First book dedicated to pioneering equine artist James Seymour, who painted many of the great horses and races of the first Golden Age of British racing. Over 700 illustrations.
On Monday, 30 November 2020, Richard Wills resigned. Burnt out, unable to take it anymore and with his health shot to pieces, he decided that being a social worker was no longer him.
BLOODY SOCIAL WORKER - mallet and memoir - documents his 32 years on the front line, in 'Madchester' and Oldham, together with his childhood in Cumbria.
This isn't a dry, academic splodge of a book though, about processes and policy, but one which illuminates th...
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Richard Wills concentrates here on one particular piece of King's theology, imago dei - the idea that human beings are made in God's image. For King, being made in God's image meant that human beings have not only the right but also the power to reshape society and to build a 'Beloved Community' on earth. Wills's thorough reconsideration King's thought makes the case for his importance as a theologian and also for the centrality of imago dei t...
Texts Through History: * provides students with the skills they need to analyze the historical context of a text, without relying on extra research* introduces some of the key schools of criticism, such as Feminism, Marxism and Post-Colonialism* explores attitudes over time to regional identity, race and mythology* traces the development of genre over time, examining the way different historical contexts can affect and change the form of a tex...
The now venerable firm of Royal Barry Wills was founded in a one-room office on Boston's Beacon Street in 1925. Initially fueled by word of mouth and occasional newspaper exposure, the firm gained admiration for Wills's fresh take on various New England styles, including Georgian, Tudor, French Provincial, and Colonial American. Driven by the country's desire for both aesthetic appeal and practicality, the firm's popularity increased dramatica...
One aspect of Martin Luther King, Jr. that has received surprisingly little attention is his theology. While many have pointed to his religious lineage as a source for his social activism, few have actually examined the content of his religious beliefs and how they are related to his fight for African American civil rights. Richard Wills concentrates here on one particular piece of King's theology, imago dei ¿ the idea that human beings are ma...
The demands of congregational ministry are many, the rewards sometimes seem few, and burnout becomes a real possibility. Small wonder, then, that churches become stuck in a state of arrested spiritual development. When the pastor is functioning in a survival or maintenance mode, the church's vitality is often the first casualty. Yet Wills's own experience demonstrates that churches can turn around, the wind of the Spirit can be felt anew. This...