Recreation and Sports Ministry: Impacting the Postmodern Culture (Garner John C.)(Paperback)

Recreation and Sports Ministry: Impacting the Postmodern Culture (Garner John C.)(Paperback)

How open is our culture to recreation and sports? The popular culture today is saturated with recreation and sports. The Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, X-Games, Iron Man events, the Final Four in college basketball, and the playoff series in professional basketball capture the imaginations of

Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre(Paperback / softback)

Contemplative Response - Leadership and ministry in a distracted culture (Cowley Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Following on from the success of The Contemplative Minister, Ian Cowley offers new insight and greater depth for church leaders in a distracted world. Ian emphasises that the true self finds peace in resting in the love of God. He addresses the compulsions of our consumerist culture and calls those

A Student's Guide to Culture (Stonestreet John)(Paperback)

The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to readers ages 15-25 who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and

Our Aesthetic Categories: Zany, Cute, Interesting (Ngai Sianne)(Paperback)

The zany, the cute, and the interesting saturate postmodern culture. They dominate the look of its art and commodities as well as our discourse about the ambivalent feelings these objects often inspire. In this radiant study, Sianne Ngai offers a theory of the aesthetic categories that most people

The Work of Art in the Age of Deindustrialization (Bernes Jasper)(Paperback)

A novel account of the relationship between postindustrial capitalism and postmodern culture, this book looks at American poetry and art of the last 50 years in light of the massive changes in people's working

The 3D Gospel: Ministry in Guilt, Shame, and Fear Cultures (Georges Jayson)(Paperback)

Learn How the Gospel Speaks to Guilt, Shame, & Fear Cultures Western theology emphasizes forgiveness of sins, but people in the Majority World covet honor or spiritual power. The 3D Gospel is a concise, practical book explaining the world's three primary culture types, and how the gospel addresses

The 360 Gaze: Immersions in Media, Society, and Culture (Stiegler Christian)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of the pervasive role of immersion and immersive media in postmodern culture, from a humanities and social sciences perspective. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and other modes of digitally induced immersion herald a major cultural and economic shift in

Cassette Cultures: The Past and Present of a Musical Icon (Komurki John Z.)(Paperback)

he - A Novel (Connolly John)(Paperback / softback)

An extraordinary recreation of one of the most enduring and beloved partnerships in cinema history: Laurel & Hardy. Winner of the 2017 Ryan Tubridy Show Listener's Choice Award at the Irish Book

The Political Economy of the Spectacle and Postmodern Caste (Asimakopoulos John)(Paperback)

Asimakopoulos cuts through Capitalism's ideological veil to reveal the caste system hiding beneath the spectacle of 21st century society

The Culture of Contentment (Galbraith John Kenneth)(Paperback)

The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In The Culture of Contentment, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class--not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority--defend their comfortable status at a cost

Corporate Culture and Performance (Kotter John P.)(Paperback)

Going far beyond previous empirical work, John Kotter and James Heskett provide the first comprehensive critical analysis of how the culture of a corporation powerfully influences its economic performance, for better or for worse. Through painstaking research at such firms as Hewlett-Packard,

Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism (Sirakaya-Turk Ercan)(Paperback)

Describing the fundamental elements of research methods for leisure, recreation and tourism, this new edition of a popular textbook is updated throughout. It covers the measurement of variables, sampling, questionnaire design and evaluation methods, and also a wider discussion of writing proposals,

Luxury and Visual Culture (Armitage John)(Paperback)

From couture fashion to opulent perfumes and decadent food, the luxury goods and services industry has grown at an unprecedented rate even in the context of a global recession. But in contemporary digital culture does luxury still reside in material things, or rather the look of things? In this

Cultural Studies and the Study of Popular Culture (Storey John)(Paperback)

This revised and fully updated version of John Storey's best-selling survey is an accessible introduction to the range of theories and methods that have been used to study contemporary popular culture. The book also provides a map of the development of cultural studies through discussion of its

Mind Shift: How Culture Transformed the Human Brain (Parrington John)(Pevná vazba)

John Parrington argues that social interaction and culture have deeply shaped the exceptional nature of human consciousness. The mental capacities of the human mind far outstrip those of other animals. Our imaginations and creativity have produced art, music, and literature; built bridges and

The Free Fishers: Authorised Edition (Buchan John)(Paperback)

When Anthony Lammas, minister of the Kirk and Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, leaves his home town for London on business, he little imagines that within two days he will be deeply entangled in a web of mystery and intrigue. But he's no ordinary professor. His boyhood allegiance to a

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution (Snow C. P.)(Paperback)

This is the publication of the influential Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. Its thesis was that 'the intellectual life of the whole of western society' was split into the titular two cultures - namely the sciences and the humanities - and that this was a major hindrance to

The Heart of a Servant Leader: Letters from Jack Miller (Miller C. John)(Paperback)

These letters by a seasoned, influential pastor address a variety of ministry issues, as well as physical suffering, overcoming sin, learning to forgive, spiritual warfare, etc. We learn that a leader should be the chief servant and that right attitudes come only from a heart changed by an

John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? - Reappraising John Major(Pevná vazba)

The first political biography of John Major and his government. A timely reassessment of a forgotten man of British

Chaplaincy Ministry and the Mission of the Church (Slater Victoria)(Paperback)

In Chaplaincy Ministry and the Mission of the Church, Victoria Slater explores the significance of chaplaincy for the mission and ministry of the contemporary Church. She discusses the reasons for the recent growth in new chaplaincy roles in the contemporary cultural and church context and provides

The Mavericks: English Football When Flair Wore Flares (Steen Rob)(Paperback)

Artfully combining sports journalism with social history and sharp pop culture references, The Mavericks explores 1970s football when a cult group of footballers delivered flair on the pitch and flamboyance off of it. Cocky, coiffured strikers meet David Bowie and Alvin Stardust; Gola boots

Month of Sundays (Updike John)(Paperback / softback)

Updike's seventh novel concerns a month of seven days, a month of enforced rest and recreation as experienced by the Reverend Tom Marshfield, sent west from his Midwestern church in