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This text/reference develops practical intuition into the art of RF
circuit design and introduces users to the widely used simulation
tool, Pathwave ADS, from Keysight Technologies. By using
project-oriented assignments, it builds a strong foundation and
focuses on practical applications illustrated by examples,
simulation tutorials, and homework problems. Learning through doing
has proven to be an effective preparatory tool for more advanced
and complex applications, and this book is developed from the
author’s lecture notes for a senior/graduate class at University
of California Santa Barbara. The class had a significant lab
component employing measurement techniques, board-level
prototyping, and RFIC design. Falling somewhere between a
traditional textbook and a practical handbook, it focuses mainly on
analog RF analysis and design and circuit simulation techniques.
A comprehensive and authoritative collection on Christian Ethics
with contributions from a diverse range of leading figures in the
field. Unlike existing titles, this handbook focuses on Christian
Ethics in a global context and is a thoroughly up-to-date analysis
of the field with coverage of cutting-edge topics. The Routledge
Handbook of Christian Ethics is an outstanding reference source to
key topics, problems and debates in the field.
What is the relationship between the command to love one's enemies
and the use of violence and/or other coercive political means? This
work examines this question by comparing and contrasting two
important contemporary approaches to Christian ethics,
neoAugustinian and the ecclesial or neoAnabaptist. It traces the
complicated conversation that has taken place since John Howard
Yoder took on Reinhold Niebuhr's interpretation of the Anabaptists
in the 1940's. It consists of three parts. The first part traces
the development of the Augustinian-Niebuhrian approach to ethics
from Niebuhr through those who have advanced his work including
Paul Ramsey, Timothy Jackson, Charles Mathewes, Eric Gregory, and
Jennifer Herdt. It also examines the Augustinian ethics of Oliver
O'Donovan, John Milbank and Nicholas Wolterstorff. Along with
tracing the Augustinian approach and its trajectories through
agapism, theology and the interpretation of Augustine, it
identifies fifteen criticisms that this approach brings against the
neoAnabaptists. The second part traces the origin of the ecclesial
or neoAnabaptist approach, and then examines its relationship to,
and criticism of, agapism, what theological doctrines are central
and its interpretation of Augustine. Its purpose is primarily
constructive by explaining the role that ecclesiology, Christology
and eschatology have among the neoAnabaptists. The third part
addresses the criticisms levied by Augustinians against the
neoAnabaptists by drawing on the constructive theology in the
second part. It intends to show where the Augustinian critics are
correct, where they have missed key theological teachings, and
where they misrepresent. It also assesses the summons to the
nationalist project the Augustinians put to the neoAnabaptists. If
this work is successful, this third part will not be defensive. It
will instead illumine the reasons for the criticisms and suggest
means by which the conversation that began between Yoder and
Niebuhr can continue and possibly bear fruit for theological ethics
in both its ecclesial and nationalist projects for generations to
come.
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Hebrews (Hardcover)
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The book of Hebrews is a fascinating extended sermon which has
nurtured and challenged the church for centuries. It stands in
tension with our sensibilities but provides guidance for the
church's life and for individual Christians. In this theological
commentary, D. Stephen Long explores this captivating book. He
finds Hebrews extremely relevant for today since it integrates
doctrine, ethics, and politics while helping faithful Christians
find their ways through troubled times. It invites us into a robust
world beyond the assumptions of today's scientific worldviews.
Hebrews also helps us understand how to read Scripture after the
triumph of Jesus Christ. Long's expert theological guidance helps
us understand Hebrews and hear its message for our contemporary
world. The volumes in Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible
from Westminster John Knox Press offer a fresh and invigorating
approach to all the books of the Bible. Building on a wide range of
sources from biblical studies, the history of theology, the
church's liturgical and musical traditions, contemporary culture,
and the Christian tradition, noted scholars focus less on
traditional historical and literary angles in favor of a
theologically focused commentary that considers the contemporary
relevance of the texts. This series is an invaluable resource for
those who want to probe beyond the backgrounds and words of
biblical texts to their deep theological and ethical meanings for
the church today.
How is God sovereign with respect to creation? Does creation affect
God? Does God suffer or change because of creation? If so, how is
this related to Christology? Why have these questions been so
controversial in evangelical theology, even costing some people
their jobs? This book is a collection of lectures given to the
Forum for Evangelical Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological
Seminary. Six theologians answer the questions above from a variety
of perspectives. They draw on resources including the church
fathers, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Jurgen Moltmann, process
theology, and open theism. In the process of answering the
question, does God suffer? each theologian also illustrates how
responding to this subject requires an examination of other crucial
evangelical issues, such as how we read Scripture and what it means
to proclaim that God is love. Although the writers answer these
questions in a variety of ways, the hope is that engaging in this
conversation together can help evangelicals and all Christians to
speak more faithfully of our sovereign God.
In this original interpretation and critique of Paul Ramsey's
ethical thought, D. Stephen Long traces the development of one of
the mid-twentieth century's most important and controversial
religious social thinkers. Long examines Ramsey's early liberal
idealism as well as later influences on his work, including the
just war doctrine, Reinhold Niebu
In this original interpretation and critique of Paul Ramsey's
ethical thought, D. Stephen Long traces the development of one of
the mid-twentieth century's most important and controversial
religious social thinkers. Long examines Ramsey's early liberal
idealism as well as later influences on his work, including the
just war doctrine, Reinhold Niebu
What has theology to do with economics? They are both sciences of human action, but have traditionally been treated as very separate disciplines. Divine Economy is the first book to address the need for an active dialogue between the two. D. Stephen Long traces three strategies which have been used to bring theology to bear on economic questions: the dominant twentieth-century tradition, of Weber's fact-value distinction; an emergent tradition based on Marxist social analysis; and a residual tradition that draws on an ancient understanding of a functional economy. He concludes that the latter approach shows the greatest promise because it refuses to subordinate theological knowledge to autonomous social-scientific research. Divine Economy will be welcomed by those with an interest in how theology can inform economic debate.
Series Information: Radical Orthodoxy
Description: How can we speak about God without assuming that God
is nothing but our own speaking, nothing but our culture's effort
to name what cannot be named? How can we deny that our speaking of
God is always culturally located? To answer these questions, we
need to pay close attention to what we mean by culture, and how we
use this very complex term both in our everyday language and
especially in the language of faith. Culture is an exceedingly
complex term that nearly everyone uses, but no one is sure what it
means. This work examines various uses of the term culture in
theology today. Endorsements: ""Modernity, Steve Long tells us with
his patented acerbity, is a broken record that never stops
repeating its supposed novelty. If broken records require sharp,
swift smacks to be knocked out of their tiresome grooves, Long's
palm-sized book delivers a salutary slap that gets us back on
track--and out of confused modern conceptualities that pit theology
against culture. An excellent, masterly introduction to its
topic."" --Rodney Clapp, author of A Peculiar People and Border
Crossings ""Too many 'guides' pretend to a kind of theological
neutrality that leads us nowhere. Steve Long's wonderful little
book is a noted exception: here is a guide to the theological
terrain that doesn't apologize for working with a compass.
Providing a helpful survey of various schools of thought, the book
also constitutes an argument for a particular theological
understanding of culture. Long not only charts the territory, he
also shows students how to plot a path through it. I've already
been commending it to my students."" --James K. A. Smith, Associate
Professor of Philosophy, CalvinCollege ""Long's book is filled with
deep insight and strategic provocation, both of which ought to push
the theology and culture conversation beyond its unexamined truisms
and self-satisfied dogmas. This is a book for people who take their
theology without cream or sugar."" --Brent Laytham, Associate
Professor of Theology and Ethics, North Park Theological Seminary
""This work, as the title suggests, offers a bird's eye view of the
state of play between theology and culture.It provides a valuable
summary of the contribution of Richard Niebuhr to the subject, but
also suggests there is a need to revise Niebuhr's classifications
in the wake of the rising influence of the theology of Henri de
Lubac common to both the Radical Orthodoxy and Communio Catholic
scholars.From de Lubac's perspective, Christ transforms cultures,
rather than standing aloof outside them.The dynamics of this
transformation is now a pressing theological concern which flows
over confessional boundaries."" --Tracey Rowland, author of Culture
and the Thomist Tradition: After Vatican II (Radical Orthodoxy)
About the Contributor(s): D. Stephen Long is professor of theology
at Marquette University. He has published a number of works,
including Divine Economy: Theology and the Market (2000), The
Goodness of God: Theology, Church, and the Social Order (2001),
John Wesley's Moral Theology: The Quest for God and Goodness
(2005), and Calculated Future: Theology, Ethics, and Economics
(2007).
How can we speak about God without assuming that God is nothing but
our own speaking, nothing but our culture's effort to name what
cannot be named? How can we deny that our speaking of God is always
culturally located? To answer these questions, we need to pay close
attention to what we mean by culture, and how we use this very
complex term both in our everyday language and especially in the
language of faith. Culture is an exceedingly complex term that
nearly everyone uses, but no one is sure what it means. This work
examines various uses of the term culture in theology today. D.
Stephen Long is professor of theology at Marquette University. He
has published a number of works, including 'Divine Economy:
Theology and the Market', 'The Goodness of God: Theology, Church,
and the Social Order', 'John Wesley's Moral Theology: The Quest for
God and Goodness', and 'Calculated Future: Theology, Ethics and
Economics'. "Modernity, Steve Long tells us with his patented
acerbity, is a broken record that never stops repeating its
supposed novelty. If broken records require sharp, swift smacks to
be knocked out of their tiresome grooves, Long's palm-sized book
delivers a salutary slap that gets us back on track - and out of
confused modern conceptualities that pit theology against culture.
An excellent, masterly introduction to its topic."- Rodney Clapp,
author of 'A Peculiar People' and 'Border Crossings' "This work, as
the title suggests, offers a bird's eye view of the state of play
between theology and culture.It provides a valuable summary of the
contribution of Richard Niebuhr to the subject, but also suggests
there is a need to revise Niebuhr's classi cations in the wake of
the rising in uence of the theology of Henri de Lubac common to
both the Radical Orthodoxy and Communio Catholic scholars.From de
Lubac's perspective, Christ transforms cultures, rather than
standing aloof outside them.The dynamics of this transformation is
now a pressing theological concern which ows over confessional
boundaries." - Tracey Rowland, author of 'Culture and the Thomist
Tradition: After Vatican II'.
This is the story of Pompam, a handsome Buffalo Boy from Isan,
Buddhist Thailand's most impoverished region. This is a graphic
fictionalized account of Bangkok's infamous sex industry a disease,
which has already spread throughout Thailand and now, threatens
every country that touches its borders putting the entire Southeast
Asian region in cultural, moral and economic jeopardy. "Karmic
Ties" paints a true picture of life as it really is.
About the Contributor(s): Kimlyn J. Bender is Associate Professor
of Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor
University. He is the coeditor of Theology as Conversation: The
Significance of Dialogue in Historical and Contemporary Theology
(Eerdmans).
The case of State of Texas vs. Autumn Hills Nursing Homes, Inc.
went to trial in a borrowed San Antonio courtroom 25 years ago. It
matched a Texas dream team for the defense including Roy Minton,
Tom Sartwelle, Mike Ramsey, and Roy Barrera Sr. against a
determined (some would say obsessed) young assistant attorney
general, David Marks, and his backup team from the state. The jury
heard six months of horrifying testimony about catastrophic medical
failure when corporate greed trumps medical care. Death Without
Dignity is their story, told by a journalist who was allowed the
exceedingly rare experience of being not only in the courtroom, but
was allowed by the judge to be in chambers when lawyers wrangled
out of earshot of the jury - something that had never been allowed
any journalist before or since, according to the lead defense
lawyer. The case remains today as the longest and most expensive
criminal prosecution in Texas history and Death Without Dignity is
now a courtroom classic.
THE DYNAMICS OF THE METTA MAP MAKE NAVIGATING THE BUDDHA DHARMA
EXPERIENTIALLY ACCESSIBLE The Metta Map is both the centerpiece of
the Metta System, and the vehicle we use to present the information
in this book. The Metta Map was developed as a teaching device by
Dr. Barbara Wright. It was designed as a tool for conflict
resolution, and has been used successfully for the past ten years,
both intra-personally and inter-personally, in various applications
such as clinical, family, corporate, and others. It became apparent
that the Metta Map represents the entirety of the Dharma, which is
embedded in both its structure and content, and that it can be used
as a navigational tool for learning and teaching the Dharma. It is
our hope that this book, which synthesizes the core teachings of
the Buddha, will be a joyful adventure that increases your Dharma
knowledge and moves you forward your own path. Visit
www.themettasystem.com Dr. Barbara Wright is the author of "The
Metta System: The Map, The Formula, and The Equations." Dr. Stephen
Long is the co-author of "Thus We Heard: Recollections of the Life
of the Buddha."
Synopsis: Keeping Faith offers resources to help Christians reclaim
the importance of doctrine and thereby know and love well God and
God's creation. Although it gives particular attention to the
Wesleyan and Methodist tradition, it is of necessity an ecumenical
effort. Neither the Wesleyans nor the Methodists invented Christian
doctrine. In fact, the Wesleyan tradition contributes little that
is distinctive or unique. This is a good thing, for unlike other
disciplines where originality and uniqueness matter greatly,
Christian doctrine depends on others and not the genius of some
individual. Chesterton once said that Christianity is the democracy
of the dead. In other words, doctrine depends on the communion of
the saints. They help us speak of God as we should. We need to hear
their voice. For this reason, this work is an ecumenical commentary
on the Confession of Faith and Articles of Religion found in the
Wesleyan tradition that also draws on ancient and modern witnesses
to God's glory. It is ecumenical because it brings these doctrines
into conversation with the broader Christian tradition. Doctrine
unites us in a "communion," which is greater than any single
denomination and makes us what we otherwise cannot be: one, holy,
catholic and apostolic. Endorsements: "This is a quite wonderful
adventure into theology led by one of our most talented
theologians. Stephen Long has a gift for reframing ancient truth
and giving it contemporary clout. The dear old Articles of Religion
have rarely been more lively and immediately relevant to
contemporary church life than when presented by Steve
Long--timeless Christian wisdom rendered direct and demanding "
--William Willimon Bishop, United Methodist Church, North Alabama
Conference "Many thanks to Professor Long for his gracious offering
to the life of the church. In this book Long demystifies doctrine
through commentary on one of the church's most significant
documents, encouraging a love for learning our beliefs and a desire
for God--in true Wesleyan spirit. The book is an invitation to
congregations and individuals to know and love God and neighbor in
the fullness in which God intended." --Dr. Laceye Warner Associate
Dean for Academic Programs Associate Professor of the Practice of
Evangelism and Methodist Studies Duke Divinity School, Durham,
North Carolina Author Biography: D. Stephen Long is an ordained
United Methodist elder in the Indiana Conference. He is also
Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University,
Milwaukee, WI.
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