Named a "Notable Naval Book of 2012" by Proceedings magazine, Pirate Alley is now available in paperback. The book provides an in-depth look at every aspect of Somali piracy, from how the pirates operate to how the actions of a relative handful of youthful criminals and their bosses have impacted the world economy. It explores the debate over the recently adopted practice of putting armed guards aboard merchant ships, and focuses on the best management practices that are ...

Mit Texten von Wolf Wetzel, Marlene Streeruwitz, Moshe Zuckermann, Norman Paech, Rainer Fischbach, Birgit Sauer, Farid Hafez, Michael Meyen, Diether Dehm, Gerhard Hanloser, Joachim Hirsch, Maria Wölflingseder, Imad Mustafa, Dieter Reinisch, Karl Reitter, Thomas Wüppesahl, Christian Schubert u.a. Die Machtausübung unserer Tage basiert auf mehreren Säulen. Noch immer scheint jene Definition zu gelten, mit der Antonio Gramsci vor bald 100 Jahren den (bürgerlichen) Staat beschrieb: "Hegemonie,...

Take a faith of leap and become the good-news person God created you to be.In a volatile world, it's tempting to cling to safety and control whenever we can. But when we apply this to our life as disciples, we miss the simple fact that faith involves risk.In this revised edition of The Faith of Leap, Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch urge a new generation to break free from the constraints of a risk-averse Christianity, embrace the unknown, and redisco...

In a time when the need for and the relevance of the Gospel has seldom been greater, the relevance of the church has seldom been less. The Shaping of Things to Come explores why the church needs to rebuild itself from the bottom up. Frost and Hirsch present a clear understanding of how the church can change to face the unique challenges of the twenty-first century. This missional classic has been thoroughly revised and updated.

The revised and updated third edition of The Making of Urban America includes seven new articles and a richly detailed historiographical essay that discusses the vast urban history literature added to the canon since the publication of the second edition. The authors’ extensively revised introductions and the fifteen reprinted articles trace urban development from the preindustrial city to the twentieth-century city. With emphasis on the social, economic, political, commercial, and cultura...

Akademisches Schreiben gehört zum Standard im Studium. Doch gerade Studierende natur- und ingenieurwissenschaftlicher Fachdisziplinen tun sich oft schwer mit diesem Thema. Band 1 der Coburger Reihe beschäftigt sich daher zum Auftakt der Reihe mit der Frage, wie Studierende insbesondere aus den sogenannten MINT-Studiengängen an das Schreiben universitärer Texte herangeführt werden können. Die Coburger Reihe ist eine, wissenschaftliche Schriftenreihe der Hochschule Coburg, initiiert von Prof...

ReJesus asks the following questions:• What ongoing role does Jesus the Messiah play in shaping the ethos and self understanding of the movement that originated in him?• How is the Christian religion informed and shaped by the Jesus that we meet in the Gospels?• How do we assess the continuity required between the life and example of Jesus and the subsequent religion called Christianity?• In how many ways do we domesticate the radical revolutionary in o...

The forces of uncertainty, globalization, the networked enterprise, Web 2.0, privacy, "big data," and shifting demographics have dramatically transformed corporate communication strategy and practice. Now more than ever, it is more complex, strategic, and essential to the organization’s survival. Corporate Communication: Transformation of Strategy and Practice examines, analyzes, and illustrates the practice of corporate communication as it changes in response to increasing global...

OUR CHURCHES NEED REJESUSING LIKE NEVER BEFORE.We live in a fractured and divided world. Nationalism and political extremism are rife in the church, scandals involving well-known Christian leaders are on the rise, and ideologies and idolatries abound. Badge and brand are espoused more than servanthood and sacrificial love.In this timely revised and updated edition, Frost and Hirsch get to the root of these issues, exposing the many...

74 Texte zur Nacht, 74 profilierte Autorinnen und Autoren: Der Band bietet eine einzigartige Sammlung verschiedener Zugänge, Stile, Einfälle und Gedanken. Bibelstellen zur Nacht sind den Sonntagen und Festtagen des Kirchenjahrs zugeordnet, so dass keiner leer ausgeht. Der Band eignet sich für Abendandachten und thematische Predigtreihen ebenso wie zur eigenen genussvollen Lektüre. Eine ganz besondere Bibelkunde ist er nebenbei auch.Aus dem Inhalt: Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen; Hüter, ist die...

Community justice is a phenomenon of growing interest among academics, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners. The term reflects the increasing collaboration between criminal justice agencies and communities in the joint pursuit of public safety and a less tangible, but no less significant, pursuit of justice for victims, offenders, and all community members affected by crime. In this book, several leading scholars examine the central concerns of this emerging field. Subjects di...

As Helen Keller observed, "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."To Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, so much of how we have learned to experience and understand the faith has been divorced from the overarching adventure inherent in our God and in our calling. This book is a corrective...