Category: Religious Studies (Page 12 of 41)

In the past week 61 titles were added to the Norma Marion Alloway Library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on the link for more information.

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Caring enough to forgive: true forgiveness /David Augsburger.
This title explores that real focus of forgiving not in individualistic release from guilt and proof of goodness, but in inter-personal reconciliation, wholeness and life together in Christian community.

Eric Voegelin today: Voegelin’s political thought in the 21st century /edited by by Scott Robinson, Lee Trepanier and David N. Whitney.
This title analyzes German-American political philosopher Eric Voegelin’s scholarly works from the 1950s and early 1960s and examines the ways in which these works are relevant to the twenty-first century political environment.

Forensic nursing: scope and standards of practice /International Association of Forensic Nurses.
This new edition is the premier resource by forensic nurses for forensic nurses. Working at the intersections of multiple health and legal systems, the forensic nurse practices nationally and globally, providing specialized nursing care and treatment, which focuses on those affected by violence and trauma, be they individuals, families, communities, or populations.

Handmade pixels: independent video games and the quest for authenticity /Jesper Juul.
This title examines the paradoxical claims of developers, players, and festivals that portray independent games as unique and hand-crafted objects in a globally distributed digital medium. The author explains that independent video games are presented not as mass market products, but as cultural works created by people, and are promoted as authentic alternatives to mainstream games. Writing as a game player, scholar, developer, and educator.

Philippi: how Christianity began in Europe: the Epistle to the Philippians and the excavations at Philippi /Eduard Verhoef.
This title guides readers through the key issues of interpretation surrounding Paul’s writings to the Philippians, before covering the key events of the Church at Philippi with careful reference to the archaeological remains present at Philippi.

Poor economics: a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty /Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo.
The winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works in this gripping and disruptive portrait of how poor people actually live.

Routledge handbook of applied sport psychology: comprehensive guide for students and practitioners /edited by Stephanie Hanrahan and Mark Andersen.
This title is s a definitive guide to the theory and practice of applied sport psychology. Moving beyond the traditional tracks of clinical psychology and performance enhancement, the authors argue that psychologists would benefit from attempting to understand athletes’ social and familial contexts, their health, happiness, and interpersonal dynamics in the broadest sense, if they are to serve their clients’ best interests.

Storm in a teacup: the physics of everyday life /Helen Czerski.
This title provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. The author guides us through the principles of gases, gravity, size and time.

To know as we are known: education as a spiritual journey /Parker J. Palmer.
This primer on authentic education explores how mind and heart can work together in the learning process. Moving beyond the bankruptcy of our current model of education, Parker Palmer finds the soul of education through a lifelong cultivation of the wisdom each of us possesses and can share to benefit others.