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Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alston, William P., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this clear and provocative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> epistemology ong>ofong> religious experience, William P. Alston argues that ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> ong>Godong>-his term for direct experiential awareness ong>ofong> ong>Godong>-makes a major contribution to ong>theong> grounds ong>ofong> religious belief. Surveying ong>theong> variety ong>ofong> reported direct experiences ong>ofong> ong>Godong>, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about ong>Godong> on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> mystical experience.

The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ruse, Michael / Wilson, Edward Osborne, PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO, A thought-provoking series that chronicles ong>theong> discussions, disputes, and debates that have divided scientists and advanced science through ong>theong> ages. ong>Theong> origins ong>ofong> humanity? ong>Theong> causes ong>ofong> homosexuality? Experimentation on humans and animals? In both ong>theong>ory and practice, science is riven by controversy. Always has been, always will be. Controversies in Science reveals ong>theong> history ong>ofong> humanity's disputatious pursuit ong>ofong> truth-ong>theong> passions, ong>theong> polemics, and ong>theong> partisanship. ABC-CLIO's Controversies in Science series examines some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest debates in ong>theong> history ong>ofong> science's quest for truth. Edited by top scientists, philosophers, and historians, ong>theong> titles explore fields as diverse as cosmology, genetics, evolution, psychiatry, and ong>theong> fascinating and speculative study ong>ofong> extraterrestrial biology. Who are we? Where do we come from? And what limits should we place on ong>theong> pursuit ong>ofong> answers to ong>theong>se questions? ong>Theong> truth is out ong>theong>re. But what routes have we taken? What routes should we take? Controversies in Science ong>ofong>fers a road map.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in ong>theong> series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, ?ong>theong> fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith, ? and its relation to ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith: ong>theong> triune life ong>ofong> ong>Godong>; ong>theong> Person ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>r, ong>theong> Son and ong>theong> Holy Spirit; creation; ong>theong> Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with ong>Godong> here and hereafter. McDonough relies on ong>theong> ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> church, and ong>theong> spiritual writings ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity as a secret?ong>theong> Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes ong>theong> pattern for true Christian living.

Autobiography of God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ogilvie, Lloyd John, PUBLISHER: Regal Books, This contemporary commentary on ong>theong> parables ong>ofong> Jesus ong>ofong>fers a flesh, exciting look at ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>Godong> and how He works in our lives.

Glorious Grasses: The Grains

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

Body and Gift: Reflections on Creation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Torode, Sam, PUBLISHER: Ascension Press, ong>Theong> First book in ong>theong> series, Body and Gift, begins with ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> man recorded in Genesis and goes on to explore its teaching on ong>theong> human body and ong>Godong>'s design for marriage

More Science Adventures with Children's Literature: Reading

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fredericks, Anthony D., PUBLISHER: Teacher Ideas Press(NH), ong>Theong>se dynamic literature-based activities will help teachers and school librarians energize ong>theong> entire science curriculum and implement national standards. Fredericks presents hundreds ong>ofong> hands-on, minds-on projects that actively engage students in positive learning experiences. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong> units ong>ofong>fers book summaries, science topic areas, critical thinking questions, classroom resources, reproducible pages, and lots ong>ofong> easy-to-do activities including science experiments for every grade level. Chapters cover: Life Science, Space Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and ong>theong> Human Body for students in grades K-4. ong>Theong> author also provides practical guidance for teaching science through inquiry, for collaborative ventures with school librarians, for integrating literature across ong>theong> curriculum, and an up-to-date section ong>ofong> annotated bibliographies ong>ofong> ong>theong> best in children's science literature. All titles are new to this volume and linked to national science standards. An entire chapter on ong>theong> advantage ong>ofong> collaboration between ong>theong> classroom teacher and ong>theong> school librarian is included. Each individual unit includes a section on one or more collaborative classroom/library projects. An added plus is a section ong>ofong> related Readers ong>Theong>atre scripts keyed to ong>theong> science topics and standards. Grades K-4.

No More Dodos: How Zoos Help Endangered Wildlife

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nirgiotis, Nicholas / Nirgiotis, ong>Theong>odore, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, Uncover ong>theong> intriguing, and ong>ofong>ten mysterious, world ong>ofong> science in Lerner's Discovery series. From late-breaking hot topics to conundrums whose answers have been concealed for centuries, books in this series provide in-depth coverage ong>ofong> science topics that young readers everywhere will find fascinating Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Constancy, Change, and Measurement; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Life Science; and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: National Academy ong>Ofong> Sciences / National Academy ong>Ofong> Scien, Institute / Institute ong>Ofong> Medicine, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, Careers in Science and Engineering ong>ofong>fers guidance to students on planning careers -- particularly careers in nonacademic settings -- and discusses how to obtain ong>theong> education and skills necessary to attain ong>theong>ir career goals. Prong>ofong>iles ong>ofong> science and engineering prong>ofong>essionals illustrate a variety ong>ofong> career paths.

Evolutionary Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schubert, Glendon A., JR., PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, This synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> research into ong>theong> behavior ong>ofong> humans and oong>theong>r social animals ranges horizontally from a congruence ong>ofong> ong>theong> perspectives ong>ofong> ong>theong> life sciences, social sciences, and physical sciences and longitudinally from that ong>ofong> ong>theong> most recent 60 million years, but emphasizing ong>theong> last 12 thousand years. From a political science perspective, ong>theong>se essays focus on both individual and small-group political behavior. Schubert's work draws extensively on contemporary evolutionary ong>theong>ory, biosocial and psychobiological ong>theong>ory, ethology and primatology, behavioral ecology, experimental work in animal behavior, neurobiology, human development, and ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> both life and social sciences. Introducing and concluding ong>theong> book are essays that discuss ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> biology and ong>theong> life sciences for ong>theong> study ong>ofong> political science. ong>Theong> oong>theong>rs center on five topics: political ethology (naturalistic study ong>ofong> human behavior as animal behavior); political evolution; evolutionary ong>theong>ory; evolutionary development (ecological, epigenetic, and ontogenetic); and ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> human thinking.

Distinguished Figures in Mechanism and Machine Science:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ceccarelli, Marco, PUBLISHER: Springer London, This is ong>theong> first part ong>ofong> a series ong>ofong> books whose aim is to collect contributed papers describing ong>theong> work ong>ofong> famous persons in MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science). ong>Theong> current work treats mainly technical developments in ong>theong> historical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> fields that today are grouped in MMS. Thus, ong>theong> emphasis is on biographical notes describing ong>theong> efforts and experiences ong>ofong> people who have contributed to ong>theong> technical achievements which forms ong>theong> core ong>ofong> each contributed paper. ong>Theong>se papers cover ong>theong> wide field ong>ofong> ong>theong> History ong>ofong> Mechanical Engineering with specific focus on MMS. This volume will be ong>ofong> value to a wide audience interested in ong>theong> history ong>ofong> engineering.

199 Promesas de Dios: 199 Promises of God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barbour Publishing, Inc / Barbour Publishing, Inc., PUBLISHER: Barbour Publishing, What is it that keeps ong>Godong>'s children hopeful in a hopeless world? What guarantees can a person cling to on ong>theong> most difficult ong>ofong> days? Readers will find dozens ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s most uplifting guarantees in "199 Promises ong>ofong> ong>Godong>"--now, for ong>theong> first time, in Spanish This compact book ong>ofong>fers real and powerful promises from ong>theong> Creator ong>ofong> ong>theong> universe and true refreshment for ong>theong> spirit and a renewed sense ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s commitment to His children.

Giordano Bruno and Renaissance Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gatti, Hilary, PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, ong>Theong> Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno was a notable supporter ong>ofong> ong>theong> new science that arose during his lifetime; his role in its development has been debated ever since ong>theong> early seventeenth century. Hilary Gatti here reevaluates Bruno's contribution to ong>theong> scientific revolution, in ong>theong> process challenging ong>theong> view that now dominates Bruno criticism among English-language scholars. Gatti reinstates Bruno as a scientific thinker and occasional investigator ong>ofong> considerable significance and power whose work participates in ong>theong> excitement aroused by ong>theong> new science and its methods. Her original research emphasizes ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Bruno's links to ong>theong> magnetic philosophers, from Ficino to Gilbert; Bruno's reading and extension ong>ofong> Copernicus's work on ong>theong> motions ong>ofong> ong>theong> earth; ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> Bruno's maong>theong>matics; and his work on ong>theong> art ong>ofong> memory seen as a picture logic, which she examines in ong>theong> light ong>ofong> ong>theong> crises ong>ofong> visualization in present-day science. She concludes by emphasizing Bruno's ethics ong>ofong> scientific discovery. Acquista Ora

Scientific Growth: Essays on the Social Organization and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ben-David, Joseph, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> California Press, A pioneer and major thinker in ong>theong> sociology ong>ofong> science, Joseph Ben-David wrote with refreshing directness on questions central to ong>theong> history and sociology ong>ofong> science. As ong>theong>y are combined here, Ben-David's essays reveal ong>theong> richness and synong>theong>tic power ong>ofong> his intellect in a way his separate publications never did. Two ong>theong>mes form ong>theong> heart ong>ofong> Ben-David's ground-breaking work: ong>theong> emergence, existence, and growth ong>ofong> science as a distinctive activity within society, governed by a specific "scientific ethos"; and ong>theong> social construction both ong>ofong> new objects ong>ofong> scientific study and ong>ofong> new scientific disciplines. Ben-David argues that only where ong>theong> scientist's social role is institutionalized (i.e., recognized as legitimate by society at large), can science as a sustained and continuous activity exist and thrive. By ong>theong> same token, new scientific objects and disciplines emerge where social circumstances encourage and sustain new ("hybridized") social roles. Ben-David's is a distinctly historical sociology ong>ofong> science, providing a ong>theong>oretical framework capable ong>ofong> integrating both ong>theong> historical and ong>theong> synchronic approaches; it is also complementary to ong>theong> perspective ong>ofong> ong>theong> sociology ong>ofong> scientific knowledge.

God Without Being: Hors-Texte

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marion, Jean-Luc / Carlson, Thomas A., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Chicago Press, Jean-Luc Marion advances a controversial argument for a ong>Godong> free ong>ofong> all categories ong>ofong> Being. Taking a characteristically postmodern stance, Marion challenges a fundamental premise ong>ofong> both metaphysics and neo-Thomist ong>theong>ology: that ong>Godong>, before all else, must be. Raong>theong>r, he locates a "ong>Godong> without Being" in ong>theong> realm ong>ofong> agape, ong>ofong> Christian charity or love. This volume, ong>theong> first translation into English ong>ofong> ong>theong> work ong>ofong> this leading Catholic philosopher, ong>ofong>fers a contemporary perspective on ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>Godong>. "An immensely thoughtful book.... It promises a rich harvest. Marion's highly original treatment ong>ofong> ong>theong> idol and ong>theong> icon, ong>theong> Eucharist, boredom and vanity, conversion and prayer takes ong>theong>ological and philosophical discussions to a new level."--Norman Wirzba, "Christian Century"

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> central developments in Western history.. ong>Theong> book calls attention to certain critical ong>theong>mes--ong>theong> development ong>ofong> political freedom and constitutional government; ong>theong> shifting relations among religion, society, and ong>theong> state; ong>theong> development ong>ofong> science and technology and ong>theong>ir impact on thought and social institutions; and ong>theong> major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

The Disappearance of God: Five Nineteenth-Century Writers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, J. Hillis, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Illinois Press, A landmark work ong>ofong> literary criticism by one ong>ofong> ong>theong> foremost interpreters ong>ofong> nineteenth-century England, ong>Theong> Disappearance ong>ofong> ong>Godong> confronts ong>theong> consciousness ong>ofong> an absent (though perhaps still existent) ong>Godong> in ong>theong> writings ong>ofong> Thomas De Quincey, Robert Browning, Emily Bronte, Matong>theong>w Arnold, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. J. Hillis Miller surveys ong>theong> intellectual and material developments that conspired to cut man ong>ofong>f from ong>Godong> -- among oong>theong>r factors ong>theong> city, developments within Christianity, subjectivism, and ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern historical sense -- and shows how each writer's body ong>ofong> work reflects a sustained response to ong>theong> experience ong>ofong> ong>Godong>'s disappearance.

Seed to Peanut

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Owen, Oliver, PUBLISHER: ABDO & Daughters, This series examines ong>theong> development ong>ofong> plants, animals, and insects. Each book guides young readers through ong>theong> life cycle, from youth to adulthood, focusing on feeding, habitat, and reproduction. -- Supports science and natural history curriculum -- Simple, easy-to-read text and full-color photos make science understandable -- Excellent resource for papers with table ong>ofong> contents, glossary, index, and bibliography

Faith Questions for Families

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Questions and answers carefully chosen to stimulate ong>conversationsong> into ong>theong> basics ong>ofong> Christian faith with words and actions in order to grow as a family ong>ofong> ong>Godong>.

God's Masterwork: Ezra Through Daniel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, From ong>theong> leadership ong>ofong> Ezra through ong>theong> integrity ong>ofong> Daniel, see ong>Godong>'s faithfulness and love to Israel during its obedience, rebellion, and restoration. Swindoll traces ong>theong> sweep ong>ofong> history, ong>theong> undercurrents ong>ofong> doctrine, and ong>theong> pulse ong>ofong> redemption through this section ong>ofong> Scripture.

Yes, We Have Bananas!: Fruits from Shrubs and Vines

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles / Erste, John, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles / Hughes, E. Thomas / Hughes, Tom, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

Collection of Papers on Soil Science of the Estonian

Collection ong>ofong> Papers on Soil Science ong>ofong> ong>theong> Estonian Agricultural Academy No. 49 Copertina flessibile â€" pp.155 Euro 70 (suolo 13)

Immanuel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Witmer, John / Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, John Witmer presents ong>theong> almighty Son ong>ofong> ong>Godong> as a living, breathing, incarnate man. He shows us a full picture ong>ofong> ong>theong> Christ in four distinct phases: ong>theong> Son ong>ofong> ong>Godong> before he became man, ong>theong> divine suffering man on Earth, ong>theong> glorified and ascended Christ, and ong>theong> coming King.

Evolution, Creationism, and Other Modern Myths: A Critical

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deloria, Vine, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, Deloria takes Western science and religion to task in this witty and erudite assault on ong>theong> current state ong>ofong> evolutionary ong>theong>ory, science, and religion. Incorporating non-Western and Native American ideas, as well as ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> "Intelligent Design," Deloria provides us with a framework to better understand our beginnings.

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