Christians are supposed to forgive others as we've been forgiven. But hearing the call to forgive is different from knowing how to practice forgiveness at home and in the world. Forgiveness is about more than the isolated acts and words of individuals. To forgive and be forgiven, we need communal practices and disciplines for a way of life that makes for peace.Greg Jones and Célestin Musekura describe how churches and communities can cultivate the habits that make forgiveness possible on a...

The basic story of the rise, reign, and fall of deconstruction as a literary and philosophical groundswell is well known among scholars. In this intellectual history, Gregory Jones-Katz aims to transform the broader understanding of a movement that has been frequently misunderstood, mischaracterized, and left for dead—even as its principles and influence transformed literary studies and a host of other fields in the humanities.?Deconstruction begins well before Jacqu...

Behavioral science books are popping up on bestseller lists: Predictably Irrational; Thinking, Fast and Slow; Nudge; Decisive. Even the White House launched a Behavioral Insights Team to match the British Ministry of Nudges. Conspicuously absent from this conversation is the church. The Irrational Jesus bridges this gap. Ken Evers-Hood looks at Jesus through the lens of cognitive heuristics (mental shortcuts) and biases (blind spots) and makes the case that a fully human Jesus is predictab...

In Why Do Men Cheat, Gregory Jones courageously explores the unspoken truths behind male infidelity. Through a compelling blend of real-life stories, psychological insight, and emotional depth, this powerful book sheds light on a subject too often ignored or misunderstood. Jones dives beneath the surface to reveal the inner conflicts, emotional disconnects, societal pressures, and biological impulses that influence men's decisions to betray their partners. These a...

Promising 1.5 million new homes by 2029, the new Labour government has made increased house building a central part of its growth agenda. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is key to securing that.If you really want to understand English planning policy and whether it's likely to achieve a better supply of homes, economic growth, less ugly, more functional and higher quality places, better health and well-being, and more biodiversity, this Handbook will be inval...

In Why Do Men Cheat, Gregory Jones courageously explores the unspoken truths behind male infidelity. Blending real-life stories with psychological insight, this powerful book reveals the inner conflicts, emotional disconnects, and biological urges that often go unnoticed-yet leave deep scars behind. Through candid reflections and thought-provoking narratives, Jones dives into the mind of the unfaithful man, the heartbreak of the betrayed partner, and the societal silence surrounding it all...

Dorothy, a physician, influences Patterson, a rogue CIA operative, to initiate military retribution against two scandalous lawyers that have united with a retaliatory priest and a private investigator to establish a nirvana colony in Brazil. They unwittingly open a time portal, allowing two girls and a vindictive shadow warrior to escape. The two girls, seen only by their counterparts Folly, Jumper, and India, struggle to outwit their pursuers. Close to disaster, they are rescued by Lilly ...

Everybody seems interested in innovation and entrepreneurship these days. Start-ups are generating new jobs, creating wealth and providing solutions to longstanding problems. People are also aware that old-line social institutions need innovative approaches that provide renewal, re-establish trust and cultivate sustainability.What do faith communities have to do with innovation and entrepreneurship? Faith communities have their own need for innovation, demonstrated in a growing int...

Traditioned innovation is a habit of being and living that cultivates a certain kind of moral imagination shaped by storytelling and expressed in creative, transformational action. Moral imagination is about character, which depends on ongoing formation that takes place in friendships and communities that embody traditions and that are sustained by institutions.There is no quick-fix or set of techniques that will create a mindset of traditioned innovation. But we do believe that yo...

Pastors and Christian institutional leaders serve more creatively, effectively, and joyfully when they feel supported and part of an intimate community of colleagues and friends who care about their personal and professional wellbeing. So attests Victoria Atkinson White in Holy Friendships: Nurturing Relationships That Sustain Pastors and Leaders.And yet, she observes, many leaders sacrifice critical relationships, citing lack of time or competing priorities, and end up isolated, l...

The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (Directive 2001/42/EC) (SEA Directive) has been a lurking legal presence in EU and UK environmental law. Now, just over a decade since its implementation, the impacts of the SEA Directive are beginning to be felt throughout the UK, and more broadly throughout the European Union as a whole. These developments have been driven both by the expansive interpretation of the Directive's scope by the Court of Justice of the European Union and by a s...

Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian Gospel. It goes hand in hand with love, mercy, and grace, the fundamental theological virtues. However, forgiveness is easier to define than it is to embody. This unique collection of essays brings together theologians, ethicists, and ministry practitioners into a constructive dialog which explores the complex and crucial concept of forgiveness: what it is, where it is to be found, and how it might be practiced. These essays reflect the perspect...