Religion, Order and Law: A Study in Pre-revolutionary England (Torchbooks)

Religion & Spirituality

David Little

Religious Studies

Harper&Row

Co-published with the Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Virginia, this volume is a study of leaders and leadership drawn from a broad spectrum of scholarship. Nineteen participants convened at the Birdwood Conference on Leadership in 1982, held by the Committee on the Comparative Study of Individual and Society. The presentations and discussions fell into three interrelated conceptual themes: leaders, heroes, and leadership.

Leadership Pb

R.S. Khare

Education & Teaching

University Press of America

Christianity and politics: Catholic and Protestant perspectives

Richard John Neuhaus

James V. Schall

Whittle Johnston

Michel Novak

Ethics and Public Policy Center

For over two millennia, the Buddhists and Hindus of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) lived together in relative peace. But in the twentieth century, this small island republic off the coast of India has been wracked by recurrent violence and ethnic tension. Especially since independence in 1948, the majority Sinhalese population, predominantly Buddhist, and the Tamil minority, mainly Hindu and some Muslims, have competed fiercely over questions of rate, language, religion, and political control. Several revisions of the constitution have failed to resolve these issues, and the post-independence period has witnessed horrific riots, guerrilla movements on both sides, and pro-government death squads, as well as a “peace-keeping effort” by Indian forces to try to protect the Tamil minority and to resolve the dispute. What role does religion in fact play in the conflict, and what can be done to reduce the level of tension and violence in Sri Lanka? This volume addresses those questions by examining the sources of this intense conflict; the political, legal, and nongovernmental efforts at reconciliation; and the prospects for a settlement.

Sri Lanka: The Invention of Enmity (Series on Religion, Nationalism, and Intolerance)

History

Asia

United States Institute of Peace

For many in the West, political violence in Algeria, the Middle East, and elsewhere has come to symbolize the threat of Islamic activism. Terrorist attacks such as the bombing on the World Trade Towers have solidified this view. Western governments, however, must deal with the challenge of extremism in the broader context of their relations with diverse states with contrasting histories, geographies, and peoples.To assess this challenge, the Institute brought together a distinguished group of policy analysts, practitioners, and scholars for a series of frank discussions. The sessions analyzed the nature of Islamic activism including moderate political parties and militant extremists and the options for policymakers to mitigate violence in a range of cases.The main problem for the United States, participants concluded, is how to confront militant extremism while recognizing the importance of religious identity and the legitimate need in many countries for social and political reform. A foreword by William B. Quandt, Middle East expert and former National Security Council staff member, spells out how policymakers can respond most effectively to the challenge of Islamic activism.

Islamic Activism and U.S. Foreign Policy (Perspectives Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Scott W. Hibbard

Politics & Government

The economic and cultural dynamic of globalization is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. But what exactly is it? What are its origins? What is its impact on our spiritual lives? 
This lucid introduction surveys the religious landscape, explaining in clear and nonjudgmental language the beliefs that motivate spiritual leaders, activists, theologians, academics, and others involved on all sides of the issue. Included are the points-of-view of: 
• Bahá’ís • Buddhists • Earth-based and tribal religions • Hindus • Jews • Muslims • Protestants • Roman Catholics 
Unlike other books on this controversial issue, this easy-to-read introduction won't tell you what to think; it gives you the information you need to reach your own conclusions.

Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization : Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval

Ira Rifkin

SkyLight Paths Publishing

The North East Bus Handbook (Bus Handbooks)

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

British Bus Publishing Ltd

Language education at all levels benefits from research in a multitude of ways. Conversely, educational practices and experiences offer fertile ground for research into language learning, teaching and assessment. This book views research in language education as a reciprocal venture that should benefit all participants equally. Practice is shaped by theory, which in turn is illuminated and refined by practice. The book brings together studies from different fields of language education in nine countries on four continents: Cameroon, Canada, Finland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan and Sweden. The authors report on research that depends on the active involvement of teachers, teacher educators and learners of different ages and various backgrounds. The book focuses on projects designed to address challenges in the classroom and on the role of learners as collaborative agents in the research process as well as collaborative research in professional development and the role of collaborative research in the development of national policy.

Collaborative Research in Language Education: Reciprocal Benefits and Challenges (Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL], 20)

Reference

Gudrun Erickson

Camilla Bardel

Foreign Language Study & Reference

De Gruyter Mouton

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