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Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 896
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The Prevention Pipeline
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Category : Alcoholism
Languages : en
Pages : 896
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Category : Alcoholism
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Millennial Seduction
Author: Lee Quinby
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501729578
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Who among us still thinks the year 2000 is just an arbitrary turn of a calendar page? Why does its approach bring both fear of apocalyptic destruction and the promise of millennial salvation? Lee Quinby investigates how anxiety about the arrival of the new century casts everything from El Niño to sheep cloning in apocalyptic terms, simultaneously fueling panic and fostering unfounded hope for a perfect world. Millennial rhetoric is both pervasive and persuasive, Quinby argues, because it operates with mutually reinforcing doses of fear and hope. Religious and secular anxiety erupts over charged issues such as sex education, the regulation of cyberspace, and the Christian masculinity of the Promise Keepers. Quinby exposes the dangers of millennialist solutions, which link misogyny, homophobia, and racism with absolutist claims about truth, morality, sexuality, and technology. It is the absolutism of apocalyptic thought—not an impending apocalypse—that poses the more serious threat to our society, Quinby maintains. Millennial Seduction advocates a form of skepticism that challenges absolutism and encourages democratic participation.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501729578
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Who among us still thinks the year 2000 is just an arbitrary turn of a calendar page? Why does its approach bring both fear of apocalyptic destruction and the promise of millennial salvation? Lee Quinby investigates how anxiety about the arrival of the new century casts everything from El Niño to sheep cloning in apocalyptic terms, simultaneously fueling panic and fostering unfounded hope for a perfect world. Millennial rhetoric is both pervasive and persuasive, Quinby argues, because it operates with mutually reinforcing doses of fear and hope. Religious and secular anxiety erupts over charged issues such as sex education, the regulation of cyberspace, and the Christian masculinity of the Promise Keepers. Quinby exposes the dangers of millennialist solutions, which link misogyny, homophobia, and racism with absolutist claims about truth, morality, sexuality, and technology. It is the absolutism of apocalyptic thought—not an impending apocalypse—that poses the more serious threat to our society, Quinby maintains. Millennial Seduction advocates a form of skepticism that challenges absolutism and encourages democratic participation.
The Year 2000
Author: Charles B. Strozier
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814780318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A fascinating collection of predictions for the end-times in the year 2000 The Year 2000 is at hand. The end of the millennium means many things to many people, but it has significance for almost everyone. A thousand years ago, monks stopped copying manuscripts and religious building projects came to a halt as panic swept Europe. Today, anxiety about global warming, government power, superviruses, even recycling, is on some level rooted in the fear of irreversible cataclysm. In a landscape shadowed by racial conflict, technological upheaval, AIDS, and nuclear weapons, we reasonably fear the end of history. 2000 looms large in our religious, political, and cultural imagination. But while 2000 brings dread it also raises the prospect of transformation. There is hope to be found in the apocalyptic. This panoramic volume explores how the Year 2000 operates in contemporary political discourse, from Black evangelical politics to radical right-wing rhetoric. One section is devoted specifically to apocalyptic violence, analyzing twentieth-century cults and cultural movements, from David Koresh—who renamed his Waco compound Ranch Apocalypse and perished in a modern-day Armageddon that fueled the millennialist angst of other extremist groups—to environmental campaigns like Earth First! that also rely on the language of violence and imminent doom in their greening of the Apocalypse.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814780318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A fascinating collection of predictions for the end-times in the year 2000 The Year 2000 is at hand. The end of the millennium means many things to many people, but it has significance for almost everyone. A thousand years ago, monks stopped copying manuscripts and religious building projects came to a halt as panic swept Europe. Today, anxiety about global warming, government power, superviruses, even recycling, is on some level rooted in the fear of irreversible cataclysm. In a landscape shadowed by racial conflict, technological upheaval, AIDS, and nuclear weapons, we reasonably fear the end of history. 2000 looms large in our religious, political, and cultural imagination. But while 2000 brings dread it also raises the prospect of transformation. There is hope to be found in the apocalyptic. This panoramic volume explores how the Year 2000 operates in contemporary political discourse, from Black evangelical politics to radical right-wing rhetoric. One section is devoted specifically to apocalyptic violence, analyzing twentieth-century cults and cultural movements, from David Koresh—who renamed his Waco compound Ranch Apocalypse and perished in a modern-day Armageddon that fueled the millennialist angst of other extremist groups—to environmental campaigns like Earth First! that also rely on the language of violence and imminent doom in their greening of the Apocalypse.
The Finish Line
Author: Leslie Scott
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509218696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Another night at the races is more than burnt rubber with a hit of nitrous. For one young woman, it's navigating trauma, love, and loss in the stifling Texas heat under the watchful gaze of her brother’s best friend and reigning King of the Streets, Jordan Slater. Home in Arkadia again, Raelynn Casey starts to heal from a terrible incident at college. She finds love in Jordan, a member of her brother’s circle of racing buddies. When another in the racing circle, the guy who took her to her high school prom, exposes his feelings for Raelynn, tragedy erupts like a tank of race fuel. Guilt, remorse, and pain must be overcome before Raelynn and Jordan can race to The Finish Line.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509218696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Another night at the races is more than burnt rubber with a hit of nitrous. For one young woman, it's navigating trauma, love, and loss in the stifling Texas heat under the watchful gaze of her brother’s best friend and reigning King of the Streets, Jordan Slater. Home in Arkadia again, Raelynn Casey starts to heal from a terrible incident at college. She finds love in Jordan, a member of her brother’s circle of racing buddies. When another in the racing circle, the guy who took her to her high school prom, exposes his feelings for Raelynn, tragedy erupts like a tank of race fuel. Guilt, remorse, and pain must be overcome before Raelynn and Jordan can race to The Finish Line.
Foolish Promises
Author: Jeana E. Mann
Publisher: Jeana E. Mann
ISBN: 1943938792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
An epic love story between an angry billionaire and the high school sweetheart he couldn't forget. I have more money and power than a man could ever want, so why can’t I make my wife happy? Dakota is the light of my life, and I would do anything for her, but the one thing she wants is the only thing I can’t give her. After all the obstacles we’ve overcome, I refuse to lose her over this. But what can I do when she’s shut me out, and I can’t seem to find my way back into her heart? Sam and Dakota are back in the final chapter of their epic love story. When a shared tragedy tears them apart in unexpected ways, it brings them both to ask: if they had the chance to do it over again, would they? **This book was formerly published as Pretty Broken Promises and deals with depression, pregnancy, and infertility.
Publisher: Jeana E. Mann
ISBN: 1943938792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
An epic love story between an angry billionaire and the high school sweetheart he couldn't forget. I have more money and power than a man could ever want, so why can’t I make my wife happy? Dakota is the light of my life, and I would do anything for her, but the one thing she wants is the only thing I can’t give her. After all the obstacles we’ve overcome, I refuse to lose her over this. But what can I do when she’s shut me out, and I can’t seem to find my way back into her heart? Sam and Dakota are back in the final chapter of their epic love story. When a shared tragedy tears them apart in unexpected ways, it brings them both to ask: if they had the chance to do it over again, would they? **This book was formerly published as Pretty Broken Promises and deals with depression, pregnancy, and infertility.
A Dangerous Promise
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307827534
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
It's 1861, and although Mike Kelly is far younger than the legal age of 16, he and his best friend Todd secretly join up with the Second Kansas Infantry and become army drummer boys. Mike's dreams of glory end when he's wounded at the bloody Battle of Wilson's Creek and must begin a dangerous adventure behind enemy lines.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307827534
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
It's 1861, and although Mike Kelly is far younger than the legal age of 16, he and his best friend Todd secretly join up with the Second Kansas Infantry and become army drummer boys. Mike's dreams of glory end when he's wounded at the bloody Battle of Wilson's Creek and must begin a dangerous adventure behind enemy lines.
Exiles
Author: Michael Frost
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441232796
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture presents a biblical, Christian worldview for the emergent church--people who are not at home in the traditional church or in the secular world. As exiles of both, they must create their own worldview that integrates their Christian beliefs with the contemporary world. Exiles seeks to integrate all aspects of life and decision-making and to develop the characteristics of a Christian life lived intentionally within emerging (postmodern) culture. It presents a plea for a dynamic, life-affirming, robust Christian faith that can be lived successfully in the post-Christian world of twenty-first century Western society. This book will present a Christian lifestyle that can be lived in non-religious categories and be attractive to not-yet Christians. Such a worldview takes ecology and politics seriously. It offers a positive response to the workplace, the arts, feminism, mystery and worship. Exiles seeks to develop a framework that will allow Christians to live boldly and courageously in a world that no longer values the culture of the church, but does greatly value many of the things the Bible speaks positively about. This book suggests that there us more to being a Christian than meets the eye. It explores the secret, unseen nooks and crannies in the life of a Christian and suggests that faith is about more than church attendance and belief in God. Written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, Exiles is aimed at church leaders, pastors and laypersons and seeks to address complex issues in a simple manner. It includes helpful photographs and diagrams.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441232796
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture presents a biblical, Christian worldview for the emergent church--people who are not at home in the traditional church or in the secular world. As exiles of both, they must create their own worldview that integrates their Christian beliefs with the contemporary world. Exiles seeks to integrate all aspects of life and decision-making and to develop the characteristics of a Christian life lived intentionally within emerging (postmodern) culture. It presents a plea for a dynamic, life-affirming, robust Christian faith that can be lived successfully in the post-Christian world of twenty-first century Western society. This book will present a Christian lifestyle that can be lived in non-religious categories and be attractive to not-yet Christians. Such a worldview takes ecology and politics seriously. It offers a positive response to the workplace, the arts, feminism, mystery and worship. Exiles seeks to develop a framework that will allow Christians to live boldly and courageously in a world that no longer values the culture of the church, but does greatly value many of the things the Bible speaks positively about. This book suggests that there us more to being a Christian than meets the eye. It explores the secret, unseen nooks and crannies in the life of a Christian and suggests that faith is about more than church attendance and belief in God. Written in a conversational, easy-to-read style, Exiles is aimed at church leaders, pastors and laypersons and seeks to address complex issues in a simple manner. It includes helpful photographs and diagrams.
News and Newswriting
Author: Robert Wilson Neal
Publisher:
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Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Learn Torah With...
Author: Joel Lurie Grishaver
Publisher: Torah Aura Productions
ISBN: 9781881283300
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Learn Torah With...Volume 2 Torah Annual contains new essays on each Torah portion with a running dialogue set beneath the text. Includes some study of Rashi and his commentary on the Torah portions.
Publisher: Torah Aura Productions
ISBN: 9781881283300
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Learn Torah With...Volume 2 Torah Annual contains new essays on each Torah portion with a running dialogue set beneath the text. Includes some study of Rashi and his commentary on the Torah portions.
Fanged Fan Fiction
Author: Maria Lindgren Leavenworth
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476606293
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries have sparked intense fan activity and generated a large quantity of fan fiction: stories which test the limits of an already existing fictional work and explore gaps and discrepancies within it. Working from the idea that texts constitute archives, expanded and altered by each addition, close readings of a selection of fanfics illustrate particular transformative practices in the online environment. The central figure of the vampire is read through the lens of fanfic authors' contributions to the archives, particularly regarding how figuratively or literally refanged versions of the trope are used to subvert norms established in the source texts concerning depictions of sexuality, sexual practices, and monstrosity. Complex relationships between authorial power and subversion, between mainstream messages and individual interpretations, are examined through fanfic analyses, the findings contributing to discussions about contemporary literary creativity.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476606293
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries have sparked intense fan activity and generated a large quantity of fan fiction: stories which test the limits of an already existing fictional work and explore gaps and discrepancies within it. Working from the idea that texts constitute archives, expanded and altered by each addition, close readings of a selection of fanfics illustrate particular transformative practices in the online environment. The central figure of the vampire is read through the lens of fanfic authors' contributions to the archives, particularly regarding how figuratively or literally refanged versions of the trope are used to subvert norms established in the source texts concerning depictions of sexuality, sexual practices, and monstrosity. Complex relationships between authorial power and subversion, between mainstream messages and individual interpretations, are examined through fanfic analyses, the findings contributing to discussions about contemporary literary creativity.