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“joanne rennick”

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  • Religion in the Ranks

    Belief and Religious Experience in the Canadian Forces

    by Joanne Rennick ...
    What role does religion play in the Canadian Forces today? Examining the changing functions of the official religious leaders in the chaplaincy as well as the place and purpose of religion in the lives of regular military personnel, Religion in the Ranks explores this question in the context of late modernity and the Canadian secular state.In-depth interviews with chaplains and with personnel of ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • The World is My Classroom

    International Learning and Canadian Higher Education

    Edited by Joanne Benham Rennick, Michel Desjardins ...
    International education and learn-abroad programs have received heightened interest in the knowledge economy, and universities are keen to create successful programs for students. The World Is My Classroom presents diverse perspectives on these experiential learning programs and ways of globalizing Canadian classrooms. Examining themes such as global education, global citizenship, and service ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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  • To Change the World

    The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World

    by James Davison Hunter ...
    The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

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  • The Fundamentals of Extremism

    The Christian Right in America

    by Ed Buckner, Herb Silverman ...
    On September 11, 2001, Americans witnessed horrific carnage inspired by religious extremism. We saw religious fundamentalists will stop at nothing to reign terror on those they regard as their enemies. In our response, we began to focus on the oppressive treatment of women and children in other parts of the world where religious fundamentalism rules. But we failed to acknowledge the impact and ... Read more

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  • Change Is Gonna Come

    Transforming Literacy Education for African American Students

    by Patricia A. Edwards, Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon, Jennifer D. Turner ...
    Series series Language and Literacy Series
    While many books decry the crisis in the schooling of African American children, they are often disconnected from the lived experiences and work of classroom teachers and principals. In Change Is Gonna Come, the authors look back to go forward, providing specific practices that K–12 literacy educators can use to transform their schools. The text addresses four major debates: the fight for access ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Political Theology for a Plural Age

    Edited by Michael Jon Kessler ...
    New challenges that emerged in the postwar era have given rise to ongoing debate about the place of religion in public life, in the United States and in other established democracies, and this debate has dramatically reshaped the way scholars, policymakers, and religious leaders think about political theology. Political Theology for a Plural Age examines historic and contemporary understandings of ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Red State Religion

    Faith and Politics in America's Heartland

    by Robert Wuthnow ...
    What Kansas really tells us about red state AmericaNo state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. The Kansas Board of Education has repeatedly challenged the teaching of evolution, Kansas voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on gay ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom

    Navigating Gender and Sexuality Diversity in PreK-12 Schools

    by Jennifer Bryan ...
    Very few PreK-12 teachers are adequately trained to address the gender identity and sexual identity of their students in a developmentally-appropriate and pedagogically-sound manner. Yet responsible adults—parents, educators, pre-service teachers, coaches, religious instructors, camp administrators and school counselors— must help children navigate the inherently diverse, increasingly complex ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • Essays On Cultural Pluralism

    A Philosophical Approach To Interfaith Spirituality In The Age Of Science

    by Jamal Khwaja ...
    Ours are times when religion is systematically being used: unconsciously by some and deliberately by others, in the service of politics and personal gain, rather then spirituality. However, perceptive and honest minds among all religious communities view different religions as diverse “languages of the spirit”, each valid and nourishing in its own way. An impartial study of different religions ... Read more

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  • The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War

    by Gustavo Morello, SJ ...
    On August 3rd, 1976, in Córdoba, Argentina's second largest city, Fr. James Week and five seminarians from the Missionaries of La Salette were kidnapped. A mob burst into the house they shared, claiming to be police looking for "subversive fighters." The seminarians were jailed and tortured for two months before eventually being exiled to the United States. The perpetrators were part of the ... Read more

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  • Politics of Origin in Africa

    Autochthony, Citizenship and Conflict

    by Morten Bøås, Kevin C. Dunn ...
    In this revealing new book, Bøås and Dunn explore the phenomenon of 'autochthony' - literally 'son of the soil' - in African politics. In contemporary Africa, questions concerning origin are currently among the most crucial and contested issues in political life, directly relating to the politics of place, belonging, identity and contested citizenship. Thus, land claims and autochthony disputes ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • The Varieties of Religious Repression

    Why Governments Restrict Religion

    by Ani Sarkissian ...
    Religious repression--the non-violent suppression of civil and political rights--is a growing and global phenomenon. Though most often practiced in authoritarian countries, levels of religious repression nevertheless vary across a range of non-democratic regimes, including illiberal democracies and competitive authoritarian states. In The Varieties of Religious Repression, Ani Sarkissian argues ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD