Christian ethics has addressed moral agency and culture from the start, and Christian social ethics increasingly acknowledges the power of social structures. However, neither has made sufficient use of the discipline that specializes in understanding structures and culture: sociology. In Moral Agency within Social Structures and Culture, editor and contributor Daniel K. Finn proposes a field-changing

Peace Corps volunteers seem to exemplify the desire to make the world a better place. Yet despite being one of history\'s clearest cases of organized idealism, the Peace Corps has, in practice, ended up cultivating very different outcomes among its volunteers. By the time they return from the Peace Corps, volunteers exhibit surprising shifts in their political and professional consciousness. Rather

Right under your feet lies one of the best magickal tools a practitioner could use in their workings - dirt. Whether it comes from graveyards, footprints, crossroads, or elsewhere, the dirt from different places is a powerful aid in the magick to your workings. When we work with dirt, we\'re working with one of the most fundamental elements of being human. From dust we appeared and to dust we shall

The story of Pink Floyd has been told . . . but never like this. Pink Floyd in Objects looks at the great psychedelic rock band through the items that they created, instruments, music, posters, photographs, and props. Presented chronologically, starting with the mythical Architectural Abdabs press cutting from 1964 and ending with the set list for Nick Mason\'s 2018 Saucerful of Secrets revival, they

A laugh-out-loud story about unexpected superpowers, magical sweets, friendship and a cat named Lemon - perfect for fans of My Brother is a Superhero and The Parent Agency. The final book in the \'snortingly funny\' (Booktrust) Fire Boy

The Inspiration for the New Major Motion Picture RINGS Dr. Ando who has yet to recover from his son\'s death at sea, conducts an autopsy on an old friend who has died under unusual circumstances. The corpse, that of cynical philosophy professor Ryuji Takayama, has something to tell him. And Ryuji isn\'t the only one who chooses to make a reappearance in this story. You don\'t know what the RING is

Exploring potential scenarios of artificial intelligence regulation which prevent automated reality harming individual human rights or social values, this book reviews current debates surrounding AI regulation in the context of the emerging risks and accountabilities. Considering varying regulatory methodologies, it focuses mostly on EU\'s regulation in light of the comprehensive policy making process

Erica James at her best - \'A very moving novel about life, families and love\' Sunday

This is the first book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy. Johnny Maxwell is just an ordinary boy - not smart, popular or rich. But he does love video games. And as his parents argue themselves out of a marriage, Johnny plays at becoming humanity\'s last hope, shooting invading aliens out of a pixelated

Two murders, forty years apart. What links them? Detectives Anderson & Costello undertake their most baffling investigation to date. The body is found in the early hours of the morning, drifting lifelessly on the outgoing tide. Twenty-three-year-old medical student Aasha Ariti had been enjoying a night out to celebrate the end of lockdown. Anthony Poole, the last person to have seen her alive, is

A firsthand account of Scott\'s disastrous Antarctic expedition The Worst Journey in the World recounts Robert Falcon Scott\'s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard--the youngest member of Scott\'s team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journey--draws on his firsthand experiences as well as the diaries of his compatriots to create a stirring and detailed

This title studies the reconstruction of the towns devastated during the Civil War. The consequent strategy of interior colonization entailed the construction of more than 300 new villages or pueblos, each designed as a \"rural utopia\" under the national-catholic

Originally published in 1812, the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are malevolent and dark, and certainly not for the faint-hearted. This book features some of the lesser-known stories alongside favourites like Snow White, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, and Hansel and

The story that brings the Ranger\'s Apprentice arc full-circle Will Treaty has come a long way from the small boy with dreams of knighthood. Life had other plans for him, and as an apprentice Ranger under Halt, he grew into a legend--the finest Ranger the kingdom has ever known. Yet Will is facing a tragic battle that has left him grim and alone. To add to his problems, the time has come to take on

What is a dramaturg? What is dramaturgy? What are the political implications for the way that plays produce meaning in performance?Over the last decade, the role of the dramaturg has become more common in the theatrical process, but it is still a new term for many theatre-goers. Theatre & Dramaturgy offers a working definition of what dramaturgy means, and asks how understanding theatre from the perspective

Now in its fourth edition, this highly popular text is the definitive introduction to consciousness, exploring the key theories and evidence in consciousness studies ranging from neuroscience and psychology to quantum theories and philosophy.Written by mother and daughter author team Susan Blackmore and Emily Troscianko, the book examines why the term \'consciousness\' has no recognised definition.