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We all experience difficult relationships. Oftentimes we try to
reconcile but the other person simply won't, or else we find they
can't keep the commitments they made during reconciliation. How do
we handle these tough relationships in a way that brings peace to
our lives and glory to God? Through seven clear and actionable
shifts drawn from Scripture, P. Brian Noble shows you how to change
your thinking when it comes to tough relationships so that you see
the challenging people in your life as God sees them. He then
outlines practical and proven ways to reach reconciliation and keep
the peace--even when the other person doesn't hold up their end of
the bargain. If you long to be reconciled and live at peace with
the people in your family, workplace, church, and community, this
book will give you the courage, compassion, and tools to do so.
In this remarkable interdisciplinary study, anthropologist Brian
Noble traces how dinosaurs and their natural worlds are articulated
into being by the action of specimens and humans together.
Following the complex exchanges of palaeontologists, museums
specialists, film- and media-makers, science fiction writers, and
their diverse publics, he witnesses how fossil remains are taken
from their partial state and re-composed into astonishingly
precise, animated presences within the modern world, with profound
political consequences. Articulating Dinosaurs examines the
resurrecting of two of the most iconic and gendered of dinosaurs.
First Noble traces the emergence of Tyrannosaurus rex (the "king of
the tyrant lizards") in the early twentieth-century scientific,
literary, and filmic cross-currents associated with the American
Museum of Natural History under the direction of palaeontologist
and eugenicist Henry Fairfield Osborn. Then he offers his detailed
ethnographic study of the multi-media, model-making, curatorial,
and laboratory preparation work behind the Royal Ontario Museum's
ground-breaking 1990s exhibit of Maiasaura (the "good mother
lizard"). Setting the exhibits at the AMNH and the ROM against each
other, Noble is able to place the political natures of T. rex and
Maiasaura into high relief and to raise vital questions about how
our choices make a difference in what comes to count as "nature."
An original and illuminating study of science, culture, and
museums, Articulating Dinosaurs is a remarkable look at not just
how we visualize the prehistoric past, but how we make it palpable
in our everyday lives.
Conflict is inevitable, but peace, especially among Christians, is
essential. When conflict turns into peace, frustration becomes
clarity and turmoil becomes unity. When conflict turns into peace,
God is glorified. But how do we find peace without ignoring our
problems? How do we pursue unity without compromising on our
principles? The Path of a Peacemaker offers a simple, proven path
to a lifestyle of peace. It guides you through an examination of
your own personal story, identifying the origins of your hopes and
fears. It invites you to understand and embrace God's approach to
conflict, take responsibility for your own part in conflict, and
connect with others in a spirit of humility as you learn to listen
first, ask for forgiveness, and move forward, even if the conflict
remains unresolved. Pastors, counselors, and anyone who is dealing
with conflict at home, work, church, or with friends will find this
book a vital tool.
Experience the power of God's perfect peace. Wherever there are
people, there will be problems. Thankfully, God promises enduring
peace even in the midst of conflict. 'Daily Wisdom for Peacemaking'
is a 365-day devotional that connects you to God's Word, teaching
you how to uphold a kingdom-minded perspective and enjoy
peace-filled relationships. Each day provides - thought-provoking
Scriptures, - encouraging devotions, - challenging applications,
and - comforting prayers. God is love, and when we reflect his love
in our relationships, we draw ourselves and others closer to
Christ.
Transcontinental Dialogues brings together Indigenous and
non-Indigenous anthropologists from Mexico, Canada, and Australia
who work at the intersections of Indigenous rights, advocacy, and
action research. These engaged anthropologists explore how
obligations manifest in differently situated alliances, how they
respond to such obligations, and the consequences for
anthropological practice and action. This volume presents a set of
pieces that do not take the usual political or geographic paradigms
as their starting point; instead, the particular dialogues from the
margins presented in this book arise from a rejection of the
geographic hierarchization of knowledge in which the Global South
continues to be the space for fieldwork while the Global North is
the place for its systematization and theorization. Instead,
contributors in Transcontinental Dialogues delve into the
interactions between anthropologists and the people they work with
in Canada, Australia, and Mexico. This framework allows the
contributors to explore the often unintended but sometimes
devastating impacts of government policies (such as land rights
legislation or justice initiatives for women) on Indigenous
people's lives. Each chapter's author reflects critically on their
own work as activist--scholars. They offer examples of the efforts
and challenges that anthropologists-Indigenous and
non-Indigenous-confront when producing -knowledge in alliances with
Indigenous peoples. Mi'kmaq land rights, pan-Maya social movements,
and Aboriginal title claims in rural and urban areas are just some
of the cases that provide useful ground for reflection on and
critique of challenges and opportunities for scholars,
policy-makers, activists, allies, and community members. This
volume is timely and innovative for using the disparate
anthropological traditions of three regions to explore how the
interactions between anthropologists and Indigenous peoples in
supporting Indigenous activism have the potential to transform the
production of knowledge within the historical colonial traditions
of anthropology.
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