Upa: 654 books
by Andrew J. Schatkin
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
This book is a series of essays in the area of current culture and its defects, Christian religious belief, and other political and philosophical issues. A number of topics are considered in the book including he continued re-emergence of the church in African and Asia, the meaning of poverty and...
Homo Mysticus
Three Lectures
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Homo Mysticus presents three renowned lectures delivered by Wolfgang Struve from 1974 to 1984, translated into English in this volume. The first two were published in German in 1983 and serve to develop the fundamental difference between world and reality, philosophy and mysticism, and relative and...
The Audacity to Teach!
The Impact of Leadership, School Reform, and the Urban Context on Educational Innovations
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The Audacity to Teach! is developed from a study of an inner city, urban elementary school that has undergone serial comprehensive reforms. Each act of reform has promised to bring about certain changes that would/will in return improve this particular school. This book explores critical issues such...
Crazy Culture
The Sins of Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Crazy Culture is a series of broadsides against many widely held misconceptions in both academe and the general public, who is often seen clustering under the politically correct banner of multiculturalism. Heinegg confronts the notion that all culture—especially that of non-westerners and oppressed...
Differentiated Instruction
Content Area Applications and Other Considerations for Teaching in Grades 5-12 in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
In the current standards-based, accountability-driven world of education, it is difficult for educators to use differentiated instruction to cater to the individual learning needs of each student. This book explains differentiating instruction in a way that connects to current standards and provides examples of challenging best practice lessons.
Crisis as an Opportunity
Organizational and Community Responses to Disasters
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Natural and human-made disasters appear to be increasing in frequency and scope, commanding extensive media attention. Growing sensitivity to issues of preparedness and community response has created a greater interest among academics and practitioners.
The Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina,...
Reclaim Your Soul
Your Path to Healing
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Reclaim Your Soul: Your Path to Healing explores self-transformation. Many of us find ourselves suppressing emotions and falling victim to patterns of unhealthy behavior. We can live this way for decades in a half-baked existence, not knowing why meaninglessness plagues our days and leaves us feeling...
Marching as to War
Personal Narratives of African American Women’s Experiences in the Gulf Wars
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Since the American Revolution, African American women have served in every U.S. military conflict. Despite this dedicated service to their country, very little empirical research has been published regarding African American servicewomen, including those who have served in the Gulf Wars. Seen through...
by Morris A. Inch
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2012
This volume contains two closely related studies: Echoes of the Shema and Our Father’s Footprints. The term Shema is derived from the initial word to hear in the Old Testament: “Hear O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one” (Deut. 6:4). Hence, God is deserving of ardent adoration and unqualified...
The Invention of Monotheist Ethics
Exploring the Second Book of Samuel
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The Invention of Monotheist Ethics, Volume II presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken to be a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a turbulent century of change, The Invention of Monotheist Ethics contends that beneath this surface level the true...
The Invention of Monotheist Ethics
Exploring the First Book of Samuel
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The Invention of Monotheist Ethics, Volume I presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel. Usually taken to be a socio-political history of ancient Israel during a turbulent century of change, The Invention of Monotheist Ethics contends that beneath this surface level the true...
Regarding Tilly
Conflict, Power, and Collective Action
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Studying Charles Tilly (1929–2008), American sociologist, historian and political scientist, is essential for understanding political change and social conflict. His research focuses on how grassroots populations, through different forms of collective action, influence historical events by trying...
Feeding the Five Thousand
Studies in the Judaic Background of Mark 6:30-44 par. and John 6:1-15
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The story of Jesus feeding the five thousand is found in all four Gospels, and is told in two of them twice. Roger David Aus primarily explores the many facets of early Palestinian Judaism which inform the story, especially in regard to the miracle-worker Elisha. He describes four major motifs in...
Hospital Preaching as Informed by Bedside Listening
A Homiletical Guide for Preachers, Pastors, and Chaplains in Hospital, Hospice, Prison, and Nursing Home Ministries
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2010
Hospital Preaching as Informed by Bedside Listening states the great need to sit down face to face and attentively listen to stories, experiences, and feelings of patients. These bedside encounters with patients can well inform the preacher (chaplain or pastoral minister) and can result in more effective...