Month: April 2025 (Page 1 of 2)

Here is a selection of print and ebooks recently added to our collection.

 A little history of music /Robert Philip. Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and examines the vast impact of colonialism. From Hildegard von Bingen and Clara Schumann to Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, great performers and composers have profoundly shaped music as we know it.

  A people and a nation : new directions in contemporary Métis studies /edited by Jennifer Adese and Chris Andersen. In  A People and a Nation the authors, most of whom are Métis, offer readers a set of lenses through which to consider the complexity of historical and contemporary Métis nationhood and peoplehood. The field of Métis Studies has been afflicted by a longstanding tendency to situate Metis within deeply racialized contexts, and/or by an overwhelming focus on the nineteenth century. This volume challenges the pervasive racialization of Métis studies with multidisciplinary chapters on identity, history, politics, literature, spirituality, religion, and kinship networks, reorienting the conversation toward Métis experiences today.

Aquinas and the early Chinese masters : Chinese philosophy and Catholic theology /Joshua R. Brown.  Although Catholictheology in Chinese contexts has drawn upon Chinese philosophical concepts, few have attempted to develop a rigorous, systematic approach to testing what in the Chinese philosophical traditions can be fruitful or unfruitful for Catholic theological expression. This book attempts to model such an approach by engaging classical Chinesephilosophy with the mind and spirit of St. Thomas Aquinas, who read Aristotle and other pagan philosophers with both charitable appreciation and a firm, critical eye. It applies this Thomistic lens through concrete comparative engagements with three main representatives of earlyChinesephilosophy: Mencius (Mengzi孟子), Xunzi荀子, and Mozi墨子.

 As if human : ethics and artificial intelligence /Nigel Shadbolt and Roger Hampson. Intelligent machines present us every day with urgent ethical challenges. Is the facial recognition software used by an agency fair? When algorithms determine questions of justice, finance, health, and defense, are the decisions proportionate, equitable, transparent, and accountable? How do we harness this extraordinary technology to empower rather than oppress? Despite increasingly sophisticated programming, artificial intelligences share none of our essential human characteristics–sentience, physical sensation, emotional responsiveness, versatile general intelligence. However, Shadbolt and Hampson argue, if we assess AI decisions, products, and calls for action as if they came from a human being, we can avert a disastrous and amoral future. The authors go beyond the headlines about rampant robots to apply established moral principles in shaping our AI future. Their new framework constitutes a how-to for building a more ethical machine intelligence”

 Broken city : land speculation, inequality, and urban crisis /Patrick M. Condon. How can urban housing, and the land underneath, now account for half of all global wealth? According to Condon, the simple answer is that land has become an asset rather than a utility. If the rich only indulged themselves with gold, jewels, and art, we wouldn’t have a global housing crisis. But once global capital markets realized land was a good speculative investment, runaway housing costs ensued. In just one city, Vancouver, land prices increased by 600 percent between 2008 and 2016. How much wealth have investors extracted from urban land? In this engaging, readable, and clearly reasoned treatise, Patrick Condon explains how we have let land, our most durable resource, shift away from the common good–and proposes bold strategies that cities in North America could use to shift it back.

 Business as mission :a comprehensive guide to theory and practice /C. Neal Johnson ; foreword by Steve Rundle.  Business as mission (BAM) is a mission strategy whose time has come. As global economics become increasingly interconnected, Christian business people and entrepreneurs have unanticipated opportunities to build kingdom-strategic business ventures. But Christian companies and business leaders do not automatically accomplish missional purposes. BAM requires mastery of both the world of business and the world of missions, merging and contextualizing both into something significantly different than either alone. Johnson offers the first comprehensive guide to business as mission for practitioners. He provides conceptual foundations for understanding BAM’s unique place in global mission and prerequisites for engaging in it. Then he offers practical resources for how to do BAM, including strategic planning and step-by-step operational implementation. Drawing on a wide variety of BAM models, Johnson works through details of both mission and business realities, with an eye to such issues as management, sustainability and accountability. Business as mission is a movement with enormous potential. This book breaks new ground in how faith and work intersect and are lived out in crosscultural contexts, where job creation and community transformation go hand in hand. Come, participate in what may well be one of the most strategic mission paradigms of the 21st century.

 Disrupting the culture of silence :confronting gender inequality and making change in higher education /edited by Kristine De Welde and Andi Stepnick ; foreword by Penny A. Pasque. Despite tremendous progress toward gender equality and equity in institutions of higher education, deep patterns of discrimination against women in the academy persist. From the “chilly climate” to the “old boys club”,  women academics must navigate structures and cultures that continue to marginalize, penalize, and undermine their success. This book is a toolbox for advancing greater gender equality and equity in higher education. It presents the latest research on issues of concern to women academics, and to anyone interested in a more equitable academy.

 Essential grammar: the resource book every secondary English teacher will need /Jennifer Webb and Marcello Giovanelli.  What is grammar? Why is it so central to the teaching of English? How can we teach it with confidence in secondary schools? Essential Grammar will provide clarity, meaning and teacher expertise to this much debated area of the English curriculum. By exploring grammar as applied to literary analysis and using a range of examples from commonly-taught and popular texts, this highly accessible book provides an extensive overview of how to use grammar to enhance the teaching of academic and creative writing. Drawing on a range of resources, Webb and Giovanelli: – discuss the context of grammar teaching in schools – provide a clear overview of concepts and terminology for the teacher – offer a wide range of examples of how grammar can be applied to the analysis of texts and the development of students’ writing – debunk the unhelpful view of grammar as a list of prescriptive rules and limits – outline grammatical concepts in a way which is clear and simple to understand – provide a huge range of practical ways to ensure that teaching of grammatical concepts can be rigorous and successful for all. This resource, with its grounded and straightforward approach to grammar, will be immediately useable in the classroom with strategies that be used by teachers in their classroom today. For any training and practicing secondary English teachers, Essential Grammar will be a compulsory classroom companion.

 Pentecostal preacher woman: the faith and feminism of Bernice Gerard /Linda M. Ambrose. Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician. Pentecostal Preacher Woman explores the life of the Reverend Bernice Gerard (1923-2008), one of the most influential spiritual figures of twentieth-century British Columbia, whose complicated blend of social conservatism and social compassion has lessons for our polarized times. Coming out of a difficult childhood, Gerard was attracted to Pentecostalism’s emphasis on direct personal experience of God and the use of spiritual gifts, and she became a widely travelled international evangelist. As a pastor, radio personality, and alderman, she was a compelling communicator for the Christian right and an ardent critic of liberal social mores, yet she supported social justice for refugees, Indigenous people, and Vancouver’s homeless population. She remained rooted in patriarchal religious institutions but practised a kind of feminism and shared her life with a female partner. Based on Reverend Gerard’s personal archives and writings, Pentecostal Preacher Woman traces the complex evolution of a conservative woman’s ideas about faith and society.

 The craft of editing /edited by Adnan Mahmutovic and Lucy Durneen.  Using genuine case studies from published works – including annotated manuscripts and debates between author and editor – this book deals with the issue of editing through direct analytical engagement. Durneen and Mahmutovic, both published writers themselves, bring transparency to the mystique that often surrounds the craft and practice of editing, from draft through to publication. This is an essential part of any writing experience, but one that is often not covered in CW courses. This book reveals some major stakes, notions, and practices surrounding editing. Through cooperation with journal editors and individual writer-practitioners they find, despite many common denominators, quite singular and authentic practices.

 The genetic book of the dead : a Darwinian reverie /Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzová. From a renowned biologist and best-selling author, a whole new way of looking at living organisms. Dawkins shows how the body, behavior, and genes of every living creature can be read as a book—an archive of the worlds of its ancestors. In the future, a zoologist presented with a hitherto unknown animal will be able to decode its ancestral history, to read its unique “book of the dead.”

 The gift of prophecy in the New Testament and today /Wayne Grudem.This updated, comprehensive work by a respected New Testament scholar brings new understanding of the gift of prophecy and suggests how to enjoy it without compromising the supremacy of Scripture.

 We remember the coming of the white man /Elizabeth Yakeleya, Sara Simon, and other Sahtu and Gwich’in elders ; Sarah Stewart, editor ; Raymond, Yakeleya, foreword ; Colette Poitras, afterword.  We Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú (Mountain Dene) and Gwinch’in People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. Chapters are transcripts of oral histories by ten Elders about their recollections of the early days of fur trading, guns, and flu pandemic; dismay about the way oil and uranium discoveries and pipelines were handled on their land; and the emotional and economic fallout of the signing of Treaty 11. Rich with photographs, Elders’ stories are in English and Dene Gwich’in.

  Why biodiversity matters /Nigel Dudley. All life on Earth has the right to exist, but as we teeter on the verge of a sixth extinction this book discusses why biodiversity matters and why we should care if species go extinct. We are witnessing the largest and fastest rate of extinction in the history of the planet. While the concept of rights is a human one, all plants and animals strive to survive, and this book argues for their rights to continue doing so without being driven into premature extinction by human actions. Acknowledging and describing the practical reasons for conserving biodiversity, this book argues that these should not overshadow the compelling ethical reasons to care about the future of species other than our own. However, the issues are complex. What do we do when faced with an immediate ethical choice where biodiversity rights, animal rights, human rights,economic development and ecosystem survival all get mixed up together? There are seldom hard and fast answers, but thinking about and understanding a variety of points of view will help us make informed trade-offs. Drawing on his vast practical experience, the author presents insightful perspectives and real-world examples with the hope that this book will instigate a much-needed rethink about why and how we practise conservation. This book is essential reading for all those concerned with sustaining our planet, and all who inhabit it, in the face of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and ecological collapse.

Here are a few of the new print and ebooks recently added to the Library collection.

 Arguing with God :a theological anthropology of the Psalms /Bernd Janowski ; translated by Armin Siedlecki.  Janowski begins with an introduction to Old Testament anthropology, concentrating on themes of being forsaken by God, enmity, legal difficulties, and sickness. Each chapter defines a problem and considers it in relation to anthropological insights from related fields of study and a thematically relevant example from the Psalms, including how a central aspect of this Psalm is explored in other Old Testament or Ancient Near Eastern texts. Each chapter concludes with an “Anthropological Keyword,” which explores especially important words and phrases in the Psalms. The book also includes reflections on reading the Psalms from a New Testament perspective, focusing on themes of transience, praising God, salvation from death, and trust in God. Janowski’s study demonstrates how the Psalms have important theological implications and ultimately help us to understand what it means to be human.

 Courage & calling :embracing your God-given potential /Gordon T. Smith.  What is my calling? How do I best live it out? Will my vocation change? In this third edition of his popular book, Gordon Smith addresses these questions and more, providing rich insight for all who long to courageously follow God’s call. This is your invitation to discover your calling by listening to God and becoming a coworker with him.

 Deep reading :practices to subvert the vices of our distracted, hostile, and consumeristic age /Rachel B. Griffis, Julie Ooms, and Rachel M. De Smith Roberts.  This book helps readers develop practices that will result in deep, formative, and faithful reading so they can contribute to the flourishing of their communities and cultivate their own spiritual and intellectual depth. The authors present reading as a remedy for three prevalent cultural vices–distraction, hostility, and consumerism–that impact the possibility of formative reading. Informed by James K. A. Smith’s work on “the spiritual power of habit,” Deep Reading provides resources for engaging in formative and culturally subversive reading practices that teach readers how to resist vices, love virtue, and desire the good. Rather than emphasizing the spiritual benefits of reading specific texts, the authors focus on the practice of reading itself. They examine practices many teachers, students, and avid readers employ–such as reading lists, reading logs, and discussion–and demonstrate how such practices can be more effectively and intentionally harnessed to result in deep reading. The practices apply to any work that is meant to be read deeply.

 Indigenous peoples and the future of federalism /edited by Amy Swiffen and Joshua Nichols.  As a settler state, Canada’s claims to sovereign control over territory are contested by Indigenous claims to land and to self-determination. Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism presents legal analyses that explore forms of federalism and their potential to include multiple and divided sovereignties. This collection aims to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada and elsewhere by developing jurisprudence on the possibilities for a nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous nations and Crown sovereignty. Contributors use legal creativity to explore how federalism can be structured to include the constitutional jurisdiction of Indigenous nations. Several chapters are grounded in the Canadian context while others connect the issues to international law and other settler colonial jurisdictions, recognizing how Indigenous resistance to settler laws and government decisions can at the same time be the enactment of Indigenous legalities and constitutional cultures. Ultimately, Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism offers innovative ways for Canada to move forward from this challenge using existing constitutional mechanisms to give life to a plurinational Canadian federalism inclusive of the jurisdiction of Indigenous peoples.

  It’s all about the land :collected talks and interviews on Indigenous resurgence /Taiaiake Alfred ; edited and with an introduction by Ann Rogers. Illuminating the First Nations struggles against the Canadian state, It’s All about the Land exposes how racism underpins and shapes Indigenous-settler relationships. Renowned Kahnaw{grave}a:ke Mohawk activist and scholar Taiaiake Alfred explains how the Canadian government’s reconciliation agenda is a new form of colonization that is also guaranteed to fail. Bringing together Alfred’s speeches and interviews from over the past two decades, the book shows that Indigenous peoples across the world face a stark choice: reconnect with their authentic cultures and values or continue following a slow road to annihilation. Alfred proposes a radical vision for contesting and confronting the ongoing genocide of the original peoples of this land: Indigenous Resurgence. This way of thinking, being, and practising represents an authentic politics that roots resistance in the spirit, knowledge, and laws of the ancestors. Set against the historic arc of Indigenous-settler relations in Canada and drawing on the rich heritage of First Nations resistance movements, It’s All about the Land traces the evolution of Indigenous struggle and liberation through the dynamic processes of oratory, dialogue, action, and reflection.

 John 1-6 :a critical and exegetical commentary /Martinus C. de Boer. In this ICC de Boer provides an introduction and commentary on chapters 1-6 of John’s Gospel. de Boer sets out to interpret the Gospel in the historical context in which it was written and first read, and to explain it both historically and theologically. Taking his primary bearings from the seminal work of Raymond E. Brown and J.L. Martyn, de Boer applies and advances their approach through each section of his commentary, whilst also engaging with the latest scholarship, alternative viewpoints, and critiques of the Brown/Martyn approach. As such de Boer takes very seriously the view that John’s Gospel was written for a particular community, and that the composition of the text as we know it took place over an extended period of time. Examination of the historical realities of this community is a hallmark of this commentary including the notion that, as members of the community, women may have played a role in the Gospel’s composition.

 Robot souls :programming in humanity /Eve Poole.  This book brings the reader up to date with developments in the thinking about consciousness in AI, and examines the implications this has for humans as a species.It concludes that we need to start cultivating our junk code, and that it may now be time to give our robots some soul.

 The fire still burns :life in and after residential school /Sam George with Jill Yonit Goldberg and Liam Belson, Dylan MacPhee, and Tanis Wilson. “‘My name is Sam George. In spite of everything that happened to me, by the grace of the Creator, I have lived to be an Elder.’ The crimes carried out at St. Paul’s Indian Residential School in North Vancouver scarred untold numbers of Indigenous children and families across generations. Sam George was one of these children. This candid account follows Sam from his idyllic childhood growing up on the Eslhá7an (Mission) reserve to St. Paul’s, where he weathered physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He spent much of his life navigating the effects of this trauma – prison, addiction, and challenging relationships – until he found the strength to face his past. Now an Elder and educator with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, this is Sam’s harrowing story, in his own words. An ember of Sam’s spirit always burned within him, and even in the darkest of places he retained his humour and dignity. The Fire Still Burns is an unflinching look at the horrors of a childhood in the Indian Residential School system and the long-term effects on survivors. It illustrates the healing power of one’s culture and the resilience that allows an individual to rebuild a life and a future.

 The game writing guide :get your dream job and keep it /Anna Megill.  This comprehensive guide walks readers through the entire process of getting and keeping a writing job in the games industry. It outlines exactly what a beginner needs to know about education requirements, finding opportunities, applying for roles, and acing studio interviews. Professional writers will learn how to navigate studio hierarchies, transfer roles and companies, work overseas, and keep developing their careers. Written by an experienced games writer with nearly two decades of industry knowledge, the book contains a wealth of interviews and perspectives with industry leaders, hiring managers, and developers from marginalized communities, all offering their tips and insights. Included are examples of materials such as job posts, writing samples, and portfolios, as well as chapter end challenges for readers to directly apply the skills they have learnt. This book will be of great interest to all beginner and aspiring games writers and narrative designers, as well as more experienced writers looking to hone their skills.

 The story of drawing :an alternative history of art /Susan Owens.  Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the walls of caves, and every subsequent culture has practised drawing – whether on papyrus, parchment or paper. Artists throughout history have used drawing as part of the creative process.While painting and sculpture have been shaped heavily by money and influence, drawing has always offered extraordinary creative latitude. Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded. Susan Owens offers a glimpse over artists’ shoulders – from Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Hokusai to Van Gogh, Käthe Kollwitz and Yayoi Kusama – as they work, think and innovate, as they scrutinise the world around them or escape into their imaginations.The Story of Drawing loops around the established history of art, sometimes staying close, at other times diving into exhilarating and altogether less familiar territory.

Why I help people take drugs :reflections of a Christian addiction medicine physician /Meera Bai Grover.  Working in Vancouver’s notorious downtown eastside to pay for her theological education at Regent College, Grover was faced with questions about whether or not providing people who use drugs with sterile supplies and a place to inject contravened her faith. She knew she wanted to care for people with addiction but did not know how to do so in a way that fit with her own moral code. She wrestled with these questions over the years and through her transition from nursing to becoming a fully licensed physician who specializes in addictionmedicine. This book details her insights along the way, describing the patient stories that influenced her practice. This book is for anyone who has struggled with how to care for people experiencing addiction. Dr. Grover describes her own evangelical Christian lens and how it applies when considering the societal role in the current opioid crisis. She touches on topics such as harm reduction, recovery, decriminalization, and involuntary treatment, with patient examples interwoven with medical education about addiction. In the midst of a devastating opioid crisis, this book provides invaluable lessons to help the church develop a meaningful response toward addiction.

Here is a selection of print and ebooks recently added to our collection.

 The fit shall inherit the earth: a theology of sport and fitness / Erik W. Dailey. What does it mean, as a person of faith, to maintain and even strengthen one’s physical body? What does it mean to “glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:20) in a time when bodily perfection is popularly defined by advertising firms, while food degradation has led to the worldwide obesity epidemic? This work addresses those questions and many others through theological engagement with fitness and sport, offering a critical examination of the two and their theological intersections.

 The Palgrave handbook of institutional ethnography / Paul C. Luken, Suzanne Vaughan, editors. A comprehensive guide to the alternative sociology originating in the work of Dorothy E. Smith, this Handbook not only explores the basic, founding principles of institutional ethnography (IE), but also captures current developments, approaches, and debates. Now widely known as a “sociology for people,” IE offers the tools to uncover the social relations shaping the everyday world in which we live and is utilized by scholars and social activists in sociology and beyond, including such fields as education, nursing, social work, linguistics, health and medical care, environmental studies, and other social-service related fields

 The politics of social, ecological, and structural determinants of health in Canada / Elizabeth McGibbon. The Politics of Social, Ecological, and Structural Determinants of Health in Canada is the first Canadian book to examine intersections of social, ecological, and structural determinants of health as the crucial pathway to tackling growing health inequities in Canada.

 The service culture handbook: a step-by-step guide to getting your employees obsessed with customer service / Jeff Toister. This book is a step-by-step guide to help you develop a customer-focused culture in your company, department, or location. Learn the one thing that forms the foundation of every great culture. Discover what customer-focused companies do differently to engage their employees, And explore ways to strategically align every facet of your organization with outstanding service.

 The war against the past: why the West must fight for its history / Frank Furedi. Furedi mounts a defence of the past and calls for a push back against the delegitimization of its ideals and accomplishments. A war is being waged against the past. Whether it’s toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural crusade is underway designed to render the past toxic. It is condemned as enemy territory and has become the target of venomous hate. What is at stake in provoking such a strong sense of societal shame towards Western history? In this book, Furedi mounts a fierce defence of the past and calls for a fight back against the delegitimization of its ideals and accomplishments. Casting the past as a story of shame has become a taken-for-granted outlook permeating the educational and cultural life of Western society from the top down. Its advocates may see it as a cultural imperative, but a society that loses touch with its past will face a permanent crisis of identity. Squandering wisdom provided by our historical inheritance means betraying humanity’s positive achievements. Challenging this great betrayal, Furedi argues, is one of the most important battles of our time.

 Training the body : perspectives from religion, physical culture and sport / edited by David Torevell, Clive Palmer and Paul Rowan. This is the first book to examine the body in training in the context of religion, sport and wider physical culture, offering important insight into the performative, social, cultural and gendered aspects of somatic discipline and exercise. The book presents a series of fascinating thematic and case-study led chapters from around the world, examining topics including the martial discipline and symbolism of artistic gymnastics; religious interpretations of body vulnerability in the context of marathons; the religious language of corporeal training in sport and martial arts. Drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, from sport, religion, history and philosophy, the book explores the often contested and sometimes over-zealous application of training in both sport and religion and the ways in which this can cause harm to athletes or adherents.

 Treating health care: how the Canadian system works and how it could work better / Raisa B. Deber.   An accessible guide, TreatingHealthCare unpacks key concepts to provide informed discussions that help us understand and diagnose Canada’s healthcaresystem and to clarify which proposed changes are likely to improve it – and which are not. This book provides background information to clarify such concepts as: determinants of health; howhealthsystems are organized and financed (including international comparisons); health economics; health ethics; and roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, including government, providers, and patients. It then addresses some key issues, including equity, efficiency, access and wait times, quality improvement and patient safety, and coverage and payment models.

You can’t make this stuff up: the complete guide to writing creative nonfiction–from memoir to literary journalism and everything in between / Lee Gutkind.  Whether you’re writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, offers his unvarnished wisdom to help you craft the best writing possible.  Frank, to-the-point, and always entertaining, Gutkind describes and illustrates every aspect of the genre. Invaluable tools and exercises illuminate key steps, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding the genre, this practical guidebook will help you thoroughly expand and stylize your work.

Here is a selection of print and ebooks recently added to our catalogue.

Art/work: everything you need to know (and do) as you pursue your art career / Heather Darcy Bhandari, Jonathan Melber.  In addition to drawing on their own experiences, Bhandari and Melber interviewed nearly one hundred curators, dealers, and other arts professionals, in cities across the country, about what they expect from and look for in artists. The authors also talked to a host of artists about their careers and the lessons they’ve learned navigating the art world. The book is full of their entertaining anecdotes and candid advice.

 Biblical cross-cultural leadership: principles from the New Testament / Suzana Dobrić Veiss, Elizabeth K. Hunt, Joshua D. Henson, editors. This volume centers on leadership through the lenses of cross-cultural dynamics and Biblical principles. Each chapter examines a distinct instance from a New Testament text, offering diverse Biblical applications. The text places an emphasis on understanding cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity, offering insights on integrating Biblical values into leadership approaches. Addressing a void in demonstrating the alignment of cross-cultural leadership with Biblical principles, this work makes a valuable contribution to the realms of cross-cultural studies and organizational leadership.

 Contemporary Aristotelian ethics: Alasdair MacIntyre, Martha Nussbaum, Robert Spaemann / Arthur Madigan, S.J. This volume provides a thorough introduction to three of the twentieth century’s most influential proponents of Aristotle’s moral philosophy. Madigan’s Contemporary Aristotelian Ethics examines the work of Alasdair MacIntyre, Martha Nussbaum, and Robert Spaemann in the context of twentieth-century Anglo-American moral philosophy. By surveying the ways in which these three philosophers appropriate Aristotle, Madigan illustrates two important points: first, that the most pressing problems in contemporary moral philosophy can be addressed using the Aristotelian tradition and, second, that the Aristotelian tradition does not speak with one voice. Through his examination of MacIntyre, Nussbaum, and Spaemann, Madigan offers a vision for the future of Aristotelian moral philosophy, urging today’s philosophers to set a clear educational agenda, to continue refining their concepts and intuitions, and to engage with new conversation partners from other philosophical traditions.

  Handbook of religion and health / Harold G. Koenig, Tyler J. VanderWeele, John R. Peteet. Handbook of Religion and Health has become the seminal research text on religion, spirituality, and health, outlining a rational argument for the connection between religion and health. For the past two decades, this handbook has been the most cited of all references on religion and health. This third edition covers the best research published through 2021 with an emphasis on prospective studies and randomised controlled trials. This volume examines research on the relationship between religion and health outcomes, surveys the historical connections between religion and health, and discusses the distinction between the terms ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’ in research and clinical practice.

  Hawthorne’s prophets: the Bible and the creation of American literature / Fay Elanor Ellwood. Nathaniel Hawthorne helped to establish and validate American literature by creating a mythology of America’s origins-a mythology that features prophetic themes and figures. Just as biblical prophets emerge at the dawn of ancient Israel, Hawthorne’s prophets emerge in stories of the beginnings of America. Thus, an understanding of biblical prophetic writings enhances the reading of these texts. In “The Minister’s Black Veil,” Reverend Hooper carries out a sort of prophetic symbolic action in the wearing of the black veil. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is a prophet along the lines of Isaiah’s Suffering Servant. She is rejected by her community, silently endures their criticism, but ultimately offers consolation to those who once rebuked her. Grounded in biblical research, each chapter of Hawthorne’s Prophets explores prophet figures and themes in a different short story or novel. Most of these stories – like much of biblical prophetic literature-are retrospective: they look back to an earlier time, embodying the views and biases of a nineteenth-century writer engaged in creating tales laced with shadows and questions of identity. A national literature must have origin stories-mythical roots that go backward as well as forward. Just as England had legends of King Arthur and Beowulf, Hawthorne’s prophet stories shape the formation of American literature

  Karl Barth’s Church dogmatics: an introduction and reader / R. Michael Allen.  This reader from Karl Barth’s multi-volume Church Dogmatics offers an introduction to the whole work, key readings in reasonable portions with introductions and provides helpful hints at secondary material. An ideal textbook for all beginners studying the work of one of the most important theologians of the last century.

 Make your own job: how the entrepreneurial work ethic exhausted America / Erik Baker. Make Your Own Job charts the transformation of the American work ethic in the twentieth century. It is no longer enough to be reliable; now, workers must lead with creative vision.  Baker argues that the entrepreneurial ethic has been a Band-Aid for a society in which ever-mounting precarity discredits the old ethics of effort and persistence.

 On the eighth day: a Catholic theology of sport / Matt Hoven, J.J. Carney, Max T. Engel. During a 1980s Edmonton Oilers game, fans unveiled a banner claiming, “On the 8th day, God created Gretzky.” Intersections between religious belief and sporting participation are nothing new, where players, coaches, and fans are known to pray, cross themselves, and point to the heavens during a game. But what should be the relationship between sports and religious faith? On the Eighth Day introduces the theology of sport from a Catholic standpoint. It wrestles with sport’s universal appeal, its rich symbolism, and its spiritual and moral characteristics. Sport is a place where embodied games can be sacramental; where traditions of the past speak to contemporary peoples; and where truth and justice are demanded in a world affected by sin.

 On writing well: the classic guide to writing nonfiction / William Zinsser. On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

  Spiritual dimensions of advanced practice nursing: stories of hope / Melanie Rogers, editor.  This book recognises the challenges associated with the concept of spirituality. An awareness of this concept is integral to the provision of person-centred holistic care. However, APNs ability to provide spiritual care is often impeded by time pressures and the prioritisation of clinical tasks. Confusion about the meaning of spiritually and its relationship to religion compound the challenges involved in providing spiritual care leaving APNs feeling ill-equipped to address this area of care. Many APNs view spirituality as synonymous with religion. This book will provide clarity with the assumption that spirituality is innate to all of our patients and is related to what gives them hope, meaning and purpose. Fundamentally it is about being human. APNs ability to practice with kindness, compassion and empathy will naturally resonate with spiritually competent practice. It begins with an outline of the definitions of spirituality in addition to the concept of spiritually competent practice.

 Sport, psychology and Christianity: welfare, performance and consultancy / edited by Brian Hemmings, Nick J. Watson, and Andrew Parker. The majority of sport psychology research to date has been underpinned and driven by a secular perspective. There is an urgent need for sport psychologists to better understand the relevance of Christian faith in athletes’ sporting experiences and day-to-day lives in order to improve their performance and well-being. Sport, Psychology and Christianity is the first book to consider the relationship between sport psychology provision and Christianity from a welfare and performance perspective.

 Tackle football and traumatic brain injuries: law, ethics, and public health / Daniel S. Goldberg ; foreword by Christopher Nowinski.In Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries, Goldberg explores the connections among traumatic brain injury, collision sports, and the industry’s continuing efforts to manufacture doubt. Focusing especially on youths and adolescents–the most vulnerable population that comprises over 99% of tackle football players in the US–Goldberg addresses the ethical and social implications of their participation in tackle football.  Goldberg discusses the true scope of the danger and the costs to society and individuals of caring for injured participants. If these risks were to become widespread public knowledge, the profitability and perhaps even the viability of American football would be at risk. As the tackle football industry has consistently worked to mask the health hazards involved in playing football, it has used a particular tool that has proved highly effective in achieving this subterfuge: the manufacture of doubt. Goldberg advocates for using public health laws as a tool for countering these efforts at obfuscation, and he outlines specific policy proposals intended to address the population health and ethical problems presented by tackle football.

 The Christian athlete: glorifying God in sports / Brian Smith. The Christian Athlete is a gospel-centered guide that assists athletes who identify as Christians and are seeking to understand how to practically apply their faith to their sport. Athletes desire–and deserve–a more substantive expression of the Christian faith in the context of sport, but they don’t know what it looks like or where to turn to learn more.  Smith shares his story as an athlete and coach, and his experience working with high-level athletes in the last decade to help readers better understand how to integrate faith and sport by: Assisting those who want a wide-angled understanding of how to live the Christian faith in the context of sports; Walking through the many questions Christian athletes ask about winning, losing, injuries, practice, and everything in between.  The Christian Athlete will show readers how to live out a biblical perspective on athletics and urge them to engage in the gifts they are given to glorify God whether they are the team MVP or riding the bench.

 The collected poems of C.S. Lewis: a critical edition / edited by Don W. King. The first scholarly edition of Lewisʼs poems

The final race: the incredible World War II story of the Olympian who inspired Chariots of fire / Eric Eichinger, with Eva Marie Everson.  An award-winning biography of a man whose faith and resilience continues to inspire.On July 19, 1924, Eric Liddell was on top of the world. He was the most famous Briton at the time, having just won the gold in the Olympic 400-meter race. The story of that race―and the one he didn’t run―was told in the popular movie classic Chariots of Fire.But what most of us don’t know is what became of Eric Liddell in the years after the credits rolled. As the storm clouds of World War II rolled in, Eric had already made decisions in his life that gave him the resilience to stand tall while others fell into despair. His strength of character led him to choose an uncertain future in China during World War II in order to continue helping the Chinese. He lived purposefully even as his world crumbled and he experienced the horror and deprivations of a Japanese internment camp.Eric’s story is a story of hope in the face of uncertainty, resilience in the face of unspeakable odds, and inspiring vision of what life means, even when the final hour comes.  The first race you run isn’t your most important one. It’s the final race that matters most.You won’t want to miss this story of an Olympian who chose the better way