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This book brings together selected papers from scientists, theologians and philosophers who took part in the 2021 conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology based in Madrid, Spain. The contributions constitute a cutting-edge resource for considering questions from interdisciplinary perspectives, covering both the crucial role played by images and models in our thinking and also the limitations which are inherent i...

The second edition of An Introduction to Literary Chinese incorporates recent developments in linguistics and has been expanded to include a lesson on Buddhist texts. Ranging from basic syntax to advanced pre-modern writings, the thirty-six lessons in this textbook provide students practice in reading a variety of increasingly complex works.

The second edition of An Introduction to Literary Chinese incorporates recent developments in linguistics and has been expanded to include a lesson on Buddhist texts. Ranging from basic syntax to advanced pre-modern writings, the thirty-six lessons in this textbook provide students practice in reading a variety of increasingly complex works.

This volume brings together contributions from the 2022 conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology, held in Ålesund, Norway, to address the many urgent questions raised by the concept of global sustainability. Scholars from the fields of philosophy, theology and the sciences offer a variety of perspectives on global sustainability, and on how the need for it can best be effected and sustained. The material assembl...

Being Biological presents an overview of core elements of contemporary neuroscience and argues for the relevance of neuroscientific models for a broader understanding of the nature of human experience. The book starts with the basic concepts of neural network design and introduces the main structures of the brain itself. Being Biological then describes contemporary neuroscientific accounts of vision, emotion, the development of the infant brai...

This book brings together selected papers from scientists, theologians and philosophers who took part in the 2021 conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology based in Madrid, Spain. The contributions constitute a cutting-edge resource for considering questions from interdisciplinary perspectives, covering both the crucial role played by images and models in our thinking and also the limitations which are inherent i...

Being Biological presents an overview of core elements of contemporary neuroscience and argues for the relevance of neuroscientific models for a broader understanding of the nature of human experience. The book starts with the basic concepts of neural network design and introduces the main structures of the brain itself. Being Biological then describes contemporary neuroscientific accounts of vision, emotion, the development of the infant brai...

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This book explores ways in which Western literature has engaged with themes found within the field of science and religion, both historically and in the present day.

Shadow schiebt sein scheinbar vorbestimmtes Schicksal beiseite und lässt sich in der idyllischen, verschneiten Stadt Lakeside, Wisconsin, nieder. Er will seinen eigenen Weg gehen, geleitet von den Göttern seiner schwarzen Vorfahren, den Orishas. Bald muss er jedoch feststellen, dass die stillen Wasser dieser Stadt tief, dunkel und blutig sind und dass er sich vor seiner wahren Bestimmung nicht verstecken kann...

American Gods' ist die epische Geschichte eines unvermeidlichen Krieges zwischen den alten Göttern der Mythologie und den neuen Göttern der Technologie. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Kampfes steht der Ex-Häftling Shadow Moon, ein Mann, der in den Dienst des mysteriösen Mr. Wednesday gestellt wird, der seine bisherige Welt völlig auf den Kopf stellt und aus einer Sage Realität werden lässt.

The question of our humanity has never been more pressing or uncertain. As human beings, is our nature simply biological? What is the place of philosophy and theology in determining our self-understanding? Are we dependent on our relationships with one another? Are we creatures created by God? Is our physical death an end of our being? All these questions are discussed in this book, which addresses the question of what it is to be human, made...

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It was the first time Michael felt judged based on the colour of his skin. Thirty-six years later, Michael became Britain's first ever black Chief Constable. That moment taught Michael he would always be searching for a place to belong.

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This book addresses a variety of important questions on nature, science, and spirituality: Is the natural world all that there is? Or is it possible to move 'beyond nature'? What might it mean to transcend nature? What reflections of anything 'beyond nature' might be found in nature itself? Gathering papers originally delivered at the 2018 annual conference of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT), the book includ...

A story about race, identity, belonging and displacement, 'Kill the Black One First' is the memoir from Michael Fuller - Britain's first ever black Chief Constable, whose life and career is not only a stark representation of race relations in the UK, but also a unique morality tale of how humanity deals with life's injustices. He was born to Windrush-generation Jamaican immigrants in 1959, and experienced a meteoric career in policing, from th...

There are a countless number of Pastors that have a secret prison in the church. They canvas the pulpit like it's the place of victory, but behind the scenes they are shackled by the scandalous leadership that was put in place to protect them. Due to a mountain of uncertainties, fear and paranoia settles in and causes pastor's to lead from a mental state of defeat thus compromising the vision of God for the work of the ministry. This short yet...