Donald W : 158 books
An Unexpected Journal: Imagination
Volume 2, #1
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
The Power of Imagination
Our imaginations are often treated as relics of our childhood. We are told to grow up and leave that sense of awe and wonder behind. What if these modernistic tendencies were entirely wrong? What if we were meant to live enchanted lives, seeing the world with the joy and amazement?
This...
Honest Patriots
Loving a Country Enough to Remember Its Misdeeds
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2005
In Honest Patriots, renowned public theologian and ethicist Donald W. Shriver, Jr. argues that we must acknowledge and repent of the morally negative events in our nation's past. The failure to do so skews the relations of many Americans to one another, breeds ongoing hostility, and damages the health...
An Unexpected Journal: Film & Music
Volume 2, #2
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Film and music are the language of modern culture. What messages are being conveyed in the movies and songs we love? An Unexpected Journal explores the truths embedded within popular media.
Contributors
"Serenity and the Theodicy of Joss Whedon" by C.M. Alvarez: An exploration...
How to Finish the Christian Life
Following Jesus in the Second Half
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Thrive as a Christian regardless of your age.
Dr. George Sweeting's How to Begin the Christian Life revealed a plan for success in starting new lives of purpose in pursuit of Christ. Now he and his son Donald Sweeting present How to Finish the Christian Life, a guide that gives mature believers...
Reforming Rome
Karl Barth and Vatican II
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
Few people realize that Karl Barth, one of the twentieth century’s greatest Protestant theologians, was among a select group of non-Catholic guests who were invited to the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) to assist in the reform and renewal of the Roman Catholic Church. In Reforming Rome Donald...
Classical Cats
The rise and fall of the sacred cat
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
This is the definitive book on classical cats. The cat has played a significant role in history from the earliest times. Well known is its role in the religion and art of ancient Egypt, no less than its association with witchcraft in the Middle Ages. But when did the cat become a domestic companion...
by Donald W. Shriver, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Abingdon Pillars of Theology is a series for the college and seminary classroom designed to help students grasp the basic and necessary facts, influence, and significance of major theologians. Written by noted scholars, these books will outline the context, methodology, organizing principles, primary...
The Neuroscience of Fair Play
Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
We remember the admonition of our mothers: “Treat others as you want them to treat you.” But what if being nice was something we were inclined by nature to do anyway? Renowned neuroscientist Donald Pfaff upends our entire understanding of ethics and social contracts with an intriguing proposition:...
by Donald W. Pfaff
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2002
Hormones, Brain, and Behavior Second Edition is a comprehensive work discussing the effect of hormones on the brain and, subsequently, behavior. This major reference work has 109 chapters covering a broad range of topics with an extensive discussion of the effects of hormones on insects, fish, amphibians,...
The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment
Studies in the Theory of Emotional Development
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) was trained in paediatrics, a profession that he practised to the end of his life, in particular at the Paddington Green Children’s Hospital. He began analysis with James Strachey in 1923, became a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society in 1935, and twice served...
The Altruistic Brain
How We Are Naturally Good
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Since the beginning of recorded history, law and religion have provided "rules" that define good behavior. When we obey such rules, we assign to some external authority the capacity to determine how we should act. Even anarchists recognize the existence of a choice as to whether or not to obey, since...
Recent Developments in Alcoholism
Alcohol and Violence - Epidemiology, Neurobiology, Psychology, Family Issues
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
From the President of the Research Society on Alcoholism On behalf of the Research Society on Alcoholism, I am pleased to introduce this thirteenth volume of Recent Developments in Alcoholism about alcohol and violence. Current concepts are presented in well-organized sections that - cus on epidemiology,...
by T.M. Kubiak, Donald W. Benbow
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This second edition has been updated and revised to reflect the most recent Six Sigma techniques, and to match 2007 version of the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge (BOK).While the primary audience for this work is the individual preparing to sit for the Six Sigma Black Belt certification...
by Donald W. Musser, Joseph Price
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Abingdon Pillars of Theology is a series for the college and seminary classroom designed to help students grasp the basic and necessary facts, influence, and significance of major theologians. Written by major scholars, these books will outline the context, methodology, organizing principles, primary...