Deborah Sawyer discusses this crucial yet unresolved question in the context of contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power, based on fresh examination of a number of texts from Hebrew and Christian scripture. Such texts offer striking parallels to contemporary gender theories (particularly those of Luce Irigaray and Judith Butler), which have unravelled given notions of power and constructed identity. Through the study of gender in terms of its application by biblical writers...

On the best day of Dr. Rita Davenport’s life, she jumps in front of a speeding London Underground train.The police think suicide.Dr. Davenport’s team in Portland, Oregon thinks otherwise.On the day she died, Dr. Davenport presented a paper highlighting a medical breakthrough that would change the treatment of Alzheimer’s. The breakthrough would undercut the billion-dollar Big Pharma business model, taking money from the grant writers, researchers, doctors and huge p...

Transitional ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful today transitional ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes in the religious landscape. From the decline of mainline churches to the rise of those who don’t identify with any religious tradition, the religious scene has changed dramatically since transitional ministry began three decades ago, and to remain vital today, the practice of transitional mini...

The quiet letting go of Autumn, the reflective stillness of Winter, the bright rebirth of Spring, and the flourishing warmth of Summer trace the natural path of grief as it grows and changes to fit the spaces left behind by those we love. Easy-to-use exercise guides and activities invite readers to explore the changeable nature of grief through the ebb and flow of the seasons.As well as contributions from diverse creative practitioners, poems from Dr. Robert Neimeyer and reflection...

Hal Jacobs seems to have it all. A successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter. Two Oscar nominations. A great income. Work he can do from home. The freedom to travel when he wants. And, above all, the ability to stay hidden.Becauuse, truth is, Hal Jacobs has something to hide. A lot, in fact. And for over 15 years, he succeeds. Succeeds in pulling off one of the biggest deceptions ever. Succeeds in hiding the truth about himself, where he came from, and who he really is. Until, ...

Twenty million in diamonds missing.Kate Sawyer, a cop in witness protection, holds the key.If she could only remember.Early-onset Alzheimer’s clouds the past. Stem cell therapy is working to clear it.But time is running out for Kate.One night she finds a dead man in her bathtub with a note stuck in his pocket.I know what you’ve done.Her cover blown, Kate runs, the clock is ticking. People close to her are being kille...

Darby Littleton is a literary biographer, well known for her work on authors as diverse as Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. But when she is approached to write a biography of Angela Ashton, a late-in-life success as a novelist, Darby moves onto unknown terrain. For one thing, she usually doesn't write about living authors. For another, Angela's biography is the first where someone is paying Darby's publisher to have it written. And, as Darby does her research, traveling to the UK, US, Canad...

Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to ancient Judaism and early Christianity, and the wide array of religious functions fulfilled by women. The author analyses key examples from each context, creating a vivid image of this crucial period which laid the foundations of western civil...

Here is the first book to focus specifically on the competitive information needs of service oriented firms. Author, entrepreneur, and business consultant Deborah C. Sawyer illuminates the many forms of competition in service businesses, identifies the most effective information resources for competitive intelligence (CI), and provides a practical framework for identifying and studying competitors in order to gain a competitive advantage. Smart Services is a roadmap for every service compa...

When Katelynn Joss returns from France in February 2020 to her childhood home in Toronto, it is not for a family reunion or a happy holiday. Nor is it just to sort out her recently deceased mother's possessions. Katelynn also finds herself sorting through the mistakes, outrages and deceits of her mother's life, as she writes the obituary. Alternatively nagged and encouraged in this task by her aunts, Agnes and Yolande, her mother's surviving siblings, Katelynn sets to work, every word stic...

What really did go on in Wuhan, China back in 2019? And does Mitch Gordon know the truth? By 2018, Mitch Gordon thinks her career as aprofessional hacker is over. So, happily retired, she embarks on an around-the-world odyssey, odd-jobbing her way through Dubai, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong. But, in early 2020, when the global pandemic starts, she finds herself stuck in Hong Kong, housesitting for a couple of Australian ex-pats, Fiona and Andy McAllister. What promises to be a...

The phenomenon of 'sacred text' has undergone radical deconstruction in recent times, reflecting how religion has broken out of its traditional definitions and practices, and how current literary theories have influenced texts inside the religious domain and beyond. Reading Spiritualities presents both commentary and vivid examples of this evolution, engaging with a variety of reading practices that work with traditional texts and those that extend the notion of 'text' itself. The contribu...