Christianity

From JSNT 2005 Book list . . . The Acts of the Apostles Beverly Roberts Gaventa ANTC; Nashville: Abingdon, 2003, 0-687-05821-X, £17.99, 392 pb This is a welcome addition to introductory work on Acts. From her twenty years engagement with its text…

Integrated cost and schedule control (C/S) was introduced in the US more than a quarter of a century ago. However, traditional separated C/S is still one of the conspicuous problems in the Hong Kong construction industry. A paper evaluates the…

Since its publication in 1990, "Gender Trouble" has become one of the key works of contemporary feminist theory, and an essential work for anyone interested in the study of gender, queer theory, or the politics of sexuality in culture. As Judith…

What does it mean to say that we live in a secular age? Almost everyone would agree that we-in the West, at least-largely do. And clearly the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly in the last few centuries. In what will be a…

The recent publication of Laura d'Andrea Tyson's new book, 'Who's bashing whom?', and her subsequent appointment as Chairperson of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, led to speculation in Washington about prospects for a new era in…

Discusses Samuel Delany's autobiographical account of the gay community Scott's essay is on the use to which 'experience' is put in constructing narratives Scott suggests that "In EP Thompson's account class is finally an identity rooted in…

First published in 1988, Peter Brown's The Body and Societywas a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Brown focuses on the practice of permanent sexual…

Schaff, Philip. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series, Vol. I. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, 1997.

BACKGROUND: Aging is associated with a reduction in gait velocity, which is due to a shortened step length. This study investigated the relationship between joint kinetics and step length. METHODS: Three-dimensional gait kinematics and kinetics were…

The current historiography of emotions is disquieting. Without explicitly articulating its own assumptions, it traces a progressive evolution that begins with a childish, violent, and unrestrained Middle Ages and moves to the present, when emotions…

The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy is a modern, historical statement on the view of the Bible held by the Christian Church for 2,000 years, as well as by Jesus and all the Biblical authors. In the 1970s, a need arose for a broad-based group…

Paul in 1 Cor 15:8 claims to be the definitively last apostle of Jesus Christ. Against the argument that eschatos in 1 Cor 15:8 means "least", the chronological sense, "last", is proposed as being by far the most likely meaning of Paul's language.…

After declaring 1 Pet 2:4-10 and 4:7-11 irrelevant to the topic of leadership, the article argues that 1 Pet 5:1-4 addresses persons who were heads of household churches known traditionally as 'elders' (presbyteroi) who as 'shepherds' were urged to…

This provocative volume illuminates a dimension of John Wesley's theology that has received insufficienct attention: His deep and abiding comitment to the poor. By focusing on the radical nature of Wesle's "evangelical economic," Theodore W.…

This article approaches the problem of the structure of Matthew in a literary manner. Matthew functions as a narrative in a communications model where the distinctions between means and message as well as between text and context should be observed.…

Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special theme section of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication brings together…

Citrullination is a post-translational modification that plays essential roles in both physiological processes and disease. Recent studies have found increased levels of citrullinated antithrombin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in…

Outline of a Theory of Practice is recognized as a major theoretical text on the foundations of anthropology and sociology. Pierre Bourdieu, a distinguished French anthropologist, develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of…

No matter how successful and monopolistic Facebook gets, no matter how many awesome features Mark Zuckerberg announces in Palo Alto or how many ex-presidents he interviews, none of it appears to be slowing down LinkedIn, the social network that…

Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of…