First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

We live in a culture of commodification. People are too often defined by what they do or own; they're treated as means to an end or cogs in a machine. What goes missing is a deep sense of personhood-the belief that all humans are unique subjects with inherent worth and the right to self-determination in authentic communion with others. In a world dominated by things, Paul Louis Metzger argues, we must work hard to account for one another's personhood. We need to cultivate relational structures that honor every human's dignity in vital interpersonal community. The theological and philosophical framework known as personalism can help guide us toward such a culture. Drawing from a wide range of thought leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II, Metzger presents a personalist moral vision founded on the Christian ideals of faith, hope, and love. He demonstrates how this moral compass can help us navigate a pluralistic world by applying it to a variety of pressing ethical issues, including abortion, genetic engineering, immigration, drone warfare, and more. Ultimately human personhood begins with the personal, triune God, who invites us to live more fully as human beings. When we refuse to reduce our fellow humans-and ourselves-to mere abstractions or objects, we follow the example of Jesus in honoring the value of every person and of creaturely life as a whole.

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The goal of this revision is to update all clinical content, guidelines, and standards and emphasize the role of the early childhood educator (ECE) in the health of the children they serve. New content will focus on how ECEs can work with all families and communities to ensure equitable practices and address health disparities. Many chapters will be a collaboration of clinical practitioners and early childhood professionals to provide health and medical guidelines within the unique framework of the early childhood profession.  As with the previous editions, many of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ standards (Caring for Our Children) will be referenced and explained along with other national standards including CFOC/AAP, US Consumer Safety Commission, and CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program). Important checklists and forms can be included with permission. This will be a practical text that can serve as a primary textbook for higher education specifically for the course on Health, Safety, and Nutrition in both AA and BS programs for educators and administrators. It can be used also by administrators for training staff.

In this introduction to ecclesiology, respected scholars Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger offer a solidly evangelical yet ecumenical survey of the church in mission and doctrine. Combining biblical, historical, and cultural analysis, this comprehensive text explores the church as a Trinitarian, eschatological, worshiping, sacramental, serving, ordered, cultural, and missional community. It also offers practical application, addressing contemporary church life issues such as women in ministry, evangelism, social action, consumerism in church growth trends, ecumenism, and the church in postmodern culture. The book will appeal to all who are interested in church doctrine, particularly undergraduates and seminarians.

CONTENTS: D.D. Dawson: Measure-valued Markov Processes.- B. Maisonneuve: Processus de Markov: Naissance, Retournement, Regeneration.- J. Spencer: Nine lectures on Random Graphs