The famous, the popular, the persuasive, the controversial - an insightful study of 110 colourful characters in Scottish Church History. Names like Ninian, Wishart, Knox, Burns, Carlyle and Liddell - this is a procession of 'worthies' spanning many ceturies and many strands of the Christian faith.

God's People? One Hundred and Ten Characters in the Story of Scottish Religion

History

Monaghan, Andrew

Europe

Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

This book points to the dramatic growth of the counselling profession and claims that it has a particular relevance for Christians. Any failure to acknowledge that fact would be the ultimate betrayal of Christianity today, according to the author. A religion which Christ summed up as serving him in "the hungry, the thirsty, the sick and prisoners" must learn to serve people's needs with the skills elaborated in professional counselling. The question that Andrew Monaghan raises is whether the church has been adequately attentive to the realities of life in the final decade of the 20th century. Drawing upon the insights of modern scriptural interpretation, theology, pastoral practice and the psychology of counselling techniques, the author concludes that many established attitudes must be abandoned as both unhelpful and unchristian. He goes on to give a vigorous presentation of the theory and practice of counselling in the modern world.

Counselling As a Christian Challenge

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Classics

The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change

Legal Theory & Systems

Bloomsbury Academic

Dealing with the Russians

How to handle Russia? This question has become ever more prominent as the Euro-Atlantic community’s relations with Russia languish in systemic crisis, with dialogue suspended, reciprocal sanctions in place and proxy wars raging. The wars in Ukraine and Syria, accusations of Russian interference in domestic politics and the attempted murder of the Skripals on UK soil have all contributed to soaring tension in the relationship. Yet faced with this array of serious challenges, Euro-Atlantic thinking about Russia remains stuck in twentieth-century rhetoric, trapped by misleading abstract labels and unsure whether to engage Moscow in dialogue or enhance deterrence and collective defence. Instead of thinking in these terms, leading Russia expert Andrew Monaghan argues that we must devise a new grand strategy for dealing with the Russians. Examining the ongoing Euro-Atlantic debate over Russia and framing Moscow’s own position towards the West, he sets out the foundations of a forward-looking strategy; one that can accommodate the many complex challenges presented by this new era of competition between Russia, Europe and the United States.

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Polity

The book explores the Russian leadership’s strategic agenda and illuminates the range of problems it faces in implementing it. Given these difficulties and the Russian leadership’s concerns about an unstable and increasingly competitive world, the Russian official and expert community often use the term 'mobilisation' to describe the measures that Moscow is increasingly resorting to in order to implement its agenda. The book explores what this means, and concludes that many of the terms used in the Western debate about Russia both misdiagnose the nature of the challenge and misrepresent the situation in Russia. At a time when many of the books about Russia are focused specifically on the war in Ukraine and the deterioration in relations between the Euro-Atlantic community and Russia, or are biographies of Vladimir Putin, it offers a new and unique lens through which to understand how Russia works and how Russian domestic and foreign politics are intimately linked.

Power in modern Russia: Strategy and mobilisation (Pocket Politics)

Manchester University Press

The new politics of Russia: Interpreting change, revised and updated edition (Russian Strategy and Power)

This illuminating book explains how and why Russia's relations with the west have deteriorated to the point of initiating a new era of 'great power competition'. An updated version of the bestselling 2016 edition, it explores the decline in relations since the early 2000s, taking in the war in Syria and the 2022 escalation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Beyond geopolitical considerations, the book delves into the nature of power in Russia itself, providing an in-depth examination of the networks of influence that define the country's political landscape. In doing so it moves beyond the simplistic, Putin-centric narratives often found in western accounts, offering readers a fresh perspective on Russian politics. Understanding Russia is crucial for western leaders seeking to establish stable and constructive relations in the future. The new politics of Russia serves as a key resource, challenging conventional wisdom and unpicking the complex dynamics at play in the relationship between Russia and the west.

Russia

Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war (Russian Strategy and Power)

Russian Grand Strategy in the era of global power competition (Russian Strategy and Power)

This book offers a nuanced and detailed examination of two of the most important current debates about contemporary Russia's international activity: is Moscow acting strategically or opportunistically, and should this be understood in regional or global terms? The book addresses core themes of Russian activity – military, energy and economic - but it offers an unusual multi-disciplinary analysis to these themes. Monaghan incorporates both regional and thematic specialist expertise to give a fresh perspective to each of these core themes.\nUnderpinned by detailed analyses of the revolution in Russian geospatial capabilities and the establishment of a strategic planning foundation, the book includes chapters on military and maritime strategies, energy security and economic diversification and influence. This serves to highlight the connections between military and economic interests that shape and drive Russian strategy.

Military

This book offers a nuanced and detailed examination of two of the most important current debates about contemporary Russia's international activity: is Moscow acting strategically or opportunistically, and should this be understood in regional or global terms? The book addresses core themes of Russian activity - military, energy and economic - but it offers an unusual multi-disciplinary analysis to these themes. Monaghan incorporates both regional and thematic specialist expertise to give a fresh perspective to each of these core themes.Underpinned by detailed analyses of the revolution in Russian geospatial capabilities and the establishment of a strategic planning foundation, the book includes chapters on military and maritime strategies, energy security and economic diversification and influence. This serves to highlight the connections between military and economic interests that shape and drive Russian strategy.

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God's People? One Hundred and Ten Characters in the Story of Scottish Religion

Counselling As a Christian Challenge

The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change

Dealing with the Russians

Dealing with the Russians

Power in modern Russia: Strategy and mobilisation (Pocket Politics)

The new politics of Russia: Interpreting change, revised and updated edition (Russian Strategy and Power)

Blitzkrieg and the Russian art of war (Russian Strategy and Power)

Russian Grand Strategy in the era of global power competition (Russian Strategy and Power)

Russian Grand Strategy in the era of global power competition (Russian Strategy and Power)