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Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Award of Merit in Theology/Ethics

The History of God

In Discovering God, award-winning sociologist Rodney Stark presents a monumental history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age and wrestles with the central questions of religion and belief.

Eine zufällige Begegnung, eine kurze Berührung, und ihre Schicksale waren besiegelt. Doch nicht jedes Schicksal ist von Glück gezeichnet.

Ein Sturm verändert das Leben der Meerjungfrau Kaia für immer. Gefangen genommen und verkauft an einen grausamen Sammler, soll sie als lebendiges Ausstellungsstück in seinem illegalen Kabinett kurioser Schöpfungen enden. Bis sie auf den Mafiaboss Liam trifft.
Als sie in seine Augen blickt, spürt sie sofort das tiefe Band zwischen ihnen. Er verhilft ihr zur Flucht, aber das ist nicht...

This book explains ‘what goes on in a manufacturing company as a product goes through its lifecycle’. It describes more than 70 product-related activities that take place during the product lifecycle phases of ideation, development, production, service, and recycling. The various documents, data, working methods, and computer programs used in each activity are outlined. The book tells the story of a project carried out by a Master’s degree student in a manufacturing company to find out for the CEO exactly what happens with products across their lifecycle. Due to the storytelling...

The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. Yet it is one of many myths that must be discarded if we are to understand just how a tiny messianic movement on the edge of the Roman Empire became the dominant faith of Western civilization. In a fast-paced, highly readable book that addresses beliefs as well as historical facts, Rodney Stark brings a sociologist's perspective to bear on the puzzle behind the success of early Christianity. He comes equipped not only with the logic and methods of social science but also with insights...

The mid-twentieth century was a pivotal time in American history. Through the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, our nation saw creeping changes that led to social upheaval. In his new short story collection, "Love in the Time of Cholesterol," James Stark looks back on these decades and how their events still affect people today.

Each story presents unique characters and scenarios, but all look at the widely varying manifestations of love. At his wife's urging, a man explores the physical and emotional side effects of taking the "little blue pill." A wife seeks an emotional connection with her...

If you know HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you already have the tools you need to develop Android applications. Now updated for HTML5, the second edition of this hands-on guide shows you how to use open source web standards to design and build apps that can be adapted for any Android device.

You ll learn how to create an Android-friendly web app on the platform of your choice, and then use Adobe s free PhoneGap framework to convert it to a native Android app. Discover why device-agnostic mobile apps are the wave of the future, and start building apps that offer greater flexibility and a...