On Being Human: Essays in Theological Anthropology (Anderson Ray S.)(Paperback)

On Being Human: Essays in Theological Anthropology (Anderson Ray S.)(Paperback)

- What does it mean to be human? - How does a right understanding of personhood affect decisions on critical life situations? - What implications does a biblical perspective on personhood have for the pastoral ministry of healing and hope? In answering these questions, Ray S. Anderson focused on

Eccentric Existence, Two Volume Set: A Theological Anthropology (Kelsey David H.)(Pevná vazba)

What does it mean to be a human being? David Kelsey expertly probes this complicated issue in his exhaustive and ambitious examination of theological anthropology. Divided into three parts, Kelsey's work posits that humanity's relationship to God is a basic claim of Christianity and that God

Resourcing Theological Anthropology: A Constructive Account of Humanity in the Light of Christ (Cortez Marc)(Paperback)

Theologians working in theological anthropology often claim that Jesus reveals what it means to be truly human, but this often has little impact in their actual account of anthropology. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology addresses that lack by offering an account of why theological anthropology

Friendship: The Heart of Being Human (Austin Victor Lee)(Paperback)

In this vibrant theological reflection on the meaning of friendship, experienced pastor and leading Christian ethicist Victor Lee Austin argues that friendship is the medium through which God shares grace with his creatures. Mixing personal reflection and theological commentary, Austin provides a

Theological Tractates (Peterson Erik)(Paperback)

These essays, which deal with a range of theological topics, reflect the changes in Peterson's thought leading up to and resulting from his conversion from Protestantism to Roman

Digital Anthropology (Geismar Haidy)(Paperback)

Digital Anthropology, 2nd Edition explores how human and digital can be explored in relation to one another within issues as diverse as social media use, virtual worlds, hacking, quantified self, blockchain, digital environmentalism and digital representation. The book challenges the prevailing

Writing Anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment (McGranahan Carole)(Paperback)

In Writing Anthropology, fifty-two anthropologists reflect on scholarly writing as both craft and commitment. These short essays cover a wide range of territory, from ethnography, genre, and the politics of writing to affect, storytelling, authorship, and scholarly responsibility. Anthropological

Travelling Home - Essays on Islam in Europe (Murad Abdal Hakim)(Paperback / softback)

These eleven theological essays explore the origins and nature of Islamophobia in Europe and the steady rise of national populism across the

ISE Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity (Kottak Conrad)(Paperback / softback)

The Looking Machine: Essays on Cinema, Anthropology and Documentary Filmmaking (Macdougall David)(Paperback)

This book of essays brings together his latest ideas on filming, documentary, anthropology and the art of cinema, based on his practice as an award-winning maker of ethnographic

Homo Natura: Nietzsche, Philosophical Anthropology and Biopolitics (Lemm Vanessa)(Paperback)

Nietzsche coins the enigmatic term homo natura to capture his understanding of the human being as a creature of nature and tasks philosophy with the renaturalisation of humanity. Following Foucault's critique of the human sciences, Vanessa Lemm discusses the reception of Nietzsche's naturalism in

How to Be a Knight in 10 Easy Stages (Anderson Scoular)(Paperback)

Here is everything you need to know about being a knight, from from being a young page to being knighted. This humorous non-fiction book explains all the tasks, training, outfits and privileges that came with the

Being a Chaplain (Threlfall-Holmes Miranda)(Paperback)

This book combines theological reflection on key issues in chaplaincy with a collection of stories from those engaged in chaplaincy in a wide variety of contexts. The essays cover issues, skills and tensions - discussing what chaplaincy is and how to do

Communitas: The Anthropology of Collective Joy (Turner E.)(Paperback)

Communitas is inspired fellowship; a group's pleasure in sharing common experiences; being 'in the zone' - as in music, sport, and work; the sense felt by a group when their life together takes on full meaning. The experience of communitas, almost beyond strict definition and with almost endless

What Are We Doing Here?: Essays (Robinson Marilynne)(Paperback)

New essays on theological, political, and contemporary themes, by the Pulitzer Prize winnerMarilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics

The Equality of the Human Races (Firmin Joseph-Antenor)(Paperback)

An important contribution to contemporary scholarship in anthropology, pan-African studies, and colonial and postcolonial

Considered Landscape (Anderson Edgar)(Paperback)

This volume of essays by the late botanist Edgar Anderson celebrates places and landscapes both urban and rural. With a trained eye, a certain reflective quality of attention, deeply rooted observation, and a knowledgeable mind, he creates in an elegant prose a series of fascinating essays which

An Anthropology of Images: Picture, Medium, Body (Belting Hans)(Paperback)

A compelling theory that places the origin of human picture making in the body In this groundbreaking book, renowned art historian Hans Belting proposes a new anthropological theory for interpreting human picture making. Rather than focus exclusively on pictures as they are embodied in various

Existential Anthropology: Events, Exigencies, and Effects (Jackson Michael)(Paperback)

'.what is truly worthwhile in this loose grouping of essays is the ethnographic examples. Powerfully presented, beautifully written (the final three pages of the book offer poignantly evocative description of ethnography as a way of living) and loaded with telling detail.' - Arthur Kleinman in the

Adventures in Human Being (Francis Gavin)(Paperback / softback)

Oliver Sacks meets Bear Grylls in this unique voyage around the human body, from the prize-winning author of Empire Antarctica. Now available in

How to Create a Mind - The Secret of Human Thought Revealed (Kurzweil Ray)(Paperback / softback)

In this fascinating look into the human mind, Ray Kurzweil relates the advanced brain processes we take for granted in our everyday lives, our sense of self and intellect and explains how artificial intelligence, once only the province of science fiction, is rapidly catching

Human Happiness (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback / softback)

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in this work are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at

Managing Human Resources: Human Resource Management in Transition (Bach Stephen)(Paperback)

This revised edition is a comprehensive, authoritative set of essays. It is more detailed and analytical than the mainstream treatments of HRM. As in previous editions, Managing Human Resources analyses HRM, the study of work and employment, using an integrated multi-disciplinary approach. The

Strangers - Essays on the Human and Nonhuman (Tamas Rebecca)(Paperback / softback)

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE. In Strangers, Rebecca Tamas explores where the human and nonhuman meet, and why this delicate connection just might be the most important relationship of our