My class was scheduled from ten until noon. Many students came late. Several arrived after 10:30. A few showed up closer to eleven. Two came after that. All of the latecomers wore the relaxed smiles I later came to enjoy. Each one greeted me, and although a few apologized briefly, none seemed terribly concerned about being late. They assumed that I understood. That Brazilians would arrive late …
Despite continued advances in feline health care, behavior problems are still the most common cause of euthanasia in pet cats. Behavior problems, including normal cat behavior that clients consider unacceptable, cause decreased quality of life for cats and their owners. Behavior problems often lead to family stress, inappropriate punishment of pets, destruction of the bond between people and th…
The three essays in this section are an attempt to bring the insights of two schools of thought to bear on certain fundamental questions of ecclesiology. The two schools, which overlap one another to a large extent, are Vantillian presuppositionalism and Christian reconstructionism. Presuppositionalists such as Van Til himself, Norman Shepherd, and John Frame have concentrated on philosophical …
The study of signs, portents observed in the physical and social worlds indicating the will of supernatural agents and the course of future events, was undoubtedly important in all ancient cultures. The first written evidence for a concept of sign, however, comes from cuneiform texts of ancient Mesopotamia.
This very readable guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be a source of enjoyment or inspiration, including some books from beyond any formal religious tradition. While written from within the Christian faith and offering introductions to the writing of medieval mystics, Quakers and modern evangelists, both Protestant and Catholic, it also looks at classics of secular spirit…
Engimatic answers that stop the intellect are a specialty of the Zen tradition. Zen masters are not interested in metaphysical concepts, but in answers unmediated by our notions and ideas. They want answers that manifest out of the experience of our own lives; those that are in Zen parlance - directly pointing at reality.
Readers of this volume will be able to tell from the Introduction andnotes throughout the book how great a debt I owe to many distin-guished scholars past and present. Without them, this work would havebeen impossible. Here I want to express my gratitude to a number ofpeople who have influenced this project more directly. The book isdedicated to David R. Knechtges, wh…
Few would question the value of advanced research today. Considered key to the health and wealth of a nation, research universities receive ample support, especially when global university rankings draw countries into a new level of international competition. Our age has come to assume that an academic career, characterized by the pursuit of new knowledge, starts with a doctorate, g…
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolut…
This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of the history of genomics across three different species and four decades, from the 1980s to the recent past. It takes an inclusive approach in order to capture not only the international initiatives to map and sequence the genomes of various organisms, but also the work of smaller-scale institutions engaged in the mapping and sequencing of…