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You don't need super powers to be a hero... or to make enemies into
friends. In Hero's gang, everyone has a special skill. Well,
everybody but Pip. Pip isn't strong, he can't run fast or make
himself invisible. He might not have any amazing talents, but when
bully Solo invades their spot, Pip shows the gang that you just
need guts to be a hero.
This book questions the value of the concept of 'agency', a term
used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to
individual free will in archaeology. On the one hand it has been
argued that previous generations of archaeologists, in explaining
social change in terms of structural or environmental conditions,
have lost sight of the 'real people' and reduced them to passive
cultural pawns, on the other, introducing the concept of agency to
counteract this can be said to perpetuate a modern, Western view of
the autonomous individual who is free from social constraints. This
book discusses the balance between these two opposites, using a
range of archaeological and historical case studies, including
European and Asian prehistory, classical Greece and Rome, the Inka
and other Andean cultures. While focusing on the relevance of
'agency' theory to archaeological interpretation and using it to
create more diverse and open-ended accounts of ancient cultures,
the authors also address the contemporary political and ethical
implications of what is essentially a debate about the definition
of human nature.
What makes a Baptist church Baptist? Casual observers might be
tempted to stereotype the churches of the American South, but
scholar Andrew B. Gardner paints a portrait of one North Carolina
congregation that defies easy categorization. Established in 1958
in the college town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Olin T.
Binkley Memorial Baptist Church immediately sought to establish a
welcoming religious community—focusing initially on bringing in
both Black and White congregants and, as ideas about inclusivity
developed, on accepting all people, regardless of identity. By
naming itself for a theologically progressive preacher and
professor, the fledgling church signaled a perspective unfamiliar
to Baptists in the South, which gave the church a radical edge. The
church’s first pastor, Robert Seymour, also possessed a
progressive vision that resonated with his congregants and pushed
them to commit to justice and equality. Soon after its founding,
the church strived to challenge inequality in segregated Chapel
Hill. Although it remained predominantly White well into the
twenty-first century, Binkley evolved to become increasingly aware
of issues of gender equality, equity, LGBTQ inclusion, and climate
justice. Addressing these issues was Binkley’s way of building
God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Binkley: A
Congregational History tells the story of a single church with a
complicated past, demonstrating that, while liberal in heritage, it
operated with an unconsciously White, heteronormative worldview
that slowly evolved into a distinct expression of faith. The author
also draws on scholarship within the broader field of American
religious history to position Binkley—with all its complexities,
conflicts, and nuances—within the broader context of
twentieth-century liberal Protestantism. Perhaps most importantly,
Gardner tells the story of a place animated by a vision of
Christianity that is often overlooked or drowned out by larger and
louder Christian groups. He compellingly shows how this progressive
vision of Christianity has shaped Binkley’s commitment to its
community and beyond.
This collection of original articles compares various key
archaeological topicsOCoagency, violence, social groups,
diffusionOCofrom evolutionary and interpretive perspectives. These
two strands represent the major current theoretical poles in the
discipline. By comparing and contrasting the insights they provide
into major archaeological themes, this volume demonstrates the
importance of theoretical frameworks in archaeological
interpretations. Chapter authors discuss relevant Darwinian or
interpretive theory with short archaeological and anthropological
case studies to illustrate the substantive conclusions produced.
The book will advance debate and contribute to a better
understanding of the goals and research strategies that comprise
these distinct research traditions.
This collection of original articles compares various key
archaeological topics-agency, violence, social groups,
diffusion-from evolutionary and interpretive perspectives. These
two strands represent the major current theoretical poles in the
discipline. By comparing and contrasting the insights they provide
into major archaeological themes, this volume demonstrates the
importance of theoretical frameworks in archaeological
interpretations. Chapter authors discuss relevant Darwinian or
interpretive theory with short archaeological and anthropological
case studies to illustrate the substantive conclusions produced.
The book will advance debate and contribute to a better
understanding of the goals and research strategies that comprise
these distinct research traditions.
This book questions the value of the concept of 'agency', a term
used in sociological and philosophical literature to refer to
individual free will in archaeology. On the one hand it has been
argued that previous generations of archaeologists, in explaining
social change in terms of structural or environmental conditions,
have lost sight of the 'real people' and reduced them to passive
cultural pawns, on the other, introducing the concept of agency to
counteract this can be said to perpetuate a modern, Western view of
the autonomous individual who is free from social constraints. This
book discusses the balance between these two opposites, using a
range of archaeological and historical case studies, including
European and Asian prehistory, classical Greece and Rome, the Inka
and other Andean cultures. While focusing on the relevance of
'agency' theory to archaeological interpretation and using it to
create more diverse and open-ended accounts of ancient cultures,
the authors also address the contemporary political and ethical
implications of what is essentially a debate about the definition
of human nature.
What happened to Roman soldiers in Britain during the decline of
the empire in the 4th and 5th centuries? Did they withdraw, defect,
or go native? More than a question of military history, this is the
starting point for Andrew Gardner's incisive exploration of social
identity in Roman Britain, in the Roman Empire, and in ancient
society. Drawing on the sociological theories of Anthony Giddens
and others, Gardner shapes an approach that focuses on the central
role of practice in the creation and maintenance of
identities-nationalist, gendered, class, and ethnic. This theory is
then tested against the material remains of Roman soldiers in
Britain to show how patterning of stratigraphy, architecture, and
artifacts supports his theoretical construct. The result is a
retelling of the story of late Roman Britain sharply at odds with
the traditional text-driven histories and a theory of human action
that offers much to current debates across the social sciences.
You don't need super powers to be a hero... or to make enemies into
friends. In Hero's gang, everyone has a special skill. Well,
everybody but Pip. Pip isn't strong, he can't run fast or make
himself invisible. He might not have any amazing talents, but when
bully Solo invades their spot, Pip shows the gang that you just
need guts to be a hero.
A selection of eleven papers from the eleventh annual Theoretical
Roman Archaeology Conference. The papers are representative of the
broad range of Roman archaeology today, and share a commitment to a
theoretically informed approach to the subject.
This book contains thirteen papers on Roman archaeology from the
tenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference in London. The TRAC
conference was held in April 2000, at the Institute of Archaeology
and was divided into five different sessions. In the opening
session, Representing Romans, the methodology of portraying the
Romans to the wider world was explored. David Clarke and Fraser
Hunter's paper outlines the challenge of designing appropiate
gallery displays for the new National Museum of Scotland. In his
paper, Francis Grew discusses the development of Roman London.
Garrick Fincham's paper discusses the threat of overwhelming
military intervention by the imperial power in colonial
negotiations. Issues of ethnicity, gender, class and occupation
within the later Roman army are addressed here. Miranda Green's
paper presents an important discussion of the nature of human/stag
hybrids in Iron Age and Gallo-Roman iconography, and Gillian Hawkes
presents an analysis of food procurement and preparation
encountered in Roman Britain. Gilly Carr considers the role of body
decoration and grooming, arguing that individuals in different
areas of south eastern Roman Britain made different cultural
choices to structure their ethnic identities. The final set of
papers focused on Constructing Childhood in the Roman World,
reconsidering some long-standing truisms regarding the status and
treatment of children in the Roman context. John Pearce examines
Roman infant burial and the role religion plays in burial ceremony.
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