Here is a selection of the 8 books added to the collection last week. click on a title for more information.

 The future of the global church: history, trends and possibilities /Patrick Johnstone. The 2013 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year in Global Outreach! The Future of the Global Church weaves together the strands of history, demographics and religion to present a breathtaking, full-color graphical and textual overview of the past, present and possible future of the church around the world. Through a thought-provoking glimpse into likely scenarios humankind may face in the next 40 years, the book identifies significant trends that are rarely or never addressed by today’s media. Johnstone focuses clearly on the unfinished task of world evangelization, with a special emphasis on the world’s 12,000 people groups–especially those that have had least exposure to the gospel. This book examines trends that will have a major impact on the course of world events for a generation to come.

  Programming interviews exposed: coding your way through the interview /John Mongan, Noah Kindler, Eric Giguère. Programming interviews exposed is the programmer’s ideal first choice for technical interview preparation.  Updated to reflect changing techniques and trends, the fourth edition provides insider guidance on the unique interview process that today’s programmers face.  Programming interviews exposed will help you stand out as the best candidate for the job.

 Religion and transhumanism: the unknown future of human enhancement /Calvin Mercer and Tracy J. Trothen, editors. This thought-provoking dialogue between ‘transhumanism’ and religion examines enhancement technologies that could radically alter the human species.. It Introduces some of the hardest and most pressing issues that will determine the future of the human race and explores what it means to be human in a technologically changing world

 Speaking up: understanding language and gender /Allyson Jule. (TWU Author.) Using the latest academic research, Allyson Jule tackles some of the most pressing issues facing feminism today, including how language use and related ideas about gender play out in the home, workplace and online. It turns out that many popular ideas about gender and language are more complicated than they first appear. This book will change the way you think about language, and give you the tools to challenge the world around you.

 Spirituality in nursing: standing on holy ground /Mary Elizabeth O’Brien. Spirituality in Nursing explores the relationship between spirituality and the practice of nursing. The text focuses on relevant topics in contemporary nursing such as the spiritual history of nursing, assessment of patient’s spiritual needs, the nurse’s role in spiritual care as well as the nurse-patient relationship and spiritual needs. The Sixth Edition also features three author developed theoretical models for nursing practice and an instrument to measure spiritual well-being, the “Spiritual Assessment Scale.”