Writing simply for ordinary Christians "who must decide, in the long run, what will become of the churches," Douglas John Hall offers a prescription for their survival. His belief is that the gospel is entirely pertinent to the problematic of our times, but an atmosphere of frustration prevails in places where Christian faith is taken ......
This is the first critical edition in transcription with facing English translation of a medieval Sanskrit text that is known in most parts of India, especially in Bengal. The Krsnakarnamrta ("Nectar to the Ears of Krishna") is a devotional anthology of stanzas in praise of the youthful Krishna, "the dark blue boy," "Lord of Life," lover of the ......
Here is the most comprehensive and accurate atlas ever published for the state--a thorough geography inventory, in the form of large sectional and city maps and an excellent gazetteer, that will be of inestimable value to professionals and laymen alike. Included in this handsome volume are general maps of the entire state, more detailed maps of ......
The Freedman of African Descent in the Slave Societies of the New World
These ten essays constitute ''a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it is written by qualified scholars who address a delimited, manageable subject'' (''American Historical Review'').
This volume includes selections from the Christmas Postil, specifically sermons on the Gospel lessons for Christmas Eve, the Early Christmas Service, St. Stephen's Day, the Sunday after Christmas, New Year's Day, and the Festival of the Epiphany.
An exceptionally important work... Rarely has the vision of God's experimental, intentional community been so convincingly and tellingly presented. -- Interpretation
The English Text with Introduction, Exposition, and Notes
This widely praised commentary by William Lane shows Mark to be a theologian whose primary aim was to strengthen the people of God in a time of fiery persecution by Nero. Using redaction criticism as a hermeneutical approach for understanding the text and the intention of the evangelist, Lane considers the Gospel of Mark as a total literary work ......
A Study of the National Labor Relations Board's Policies and Standards for Setting Aside Representation Elections Based on Postelection Objections
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship ......
An earlier defender of Marxism, Sidney Hook became its most persistent critic, especially of its totalitarian and revolutionary manifestations. A student of John Dewey's pragmatism, he has written about most of the live moral, social and political issues. This book talks about Sidney Hook.
