Here is a sampling of the 56 items (mostly print) added to the catalogue in the past week. Click on a title for more information.
ART
How to avoid making art (or anything else you enjoy) /Julia Cameron ; illustrations by Elizabeth Cameron. The bestselling author of The Artist’s Way delivers a tongue-in-cheek guide to doing anything and everything you possibly can to avoid making art. Anyone who is engaged in a creative pursuit will no doubt identify with these wonderful cartoons by award-winning artist Elizabeth Cameron of creative wannabes doing everything except actually getting down to work. “For most people creativity is a serious business,” says Julia Cameron. “They forget the telling phrase ‘the play of ideas’ and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play.” Ultimately, the characters in this book show us how we can turn our procrastination into play and our play into great work.
BUSINESS
The five patterns of extraordinary careers: the guide for achieving success and satisfaction /James M. Citrin and Richard A. Smith. Citrin and Smith found from their research and extensive experience is that people with extraordinary careers are guided by five straightforward patterns that can be harnessed and used by everyone. With Citrin and Smith as your guide, you’ll be able to understand—and act on—the root causes of success.
Making diversity work: 7 steps for defeating bias in the workplace /Sondra Thiederman. Drawing from research and 25 years of experience in the field, diversity expert Dr. Sondra Thiederman dissects the problems surrounding diversity in the workplace and offers specific, straightforward strategies focused on creating individual change. Using real-life examples, practical tips, and 
exercises, she guides readers on a journey of self-discovery, intellectual awareness, and healing.
The power of inclusion: unlock the potential and productivity of your workforce /Michael C. Hyter, Judith L. Turnock. This book makes a business case for a new inclusive model of human resource development, driven by the demands of increasingly diverse workplaces and continuing expansion of the global economy. It demonstrates that people who succeed often acquire their talent because of the development attention they have received, and it shows how to create a culture of inclusion and development to unlock employee potential and productivity. The authors ‘ approach – developing talent in all employees and aligning human resource systems and senior leadership commitment with that goal – is a response to a business challenge facing corporate North America today.
Recruiting, retaining, and promoting culturally different employees /Lionel Laroche, Don Rutherford. The purpose of this book is to help US and Canadian organizations make full use of the significant human capital that immigrants represent.
HISTORY
The blanket: an illustrated history of the Hudson’s Bay point blanket /Harold Tichenor. This lavishly illustrated book tells the remarkable story of the blanket that has ‘covered centuries.’
Bloody Falls of the Coppermine: madness and murder in the Arctic barren lands /McKay Jenkins. Story of two Catholic missionaries killed and cannibalized by Inuit hunters in 1913, and the catastrophic fallout when the hunters were brought to trial.
Last letters from Attu: the true story of Etta Jones, Alaska pioneer and Japanese P.O.W. /Mary Breu ; [afterword by Ray Hudson]. This remarkable book, while adding to our understanding of World War II in Alaska, is much more. It is the story of an important American, a woman of courage and resolve, an inextinguishable spirit
Soldiers blue: how bomber command and area bombing helped win the Second World War /by David L. Bashow. Bashow dispels the myths of American precision bombardment versus British area” bombing, and that the bomber offensive was misdirected use of scant resources, having limited effect on the war effort. He also argues that Bomber Command’s counter-oil and transportation campaigns were much more effective than the detractors have 
acknowledged, and that this effort played a great part in the attainment of Allied air superiority. Finally, the application of the European experience of area bombing played a significant role in bringing the war in the Pacific against the Japanese to a decisive and much less costly conclusion than that which would have been accomplished by a successful Allied invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, were that option even possible. Soldiers Blue is commended to all who wish to further their education and appreciation of the results obtained by the Allied Combined Bomber Offensive against the Axis powers during the Second World War.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
A United Nations emergency peace service: to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity /Robert C. Johansen, editor. A collection of articles by scholar-activists dedicated to making the slogan “Never Again” become a reality rather than just an empty expression of hope. It is about a proposal for a UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS), a small specially trained standing international force of 12,000 to 15,000 individually recruited persons that could be quickly deployed in crisis situations to stop genocides and crimes against humanity. It also sets out a strategy for civil society organizations and supportive individuals to work together to make UNEPS a reality, just as they did with the International Criminal Court. [2]
LITERATURE
M. Butterfly /by David Henry Hwang ; with an afterword by the playwright. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, M. Butterfly is based on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly. M. Butterfly is one of the most compelling, explosive, and slyly humorous dramas ever to light the Broadway stage, a work of unrivaled brilliance, illuminating the conflict between men and women, the differences between East and West, racial stereotypes–and the shadows we cast around our most cherished illusions.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Atlas of the European Reformations /by Tim Dowley ; Cartographer Nick Rowland FRGS. Featuring more than sixty new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the reformation era. Concise, helpful text, written by acknowledged authorities guide the experience and interpret the visuals. Consciously written for students at any level, the volume is perfect for independent or classroom use.
Believers in the battlespace: religion, ideology and war /edited by Peter H. Denton. Believers in the Battlespace looks into the interesting debate of blaming religion for all that is bad in the world, especially in the realm of conflicts and wars. While asserting, and rightly so, that this conclusion is both simplistic and misleading, the authors in this edited 
collection work on the common theme of the juxtaposition between religion and war. Written in a lucid manner, this book comes in handy not only for the experts in the related field, but also makes for an interesting read for anyone with an interest in exploring the intricacies of the intertwined relationship between religion and war. [1]
Bright evening star: mystery of the Incarnation /Madeleine L’Engle. A personal reflection of the mystery and majesty of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Bright Evening Star provides a glimpse into the life stories of this prolific author and her encounters with God. L’Engle invites us on a spiritual adventure that leads to hope, joy, and a closer relationship with Jesus.
Church and empire /Maria E. Doerfler, volume editor. The history of the church’s relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first six centuries of the Common Era.
Christianity in the light of science: critically examining the world’s largest religion /edited by John W. Loftus. Scientists and scholars with a decidedly secular point of view present well-argued criticisms of Christianity.
Confucianism: a very short introduction /Daniel K. Gardner. Gardner explores the major 
philosophical ideas of the Confucian tradition, showing their profound impact on state ideology and imperial government, the civil service examination system, domestic life, and social relations over the course of twenty-six centuries. In addition to a survey of the philosophy and history of Confucianism, Gardner offers an examination of the resurgence of Confucianism in China today, and explores what such a revival means for the Chinese government and the Chinese people.
Defeating hate: a comprehensive rebuttal of Taliban, AlQaeda, Daesh (ISIS) and Islamophobes /Syed Badiuddin Soharwardy. This book provides a rational, logical, authentic explanation of Qur’anic verses which Islamophobes see anti-Semitic and anti-Christian, and terrorists use for radicalization and recruitment.
Discovering Romans: content, interpretation, reception /Anthony C. Thiselton. A Concise, student-friendly introduction to Romans focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception. Thiselton alerts readers to key issues and questions raised by the text, encouraging in-depth study and a sincere grappling with the theological and historical questions raised by this often-controversial epistle. He pays special attention to the book’s reception and its influence on Christian history and culture, exploring and explaining the approaches and conclusions of a wide range of ancient and modern interpreters.
The end of theology: shaping theology for the sake of mission /Jason S. Sexton and Paul 
Weston, editors. The End of Theology generates a discussion of the nature of theology and how it is most meaningfully constructed to offer a truly interdisciplinary perspective on theology and mission. The volume highlights perspectives of contextual and systematic theology, as well as missiology, world Christianity and history, biblical studies and hermeneutics, ethnography, pastoral practice, and social justice. It also pays keen attention to matters on the ground with a profound desire to relate questions of evangelical identity-including ministry practice and mission-to the wider tradition.
Fields of blood: religion and the history of violence /Karen Armstrong. Armstrong, amasses a sweeping history of humankind to explore the perceived connection between war and the 
world’s great creeds–and to issue a passionate defense of the peaceful nature of faith. With unprecedented scope, Armstrong looks at the whole history of each tradition–not only Christianity and Islam, but also Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism. She shows us how and in what measure religions came to absorb modern belligerence–and what hope there might be for peace among believers of different faiths in our time.
Jean Vanier: logician of the heart /Michael W. Higgins. In this volume, Michael Higgins focuses on Vanier’s many interconnections–personal and conceptual–with the mighty and the humble, the pious and the secular, as well as the young and the seasoned.
Jesus of Korea: savior of the people /Paul Hyoshin Kim ; [foreword by Daniel L. Migliore]. Jesus 
of Korea is a landmark study both in the history of Korean Christianity and the missionary movement in general. Paul Hyoshin Kim has done meticulous research and has produced a readable work. Indispensable reading for anyone interested in the remarkable growth of Christianity in Korea.
Re-imagining nature: the promise of a Christian natural theology /Alister E. McGrath. A new introduction to the fast developing area of natural theology, written by one of the world’s leading theologians. The text engages in serious theological dialogue whilst looking at how past developments might illuminate and inform theory and practice in the present. This text sets out to explore what a properly Christian approach to natural theology might look like and 
how this relates to alternative interpretations of our experience of the natural world
A relevant way to read: a new approach to exegesis and communication /Margaret G. Sim. Sim draws on her in-depth knowledge of New Testament Greek to forge a new exegesis of the Gospels and Paul’s letters. Locating her studies in the linguistic concept of relevance theory, which contends that all our utterances are laden with crucial yet invisible context, Sim embarks on a journey through some of the New Testament’s most troubling verses. Here she recovers lost information with a meticulous analysis that should enlighten both the experienced scholar and the novice. Whether discussing Paul’s masterful use of irony to shame the Corinthians, or introducing the ground-breaking ideas behind relevance theory 
into a whole new field of study, the author demonstrates her vast learning and experience while putting her complex subject into plain words for the developing student.
Saving Karl Barth: Hans Urs von Balthasar’s preoccupation /D. Stephen Long. Challenging recent rejections of Balthasar’s groundbreaking study of Karl Barth’s theology, Stephen Long argues that these interpreters are myopically impatient with the nuances of Balthasar’s reading of Barth and fail to appreciate their longstanding theological friendship. Re-evaluating Balthasar’s theological work on Barth, the present volume provides a critical new reading of not only Balthasar’s original volume but a wider account of the systematic engagement Balthasar carried on throughout his career. Within this, a paradigm for fruitful, 
generous ecumenical dialogue emerges.
The structure of Romans: The argument of Paul’s letter /Paul B. Fowler. Fowler argues that rhetorical questions in Romans 3-11 structure the argument, not as responses to criticism, but as Paul’s careful guiding of the reader, and that these chapters, like the paraenesis in Romans 12-15, address specific circumstances in Rome: tensions between Jew and Gentile that aggravate the already precarious situation of the Roman congregation. The book includes an appendix on rhetorical devices and another on epistolary formulas in Paul’s letters.
Suffering, martyrdom, and rewards in heaven /Josef Ton. The first systematic study of suffering, martyrdom, and rewards in heaven, this book offers a comprehensive survey of these ideas through biblical and historical investigation from the time of the writing of the book of Job to the present. This book, for the first time, presents a biblical and reasonable interpretation of the rewards in heaven and advocates close attention to God’s original purpose for the creation of man as explanation for the complex issue of suffering and martyrdom.
Understanding world Christianity: India /Dyron B. Daughrity & Jesudas M. Athyal. An introduction to Indian Christianity that has been desperately needed by scholars, students, and interested readers alike. Rich in experience and knowledge, Daughrity and Athyal introduce readers to the vibrancy of Indian Christianity.
The annotated Luther /General editors, Hans J. Hillerbrand, Kirsi I. Stjerna, Timothy J. Wengert. The Annotated Luther series contains a number of the writings that defined the roots of reform set in motion by Martin Luther. Included are treatises, letters, and sermons. Each volume in The Annotated Luther series contains new introductions, annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther’s context and interpret his writings for today.
today. In Caliphate, historian and Middle East expert Hugh Kennedy lifts the veil on the changing and contested position of the caliph and explores the fascinating succession of various leaders of the Islamic world since the death of the Prophet in 632 until the modern day. Kennedy begins in 7th century Medina, the Prophet Muhammad’s city in the Hejaz desert, in the hours following the prophet’s death. In the end, Kennedy delves into the modern fate of the caliphate, as the British manipulate the 19th Century caliphs to spur dissent against the Ottomans in the Arab provinces, and Islamist leaders call for the creation of a Muslim caliphate. We witness the emergence of another Abu Bakr as “caliph” in 2014, as Kennedy untangles the twisted and distorted Qur’anic history ISIS uses to justify its barbaric acts. An authoritative new account of the dynasties of leaders who shaped the Arab world, The Caliphate reveals the legacy of one of the most potent political ideas in modern history.
correspondence with poet-friends and illuminates Hopkins’s theory that the sound of poetic language carries an emotional, not merely logical and grammatical, meaning. Wimsatt concentrates his study on Hopkins’s writings about ‘sprung rhythm,’‘lettering,’and ‘inscape,’– his coinages – and makes abundant reference to Hopkins’s verse, showing how it exemplifies his language theory. A well-researched and highly detailed book, Hopkins’s Poetics of Speech Sound asserts major significance for a relatively neglected aspect of this important poet’s writings.
historical figures, maps and charts, up-to-date bibliographies, and introductory essays about cultural background information for each book of the New Testament. Based on ten years of in-depth study, this accessible and bestselling commentary is valuable for pastors in sermon preparation, for Sunday-school and other church teachers as they build lessons, for missionaries concerned not to import their own cultural biases into the Bible, for college and seminary students in classroom assignments, and for everyday Bible readers seeking to deepen and enhance their study of Scripture.
which will depend creation, Christology, and ecclesiology.
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