Philosophy, God and Motion (Routledge Radical Orthodoxy)

In the post-Newtonian world motion is assumed to be a simple category which relates to the locomotion of bodies in space, and is usually associated only with physics. This book shows this to be a relatively recent understanding of motion and that prior to the scientific revolution motion was a broader and more mysterious category, applying to moral as well as physical movements. Simon Oliver presents fresh interpretations of key figures in the history of western thought including Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas and Newton, examining the thinkers’ handling of the concept of motion. Through close readings of seminal texts in ancient and medieval cosmology and early modern natural philosophy, the books moves from antique to modern times investigating how motion has been of great significance within theology, philosophy and science. Particularly important is the relation between motion and God, following Aristotle traditional doctrines of God have understood the divine as the ‘unmoved mover’ while post-Holocaust theologians have suggested that in order to be compassionate God must undergo the motion of suffering. The text argues that there may be an authentically theological, as well as a natural scientific understanding of motion. This volume will prove a major contribution to theology, the history of Christian thought and to the growing field of science and religion.

Oliver, Simon

Religion & Spirituality

Routledge

This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying renewed debate: Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, claims that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'? Is it the product of an evolutionary process? How are creatures related to God, and does God act within creation? 
Simon Oliver begins with the background to the Christian theology of creation in Greek philosophy and the Old Testament. This provides a route into understanding the claim that we are part of a created order that is also the theatre of God's providential action. He examines different understandings of creation, including creation out of nothing and the analogy of being, with close reference to the work of patristic and medieval theologians such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. This leads to an historical overview of the relationship between theological, philosophical and scientific approaches to creation in the modern period. Some of the ethical issues concerning humanity's place within, and treatment of, creation and our environment are also examined. A distinctive yet traditional theology of creation is proposed focused on the concepts of gift and participation as ways of understanding more fully the meaning and implications of the claim that the universe is created.

Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

Christian Books & Bibles

T&T Clark

Introduction to Typography

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Faber&Faber

Special Education Needs and the Law explains, in a clear and practical style, every aspect of UK law and practice relating to special educational needs provision. The new edition of the popular title has been extensively revised and expanded to include detailed coverage of the new regime including new chapters on disability discrimination following the extension of the UK Tribunal's jurisdiction, the codes of practice underpinning it, and all relevant case-law. In addition, there is expanded coverage to include the systems now in operation in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Special Educational Needs and the Law provides all this information in one handy volume, together with useful appendices including tribunal statistics.

Special Educational Needs and the Law

Clements, Paula

Jordans Pub

Philosophy, God and Motion

In the tradition of Chinatown and L.A. Confidential, writer Simon Oliver explores a hidden world of corruption where money, sex, politics and crime all add up to the same thing.
In the desert just south of the border, young women are turning up murdered. No suspects. No clues. And authorities seem uninterested in uncovering any. When ex-private eye Jack Cohen is hired to find one missing girl, he is drawn back into the shadow world between North and South. And there, he must face the terrible tragedy in his past that he’s been running from all these years. Featuring the gritty, stylized artwork of Jason Latour, NOCHE ROJA is an gripping noir tale of how the insatiable craving for cheap consumer goods leads to the ultimate cheapening of life itself.

Noche Roja (Vertigo Crime)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Vertigo

Collects seven debut issues from Vertigo comics, including a world where fable characters come to life, twin siblings are hunted by a mythical Japanese soldier, and cowboys wage war among themselves in Reconstruction-era Missouri.

Vertigo First Cut

AARON, Jason

AZZARELLO, BRIAN

Carey, Mike

Sturges, Matthew

"Vertigo's cult-favorite creepfest concludes in cataclysmic style as The Exterminators clash with Henry's former partner, the lowlife A.J., now reincarnated as a redneck version of an Egyptian deity and who commands an army of monster-sized cockroaches, seething with hatred for the human race. As the clock ticks toward insect Armageddon, the question is not who will live and who will die, but will humanity itself survive?"--Cover p. [4].

Exterminators: Vol. 5 Bug Brothers Forever (The Exterminators)

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