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Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

By: William Paul Simmons

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Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

By: William Paul Simmons

This is a groundbreaking application of contemporary philosophy to human rights law that proposes significant innovations for the progressive development of human rights. Drawing on the works of prominent 'philosophers of the Other' including Emmanuel Levinas, Gayatri Chakravorti Spivak, Judith Butler and, most centrally, the Argentine philosopher of liberation Enrique Dussel, this book develops an ethics based on concrete face-to-face relationships with the Marginalized Other. It proposes that this should inspire a human rights law that is grounded in transcendental justice and framed from the perspective of marginalized groups. This would continuously deconstruct the original violence found in all human rights treaties and tribunals and promote preferential treatment for the marginalized. It would be especially attentive to such issues as access to justice, voice, representation, agency and responsibility. This differs markedly from more conventional theories that prioritize the autonomy of the ego, state sovereignty, democracy and/or equality.

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Cambridge University Press

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113950326X

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9781139503266

Joyful Human Rights

By: William Paul Simmons

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Joyful Human Rights

By: William Paul Simmons

In popular, legal, and academic discourses, the term "human rights" is now almost always discussed in relation to its opposite: human rights abuses. Syllabi, textbooks, and articles focus largely on victimization and trauma, with scarcely a mention of a positive dimension. Joy, especially, is often discounted and disregarded. William Paul Simmons asserts that there is a time and place—and necessity—in human rights work for being joyful. Joyful Human Rights leads us to challenge human rights' foundations afresh. Focusing on joy shifts the way we view victims, perpetrators, activists, and martyrs; and mitigates our propensity to express paternalistic or heroic attitudes toward human rights victims. Victims experience joy—indeed, it is often what sustains them and, in many cases, what best facilitates their recovery from trauma. Instead of reducing individuals merely to victim status or the tragedies they have experienced, human rights workers can help harmed individuals reclaim their full humanity, which includes positive emotions such as joy. A joy-centered approach provides new insights into foundational human rights issues such as motivations of perpetrators , trauma and survivorship, the work of social movements and activists, philosophical and historical origins of human rights, and the politicization of human rights. Many concepts rarely discussed in the field play important roles here, including social erotics, clowning, dancing, expressive arts therapy, posttraumatic growth, and the Buddhist terms metta (loving kindness) and mudita (sympathetic joy). Joyful Human Rights provides a new framework—one based upon a more comprehensive understanding of human experiences—for theorizing and practicing a more affirmative and robust notion of human rights.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812251016

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9780812251012

Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

By: William Paul Simmons

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Cross-Examination Handbook

Persuasion, Strategies, and Technique

By: Ronald H. Clark,George R. Dekle Sr.,William S. Bailey

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Cross-Examination Handbook

Persuasion, Strategies, and Technique

By: Ronald H. Clark,George R. Dekle Sr.,William S. Bailey

The Cross-Examination Handbook teaches students the skills and strategies behind planning and conducting a persuasive cross-examination. This book offers step-by-step instruction and outstanding examples from illustrative trials. Two criminal and two civil case files, along with role-play assignments, give students practice actually planning and executing a cross-examination.

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Aspen Publishing

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1454858788

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The Left Behind Fantasy

The Theology Behind the Left Behind Tales

By: William Powell Tuck

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The Left Behind Fantasy

The Theology Behind the Left Behind Tales

By: William Powell Tuck

The popular Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins has sold more than 62 million copies since the first volume appeared in 1995. Jerry Falwell pronounced it the most important series of books in the history of modern Christianity. Many readers have assumed it gives the true facts about the way the world will end and what will happen to all the people in it. But according to real biblical scholarship, this series is seriously flawed. Based on a misreading of many scriptures, including Daniel and the Book of Revelation, it has fed a kind of hysteria in the Christian populace that has led many people to reorder their existence in expectation of an impending doom and the sudden, unexpected return of Jesus. In this book, William Powell Tuck carefully and authoritatively refutes the premises and faulty theology of the Left Behind books, critiquing them in the light of genuine biblical scholarship and common sense.

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167

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498272258

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9781498272254

Jesus' Journey to the Cross

By: William Powell Tuck

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Jesus' Journey to the Cross

By: William Powell Tuck

Discussions of Jesus’ words and actions as he went to the cross are fairly common. What about the other players? How do their reactions connect to the critical, final action of Jesus? Dr. William Powell Tuck, who has previously written about the centrality of the cross in Christian faith (The Church Under the Cross), and the last words of Jesus (The Last Words from the Cross), takes a look at the reaction of others who were involved, leading up to the final cry of Jesus, “It is finished!” In doing so, Dr. Tuck leads us to questions of how we respond to Jesus personally, and especially to the meaning of this central event of Christianity. It is easy for us to think about the resurrection and to speak of the joy, strength, and triumph that it portrays. But we lose the depth and breadth of the resurrection when we fail to look at these scenes from the journey Jesus took to the cross itself. Our response to strength, glory, and triumph is less a demonstration of who we are than our response to trials and apparent tragedy. In this book you will learn to look at different perspectives on that difficult time, as people react to events they do not understand. How can we learn to respond better to the situations that our lives present to us? This book is suitable for individual reading, and would also make an excellent study for a small group. While it would be particularly valuable as a Lenten study, mediation on the cross is valuable at any time of the year.

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Energion Publications

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1631997823

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9781631997822

Historical Dictionary of the Baptists

By: William H. Brackney

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Historical Dictionary of the Baptists

By: William H. Brackney

Baptists are a major group of Christians with a worldwide presence. Originating in the English Puritan-Separatist tradition of the 17th century, Baptists proliferated in North America, and through missionary work from England, Europe, and North America, they have established churches, associations, unions, missions, and alliances in virtually every country. They are among the most highly motivated evangelists of the Christian gospel, employing at present in excess of 7,000 domestic and overseas missionaries. Important characteristics of the Baptists across their history are: the authority of the Scriptures, individual accountability before God, the priority of religious experience, religious liberty, separation of church and state, congregational independence, and a concern for the social implications of the gospel. Baptists recognize a twofold ministry (deacons and pastors) or a threefold order (deacons, elders, pastors). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Third Edition expands upon the second edition with an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notable contributions.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538122529

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9781538122525

Landscapes of Conflict

The Oregon Story, 1940-2000

By: William G. Robbins

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Landscapes of Conflict

The Oregon Story, 1940-2000

By: William G. Robbins

Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time, however, Oregon’s citizens — rural and urban — would find themselves entangled in issues that they had little experience in resolving. The same trees that provided income to timber corporations, small mill owners, loggers, and many small towns in Oregon, also provided a dramatic landscape and a home to creatures at risk. The rivers whose harnessing created power for industries that helped sustain Oregon’s growth — and were dumping grounds for municipal and industrial wastes — also provided passageways to spawning grounds for fish, domestic water sources, and recreational space for everyday Oregonians. The story of Oregon’s accommodation to these divergent interests is a divisive story between those interested in economic growth and perceived stability and citizens concerned with exercising good stewardship towards the state’s natural resources and preserving the state’s livability. In his second volume of Oregon’s environmental history, William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve these conflicts. Among the people who have had roles in this process, journalists and politicians Richard Neuberger and Tom McCall left substantial legacies and demonstrated the ambiguities inherent in the issues they confronted.

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University of Washington Press

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0295989882

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9780295989884

By Reason of Darkness

By: William P. Simmons,T. M. Wright,Gary A. Braunbeck

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By Reason of Darkness

By: William P. Simmons,T. M. Wright,Gary A. Braunbeck

BY REASON OF DARKNESS is the new acclaimed collection of dark and fantastic fiction by William P. Simmons! Features the author's best, award-recommended stories of supernatural horror, suspense, and dark fantasy, including those given Honorable Mentions in volumes of THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR. From chilling suggestive horror to daring, hard-edged suspense, this celebration of twilight people living midnight lives proves there is as much fear in a well placed whisper as in a scream. Featuring 23 stories, several of them new, BY REASON OF DARKNESS has already received praise from such macabre masters as Graham Masterton, Hugh B. Cave, and Al Sarrantonio.

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Wildside Press LLC

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1930997450

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9781930997455

Eminent Pittsburghers

Profiles of the City's Founding Industrialists

By: William S. Dietrich

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Eminent Pittsburghers

Profiles of the City's Founding Industrialists

By: William S. Dietrich

These biographical essays, many reprinted from The Pittsburgh Quarterly, describe the men who transformed Pittsburgh into one of the leading industrial cities in the world. Included here are essays on George Westinghouse, A.W. Mellon, Charlie Schwab, and many more. The book also includes a brief history of Pittsburgh.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1589796071

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Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

Joyful Human Rights

Joyful Human Rights

Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

Human Rights Law and the Marginalized Other

Cross-Examination Handbook

Cross-Examination Handbook

The Left Behind Fantasy

The Left Behind Fantasy

Jesus' Journey to the Cross

Jesus' Journey to the Cross

Historical Dictionary of the Baptists

Historical Dictionary of the Baptists

Landscapes of Conflict

Landscapes of Conflict

By Reason of Darkness

By Reason of Darkness

Eminent Pittsburghers

Eminent Pittsburghers

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