This is a true story of a dramatic time in the author's life as a young freshman student at a major eastern university in 1952. It is a story that was so devastating at the time that he has told it to no one and kept it hidden, deep inside him, for over 70 years. Be among the first to hear the moment by moment telling of what he lived through that fateful year in his young life. Find out what true value lies in caring commitment to a friend in their time of need. Witness the raw emotion th...

Classical Christology entails compatibilism. In other words, the teaching about Jesus Christ found in Scripture and affirmed in historical orthodoxy entails that free agency and moral responsibility are compatible with determinism. The Christological Case for Compatibilism demonstrates that only compatibilism is able to make sense of Christ’s freedom in light of his two natural wills, his righteousness and moral praiseworthiness, and his impeccability. Libertarian models of free a...

Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller.Specifically designed for future healthcare providers who will diagnose, manage, and prescribeThis advanced physiology and pathophysiology text is designed to address the specific learning needs of future nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced healthcare providers caring ...

Understanding the iconoclastic work of a lifelong cinematic pioneerManoel de Oliveira's eighty-five year career made him a filmmaking icon and a cultural giant in his native Portugal. A lifelong cinematic pioneer, Oliveira merged distinctive formal techniques with philosophical treatments of universal themes--frustrated love, aging, nationhood, evil, and divine grace--in films that always moved against mainstream currents.Randal Johnson navigates Oliveira's...

Eliminate Stress Permanently and Effortlessly!The Seven Secrets contained in these pages embody a unique paradigm. In this book, you will learn that you don't need to change your external circumstances to eliminate your stress. Because stress is created in the mind, the solution to stress is also found in the mind. What does this mean for you?●No dieting!●No exercising!●No meditation!●No goal setting!●No more doing the things that cause MORE stre...

With such stunning films as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Bye Bye Brazil, and Pixote, Brazilian cinema achieved both critical acclaim and popular recognition in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming the premier cinema of Latin America and one of the largest film producers in the western world. But the success of Brazilian film at home and abroad came after many years of struggle by filmmakers determined to create a strong film industry in Brazil. At the forefront of th...

THIRTY-NINE SIXTY - A ROMANTICCHRISTMAS THRILLEROn a frigid December day, sixty-six hours before Christmas, Aedan O'Beirne's wife, Ciara, and their five-year-old son, Colin, disappear. Aedan discovers that he has until the first second of Christmas Day to find them, or he will lose his family forever.Set in Chicagoland, this absorbing and suspenseful tale launches readers into Aedan's surprise-filled world, ...

What is the future of Continental philosophy of religion? These forward-looking essays address the new thinkers and movements that have gained prominence since the generation of Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault, and Levinas and how they will reshape Continental philosophy of religion in the years to come. They look at the ways concepts such as liberation, sovereignty, and post-colonialism have engaged this new generation with political theology and the new pathways of thought that have opened in...

AFTER THIS: Two seemingly innocuous words lifted from a verse of scripture that describes an event that occurs once something has been completed. A life completed. What happens next - AFTER THIS? This fictional setting of a glimpse into six people's lives illustrates events before their decisions or choices, their humanity with its frailty an struggles of faith and obedience. Their stories reflect a commonality of the human struggle of good versus evil and the ultimate consequences of a li...

IN A TWINKLING Jon Wyatt was a pastor at a major denominational church in Arlington, Virginia. Perhaps typical of most pastors in that situation, Jon's spiritual calling left much to be desired and, worst of all, it really didn't bother him. He was very comfortable sitting on a cushion of time waiting for his retirement to kick in and get off the highway of "earning a living." This condition of comfort did not change until very early one morning he started having dreams. Dreams that he cou...

A Companion to Latin American Cinema offers a wide-ranging collection of newly commissioned essays and interviews that explore the ways in which Latin American cinema has established itself on the international film scene in the twenty-first century.Features contributions from international critics, historians, and scholars, along with interviews with acclaimed Latin American film directorsIncludes essays on the Latin American film industry, as well as the ...

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah is the location of one of the best-known terrestrial records for the late Cretaceous. A major effort in the new century has documented over 2,000 new vertebrate fossil sites, provided new radiometric dates, and identified five new genera of ceratopsids, two new species of hadrosaur, a probable new genus of hypsilophodontid, new pachycephalosaurs and ankylosaurs, several kinds of theropods (including a new genus of oviraptor and a new ...