Richard Kew, the director of the Russian Ministry Network, and Roger White, the Episcopal Bishop of Milwaukee, chart the course that churches must take in order to achieve the goal of a strong, lively, and mission-centered church. The authors believe that the organizing principle of tomorrow's church must be the business of mission, witness, and ......
An examination of school prayer that brings together the experiences of parents and children involved in contesting public school sanctioned prayer and Bible reading. This work explores the way in which terms like "non-preferentialism", "toleration" and "accommodation" are being used to hide violations of the First Amendment.
Combines analysis of cultural and psychological factors with basic scientific pursuits such as physiology and genetics. This work synthesises thought from an array of scientific disciplines and distils it to the content relevant to causes of human behaviour. It is aimed at large audience of rational, independent thinkers.
James Dobson formed the Focus on the Family corporation in 1977, a group that boasts plenty of political clout on the religious right, and a $100 million budget. Written by a former Dobson aide and Focus on the Family co-founder, this work offers an insightful and detailed expose of this religious power-broker and his strong-arm corporation.
Transvestism (Cross-Dressing), Gender Heresy, Androgyny, Religion & the Cross- Dresser, Transgender Healthcare, Free Expression, Sex Change Surgery
Offers an account of gender blending. This book looks at biological, sociological, psychological, historical, anthropological, religious, and other aspects of gender blending to find common ground among researchers in various areas. It represents a collaboration of experts and those involved in gender blending.
Attachment theory provides an overall framework for thinking about relationships, or about those aspects of relationships that are shaped by threat and the need for security, themes that are central to the work of psychotherapy. This book explores the contribution of attachment theory to everyday psycho-therapeutic practice.
German philosopher, David Friedrich Strauss (1808-1874) was one of Europe's most controversial critics of the Bible. Here, he uses 19th-century science and leading philosophers to reject God as the creator of the universe, the divinity of Christ, and the reality of miracles, thus consigning religion to the domains of history, myth, and ethics.
Patterns of Growth, the Adventure of Living, Love & Separation, Limitless Possibilities
Explains what is required for personal growth, details the aspects of life that touch us, and lays out the choices that can lead to the highest state of humanness possible. This book considers the common experiences of human growth from birth to old age, and the influences that inborn talent, chance, necessity, and hope play in our development.
New Age music healers comprise a disparate group ranging from composers who believe their music can cure cancer to researchers who think flowers should be the arbiters of our musical taste. This book aims to confront these groundless claims head-on, revealing the vacuous reasoning behind New Age music healing.