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The number of non-religious men and women has increased
dramatically over the past several decades. Yet scholarship on the
non-religious is severely lacking. In response to this critical gap
in knowledge, The Nonreligious provides a comprehensive summation
and analytical discussion of existing social scientific research on
the non-religious. The authors present a thorough overview of
existing research, while also drawing on ongoing research and
positing ways to improve upon our current understanding of this
growing population. The findings in this book stand out against the
corpus of secular writing, which is comprised primarily of
polemical rants critiquing religion, personal life-stories/memoirs
of former believers, or abstract philosophical explorations of
theology and anti-theology. By offering the first research- and
data-based conclusions about the non-religious, this book will be
an invaluable source of information and a foundation for further
scholarship. Written in clear, jargon-free language that will
appeal to the increasingly interested general readers, this book
provides an unbiased, thorough account of all relevant existing
scholarship within the social sciences that bears on the lived
experience of the non-religious.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
John Galen Howard (1864-1931) was an American architect. This work,
dedicated to his friend American poet, John G. Neihardt
(1881-1973), celebrates Pheidias (c. 480-430 BCE) the Greek
sculptor, painter and architect, commonly regarded as one of the
greatest sculptors of Classical Greece. Pheidias' work includes the
Statue of Zeus at Olympia (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World) and the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon,
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
An exploration of how psychological mechanisms produce intuitions,
beliefs, behaviors, and experiences that are misattributed as being
unique outcomes of religious or spiritual influences. Written from
a social psychology perspective, this book proposes that religious
and spiritual content represent one possible interpretation of the
output of processes that also produce and govern nonreligious
content. In looking at why people believe in God, and why belief in
God is often linked with a range of positive outcomes such as
prosociality, morality, health, and happiness, the author uses a
critical lens that challenges past theories of religion’s
functions and adds new perspectives into a discipline that is often
limited by an exclusive focus on evolutionary theory. This book
features several cross-cutting themes—including “dual
process” theory and an exploration of how various social
cognition mechanisms and biases can channel or shape religious
content—and provides a continuous through-line linking the
underlying building blocks of thought, as studied in the cognitive
sciences of religion (CSR) to specific religious and spiritual
concepts using a social cognition lens.
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Molly's Cloud Castles
Bette Sartore; Illustrated by Galen V Sartore
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R430
R404
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Europa Excursion (Hardcover)
Andrew Rader; Illustrated by Galen Frazer
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R594
R543
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This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W.
Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the
Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining
features of their respective policies in dealing with
security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether major
differences or continuities truly exist between the foreign
policies of Bush and Obama, especially given the perception of
American decline. The volume highlights Obama's foreign policy in
the Americas, focusing on issue areas that threaten international
security, such as drug trafficking, organized crime, and terrorism.
This work provides both theoretical and policy insights for
academics and policy analysts interested in foreign affairs.
This book presents an overview of current renewable energy sources,
challenges and future trends. Drawing from their longtime expertise
and deep knowledge of the field, the authors present a critic and
well-structured perspective on sustainable power sources and
technologies, including solar, wind, hydrogen and nuclear, both in
large and small scale. Using accessible language they provide
rigorous technological reviews and analyze the main issues of
practical usage. The book addresses current questions in this area,
such as: "Is there enough biomass to make a difference in energy
needs? Should biomass be used in Energy Generation?"; "How mature
is battery technology? Will it finally become cost effective, and
will it make a significant difference this next decade?"; "How big
a role will small and modular nuclear power generation play in the
coming decades?"; "What will be the influence of national tax
policies?". No prior technical knowledge is assumed of the reader.
It is, therefore, ideal for professionals and students in all areas
of energy and power systems, as well as those involved in energy
planning, management and policy.
The discovery of the fifteenth-century codex Vlatadon 14 in 2005
was an extraordinary moment for scholars of Graeco Roman antiquity,
as it brought to light a new witness to a large collection of
Galen’s medical and philosophical works. Among them is the moral
essay De indolentia (On Avoiding Distress), a text long deemed
lost, and the De propriis placitis (On My Own Opinions), a
doxographical piece with a complex textual tradition, up to that
point known only through a corrupt medieval Latin translation and
some passages preserved in Greek. This volume provides a new
critical edition of the two Galenic treatises, which represents a
significant improvement on earlier editorial attempts by offering
more accurate readings of the codex, including supplementation of
previously unrestored lacunae, and many emendations to thorny
passages owed to physical damage in the manuscript as well as
perhaps careless scribes and/or the poor quality of their model.
The more authoritative version of the two texts is accompanied by
fresh English translations and brief introductions, making both
works widely accessible not just to Classicists but also to
scholars and students of ancient medicine, ancient philosophy and
Roman Imperial literary culture.
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