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Aspen Crossroads (A Whisper Canyon Romance #1)
by Janine RoscheTo protect those most vulnerable, Haven Haviland must trust her heart--and her regrets--to a mysterious newcomer in this moving contemporary romance.Few in the community of Whisper Canyon have actually met Jace Daring, a handsome recluse who lives at Aspen Crossroads, the farm at the edge of town. But that doesn't stop the rumors about the multiple women who live with him. He must protect the truth--that his farm-to-table restaurant will provide new livelihoods for women rescued from human trafficking--or he risks the safety and futures of those relying on him. But he can't do it alone.Haven Haviland has always been everyone's safe place to fall until one mistake closes her counseling practice and leaves her open to the town's gossip. Trusting men has gotten her in trouble before. However, accepting Jace's job offer to mentor the rescued women seems like the perfect way to right her wrongs.When the mayor's campaign to clean up Whisper Canyon targets Aspen Crossroads, the restaurant comes under fire, dangers from the women's pasts are awakened, and Haven's sins are exposed for all to see. Jace would sacrifice himself to save Haven and the women under his care, but his efforts might not be enough. And in the end, it might not be the women most in need of saving after all.
Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness: Taking Refuge in the Buddha
by Chris MitchellUnderstanding who you are can be a lonely and difficult process following the diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness illuminates this experience as an empowering path of discovery through the teachings of Buddhism. Chris Mitchell draws parallels between the experience of his own journey towards personhood through AS and the spiritual tenants of Theravada Buddhism, as outlined through the Eightfold Path, a guideline to personal development. Worry and anxiety, confusing desires or negative thoughts are among the everyday hindrances a person with AS faces. This book takes the reader through the key beliefs of Theravada Buddhism, such as Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths, showing how practices such as Insight Meditation can lead to a positive resolution of these feelings. Talking openly about his own personal experiences, Chris Mitchell provides helpful tips and suggestions for improving confidence and self-esteem towards an overall better sense of self that will be of interest to anyone diagnosed with AS or their family and friends.
Aspirations for Modernity and Prosperity: Symbols and Sources Behind Pentecostal/Charismatic Growth in Indonesia
by Chrsitine E Gudorf, Zainal Abidin Bagir, Marthen TahunIndonesia is the largest Muslim majority nation in the world and at the same time has a growing Pentecostal/Charismatic movement, gaining more public attention, both for its size and wealth. Building on two years of research, thousands of member surveys, and visits to almost 300 churches, this book gives insights into the reasons for its growth. It explores the characteristics of the growing community and its social relations with other Christian communities as well as Muslims in Indonesia.
Aspire: For Strength and Inspiration
by ZondervanAspire: The New Women of Color Study Bible gives you perspectives and insights that focus God’s Word directly on your world as an African-American woman. 100 “Inspire” notes provide insight from God’s Word on issues of life and leadership; 90 prayers tied to Scripture help guide your personal prayers; 95 “From God” notes encourage you to see yourself through God’s eyes; 140 “African Presence” notes reveal the African influence in Scripture; 50 quotes offer the wisdom of African-American women; and 75 character profiles unlock lessons from the lives of "Women of the Bible". Also included in this Bible are 66 book introductions and outlines, the “Family Roots” family tree, reading plans, color maps, cross-references, NIV concordance, index, and more. This eBook has been optimized for reading on color screens, but will still function effectively on other devices. NIV ©2011 The New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible is the world’s most popular modern English Bible – easy to understand, yet rich with the detail found in the original languages
Aspiring Saints: Pretense of Holiness, Inquisition, and Gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750
by Anne Jacobson SchutteWinner of an Honorable Mention in the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Awards given by the Association of American PublishersBetween 1618 and 1750, sixteen people—nine women and seven men—were brought to the attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Venice because they were reporting visions, revelations, and special privileges from heaven. All were investigated, and most were put on trial by the Holy Office of the Inquisition on a charge of heresy under various rubrics that might be translated as "pretense of holiness."Anne Jacobson Schutte looks closely at the institutional, cultural, and religious contexts that gave rise to the phenomenon of visionaries in Venice. To explain the worldview of the prosecutors as well as the prosecuted, Schutte examines inquisitorial trial dossiers, theological manuals, spiritual treatises, and medical works that shaped early modern Italians' understanding of the differences between orthodox Catholic belief and heresy. In particular, she demonstrates that socially constructed assumptions about males and females affected how the Inquisition treated the accused parties. The women charged with heresy were non-elites who generally claimed to experience ecstatic visions and receive messages; the men were usually clergy who responded to these women without claiming any supernatural experience themselves. Because they "should have known better," the men were judged more harshly by authorities.Placing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy.
Aspiring Saints: Pretense of Holiness, Inquisition, and Gender in the Republic of Venice, 1618-1750 (The\other Voice In Early Modern Europe Ser.)
by Anne Jacobson SchutteWinner of an Honorable Mention in the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Awards given by the Association of American PublishersBetween 1618 and 1750, sixteen people—nine women and seven men—were brought to the attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Venice because they were reporting visions, revelations, and special privileges from heaven. All were investigated, and most were put on trial by the Holy Office of the Inquisition on a charge of heresy under various rubrics that might be translated as "pretense of holiness."Anne Jacobson Schutte looks closely at the institutional, cultural, and religious contexts that gave rise to the phenomenon of visionaries in Venice. To explain the worldview of the prosecutors as well as the prosecuted, Schutte examines inquisitorial trial dossiers, theological manuals, spiritual treatises, and medical works that shaped early modern Italians' understanding of the differences between orthodox Catholic belief and heresy. In particular, she demonstrates that socially constructed assumptions about males and females affected how the Inquisition treated the accused parties. The women charged with heresy were non-elites who generally claimed to experience ecstatic visions and receive messages; the men were usually clergy who responded to these women without claiming any supernatural experience themselves. Because they "should have known better," the men were judged more harshly by authorities.Placing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy.
Assads Kampf um die Macht: 100 Jahre Syrienkonflikt (essentials)
by Ben BaweyDas essential bietet einen kompakten Einblick in die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Syrien und erläutert die Grundlagen des Konflikts zwischen Sunniten, Schiiten und Alawiten. Seit Ausbruch des syrischen Bürgerkrieges versuchen Baschar al-Assad und seine Militärs, die Vormachtstellung in einem zerfallenden Staat zu halten. Nicht zuletzt durch den anhaltenden Flüchtlingsstrom aus Syrien wird die westliche Staatengemeinschaft mit den Konsequenzen der immer mehr eskalierenden Situation in diesem ethnisch und religiös zerklüfteten Land konfrontiert. Ben Bawey erläutert die Hintergründe der Geschehnisse in dieser Weltregion, die nie instabiler gewesen zu sein scheint.
Assads Kampf um die Macht: Eine Einführung zum Syrienkonflikt (essentials)
by Ben BaweyDas essential bietet einen kompakten Einblick in die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Syrien und erläutert die Grundlagen des Konflikts zwischen Sunniten, Schiiten und Alawiten. Seit Ausbruch des syrischen Bürgerkrieges versuchen Baschar al-Assad und seine Militärs, die Vormachtstellung in einem zerfallenden Staat zu halten. Nicht zuletzt durch den anhaltenden Flüchtlingsstrom aus Syrien wird die westliche Staatengemeinschaft mit den Konsequenzen der immer mehr eskalierenden Situation in diesem ethnisch und religiös zerklüfteten Land konfrontiert. Ben Bawey erläutert die Hintergründe der Geschehnisse in dieser Weltregion, die nie instabiler gewesen zu sein scheint.
Assassins: Antichrist (Left Behind, #6)
by Tim Lahaye Jerry B. JenkinsIn the most explosive episode yet in the continuing drama of those left behind, the Tribulation Force hurtles toward the four murders foretold in prophecy. Antichrist himself is prophesied to suffer a lethal head wound. As a supernatural horde of 200 million demonic horsemen slays a third of the remaining population, the Tribulation Force prepares for a future as fugitives. Yet another Force member dies, and others join as crises draw them around the globe.
Assaulting the Gates: Aiming All God's People at the Mission Field
by Paul D. BordenLearn the “Big Picture” approach that will aim your congregation at the mission field in your back yard, or around the world.Many churches want to make the transition from an inward to an outward focus, from catering to the needs of members to reaching out into the world to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Too often they try to accomplish this radical change by taking half steps and partial measures, initiating a new program here or adding a new staff members there.Yet this kind of change requires more. To succeed in changing its core focus this way, a congregation must learn strategic thinking; it must commit itself to seeing the big picture, and to taking the steps necessary to paint that picture afresh. Everyone, including pastors, lay leaders, key teams and groups, and the congregation as a whole must be involved in a process of transformation. Paul D. Borden, author of Hit the Bullseye and Direct Hit, knows that this transformation will not be easy. But if the target is bringing more people into saving relationship with Jesus Christ, what could be more worthwhile?
Assembling Early Christianity: Trade, Networks, and the Letters of Dionysios of Corinth
by Concannon Cavan W.In this book, Cavan W. Concannon explores the growth and development of Christianity in the second century. He focuses on Dionysios of Corinth, an early Christian bishop who worked to build a network of churches along trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean. Using archaeological evidence, and analysing Dionysios' fragmentary letter collection, Concannon shows how various networks and collectives assembled together, and how various Christianities emerged and coexisted as a result of tenuous and shifting networks. Dionysios' story also overlaps with key early Christian debates, notably issues of celibacy, marriage, re-admission of sinners, Roman persecution, and the economic and political interdependence of churches, which are also explored in this study. Concannon's volume thus offers new insights into a fluid, emergent Christianity at a pivotal moment of its evolution.
Assembling Futures: Economy, Ecology, Democracy, and Religion (Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia)
by Jennifer Quigley and Catherine KellerTransdisciplinary insights at the intersection of religion, democracy, ecology, and economyWhat is the relationship of religion to economy, ecology, and democracy? In our fraught moment, what critical questions of religion may help to assembly democratic processes, ecosystems, and economic structures differently? What possible futures might emerge from transdisciplinary work across these traditionally siloed scholarly areas of interest?The essays in Assembling Futures reflect scholarly conversations among historians, political scientists, theologians, biblical studies scholars, and scholars of religion that transgress disciplinary boundaries to consider urgent matters expressive of the values, practices, and questions that shape human existence. Each essay recognizes urgent imbrications of the global economy, multinational politics, and the materiality of ecological entanglements in assembling still possible futures for the earth. Precisely in their diversity of disciplinary starting points and ethical styles, the essays that follow enact their intersectional forcefield even more vibrantly.
Assembling Religion: The Ford Motor Company and the Transformation of Religion in America
by Kati CurtsHow Henry Ford institutionalized a social gospelHenry Ford did not just mass produce cars. As a member of the Episcopal Church, reader of New Thought texts, believer in the “gospel of reincarnation,” mass marketer of antisemitic material, and employer who institutionalized a social gospel, Henry Ford’s contributions to American models of business were informed by and produced for an America he understood to be broadly Christian. Though Ford’s efforts at the head of the Ford Motor Company have commonly been understood as secular, Ford himself was explicit that his work in engineering and auto production was prophetic and meant to remake the world.This religious history of Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company repositions them within critical studies of religion, examining how Ford transformed American religious practice in the twentieth century. Drawing directly on documents from Ford’s archive, it examines Ford’s mass production methods and bureaucratic reforms as examples of prosperity gospel traditions, illuminating the ways manufacturing and technology intersect with American religious practice. Bridging American religious and industrial history, Assembling Religion offers a new and surprising way to understand Ford’s impact on culture, commerce, and the technology of labor.
Assertive Religion: Religious Intolerance in a Multicultural World
by Emanuel de KadtQuestions about religions and religious institutions have changed dramatically since they first arose many years ago. In the beginning of the twenty-first century, the link of religion with extreme ideologies captures our attention. Such questions have been the focus of a steadily growing number of books. What does Assertive Religion add to the debate?Emanuel de Kadt discusses the relationship of religion to wider social issues such as human rights and multiculturalism. He traces the growth, during the religious revival over the past decades, of assertive, and even coercive, forms of religion, notably—but not exclusively—fundamentalist varieties. He deals with these questions as they relate to the three major Abrahamic religions, thereby addressing a readership wider than that made up of persons interested exclusively in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.The author takes on issues such as the effects of the "Jewishness" of Israel on the rights of Palestinians; the consequences of the centralized authority structure of the Roman Catholic Church; and the implications of the failure of reform-oriented Muslims to make their voices heard in an organized Islamic reform movement. He is even-handed, focusing on both positive and negative features of each religious perspective, though he does have a clear viewpoint. Assertive Religion adds to increasingly sharp political discussions on issues arising out of religion. It is a must read for anyone interested in how religion is shaping the world of tomorrow.
Assessing Spirituality in a Diverse World (Religion, Spirituality And Health: A Social Scientific Approach Ser. #6)
by Raymond F. Paloutzian Amy L. Ai Paul Wink Kevin A. HarrisThis volume addresses an important problem in social scientific research on global religions and spirituality: How to evaluate the role of diverse religious and spiritual (R/S) beliefs and practices within the rapid evolution of spiritual globalization and diversification trends. The book examines this question by bringing together a panel of international scholars including psychologists, sociologists, and researchers in religious studies, public health, medicine, and social work. The content includes chapters describing innovative concepts of post-Christian spirituality, Eastern forms of meditation, afterlife beliefs associated with the three dominant cultural legacies, various non-religious worldviews, spiritual Jihad, and secular and religious reverence. The book also covers such important themes as spiritual well-being, faith, struggle, meaning making, modeling, and support, as well as mysticism and using prayer to cope with existential crises. This book advances the understanding of the role of R/S across different faiths and cultural systems, including both Western and non-Western ones, and enriches the mainstream of psychological sciences and practices. It appeals to students, educators, researchers, and clinicians in multiple related fields and disciplines.
Assessment Report on Chinese Primary School Students’ Academic Achievement: 4 Subjects of Grade 6 in Primary School Taken as Examples
by Huisheng Tian Zhichang SunThis book is a report on the academic achievement assessment of Grade-6 students in primary school with a large-scale sample for the first time since the new curriculum reform. This report consists of the general report, reports on the four subjects of Chinese, Mathematics, Science and Morality and Society, the questionnaire survey report and assessment instruments. This report states the complexion of students’ academic achievement including achievements and shortcomings and proposes some targeted suggestions. The methods and assessment instruments have important reference value for future academic achievement assessment.
Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)
by Stephen P. GreggoAssessment in counseling—like its biblical counterpart, discernment—is an ongoing and dynamic routine to encourage movement in a productive direction toward what is truly best. In Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, Stephen P. Greggo equips counselors to put assessment techniques into practical use, particularly with clients who are looking to grow in their identity with Jesus Christ. As a Christian perspective on assessment, this book is designed to supplement standard resources and help counselors navigate challenges at the intersection of psychotherapy and Christian ministry. Greggo charts a course for care that brings best practices of the profession together with practices of Christian discipleship. Key topics include: Does a Christian worldview offer distinguishing parameters for assessment practice? Can clinical proficiency in assessment bring glory to God? How can the crucial psychometric construct of validity be translated into our Christian faith? In what ways can the inclusion of objective procedures be transformed into a message of hospitality and affirmation? How can counselors maximize the benefits of a therapeutic alliance to attend to immediate concerns and foster spiritual formation? How can formal personality measures add depth and substance to the counseling experience? How can assessment contribute to client retention, treatment completion, and aftercare planning? With Assessment for Counseling in Christian Perspective, clinical and pastoral counselors can bring the best of assessment into counseling that reflects the essence of the Christian faith.
Assessment in Ethics Education: A Case of National Tests in Religious Education (Evaluating Education: Normative Systems and Institutional Practices)
by Olof FranckThis book presents a number of fundamentally challenging perspectives that have been brought to the fore by the national tests on religious education (RE) in Sweden. It particularly focuses on the content under the heading Ethics. It is common knowledge that many teachers find these parts difficult to handle within RE. Further, ethics is a field that addresses a range of moral and existential issues that are not easily treated. Many of these issues may be said to belong to the philosophical context, in which "eternal questions" are gathered and reflected upon. The first chapters highlight the concepts of ethical competence and critical thinking. In the following chapters the concept of ethical competence is analyzed with regard to teachers' objectives and to students' texts, respectively. These chapters pursue a more practice-related approach and highlight specific challenges identified from both teacher and student perspectives. Next, the book raises the issue of global responsibility. What kind of critical issues arise when handling such matters at school? Further, can contemporary moral philosophers contribute to such a discussion? In turn, the book discusses the role of statistical analyses with regard to national tests, while the closing chapters present international perspectives on the book's main themes and concluding remarks. The book's critical yet constructive approach to issues regarding assessment in ethics education makes a valuable contribution to an ongoing debate among researchers as well as to the everyday communication on testing in schools and classrooms. As such, it will appeal to scholars in ethics education and researchers in the field of assessment, as well as educators and teachers interested and engaged in the task of testing ethics in school contexts where curricular demands for valid and authoritative evaluation may provide important guidelines, but may also pose challenges of their own.
Assignment: Baby (Nine to Five)
by Jessica HartGabriel Stearne might be a brilliant businessman-but there's nothing on his illustrious resume about children! So the unexpected delivery to the office of a baby leaves him only one place to turn-his personal assistant, Tess Gordon....Gabriel and Tess have been hiding their fiery attraction for each other behind strictly professional behavior. Now Tess has to stay in Gabriel's apartment to help him care for little Harry. And between late-night feeds and early wake-up calls, anything could happen!
Assignment: Bodyguard
by Lenora WorthWith him by her side, it’s not her life that’s in danger—it’s her heart. Romantic thrills from the New York Times–bestselling author of Risky Reunion.Her father will accept only the best for Kit Atkins’s protection. So when Kit is threatened, he calls on Shane Warwick, a CHAIM agent. Shane is calm, capable, protective—and way too charming for Kit’s peace of mind. Yet despite her protests, Shane refuses to leave her side. As they hide out at a remote Texas ranch, a powerful bond grows between them, even as danger rises. Connections to the mysterious death of Kit’s late husband reveal old betrayals. Suddenly, Kit’s assigned bodyguard is the only person she can trust.
Assignment: Bodyguard
by Lenora WorthTwo novels of suspense and danger by author Lenora WorthAssignment: BodyguardWhen Kit Atkins is threatened, her protective father calls in Agent Shane Warwick for help. Despite Kit’s protests, Shane refuses to leave her side. And soon a powerful bond grows between them—even as danger rises. When connections to the mysterious death of Kit’s late husband reveal old betrayals, suddenly Kit’s bodyguard is the only person she can trust.The Soldier’s MissionCounseling is Laura Walton’s calling. So when Luke Martinez hangs up abruptly after calling the hotline where she works, Laura tracks him down. But she’s not the only one. While she came to help him heal, his other pursuer has murder in mind. Laura makes Luke believe in life—and love—again. Just in time, too, since he’ll need all his faith to face this last enemy.
Assignment: Single Man (Double Destiny)
by Caroline AndersonFran Williams is at a crossroads: she's in need of space and a little TLC! Instead she accepts an assignment nursing one injured, impatient, wealthy whirlwind by the name of Josh Nicholson.Josh is everything Fran doesn't need, until she arouses his tenderness and protection and Fran finds herself in love with a committed bachelor. Should she have taken that job with Josh's G.P. instead? Except Josh has given her back her life, and the only thing that would make it complete is if he stayed in it forever...
Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith
by D. L. MayfieldFrom childhood, D.L. Mayfield longed to be a missionary, so she was thrilled when the opportunity arose to work with a group of Somali Bantu refugees in her hometown of Portland, OR. As the days, months, and years went by, her hopeful enthusiasm began to wear off, her faith became challenged, and the real work of learning to love and serve her neighbors grew harder, deeper, and more complex. She writes: "The more I failed to communicate the love of God to my refugee friends, the more I experienced it for myself. The more overwhelmed I felt as I became involved in the myriads of problems facing my friends who experience poverty in America, the less pressure I felt to attain success or wealth or prestige. And the more my world started to expand at the edges of my periphery, the more it became clear that life was more beautiful and more terrible than I had been told."In this collection of stunning and surprising essays, Mayfield invites readers to reconsider their concepts of justice, love, and reimagine being a citizen of this world and the upside-down kingdom of God.
Assimilation Versus Separation: Joseph the Administrator and the Politics of Religion in Biblical Israel
by Aaron WíldavskyHow to behave in the diaspora has been a central problem for Jews over the ages. They have debated whether to assimilate by adopting local customs or whether to remain a God-centered people loyal to their temporal rulers but maintaining the peculiar customs that separated them from their host nations. The question not only of survival, but of the basis for survival, is also a central problem in the Joseph stories of the Book of Genesis. The work shows its readers the grand alternatives of Judaism, instilled in two larger-than-life figures, so its readers can reassess for themselves the road Judaism did not take, and understand why Joseph though admirable in many respects, is left out of the rest of the Bible. The question is answered through the stories about how Joseph, the son of Jacob, saved his people/family from famine by becoming a high-ranking administrator to Pharaoh. By analyzing his behavior to the people over whom he exercises power, Joseph lords it over his brothers, grieves his father, takes lands from Egyptian farmers, and engages in forced deportation. Wildavsky explains why Joseph-the-assimilator is replaced in the Book of Exodus by Moses-the-lawgiver. The book ends by demonstrating that Joseph and Moses are, and are undoubtedly meant to be exact opposites. As in his earlier book on The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader, Wildavsky combines analysis of political and administrative leadership with both traditional and modern study of texts: thematic linkages via plot, grammar, dreams, poetry, and religious doctrine. Thus the chapter on "Joseph the Administrator" is preceded by a chapter on Joseph as The Dream Lord" and followed by an analysis and explanation of why Jacob's obscure blessings to his sons are more like curses. Always the emphasis is on the reciprocal influence of religion and politics, on rival answers to questions about how Hebrews should relate to each other and to outsiders. New, in paperback, the book will be of interest to biblical scholars and readers as well as those concerned with the interaction of religion and political life.
Assistive Gesellschaft: Multidisziplinäre Erkundungen zur Sozialform „Assistenz“ (Öffentliche Wissenschaft und gesellschaftlicher Wandel)
by Peter Biniok Eric LettkemannDie Beitr#65533;ge des Buches befassen sich mit der Frage, was ,Gesellschaft' bedeutet, wenn nahezu alle Lebensbereiche assistiert werden. Ob Blindenhund, Butler oder Assistent der Gesch#65533;ftsf#65533;hrung, Herzschrittmacher oder Navigationssystem, Pflegeroboter oder Ambient Assisted Living - wir werden assistiert von anderen Personen und Lebewesen, und immer h#65533;ufiger auch von Technologien und Artefakten. Diesen Assistenten kommt eine spezifische und neue Rolle zu: sie besch#65533;tzen, sie helfen, sie steuern uns. Prozesse der Assistierung in Lebens- und Arbeitswelt werden oft im Einklang mit sich steigernden Kompensations- und Effizienzversprechen vorangetrieben. Aber wie gestaltet sich Assistenz konkret? Welche Wechselwirkungen entstehen zwischen den beteiligten Instanzen? Und welche gesellschaftlichen Dynamiken und unbeabsichtigten Folgen sind damit verbunden? Darauf versucht der Sammelband Antworten zu geben.