Category: Religious Studies (Page 24 of 41)

Five print books were added to the collection in the past week. Click on a title for more information or to place a hold on an item

 The Lord as their portion: the story of the religious orders and how they shaped our world /: Elizabeth Rapley.  Rapley has fit the sprawling history of the religious orders — some seventeen centuries — into a lively, accessible volume perfect for curious readers. Much more, though, than just a sweeping survey of the highlights (and lowlights) of monasticism past and present, this book also recounts the lives of many of the individual men and women who chose to take “the Lord as their portion” — and whose piety, devotion, and energetic pursuit of a holy life have profoundly shaped the course of history.

 Luminous ink: writers on writing in Canada /: edited by Tessa McWatt, Rabindranath Maharaj and Dionne Brand. A collection of original pieces by some of Canada’s best known writers. The essays ask, and attempt to answer, what it means to be a writer in Canada, what the literature of today can tell us about Canada’s social arrangements, its political and aesthetic shapes, and its preoccupations. Contributors include Margaret Atwood,  George Elliott Clarke, Lawrence Hill, Michael Ondaatje, Nino Ricci, Eden Robinson, Madeleine Thien, M.G. Vassanji among others.

 Ontology of blue /: David Bellusci. TWU/CPC Author.  An existential collection of poems reflecting on fundamental human experiences: nature, family, love, community and death. In this new volume of poetry, David Bellusci penetrates the seemingly unanswerable question. Does life has meaning? By the end of this collection, the reader is moved to seek an answer. Bellusci engages the reader to re-think experiences such as”: the common sound of Autumn rain, the misery of a Colombian border-town, or the layers of history in Roman ruins.

 Research strategies: finding your way through the information fog /: William Badke.  TWU Author  Writing research papers does not have to be frustrating or boring. It is possible to develop significant skills in order to make the writing process much easier, and the author explains the skills and strategies you need to efficiently and effectively complete a research project . In this book, Alloway Librarian Bill Badke offers a clear, simple, roadmap for conducting research and navigating the vast new world of information and technology. He details the entire research paper process from start to finish, and provides insightful and helpful information.

 Slaves, women & homosexuals: exploring the hermeneutics of cultural analysis /: William J. Webb. Webb tackles some of the most complex and controversial issues that have challenged the Christian church–and still do. He leads you through the maze of interpretation that has historically surrounded understanding of slaves, women and homosexuals, and he evaluates various approaches to these and other biblical-ethical teachings. Throughout, Webb attempts to “work out the hermeneutics involved in distinguishing that which is merely cultural in Scripture from that which is timeless” (Craig A. Evans). By the conclusion, Webb has introduced and developed a “redemptive hermeneutic” that can be applied to many issues that cause similar dilemmas.