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The Marines, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Culture

Lessons Learned and Lost in America's Wars

by Jeannie L. Johnson ...

The United States Marine Corps has a unique culture that ensures comradery, exacting standards, and readiness to be the first to every fight. Yet even in a group that is known for innovation, culture can push leaders to fall back on ingrained preferences. Jeannie L. Johnson takes a sympathetic but critical look at the Marine Corps's long experience with counterinsurgency warfare. Which ... Read more

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The United States Marine Corps has a unique culture that ensures comradery, exacting standards, and readiness to be the first to every fight. Yet even in a group that is known for innovation, culture can push leaders to fall back on ingrained preferences. Jeannie L. Johnson takes a sympathetic but critical look at the Marine Corps's long experience with counterinsurgency warfare. Which
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Transformed into the Same Image

Constructive Investigations into the Doctrine of Deification

by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Shu-chen Hsu Hsiung, Nathan Betz, Mark Gorman, Kimbell Kornu, Jacob Chengwei Feng, Chao-Chun Liu, Carl Mosser, Brian Siu Kit Chiu, Alister McGrath, L. Ann Jervis, James R. Salladin, Jahdiel Perez, Ben C. Blackwell ...

The doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding of this biblical ... Read more

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The doctrine of deification or theosis has been gaining interest among scholars for some time. Yet most publications on the topic have focused on Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions and have subsumed the discussion under the category of soteriology. If "being transformed into the same image" (2 Corinthians 3:18) is truly essential to the Christian life, a fuller understanding of this biblical
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Varieties of Russian Activism

State-Society Contestation in Everyday Life

by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, Regina Smyth, Katie L. Stewart, Madeline McCann, Carola Neugebauer, Irina Shevtsova, Daniela Zupan0, Irina Meyer-Olimpieva1, Katherine Hitchcock2, John P. Burgess3, Anna Zhelnina4, Anna A. Dekalchuk5, Ivan S. Grigoriev6, Eleonora Minaeva7, Jan Matti Dollbaum8, Guzel Yusupova9, Elena Sirotkina0 ...

Despite decades under Putin's rule, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism in Russia has eliminated activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how activism is shaped by and, in turn, shapes the regime.Varieties of Russian Activism focuses on a broad range of collective actions ... Read more

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Despite decades under Putin's rule, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism in Russia has eliminated activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how activism is shaped by and, in turn, shapes the regime.Varieties of Russian Activism focuses on a broad range of collective actions
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The Dialogic Evangelical Theology of Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen

Exploring the Work of God in a Diverse Church and a Pluralistic World

by Patrick Oden, Dorothy Boorse, Daniel Castelo, Sung Wook Chung, Christian T. Collins Winn, Samuel Cruz, John C. Fleming, Myk Habets, Todd M. Johnson, Rafael Reyes III0, Patrick T. Smith1, Randy S. Woodley2, Zhiqiu Xu3, Esther E. Acolatse4, Jason S. Sexton5, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen7, Ruben L.F. Habito8, Peter Goodwin Heltzel9, John C. Peckham1, Amos Yong2 ...

In this book, established scholars from different religions, regions, and disciplines continue the dialogue that Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen began in his A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World series and respond to his work in light of their diverse expertise and context. Each of the three parts focuses on a key area of Kärkkäinen’s engaging work: 1) highlighting how his method ... Read more

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In this book, established scholars from different religions, regions, and disciplines continue the dialogue that Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen began in his A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World series and respond to his work in light of their diverse expertise and context. Each of the three parts focuses on a key area of Kärkkäinen’s engaging work: 1) highlighting how his method
... Read more
Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, September 13–15, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Matti Mäntymäki, Marijn Janssen, Marc Clement, Emma L. Slade, Nripendra P. Rana, Salah Al-Sharhan, Antonis C. Simintiras, M.N. Ravishankar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2016, held in Swansea, UK, in September 2016The 47 full and 17 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: social media strategy and digital business; digital marketing ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2016, held in Swansea, UK, in September 2016The 47 full and 17 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: social media strategy and digital business; digital marketing
... Read more
Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology

Spiritual Presence and Spiritual Power

by Steven M. Studebaker, Veli-Matti Karkkainen, Wolfgang Vondey, Rhys Kuzmic, Terry L. Cross, Frank Macchia, Andreas Nordlander, Lisa P. Stephenson, Tony Richie, David Bradnick, Peter Althouse, Pamela M. S. Holmes, Mark Lewis Taylor, John J. Thatamanil ...

Paul Tillich (1886–1965) is widely regarded as one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. By bringing his thought together with the theology and practices of an important contemporary Christian movement, Pentecostalism, this volume provokes active, productive, critical, and creative dialogue with a broad range of theological topics. These essays stimulate robust conversation, ... Read more

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Paul Tillich (1886–1965) is widely regarded as one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. By bringing his thought together with the theology and practices of an important contemporary Christian movement, Pentecostalism, this volume provokes active, productive, critical, and creative dialogue with a broad range of theological topics. These essays stimulate robust conversation,
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Models of the Church

by Avery Dulles ...

Series Book 13 - Image Classics
There is today a dramatic reexamination of structure, authority, dogma -- indeed, every aspect of the life of the Church is held up to scrutiny. Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as ... Read more

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There is today a dramatic reexamination of structure, authority, dogma -- indeed, every aspect of the life of the Church is held up to scrutiny. Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as
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A Wary Embrace: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special

What the China-Russia relationship means for the world

by Bobo Lo ...

?With Western countries consumed by domestic problems, will it be China and Russia that now define the rules of global politics?In a disorderly world, each has become increasingly assertive, and their partnership has emerged from relative obscurity to acquire a new prominence. Yet appearances are deceptive. Beijing and Moscow have shown no capacity to cooperate on grand strategy or establish new ... Read more

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?With Western countries consumed by domestic problems, will it be China and Russia that now define the rules of global politics?In a disorderly world, each has become increasingly assertive, and their partnership has emerged from relative obscurity to acquire a new prominence. Yet appearances are deceptive. Beijing and Moscow have shown no capacity to cooperate on grand strategy or establish new
... Read more
The Christian Theology Reader

by Alister E. McGrath ...

Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath’s The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content.Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000 years of Christian historySituates each reading within the appropriate historical and theological context with ... Read more

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Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath’s The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content.Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000 years of Christian historySituates each reading within the appropriate historical and theological context with
... Read more
Post-Soviet Civil Society

Democratization in Russia and the Baltic States

by Anders Uhlin ...

Series series BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
The development of civil society has varied greatly across the former Soviet Union. The Baltic states have achieved a high level of integration with the West and European Union membership, while some regions in Russia lag far behind.Now for the first time there is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across post-Soviet national borders. Acknowledging the enormous variation ... Read more

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The development of civil society has varied greatly across the former Soviet Union. The Baltic states have achieved a high level of integration with the West and European Union membership, while some regions in Russia lag far behind.Now for the first time there is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across post-Soviet national borders. Acknowledging the enormous variation
... Read more
I Believe in God

A Reflection on the Apostles' Creed

by Thomas P. Rausch SJ ...

In the spirit of nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill's admonition to fully, frequently, and fearlessly" discuss what we profess to be true in order that it remain a "living truth" rather than dead dogma, Thomas P. Rausch gives us I Believe in God: A Reflection on the Apostles' Creed. Rausch carefully explores the controversies that led to the development of the Creed and thereby brings ... Read more

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In the spirit of nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill's admonition to fully, frequently, and fearlessly" discuss what we profess to be true in order that it remain a "living truth" rather than dead dogma, Thomas P. Rausch gives us I Believe in God: A Reflection on the Apostles' Creed. Rausch carefully explores the controversies that led to the development of the Creed and thereby brings
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Youth Politics in Putin's Russia

Producing Patriots and Entrepreneurs

by Julie Hemment ...

Series series New Anthropologies of Europe
Julie Hemment provides a fresh perspective on the controversial nationalist youth projects that have proliferated in Russia in the Putin era, examining them from the point of view of their participants and offering provocative insights into their origins and significance. The pro-Kremlin organization Nashi ("Ours") and other state-run initiatives to mobilize Russian youth have been widely reviled ... Read more

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Julie Hemment provides a fresh perspective on the controversial nationalist youth projects that have proliferated in Russia in the Putin era, examining them from the point of view of their participants and offering provocative insights into their origins and significance. The pro-Kremlin organization Nashi ("Ours") and other state-run initiatives to mobilize Russian youth have been widely reviled
... Read more

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