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As one of the major British theologians and ethicists of the nineteenth century, F. D. Maurice is considered a forerunner of the contemporary ecumenical movement. His writings and work were an articulation of his theology, which emphasized the inclusiveness of Christianity despite ideological divisions within the Christian community. Maurice proposed a primary unifying principle, based on the dynamic love of God for humankind in all its divers...

Bryce traces the pagan-Christian link of the symbolism of the axis-mundi from standing stones and market crosses to the inscribed slabs and free-sta nding crosses of the Celtic-Christian era. He gives readers a complete understanding of the development of these crosses by focusing on the essential symbolism.

Chopin's beautiful posthumous nocturne is presented here in Willard Palmer's Masterwork Edition, nicely spaced and readable, with footnotes and performance instructions.

This book, written by a true professional, guides the reader through the various stages of writing fiction. The author, Peter Porosky, has over twenty years of experience writing and publishing fiction, as well as teaching. A must for anyone interested in writing fiction.

When first published in the 1960s and 1970s, the Chronologies of World History immediately became standard reference works. Following the success of the Hutchinson revised and updated edition, this Compact Edition now offers a unique research tool in a single-volume. This book retains the breadth and authority of the larger work which was compiled by some of the best scholars of their respective periods. It is wide-ranging and accurate and cov...

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The original impetus for our bibliography project was to locate unpublished materials which are useful to researchers but not generally known about, such as the detailed works completed as part of an M.A. or Ph. D. The result has been a collaborative effort (begun in 1988) to list and annotate in one place as many source materials on the Irish in the five boroughs as we could find.

In the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, it was widely assumed that society ought to foster the breeding of those who possessed favorable traits and discourage the breeding of those who did not. Controlled human breeding, or "eugenics" as it was called, was a movement with broad support that lasted into the 1930s. In this concise historical account, the author answers the questions of why eugenics, the search for means to propag...

Writing is not like chemical engineering. The figures of speech should not be learned the same way as the periodic table of elements. This is because figures of speech are not about hypothetical structures in things, but about real potentialities within language and within ourselves. The figurings of speech reveal the apparently limitless plasticity of language itself. We are inescapably confronted with the intoxicating possibility that we can...

Containing the essential wisdom of conventional parenting books, Your Star Child encompasses the new wave of childcare techniques, establishing itself as the first book of its kind in the modern age of parenting and self development.

Of the many hymnbooks published by John and Charles Wesley, the most important was A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780). Taking this volume as a case study and concentrating on the Charles Wesley hymns included in it, Teresa Berger clarifies the relationship between the language of doxology of worship and praise of God and the substance of theological reflection. She identifies the central theological themes...

The imaginary wars in this collection of sixteen stories, extensively illustrated with carefully chosen contemporary drawings, are powerful reminiscences of dominant expectations as these were perceived and projected during a fateful period of history.

In this wonderful exploration of the meaning of laughter, Barry Sanders queries its uses from the ancient Hebrews to Lenny Bruce, turning up evidence of its age-old power to subvert authority and give voice to the voiceless.

This book is about the atmosphere and mankind's influence on it.

This collection of Professor Brandon's recent essays covers all the traditional topics in the philosophy of evolutionary biology.

The progress of a complex educational restructuring project in the US state of Arizona is the focus of this book. The goals of the project included: to improve dramatically student achievement in the core subjects, to develop new assessment and evaluation practices, and to develop teaching strategies, curricula and school structures that meet the needs of poor, minority and bilingual students.

From the Introduction" One summery day in Puerto Rican East Harlem, I leaned on the sidewalk fence in front of the headquarters of the Association of Puerto Rican Postal Employees. The three story brick building on 109th Street near the corner of Lexington Avenue and its ample stoop were a favorite hang-out for our gang, the Senecas. Sometimes twelve or fifteen of us would sit all over the steps leading to the parlor floor entrance. The careta...

A step-by-step guide to the traditional Shabbat Seder, with complete Hebrew, Hebrew transliterations and English translations of the Shabbat Seder blessings and prayers. A companion to Shabbat: The Family Guide to Preparing for and Celebrating the Sabbath.

How can one best work for justice and empowerment in the ever-changing, real-life messy world of primary school classrooms? Written by a full-time teacher and an action-researcher, this book points out opportunities to work for fairness for all children and teachers.

This collection of work by contemporary American women writers celebrates the passions, joys, losses, courage, quests, and wisdom of women through all the seasons of their lives. The unusually broad range of this anthology makes it a unique, contemporary view of our pleasures and sorrows from girlhood through maturity. It offers a chance to remember past experiences and contemplate coming seasons-to gain a sense of continuity in one's life as...