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Environmental, Social, Governance and Digital Transformation in Organizations (Information Systems Engineering and Management #35)
by Alvaro Rocha Maria Jose Sousa Andreia de bem Machado Andrea Brambilla Antonio PesqueiraThis book investigates the dynamic interaction between environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs and digital transformation, addressing important themes such as corporate governance, ethical leadership, stakeholder engagement and sustainability in a digital age. Exploring a range of sectors, it examines the impact of AI on governance, child protection and smart cities, along with the integration of ESG strategies in healthcare, waste management and Industry 4.0. Through case studies and analysis, he highlights challenges such as technological stress, while offering insights into sustainable business ecosystems, strategic leadership and transparency. The 22-chapter book bridges the gap between academia and the sector, presenting innovative frameworks and practical solutions to promote resilient, ethical and sustainable digital transformation.
Critical Perspectives on Technological Innovations in Healthcare: Building the Future
by Andreas CharalambousThis new complementary volume to Developing and Utilising Digital Technology in Healthcare for Assessment and Monitoring extends well beyond what has been already covered, including AI, Machine Learning and Big Data in health care, data-informed care, tackling health inequalities in cancer care through technological solutions and the policy considerations of digital innovation. This book reflects the increasing influx of technological solutions in varying fields within the context of healthcare, which extend from prevention to early detection, treatment and survivorship. With an increasing number of supportive care needs being unmet, such technological solutions can bridge the gaps in how current care is being delivered. An aspect that previously has not received considerable attention is the cultural competence in healthcare AI and robotics, and a chapter dedicated to this topic offers ideas for developing technologies that are culturally competent. The book offers unique insights into the areas and ways in which these interventions (e.g. taking into consideration cultural aspects) can be incorporated in the care continuum empowering the end-user (healthcare professional and patient). The book draws on the experts&’ current (and at times ongoing) research on these topics. The structure of the book provides multiple perspectives on the topic and makes it appealing to a multidisciplinary and multi-professional audience, with nurses as a primary target but also including clinicians, researchers, patients, technology experts and students. This approach fills a gap in this field not only by familiarizing the reader with a wide range of technological interventions in relation to their application in clinical practice, but also by emphasizing what the data-driven and need-orientated development of future interventions needs to take into consideration.
Safety Theater: How the Desire for Perfection Drives Compliance Clutter, Inauthenticity, and Accidents (The Business, Management and Safety Effects of Neoliberalism)
by Sidney DekkerHow is it possible that the desire for a perfectly safe world with perfectly safe workplaces helps generate the opposite? Safety Theater shows how our desire for perfection drives compliance clutter, inauthentic relationships with work-as-done, and new kinds of accidents. Written by the leading global voice on safety innovation today, Safety Theater takes us back to the Enlightenment and its aspiration toward a perfectible world through rationality and science, and explains how, by separating severity from injury rates two centuries later, we now hit our targets but miss the point. This hopeful, forward-looking book is the final volume in a three-part series on the effects of "neoliberalism," which promotes the role of the private sector in the economy.Showcasing a more caring kind of capitalism—where free markets are free in a frame; where horizontal coordination replaces hierarchical control; where shareholders are not the only stakeholders; and where value and prosperity are assessed in terms other than merely economic ones—the book platforms much of what is now known as "safety differently," and also allows us to think differently about our capacity to manage complexity (including its possible drift toward failure) and see our fellow human beings as resources for solutions, not as problems to control. Safety Theater introduces the socio-economic success and value system that distinguish Rhineland economies from Anglo ones. It explains how complexity can never be governed through hierarchy and compliance, but necessarily requires trust and horizontal coordination; offers a vision of humanity richer than Anglo-style capitalism can offer; and examines how Rhineland thinking values tripartite consultation (between workers, employers, and government) in ways that can help stem the worst effects of free market policymaking on the compliance clutter and drift into failure, as detailed in the previous two volumes in this trilogy.Sidney Dekker’s work—from his debut Field Guide to Understanding Human Error in 2001 to his recent Random Noise—always challenges readers to embrace more humane, empowering ways to think about work and its quality and safety. In Safety Theater, Dekker extends his reach once again, writing for all managers, board members, organization leaders, consultants, practitioners, researchers, lecturers, students, and investigators curious to understand the genuine nature of organizational and safety performance.
Postcolonial Aeromobilities: Branding, Cultural Governance, and Tourism Imageries
by Iñigo Sánchez-Fuarros Bart Paul VanspauwenThis edited collection explores how national airlines in postcolonial states operate at the complex intersection of corporate branding, cultural governance, tourism development, and national identity formation. It conceptualizes airplanes and airports as both tangible infrastructural spaces and symbolic domains that connect geographically distant regions while embodying aspirations of political sovereignty and cultural unity. Through diverse case studies spanning multiple continents, the book examines how commercial aviation's physical and cultural spaces either reinforce or challenge colonial histories and imperial legacies.The volume reveals how modern Western imperial narratives were shaped through specific cultural and social negotiations that played out in airline branding, route networks, service standards, and cultural policies. It analyzes how airlines serve as vehicles for projecting soft power and cultural diplomacy while mediating between local traditions and global modernity. Drawing on rich empirical examples from Angola, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Jamaica, Kenya, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States, this collection demonstrates how airlines employ sophisticated cultural management and corporate branding strategies to shape national and regional identities.By examining airlines as sites where business strategy, cultural policy, and identity politics intersect, this collection advances our understanding of how transportation infrastructure shapes social imaginaries and power relations in our increasingly connected yet culturally diverse world. The research has important implications for scholars of business history, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, and transportation geography while offering practical insights for policymakers and airline industry leaders.
Wearable Technology: IEEE CASS Seasonal School 2024
by Levis Chiri Kamau Beth Gichanga Kevin Maina Mike Muthomi Gikundi Lewis Murimi MurithiThis book is the result of a groundbreaking milestone CASS seasonal school dedicated to Wearable Technology that was held for the first time in Africa. It is a reference on the evolving terrain of wearable tech and circuit-based technologies in specific fields including data processing and signal analysis, enhancing patient monitoring, and improving quality of life for senior adults. It also covers broad topics such as trends in wearable technology and the art of circuit design.The seasonal school provided exclusive opportunities for attendees to interact with renowned experts across multiple domains. Participants gained invaluable insights into the forefront of innovation, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in this rapidly evolving field. The school brought forward real-world examples as well as the latest global advancements in wearable technology. Facilitating direct engagement with leading experts in the field and fostering networking opportunities, the school served as a center for knowledge exchange and professional growth.
R Companion to Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis
by Ajith RR Companion to Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis is a companion volume to the classic textbook by Mark Woodward, Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis, Third Edition. It aims to equip the reader with sufficient knowledge to use R for practising epidemiology. Towards this aim, it reworks the examples in the textbook, presenting the code followed by an explanation and its result.Key Features: Almost all of the numerical examples in the textbook are reworked in R R code is introduced in small portions and explained thoroughly Complexity of introduced code is increased only gradually More than 300 commands spanning more than 40 libraries are introduced The book is intended primarily to be used as a supplement to the textbook by undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of epidemiology and statistics. It will also serve practitioners and researchers in epidemiology who want to learn R for use in their work.
Costumers at Work: The Collaborative Creativity, Emotional Labour, and Technical Skill of Costume Creation (Studies in Costume as Scenographic Practice and Technical Craft)
by Madeline TaylorCostumers at Work: The Collaborative Creativity, Emotional Labour, and Technical Skill of Costume Creation explores the various forms of work carried out in the costume workshop by the myriads of skilled professionals who transform ideas and sketches into the wearable costumes seen on stage.Costume work, as collective, collaborative, and material labour produced by a predominantly female workforce, has been long overlooked by the performance industry and those who study it. This book exposes the inherent tensions between theatre’s strict hierarchies and collaborative ideology and how these inform the structures negotiated day to day by costumers as they carry out their work. Through close attention to their work, the book establishes costumers’ work as collaborative and complex, a creative and emotional labour that contributes to enhanced storytelling, actor performance, and audience experience. Using extensive ethnographic observation conducted over 14 months at three professional theatre costume workshops around Australia, combined with extant interviews and research from across the globe, Costumers at Work provides explicit theories and guidance about the behaviours, skills, and communication modes that make costume collaboration more effective and enjoyable.This book is written for costume researchers, practitioners, and students of theatrical costume design and construction, along with theatre scholars broadly.
The Best Selling Coach: Business Development for Business Coaches, Consultants and Advisors
by Nick Davies Rebecca BonningtonWritten by a sister and brother team with 35 years of combined experience, this book demystifies business development and offers a simple and highly effective method of selling for business coaches and consultants.Selling professional services, particularly for new or aspiring consultants, can seem daunting and distasteful. This book shows that it doesn’t need to be this way and, using a four-stage process, shows coaches how to first build their confidence and go on to locate, connect and meet desirable clients, virtually or in person. This book guides readers through asking for the sale and keeping control of the business relationship as it develops. Complete with email and letter templates and LinkedIn strategies, many chapters also link to an online course which gives access to downloadable materials such as professionally designed PDFs suitable for workshops, presentations and coaching sessions.Current, new and aspiring business coaches, as well as postgraduate coaching students, will welcome this guide to solving the top issues most people face in this sector: finding new clients, building your client base and winning work.
Seeking Transcendence: The Quest for Spirituality in an Age of Detachment
by Joseph C. ManzellaSeeking Transcendence examines the various paths taken by those who have detached themselves from their traditional, institutional religious roots but are seeking non-traditional paths to spiritual experiences. Called the “nones” or "non-affiliated" in popular mass media, these include a significant number of Western folks who maintain a belief in God or at least consider themselves “spiritual but not religious”.Each chapter of the book explores these trends with a specific theme, as well as a case study based on the author’s ethnographic observation of alternative spiritual communities and practices in North America and Western Europe.Ultimately, this book shows how contemporary alternatives to traditional institutional religion appeal to nones, presenting the relevance of new religious movements and more secular spiritual paths to transcendence.
Finding Your Creative DNA
by Arpan Yagnik Linda Conway Correll GeorgeThis book enables readers to discover their inner creative DNA, by providing a strong dose of the four elements of the Creative Matrix–Interrogation, Information, Interpretation, and Inspiration. Creative Aerobics (CA) generates a personal ideation system that produces creativity on demand (COD) and that arrives at multiple solutions in less than an hour in a relaxing and enjoyable way.The strength of the volume lies in its ability to move readers past the conventional and time-consuming 20th-century ideation. It helps develop an individual, personal approach to their creative DNA by introducing increasingly complex word exercises that strengthen left-brain problem-solving and increase right-brain discoveries. It teaches, encourages, and integrates all aspects of CA to develop the mental muscle that fuels readers’ paths to creative accomplishment. By taking CA step by step, readers develop a comfort level, knowing they will always be able to come up with ideas.This book will be useful to students, young professionals, and senior leaders looking for the inside track to their creativity. It will also be an invaluable daily practice and interesting read for all students taking general education courses, especially those opting for integrative learning courses which are becoming more prevalent across universities worldwide.
The Jews from Ancient Canaan to a Global Culture
by Steven Weitzman Matthias LehmannThis accessibly written volume examines the major periods of Jewish history around the world, from the Jews' distant origins in antiquity through the beginnings of the modern period and the emergence of secular culture.Although Jews are a small minority, they have settled in almost every part of the world, developing many different subcultures. They have had an outsized impact on global religion even as they have faced prejudice and persecution, and their history makes for a fascinating story of cultural change, adaptation, and survival that is continuing to unfold in the present. Now in a new edition as a split volume, this first volume of a comprehensive history of the Jews draws on up-to-date research to recount the story of the Jews from their beginnings in the ancient Near East through to the dawn of the modern period and the emergence of secular culture. Enhanced by images, limelight given to various historical mysteries, recommendations for how to learn more, as well as other features, the book moves chapter by chapter through the major periods of Jewish history, balancing introductions for those unfamiliar with that history with discussion of new approaches and recent discoveries that have reshaped understanding of the Jewish past.The book is useful not just for those interested in the Jews themselves but also for readers open to learning about global history from the vantage point of a people whose experiences attest both to the resilience of human culture and to the impact of hate and violence.
Reintroducing Florian Znaniecki (Reintroducing...)
by Elżbieta HałasThis book reintroduces the work of Florian Znaniecki (1882–1958) as an innovative constructor of modern sociology who viewed the processes of modernity through the prism of culture and rediscovers his relational thought on the emergence and transformation of cultural and social systems.Exploring the contribution of Znaniecki’s philosophy of culturalism to the cultural approach in sociology, it shows the importance of Znaniecki’s work for the foundation of sociology as one of the cultural sciences. Through an examination of his work on the world society from a cultural perspective, the author reveals Znaniecki to have been a pioneer of global sociology and shows that sociology has much to gain from a fuller appreciation of his legacy in its understanding of processes of social and cultural change.Aimed at students and researchers of sociology, Reintroducing Florian Znaniecki will appeal to those with interests in the dynamics of culture, the cultural sciences, theoretical sociology, and sociological methods. It presents stimulating analytical concepts and offers inspiration for research in many areas, including knowledge, science, education, creative leadership, the emergence of modern nations and world society.
Normativität in Recht und Literatur (Literatur und Recht #10)
by Thomas Gutmann Martina Wagner-EgelhaafDie Normativität des Rechts wird niemand bestreiten – inwiefern das Literatursystem normativ ist, ist dagegen offen, obgleich die Poetik ‚Gesetze&‘ kennt, die Gattungstheorie normativ argumentiert und die Literaturkritik nach bestimmten Kriterien urteilt. Dieser Band vergleicht Normativitäten von Recht und Literatur, fragt nach Spiegelungen, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden. Neben systematischen Differenzierungen im Feld normativer Begriffe werden Quellen von Normativität sowie Formen von Autorisierung diskutiert und nicht zuletzt die Möglichkeiten der Durchsetzung von Normen sowie Ressourcen, die Einzelne der Kraft der Normierung entgegenzusetzen vermögen.
Clinical Cases in Nail Disorders (Clinical Cases in Dermatology)
by Antonella Tosti Torello Lotti Brian W MorrisonThis concise practical guide is designed to facilitate the diagnosis of nail disorders though presentation of clinical cases. Each case will drive the reader to the correct diagnosis following simple steps that will be specifically indicated for each case. These include dermoscopic evaluation, pathology and the use of other specific tools depending on the diagnosis. Each case will also include a narrative description and patient management tips. Consequently, Clinical Cases in Nail Disorders is an important tool to help all physicians managing these patients, from dermatologists and nail specialists through to primary care physicians.
Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory: Towards a New Theory of Evolution (Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development #9)
by Carlos OchoaThis book introduces a new evolutionary model called &“Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory&” or &“H-Evo-Devo Theory.&” This theory proposes that the organism&’s internal properties reflect entities that are highly integrated in developmental terms that evolve hierarchically. In other words, it attempts to demonstrate that developmental constraints operate at different scales, producing distinct states of morphological stability reflected as subspecies, species, higher taxa, and homologues, all representing units of evolution. In addition, it reintroduces the concept of the &“organism&” in evolutionary biology, supports a strictly macroevolutionary view, and contemplates alternative evolutionary rates, processes, and mechanisms at different levels: microevolution, macroevolution, megaevolution, and modular-evolution. In short, this book establishes a new synthesis between systematics, morphology, and evolution, suggesting a significant shift in evolutionary thought. The book comprises:1. A proposal for a new theory of evolution and systematics: The H-Evo-Devo Theory reinterprets the concepts of subspecies, species, higher taxa, and homologues, proposing that the phylogenetic tree is built on a hierarchy of types, developed from the top-down, in contrast to the traditional bottom-up approach.2. A novel hierarchical perspective that reveals the underlying mechanisms acting on the patterns of divergence, stability, and extinction of the units of evolution.3. A resolution to the ontological problem regarding units of evolution (e.g., the reality of species and higher taxa).4. A historical narrative that focuses on the development of a hierarchy theory of evolution grounded in the type concept and the significance of an organism-centered perspective.5. A challenge to traditional frameworks that have sought to establish hierarchies in an evolutionary context.6. A challenge to classical evolutionary statements such as gradualism, punctuated equilibrium, the extrapolationist premise, and geographical models of speciation. This book is written for those who feel that radical change is needed in evolutionary theory, offering them a viable alternative.
New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: JSAI International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, JSAI-isAI 2025, Osaka, Japan, May 26–27, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15692)
by Yukiko Nakano Toyotaro SuzumuraThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th JSAI International Symposia on Artificial Intelligence (JSAI-isAI 2025), held in Osaka, Japan, during May 26–27, 2025. The 27 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 82 submissions. The papers covered a wide range of topics, including AI & law, juris-informatics, natural language processing for scientific documents, Information retrieval for scientific documents, business Informatics, agent-based modeling, AI & security, AI & privacy.
The Historical Disruption of English Higher Education: The Victoria University and its Federalisation Legacy
by John TaylorThis book examines the establishment (in 1880) and dissolution (in 1903) of the Victoria University as a federal institution for the North of England. It was a ‘disruptor’, an experiment intended to meet growing demand for high level study in the industrial cities of the North and to provide a regional organisation for higher education. The experiment ended in failure and has never been repeated; rather, it heralded the emergence of independent civic universities that would prove so influential in the following years. As well as considering the federalisation legacy, the book also identifies important areas of activity where the Victoria University broke new ground, including innovations in the relationship between teaching and examining, links with schools and other education providers and the funding of higher education. The book is based on original archival research and will appeal to historians of education and more generally to social historians.
Blood-Brain Barrier (Neuromethods #221)
by Tatiana BarichelloThis volume details experimental research with applicable models to study physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Chapters guide readers through the physiology of BBB, in vitro cell models to study the BBB, in vivo and ex vivo models to evaluate BBB, permeability, influx, efflux transportation, drug delivery through the BBB, invasive and non-invasive imaging techniques to study BBB; and molecular biomarkers. In Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Blood-Brain Barrier aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.
Security and Privacy: 3rd International Conference, ICSP 2024, Jamshedpur, India, November 20–21, 2024, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2489)
by Sihem Mesnager Pantelimon Stănică Sumit Kumar DebnathThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Security and Privacy, ICSP 2024, held in Jamshedpur, India, during November 20–21, 2024. The 12 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Cryptanalysis and Other Attacks; Boolean Functions; Authentication and authorization, Cyber-physical systems security, Privacy-preserving technologies; Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, IoT security and privacy, Database security; Quantum Cryptography.
Building Networks for Critical and Altruistic Science Education: Seeking Ubiquitous Social Justice and Environmental Vitality (Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education #63)
by John Lawrence BenczeThis edited volume provides theory-based accounts, often with practical examples, of how educators from various jurisdictions in elementary, secondary, and tertiary formal education contexts, as well as community-based situations, have helped students critically evaluate the relationships among science, technology (STEM), society, and the environment. The goal is to develop and implement personal and sociopolitical actions to address concerns. Collectively, the perspectives and examples in the chapters form an expanding Foucauldian dispositif countering hegemonic mechanisms that favor a few elites at the expense of the wellbeing of most other living and nonliving things. Many accounts draw on the STEPWISE project, illustrating how (a)biotic and symbolic actants have been progressively assembled to promote more critical and altruistic citizenship.
Formalizing Natural Languages: 18th International Conference, NooJ 2024, Bergamo, Italy, June 5–7, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2443)
by Max SilberzteinThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Automatic Processing of Natural-Language Electronic Texts with NooJ, NooJ 2024, held in Bergamo, Italy, during June 5-7, 2024. The 16 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. These papers have been organized under the following topical sections: Lexical and Morphological Resources; Syntactic Resources; Corpus Linguistics and Discourse Analysis; Natural Language Processing Applications.
Normen in den Internationalen Beziehungen: Eine Einführung (Elemente der Politik)
by Bastian LogesInternational nimmt die politische Bedeutung von Normen in Rhetorik und Praxis stetig zu, womit auch die Etablierung der Normenforschung innerhalb der Internationalen Beziehungen korrespondiert. Das Lehrbuch führt daher sowohl in die Funktion internationaler Normen für die internationale Politik als auch in die Erforschung von normativen Dynamiken ein. Dabei richtet sich der Band vor allem an BA-Studierende, die verstehen wollen, wie internationale Normen zu erklären sind, welcher Forschungsstand durch die Normenforschung etabliert wurde und wo die aktuellen Kontroversen liegen.
Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Technologies in Cardiovascular Diseases: Towards Data-Driven Smart Healthcare
by Gary Tse Haipeng LiuThis book provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge technologies in the diagnosis of multiple cardiovascular disease. Readers will understand technical advancements and research gaps, which will help them to optimize the design of algorithms and devices.Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Technologies in Cardiovascular Diseases: Towards Data-Driven Smart Healthcare provides details on the adoption and implementation of advanced diagnostic techniques in different clinical settings, including population screening, clinical diagnosis, risk prediction, data-driven diagnosis, and remote healthcare monitoring. It also covers various cardiovascular diseases, from the macrovascular to microvascular levels, where early and accurate diagnosis is a high clinical need, for example, stroke, intracranial atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and microvascular dysfunction. The book is a practical guide with case studies, and the authors cover a wide range of cutting-edge diagnostic techniques, including artificial intelligence, radiological imaging, wearable sensors, genetic biomarkers, and multi-omics data integration. It summarizes the potentials, challenges, and ethical concerns in the implementation of these techniques under current clinical settings. It also discusses the future directions and perspectives for next-generation diagnostics based on AI-enhanced multimodal data fusion.This book targets a mixed audience of data scientists, engineers, clinicians, researchers, academics, and students interested in cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and practices in the diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases to resolve the challenging gaps in healthcare and clinical applications.
Marketing for Microbudget Films
by Nick Mackintosh-SmithIn Marketing for Microbudget Films, feature film director, producer and educator Nick Mackintosh-Smith shares a combination of blockbuster and indie techniques for targeting a dedicated audience. Mackintosh-Smith provides hands-on suggestions for strategies designed to match a variety of genres, territories and viewer tastes.Mackintosh-Smith, along with a diverse cross-section of industry veterans, offers advice on effective promotion, from building relationships with audience members to large-scale distribution companies. Readers will learn invaluable tactics, such as working with film commissions and other film-friendly organisations; the nuts and bolts of posters, trailers and bonus material; how to maintain audience interest during the postproduction process; as well as maximising the latest social media techniques in multiple territories.With indispensable facts, figures, case studies and resources, Marketing for Microbudget Films provides a wealth of techniques to use in a way that will inform, assist and motivate moviemakers of all levels.
Religion and Atheism in Dialogue: Doing Difference Differently
by Richard Norman Anthony CarrollThe divide in our societies between those who are religious and those who are not is becoming increasingly apparent in many areas of contemporary life. This fascinating book, based on conversations between religious and nonreligious participants, asks if societies divided on such fundamental questions can nonetheless find some common ground.A rich array of topics is explored, including the linguistic complexities of using the concept of ‘God’, the relation between science and religion, the ethics of altruistic concern, sexuality and gender roles, and the possibility of shedding light on important positions often taken to be intractable or nonnegotiable. In addition, topics of a more reflective nature, but also prone to polarise, are also examined, such as spiritual experience and practice, mindfulness, the arts, and the nature of human consciousness.Religion and Atheism in Dialogue will interest anyone who is concerned about the current tensions and even conflicts exhibited between religious and secular positions on a range of key issues, and how it might be possible to move beyond them. It will also be of interest to students of ethics, philosophy of religion, and religious studies and all those who are concerned to explore how better dialogue across differences might be possible.