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In "The Myths of the New World," Daniel G. Brinton offers a groundbreaking exploration of indigenous mythologies across the Americas, delving into their rich tapestry of narratives and symbols. Written in the late 19th century, Brinton's work employs a comprehensive comparative approach, presenting myths not merely as folklore but as essential cultural artifacts that reflect the spiritual and social underpinnings of Native American societies. The literary style is systematic and scholarly,...

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For Christians, it might seem like a confusing time to approach the political world. Polarization and partisanship threaten to divide communities, including the church. At the same time, American politics and government requires participation from its citizens, and Christians are called to be in the world for the sake of God’s kingdom. How, exactly, are Christians to respond faithfully to an increasingly toxic political environment?In Uneasy Citizenship, political scientis...

A Passion for the Fatherless exposes believers to the Scriptural mandate to care for orphans, helps them understand why God has issued that call, and equips them to joyfully respond to that call. Bennett provides a sturdy theological foundation for a ministry to the disenfranchised--the orphan--and then shows how churches can build on these biblical foundations to implement or improve an orphan care program and to equip care-givers. With "how-to" practicality, this book focuses on total or...

When, in Obergefell v. Hodges, the US Supreme Court held that bans on same-sex marriage violate the Constitution, Christian conservative legal organizations (CCLOs) decried the ruling. Foreseeing an “assault against Christians,” Liberty Counsel president Mat Staver declared, “We are entering a cultural civil war.” Many would argue that a cultural war was already well underway; and yet, as this timely book makes clear, the stakes, the forces engaged, and the strategies employed hav...

In Neuroscience and Philosophy three prominent philosophers and a leading neuroscientist clash over the conceptual presuppositions of cognitive neuroscience. The book begins with an excerpt from Maxwell Bennett and Peter Hacker's Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience (Blackwell, 2003), which questions the conceptual commitments of cognitive neuroscientists. Their position is then criticized by Daniel Dennett and John Searle, two philosophers who have written extensive...

This book explores the impact of new forms of online reporting on the BBC’s coverage of war and terrorism. Informed by the views of over 100 BBC staff at all levels of the corporation, Bennett captures journalists’ shifting attitudes towards blogs and internet sources used to cover wars and other conflicts. He argues that the BBC’s practices and values are fundamentally evolving in response to the challenges of immediate digital publication. Ongoing challenges for journalism in the online ...

**Power Rangers from across time and space band together to save the universe in the Shattered Grid saga! And after, an all-new adventure starts in Beyond the Grid.This compact edition collects both iconic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers story arcs in one easy-to-read volume!**Writer Kyle Higgins (Radiant Black) and artist Daniele DiNicuolo (Teen Titans) bring the Power Rangers to the brink of destruction in Shattered Grid. W...

**2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards FinalistA Buddhist master’s guide to cultivating dignity through meditation to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.**The notion of dignity is crucial to the question of how best to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, particularly for today’s environment in which so many of us experience self-doubt, low self-esteem, and feelings of being trapped by anxiety, dissatisfaction, or even success. How, in such a circumstance, can we gai...

In the last decade, both scholars and practitioners have sought novel ways to address the problem of cybersecurity. Innovative outcomes have included applications such as blockchain as well as creative methods for cyber forensics, software development, and intrusion prevention. Accompanying these technological advancements, discussion on cyber matters at national and international levels has focused primarily on the topics of law, policy, and strategy. The objective of these efforts is typ...

Every December Plum Hayes writes the kind of Christmas rom-com movies her readers watch and love. Too bad she stopped believing in holiday magic the night her own happily-ever-after fell apart.Two weeks from deadline and out of holiday spirit, she's been packed off to Pine Tree, a snow-globe town with all the charm and few of the Christmas traditions it used to be known for. There she finds the typewriter. And the typewriter magically manifests her a leading man — named, dressed, a...

One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last century, which rocked the field of archaeology and fundamentally shifted our collective knowledge of human occupation in the Americas.On a warm winter day in 2005, while mending fences in the backcountry of White Sands National Park, David F. Bustos, the park’s biologist turned resource-program manager, spotted his first Ice Age human footprint. He initially ignored it as a print made from a modern co...