Martin Luthers Legacy: Reforming Reformation Theology for the 21st Century
Author: Mark Ellingsen File Type: pdf This volume is a unique interpretation of what Martin Luther contributes to renewed appreciation of Biblical diversity. The Church in the West is struggling. One reason behind this is that the prevailing models for Theology have imposed logical and modern ways of thinking about faith that renders theology academic, and therefore largely irrelevant for daily life. By letting the first Reformer speak for himself in this book, Mark Ellingsen shows how Martin Luthers theological approach can reform the Churchs theology today. The real Luther-not the one taught by his various systematic interpreters-presents Christian faith in its entirety, with all its rough edges, in such a way as to direct on how and when to employ those dimensions of the Biblical witness most appropriate for the situation in which we find ourselves. **
Author: Charles Burnetts
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When did the sentimental start to mean awful? Why are so many popular mainstream films dismissed for their sentimentality, and are there any meaningful differences between the sentimental and the melodramatic? These are some of the questions addressed in Charles Burnetts illuminating genealogy of the concept as both a literary genre and an aesthetic philosophy, a tradition that prefigures the advent of film yet serves as a vital framework for understanding its emotional and ethical appeal. Examining eighteenth century moral sense philosophy as a neglected but still important intellectual area for film theory, and drawing on case studies of film sentimentality during the early, classical and post-classical eras of US cinema, Improving Passions is an innovative exploration of the sentimental tradition as both theatrical genre and cultural logic.
Author: Bruno Bosteels
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A new salvo in Versos burgeoning series on communism, after Badiou, Zizek and Groys.One of the rising stars of contemporary critical theory, Bruno Bosteels discusses the new currents of thought generated by figures such as Alain Badiou, Jacques Ranciere and Slavoj Zizek, theorists spearheading the revival of interest in communism. Bosteels discovers a vital break with speculative leftismincapable as it is of moving beyond lofty abstractionsthat reconceptualizes the categories of masses, classes and state.ReviewThe Actuality of Communismis a remarkable achievement. Critically engaging some of the most prominent thinkers in contemporary left political theory, it moves beyond them, resetting the agenda for communism as not only a hypothesis and not only a struggle, but more vitally as the affirmation of the engaged, organized, political movement for emancipation and equality. - Jodi Dean, Theory & EventThe book does what interventions must, namely draw a line of demarcation, in this case between communism as a real overdetermined process that must engage with the question of power and recent philosophical attempts to resuscitate the term as a pure, invariant kernel of sheer potentiality that exceeds any constitute power or historical actuality--an actuality which always amounts, in this instance, to the questions of state power and of socialism, as a certain modelling and management of the production of social wealth. - Jason E. Smith, Radical PhilosophyThe idea of communism is rising from its grave once againbut what does it effectively amount to? Bosteels confronts this issue with no illusions, in a critical dialogue with todays Leftist thinkers, as well as with radical political practices such those of the Morales government in Bolivia. A beautifully written work which is a must for everyone interested in whats left of the contemporary Left. (Slavoj Zizek ) About the AuthorBruno Bosteels, Professor of Spanish at Duke University, is the author of Badiou and Politics and Marx and Freud in Latin America. He is also the translator of several books by Alain Badiou Theory of the Subject, Can Politics Be Thought? and What Is Antiphilosophy? Essays on Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, and Lacan. He currently serves as the General Editor of diacritics. One of the rising stars of contemporary critical theory, Bruno Bosteels discusses the new currents of thought generated by figures such as Alain Badiou, Jacques Rancière and Slavoj iek, who are spearheading the revival of interest in communism. Bosteels examines this resurgence of communist thought through the prism of speculative leftism--an incapacity to move beyond lofty abstractions and thoroughly rethink the categories of masses, classes and state. Debating those questions with writers including Roberto Esposito and Alberto Moreiras, Bosteels also provides a vital account of the work of the Bolivian Vice President and thinker Alvaro García Linera.
Author: Rob Kitchin
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...includes important points such as reading the proofs, preparing indexes...every researcher can find some useful information in this textbook. -PHOTOSYNTHETICAThis definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research demonstrates that completing a project is only the first phase of research. Dissemination is the second phase, and it requires specific skills and knowledge. The Academics Guide to Publishing explains the different ways in which research can be disseminated in journals, books, reports, the Internet, popular media, and conferences demonstrates how the structures, practices and procedures involved work - making them easily understood and transparent and situates research in the larger and changing context of Higher Education.For postgraduates or academics in the social sciences The Academics Guide to Publishing provides essential guidance on how to secure a job, how to gain tenure, how to survive research assessment exercises, and how to obtain promotion. Review...includes important points such as reading the proofs, preparing indexes...every researcher can find some useful information in this textbook. (Z. SESTAK PHOTOSYNTHETICA )
Author: M. Ukru Hanio Lu
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When Mustafa Kemal Ataturk became the first president of Turkey in 1923, he set about transforming his country into a secular republic where nationalism sanctified by science--and by the personality cult Ataturk created around himself--would reign supreme as the new religion. This book provides the first in-depth look at the intellectual life of the Turkish Republics founder. In doing so, it frames him within the historical context of the turbulent age in which he lived, and explores the uneasy transition from the late Ottoman imperial order to the modern Turkish state through his life and ideas. Shedding light on one of the most complex and enigmatic statesmen of the modern era, span orphans 2 widows 2M. SukruspanHanioglu takes readers from Ataturks youth as a Muslim boy in the volatile ethnic cauldron of Macedonia, to his education in nonreligious and military schools, to his embrace of Turkish nationalism and the modernizing Young Turks movement. Who was this figure who sought glory as an ambitious young officer in World War I, defied the victorious Allies intent on partitioning the Turkish heartland, and defeated the last sultan? Hanioglu charts Ataturkks intellectual and ideological development at every stage of his life, demonstrating how he was profoundly influenced by the new ideas that were circulating in the sprawling Ottoman realm. He shows how Ataturk drew on a unique mix of scientism, materialism, social Darwinism, positivism, and other theories to fashion a grand utopian framework on which to build his new nation. Now with a new preface, this book provides the first in-depth look at the intellectual life of the Turkish Republics founder.
Author: M. Cook
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This collection brings together the work of some of the most prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. The assembled articles cover a wide range of issues from debates over the Quranic text and issues of law to vibrant intellectual exchanges in philosophy and history. Taken together, these articles develop key inquiries surrounding Islamic law and tradition in unique ways. They also exemplify a critical development in the field of Islamic Studies over the last few decades the proliferation of methodological approaches that employ a broad variety of sources to analyze social and political developments in classical Islam.
Author: Mervyn King
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Mervyn King may well have written the most important book to come out of the financial crisis. Agree or disagree, Kings visionary ideas deserve the attention of everyone from economics students to heads of state. Lawrence H. SummersSomething is wrong with our banking system. We all sense that, but Mervyn King knows it firsthand his ten years at the helm of the Bank of England, including at the height of the financial crisis, revealed profound truths about the mechanisms of our capitalist society. In The End of Alchemy he offers us an essential work about the history and future of money and banking, the keys to modern finance.The Industrial Revolution built the foundation of our modern capitalist age. Yet the flowering of technological innovations during that dynamic period relied on the widespread adoption of two much older ideas the creation of paper money and the invention of banks that issued credit. We take these systems for granted today, yet at their core both ideas were revolutionary and almost magical. Common paper became as precious as gold, and risky long-term loans were transformed into safe short-term bank deposits. As King argues, this is financial alchemythe creation of extraordinary financial powers that defy reality and common sense. Faith in these powers has led to huge benefits the liquidity they create has fueled economic growth for two centuries now. However, they have also produced an unending string of economic disasters, from hyperinflations to banking collapses to the recent global recession and current stagnation.How do we reconcile the potent strengths of these ideas with their inherent weaknesses? King draws on his unique experience to present fresh interpretations of these economic forces and to point the way forward for the global economy. His bold solutions cut through current overstuffed and needlessly complex legislation to provide a clear path to durable prosperity and the end of overreliance on the alchemy of our financial ancestors.**ReviewIf [The End of Alchemy] gets the attention it deserves, it might just save the world. (Michael Lewis - Bloomberg View) An outstandingly lucid account of postwar economic policymaking and the dilemmas we now face. . . . It is rare to encounter a book on economics quite as intellectually exhilarating as The End of Alchemya dazzling performance indeed. (John Plender - Financial Times) Offers both a deeply examined critique of economics as usual, and practical, controversial ideas on policy. Its a rare achievement. (Clive Crook - Bloomberg View) I have read umpteen books about the financial crisis of 20072008 and its lessons. This is the cleverest one, brimming over with new ideas. While other lords of finance publish memoirs, King has produced a brilliant analysis not only of what went wrong in the global financial system but also of what went wrong in economics itself. (Niall Ferguson) A sophisticated and highly approachable study of how modern finance has lost its way. Few individuals are more qualified than Lord Mervyn King to imagine the banking of the future. His book should be required reading. (Henry Kissinger) Mervyn King asks, Why has almost every industrialized country found it difficult to overcome the stagnation that followed the financial crisis in 20072008, and why did money and banking, the alchemists of a market economy, turn into its Achilles heel? He addresses these questions, and much more. For those endeavoring to understand the greatest financial crisis of our time and the future of finance, this highly provocative book is a must-read. (Alan Greenspan) Drawing on years of scholarly study of banking history and his real world experience in fighting financial panic, Mervyn King has set out a new framework for monetary and financial reform. Seemingly simple in concept, it challenges prevailing banking and market practice. The End of Alchemy demands debate and a well-reasoned response. (Paul A. Volcker) Mervyn King may well have written the most important book to come out of the crisis. Agree or disagree, Kings visionary ideas deserve the attention of everyone from economics students to heads of state. (Lawrence H. Summers) About the Author Mervyn King served as the governor of the Bank of England from 2003 to 2013. He was appointed Baron King of Lothbury in 2013, a Knight of the Garter in 2014, and is currently a professor at both New York University and the London School of Economics.
Author: Montague Summers
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This volume collects a number of histories of vampirism in European countries, including anecdotes told by peasants and some occasional folklore. Contents authors introduction the vampire in Greece and Rome of old the vampire in England, Ireland, and in some Latin lands Hungary and Czechoslovakia modern Greece Russia, Romania, and Bulgaria.From the Inside FlapRenowned occultist and clergyman Montague Summers explores the realm of Dracula, Anne Rices INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE and stunning monsters. He comes up with some very shocking possibilities as well as true tales of terror from England, Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, et al. About the AuthorMontague Summers wrote or edited numerous classic volumes on witchcraft, demonology, and related topics. His most famous works include THE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT and DEMONOLOGY, THE GEOGRAPHY OF WITCHCRAFT, and THE VAMPIRE, HIS KITH AND KIN. It becomes clear, as one reads, that Summers truly believed in vampires and supernatural phenomenon in general.
Author: Paul Ricoeur
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In volume 1 of this three-volume work, Paul Ricoeur examined the relations between time and narrative in historical writing. Now, in volume 2, he examines these relations in fiction and theories of literature. Ricoeur treats the question of just how far the Aristotelian concept of plot in narrative fiction can be expanded and whether there is a point at which narrative fiction as a literary form not only blurs at the edges but ceases to exist at all. Though some semiotic theorists have proposed all fiction can be reduced to an atemporal structure, Ricoeur argues that fiction depends on the readers understanding of narrative traditions, which do evolve but necessarily include a temporal dimension. He looks at how time is actually expressed in narrative fiction, particularly through use of tenses, point of view, and voice. He applies this approach to three books that are, in a sense, tales about time Virgina Woolfs Mrs. Dalloway Thomas Manns Magic Mountain and Marcel Prousts Remembrance of Things Past. Ricoeur writes the best kind of philosophycritical, economical, and clear.Eugen Weber, *New York Times Book Review * A major work of literary theory and criticism under the aegis of philosophical hermenutics. I believe that . . . it will come to have an impact greater than that of Gadamers Truth and Methoda work it both supplements and transcends in its contribution to our understanding of the meaning of texts and their relationship to the world.Robert Detweiler, Religion and Literature One cannot fail to be impressed by Ricoeurs encyclopedic knowledge of the subject under consideration. . . . To students of rhetoric, the importance of Time and Narrative . . . is all too evident to require extensive elaboration.Dilip Parameshwar Gaonkar, Quarterly Journal of Speech **
Author: David Burke
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The Isokon building, Lawn Road Flats, in Belsize Park on Hampsteads lower slopes, is a remarkable building. The first modernist building in Britain to use reinforced concrete and architecture, its construction demanded new building techniques. But the building was as remarkable for those who took up residence there as for the application of revolutionary building techniques. There were 32 Flats in all, and they became a haunt of some of the most prominent Soviet agents working against Britain in the 1930s and 40s, among them Arnold Deutsch, the controller of the group of Cambridge spies who came to be known as the Magnificent Five after the Western movie The Magnificent Seven the photographer Edith Tudor-Hart and Melita Norwood, the longest-serving Soviet spy in British espionage history. However, it wasnt only spies who were attracted to the Lawn Road Flats, the Bauhaus exiles Walter Gropius, LAszlO Moholy-Nagy and Marcel Breuer the pre-historian V. Gordon Childe and the poet (and Bletchley Park intelligence officer) Charles Brasch all made their way there. A number of British artists, sculptors and writers were also drawn to the Flats, among them the sculptor and painter Henry Moore the novelist Nicholas Monsarrat and the crime writer Agatha Christie, who wrote her only spy novel N or M? in the Flats. The Isokon building boasted its own restaurant and dining club, where many of the Flats most famous residents rubbed shoulders with some of the most dangerous communist spies ever to operate in Britain. Agatha Christie often said that she invented her characters from what she observed going on around her. With the Kuczynskis - probably the most successful family of spies in the history of espionage - in residence, she would have had plenty of material. DAVID BURKE is a historian of intelligence and international relations and author of The Spy Who Came In From the Co-op Melita Norwood and the Ending of Cold War Espionage (The Boydell Press, 2009).