Christianity is in decline in the Unites States, and churches are caught without a strategy to reverse that trend. Except for a precious few, mainline churches in America are not growing, and most are watching their numbers dwindle. Each decade brings new fads and gimmicks that have accomplished little more than leaving church leaders frustrated and church members confused. The external marketing image of positivism that many churches present hides leaders who are are frightened and sometimes futilistic about the ever-changing trends being presented by Church Growth experts. Stephen Parker...
Christianity is in decline in the Unites States, and churches are caught without a strategy to reverse that trend. Except for a precious few, mainline...
Despite the hype and noise there would appear to be some real credibility around the delivery of Cloud services. But are we really ready to trust the Cloud with our Line of Business applications? This book will provide you with the smart questions to help your planning process as you think about using the Cloud for your ERP systems.
Despite the hype and noise there would appear to be some real credibility around the delivery of Cloud services. But are we really ready to trust the ...
We are bold and we take our customers on a journey to utopia, a world where IT services just work. We speak about outcomes for our customers rather than technology as this is the language of 'as a service'. The best thing about Office 365 and Azure is that the conversations you have with your customers are no longer about technology itself but how you can help them become better businesses. Follow the advice in this book and maybe next year you will be collecting the Microsoft Worldwide Cloud Partner of the Year Award. Mitchell Feldman, CEO and Founder cloudamour, Microsoft Worldwide Cloud...
We are bold and we take our customers on a journey to utopia, a world where IT services just work. We speak about outcomes for our customers rather th...
This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer.
Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist. Tracing his extraordinary life, from his formative years...
This first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century'...
In the cafeteria and schoolyard, by the lockers and watiing for class, the identies of middle-school youth are reflected in their constant exchange of gossip, insults, and teasing. Donna Eder, Catherine Evans, and Stephen Parker spent three years in a midwestern middle school listening to what these eleven- to fourteen-year-olds had to say to each other. Their book provides an insightful look into the language and culture of today's adolescents. Winner of the North Central Sociological Association's 1996 Scholarly Achievement Award
In the cafeteria and schoolyard, by the lockers and watiing for class, the identies of middle-school youth are reflected in their constant exchange of...
From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location of religion in public and everyday social life, and children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings because they represent the future of religious and secular communities, even of society itself. The Bloomsbury...
From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers t...
By the author of "Cohabitees," this book traces the boundaries of legal marriage since the Industrial Revolution, from informal marriage practices to modern cohabitation. Changes are placed in their economic, political and social contexts, seen to be the product of class and gender conflict.
By the author of "Cohabitees," this book traces the boundaries of legal marriage since the Industrial Revolution, from informal marriage practices to ...
What opportunities and challenges are presented to religious education across the globe by the basic human right of freedom of religion and belief? To what extent does religious education facilitate or inhibit freedom of religion in schools? What contribution can religious education make to freedom in the modern world? This volume provides answers to these and related questions by drawing together a selection of the papers delivered at the seventeenth session of the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values held in Ottawa in 2010. These reflections from international scholars,...
What opportunities and challenges are presented to religious education across the globe by the basic human right of freedom of religion and belief? To...
The papers, the appreciation and the poem that are collected in this volume were delivered at the conference, Aesthetics and Politics in Modern German Culture, which was held from 31 August to 2 September 2008 at the University of Wales Conference Centre, Gregynog Hall, in honour of Professor Rhys W. Williams upon his retirement from the Chair of German at Swansea University. The contributions focus on broad themes in modern German culture, all of which reflect Rhys Williams research interests: Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit; Representing/Resisting National Socialism; West...
The papers, the appreciation and the poem that are collected in this volume were delivered at the conference, Aesthetics and Politics in Modern Ger...
From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future. Childhood has often been a particular site of struggle for negotiating the location of religion in public and everyday social life, and children's involvement and non-involvement in religion raises strong feelings because they represent the future of religious and secular communities, even of society itself. The Bloomsbury...
From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers t...
