M Robert: 1083 books
Urban Neighborhoods in a New Era
Revitalization Politics in the Postindustrial City
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
For decades, North American cities racked by deindustrialization and population loss have followed one primary path in their attempts at revitalization: a focus on economic growth in downtown and business areas. Neighborhoods, meanwhile, have often been left severely underserved. There are, however,...
One God in Three Persons
Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
How do the three persons of the Trinity relate to each other? Evangelicals continue to wrestle with this complex issue and its implications for our understanding of men's and women’s roles in both the home and the church.
Challenging feminist theologies that view the Trinity as a model for...
Epistemology
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge. Without knowledge, scientific enquiry is meaningless and we can’t analyse the world around us. But what exactly is it and how do we obtain it? Presuming no prior experience of philosophy, this book covers everything in the topic from scepticism and induction to Kant’s transcendentalism.
Seeking Order in a Tumultuous Age
The Writings of Chŏng Tojŏn, a Korean Neo-Confucian
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Chŏng Tojŏn, one of the most influential thinkers in Korean history, played a leading role in the establishment of the Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910). Long recognized for his contributions to the development of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, Chŏng was both a prodigious writer and an influential statesman...
International Place Branding Yearbook 2011
Managing Reputational Risk
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
The second annual volume of the International Place Branding Yearbook; this collection looks at the case for applying brand and marketing strategies and to the economic, social, political and cultural development of cities, towns and regions around the world to help them compete in the global, national and local markets.
Mary Poppins (Songbook)
The New Musical
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
(Easy Piano Songbook). This collection features 17 easy piano arrangements of songs from the popular London and Broadway musical based on the classic Disney film. Songs include: Anything Can Happen * Being Mrs. Banks (Parts 1 and 2) * Chim Chim Cher-ee * Feed the Birds * Let's Go Fly a Kite * A Man...
Whose Will Be Done?
Essays on Sovereignty and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
What is the proper relationship of religion to power? In this collection of essays, a group of interdisciplinary scholars address that question, building on the scholarship of the late Dr. Jean Bethke Elshtain. The first section of this book provides the reader with three previously unpublished essays...
The Portable Pediatrician
Everything You Need to Know About Your Child's Health
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Imagine you are up at three o'clock in the morning with a sick child. Wouldn't it be nice to have expert advice readily at hand to help get you through the night? Encyclopedic in scope, THE PORTABLE PEDIATRICIAN features timely and practical information on every childhood illness and emergency, including...
Utopian Images and Narratives in Advertising
Dreams for Sale
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Utopian Images and Narratives in Advertising: Dreams for Sale, edited by Luigi Manca, Alessandra Manca, and Gail W. Pieper, is a collection of essays which examine narratives created on the advertising page, with special focus on gender images. Through a cross-disciplinary investigation, this collection...
Judging Law and Policy
Courts and Policymaking in the American Political System
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
To what extent do courts make social and public policy and influence policy change? This innovative text analyzes this question generally and in seven distinct policy areas that play out in both federal and state courts—tax policy, environmental policy, reproductive rights, sex equality, affirmative...
The Politics Of Education And The New Institutionalism
Reinventing The American School
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century
A Multidimensional Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various disciplines to show how such a United States is possible...
by Kenneth D. Boa, Robert M. Bowman Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
How many heavens are there—and how many hells?The original biblical languages use several words for heaven and hell that mean different things. And to make matters still more interesting, other religions and philosophies have contributed their own ideas to the mix until it’s hard to separate reality...
by Robert M. Grant
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
During the second century the Christian world was shaken by the Gnostics. Irenaeus came from Asia Minor via Rome to become bishop of Lyons, clarify Christian doctrines and fight the Gnostics with a major, five-volume work. He was a living part of his contemporary culture and his approach filled early...