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Who are the "Nones"? What does humanism say about race, religion
and popular culture? How do race, religion and popular culture
inform and affect humanism? The demographics of the United States
are changing, marked most profoundly by the religiously
unaffiliated, or what we have to come to call the "Nones". Spread
across generations in the United States, this group encompasses a
wide range of philosophical and ideological perspectives, from some
in line with various forms of theism to those who are atheistic,
and all sorts of combinations in between. Similar changes to
demographics are taking place in Europe and elsewhere. Humanism:
Essays on Race, Religion and Popular Culture provides a much-needed
humanities-based analysis and description of humanism in relation
to these cultural markers. Whereas most existing analysis attempts
to explain humanism through the natural and social sciences (the
"what" of life), Anthony B. Pinn explores humanism in relation to
"how" life is arranged, socialized, ritualized, and framed. This
ground-breaking publication brings together old and new essays on a
wide range of topics and themes, from the African-American
experience, to the development of humanist churches, and the lyrics
of Jay Z.
This book describes how one can use The Scientific Method to solve
everyday problems including medical ailments, health issues, money
management, traveling, shopping, cooking, household chores, etc. It
illustrates how to exploit the information collected from our five
senses, how to solve problems when no information is available for
the present problem situation, how to increase our chances of
success by redefining a problem, and how to extrapolate our
capabilities by seeing a relationship among heretofore unrelated
concepts.One should formulate a hypothesis as early as possible in
order to have a sense of direction regarding which path to follow.
Occasionally, by making wild conjectures, creative solutions can
transpire. However, hypotheses need to be well-tested. Through this
way, The Scientific Method can help readers solve problems in both
familiar and unfamiliar situations. Containing real-life examples
of how various problems are solved - for instance, how some
observant patients cure their own illnesses when medical experts
have failed - this book will train readers to observe what others
may have missed and conceive what others may not have contemplated.
With practice, they will be able to solve more problems than they
could previously imagine.
This book explores the implication of diversity for humanism.
Through the insights of academics and activists, it highlights both
the successes and failures related to diversity marking humanism in
the US and internationally. It offers a timely depiction of how
humanism in general as well as how particular humanist communities
have wrestled with the nature of our changing world, and the issues
that surface in relationship to markers of difference.
"Covalent Counsel: In Pursuit Of The Ultimate Intimate Spiritual
Experience" is a bold and provocative spiritual direction for
personal transformation that focuses solely on the accomplished
work and prevailing power of Christ. The author/psychologist offers
a clear and ever-present spiritual paradigm for counseling
regarding intimacy with God and others. His four stages of
covalence are groundbreaking for those who seek Christ and yearn
for a deeper knowledge and experience of him. His biblically based
presentation of spiritual healing and forgiveness in Christ shatter
old notions on how to mend relationships. Knowing the power of
"Christ in you" will cause your heart to leap for joy. The author
stands on the biblically based belief that all love, power, faith,
and hope are found in God through Christ. His "five life and death
questions" elevate us to a higher level of spiritual thinking
regarding the notion of death and life after death. Passionate
about Christ as the center of relationships, the author offers
greater hope for living in a dark and perverted world.
"Spiritual Fitness Training in Valor" is a bold
spiritually-directed training guide that helps us to shift from a
crisis to Christ. In his second volume of Crisis
intervention/"Christ-is Intervention," the author/psychologist
expands his spiritual balance training program to include a series
of spiritual strength, weight, resistance and cardio-aerobic
exercises. Dr. Cosenza shows us how to use "weights of prevailing"
in crises. We learn how to handle life's pressures through
spiritual resistance training. Finally, we encouraged to walk in
our completeness in Christ through spiritual cardio-aerobic
techniques. This unique spiritual fitness program in courage and
resilience has major applications for crisis intervention by
spiritual leaders, mental health professionals, teachers of
pastoral counseling, health fitness trainers, and loyal followers
of the Lord Jesus Christ who wants to help others.
Jonah Flood (an All-American basketball player) and DeMina Jacobs
(his best friend) have survived thier mothers murders. Now that
they are seniors in college DeMina wants to revisit their old
neighborhood and their old homes. The mistake they both make is
good inside the houses that they grew up in. They should learn to
"Keep Closed Doors Shut"
Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening is the
first comprehensive overview of the evidence base for both cancer
prevention and screening. This book is directed to the many
professionals in government, academia, public health and health
care who need up to date information on the potential for reducing
the impact of cancer, including physicians, nurses,
epidemiologists, and research scientists. The main aim of the book
is to provide a realistic appraisal of the evidence for both cancer
prevention and cancer screening. In addition, the book provides an
accounting of the extent programs based on available knowledge have
impacted populations. It does this through: 1. Presentation of a
rigorous and realistic evaluation of the evidence for
population-based interventions in prevention of and screening for
cancer, with particular relevance to those believed to be
applicable now, or on the cusp of application 2. Evaluation of the
relative contributions of prevention and screening 3. Discussion of
how, within the health systems with which the authors are familiar,
prevention and screening for cancer can be enhanced. Overview of
the evidence base for cancer prevention and screening, as
demonstrated in Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and
Screening, is critically important given current debates within the
scientific community. Of the five components of cancer control,
prevention, early detection (including screening) treatment,
rehabilitation and palliative care, prevention is regarded as the
most important. Yet the knowledge available to prevent many cancers
is incomplete, and even if we know the main causal factors for a
cancer, we often lack the understanding to put this knowledge into
effect. Further, with the long natural history of most cancers, it
could take many years to make an appreciable impact upon the
incidence of the cancer. Because of these facts, many have come to
believe that screening has the most potential for reduction of the
burden of cancer. Yet, through trying to apply the knowledge gained
on screening for cancer, the scientific community has recognized
that screening can have major disadvantages and achieve little at
substantial cost. This reduces the resources that are potentially
available both for prevention and for treatment.
This monograph presents a unified exposition of latin squares and
mutually orthogonal sets of latin squares based on groups. Its
focus is on orthomorphisms and complete mappings of finite groups,
while also offering a complete proof of the Hall-Paige conjecture.
The use of latin squares in constructions of nets, affine planes,
projective planes, and transversal designs also motivates this
inquiry. The text begins by introducing fundamental concepts, like
the tests for determining whether a latin square is based on a
group, as well as orthomorphisms and complete mappings. From there,
it describes the existence problem for complete mappings of groups,
building up to the proof of the Hall-Paige conjecture. The third
part presents a comprehensive study of orthomorphism graphs of
groups, while the last part provides a discussion of Cartesian
projective planes, related combinatorial structures, and a list of
open problems. Expanding the author's 1992 monograph, Orthomorphism
Graphs of Groups, this book is an essential reference tool for
mathematics researchers or graduate students tackling latin square
problems in combinatorics. Its presentation draws on a basic
understanding of finite group theory, finite field theory, linear
algebra, and elementary number theory-more advanced theories are
introduced in the text as needed.
We live in a world of social, political, economic, and religious
rupture. Ideologies polarise to fuel confrontation within
communities, nations and regions of the world. At this point in the
twenty-first century, humanism's focus on reason, ethics and
justice offers the potential to rethink and re-engage in new ways.
"What Is Humanism, and Why Does It Matter?" brings together leading
humanist thinkers and activists to examine humanism and how it can
work in the world. Humanism is often misunderstood. The movement
includes both atheists and agnostics, who seek to make ethical
sense of the world based on shared human values and a concern for
human welfare, happiness and fulfillment. "What Is Humanism, and
Why Does It Matter?" presents an overview and exploration of the
meaning and nature of humanism, both as a philosophy and as a way
of engaging with the challenges of the world.
Many mushrooms - or the 'fruits of fungi' - are extremely valuable,
wild-gathered products which are utilised for both their medicinal
properties and as food. In many of the world's tropical and
temperate forests, they are the primary source of income for the
people who live there. These forests range from temperate woodlands
and small forests to high altitude forests in the Himalaya and
tropical miombo woodlands in south-central Africa. In south-west
China, over 200 species of wild fungi in 64 genera are commercially
traded while in Europe and North America, woodlands and small
forests are the source of many highly-prized mushrooms and an
essential resource for many small enterprises and collectors. Yet
the increased demand for timber has resulted in the rapid expansion
of forestry, which in turn has destroyed the natural habitat of
many fungi, unbalancing both forest economics and ecology. Despite
the economic, social and cultural values of fungi, there is a
general lack of understanding of their importance to local
livelihoods and forest ecology. This book aims to fill this gap and
extends the People and Plants Conservation Series beyond the plant
kingdom into the related world of fungi and mushrooms. It
demonstrates the crucial roles that fungi play in maintaining
forest ecosystems and the livelihoods of rural people throughout
the world while providing good practice guidelines for the
sustainable management of this resource and an assessment of
economic value. It brings together the perspectives of biologists,
anthropologists and forest and woodland managers to provide a
unique inter-disciplinary and international overview of the key
issues.
This book interrogates the ways in which new technological advances
impact the thought and practices of humanism. Chapters investigate
the social, political, and cultural implications of the creation
and use of advanced forms of technology, examining both defining
benefits and potential dangers. Contributors also discuss
technology's relationship to and impact on the shifting definitions
we hold for humankind. International and multi-disciplinary in
nature and scope, the volume presents an exploration of humanism
and technology that is both racially diverse and gender sensitive.
With great depth and self-awareness, contributors offer suggestions
for how humanists and humanist organizations might think about and
relate to technology in a rapidly changing world. More broadly, the
book offers a critical humanistic interrogation of the concept of
"progress" especially as it relates to technological advancement.
The new edition of Get ahead! Medicine: 150 EMQs for Finals has
been completely updated by two junior doctors who have achieved
recent success in their finals, overseen by the book's experienced
author team. The 150 EMQ themes, each with five stems, are arranged
as 10 practice papers, each containing 15 themes. All the main
conditions are included as well as more detailed knowledge suitable
for candidates aiming at the higher deciles. The questions are
written to follow the house style of the Medical Schools Council
Assessment Alliance EMQs and are therefore of a similar format to
those you can expect in your exams. All the questions are
accompanied by explanatory answers, including a succinct summary of
the key features of each condition. Whether you work through the
practice papers systematically or dip in and out by topic, this
bestselling revision guide will offer a life rope for anyone
preparing for undergraduate finals.
The papers in this book examine the changes and the problems
emerging in the New Europe, assess some of the forces at work and
discuss various outcomes and solutions. The areas covered include
labour market, including migration, unemployment, bargaining and
industrial relations; the integration of eastern Europe in the New
Europe; the role of the private sector in saving, and of the public
sector in mobilising domestic financial resources; and the fiscal
policy of the single European Market.
How was the experience of watching a play influenced by practices beyond the walls of the playhouse, and what were the broader social and historical implications of the culture of playgoing? This book sets out to answer such questions. Since the two authors have very different perspectives on the issues discussed, they have chosen a unique format: rather than submerging their opposition, they have highlighted it. Their attacks and counter-attacks, as they contest each other's views in paired chapters, result in a lively and illuminating debate.
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