This study of a Mennonite denominational body's deliberations over excommunicating a congregation for its stand on homosexuality will engage students and scholars of hermeneutics, rhetoric, communication, conflict, Gadamer, homosexuality, "culture wars"; church leaders and pastors; anyone interested in how true understanding unfolds-or not-amid conflict.

Can those who hold differing positions on homosexuality learn from rather than battle each other? This book records what happens when the quest is not for victory but for writers who convey persuasively and movingly their own viewpoints to make them available as a treasure others can learn from, and to learn from the treasures of viewpoints other than their own. (Christian)

"Finally," says John S. McClure, Charles G. Finney Professor of Homiletics, The Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, "an outstanding group of Anabaptist scholars freely offer the homiletical gifts of their tradition to everyone who has ears to hear. Listen closely to these writers, and you will discover how your own preaching can be transformed into a deeply communal, grace-filled form of biblical, theological, and prophetic witness."

As Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University, observes, "The editors do not just argue that Christians can be more effective agents of redemption by respectful dialogue than by aggressive confrontation; they present eight highly diverse and imaginative case studies in which this actually happened. It's a timely and very important contribution." Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, believes "The book deserves careful attention-read it and think " Rejecting both Christian withdrawal from and...

This book covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine from first principles, to the current computer applications developed by Dr Ljungberg's research group, and those of his collaborators throughout the world.