This international, edited collection brings together personal accounts from researchers working in and on conflict and explores the roles of emotion, violence, uncertainty, identity and positionality within the process of doing research, as well as the complexity of methodological choices.It highlights the researchers’ own subjectivity and presents a nuanced view of conflict research that goes beyond the ‘messiness’ inherent in the process of research in and on violence. It addres...

Algerian AND Christian invites readers into the complex, often painful, yet deeply hopeful journey of following Jesus in a land where faith in Christ is seen as foreign. In a country founded on a vision of being irreducibly Muslim and Arab, what does it mean to be both fully Algerian and fully Christian? Through the lenses of Berber identity, Algerian Islam, and the influence of state education, Pat Brittenden offers a compassionate and contextual approach to theological formation. At the ...

If you only buy one book to improve your life this year, make it this one.Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Stephen M. Shore, and many other Aspie mentors, offer their personal guidance on coping with the daily stressors that Aspies have identified as being the most significant, in order of urgency - anxiety, self-esteem, change, meltdowns, depression, friendship, love, and much, much more. Based on years of personal experience, this book is packed with advice fro...

In "St. Patrick, the Father of a Sacred Nation," James F. Loughlin explores the life and legacy of St. Patrick, intertwining historical fact with rich narrative to offer a profound examination of his impact on Irish identity and Christian spirituality. Loughlin's literary style is marked by a blend of scholarly rigor and accessible prose, reflecting both the reverence for Patrick's saintly status and the complexities of his historical context. The book navigates through Patrick's pivotal e...

This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981), The Abyss (1989), and True Lies (1994), and a series of documentaries on the depths of the ocean or on the tomb of Christ. Cameron's major productions have an immense and enduring popularity...

Dr. James Patrick has spent his life teaching, and in this book he seeks to tell on a larger scale the story of the Christian mind as it developed according to what he refers to as the “adventure” of the Holy Spirit. Indeed, the Christian mind moved from faithful intuition to writing and composing original ideas of concrete truths, and this in turn led to inspired foundations upon which a new kind of world became possible. Patrick does not wish the reader to think the Christian mind has ev...

Soleil, Lune, Étoiles : leur présence, si l’on fait appel à ses souvenirs de lectures, n’est pas très fréquente dans les œuvres romanesques ou épiques du xiiième siècle. Mais si leurs apparitions sont rares, elles ont toujours, ou presque, une fonction que l’on peut qualifier dès maintenant de magique ou de mystique ; soleil, lune, étoiles remplissent alors le rôle de signes ; ils annoncent des situations, des conjonctures romanesques parfois conventionnelles, parfois plus originales : ils...

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions. This is especially so in Africa where traditional agricultural practices have become unsustainable due to severe exploitation of natural resources with negative impacts on the environment and food system. In addition, agricultural land use in Africa today faces major challenges including increased costs, climate change and a need to transform to more sustainab...

Clear, concise, and penetrating, Practical Religion contains a series of writings about the daily duties, dangers, experiences, and privileges of all who profess and call themselves true Christians. Ryle explains that a “practical religion” is not a religion of works but rather one in which those who are saved can put their faith into practice.

The Story of Saint Patrick brings to life one of the most well-known saints in history! This edition contains: 1. His autobiographical “Confession” 2. The lesser known “Life and Acts of Saint Patrick” – over 150 stories, anecdotes and biographical sketches to help you get to know St. Patrick more. 3. The Legends of St. Patrick in poem 4. A Hymn on the Life of St. Patrick 5. A Timeline on the life of St. Patrick’s to help ...

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular culture. With fifteen essays by historians, the collection analyzes the emergence and popularity of video games that topically engage the period surrounding the American Civil War, from the earliest console games developed in the 1980s through the web-based games of the twenty-first century, including popular titles such as Red Dead R...

Its No Secret The Christians Guide To Gods Law Of Attraction reveals to Christian readers how to find the Law of Attraction within the verses in the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments. Just as one cannot ignore the Law of Gravity, one may attract unwanted outcomes in his or her life attributing the LOA to humanist or New Age thinking. This guide serves as a Biblical roadmap for discovering this universal law of Gods in His Own Words.