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The Background to the Institute The NATO Advanced Study Institute
(ASI) 'People and Computers - Applying an Anthropocentric Approach
to Integrated Production Systems and Organisations' came about
after the distribution of a NATO fact sheet to BruneI University,
which described the funding of ASls. The 'embryonic' director of
the ASI brought this opportunity to the attention of the group of
people, (some at BruneI and some from outside), who were together
responsible for the teaching and management of the course in
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in BruneI's Department of
Manufacturing and Engineering Systems. This course had been
conceived in 1986 and was envisaged as a vehicle for teaching
manufacturing engineering students the technology of information
integration through project work. While the original idea of the
course had also included the organisational aspects of CIM, the
human factors questions were not considered. This shortcoming was
recognised and the trial run of the course in 1988 contained some
lectures on 'people' issues. The course team were therefore well
prepared and keen to explore the People, Organisation and
Technology (POT) aspects of computer integration, as applied to
industrial production. A context was proposed which would allow the
inclusion of people from many different backgrounds and which would
open up time and space for reflection. The proposal to organise a
NATO ASI was therefore welcomed by all concerned.
This book presents an empirically-grounded sociolinguistic history
of the English language in Hong Kong in the past 170 years. Using
substantial sets of diachronic and synchronic data, it traces the
changing status and functions of English in relation to spoken
Cantonese, Mandarin and written Chinese in the key domains of
government, education and business. The author tracks the rise of
English-knowing bilingualism in the city's Chinese community and
explores the evolutionary dynamics of Hong Kong English. He also
speculates on the future of English in the territory, particularly
after 2047 when the 'one country, two systems' framework
established by the Sino-British Joint Declaration is dismantled.
Researchers and students working in the fields of sociolinguistics,
English as a global language, world Englishes, applied linguistics
and English-language education will find this book provides
valuable information and insights about the uses and users of
English in colonial and post-colonial Hong Kong. More generally, it
makes a unique contribution to the literature on the diffusion and
diversification of English worldwide.
In recent years the Christian faith has been challenged by
skeptics, including the New Atheists, who claim that belief in God
is simply not reasonable. Here prominent Christian philosopher C.
Stephen Evans offers a fresh, contemporary, and nuanced response.
He makes the case for belief in a personal God through an
exploration of natural "signs," which open our minds to theistic
possibilities and foster belief in the Christian revelation. Evans
then discusses why God's self-revelation is both authoritative and
authentic. This sophisticated yet accessible book provides a clear
account of the evidence for Christian faith, concluding that it
still makes sense to believe.
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If I Had A Hammer (Hardcover)
Fotofest International; Edited by Steven Evans, Max Fields, Amy Sadao
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On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly
physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist
ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To
date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on
anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional soul / body
distinction is viable), with occasional articles treating
physicalist accounts of such doctrines as the Incarnation and
Resurrection of Jesus cropping up, as well. Interestingly, the
literature to date, both for and against this influence, is
dominated by philosophers. The present volume is a collection of
philosophers and theologians who advance several novel criticisms
of this growing trend toward physicalism in Christian theology. The
present collection definitively shows that Christian physicalism
has some significant philosophical and theological problems. No
doubt all philosophical anthropologies have their challenges, but
the present volume shows that Christian physicalism is most likely
not an adequate accounting for essential theological topics within
Christian theism. Christians, then, should consider alternative
anthropologies.
Issues of New Testament Anti-Judaism brings a fresh analysis to the
emerging conflicts between the earliest followers of Jesus of
Nazareth and the leaders of the Jewish communities in Palestine and
its environs. Roger S. Evans reveals that embedded in many of the
confrontations between Jesus and Jewish leaders is Jesus'
self-identification as the "Son of Man." It is this
self-identification that further ignites the already simmering
conflicts, and the final charge of blasphemy. In the book of Acts
and in the canonical Epistles we hear the early Christians accusing
the Jewish leaders and people of deicide, but it is also in these
documents that the Christian authors continue to hope for and
believe that the Jewish people are still part of God's people.
Finally, Evans reminds readers that, according to the authors of
the New Testament, it was always God's plan to send Jesus to die
for the sins of his people and the world. This new analysis is
intended to inspire both Christians and Jewish people of the
twenty-first century to reevaluate how they respond to each other.
Sex and Salvation explores the growth and development of virginity
in the cultural contexts of the ancient church. An examination of
Greek, Roman, and Jewish literature, which speaks to the issues of
virginity, reveals that the Christian understanding of life-long
virginity was a foreign concept to the peoples and cultures of the
ancient Mediterranean world. In a time when families and
authorities demanded that women follow the ancient tradition of
marriage and motherhood, a growing number of important Christian
authors were calling for a life free from the "dangerous" sexual
passions that beset all women. In Sex and Salvation, author Roger
Steven Evans gathers over thirty documents from early Catholic,
pseudopigraphical and heterodox letters, epistles, apologies, and
canon law that trace the importance of virginity in early
Christianity. Evans contends that the sexual ethic established by
early Christian authors has reverberated throughout the intervening
centuries, and is still being felt in the post modern world of the
21st century.
Is there such a thing as natural knowledge of God? C. Stephen Evans
presents the case for understanding theistic arguments as
expressions of natural signs in order to gain a new perspective
both on their strengths and weaknesses. Three classical,
much-discussed theistic arguments - cosmological, teleological, and
moral - are examined for the natural signs they embody.
At the heart of this book lie several relatively simple ideas. One
is that if there is a God of the kind accepted by Christians, Jews,
and Muslims, then it is likely that a 'natural' knowledge of God is
possible. Another is that this knowledge will have two
characteristics: it will be both widely available to humans and yet
easy to resist. If these principles are right, a new perspective on
many of the classical arguments for God's existence becomes
possible. We understand why these arguments have for many people a
continued appeal but also why they do not constitute conclusive
'proofs' that settle the debate once and for all.
Touching on the interplay between these ideas and contemporary
scientific theories about the origins of religious belief,
particularly the role of natural selection in predisposing humans
to form beliefs in God or gods, Evans concludes that these
scientific accounts of religious belief are fully consistent, even
supportive, of the truth of religious convictions.
C. Stephen Evans explains and defends Kierkegaard's account of
moral obligations as rooted in God's commands, the fundamental
command being You shall love your neighbour as yourself'. The work
will be of interest not only to those interested in Kierkegaard,
but also to those interested in the relation between ethics and
religion, especially questions about whether morality can or must
have a religious foundation. As well as providing a comprehensive
reading of Kierkegaard as an ethical thinker, Evans puts him into
conversation with contemporary moral theorists. Kierkegaard's
divine command theory is shown to be an account that safeguards
human flourishing, as well as protecting the proper relations
between religion and state in a pluralistic society.
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The Bible and the University (Paperback)
Craig Bartholomew, Anthony C. Thiselton; Edited by David Lyle Jeffrey, C. Stephen Evans
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R762
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It is well known that the Western university gradually evolved from
the monastic stadium via the cathedral schools of the twelfth
century to become the remarkably vigorous and interdisciplinary
European institutions of higher learning that transformed Christian
intellectual culture in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It
is equally well known that subsequent disciplinary developments in
higher education, including the founding and flourishing of many of
the most prestigious of North American universities, owe equally to
the Protestant and perhaps particularly Calvinist influence. But
that the secularized modern university that descended from these
developments is now in something of an identity crisis is becoming
widely - and often awkwardly - apparent. The reason most often
given for the crisis is our general failure to produce a morally or
spiritually persuasive substitute for the authority that
undergirded the intellectual culture of our predecessors. This is
frequently also a reason for the discomfort many experience in
trying to address the problem, for it requires an acknowledgement,
at least, that the secularization hypothesis has proven inadequate
as a basis for the sustaining of coherence and general
intelligibility in the university curriculum. Nowhere is this more
apparent than in the disciplines of biblical studies and theology,
which once were the anchor or common point of reference for
theological thought, but which are now both marginalized in the
curriculum and internally divided as to meaning and purpose, even
where the Church itself is concerned. In this final volume of the
Scripture and Hermeneutic Series, a group of distinguished scholars
have sought to understand the role of the Bible in relation to the
disciplines in a fresh way. Offered in a spirit of humility and
experimentally, the essays here consider the historic role of the
Bible in the university, the status of theological reflection
regarding Scripture among the disciplines today, the special role
of Scripture in the development of law, the humanities and social
sciences, and finally, the way the Bible speaks to issues of
academic freedom, intellectual tolerance, and religious liberty.
Contributors Include: Dallas Willard William Abraham Al Wolters
Scott Hahn Glenn Olsen Robert C. Roberts Byron Johnson Robert
Cochran, Jr. David I. Smith John Sullivan Robert Lundin C. Stephen
Evans David Lyle Jeffrey
This major reference work is offered as a resource for today's
church in its life, worship, and mission to the world. It aims to
enable readers not merely to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ
against attack, but also to commend it positively. The Dictionary
addresses the main intellectual objections to the Christian faith,
and puts the case in its favour from a wide variety of
perspectives. But since apologetics is the task of the whole
person, the contributors also consider how the truth of the
church's message can be demonstrated within the diverse elements of
contemporary culture. Christian students and scholars in all major
disciplines, pastors and lay leaders of local churches, and anyone
actively involved in evangelism or social outreach will be
empowered by this dictionary to witness more effectively to Christ,
in word and deed.
The Background to the Institute The NATO Advanced Study Institute
(ASI) 'People and Computers - Applying an Anthropocentric Approach
to Integrated Production Systems and Organisations' came about
after the distribution of a NATO fact sheet to BruneI University,
which described the funding of ASls. The 'embryonic' director of
the ASI brought this opportunity to the attention of the group of
people, (some at BruneI and some from outside), who were together
responsible for the teaching and management of the course in
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in BruneI's Department of
Manufacturing and Engineering Systems. This course had been
conceived in 1986 and was envisaged as a vehicle for teaching
manufacturing engineering students the technology of information
integration through project work. While the original idea of the
course had also included the organisational aspects of CIM, the
human factors questions were not considered. This shortcoming was
recognised and the trial run of the course in 1988 contained some
lectures on 'people' issues. The course team were therefore well
prepared and keen to explore the People, Organisation and
Technology (POT) aspects of computer integration, as applied to
industrial production. A context was proposed which would allow the
inclusion of people from many different backgrounds and which would
open up time and space for reflection. The proposal to organise a
NATO ASI was therefore welcomed by all concerned.
In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects
poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's
command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of
faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously
justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham
justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions,
Kierkegaard presents faith as a paradox that cannot be understood
by reason and conventional morality, and he challenges the
universalist ethics and immanental philosophy of modern German
idealism, especially as represented by Kant and Hegel. This volume,
first published in 2006, presents the first new English translation
for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an introduction by
C. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and religious issues
raised by the text.
With over 40,000 copies in print since its original publication in
1982, Steve Evans's Philosophy of Religion has served many
generations of students as a classic introduction to the philosophy
of religion from a Christian perspective. Over the years the
philosophical landscape has changed, and in this new edition Zach
Manis joins Evans in a thorough revamping of arguments and
information, while maintaining the qualities of clarity and brevity
that made the first edition so appreciated. New material on divine
foreknowledge and human freedom has been added as well as on
Reformed epistemology. The discussions on science now cover new
developments from cognitive psychology and naturalism as well as on
the fine-tuning of the cosmos. The chapter on faith and reason has
been expanded to include consideration of evidentialism. The
problem of evil now forms its own new chapter and adds a discussion
of the problem of hell. The standard features remain: a survey of
the field, an examination of classical arguments for God's
existence, and an exploration of contemporary challenges to theism
from the social sciences and philosophy as well as the natural
sciences. The meaning and significance of personal religious
experience, revelation and miracles--all within the realm of
contemporary religious pluralism--are likewise investigated. A
classic introduction thoroughly updated and refreshed for today's
student.
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Seve (Spanish, DVD)
Alvar Gordejuela, Nil Cardoner, Maria Molins, Quim Àvila Conde, José Navar, …
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Dramatic retelling of the life and career of Spanish professional
golfer Severiano 'Seve' Ballesteros directed by documentary
film-maker John-Paul Davidson. The film shows how Seve grew from a
young boy (José Luis Gutiérrez) playing golf on the beaches of his
native Spain with a broken 3-iron to a world number one and leading
figure in the sport. Told through dramatic re-enactments and
archive footage, the story follows Seve as he overcomes every
hurdle in his journey towards success.
Is there a connection between religion and morality? Ivan
Karamazov, in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, famously
declares that if God does not exist, then "everything is
permitted." Most philosophers reject such a view and hold that
moral truths do not depend on God. C.Stephen Evans argues that the
truth lies somewhere between these two claims. It is not quite
right to say that there would be nothing left of morality if God
did not exist, but moral obligations do depend on God
ontologically. Such obligations are best understood as God's
commands or requirements, communicated to humans in a variety of
ways, including conscience. In God and Moral Obligation, Evans also
argues that two views often thought to be rivals to a divine
command morality, natural law ethics and virtue ethics, are not
rivals at all but provide necessary complementary elements of a
comprehensive morality. A number of objections to a divine command
account of moral obligations are posed and answered. In the
concluding chapters Evans points out the advantages such an account
has over secular rivals. The authority and objectivity of moral
obligations are best explained by seeing them as divine commands.
Is there a connection between religion and morality? Ivan
Karamazov, in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, famously
declares that if God does not exist, then "everything is
permitted." Most philosophers reject such a view and hold that
moral truths do not depend on God. C.Stephen Evans argues that the
truth lies somewhere between these two claims. It is not quite
right to say that there would be nothing left of morality if God
did not exist, but moral obligations do depend on God
ontologically. Such obligations are best understood as God's
commands or requirements, communicated to humans in a variety of
ways, including conscience. In God and Moral Obligation, Evans also
argues that two views often thought to be rivals to a divine
command morality, natural law ethics and virtue ethics, are not
rivals at all but provide necessary complementary elements of a
comprehensive morality. A number of objections to a divine command
account of moral obligations are posed and answered. In the
concluding chapters Evans points out the advantages such an account
has over secular rivals. The authority and objectivity of moral
obligations are best explained by seeing them as divine commands.
C. Stephen Evans provides a clear, readable introduction to Soren
Kierkegaard (1813 55) as a philosopher and thinker. His 2009 book
is organised around Kierkegaard's concept of the three 'stages' or
'spheres' of human existence, which provide both a developmental
account of the human self and an understanding of three rival views
of human life and its meaning. Evans also discusses such important
Kierkegaardian concepts as 'indirect communication', 'truth as
subjectivity', and the Incarnation understood as 'the Absolute
Paradox'. Although his discussion emphasises the importance of
Christianity for understanding Kierkgaard, it shows him to be a
writer of great interest to a secular as well as a religious
audience. Evans' book brings Kierkegaard into conversation with
western philosophers past and present, presenting him as one who
gives powerful answers to the questions which philosophers ask.
Is there such a thing as natural knowledge of God? C. Stephen Evans
presents the case for understanding theistic arguments as
expressions of natural signs in order to gain a new perspective
both on their strengths and weaknesses. Three classical,
much-discussed theistic arguments - cosmological, teleological, and
moral - are examined for the natural signs they embody. At the
heart of this book lie several relatively simple ideas. One is that
if there is a God of the kind accepted by Christians, Jews, and
Muslims, then it is likely that a 'natural' knowledge of God is
possible. Another is that this knowledge will have two
characteristics: it will be both widely available to humans and yet
easy to resist. If these principles are right, a new perspective on
many of the classical arguments for God's existence becomes
possible. We understand why these arguments have for many people a
continued appeal but also why they do not constitute conclusive
'proofs' that settle the debate once and for all. Touching on the
interplay between these ideas and contemporary scientific theories
about the origins of religious belief, particularly the role of
natural selection in predisposing humans to form beliefs in God or
gods, Evans concludes that these scientific accounts of religious
belief are fully consistent, even supportive, of the truth of
religious convictions.
C. Stephen Evans provides a clear, readable introduction to Soren
Kierkegaard (1813 55) as a philosopher and thinker. His book is
organised around Kierkegaard's concept of the three 'stages' or
'spheres' of human existence, which provide both a developmental
account of the human self and an understanding of three rival views
of human life and its meaning. Evans also discusses such important
Kierkegaardian concepts as 'indirect communication', 'truth as
subjectivity', and the Incarnation understood as 'the Absolute
Paradox'. Although his discussion emphasises the importance of
Christianity for understanding Kierkgaard, it shows him to be a
writer of great interest to a secular as well as a religious
audience. Evans' book brings Kierkegaard into conversation with
western philosophers past and present, presenting him as one who
gives powerful answers to the questions which philosophers ask."
In this volume, Steven Evans reports on a quarter century of
work-work that resulted in a commercial product known as the PACE
System. An advanced clinical management system, PACE links all care
delivery set tings and reaches across multiple episodes. It offers
capabilities critical to managed care, including care planning and
clinical pathways, the critical pathway analyzer and clinical
repository central to outcomes-based care, and more. The pages that
follow describe the PACE project, focusing on its knowl edge base
and semantic network. They offer insights into system implemen
tation and address the synthesis of principles within the PACE
System. From this project in nursing informatics, Steven Evans
relates both suc cesses and failures, sharing the strategies and
techniques to adopt and pitfalls to avoid in a project that
followed five years of preliminary theo retical work. With clarity
and candor, he gives us the benefit of two decades of project
development, first in academia and then in the commercial sector.
Over the course of the project, many tens of millions of dollars
and close to 500 person-years of effort were invested. Building on
the strong conceptual base developed at Creigton University's
School of Nursing, the project has seen exponential growth in its
clinical capabilities since entering the commercial sector in 1989.
Plato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel. These names and the
philosophies associated with them ring through the minds of every
student and scholar of philosophy. And in their search for
knowledge, every student of philosophy needs to know the history of
the philosophical discourse such giants have bequeathed us. Noted
philosopher C. Stephen Evans brings his expertise to this daunting
task as he surveys the history of Western philosophy, from the
Pre-Socratics to Nietzsche and postmodernism-and every major figure
and movement in between.
If you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.
From effective time management and efficient speed reading to
managing yourself and stopping stress from slowing you down, THE
ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools,
techniques, and strategies for success. Short, punchy chapters mean
you can read up quickly and start applying what you've learned
immediately. Discover the main themes, key ideas and tools you need
and bring it all together with practical exercises. This is your
complete course in being more productive. ABOUT THE SERIES ULTIMATE
books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want
to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and
finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential
business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in
straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly
master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check
how you're doing.
C. Stephen Evans explains and defends Kierkegaard's account of
moral obligations as rooted in God's commands, the fundamental
command being You shall love your neighbour as yourself'. The work
will be of interest not only to those interested in Kierkegaard,
but also to those interested in the relation between ethics and
religion, especially questions about whether morality can or must
have a religious foundation. As well as providing a comprehensive
reading of Kierkegaard as an ethical thinker, Evans puts him into
conversation with contemporary moral theorists. Kierkegaard's
divine command theory is shown to be an account that safeguards
human flourishing, as well as protecting the proper relations
between religion and state in a pluralistic society.
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