Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of literature provide a valuable resource for readers, writers, philosophers, and everyday people to imagine and confront the ultimate questions of life? Do the human activities of storytelling and complex...

Shakespeare in the Light convenes an accomplished group of scholars, actors, and teachers to celebrate the legacy of renowned Shakespearean and co-founder of the American Shakespeare Center, Ralph Alan Cohen. Each contributor pivots off a production at the ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse to explore Cohen’s abiding passion, the performance of the plays of William Shakespeare under their original theatrical conditions. Whether interested in early modern theatre history, the teaching of Shakespea...

Each church in every generation struggles to be the church Jesus desires her to be. Some churches in 21st century seem to be doing well. Some are almost dead. Most churches are somewhere in the middle, surviving or maybe doing OK, but not really thriving. They need revitalization and for that to become a reality, the church greatly needs our prayers.It can be confusing to know how to pray for a given church. Fortunately, the scriptures show us how. One crucial place to learn how to...

Inspired by the verbal exuberance and richness of all that can be heard by audiences both on and off Shakespeare’s stages, Shakespeare’s Auditory Worlds examines such special listening situations as overhearing, eavesdropping, and asides. It breaks new ground by exploring the complex relationships between sound and sight, dialogue and blocking, dialects and other languages, re-voicings, and, finally, nonverbal or metaverbal relationships inherent in noise, sounds, and music, staging inters...

When he was just a kid, author James A. Harrell Jr.’s parents divorced. As a youngster, he couldn’t understand why his father never came to see him or his brothers or provide sustenance for their well-being. Harrell spent many sleepless and tearful nights longing for his father. That pain became even more apparent when his father died in 2000.In the writings included in A Real Man Stands Tall, Harrell attempts to come to grips with this abandonment. He intimately shares what his li...

This book will bring perspective to the reader in helping to take on spiritual responsibility through life applications. Its intent is to guide you by examples of both biblical and life experiences circumstances. By focusing on similar experiences of your own this book will allow you with the aid of pray and supplications unto God to understand your personal relationship between you and God. All saints should rely on the Holy Spirit of God that leads us into all understanding. God is bigge...

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Harrell’s colleagues, peers, and students that explore his impact and legacy in the field of American religious studies. Raised in an upper-class family in mid-twentieth-century Jacksonville, Florida, Harrell’s membership in the Church of Christ helped establish his sense of self as ...

Table Of ContentsChapter 1Chores Can Help Your Child Learn about Teamwork and a Strong Work Ethic.Chart Your Child's Accomplishments with a Chore Chart.Hobbies are Healthy.Interrupt Your Child's Interruption Habit.Providing a Safe and Secure Home for Your Child.Take the Bite out of Your Toddler's Biting Problem.The Importance of a Regular Routine to Your Child.The Truth about Lying.Chap...

Physics Teaching and Learning: Challenging the Paradigm, RISE Volume 8, focuses on research contributions challenging the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and practices commonly accepted in physics education. Teaching physics involves multifaceted, research-based, value added strategies designed to improve academic engagement and depth of learning.In this volume, researchers, teaching and curriculum reformers, and reform implementers discuss a range of important issues. The vol...

Our lawns take a beating during the cold winter months, especially in New England. Without attention, the deterioration of the lawn continues on in the spring. After several seasons, the lawn begins to get sparse, patches of dirt appear and weeds start overtaking the grass. The solution is to overseed, to spread new grass seed over the existing tired and sparse blades of grass. The result is a thick and revitalized lawn. In a similar fashion, many historic churches across America, especial...

There’s a new girl at school—and she’s trying to make fangs happen—in this first Vampire’s Love novel from the author of the Secret Diaries series.Summer is over and it’s time for James Ryder to pretend that everything is back to normal, even though his sister died just two months ago. But the school year starts out with a bloody bang: a double murder in the computer lab. Even with his girlfriend, Chelsea, and friends around him, James still feels on edge.T...

He’s the still-human half of the once-perfect couple—for now—in this sequel in the undead high school horror Vampire’s Love series.James Ryder just learned that his girlfriend, Chelsea, has turned into a vampire, and now she’s out for blood—his. Thought missing, she returns home claiming she has amnesia. Being dead shouldn’t interfere with her social life, so she heads back to school. Now James’s only hope to stay human is to hook up with Rina Cargiale, the new gir...