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Poems (Paperback)
Edith M. David
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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.
This volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene
discourse embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies
(completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and
ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second
and early third centuries CE. The work provides basic data on the
date, genre, and provenance of the Naassene discourse as summarized
by the author of the Refutation (or Refutator). It also offers an
analysis of the Refutator’s sources and working methods, an
analysis which allows for a full reconstruction of the original
Naassene discourse. The book then turns to major aspects of
Naassene Christianity: its intense engagement with Hellenic myth
and “mysteries,” its biblical sources, its cosmopolitan
hermeneutics, its snake symbology, as well as its distinctive
approach to baptism, hymns, and celibacy. A concluding chapter
outlines all we can securely reconstruct about the Naassene
Christian movement in terms of its social identity and place in the
larger field of early Christianity and ancient Mediterranean
religions more broadly. The Naassenes: Exploring an Early Christian
Identity is suitable for students, scholars, and general readers
interested in Early Christianity, Gnostic and Nag Hammadi Studies,
Classics, and Ancient Philosophy, as well as hermeneutical issues
like allegory and intertextuality.
M. David Litwa tells the stories of the early Christians whose
religious identity was either challenged or outright denied. In the
second century many different groups and sects claimed to be the
only Orthodox or authentic version of Christianity, and Litwa shows
how those groups and figures on the side of developing Christian
Orthodoxy often dismissed other versions of Christianity by
refusing to call them "Christian". However, the writings and
treatises against these groups contain fascinating hints of what
they believed, and why they called themselves Christian. Litwa
outlines these different groups and the controversies that
surrounded them, presenting readers with an overview of the vast
tapestry of beliefs that made up second century Christianity. By
moving beyond notions of "gnostic", "heretical" and "orthodox"
Litwa allows these "lost Christianities" to speak for themselves.
He also questions the notion of some Christian identities
"surviving" or "perishing", arguing that all second century
"Catholic" groups look very different to any form of modern Roman
Catholicism. Litwa shows that countless discourses, ideas, and
practices are continually recycled and adapted throughout time in
the building of Christian identities, and indeed that the influence
of so-called "lost" Christianities can still be felt today.
This volume offers an accessible investigation of the Naassene
discourse embedded in the anonymous Refutation of All Heresies
(completed about 222 CE), in order to understand the theology and
ritual life of the Naassene Christian movement in the late second
and early third centuries CE. The work provides basic data on the
date, genre, and provenance of the Naassene discourse as summarized
by the author of the Refutation (or Refutator). It also offers an
analysis of the Refutator’s sources and working methods, an
analysis which allows for a full reconstruction of the original
Naassene discourse. The book then turns to major aspects of
Naassene Christianity: its intense engagement with Hellenic myth
and “mysteries,” its biblical sources, its cosmopolitan
hermeneutics, its snake symbology, as well as its distinctive
approach to baptism, hymns, and celibacy. A concluding chapter
outlines all we can securely reconstruct about the Naassene
Christian movement in terms of its social identity and place in the
larger field of early Christianity and ancient Mediterranean
religions more broadly. The Naassenes: Exploring an Early Christian
Identity is suitable for students, scholars, and general readers
interested in Early Christianity, Gnostic and Nag Hammadi Studies,
Classics, and Ancient Philosophy, as well as hermeneutical issues
like allegory and intertextuality.
Sponsored by the Association of Educational Communication and
Technology (AECT), the third edition of this groundbreaking
handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide
up-to-date summaries and syntheses of recent research pertinent to
the educational uses of information and communication
technologies.The new edition is organized into the following six
sections: foundations, strategies, technologies, models, design and
development, and methodological issues. In response to feedback
from users of the second edition, the following changes have been
built into this edition. More Comprehensive - Topical coverage has
been expanded from 41 to 56 chapters and includes many more
chapters on technology than in previous editions. Restructured
Chapters - This edition features shorter chapters with introductory
abstracts, keyword definitions, and extended bibliographies. More
International - More than 20% of the contributing authors and one
of the volume editors are non-American. Theoretical Focus - Part I
provides expanded, cross-disciplinary theoretical coverage.
Methodological Focus - An extended methodological chapter begins
with a comprehensive overview of research methods followed by
lengthy, separately authored sections devoted to specific methods.
Research and Development Focus - Another extended chapter with
lengthy, separately authored sections covers educational technology
research and development in different areas of investigation, e.g.,
experimental methods to determine the effectiveness of
instructional designs, technology-based instructional interventions
in research, research on instructional design models, and
design-based research methods. This handbook isintended for
graduate students and their professors, instructional designers and
researchers in educational communication and technology plus the
libraries that serve them.
Local government passed unscathed through the political and
economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression.
Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to
continued growth and expansion in the role of local government,
which was seen as the main vehicle for the social programmes of the
comeing Welfare State. That optimism was misplaced. Many of the
trends of the early twentieth century have been reveresed. From the
vantage point of 1985, local government was in crisis so severe
that its continued existence was called into question. In this
unique book eleven authors explain what happened and how the local
government system weakened. Political, financial, economic and
legal issues are explored, as are factors such as housing,
planning, and social welfare. This book was first published in
1985.
Since its initial publication in 1973, CINEMATOGRAPHY has become
the standard guidebook on filmmaking techniques that emphasizes the
cameraman's craft. Now completely revised and updated to include
today's digital technology, it clearly and concisely covers what
today's filmmaker needs to know about camera structure and
operation, lenses, film stocks, filters, lighting and light
measuring, and accessory equipment. In addition it provides
up-to-date information on sound recording, editing, video transfer,
studio and location shooting, production logistics, and modern
techniques of picture manipulation with optical printers - a
subject rarely treated in such detail in existing film books.
Building on the groundwork he lays, Kris Malkiewicz explores more
advanced techniques of overall picture quality control - now the
filmmaker can translate the envisaged image to the screen through
coordinating all aspects of cinematography. As Malkiewicz explains,
whatever concept is desired, the filmmaker must be in full control
of the technology in order to ensure success. Illustrated with more
than 350 updated photographs and drawings, this new third edition
of CINEMATOGRAPHY will continue to prove invaluable to filmmakers,
film students and film teachers.
The first monograph on Carpocrates in 80 years, providing an up to
date reassessment of him and his followers. Offers the latest
research on Carpocrates, Epiphanes, and Marcellina.
Based on extensive interviews with industry leaders, Innovative to
the Core: Stories from China and the World describes the components
of innovative cultures, including both national culture and
organizational culture and how they compare to the China model.
Distinguishing between innovation and related concepts, chapters
detail how talent management, leader behaviors, organizational
systems, and company culture must combine and interact to create
environments that are innovative to the core. Innovative to the
Core displays how most innovative countries and companies are led
by visionary and entrepreneurial servant leaders and have agile
cultures that feature psychological safety, open communication, and
diversity.
Includes special applications for TA with diverse populations
Incorporates case examples and illustrations with test data, sample
feedback letter, and call-boxes Guides reader step-by-step through
all the stages of TA including the assessor's thinking processes
and conceptualizations Includes handouts
Includes special applications for TA with diverse populations
Incorporates case examples and illustrations with test data, sample
feedback letter, and call-boxes Guides reader step-by-step through
all the stages of TA including the assessor's thinking processes
and conceptualizations Includes handouts
Based on the best-selling text by the same author team, College
Accounting, A Contemporary Approach, 6e is a streamlined version of
the text designed for instructors who teach the course without
covering special journals. The authors represent the breadth of
educational environments ensuring that the text is appropriate for
all student populations. Throughout, they have adhered to a common
philosophy about textbooks: they should be readable, contain many
opportunities for practice, and be able to make accounting relevant
for all.
Local government passed unscathed through the political and
economic upheavals which followed the Great Depression.
Contemporary commentators had every reason to look forward to
continued growth and expansion in the role of local government,
which was seen as the main vehicle for the social programmes of the
comeing Welfare State. That optimism was misplaced. Many of the
trends of the early twentieth century have been reveresed. From the
vantage point of 1985, local government was in crisis so severe
that its continued existence was called into question. In this
unique book eleven authors explain what happened and how the local
government system weakened. Political, financial, economic and
legal issues are explored, as are factors such as housing,
planning, and social welfare. This book was first published in
1985.
Clarke's Analysis of Drugs and Poisons is the definitive source of
analytical data for drugs and poisons. Written by over 40
international experts, the resource also boasts an editorial
advisory board of over 45 world renowned scientists. This reference
work has been completely revised and updated for the new edition,
and comprises two volumes. * Volume one has been greatly expanded
from 31 to 44 chapters providing extensive coverage of all
methodology and analytical techniques. Of significant interest
include: 1. Quality control and assessment - separated into two
chapters to reflect the differing situations/purposes/remits of the
toxicology laboratory versus the pharmaceutical industry
(accreditation with ISO17025 becoming the international standard in
labs) 2. Method development and validation - now present since
reliable analytical techniques and data should be of the utmost
importance to any analyst 3. 'Sampling, storage and stability',
'Measuring and reporting uncertainty' and 'Interpretation of
results' now included to cover all aspects accreditation 4.
Pharmacokinetics now coupled with Pharmacogenomics * All chapters
have been updated, for instance the color test chapter now includes
the analysis of metals, while newer analytical techniques, such as
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and atomic
absorption spectrometry-inductively coupled- mass spectrometry
(AAS-ICP-MS) are also covered. * Parts two and three now contain
2111 monographs (1730 in 3rd edition). This includes over 200 new
monographs with retention of all monographs included in previous
edition. New monographs include metals, natural toxins and weapons
of mass destruction * Over 300 updated monographs including
amphetamine, morphine and MDMA The book is essential for all
forensic and clinical toxicologists, pathologists, hospital
pharmacists, pharmaceutical analysts, clinical pharmacologists,
clinical and forensic laboratories, and poison infor
Primary care is the new frontier for preventing suicide and Bryan
and Rudd are its pioneers, offering wisdom and guidance based on
their experience in bridging behavioral health care to the primary
health care setting. This is a truly significant reference. Lanny
Berman, PhD, ABPP Executive Director, American Association of
Suicidology President, International Association for Suicide
Prevention In their pragmatic and useful book titled Managing
Suicide Risk in Primary Care, Bryan and Rudd provide an essential
reference guide for health care professionals working in primary
care settings."--PsycCRITIQUES This book offers a comprehensive
approach that can help the physician become competent to assess and
intervene with suicidal risk as well as lessen his or her anxiety
when dealing with patients at suicide risk. Needless to say, this
can be a life and death matter for some patients... One of the
great strengths of this book is how they have adapted insights and
interventions from traditional mental health care for the
uniqueness of primary care... I highly recommend this book for any
professional working in primary care. It will be taken off the
shelf for reference and reviewed many times in the course of a
career.--Family Medicine Journal Roughly forty-five percent of
individuals who commit suicide make contact with a primary medical
provider in the month prior to their death; nearly twenty percent
make contact within one day of their death. This practical guide
demonstrates how the primary care setting-an increasingly important
provider of mental health treatment-can be an effective place for
preventing suicide and providing ameliorative care. Firmly grounded
in the clinical realities of primary care, Bryan and Rudd address
the key issues that often plague behavioral health consultants
(BHCs) in such settings where appointments are brief, patient
contact is limited, and decision making and treatment are
collaborative. They offer effective strategies for BHCs to manage
patients across a suicidal crisis beginning with the development of
procedures prior to crisis, steps to take during a crisis, planning
for post-crisis care, transition to specialty mental health
facilities, and legal issues. Key Features: Targets techniques for
suicide assessment and prevention in primary care settings
Addresses the clinical realities of working in a primary care
setting and how to adapt them to the needs of suicidal patients
Covers clinical protocols, legal issues, and risk management
Discusses the formation of collaborative relationships with
patients and staff Provides brief interventions with suicidal
patients and post-crisis strategies Written by leading specialists
in behavioral health, primary care, and suicidology
Sponsored by the Association of Educational Communication and
Technology (AECT), the third edition of this groundbreaking
Handbook continues the mission of its predecessors: to provide
up-to-date summaries and syntheses of recent research pertinent to
the educational uses of information and communication technologies.
In addition to updating, this new edition has been expanded from
forty-one to fifty-six chapters organized into the following six
sections: foundations, strategies, technologies, models, design and
development, and methodological issues. In response to feedback
from users of the second edition, the following changes have been
built into this edition. More Comprehensive topical coverage has
been expanded from forty-one to fifty-six chapters and includes
many more chapters on technology than in previous editions.
Restructured Chapters this edition features shorter chapters with
introductory abstracts, keyword definitions, and extended
bibliographies. More International more than 20% of the
contributing authors and one of the volume editors are
non-American. Theoretical Focus Part 1. provides expanded,
cross-disciplinary theoretical coverage. Methodological Focus an
extended methodological chapter begins with a comprehensive
overview of research methods followed by lengthy, separately
authored sections devoted to specific methods. Research and
Development Focus another extended chapter with lengthy, separately
authored sections covers educational technology research and
development in different areas of investigation, e.g., experimental
methods to determine the effectiveness of instructional designs,
technology-based instructional interventions in research, research
on instructional design models, and de
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Responsibility (Hardcover, New)
Barbara Darling-Smith; Contributions by Roger T. Ames, Thomas M. Chappell, M. David Eckel, Anna Lannstroem, …
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R2,821
Discovery Miles 28 210
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In this book philosophers, scholars of religion, and activists
address the theme of responsibility. Barbara Darling-Smith brings
together an enlightening collection of essays that analyze the
ethics of responsibility, its relational nature, and its global
struggle. With references to Homer's the Iliad and Buddhist
teachings, these essays demonstrate that while selfhood is an
illusion, there is still a conventional self that must be held
responsible. This book finds the underlying distinctions between
ultimate and conventional understandings of selfhood, which lead to
variations on the role of responsibility in the community and
government. With essays from CEOs to historical theologians,
Responsibility offers a variety of perspectives that will captivate
the interest of philosophers and scholars of ethnics and religion.
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Responsibility (Paperback)
Barbara Darling-Smith; Contributions by Roger T. Ames, Thomas M. Chappell, M. David Eckel, Anna Lannstroem, …
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R1,288
Discovery Miles 12 880
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In this book philosophers, scholars of religion, and activists
address the theme of responsibility. Barbara Darling-Smith brings
together an enlightening collection of essays that analyze the
ethics of responsibility, its relational nature, and its global
struggle. With references to Homer's the Iliad and Buddhist
teachings, these essays demonstrate that while selfhood is an
illusion, there is still a conventional self that must be held
responsible. This book finds the underlying distinctions between
ultimate and conventional understandings of selfhood, which lead to
variations on the role of responsibility in the community and
government. With essays from CEOs to historical theologians,
Responsibility offers a variety of perspectives that will captivate
the interest of philosophers and scholars of ethnics and religion.
These essays consider the three traditional theological
virtues—faith, hope, and love—alongside their
opposites—doubt, despair, and hate, from a scholarly perspective.
The volume includes contributions not just from philosophers of
religion, but also from psychologists, sociologists, and film and
literature scholars, to paint a complex and nuanced picture of
these virtues, both of how we might understand them, and how we can
hope to embody them ourselves. While these virtues make up a
core part of the Christian tradition, the chapters here go far and
wide in search of different cultural conceptions of these universal
human concerns. Inquiries are made into these virtues within Hindu,
Buddhist, Jewish, and Islamic thought, alongside philosophers
including Aristotle, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Levinas, and
Murdoch. The resulting tapestry is often beautiful, sometimes
horrific, but always thoroughly human. This text appeals to
students and researchers working in these fields. Chapter
[9] is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution
4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
This collection of essays on the philosophy of religion and its
future brings together accomplished thinkers across several related
fields, from comparative philosophy to analytic and continental
philosophy of religion and beyond. Contributing authors address
pressing questions including: Where does philosophy stand in
relation to religion and the study of religion in the 21st century?
How ought the philosophy of religion to interact with religious
studies and theology to make for fruitful interdisciplinary
engagement? And what does philosophy uniquely have to offer to the
broad discourse on religion in the modern world? Through exploring
these questions and more, the authors' goal is not that of meeting
the philosophical future, but of forging it. Readers will enter a
vivid conversation through engaging essays which demonstrate the
importance of disciplinary openness and show that we do not need to
sacrifice depth in order to achieve breadth. Modernity and
postmodernity come together in a constantly evolving discussion
that moves the philosophy of religion forward, while keeping an eye
toward the experience accumulated in past centuries. This book will
interest students of philosophy, theology, religious studies, and
other fields that wonder about the place of philosophy and religion
in today's world. It also has much to offer advanced scholars in
these fields, through its breadth and forward thinking.
This collection of essays on the philosophy of religion and its
future brings together accomplished thinkers across several related
fields, from comparative philosophy to analytic and continental
philosophy of religion and beyond. Contributing authors address
pressing questions including: Where does philosophy stand in
relation to religion and the study of religion in the 21st century?
How ought the philosophy of religion to interact with religious
studies and theology to make for fruitful interdisciplinary
engagement? And what does philosophy uniquely have to offer to the
broad discourse on religion in the modern world? Through exploring
these questions and more, the authors' goal is not that of meeting
the philosophical future, but of forging it. Readers will enter a
vivid conversation through engaging essays which demonstrate the
importance of disciplinary openness and show that we do not need to
sacrifice depth in order to achieve breadth. Modernity and
postmodernity come together in a constantly evolving discussion
that moves the philosophy of religion forward, while keeping an eye
toward the experience accumulated in past centuries. This book will
interest students of philosophy, theology, religious studies, and
other fields that wonder about the place of philosophy and religion
in today's world. It also has much to offer advanced scholars in
these fields, through its breadth and forward thinking.
Assessment and accountability are now inescapable features of the
landscape of higher education, and ensuring that these assessments
are psychometrically sound has become a high priority for
accrediting agencies, and therefore also for higher education
institutions. Bringing together the higher education assessment
literature with the psychometric literature, this book focuses on
how to practice sound assessment. This volume provides
comprehensive and detailed descriptions of tools for and approaches
to assessing student learning outcomes in higher education. The
book is guided by the core purpose of assessment, which is to
enable faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals
with the information they need to increase student learning by
making changes in policies, curricula, and other programs. The book
is divided into three sections: overview, assessment in higher
education, and case studies. The central section looks at direct
and indirect measures of student learning, and how to assure the
validity, reliability, and fairness of both types. The first six
chapters (the first two sections) alternate chapters written by
experts in assessment in higher education and experts in
psychometrics. The remaining three chapters are applications of
assessment practices in three higher education institutions.
Finally, the book includes a glossary of key terms in the field.
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