Churchmen generally contend that great figures in history, such as America's founders, were conventional believers. This book chronicles dozens of famous people such as Isaac Asimov, W E B DuBois, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Benjamin Franklin, with quotes that reveal their rejection of the supernatural.
Presents a personal account of the seven-year struggle of the author and his wife who was the victim of a triple assault on her mind and body; Parkinson's disease, multi-infarct dementia (frequent small strokes), and Alzheimer's Disease, a combination without identifiable cause, explanation, or cure.
From a rural town in Florida to the NFL Hall of Fame, this title tells the story of Deacon's rise to the top of the heap in the National Football League. It refers to the lightning move popularised by Jones in the early days of the game, when a player could rattle the cage (or at least the helmet) of a blocker by belting him alongside the head.
Pat Robertson and the Rise of the Christian Coalition
Televangelist Pat Robertson has built one of the most powerful religious-political movements in American history. This book examines the role, Robertson plays in contemporary politics and his efforts to influence American society through his various political organisations, businesses, and broadcast empire.
"I tackled the ewe, tipped her onto her back, put her hindlegs over my shoulders, and lifted the ewe's hind end off the ground. I slippedmy hand into the birth canal, along the side of the lamb's head. As my fingersgroped blindly for the lamb's legs, a silver bracelet slid down my arm andbanged the lamb's nose." Author and shepherdess Joan Jarvis ......
One of the most gifted athletes in the world, Babe Didrikson Zaharias dominated track and field, winning two Olympic gold medals in 1932. She went on to compete in baseball, bowling, basketball, tennis, and particularly in golf. The American public was smitten with her wit, frankness, and ''unladylike'' bravado. She became an American legend. The ......
George Kelly's personal construct theory, first published in 1955, is as radical today as it was then. Describing how each one of us goes about our daily life trying to make sense of the events around us, it maintains that we are in charge of what we do in the world, that we do not merely react to events. This book reveals that George Kelly was a man of enormous intellect, of many talents and of great complexity. Fay Fransella outlines how his views have influenced the theory and practice of psychotherapy, and illustrates how his training in physics and mathematics influenced his theory and led to the development of one of his methods of measurement - the repertory grid. The book also describes Kelly's philosophy of constructive alternativism, which suggests that we have created and can therefore recreate ourselves, and that what is true for the individual, rather than some external truth, is what matters. This philosophy can be seen as a precursor of the current emphasis on constructivism. Criticisms of Kelly's work and examples of work carried out within this framework since his death are also featured.
Joseph Wolpe brought about a revolution in psychotherapy. He provided the first clear alternative to therapy as an esoteric exploration of mental forces and presented, instead, clearly specified procedures and documented outcomes - a practical technology based on a fundamental science of learning. Roger Poppen, who witnessed some of this revolution first hand as a doctoral student, describes the major impact Wolpe's theories had on psychotherapy, compelling it to address issues of effectiveness and accountability. He assesses the criticisms that Wolpe's work has attracted both from outside and within the behavioural school, and describes the development of Wolpe's ideas and his continuing role in the theory, practice and evaluation of psychotherapy.
Robert Parris Moses and Civil Rights in Mississippi
Next to Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X, Bob Moses was arguably one of the most influential and respected leaders of the civil rights movement. This book chronicles both Moses' political activity and his intellectual development, revealing the strong influence of French philosopher Albert Camus on his life and work.
