daughters fly to Israel to convince him to return, but when they get there they find it hard to communicate their concerns as he tries to educate them on the finer points of religious life. Honey feels abandoned and angry. But the anger turns into an emotion she can't quite identify or accept during the course of the trip. And while she is still enraged, it becomes increasingly difficult for Honey to figure out exactly why she has condemned her father's choice.

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St. Martin's Press

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1429928735

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9781429928731

Honeymoon Vacations For Dummies

By: Reid Bramblett,Rachel Christmas Derrick,Echo Montgomery Garrett,Kevin Garrett,Fran Wenograd Golden,Cheryl Farr Leas,David Swanson,Risa R. Weinreb

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Honeymoon Vacations For Dummies

By: Reid Bramblett,Rachel Christmas Derrick,Echo Montgomery Garrett,Kevin Garrett,Fran Wenograd Golden,Cheryl Farr Leas,David Swanson,Risa R. Weinreb

Honeymoon Vacations for Dummies has everything you need to plan the perfect honeymoon from special honeymoon hotel deals to the most romantic restaurants..Our expert author has chosen a range of destinations and adventures to suit every taste and budget: relax on the pink sand beaches of Bermuda, dive the seas in Cozumel or linger over dessert at a Paris cafe. Filled with planning tips and worksheets, and brimming with candid, evocative restaurants and accommodation reviews, Honeymoon Vacations for Dummies will make planning your honeymoon a snap!

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For Dummies

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0764563130

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9780764563133

The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit

25 Tools to Boost Confidence, Achieve Goals, and Find Happiness

By: Risa Williams

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The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit

25 Tools to Boost Confidence, Achieve Goals, and Find Happiness

By: Risa Williams

Do you ever struggle with self-confidence? Or find it difficult to speak about yourself kindly? Finding the self-esteem to navigate high-stress situations and achieve your goals can often feel like an impossible feat, but The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit is the perfect aid to change that. Written by a therapist with many years' experience supporting people to build their confidence, this book provides re-affirming, practical tools and creative exercises to encourage you in developing a healthy sense of self-esteem. With 25 different techniques based on CBT, positive psychology, mindfulness, and narrative therapy, find out which strategies work best for you in developing your resiliency and confidence and transform the way you view yourself.

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178

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1839974753

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9781839974755

Rhetoric in American Anthropology

Gender, Genre, and Science

By: Carine Risa Applegarth

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Rhetoric in American Anthropology

Gender, Genre, and Science

By: Carine Risa Applegarth

In the early twentieth century, the field of anthropology transformed itself from the "welcoming science," uniquely open to women, people of color, and amateurs, into a professional science of culture. The new field grew in rigor and prestige but excluded practitioners and methods that no longer fit a narrow standard of scientific legitimacy. In Rhetoric in American Anthropology, Risa Applegarth traces the "rhetorical archeology" of this transformation in the writings of early women anthropologists. Applegarth examines the crucial role of ethnographic genres in determining scientific status and recovers the work of marginalized anthropologists who developed alternative forms of scientific writing. Applegarth analyzes scores of ethnographic monographs to demonstrate how early anthropologists intensified the constraints of genre to define their community and limit the aims and methods of their science. But in the 1920s and 1930s, professional researchers sidelined by the academy persisted in challenging the field's boundaries, developing unique rhetorical practices and experimenting with alternative genres that in turn greatly expanded the epistemology of the field. Applegarth demonstrates how these writers' folklore collections, ethnographic novels, and autobiographies of fieldwork experiences reopened debates over how scientific knowledge was made: through what human relationships, by what bodies, and for what ends. Linking early anthropologists' ethnographic strategies to contemporary theories of rhetoric and composition, Rhetoric in American Anthropology provides a fascinating account of the emergence of a new discipline and reveals powerful intersections among gender, genre, and science.

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822979470

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9780822979470

The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit

25 Productivity Tools for Adults with ADHD and Chronically Busy People

By: Risa Williams

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The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit

25 Productivity Tools for Adults with ADHD and Chronically Busy People

By: Risa Williams

Do you find time constantly slipping away from you? Or does completing a to-do list feel totally unachievable? We all have 24 hours in a day, but sometimes putting them to good use can feel like an impossible task. The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit is here to change that! Written by a clinical therapist and author of The Ultimate Anxiety Toolkit, this book focuses on practical methods and strategies, including creative worksheets and easy to use techniques, to help you find your motivation, achieve your goals and feel less stressed about organizing your time. With 25 different techniques based on CBT, mindfulness and narrative therapy, you can find out which strategies work best for you to help transform how you use your time and learn how to feel empowered to make positive changes to habits in your daily life.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1839971797

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9781839971792

Iron Buddhas

By: Risa Bear

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Iron Buddhas

By: Risa Bear

Iron Buddhas is a lightly fictionalized memoir of a woman's experiences tree planting and fire fighting in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s. Stephanie Smith sets out from Georgia to Oregon in the winter of '75 seeking work in the woods. She finds that and more. By the author of Starvation Ridge.

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Lulu.com

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1304796515

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9781304796516

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida

The View of Coastal Residents

By: Risa Palm,Toby Bolsen

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Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida

The View of Coastal Residents

By: Risa Palm,Toby Bolsen

South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Several scholarly studies have shown the negative impact of coastal location in Florida on housing values. Are the residents of South Florida concerned? Is susceptibility to sea level rise actually affecting the housing market in terms of demand, the availability of home mortgages, or house prices? Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change? Do they support policies and laws to mitigate the pace and extent of climate change? Answers to these questions are not only of general interest, but they are also key to our understanding of the human dimensions of this problem. This book describes the results of a detailed survey in which respondents viewed a local map displaying flooding to their own community that would result from a Category 3 hurricane in 2033. It discusses political party identification and ideology that has an overwhelming impact in shaping views about sea level rise and climate change. This book has enormous implications for the effectiveness of communicating risk information. The text is important if we, as a nation, are to design communication strategies that will lead to broader policy to combat or mitigate this risk.

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140

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Springer Nature

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3030326020

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9783030326029

What to Do About Trees

By: Risa Bear

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What to Do About Trees

By: Risa Bear

Some of these poems have appeared in the journals Bellowing Ark, Sand River Journal, New Zoo Poetry Review, Lynx: Poetry from Bath, Aerious, Disquieting Muses, Ariga: Visions, Writtenmind, Rockhurst Review, and the chapbook series Cedar Bark Poets. "Cityscape with Pink Rose" was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

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1365480208

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9781365480201

American Government, 73/74

Encyclopedia

By: Risa Solomon

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American Government, 73/74

Encyclopedia

By: Risa Solomon

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McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

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0879670088

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9780879670085

Book's by Risa Solomon

A Portable God

A Portable God

A New Heart and a New Soul

A New Heart and a New Soul

Rioting for Representation

Rioting for Representation

Vagrant Nation

Vagrant Nation

Undercover Affair

Undercover Affair

My Before and After Life

My Before and After Life

Honeymoon Vacations For Dummies

Honeymoon Vacations For Dummies

The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit

The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit

Rhetoric in American Anthropology

Rhetoric in American Anthropology

The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit

The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit

Iron Buddhas

Iron Buddhas

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida

What to Do About Trees

What to Do About Trees

American Government, 73/74

American Government, 73/74

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