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The Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by the United Nations in 2015, comprise an ambitious and sweeping agenda that unites economic, social, and environmental aims. What resources do the world's religious and secular traditions offer in support of these objectives? Which principles do these traditions hold in common, and how can these shared values help advance global goals?
This book presents an in-depth and deeply engaged conversation among...
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Critical essays on Hegel's views concerning the relationship between religion and politics.
Although scholars have written extensively on Hegel's treatment of religion and politics separately, much less has been written about the connections between the two in his thought. Religion in Hegel's philosophy occupies a difficult position relative to politics, existing both within the ethical and historical reality of the state and at the same time maintaining...
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Few philosophers have devoted such sustained, almost obsessive attention to the topic of death as Søren Kierkegaard. Kierkegaard and Death brings together new work on Kierkegaard's multifaceted discussions of death and provides a thorough guide to the development, in various texts and contexts, of Kierkegaard's ideas concerning death. Essays by an international group of scholars take up essential topics such as dying to the world, living death, immortality,...
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In 1965, an American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union to investigate reports of persecution of the Jewish community. Moscow welcomes him as a guest-but provides a strict schedule he and the rest of his group must follow.
One afternoon, the rabbi slips away. With an address in hand and almost no knowledge of the Russian language, he embarks on a secret journey that will change his life forever.
Inspired by the true experience of Rabbi Rafael Grossman,...
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A new collection of essays highlighting the wide range of Buber's thought, career, and activism.
Best known for I and Thou, which laid out his distinction between dialogic and monologic relations, Martin Buber (1878—1965) was also an anthologist, translator, and author of some seven hundred books and papers. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form, edited by Sarah Scott, is a collection of nine essays that explore his thought and career.
Martin...
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Explores the place and meaning of philosophy of religion in our current poststructuralist, postsecular, postcolonialist context.
This collection addresses, as it exemplifies, an identity crisis in contemporary philosophy of religion. It represents a unique two-way dialogue between philosophers of religion and scholars of religion and broaches issues pertaining to the philosophy of religion and the philosophical tradition, on the one hand, and religious...
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Popular philosopher Jordan Peterson has captured the imagination of Western world.
For some, Peterson represents all that is wrong with patriarchal culture; for others, he is the Canadian academic prophet who has come to save civilization from dizzying confusion. Regardless of how one feels about him, his influence in North America--and beyond--is difficult to deny.
While the "Peterson phenomenon" has motivated numerous articles and responses,...
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Negative theology is the attempt to describe God by speaking in terms of what God is not. Historical affinities between Jewish modernity and negative theology indicate new directions for thematizing the modern Jewish experience. Questions such as, What are the limits of Jewish modernity in terms of negativity? Has this creative tradition exhausted itself? and How might Jewish thought go forward? anchor these original essays. Taken together they explore...
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Christmas is a time for joyful anticipation and celebration. Does any creature manifest these attitudes better than a dog? Their wagging tails and goofy smiles seem made for the season. Add in breakable decorations, extra sweets in the house, and maybe a little bit of snow and you've got a recipe for fun, laughter, and togetherness. And that's just what you get with The Dog Who Came to Christmas.
This collection of true, feel-good holiday stories...
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There has to be a reason for every national or international celebration. This book has been created to explain the origins of four holidays namely Mother's Day, Father's Day, Labor Day and St. Patrick's Day. With the right knowledge, your child would have the tools needed to appreciate the reasons behind celebrations.
15) Bible
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The NIV Once-A-Day Bible: Chronological Edition helps you encounter the Bible every day in a new and fresh way. It organizes the clear and accessible NIV Bible into 365 daily readings in chronological order so that you can practice the spiritual discipline of daily Bible reading within a new and different context.
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Durante los últimos años para lograr niveles de eficiencia y calidad más altos en la prestación de los servicios de salud en Colombia, se ha implementado el uso de incentivos en el sector hospitalario y ambulatorio Este libro aborda el estudio de estos incentivos en el sector salud, a partir de los trabajos de prueba que analizan las relaciones contractuales
17) Sky and Sea
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And God said, "Let there be a huge space between the waters…" And that's exactly what happened…God called the huge space "sky." -Genesis 1:6-8 (NIrV) In Sky & Sea, kids explore the water cycle of our very wet planet-the vast seas below and the great ocean of air swirling above them, with its clouds full of rain and snow. From dramatic storms and crashing lightning to the aurora borealis and shimmering rainbows, amateur scientists learn how air...
18) Solo para ellas
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Al fin llega un libro pensando específicamente solo para las chicas. Ahora existe esta alternativa para hablar acerca del verdadero amor, las mejores ideas para la belleza y de todo aquello que siempre se trata en las revistas populares pero muy poco en la iglesia. En este libro encontraras artículos pensador por mujeres líderes y exitosas como Kristy Motta, Aline Barros, Gloria Vázquez, Karen Lacota, Roció Corson, Valeria Leys, Ingrid Rosario,...
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Checklist for Life is the ultimate handbook for living a successful, joy-filled life. This follow-up title, Checklist for Life for Teens, offers insight into topics and issues that are specific to teens' interests. In addition to a brief narrative, each interactive chapter of the handbook contains: An "I Will" checklist of heart and attitude reinforcements. A "Things to Do" checklist of action points. A "Things to Remember" section of Scripture verses...
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Published for the first time, this private collection of his letters tells the story of how this middle-class accountant came to be imprisoned, and what happened to him inside.
The letters follow Wilfrid's decision as an absolutist conscientious objector to voluntarily go to prison in 1917 rather than join the armed forces. He served his prison sentences cheerfully, with an abiding faith in his choice, and an increased awareness of working-class politics.
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