A Spectator's Guide to World Views

A Spectator's Guide to World Views
Author: Simon Smart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Christian conservatism
ISBN: 9781921137778

This lively, accessible book highlights society's most influential voices - including New Age, Secular Humanism, Relativism and Postmodernism. Readers will be rewarded with a way to process the complex messages of our 21st century world and an understanding of how these relate to a Christian worldview.

A Spectator's Guide to World Religions

A Spectator's Guide to World Religions
Author: John Dickson
Publisher: Lion Publishing Plc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN: 9780745953083

The world is a very religious place. Wherever you look, people are worshipping, praying, believing, following, even dying for their faith. But are all faiths the same? Do they all call on the same God using different names? Are their beliefs and practices simply cultural expressions of the same spiritual longings? In this timely book, John Dickson presents each of the world's major religions in its best light. He carefully outlines the history, belief systems and spiritual practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam so that the interested 'spectator' can explore their similarities and differences. For sceptics, believers and students of religion the book provides a fair and friendly introduction to this ultimate subject.

Soccer Made Simple

Soccer Made Simple
Author: Dave Ominsky
Publisher: First Base Sports, Inc.
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1994
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781884309014

With the explosive growth of youth soccer and overwhelming interest in U.S. professional leagues, Americans from coast to coast are eager to learn more about soccer. This easy-to-read guide, filled with illustrations and action photographs, contains everything for the fan and non-fan alike to understand and enjoy the sport of soccer.

Ice Hockey Made Simple

Ice Hockey Made Simple
Author: P. J. Harari
Publisher: First Base Sports, Inc.
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781884309113

This easy-to-read guide, filled with illustrations and action photographs, contains everything for the fan and non-fan alike to understand and enjoy the sport of ice hockey. Each section stands alone, so it can be used as a handy reference guide, and it is so lightweight it can easily be taken to games. The book includes:- The Rules of Hockey Simplified - The Most Recent NHL Changes - What to Look For During Play - Statistics Explained - League and Playoff Formats - Stars of the Past and Present - Awards and Records- A Complete Glossary. The National Hockey League expansion of the last decade and the increased television coverage exposed millions of new fans to hockey. The Stanley Cup is now seen in over 170 countries, while annual sales of NHL merchandise today exceed $1 billion. Yet hockey remains one of the least understood sports. With the help of this guide, you can learn to follow the excitement of America's fastest-paced sport in no time at all.

A Spectator's Guide to Jesus

A Spectator's Guide to Jesus
Author: John P. Dickson
Publisher: Lion Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Church history
ISBN: 9780825462535

In this introduction to the life and teaching of Jesus, Dr. John Dickson takes readers through the historical data to reveal in Jesus a man who will surprise both the religious and the not-so-religious. The Jesus who emerges from the ancient sources challenges the norms of his culture, society, and religion. This Jesus associates with sinners, demands compassion toward the needy, and denounces imperialism. The historical Jesus is not left-wing or right-wing. The Jesus of history transcended these simplistic modern categories. Instead, he was a man unlike any other.

Handbook of World Religions

Handbook of World Religions
Author: Len Woods
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Christianity and other religions
ISBN: 9781602600546

Confused by the varying religious views in your workplace, neighborhood, even your family? Check out the Handbook of World Religions-contrasting 50 faiths with Christianity. Christians believe Jesus' claim to be "the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6)-though dozens of other religions propose varying pathways to God, heaven, or ultimate personal fulfillment. Describing these alternate viewpoints fairly and non-judgmentally, the Handbook of World Religions features major world faiths (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism), Christian-based religions (Mormonism, the Unification Church, Christian Science), traditional religions (African, Chinese, Native American), and various hard-to-categorize beliefs (Gnosticism, Hare Krishna, New Age Spirituality, Rastafarianism, Wicca). This fully-illustrated guide is a fascinating and useful tool to help Christians understand others' beliefs.

Consuming Religion

Consuming Religion
Author: Kathryn Lofton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022648209X

Introduction: being consumed -- Practicing commodity. Binge religion: social life in extremity ; The spirit in the cubicle: a religious history of the American office -- Revising ritual. Ritualism revived: from scientia ritus to consumer rites ; Purifying America: rites of salvation in the soap campaign -- Imagining celebrity. Sacrificing Britney: celebrity and religion in America ; The celebrification of religion in the age of infotainment -- Valuing family. Religion and the authority in American parenting ; Kardashian nation: work in America's klan ; Rethinking corporate freedom -- Corporation as sect. On the origins of corporate culture ; Do not tamper with the clues: notes on Goldman Sachs -- Conclusion: family matters

Society Of The Spectacle

Society Of The Spectacle
Author: Guy Debord
Publisher: Bread and Circuses Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1617508306

The Das Kapital of the 20th century,Society of the Spectacle is an essential text, and the main theoretical work of the Situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960's, in particular the May 1968 uprisings in France, up to the present day, with global capitalism seemingly staggering around in it’s Zombie end-phase, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life in the late 20th century. This ‘Red and Black’ translation from 1977 is Introduced by Notting Hill armchair insurrectionary Tom Vague with a galloping time line and pop-situ verve, and given a more analytical over view by young upstart thinker Sam Cooper.

46 Days in Ukraine

46 Days in Ukraine
Author: Basil Pallis
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2012-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781432794828

"It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense" (Mark Twain) A real life story of American couple returning to Ukraine in an attempt to finalize the adoption of three orphaned children. To do so, they must traverse a bizarre labyrinth of government bureaucracy, confront obstacles man made and otherwise and contend with the all peculiarities of living in a strange land. Served up as a travelogue, tragedy meets comedy in a head-on collision. A heartwarming tale, best enjoyed from safety and comfort of your own couch.