This book examines the relationship between Christian moral principles and political governance in Western nations, with particular emphasis on the United States and Canada. Drawing on historical records, theological sources, and social scientific research, the author presents a political framework described as "Traditional Conservatism," defined as the application of Christian norms to public law and civic life. The work critiques competing political ideologies, including progressivism, c...

This book examines the relationship between Christian moral principles and political governance in Western nations, with particular emphasis on the United States and Canada. Drawing on historical records, theological sources, and social scientific research, the author presents a political framework described as “Traditional Conservatism,” defined as the application of Christian norms to public law and civic life. The work critiques competing political ideologies, including progressivism, c...

This book examines the historical development and societal impact of several modern political ideologies, including progressivism, classical liberalism, and libertarianism. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. The second chapter traces the origins of progressive thought to the nineteenth century, examining its connections to socialist theory and its evolution into contemporary movements such as critical social justice a...

This book examines the role of shared cultural identity and nationalism in shaping stable and cohesive societies. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. Proceeding chapters define nationalism within a broader political philosophy framework and explores historical evidence concerning the development of national identity in the United States and Canada. The text analyzes arguments regarding national origins and cultural con...

This book presents a practical and theoretical overview of a political philosophy described as Traditional Conservatism, examining its theological foundations, historical applications, and contemporary implementation. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the major tenets of the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. The next chapters explore theological and philosophical principles related to the relationship between religious belief, civil authority, and instit...

Night and Darkness in Ancient Mesoamerica is the first volume to explicitly incorporate how nocturnal aspects of the natural world were imbued with deep cultural meanings and expressed by different peoples from various time periods in Mexico and Central America. Material culture, iconography, epigraphy, art history, ethnohistory, ethnographies, and anthropological theory are deftly used to illuminate dimensions of darkness and the night that are often neglected in reconstructions ...

Authoring, its tools, processes, and design challenges are key issues for the Interactive Digital Narrative (IDN) research community. The complexity of IDN authoring, often involving stories co-created by procedures and user interaction, creates confusion for tool developers and raises barriers for new authors.This book examines these issues from both the tool designer and the author’s perspective, discusses the poetics of IDN and how that can be used to design authoring tools, exp...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, held in Bournemouth, UK, in November 2020.The 15 full papers and 8 short papers presented together with 5 posters, were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The conference offers topics in game narrative and interactive storytelling, including the theoretical, technological, and applied design practices, narrative systems, storytelling...

This book introduces a political philosophy described as “Traditional Conservatism,” defined as the application of Christian moral principles to public governance. It examines patterns of social change in the United States and Canada and presents the argument that the abandonment of historically established moral and civic norms has contributed to societal decline. Drawing on historical sources, including political speeches, court records, and government documents, the text presents the vi...

This book examines the role of shared cultural identity and nationalism in shaping stable and cohesive societies. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. Proceeding chapters define nationalism within a broader political philosophy framework and explores historical evidence concerning the development of national identity in the United States and Canada. The text analyzes arguments regarding national origins and cultural con...

This book examines the historical development and societal impact of several modern political ideologies, including progressivism, classical liberalism, and libertarianism. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. The second chapter traces the origins of progressive thought to the nineteenth century, examining its connections to socialist theory and its evolution into contemporary movements such as critical social justice a...

This book presents a practical and theoretical overview of a political philosophy described as Traditional Conservatism, examining its theological foundations, historical applications, and contemporary implementation. Following the Introduction the first chapter explains the major tenets of the political philosophy of Traditional Conservatism. The next chapters explore theological and philosophical principles related to the relationship between religious belief, civil authority, and instit...