This Dictionary of Atheism provides more than 150 definitions of terms related to the subject of atheism, ranging from those of historic importance, including the history of the term atheist itself, to crucial concepts in the contemporary study of atheism, such as agnosticism and scepticism. Coverage includes secular and humanist organizations and publications, significant events in the history of atheism, such as the Scopes Monkey Trial, neologisms adopted by ath...

The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce.This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for som...

Blue Butterflies in Heaven is a unique collection of inspirational and whimsical poems. Proverbs 17:22 states, A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. These poems are prayerfully written to encourage and lift the spirit of their audience. Hidden in between are playful, fun-loving poems that will hopefully make you smile and give relief from a stress-filled day. The poet wishes to convey Gods love and majesty to those of us who love prose and poetry and t...

Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation and peacebuilding result in a creative process that has the potential to achieve a more detailed view of peace on earth, containing breadth as well as depth.Library and bookstore shelves ar...

Co-written by a professor and 10 students, this book explores their attempts to come to grips with fundamental issues related to writing narrative accounts purporting to represent aspects of people's lives. The fundamental project, around which their explorations in writing textual accounts turned, derived from the editor's initial ethnographic question: "Tell me about the [previous] class we did together?" This proved to be a particularly rich exercise, bringing into the arena all of the ...

Oubliez tout ce que vous croyez savoir sur la magie. Dans un empire où la magie alimente l'industrie, Tyen, étudiant en archéologie, découvre un livre doté d'une intelligence. Créé par l'un des plus grands sorciers de tous les temps, cet ouvrage n'a cessé de cumuler des savoirs au cours des siècles, parmi lesquels une information vitale pour le monde de Tyen. Rielle, quant à elle, possède un don pour la magie, or elle vit dans un royaume pieux où celle-ci est proscrite. Sera-t-elle prête à...

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.In the latest volume of the long-established Social Policy Review series, leading experts critically assess key developments and debates in social and public policy over the past year.Offering a wide-ranging exploration of contemporary issues – including labour market transitions, migrant experiences, welfare governance and inequalities in care – this book brings together research that reflects the diversity and dyna...

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.SECRET CHRISTMAS TWINSChristmas Twinsby Lee Tobin McClainErica Lindholm never expected her Christmas gift would be becoming guardian to twin babies! But fulfilling her promise to keep their parentage a secret becomes increasingly difficult when her holiday plans mean spending time wi...

Dana Allison Tessier is a thirty-something woman depressed over the loss of an opportunity to open an extension office for Walk the Life Headhunters Agency and the recent death of her Aunt Meg, her only living family.Her best friend, Amy Bickerton, reminds her of the promise to “let go and let God.” God calls her to quit her job, sell her home, and find where He’s leading her. Amy reminds her to keep her eyes and ears open to His calling.Dana is summoned for jury duty....

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope.THE NANNY’S TEXAS CHRISTMASLone Star Cowboy League: Boys RanchLee Tobin McClainWhen she agrees to be little Logan’s nanny over the holidays, teacher Lana Alvarez never imagined she’d start falling for his handsome single dad. Now it’s up to rancher Flint Rawlings and his son to convince cautious Lana that she’s on thei...

Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining “absolutely true” stories.There’s never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot t-shirt and tutu on another? Gooney Bird has to sit right smack in the middle of the class because she likes to be in the middle of everything. S...

Negotiating religious diversity, as well as negotiating different forms and degrees of commitment to religious belief and identity, constitutes a major challenge for all societies. Recent developments such as the ‘de-secularisation’ of the world, the transformation and globalisation of religion and the attacks of September 11 have made religious claims and religious actors much more visible in the public sphere. This volume provides multiple perspectives on the processes through which reli...