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The world of moral theory finds no place for the idea of integrity. The natural intellectual home of the idea of integrity is the American pragmatist tradition. Pragmatism makes possible an account of integrity that enables it to become philosophically central in thinking about morality. The idea of integrity enables what Dewey called a working theory of morality. Other intellectual traditions, including those most prominent in the academic wo...

Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning.

The yearning to be a theologian is widespread. Pastors, students, supervisors, and mentors all wish to think theologically about their ministries but often feel inadequately prepared. This book seeks to respond by showcasing a variety of approaches to theological reflection brought to bear upon actual situations in ministry. It is written by theological field educators. We define theological reflection as reflection upon lived, embodied experi...

This book explains the technology and a methodology known as design thinking for building smart cities. Information and communications technology form the backbone of smart cities, yet don¿t fully account for the human component in their solutions. While a comprehensive and robust data analytics program enables the right choices to be made in building smart cities, design thinking helps to create smart cities that are both livable and able to ...

The basis of Bernstein¿s sociology of education lays in is his theorisation of the different approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment and the implications for pedagogic rights and social justice. This edited collection presents 15 empirical case studies and theoretical accounts from 22 international scholars who focus on the experiences of students and teachers in contexts marked by economic, social, cultural, linguistic and/or geogra...

This book offers new theoretical ground for thinking about, and transforming, leadership and higher education worldwide. It examines the construct of intimacy and `nearness¿, including emotional, spiritual, psychic, intellectual, and physical closeness, demonstrating its power to influence positive leadership in young people.

This paper is the result of ethnographic research carried out by the Managing Chaplain at Haverigg Prison. It is the first work of its type since the reorganization of the Prison Service in 2013 under the heading 'Fair and Sustainable.' Essentially, it is a case study of the role of the Managing Chaplain at Haverigg, with an evaluation of the changed role of the Prison Chaplain, with particular attention to the chaplain's role as a Christian l...

Pastor Payne Donovan was weary to the bone. He often wondered if he made any difference in people's lives or if his church had any impact on the world around him. In the midst of Payne's despair, George Carlson, head of a genetic laboratory called SarkiSystems, offers hope to revive and embolden Payne's ministry by a merging of faith and technology. Dazzled by George's charisma, Payne agrees to go to a meeting and soon finds himself deeply ent...

Bone of My Bones fictionalizes a Biblical equality and mutuality. The "complementarian" debate usually focuses on the realm of theory, and stereotypes the lived experience and the people who suffer from the contemporary Church's brand of sexism. This novel fleshes out many popular gender ideas, and explores how and why these conflict with Biblical truth. Cynthia Gaw teaches literature at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She has au...

Gastrointestinal Malignancies: New Innovative Diagnostics and Treatment summarizes new advantages in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies

In recent years, Japan¿s foreign and security policies have begun to change, despite seemingly stable `peaceful norms¿ and `antimilitarist culture¿. This book seeks to address these changes through engagement with recent developments in identity theory, theorizing identity as a product of processes of differentiation. Contributors argue that Japan¿s identity is produced and reproduced, but also transformed, through the drawing of boundaries be...

The book represents a personal quest in what Anselm referred to as faith seeking understanding. The primary focus centers on proposing an interpretation of the nature and function of the human spirit and its relationship to the divine spirit and the living of a godly Christian life. Thus the book has a dual concern, namely, an academic one and a spiritual one. The undergirding premise is that apart of the human spirit the divine spirit is pers...

The only thing cousins Sapphire Hope and Roxanna Revolution have in common is they don't want to spend the summer at their aunt's Iowa farm. Hope is an entitled L.A. rich-girl... Spoiled by her Oscar-winning mother and a CEO father, Hope thrives on the lifestyle of a jet-setting socialite and aspiring model. She has no interest in rural life, or the strange cousin who seems to want to be her friend. About the only thing even remotely int...

As globalisation deepens, student mobility and migration has not only impacted economy and institutions, it has also infused human desires, imaginaries, experiences and subjectivities. In Transnational Students and Mobility, Hannah Soong portrays the vexed nexus of education and migration as a site of multiple tensions and existence and examines how the notion of imagined mobility through education-migration nexus transforms the social value o...

While the levels of socio-economic segregation in European cities are still modest compared to some parts of the world, the poor are increasingly concentrating spatially within capital cities across Europe. This book offers a systematic and representative account of the spatial dimension of rising inequalities.

Based on extensive interviews, the author establishes four overlapping frames through which white English people currently understand immigration. These interpretations reflect national, racialised and classed identities. The themes derived from England generate numerous international points of comparison that deepen our understanding of the backlash against multiculturalism in the West.

This insightful book uses a series of high-profile company case studies to focus on two major challenges for sustainable innovation: fuel and food. It will appeal to graduate students and researchers in the fields of sustainable business, strategic management, business ethics and environmental economics.

This book examines the concept of social economy in China and around the world. It offers to rethink space, economy and community in a trans-border context which moves us beyond both planned and market economies. The chapters address theoretical issues, critical reflections and case studies on the practice of social economy in the context of globalization and its attempt to create an alternative modernity. Through this, the book builds a platf...

The contribution of this landmark volume is its rethinking and reconceptualization of individual differences in reading. Proposing a more inclusive view, encompassing cognitive, non-cognitive, contextual, and methodological concerns, it serves as a summary of the current state of knowledge and a guide for future research.