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California matters, both as a place and as an idea. What famed historian Kevin Starr has called "the California Dream" is a vital part of American self-understanding. Just as America was meant to be a place of renewal, even redemption, for Europe, so too California was intended as a place of renewal for America. Therefore, California--place and idea--provides a fertile ground for scholars to think deeply about what it means to articulate "the ...

California matters, both as a place and as an idea. What famed historian Kevin Starr has called "the California Dream" is a vital part of American self-understanding. Just as America was meant to be a place of renewal, even redemption, for Europe, so too California was intended as a place of renewal for America. Therefore, California--place and idea--provides a fertile ground for scholars to think deeply about what it means to articulate "the ...

Integrating faith with introductory Western history, this text provides a Christian perspective on the major epochs, issues, and events of Western Civilization. It details the role of the Greeks and Hebrews, Jesus in history, the Renaissance, and more.

This book is about those people in institutions of civil society in Ireland who work for a new and peaceful future in Northern Ireland. One feature of the book is that it begins with an orientation about the discussions among scholars and activists about "forgiveness, " "history and memory, " and "reconciliation." With that context made, the book delineates and explicates the work of the various organizations that are on the forefront of creat...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHY -- 2. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: ENGLAND -- 3. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: AMERICA -- 4. THE SECOND DICTIONARY WAR: 'WEBSTER'S THIRD NEW INTERNATIONAL' -- 5. LEXICOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH USAGE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Backmatter

What is the appropriate Christian attitude toward war? According to Ron Wells, there are three possible answers to this question: that of the pacifist, who condemns war itself as un-Christian, that of the crusader, who views any war fought by a Christian as a war fought in defense of Christianity, and that of the just-war theorist, who evaluates each war on the merits of its case.

This volume arises out of special concerns of historians who are also Christians. What case can be made for connecting historical work and religious convictions? What is the relation of faith to history? What difference could Christian perspectives make in historical study? Thirteen respected scholars - including some who have changed the face of history writing in the twentieth century - here take up a diversity of subjects in giving a provis...