Joshua: 1696 books
Faith-Based ACT for Christian Clients
An Integrative Treatment Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Faith-Based ACT for Christian Clients balances empirical evidence with theology to give clinicians a deep understanding of not just the "why" but also the "how" of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Christian clients. Chapters include a detailed exploration of the overlap between...
Passing on the Right
Conservative Professors in the Progressive University
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Few seem to think conservatives should become professors. While the left fears an invasion of their citadel by conservatives marching to orders from the Koch brothers, the right steers young conservatives away from a professorial vocation by lampooning its leftism. Shields and Dunn quiet these fears...
After Prisons?
Freedom, Decarceration, and Justice Disinvestment
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
As recently as five years ago mass incarceration was widely considered to be a central, permanent feature of the political and social landscape. The number of people in U.S. prisons is still without historic parallel anywhere in the world or in U.S. history. But in the last few years, the population...
by Joshua Beau Blackwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
Striking out from Knoxville, Tennessee in late March of 1865, Major General George Stoneman unleashed his cavalry division upon Southern Appalachia intent on "leaving nothing for the Rebellion to stand upon." The raiders wreaked havoc on government stores, civilian property and indispensable infrastructure,...
The Devil and the Jews
The Medieval Conception of the Jew and Its Relation to Modern Anti-Semitism
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
A JPS bestseller, this is the definitive work of scholarship on the medieval conception of the Jew as devil—literally and figuratively. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full spectrum of the Jew’s demonization as devil, sorcerer, and ritual murderer. The author...
Brahman and Dao
Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion....
by Taner Akçam, Cengiz Aktar, Madawi Al-Rasheed
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East addresses the domestic and international politics that have created conditions for contemporary religious cleansing in the Middle East. It provides a platform for a host of distinguished scholars, journalists, human rights activists, and political...
by Djene Rhys Bajalan, Oral Çalislar, Fuat Keyman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
This edited volume, comprising chapters by leading academics and experts, aims to clarify the complexity of Turkey’s Kurdish question. The Kurdish question is a long-standing, protracted issue, which gained regional and international significance largely in the last thirty years. The Kurdish people...
The Heartfulness Way
Heart-Based Meditations for Spiritual Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
“A must-read for anyone interested in incorporating meditation into their lifestyle.”
––Sanjay Gupta, MD, chief medical correspondent for CNN
Heartfulness is an ideal, a spiritual way of living by and from the heart that is inclusive of all ideologies, beliefs, and religions. In this...
by Slocum, Joshua, Carlson
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Writing Science
How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and papers. Success isn't defined by getting papers into print, but by getting them into the reader's consciousness. Writing Science is built upon the idea that successful science writing tells a story. It...
Imagination and Environmental Political Thought
The Aftermath of Thoreau
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Imagination and Environmental Political Thought: The Aftermath of Thoreau seeks to correct oversimplified readings of Henry David Thoreau’s political thought by elucidating a key tension within his imagination. With the celebration of Thoreau’s two-hundredth birthday now past, this study outlines,...
Psychological Trauma and the Developing Brain
Neurologically Based Interventions for Troubled Children
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Explore interventions and treatment methods designed to help curb the alarming trend toward violence in today's youth!
Written in jargon-free lucid prose, Psychological Trauma and the Developing Brain: Neurologically Based Interventions for Troubled Children specifically shows how positive...
by Joshua Kayode Oladimeji
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
When we started our family life seventeen years ago, I didn’t have the entire world’s affluence I desired to raise my children. However, I saw the spiritual strength of raising positive kids in this challenging, sinful world. I quickly opted for it and it has given me rest. As a pastor I love...