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Economics as Religion

From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

By: Robert H. Nelson

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Economics as Religion

From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

By: Robert H. Nelson

Robert Nelson’s Reaching for Heaven on Earth, Economics as Religion, and The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion Versus Environmental Religion in Contemporary America read almost like a trilogy, exploring and charting the boundaries of theology and economics from the Western foundations of ancient Greece through the traditions that Nelson identifies as “Protestant” and “Roman,” and on into modern economic forms such as Marxism and capitalism, as well as environmentalism. Nelson argues that economics can be a genuine form of religion and that it should inform our understanding of the religious developments of our times. This edition of Economics as Religion situates the influence of his work in the scholarly economic and theological conversations of today and reflects on the state of the economics profession and the potential implications for theology, economics, and other social sciences.

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Economics as Religion

From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

By: Robert H. Nelson

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From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

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God Very Probably

Five Rational Ways to Think about the Question of God

By: Robert H Nelson

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God Very Probably

Five Rational Ways to Think about the Question of God

By: Robert H Nelson

In recent years, a number of works have appeared with important implications for the age-old question of the existence of a god. These writings, many of which are not by theologians, strengthen the rational case for the existence of a god, even as this god may not be exactly the Christian God of history. This book brings together for the first time such recent diverse contributions from fields such as physics, the philosophy of human consciousness, evolutionary biology, mathematics, the history of religion, and theology. Based on such new materials as well as older ones from the twentieth century, it develops five rational arguments that point strongly to the (very probable) existence of a god. They do not make use of the scientific method, which is inapplicable to the question of a god. Rather, they are in an older tradition of rational argument dating back at least to the ancient Greeks. For those who are already believers, the book will offer additional rational reasons that may strengthen their belief. Those who do not believe in the existence of a god at present will encounter new rational arguments that may cause them to reconsider their opinion.

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Lutterworth Press

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0718844580

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Public Lands and Private Rights

The Failure of Scientific Management

By: Robert Henry Nelson

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Public Lands and Private Rights

The Failure of Scientific Management

By: Robert Henry Nelson

One of the leading experts on public lands and land rights issues, Robert H. Nelson here brings together a collection of his finest essays. Nelson demonstrates that the 'progressive' goal of achieving scientific management of public lands has not been realized; instead, public land management has been dominated by interest group politics and ideology.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847680096

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On the Legacy of Lutheranism in Finland

Societal Perspectives

By: Kaius Sinnemäki,Anneli Portman,Jouni Tilli,Robert H. Nelson

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On the Legacy of Lutheranism in Finland

Societal Perspectives

By: Kaius Sinnemäki,Anneli Portman,Jouni Tilli,Robert H. Nelson

This volume analyses the societal legacy of Lutheranism in Finland by drawing on a multidisciplinary perspective from the social sciences and humanities. Involving researchers from a wide range of such fields has made it possible to provide fresh and fascinating perspectives on the relationship between Lutheranism and Finnish society. Overall the book argues that Lutheranism and secular Finnish society are deeply intertwined. This volume addresses different societal areas which have been significantly influenced by Lutheranism, but also demonstrate how Lutheranism and its institutions have themselves adapted to society. As part of an ongoing religious turn in humanities and social sciences research in Finland and other countries, this book argues that it is necessary to take religion into greater account to more fully understand current societies and cultures, as well as their futures.

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9518581355

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Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology

By: Robert G. Hunsperger

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Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology

By: Robert G. Hunsperger

Professor Hunsperger's Integrated Optics is one of the few texts that is comprehensive and thorough enough for use both as a classroom text (practice problems are included) and as a specialist's reference. The gratifying success of the first two editions and the continuing rapid development of the field necessitated the writing of this third edition. All chapters have been revised and updated, and a new chapter, on quantum well devices, has been added. As in the previous editions, detailed descriptions of the phenomena, devices, and technology used in optical integrated circuits and their relationship to fiber optics are presented. The trend of telecommunications toward the use of single mode systems operating at the longer wavelengths of 1.3 and 1.55 μm is explained and documented with illustrations of recently developed devices and systems. Broader coverage of GaInAsP devices and optical integrated circuits is provided, and the new growth tech- niques of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) are described. A discussion of the extensive development of hybrid optical integrated circuits in lithium niobate is also included. From the reviews: I never had the opportunity of using Hunsperger as a text to teach from but after reading the present third edition, I think it must be a pleasure to do so. It is a good book because of its precise language and its didactic organization (with many clear tables), it is exhaustive in its details, and rigorous in its background; it is well suited for a graduate-level course.

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Springer

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3540487301

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A Burning Issue

A Case for Abolishing the U.S. Forest Service

By: Robert Henry Nelson

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A Burning Issue

A Case for Abolishing the U.S. Forest Service

By: Robert Henry Nelson

Created in the early 20th century to provide scientific management of the nation's forests, the U.S. Forest Service was, for many years, regarded as a model agency in the federal government. The author contends that this reputation is undeserved and the Forest Service's performance today is unacceptable. Not only has scientific management proven impossible in practice, it is also objectionable in principle. Furthermore, the author argues that the Forest Service lacks a coherent vision and prefers to sponsor only fashionable environmental solutions--most recently ecosystem management. Describing its history and failures, the author advocates replacing the service with a decentralized system to manage the protection of national forests.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847697355

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Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

By: Robert Henry Nelson

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Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

By: Robert Henry Nelson

From 1980 to 2000, half the new housing in the United States was built in a development project governed by a neighborhood association. More than 50 million Americans now live in these associations. In Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government, Robert Nelson reviews the history of neighborhood associations, explains their recent explosive growth, and speculates on their future role in American society. Unlike many previous studies, Nelson takes on the whole a positive view. Neighborhood associations are providing the neighborhood environment controls desired by the residents, high quality common services, and a stronger sense of neighborhood community. Identifying significant operating problems, Nelson proposes new options for improving the future governance of neighborhood associations.

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The Urban Insitute

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0877667519

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Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy

A Different Protestant Ethic

By: Robert H Nelson

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Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy

A Different Protestant Ethic

By: Robert H Nelson

One man's way of thinking about God has decisively shaped the political and economic rise of Nordic social democracy. 500 years ago, Martin Luther's writings led to the Reformation in the Nordic countries, and his values and beliefs shaped more than just the church. Lutheranism is one of the most important influences on the Nordic welfare system and a general belief in social democracy. Indeed, Nordic social democracy itself can be seen as a modern form of religion, or "secular Lutheranism". In Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy, Robert Nelson, an American observer and professor of political economy at the University of Maryland, brings a fresh perspective to the interrelated questions of religion, national identity, and governance in the Nordic world. Exploring how Lutheranism never went away as the true path to a new heaven on earth, Nelson shows how the form of Lutheran Nordic religion and culture changed radically, while its substance remained surprisingly unaltered.

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8771844163

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9788771844160

The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

By: Jack R. Cooper,Floyd E. Bloom,Robert H. Roth

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The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

By: Jack R. Cooper,Floyd E. Bloom,Robert H. Roth

Aside from the usual updating of material, the major change in this edition is an extensive rewriting of the chapter on memory and learning to emphasize that genes that are involved in behavior are not immutable but their expression can be modified by transcription factors. Thus, with respect to learning, that old question about which is more important, nature or nuture, genetics or environment, should be answered with the question, which leg is more important for walking, the left or the right?

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195140079

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Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics

By: Waldo Emerson Nelson,Richard E. Behrman,Robert Kliegman

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Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics

By: Waldo Emerson Nelson,Richard E. Behrman,Robert Kliegman

The Third Edition of this resource features a review of all the common and uncommon disorders in children. It distils the outstanding features of the bestselling Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 15th Edition into a clinically-orientated reference.

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0721622291

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Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

By: Shyam Singh Yadav,Robert J. Redden,Jerry L. Hatfield,Hermann Lotze-Campen,Anthony E. Hall

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Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

By: Shyam Singh Yadav,Robert J. Redden,Jerry L. Hatfield,Hermann Lotze-Campen,Anthony E. Hall

A major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the world's current population (now nearing 7 billion) in a sustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providing for a growing population is likely to be even more difficult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions due to global warming, and as the population continues to grow. Current projections suggest that the world's temperatures will rise 1.8-4.0 by 2100 and population may reach 8 billion by the year 2025 and some 9 billion by mid-century, after which it may stabilize. This book addresses these critical issues by presenting the science needed not only to understand climate change effects on crops but also to adapt current agricultural systems, particularly in regard to genetics, to the changing conditions. Crop Adaptation to Climate Change covers a spectrum of issues related to both crops and climatic conditions. The first two sections provide a foundation on the factors involved in climate stress, assessing current climate change by region and covering crop physiological responses to these changes. The third and final section contains chapters focused on specific crops and the current research to improve their genetic adaptation to climate change. Written by an international team of authors, Crop Adaptation to Climate Change is a timely look at the potentially serious consequences of climate change for our global food supply, and is an essential resource for academics, researchers and professionals in the fields of crop science, agronomy, plant physiology and molecular biology; crop consultants and breeders; as well as climate and food scientists.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470960906

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Economics as Religion

From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

By: Robert Henry Nelson

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Economics as Religion

From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond

By: Robert Henry Nelson

In this study, Robert H. Nelson explores the genesis, the prophets, the prophesies, and the tenets of what he sees as a religion of economics that has come into full blossom in latter-day America. Nelson does not see "theology" as a bad word, and his examination of the theology underlying Samuelsonian and Chicagoan economics is not a put-down. It is a way of seeing the rhetoric of fundamental belief—what has been called "vision.

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Book's by Robert H. Nelson

Economics as Religion

Economics as Religion

Economics as Religion

Economics as Religion

God Very Probably

God Very Probably

Public Lands and Private Rights

Public Lands and Private Rights

On the Legacy of Lutheranism in Finland

On the Legacy of Lutheranism in Finland

Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology

Integrated Optics: Theory and Technology

A Burning Issue

A Burning Issue

Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy

Lutheranism and the Nordic Spirit of Social Democracy

The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics

Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics

Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Crop Adaptation to Climate Change

Economics as Religion

Economics as Religion

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