New Titles Tuesday, August 13

In the past week 99 titles added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

A doctor at Calvary: the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ as described by a surgeon /by Pierre Barbet.
This book examines through an analysis of the Holy Shroud of Turin the physical sufferings of Jesus Christ.

Agnostic: a spirited manifesto /Lesley Hazleton.
This book presents a case for agnosticism from examining philosophy, theology, psychology, and science, and breaks it free of stereotypes as watered-down atheism or amorphous “seeking,” and celebrates it as a reasoned, revealing, and sustaining stance toward life.

All things made new: the Reformation and its legacy /Diarmaid MacCulloch.
This titles examines not only the Reformation’s impact across Europe but also the Catholic Counter-Reformation and the special evolution of religion in England, revealing how one of the most turbulent, bloody, and transformational events in Western history has shaped modern society.

Arnait nipingit: Inuit women in leadership and governance /edited by Louis McComber and Shannon Partridge.
This book gathers the reflections of twelve Inuit women who have taken the risk of leadership in Canada and beyond, driven by a desire to see Inuit society flourish through its language, traditions, and institutions.

God is red : a native view of religion /Vine Deloria, Jr.
First published in 1972, this book remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate.

The poets’ book of Psalms: the complete psalter as rendered by twenty-five poets from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries /compiled, edited, and introduced by Laurance Wieder.
This title comprises of renditions of the Psalms by twenty-five renowned poets from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Poets include John Donne, Robert Burns, John Milton, Sir Philip Sidney, John Davies, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Sidney Herbert, David Rosenberg, and Laurance Wieder.

Swedenborg’s journal of dreams, 1743-1744 /commentary by Wilson Van Dusen ; edited from the original Swedish by G.E. Klemming ; translated into English in 1860 by J.J.G. Wilkinson ; edited by William Ross Woofenden.
Translated work of one of the oldest and longest series of dreams and their analysis, Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) describes his dream life in detail during a crucial period in his transformation into a mystic.

Theory of science: an introduction to the history, logic, and philosophy of science /George Gale.
This titles is an introduction to theories of science, scientific discovery and verification with overview of major areas of philosophy and introduction to logic. Classic case studies and upbeat examples used throughout.

Whose war is it?: how Canada can survive in the post 9/11 world /J.L. Granatstein.
This title questions the role of the Canadian military in current and ongoing crises. The author argues that Canadians’ once-vaunted role of peacekeeping is no longer relevant in a post-9/11 world.