Are We an Accident...or Not?The question of cosmic origins and our place in the grand scheme of things has been debated for millennia. Why do we exist? Why does anything exist at all?Today's popular narrative, based on advancements in science, is that it all happened by natural, random processes. Melissa Cain Travis points to powerful evidence that the opposite is true—that cosmology, astronomy, biochemistry, and other disciplines strongly support what she ...

Examine the roots and practicality of biblical and modern apologetics with the guidance of five experts and learn to apply their best practices to your own journey.God has called Christians to be prepared to defend their hope in Christ, but what's the best method for making this defense? In this book, five expert apologists set out together to determine which approach to apologetics is the most faithful to Scripture and the most useful in a secular age. In this fas...

Many Christians are capable of sharing their personal testimonies for their Christian faith but find it difficult to answer many of the accusations that are leveled against Christianity in contemporary culture. The Reconstruction Project is an academic, single-volume treatment of issues commonly cited by Christians who deconstruct their faith. Christian college and seminary students especially, along with broader Christian audiences in churches, need a scholarly resource that deal...

Community Music in Oceania: Many Voices, One Horizon makes a distinctive contribution to the field of community music through the experiences of its editors and contributors in music education, ethnomusicology, music therapy, and music performance. Covering a wide range of perspectives from Australia, Timor-Leste, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Korea, the essays raise common themes in terms of the pedagogies and practices used, pointing ...

G. K. Chesterton seemed to have something to say about almost anything. A cultural critic and writer of the highest degree, he utilized both wit and paradox as he sought to not only to challenge bad philosophy but promote the Good, the True, and the Beautiful.Although best known for classics such as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man, Chesterton was also a prolific poet, essayist, and storyteller. This volume is a celebration of Christmas, one of Chesterton's actions, as well as the...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they have created inviting classrooms; established friendly educational experiences both within and beyond the classroom; engaged faculty and enhanced the teaching experience; and developed instrumen...

Smash the Pillars builds on the efforts by scholars and activists to decolonize Dutch history and memory, as they resist the epistemological violence imposed by the state, its institutions, and dominant narratives. Contributions offer an unparalleled glimpse into decolonial activism in the Dutch kingdom and provide us with a new lens to view contemporary decolonial efforts. The book argues that to fully decolonize Dutch society, the current social organization in the Kingdom of the Netherl...

Contained within this book is dark, disturbing, and will invoke a sense of terror while sending a shiver down your spine - leaving you to question exactly what that scratching, creaking, and thudding noise you just heard really was? Are you alone in the house? Or is there some sinister force at work here? Either way, you are sure to be left with a feeling of fear, trepidation, and dread! So the challenge has now been set for you - do you dare to read through these scary HORROR STORIES whil...

Vier studenten, vier geheimen, één moord De zeventienjarige Simon Kelleher heeft Bayview Highs beruchte roddel-app ontwikkeld. Hij kondigt groots aan dat hij sappige nieuwe verhalen over vier populaire medescholieren gaat onthullen. Maar dan sterft hij onverwacht voor hun neus. Bronwyn, Cooper, Addy en Nate - het brein, de atleet, de prinses en de crimineel van de school - zijn het onderwerp van Simons roddels en veranderen in verdachten zodra bekend wordt dat zijn dood geen ongeluk was. W...

Contained within this book is dark, disturbing, and will invoke a sense of terror while sending a shiver down your spine - leaving you to question exactly what that scratching, creaking, and thudding noise you just heard really was? Are you alone in the house? Or is there some sinister force at work here? Either way, you are sure to be left with a feeling of fear, trepidation, and dread! So the challenge has now been set for you - do you dare to read through these scary HORROR STORIES whil...