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NORMAN CROSS was the site of the world's first purpose-built
prisoner-of-war camp constructed during the Napoleonic Wars. Opened
in 1797, it was more than just a prison: it was a town in itself,
with houses, offices, butchers, bakers, a hospital, a school, a
market and a banking system. It was an important prison and
military establishment in the east of England with a lively
community of some 7,000 French inmates. Alongside a comprehensive
examination of the prison itself, this detailed and informative
book, compiled by a leading expert on the Napoleonic era, explores
what life was like for inmates and turnkeys alike - the clothing,
food, health, education, punishment and, ultimately, the closure of
the depot in 1814.
Objections to the Christian faith are not new. The ability to
boldly proclaim the old faith to a post-Christian culture is. In an
era where access to objections and arguments is easier than ever,
everyday Christians need to be prepared with strong, clear
responses. In Everyday Apologetics, readers will be equipped with
answers to some of Christianity's most difficult objections: Why is
the God of the Old Testament so violent? Are science and faith in
fundamental conflict with one another? The contributors take up
these questions, and more, helping Christians be strengthened in
their faith, while also providing powerful answers to opponents of
the Christian faith. With a clear, inviting, winsome style,
Everyday Apologetics is for everyone: Christians, skeptics,
seekers, and everyone in between.
Description: Patrick is dying a slow, agonizing death. He wants his
friend, Dr. Ron Grey to help him-but not to help him get better.
Instead Patrick wants Ron to help him end his suffering by helping
him end his life.This is the premise of a story that Paul
Chamberlain employs to reveal the ethical and emotional
complexities of a movement that is gaining supporters daily. It is
a story that sends Ron Grey on a difficult journey across a
continent and through a minefield of conflicting ideas and
values.Should people have a legal right to choose the time of their
death? Can adequate safeguards be employed to protect the public
from potential abuses of physician-assisted suicide laws? What does
it mean for people to die with dignity? Will people feel an
obligation not to burden their families with their prolonged
illness? What has been the experience in the Netherlands, which has
had a physician-assisted suicide law for over twenty-five years?
What about the possibility of misdiagnosis? Is there a legitimate
public interest in what appears to be a purely private act? Can
morality be legislated at all?All of these vital issues are clearly
and carefully considered. Yet as we move through the legal,
political, medical and ethical questions, we also see the personal
side of these topics played out in the context of a caring family
and a deep friendship. Here is a timely and helpful book on one of
the most controversial concerns of our day.About the
Contributor(s): Paul Chamberlain is associate professor of ethics
and political philosophy at Trinity Western University in Langley,
British Columbia. He is also the author of Can We Be Good Without
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Design is becoming a recognised academic discipline, and design
research is the driving force behind this transformation. Design
Research Now - Essays and Selected Projects charts the field of
design research with introductory essays and selected research
projects. The authors of the essays, all leading international
design scholars, stake out positions on the most important issues
of design research. They locate the significance of design research
at the interface with technological development, describe what
makes it a necessary ingredient of the continued development of the
design disciplines, and assign it a seminal role in the relevant
developments of society.
The essays are supplemented by the presentation of recently
completed research projects from universities in the Netherlands,
the UK and Italy.
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