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What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Jesus' birth become associated with things like Santa Claus and Christmas Trees? In The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season, biblical scholar Michael Patrick Barber offers an inspiring look at the Bible's accounts of Jesus' birth and the development of celebration of Christmas. Along the way, he answers numerous questions...

Politics in the Roman Republic rewrites the field's modern historiographical narrative through critical re-examinations of four foundational historians: Barthold Niebuhr, Theodor Mommsen, Friedrich Münzer, and Matthias Gelzer. Each chapter traces these scholars' impact and offers novel (re)interpretations of their enduring frameworks, conceptual and methodological alike.

Series SummaryThe new What Every Catholic Should Know series is intended for the average faithful Catholic who wants to know more about Catholic faith and culture. The authors in this series take a panoramic approach to the topic of each book aimed at a non-specialist but enthusiastic readership. Forthcoming titles planned for this series include: literature, salvation, mercy, history, art, music and philosophy.Book SummaryAt every Sunday Mass...

This volume examines the role of the temple in the historical Jesus's teaching. It explains and responds to recent discussions about methodology in Jesus studies, proposing a fresh approach that draws insights from both memory research and new developments in Gospel of Matthew scholarship.

With a wealth of both professional experience as government advisor and from his own journey overcoming a rare skin cancer diagnosis, Michael Barber offers an accessible guide on how to set and achieve even the most challenging of goals. Drawing on historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Mary Fischer and Rosa Parks to Paula Radcliffe and Gareth Southgate - Barber presents a unique combination of personal anecdote, historical evidence and...

What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Christmas become associated with things like Santa Claus and decorated trees? In The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season, biblical scholar Michael Patrick Barber offers an inspiring look at the Bible's accounts of Jesus' birth and the development of the Christmas season. Along the way, he answers numerous questions, inclu...

Alfred Schutz, relying on the philosophical work of Henri Bergson, and especially Edmund Husserl, developed a phenomenology of the social world that, he argued, social scientists of all kinds presuppose insofar as they always depend upon interpreting other actors. Schutz's work sought to provide a foundation for the interpretative sociology of Max Weber, though his philosophical foundations could support other social scientific approaches (e.g...

The crew at Oracle had, captured a FA18-E in flight saving the injured pilot and the aircraft. Salvaged two Subs and the crews in the North Sea, and much, much more. Their work had attracted attention, Both good and bad. Conflict was coming. Now the Dark Deep state evil wanted the technology. They always got what they wanted. One way or the other

An in-depth biography of the philosopher who brought phenomenology to the social sciences.

A faded sign with the words "Vegetables for Sale" is one of Michael Barber's most prized possessions. Michael and his grandmother created the homemade sign after she became weary of his continuous begging for candy money. At ¿ve years of age, Michael's grandmother placed him alongside the Heart of Dixie Highway to operate a vegetable stand. She taught Michael that it was better to earn rather than to be given something, with the exception of G...

Eine vielstimmige fotografische Auseinandersetzung mit der Corona-Krise

Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. In this book he applies the wisdom he has gained from dealing with large, complex organizations and elite athletes to help anyone tackle their most challenging goals.Drawing on the stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Galileo to Rosa Parks, Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcli...

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Eine Liebeserklärung an jede ganz normale Frau: Die Komikerin Celeste Barber stellt auf Instagram die Posen der Reichen, Schönen und Gephotoshoppten nach - nur eben in ganz alltäglich. Ohne Visagisten. Ohne Photoshop. Und vor allem ohne Body-Shaming.Wie sie damit zur wohl erfolgreichsten Anti-Influencerin im ganzen Internet wurde, was sie mit dem #metoo verbindet und wie die Welt durch ihre Augen betrachtet aussieht erzählt sie in ihrem ersten...

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This book illustrates how non-pragmatic finite provinces of meaning emancipate one from pragmatic everyday pressures. Barber portrays everyday life originally, as including the interplay between intrinsic and imposed relevances, the unavoidable pursuit of pragmatic mastery, and the resulting tensions non-pragmatic provinces can relieve. But individuals and groups also inevitably resort to meta-level strategies of hyper-mastery to protect set w...

This book illustrates how non-pragmatic finite provinces of meaning emancipate one from pragmatic everyday pressures. Barber portrays everyday life originally, as including the interplay between intrinsic and imposed relevances, the unavoidable pursuit of pragmatic mastery, and the resulting tensions non-pragmatic provinces can relieve. But individuals and groups also inevitably resort to meta-level strategies of hyper-mastery to protect set w...

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