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Draws on objects excavated or discovered in the late 19th or early 20th century at three Mediterranean sites. Through the three case studies, Materia Magica identifies specific forms of magic that may be otherwise unknown. It isolates the practitioners of magic and examines whether magic could be used as a form of countercultural resistance. Andrew Wilburn discovers magic in the objects of ancient daily life, suggesting that individuals freque...

Given that morality involves being a good person, an important issue for moral thinkers is moral cultivation, or our projects aimed at becoming better people. In explaining this issue, the authors collected in this book bring to bear various traditions of moral thought to address questions about what constitutes moral cultivation and what resources and methods we have at our disposal for engaging in these projects.

In 1836 young Sonnyboy Parker sets out to join the Texas Army accompanied by an ornery donkey that ultimately saves his life at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Understanding the Preschooler discusses some of the important aspects of social development in preschoolers as they go from the home environment into the school environment. Theoretical, observational, and anecdotal perspectives are integrated to offer connections between the youngsters' actions and reactions to different situations, as well as why and how they learn from these situations. The transition from home to preschool is not easy for ...

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Sometimes... we have to get to a certain point in our lives where we are actually ready for God to use us. And God has to get us to that certain point in our lives when the clay is ready for the Master's hands. I was at that point the night God healed me." ~Shelley Wilburn, excerpt from Walking Healed Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you weren't suffering depression, intimidation, or even verbal or mental abuse? Depression...

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, policymakers and the American public demanded to know the causes that led to its nation's intelligence failures. The 9-11 Commission, along with the temporarily constituted Joint Intelligence Committees of the U.S. House and Senate, recommended a new head of national intelligence, with greater powers than its predecessor, the Director of Central Intelligence. Simultaneously, Secretary of Defense ...

Congress faces an array of policy choices as it confronts the dramatic increase in the federal government's debt over the past several years and the prospect of large annual budget deficits and further increases in that debt that are projected to occur in coming decades under current law. To help inform lawmakers about the budgetary implications of various approaches to changing federal policies, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) periodica...

In this book the authors present current research in the study of foetal development and its stages of growth, maternal influences and potential complications. Topics discusses in this compilation include the equine foetal development, fetomaternal interaction and potential complications during pregnancy, comparative anatomy, development and functional significance of the mammalian yolk sac, influence of exercise training on e-NOS expression, ...

Faith and Public Policy turns the spotlight on the role of faith in the public square and the spiritual consequences of public policymaking. The work brings together fourteen of America's most respected writers on the intersection of faith and public policy to discuss the changing roles of government, church, education, and the family. Chapters investigate such issues as inner city programs, the secularization of faith-based programs, the impa...

Faith and Public Policy turns the spotlight on the role of faith in the public square and the spiritual consequences of public policymaking. The work brings together fourteen of America's most respected writers on the intersection of faith and public policy to discuss the changing roles of government, church, education, and the family. Chapters investigate such issues as inner city programs, the secularization of faith-based programs, the impa...

Excerpt from Auto-Biography of Sam Simple: Giving an Account of the Administration of the Affairs of the Simple Family From the Year 1829 to 1837, by His Aunt Deborah Crabstick, Together With a History of Some New and Important Experiments in Government Never Before Tried, Being a Method of Reduci In short, plenty smiled upon us from all quarters, and my father, who was a little too fond of his ease, ceased to trouble himself about our affair...

The life of tragedy, loss and poverty that Edgar Allan Poe lived might have made the average person bitter or angry. In his case, it served instead to forge, sculpt and hone him into a poet of the highest order and into the beautiful human being who conceived "Eureka, " a work that is today his least-known, but which he considered his magnum opus.

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Walking Healed is a journey. Life is a journey. None of us have done it before. We choose to walk in healing, forgiveness, grace, hope and our purpose daily. Therefore, we're all just muddling through life trying to figure out how to get through it with as few bumps and bruises as possible. Nevertheless, everyone has an issue or several issues to deal with on a daily basis. Whether you struggle with depression, addiction, oppression, anxie...

What does God's compassion for creation mean for you? Jeff Wilburn explains a revolutionary new view of money that can be proved in our everyday experience. Unseen divine laws have now been summarized, bringing supply in new and exciting forms. It turns out that God's love for humanity can be counted on at all times. Baffling problems of small or large consequence are not problems for the all-knowing Father/Mother of us all. Reasoning that we ...